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It happened during windy conditions on a Flybe flight from Birmingham to Belfast City Airport.
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report revealed the 46-year-old pilot checked that his prosthetic left arm was securely attached prior to landing.
The report said the pilot then disconnected the autopilot and was flying the aircraft manually.
Shortly before touchdown on February 12 this year, the man's "prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft".
The pilot considered letting his co-pilot take over, but instead decide to move his right hand from the power levers on the yoke to regain control.
The report added: "He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily."
None of the 47 passengers aboard were injured and the plane was not damaged.
Captain Ian Baston, Flybe's director of flight operations and safety, said the company was proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
"This, in common with most airlines, means we do employ staff with reduced physical abilities," he said.
"Where appropriate, and in accordance with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements, this does include pilots.
"The senior captain referred to in this report is one of Flybe's most experienced and trusted pilots.
"The airline confirms that at no time was the safety of its passengers or crew compromised in any way, nor was the aircraft damaged.
"Following the incident, Flybe immediately undertook a detailed internal investigation from which it determined a series of additional fail-safe safety checks.
"These were rigorously tested and instigated immediately to ensure that this type of incident could not happen again."


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- 1 Un-Categorised Comments
- 2 Incorrect Figures?
- 3 Picture
- 4 influence of culture / assimilation of immigrants split
- 5 /* Anime */
- 6 Self-Reference
- 7 This article contradicts itself, or at least is incomplete.
- 9 Merging of Articles
- 10 Language
- 11 Writing systems
- 12 Requested move
- 13 Some Changes
- 14 Just saying...
- 15 American boasts
- 16 Neutrality
- 17 Different meaning?
- 18 Expanding the Wikimedia
- 19 Accurate?
- 20 Direction
- 21 Hollywood more influential than television?
- 22 Internet
- 23 Critcism section
- 24 Wording
- 25 External links modified
Un-Categorised Comments[edit]
Can add the section for positive and negative effects of Americanization. Fraser, Nick. "How the World Was Won: The Americanization of Everywhere Review – a Brilliant Essay." The Observer, Guardian News and Media, 2 Nov. 2014, www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/02/how-the-world-was-won-americanization-of-everywhere-review-peter-conrad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writ100beloit2017 (talk • contribs) 04:12, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
For example, there is a widely held belief in Australia that "American spellings" are a modern intrusion. Because of a backlash to the perceived Americanization of Australian English, there is now a trend to reinsert the "u" in words such as harbor/harbour, color/colour, flavor/flavour, honor/honour, etc..
When were the u's ever used in Australia? Australia has always used an English which is closer to British English than U.S. --Kuan 02:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Doesn't this also refer to immigrants becoming a part of American culture in America? --Anon
- Yes, that is the definition I am most familiar with. However, the more general term of cultural assimilation would probably be where that type of info would go. --maveric149, Wednesday, July 3, 2002
Oh I love it! An article on Americanization with the British spelling. I will provide the obvious redirect. --maveric149
- Americanisation is a word used by non-Americans. Both s and z spellings are valid in British English though some countries prefer one over the other with the s being predominant. Hence I think this should instead be spelt using the spelling that people who use the word would use: Americanisation. --Kuan 02:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Americanisation is the a term used for the perceived influence America has on the culture of other countries, substituing local culture with something of an American culture.
I removed "perceived" from the above sentence, as it implies that the idea of this influence is not grounded in reality. I think it's quite obvious that US culture has an enormous impact on the world. The debatable issues are 1) does the United States actively persue Americanization, or is it embraced, and 2) is it a bad thing? --Stephen Gilbert
I think "percieved" should be re-added. There is no confusion. It means what it says. Simply that there may or may not be an influence. Not that it is not grounded in reality. It is hard to define what Americanized means. Such as in negative circumstances like Britain's increasing love for fast food is often mentioned Americanization. But this could be debated. So even more reason to add the word back in. No doubt it has had an anormous impact on the world, but isn't it meaning more "in the present" rather than things like medicine. Because not only America has medicine and sanitation. I think it's more about general culture. (this is also in reply to crazytalk below) Papa leaf 05:52, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed. "Perceived" does not mean it's not real. It means in this context that Americinization is a belief that America is influencing the culture of other countries.
Shouldn't this be under its American spelling?
I object to the sentence:
- "It [Americanization] is often used in a negative context."
What about people using cell phones, automobiles and Smallpox vaccinations? People using those items are not known to curse America for making their life better (I have no idea who discovered Smallpox vaccines, but you get my jist). Also, the term "often", if used, should be backed up by sources. I replaced the sentence with:
- "When encountered unwillingly or perforce, it has a negative connotation; when sought voluntarily, it has a positive connotation."
To me, that sentence lets the world have the good with the bad, although it still seems a bit dark. (I did use "perforce" - one word - on purpose, rather than the two-worded "per force".) Before reverting the change, please debate here first. I know it is not a popular stance to take in this day and age, so forgive me for defending my country's honor. --CrazyTalk 01:34, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
- It's a tad ironic that the three items you mention, mobile phones, cars and the smallpox vaccine, were not invented/developed in the USA. The car was invented in Germany, smallpox vaccine in the UK and mobile phones were not invented by any country on their own. But your point is still valid. Jizz 23:15, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, it's clear that you are desperately trying to defend your countries honour. But step back for a minute and look to see if it is insulting. We all know that when we say Americanisation we do not mean things such as inventions. Papa leaf 05:52, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
- 100% agree with you there. This page is not about the good things which the U.S. does in the world. No one calls those things Americanisation. When the term Americanisation is used it is used negatively most of the time. This article should be written by non-Americans as they are not the ones which use the term. --Kuan 01:55, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Wouldnt it be less ambiguous to call it "US culture" than "american culture"? The term american is ambiguous as it also refers to the other people of the continent besides the US residents. If theres no opposing it, I suggest that it be changed for clarifying purposes.LtDoc 01:56, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- Amen. logologist 02:23, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- This debate has been done to death. In the English language, "American" is the proper adjective for things from the U.S. It's unfortunate and potentially confusing, but so are a lot of things in English, and it's not for an NPOV encyclopedia to try to change usage. Best, Meelar (talk) 13:48, July 29, 2005 (UTC)
Aside from "unfortunate" and "potentially confusing", you forgot "culturally imperialistic" and "offensive". I could thorw in "appopriation" and some the very Americanization of the Latin America (by a huge pressure applied by the US) to the causes of it. Besides that, "US culture" is a term which causes no confusion whatsoever, isnt offensive to anybody, and more than adequately substitutes the term "american". Also, I do believe that is due to a NPOV encyclopedia to minimize its bias in the articles. If it is not for a encyclopedia to do so, whom should do it??? So far we have a pro-change of 2-1.LtDoc 22:14, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
LtDoc, I think the article would be much the worse if it did not reflect worldwide ussage. However, the association of the word "America" for the US is perhaps one of the prime examples of Americanization and the article should probably call attention to that. In any case as, unfortunate word ussages go, I think many uses of the term cultural imperialism ranks up there (along with the afforementioned use of America) in the worst of list do to its ambiguity and appropriation (i.e. it means other things than the cultural component of the historical practice of imperialism).Sammydirectproduct 15:25, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
Well I am British too and don't like the suggested use of "US culture", but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be changed. This is not a British Encyclopedia and it doesn't need to be done our way, it should be done in a way that it is factual and makes sense to everyone. America does after all include North,South and Central America.. HOWEVER, I don't feel it needs to be changed because it states in the first line "the influence of the UNITED STATES of America" on other countries. Perhaps a bit could be added about the influence the US has on other parts of America? Like the Americanisation of Latin America that has been mentioned.
