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Humphrey Perkins School
The Humphrey Perkins School is a secondary school with academy status which was founded in 1717 in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, in England.
Grammar school
The school was founded as the Humphrey Perkins Grammar School in 1717 in the will of Humphrey Perkins. Perkins was born in Barrow upon Soar and went to the University of Cambridge before becoming the rector of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, until his death in 1717. He left money for a grammar school to be built in Barrow upon Soar, and after land was acquired on an orchard near the centre of the village, the school opened in 1735 with 32 pupils.
In 1902 the school moved to larger premises on Cotes Road, with the school's first non-clergyman headmaster, Fernsby, and 33 pupils. Of these pupils 32 were boys with just one girl, Nora May Wall. In 1927 the then headmaster, Keeble, introduced a school uniform of black blazer, badge and ties. Examples of this uniform are still kept by the current headmistress, along with a school rugby shirt. The four houses were named after pre-eminent Leicestershire families as Beaumont, Grey, Hastings and Latimer.
Secondary modern school
In 1947 the grammar school closed and a secondary modern school was opened on the same site. In 1956 this became a single bilateral school, with approximately 500 pupils. Dunn became headmaster in 1960, and discussions began about whether Humphrey Perkins or the nearby Rawlins Grammar School at Quorn would be the 'Upper School' in the new two-tier Leicestershire education model. In 1947 it was a grammar school taking in 11+ scholars. In the early 1950s it became a bilateral school taking in pupils at 13+ who had failed the 11+ so that they had an opportunity to take O levels and be able to continue to A levels. In 1947 it was not a secondary modern school.
Comprehensive three-tier system
In 1966 Humphrey Perkins was converted to a junior high school for 11- to 14-year-olds, with some 1000 pupils.
Academy
In September 2010, Peter Nutkins joined the school as Headmaster, and the school underwent a period of rapid reorganisation and development. On 1 January 2012 Humphrey Perkins became an Academy School and converted to an 11–16 that same year, taking older pupils from September 2013.
Teaching
The school was inspected in 2011–12 and issued with a notice to improve after being judged inadequate. Only 14 months later the school was judged as 'good' by the return OFSTED inspection as the improvements that had taken place brought about change.
Pupils within the school were given iPads to encourage creativity. The school held training events for other schools on the use of the devices in the classroom. Nutkins took a strong stance on including creative subjects in the curriculum and is a member of the Heads for Arts national lobby group.
In September 2017, most iPads were removed from the school, with pupils no longer having them, but the staff still use them.
Notable former pupils
* Louise Lear, Barden, BBC weather presenter, from Rothley (took her O-levels and A-levels at Quorn)
* Jenny Tomlinson, Mills, Archdeacon of Birmingham since 2019, from Quorn (took her O-levels and A-levels at Quorn)
* Sheila Walker, Smith, former executive with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and executive director from 2003-09 of USA Field Hockey
Humphrey Perkins Grammar School
* Veronica van Heyningen FRS, Daniel geneticist, worked on the Human Genome Project | WIKI |
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TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday after another torrid day for Wall Street, with oil-related stocks leading the broad declines as crude prices slumped. The Nikkei was down 3.2 percent at the end of morning trading at 21,1185.76, bringing its weekly loss so far to 9 percent. The broader Topix was 2.8 percent lower at 1,715.52, down 8 percent for the week. Decliners outnumbered advancers 611 to 39, with 17 unchanged. All sectors were in the red. The oil and coal sector was down 5.4 percent, while the mining sector shed 5.6 percent. Oil prices fell for a sixth day on Friday after Iran announced plans to boost production and U.S. crude output hit record highs, adding to concerns about a sharp rise in global supplies. Nissan Motor Co shares slid 4.1 percent after the automaker said on Thursday that its third-quarter operating profit halved, weighed by costs stemming from improper final inspection procedures at home, and higher discounts in the United States Shares of Nikon Corp provided a rare bright spot, up 2.5 percent a day after the company posted upbeat earnings and forecasts. Reporting by Lisa Twaronite
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id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,resolution,keywords,cc,merged,author,reviewer,upstream,work_issues,branch,commit,dependencies,stopgaps 15395,Maxima fails to recognize some expressions as equal,aginiewicz,,"Maxima fails to regard some expressions as equal: {{{ sage: value_1 = 1-golden_ratio sage: value_2 = -golden_ratio^(-1) sage: bool(value_1 == value_2) True sage: bool(value_1^x != value_2^x) True }}} while {{{ sage: bool(((x+1)^2)^y == (x^2+2*x+1)^y) True sage: sin(0,hold=True)^x == 0^x sin(0)^x == 0^x sage: bool(sin(0,hold=True)^x == 0^x) True }}} Previous description: I tried to define Fibonacci sequence using golden ratio in two ways, using values: {{{ sage: value_1 = 1-golden_ratio sage: value_2 = -golden_ratio^(-1) sage: bool(value_1 == value_2) true }}} (gives true, so two definitions, F1 and F2 below should be equal, even though they are not according to Sage) {{{ sage: F1(k) = (golden_ratio^k-(value_1)^(k))/sqrt(5) sage: F2(k) = (golden_ratio^k-(value_2)^(k))/sqrt(5) sage: bool(F1(k) != F2(k)) true }}} When simplified everything seems to be equal at least for first 10 or 1000 elements: {{{ sage: [(F1(j)-F2(j)).full_simplify() for j in range(10)] [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] }}} Anyway, now to the error: limit for F1 gives wrong result: {{{ sage: limit(F1(k+1)/F1(k), k=oo) 0 }}} and for F2 works OK: {{{ sage: limit(F2(k+1)/F2(k), k=oo) 1/2*sqrt(5) + 1/2 }}} I've tested it with Sage 5.12 and 5.11, with same result. This can be as simple as some thing with how golden ratio is handled, or something far more involved maybe?",defect,new,major,sage-9.3,calculus,,"limit,golden_ratio",kcrisman jakobkroeker,,,,N/A,,,,,wrongAnswerMarker | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Talk:Durian/Archive 5
Another monument pic
Saw this on the Serian, Sarawak page and wondered if it might go into the article? Jasper33 (talk) 16:04, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
* We already have too many pictures in the article, but perhaps the existing monument picture could be replaced with this one. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:18, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
* I think the Esplanade is better, not just for quality of the picture itself, but to illustrate the fact that the durian pervades further into Southeast Asian culture beyond purpose-built monuments to the fruit. —Tonyle (talk • contribs) 06:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
* I was talking about the second one. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:01, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
* Ah ... I prefer that one, too: The cocoon motif is much more visually interesting. Just two cents from an article newbie. :-) —Tonyle (talk • contribs) 07:18, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Serotonergic
I've changed "serotoninergic" to "serotonergic" as Googling suggests that the latter is the more widely used synonym. Another reason I did this is because serotonergic can be linked directly. (My apologies of course if the six-syllable version is more common in British English.) —Tonyle (talk • contribs) 07:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Update on Chantaburi No. 1?
The New York Times article cited in regard to Chantaburi No. 1 states:
The nearly odorless durian, which has not yet been officially unveiled, will obtain final approval in the coming weeks from Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture. [emphasis added]
The article is dated April 8, 2007, which implies that Chantaburi No. 1 has possibly since garnered approval. However, I have not been able to find a more recent news item confirming this. Does anybody know of one? It would be good to update this article accordingly. —Tonyle (talk • contribs) 22:19, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Isn't Durian, Davao City's cultural/local fruit?
Davao City in Philippines ,had made Durian part of it's culture. You should at least include or recognize Durian as a cultural symbol of Davao. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
* Source please. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:23, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Family
The first two books I have checked put Durio in family Bombacaceae, which makes more sense to me. Arboretum la B. 1 Jul 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC) Sorry! Just read the comments referring to this above. Please ignore, except that as any assignation to Malvaceae is not yet mainstream, perhaps some reference to past classification would be useful.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 09:50, 2 July 2009 (UTC) Arb. La B. 2 July 2009.
Why Durion has thorns?
My understanding of fruits are for reproduction of the trees where they belong.
How do the thorns on the durions help this objective? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:37, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Thorns are to prevent access from squirrels and other animals, especially during maturing stage. Once durians ripe, they fall to the ground and many are cracked open after falling from height of 50m or so. Animals (squirrels included) gain access to the flesh and distribute the mature seeds to germinate elsewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Berdaulat (talk • contribs) 02:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Further references
The following references were collected in the stub of draft at User:ChildofMidnight/List of fruits that cannot legally be carried on certain public transport systems. None of them appear to be used in the article. I don't know whether they contibute anything significantly different. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:18, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
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Best description of Durian flavour
It really tastes like a mixture of custard and banana. There is no almond flavour at all. The fruit smells disgusting and once you have eaten it, it leaves a bad after taste in your mouth. My after taste thoughts conjure up images of baby feces and loose stools. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:48, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
* Thank you, but your personal opinions are not really relevant. Please see WP:OR. --BorgQueen (talk) 11:04, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
I, for one, found them most informative. So go choke on a durian, Ms. Borg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:03, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten and durian
I found the original text by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten from 1596 mentioning the durian. It is written in 16th century Dutch but fairly readable for modern Dutch. Would it be interesting for this article if I translated it to English? See [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/lins001itin02_01/lins001itin02_01_0027.php Digital Library for Netherlands Literature: ''Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien; Dat 57. capittel. Van 't fruyt duryoens van Malacca.''] for the text. - Takeaway (talk) 14:37, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
* For the history section? Sure, go ahead. --BorgQueen (talk) 14:40, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
File:YosriDec2004DurianBesar.JPG
I've removed this image from the cultural influences section. Please read STACKING and understand why it is not appropriate, especially for a Featured Article. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Describe bad smell w/o bias
In the initial description, it said "unique odor". I get that this is an encyclopedia and you need to be un-biased, so you can't outright say it smells disgusting, so I put "oft-disliked", which is accurate and unbiased; many people do not like the smell. It's not saying the smell is in fact bad, it's just saying that a lot of people dislike it for the record I actually like the smell and enjoy the stuff :-) -Edwin — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:18, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
* I've reverted it because: 1) "unique" does not mean "good" or "pleasant" 2) The lead already mentions "The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust". There is no need to mention it twice. --BorgQueen (talk) 22:10, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Cultural status in the West and availability
Hey, I added at the end of cultural signifigance section where it can be gotten in America. I also mentioned how it's a sort of challenge-eating food, as a foreign, odd-tasting food. I mentioned it being on the TV shows. At the very least, please try to keep my notes about where it can be gotten in New Jersey and New York City — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:15, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
What a Filipino told me in the Philippines
"Durian Fruit when smelled for the time people say it stinks but after they eat for the first time the next time they smell it they say MMMMMM I smell Durian". And you know he was right. 2602:306:C518:6C40:88A9:83CD:F5C7:8E02 (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
Interwiki
There is a different group of article linked together via Wikidata. See : fr:Durian. — Riba (talk) 01:31, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
* Yes. The species Durio zibethinus redirects to this article on en.wikipedia. This article is nominally about the genus Durio (but a lot of the content is specifically about D. zibethinus). Other language Wikipedias have separate articles on the genus and the species. Genus and species ought to be split out on en.wikipedia, but that hasn't happened yet. Plantdrew (talk) 04:00, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Customs and Beliefs
This section needs a direct link to the "Asian Flush Syndrome" article, where it mentions aldehyde dehydrogenase. I can attest to this effect, personally. I experienced the textbook description of the Asian Flush Syndrome only ONCE in life, while eating durian and consuming beer at the same time. Anecdotal, but true experience, nonetheless, and believe me I was not inclined to ever repeat those combined circumstances. Starhistory22 (talk) 07:27, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
Burping
Maybe add a section about the extreme burping eating even a teeny bit of this fruit produces. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:09, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
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Possible removal from list
Entries in List of colors: A–F contained links to this page.
The entries are :
* Durian
* Durian White
* Durian Yellow
I don't see any evidence that these colors are discussed in this article and plan to delete them from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors
If someone decides that these colors should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 16:37, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
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Animals and durian
Some animals love durian. I hope a section can be added about this.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:27, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
* Can you provide a reliable source to cite if such a claim is added to the article? HiLo48 (talk) 02:36, 5 November 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
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See dots for all memory levels on memory-level CPU roofline chart
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CPU Roofline chart with callstacks
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While everyone may experience some level of stress, too much stress can have negative impacts on your life, potentially leading to mental, emotional, and physical symptoms, as well as long-term health effects. An online stress test may indicate whether you’re experiencing too much stress and should consult a medical or mental health professional to address it. A low-stress way to seek professional help may be to connect with a licensed mental health professional through an online therapy platform, where you can attend sessions from the comfort of your home at a time that fits your schedule.
What is stress?
Stress can be defined as the way your body is programmed to handle a threat. In our primitive days, stress was generally the fight or flight mechanism that was present whenever there was a need to get food, fight against a warring tribe, or address a threat.
Your nervous system typically handles a threat by releasing adrenaline, cortisol, and other stress hormones. These can prepare your body for an emergency. You may have a faster heartbeat, higher blood pressure, shallow breathing, heightened senses, and other physical changes that can get your body moving and speed up your reaction time and focus.
Learn to manage and cope with stress
Can some stress be good for you?
Stress can be a natural response to anything threatening around you. It's generally designed to motivate you to stop whatever it is that's bothering you. Small amounts of stress can help you perform better and give you a reason to do well in life.
Stress may have helped our ancestors get the extra boost they may have needed to defeat a wild animal. Stress can help you hit the brakes and miss a car crash. It may keep you motivated at work, help you perform tasks better, and keep you focused when it's crunch time.
Sometimes, stress may not be aligned with the modern world. With all of life's demands, you can find yourself stressed all the time, and this can affect your performance and your body, potentially reducing your chances to succeed. What may have been designed as something to help can end up hurting you.
Why stress can be a problem
Human emotions can be considered relatively new. In general, we used to be creatures that simply needed to survive, and stress would come as a response to physical threats to our lives. As we evolved, our problems became more about emotions and stresses related to less physically threatening problems, such as finances.
The problem may be that our nervous system didn't evolve to separate the two. It usually can't tell the difference between relationship problems and a mountain lion that’s about to pounce on you. Your unpaid cell phone bill can evoke the same emotions as a warring tribe coming to take your cave. Your boss threatening to fire you can give the same response as starving for food in the caveman days.
All these stresses can cause your stress hormones to increase and become harder to shut down. Constantly stressed may not be a state your body was designed to be in, and it can affect your body in different ways, both physically and mentally.
What can cause stress?
As you can imagine, negative threats can cause you stress, but so can positive experiences. If you're moving someplace better, you may be stressed about the move. If you're promoted, you may stress over performing well. It can be different for everyone. Some may handle stress well, while others may stress over any event. Stress can also be internal in terms of stress you may be putting on yourself.
Here are a few potential causes of stress:
• Life changes
• School or work responsibilities
• Relationships
• Finances
• A busy schedule or endless to-do list
• A pessimistic outlook
• Fear of the unknown
• Perfectionism
Symptoms of stress
You probably have a general idea of what being stressed is like, but some symptoms may sound ordinary unless you're aware of them. Stress can cause both psychological and physical symptoms.
• Difficulty concentrating, recalling information, or making judgments
• Constantly worrying or feeling overwhelmed
• Showing signs of anxiety, anger, or depression
• Experiencing racing thoughts
• Withdrawing or isolating one's self
• Experiencing physical symptoms like pain, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, low libido, dizziness, etc.
Additional stress symptoms may manifest through overeating or undereating, oversleeping or experiencing insomnia, or developing unhealthy habits. Procrastinating, using substances to "numb out" and nail-biting are examples of unhealthy habits a person may develop to cope with stress.
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Long-term effects of stress
If you are overstressed, it can lead to health problems down the road, potentially including the following:
• Depression and anxiety: Anxiety often goes together with stress. If you're worried about something, you can be anxious, too. Stress can make you feel upset, potentially leading to depression.
• Aches and pains: Your body may respond by making your head hurt or causing pain somewhere else.
• Insomnia: You may spend all night worrying about your problems, making it harder to sleep. In turn, the lack of sleep can make you perform worse, escalating your problems.
• Immune system problems: Your immunity may lower, making it easier to get sick.
• Digestive troubles: Food may not sit well with you.
• Skin conditions: You may experience acne, eczema, or accelerated signs of aging.
• Heart attack and stroke: Since stress can lead to a faster heart rate, it may increase the risk of these health issues.
• Weight changes: You may overeat due to stress, and thus gain weight, or you may undereat and lose weight.
• Reproductive challenges: If you're pregnant, too much stress can be hard on you and your baby.
• Cognitive difficulties: You may find it harder to think straight or remember things.
How stress testing can help
It's sometimes hard to tell if the stress you're experiencing is natural or too much. An online stress test can help you figure out if you're overstressed. It can be a good way to see if you should visit a doctor regarding your stress levels.
If you search for an online stress test, you'll likely find dozens. In general, they will ask you a question, and you'll respond with how much it applies to you. The selections will usually be on a spectrum, with answers like, "Not at all, sometimes, a lot of the time, and all the time." Most tests should take about 15 minutes before providing you with the result.
Online stress tests can mainly function as a springboard. If you get the results and see that you may be overstressed, it can be best to see a doctor or mental health professional. Even if your results don’t indicate that you’re too stressed, but the level of stress you’re experiencing is concerning to you, it can be helpful to seek professional help.
How to reduce stress
You may never eliminate stress completely, but it can be possible to reduce it to healthy levels. If you talk to a doctor, there may be a few options.
Learn to manage and cope with stress
Coping with stress usually involves speaking to a therapist and letting out all your worries. It may involve you creating your own system to manage stress. Since stress is such a subjective concept, different techniques tend to work for different people.
The important thing can be that you learn to manage your stress in a healthy, effective manner. Your goal may be to reduce your stress until it's back to what it was designed for: to help motivate you and not to wear you down.
Benefits of online therapy
With online therapy, you generally won't have the additional stress of having to get to a therapist’s office. You can sign on anywhere you have an internet connection. Online therapy can be affordable, too, usually costing less than in-person therapy, which may relieve financial stress.
Effectiveness of online therapy
Online therapy can be effective in treating high-stress levels. One 2016 study investigating an online stress intervention stated, “This Web- and mobile-based intervention has proven effective in reducing stress in employees in the long term. Internet-based stress management interventions should be further pursued as a valuable alternative to face-to-face interventions.”
Takeaway
Stress can be a normal and expected part of life, but excessive stress can come with a variety of symptoms and long-term effects that can impact you physically, mentally, and emotionally. It can be helpful to take an online stress test to determine whether your stress levels may be too high. If they are, or if you feel that stress is causing harm to your life, then it can be vital to reach out to a doctor or therapist. Online therapy can be a convenient and easy way to seek professional guidance.
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Visa policy of India
Visitors to India must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. Nationals of certain countries may obtain a visa on arrival or an e-Visa online, while others must obtain a visa from an Indian diplomatic mission.
Freedom of movement
Nationals of the following two countries do not need visas or passports to enter India, and may live and work in India without any limit of stay. However, they must not arrive from, or transit through, mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Pakistan prior to seeking entry into India.
Overseas citizens of India and persons of Indian origin
Foreign nationals possessing either a valid Overseas Citizen of India card or a Persons of Indian Origin Card are exempt from visa requirements and may live and work in India without any limit of stay.
In addition, according to Timatic, foreign nationals possessing an expired Persons of Indian Origin Card that expired after 9 January 2015 may also enter India without a visa. This policy does not apply to nationals of Bangladesh and Pakistan, as they are not entitled to hold an Overseas Citizenship of India.
Non-ordinary passports
Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or various types of passports (consular, official, service and special) of the following countries and territories may enter and remain in India without a visa for the following period
C - Consular passports D - Diplomatic passports O - Official passports S - Service passports Sp - Special passports
Future changes
India has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
Visa on arrival
Nationals of the following countries holding ordinary passports may apply for a visa on arrival (VOA) at certain airports:
The visa on arrival is issued to visitors for business, tourism, medical or conference purposes, for a stay of up to 60 days, at a cost of ₹2,000.
Visitors are not eligible for this facility if they or any of their parents or grandparents were born in or have permanently resided in Pakistan, in which case they may only apply for a visa at an Indian diplomatic post.
The VOA facility can be used up to 2 times in a calendar year.
Alternatively, foreign nationals eligible for a VOA can apply for an e-Visa instead if they intend to enter the country through an airport or seaport not covered by the VOA scheme.
Electronic Visa (e-Visa)
Nationals of the following countries holding ordinary passports may apply for an electronic visa (e-Visa) online:
E-Visas are issued for several categories, validity periods and fees, which also vary for some nationalities:
Visitors are not eligible for e-Visas if they or any of their parents or grandparents were born in or have permanently resided in Pakistan, in which case they may only apply for a visa at an Indian diplomatic post.
E-Visas may only be used for arrival at the following airports and seaports:
Exit is possible via any authorized immigration check post.
2013
In October 2013, India decided to initiate the process of extending visa-on-arrival access to 40 more nations. In January 2014, plans were confirmed by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning of India. The sixteen different types of visa would also be reduced to three: work, business and tourism. The proposal initially met resistance from intelligence agencies and the possible problem of queues emerged.
2014
In February 2014 it was announced that Indian intelligence agencies had given their approval to visa-on-arrival for up to 180 countries, largely due to the new possibilities provided by the Immigration, Visa and Foreigners' Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) system. The system would not be a typical visa on arrival in order to avoid clutter at the airports, but a system based on a prior online application modelled after Australian Electronic Travel Authority system.
On 5 February 2014 it was decided to introduce visa-on-arrival to tourists from 180 countries. Technical implementation, such as setting up the website for applications, was expected to take about 6 months and the authorities hoped to have it in place for the tourist season beginning in October 2014. Prospective visitors would have to pay a fee and the electronic version of the visa should be granted within three days. The program was expected to apply to all international airports. However, nationals of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan were to be excluded from this program.
In July 2014 it was announced that India hoped to implement the program for citizens of 40 countries in the first phase by December 2014 and later on for 109 additional countries if the first phase were implemented successfully.
In August 2014 it was revealed that ministries of Tourism, Home Affairs and External Affairs could not agree on the list of countries for the ETA. The Ministry of Tourism proposed to allow the new system for the citizens of the 15 countries with the most visitors to India, the Ministry of External Affairs proposed to create a balanced list with some Asian and African countries, while the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed to exclude all countries with high security concerns.
In September 2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the United States would be added to the list of countries whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival. However, in October 2014 the planned introduction of the new e-Visa system was pushed from 2 October 2014 to June 2015. It was also revealed that the list of visa on arrival countries was unlikely to be expanded in 2014.
In November 2014 it was announced that the e-visa system might be rolled out for about 25 countries including the 13 countries that were already eligible for visa on arrival. Later that month it was announced that 28 countries would become eligible for an electronic visa on 27 November 2014 and that the list would include visa on arrival eligible countries as well as Brazil, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Mauritius, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States.
In November 2014, the Indian Prime Minister announced visa on arrival facility for nationals of all Pacific countries and Australia.
2015
The manual processing of the visa on arrival was discontinued in January 2015. Until 26 January 2015, citizens of the following countries holding ordinary passports were granted visa on arrival without obtaining an ETA (unless they were of Pakistani origin), for a single stay up to 30 days in India when traveling as a tourist or for visiting family or friends:
In February 2015, the Ministry of Tourism proposed extending the facility to citizens of China, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy and Malaysia. Subsequently, the Minister of Finance announced that the facility would be extended, in stages, to citizens of 150 countries. In March 2015 it was announced that 53 nations were shortlisted for the second round of expansion of the system based on the number of tourist arrivals in the previous years.
After the Government was criticised for naming the new policy "Visa on arrival" it decided to rename it to "e-Tourist Visa (eTV)" in April 2015.
The e-Tourist Visa facility was extended to 31 new countries on 1 May 2015.
In May 2015, Indian Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese citizens will be able to apply for e-Tourist Visa facility in order to coordinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting China between 14 and 16 May. Disputes about the Sino-Indian border and national security would be postponed.
On 29 July 2015 Indian Ministry of Home Affairs announced the extension of e-Tourist Visa facility to China, Hong Kong and Macau with effect from 30 July 2015.
The list of eligible nationalities was extended with 36 new countries on 15 August 2015. On the same day the list of eTV airports was expanded with 7 new airports. The extension to 150 nationalities was scheduled to be finished by 31 March 2016.
In September 2015 it was announced that the list would be expanded by another 37 countries.
2016
In January 2016 it was announced that the extension would take place by March 2016. In November 2015 it was announced that the visa validity will be extended to 180 days.
In January 2016 it was announced that the multiple entries would become available and that e-Tourist Visa holders would receive a gift pack on arrival.
The eTV list was extended for tourists from 37 more countries on 26 February 2016.
In September 2016 it was announced that the electronic visa scheme would be reformed to include 27 visa codes denoting various visit purposes such as tourism, business or medical visits. It was also announced that the list of visa on arrival eligible countries would be expanded.
On 30 November 2016 the Government of India approved further liberalization, simplification and rationalization of visa regime in India. It also announced that more countries would be added to the e-visa list. The e-visa would have a validity of 60 days and could be applied for by foreign nationals up to four months ahead of the visit. Five seaports – Mumbai, Kochi, Chennai, Goa and Mangaluru – would receive tourists coming with e-visa.
2017
From 1 April 2017 e-visas are granted under three categories of tourist, business and medical. The window for application under e-visa scheme was increased from 30 days to 120 days, and duration of stay on e-visa was increased from 30 days to 60 days, with double entry on e-tourist and e-business visa, and triple entry on e-medical visa. The list of eligible nationalities was also further expanded with 11 new countries, and the list of arrival ports was increased from 16 to 24 airports and 3 seaports.
In July 2017 Uganda was added to the list of e-Visa eligible countries.
2018
During 2018, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar were added to the list of e-Visa eligible countries.
2019
In January 2019 the Indian government updated e-Visa rules for all eligible countries. The validity of Indian e-tourist and e-Business Visa was increased from 60 days with double entry to up-to 1 year with multiple entries. The validity count starts from the day of being granted the e-visa online and not from the day of physical entry as before.
For e-tourist visa, continuous stay during each visit shall not exceed 180 days for nationals of Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and United States, or 90 days for nationals of other eligible countries. No FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Officer) registration is required.
For e-business visa, continuous stay during each visit should not exceed 180 days for nationals of all eligible countries, and no FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Officer) registration is required if the stay is for less than 180 days.
During 2019, Saudi Arabia, Belarus and Benin were added to the list of e-Visa eligible countries.
In August 2019, Indian Government announced a 30 Day Visa during the peak season for 25 Dollars.
2020
During 2020, Equatorial Guinea and Togo were added to the list of e-Visa eligible countries.
2021
During 2021, Canada, the United Kingdom and 13 Asian countries and territories were removed from the e-Visa facility, and Afghanistan was added.
2022
In 2022, the Indian government announced plans to introduce an Ayush visa for those coming to India for traditional medicine.
In December 2022, the e-Visa facility was resumed for nationals of Canada, the United Kingdom and seven Asian countries that had been removed in 2021.
2023
In March 2023, the e-Visa facility was resumed for nationals of Saudi Arabia, which had been removed in 2021.
The e-visa facility was suspended for nationals of Canada from 21 September to 22 November 2023.
In December 2023, the e-Visa facility was extended to British nationals from Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey.
2024
In 2024, the e-Visa facility was extended to nationals of Morocco.
Costs of visa applications
Visa applications can be submitted in person or sent by post to an Indian consulate. It can also be submitted to designated visa service provider in certain countries. Costs differ per consulate and region. Some visa-handling services charge a small fee in addition, to check that completed application form meets all requirements and submit the documents on the applicant's behalf.
Restricted and protected area permits
A Protected Area Permit (PAP) is required to enter the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and some parts of the states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. A Restricted Area Permit (RAP) is required to enter the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year at a time. Permits are not required for nationals of Bhutan travelling by air to/from Thimphu via Bagdogra and for nationals of Nepal travelling by air to/from Kathmandu (if travelling by land a pass issued by either the Foreigners Regional Registration Office, Superintendent of police or the diplomatic representation of India in Bhutan or Nepal is required). Special permits are needed to enter Lakshadweep Islands. Maldivian citizens are allowed to visit Minicoy island for fifteen days if allowed by the High Commissioner of India to the Maldives.
Pakistani passport holders and persons of Pakistani origin
Persons who ever held Pakistani citizenship, or who have a parent or spouse that held Pakistani citizenship are ineligible for e-Visas, and so must apply to their local Indian mission for visas. Applicants who once held Pakistani citizenship require lengthy processing times, while foreign spouses and those of Pakistani origin who never held Pakistani citizenship typically experience shorter processing times. India also forbids Pakistani applicants with dual nationality from applying on their non-Pakistani passport.
Visa on arrival for persons over 65 years of age
As of 31 March 2013, Pakistani citizens over the age of 65 with the sole objective of meeting friends or family are granted a 45-day visa upon arrival at the Attari-Wagah Checkpoint, so long as the applicant provides a sponsorship certificate from their contacts in India attesting that they will be responsible for the visit of their Pakistani friend or relative, and which must also be countersigned by a DM, SP, SDM, Tehsildar, BDO, SHO, Groups A officer of State and Central Government, or principal/headmaster of a government college or government school who attest that they personally know the sponsor. This scheme does not apply to those who wish to visit Punjab, Kerala and Restricted Areas, nor does it apply to those who have ever been denied an Indian visa before.
Visa types
* If visa is for more than 180 days, registration is compulsory within 14 days of arrival in India.
Requirement of Identification Papers to Establish Their Identity as Nepalese or Indian for Persons Entering India or Nepal from Either Country by Air
Instructions have been issued whereby Nepalese and Indian citizens, while travelling by air, between the two countries must be in possession of any of the following documents to prove their nationality:
* Valid national passport
* Valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India / State Government or UT Administration / Election Commission of India
* Emergency certificate issued by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu to Indians and by the Embassy of Nepal in Delhi in respect of Nepalese citizens
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving in India were from the following countries of nationality:
In 2017 most e-Visas were issued to the following countries of nationality: | WIKI |
Landnámabók
Landnámabók (, "Book of Settlements"), often shortened to Landnáma, is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement (landnám) of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE.
Landnáma
Landnámabók is divided into five parts and over 100 chapters. The first part tells of how the island was found. The latter parts count settlers quarter by quarter, beginning with west and ending with south. It traces important events and family history into the 12th century. More than 3,000 people and 1,400 settlements are described. It tells where each settler settled and provides a brief genealogy of his or her descendants. Sometimes short anecdote-like stories are also included. Landnámabók lists 435 people (landnámsmenn, which includes men and women) as the initial settlers, the majority of them settling in the northern and southwestern parts of the island. It remains an invaluable source on both the history and genealogy of the Icelandic people. Some have suggested a single author, while others have believed it to have been put together when people met at things (assemblies).
Versions
Ari Þorgilsson may have written the earliest version of Landnámabók in addition to his shorter Íslendingabók; or early versions may have been based on the genealogies that Ari states he left out of Íslendingabók. The oldest surviving versions were written in the 13th and 14th centuries. The initial settlement of Iceland largely took place during the Viking Age between 870 and 930, but Landnámabók mentions descendants significantly later than the actual settlement period, at least into the 11th century.
Five versions of Landnámabók survive, of which three were written in the Middle Ages, the other two in the 17th century preserving medieval material:
* Sturlubók by Sturla Þórðarson, thought to have been written between 1275 and 1280
* A version in the early 14th-century compilation Hauksbók by Haukr Erlendsson, who says he based it on Sturlubók and a lost 13th-century version by Styrmir Kárason, Styrmisbók
* Melabók, written c. 1300, of which only two sheets survive; genealogies were appended to this in the early 14th century
* Skarðsárbók, compiled prior to 1636 by Björn Jónsson of Skarðsá from Sturlubók and Hauksbók
* Þórðarbók, compiled in the 17th century by Þórður Jónsson from Skarðsárbók with the addition of sections of Melabók, some of which may derive from Styrmisbók
Landnámabók is one of the main sources of information on the heathen religion of the settlers. According to Sveinbjörn Rafnsson, the Sturlubók and Hauksbók versions tend to overemphasise Christianity, Melabók less so. An epilogue to 'Þórðarbók, probably copied from Melabók, justifies studying Icelandic history as a defence against foreign accusations of descent from "slaves or rogues" and because "all reasonable peoples" want to know about their origins. | WIKI |
Samuel von Schmettau
Samuel Graf von Schmettau (24 March 1684 – 18 August 1751) was a Prussian field marshal, artilleryman, and cartographer.
Life
Von Schmettau was born in Berlin. His mother, Marie de la Fontaine, belonged to a Huguenot family. His father died in 1707, as Royal Prussian secretary to the ambassador in London. In 1699, he joined the military and served under numerous flags during his career. He started as a Danish Cuirassier, under the command of his uncle William. In 1703, he joined the Margrave of Anspach Dragoons, as a lieutenant, where another uncle, Gottlieb Schmettau, was chief. Schmettau experienced his baptism of fire at the Battle of Blenheim. A little later, he became captain and company commander, and was promoted to Major in 1707, and lieutenant colonel in 1708. He was Adjutant General of the Prince of Hesse, at the Battle of Malplaquet.
In 1714, Schmettau went with his regiment in the Electorate of Saxony. On 22 October 1716, he was promoted to colonel in the artillery. He went into the service of the Habsburgs on 7 April 1717. There Schmettau took part in the conquest of Belgrade. On 22 March 1719, he was Field General, and came to Sicily as Quartermaster General. His achievements as an artilleryman and fortress builder impressed the Emperor and Prince Eugene of Savoy. In 1720, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance, he led the Capture of Messina (1719), and in 1732 with Corsica, he led the campaign against Sardinia and France.
On 27 October 1733, he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal. He commanded the O'Gilvy Infantry Regiment (No. 46); with his regiment, he then took part in the War of the Polish Succession. In the years 1737–1739, during Russo-Austrian-Turkish War, he was governor of Timișoara. On 18 January 1742, Schmettau was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle. He left the service in 1742.
Diplomacy
In the following years, he represented Prussia under the Emperor Charles VII. As ambassador to Paris, he prepared for the second Silesian war. Schmettau was a curator of the Academy of Sciences. He continued his education as a cartographer and created the first good map of Berlin in 1748, and in 1751 of East Friesland. In his "Memoires Secrets", he described his experiences.
