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Eye

Eye is a collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his fashion house, inspired by the culture of the Middle East, particularly Islamic clothing, as well as the oppression of women in Islamic culture and their resistance. The collection crosses traditional garments with elements drawn from Western fashion. Jeweller Shaun Leane provided the collection's best-known design: a yashmak made from chainmail. The runway show for Eye was staged at Pier 94 in New York City on 16 September 1999, while Hurricane Floyd was threatening the city; more than 1,000 guests attended. The show was presented on a runway flooded with several inches of water, dyed black to resemble oil. A bed of nails rose up from the water for the finale, which featured acrobats dressed in robes descending from the ceiling, suspended from wires. When McQueen walked out for his final bow, he dropped his trousers to display boxer shorts styled to look like the American flag. Critical response to Eye was mixed. (Full article...)

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PAGEOS

PAGEOS (Passive Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) was a balloon satellite which was launched by NASA in 1966. It was placed into a polar orbit (inclination 85–86°) with a height of approximately 4000 km, which became gradually lower during its nine years of operation. The satellite partly disintegrated in July 1975, which was followed by a second break-up that occurred in January 1976 resulting in the release of a large number of fragments. Most of these re-entered the Earth's atmosphere during the following decade. This photograph shows a test inflation of a PAGEOS satellite in a blimp hangar at Weeksville, North Carolina, in 1965.

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2012 notes[edit]

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2016 / Cowherd death[edit]

I offer the Cowherd death to bring back the earliest date and to add variety. I can see that it's not a major event at the time, and that that counts against it.

Although it *is* a minor death at the time, it's important in the development of a significant [edit: global] social movement (vegetarianism). And it's also an interesting, quirky, piece of history.

His followers are also important in the Salford liberal culture - they helped found the Guardian newspaper, opposed the slave trade, founded a municipal graveyard, etc. So though he's not a household name, his life had ripple effects.

Anyway, I thought I'd create a talk page section so that you know where it came from, and it was offered in good faith. Ian McDonald (talk) 00:48, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The article does not mention the date of his death. --BorgQueen (talk) 01:29, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Of course. Thanks for explaining your revert here. I'd independently realised it and added it, with more info about his burial and inscription, before I got your revert notification. Ian McDonald (talk) 15:10, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@BorgQueen: (Just so that User talk:BorgQueen gets a notification) Ian McDonald (talk) 14:40, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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