- Let me ask the Brits here something. Isn't the "appropriation" of a larger geographical entity (America) as the toponym and adjectival form of a nation-state (with which many geographical "Americans" would not want to be associated) similar to the appropriation of the larger geographical term "British" (refering to the entire British Isles, which include Ireland, Mann, and the Channel Islands) to refer to a particular political entity, with which many under other governments (Ireland, etc.) would not want to be associated? In fact, there are many countries which appropriate larger geographical entities (Columbia, Syria, Macedonia, Dominican Republic, Ireland, etc.) or racial/linguistic families (Turkey, Iran, etc.) as the name of their states. These sometimes cause confusion or dispute, but should we stop calling Marquez a "Columbian" writer because it hurts Hugo Chavez's feelings? It seems to me it would be more invidious to name your state something which does the opposite, which necessarily leaves out some indigenous group in the nomenclature (ie. Hindustan, Russia, Israel, etc.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.8.131.52 (talk) 13:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
sould the americanization of anime be put in this article or sould there be a seprate one
- It already kinda has been, at the start of the Media section. WikiSlasher 13:42, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Incorrect Figures?[edit]
At the end of the paragraph 'Media and popular culture', Elvis and Michael Jackson are noted as selling over 500 million albums, yet Michael Jackson is somehow "best-selling" at 100 million albums. One of the figures is wrong, presumably. NimbleJack (talk) 06:04, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
What we need here is a picture of someone eating a McDonald's sandwich in front of a cinema with blockbuster posters, preferably on the Champs Elysees or something like that... Jules LT 21:25, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
influence of culture / assimilation of immigrants split[edit]
Americanization's two meanings are completely distinct, so I think the article should be split into
- Americanisation(assimilation) (purely US phenomenon, so you have US spelling)
- and Americanization(influence)
Or something like that. The first one would be quickly populated with the US-specific information in cultural assimilation and the information in melting pot that isn't specific to the word. Jules LT 15:23, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
- US spelling would be with a "z", and UK with a "S", so shouldn't it be Americanization(assimilation) and Americanisation(influence) (the latter being a phenomenon said to affect non-US countries)? Andjam 15:21, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
- You're right. Anyway, this article must be split. I wish I had the time Jules.LT 17:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
- The article should be split, but I'm in the same boat as Jules here.ProfessorFokker 09:11, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Split theres a difference between Americanization of a country and Cultural Americanization.
this is what i came to the artical to learn about was the americanizing of the early immigrants to becoming american like the sinozization of aboriginal chinese to becoming chinese. not the spead of american culture over the globe 188.8.131.52 (talk) 10:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
/* Anime */[edit]
The Harem Jutsu was intact in the Naruto dub, so the example really doesn't work. I'm too lazy to find another example, could someone else do this? SA9097
....What are you talking about?
- Don't be meanies, he's askings a question >< he mighta justs put it in the wrong place or stuffies...I don't watch Naruto so I dunnos..maybes you could try asking your question on the Naruto page? o.o ~ SnuggleBunny 19:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- "The title of this article is itself ironically an Americanisation as the spelling of the word used first is indicative of American English dominating the Wikipedia project."
Isn't there a rule against self-referencing Wikipedia in the articles (if not, there should be, it's a little jarring)? Plus, I don't think it's very ironic that the article discussing a phenomenon would itself be an instance of that phenomenon; for example, an article on the English language wouldn't make the statement, "this article is ironically written in that very language." This sentence should be removed. 18.104.22.168 14:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Rule or not, the sentence is nonsense. I removed it. --Cultural Freedom talk 2006-06-29 14:45 (UTC)
This article contradicts itself, or at least is incomplete.[edit]
The entire "Media" section talks about changing material for the American culture, while both definitions at the top define Americanization as changing culture itself to become more American. Neither the American culture nor the American audience, can become Americanized. Neither can the culture which provided the material that's changed. The BBC wouldn't have been Americanized if NOVA had changed "maize" to "corn". And if the BBC isn't forced to change, then there's no Americanization occurring, according to the two definitions provided.
Is the answer to this contradiction to add a new definition which means making something from another culture palatable to American audiences or consumers? The disambig argument gets stronger, if that's done. 126.96.36.199 19:37, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
I had hoped for far more from this article: sample questions from U.S. citizenship exams, statistics on United States novels in foreign translation, or a survey of U.S. television shows in international syndication. Quite frankly this page says far more about the spread of American culture than what I read here - and the few assertions about United States media are unsourced and dubious. One could dispute the claims by noting how the United States is one of the few countries where the standard method of screening foreign language films is with subtitles rather than dubbing, or by tracking the influence that international box office receipts have had in de-Americanizing American motion pictures, or by contesting that Hollywood remakes certain foreign language pictures for economic rather than cultural reasons: the United States is the only country whose domestic market is large enough to finance the highest level of production values. Having read that section with gritted teeth, I scrolled down in search of something better and found nothing. Surely this article could improve. 18.104.22.168 10:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Merging of Articles[edit]
The Americanization page and the other Americanization page are basically the same thing. They should be merged into one article entitled Americanization. Also, in the Americanization (immigration) page, the trivia section says the exact same thing as the Americanization (foreign culture and media) page does. I'm somewhat of a Wikipedia noob, and I've never merged an article or anything, but I guess I'll attempt it now or in the near future...or should I wait for a response...? Ah, whatever I'm just going to leave this comment and if nothing happens for a few days I'll probably just try merging them myself. I'm not even sure if I wrote my signature properly :(– Arnesh 02:43 16 November 2006
- I think it would be better to make disambiguation page as it has more than one meaning. GeoW 10:30, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I woud like to see a section on the Americanization of the English language i.e. usin Z's in stead of S's center versus centre etc etc "Snorkel | Talk" 09:17, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- Because of American influence English words are becoming common virtually in all the languages of the world. Not even to mention this fact in the article is a big omission. Also, wearing jeans and baseball caps can be considered a sign of Americanization, as well as the popularity of rock music, hip-hop, jazz, and such genres as westerns and gangster movies. The article is obviously written by people who hate America and who want to create an impression that the American influence in the world is limited to silly things such as Coca-Cola. Пипумбрик (talk) 18:06, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm really hoping that last sentence is a tongue in cheek joke and not serious. Aside from that, I'm not entirely sure that the expansion and popularity of American English really fits into this definition of Americanization. American and British English are simply two forms of the same language, with people in different regions favoring one over the other. In order to present the point in the article that American English is gaining in popularity due to Americanization, you'd have to link sources proving that the expansion of American culture has somehow supplanted the original "culture" of favoring British English. If it was never a part of the culture to learn British English, then no culture exchange has happened, hence it does not meet the definition of Americanization. I believe you'd be rather hard pressed to find said evidence. I do see where you are coming from, however, I think it's a theory that doesn't have any proof behind it. I also reject the fact British English somehow presents a "worldwide view" while American English does not. Why is British English more international friendly than American English? 126.96.36.199 (talk) 23:07, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Apologies, I didn't realize I wasn't signed in at the time of my post. This and the above post belong to me. Saberswordsmen1 (talk) 23:09, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