Family
He married Marie Charlotte von Boyen (died 1739); they had two children. He married Marie Johanna von Ruffer, who bore him three children:
* Friedrich Wilhelm Carl von Schmettau (1743–1806), Lieutenant General and important cartographer,
* Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin (1748–1806), mother of Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. | WIKI |
Open Access
February, 1966 A Note on Memoryless Rules for Controlling Sequential Control Processes
Cyrus Derman, Ralph E. Strauch
Ann. Math. Statist. 37(1): 276-278 (February, 1966). DOI: 10.1214/aoms/1177699618
Abstract
We are concerned with a dynamic system which at times $t = 0, 1, \cdots$ is observed to be in one of a finite number of states. We shall denote the space of possible states by $I$. After each observation the system is "controlled" by making one of a finite number of possible decisions. We shall denote by $K_i$ the set of possible decisions when the system is in state $i, i \varepsilon I$. Let $\{Y_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, denote the sequence of observed states and $\{\Delta_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, the sequence of observed decisions. The fundamental assumption regarding $\{Y_t, \Delta_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, is \begin{equation*}\tag{A}P(Y_{t+1} = j \mid Y_0, \Delta_{0, \cdots,t}Y_t = i, \Delta_t = k) = q_{ij}(k),\quad t = 0, 1, \cdots; j \varepsilon I; k \varepsilon K_i\end{equation*} where the $q_{ij}(k)$'s are non-negative numbers satisfying $\sum_j q_{ij}(k) = 1, k \varepsilon K_i; i \varepsilon I$. A rule for making successive decisions can be summarized in the form of a collection of non-negative functions $D_k(Y_0, \Delta_0, \cdots, \Delta_{t-1}, Y_t),\quad t = 0, 1, \cdots; k \varepsilon K_{Y_t},$ where in every case $\sum_k D_k(\cdot) = 1$. We set $P(\Delta_t = k \mid Y_0, \Delta_0, \cdots, \Delta_{t-1}, Y_t) = D_k(Y_0, D_0, \cdots, \Delta_{t-1}, Y_t)$ for $t = 0, 1, \cdots$. Thus, given $Y_0 = i$ and any rule $R$ for making successive decisions, the sequence $\{Y_t, \Delta_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, is a stochastic process with its probability measure dependent upon the rule $R$. We refer to such a process as a sequential control process. Let $C$ denote the class of all possible rules; $C'$ denote the class of all rules such that $D_k(Y_0, \Delta_0, \cdots, \Delta_{t-1}, Y_t = i) = D_{ik},\quad t = 0, 1, \cdots; k \varepsilon K_i; i \varepsilon I$. That is, $C'$ is the class of all rules such that the mechanism for making a decision at any time $t$ is dependent only on the state of the system at time $t$. A rule $R \varepsilon C'$ has a stationary Markovian character and, indeed, when $R \varepsilon C'$ is used, the resulting process $\{Y_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, is a Markov chain with stationary transition probabilities. We let $C''$ denote the subclass of $C'$ where the $D_{ik}$'s are zero or one. Rules in $C'$ allow for randomization; the rules in $C''$ are non-randomized. For a given $R \varepsilon C$ and initial state $Y_0 = i$, let $X_{T,j,k,R}(i) = (T + 1)^{-1}\sum^T_{t=0} P_R(Y_t = j, \Delta_t = k \mid Y_0 = i)$ and let $X_{T,R}(i)$ denote the vector of components $X_{T,j,k,R}(i)$ for all $k \varepsilon K_j$ and $j \varepsilon I$. Denote by $H_R(i)$ the set of limit points of $X_{T,R}(i)$ as $T \rightarrow \infty$. Let $H(i) = \mathbf{\bigcup}_{R\varepsilon C} H_R(i),\quad H'(i) = \mathbf{\bigcup}_{R\varepsilon C'} H_R(i),\quad H''(i) = \mathbf{\bigcup}_{R\varepsilon C''} H_R(i);$ and let $\bar{H}'(i)$ and $\bar{H}''(i)$ denote the convex hulls of $H'(i)$ and $H''(i)$, respectively. In [5] was proved Theorem 1. (a) $\bar H'(i) = \bar H''(i) \supset H(i)$. (b) If the Markov chain corresponding to $R$ is irreducible for every $R \varepsilon C''$, then $\bar H''(i) = H'(i) = H(i) = \mathbf{\bigcup}_{i\varepsilon I} H(i)$. Examples were given in [4] and [5] showing that $H(i)$ can be larger than $H'(i)$. In (b) the irreducibility assumption can be weakened to the condition that for each $R \varepsilon C''$ the corresponding Markov chain has, at most, one ergodic class. Blackwell [1], [2], and Maitra [6] have considered memoryless rules. By a memoryless rule we mean a rule $R$ such that $D_t(Y_0, \Delta_0, \cdots, \Delta_{t-1}, Y_t = i) = D^{(t)}_{ik}\quad t = 0, 1, \cdots, k \varepsilon K_i, i \varepsilon I.$ That is, with a memoryless rule the mechanism for making a decision is a function of the time $t$ and the state $i$ at time $t$. The memoryless rules of Blackwell and Maitra are non-randomized; i.e., $D^{(t)}_{ik} = 0$ or 1. We shall let $C^M$ denote the class of memoryless rules (both randomized and non-randomized). Thus $C \supset C^M \supset C' \supset C''$. If $R \varepsilon C^M - C'$, then $\{Y_t\}, t = 0, 1, \cdots$, is a finite state Markov chain with non-stationary transition probabilities. We remark that it is the memoryless rules (non-randomized) that are considered the rules of interest in the usual finite horizon dynamic programming problems. See Blackwell [2] for interesting remarks along these lines. We are concerned with optimization problems where the criterion to be optimized are functions of the points in $H(i)$. In [5] it was shown that one can construct problems where the optimal rule is in $C - C'$. This can occur, e.g., if the criterion to be optimized is a linear functional over the points in $H(i)$ but where a solution must also satisfy one or more linear constraints in $H(i)$. It is for the purpose of treating optimization problems of this kind that we are interested in the limit points of $X_{T,R}(i)$ for rules belonging to the various important sub-classes of $C$. Let $H^M(i) = \mathbf{\bigcup}_{R\varepsilon C^M} H_R(i)$. The result of this note (which is similar to Theorem 4.1 of [7]) is Theorem 2. $H(i) = H^M(i).$ In fact, for any $R \varepsilon C$ there exists an $R_0 \varepsilon C^M$ such that $X_{tR_0}(i) = X_{tR}(i)$ for all $t$. Proof. Define $R_0$ by $ D_{jk}(t) = P_{R_0}(\Delta_t = k \mid Y_t = j) = P_R(\Delta_t = k \mid Y_t = j, Y_0 = i).$ It is enough to show that for all $t, k \varepsilon K_j$ and $j \varepsilon I$, \begin{equation*} \tag{*} P_{R_0}(Y_t = j, \Delta_t = k \ Y_0 = i) = P_R(Y_t = j, \Delta_t = k \mid Y_0 = i).\end{equation*} The relation $(\ast)$ holds for $t = 0$, since $P_R(Y_0 = j, \Delta_0 = k \mid Y_0 = i) = 0 = P_{R_0}(Y_0 = j, \Delta_0 \mid Y_0 = i)$ if $j \neq i$ and \begin{align*}P_R(Y_0 = i, \Delta_0 = k \mid Y_0 = i) &= P_R(\Delta_0 = k \mid Y_0 = i) \\ &= P_{R_0} (\Delta_0 = k \mid Y_0 = i)\end{align*} by definition. Now assume $(\ast)$ holds for $t = 0, \cdots, T - 1$. Then $P_R(Y_T = j,\Delta_T = k \mid Y_0 = i) = P_R(Y_T = j \mid Y_0 = i)P_R(\Delta_T = k \mid Y_T = j, Y_0 = i)$ but $P_R(\Delta_T = k \mid Y_T = j, Y_0 = i) = D_{jk}(t)$ by definition, and \begin{align*}P_R(Y_T = j \mid Y_0 = i &= \sum_{l\varepsilon I} \sum_{k\varepsilon K_l} P_R(Y_{T-1} = l, \Delta_{T-1} = k \mid Y_0 = i) q_{lj}(k) \\ &= \sum_{l\varepsilon I} \sum_{k\varepsilon K_l} P_{R_0}(Y_{T-1} = l, \Delta_{T-1} = k \mid Y_0 = i) q_{lj}(k) \\ &= P_{R_0}(Y_T = j \mid Y_0 = i)\end{align*} by the introduction hypothesis. Thus \begin{align*}P_R(Y_T = j, \Delta_T = k \mid Y_0 = i) &= P_{R_0}(Y_T = j \mid Y_0 = i)D_{jk}(t) \\ &= P_{R_0}(Y_T = j, \Delta_T = k \mid Y_0 = i).\end{align*} This completes the proof.
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Ruby Question
Two one-to-many relationships in Ruby-On-Rails
I have 2 models within Rails, each path has a To field and a From field, both of which reference Location Id but I can't seem to get the relationships set up properly. Any help would be appreciated. I am using Rails 4.2.6.
class Location < ActiveRecord::Base
#Fields - id, name, description, latitude, longitude
end
and
class Path < ActiveRecord::Base
#Fields - id, from, to, distance
# belongs_to :from_location, class_name: 'Location', foreign_key: 'from'
# belongs_to :to_location, class_name: 'Location', foreign_key: 'to'
# belongs_to :from_location, class_name: 'Location'
# belongs_to :to_location, class_name: 'Location'
end
Answer
Assuming your 'from' and 'to' fields are integers that hold location ids, you should be able to do the following:
class Path < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :from_location, class_name: 'Location', foreign_key: 'from'
belongs_to :to_location, class_name: 'Location', foreign_key: 'to'
end
Then for a Path record, you should be able to call .from_location and .to_location to get the Locations.
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Slater Building (Worcester, Massachusetts)
The Slater Building is an historic commercial building at 390 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The ten story building, built in 1907 by the Norcross Brothers, was the second skyscraper in the city (after the Second State Mutual Life building, 340 Main Street). Framed in steel, the building is clad in granite stone on its first two floors, while the upper floors are faced in limestone. The upper two floors are set off from those below by a trim line, and have a recessed loggia framed by Corinthian columns.
In 1939 the building's interior systems were modernized by architects Frost, Chamberlain & Edwards, successors to the original designers, and then still tenants of the building.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is currently the 10th tallest building in Worcester. | WIKI |
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Hihintayin Kita sa Langit
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit () is a 1991 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna. Starring then-real-life couple Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta in their first film together as leads, it also stars Michael de Mesa, Eric Quizon, Jackie Lou Blanco, Jose Mari Avellana, and Vangie Labalan. The screenplay written by Raquel Villavicencio was loosely adapted from Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.
Produced by Reyna Films, which is their first film offering, and distributed by Bonanza Films, it was theatrically released on June 13, 1991. The film was digitally restored and remastered in 4K resolution by ABS-CBN Film Restoration and Central Digital Lab and was subsequently released in select theaters on February 27, 2017.
Plot
Don Joaquin Salvador adopts a street urchin whom he names Gabriel after his deceased son. Gabriel becomes friends with Joaquin's daughter Carmina, but is hated by Joaquin's other son Milo. After Milo falsely accuses Gabriel of stealing his horse, Joaquin banishes Milo to a relative in Manila. Carmina and Gabriel grow up happily together and develop a romantic relationship. After Joaquin dies from an illness, Milo assumes ownership of the Salvador estate. As part of his grudge against Gabriel, he banishes him to the stables and treats him like a servant, to Carmina's disgust.
Gabriel and Carmina sneak into a party held by their rich neighbors the Ilustre siblings; Alan and Sandra. Carmina is injured after falling off a tree while watching the party with Gabriel, who is beaten up by Milo and his men when he tries to rescue her. Carmina is confined to the Ilustre house for two weeks, during which she is taken care of by Alan, who falls in love with her. Her absence makes Gabriel jealous of Alan and his relationship with Carmina deteriorates. Alan proposes to Carmina, but she refuses. Gabriel eventually runs away after hearing a conversation between Carmina and her nanny Adora during which the former disparages Gabriel for his poverty. Carmina, who had relied on Gabriel to protect him, despairs at having to live with a lecherous Milo and eventually accepts Alan's marriage proposal.
Gabriel spends the next three years amassing a fortune before returning to beat a gambling-addicted Milo in a card game for possession of the Salvador estate. He then retains Milo as a servant in the stables in revenge. Gabriel visits the Ilustres and tells Carmina that he still loves her. But Carmina says that he loves Alan and cannot leave him. Gabriel vows to use any means to reclaim Carmina, going as far as to seduce Sandra into falling in love with him and marrying him. A wary Alan tries to stop the marriage, leading to a fistfight with Gabriel before he reluctantly relents. As Carmina tries to convince Alan to stop the wedding, she inadvertently lets slip her continuing feelings for Gabriel and eventually asks for an annulment so that she can be with Gabriel. Feeling betrayed, Alan physically abuses her to the point where she suffers a miscarriage and attempts suicide.
Meanwhile, Gabriel and Sandra's wedding pushes through, but their marriage unravels after Gabriel inadvertently mutters Carmina's name while having sex with Sandra. Gabriel is later told by Adora that Carmina is dying. Rushing to Alan's house, Gabriel reconciles with Carmina, who apologizes for not choosing to fight for their love earlier. Gabriel takes Carmina to the balcony, where they profess each other's love before the hills where they played together as children. As Alan arrives, Carmina dies in Gabriel's arms, sending the two into grief. After her funeral, Gabriel is shot by Milo and dies on top of her grave.
The Ilustres and Adora arrange for Gabriel to be buried next to Carmina, hoping that all of them will now be at peace. As the Ilustres leave, Adora says that Gabriel and Carmina have only started to live, before expressing relief at seeing the spirits of Carmina and Gabriel playing nearby.
Production
In all of the film’s 26 shooting days, only five were spent in Batanes. The rest of the shooting days were shot in Villa Escudero in Tiaong, Quezon. According to Carlos Siguion-Reyna, the film's director, all of the scenes filmed in Batanes were shot in available sunlight, with the support of reflectors, and no camera dollies. In filming the most "iconic" scene, the director and Romy Vitug, the film's cinematographer, shot the scene in slow motion by shooting at high speed. The lead actors were exhausted from running for the scene as well as the tiresome efforts of the film's staff and crew members.
Music
The film's theme song "Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" was originally composed and written by George Canseco. It was performed by Richard Reynoso and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab.
Release
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit was produced by Reyna Films and distributed by Bonanza Films. The film was theatrically released in the Philippines on June 13, 1991, two days before the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Despite the disaster, the film became a box office success.
Digitally restored version
The film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives in partnership with Central Digital Lab as part of their Sagip Pelikula campaign. The source element used for the film's restoration was the uncut original 35mm picture negative, which was taken from the storage of Reyna Films. The film was first scanned in 4K resolution and converted to 2K resolution for the preparation of its restoration. The image restoration took 660 actual manual hours to eliminate and address its defects, including unsteady shots, warps, missing frames, and bumps originating from the print's splice marks. For the color grading, it took 100 actual manual hours to restore the film's color and tonalities, with the assistance and supervision of the film's director and cinematographer. For restoring the film's audio, it was also supervised by the director.
It was premiered on February 27, 2017, at the Glorietta 4 Cinema in Ayala Center, Makati, Metro Manila. The premiere was attended by the film's director Carlos Siguion-Reyna; writer Raquel Villavicencio; stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Eric Quizon, Guila Alvarez, and Vangie Labalan; cinematographer Romy Vitug; editor Jess Navarro; and the singer of the film's theme song, Richard Reynoso. It was also attended by Richard Gomez's wife and 4th District of Leyte representative, Lucy Torres-Gomez and the director's family consisting of his wife, actress-writer Bibeth Orteza and children, actor Rafa Siguion-Reyna and Sarah Siguion-Reyna.
Television broadcast
The restored version of the film received a free-to-air television premiere on ABS-CBN and its high-definition service on November 26, 2017, as a feature presentation of its Restored Classics banner for the network's Sunday late-night presentation program Sunday's Best. According to AGB Nielsen Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM) ratings, the ABS-CBN broadcast of the film attained a nationwide rating of 1.2%, losing against GMA Network's broadcast of Manny Pacquiao's monthly drama anthology program Stories for the Soul during its first hour, attaining a 2% rating but won against Diyos at Bayan, also broadcast by GMA Network, which attained a 0.7% rating during its second and last hour.
Critical reception
DJ Ramones of Reverse Delay gave a positive review of the film and described the film's story and visuals as old-fashioned but it continues to give the romantic thrills to both old and new audiences.
Indonesian film critic Bavner Donaldo rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and he praised Carlos Siguion-Reyna's direction, acting performances of the Richard-Dawn tandem, and Romy Vitug's photography. Despite he didn't like the tragic ending, the film made him enchanted and it has been his favorite Filipino romantic drama film.
Television adaptation
The film was adapted for television by ABS-CBN in 2012. The TV series ran from January 16 through October 24, 2012, and was top-billed by Coco Martin and Julia Montes and original stars Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta along with an ensemble cast.
The song "Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" (performed by Richard Reynoso in the film) was also used as the program's theme song. | WIKI |
Preparing refugee children for school in U.S.
(CNN)Of the thousands of refugees who come to the United States annually, some end up in Clarkston, Georgia, a diverse Atlanta suburb with a history of accepting immigrants. But that welcoming tradition only partially eases the refugees' transition. Many of them arrive in Clarkston unable to speak English and not ready to navigate their new lives. Mothers, in particular, struggle to acclimate to their new surroundings while their spouses are at work and older children are in school. Founded in 2009, Refugee Family Literacy is a nonprofit organization that caters to refugee mothers with young children. The charity teaches English to mothers and provides early-childhood education to their children up to 5 years old. The staff is comprised of teachers with education degrees and assistants who are refugees. There are 250 students enrolled, with a wait list of 150. "Our teachers are really working on their social, emotional development, helping them learn language" program director Jennifer Green tells CNN, "so that when they start school someday they'll hit the ground running." Mothers come from about 20 different nations, such as Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Myanmar, also known as Burma. "These women share a common experience of being displaced from their home countries," says Green. "They didn't want to leave their home country...they needed to do it to be safe." The organization also hosts various workshops focused on parenting, health and nutrition. They help mothers become comfortable going to parent-teacher conferences and the doctor's office. "Once women have been through our program, they gain confidence." Green says the women rely on each other for support. "I'm from Burma," refugee mother Hla May tells CNN. "Before 2007 in Burma, its government, it's not good. It's not safe." May has been attending Refugee Family Literacy for five years. Her three sons also are enrolled. May was previously a teacher before coming to the United States as a refugee. Now, she can speak and write English very well, along with other mothers in the program, "We are friends, like we are family ... We walk together. We laugh. We love it together." Green says a common misconception people have about refugees is that they are uneducated or impoverished simply because they fled their country and don't speak English. "Many of the women who come to school here are not illiterate. In fact, they speak three or four languages, just not English," says Green. "Many refugees have a strong education, have strong skill sets, and have so much to offer us in the United States." | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern
Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern (13 June 1532 – 5 February 1579 at Schwarzenfels Castle in Sinntal ) was the daughter of Count Palatine and Duke John II of Simmern and his wife, Margravine Beatrice of Baden. She was Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg by marriage.
Marriage and issue
On 22 November 1551, Helena married Count Philip III of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526–1561). Their combined coat of arms can be seen at the main entrance of the Church of St. Mary in Hanau. However, due to environmental factors, the stone has weathered and is in poor condition.
Philip and Helena had five children:
* 1) Philip Louis I (21 November 1553 – 4 February 1580)
* 2) Dorothea (1556 – 1638)
* 3) Reinhard William (28 September 1557 in Hanau – 17 February 1558) he was buried in the choir of the St. Mary's Church in Hanau.
* 4) John Philip (6 November 1559 – 22 April 1560), also buried in the choir of St. Mary's Church in Hanau
* 5) Maria (1562 – 1605), born posthumously, died unmarried.
Widowhood
After the early death of her husband, she initiated the proceedings before the Supreme Court to establish the guardianship of her son Philip Louis I, who was still a minor. She was not appointed as guardian herself.
Initially, she used Steinau Castle as her widow seat; later she moved to Schwarzenfels Castle, where she died. After her death, her body was transferred to Hanau in a lead coffin, and buried in the Church of St. Mary, next to her husband. | WIKI |
Notoriety (2013 film)
Notoriety is an Iranian movie directed by Masoud Dehnamaki in 2013.
Subject
This movie is about theological issues especially enjoining good and forbidding wrong.
Summary
A beautiful girl named Afsaneh who is living in Downtown has economic problems, and her family offers her to marry to their landlord whose wife had died. One night, she went to see a clergyman (Akbar Abdi). She was tired, and the clergyman let her sleep there for a night. Next morning, clergyman's students see the girl's shoes and think that they have slept together. Gossips spread through the city and the man is forced to leave town.
At the end people find out the true story and ask the man to come back. | WIKI |
What Is the Divine Right Theory of Government?
The divine right theory of government posits that a ruling authority, such as a monarch, derives power directly from God. As a result, the king is not answerable to the aristocracy, the church, the people or anyone else.
According to the divine right theory, any attempt to overthrow the king, limit his powers or go against his will in any way was sacrilege, as it was also an act against God himself. This allowed kings freedom to do whatever they wanted, because only God was able to judge a king. A French political philosopher named Jean Bodin first proposed this theory in the 16th century.
One of the first proponents of the divine right of kings was King James I. Originally known as James VI of Scotland, King James I held the three crowns of Scotland, Ireland and England in the early 17th century. During his reign he sponsored the Bible translation that bears his name, the Authorized King James Version. He wrote a treatise called "The True Law of Free Monarchies," in which he argued that kings were superior to other men and had royal prerogative to impose laws as they saw fit. Across the English Channel, the French King Louis XIV was also a strong advocate of the divine right theory. By the late 18th century, with the American and French revolutions, support for the theory weakened, and by the beginning of the 20th century, the theory was defunct. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Films and Casting TEMPLE pty ltd
Films and Casting TEMPLE Pty Ltd is an Australian-based international film production, film consultancy and casting company based in Fox Studios Australia-Sydney. The company was founded in 2000 by film director Anupam Sharma and is committed to making diverse Australian films for a global audience. The company is recognized for pioneering film links between India and Australia and specialises in Bollywood/Indian cinema.
About
Films and Casting TEMPLE first opened its doors on 30 August 2000. Their first feature film project as Australian producers was Dil Chahta Hai, which was released in 2001. Post this as a consultant production company or Australian production company they produced many renowned Bollywood films such as Koi Mil Gaya, Heyy Babyy, Salaam Namaste, Dhoom, along with international films like the Danish film At Worlds End, Chinese film Love in Hong Kong and Just Dance the TV Series.
In 2000 the late Yash Johar hired TEMPLE for consultancy and location work in Australia for Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
In 2001 and 2002 TEMPLE produced as Australian Production company two of the biggest ads for India which included Bharthi Birth TVC, Scorpio Launch TVC, Hero Honda, Lays chips.
2000 hired by Yash Raj Films to provide specialist crew for Dhoom.
In 2003 TEMPLE was the Australian Production Company for Janansheen.
In 2003 TEMPLE produced and released the first-ever guide to filming in Australia for the Indian film industry. The guide was launched in Mumbai by Australian Tourist Commission.
In 2004, a delegation composed of key players from the Australian entertainment industry including Producer John Winter (‘Rabbit Proof Fence’, ‘Doing Time for Patsy Cline’) who was also heading the delegation, Steve Cooper, M.D of the multi-award-winning Australian post-production company, BEEPS, and Shireen Ardeshir from IDP Education supported by The Australia India Business Council (AIBC) and its film chapter the Australia India Film Arts Media and Entertainment (FAME) Council, along with ausFILM, Australian Film Commission, and various State film bodies initiated by Anupam Sharma owner of Sydney based production company Films and Casting TEMPLE pty ltd was a major player at FRAMES 2004 – the biggest Asian convention on the entertainment business which was held in Mumbai from the 15th to 17 March.
In 2005 Temple was again hired by Dharma for consultancy and location surveys for their film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Yash Raj Films for their film Salaam Namaste.
In 2006 and 2007 TEMPLE was hired as an Australian production company for a series of projects for Australia which included Love Story 2050, Heyy Babyy, Van Heusen Autumn and Spring launch.
2008 Temple was hired by the cult TV Program MTV Roadies to be their Australian Production Company and also produced the promos for Real TV for TACTIC Australia in India.
As part of its initiative to promote film-related professional exchange between India and Australia, Films and Casting TEMPLE's managing director started an Australian film initiative that held its inaugural event, called the Australian Film Festival of India in December 2011. The festival received strong support from film professionals in India as well as Australia, with some well-known people such as Baz Luhrmann, Bill Bennett, John Winter and Hugh Jackman. In 2012, renowned Australian director Bill Bennett announced that his next thriller would be shot in India as a collaborative project. The festival is now in its third year of production and making.
In 2012, Films and Casting TEMPLE was the Australian-based production company for Pramod's Films feature film From Sydney with Love, the debut feature by Prateek Chakravorty. The film features iconic Australian landmarks, and is the first mainstream Bollywood film to name an Australian capital in its title, making it a landmark production for Indian cinema. In 2012, TEMPLE was the Production company and consultant for SBS/ Bollywood Star.
2013 Commissioned by ANMM to produce Indian Aussies being directed by Anupam Sharma. Also in 2013 TEMPLE was Commissioned to direct Jhappi Time campaign the biggest and costliest ad campaign by Destination NSW for India. On 5 December 2013, a group of businessmen of Indian origin established the Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) and signed Films and Casting TEMPLE as the production company to produce their screen content (minimum one feature film and one documentary/television series every 18 months). The fund was established to strengthen the film ties between India and Australia, triggering multimillion-dollar productions and using the Australian 40% producer offset. It is the first private film fund to produce India-centric Australian stories. The fund aims to maintain a local crew of at least 90% Australians and a minimum of 80% local cast. General manager of Films and Casting TEMPLE and filmmaker Anupam Sharma was appointed as the AIFF head of films.
In 2015 the company produced their first feature film UnIndian, directed and written by Anupam Sharma. The film starred the famous Australian cricketer Brett Lee and Bollywood actress Tannishtha Chatterjee.
2016 travelled in India consulting on Spirit of India run and producing The Run.
In 2017, Anupam Sharma produced and directed an award-winning documentary, The Run, which revolved around a politician and ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer run from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
In 2018 at a ceremony hosted by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklan as part of AACTA's Asia International Engagement Program, the NSW Premier announced Anupam Sharma's production companies two new projects Honour and Bollywood Downunder. Distributor Forum Films has signed a first-look deal with the company for Anupam's two confirmed new projects.
Owner
The managing director of Films and Casting TEMPLE is the well-known Indian filmmaker, Anupam Sharma. Anupam opened Films and Casting TEMPLE on 30 August 2000.
Sharma secured a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and has written a number of research papers about media and films, along with a thesis—with distinction—on Indian cinema.
Appointed as one of the ambassadors for Australia Day 2013, and nominated as one of the 50 most influential professionals in the Australian film industry by Encore magazine, Anupam is a filmmaker, an author and an international consultant on Indian cinema.
In 2012, he was the chief judge and advisor for the first ethnic reality series in Australia, Bollywood Star, along with professional photographer/talent spotter Raj Suri and professional dancer Dipti Patil.
In 2011, Sharma launched An Australian Film Initiative to assist in the marketing and promotion of Australian screen culture in non-traditional markets. The initiative began with the first annual Australian Film Festival of India. Annually, the festival exhibits Australian cinema to Indian audiences and has screened in Dehradun, Delhi and Mumbai. Each year, industry professionals support the festival; past supporters include Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and John Winter.
Anupam Sharma made his directorial debut with UnIndian starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee. Sharma has two projects in the making Honour and Bollywood DownUnder, which were both announced in Mumbai last year at a ceremony hosted by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Asia International Engagement Program.
Work
Production:
* Prem Aggan (1998)
* Kadhalar Dinam (1999)
* Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999)
* Yes & No (short) (2000)
* Beti No. 1 (2000)
* Deewane (2000)
* Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000)
* Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
* Hollywood (2003)
* Kitne Door... Kitne Paas (2002)
* Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002)
* Janasheen (2003)
* In Conversation (TV short) (2004)
* Heyy Babyy (2007)
* Love Story 2050 (2008)
* Sankham (2009)
* Victory (2009)
* Orange (2010)
* Just dance 2(video game) (2010)
* Crook (2010)
* We Are Family (2010)
* Love in Space (2011)
* From Sydney with Love (2012)
* Being Lara Bingle (2012)
* Indian Aussies: Terms & Conditions Apply (2013)
* UnIndian (2015)
* The Run (2017)
Other work
2018: Audi ad Virat Kohli
Awards
* The Run won the Best Documentary award at the Newcastle Film Festival
Partnerships
Films and Casting TEMPLE is part of an incentive to promote film relationships between India and Australia. As a result, the company is associated with Global Indian Talent, An Australian Film Initiative and the website Bollywood in Australia, all of which aim to promote the professional relationships between Indian and Australian in the cinematic realm. | WIKI |
How to Fix the Bottom of Your Shopping Cart When It Comes Off – A Step-by-Step Guide
It is necessary to reattach the bottom of the cart.
Bottom Of Cart Came Off
When the bottom of your shopping cart comes off, it can be an unexpected headache. Unexpected because in most cases the bottom was securely attached when it left the store. But over time and with use, sometimes the bottom of a cart can become loose or detached.Dont panic! As unpleasant as this problem may seem to be, its actually quite simple to fix. With the right product, some basic tools, and a few minutes of your time, you can have your shopping cart back in tip-top shape in no time. There are two solutions to this issue. The first is to secure the existing bolt or fastener on the bottom of the cart; second is to replace the entire bottom piece of the cart with a new one. Read on for step by step help for both scenarios–with or without buying replacement parts!
Potential Causes of Bottom of Cart Came Off
There are several potential causes for the bottom of a cart to come off. One of the most common is wear and tear. Over time, the hardware and materials that hold the bottom of a cart together can become worn down or broken due to constant use or contact with other objects. Poor manufacturing can also be a factor, as parts may not be made from durable materials or assembled correctly.
Another cause may be improper use, such as putting too much weight in the cart or using it on uneven surfaces. This can put undue stress on the cart’s bottom and cause it to come off.
Products to Help Fix the Cart
If the bottom of your cart has come off, there are several products that can help you fix it. One of the most important is replacement wheels, which can help restore your cart’s original shape and function. If necessary, you may also need to purchase a hardware kit with nuts, bolts, and other pieces to hold your cart together securely.
How to Assess the Problem Correctly
When assessing why your cart’s bottom came off, it is important to check both the wheelbase and frame carefully. Measurement of axles for wear and tear is also necessary in order to determine if they need replacing as well. If any parts look worn down or damaged beyond repair, they should be replaced with new ones in order for your cart to work correctly again.
Steps To Remove A Damaged Wheel
In order to remove a damaged wheel from your cart, start by taking off any bumper strips or protective coverings from the bottom of the cart first. Then use a wrench or screwdriver bit (if necessary) to unbolt the wheel from its axle shaft. Once removed, dispose of it responsibly so it does not cause further damage when reused elsewhere.
How To Install A Replacement Wheel Onto The Axle Shaft
To install a replacement wheel onto an axle shaft correctly, first make sure that the axle shaft is firmly inserted into the center hole of the new wheel until no further movement is possible. Then securely fasten it in place using either retainer bolt and nut or screw head screwdriver bit (if required). Finally insert cotter pin or circlip into place in order for everything to stay secure once installed onto your cart’s frame again.
Selection criteria for good quality wheels for carts
When selecting the right wheels for a cart, it is important to consider a few different factors. First, you should look at the hub width and diameter. This will determine the overall size of the wheels and how well they will fit onto the cart. You should also look at the type of bearing that is used on the wheel, as well as any ball bearings dimensions that may be necessary. Finally, you should make sure that the materials used in construction are durable enough to withstand regular use. Materials such as rubber, nylon, or plastic are all suitable options.
Installation techniques for replacement wheels on a cart
Replacing wheels on a cart can be a tricky process if not done properly. To ensure a secure installation, it is important to use appropriate tools and techniques. One method is to use a hacksaw blade to cut the edges of any necessary mounting brackets. This will help create an even surface for attaching the new wheel. Additionally, you may need to drill holes into your axle shaft in order to install locking bolts for extra security.
Shopping guide for new replacement carts wheels
When shopping for new replacement wheels for your cart, there are several things you should keep in mind. Firstly, it is important that you measure correctly before making any purchases in order to ensure that your new wheel fits properly onto your cart. Additionally, you should check what type of bearing or ball bearings dimensions are needed in order to make sure that your wheel meets all safety standards and regulations. Lastly, you should always look out for any certification symbols or other quality assurance labels available on product descriptions pages which can provide peace of mind when making your selection.
FAQ & Answers
Q: What can I do if the bottom of my shopping cart came off?
A: If the bottom of your shopping cart came off, it is important to contact your local store manager or customer service representative immediately. They will be able to help guide you on how to get a replacement cart or repairs for the existing one.
Q: What could have caused the bottom of my shopping cart to come off?
A: The most likely cause is wear and tear from regular use over time. If the cart has been in use for an extended period of time, it may have become weak in certain areas and eventually detached from the rest of the cart.
Q: Is there any way to prevent this from happening in the future?
A: There are ways to reduce the likelihood of this happening again. Be sure to inspect your shopping cart carefully before use and look for signs of weakness or damage. If you find any, report it immediately so that repairs can be made. Additionally, be careful not to overload your cart with too many items as this can put unnecessary strain on its structure and increase wear and tear.
Q: Can I still use my shopping cart if it’s missing a part?
A: No, if a part is missing from your shopping cart then it should not be used until it has been repaired or replaced by a qualified technician. This is for safety reasons as a missing part could cause instability while using the cart and lead to injury or damage to products inside the cart.
Q: How long does it usually take for my shopping cart to be replaced or repaired?
A: It typically depends on how quickly you are able to get in touch with customer service or store management and how quickly they can order a replacement part or arrange for repairs. Generally speaking, most carts will either be repaired or replaced within a few days after being reported as damaged or broken.
The bottom of a shopping cart coming off is a common issue when shopping, and it can be easily remedied by either replacing the broken piece or finding a replacement cart. With the right tools and some time, you should be able to get your cart back in shape quickly. Additionally, if the problem occurs more than once, it might be worth considering buying a new cart or looking into more durable materials for the bottom of your current one.
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The war in East Africa is referred to in a few of the letters, but none of the Sladdens were involved in the campaign there.
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda and the Belgian Congo. The main objective for the German forces in East Africa was to force Allied governments to keep military forces and supplies in Africa, rather than send them to fight in Europe. By threatening the important British Uganda Railway, it was hoped British troops would invade East Africa, where a defensive action could be fought. This strategy achieved only mixed results after 1916 as Allied forces became composed almost entirely of South African, Indian and other colonial troops.
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Mastering PostgreSQL UNION: Combining Data for Powerful Insights
In the realm of relational databases, PostgreSQL stands tall as a robust and feature-rich system. Among its many capabilities, PostgreSQL offers the UNION operator, a powerful tool for combining data from multiple tables. Whether you’re a seasoned database administrator or a budding SQL enthusiast, understanding how to leverage UNION can unlock new possibilities for querying and analyzing your data.
Understanding PostgreSQL UNION
The UNION operator in PostgreSQL allows you to merge the results of two or more SELECT queries into a single result set. This can be immensely useful when you need to combine data from different tables that have similar structures.
Here’s a breakdown of how UNION works:
• Compatibility: The UNION operator is used to combine the results of two or more SELECT statements. It’s important to note that the columns in each SELECT statement must have the same data types.
• Duplicates: By default, UNION removes duplicate rows from the final result set. If you wish to retain duplicates, you can use the UNION ALL operator instead.
• Ordering: The order of rows in the final result set is not guaranteed unless you explicitly use the ORDER BY clause.
Example Scenario
Let’s delve into a practical example to illustrate the power of PostgreSQL UNION. Consider a scenario where you have two tables: top_rated_films and most_popular_films. Each table contains information about movies, such as the title and release year. We want to retrieve a unified list of distinct movies across both tables.
Here’s the schema and sample data for our tables:
CREATE TABLE top_rated_films(
title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
release_year SMALLINT
);
CREATE TABLE most_popular_films(
title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
release_year SMALLINT
);
INSERT INTO top_rated_films(title, release_year)
VALUES
('The Shawshank Redemption', 1994),
('The Godfather', 1972),
('The Dark Knight', 2008),
('12 Angry Men', 1957);
INSERT INTO most_popular_films(title, release_year)
VALUES
('An American Pickle', 2020),
('The Godfather', 1972),
('The Dark Knight', 2008),
('Greyhound', 2020);
Querying with UNION
To combine the data from both tables, we can use the UNION operator:
SELECT title, release_year FROM top_rated_films
UNION
SELECT title, release_year FROM most_popular_films;
This query retrieves the titles and release years of movies from both tables, removing any duplicate entries. The resulting dataset will contain a consolidated list of distinct movies across both tables.
Conclusion
The PostgreSQL UNION operator is a valuable tool for aggregating data from multiple sources within your database. Whether you’re merging results from similar tables or combining datasets for analysis, UNION offers flexibility and efficiency in querying your data.
By mastering UNION and other SQL operators, you can elevate your database querying skills and unlock deeper insights from your PostgreSQL databases.
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What Are Your Options After A Failed Spinal Fusion?
by Aug 29, 2019
In 2015, nearly 200,000 lumbar fusion surgeries were performed in the U.S.1 But while the number of surgeries continues to increase, that doesn’t necessarily mean all patients are benefitting from them. In fact, the number of reoperations seems to be rising in proportion to the greater number of surgeries—an indicator that spinal fusion is not as successful as some would like to think.
Does reoperation automatically mean that a fusion has failed? “Failure” could mean different things to different people, depending on the circumstances involved. In this article we’ll examine the multiple meanings of a “failed spinal fusion,” and your options for moving forward if it happens to you.
What is a failed spinal fusion?
When people talk about a failed spinal fusion, they usually mean one of two things:
1. After removal of the joint, solid fusion of the vertebrae was never achieved. This “nonunion” is referred to as pseudoarthrosis, a complication of surgery that often indicates failure.
2. Someone has undergone more than one fusion and, even though the bones have solidly fused, they continue to experience significant pain. For many surgeons, this type of spinal fusion failure is also characterized as “failed back surgery syndrome.” (Patients might consider failed back surgery syndrome to be the result of numerous ineffective surgical procedures—fusion among them.)
Now, let’s look at each of these in more detail.
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Pseudoarthrosis
Pseudoarthrosis is the leading cause of failed spinal fusions.2 In general, this failure of the vertebrae to meld into one solid piece of bone is usually caused by one of the following:
• An infection in the bone that prevents healing from taking place. The risk is low, but if infection does happen, it’s highly likely that normal healing will not be possible.
• Some fixation devices are less effective at promoting fusion than others. However, this complication is happening less frequently as spinal hardware devices become more and more rigid.
• Displacement through activity. If a patient doesn’t appropriately moderate his or her activities post-surgery the hardware may loosen, causing the bones to move around.
• Patient factors play a role with regard to pseudoarthrosis. Smoking, in particular, inhibits healing and increases the risk of a spinal fusion failure.3 Most surgeons require patients to quit smoking before surgery to minimize this risk.
Otherwise healthy, non-smoking patients should fuse more than 90% of the time for a single-level fusion; however, keep in mind that fusing multiple levels at once decreases that percentage.
Patients often ask, “How do I know if my spinal fusion has failed?” In the case of pseudoarthrosis, it’s likely you’ll feel better in the first few weeks after surgery, but over time the motion in that area will cause pain (similar to a broken bone that never heals). An x-ray or CT scan can determine if your fusion is healing properly. And it’s important to note that not all patients experiencing pseudoarthrosis have pain. In these cases, partial healing—producing some bone and fibrous tissue—may be enough to keep the area stable.
Multiple Ineffective Fusions
Another common definition of a failed spinal fusion is continuously experiencing a significant amount of back and leg pain despite multiple fusions.
The failure of fusion to address pain over the long term is evidenced by both the high rate of reoperation, and a growing body of research indicating fusion patients’ continued opioid dependency after surgery.
• Numerous studies have shown that lumbar fusion patients have a high likelihood of reoperation.5, 6 Why? Because problems naturally occur as a result of losing a joint in your spine. Even the removal of a single joint changes the environment of that level, transferring the stress caused by your daily movements to the levels above and below the fused location. The additional burden on those adjacent levels causes them to degenerate more rapidly and become painful in the years following the fusion, increasing the chances you’ll need future surgery to address the pain. (This condition is referred to as adjacent segment degeneration.) As a result, many patients end up having multiple surgeries, exacerbating poor posture, pain, and muscle fatigue.
• While you’d expect that fusion surgery would eliminate your pain—and your need for painkillers—studies have shown that’s not usually the case. For many patients, the use of opioids after fusion surgery (beyond the normal recovery period) is due at least in part to the failure of fusion to relieve pain. One study showed that fewer than one in 10 people taking long-term opioids for back pain before surgery discontinued their medication after lumbar spinal fusion—and some patients who weren’t taking the drugs prior to surgery began doing so after.7 While some long-term usage can certainly be attributed to drug addiction, this trend is also occurring in part due to a continuous cycle of unrelieved pain. (Note, too, that some researchers have found that chronic opioid users also have a higher risk of complications after fusion surgery, making reoperation more likely.)
Failed Spinal Fusion: Your Options For Treatment
For Pseudoarthrosis:
If you’re not experiencing pain as a result of pseudoarthrosis, one option is to not do anything. The condition only needs to be corrected if it isn’t providing the stability your spine needs to function normally.
If you do have pain, you will need to re-stabilized the segment with additional instrumentation. In most cases this will require a new fusion, but some patients can be converted to a motion procedure. Surgeons might also opt to use a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) the second time around. BMP is a protein that encourages bone growth. (It produces chemicals the body produces already but in a higher concentration.) BMP is often not used in the first instance of a spinal fusion because most people heal without it. It can be beneficial, but it also has some potential downsides in that it can produce swelling and/or create bone where it’s not wanted.4
For Multiple Ineffective Fusions:
If you’ve already had multiple fusions and continue to experience back and leg pain, there’s little you can do to reverse the effects of the surgeries that have already been done on your spine. However, you can try to break the cycle by looking into alternatives to another spinal fusion.
Some patients are benefitting from a BalancedBack Total Joint Replacement instead of fusion.
Maintaining mobility in your spine is key to spine health. And while fusion removes a joint and limits mobility—causing more pain—BalancedBack replaces the function of the affected joint, allowing you to keep moving naturally. The new, productive joint allows the levels above and below it to function naturally, reducing the need for future revision surgery.