With the rise of social media and things such as mobile devices with American English spell checkers, this really is happening in Australia. Young people are not only using American spellings, but changing pronunciations rather than the British way we were taught as children. The older generations and those with closer British ties see it as a negative thing, a dilution of Australian culture, but others see it as a chance to ditch the irrationalities in the English language. We're not French, so why spell it Centre? PS. The British English spelling is more international friendly because more countries around the globe (The British Commonwealth, and break-away countries), and more countries that use English as a second language, use British English than American English. 126.96.36.199 (talk) 11:58, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
Writing systems[edit]
I've commented out the writing systems tag. Can anyone justify this tag at all? If not, I'll entirely remove it. – FrederikVds 14:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Requested move[edit]
IMO, this should be moved to Americanisation. This article applies to all countries in the world, except the US, so using US spelling is a little paradoxical. – FrederikVds 14:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose per WP:ENGVAR. Of course this article concerns the United States - its actions are what cause the phenomenon internationally. Americanization can be observed in the immigrant population of the United States as well. It's not necessary to move from a stable title here. Dekimasuよ! 02:16, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose Shouldn't the fact that the article is about American influence in other countries mean it should also use American spelling? As Dekimasu pointed out, it's also about the influence on immigrants in the US as well. TJ Spyke 03:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
- Oppose per Dekimasu and TJ Spyke exactly.--Húsönd 00:28, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it be moved. --Stemonitis 09:04, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- Support, I support this under the basis of "Strong national ties to a topic" under WP:ENGVAR (although in this case it is multi-national, but the obvious point remains). Mathmo Talk 15:01, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Some Changes[edit]
I've made a few changes to the article as i feel it could be quiet a good article. Its my first time editing a page so be easy. I added a section regarding big american business and the influence they have on the world stage, also i have added a bit to media regarding us tv shows. I hope to add more about hollywood and american movies abroad, please let me know what you think of the changes, thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Davewit13 (talk • contribs) 01:22, August 22, 2007 (UTC).
Just saying...[edit]
That can of soda picture at the beginning, doesn't look like a real soda brand. I think it is from a television program of film. Do you actually think there is a brand of soda called "U.S. Soda"??? It's clearly not an authentic example. If you are going to have an example, it should be of something that isn't from a set. Contralya 21:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
I'll point you towards This link [1] 18.104.22.168 19:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
American boasts[edit]
IMHO this article seems to be more about America's achievements and seems to be somewhat boastful. It doesn't seem to have much to do with 'Americanisation'. I think you'll find that 'Americanisation' has more of a negative meaning around the world, as most people see it as an intrusion on their own cultures. I think that this article should be changed to convey that. I don't mean to offend anyone, but what I say is pretty much a universal truth. Zestos (talk) 22:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC) Zestos 22:40, 06 March 2008 (UTC)
Point me in the direction of some links that back up this so called 'universal truth'. I mean links that prove without a shadow of a doubt that every living thing in the UNIVERSE agrees with what you claim is the truth. Good luck and thanks in advance! AnonEditor —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.108.40.206 (talk) 07:45, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry you can't take some minor criticism. It's not really an issue that you will find in the news, but it IS general public opinion amongst many Europeans. I only have first hand experience to back this up with, but I assure you that it is true. People don't neccessarily dislike the US, but many do resent US culture diluting their own. I know that uncited info is unliked by Wikipedia, but I still think that it deserves a mention.I'm not US-hating. I LIKE the USA. I just feel that this article does not represent the views of some non-Americans. Are there any other non-Americans that can back me up on this? Zestos (talk) 05:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't worry. I didn't check the article before posting. I think that the intro paragraph now takes this view-point into account. Sorry, my mistake. Zestos (talk) 05:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
"Before the mid-twentieth century, however, Americanization referred to the process by which immigrants became American."
This is flat out untrue. This is still the primary meaning of the word.
To have the article tossing it aside in a sentence to concentrate on a secondary and only in recent use meaning is non-neutral POV. Goldfritha (talk) 01:26, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- I support your sentiment, in that the text is original research and unsourced. We should simply explain that the word has two meanings. Further to that, and to hopefully avoid the article leaning too far the other way, I feel it's worth pointing out that to call that the primary meaning of the word fails another Wikipedia requirement: the taking of a global view. Outwith the U.S., it may not be; certainly for me as a European/Brit/Scot, it's not a use I'd ever heard or considered. The "late twentieth century" definition is the primary definition from my POV! ;) – Kieran T (talk) 01:40, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Different meaning?[edit]
I got here folowing a link from the "full monty" WP entry, where this is refered to a british musical getting adapted for the US market. Like the popular remakes of "the office" for example or japanese movies ("the ring"). It makes sense to me, but not being a native speaker I don't know if it's correct. But its almost the opposite of what the artcle describes now. Could anyone clarify? 184.108.40.206 (talk) 20:32, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
While I understand what you are saying, and indeed the word may be used in this way (incorrectly), if we call the adaptation of films and things of the like for an American audience "Americanization", by the same token we should be calling he adaptation of a film to say, a Hungarian audience "Hungarianisation" :) . Saberswordsmen1 (talk) 22:59, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Expanding the Wikimedia[edit]
The entire photo album consists exclusively of fast food restaurants around the world, for obvious reasons it should be expanded.
Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.108.40.206 (talk) 19:42, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to know if the opening paragraph was meant to convey the current POV:
- "Americanization - When encountered ..., it usually has a negative connotation; ... it sometimes has a positive connotation."
And why hasn't that been properly sourced? --22.214.171.124 (talk) 23:21, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
- Funnily enough, when reading this article, this appeared to be an obvious omission. In Australia (and I bet elsewhere), the term is always pejorative.
This article is in good direction, just need more info. Overall very good direction as it stands right now. Need more examples, especially American pop culture examples. 184.108.40.206 (talk) 03:06, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Very Good? "Since American movie industry spends a lot of money and make the most essentially exciting, explosive and grander scale movies like Star Wars, Titanic, The Matrix, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan people in other countries with televisions will tend to watch it and some of them admire American ingeniuty and big thinking and may get inspired by it"
To be honest, this is the absolute worst Wikipedia article I've ever seen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.127.116.11 (talk) 01:44, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
I agree. Changed it a bit, so as to make it less insulting and more comprehensible.
Hollywood more influential than television?[edit]
The article states "Hollywood, the American film industry, dominates most of the world's cinema markets (India is an exception with Bollywood). It is the chief medium by which people across the globe see American fashions, customs, scenery and way of life." Do people in other countries see American culture more in Hollywood films than in the many US television shows broadcast worldwide? Maybe so, but is there a source for this? It seems like a bold claim.Hobson (talk) 23:22, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
- I'm Belgian and I say that this whole article is complete nonsense. There is no Americanisation going on anymore. We are more exposed to British music (look at the European music charts, few or no American artists are there) and television. It's true that many films are from Hollywood, but even that is waning (my own experience/feeling). American television programs used to be more popular in the 90s, but since then I rarely even see them anymore. They have been replaced by local productions, British productions or French ones. The English that is used in European countries is a mix of British and American English. We never say 'mart', but we do always say 'shop'. Children programming is dominated by local productions and Japanese ones. Music by the British (in general). Films by Americans. Technology by Eastern-Asians and Americans. Cars by Germans and the French. Food (highly depending on the country) is here not particularly Americanised. We don't have Burgerking, we don't have all those fastfood shops. We only have MacDonalds and Quick (which is French by the way). We have our own supermarkets, which are mainly from France, Belgium or Germany (Delhaize, Lidl, Aldi, Carefour, etc). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 126.96.36.199 (talk) 16:57, 17 August 2013 (UTC) To tell the truth, I'd rather America be known more for "high" culture than "pop" culture.
Such American inventions as the Internet, Facebook, Google, EBay, Twitter, etc. are very influential all over the world. In fact, they are changing the world for the better, as the events in the Arab world show. Isn't it necessary to mention these facts in the article?Пипумбрик (talk) 00:45, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
- I would avoid taking credit for the invention of the internet as we know it. A Brit invented the World Wide Web ;-) Zestos (talk) 23:44, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
- The Internet was an American invention and was already in full operation in 1971, 18 years BEFORE Berners-Lee (the Brit) wrote the http coding scheme for www. Credit for WWW goes to CERN, an international agency based in Switzerland which employed him & his coauthor. credit for Internet goes to US Defense Department. Rjensen (talk) 01:17, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
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The entire Criticism section of this article is based on an opinion piece by Allan Brian Ssenyonga. According to the cited website, http://www.globalenvision.org/library/33/1273, he is an Ugandan freelance writer for The New Times, an English daily in Rwanda. Is his opinion a widely accepted position/opinion?
Also, most of the section is a copy and paste from one paragraph in the cited opinion article at http://www.globalenvision.org/library/33/1273. Compare the first sentence of the section in Wikipedia to the source that reads "Critics now say globalization is nothing more than the imposition of American culture on the entire world." This is almost an exact copy and who exactly are these critics? The "critics" are not named.
The entire second sentence of the section is copy and pasted from the cited source, including the missing period after "U.S.A" [sic]. This is from the source: "Proponents of the school of thought contend that countries like U.S.A are using the globalization as an engine of "corporate imperialism"; one which tramples over the human rights of developing societies, claims to bring prosperity, yet often simply amounts to plundering and profiteering."
Compare the third sentence of the section to this text from the cited source: "some people are now arguing that globalization has mainly benefited the already strong economies of the world and it has given them leverage to not only trade with the rest of the world but to also influence their general lifestyles and politics." Again, copy and pasted from the source.
Does a freelance writer citing unnamed critics warrant being the entire Criticism section especially when the section appears to be mostly plagiarized?--Ewoip (talk) 03:42, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
This article should use more examples of Americanization. The McDonald's photograph is a great example, but this page shouldn't be limited to three that are only related to the food industry. Generally speaking, I think this article is pretty broad. Also, most of the links do not work, so I think that is a problem, or maybe that's just how the bibliography is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenniferle (talk • contribs) 00:48, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
"While not necessarily a hostile term, it is most often used by critics in the target country worried about the tendency."
Or, you know, people might not like the American values etc. Bataaf van Oranje (Prinsgezinde) (talk) 19:38, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
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That's the lament echoing in the hallways of the London Knights organization this week after an attempt to set up a squad of Cheer Girls set off a storm of protest.
"It's our fault because we used the words 'cheer' and 'girls,' " an exasperated-sounding Stefanie Turnbull, Knights marketing director, said yesterday. "We have to take responsibility."
The Knights never intended to set up a team of scantily clad cheerleaders dancing up and down the stairs of the John Labatt Centre, Turnbull said.
What they wanted was a squad to boost promotions, such as T-shirt tosses, and a group to help fans cheer even louder.
"The fans tend to be real nice and loud when we score a goal, but they are fairly quiet at other times and we want to get them cheering," Turnbull said.
So Turnbull announced in early November the Knights were looking for 12 to 30 "enthusiastic, talented and dedicated young women" for the Cheer Girls.
Only minutes after she put the word on the Knights online message board, the first reply came in.
"Please say it isn't so."
Turnbull said she got hundreds of e-mails and calls, many of them negative and nasty.
Some complained the Cheer Girls would distract fans from the game. Many more said the Knights were degrading women, a charge that particularly offended Turnbull.
"I would never do that," she said.
"The Hunters would never do that."
The Cheer Girls were to be dressed in athletic wear, long pants and ordinary shirts, she said.
Even so, it was clear the name gave the wrong impression.
So the team has changed the name to the Knights Squad -- subject to input by fans -- and added a call for young men to join up. The deadline for applicants is Dec. 7.
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Whitharral vs. Grandfalls-Royalty
6:30 p.m., Cougar Stadium, Lamesa
Radio: KLVY-AM 1230 (Levelland)
Records: Whitharral 10-1, Gra.-Royalty 10-2
Last week: Whitharral 44, Follett 30; Grandfalls-Royalty 53, Wellman-Union 52
Key stats: Grandfalls-Royalty averages 365.9 yards of offense per game; Whitharral allows 203.3 yards per game.
Keep an eye on: Whitharral, SB Steven Lopez; Grandfalls-Royalty, SB James Stocks.
The essentials: This game probably will boil down to a battle of spread backs. Lopez ran for 232 yards last week to push the Panthers into the quarterfinals. The Cowboys, meanwhile, bank on Stocks, who rushed for 2354 yards and 41 touchdowns, for offensive momentum. Whichever team's defense steps up should be the team playing next week.
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Stanton vs. Hamlin
2:30 p.m., Wolves Stadium, Colorado City
Records: Stanton 10-2, Hamlin 9-3
Last week: Stanton 40, Ozona 18; Hamlin 28, Spearman 13
Key stats: Stanton is averaging 33.5 points per game in the playoffs. Hamlin is piling up 27.5 points per game in the postseason.
Keep an eye on: Stanton, RB-DB Jeremy Hull (1,566 rushing yards, 131 tackles during regular season); Hamlin, RB Henry White.
The essentials: Both teams have combined explosive offenses with stingy defenses during the regular season and playoffs. Stanton will most likely have the best individual player in the contest with Hull, and the Buffaloes will need another top-notch performance from the two-way star to advance to the regional finals.
Big Spring vs. Wichita Falls
2 p.m., Shotwell Stadium, Abilene
Radio: KBST-FM 95.9 (Big Spring)
Records: Big Spring 8-4, Wichita Falls 12-0
Last week: Big Spring 46, El Paso Riverside 12; Wichita Falls 34, Brownwood 7
Last meeting: Big Spring won 12-8 in 1963.