Plus, BalancedBack allows surgeons to address a wide range of problems that cause back and leg pain, including pinched nerves, spinal stenosis, arthritis in the facet joints, and sagittal imbalance. That means you’re able to solve the root cause of the problem and gain protection against adjacent segment degeneration at the same time.
Even if you’ve had one or more fusions already, BalancedBack may still be an appropriate solution for your condition. So whether you’re considering your first, second, or even third fusion, we encourage you to continue researching your options. Get in touch with us for more information, or schedule a free clinical call to find out if BalancedBack might be a good choice for you.
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A Look Back at Germanic Medieval Monarchies
The Medieval monarchial format can be found in many aspects of the ancient Germanic societies. The kings were chosen by their birth and did not have “unlimited or arbitrary power.” (1) They had to be of royal blood but their power was only what the people had ultimately given them.
Germans allowed the leaders (chiefs) to handle the minor issues without the involvement of the tribe. Yet, the whole tribe along with the leaders handled the larger issues with the king leading the way with his argument. (2) The king was a leader who could not brandish power at a whim. He was a leader who managed the minor issues and looked to the whole tribe to help manage the larger issues with more voices to help direct him. It was teamwork.
Monetary tribute to the king could also be found in the German tribes during that time. When someone was convicted of a crime, they paid a fine of which “half of the fine is paid to the king or to the state.” (3) The king received items of value, cattle or horses in the case of the Germans, to help support him and to give him tribute. His position was acknowledged and supported.
There was no question that the king worked for the people but was also supported by them so they could focus on doing their job.
The Role of the Germanic King
The Germanic monarchial roots can be described as a leader who was supported by the people and who worked with other leaders, chiefs, to help the country through the difficult times. The king was a leader who did not lead alone. The chiefs had a part in the tribe’s leadership and held the king accountable.
The king could not use his power in any manner. Important decisions were brought before the tribal council by the king. The council could reject the king’s proposal or accept it. The king did not have absolute power. (4)
Evolution of the English Monarchy
One of the medieval monarchies that evolved from this Germanic format was the English monarchy. It could be found as early as the ninth century with King Alfred in having the king selected “by the leaders of the community.” (5) This leader was victorious and brave in battle. He was a man to be honored and followed because he fought to win and his people fought for him. (6)
The king only had the power that was granted to him based on his ability to lead and win against the enemy. (7) This was not something to be taken lightly in the German tribes or in medieval England.
Borrowing from Germany
The English government was made up of many courts that presided over the people. This Germanic heritage was kept in various forms when William the Bastard conquered England. (8) Even after the Magna Carta was implemented, the English drew from the Germanic leadership.
The king could not arbitrarily use his power. He was limited by the leaders, barons, who were to take part in the major decisions that affected the country. The people had a say and could not be found at the mercy of the king for any little thing. A process had to be followed, and the king could not be the final judge. (9)
The English monarchy was a medieval version of the Germanic monarchies that established many of the nations of the Middle Ages. The Germanic tribes called for an organized way to rule with power distributed among various leaders. No one leader could take control or use his power to harm the nation.
A leader, allowed to rule by the people and the chiefs, had to be worthy of that leadership and the honor given to him. Though chosen by blood, that same blood didn’t necessarily make a great leader. Much of it had to be learned and accepted. Rulers who refused caused tension and even war.
(1) Tacitus, “Germania,” Medieval Sourcebook, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/tacitus1.html, accessed March 31, 2011.
(5) Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages: A Completely Revised and Expanded Edition of Medieval History, (New York: Harper Perennial, 1994), 95.
(7) Cantor, 164.
(8) Ibid, 278.
(9) Ibid, 452–454. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Which will good platform to perform anaconda navigation or other and install the package on anaconda ide
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Hey, @Daulat,
We use Anaconda Navigator to launch an application. After that, you need to create and run a simple Python program with Spyder and Jupyter Notebook.
First, you need to open Navigator, if you are working with Windows, you need to Start menu, click the Anaconda Navigator desktop app.
• With Linux: Open a terminal window and type anaconda-navigator. Now Run Python in Spyder IDE. If you already have Spyder installed, you can jump right to the Launch step.
• Launch Spyder by clicking Spyder’s Launch button.
• In the new file on the left, delete any placeholder text, then type or copy/paste print("Hello Anaconda").
• In the top menu, click File - Save As and name your new program hello.py.
• Run your new program by clicking the triangle Run button.
• You can see your program’s output in the bottom right Console pane.
Regarding installing the package on anaconda IDE:
The Python Spyder IDE comes as a default implementation along with Anaconda Python distribution. This is not just the recommended method, but also the easiest one. Follow the steps given below to install the Python Spyder IDE::
• Go to the official Anaconda website using the following link: https://www.anaconda.com
• Click on the Download option on the top right as shown below:
• Once the installer is downloaded, you can see a dialog box for the Setup. Complete the Setup and click on Finish.
• Then, search for Anaconda Navigator in the search bar of your system and launch Spyder. Once launched, you will see a screen.
This was about your doubt and to know more about how other things are going to work, then you can go through this: https://www.edureka.co/blog/spyder-ide/#installation
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Anne Chislett (born December 22, 1942) is a Canadian playwright.
Biography
Born and raised in St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Chislett studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Columbia. She taught high school English and drama in Ontario before becoming a full-time playwright in 1980. Chislett is a co-founder of the Blyth Festival and was its artistic director from 1998 to 2002.
Among her most famous pieces are The Tomorrow Box (1980) and Quiet in the Land (1981). Quiet in the Land won both the Governor General's Award for Drama and the Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1983. Her 1996 play Flippin' In won the Chalmers Canadian Play Award for Young Audiences. 2000's Not Quite the Same was nominated for both Dora Mavor Moore and Chalmers awards. Her works Yankee Notions and Venus Sucked In: A Post-Feminist Comedy were performed on the CBC Radio program Morningside.
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This is a timeline of the development of and controversy over Israeli settlements.
1967
* The cease-fire agreement following the 1967 Six-Day War leaves Israel in control of a number of areas captured during hostilities.
* From Jordan, Israel gains control of the entire western bank of the Jordan River, including parts of Jerusalem previously controlled by Jordan - East Jerusalem, and the West Bank.
* From Egypt, Israel gains control of the entire Sinai peninsula up to the Suez Canal, and the Gaza strip.
* From Syria, Israel gains control of most of the Golan Heights, since 1981, administered under the Golan Heights Law.
* Original Israeli policy at that time was to deny any Jewish settlement of these areas or even Jewish resettlement of specific locations where Jews had resided up until the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (see: List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war). Many attempts were made by Gush Emunim to establish outposts or resettle former Jewish areas, and initially the Israeli government forcibly disbanded these settlements. However, in the absence of peace talks to determine the future of these and other occupied territories, Israel ceased the enforcement of the original ban on settlement.
* The municipal borders of Jerusalem are extended to include all of the Old City as well as other areas. Residents within the new municipal borders are offered the choice between citizenship (subject to a few restrictions) and permanent residency (if they wished to retain their Jordanian passports). This annexation has never been recognized by any other country.
* The Sinai, Gaza Strip, and West Bank are put under Israeli military occupation. Residents are not offered citizenship or residency, though they typically have de facto work permits within Israel and freedom of travel there.
1978
* Israel forcibly evacuates its citizens from the Sinai and demolishes their homes as the area is returned to Egypt pursuant to the Camp David Accords. The last Israeli community in the area, Yamit, is evacuated by early 1982.
1980
* The Knesset asserted Jerusalem's status as the nation's "eternal and indivisible capital" by passing the Jerusalem Law.
* The UN declared the Jerusalem Law "null and void", and the Security Council in resolution 465 ordered Israel to dismantle the settlements.
1981
December
* Israel extends its law to the Golan Heights, passing the Golan Heights Law, which grants permanent residency, ID cards, and Israeli citizenship to the residents, but does not formally annex the territory.
2003
April
* Israel and the Palestinians agree to the Road map for peace plan, in which Israel undertakes to freeze settlement building to accompany unconditional cessation of violence by the Palestinians.
2004
* The Israeli Government and Parliament approve the evacuation of the Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip and four settlements from northern Samaria." Nurit Kliot, "Resettlement of Refugees in Finland and Cyprus: A Comparative Analysis and Possible Lessons for Israel", in Arie Marcelo Kacowicz, Pawel Lutomski. Population Resettlement in International Conflicts: A Comparative Study, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 57.
2005
March
* The Sasson report finds that that Israeli state bodies have been discreetly diverting millions of shekels to build West Bank settlements and outposts that were illegal under Israeli law.
August
* All settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the northern West Bank
* (or northern Samaria)
* (or northern Samaria)
* (or northern Samaria)
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are forcibly evacuated as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.
* "Instead, he chose total disengagement from Gaza and the dismantlement of four settlements in northern Samaria." Zvi Shtauber, Yiftah Shapir. The Middle East Strategic Balance 2005-2006, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, p. 123.
* "Prior to forming his new coalition with the Labor Party, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon strong-armed members of his Likud cabinet to support Labor's idea of unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and four settlements in northern Samaria." Getz, Leonard. "Likudniks Against Sharon: Rebels or Loyalists?", The Jewish Exponent, 01-13-2005.
* "Understandably so: in the end, the Gaza withdrawal took all of six days while the pullout from four settlements in northern Samaria was accomplished in a single day." Zelnick, Robert. Israel's Unilaterialism: Beyond Gaza, Hoover Press, 2006, p. 157.
* "The four West Bank settlements that Israel is evacuating are all located in the biblical Land of Israel — territory that observant Jews believe was promised to the Jewish people in the Old Testament. The area of the West Bank, known as northern Samaria, was inhabited by the tribe of Menashe, one of the 10 tribes of Israel that were forced into exile." "Biblical significance of West Bank settlements", International Herald Tribune, August 23, 2005.
* "Others not only support comprehensive talks but call for abandonment of Israel’s plan to disengage from Gaza and four settlements in northern Samaria." Sofaer, Abraham D. "Disengagement First", Hoover Digest 2005 No. 1, Hoover Institution.
* "In August 2005, Israel vacated the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip--mainly in Gush Katif--as well as four settlements in northern Samaria." Inbari, Motti. "Fundamentalism in crisis - the response of the Gush Emunim rabbinical authorities to the theological dilemmas raised by Israel's Disengagement plan", Journal of Church and State, Autumn, 2007.
2007
December
* Israel decides to build 300 more Israeli homes in the Har Homa neighborhood of East Jerusalem, near Bethlehem. The move was condemned by the United States and the European Union.
2008
March
* The Jerusalem municipality announces plans to build 600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice states in response that settlement expansion should stop and was inconsistent with 'road map' obligations.
2009
June August
* Us President Barack Obama makes his famous Cairo speech in which he says "The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements".
* US President Barack Obama demands a complete freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Israeli government agrees to a freeze in the West Bank. Peace Now argues that Israel is attempting to fool the United States. On 25 August 2009 Netanyahu says that he will attempt to gain an agreement with the U.S. to continue building settlements before attempting to talk with the Palestinians. On 28 August 2009 US officials said they would not impose conditions on the parties, but that it would be up to the parties themselves to determine if the threshold for talks had been met. Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar defended the freeze as an attempt to "protect the vital interests - Jerusalem and the relationship with the United States - and to avoid national isolation, because we won't be able to do the things close to our hearts while under international isolation."
September
* Hamas leader Khalid Meshaal called Israel's proposal to temporarily halt settlement construction in exchange for improved relations with Arab countries "Dangerous", as he viewed it as an attempt to avoid US demands. The Hamas leader's opposition to the Israeli proposal was supported by Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa.
November
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December
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[No. E030620.
Fourth Dist., Div. Two.
Jan. 23, 2003.]
EDWARD J. FITTANTE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PALM SPRINGS MOTORS, INC., Defendant and Respondent.
Counsel
Stanley M. Becker for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Law Offices of Joseph A. Gibbs, Mark W. Edelstein and Renell E. Burch for Defendant and Respondent.
Opinion
WARD, J.
Plaintiff and appellant Edward J. Fittante (plaintiff) appeals a final judgment dismissing his wrongful termination action against his employer, defendant and respondent Palm Springs Motors, Inc. (the employer). The trial court had instead sent the matter to arbitration. In the context of granting the employer’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s employment dispute, the court also denied plaintiffs motion to require the employer to pay the arbitrator’s fees.
Plaintiff asserts that the arbitration agreement, required as a condition of employment, was invalid as an unconscionable adhesion contract, under Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., Mercuro v. Superior Court, and Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc. We discern differences between the arbitration agreement at issue here and those involved in the cited cases that ameliorate the perceived oppressive conditions and effects that rendered those agreements unconscionable. Accordingly, we conclude, except for one severable portion, that the arbitration agreement is valid and enforceable. We do agree with plaintiff, however, that vindication of his unwaivable statutory rights claim under Labor Code section 970 mandates that the employer bear the cost of the arbitrator’s fees. We shall therefore reverse the order compelling arbitration with directions for modification, to make clear both that the employer must bear the costs of arbitration, and that the purported appeal clause is invalid.
Facts and Procedural History
As of March 1, 1996, plaintiff was employed as a mechanic or service technician at an automobile dealership in Beverly Hills, California. On March 1, 1996, plaintiff applied for a similar position with the employer, an automobile dealer in Palm Springs.
The job application consisted of several pages. Plaintiff signed the last page of the application, entitled “Applicant’s Statement and Agreement” (applicant’s statement). The applicant’s statement included a provision for arbitration of disputes between the employee and the company. It is that arbitration provision which is at issue here.
The employer’s service director showed plaintiff data indicating that work of the specialized kind that plaintiff performed was plentiful, and that he therefore could expect an income at least equal to that he was earning in Beverly Hills.
Plaintiff quit his Beverly Hills job and moved his family to the desert on the strength of the employer’s representations. After he started working in Palm Springs, plaintiff discovered the representations were false. Plaintiff stayed on the job, even at a reduced income, because he “had very little choice financially.”
Plaintiff worked for the employer from March of 1996 through February 19, 1998. The employer terminated plaintiff on the latter date, allegedly because plaintiff had defrauded a vehicle repair customer.
Plaintiff filed suit against the employer, alleging causes of action for fraud in the inducement, defamation, and wrongful termination in violation of public policy under Labor Code section 970 (fraudulently inducing an employee to move to take employment).
The employer responded to the action by filing a petition to compel arbitration. The court granted this petition and stayed plaintiffs action pending resolution by binding arbitration. Plaintiff then sought a clarifying order that the employer should be required to bear the entire cost of the arbitrator’s fees. Plaintiff argued that the arbitration agreement was silent on the matter, and that his action included a statutory rights claim. The California Supreme Court in Armendariz had held that, where the employer exacts an agreement to binding arbitration as a condition of employment, the employee may not be required to pay unreasonable costs and arbitration fees when vindicating statutory rights. The trial court denied the motion to require the employer to pay the arbitrator’s fees and dismissed plaintiffs action with prejudice.
Plaintiff now appeals.
Analysis
I. Standard of Review
We are here concerned with an arbitration agreement in an employment context. The arbitration agreement is subject to the same rules of construction as any other contract, including the applicability of any contract defenses.
A motion to compel arbitration is, in essence, a request for specific performance of a contractual agreement. The trial court is therefore called upon to determine whether there is a duty to arbitrate the matter; necessarily, the court must examine and construe the agreement, at least to a limited extent. Determining the validity of the arbitration agreement, as with any other contract, “ ‘is solely a judicial function unless it turns upon the credibility of extrinsic evidence; accordingly, an appellate court is not bound by a trial court’s construction of a contract based solely upon the terms of the instrument without the aid of evidence.’ [Citation.]” Here, no extrinsic evidence was presented concerning the validity of the agreement itself. Thus, we review any validity determination de novo.
As part and parcel of our review, we are concerned not only with validity in the sense of proper contract formalities, but also with defenses to the enforceability of a facially valid agreement. Put another way, an arbitration agreement is subject to the same defenses applicable to all contract disputes, including fraud, duress, or unconscionability. Whether an arbitration agreement is unconscionable is also a matter of law for the court, and therefore is also subject to de novo review.
II. Plaintiff’s Contentions
Plaintiff attacks the validity of the arbitration agreement on several grounds. First, he appears to argue that the arbitration clause is too vague to be valid or enforceable. Second, he argues that the agreement constitutes an unconscionable adhesion contract. We conclude, (1) that the arbitration agreement is not unlawfully vague. We also determine (2) that the arbitration agreement is an adhesion contract. That determination begins, however, and does not end, our inquiry. On the question of the validity of the arbitration agreement, as a contract of adhesion, we further hold that, (a) except as to the “appeal” provisions, plaintiff has failed to show the agreement is unconscionable; (b) the “appeal” provision is severable from the remainder of the arbitration agreement; and (c) the remainder of the arbitration agreement is properly enforceable.
Another, preliminary, issue is implicit throughout plaintiffs argument, but not separately articulated as such. Plaintiff has alleged a cause of action asserting an unwaivable statutory right. The California Supreme Court in Armendariz held that, where such statutory claims are subject to a mandatory employment arbitration agreement, the arbitration procedure must allow the employee to vindicate the statutorily protected right in the arbitral forum. Thus, certain minimum procedural requirements must be met. The arbitration agreement is lawful if it: “ ‘(1) provides for neutral arbitrators, (2) provides for more than minimal discovery, (3) requires a written award, (4) provides for all of the types of relief that would otherwise be available in court, and (5) does not require employees to pay either unreasonable costs or any arbitrators’ fees or expenses as a condition of access to the arbitration forum.’ ”
The employer responds that Armendariz applies solely to claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Because plaintiff has not raised a claim under FEHA, the Armendariz factors do not apply.
We turn first to the question of the “Armendariz factors” and their applicability to plaintiff’s statutory rights claim.
ITT. The Arbitration Agreement Satisfies the Armendariz Requirements
A. Plaintiff Has Asserted a Statutory Right Subject to Armendariz Analysis
One of plaintiff’s claims is that he was fraudulently induced to move to take employment, in violation of Labor Code section 970.
Although some statutory rights may be waived, other statutory rights are deemed unwaivable. As the California Supreme Court pointed out in Armendariz, “arbitration agreements that encompass unwaivable statutory rights must be subject to particular scrutiny.” Agreements which have as their object “directly or indirectly, to exempt anyone from responsibility for his own fraud, or willful injury to the person or property of another, or violation of law, whether willful or negligent, are against the policy of the law.” Thus, while “[a]ny one may waive the advantage of a law intended solely for his [or her] benefitf, . . .] a law established for a public reason cannot be contravened by a private agreement.”
The court found, naturally, that “the statutory rights established by the FEHA are ‘for a public reason.’ ” The FEHA expressly declares as public policy the protection of the rights of all citizens to seek and maintain employment and housing without invidious discrimination.
Similarly, we conclude that Labor Code section 970 was enacted “for a public reason,” and to vindicate a public policy. Its original purpose was “to protect migrant workers from the abuses heaped upon them by unscrupulous employers and potential employers, especially involving false promises made to induce migrant workers to move in the first instance.” The language of the statute is by no means restricted to agricultural laborers, however, and thus has been properly applied to other kinds of employment. Rules against fraud and abuse by unscrupulous employers inure to the benefit of the public generally, not merely to a particular employer or employee. The court in Mercuro v. Superior Court recognized that an employee’s statutory rights under both the FEHA and Labor Code section 970 are unwaivable. It would be contrary to public policy for an employer to exempt itself from compliance with Labor Code section 970 by the expedient of requiring waiver as a condition of employment. Consequently, an employee’s statutory rights under Labor Code section 970 are subject to Armendariz analysis. That is, any mandatory arbitration of employee grievances must be capable of vindicating the statutory right protected by Labor Code section 970.
B. The Arbitration Agreement Satisfies the Armendariz Criteria
An arbitration procedure passes muster under Armendariz if it “ ‘(1) provides for neutral arbitrators, (2) provides for more than minimal discovery, (3) requires a written award, (4) provides for all of the types of relief that would otherwise be available in court, and (5) does not require employees to pay either unreasonable costs or any arbitrators’ fees or expenses as a condition of access to the arbitration forum. . . .’ ”
i. The Arbitration Agreement Provides for Neutral Arbitrators
The arbitration clause here satisfies the first criterion. It incorporates the arbitration rules of the Federal Arbitration Act, and the procedures of the California Arbitration Act, each of which require neutral arbitrators. In addition, the agreement provides that any arbitrator selected shall be a retired California superior court judge. Retired superior court judges are trained and well versed in the precepts and practices of neutral decision-making.
ii. The Agreement Provides for Appropriate Discovery
The arbitration agreement provides for “more than minimal” discovery. It states that the arbitration shall be conducted “in conformity with the procedures of the California Arbitration Act (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. Sec. 1280 et seq., including section 1283.05 and all other rights to discovery) . . . .” (Italics added.) Code of Civil Procedure section 1283.05 provides for depositions and production of evidence, including producing documents, such as files, books and records, and producing persons to testify. It further provides for penalties and sanctions to enforce discovery obligations.
iii. The Agreement Implicitly, or by Incorporation, Provides for a Written Award
The arbitration agreement does not expressly provide for a written arbitration award, but the California Arbitration Act, in Code of Civil Procedure section 1283.4, does so provide.
iv. Remedies Are Not Restricted
Neither the arbitration agreement nor the Federal Arbitration Act or the California Arbitration Act makes explicit provision for the types of remedies afforded; by the same token, no provision explicitly restricts the remedies provided. Implicitly, therefore, the arbitration agreement here complies with the requirement under Armendariz that all types of relief otherwise available in court be afforded to vindicate plaintiffs statutory rights.
v. The Agreement May Be Construed So That the Employee Is Not Required to Bear Unreasonable Costs or Arbitrators ’ Fees or Expenses
The sticking point, for purposes of our analysis here, is the final requirement, that the employee not be required to bear unreasonable costs or to pay arbitrators’ fees as a condition of access to the arbitral forum.
At the time the court granted the employer’s petition to compel arbitration, plaintiff sought an order that the employer be required to bear the costs of arbitration. The employer opposed the request on the ground that the Armendariz factors applied only to statutory claims under the FEHA, and that plaintiff here had raised no such claim. The court apparently agreed with the employer’s interpretation of Armendariz, because it denied plaintiffs request that the employer be required to pay the arbitrator’s fees.
We conclude that the trial court erred.
The employer’s argument against the requested order was essentially the same argument with which we began our analysis: that Armendariz applies solely to statutory claims under the FEHA, and that, because plaintiff has raised no FEHA claim, Armendariz does not apply. We have already rejected that argument. By its own terms, Armendariz applies to any mandatory employment arbitration agreement which purports to subject unwaivable statutory rights claims to arbitration.
An unwaivable statutory right is one enacted for a public purpose, and may be recognized by the test question, would it contravene public policy to allow the parties to exact a waiver of its protection? Labor Code section 970 was manifestly enacted for a public purpose, to prevent unscrupulous treatment of employees who are induced to move on the promise of employment. It would also contravene public policy—i.e., it would entirely vitiate the public purpose of its enactment-—if employers were allowed to exact an exemption from its provisions as a condition of employment. Employers should not be permitted to circumvent the statutory policy and insulate themselves from liability for the precise fraudulent, oppressive or unscrupulous conduct against which the statute is designed to protect. Plaintiff’s claim under Labor Code section 970 meets this test.
The arbitration agreement itself is silent on the payment of arbitration fees. Instead, it incorporates the procedures of the California Arbitration Act. The California Arbitration Act, in Code of Civil Procedure section 1284.2, provides that, unless agreed otherwise, “each party to the arbitration shall pay his [or her] pro rata share of the expenses and fees of the neutral arbitrator, together with other expenses of the arbitration incurred or approved by the neutral arbitrator, ...”
It has been held, however, that Code of Civil Procedure section 1284.2 is a default provision, which must yield to other statutory imperatives. For example, in Armendariz itself, the California Supreme Court pointed out that requiring an employee to bear significant costs, which would not be required if the same claim were brought in court, would operate to discourage and burden the exercise of statutory FEHA rights. An employee pursuing FEHA claims in court would not be required to incur the direct cost of paying for the judge to hear the case or to rent a courtroom. Even the prospect of having to incur such costs would unduly discourage the exercise of the statutory right. Accordingly, “when an employer imposes mandatory arbitration as a condition of employment, the arbitration agreement or arbitration process cannot generally require the employee to bear any type of expense that the employee would not be required to bear if he or she were free to bring the action in court.”
Armendariz characterized its principle, that an employer “cannot generally require the employee to bear any type of expense that the employee would not be required to bear if he or she were free to bring the action in court,” as a “rule” that would “ensure that employees bringing [unwaivable statutory] claims will not be deterred by costs greater than the usual costs incurred during litigation, costs that are essentially imposed on an employee by the employer.” Thus, in cases where an employer requires an employee to arbitrate his or her claims, including statutory claims, the agreement must be interpreted (in the absence of any express terms to the contrary) to require the employer to pay any unusual costs associated with arbitration, such as the arbitrator’s fees.
Naturally, as Armendariz held, such costs as filing fees and other similar and usual administrative costs, are common to both court and administrative proceedings, and are therefore “‘not problematic.’” But costs uniquely associated with arbitration, such as payment of the arbitrator’s fees and room rental—equivalent to paying a judge’s salary and courtroom costs—are not imposed directly on litigants in state or federal courts. Such unique costs must be borne by the employer, if the arbitration agreement may be so interpreted.
Here, to reiterate, the arbitration agreement is silent on the payment of fees, and merely incorporates the California Arbitration Act provisions. The relevant California Arbitration Act provision, Code of Civil Procedure section 1284.2, is a “default” provision which must yield to a more specific legislative intent. In the case of unwaivable statutory rights, the Legislature has deemed the policy underlying the relevant statute important enough to prohibit evasion by exculpatory waivers. In such cases, the “default” provision for pro rata sharing of arbitration expenses cannot apply.
Nothing in the present arbitration agreement prevents an interpretation consistent with the mandates of Armendariz. There are no express provisions which provide for the payment of fees and costs. The agreement is capable of construction consistent with the dictates of Armendariz. It thus satisfies, and does not contravene, the fifth Armendariz factor.
Because the arbitration agreement complies with the requirements of Armendariz, it may properly be enforced, even though it was required as a condition of employment.
IV. The Arbitration Agreement Is Not Unlawfully Vague
Plaintiff urges that several terms of the arbitration agreement are vague, and that the agreement as a whole is therefore unenforceable. For example, plaintiff posits that the arbitration agreement’s exemption for “exclusively monetary claims of less than $5,000” is vague because the term “exclusively monetary claims” is not defined, and no provisions explain whether claims of the same class may, or must, be aggregated. He also suggests that the agreement’s provision for arbitration of “any dispute or controversy” requiring or allowing “resort to any court or other governmental dispute resolution forum” could be interpreted to require, e.g., workers’ compensation claims or unemployment insurance claims, to be arbitrated.
Plaintiff further complains of the scope of the agreement, as purporting to cover disputes not only between the employee and the company, but including the employer’s “owners, directors, and officers, and parties affiliated with its employee benefit and health plans,” which “aris[e] from, relate[] to, or hav[e] any relationship or connection whatsoever with” the employee’s “seeking employment with, employment by, or any other association with,” the employer. Plaintiff argues that the agreement is so broad as to “define[] away [his] right of access to the [c]ourts even as to matters outside of his employment, and as against persons or entities who are unknown to [him] for whose actions [the employer] is not liable as well as matters well outside the scope of [plaintiffs] employment.”
Plaintiff also attacks the arbitration agreement’s provision that proceedings in arbitration must be governed by “controlling law,” excepting, however, any “notions of ‘just cause,’ ” as unduly restrictive of the proper “controlling law” governing certain claims.
We find it unnecessary to dwell on plaintiffs claims of vagueness or overbreadth, inasmuch as they present only phantasms in the present context. Plaintiffs claims here all arise unquestionably out of his employment or application for employment with the employer. “ ‘Just cause’ is a term of art as employed in Collective Bargaining Agreements. Attendant upon that term are established concepts of industrial fairness and due process of both a substantive and procedural nature.” Plaintiffs claims do not involve a collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator, who must be a retired superior court judge, is charged with the duty to apply the applicable rules of law, and the employee retains all of his or her legal and equitable remedies. Under these conditions, the preclusion of consideration of “just cause” provisions of collective bargaining agreements does not affect the powers of the arbitrator to afford complete relief under “controlling law.” The arbitration agreement presents no issues of vagueness respecting the claims or theories plaintiff has alleged.
V. The Arbitration Agreement Is Generally Enforceable
Plaintiff contends that, even if the arbitration agreement satisfies the Armendariz requirements, it is nevertheless an unconscionable adhesion contract, and therefore unenforceable. We agree with plaintiff that the contract is adhesive, but, with one specific term, hold that it is not unconscionable. With respect to the single invalid term, the so-called appeal provision, we conclude that it is severable from the remainder of the agreement.
A. The Arbitration Agreement Is an Adhesion Contract
A contract of adhesion, generally speaking, is “ ‘a standardized contract, which, imposed and drafted by the party of superior bargaining strength, relegates to the subscribing party only the opportunity to adhere to the contract or reject it.’ [Citation.]”
The arbitration agreement, contained within a standardized employment application, was presented to plaintiff on a “take it or leave it” basis. The employer “unquestionably had superior bargaining strength”; it proffered “preprinted documents, cast in generic language,” and there was no opportunity to negotiate. Had plaintiff refused to sign the form, his application undoubtedly would not have been considered. The employment application, including the arbitration agreement, meets the definition of an adhesion contract.
B. Except for the “Appeal” Provisions, the Arbitration Agreement Was Not Unconscionable
Describing a contract as one of adhesion does not, however, affect its enforceability. Rather, an adhesion contract remains fully enforceable unless (1) the provision falls outside the reasonable expectations of the weaker party, or (2) the provision is unduly oppressive or unconscionable. Plaintiff asserts both that the arbitration agreement was outside the reasonable expectations of a lay employee applicant, and that its terms are unconscionable.
1. We Do Not Consider Plaintiff’s Argument That the Arbitration Is Outside the Expectations of the Weaker Party
Plaintiff argues that the arbitration agreement is outside the reasonable expectations of an applicant for employment; he iterates essentially the same vagueness and overbreadth argument he raised earlier. Plaintiff’s claims here are plainly within matters which may reasonably be expected to be covered by a proper employment arbitration agreement. That some hypothetical claims might be beyond the reasonable expectations of the adhering party is no reason to reject its application to a matter which is clearly within the reasonable expectations of the parties.
2. The Arbitration Agreement Is Not, in General, Unconscionable
“In determining whether an arbitration clause is unconscionable, courts generally apply a two-prong test. [Citations.] They determine whether the clause is procedurally unconscionable and whether it is substantively unconscionable.”
“[U]nconscionability has both a ‘procedural’ and a ‘substantive’ element. [Citations.] ffl] The procedural element focuses on two factors: ‘oppression’ and ‘surprise.’ [Citations.] ‘Oppression’ arises from an inequality of bargaining power which results in no real negotiation and ‘an absence of meaningful choice.’ [Citations.] ‘Surprise’ involves the extent to which the supposedly agreed-upon terms of the bargain are hidden in a prolix printed form drafted by the party seeking to enforce the disputed terms. [Citations.]” The substantive prong of unconscionability encompasses “ ‘overly harsh’ or ‘one-sided’ results.” Stated another way, “[t]he substantive component of unconscionability looks to whether the contract allocates the risks of the bargain in an objectively unreasonable or unexpected manner.” Both procedural and substantive unconscionability must be present to deny enforcement to the contract, but there may be an inverse relation between the two components, “such that the greater the unfair surprise or inequality of bargaining power, the less unreasonable the risk reallocation which will be tolerated.”
The procedural component of unconscionability was present here. “Oppression” results from inequality of bargaining position and the lack of negotiation or meaningful choice. Plaintiff clearly had no opportunity to negotiate the arbitration agreement; he was presented with the employment application, containing the agreement, on a “take it or leave it” basis. Such employment applications and arbitration agreements are common, not only in plaintiffs industry, but in many others as well. The employer was clearly in the superior bargaining position. Plaintiff had no meaningful choice; he could accept the agreement or forgo employment. “Surprise” was also present; all the terms of the arbitration agreement were “hidden in a prolix printed form drafted by the party seeking to enforce the disputed terms.” The employer may not itself have drafted the printed form, but the form was obviously drafted and offered in a preprinted guise for the use of employers. The arbitration clause, though hidden “in plain sight,” is nonetheless hidden for purposes of this analysis. It is only one of several provisions in a dense, single-spaced page at the end of the five-page employment application. While it appears to be in bold type, so are several other provisions; the typeface is quite small, and not otherwise distinguished from any of the other provisions of the employment application. There are no headings or other obvious indications that an applicant is giving up significant legal rights.
On the other hand, substantive unconscionability has not been shown, except with respect to the so-called appeal provision. Unlike other mandatory employment arbitration agreements, most of the provisions of the instant agreement are bilateral in form.
The arbitration agreement found unconscionable in Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc., required employees to arbitrate their claims against the employer, but allowed the employer to opt out of arbitration for its own claims. The arbitration clause restricted discovery, judicial review, and damages as to employee claims, without so restricting the company’s claims against employees. “The Stirlen court did not hold that all lack of mutuality in a contract of adhesion was invalid. ‘We agree a contract can provide a “margin of safety” that provides the party with superior bargaining strength a type of extra protection for which it has a legitimate commercial need without being unconscionable. [Citation.] However, unless the “business realities” that create the special need for such an advantage are explained in the contract itself, which is not the case here, it must be factually established.’ ”
Similarly, in Kinney v. United Healthcare Services, Inc. the court concluded an arbitration agreement compelling the employee, but not the employer, to submit to arbitration, was unconscionable. “Faced with the issue of whether a unilateral obligation to arbitrate is unconscionable, we conclude that it is. The party who is required to submit his or her claims to arbitration foregoes the right, otherwise guaranteed by the federal and state Constitutions, to have those claims tried before a jury. [Citations.] Further, except in extraordinary circumstances, that party has no avenue of review for an adverse decision, even if that decision is based on an error of fact or law that appears on the face of the ruling and results in substantial injustice to that party. [Citation.] By contrast, the party requiring the other to waive these rights retains all of the benefits and protections the right to a judicial forum provides. Given the basic and substantial nature of the rights at issue, we find that the unilateral obligation to arbitrate is itself so one-sided as to be substantively unconscionable.”
The arbitration agreement in Mercuro also required arbitration of all or most claims of interest to employees, but the company reserved to itself the right to litigate claims against the employees in the courts. Not surprisingly, the court held such a one-sided agreement unconscionable.
The California Supreme Court in Armendariz concluded that mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts must have some “modicum of bilaterality” to avoid substantive unconscionability. “If the arbitration system established by the employer is indeed fair, then the employer as well as the employee should be willing to submit claims to arbitration. Without reasonable justification for this lack of mutuality, arbitration appears less as a forum for neutral dispute resolution and more as a means of maximizing employer advantage. Arbitration was not intended for this purpose.”
A “modicum of bilaterality” appears in the arbitration agreement at issue here. Nominally, at least, both the employer and plaintiff are bound to submit their claims to arbitration, subject to the same rules and procedures, and the same advantages and disadvantages.
3. The “Appeal” Provision Is Unfairly One-sided
The appeal provision is the one exception to our finding of acceptable bilaterality. The arbitration agreement provides that “at either party’s request, awards exceeding $50,000.00 shall be subject to reversal, modification, or reduction following review of the record and arguments of the parties by a second arbitrator who shall, as far as practicable, proceed according to the law and procedures applicable to appellate review by the California Court of Appeal of a civil judgment following court trial.”
Although this provision applies facially to both parties, plaintiff urges, with some force, that mutuality is largely illusory. Although it is conceivable that an employer might have some claims against an employee which would result in a monetary award, including the possibility of an award of over $50,000, such claims would be rare.
In Saika v. Gold the court refused to enforce an arbitration agreement between a doctor and a patient which purportedly allowed either party to seek trial de novo of any award over $25,000. Although formally bilateral, the court held “the practical effect of the clause is to tilt the playing field in favor of the doctor.” As the Armendariz court later stated, the objectionable review clause “was tantamount to making arbitration binding when the patient lost the arbitration but not binding if the patient won a significant money judgment.” “In sum, while the trial de novo clause in the present case purports to apply to both parties, it is the same ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ proposition that the court condemned in Beynon.”
By parity of reasoning with Saika, the “appeal” clause here is unconscionably one-sided. It effectively “renders arbitration an illusory remedy for one party.” Public policy favoring arbitration is “manifestly undermined by provisions in arbitration clauses which seek to make the arbitration process itself an offensive weapon in one party’s arsenal.” Such unconscionable provisions are unenforceable.
4. The Appeal Provision May Be Severed from the Remainder of the Arbitration Agreement
The invalidity of the appeal provision does not necessarily render the entire arbitration agreement unenforceable, however. Civil Code section 1670.5, subdivision (a) provides in relevant part: “[i]f the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any clause of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.”
As Armendariz instructs, “[t]wo reasons for severing or restricting illegal terms rather than voiding the entire contract appear implicit in case law. The first is to prevent parties from gaining undeserved benefit or suffering undeserved detriment as a result of voiding the entire agreement—particularly when there has been full or partial performance of the contract. [Citations.] Second, more generally, the doctrine of severance attempts to conserve a contractual relationship if to do so would not be condoning an illegal scheme. [Citations.]” Both these policies are better served here by severance, rather than invalidation of the entire agreement.
Existing precedent is consistent with severance of such an appeal clause. Saika “involved an arbitration agreement with a provision that would make the arbitration nonbinding if the arbitration award were $25,000 or greater. In Beynon v. Garden Grove Medical Group, supra, 100 Cal.App.3d 698, 712-713, a provision of the arbitration agreement gave one party, but not the other, the option of rejecting the arbitrator’s decision. The courts in both instances concluded, in Saika implicitly, in Beynon explicitly, that the offending clause was severable from the rest of the arbitration agreement.”
We see no reason why the appeal provision should not be severable from the remainder of the arbitration agreement. The balance of the provisions are not unduly one-sided, so as to betray merely a desire to maximize advantage to the employer at the expense of the .employee. Both parties are bound to the same rules, procedures, limits, advantages and disadvantages of arbitration generally. The appeal clause affects only a postaward proceeding, not the general conduct of the arbitration itself. The appeal clause is thus severable from the remainder of the arbitration agreement.
VI. Summary of Conclusions
Plaintiff has asserted an unwaivable statutory rights claim in addition to other claims. Under Armendariz, the arbitration agreement is enforceable if it meets the five Armendariz criteria. The agreement here, properly interpreted, does meet the stated criteria, including the requirement that an employee cannot be compelled to bear unreasonable costs or to pay arbitrators’ fees as a condition of access to the arbitral forum. The court erred, therefore, in denying plaintiff s request that the employer be required to pay the arbitrator’s fees.
The purported appeal clause is unconscionable, and thus unenforceable. The appeal provision does not render the entire agreement unenforceable, however; it may be severed from the arbitration agreement, and the remainder of the agreement may be given effect.
Disposition
The order compelling arbitration is reversed and remanded with directions: the order should be modified to indicate that the employer must pay the costs of arbitration, and that the appeal clause of the arbitration agreement is unenforceable. As so modified, an order compelling arbitration is proper.
In the interests of justice, each party is to bear its own costs on appeal.
Ramirez, P. J., and.Hollenhorst, J., concurred.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc. (2000) 24 Cal.4th 83 [99 Cal.Rptr.2d 745, 6 P.3d 669].
Mercuro v. Superior Court (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 167 [116 Cal.Rptr.2d 671].
Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc. (1997) 51 Cal.App.4th 1519 [60 Cal.Rptr.2d 138].
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 107-113.
Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc., supra, 51 Cal.App.4th 1519, 1527.
Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc., supra, 51 Cal.App.4th 1519, 1527.
See Smith v. PacifiCare Behavioral Health of Cal., Inc. (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 139, 151 [113 Cal.Rptr.2d 140].
American Software, Inc. v. Ali (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1386, 1391 [54 Cal.Rptr.2d 477] (“Unconscionability is ultimately a question of law for the court”).
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 102, citing Cole v. Burns Intern. Security Services (D.C. Cir. 1997) 105 F.3d 1465, 1482.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 100.
Civil Code section 1668.
Civil Code section 3513.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 100.f
Tyco Industries, Inc. v. Superior Court (1985) 164 Cal.App.3d 148, 155 [211 Cal.Rptr. 540], italics omitted, disapproved on another point in Gantt v. Sentry Insurance (1992) 1 Cal.4th 1083, 1093, 1095 [4 Cal.Rptr.2d 874, 824 P.2d 680].
Seubert v. McKesson Corp. (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 1514, 1522 [273 Cal.Rptr. 296].
Mercuro v. Superior Court, supra, 96 Cal.App.4th 167, 179.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 102.
See California Teachers Assn. v. State of California (1999) 20 Cal.4th 327, 356-357 [84 Cal.Rptr.2d 425, 975 P.2d 622] (it is not only the costs imposed on the claimant but the risk that the claimant may have to bear substantial costs that deters the exercise of the constitutional right of due process).
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 110-111.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 110-111, italics omitted.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 108, quoting Cole v. Burns Intern. Security Services, supra, 105 F.3d 1465, 1484.
Hill and Westhoff, No Song Unsung, No Wine Untasted—Employee Addictions, Dependencies, and Post-discharge Rehabilitation: Another Look at the Victim Defense in Labor Arbitration (1999) 47 Drake L.Rev. 399, 413.
Graham v. Scissor-Tail, Inc. (1981) 28 Cal.3d 807, 817 [171 Cal.Rptr. 604, 623 P.2d 165]; accord, Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 113.
Flores v. Transamerica HomeFirst, Inc. (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 846, 853 [113 Cal.Rptr.2d 376].
Flores v. Transamerica HomeFirst, Inc., supra, 93 Cal.App.4th 846, 853.
Graham v. Scissor-Tail, Inc., supra, 28 Cal.3d 807, 819-820.
Villa Milano Homeowners Assn. v. II Davorge (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 819, 828 [102 Cal.Rptr.2d 1], citing Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 114 and 24 Hour Fitness, Inc. v. Superior Court (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 1199, 1212-1213 [78 Cal.Rptr.2d 533].
A & M Produce Co. v. FMC Corp. (1982) 135 Cal.App.3d 473, 486 [186 Cal.Rptr. 114].
A & M Produce Co. v. FMC Corp., supra, 135 Cal.App.3d 473, 487.
Patterson v. ITT Consumer Financial Corp. (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 1659, 1664 [18 Cal.Rptr.2d 563].
A & M Produce Co. v. FMC Corp., supra, 135 Cal.App.3d 473, 487.
A & M Produce Co. v. FMC Corp., supra, 135 Cal.App.3d 473, 486.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 117, quoting Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc., supra, 51 Cal.App.4th 1519, 1536.
Kinney v. United Healthcare Services, Inc. (1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 1322 [83 Cal.Rptr.2d 348].
Kinney v. United Healthcare Services, Inc., supra, 70 Cal.App.4th 1322, 1332.
Mercuro v. Superior Court, supra, 96 Cal.App.4th 167, 176.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 117.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 118.
Saika v. Gold (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 1074 [56 Cal.Rptr.2d 922].
Saika v. Gold, supra, 49 Cal.App.4th 1074, 1076.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 116.
Saika v. Gold, supra, 49 Cal.App.4th 1074, 1080, citing Beynon v. Garden Grove Medical Group (1980) 100 Cal.App.3d 698, 706 [161 Cal.Rptr. 146].
Saika v. Gold, supra, 49 Cal.App.4th 1074, 1082.
Saika v. Gold, supra, 49 Cal.App.4th 1074, 1081.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 123-124.
Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc., supra, 24 Cal.4th 83, 127.
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Talk:Auxiliary particle filter
UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY
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Untitled
This article isn't merely too technical for the average reader. Actually, it sucks! You can't just throw a bunch of symbols on a Wikipedia webpage and call it an 'entry.' At the very least, tell us what each symbol refers to. I only know by convention what *some* of the symbols mean. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:02, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
I am replacing the technical tag with unencyclopedic and confusing tags as being a better fit for what you describe above. Guy Macon (talk) 18:15, 9 March 2011 (UTC) | WIKI |
Talk:List of cycles
Early discussion
This seems a bit narrow - something a bit more comprehensive?/pthag
Oh - I don't usually - but that's a :).
Charles Matthews 19:28, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
* Well, I just started links from Category schemes to blank List of processes, List of sequences, List of hierarchies, List of rankings, List of prioritizations pages if you want to outdo this one...You want to take a stab at it? :) [[User:Brettz9|Brettz9 (talk)]] 21:29, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
No, I meant the ambition is rather too much than too little. I maintain the list of wave topics, for example - to which you might want to link. That's a substantial one in itself.
Charles Matthews 21:55, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
* I know, I was joking too. Actually this list had been over at Cycles and I just moved it here. It is intended, I think as a broad category though, and it is now a link on the main page (under alternative categorizations after time-related categorizations). If time is a category, I thought why not cycles? I think it's interesting to catch a bird's eye view of the different types of cycles (if not being used to hunt for information which might be found first through the topic page dealing with what type of cycle it is)...Anyhow...Got your list. I added it, though feel free to move it, if you think it should be moved. Thanks. [[User:Brettz9|Brettz9 (talk)]] 22:52, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Related AfD
See Articles for deletion/Cycle theory. ---CH 21:14, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Irrelevant Links?
I'm unsure what some of the links are there for, especially Consciousness, Education in the People's Republic of China, Video game and lots of other things that, while being related to cycles, are not actually cycles. Pthag 19:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
* I totally agree, I've done some minor trimming (and a section rearrange), but I'd welcome help with further checking & trimming of non-cycle/wave related links (and addition of valid links). I'd guess the original was created partially from a text-search for "cycle" and "wave", as that's the only apparant connection with some of those links. --Quiddity 08:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
* I agree that the above mentioned items should be removed. Please feel free to do so. Ray Tomes 05:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Immigration cycles
What about immigration cycles? For instance, America has dealt with immigration about every 20 years for a while...2006-07 (STRIVE Act), 1986 (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986), 1965 (1965 Immigration Act), 1945 (post-WWII), 1924 (Immigration Act of 1924), 1905-07 (Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907), and so forth. --<IP_ADDRESS> 09:53, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
People
People are not cycles, per se. Although all people go through cycles, a link to life cycle (and human body subcycles like organ replacement, digestion, etc) is sufficient. —Eekerz (t) 00:23, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Elephantic Wave
Any idea what this is supposed to refer to? A giant wave? A sound made by elephants?
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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive453
User:XxJoshuaxX page moves
Would someone care to check out what appears to be disruptive editing from this user in moving pages based on faulty premises? Check the talk page for examples, specifically moving articles on books, films and songs with "Over" in the title to pages with a small "o" in the word "over", contravening the actual titles. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 06:23, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I hate to say it, but this editor operates more like a vandal, wikilawyering, quoting MoS to suit purposes, and working entirely against consensus. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 06:37, 21 July 2008 (UTC).
* Isn't this the same guy as Big T.V. Fan? If so he just changed his username last week after way overstepping the bounds of JBsupreme (talk) 06:39, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Same guy. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 07:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* An indefinite block is in order in that case. Chafford (talk) 07:47, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* So, is someone going to implement it? --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 12:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* On second thought, this was a legitimate renaming of an account, not sockpuppetry. Still the page moves he's doing are absurd. --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 12:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Can some admin be bold and undo the editor's page moves? Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 13:06, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Moved the Cuckoo's Nest novel, play & films back. Do we have consensus for a block here, or would a severe warning be enough? I'm leaning towards block myself, given the consistent disruptive editing and accompanying incivility... EyeSerene talk 13:19, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Judging by the MO established, I would first favour a "highly descriptive" warning before resorting to the ACME hammer. FWiW, I think this is a very young person who probably is well-meaning but then again, his actions are highly problematic... Bzuk (talk) 15:26, 21 July 2008 (UTC).
* I moved those pages because "over" is a presposition. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 15:39, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* However, when dealing with the title of someone else's work or the name of another entity, it should be rendered according to their intent, including any grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors. Or perhaps the article on the hit song should be He Is Not Heavy. He is My Brother. And the article for the toy giant should be Toys Are We! --Jaysweet (talk) 15:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Oh,I get it now. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 15:57, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* But I feel like a total idiot now. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 15:59, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
(out)Someone to Watch over Me (film) still needs to be moved back to Someone to Watch Over Me (film), as does the disambiguation page Someone to Watch over Me and all the pages linked on it, all of which have been moved to pages with small "o"s in "over". Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 16:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry, thought I'd got them all. Done. Any more I've missed? EyeSerene talk 16:37, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Looking at the editor's history, there are a number of other moves which may be problematic, if they followed the same procedure of elevating grammar and Wikipedia naming conventions over the actual titles of things, but most of the rest of them involve songs and musical artists I'm not particularly familiar with, so someone else will need to evaluate the moves. In the meantime, I hope the editor takes to heart the lesson here not to override the names of things, and to initiate some discussion before making potentially contentious page moves. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 17:09, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yup, I went through many of them earlier, but didn't have the time to go too far back. If someone else wants to have a look...? EyeSerene talk 17:37, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
(out)I'm concerned that User:XxJoshuaxX is still doing numerous page moves, some of which seem pretty dicey on the face of it. I think it would be a good idea for an admin to take a close look at his edits and give him some advice. It might be a good idea for him to hold back from doing page moves for a while. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 04:58, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
And now another editor has moved the "Someone to Watch Over Me" articles back to "Someone to Watch over Me". This is really ridiculous, can't some admin do something about this? Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 06:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've moved them back and fixed the redirects. It looks like a simple misunderstanding - no big deal ;) EyeSerene talk 08:10, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
analysis and suggestion for administrative action
Actually, after saying above that he got what was problematic with his moves, he made only two moves, and both seem correct, but he gives wrong reasons for them:
* He moved Who's The Boss (album) to Who's the Boss (album) saying that it's because "the" is an article, but he should have said that it was because the original title of the work uses "the" uncapitalized.
* Sorry about that one,if I could edit my summary,I would. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 01:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* He moved T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) to T.O.S (Terminate on Sight), removing the dot after "S" saying that there is no dot on the cover, but the cover doesn't have dots, but asterisks. Also, it's obviously an acronym of the title, and acronyms do have a final dot. Amazon uses the dot, and so do all sites selling the products (see 4 links at the end of this page). Of the 10 music reviews linked on the infobox, 6 say "T.O.S." with final dot (including 2 print magazines), 2 don't use the acronym (HipHopDX and DefSounds) and 2 use "T.O.S" without final dot (B-inside and G-Blender), however B-inside liks to the amazon page with a final dot. Their official page spells the title without the final dot, so that move was also correct.
* Yes the cover uses stars,but stars are prohibited,so we use dots instead in this case. And even if it's acronyms,the actual title surpresses that. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 01:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
So, please some admin undo the T.O.S. move and then leave a warning on XxJoshuaxX's talk page to not make more moves, and instead just suggest them on the talk pages so other editors can check them and make them if they agree. provide better rationales for his moves. --Enric Naval (talk) 01:37, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* My move of T.O.S. was correct,per my above explanation. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 01:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Joshua, I replied at Talk:T.O.S_(Terminate_on_Sight), as this is more a content dispute. --Enric Naval (talk) 03:15, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Silly "defendeachother" request
It seems silly that I have to ask for this, rather than do it myself, but based on recent events, I suppose a short silly ANI thread up front is better than a long, stupid ANI thread after the fact.
Could someone block User:Chiselandpaw indef, as the returning indef blocked User:Hammerandclaw? Chiselandpaw's contribs consist of bragging to his friend User:Cloakdeath that he's going to annoy me, followed by doing so. Someone having a word with Cloakdeath about encouraging this behavior (see Chiselandpaw's talk page) would also be appreciated. I'm fuzzy on the relationship, but evidently either thru school or thru some online gaming thing, Cloakdeath has lots of little fans running around in user space (although it seems most aren't active anymore), and the kid behind Hammerandclaw appears to be one of them. If this person had just shut up and edited an article, I wouldn't care he was back, but evidently all he's interested in doing is making my orange bar light up as many times as he can get away with.
Thanks. --barneca (talk) 23:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks much! Next time someone complains about you archiving their thread early, I'll block 'em for you. That's how this "defend each other" thing is supposed to work, right? --barneca (talk) 03:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User:AfD hero
Something queer is going on. I immediately noticed the username on an AfD I had submitted. Looking through his contribs, he primarily frequents AfDs (and, as far as I know, has !voted Keep on all of them). From his first edit, one can tell that he's been on a Wiki before and has experience with our policies. This leads me to believe he's a sock of some inclusionist. I also noticed that he had been !voting Keep on AfDs in May and June, but disappeared after June 10. His reappearance within hours of my starting an AfD was particularly peculiar. Please note that he vanished once again after casting the keep !vote today. Does anyone else believe this to be suspicious? Any thoughts? Scarian Call me Pat! 23:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I came across that username around May (approx) and it was almost that users first time editing. This could very well be a sock account, but unless we have something to pin them to, nothing will happen. I'm looking over the other contribs right now to see if I can notice a pattern. Syn ergy 23:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* E.g. if certain users are also present at an AfD. Scarian Call me Pat! 23:37, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm starting to think that its just a generic name. This user is obviously an older more established user or ip. Read the opening comments on Epbr's talk about his rfa. Syn ergy 23:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed. This is very Kurty. Although we know Kurt doesn't write like that. He's like "Kurt Reloaded". Scarian Call me Pat! 23:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Need Administrator assistance with problematic set of users
I was left this message on my talk page, but I am not an administrator and I'm not sure what action is appropriate. The message is referring to repeated vandalism as detailed at Suspected sock puppets/<IP_ADDRESS> and Suspected sock puppets/<IP_ADDRESS> (2nd). I do not know if the message is accurate, but if it is, it seems some action should be taken. Any assistance is appreciated. Powers T 00:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* The account who left you the message has only made one other edit (and a nonsense one at that). It looks suspiciously like trolling to me - I'd think I'd ignore it to be honest. There's always WP:SSP, but with so few edits it's probably not worth the bother. EyeSerene talk 08:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I had the same thought, but the nonsense edit is consistent with the claim that the perpetrators were caught in the act and the authority was using the currently logged-in vandal account to contact me. I've added User:Those Kids to the second SSP page, but I felt someone should at least attempt to reply to this person, in case it's true. Powers T 11:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, I see your point. I'll leave a note on that account's talk page. Thanks for your report ;) EyeSerene talk 11:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Many thanks and confetti. Powers T 12:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Block review - Alansohn
Now, is subject to a no personal attacks parole by arbcom. He's just been blocked by for violating that at Requests for bureaucratship/Rlevse. I personally think he was slightly off the mark, but I don't see anything there that could be seen as uncivil - he's stated his points with resorting to attacks. I'd appreciate some neutral admins to review please and hopefully we can get a swift unblock. I've asked Animum about it, and he disagrees. Alansohn has now requested a block review so I think we should deal with this swiftly. Ry an P os tl et hw ai te 03:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I saw that slowly unfolding, including the remark by Animum regarding possible blocking. While I am not an admin, I was somewhat surprised at the block. I've read it a few times now, and fail to see violations of NPA. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Not attacky, just a bit uncivil. So, we're blocking people who don't violate their paroles and don't block those who do violate their paroles? Have I stumbled into Bizarro-Wikipedia? Sceptre (talk) 03:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Off topic perhaps, but who violated their parole? Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's a bit of a "ha, take that!" at the current double standard with civility. Sceptre (talk) 03:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I don't see a personal attack, but a comment that is slightly off-colored. Can we be provided a specific reason and DIFF to the supposed personal attack for reference? seicer | talk | contribs 03:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'd very much like to see exact comment which led to the block - I see the one that led to the warning. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:51, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It looks like, at least at RfA, that it was dropped after the warning. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I've unblocked. Gwen Gale (talk) 03:53, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Was about to write that it was abad block, now i can just congratulate Gwen gale ,who is batting 1000% tonight! Go Gwen!ThuranX (talk) 03:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* While bold, did someone talk to the blocking admin first? Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Not saying I disagree, but if there's some kind of confusion (say per this thread) then usually discussion works first without potentially incuring WP:WHEEL. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:57, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yup, I did before bringing it here. He disagreed with me that it wasn't uncivil. Ry an P os tl et hw ai te 03:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ok, good to hear. That's all I wanted/needed to know : ) Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 04:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I wouldn't be scolding Animum or anything though, the posts were mildly disruptive and I've asked Alansohn to lighten up his language, to which he answered: ''Understood. I will make my best effort to ensure that there is no perception of incivility''. It was all a bit on the edge for an editor under an NPA sanction. Gwen Gale (talk) 04:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Good, good, everything is more or less fixed. It's clear that I've jumped the gun here. I apologize to everyone involved. —Animum (talk) 04:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* That's good, but in general I think we need to be much more cautious when blocking for things said when opposing at RfA/RfB. The very nature of opposing will involve negative personal commentary, and that's absolutely fine. We can't get confused between this and personal attacks, even if the two do occasionally overlap. No blocks should be made. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 07:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Personal information
Look here under "Definition of Propaganda: Binary Emotional Rhetoric" at the very bottom. A name, an address, and a phone number. I don't know whose, what, why, or anything like that. However, something should be done about such delicate information. I clicked on the user's talk page from a discussion by the user here, which may also be of some interest. Ottava Rima (talk) 01:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
It needs oversighted. Contact one of these people: OVERSIGHT. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:13, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's okay - I've sorted it - A l is o n ❤ 02:51, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hey, you missed the bit on the WP:VPP. J.delanoy gabs adds 02:57, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yeah, this edit, too. Celarnor Talk to me 02:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thank you, Alison. I was busy trying to find someone online and I'm glad that you stumbled in. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 03:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* OOps! Ok - got them all :) - A l is o n ❤ 03:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
What is the threshold for personal information about a minor?
previously had his user page history scrubbed because of the posting of personal information about himself (prohibited for those under age 13). He is working on his user page again, and I think this one is okay (it says his first name, age, state of origin, but I think that's it).
Or at least, it's okay from the personal info perspective. A number of the infoboxes are downright lies, which really irritates me... he claims to be a former member of a defunct Wikiproject, but he just added his name to the list of members today, months after the Wikiproject closed. heh... His intention to contribute to the other two Wikiprojects he added himself to do is quite dubious (I know a lot of people do this, but it just rubs me the wrong way anyway). And the "This user has a website" infobox links to a Wikipedia article he created, which was speedy-deleted today. Which makes some sense, except he didn't create the infobox until after the page was deleted. Frankly, while the kid has made about half a dozen positive contribs, he is more hindrance than help to the project (previous 48 hr block for continued uploading of copyrighted images; uploaded a couple of hoax/vandal images today; etc.) In a perfect world... --Jaysweet (talk) 20:18, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hm. I'm a little concerned by the fact that this user discloses his age as 9 years.I don't know how other editors feel about these things, but I personally think it's a risk on many levels. Anyway, I'm not particularly sure what your point is about the rest. -- .: Alex :. 20:22, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* A clue to my point regarding the second paragraph may be found in the faux-markup tags placed around the paragraph.
* The first paragraph is the actual issue I would like to see addressed at ANI, as per the subject of this section. --Jaysweet (talk) 20:25, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Lol ok, just noticed that (darn edit conflicts despite section editing). It looks ok at the moment, though I get the feeling that this user may introduce more personal information once again if not monitored. -- .: Alex :. 20:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Could someone good at making beautiful userpages go help him, maybe? If it's already awesome, I wouldn't guess he'd add to it again (and accidentally include personal info again); besides, those sorts of userpages are pretty. So far I think it's okay, though. --lifebaka (talk - contribs) 20:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* His page looks good, but I am also concerned that he reveals his age, maybe someone could ask him nicely to remove it.— Ѕandahl 20:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* A candidate for a good adopter, maybe? I sense another block on the horizon if the iffy image uploads keep coming, and I'm also a little uncomfortable with a user that young posting their age. EyeSerene talk 20:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
An assesment/ possible change to a youngster revealing their age should be mentioned via email or at WP:OVERSIGHT in my humble opinion, because posting here just makes more people and even possible undesirables (no-one who posts here of course :):) ) aware of the person's age. Sticky Parkin 21:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Good point. I probably should have asked hypothetically first (I really wasn't sure if it is worth action here, since he doesn't reveal anything that really compromises anonymity).
* Since the cats already out of the bag, I would mention that EyeSerene's idea of getting an adopter would be great -- assuming someone can get him to respond on his Talk page, of course. He so far has not edited any Talk or User talk pages, ever. But yes, mentoring would be good, as the vast majority of his edits are unconstructive, even though all but a few appeared to be in generally good faith. --Jaysweet (talk) 21:09, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Email sent to RFO. -- Avi (talk) 21:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* ✅ - A l is o n ❤ 22:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Umm -and to clarify, now that they're gone; this person, apparently aged 9, had left their full name, location, school name, date of birth, home town etc. That's more than enough to locate them at their school, pretend to know them, etc. Not good. If people find other examples of this and are sufficiently concerned, please feel free to email me in private about it - A l is o n ❤ 22:10, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I do not think there is anything inherently wrong with posting a name/age/location as most non-pseudoanonymous editors do this. As we all learned from Essjay, that may not even be the truth. I agree with the removal of school, address, and phone numbers, of course. I don't know what was on the original page, but getting bent out of shape over age alone is a bit silly. Let's try and keep it friendly, though, since oversighting a userpage is a bit of a WP:BITE. --Dragon695 (talk) 03:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not overly concerned about someone's age appearing on a page. It's barely oversightable. However, the other items certainly are. It's no reflection on the person and definitely not ageism, but people need to be prudent about what they publish here. The same applies to adults, too, as I know only too well. So, common sense and care all round, really - A l is o n ❤ 03:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I have to agree (I know this is now marked as closed, but it's an important issue). Adults can make a presumably informed decision about whether or not to post their RL details; young children can't. In that respect we have a moral duty of care to, as far as we reasonably can, look after such members of this community. I think ensuring privacy is the minimum in this case. As for parental supervision of youngsters online... [abort rant] EyeSerene talk 07:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Just for the record, at the time I initially raised this issue, it only had his first name, age, and the state he was living in. If at that time it already had his full name or school name or date of birth, as it did when Alison oversighted it, I probably would have emailed RFO straight off rather than asking for second opinion. --Jaysweet (talk) 15:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It was a doubly good catch then, and kudos for erring on the side of caution ;) EyeSerene talk 16:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Computer graphics
Could an administrator take a look at Talk:Computer graphics.
Now it is possible that user:<IP_ADDRESS> has removed even that message. He has been harassing my moves to the article and talk page for the last days... being very agressive and rude ("onbeschoft" in Dutch). Could somebody talke a look at that also. Thanks. -- Marcel Douwe Dekker (talk) 12:37, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Regarding the main issue, this is a fairly simple cut-and-paste move repair. No comment on the IP user conduct bit, the IP user might just have misunderstood what was going on? -- tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 14:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sorted out the moves (I hope!). Gentle warning to IP user ;) EyeSerene talk 14:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thank you! -- tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 16:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Admin intervention needed
Could a sysop look at the contributions of User:<IP_ADDRESS>. Kaiwhakahaere (talk) 03:07, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Left a uw-test2 on his talk page. CIreland (talk) 03:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* If they become active again, WP:WARN them sufficiently and then report to WP:AIV. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 03:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User admitted to having sockpuppets
admitted to having sockpuppet accounts. I am not sure how this is normally handled, can someone who knows what to do, um, do it? Thanks, J.delanoy gabs adds 01:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* If you think he's trying to get a rise out if you, ignore him. If you think he might be telling the truth, you could try a checkuser request. There's really no harm in ignoring him; if he's vandalizing with socks, we'll get them as they occur. --barneca (talk) 01:36, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* OK, thanks. I've seen other people post similar things here, so I didn't know if that was standard procedure. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 01:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* From the way he zeroed in on Zzuuzz, I'm sure he's been here before and will be here again. Soon, you can nuke him yourself (don't worry, not a jinx; I have my fingers crossed behind my back and I'm knocking on wood as i type). My instinct (which is correct approximately 50% of the time) is that he's a just a garden variety vandal, not a special threat. --barneca (talk) 01:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
WP:RFCU. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Muntuwandi
Banned user is running amok with an army of socks,, , etc. etc. Need help with this. --dab (𒁳) 23:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sam Korn blocked one IP recently, but I don't think that's going to fix it. He'll get tired eventually and go outside or spend some time with his family. In the meantime, are there any pages you'd like me to watchlist to help block the socks as they appear? MastCell Talk 23:45, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sam Korn blocked User:Muntuwandi180 and I just blocked User:2005 munthuwandey. I wish the user creation log understood wildcards. — Travis talk 00:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* if it did, this user would just generate more erratic usernames, if anything just making sock-spotting more difficult, not less. --dab (𒁳) 08:44, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Origin of religion is his usual favourite page. Stifle (talk) 13:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Probable sockpuppet trying to unblacklist his site and get an article about himself
First a little background; several years back, went on a spamming campaign for links to his site, losethegame.com (relating to The Game (mind game)). He also was caught creating confirmed hoax articles (The Pez) as well as a few nonsense articles. His site was blacklisted. Subsequently, he introduced a tool on his site for the purpose of vandalizing Wikipedia with "lose the game" messages (e.g., ). Since then, he's made several attempts to have his site unblacklisted via the talk page for The Game article. See edits of User:LoserNo1 as wel as deleted edits of User:LosingTheGame and User: LosingTheGame2. Now it appears he's returned with a new account:, creating an article about himself, as well as re-petitioning for inclusion of his site. I asked for Sam Korn's opinion, as he'd been previously involved with a checkuser of User:LoserNo1; he found that the case for Rabidfoxes was "plausible" but not confirmed (which doesn't surprise me, as Jonty is now aware of the CheckUser tool). Is there enough circumstantial evidence here (single purpose account following pattern of older socks) to warrant action? OhNo itsJamie Talk 23:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* It is, at the very least, clear self promotion. I will warn the user to desist, and explain to him that the site will simply not be unblacklisted. — Coren (talk) 23:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Husond
Husond is involved in a naming discussion over Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson, for whom the anglicized Thorvald Asvaldsson is far more common in English; there is substantial evidence of this on the talk page. In the process, he has three times reverted to the repetitious text:
* Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson (Icelandic: Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson) was the father of the discoverer of Greenland,...
removing all mention of the common name from the article. So far, so good; this is a content dispute; I do not care for his tactics, and I am not encouraged to like or trust him, but I would not bring this here except for the following.
* He sent me a warning describing this content dispute as vandalism;
* He reported it to WP:AIV (and did not notify me) after three exact reverts.
* When Parsecboy labelled it a content dispute, he argued that this was disruption.
All are welcome to chime in on the content dispute (is there a compromise?); but this borders on an effort to settle it by use of admin powers. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 19:06, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* It looks like the article hasn't been moved yet, although from the "survey" its headed in that direction despite Husond's opposition. His view that it doesn't make sense to change the version of the name used in the article until the article is moved is fairly sensible - certainly, when the move discussion is going your way, it doesn't make sense to edit war over it. I imagine that Husond won't be using his admin tools in this situation, and a declined report at AIV isn't something that can really garner admin intervention. What would you like to accomplish through this report? <strong style="color:#000;background:#fff;border:0px solid #000">Avruch <strong style="color:#000;background:#fff;border:0px solid #000"> T 19:18, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* What would I like? To remind Husond to separate admin powers from content disputes hereafter. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 19:31, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* I must say I'm with Pmanderson in being rather disappointed with Husond's behaviour; he ought to know better. Of course, everybody involved ought to know better; it's not as if the Great Icelandic Thorn Battle was a new phenomenon. The obvious intermediate wording solution that solves both Pmanderson's legitimate complaint about redundant redundancies (which redundantly repeated the same information twice) and Husond's legitimate complaint about inconsistent inconsistencies between article title and lead was probably just too obvious for anybody to find in the heat of battle... Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:25, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for the reality check. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 19:31, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Hah! Pmanderson is good at distortion, but I've seen better. Here's the facts: Sigh. Hús ö nd 23:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* 1) The article in question is Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson. On Wikipedia, the first mention of the subject of an article must conform to its title, regardless of any ongoing proposals to rename.
* 2) Pmanderson insists in changing the first paragraph so that the article starts with "Thorvald Asvaldsson", which does not conform with the title of the respective article.
* 3) Pmanderson was informed about #1 and still defiantly proceeded to revert to his preferred form.
* 4) Pmanderson's actions are clearly WP:POINT, not a raw content dispute or edit war. Persistent WP:POINT violations are often dealt no differently than vandalism. The fact that Pmanderson is a well established editor should not entitle him any special leniency.
* 5) I fail to understand what exactly Future Perfect thinks I ought to know better.
* I've certainly never treated a POINT vio as vandalism, and it strikes me as an exceedingly bad idea to do so. Vandalism is simple and clear-cut, POINT not so much (it involves a judgment of the intentions of the other editor to a much greater degree than vandalism). AIV wasn't the right place to handle this. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 02:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Meh. I like to think I know Husond pretty well. Prior to our reconciliation, I truly did not care for his tactics of using his admin powers to resolve content and personal issues. However, I know for a fact he always does it to "achieve what's right", at least in his eyes. Even though it may not be the right thing, with good faith, you can usually see how he thought it was. In this case, where no blocks were given, I don't see any immediate action needed by an admin. Beam 02:23, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* PMAnderson was one of the antagonistic parties in the recent dispute over tennis player naming, which centred on the use of diacritics and the use of foreign characters as two separate issues, and which reached no ultimate resolution. I think there's some campaigning going on here, especially if the article has been at one location for a fair while. It has been at the present location for approximately 2 years, and before that was located at a similar name with one of the contested characters. Orderinchaos 05:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree that Husond is doing what seems to him right for the encyclopedia; have I said otherwise? I disagree with what seems right to him, but that is what makes this a content dispute. I support looking, in these matters, at what English actually does with a name (and have therefore disagreed with both sides of the tennis dispute). Accordingly, I did not propose this move, but I do support it, now that Erudy has found evidence on the matter; I also support Haukur's suggestion of a merger. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 17:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
"Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center" again
Special:Contributions/<IP_ADDRESS>
I posted something about this in the past. This IP is going through this list of people and adding "His/her papers are housed at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University." to the articles about the people.
This is, at best, a completely inconsequential detail and unsuitable for an encyclopedic article. At worst, due to the sheer size of the list of people, there is no way it would be physically possible for one institution to house the papers of all those people. Can an administrator issue a warning to the IP, and can I have an endorsement to go through and rollback the IP's contributions? J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 15:30, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Rolled back and blocked 24h pending some explanation as to why it is relevant, or any kind of acknowledgement fomr the user that what he is doing is disputed. Guy (Help!) 16:08, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's an odd one. It does look like good-faith editing, but I certainly take issue with adding such a generic comment to all those articles. From a quick browse of your external link above, 'papers' in some cases means a single letter or similar. Since the IP is now blocked, I think given the unhelpful and misleading nature of the sentence, rolling back the edits is fine. If the IP wants to add more specific information in future though... EyeSerene talk 16:13, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
In case anyone's interested, the previous occurance of this issue that J. delanoy mentioned happened with on July 11. SWik78 (talk • contribs) 16:22, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Isn't this the second time the same thing has occurred? Corvus cornix talk 16:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ah, yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/<IP_ADDRESS> Corvus cornix talk 16:38, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Urmph. I see SWik78 beat me to it. Sorry. :) Corvus cornix talk 16:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* No worries. SWik78 (talk • contribs) 17:10, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* Where the bulk of someone's papers are in a particular archive, such a mention is highly relevant content; for a truly notable person, it is in my opinion helpful to list all significant collections, preferably in a separate section of the article. This is key source information, as important as listing printed sources--especially due to the accessibility of an increasing amount of this content on the internet--and by no means all of it indexed by Google et al. But obviously judgement must be used--the situation is essentially similar to the addition of external links. (and, in fact, an external link to such sources is another good way of doing it). But when they are added without discrimination, then we the situation changes. People connected with such archives should rather suggest the sources on the article talk page to avoid giving the wrong impression if the importance isnt obvious--and especially when adding it wholesale..DGG (talk) 17:29, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Please block IP <IP_ADDRESS>
Over 12 hours ago, IP <IP_ADDRESS> was blocked for edit warring. Up until that time, the user was repeatedly vandalizing music-related articles with misinformation, as well as changing article formats. They then vandalized my home page and that of Swampfire. Admin Kevin blocked the user for 12 hours. As soon as the block was over, the user has already attempted to revert edits back to the vandalized version of Motley Crue. I would note that this IP is that used by indefinitely banned user Alterego269. I appreciate any assistance. Best, A Sniper (talk) 00:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I have blocked again for 48 hours for continuing the edit war. Kevin (talk) 04:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
This currently blocked user <IP_ADDRESS>, associated with the indefinitely blocked Alterego269, is now using the account name Heavymetalis4ever2 and is continuing the edit warring with the same reverts back to the misinformation vandalism of <IP_ADDRESS>. Please assist... Best, A Sniper (talk) 05:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Heavymetalis4ever2 blocked indef as a vandal only account. LessHeard vanU (talk) 12:34, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Adam sk
I'd like to complain about a personal attack by this user. Some days ago, I removed an absurdly large image gallery he placed at William Lyon Mackenzie King. He proceeded to insult me by asking that I "confine [myself] to Eastern Europe in future", which is especially grating because I have made many good contributions in areas outside that domain. I filed a Wikiquette Alert, to which he responded (essentially) that I should stay out of Canada-related articles because I don't know anything about the subject (which isn't true anyway, but last I checked, we have a commitment to amateurism). He then defiantly refused to apologise, but more seriously - and here is the personal attack - made this post, where he accused me of disingenuousness, cynicism and self-interest, "flat out LYING", perpetrating a "LIE and MISREPRESENTATION", and, most damning, of being a "fascist".
It's true that my initial removal of the gallery was a (perfectly acceptable) exercise in WP:BOLD. But since then I've shown myself a very courteous interlocutor with Adam. It's unfortunate he has to resort to calling me a fascist, in violation of WP:NPA. Biruitorul Talk 13:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* BOLD is kind of generic. He could be just as BOLD by insisting that it be put back. How about citing a specific policy on galleries, that you can use to challenge the size of that gallery? Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 14:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think that whether or not the gallery should be in the article is irrelevant (personally I would say the number of images was excessive) but it seems clear that User:Adam sk has violated WP:CIVIL in this case, GDonato (talk) 14:53, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* He was warned for his edit to the talk page on 0715 24 July and I don't think anything more than a warning is deserved just now. Of course, if this becomes a persistent problem that's another matter and Biruitorul should report back if he feels he is personally attacked in future, GDonato (talk) 14:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* This is totally unbelievable. First this guy tries to defend his actions by citing to Wikipedia guidelines, and then when I point out that the guidelines don't actually say what he claims they say, I'M the one who is being uncivil!? I also don't think it's fair to say I attacked him personally - I only attacked his actions, which I think in this matter have been totally out of line. If you want to accuse me of violating WP:CIVIL, please cite something specific, because so far as I can tell, I've fully complied with that policy. Adam_sk (talk) 15:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* This edit is unacceptable as you should not attempt to discourage editors from editing and in this edit you called another editor a "fascist"; which is a pretty blatant violation of WP:CIVIL. I have not checked to see if you were provoked however. GDonato (talk) 15:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* What does it matter? Provocation or otherwise uncivil behaviour isn't acceptable here.--Crossmr (talk) 16:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
The incivility cries are a distraction. The issue is about whether the gallery is a violation of policy. Both editors need to focus on that, as well as, obviously, cutting back on the name-calling. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's fair to point out that I have experienced Adam's frustration with self-styled deletionists who don't like the size of a gallery or something else connected with illustrations, and take it upon themselves to zap it and try to justify it based on policy. I don't use terms like "lying" or "fascist", though. I've usually used the term "idiot". Which, by the way, got me blocked once. So be careful. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* There is an attempt to get consensus on the issue; which is reassuring and all should go well as long as editors remain civil and calm. GDonato (talk) 15:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Suggestions for the future: --barneca (talk) 15:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Don't call people fascists.
* 2) Don't pretend that you don't know you aren't supposed to call people fascists.
* 3) User has now been warned, legitimately (by several people). Should be the end of it for now.
* 4) General note: not every instance of incivility on Wikipedia warrants a full blown ANI report (although, in this case, I do understand that "fascist" is a pretty big red flag, more serious than some other things that get reported around here). Continuing the discussion in the original Wikiquette report would have worked better, IMHO.
* 5) Discuss the gallery issue on the talk page of the article, not here. That's what it's for.