Keep an eye on: Big Spring, MLB Bowe Butler (210 tackles); Wichita Falls, QB Greg Henderson
The essentials: Wichita Falls got to the top of the Class 4A rankings by riding its multi-talented wishbone offense. Henderson is the triggerman, but halfback Detrick Cade (1,145 yards rushing) and fullback Joseph Aboussie (930) have also been key elements. Butler leads a Steer defense that has limited foes to 198 total yards per game, and Big Spring will most likely need an even better effort to derail Wichita Falls.
Andrews vs. Southlake Carroll
2 p.m., Coppell Stadium, Coppell
Radio: KACT-105.5 (Andrews)
Records: Andrews 9-3, Southlake Carroll 8-4
Last week: Andrews 49, El Paso Parkland 26; Southlake Carroll 16, Stephenville 7
Keep an eye on: Andrews, Jamie Bueno (27 carries for 334 yards and 5 TDs last week); Southlake, QB Ricky Lay
The essentials: With Lay and receiver Kyle Brown as the catalysts, Southlake Carroll passes the ball 65 percent of the time out of a variety of formations designed to spread the field. Andrews, meanwhile, will feed the Dragon defense a steady diet of Bueno in an effort to put together long drives. If the Mustangs can continue to generate a big ground game they ran for 428 yards last week they'll likely move on.
Roswell at Farmington Piedra Vista
2 p.m. CDT, Scorpion Stadium, Farmington
Radio: KINF-AM 1020 (Roswell)
Records: Roswell 9-3, Piedra Vista 11-1
Last week: Roswell 29, Las Cruces Onate 13; Piedra Vista 20, Los Alamos 14
Last meeting: First meeting
Keep an eye on: Roswell, TB Dontrell Moore (2,371 rushing, 29 TDs); Piedra Vista, TB Brent Peterson (1,200 yards rushing, 12 TDs)
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Something's Out of Line for Hollywood and Grown-Ups
Sunday, August 23, 2009
If 2009 is remembered for anything in American cinema, it might be as the year grown-ups and Hollywood finally agreed to call it quits.
This is the year when such slick, star-driven, adult-oriented movies as "State of Play," "Duplicity," "The International" and "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" underperformed at the box office. And when talking-toy movies like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "G.I. Joe" raked in millions.
Suddenly, movies for grown-ups are in the cross hairs. "I'm caught up all in it," Spike Lee said recently with a rueful laugh, noting that the sequel to his 2006 thriller "Inside Man" is hanging in the balance. "I'm waiting on Universal," he said.
As it happens, Universal is the studio that has come to symbolize the current plight of movies for adults, having released both "Duplicity" and "State of Play," as well as "The Soloist" and "Funny People," considered box-office disappointments. Last week, Universal Co-chairman Marc Shmuger told the Los Angeles Times that 2009 "has certainly been a humbling year. First, there's a real need to be making movies for less money. Second, there's a real premium on sharper, more marketable concepts. Audiences are clearly seeking escape from their lives."
Translation: Hello, "Paul Blart." Sayonara, "Frost/Nixon."
The trend has been under way for some time now: With movies becoming more expensive to make and market, Hollywood has increasingly gone for sure bets. Studios want movies -- preferably based on an already successful book or video game, preferably featuring non-stars who need not be paid much -- that are guaranteed to bring in audiences not just once but twice or three times. Franchises like "Lord of the Rings," "Harry Potter" and "Twilight," with their sequels, prequels and just plain 'quels, fit that bill nicely.
Alternatively, small, modestly budgeted films that become sleeper hits -- the "Little Miss Sunshines" and "Junos" of the world -- also are prospering, simply because even with smaller-than-"Transformers"-size audiences, it's easier for them to make their budgets back. (It looks like this year's winner in the category will be the winsome romantic dramedy "[500] Days of Summer.")
The result is that only two types of movies -- big-budget blockbusters or poverty-row strivers -- seem to be making profits these days. The middle range of high-end, relatively sophisticated movies made with glossy production values and well-paid stars might do well with critics and some filmgoers but, between star salaries and the high costs of marketing, fail to earn their keep. And many observers worry that this will influence Hollywood's decisions about which projects to greenlight.
Note: These aren't movies described as "quirky" in their newspaper ads. Nor are they "gritty," "edgy," "offbeat" or "groundbreaking." These are movies that are simply smart, well-made and directed at filmgoers with discerning but not necessarily adventurous tastes. The year 2006 provides a useful core sample: That was when such movies as "The Devil Wears Prada," "The Departed" and "The Pursuit of Happyness" made the Top 20 list of box-office earners, and Lee's "Inside Man" came in close behind.
Part of the problem is that, with services like Netflix and video on demand making it easier for adults to avoid the parking headaches, high concession prices and annoying ads of the modern-day multiplex, more and more grown-ups are looking at the Friday paper and saying, "Why bother?"
One distributor that has capitalized on this trend is IFC, which this year released Steven Soderbergh's "Che" and the foreign films "Gomorrah" and "A Christmas Tale" in theaters and on its cable channel simultaneously. On Wednesday, it will release "Passing Strange: The Movie," Lee's documentary version of the Broadway show by performance artist Stew, the same way (it's also opening at the IFC Theater in New York), on a new pay-per-view channel, Sundance Selects.
IFC initially saw the simultaneous release of films in theaters and video on demand (known colloquially as "day-and-date") as ideal for small independent films, says IFC Films President Jonathan Sehring, who notes that "Che" and "Gomorrah" enjoyed roughly equivalent audiences in both venues. But he foresees a time when more mainstream movies are released the same way. "It's a way for films that either have bigger budgets or are really smart adult-oriented films to reach that audience," he says, "when megaplexes are programming [blockbusters] and studios are having a tough time doing anything else."


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Ann Coulter wrote: PRESS BARKING (MAD) UP THE WRONG TREE
May 31, 2017
The American media are so obsessed with their own Russian collusion story that they can't see the possibility of actual corruption right in front of their noses. It's gotten to the point that Trump could start shooting reporters on the White House lawn and The New York Times' headline would be: In Trump's New Tack, Echoes of Russia.
In fairness to the media, this is all part of the liberal proclivity to embrace any conspiracy theory under the right conditions. There are random conservatives who might believe nutty things from time to time, but conspiracy-mongering is a plant that doesn't fully bloom except in the soil of liberalism.
The psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that because freedom is terrifying, one way to escape the anxiety is to have a strong belief system, providing a central magnet for all the metal filings to coalesce around.
Liberals have no strong belief systems, only base impulses. This is why their passions must be corralled into conspiracy theories, to bring conformity to their lives. They hate Trump, so everything he does must be on orders from Moscow.
Meanwhile, it is a known fact that the FBI is looking at Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. It is a known fact that the Kushner family has used its connections to President Trump to drum up Chinese investors for the family's real estate portfolio. It is a known fact that Jared is looking for investors in his 666 Fifth Avenue building, which is underwater. It is a known fact that Jared met with the Russian ambassador -- as well as a representative of a state-owned Russian bank -- during the transition. It is a known fact that he neglected to mention those meetings on his security clearance forms.
All of this is probably perfectly aboveboard. But if you weren't insane, the blindingly obvious question would be: Why did Kushner meet with the head of a state-controlled Russian bank?
That's not what our media want to know! Reporters see all those facts, put 2 and 2 together and ask: How does this advance the narrative that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to steal the election from Hillary?
This is why the press blared alarmist headlines about Kushner's attempt to set up a "back channel" with Russia, a fact as important and disturbing as the square footage of Jared's office.
Liberals are desperate for anything sneaky with Russia because, unfortunately, there is still neither a coherent theory, nor any evidence, of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign to sway the election.
The argument is that Russia hacked John Podesta's emails and turned them over to Wikileaks in order to reveal to American voters that the Democratic National Committee ... conspired against Bernie Sanders! And that would have swung the election against Hillary because -- well, actually, there's no theory on how it was supposed to work, exactly, but liberals believe that trained Russian spymasters thought it was a capital idea.
Buttressing this crackpot theory, there is, helpfully, zero evidence. Despite the FBI investigating alleged Russian collusion for nearly one year now, there's still not a speck of evidence that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign, only insinuations and dramatic headlines.
The FBI itself never investigated the DNC email leaks, but outsourced review of the Democrats' servers to a cyber-security firm hired by the DNC. It raised no red flags with our Jacques Clouseau-like FBI that the DNC's chosen investigator, CrowdStrike, is affiliated with a fanatically anti-Russian Ukrainian billionaire.
CrowdStrike's smoking gun proving a Russian plot to elect Trump was the fact that the malware program used against the DNC was identical to a malware program used by the Russians to disable 80 percent of Ukraine's howitzers in its war with Russian separatists in 2014.
Except then it turned out that: a) Russia isn't the only hacker with that malware; b) Ukraine's howitzers hadn't, in fact, been disabled; and c) Ukraine's howitzer app had never even been hacked.
Other cyber-security firms scoffed at CrowdStrike's report, explaining that the "Fancy Bear" malware allegedly found in the DNC hacks may have originated with Russia, but once Russia had used it, every hacker had it. As cybersecurity expert Jeffrey Carr explained to The Miami Herald, malware isn't "a bomb or an artillery shell. (It) doesn't detonate on impact and destroy itself."
The study cited by CrowdStrike for its claim about the Ukrainian howitzers was written by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. But IISS has since explained that CrowdStrike misunderstood its report. True, Ukraine's supply of howitzers was depleted. But that reduction occurred years earlier and had nothing to do with Russia.
Technical experts with Ukraine's military further denied that their artillery app had ever been hacked, at all.
Weirdly, liberals cite the very absence of evidence to say: That's why we need an investigation!
As long as we're calling for investigations of any kook theory, how about an independent commission to investigate whether Sen. Chuck Schumer is a child molester? Schumer was Anthony Weiner's mentor, which is already more evidence than the media have for their Russian collusion story.
True, I don't have proof that Schumer is a child molester, but I just started this investigation! Was there collusion between Schumer and Weiner in the selection of the underage girl Weiner sexted with? Neither man has yet issued a full and convincing denial.
Obviously, the point of an independent investigation isn't to find any actual wrongdoing. It's to hurt Trump. But if that's your objective, American media, as loath as I am to give you helpful suggestions, the wafer-thin evidence that exists all points to Kushner, not collusion.
Ann Coulter's Weekly Column
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I think we would call that the "nondenial, denial," which means they did it. Now, we need to find the evidence, but in the meantime, we can discuss the "nondenial, denial," and the negative implications it has on the United States government.Ann Coulter wrote:Neither man has yet issued a full and convincing denial.
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This distracts from real news which should be reported, analyzed and responded to. One item is a book that contradicts "Adios America" - with new statistics. In his book "Upside" reviewed on Coast to Coast show on May 29, 2017, the author and demographics expert - Kenneth W. Gronbach - shows that the illegal alien influx (with their large number of children) - will benefit US business and the economy - making the new generation the biggest in history. Corporations are salivating - making much of the points in Adios America and laws on illegal aliens difficult to enforce or reverse (there is a heavy headwind against enforcing the law). Example of business opportunities: US is 25 Million Homes SHORT for this generation - sponsoring a building boom everywhere (where are all the environmentalists? The carbon foot print of this growth is huge) Some questions that come up - couldn't the US have good-enough sustained growth without the illegal influx? Does it have to be this large a generation? Are other people from other countries with qualifications we need shut out from immigration because this illegal influx was so large? He contends we need the illegal workers to stay to pay for Social Security for baby boomers. However, is this only because a lot of Social Security and other wealth was harvested from the American population over the past few decades? Does this illegal influx cover up this crime against the population? What happens when they all retire? This is a huge problem for generations after this. How do we feed all these people and what is the affect on water supplies, etc? Seems like more moderate growth is better for the American people and the country we love - but it won't generate huge short-term profits corporations want (of course - that is what they exist to do). Will this government enforce a balance that will benefit the country for years to come? The statistics in this book directly contrasts with Adios America - but prompts an interesting debate over what is in the best interest of the American people not just global companies. I would be interested to hear more about.
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Dita Von Teese's cat Aleister has style – and he doesn't leave home without it.
"He has a Louis Vuitton carrier, which I had painted with my monogram," the burlesque star tells TheJetSetPets.com. "He's really smart and can unzip it. I have to watch him carefully. One time he popped out on the plane."
The Devon Rex, who is about 7 years old, often travels with his equally stylish owner, and has even been known to quietly lie on her lap during flights.
"He's always really been good with [traveling,]" she says. "[But] as soon as I open up his case, he wants to get out and explore."
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Easily holding on to the top spot for a second week, Fast & Furious 7 declined 57% from its opening frame for a second-weekend haul of £5.41m. To put it in context, that number is equivalent to the opening weekend of many a blockbuster movie. For example, Interstellar debuted last year with £5.38m, while Guardians of the Galaxy kicked off with £4.99m (plus £1.37m in previews), and Godzillatook £5.20m (plus £1.19m in previews).
After 10 days, Fast & Furious 7 has reached a towering £26.25m. That's ahead of the pace set by any movie released last year, and also ahead of this year's Fifty Shades of Grey, which stood at £25.24m at the same stage of its run. It's the biggest 10-day figure since the final Twilight movie delivered £26.98m over the same period.
The seventh Fast & Furious film has already outgrossed the lifetime totals of every one of its predecessors, including previous top performer Fast & Furious 6(£25.3m). The film doesn't face any really serious competition until Avengers: Age of Ultron arrives on 23 April, and should continue to dominate the market until that date.
The fresh contenders
Four new releases landed at the middle of the table, but none came close to landing a punch on Vin Diesel and the gang. Going by Rentrak's official chart, top of the pile is The Duff, with takings of £892,000. However, this teen comedy landed in cinemas on Easter Monday, so this is seven-day figure. Its actual weekend takings are a more modest £488,000.