* Spoken like a true fascist. :) Incidentally, if someone expresses a deeply held belief that nationalistic totalitarianism is the best form of government, then it may be appropriate to call them a fascist. In contrast, this appears to be a minor dispute over the Wikipedia manual of style. George Orwell wrote in 1944 - in 1944 - that "...the word 'Fascism' is almost entirely meaningless" due to indiscriminate overuse. MastCell Talk 17:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Per barneca. Throwing labels around often is a major cause of trouble - don't do it. Ncmvocalist (talk) 17:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Well doesn't this seem like a fascist state. Where's Mussolini Wales? Beam 17:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Um, why wasn't there an edit-conflict just now? Ncmvocalist (talk) 17:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Bureaucracy is worse than fascism. At least with fascism, you can blame somebody specific, like Adolf or Benito. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I think Adam sk continues to blow my action way out of proportion, and I'm dismayed at his lack of repentance for his incivility. However, given the warnings he has received and the ongoing discussion on other pages, for my part I consider the matter resolved for now. Biruitorul Talk 17:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Corruption of featured page
There has been vandalism on the featured Wikipedia page 'Exmoor': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exmoor
Please can someone address this as the information added is offensive.
Aenathras
* I can confirm that, but I'm not sure how it's being done - looks like some kind of CSS trick. Can somebody knowledgeable take a look? Tom Harris (talk) 12:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Might this be the same template vandal issue all over again? Wildthing61476 (talk) 12:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Pernicious template vandalism on Template:Devon; User:Angusmclellan already caught it. -- tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 12:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Oh, the fool in question was . I'm not an admin, who wants to do the honours? -- tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 12:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Blah, I got EC'd, I had the answer! ME! I HAD THE ANSWER! Now i don't get my heaps of praise and goodness....bawwwww. :( Beam 12:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, more template vandalism. Reverted, blocked, and can now be ignored. Although I do think that we wouldn't have a fraction of this silliness if Werdna's filters were rolled out. Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:51, 24 July
2008 (UTC)
Thank-you all for such prompt action - if only other things in life were as efficient. I hope I posted the information in the right place, I didn't find it easy to find where I should report the issue.
Aenathras
* Might be a good idea to block while we're at it. That account was created, and three minutes later they created the Dev temp account. No edits yet, but I'm fairly confident that we don't need to extend any good faith. --Onorem♠Dil 13:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Blocked indef. Ncmvocalist (talk) 17:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Permanent block needed
Checkuser has directed me here to file a request for a block of a user who has been determined to have several accounts all used for vandalizing. See here Requests_for_checkuser/Case/<IP_ADDRESS> for details. Main user in question is <IP_ADDRESS> and Onlyonetime. His third account Kuger has been blocked. The first one has 29 warnings on his talk page and 2 previous blocks while the second one is a reserve account but it also has a lot of warnings and one block. I think it's time to say enough is enough and block this user.--Avala (talk) 15:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Athana's edits on Talk:The First Sex
seems to have been in a content dispute with someone on The First Sex article and has taken it upon him/herself to issue some sort of a warning to Wiki owners on the article's talk page. The soapboxing material has been removed twice by myself and several times by other users. I also left a note (no template) on their talk page. Could I get someone else to take a look at this and, perhaps, deal with this person?
Thanks! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 18:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I already blocked for 24 hours, for the reasons you cited above. Any of the transgressions by themselves aren't blockworthy... but there were dozens of them. Tan 39 18:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm gonna keep an eye on this guy when he comes back beacuse, on closer examination, he seems to be editing in a pretty combatative manner on the above article. He has gone well over any standard of 3RR and his edit summaries could be seen as inflammatory towards some editors, ie saying that some editors working on the article have passive-aggressive emotions and are working to wreck this article. SWik78 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Watch the pronouns, there. Not that the gender of the contributor ought to be relevant here, but based on Athana's contribs I think she might be a little offended to be referred to as "this guy". (Might as well call her "virulent"!) --Jaysweet (talk) 19:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Haha. You know, I quickly lose my focus when I try to keep up with he/she or they nomenclature. I keep it up for a while and then I just switch off without a warning and use he as a default. Probably not a PC thing to do but I lose my train of thought if I concentrate on the pronouns more so than the subject at hand. I have no problems with people mislabeling me but, for the ones that are worried about offending me (trust me, I'm not easily offended otherwise I wouldn't be married any longer) I have a section about this subject on my user page.
* Peace! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 19:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I recently became sensitized to the fact that for a small subset of the population, even "he or she" may be objectionable to them (see genderqueer). This, however, will not stop me from continuing to use it as a compromise unless I am asked otherwise, since the alternatives are either pretentious (Gender-neutral pronoun), confusing (Singular they), or unwieldy (abandoning pronouns altogether).
* Anyway, I'm getting off-topic... I just thought it was worth mentioning that "he or she" might upset some people, as the Wikipedia user from whom I learned this was, well, very upset about the issue. :/ --Jaysweet (talk) 19:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User:JimBobUSA [revived due to non-completion]
* I have copied this from archive 451, due to a lack of action on this matter. Grant | Talk 14:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
This user has been warned before about deleting a credible/reliable reference (a long article from the London Review of Books) from Yamashita's gold. He has given up on that, but is now attempting to delete the same reference from Japanese war crimes, while misrepresenting it as a "novel". I think a stern warning from someone other than me may help. Thanks. Grant | Talk 00:22, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
I'd be happy to do it if you could get me the diffs of the previous warnings, and the diff for removing the ref from the Japanese War Crimes article. Beam 00:29, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think it has to do with the following DIFFs:
* Yamashita's gold:
* Japanese war crimes:
* I see a lot of reverts, but this is something that doesn't require administrator attention at the moment. Have you tried dispute resolution? seicer | talk | contribs 03:50, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed, WP:RFC or simple talking on the articles in question/user talk might be more apt at this time. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 06:55, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
I support User:Grant65 on this. For many, many months, User:JimBobUSA is trying to eradicate all references to this topic on Wikipedia and discussions have provided nothing... as you will see here [] [] [] Yamashita's gold has even been protected without any success : []. --Flying tiger (talk) 22:35, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
* There does seem to be something of a campaign being waged. I was saying to someone the other day that POV warriors have the more obscure areas to themselves because they can turn anything into a content dispute which outside admins cannot comprehend due to the specificity of the subject and the nature of the points being argued, and are allowed to drive away valuable contributors with knowledge in the area (such as Grant65 in this case) for years until they finally meet their match, get shoved into a corner, sockpuppet or stalk to get out of it and get blocked for that. It's a phenomenon which occurs time and time and time again - effectively a way of gaming our entire policy structure by testing the limits' of our volunteer admins' knowledge. The last one in my general area of interest to get blocked has now shown his true colours now that he is banned, by vandalising and stalking from an entire stack of IPs and usernames, and another one in my project, who had free rein in the place for 14 months despite *numerous* reports here, which all went nowhere or met with blithe calls for good faith, went the same way when blocked about a year ago.
* I wish I had the time and capacity to intervene here, but I'm neck deep in content research at present and only have about 3 weeks before real life becomes busy again. Can someone look into this in more depth? Note: Be careful not to become an "involved editor" if you do, as that will then get used against your capacity to act in the matter. Orderinchaos 01:31, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
This thread seems to sum up the problem with JimBobUSA rather nicely. If JimBobUSA disagrees with a statement, it cannot on any account be included. Even a straightforward statement like "Several historians have stated that Yamashita's gold existed", cited to no less than six sources, is rejected as a "novel narrative".Hesperian 01:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with all of the above. Part of the problem is that any rapport that existed, between me and JimBobUSA, has long since disappeared. I believe that he has breached Wikiquette in many ways, including a general lack of cooperation and repeated wikilawyering. For instance, he did not respond to my suggestion of mediation on January 14. I do not believe it is in anyone's best interests that I deal with him directly and this is why I ask that other admins get involved. Grant | Talk 03:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've now read the edit histories of the article and talk pages and agree with your stance. JimBobUSA seems to miss the point that Yamashita's gold is about a theory of missing gold — the 1st line says "... alleged loot stolen ..."; the lead also says "The theory has been particularly popularised ...". No-one (as far as I can tell) is saying that the gold exists, just that there are theories that it does. And to say that, one needs to cite these same sources. I see that User:JimBobUSA engages in regular edit warring on a number of articles and despite numerous warnings given, then treats them with contempt (see User talk:JimBobUSA). Moondyne 06:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
* Exactly. IMO the article is worded somewhat too cautiously, since there is ample evidence that a substantial treasure did exist at one time and was hidden under Yamashita's supervision. This is supported by a good quality, critical source not yet quoted in the article, Thom Burnett, in the Conspiracy Encyclopedia (London: Collins & Brown, 2005), who states: "The Golden Lily hoard in the Philippines is also confirmed..." (p. 219). Golden Lily (Kin no yuri) was the secret Japanese unit that controlled the loot during WW2. It is interesting that Burnett, who is critical of many, if not most conspiracy theories, goes on to question the purported involvement of "famous Americans" in appropriation of the hoard. Grant | Talk 10:39, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
This is redundant. It was been hashed out here once before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive360#Yamashita.27s_gold Jim (talk) 12:20, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
* Which is why its being discussed here again. Moondyne 07:48, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply, Moondyne.
You made mention of the “numerous warnings given” and then referred to my talk page. I would like to point out that all of those warnings are from the same person, Grant65 (starter of this complaint).
I would also like to point out, that the material I removed, and was warned for numerous times by Grant65 is still vacant from the article. Reason being is that novels (fiction) and books that do not contain reference to the article at all make for poor references. Yes, you read that correctly. The frivolous warnings were for removing false references. Hence, that is why I titled them “frivolous warnings” on my user talk page.
This is also noteworthy on the opening of this complaint, where Grant65 states: “This user has been warned before…”. What Grant65 fails to mention, is that he is the one who has done all of the warnings. Dubious in anyone’s book.
In closing, the creditable/reliable reference given for the Japanese war crimes article (the reason for this complaint) notes this about the source being used, the Seagraves novel (I will copy/paste my text from that talk page):
I would also like to point out, that the reference cited for the Looting sub-section makes note that the Seagraves (the sole source for the Looting sub-section) states that the Seagraves are not fully reliable as historians, they have a tendency to overreach and exaggerate, are unreliable on Japan and do not read Japanese.
''Chalmers Johnston’s book review (reference given) also points out that the book is full of errors and one of the characters (Lord Ichivara) is an absurdity. Johnston goes on to point out that, the Seagraves sense that they might have a credibility problem, and have taken the unusual step of selling two CDs that support the book. Buy the book, and then buy the documentation afterwards?'' Jim (talk) 00:21, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* I am going to make a brief exception to my rule about dealing directly with User:JimBobUSA to make three key points: (1) I believe that he is wrong about the CDs supporting Gold Warriors. My information is that they were never sold separately and were an "extra" with a limited number of copies of the book. (2) He misrepresents Johnson's view of the Seagraves, by citing the only passages of Johnson's very long article that are critical of the Seagraves. Johnson is not generally critical of Gold Warriors — far from it. (3) For the benefit of JimBobUSA and others who may be under similar misapprehensions, the main "incident" in question here is his attempt to delete citation of Johnson's article from Japanese war crimes, with edit summaries describing it as a "novel"(!) It plainly is not. Neither is the book it is reviewing. User:JimBobUSA either does not know, or does not care, about the difference between: (i) novels, (ii) scholarly books and (iii) book reviews. Grant | Talk 08:40, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* "Oh no, not again". What is it about this subject that the conspiracy theorists can't leave it alone? Oh, wait, the answer is in the question, isn't it? Guy (Help!) 14:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Are you saying that Wikipedia should ignore well-known "conspiracy theories"; or, in this case something more substantial than a theory, i.e. the "looting of Asia", to use Chalmers Johnson's term? Grant | Talk 02:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
POV-warrior on Property is Theft
The user User:SteveWolfer is persistently re-adding "an Objectivist critique" to Property is Theft. I think it is pretty clear, if you view the content added, that this is giving "undue weight," that Wolfer is using a single paragraph in a single article as an excuse to link to Objectivism on a page that has nothing to do with it. This is seriously lowering the quality of the article. The user has not responded to my comments on the talk page from over a week ago, but continues to revert. Now he is parroting what I tell him in the changelog: he says that I refuse to discuss, and that I am disruptive. I suppose I should also note that the other user currently editing the page (User:EmbraceParadox) agrees that the material should be removed, so that it certainly lacks consensus. (I explained this to Wolfer, althoug hhe did not parrot that part.)
I'm not sure this is the right place to post or if I've provided the necessary information. Really I'd prefer not to deal with this shit at all and I'm far from familiar with policy and protocols. So my apologies for any mistakes. —Jemmytc 23:31, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* This is a content dispute for which administrator attention is unwarranted; the matter has already been raised at the neutral point of view noticeboard. If that does not resolve the issue, I suggest you recourse to escalating degrees of dispute resolution. Regards, Skomorokh 02:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
IP content vandal
I have come across an IP - - who seems to specialise in changing dates in articles, with no edit comment nor any citations. He may or may not be correcting mistakes, but the absence of citations or comments makes it hard to tell. In at least one case - (Alain LeRoy Locke), his change clearly introduces inconsistencies into the article.
I'm after a couple of things right now: 1) would anyone care to revert his most recent change on Joseph Reinagle - I would hit 3RR if I touched it again. The date he is changing in this article is referenced to the Dictionary of National Biography, and the person associated with the date is so obscure that I cannot believe there is another source. (done - thanks) and 2) Would anyone care to add some of the article he haunts to their watchlists & watch out for more such insidious content changes. I have talked to him and now warned him, but he ain't talking back. thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I have come across acouple of editors like this over the years. They think that changing the dates won't be noticed. You should feel free to post edit/vandalism warnings on their talk page and report them to AIV if they don't stop. Thanks for keeping an eye out for this kind of thing. MarnetteD | Talk 23:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
It is interesting to note that the editor's first edit DID correct an incorrect date. Yet, as stated above, has also been introducing inconsistencies. DigitalC (talk) 04:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Block request.
User:Master chick Has vandalized my User page by blanking. this is because I have nominated his Iron man 2 (film) as a CSD A4 problem, for recreating the article after it had been deleted, per his own User talk. I initially redirected, but as I worked on that, I saw that there were multiple actions by him. He was fully notified, then after being given a vandalism 4 ( he knew the content was deleted but persisted, blanked the CSD tempalte, and so on), he blanked my page. He continues to revert the CSD out on the Iron man 2 page. ThuranX (talk) 03:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Have you talked to him about this, without templating him or being hostile? Beam 03:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Good grief, man, do you just sit here stalking me to nag, or did you bother to read all that I put in the above report? Including a personal message to him on his talk? ThuranX (talk)
* I don't stalk you at all, I wish you hadn't said that. I read the report, you said you gave him a vandalism 4. Sorry man, I always feel communication comes before block. As i put in the edit summary, it was an honest query. If the user is continuing, after being kindly contacted in a civil manner, to blank your page and the CSD tag, than I'd support a 12-24 hour block to prevent further poor actions on his behalf. That is if he ignores attempts at communication. Beam 03:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* So you admit you didn't read his talk page, the edits I linked, or anything else, just the report. Then you insisted I do more jumping through special hoops for you. If you can't be bothered to read up, please do not comment on my comments and requests for blocks any more. You've insisted on more hoop jumping before, to me and other editors. There are limits to patience, civility, and bureaucracy. It's clear you like bureaucracy, but your love of it derails threads about actual problems. ThuranX (talk) 03:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* No, that's not it at all. I read your report, and took your summarization as truth (why wouldn't I?). I don't want you to do anything more. I'm willing to talk to him if you'd like. And your comment on me derailing threads isn't appreciated, I give my input and opinion as you do, and just because they some times differ does not make my or yours of lesser quality. Again, you don't have to go through any hoops. If you think it would achieve anything, since you're obviously way more aware of this fellow, than I'm willing to assist you by talking to him. As I said above, if he is not able to communicate and if we (you/anyone) has tried than I support a block. Or at the least, a final warning. I hope this alleviates your unhappiness with me, sir. Beam 03:31, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User has tried to create the page three times and did replace the content of ThuranX's user page with a comment. I've salted Iron_man_2_(film) but (before seeing Beam's input here) didn't block the user because because they may not understand what they're doing. However, if this carries on a 24 hour block may be needed, to get through to this editor. Gwen Gale (talk) 03:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* As I state above, I share your exact feelings on this case. Beam 03:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* (EC)Thank you Gwen for following up on things so quickly. I think that, having had the material deleted already, ignoring a specific non-template message, a template message (the V4), and then a warning about blanking, before then running to the talk page for that delted article, The editor knew full well what was going on, and how not to act. That said, I can wait to see if he tries again. ThuranX (talk) 03:35, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Oh, it's nettlesome, but I've found new editors sometimes don't think the deletion templates are anything more than automated barriers and don't know what they're getting into. Gwen Gale (talk) 03:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks Thuran. Your patience and calm is very appreciated. Your willingness to potentially put up with one more round of shit from the user speaks volumes. And I'm glad I could relieve your problem with me by simply explaining my position. And thanks Gwen, it's nice to have your input, as always. Beam 03:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
WP:BLP help needed
Can any admins who have WP:BLP experience check Talk:Connie_Talbot and give opinions? There is currently a discussion as to whether it's appropiate to include the school being attended by Connie Talbot in the article. Exxolon (talk) 20:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Calling this resolved, discussion is over. J Milburn (talk) 22:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Stalking/harrassment
User:TheWatcherREME has been stalking me and posting some disturbing comments on my talk page about coming to my house and wanting my personal information. He started a bogus sock puppet page on me and has been acting quite oddly. His edit patterns led me to believe he was a sock puppet of a user named Jetwave Dave so I tagged his user page as such. I also tagged his talk page for a blatant cut-and-paste copyvio he did in an article. Is there anything that can be done to stop him or do I just have to continue to put up with this? --Nukes4Tots (talk) 05:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I am going to take a look, and I will see what can be done. Chafford (talk) 08:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* User blocked. Syn ergy 23:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Legal Threat
I seek assistance with a messgage left on my talk page. I have been watching and editing the article on the band Blessid Union of Souls for a little while. I was made aware by another user in April that two founders of the band each had a group using the same name, both with an online presence. In April 2008 we reached a comprimise edit that mentioned both group's claim. I have since been keeping both claims in tact on the artcile as various parties tried to assert one groups claim over the other. In light of no real vailidation to either side's claim I thought it best to mention both groups, which claim in separate websites to be touring as Blessid Union of Souls. I am simply editing a wikipedia article to keep a neutral tone in light of no evidence to settle the dispute. I have posted comments at various points to this effect and have added comments on the talk page.
Here is the original threat
Here is an example of a recent edit I made to the article NeuGye (talk) 06:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* IP has been warned. If the threats continue, please repost here or at WP:AIAV. Regards, nat.utoronto 06:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* The way I understand it, that's not how it's supposed to work. A legal threat is supposed to result in an instant indefblock, without discussion, to be lifted only if and when the threat is withdrawn. If the threat came from an IP, an indefblock may not be possible, but something significant, like a month or so, might be appropriate. --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 08:53, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's clearly a legal threat, but what's the rule on legal threats from an IP? It does have another edit to the same article from weeks ago, is that enough to assume it's static? Is it proper to leave a note for that on the article's talk page telling them to contact the foundation with any problems? Dayewalker (talk) 09:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've blocked for 6 months. If someone finds a better answer or policy saying otherwise, feel free to change this block. I'm doing this in a good faith interpretation of the rules I know about. Toddst1 (talk) 17:37, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, good block that is how we handle these things. Whatever you do don't give this fella your name. Chillum 17:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
If you feel uncomfortable making further NPOV edits regarding the name of the band, I will be happy to do so. Threats are bullshit, and I won't stand by and let us get bullied. Beam 18:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I thank everyone for the help. I just wanted to make sure some admins were aware of the situation. I will continue looking into the article and verifying proper citation is added before information is added or removed that might change this article's neutrality. Thanks again. NeuGye (talk) 18:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've also indef blocked, which is clearly their registered account. - auburn pilot talk 18:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Faisal_Saddiq
I have temporarily blocked User:Faisal_Saddiq, while I undo various unpleasant pieces of vandalism the user was doing, most notably some move vandalism.
I have yet to dig properly into Special:Contributions/Faisal_Saddiq, but I've seen enough to reassure me that this user has made useful contributions, as well as horrendous ones (that have taken me some time, so far, to undo).
My intention is to offer the user an unblock if they give their word they will not vandalise in this manner again. I don't know if they can be trusted to fulfil such a bargain, but I would push for strict sanctions if they don't.
Thoughts? Consensus? --Dweller (talk) 12:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I'd say that 24 hours minimum to protect the 'pedia, whether he gives his word or not. Beam 13:37, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* (ec) The contributions this month are dramatically different from the contributions in July to September 2007, with no contributions during the northern hemisphere school year. There were a batch of poor image uploads last summer, hardly a surprise, but hardly a major problem. The editor of last summer doesn't seem particularly communicative; I think that you'll have a challenge just getting communication to occur.
* The edits of yesterday don't seem particularly like they came from the same editor as those of last summer. When I saw the page moves in my watchlist, I decided to block myself if it hadn't yet been done. You did it. My preference would be for you to do whatever it takes to get two way communication opened, and then we will be able to figure out what the right long term solution is. GRBerry 13:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* OK, thanks. --Dweller (talk) 15:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Personal attack in edit summary
- Apparantly Anger22 left this guy a warning in 2006 (see his talk page); I'm thinking a block is in order. —Giggy 01:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Also see this. Enigma message 01:54, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* and this. I agree that a block is in order, after perusing the user's recent contributions. Enigma message 01:57, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've warned. He doesn't inspire a lot of faith that he'll be able to contribute civilly and productively, but he appears to be a good faith user. Since, from what I can see, nobody's explained civility policies to him yet, let's start with that and hope that he shapes up. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 01:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I wouldn't think we would have to explain that making personal attacks in every venue imaginable is wrong, but I suppose there's no harm in giving him another chance, with the understanding that it's a tight leash he's on. Enigma message 02:01, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* As I say, I'm not precisely optimistic that this will end well, but I've been continually surprised by what some people sincerely think is acceptable behaviour. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* The user reverted my removal of the personal attack. Thankfully, barneca blocked. Enigma message 02:25, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* (edit conflict) SI, I'm sorry, in a way I just went against your decision and "reversed" your call, knowing that another admin disagreed. But if we really let those two attacks go with just a warning, the pendulum has swung way too far in one direction. I blocked indef, to be lifted upon apology. I did this knowing you disagree, so if this pisses you off, I understand and am willing to talk to you about it. I also won't wheel war if someone reverses me. But I will not unblock myself without an apology. We are civilized human beings and we don't talk to one another like that. --barneca (talk) 02:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Support Barneca's actions. SI, it would be nice if we could wait and see, but this user's pushing for a reaction, and he got one, just not the one he expected. I think he wanted Anger22 to lash out, instead he got sunk. Leave him be till he can stnad up like a man and apologize. ThuranX (talk) 03:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Rx StrangeLove incivility and threatening others in September 11, 2001 attacks article.
This user is making threats...If you keep going down this road and continue to waste good editors time you'll end up topic banned (or worse).
The suggestion is to take out subtle original research. I'm not saying we need my version. I simply pointed out the faults and gave a few (not just one) ways to improve it.
Background: In 2004, the September 11, 2001 attacks article name was decided after fierce debate. I am fine with the title. I am not fine with using the title as a grammatical subject (not object) in the introductory sentence.
The BBC, CBS, CNN, CBC, and others do not use the exact term "September 11, 2001 attacks" generally and in cases where it is, it is usually the object, not the subject. We need to be precise (sometimes they use the term "September 11 attacks" or "September 11th terrorist attacks". Making up a phrase and using it authoritatively is OR, albeit subtle OR.
Second point is that we in WP are using it like a bad TV episode name...tonight's episode "Showdown with Saddam"..."Inferno in Iraq". We are also using bad prose by defining "attacks" with the same word "attacks". It's like "A car is a thing called a car" "The September 11, 2001 attacks was a coordinated attack.
'''An admin should defuse the situation by reminding RXStrangelove not to make threats but to let the RFC continue and to make suggestions to improve WP. That's all I want to do...improve prose. ''' None of my suggestions have any political POV pushing. It's just to make WP look like an encyclopedia, not some melodramatic amateurs writing a written collective version of myspace.
Note: admins are not asked to decide on the RFC. Admins are asked to calm down the situation and caution against the use of threats. Presumptive (talk) 05:02, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* First, your allegations of original research will fall on deaf ears. ANI is not dispute resoltuion. Second, you should have notified Rx StrangeLove of this thread. Lucky for you, I have decided to take care of that for you. Third, when making accusations of poor behavior, you need to provide diffs. Fourth, RxS has done absolutely nothing wrong. He has merely suggested that you quit editing disruptively. I have notified Presumptive of the discretionary sanctions put forth in WP:ARB9/11. I know this isn't technically the place to discuss ArbCom enforcement, but because Presumptive has brought the issue up here I think we should consider his behavior. See here for time-wasting by Presumptive. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 05:11, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* On the article in question, I have noted that Rx StrangeLove is getting pretty close to breaching civility guidelines. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:September_11%2C_2001_attacks/GA1&diff=prev&oldid=227564021 from a user, I take offence to such comments, from an admin, it is more suprising than anything else. A block is certainly not required, I would be more than happy if this report resulted in Rx StrangeLove modifying his tone. Sennen goroshi (talk) 05:12, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* He is an admin!!!! Oh, shit, he is. It's also shocking since an admin should be a pillar of WP, calm, collective, open to friendly discussion.Presumptive (talk) 05:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's the simple truth. I didn't say I'd do the banning/blocking, but there is a long list of editors that have been sanctioned under the Arbcom restrictions . That Arbcom decision has been pointed out to Presumptive multiple times by several editors, so it's not something new to him. If anyone has the soul for it, go ahead and read the debate. But in any case, like I said I'm not ever going to block over this (as someone involved, that'd be a very bad thing). But in the past, there's been no lack of uninvolved admins to enforce the Arbcom decision and it's not incivil to point that out. RxS (talk) 05:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* And such banning would be censorship because I am civil and very open to alternate wordings, even asking editors to come up with a dozen alternatives to improve the poorly worded prose. In contrast, another user mentions Rx StrangeLove's incivility. Consider how my suggestions help WP....I don't seek any change remotely like POV, I am only seeking better prose and logic. That's about as neutral as you can get! Presumptive (talk) 05:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* There's a difference between censorship and preventing disruption to the project. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 05:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Utter ridiculousness, IMO. Presumptive's point—that incorporating the exact article title into the lead sentence is awkward—is perfectly valid. Why is he/she being accused of being disruptive over trying (civilly and with discussion) to improve the prose of this article? Powers T 11:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Presumptive is quite a new editor who is being treated in this instance in violation of WP:BITE for good-faith edits, with threats of blocking etc being mad on her talk page, and being told of just for grammatically improving an article, and changing small bits with references added alongside them. People object to her use of simple rather than elaborate ref tags, but even I have difficulty using the long-winded style of references. Instead of telling her off for using a style of refs most people use, others could change the style of refs rather than intimidate her for editing an article. It seems like WP:OWN. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 11:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Presumptive may be a new editor, but he/she is using tags like a pro, albeit incorrectly (IMHO). The RfC should probably proceed, but there's no WP:OR, subtle or otherwise, involved in this dispute. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* No, I'm not saying there's OR, but she may be right grammatically as she is on Talk:Murder of Eve Carson. LtPowers above can see what's happening. I don't know the subject enough to know if it's also OR or not OR, that is a content dispute in a way, and not a matter for WP:ANI. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 17:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Content Dispute / Edit Warring over the term "British Isles"
Hi, an ongoing content dispute betwee, myself and User:TharkunColl. Tharky is aware that the term British Isles is a contentious term and that an unspoken rough agreement was reached on not introducing it into articles that didn't already use the term. He is now inserting the term in many articles, without references - see Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem and Salve Regina. In addition, he is reverting edits that result in the removal of the term, even though the term cannot be referenced and references are provided for the alternative edits. See Furry Dance, Porteous family, Scottish Green Party and others.
Despite many attempts to discuss, several edits are made with personal comments such as "reverted political removal of term".
Tharky knows the policies as well as anyone on Wikipedia. He is aware of what constitutes a good reference, and is aware that the references provided for Furry Dance are not good enough. There are no references for the other articles. His editing is extremely disruptive and in breach of policy. I've politely asked for references and waited to see what he can produce. But he simply ignores the requests while the article is left in the state he wants, or starts an edit war over articles that aren't.
--HighKing (talk) 16:37, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I am aware of no such policy regarding the use of British Isles - Bardcom/HighKing has mentioned it to me before, but has signally failed to point to the relevant discussion or consensus, despite my repeated requests (oh yes, that's right, it's "unspoken"... ho hum). It is he who is disrupting this entire project by his poltically motivated campaign to remove British Isles from the whole of Wikipedia. TharkunColl (talk) 16:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Who says "British Isles" is a contentious term? That's common usage. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 16:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Exactly. TharkunColl (talk) 16:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* (I'm not an admin, edit conflict)Hi. The semi-edit war, as far as I'm aware of, going on in the article Lough Neagh may also be of interest. Thanks. ~ A H 1 (TCU) 16:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
HighKing, do you use Wikipedia for anything unrelated to the term "British Isles"? All your edits, and all your disputes seem to be centered around this term. Chillum 16:51, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* A glance at User:HighKing identifies the issue. From a Irish Republic perspective, the term would be rather galling. It is no doubt politically incorrect there.LeadSongDog (talk) 16:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
For explaination in case people on this board can't tell due to it not being explained at the start of the thread- the complainant who started the thread is User:Bardcom who has conveniently changed his name after his recent two blocks over his "British Isles" fixation and edit warring, and has previously been the subject of an RfC and listed for potential Arbcom or something. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 16:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* "British Isles" does indeed seem to be uncontentious: Síle de Valera TD, in her official role of Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands uses it in the usual sense in this speech in 2002. I'm sure other examples could be found easily. -- The Anome (talk) 17:15, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* There was a failed attempt to form a consensus on this issue at WP:BI.--PhilKnight (talk) 17:21, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I like that expression, "An unspoken rough agreement..." Unspoken? In a text-based medium? Tell me another one. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:23, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* My point is simply that the phrase obviously cannot be, as has sometimes been suggested, deeply offensive to Irish people in Ireland, if a leading Fianna Fáil politician and member of the de Valera political dynasty -- is happy to use it in a public speech in her official role as Minister for the Gaeltacht to describe the landform in question. -- The Anome (talk) 17:32, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* This is lame in the extreme, but just to offer my (unsupported by WP:RS) $0.02, the term British Isles is very rarely used in the UK to describe anything other than the geographical feature; when describing cultural references the terms UK or Britain are both vastly more common and actually in the cited cases above England would have done just fine. British Isles is clumsy and will read discordantly to most Brits. Guy (Help!) 17:29, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ssssso... there's a POV warrior warring... and what? block him, be done. As mentioned on WP:BI, there's no other good term for the geographic archipelago. Use it, ignore the POV pushers, and get the encyclopedia written. They can suck it up or go to conservapedia, where I'm sure their intense nationalistic jingoism will fit in wonderfully. ThuranX (talk) 17:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* As Guy says- but it is used as a geographical term and how Bardcom describes the consensus at the start of the thread is misleading. The consensus as discussed even on User talk:Bardcom is not to not introduce it where it isn't already used- if so it would hardly ever be used as Bardcom is so mad for removing it. The consensus as I understand it as Tharky and Bardy agreed at one point near the bottom of Bardy's talk page, is that it's ok to use it in a geographical context at least, and probably in some other, historical perhaps, contexts- I don't know the fine details. Anyway, we're not here to discuss the content dispute, but dispite what Bardcom says, as ThuranX says, it's Bardcom that's acting against consensus, edit warring and so on, IMHO far more than the other participants- hence he's been blocked twice recently, been a subject of an RfC etc- two recent blocks of slightly increasing length unfortunately haven't deterred him for more than a couple of days. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 17:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* British Isles naming dispute points to this official policy of the Irish government. For most purposes there are better ways to phrase it. Just use them.LeadSongDog (talk) 17:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* that link doesn't say a thing about alternate phrases, and it's by a bunch of Irish nationalists, thus POV. big deal. This is a lot of pissing in the wind by crybabies with agendas to push. Unless they've got a real, viable solution, start blocking liberally. What good does it do to hide fact behind touchy feely crap like 'we don't want to offend, so we'll jsut cut out anythign they don't like'? Block, and block some more. ThuranX (talk) 17:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* (ec)I've noticed a few editors systematically changing the terminology to "English" or "Scottish" in biographical articles which said someone was from the "UK" or was "British." There seems to be little consensus for using the higher level term, at any manual of style page. Similarly reverting to "British Isles" seems to merely express a personal preference not driven by sources or by consensus of editors. Such non-consensus edit warring is to be discouraged in favor of talk page discussion, at the affected article, or preferably at the manual of style page or at the essay Nationality of people from the United Kingdom which unfortunately does not rise to a guideline. There is also Terminology of the British Isles where this issue could be worked out, and an essay posing as an article,British Isles naming dispute. Edison (talk) 17:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* In such cases I always go with self-description. Sean Connery is Scottish, and would probably slap you if you called him British. I am British, the term English is too much associated in my mind with the "Little England" mentality and the minor English nationalist parties. In Salve Regina, to pick one at random, British Isles was, in my view, the wrong term, it is not the term which would be used by a Brit. And for the record I do not give a toss what the Dail says, Encyclopaedia Britannica says it's British Isles, the United Kingdom [of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to be exact], England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland (the island) or Eire (the country excluding the Six Counties) - I am sure that's offended everyone by now so I will shut up. Guy (Help!) 18:17, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Simple clicking a few random diffs here: and it is clear that this user really does little else other than remove "British Isles" from articles and revert people who revert him. Chillum 17:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* As one with English ancestry, I object to that body of water between Great Britain and Ireland being called the "Irish Sea". I think we should rename it "The Body of Water Between Great Britain and Ireland". By the way, what do the Scots think about also being in the "British" Isles? Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Don't forget Scotland used to be referred to as "North Britain". -- ChrisO (talk) 18:18, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* That is technically correct as Britain is the mainland of the British Isles, per my understanding of its history (albeit that this is largely informed by Winston Churchill's books, which are decidedlyy lacking in political correctness by modern standards). Guy (Help!) 18:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
It may suit some editors to make this issue look bigger than it actually is. This is about basic policy - verifiable sources and references.
(restate)Can an uninvolved admin take a look at the named articles please. There are no references or reasons for using the term British Isles in the named articles. There are however references for using other terms. User:TharkunColl repeatedly reverts edits with references without discussion or providing other verifiable references. Thank you. --HighKing (talk) 18:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I expect someone will. Now sod off and stop fighting with TharkunColl. Guy (Help!) 18:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I hope William Connolley looks at it again.:):) He talks sense where The Artist Formerly Known as Bardcom is concerned. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 19:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ireland being an island of the British "mainland". That's interesting. Is it true the Times once had a headline, "Fog in Channel - Continent Cut Off"? Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 19:19, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I believe so, but that's not relevant, Ireland is an island off the British mainland, as are the Scottish islands. I suspect that some people (e.g. ) will disagree, though, and this is based on my studies of geology before many of the Wikipedians who feel so passionately about this issue were even born. Guy (Help!) 20:21, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Right. I'm just saying that, from the British (i.e. our) viewpoint, the European continent is also "an island off the British mainland". Just a really large island. :) Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 20:25, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* No, Britain is an island off the European mainland, I'm quite clear on that. I am not a Daily Mail reader. Guy (Help!) 20:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
(outdent)With respect, can I remind editors of WP:NPA and can I request that an uninvolved admin take a look? I have politely expressed my concerns about Tharkys behaviour. --HighKing (talk) 22:08, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* And accused me of bad faith, as well. TharkunColl (talk) 22:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I have given Tharkuncoll an immediate final warning for a viscious personal attack upon Sarah777 on User talk:Sarah777. I have also advised Sarah777 about inflammatory language being used. Until personal attacks cease, I do not think this content dispute has a chance of being resolved, and I encourage other adminsitrators to deal with the personal attacks in a similar way. DDStretch (talk) 22:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Maybe I'm missing something here, but I can't see what you're talking about. CarterBar (talk) 22:41, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry, I made a mistake about the target of the message TharkunColl posted. I've withdrawn the warning and apologized to him, but the general point stands about there being too much personal attacks in this dispute to make any headway on the content dispute until the attacks are stopped. DDStretch (talk) 22:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Just to try and cool this a bit: D-str was responding to Thark's remarks to/about an IP which I complained about. They weren't actually aimed at me; that was clear to me but would not have been obvious to D-str (and I'd complained of lack of 'parity of protection'). This is a mess of our creation that D was trying to sort it out! Sarah777 (talk) 22:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi, of the articles I mentioned, the first two, Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem and Salve Regina, have since been edited by another editor and provided references for the text being used. Great. With regard to Furry Dance, Porteous family, and Scottish Green Party, no further discussion has taken place and I will assume that the editors accept the argument put forward. I am now going to change each article in line with the discussion, and I hope that if my edits are reverted, the good admins here will look to see if the reverts have included references to back their claims. Thank you. --HighKing (talk) 10:35, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Erm, this whole thread proves not everyone agrees with that, and people have said so in this thread- different people, repeatedly. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 11:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Said what exactly? That the edits don't need references? But as one of Tharkys buddies User:TharkunColl/Order of TharkunColl (Sticky = Merkinsmum), I guess it's not difficult to see which way you see the world. BTW, what did you do to "deserve" your membership? --HighKing (talk) 21:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Erm, you have seen the page header, haven't you? This page is not part of our dispute resolution process.. I'd suggest you open a MedCab case on this topic. Steve Crossin (contact) 21:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Block review User:Cberlet
I just blocked Chip for 24 hrs for violating WP:CIVIL with this remarkably angry and hostile comment:
I asked him to retract it and pointed out that it was unacceptable, his response indicated that he didn't feel it was inappropriate. Though I generally agree with him and he's a long-standing positive contributor, if he's snapping at people like that right now I think he needs a short break. Review appreciated, however. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 04:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* This seems dangerously close to a "cool-down" block. Are we really worried that Jimbo, the ArbCom, or the board is going to be driven off Wikipedia by such a comment? If not, there's no real point in blocking (unless we're going to really dig into the letter of WP:BLP, but even then, I believe all of his LaRouche claims are rather well-established, and are certainly presented as personal opinion). For what it's worth, I completely disagree with this block. --Badger Drink (talk) 04:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* WP:CIVIL exists for a reason, as do WP:NPA etc. I doubt Jimmy, Arbcom, or anyone else will feel personally insulted, but the point is that nobody should be wandering around saying things like that on-wiki. People have been blocked for far longer for less. This is well established policy. That said - further review is always useful. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 04:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* This is a silly block, IMO. Chip is railing against Wikipedia's failure to enforce policy on the LaRouche articles, which are WP:OWNed by zealots. He is right. Guy (Help!) 04:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Posit for a moment that I agree with you...