That number puts it just behind Woman in Gold (£495,000), which achieved its tally on notably fewer screens – 226, against 392 for The Duff. Both films were beaten at the weekend by Keanu Reeves action thriller John Wick, which delivered £540,000, including £30,700 in previews. Slightly lower is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with £480,000.
Excluding previews, these four films failed to rustle up £2m between them, from a total of 1,401 screens. When you also take into consideration Hot Tub Time Machine 2 – floundering outside the top 10 with a dismal debut of £90,000 from 198 cinemas – it's easy to imagine that distributors identified 10 April as a soft date that, with no really big new release landing in the imminent path of Fast & Furious 7, gave their own moderately appealing film a fighting chance. However, none of the newcomers really caught fire with audiences. Highest site average was achieved by Woman in Gold (£2,188), which is also likely to be the better midweek performer, given its appeal to older, upscale audiences.Read More…


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North Herts Crusaders Rugby League Club, East Of England Champions, Plan For 2013
North Herts Crusaders a rugby league club based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire have had an amazing first season they managed to get to the East of England play off finals and indeed beat St Ives Roosters 63-30 which is quite impressive for a club in there first season. As you know the author has been involved with this enterprise since it was merely a thought in my mind and seeing this success has been amazing.
With this success we are not resting on our laurels we know that the club needs a lot of hard work to make us a great club and hopefully make us a club that goes places.
We have been working very hard behind the scenes to make season 2013 even better than the first. Next season we plan to run two open age teams every week with North Herts Crusader 'A' team playing in the London & South East Entry League. In addition we have great pleasure in announcing that we will also be establishing a under 16s junior team. Players in the age range 13 to 16 years of age that want to play rugby league next summer then please get in contact. The under 16s will have the opportunity to play other local teams.
The advantages for getting involved in rugby league and playing during the summer are immense. Not only do you get to keep fit during the summer but the demands of the game and the skills gained can and will help your all round rugby football skills as has been demonstared by some of our players, who are clearly better rugby union players as a result of playing league.
We at the Crusaders are very lucky to have former Harlequins RL and London Broncos player performance coach Colin Baker as our head coach. Colin has recently been awarded the prestigious London and the South East Regional Open Age Men's Coach of the Year award. He will not only be coaching the senior teams but he will be assisting with the junior coaching also. We will be enrolling two of our senior players on Level 2 rugby league coaching courses who will then be able to assist Colin with both the Junior set up and open age team coaching.
This will As you can see the North Herts Crusaders is an exciting place to be right now and we hope to see more of you next summer and hopefully we can make the Cruaders grow even more. Pre-season starts in March/April.
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Trainer Bob Harper has changed countless people's lives on The Biggest Loser, but his decision to come out publicly as a gay man could impact countless others.
"I haven't talked about my sexuality on this show ever," Harper, 48, said on the show's Tuesday episode. "I really do believe this is the right time."
That "right time" was influenced by his decision to encourage contestant Bobby Saleem to come out to his father, who was visiting his son at the ranch.
"I come from a very strict Catholic background," said Saleem, who admitted on the show that he was gay. "Homosexuality, in a sense, was wrong, so I kind of hid it. It's just something I've kind of kept from my parents, or at least my dad. I always felt like there was something wrong with me."
"I want to show Bobby that he doesn t have to live in shame," Harper said, telling Saleem, "Being gay doesn't mean that you are less than anybody else. It's just who you are."
Harper, who stated on the show that he "knew a very long time ago that I was gay," said he actually came out when he was 17.
"When I came out I realized that there was going to be so many obstacles," he told Saleem. "But being gay doesn't mean being weak."
Those words turned out to be prophetic, as Harper's admission was met with incredible support on Twitter.
"THANK YOU to everyone who supported my decision to talk about being gay w/Bobby," Harper Tweeted. "I felt like it was appropriate and necessary. LOVE Y'ALL!!"
And his words have already impacted Saleem.
"Thank you @MyTrainerBob for the words that have changed the path of my life," Tweeted Saleem, who promised to have a talk with his father in the near future.


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This tub spring is also known as suspension spring, balance spring, or counterweight spring. It is sold individually. The function of the part is to counterbalance the weight of the motor on the front of the front-load washer so the washer tub sits straight and even during the spin cycle. You may need to replace the spring if tub is sitting tilted forward. A broken spring will result in the tub being off-balance during the spin cycle which can cause further damage to washer parts. It is recommended to check all suspension springs as they often wear at the same rate. Tools needed for repair are a Phillips screw driver, flat blade screw driver, and a pair of pliers.
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If you load a washing machine unevenly, it will spin out of balance. But our washer seemed to make noise during the spin cycle regardless of how the load was distributed. I suspected that the suspension or balancing springs were getting tired, and ordered a replacement set.First I disconnected the washer from the water and power supply, then I laid it on its back.The tub rested on the back of the washer, making two of the three suspension springs relax, and they were pretty easy to pull out with pliers. After the first two were out, I had to support the tub with a couple 2x4s to relax the third suspension spring.Installation was the reverse of removal - install the lower suspension spring, remove the 2x4s, then install the two other suspension springs.The tub balancing spring was easy to replace, and probably wasn't the cause of the problem.With $25 in parts and about 15 minutes, my washer spins much more quietly.
Took some online research to figure out how to get the cabinet off. Once inside I fitted the wear pads which were a breeze to remove using a knife blade to pry them up and removing them using the screwdriver. The springs were replaced one by one using strong fingers. The machine went through the spin cycle without any rocking or self-destruct noises.
I thought I would find broken springs but everything looked good. Comments and video very helpful.I figured springs must be stretched or worn out ,so for the money I figured worth a try. Insallation went well, washingmachine runs like a new machine. Much better than spending money on a new one. Thanks
The tub was out of alignment and water fell behind it and onto the floor. My brother-in-law suggested my problem could be the tub balancing spring and when I moved my washing machine, there it was on the ground. The schematic does not show where it hooks up. So after I did what I thought looked right, the machine still did not work properly. Then I replaced the three suspension springs and that didn't solve the problem. I found a whirlpool "do-it-yourself" repair book at the library and was prepared to tear into the machine. However, I did not have the tub balancing spring in the correct spot at one end. It hooks up from one of the outer bracket to the back of the housing unit along between the legs. There is a hole that had rusted through. I simply drilled a new hole nearby and low and behold it works! Easy fix - the frustration was with the poor schematic.
Disconnected the bracket screws that held the suspension springs in place - fed new springs into bracket and reattached. Local repairman told me that springs dont wear out, they break - wrong, they do lose their tension and thereby lose the ability to counterbalance the spinning load. Washing machine now spins like new - no wobble or shake.
went by the instution in the box with the part went very well thanks
3 online people recommended tilting the machine on the side and replacing the 3 suspension springs. Someone else recommended changing the tub pads. That is the wrong approach. It is actually easier to remove the case than turn the machine on the side. Once you do it once or twice it takes less than 2 minutes and it doesn't distort the suspension. You don't even have to disconnect the hoses. When I originally examined the machine lying on it's side I saw that the tub balance spring was still attached to the tub but the other end had detached. I looked for the place to reattach it. I found a place on the glide plate. Unfortunately this was the wrong place and the machine continued to bang away. When I realized that the spring had to be attached to the lower frame rather than the glide plate (one week of looking). I even wrote to the Repair guru. Once I found my mistake the repair took 5 minutes and no tools other than the phillips screwdriver to take out the 2 screws for the case. I replaced the tub balancing spring for good measure. The machine works great.