* Chip could have said so without running a SUV through our civility policy... And chose rather insistently to be extremely rude about it. This is not behavior we should be encouraging. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 04:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Looks like a decent block. Close to cool-down, but the German trains response following is highly inappropriate as well. ThuranX (talk) 05:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I endorse this block. However I'll note that other parties in the conflict have been using equally uncivil language, one of which I redacted because I thought it was unhelpful. It'd be great if this block improves the civility. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 07:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I don't think this is a good block. First, I don't like blocks for strong but honest language, as long as it stays this side of WP:NPA (and expressing frustration with Wikipedia and its structures should have even more leeway), and secondly I don't see how this is likely to positively influence Chip. He's just doubly pissed now. I do appreciate the style of the block message, though. Very good, clear explanation of why the behavior was problematic. Chip's German/trains comment was completely over the top, though. Now I'm pissed, too, and I guess so would be others. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 07:46, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Good block. Viridae Talk 07:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'd say that his comment is just as much a violation of WP:BLP as it is uncivil. Cla68 (talk) 07:56, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Endorse block- no need to call people things like that (regardless of whether you think it's true) it's unconstructive and intimidating. <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 11:51, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Endorse block - looking at the thread in which Chip made the original comment, it appears that someone mentioned his habit of citing himself wherever possible, and his response was to loose his temper. He was then warned, and his response was unhelpful. PhilKnight (talk) 13:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* No worries about Jimbo or arbcom members being driven off by such talk, but other editors might easily grow quiet in fear such labels might be slapped on them. I don't see this as a cooldown block, I see it as a way to stop any a hint of a personal attack from this editor for a day. This is beyond strong language, it's name calling, clearly meant to stop discussion. Gwen Gale (talk) 13:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Is this acceptable? --Random832 (contribs) 13:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's a rant/vent targeted at Wikipedia overall. I don't read it as a PA. Gwen Gale (talk) 13:36, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I too see it as easily within the range of acceptable comment. DGG (talk) 17:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Not easily so, but tolerable in the context of an article with a very long history of abuse by supporters of LaRouche, a particularly unsavoury character. Guy (Help!) 18:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
← This encapsulates, in a nutshell, everything wrong with our current approach to "enforcing" civility. Let's jump in the middle of an ongoing, overly snippy discussion on an article where there's a long history of antagonism. On some occasions, Cberlet has responded to baiting reasonably (see → and →, for example). At this particular point, he loses his cool and makes an unacceptable remark. As a result, Cberlet is given an out-and-out "cool-down block" while several single-purpose agenda accounts skate on after remarks like these:, , ,. Cberlet's remark was unacceptable regardless of provocation, and a block is justifiable on BLP grounds, as Cla68 mentions, since he refused to retract it. Whatever. But if you're going cast this as an "enforcement" of WP:CIVIL, then look at the context; consider whether a single editor is dealing with provocation from multiple agenda accounts, and whether any action beyond a "cool-down block" for one participant is warranted - because I can guarantee that a unilateral cool-down block isn't going to improve the situation. Don't come into a contentious, uncivil back-and-forth and just block the person who made the most recent uncivil comment, and then leave. That's going to look like an arbitrary lightning strike, and no one's going to learn anything from it - it's just going to entrench everyone further. MastCell Talk 19:24, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Wow, alright. I also support blocks to the first three links for NPA violations, per WP:SAUCE, (if that doesn't exist, it ought to - sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander). The last one is more of a legitimate discrediting comment along the lines of COI. ThuranX (talk) 20:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* SV has attempted to dodge this thread, and asked GWH for an unblock on his talk page. . I have left the question of what to do with the statement on Cberlet's page open. SirFozzie (talk) 02:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* SlimVirgin needs to come here and explain why she's above community consensus. That's an insulting move to make, dodging all of the discussion here for an end-run around us. ThuranX (talk) 02:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that she's dodging this discussion. It's possible she was unaware that a discussion was taking place here, unless I'm missing something. The first move if you disagree with a block is generally to approach the blocking admin on their talk page, so I wouldn't consider she's doing anything outside of standard practice. SirFozzie notified her of this thread, so now she knows. No big deal. MastCell Talk 03:34, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Meh, seems like a cool down block, don't agree with it at all. However, it's not cool for SlimVirgin to duck this thread. Come here and voice your opinion in "public." Personally, I feel that civility policy is some times abused. Beam 02:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Does this block need to be logged at Requests for arbitration/Lyndon LaRouche 2? Cla68 (talk) 03:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* No. None of the remedies or enforcements were against user:Cberlet - they were all about user:Herschelkrustofsky. Since "HK" is now banned indefinitely, there's little point in logging bans on his sock puppets. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 03:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Although the initial enforcement instructions in that case specifically apply to HK, the post-decision motion, which doesn't mention HK by name, appears to generally cover any POV-pushing, sourcing problems, or, as happened here, any WP:BLP violations related to Larouche articles. Cla68 (talk) 06:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* You may be misreading that decision. The BLP concerns there were related to the constant attacks on Cberlet by LaRouche editors. If you read the thread where Cberlet made his remark, you'll see that it hasn't stopped. Have you seen the edit that I deleted as a personal attack? I think that Cberlet, while going over the line, has been remarkably calm considering the manner in which he's, shall we say, baited. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 17:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* That post-decision motion is so broad, it looks to me like it could be applied to just about anything untoward that occurs with the LaRouche articles. So, if any of the pro-LaRouche editors have been bloked for attacking and baiting Chip, or for anything else related to those articles, then their blocks should also be annotated in that ArbCom case. Cla68 (talk) 21:13, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I still think you're misreading it, and if you want to press the matter perhaps you could quote the text you think is relevant. Since this matter has dragged on and forced us to look at that ArbCom case again, I'm more inclined to think that also deserves a long block for his/her personal attack on Berlet. Does anyone think that would be uncalled for on account of the BLP violation? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* There is no BLP violation. Polly commented in a civil fashion about chronic policy violations by Cberlet (WP:COI), which is a legitimate topic. Her characterization of PRA is certainly far milder than Cberlet's characterization of the LaRouche organization, and I notice that you deleted her remark while allowing Cberlet's to stand. --Marvin Diode (talk) 23:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* So an unsourced derogatory comment on a living person, by name, isn't a BLP violation? Considering that an entire ArbCom case dealt with personal attacks on Berlet from a LaRouche editor, I don't think that it's possible to "play dumb" or give the benefit of the doubt. The ArbCom has made it clear that HK/LaRouche editors are not to badmouth Berlet. Given that ArbCom case, Polly Hedra's remark was ample grounds for a block. As there is an existing ArbCom case governing HK socks, WP:AE is probably the appropriate venue for discussion of a block or ban. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 23:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've asked for clarification from ArbCom . Cla68 (talk) 03:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've asked there if the arbCom has an opinion on Polly Hedra's apparent BLP violation. If they don't respond, and there are no objections here from non-LaRouche editors, I'll place a block. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 04:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think, if there is a block of that user, it ought to be done by somebody else, given that Will Beback has shown clear partisanship on this issue and is not an uninvolved administrator. Anyway, is it your contention that Berlet has carte blanche to badmouth other people and make unsourced derogatory comments about them? One of the people he's been attacking has been Carol Moore, who I know from libertarian circles and find Berlet's characterizations as being connected in some way to fascism, totalitarianism, and antisemitism to be absolutely absurd. (If he goes through with his Right to Vanish, as he seems to be right now, points about his behavior will become moot, other than the possible need for rear-guard actions against those who want to make him a martyr and use his name to justify further crackdowns against purported "trolls" and "harassers" who persist in expressing opinions contrary to Berlet's clique of supporters.) *Dan T.* (talk) 12:09, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Good block. Civility is the most fundamental of behavior policies. Looking at the edit- "Spineless Cowards" is definitely pushing it. "Single issue fanatic supporters" is crossing a line. Referring to the living person who is the subject of the article as a "raging antisemite, fascist and lunatic"-- no definitely good. --Alecmconroy (talk) 03:53, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I notice that SlimVirgin never appeared to explain her actions. Very disappointing behavior from an admin who has had the buttons and knows procedure so well. ThuranX (talk) 17:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* What actions? She asked the blocking admin to reconsider. I don't see the blocking admin even responding to her. She's done nothing wrong in this regard. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 17:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with my friend Thuran. Beam 22:56, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It looks like a good block to me. We have rules, nasty comments like that are not allowed and the block is short. Chillum 23:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Image:718smiley.svg|35px]] -- Ned Scott 02:18, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Before going to sleep, I noticed some odd edits. This new editor has been undoing borderline edits by established editors, calling them vandalism, and then going to their talk pages and leaving uncalled for warnings and veiled threats.
I looked at the reverts and all were reverts of good faith edits. I'm not taking a side on which editor is right, but calling them vandalism is not on, and leaving warnings that say "I will not look at your talk page again as I am very busy. If you want to contest this reversion, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. Feel free to apologise for your vandalism on my talk page as well. I have added this page and your contributions to my watchlist as I will be monitoring your activity for vandalism." is way out of line. I notified the user of the AN/I thread, and I have my reasons for not discussing it with the editor before bringing it to AN/I. Enigma message 07:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* What are your reasons? I tried to reply on your talk page but you have set it to be protected, precluding open discussion. If you have a problem with how I am editing I would hope you would inform me as to what I am doing wrong. As you can see, I am a new editor and may be going about things too aggressively. If this is the case I am not yet aware, still further this is the case because you have elected to not talk to me about this situation before posting here. Feel free to reply on my talk page. Papercup47 (talk) 07:09, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* He followed this up with a personal attack. I'm not optimistic about the prospect of seeing anything good out of this editor. Enigma message 07:12, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* It was protected by an admin because of trolling. In this case, I am glad it's protected because I don't want to hear the kind of stuff you've been hitting other editors with. Enigma message 07:12, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* another personal attack. If you ask me, this is a sock account of an editor who has a vendetta against Chrisjnelson. You can feel the vitriol. Enigma message 07:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think you must be right. It can't be a coincidence some random new account just decided to target me. I think a block and checkuser are in order.► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:18, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed. Now he put a fake block/unblock message on his talk. Enigma message 07:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* The thought did occur to me. Was in the process of leaving them a message, and found they'd been blocked while I was typing; will try to keep an eye on this case. – Luna Santin (talk) 07:25, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
I don't think any of us should have to keep putting up with his nonsense. He clearly knows what he's doing (to some extent at least) and is just trying to be disruptive. His talk page claims about not understanding his block are clearly intended just to waste others' time.► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Speaking from a general procedural standpoint, I'm not entirely comfortable with any situation where a single admin blocks a user, locks their talk page, and then declines their unblock request. However, the user was being pretty egregiously disruptive, so... – Luna Santin (talk) 07:43, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Agreed. Or else I would have specified the same. Syn ergy 07:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I am the admin Luna Santin is referring to: I took that action because of the extreme nature of what was being done, and I wouldn't normally have done that in other circumstances. It wouldn't be anything I would do lightly, but I think we need to be alert to highly disruptive editors gaming the system in this manner in order to have more time to carry out even more faking of messages, accepted unblock requests, and so on. DDStretch (talk) 09:12, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Harassment and stalking by User:Papercup47
I am being harassed and, by his own admission, stalked by User:Papercup47. It began when I was doing routine corrections and fixes to Orrin Thompson. Shortly after these edits to the article, I was reverted by the aforementioned user with the edit summary "reverting vandalism." He then came to my talk page and warned me about vandalizing Wikipedia, as seen here. You can also see on his talk page that I have contested his accusations, but he has continued to make false accusations, talk down to me and, most recently, flat-out insult me. I think it's obvious this user is up to no good and is just trying to be disruptive.
UPDATE: As I write this, it's clear he's just trying to be disruptive and has no good faith, as he's suggested "it must hurt to go to a stupid public school." Can someone help?► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Seems someone got to it before I could.► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* You need to review WP:BLP about the adding of unsourced statements to articles about living people. In short, one should not do it, and they can be removed on sight. The fact that you label the removal of them as "vandalism" is not helpful and can be viewed as being disruptive if you continue. You seem also to be engaging in personal attacks upon other users, as explained by Enigma on your talk page (assuming you have not merely removed the message, which has happned in a few other cases for messages on your talk page) So, you need to review WP:AGF and WP:NPA. DDStretch (talk) 07:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've attempted to wake someone up to this thread. Syn ergy 07:18, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* To clarify, DDstretch is talking to Papercup. Initially, I thought he was talking to Chrisjnelson and I was taken aback. Then I realized. Heh. Enigma message 07:20, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* To clarify further: I'm talking to Chrisjnelson and not DDstretch. ^_^ Syn ergy 07:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ooops. Sorry for that, I was being hit by multiple edit conflicts both on here and on the (noew) blocked sockpuppet's talk page, and sliped up there. Sorry for any confusion: I was addressing Papercup/Notepad. DDStretch (talk) 09:17, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I did too, haha!► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
(OD)If I may, he seems eerily reminiscent of recently blocked user User:Notepad47. Personal attacks, superiority complex, asking about becoming an admin on his first day. Looks pretty similar. Dayewalker (talk) 07:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Seems like a pretty strong coincidence to me. Can someone request a checkuser, especially since it could also be someone I've encountered before?► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
More personal attacks
And a faked message from me, to boot. I'll be requesting a checkuser shortly and we'll see if anything turns up. First it has to be accepted, naturally. Enigma message 07:30, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Funny that a guy vandalizing and harassing people on Wikipedia at 3:30 a.m. ET is saying others have no friends...► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Its over for now. His talk page has been protected. I'd suggest you file at WP:RFCU or just contact a checkuser just in case. Syn ergy 07:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
DDStretch and Synergy, thanks for your help with the situation.► Chris Nelson Holla! 07:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Not a problem. Syn ergy 07:42, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Nice job, Dayewalker. Enigma message 07:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* No problem, anytime. I thought he seemed pretty familiar. Beans, and all that. Dayewalker (talk) 07:54, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Figured I'd post it here as well for anyone interested. Courtesy of Alison:
* 1) -- Enigma message 08:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* 1) -- Enigma message 08:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* 1) -- Enigma message 08:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* 1) -- Enigma message 08:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Another copyvio editor: wrong information, copyvios, broken links, spam links, bad geography, bad interpretions
I've been looking at some articles by User:Wilhelmina Will who is running a race for DYK and other awards on her vanity page. Her articles have tremendous problems, they're largely copied from single sources, generally blogs, they're factually incorrect, she mixes up geography (though on a lesser scale than a recently indeffed editor, New Mexico for California), the links are broken, they include spam links, she's copied wholesale from copyrighted internet sites. Check my edit history for some of the articles of hers I've had to edit and tag. I bring up the other example in this because, like CS, it appears that most of this editor's contribution should be removed from Wikipedia.
I assume, as usual, I will be attacked for this. But, it is nice to see that some editors care about quality on Wikipedia, though, and thank you to all those editors who did not feel it necessary in my case to shoot the messenger.
However, again, this is fair warning for when this comes back to haunt Wikipedia: this editor is copying material that already has copyrights, and having Wikipedia copyright it as Wikipedia material; she is creating articles that are wrong (like one article uses a source that is all about a turtle not being a crown group sea turtle, and she calls it a crown group sea turtle in the article, obviously not understanding the technical article at all); she is copying from blogs to build articles and sourcing them to the blogs, she is copying huge amounts of text from IMDb, etc., etc.
She appears, like CS, to have created hundreds, if not thousands of problem articles. I've only looked at ones that appeared on the main page in DYK. They are all bad in unacceptable ways. I have alerted the folks at DYK who will be watching her contributions more carefully to address this one issue. The other issue remains, what is to be done with her existing articles, potentially all of which are seriously problematic from the sampling I've taken?
--Blechnic (talk) 00:32, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's human to make mistakes. Fix them if you see them. Sceptre (talk) 00:34, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* That is not a helpful comment coming from you Will after you didthis - by fix do you mean removal? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:25, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Every article she has created that I have looked at has mistakes in it. When I confronted her the first time she got belligerent. Should I review her hundreds and hundreds of articles and correct all of the errors, like the sea turtle article based on a misreading of the primary source she created? I've looked at half a dozen articles, all are almost completely useless for some reason. How about somebody find one article of hers that isn't completely useless, rather than have her continue to contribute wrong, copied, and bad articles? --Blechnic (talk) 00:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hi Blechnic - are all of her articles copyvio issues, or are a lot of them just cleanup problems? Fritzpoll (talk) 00:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Her list of created articles is here. I note quite a few BLP articles in this mix, and there are several hundred of them. I only looked at a couple, and though they were not horrible, they weren't well sourced and there were at least minor errors in them. Both that I looked at quickly were borderline as to copyvio, so I can't answer that conclusively. I'm going to start working from the bottom up if someone else would like to start on some of the others. Risker (talk) 00:45, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'll start at the bottom of the list. Fritzpoll (talk) 00:50, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* (Edit conflict.) They all appear to be largely copied from various sources, although cleverly so, and some will debate me on this issue. Still there is enough copied to find which page she copies from with a simple and quick search. She does copy lists in their entirety, such as a huge list from IMDb. However, the bigger problem, as with CS, is that her use of technical literature is wrong. For example on the sea turtle article, Ctenochelys, she reads the abstract and says it "is considered to be a crown-group sea turtle," but the source she used is an article about it no longer being considered to be a crown group sea turtle, and in fact, it's not considered in the extant sea turtles where she plops it in her first sentence. She includes spam links. Nothing about the one reference in this article says anything about him being the director of all the soap operas. And her single sources are usually personal blogs of the person the article is about. It appears every article of hers that I have looked at has deep problems. I am tired of looking. Maybe she can clean them up herself.
* Good start, Fritzpoll and Risker. She might be willing to learn how to do it properly, also. --Blechnic (talk) 00:52, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* The science articles are going to be the problem, if you don't know phylogeny something like someone saying it's a crown group when the article is about it no longer being considered one might not jump out at you. This whole article is so off, but so convoluted, I don't know what to do about it. I personally think Ctenochelys should just be deleted. --Blechnic (talk) 00:53, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'll let other admins respond to this one as well, but it depends on the scale of the problem - I'll see how many science articles there are. But I'm not sure what CSD criteria could apply Fritzpoll (talk) 00:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Right, I got up as far as Morawanocetus from the bottom, and have made a note of the scientific articles on the way. I need to go to bed. Mostly so far, I have no direct copyvios, but some very poorly sourced articles. I suggest someone contact the author and offer to mentor her through the next month or so and to point out the lack of importance of DYK. She seems motivated, but in just the wrong direction at the moment. I hope she will reply here soon Fritzpoll (talk) 01:17, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Does anyone remember the User:Orbicle case? This is how we handled it, with User:Gmaxwell's help. He queried the database for all new pages by the user, listed them in alphabetical order, and we had a team of about 10 (look at the page history) go through the list to check sources, and then we crossed them off when they were done. Some were copyvios which we re-wrote, others were fine as is. When there's a long list, this can be an efficient way to approach the problem.
* Wilhelmina gets her articles from Articles for Creation. I haven't checked to see if she copies directly from there, but it is possible she does, assuming good faith on the part of the people who post there. I feel a certain responsibility here because I've been supportive of her efforts, have encouraged her, and she has often come to me for opinions about notability and sources -- but I haven't checked her work for copyright violations. Seeing as copyvios are a serious issue, I think we need to go through these, and of course if Wilhelmina herself would help that would be best of all. Thanks, Antandrus (talk) 01:31, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not an admin, but I agree, for what it's worth. Many seem to come from Articles for Creation, but created without actually reality-checking the proposal (for instance, Oaaa, where the source was one unverified answer at a Q&A site). The cryptozoology articles are pretty bad too - articles like Issie, Cressie and Batsquatch sourced from various personal and non-scholarly websites that well fail WP:V standards. Gordonofcartoon (talk) 01:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yeah, she is a AFC regular. A bit of good faith is required here - she AGFed on the IPs being able to not copyvio or use unreliable sources. When I accept articles at AFC, I rarely deviate from the IP's submission. Sceptre (talk) 01:48, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not sure it's a good faith issue. I helped there for a while, and even assuming good faith all round, the practicality is that many (most, even) AFC proposals are by newcomers who've not gone through the small print of Unregistered users: Submitting an article, so it's wise to check the sources for copyright/reliability issues. Gordonofcartoon (talk) 03:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* You really can't afford to blindly accept AFC submissions. When I was helping out there I found that the largest majority of articles posted there were copyvios. I always double checked every article before I posted it and I would encourage others to do likewise - it only takes a couple of minutes to Google a couple of choice sentences. Sarah 07:49, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Has she been notified of these proceedings? Beam 01:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, by a couple of editors on her talk page.
* --Blechnic (talk) 02:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* --Blechnic (talk) 02:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Has anyone alerted her to the exact problem with copyvio as well as the issue of writing poor articles? Beam 03:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Having worked with/pseudo-mentored User:Wilhelmina Will on the Iggy Arbuckle pages, I'm inclined to think it was an honest mistake from not checking the AFCs before doing them. She does go overboard on the non-free images, but I think its just from a lack of full understanding of the policy, which some long term editors no longer always have a good grasp on due to the changes earlier this year. I think a more formal mentoring relationship would be very beneficial in helping correct these problems and help her become an even stronger as I've found her to be fairly open to corrections, willing to learn, and to have a desire to be a good editor. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 07:25, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* In spite of the severity of the problem (factual inaccuracies, and admission on my talk page she doesn't understand the scientific article she wrote incorrectly, bum links, links to viruses, plagiarism, hostility in response when it's pointed out) I suspect this editor is worth working with. Please don't anyone underestimate the level of the problem with her existing articles, though. Underestimating the problem will not do her or Wikipedia any good. Maybe she could get some guidance and learning while fixing the problems she created. --Blechnic (talk) 15:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* Well, initially I agreed that while its a big problem, its fixable with some guidance. However, it seems like she is very deliberately ignoring all messages on her talk page and this report and continuing along with her usual edits. That, to me, does not bode well. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 04:20, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* In all honesty, with Durova's comment below, and how long Carol Spears was allowed to go on even after it became apparent that something was seriously wrong with her contributions, probably just ignoring this and continuing to plagiarize and create misinformation is the way to go from the viewpoint of the one creating the problem.
* Someone elsewhere said this would be the most effective means of vandalizing Wikipedia: getting a few other editors who support you, then just writing random crap all over the place. I agreed then, I see it even clearer now. Everyone can spot the Gawp's who can't handle (or find) their cocks, but it takes perserverence to deal with editors like this, and Wikipedians rather more to the former, than the work necessary to deal with the latter. Something needs to be done about all of her edits. Meanwhile, she's creating more. I looked at a few, they were just one line stubs, though I haven't looked at all.--Blechnic (talk) 18:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Let's be more circumspect with real people's names
I've done something blockable: I've altered Blechnic's thread title and opening post above. I'm also invoking IAR; made the changes to partially redact a real person's name who is not involved in this thread and is referred to as a negative example. Let's remember that sort of thing can have a real world impact via Google hits, etc. If a username is Fuzzyduckling22 and has no real world connection to anybody, then turn it into a meme if you like. Please be more circumspect with real human names. Durova Charge! 10:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* I have no idea what is a real person's name or not on Wikipedia, and when editors use their real names they have already conceded to allowing a real world impact via Google.
* It was an expedient way to make it clear what I was talking about--what is appearing to be a common editing style among plagiarizing editors: factual inaccuracies, sloppy links, gratuitous references, overall bad editing.
* I don't have an issue with changing the title of a thread, though. Why would that be blockable? Don't answer! --Blechnic (talk) 15:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
* What would really be better is if we treated copyright more seriously around here. After all, the Wikipedia community doesn't have the power to overrule real world legislation. If an editor is committing bright line copyright violations, he or she should get a limited number of warnings before an indefinite block. And then--as with legal threats--a retraction and pledge to stop creating problems should be necessary to get an unblock (with mentorship if needed). When we as a site treat the law less than seriously, we open the door to difficult editors making an open joke of it. That's a risk to the Foundation and to our site's credibility, and ultimately to the names of those difficult editors if they use their real names. Durova Charge! 04:00, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* I don't understand this lack of response to copyright violations and plagiarism. It stains everything Wikipedia has accomplished, imo, to see these little DYK articles with content copied and pasted from all over the web. This week was the first time I read all of the articles on a DYK and did not suspect a single one of a copyvio. This copyvio/plagiarism stains all of the hard work done by editors who write excellent articles, by editors who use sources properly, by editors who contribute to featured articles and good articles (the ones without copyvios, that is). Yet editors continue to attack me for pointing these problems out. These issues put Wikipedia in ugly company. Do the big print encyclopedias plagiarize hundreds and hundreds of pages off of the web (to Carol Spears alone, and, now, it appears the same to Wilhelmina Will--this is just two editors)?
* Yes, it attacks Wikipedia's credibility, and it makes it harder to justify contributing, and it stains the hard work of good editors by pulling them down into the cesspool.
* And these bad editors are the ones who are going to draw attention and headlines, like that guy who lied about being a Ph.D. What's so bad about saying you have a Ph.D. in comparison to saying the words are your own when they're not?--Blechnic (talk) 18:52, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've worked all my career in the RW trying to educate people who honestly and in good faith think that writing and research is a matter of finding places from which to copypaste--if they're sophisticated, adding quotation marks and some sort of references. At least in the (US) higher education system there is an emphasis on originality in doing one's work, and it is fairly easy to explain how originality is incompatible with such a technique. But for writing what is acknowledged to be a tertiary resource like Wikipedia, where originality isn't merely not-required, but prohibited, it's a little harder to explain why intellectual effort beyond that of an OCR system is needed. I suspect good parts of many or perhaps most of our articles are prepared the same away as these, though not as erroneously. The use of misunderstood references based on abstracts is inevitable when people use the free summaries in databases without attempting to find the actual articles. (See Open access for at least one part of the true solution to this). The solution is not to ban those who do it the most conspicuously, but to educate, one at a time, as suggested above. Yes it's tedious. But people can and do learn, and working here can be a good opportunity to remedy the missing parts of someone's education. DGG (talk) 18:02, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* A recently-concluded siteban demonstrates that we err entirely too far in the direction of education and lenience. The result is an enormous cleanup job for several editors and the near-loss of Blechnic, who endured unfair accusations of wikistalking as "thanks" for her efforts to remove bad citations and copyright violations. I do not propose that we ban editors routinely. It's very easy to get a legal threat indef lifted. This is a legal matter too. Durova Charge! 19:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Having said what I said, I suppose what I do now is offer to help in the education if she stays. DGG (talk) 02:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I wish you would help, as she is, right now miscopying with a new article she is working on. She does not, like Carol Spears, read scientific sources well enough to be able to use them accurately. This is hard to understand. I don't write articles about topics about which I am ignorant. Today I edited a link from the main page featured article, but only after some serious reading and research to make sure I understood what a whaleback ship was. Even then, I asked other editors to check it. I write mostly outside of the area of my formal education, but I am very careful when writing Wikipedia articles to source what I write, no matter how well I know it, and to write from sources I understand fully. This is why I cannot understand how people think they can write articles about topics about which they are ignorant in five days or less. It takes me a day to put up a sentence about topics in my area. I'm reading about a well-known Egyptian geological formation. This is my area, stratigraphy. I've been reading about it for days to add a few sentences. This is because an encyclopedia requires sourcing and referencing.
* Please help if you can, as I suspect this editor will listen and is capable of learning. --Blechnic (talk) 04:23, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've made the offer. If you have any particular difficulties or suggestions for me, let me know, perhaps privately. (I am not offering formal mentorship.) DGG (talk) 18:04, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Tennis expert and <IP_ADDRESS> edit warring
Tennis expert and IP <IP_ADDRESS> are edit warring at Venus Williams which I have watchlisted due to an addition made a week ago. The two users are making the same reverts in a two party content dispute with no discussion engaged in as yet. MickMacNee (talk) 20:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Reverts by Tennis expert:
* 19:35, 22 July 2008
* 19:33, 21 July 2008
* 07:23, 21 July 2008
* 19:42, 19 July 2008
I warned both editors today, at aound 16.30 UTC. Tennis expert acknowledged my warning at 17:38, and subsequently made the same revert again at 20:36.
I would report this at the "edit warring" notice board, but it seems to have taken to rejecting any reports that are not a stone cold violation of 3RR, whereas I think anyone can see this is a purposeful slow edit war with no likely resolution without some action taken to butt heads, or someone giving in. MickMacNee (talk) 20:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yup, you're right that this isn't a 3RR violation, but it is a slow edit war. I don't personally see it as blockable just yet, so I've protected the page for 72 hours to let discsussion happen on the talk page. Ry an P os tl et hw ai te 20:32, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
This is not an "edit war." User <IP_ADDRESS> keeps adding unsourced, unencyclopedic, unconstructive, and opinion-filled information to the playing style section of the Venus Williams article. Here is this user's text:
"Williams is an aggressive baseliner, equipped with an attacking all-court game. Across her career Venus has developed into a skillful volleyer and effectively utilises her long reach and relative quickness around the net. Venus stated during an interview at the 2008 Australian Open that she was working to improve her volley.[1]
Venus is the most powerful server (by a margin) on the women's Tour, both in terms of average and fastest serve speeds, surveyed across tournaments throughout the year. At Wimbledon 2008, Venus struck the fastest serve recorded (by a woman) in the tournament's history, at 129 mph, in the women's final, Saturday 5th July 2008 (see: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2008-07-05/200807051215270803593.html). This equaled the record for the fastest serve in a WTA main draw event, previously set by Venus at the 2007 US Open (first round match) at 129 mph. At Wimbledon 2008 Venus' average first serve speed was 115 mph in the 1/4 final, a remarkable 116 mph in the semi-final and 111 mph in the final (IBM/Wimbledon) - rather faster average speeds than any woman (including her sister, Serena Williams) records. To put this into further perspective, the top men's seed (and world no.1) at the tournament, Roger Federer, registered average first serve speeds of 119 mph (1/4 final), 117 mph (semi-final) and 117 mph (final) in his last three matches at the tournament (IBM/Wimbledon). This kind of confluence in men's and women's service speeds is unusual in professional tennis, and sets Venus Williams apart from her contemporaries in the women's game. To further illustrate the difference, the no.1 seed at the tournament, Ana Ivanovic, recorded an average first serve speed of 98 mph (fastest serve 108 mph) in her last match at the tournament. The no.3 seed at the tournament; Maria Sharapova, recorded an average first serve speed of 104 mph (fastest serve 111 mph) in her last match.
Venus Williams has always been a explosive hitter of the ball off the ground but her backhand is the more consistently reliable of her groundstrokes. Venus' backhand is equally effective hit down-the-line or crosscourt (frequently for a set-up approach shot). Venus' forehand does occasionally break down under pressure. However, it is still the more powerful of her groundstrokes, and a stroke that yields many winners, from a variety of court positions. Additionally, it is one the most powerful forehands in the women's game, frequently struck in the 85 - 90 mph range. In the 2008 Wimbledon women's final, Venus struck a forehand winner measured at 94 mph (IBM/Wimbledon). Only a few women (notably Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Sania Mirza and the now-retired Justine Henin) hit to these speeds off the ground. Venus's forehand drive-volley (a shot that she popularised at the top of the sport) is the most decisive and devastating in the game.
Finally, Venus is a gifted athlete with excellent court coverage. Equipped with a long 'wingspan', Venus is able to reach shots that many other players would not even attempt a play on. Moreover, Venus is able to play an offensive shot from a defensive position - something that comparatively few women players are able to do."
When this user first added this "*checked and re-checked*" stuff, I attempted to work with him or her, as follows:
"Williams is an aggressive baseliner and uses an attacking all-court game.[citation needed]
Williams has developed into a skillful volleyer and effectively uses her long reach and relative quickness around the net.[citation needed] She stated during an interview at the 2008 Australian Open that she was working to improve her volley.[1] Her forehand drive-volley, a shot that she helped popularize, is one of the most effective in the women's game.
William's serve is among the most powerful on the women's tour.[citation needed] During the singles final at Wimbledon in 2008, Williams struck the fastest serve by a woman in the tournament's recorded history, at 129 mph.[2] This equalled the record for the fastest serve in a WTA main draw event, previously set by Williams at the 2007 US Open.[citation needed] Also at Wimbledon in 2008, her average first serve speed was 115 mph in the quarterfinals,[3] 116 mph in the semifinals,[4] and 111 mph in the final.[5]
Williams has always been a explosive hitter of the ball off the ground, but her double-handed backhand is more consistently reliable than her forehand.[citation needed] She can hit her backhand down-the-line or crosscourt. Her forehand occasionally breaks down under pressure;[citation needed] however, it is still one of the most powerful forehands in the women's game and yields many winners, from a variety of court positions.[citation needed] During the 2008 Wimbledon singles final, Williams struck a forehand winner measured at 94 mph.[citation needed]
Williams has excellent court coverage.[citation needed] Equipped with long arms, Williams is able to reach shots that many other players would not attempt to play.[citation needed] Williams also is able to play an offensive shot from a defensive position.[citation needed]"
But my work was reverted back to the problematic text. Tennis expert (talk) 20:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree - the text added by the anon IP is not neutral or encyclopedic. But some of your comments would not have encouraged discussion. Lets see what discussion and progress occurs while the article is blocked. If the anon IP does not engage, it would indicate disruptive behavior. --HighKing (talk) 13:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Removal of cited material on advice of attorney?
Just came across this edit which removed cited material, supposedly on advice of attorney. It doesn't seem defamatory in any way. Thoughts? Toddst1 (talk) 17:24, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'd say "stick it back and tell the editor to contact OTRS". There's nothing defamatory there -- just reportage. Further, the editor has an obvious COI. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 17:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* It's a "legal bluff" by a red-link. I reverted it. If he has an issue, he can contact wikipedia's legal eagles. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* For what it's worth, the phone number they asked us to call (yeh, we'll get right on that, sure) is a Canadian law firm. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
There's also this one. Toddst1 (talk) 17:32, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* That one at least has a real WP:BLP concern. I readded the info about him having daughters, but the other paragraph should probably stay out (or someone could find a source?). Cheers. --<i style="color:green;">lifebaka</i> (talk - contribs) 17:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* i readded in neutral language, plenty of citation int he relevant article about anne of green gables. ThuranX (talk) 17:46, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* And I copied the refs from Anne of Green Gables (1985 film). Delicious carbuncle (talk) 17:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* We should politely ask what the actual issue is (other than WP:IDONTLIKEIT), and offer the email address for OTRS. He may have a valid concern which does not quite justify total removal of the content but would nonetheless colour its presentation. Guy (Help!) 17:51, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* (ec, agree with what JzG says) Blindly reverting this is a really bad idea. It could probably stand to be better sourced and verified. It does make two potentially defamatory claims - that Sullivan lied about the movie making money and that he refused to allow his books to be examined according to contract. Unless someone can back up everything in that paragraph, this is a BLP problem and rather than screaming COI, we should be thanking this individual for their good faith effort to point out a problem with one of our articles. If we are able to get everything in there well-sourced (and claims in the lawsuit itself don't count), and he just doesn't like having unfavorable facts there, that's a him problem, but as of right now, there are unsourced claims there. --B (talk) 17:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* If it's unsourced, it could go. When a user posts some nonsense about calling an attorney, that just invites blind reversion on principle. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 18:08, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* But we should be careful. The removed text doesn't actually say the movie made money; it suggests it. The parenthesis " (even though, as noted above, they were among the highest-rated television programs in Canadian history)" is probably synthesis - and it is indeed possible for a crefully structured and extremely popular show to show no profit (this is why percentages of gross profit are customary); the other points should be dealt with by saying "the heirs assert" he refused to let them examine the books, and noting (as the removed text does) that a judge did not believe the movie made no money. (I presume both of these are in the trial record, as cited.) Septentrionalis PMAnderson 18:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, a user involking lawyers invites blind reversion, but we should be circumspect in doing so. Experience on OTRS has shown that while in many cases reversion is the right thing, in others (and it's not always easy on the face of it to tell which) it is a spectacularly bad idea. Guy (Help!) 18:23, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Both quotes from the trial have now been removed (not by me). The Globe and Mail story (here, may require registration) attributes "evasive witness" to the judge, "bad joke" to the heirs' lawyer. Both are just aw well away. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 18:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think the present version is a good compromise. The quotes from the judge and attorney, while factual and verifiable, are superfluous to an article about the film itself. caknuck <sub style="color:black;">° is back from his wikisiesta 19:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
When some red-link makes some pompous statement in an edit summary, to a presumably consensus version of an article, then immediate reversion is reasonable. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 14:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* This comment is so wrong-headed it is hard to decide where to start. "Red-link" is irrelevant. "Pompous" is highly subjective and also irrelevant. "Presumably consensus" is no excuse for assuming good faith and giving due respect to any edit, and, as to immediate reversion based on (1) red link, (2) pompous, (3) the status quo is presumed to reflect consensus, only the third argument has any weight at all, and when a BLP issue is raised, it's utterly insane. What's the rush? --Abd (talk) 22:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Gross incivility on Cold fusion
Page gets heated anyway, but it is getting OTT. Most recent comments by User:ScienceApologist are beyond the pale in my view. A good look by an uninvolved admin would be much appreciated. Itsmejudith (talk) 22:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* As a non-admin, the first step I'd take is to warn them with a personal message about focusing on content and contributions, and not the editors per WP:NPA. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 22:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks. However, I'm always talking to this editor about one thing or another. It is too easy to get into a situation where we wind each other up. A completely external person would do better. Itsmejudith (talk) 23:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* It was requested by an IP that SA refactor his comments, and he did do. Hopefully that should be the end of it. If there are any more concerns, it might be an idea to ask SA to refactor another comments because he's normally very open to doing so. Ry an P os tl et hw ai te 23:51, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thank you Ryan. Itsmejudith (talk) 01:02, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Ryan, glad to hear/see a resolution, but I'm slightly confused. Refactoring comments, even one's own, is generally frowned upon (even if the intentions are ultimately good, as in this case) because it can lead to confusion down the road with regards to diffs - if it were ever to come up again or be relevant. A retraction/apology would have been more appropriate in my opinion. Just musing here. Wisdom89 ( T |undefined / C ) 05:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* No, it's fine. That article is the subject of long-term civil POV-pushing by a fringe minority, and such cases tend to cause frustration in those who support the majority view. People are human, refactoring tetchy comments is a good result. Goading the supporters of policy into exploding and then driving them off to leave the field clear for those who would skew content to give undue weight to a minority POV is much more of a problem. Guy (Help!) 06:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I think, with some comments, striking it out is worse than leaving it be. Not only is the insult/attack still there, but now the attacker can say "I struck it out, what do you want from me?" Beam 10:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I have to chime in here: For whoever reviews this, I think they should take a look at Talk:Cold_fusion and the most recent comments in Talk:Cold_fusion. Thanks. Kevin Baastalk 00:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
advice needed
Not sure where to post this, so I thought I would try here, where I know there's a number of experienced people hanging around. Please advise me if this should go somewhere else.
I went to the template page Template:Sexual orientation on an RfC. there is a user there - Cooljuno411 - who is essentially doing extensive original research on the template itself (recategorizing the definition of sexual orientation to his own particular tastes...). he's very adamant about his position, to the extent that he comes close to edit-warring, though most editors have been gracious enough not to allow an edit war to start. normally I would solve this by attaching an OR template and flagging it for all concerned, but attaching templates to templates is ugly and confusing to readers. I'll put in some inline templates for the time being, but can anyone suggest a more graceful and effective approach? -- Ludwigs 2 22:51, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Keep trying to reach out to Cooljuno. And don't try to talk to him by yourself. There has to be others who are concerned and use the Sexual Orientation template. I don't want to use the term "gang up" on him, but you should "gang up on him" in a calm and nice way. If that doesn't work, than try some sort of dispute resolution and if that doesn't succeed, than offer all the money you can muster! Beam 23:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Figure out what is the basis for the pre-existing categorization system, and then argue from there. If it is commonly known, or famous, or standard in off-wiki professional discussion of the topic, then that should help a lot. Tito xd (?!? - cool stuff) 23:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* There's a bigger problem, seen here. Cooljuno's edits are in pursuit of his POV that sexuality is a choice and thus should all be equally lumped together. The talk page seems to have a lot of interestin forming a good order and consensus ,but against a POV pusher, what hope is there? ThuranX (talk) 00:40, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* It would be one thing to have this kind of debate on an article page, where sources could be brought to bear, and things could be weighed in and balanced. it's just odd on a template page, because there's no real room for discussion. is there any policy I can point to that says that templates must be restricted to commonly held and uncontested perspectives? I actually have no idea what policies and guidelines cover templates specifically (aside from the normal policies that are designed for articles). -- Ludwigs 2 20:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Katie Reider article IP Sockpuppetry
User:Brhannan has been obfuscating his sig on the Katie Reider AfD (which I started) by posting and then changing the sig link to "Nomad 2" (this followed by this is an indication, as he couldn't even sign posts when he voted). The level of uncited personal information added led me to report him on COIN. There is also an IP heavily involved in the article and AfD User:<IP_ADDRESS>, and by this diff blatantly proves they are one and the same person, which Brhannan has tried to hide up until the point where he edited a Brhannan comment as the IP here. The sheer number of edits made, and the fact that they are made only to this article makes "I forgot to log in" extremely unlikely, and I'd like to see some admin intervention here.MSJapan (talk) 23:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Reply I actually did forget to log in on several occasions, so I apologize for the confusion. You will notice, though, that the post with an IP address attribution concludes with a manually entered "Nomad 2" that was placed there before this "incident" was reported. Clearly, I am not trying to obfuscate. Also, when I use the prescribed "four tildes" to sign my posts, Wikipedia inserts "Nomad 2," and if you click on comments from "Nomad 2," you are directed to the "Brhannan" page! I am deeply sorry for the mistakes I've made with respect to not logging in and assure all concerned that I will endeavor to do better in the future. There are a number of policies and procedures to learn; I would urge people to give newbies the benefit of the doubt.Nomad 2 (talk) 18:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Webster121 - Continual POV pushing and Sockpuppetry
This user appears to have engaged in sockpuppetry in order to continue his POV pushing at Vietnam related articles while he is still barred from editing. See Suspected_sock_puppets/Webster121 and Suspected_sock_puppets/Webster121_(2nd) for more information. Webster121's block is due to expire in early August. David873 (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
OfficeMax editing on behalf of Jon Porter
and his/her sockpuppets are repeatedly adding POV comments about US Congressman Jon Porter and his opponent Dina Titus. Ordinarily, I wouldn't say this was too big a deal, but this editor appears to have used an IPsock, from the US House of Representatives. Given that OfficeMax has already been blocked once, (and I unblocked based on a promise to abide by Wikipedia policy) and the POV edits persist, I feel something should be done. Perhaps a ban from political articles? 18:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Both blocked already. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Are things like this supposed to be reported to the Foundation? —Wknight94 (talk) 19:02, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* NB: this user used the IPsock after being blocked by me on 8 July. Toddst1 (talk) 19:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Well, first he was making all of his edits from the I.P. Then, because we were only softblocking the I.P. (since it's used by thousands of people) he created OfficeMax. Then he was blocked. Then he agreed to behave himself if he was unblocked. Then he failed to behave himself, so he was re-blocked. And now he's created a new sock, which is also blocked. Nothing exceptional going on here, I don't think. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* And the fact that it's the government doesn't mean it should be reported somewhere? Should we call Tom Brokaw? Is he still working? —Wknight94 (talk) 19:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* This editor(s) have done this before. The congressman's office said when called that it wasn't true; and when told that it was the washington office said that's politics, so... it's not going to stop. I'd recommend a hardblock on the IP from which it originated for a long time, regardless of the fact that it's a government IP. ThuranX (talk) 19:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* We can't hardblock it - it's used by thousands of people. This guy's a nuisance, but he's eminently manageable. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Well, Dina Titus' campaign is now well aware of the issue, has the names of who to contact and what accounts and IPs are being used, so that might help as well. They also know that playing tit for tat won't work on WIkipedia, so I think we're safe from reprisals. ThuranX (talk) 19:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Further, if it's a gov't IP, noone of hem should be spending american tax dollars at work to edit WP, so block it. ThuranX (talk) 19:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry Sarcasticidealist, but I'm not for beans up the nose on that one. Removed part of your comment. Cheers. --<i style="color:green;">lifebaka</i> (talk - contribs) 19:26, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Since the consensus here is that the POV pushing and vandalism by the unblockable IP will continue, I have semi-protected the 2 pages. Toddst1 (talk) 20:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* that's hold it for a while. I'll watchlist both pages, and would appreciate some others doing the same. ThuranX (talk) 02:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Nefbmn - Serial Abuse and Sockpuppetry
This user has continued engaging in serial abuse and has been caught utilising sockpuppetry even after being blocked. In particular, there has been a lot of insulting and racist commentary from this user. This user has already been reported here for the same matter before Nefbmn was blocked for one week.
In the latest incident, <IP_ADDRESS> vandalised Vietnamese people as shown here. This user is clearly a sockpuppet of Nefbmn, who in turn has also been suspected of meatpuppetry. See Suspected_sock_puppets/<IP_ADDRESS> for more information. David873 (talk) 00:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hasn't edited in a while, user has most likely switched IPs by now (claims to have a dynamic IP, evidence so far suggests so). So, a block would just be kinda' annoying for whoever gets the address next. Cheers. <i style="color:green;">lifebaka</i> (talk - contribs) 03:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
AKA
This user is being disruptive on the articles souljaboytellem.com and Unsigned & Still Major: Da Album Before da Album. S/he keeps changing the names of the tracks to go against the manual of style. Something must be done about this vandal. XxJoshuaxX (talk) 02:24, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* What you mean is that you keep trying to change the names of the songs to keep in line with Wikipedia capitalization policy, when the other editor is trying to keep them as they are listed on the CD. You've been told before, in this previous ANI thread and elsewhere, that the name of a song or book or film or other media item as named by the artist involved trumps Wikipedia policy and controls. What you need to do is stop what you're doing and let the track names be listed here as they are listed on the CD. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 04:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* And you shouldn't come running to ANI every time you have a content dispute. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) (talk / cont) 04:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Anvil Media Inc
According to the deleted article Anvil Media Inc which this user wrote about itself, its business is writing Wikipedia articles for profit. I blocked the account as advertising-only after it created the piece about itself, and after it started tagging articles with "Created by Anvil Media Inc." All of those articles were created by User:Mrtriviamaniacman. The Anvil Media username is now asking for an unblock. Questions: (1) Anyone have any problem with the block of User:Anvil Media Inc? (2) Should we do something about User:Mrtriviamaniacman, who pretty clearly is the same user? (3) Should we do anything about the articles that were created by this PR firm? Most of them do have sources, although I deleted a few where the cited external source didn't work and they appeared to be just advertising for one company's products. NawlinWiki (talk) 21:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Block of Anvil is good, Mrtriviamaniacman can go too (writing for profit is not on), I would nuke any articles with no significant edits other than by this user and review the rest for bias. For example, was deleted three times previously by other people as blatant spam. Guy (Help!) 21:15, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Which policy prohibits writing for profit (not saying I like the idea of people writing for profit on Wikipedia, just got a nagging feeling this may have come up before)? DuncanHill (talk) 21:21, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* WP:NPOV would be the obvious one. A company being paid to write an article for another company is not likely to write in an unbiassed fashion. Not to mention the obvious WP:COI. Resolute 21:31, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* What about WP:REWARD, which pays users for improvements to articles etc? <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Sticky</b> <b style="color:#FF8C00;">Parkin</b> 21:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* That was what I was trying to remember. DuncanHill (talk) 22:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've blocked Mrtriviamaniacman for spam/advertising, which writing for profit is. Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 21:37, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* FWIW, the only article that I can still find Attensa in is FreeRange WebReader, sole edit of a relatively new user. --Amalthea (talk) 22:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* See also Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 23 for more potential user connections., at the very least, has edited Planar Systems after the COI discussion, a company listed on http://www.anvilmediainc.com/full-client-list.htm . --Amalthea (talk) 22:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Should we get a CU to look out the whole lot? It seems there are many... Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 23:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'd absolutely say so, there seems to be no end to it. created Attensa, seems an obvious sock of, could be part of it since he created ReliableRemodeler.com a long time ago — really wherever I click I seem to find new suspects. It'd need an admin first to walz through all of those deleted pages, if possible check all pages in the above client list for deleted contributions. This article suggests that some of those accounts were active before that whole thing started, but seems to be a very good candidate for a common IP. --Amalthea (talk) 01:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I suggest this thread continue over at WP:COIN. This issue came up once before on that noticeboard; I see that I've already left uw-coi for . Though we disapprove of outsiders writing articles for money, since it is hard to maintain NPOV in such cases, COI-affected editors can sometimes make a contribution. (The ColumbiaSoft article is not too bad). Keep in mind these are fairly low-volume editors, so they are unlikely to swamp the enforcement system. If someone writes a new COIN report please focus on what is the worst abuse so far and maybe we can fix that. If none of these editors will respond on Talk more blocks may be needed. EdJohnston (talk) 01:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Is this like the "MyWikiBiz" user? I remember that from ages ago. -- tiny plastic Grey Knight ⊖ 10:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I have filed Requests for checkuser/Case/Anvil Media Inc. Please add any and all related accounts to the list for examination there. Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 11:47, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Please also feel free to help at User:Gb/Anvil - there, we are checking over Anvil's client list. Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 12:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Link removed, as we've now gone through all the relevant names. GBT/C 07:47, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Some blogosphere exposure
Just for the record, a quick blog browse turned up at least some response to this situation that might be of interest. We're referred to as a secret sect in the Art of Marketing blog, while the folks at Attensa are cranky, as per this blog. The Anvil Media dude opines here (I see some of our editors and others who have been bagged for paid editing in the past are already commenting). Fun stuff! Might be worth monitoring this discussion. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:47, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Kober
I would like to ask the community to review the block of this user on the basis of the accusations made here: Suspected_sock_puppets/Kober. In my opinion, the grounds for this block are very questionable. 2 checkuser requests showed that Kober is not related to Papa Carlo: Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Kober, Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Papa_Carlo; yet for some reason it was decided that Papa Carlo was Kober's sock or meatpuppet. I know Kober for years as a very prolific and knowledgeable contributor, who is a real asset to Wikipedia. His contribution to the articles about the region of Caucasus are invaluable. I'm having a hard time to believe that such a person may have had anything to do with the things he's being accused of. The claim that 2 users must be related because they make reverts on the same articles cannot be used as grounds for establishing that users are socks. I must note that it is not something extraordinary for the region related articles, where ethnic groups formed to support certain national POVs, and moreover, people who make accusations against Kober are themselves involved in edit warring in region related articles and are even restricted by the arbitration imposed paroles. Many people have the same articles on their watch lists, and you can see how many users are involved in the same sort of actions on both sides of the dispute. It does not mean that they are all socks or meatpuppets, just that there are conflicting views supported by different groups of users. In my opinion, the block of this user is a serious mistake. I don't think that there was any bad intent or prejudice in the actions of the blocking admin, it is just a case of a good faith mistake, which I think needs to be corrected. Grandmaster (talk) 07:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've contacted the blocking admin. Since CheckUser has proven that they are unrelated, this makes it certain that they are not sockpuppets of one another. I have interacted with both users and their styles are very different. Kober is a prolific editor while Papa Carlo appears to mostly be involved in edit wars. I am not at all convinced by the meatpuppetry accusations as well. Simply because Papa Carlo has reverted to Kober does not equal proxy editing IMO. It is likely that PaC probably followed around Pocopocopocopoco or Kober's edits, and inactivity does necessarily mean that a user is a sock or meatpuppet. Kober has told me that he has never contacted Papa Carlo outside of Wikipedia. There was a similar situation here when one user (Karcha) was reverting to another (E104421), and was thus blocked as a sockpuppet. It was proven that they were different individuals, and E104421 was unblocked. Karcha remained blocked as most of his edits were disrutpive. I think that can take precedent here. Knowing Kober, I highly doubt that he was in contact with Papa Carlo outside of Wikipedia and that he requested for him to engage in edit warring. I believe that Kober should be unblocked. However, Papa Carlo should probably remain blocked as most of his edits consist of reverts and disrutpive editing. <span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;">Khoikhoi 08:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with Khoikhoi's assessment and recommendation. Also, if Papa Carlo requests an reasonable unblock with a commitment to only revert/undo vandalism for a few months, I think the user should be unblocked. The user has been editing regularly since early 2006. I can mentor if required. John Vandenberg (chat) 09:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Indeed, as I've stated on Papa Carlo's page, he may most certainly appeal and, given assurances that he will desist from the edit warring, may well be unblocked. Indefinite is not infinite. See below about the general presumption and Kober. — Coren (talk) 12:26, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Simply put, I found no convincing evidence that they are the same person, but that the behavior of Papa Carlo make it reasonable to deem them to be colluding, especially since Papa Carlo has done basically nothing but edit war in the disputes Kober has been involved with.
* I would not be opposed if someone took it upon themselves to unblock Kober. His constantly edit warring is troublesome, and I'm not certain that he is here to write an encyclopedia — as opposed to defend a nationalistic POV, but he did contribute for a long time on more than one topic. Hence my short block. — Coren (talk) 12:26, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* These guys always edit war, and keep an existing dispute rolling. Off site discussion between Wikipedians with a similar POV does occur quite often among communities in this region, and makes it it look like collusion and meat puppeting, but correlation is not causation. This type of discussion occurs often in the English-speaking community as well, but there is more variation in opinions because we are a much larger cohort, and we have not recently had bitter wars. Also, these groups pick up wikifights started by another without even needing offwiki discussion - they do it out of respect for their fellow countrymen, etc. Futhermore it is has been shown that those making the accusations, according to arbcom, (paraphrasing slightly) make good faith accusations of sock puppetry that have turned out to be insufficient justification for a block. Caution is required - they look too hard for correlation, and dream up exotic explanations that make sense. They also lay traps and honeypots for each other, but I am not saying that these specific accusers are guilty of it in this case.
* I could accept edit warring as justification for the short block in place, but that is not what the block log and block message currently say. John Vandenberg (chat) 13:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I dont understand a simple thing in this case, under what evidence was Kober blocked for sock poppetry? If the result was negative and the evidence did not yield any similar patterns of editing between Kober and Papa Carlo (I also reviewed the evidence but I dont see any credible assumption that they are socks), why did this administrator blocked Kober? On what grounds was this user blocked for sock puppetry? He did not behave in sock puppetry and was blocked for it? I wan to remind you that Kober was already blocked for 3RR and why punish again a person who already was blocked for the same fault? Is this a case of unprofessional handling of sock poppet claims? Also, please pay close attention to Kobers rv's. They are mostly directed at countering vandalism by anon users. Why these rvs were not being reviewed or mentioned here? In my op pinion this block is completely unjustified, no strong evidence exists of even a hint of sockpuppetry between these two users, the notification was posted by a user who engaged in harassment of Kober over the articles which did not fit his POV and overall the evidence looked fishy. Before blocking this user, did you review so called rv wars? How many did you see countering vandalism (such as blanking, inserting dubious claims, etc)? Did you see possitive IP match between these two users? Did you ever consider or give it into consideration that this user created more than 700 articles and is unmatched in the Georgia and Caucasus related articles? What nationalistic POV are you talking about, wher eis the evidence for it? So Proco (who posted notification against Kober) has no nationalistic POV but Kober has it? On what grounds are you making this assessment? Kober is purely encyclopedic user and his valuable articles dont even hint any "nationalistic POVs" as you have claimed. Again, this user was blocked already for 3RR and blocking him again for the same faults does not make a real sense. In my opinion, this block was groundless, uncounted for, unjustified, and definately a mistake by administrator who should have been more responsible of his/her duties. Iberieli (talk) 13:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Again, the absence of CU evidence is not a factor. When two accounts behave as if they are colluding, especially if one of those accounts only behaves as a proxy, they they are deemed to be a proxy regardless. — Coren (talk) 14:26, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I will add, as I have on Kober's talk page, that no account can be believed to exist only to support Kober's edit warring if Kober didn't edit war in the first place. — Coren (talk) 14:35, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I'm sorry for wikipedia for doing this. I active mostly in the Hebrew wikipedia and writing about Georgia and well known in the Hebrwe wikipedia for doing it. Big part of my work based on Kober's work because he is the most productive user about Georgia and the history of Georgia. I ask hi a lot of quetions about the articles of Georgia and he always answering me and showing proficiency abour thes issues, he is a real helpful. He made 3 or 4 articles according to my request search books and made nice articles. He is doing grear job on wikipedia and blocking him for no ground as I understand is realy bad for wikipedia. I hope you will correct the mistake. Geagea (talk) 14:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Well Mr Coren, where did you see Kober engaged in edit war after his block was over? Where are you getting this idea? Did you see his contributions list? I know Kober for a long time now, and I highly doubt that he is capable or willing to use multiple accounts or engage in edit wars. Also, did you consult other admins on this issue? You just went ahead and blocked the user without any inquiry. Im sorry but none of Kobers edits match Papa Carlo and you have overlooked many flaws with that evidence presented by "Procococo." Fact remains, you have blocked Kober without any solid evidence of meat or sock poppetry, you have blocked a very productive and long time contributor of Wikipedia, and moreover you have accused him of "Nationalistic POVs" (from where did you get that idea?) on what grounds? I think your action went too far, out of the way and should be reviewed by other admins. I think blocking someone just because of assumption or presumption is unacceptable. Not only this action was unfair and still unjustified but also hearts the reputation of Wikipedia administrators overall. This is a clear case of mis-conduct and poor judgment on the side of administrator. Iberieli (talk) 15:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Dont you think Coren that you have went out of your way, first blocked a user without any reason (there was no evidence of sock puppetry) than made a personal attack on this user claiming the following: His constantly edit warring is troublesome, and I'm not certain that he is here to write an encyclopedia — as opposed to defend a nationalistic POV, but he did contribute for a long time on more than one topic.? You have failed to present evidence on "edit wars" which in fact were countering vandalism on various articles. What can we call such a treatment of this particular Wikipedia user? I think we will launch a formal complaint against this administrator for abusing his privileges and blocking people without a cause, not to mention personal attacks such as calling people nationalists without a cause. Iberieli (talk) 19:08, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I have to register deep concern about this block. Coren has as much as admitted that the one is not a sock-puppet of the other. The real accusation is tag-teaming and if this is indeed a serious problem we should address it, but not in this manner. Even if there were collusion, which is very hard to prove (whereas apparent collusion happens all the time here), I think it is a mistake to deal with this problem by invoking sock-puppetry. I consider sock-puppetry to be so grave an offence we should indict people for it with extreme caution. Let's be clear about what is going on: there are many conflicts at Wikipedia where the 3RR itself is inadequate to control conflict. The problem is that we do not have very good mechanisms for deeling with conflicts that are not precisely 3RR and not precisely sock-puppetry. What we should be doing is looking for more appropriate mechanisms rather than turn to the latter because the former does not work. As to the specifics, it seems likely to me that Papa Carlo is an SPA. One question I would ask more involved admins is whether any of his edits are clearly disruptive? If so, he can be blocked for that. But from what I have seen, there is another problem: these editors are drawn, like several other editors, to articles that invite nationalist conflict (dab has written an essay on how profound a problem this is at Wikipedia). If this is the case, what we really need at these articles - where several editors, none of whom may be violating 3RR, are nevertheless involved in a revet war - is mediation. If the real problem is a revert war rather than sock-puppetry, the purpose of a block is not punitive but to allow for cooling down, but in this kind of conflict short blocks seldom work. What is needed is page protection and mediation. Is one, or are two, parties more to blame than others? I do not know. I think it is possible that both Papa Carlo and Kober may have at times violated NOR, especially through SYNTH. I raise this because a more accurate diagnosis of the problem may help resolve a deeper conflict. But I do not know enough about the substance of the case to judge all the editors. Nevertheless, it seems to me that this block is being used punitively and with an inappropriate justification. I agree there is a problem, but let's try to find the right tools to fix it. Slrubenstein | Talk 19:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* If you have a viable alternative, I'm most certainly all ears. As things currently stand, however, the only recourse to prevent such tag-teaming is the presumption that single purpose accounts that behave as though they are a proxy for each other to be deemed a proxy and handled accordingly. I agree that, in principle, a legal fiction such as this is deeply unsatisfying— but that's all we've got. At this time, and despite the fact that it is not unanimously supported, I believe those blocks to be good and I will not unblock. I will also not oppose another admin who feels things can remain under control and feels he can unblock either or both.
* I must, however, point out again that had Kober avoided edit warring in the first place and repeatedly skirting 3RR, then there is no point where support from a single purpose account would have appeared to be in furtherance of edit warring and this whole mess would have been avoided in the first place. Caveat bellator. — Coren (talk) 19:59, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I've had a look at this. Since checkuser says "no" to sockpuppetry, and since Kober has enough good-faith capital left in his Wikipedia account for the relevant guideline to apply, I've unblocked him, seeing as disruptive meatpuppetry may be unlikely.
I've unblocked Papa Carlo and then reblocked him indefinitely, tweaking the block reason. I agree this block is warranted. Since last year it seems that nearly all his edits have been reverts of non-vandalism. This isn't really acceptable, and does merit an indefinite block. Possibly a topic ban would be an alternative. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 20:19, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* I endorse Moreschi's actions. If Papa Carlo is to be unblocked I believe he should be banned from editing Georgia-related articles. But for now he should remain indef. blocked based on the reasons I've stated above. <span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;">Khoikhoi 20:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* For the record, I have explicitly no opposition to Moreschi's tweaking. I also agree that a topic ban would be a reasonable alternative to Papa Carlo's indef. Shall we now consider this mess over with? All of us have better things to do. — Coren (talk) 21:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Amen to that. Ncmvocalist (talk) 10:56, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for your time and consideration. Papa Carlo seems to agree with putting himself under some restrictions. Please see his comments here.--KoberTalk 17:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Personal attack on the talk page of hAl
This is an ongoing problem that has gone on far to long. I would like an admin to remove a section on HAl's talk page and inform him not to recreate it or spread its content to other pages. It seems HAl and an anonymous editor are engaged in idel speculation that has the effect of lumping me together with known rule breakers, or that I am a rule breaker. The problem was first reported here it was then taken to Wikuette and I was finaly refered back here. There has been some confusion. It seems some have thought this a discussion of possible infractions on Wikipedia by me. It is not. This is an attempt to link people HAl has had problems with in the past to me, and thereby discredit me. This is IMHO a personal attack on my good name. I have never, ever, broken a rule on Wikipedia. The linking is a strange multi step link that has so many hole in it and untruths that it is amazing a sane person could believe it. You can find it in this section, along to my rebuking it. Hal has been warned multiple times that if there is an infraction of Wikipedia rules, to take it to the approprate notice board. The thing is, HAl is not interested in reporting anything. The section is soly a personal attack and he has no intention of filing any reports. because in his own words in that diff "We can´t report that one WP:SSP because you need evidence of sockpuppetingthen. We do not have that." HAl has also started posting this on other users talk pages. so he is not just dragging my name in the mud on his own page. As I said above, this has gone on long enough. It was reported 5 days ago, removed and recreated. more than once and still exists. AlbinoFerret (talk) 12:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
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* Thank you for the advice, and from this point on I will take it and not contribute to this insanity by responding to it. But the insanity IMHO needs to be removed and HAl warned not to spread it. To me this is a clear violation of several Wikipedia guidelines WP:AGF, WP:NPA, and WP:CIVILITY. Leaving this in place is unfair to me and my reputation and rewards a hostel editor who will in all likelihood repeat the same thing over and over as he has demonstrated by replacing the section that was removed once already. All I am asking is that it be removed and a warning not to replace it on user pages. If he has a real issue, he should file a report on the appropriate notice board. AlbinoFerret (talk) 15:31, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* Reported at Suspected sock puppets/Kilz (3rd). WalterGR (talk | contributions) 08:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Al-Anbari and Ramadi article
This user is a confirmed sockpuppet of Hisham 5ZX, a previously banned user with a number of IP and username sockpuppets (See Requests for checkuser/Case/Lawrencoma and here ). He is trying to push a POV favourable to his tribe at the expense of academic integrity and community consensus as well as posting videos of gruesome beheadings (i.e. insurgent propaganda).
In the most recent case, he has saved a U.S. government site, modified it to suit himself and then used his version as a citation in the Ramadi article. See here for Al-Anbari's version and here for the official version. (Note that this official link is in the header of the source of Al-Anbari's forged HTML page. Note also that he saved the entire site and re-uploaded it). I have repeatedly told him that falsifying sources is a serious academic breach, but he continues to use his version as a citation. He has also posted links to Ansar al Sunna propaganda (See here for an example) and links to the beheading of captured Iraqi national guardsmen (I won't post that link, but it's in the diffs below).
* Ramadi history
* Ramadi diff 1
* Ramadi diff 2
* Ramadi diff 3
This user also makes disruptive edits to Al Qaim and Al Anbar Governorate.
* Al Qaim history
* Al Qaim diff 1
* Al Qaim diff 2
* Al Qaim diff 3
* Al Anbar Governorate history
* Al Anbar Governorate diff 1
He has also created a user-name nearly identical to mine (Lawrencoma) and copied my user page and talk page. This has since been handled following an incident report here, but he continues his disruptive edits. The disruptive edits go back months, if not years, and this individual should be blocked permanently. Lawrencema (talk) 11:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Next banning request
During this month I am victim of harass accounts so I will ask for new banning. First of this accounts has been PravdaRuss, then Fiumena and then Fiumina. Now we are having 2 new accounts. First is User:Koljicic. He is having only 5 edits and all are revert of my edits. Second is User:MaximilianusMaximus. His only 2 edits are revert of my edits. --Rjecina (talk) 14:28, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Prodego's use of his ACC tool administrator rights
Per my notes here I am requesting the intervention of an administrator per Prodego's demoting me on the ACC tool for reasons pertaining to unblock-en-l when the tool is for accounts-en-l. Mww113 (Talk) (Review me!) (Sign!) 13:37, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* What admin action could be taken onwiki? Also, IMHO the ACC tool should be forked if unblock-en-l wants to use it. Fun Pika 13:41, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Large number of PRODs & AfDs in a short period of time
has AfD'd or PROD'd over 100 articles in a short span of time. On the 24th, they made 122 edits -- including 93 AfDs or PRODs -- in 138 minutes, and there has been a similar effort made today. One edit every 68 seconds & one deletion every 89 seconds yesterday seems excessive and it's hard to see how the editor had sufficient time to consider each article on its merits. Some examples:
* A national radio program on CBC Radio with clear notability, The R3-30, has been proposed for deletion, an edit summarized as "clean up using AWB."
* Canadian Voices, a public affairs progeram broadcast on a network of 36 Canadian and American radio stations, has been PROD'd with the edit summary "clean up, Replaced: ==External links → ==References==."
There have been multiple (100?) similar PRODs (and a few AfDs), many with inaccurate edit summaries. Other editors have approached the nominator on their user talk page, without much success. I think these proposals are being made with good intentions, but the speed with chich they're done makes the process prone to error and difficult to counteract. What steps can be taken to address this? --SSBohio 20:25, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Could you expand what you mean by " without much success". I agreed to ammend the affected edit comments and have spent much of today doing exactly that. I think that I'm entitled to discuss the request before agreeing to it. Some editors on my talk page seem to think it was something that would happen instantly when in fact it took much longer to do properly and in such a way that would not create more problems than it solved.--Rtphokie (talk) 21:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Remove the prods. Gwen Gale (talk) 20:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I notified Rtphokie of this thread. Cheers, Keeper 76 20:31, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks, Keeper. You're faster on it than I am. --SSBohio 20:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Gwen, while that works for the ones I can get to, it seems that this editor is much faster at tagging articles than I would be at untagging them, partuicularly since I wouldn't want to do it wholesale. Some of these should probably be PROD'd or AfD'd. I'm mainly concerned about the rapid and seemingly unreflective way that so many deletions are being proposed in such a short time. --SSBohio 20:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* FWIW, I think this is perfectly fine - Rtp has a good rationale on his/her talk page, and I happen to agree that these categories get filled with crufty stuff. The process should work - any editor can remove the prod tag (and with five days to do so). AfD works itself out, also. Tan 39 20:38, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* (ec)Many of the prods -- particularly those dealing with podcast articles appear legit. I'd recommend against a wholescale reversion of the prod tags. I agree with SSB that the user was probably a bit too fervent with the mass nominations. caknuck <sub style="color:black;">° is back from his wikisiesta 20:39, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* While much of the tagging is legit, the way in which this user is approaching deletion is, in my view, very dismissive of our guidelines such as Guide to deletion: first do the necessary homework and look for sources yourself, and invite discussion on the talk page by using the notability template, if you are disputing the notability of an article's subject. The fact that you haven't heard of something, or don't personally consider it worthy, are not criteria for deletion. You must look for, and demonstrate that you couldn't find, any independent sources of sufficient depth. The speed suggests that the user is not making the slightest attempt to search for sources for any of these nominations and prods. Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 20:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Note about Paul Erik's comment - these guidelines you cited are specifically for AfDs, not for PRODs. Not that it doesn't apply to the AfD tagging, I'm just pointing it out. Tan 39 21:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Agree with Tan - I'm not convinced removing the prods en masse would be a good idea. PhilKnight (talk) 20:57, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* If an editor disagrees in good faith with a prod, the editor can remove it. Gwen Gale (talk) 21:01, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Of course. Also, DGG has removed some, but not all the prods. I'm just saying that removing all of them without looking at the articles would be a mistake. PhilKnight (talk) 21:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I seem to have ruffled some feathers, particularly with the podcasting articles, nearly all of which were tagged with reference concerns months or years ago. Tanthalas39 is correct that the goal here is cruft removal. There is plenty of cruft there, editors seem to think every podcast needs a wikipage and don't seem to understand the concept of verifiable 3rd party sources. My apologies for the edit comments, I had WP:AWB set to properly comment these with "proposing deletion" but it switched to "cleanup" mid stream, not sure why but it's something I'll keep an eye on in the future. I've gone back through with AWB and added a trivial edit with a comment of "proposing deletion" to everything that still had a prod tag for completeness sake. For the record this is not the first mass prod'ing I've done. American radio personalities was similarly crufty and nearly all the feedback I got on those prod's was positive. This category had a similar problem that the podcast one does. Everyone seems to think their favorite program needs a wikipage but doesn't bother to properly source it or make sure it meets WP:N}] or [[WP:BIO before creating it. This process either resulted in deletion of non-notable articles or improvement to the point that they were notable and properly sourced. The prod process is a good one which works very efficently and effectively. Contesting is simple enough that any editor seasoned veteran or anon-IP newbie should be save their favorite article from deletion it without flying off the handle.--Rtphokie (talk) 21:08, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Satisfies me. Hiberniantears (talk) 21:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Me too (e/c). This seems a rationale explanation, and an assertion that Rtphokie will improve the edit summaries. There are no administrative actions needed here, and I'm "resolving" this thread. Rtphokie, please continue to be sure your edit summaries match your edits, and SSbohio, please attempt to talk to the editor that you are concerned about before you post here (you may have attempted this for this particular set of prod/afds, I'm not sure), I'm only saying that for next time. Cheers, Keeper 76 21:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Would you consider slowing down the pace a bit? I don't think it's reasonble to expect your fellow editors to be able to research and clean up hundreds of articles every day. -Chunky Rice (talk) 21:30, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I think it's completely reasonable. There's 5 days in which to address the PROD tag. Wikipedia has tens of thousands of active editors, with millions of edits being made a day. I don't think we need to slow down any cleanup efforts. Tan 39 21:33, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've got news for you, 99.99999% of those editors won't be working on this cleanup project. -Chunky Rice (talk) 21:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Your snarkiness aside, what does that have to do with this? When I nominate an article for deletion, I don't take into account any cleanup projects, or the possibility of another editor finding my tag. I just nominate it. This is a completely scalable task; again, I see no reason to restrict it based on the intent and discussion detailed above. Tan 39 21:44, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
<-- I marked this resolved several posts ago. No administrative action is needed. Talk everything else to you respective talkpages, eh? Keeper 76 21:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Lucyintheskywithdada : racist and personal attacks
I believe this user in question needs to get an immediate and proper treatment by administrative actions for his behaviors more than disruption: threats, false accusation, harassment, racist attacks, personal attacks, extreme incivility. There has been disputes at Comfort women since added massively plagiarized, sythesis-like and strong POV contents to it after Korean war crimes written by him was deleted twice for the plagiarism. Amble and Admin Fut.Perf spot it, but Ex-oneatf had tried to put some of contents from the deleted article as accusing the former of deleting the content with Korean nationalists' excuse. Due to his continued disruption, he was blocked for 31 hours.
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* Suspected sock puppets/Lwachowski
* Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-07-25 Comfort women
* Requests for checkuser/Case/Documentingabuse (maybe related to the matter)
Irrelevant of the content dispute, Lucyintheskywithdada suddenly appeared to revert the article several times without revising it by himself. So the disturbance around the plagiarism continued . until another editors who wants to keep the content revised it. So the problem is seemingly confined to content disputes now. However, in the meantime, Lucyintheskywithdada has kept insulting and harassing people who objects to his strong and aggressive attitudes without any good reason why the content has been kept such as myself, Good friend100, Amble, Fur.Perf.
The user's disruptive behaviors does not seem to stoppable. He basically calls me "history revisionist" "anti-Japanese race", "Japanese hater", anti-social person, habitual reverter. I counted the number of how many times I reverted the article in question. I reverted 7 and Lucy reverted 5, so his accusation of "persistent reverter" is unwarranted and Good friend100 who initially pointed on the problem was inactive, so my 2 times more than Rucy is enough to be accused of being as such? Given that Lucy's ISP, his strong anti-Korean sentiment does not justify the insulting accusation. He calls Koreans "Anti-Korean race". I believe this is a racist attack as well.
Per Lucy's Japanese Plala ISP,, and his long history of trolling and massive sockpuppetry, I believe he is either sock or one of systematic meat/sockpuppeters from 2channel, Japanese off-wiki forum.
After Lucy trolling to Fut and me at the talk page of Comfort women and user pages, Fut gave him a final warning, however his threat is still going on as accusing him of abusing admin tool
He said he filed a meditation, however he was busy accusing me with personal attacking language
Also his filing meditation Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-07-25 Comfort women is filled with false accusations and personl attacks against me and Fut.Perf. I'm seriously concering about the user's behaviors. He even recreated Korean war crimes with plagiarism. Since Fut.Perf is getting involved in the matter, other admin's opinion on this would be appreciated.--Caspian blue (talk) 08:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hmm. Caspian blue's complaint is, as usual, rather long-winded and adds a few irrelevant details. But I too, find Lucyintheskywithdada's behaviour to be seriously objectionable. After I did some work trying to clean up Comfort women from plagiarism and tendentious editing, she accused me : claiming that I have "an axe to grind", making dark insinuations that I have "personal involvement that this topic raises in a difficult manner", of a kind that I might "prefer not to put it in public" (this essentially means she is suspecting me of having some sort of involvement with forced prostitution or war crimes.)
* Earlier she repeatedly accused me of "censorship", and also asked me : "Why keep up the pretense Future Perfect? Why not just join the honest revisionists" (so I am a dishonest revisionist then?). She closed with the rhetorical question of whether my involvement was due to "the topic about the women or Japanese race hate?")
* These are very grave insinuations against my honor and integrity as a person and an editor. She was making similar dark insinuations about Caspian blue. If "no personal attacks" means anything on this project, this is the kind of fundamental attack on a user's personality that is completely unacceptable.
* Now this person wants "mediation" with me and Caspian blue. I refuse to have anything to do with this as long as those accusations are on the table. I want an unreserved apology, or I want her blocked / topic-banned. I made the "mistake" earlier of getting into a content discussion on the article, so I'm no longer "uninvolved", or I would have blocked her for her repeated plagiarism alone by now. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:10, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Hmm, I shorten my original draft, but it still seems to be lengthy.
* I also begin to doubt that the user would be User:Documentingabuse. The two uses same ISP and have same agenda, deep grudge against me.--Caspian blue (talk) 09:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with FutPerf. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:29, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* BTW, an earlier discussion of this editor, where she narrowly escaped an indef block for tendentious editing plus sockpuppetry, is at Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive362. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I've been looking this over and I have to say, going on his/her comments in relation to you FutPerf, I don't really see very much in the way of grave insinuations against my honor and integrity as a person and an editor. To me it looks more like a general conversation about content, and one in which they themselves appears to have an axe to grind as well as a personal issue with. I'm still reviewing the other diffs before yours, but I felt compelled to point this out now. Syn ergy 10:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* I appreciate this Korean-Japanese issue being brought to a wider and more qualified audience. I initially chose the "non-combative" mediation route as that was what policy decreed.
* If other admins are willing to accept the bigger issue here, or accept that it goes straight to some other avenue of resolution, then I am glad to take the mediation there.''' Please advise.
* I also wholly expected such a response and documented the nature of the Caspian blue's MO in my mediation request ... revert, provoke, complain, report.
* I also flag up the bogus Open Proxy report Caspian blue filed at;
* 07:33, 25 July 2008
* in order to find more information about me as a distraction from the main issue ... and the mediation.