Replaced warn springs with new ones in the kit followed the instructions that were included was quick and easy now the washer works like new
It took a lot of surfing the internet to find good web sites for information. One was part select . I removed the cabinet from the washing machine per instructions. Then I replaced the suspension springs. That was easy. Took about 10 minutes. However, it didn't fix the problem. So I decided to replace all the suspension pads without a total tearing down the unit. It was almost impossible to put the new ones in because they don't press in easily. One other thing, there are plastic cups with pins in them that look like they are missing cotter pins. After hours of searching. I found partselect.com THESE ARE THE SHIPPING PINS THAT KEPT THE MACHINE FROM MOVING AROUND DURING SHIPPING. THEY TOOK THE COTTER PINS OUT AFTER SHIPPING. THEY ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. My story ends here because my machine is still shakes violently. I have offered my washing machine for parts on our local freecycle website so as to keep it out of the landfill.
After removing the 2 phillips screws at the base of the control panel, I flipped the panel toward the back. Using a screwdriver, I popped off the spring clips, releasing the cabinet. I removed the 1/4" hex head screw on the spring mount and removed the old spring and replaced with the new. I repeated this with the other 2 springs. The spring bracket in the rear also holds the tub balancing spring. It is easily replaced while replacing the suspension spring. If this didn't fix the problem, we were going shopping for a new washer. After this repair, it operates like new!
Changing the springs was a ...snap. The more delicate task was to figure out how to get to them; for this model, the back panel comes off (after removing 3 screws, the drain hose and drain hose plastic coupler, removing the 2 screws holding the control panel, pivoting the control panel and finally removing two spring clips. Also, the plastic water diverter takes a little bit of patience to be unhooked from its slots in the back panel as it will not slide out with the back panel. With the back panel off, the entire "shell" can be removed, exposing the guts. I twisted the tub to release the tension in the suspension springs and replaced them, one by one. Finally, the counterweight spring. I also lubed the support pads to allow for a "friendlier" leveling. Re-assemble, replace the old and cracked water supply hoses, and time for a beer and my girlfriend's obligatory OOOOHs and AAAAHs... All in all (cleanup and test included..) about one hour.
Removed the outside body of washer. Used 1/2 plywood between drum and wear pads to make space to pry out pads with screwdriver. Replaced suspension springs and tub spring (use waterproof grease on end of springs. Put washer back together and tested. Problem solved washer not walking all over floor anymore. Thanks for you help.
I tried to remove the outer console to get to the tub wear pads easier. This proved difficult for me for some reason. So I tipped the machine on its back at about a 45 degree angle. You will see the tripod support holding up the tub. The pads lie in between the bottom of the tub and on top of the tripod support . You won't be able to see the pads since the are on the top of the support, but you will see the two insert tabs of each pad sticking out. There are about 120 degrees apart from each other. I pushed up on the tub and slipped the piece of wood in between the tub and tripod support close to the pad. Taking a screwdriver and hammer I punched out the wear pad insert tabs. You can replace the old pad with the new one by using some force with your hands. Some pop right in and some you need to use a little leverage, maybe with the piece of wood you used to hold up the tub. Be careful not to get the pads greasy, keep clean as possible. Worked great.
I did the repairs after watching a few videos on this web site and it covered everything I needed. Went well and the parts were perfect.
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Supper-table talk during the summers of my childhood stuck to a reliable script.
My dad would take a long look at my plate. Usually, there'd be a piece of chicken off the grill, maybe a roll, some boiled potatoes with butter. "You don't eat squash?" he'd ask.
I'd remind my father that we'd been eating dinner together since I was born. During all those meals shared over all those years, I'd tasted exactly one bite of squash.
That was enough.
When I picture my dad, I think of him bent over hoeing his garden. It was the size of an Olympic swimming pool; a rusted wire fence marked its borders. Despite the hot summer sun that caused a waterfall of sweat to run down his brow, it was his favorite place to be.
Dad loaded and unloaded bags at the airport to keep food on the table for me and my mother. But, he'd once told me that if he could have any job in the world, he would have been a farmer. Mom liked to say that if Dad spent as much time reading the Bible as he did sowing seeds, he'd have a golden ticket to the great beyond.
Despite her teasing, the growing, picking and preparing of vegetables consumed both their summers. Lettuce and greens. Sliced cucumbers. String beans. Carrots. Radishes. Corn. The occasional patch of strawberries. Tomatoes of every size and hue.
One year, my parents talked incessantly about whether it'd be possible to live off the land entirely. This frightened me. Daddy didn't grow Kool-Aid or Frosted Flakes.
Some years, too much or not enough rain would result in a lackluster harvest. The groundhog ate the beans. A late frost zapped the cucumbers. No matter the weather conditions or what beasts stopped by for a snack, though, we always, always had squash.
Mom cooked squash a zillion ways. All of them nasty.
Boiled squash, stewed squash and tomatoes. Squash stir-fried with onions. Cornmeal-fried squash.
She'd make squash for lunch and dinner, but dozens of uncooked squash still covered the kitchen counters and tables. Grocery bags filled with squash were stacked up on the floor.
My Dad would carry bags of them off to family and friends. One year, we had so many he asked if I'd like to give some to my teacher on the last day of school.
It was a trick question. Of course I didn't want to give squash to Miss Kitts. I didn't want to give her a present of any kind. Miss Kitts was cranky and older than Moses (that's what I thought at the time. Now I think she was probably 40). She smelled like a cross between Bengay and sausage.
On the other hand, taking teacher squash meant less squash for my parents to try to guilt me into eating.
So I relented.
On the last day of class, I heaved the grocery bag filled with the yellow beasts onto her desk and walked away without a word. She barely noticed. It was a country school. She was used to being the recipient of other people's unwanted gourds.
Now as an adult, I think back to how I behaved during those squash days of summer, and I'm deeply ashamed. I think of the children in the world who went to bed hungry who'd been deliriously happy to switch places with me at supper time. I think about all the hours my dad spent digging in the dirt. I think about him proudly carrying buckets of vegetables to the house - only to be met with my scorn.
At the age of 31, I'm finally trying to love my veggies. At first, I had to force myself to eat them. I'd close my eyes and try to pretend they were Doritos. But they've gradually grown on me. The other day, I lunched on cucumber slices and found myself smacking my lips as if they were bites of cheesecake.
I pay more than I can afford for fancy organic broccoli and asparagus. But even still, they don't taste nearly as good as the food from my father's garden, the veggies that went from the dirt to the sink to the stove to my plate.
The other night I called my dad to tell him about the peace I've made with produce.
He told me he wished I lived close enough to come over for dinner that night. They were eating squash.
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