* No, I am not Japanese nor do I speak or read it but, yes, I am editing from Japan's largest internet provider (NTT).
* No, I have not said what they say off me.
* What I have learnt of 2ch and any previous disputes comes from following the user who seemingly edits as, and who knows what else.
* I sincerely believe I am touching on issue that needs to be addressed at a higher level. The precision of my analysis of Caspian blue's MO is the cause of such a strong reaction.
* I do not know the history is but there are a group of editors of whom is the most dedicated, with good cultural grounds to have a grudge against WWII Japan, who are repeatedly provoking other contributors, blocking ANY changes or improvement to related Korean-Japanese topics, distracting and wasting the time of both other contributors and admins.
* My feeling is that they are mainly young Korean-Americans as my experience with education Koreans is that they are more balanced and sensitive about the issues. It appears Caspian blue is also supported by others with similar interests, e.g and whom he can depend on to make identical revisions. Most or all of the recent Korean academics in this field drawn attention to cultural gender issues in their analysis and I think this is what we are also facing here.
* I am not a denier, imperialist and have nothing personal going on with Caspian blue except that I think their MO is unethical and bad for the wikipedia. He, and the others, are deliberately ensuring that both new and informed professional contributors the wikipedia are discouraged from attempting to develop "their" propagandistic topics because of the futility of attempting to do so.
* If I have a fault, it is that I am attempting to do something too sophisticated here ... and I do not bow to such tactics. Of course, this causes its own problems. My previous editing history has been on cultic religions, e.g. BKWSU where I experience almost an identical MO until the organization in question withdrew and the article settled down to a normal level of minor changes. I find that often admins are too willing to react to the given stimulus (e.g. stop the noise) rather than looking deeper at what is really going on.
* I would like to flag up an additional bad faith deletion of the page on Korean war crimes by Future Perfect at Sunrise at [] at 07:44, 25 July 2008 following my request to involve them in the mediation.
* "Plagiarism" is a new word that Future Perfect has taught the boys but I do think other uninvolved admins would find the same fault nor enact the same censorship. I consider this quite a deliberate provocation. If someone would take a look at it and make a decision, I would appreciate it. --Lucyintheskywithdada (talk) 12:49, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* You accused first that I'm of Anti-Japanese hate race so that I automatically become Korean or Korean-American per your theory. I have never said that you're a Japanese, never. That's why I filed WP:OP to see if you're using it to look like a Japanese. Given your time arrange, I guessed you're Australian. It is true that you use a Japanese ISP (Not NTT, but NTT Plala) and your false accusations and attempts remind me of Documentingabuse. Nobody said that you're denier or imperialist, however your racist attacks are harming Wikipedia. Also the description on yourself is the blocked sockpuppeter. You were saved by the last incident on Feb, and your disruption keeps going on. --15:00, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Note:For the record, she has apologized as Future wished, but was removed. Syn ergy 15:37, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* That's barely an apology at all. It's self-contradictory: she says "sorry", and then continues the attacks in the very next phrase. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 15:48, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thats not even directed at anyone. If you feel a block is merited for this specifically Moreschi, then I don't see what anyone is waiting for. Don't let me stop you. Syn ergy 15:56, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* My involvement has been only to document and remove plagiarised material. Lucy has repeatedly personalized this issue, accusing anyone who believes there's a problem with the text in question of censorship, nationalist agendas, indifference to the suffering of abused women, personal/psychological problems that need to be worked out, and so on. I do find this abusive. --Amble (talk) 16:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Well put. And yes, saying "I apologize for the amateur psychology" is not an apology for having suggested that several fellow editors are secretly sexual perverts with an obsession about forced prostitution. Doesn't even come close. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Amble: Agreed. Although I'd like to point out the my initial and only objection is to blocking over FuturesPerfect's honor and integrity as a person and an editor. Other than that, she has clearly been disruptive. Syn ergy 17:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Ok, fine, blocked her indefinitely. CU came back confirmed at Requests for checkuser/Case/Documentingabuse, so that's in addition to all the other disruption documented in this thread she's also been a naughty girl with alternate accounts recently. That's a no-no, so good-bye Lucy. Moreschi (talk) (debate) 20:42, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
* Nice job. I'm glad to see this could be resolved in a positive manner. Syn ergy 06:00, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Hiram111
I've been having issues with User:Hiram111 in Druze, where he kept removing references by John Esposito, Mordechai Nisan and other scholars, calling them unreliable and unscholarly. He recently monitored my edits and followed me to Twelver Shi'ism, where he added POV statements from unreliable sources about concepts already explained further in the article. I repeatedly reverted his edits until he reverted mine from a newly created sockpuppet account, User:Macabricvoid, adding other dubious statements with sources that have absolutely nothing to do with the content he added. He then proceeded to request protection for the article using, unsurprisingly, another sockpuppet account, User:Vitriulum. I'm requesting that User:Hiram111 and his accounts be blocked for violation of WP:SOCK, and revert Twelver Shi'ism back to the consensus version. GreenEcho (talk) 23:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* GreenEcho rather than such behavior, I think it would be better for you to work for consensus concerning the disputed articles since you had been gaming the system for more than a month and your distributive editing history is still here, anyway If we are going to continue with this dispute i think the issue will never end since it seems that we both have alot of free time...please recheck your references and our references so we can get over with it and get to consensus since it had been going for over a month .(and I don't think its worth it, to lose such time to say that the Druze belief that caliph Alhakim is God!)
And why would a Sock Puppet use an account that redirects to his other user page ????.Im not actually that new to wikipedia, I hope you will review your actions and decide if its leading you anywhere. « Hiram 111 Δ TalK Δ 00:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Too many sockpuppets used by both sides
* , are sockpuppets of . Blocked indefinitely. The master account Hiram111 got a week block. Feel free to review this if you feel the duration is short.
* has been indefinitely blocked as a sock of the abandoned (for a reason) . Please refer to the 7 weeks old archived Klaksonn sockpuppetry case. Another sock has been also indef blocked. NAccount for 2 weeks since this is not the first time and this user has been heavily abusing multiple accounts. Next time it will be indefinite. Do not create new accounts because you are not happy with the one you are left with. Request changing your username instead. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up® 08:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
User:Hiram111
I've been having issues with User:Hiram111 in Druze, where he kept removing references by John Esposito, Mordechai Nisan and other scholars, calling them unreliable and unscholarly. He recently monitored my edits and followed me to Twelver Shi'ism, where he added POV statements from unreliable sources about concepts already explained further in the article. I repeatedly reverted his edits until he reverted mine from a newly created sockpuppet account, User:Macabricvoid, adding other dubious statements with sources that have absolutely nothing to do with the content he added. He then proceeded to request protection for the article using, unsurprisingly, another sockpuppet account, User:Vitriulum. I'm requesting that User:Hiram111 and his accounts be blocked for violation of WP:SOCK, and revert Twelver Shi'ism back to the consensus version. GreenEcho (talk) 23:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* GreenEcho rather than such behavior, I think it would be better for you to work for consensus concerning the disputed articles since you had been gaming the system for more than a month and your distributive editing history is still here, anyway If we are going to continue with this dispute i think the issue will never end since it seems that we both have alot of free time...please recheck your references and our references so we can get over with it and get to consensus since it had been going for over a month .(and I don't think its worth it, to lose such time to say that the Druze belief that caliph Alhakim is God!)
And why would a Sock Puppet use an account that redirects to his other user page ????.Im not actually that new to wikipedia, I hope you will review your actions and decide if its leading you anywhere. « Hiram 111 Δ TalK Δ 00:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Too many sockpuppets used by both sides
* , are sockpuppets of . Blocked indefinitely. The master account Hiram111 got a week block. Feel free to review this if you feel the duration is short.
* has been indefinitely blocked as a sock of the abandoned (for a reason) . Please refer to the 7 weeks old archived Klaksonn sockpuppetry case. Another sock has been also indef blocked. NAccount for 2 weeks since this is not the first time and this user has been heavily abusing multiple accounts. Next time it will be indefinite. Do not create new accounts because you are not happy with the one you are left with. Request changing your username instead. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up® 08:26, 25 July 2008 (UTC) | WIKI |
UPDATE 1-Unipec replaces ship charters after U.S. sanctions COSCO tanker units -sources
units -sources@ (Updates with details, background) SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China's Unipec has made replacement bookings for four oil shipments from the Middle East Gulf after the United States imposed sanctions on the tanker subsidiaries of China's COSCO, three shipping sources said on Thursday. The sources said Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's top oil refiner Sinopec, had switched to other tanker owners including China Merchants-owned AMCL after the designation by Washington on Wednesday of two of state-owned COSCO's subsidiaries. Sinopec declined to comment. AMCL's Hong Kong office could not be reached for comment after office hours. An AMCL executive reached by Reuters declined to comment. One of the sources said Unipec could seek to book further cargoes from the Middle East Gulf using AMCL's tankers. The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on five Chinese nationals and six entities that it said had violated Washington's unilateral curbs on Iran. These included two COSCO Shipping Corporation subsidiaries, COSCO Shipping Tanker Dalian and COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman and Ship Management Co Ltd, as well as a separate company Kunlun Shipping Company Limited. Beijing accused the United States of "bullying". Indian Oil Corp said separately on Thursday it was examining the impact of the U.S. sanctions on its chartering of a tanker owned by one of the designated COSCO subsidiaries. (Reporting by Jonathan Saul and Chen Aizhu, Editing by Jan Harvey and Susan Fenton) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Most Parents Give the Wrong Dose of Liquid Medication
Most parents unwittingly give their kids the wrong dose of liquid medication — in some cases more than twice as much as instructed, a new study shows. The study, conducted at pediatric clinics in New York, Atlanta and Stanford, Calif., also found that most dosing errors occurred when parents used a measuring cup. There were fewer errors when parents measured the dose with an oral syringe. Pediatric medicines generally rely on liquid formulations, and parents have to decipher a sometimes bewildering assortment of instructions in different units with varying abbreviations — milliliters, mL, teaspoon, tsp., tablespoon. Some medicines come with a measuring tool, but often the units on the label are different from those on the tool. The Food and Drug Administration in 2013 recommended that over-the-counter products use standard dosing tools and consistent labeling, but the changes were not required. Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed moving to milliliter-only dosing, and recommended standard dosing tools. For this study, published online today in Pediatrics, Dr. H. Shonna Yin and her colleagues ran an experiment to see what combination of tools and instructions would produce the fewest errors in dispensing liquid medication. They randomly assigned 2,110 parents to one of five pairings of the many possible combinations of tools and label instructions. In nine trials, 84.4 percent of the parents made at least one dosing error, and more than 68 percent of the errors were overdoses. About 21 percent of parents at least once measured out more than twice the proper dose. Smaller doses produced more errors. When the dose was 2.5 milliliters, there were more than four times as many errors as when it was 5 milliliters. The results “provide the evidence” in favor of standard dosing, said Dr. Ian M. Paul, a professor of pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine who was not involved in the study. It was the tool used to give the medication that had the biggest effect on errors. When a cup was used, there were four times as many errors as when an oral syringe was used. “If the parents don’t have an oral syringe, the provider should give one to the parents to take home,” said Dr. Yin, who is an associate professor of pediatrics at New York University. “Especially for smaller doses, using the syringe made a big difference in accuracy.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Fear of Slave Revolts
Digital History ID 83
In 1741, New York City executed 34 people for conspiring to burn down the city. Thirteen African American men were burned at the stake and another 17 black men, two white men, and two white women were hanged. An additional 70 blacks and seven whites were banished from the city.
In 1741, New York's economy was depressed, and, as a result of a punishing winter, the population suffered severe food shortages. The British empire was at war with France and Spain, and there were reports that the Spanish were threatening to invade New York or organize acts of arson. There were also troubling news about the Stono slave uprising in South Carolina. With one-fifth of Manhattan's population consisting of black slaves, it was apparently easy to believe that they, perhaps assisted by Irish Catholic immigrants, were conspiring to set the city ablaze. It seems unlikely that there was an organized plan to set fire to the city and murder its inhabitants, as the authorities alleged. There is, however, evidence of incidents of arson and it appears that some slaves talked about retaliating against their enslavers and winning their freedom.
While slave masters described their slave populations as faithful, docile, and contented, slaveowners always feared slave revolt. Probably the first slave revolt in the New World erupted in Hispaniola in 1522. During the early eighteenth century there were slave uprisings on Long Island in 1708 and in New York City in 1712. Slaves in South Carolina staged several insurrections, culminating in the Stono Rebellion of 1739, when they seized firearms, killed whites, and burned houses. In 1740, a slave conspiracy was uncovered in Charleston. During the late eighteenth century, slave revolts took place in Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, Surinam, St. Domingue (Haiti), Venezuela, and the Windward Islands. Many fugitive slaves, known as maroons, fled to remote regions like Spanish Florida or Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp.
The main result of slave insurrections, throughout the Americas, was the mass execution of blacks. In 1712, when a group of enslaved Africans in New York set fire to a building and ambushed and murdered about nine whites who arrived to put out the fire, fourteen slaves were hanged, three were burnt at the stake, one was starved to death, and another was broken on the wheel.
The following account was originally published in 1744 by Daniel Horsmanden (1694-1778), who presided over the trial and later served on New York's Supreme Court.
Wednesday, March 18
About one o'clock this day a fire broke out of the roof of his majesty's house at Fort George, within this city, near the chapel; when the alarm of fire was first given, it was observed from the town, that the middle of the roof was in a great smoke, but not a spark of fire appeared on the outside for a considerable time.... Upon the chapel bell's ringing, great numbers of people, gentlemen and others, came to the assistance of the lieutenant governor and his family; and...most of the household goods, etc. were removed and saved.... But the fire got hold of the roof...and an alarm being given that there was gun powder in the fort, whether through fear and an apprehension that there was, or whether the hint was given by some of the conspirators themselves, with artful design to intimidate the people, and frighten them from giving further assistance, we cannot say; though the lieutenant governor declared to every body that there was none there.... Such was the violence of the wind, and the flames spread so fast, that in about an hour and a quarter's time the house was burnt down to the ground....
Monday, April 6
About ten o'clock in the morning, there was an alarm of a fire at the house of serjeant Burns, opposite fort Garden....
Towards noon a fire broke out in the roof of Mrs. Hilton's house...on the East side of captain Sarly's house....Upon view, it was plain that the fire must have been purposely laid.... There was a cry among the people, the Spanish Negroes; the Spanish Negroes; take up the Spanish Negroes. The occasion of this was the two fires...happening so closely together....and it being known that Sarly had purchased a Spanish Negro, some time before brought into his port, among several others....and that they afterwards pretending to have been free men in their country, began to grumble at their hard usage, of being sold as slaves. This probably gave rise to the suspicion, that this Negro, out of revenge, had been the instrument of these two fires; and he behaving insolently upon some people's asking him questions concerning them...it was told to a magistrate who was near, and he ordered him to jail, and also gave direction to constables to commit all the rest of that cargo [of Africans], in order for their safe custody and examination....
While the justices were proceeding to examination, about four o'clock there was another alarm of fire....
While the people were extinguishing the fire at this storehouse, and had almost mastered it, there was another cry of fire, which diverted the people attending the storehouse to the new alarm...but a man who had been on the top of the house assisting in extinguishing the fire, saw a Negro leap out at the end window of one of them...which occasioned him to cry out...that the Negroes were rising....
Wednesday, April 22
Deposition, No. 1--Mary Burton [a servant], being sworn, deposeth,
1. "That Prince [Mr. Auboyneau's slave] and Caesar [Mr. Varack's slave] brought the things which they had robbed...to her master, John Hughson's house...about two or three o'clock on a Sunday morning [March 1, 1740].
2. That Caesar, Prince and Mr. Philipse's Negro man (Cuffee) used to meet frequently at her master's house, and that she had heard them (the Negroes) talk frequently of burning the fort; and that they would go down to the Fly [the city's east end] and burn the whole town; and that her master and mistress said, they would aid and assist them as much as they could.
3. "That in their common conversation they used to say, that when all this was done, Caesar should be governor, and Hughson, her master, should be king.
4. "That Cuffee used to say, that a great many people had too much, and others too little; that his old master had a great deal of money, but that, in a short time, he should have less, and that he (Cuffee) should have more....
7. "That she had known at times, seven or eight guns in her master's house, and some swords, and that she had seen twenty or thirty Negroes at one time in her master's house...."
This evidence of a conspiracy, not only to burn the city, but also destroy and murder the people, was most astonishing to the grand jury, and that any white people should become so abandoned as to confederate with slaves in such an execrable and detestable purpose, could not but be very amazing to every one that heard it....
[A Justice administers the sentence to Quack and Cuffee]
You both now stand convicted of one of the most horrid and detestable pieces of villainy, that ever satan instilled into the heart of human creatures to put in practice; ye, and the rest of your colour, though you are called slaves in this country; yet are you all far from the condition of other slaves in other countries; nay, your lot is superior to that of thousands of white people. You are furnished with all the necessaries of life, meat, drink, and clothing, without care, in a much better manner than you could provide for yourselves, were you at liberty; as the miserable condition of many free people here of your complexion might abundantly convince you. What then could prompt you to undertake so vile, so wicked, so monstrous, so execrable and hellish a scheme, as to murder and destroy your own masters and benefactors? nay, to destroy root and branch, all the white people of this place, and to lay the whole town in ashes.
I know not which is more astonishing, the extreme folly, or wickedness, of so base and shocking a conspiracy.... What could it be expected to end in, in the account of any rational and considerate person among you, but your own destruction?
Source: Gilder Lehrman Institute
Additional information: Daniel Horsmanden, A Journal of the Proceedings in the Detection of the Conspiracy...for burning the city of New-York, 1774
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Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland
Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland, previously known as Durham/Northumberland 3, is an English rugby union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in North East England. Any club in the north east wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all new teams from the north east start in this division - although until 2005-06 there was relegation to the now defunct Durham/Northumberland 4. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland.
Each season two teams from Durham/Northumberland 3 are picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase (a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12) - one affiliated with the Durham County RFU, the other with the Northumberland RFU. Redcar won the league in 2020 with Seaham also promoted.
The division was split across two geographic areas (North & South) for the 2021–22 season as part of an RFU reorganisation of the Durham & Northumberland regional league. The experiment lasted just one season and the league was reunited in 2022-23.
Participating clubs 2022–23
Leaving the league were South Shields, Richmondshire and West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. who had withdrawn from the league in 2021-22, together with West End RFC (6th DN3N). Wallsend were promoted to DN2.
Participating clubs 2021–22
Jarrovians rejoined the (North) league having withdrawn from DN3 in 2019–20.
Ahead of the new season Newton Aycliffe RUFC (5th in 2019-20) and West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. (9th in 2019-20) withdrew from DN3 (South).
In November 2021 South Shields withdrew, meaning the (North) league was completed with 7 teams in 2021–22.
In January 2022 Richmondshire RUFC (10th in 2019-20) also withdrew, meaning the (South) league was completed with 4 teams in 2021–22.
The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the positions in brackets refer to that season not 2020–21.
Season 2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning DN3 was not contested.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
* Billingham
* Chester-le-Street
* Darlington RA
* Guisborough
* Hartlepool TDSOB
* North Shields
* Seaton Carew
* Washington
* Wearside
* Whitby
Durham/Northumberland 3 (1987–1993)
The original Durham/Northumberland 3 was a tier 11 league with promotion up to Durham/Northumberland 2 and relegation down to Durham/Northumberland 4 until the end of the 1991–92 season when that division was cancelled.
Durham/Northumberland 3 (1993–2000)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Durham/Northumberland 3 dropped to being a tier 12 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Durham/Northumberland 3 remain at tier 12. The reintroduction of Durham/Northumberland 4, meant that relegation returned for the 1996–97 season.
Durham/Northumberland 3 (2000–present)
Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Durham/Northumberland 3 became a tier 9 league. Relegation continued to Durham/Northumberland 4 until that division was abolished at the end of the 2005–06 season.
Number of league titles
* Guisborough (4)
* South Shields (4)
* Barnard Castle (2)
* Billingham (2)
* Newton Aycliffe (2)
* Seaton Carew (2)
* Whitby (2)
* Blyth (1)
* Chester-le-Street (1)
* Darlington Railway Athletic (1)
* Gosforth (1)
* Hartlepool (1)
* Hartlepool B.B.O.B. (1)
* Medicals (1)
* North Shields (1)
* Novocastrians (1)
* Ponteland (1)
* Prudhoe & Stocksfield (1)
* Redcar (1)
* Richmondshire (1)
* Sunderland (1)
* Wallsend (1) | WIKI |
Wiro
Wiro may refer to:
* WKSG (FM), a radio station (98.3 FM) licensed to serve Garrison, Kentucky, United States, which held the call sign WIRO in 2022
* WITO, a radio station (1230 AM) licensed to serve Ironton, Ohio, United States, which held the call sign WIRO from 1951 to 2022
* Wiro of Roermond (d. c. 700), Christian saint
* Wirö language, spoken in Colombia and Venezuela
* Wyoming Infrared Observatory, an astronomical observatory located in Wyoming, US. | WIKI |
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CGI to upload file can't access filehandle
by macaroni (Initiate)
on Apr 16, 2003 at 20:15 UTC ( #251025=perlquestion: print w/ replies, xml ) Need Help??
macaroni has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
I'm confused as to where the file for an uploaded file is written to, the OPEN function always fails on me. I always get file permission problem or file or directory does not exist. I'm using Mac OS X's built in Apache Server. I'm unclear as to the structure of where files will be uploaded and how to write it to a directory such as the directory is located in /Library/WebServer/Documents/fileuploads/
#!/usr/bin/perl use CGI; $q = new CGI; print $q->header, $q->start_html(-title=>"Upload Results",-bgcolor=>"w +hite"); print $q->h2("Upload Results"); $file = $q->param("upfile"); if (!$file) { print "Nothing uploaded?<p>\n"; } else { print "Filename: $file<br>\n"; $ctype = $q->uploadInfo($file)->{'Content-Type'}; print "MIME Type: $ctype<br>\n"; #where is ">$file" going to be written to? and how to set to differen +t directory? open(OUT,">$file") or dienice("Can't open outfile for writing: $!" +); $flen = 0; while (read($file,$i,1024)) { print OUT $i; $flen = $flen + 1024; if ($flen > 5120000) { close(OUT); dienice("Error - file is too large. Save aborted.<p>"); } } close(OUT); print "Length: ",$flen/1024,"Kb<p>\n"; print "File saved!<p>\n"; # display the image. this only works because we have a symlink from # tmp.gif/jpeg in the current directory, to /tmp/outfile. if ($ctype eq "image/gif") { print "Here's what you sent:<p>\n"; print "<img src=\"tmp.gif\" border=1><p>\n"; } elsif ($ctype eq "image/jpeg") { print "Here's what you sent:<p>\n"; print "<img src=\"tmp.jpg\" border=1><p>\n"; } } $q->end_html; sub dienice { my($msg) = @_; print "<h2>Error</h2>\n"; print "$msg<p>\n"; exit; }
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Re: CGI to upload file can't access filehandle
by perlplexer (Hermit) on Apr 16, 2003 at 20:28 UTC
It's up to you where you put the file. And you really need to read CGI.pm docs!
"$q->param('upfile');" gives you the file name on the remote PC. What you need is "$q->upload();", which returns an open file handle to a local copy of the uploaded file. You can then binmode() and read() using that file handle.
--perlplexer
Re: CGI to upload file can't access filehandle
by dws (Chancellor) on Apr 16, 2003 at 20:22 UTC
My upload script does
(my $name = $filename) =~ s/^.*(\/|\\)//; open(UPLOAD, ">$UPLOADDIR/$name") or die "$name: $!";; while ( <$filename> ) { s/\r//g if $stripCRs; print UPLOAD $_; } close(UPLOAD);
where $filename corresponds to your $upfile. I suspect that you might have junk in the filename that you need to strip out.
Re: CGI to upload file can't access filehandle
by crenz (Priest) on Apr 16, 2003 at 20:24 UTC
Update: Whooops. Slight misunderstanding :) I guess your problem is that the filename contains invalid characters, or that the webserver does not have write permissions for the directory you are trying to write to (ie., the current directory, since you neglected to change the filename to something appropriate).
CGI.pm stores the uploaded file in a temporary directory (probably /tmp). That means, once you query the parameter, the file is already saved on disk.
You are supposed to read from the file and use the data for whatever you need it for or save it to a different file, in a location you like. The CGI.pm documentation gives the following example:
# Read a text file and print it out while (<$filename>) { print; }
or
# Copy a binary file to somewhere safe open (OUTFILE,">>/usr/local/web/users/feedback"); while ($bytesread=read($filename,$buffer,1024)) { print OUTFILE $buffer; }
Search for "-private_tempfiles" in the documentation to find out more about how to change the location of the temporary files.
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The latest pathophysiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
The latest pathophysiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
There are few health problems that are subject to the level of controversy that ME/CFS is in the medical community and from allopathic doctors.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling clinical condition characterized by unexplained and persistent post exertional fatigue accompanied by a variety of symptoms related to cognitive, immunological, endocrinological, and autonomous dysfunction. [1]
I thought it would be wise to dedicate an entire blog post to highlighting and discussing what the latest science is actually saying on the prospective pathophysiology of ME/CFS.
Not what your psychiatrist believes is the cause of ME/CFS or your yoga instructor or your bartender, but what the actual scientists are finding on the pathophysiological mechanisms of ME/CFS
Dispelling the Psychogenic Myth
For years allopathic doctors, psychiatrists and medical professionals have heavily tried to build a false narrative surrounding ME/CFS that the condition is of psychogenic origin and nothing more than a psychological disorder or mental illness.
However, absolutely no scientific research currently even remotely suggests that Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as being of psychogenic origin or even hints at ME/CFS being a psychological or mental health disorder.
These are persistant out-dated myths and non evidence-based false narratives that are being built by psychiatrists, allopathic doctors and the psychosocial lobby so that they can prescribe now proven ineffective “treatments” such as CBT or anti-depressant medications to ME/CFS patients for their own gain.
Infact Natelson et al recently stated in their study that “psychiatric status is not an important causal contributor to CFS” and that the presence of co-existing psychiatric diagnoses does not impact on any aspect of the phenomenology of ME/CFS. [2]
It is high time for allopathic medical professionals to stop inflicting significant patient harm on the ME/CFS community, not only through complete medical neglect from not actually treating this complex serious multi-systemic illness adequately or properly, but by continually enabling this out-dated, pseudo-scientific false narrative that ME/CFS is a mental health disorder, when the science does not find or state this period.
ME/CFS as a “multi-systemic metabolic-inflammatory disorder”
Despite these challenges, modern research demonstrates a tangible biomedical basis for the disorder across many body systems.
This evidence is mostly comprised of disturbances to immunological and inflammatory pathways, autonomic and neurological dysfunction, abnormalities in muscle and mitochondrial function, shifts in metabolism, and gut physiology or gut microbiota disturbances. [3]
As someone who has read the mountains of growing biomedical science that is there on ME/CFS, it continues to blow me away that a condition that has shown so many different multi-system physiological abnormalities consistently over many different studies is still wrongly villainized by doctors to be a psychosomatic condition.
The false narrative that ME/CFS is a mental health condition is highly detrimental to both the reputation of evidence-based medicine and to patient well-being at this point.
ME/CFS patients are often treated appallingly by medical professionals, gaslighted, told their highly debilitating physical symptoms either don’t exist or are exaggerated, or co-morbid disorders such as POTS, fibromyalgia and the likes of ehler danlos syndrome are routinely misdiagnosed as anxiety and psychological disorders or just dismissed completely as being “medically unexplainable symptoms”, when they are infact not medically unexplainable in the slightest.
The whole allopathic approach when it comes to “treating” patients with these type of complex illnesses is a complete farce and has to be addressed.
The Infection Elicited Autoimmunity Model Of Me/CFS
A study published in 2018 claimed that a solid understanding of ME/CFS pathogenesis is emerging.
In this study, we compiled recent findings and placed them in the context of the clinical picture and natural history of the disease. A pattern emerged, giving rise to an explanatory model.
ME/CFS often starts after or during an infection. A logical explanation is that the infection initiates an autoreactive process, which affects several functions, including brain and energy metabolism.
According to our model for ME/CFS pathogenesis, patients with a genetic predisposition and dysbiosis experience a gradual development of B cell clones prone to autoreactivity. Under normal circumstances these B cell offsprings would have led to tolerance.
Subsequent exogenous microbial exposition (triggering) can lead to comorbidities such as fibromyalgia, thyroid disorder, and orthostatic hypotension.
A decisive infectious trigger may then lead to immunization against autoantigens involved in aerobic energy production and/or hormone receptors and ion channel proteins, producing postexertional malaise and ME/CFS, affecting both muscle and brain.
In principle, cloning and sequencing of immunoglobulin variable domains could reveal the evolution of pathogenic clones.
Although evidence consistent with the model accumulated in recent years, there are several missing links in it. Hopefully, the hypothesis generates testable propositions that can augment the understanding of the pathogenesis of ME/CFS. [4]
References
[1] Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787585/
[2] The Effect of Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Diagnoses on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31642345
[3] Pathological Mechanisms Underlying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787592/
[4] Infection Elicited Autoimmunity and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Explanatory Model
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818468/
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too strikingly familiar in the stride and action of the short, broad-built form—it was Warden Rand. "It is true," he said again; "it is for the last time. I did not think when I sailed on the schooner from Gloucester for the Grand Banks that my voyage would end here—with you. I thought then that I had seen you for the last time—it, a thing like that, could never happen again."
"Then you will speak"—she was very close to him, her breath was on his cheek, her lips were trembling, her eyes, tear-dimmed, were raised to his. Speak! Yes! Why not—and grasp at his chance for happiness! To stand a free man, his future before him, to work for her, to win her in the days to come! He had only to speak and let the coward soul he was shielding—no, it was not that—strange that for the moment he should have forgotten! It came to him now bringing peace, strengthening him, calming him—the gentle, patient face of Mrs. Merton, the silvery hair so smoothly parted beneath the old-lace cap, and the eyes of trust looked into his again now as they had looked through all his boyhood—and the dear lips smiled at him. He turned his head from Janet—and shook it silently.
Her voice broke. "It—it must always be—like this?"
It was a long time before he spoke.
"Always," he said—it was but a single word, low spoken, but it was his doom, his sentence self-pronounced.
She drew back from him, a smile struggling bravely for supremacy on the quivering lips. | WIKI |
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Rh would be practically of little value in producing these effects were they not accompanied by correspondingly increased facilities for the diffusion of news. It fails to give an adequate idea of the extent of this influence, to state that two and a half milliard copies of newspapers were circulated in 1882 through the Postal Union, and that only an insignificant proportion of these were carried otherwise than by railroad. Most of these journals being political, the part they have in diffusing political intelligence among the people, who depend almost entirely upon them, and in forming their political culture, may be conceived but can not be measured.
This feature also is attended with disadvantages. The newspapers circulating in all classes of society, the number of persons upon whom the formation of that vague force called public opinion depends has become multiplied many times, and in it many are included who have not the previous knowledge requisite to the formation of an intelligent opinion, or capacity to form a real opinion of their own. Consequently, the quality of public opinion has depreciated. It is more easily led into error, and harder to set right. Furthermore, the rapidity with which the telegraph makes it possible to convey news of all important events—and unimportant ones, too—from all parts of the world to all other parts, has given public opinion a taste and a preference for mere matters of fact. The pressure to learn the latest news is stronger than the desire to know events in their order and connections. Thus interest is rather directed to what is striking and sensational, and, responding to this, the papers give to news of that kind space and conspicuousness out of all proportion to its value. Consequently, we have shallowness of public opinion on the one side, exaggeration and unreliability on the other.
In another aspect, railroads and telegraphs have contributed to the increase of knowledge and the expansion of the ideas and conceptions of the people; indirectly by assisting in the circulation of journals that carry knowledge on all kinds of subjects through all the channels of their circulation, and directly by making it possible for people of moderate means, and inducing them, to travel and observe for themselves things and phenomena abroad. When I was a boy, the journey of about thirty miles to the capital of the province was an event for children and parents, which was talked about and prepared for for weeks beforehand, and required a whole day of traveling. People seldom went beyond the boundaries of the province, except on business, or on the occasion of important festivals, or of death. Now we can travel to the sea-coast or the mountains in the same time, and with hardly more expense than it then took to go the thirty miles, and we eagerly use the opportunity to change our scene, whether it be to improve the health a shade, for mental relaxation, for instruction, or for pleasure. The attendance at baths, the rise of summer resorts and air-cures, and furloughs for all classes of officers, have | WIKI |
WNTK-FM
WNTK-FM (99.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to New London, New Hampshire, the station serves the Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction area of New Hampshire and Vermont. The station is currently owned by Robert and John Landry, through licensee Sugar River Media, LLC, and features local morning programs, as well as nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. Much of the programming is also simulcast on co-owned WUVR (1490 AM) and its FM translator at 98.9 MHz in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Programming
Weekdays begin with a local wake up news and information show. Afternoons feature two Boston-based shows, Grace Curley and Howie Carr. The rest of the schedule comes from national hosts from the Westwood One network: Chris Plante, Mark Levin, Jim Bohannon, Red Eye Radio and America in the Morning.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, cars, the law, travel, the outdoors, gardening, guns, and pets. Weekend syndicated hosts include Dan Bongino, Ben Shapiro, Bruce DuMont and Bill Cunningham. The station carries Boston Red Sox baseball. Most hours begin with updates from Fox News Radio.
History
The station was assigned the call sign WRJE on October 9, 1992, and went on the air November 28.
On December 28, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WNTK-FM. It was carried on WCNL (then known as WNTK, at 1010 AM) before WCNL changed to its current country music format. | WIKI |
Choi Eun-young
Choi Eun-young (born March 3, 1984) is a South Korean writer. She began her literary career in 2013, when her short story “Shokoui miso” (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile) was selected for the quarterly literary magazine Writer's World's New Writer's Award. With the same work, she received the 5th Munhakdongne Young Writer's Award in 2014. She was awarded the 8th Heo Gyun Writer's Award in 2016, and was awarded the 8th Munhakdongne Young Writer's award in 2017.
Life
Choi Eun-young was born on March 3, 1984, in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggido. Her writing was influenced much by her relationship with her father, who was a teacher. Her father, who was a member of the Korean Teachers and Educations Workers Union, had a very critical view of social issues, but was conservative when it came to his views on gender and other related issues. Choi Eun-young fundamentally agreed with her father's views, but grew up resisting his views on gender.
In 2002, she entered Korea University and studied Korean Literature. She attended university during a time when there were still lingering effects from Korea's 1997 financial crisis. During her undergraduate studies she always maintained a critical stance on various social issues, such as issues regarding temporary positions. This was also a time when Korea's liberal political faction was in power. At the time in Korea, Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun consecutive served as presidents. Afterwards, as she lived through the years of Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, Choi Eun-young came to think that the past was a much happier time. When she was a university student, she was always interested in social issues, and she also participated in making a feminist school magazine.
Having debuted in 2013, Choi Eun-young's first short story collection Shokoui miso (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile) was published in August 2016. This book has been sold widely, having been printed 12 times until March 2017. It was also selected as “2016’s Best Fiction Selected by 50 Writers”.
Writing
Most people who have read Choi Eun-young's works will agree that her stories are ‘unembellished’. It means that she tells the story in an honest manner without any special literary techniques. In the 2014 spring issue of the quarterly Munhakdongne, in the Reviews & Discussions corner, which was the first critical response to her debut work “Shokoui miso” (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile), there is a section on “Shokoui miso” (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile) with a subtitle of ‘A Barefaced Story of Growth’. Also, a review of her collection Shokoui miso (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile), which is a collection of all the short stories she had published in the 3 years since her debut, has evaluated that Choi Eun-young's works have a ‘narrative strength that is pure and clean’.
However, just because there aren’t any literary techniques on the surface, it's not that Choi Eun-young is not a writer who has honed her writing skills. The reason why Choi Eun-young's works do not show much literary finesse is that it's not that she's an unskilled writer, but that she is able to conceal her skills. “Bimil” (비밀; The Secret) is a work that shows this well. “Bimil” (비밀; The Secret) is a story about the death of an absent protagonist Jimin who is a temporary teacher. The story does not tell of Jimin's death, but as the story comes to its conclusion, readers become aware of this secret. And at that moment they also become aware that this is a work dedicated to the two temporary teachers that have died in the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster. It is a story that is communicating the subject not by telling it, but via forming a sophisticated structure around it.
Another characteristic of Choi Eun-young's writing is her interest in political and social issues. Other than “Bimil” (비밀; The Secret), “Michaela” (미카엘라) also deals with the issue of the Sewol Ferry disaster. “Eonni naui jakeun sunae eonni” (언니 나의 작은 순애 언니; Big Sister, My Small Big Sister Sunae) talks about the Inhyukdang incident, and “Ssinjjao ssinjjao” (씬짜오 씬짜오) talks about issues regarding South Korea’s participation in the Vietnam War. “Hanjiwa yeongju” (한지와 영주; Hanji and Yeongju), and “Meongoteseo on norae” (먼 곳에서 온 노래; A Song From Far Away) are works that show the author's interests in feminism.
Works
* Shokoui miso (쇼코의 미소; Shoko's Smile), 2016.
Awards
* Munhakdongne Young Writer's award, 2017.
* Heo Gyun Writer's Award, 2016.
* Munhakdongne Young Writer's Award, 2014. | WIKI |
2012 WGC-HSBC Champions
The 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played 1–4 November 2012 at the Olazabal Course of Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2012. The event was won by Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter who shot consecutive rounds of 65 (−7) on the weekend and broke the tournament scoring record with 267 (−21) for his second WGC win. Two strokes back were runners-up Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, and Scott Piercy.
Field
The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who have qualified from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible. The numbers of other qualifying categories are in parentheses next to the player's name.
Ernie Els (12), Bubba Watson (12)
* 1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
* Qualified but did not play: Matt Kuchar (12), Rory McIlroy (3,10,12), Webb Simpson (12)
Keegan Bradley (12), Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose (12)
* 2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
* Qualified but did not play: Hunter Mahan (3,12)
Luke Donald (5,12), Jason Dufner (12), Bill Haas, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson (12), Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Brandt Snedeker (12), Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney (12)
* 3. Winners of the top 23 rated PGA Tour events (32 events met rating)
* Qualified but did not play: Rickie Fowler, Tommy Gainey, Zach Johnson (12), Steve Stricker (12), Tiger Woods (12)
Robert Garrigus, Dustin Johnson (12), Louis Oosthuizen (8,10,12), Adam Scott (12), Lee Westwood (5,8,12)
* 4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list
* Qualified but did not play: Jim Furyk (12), Sergio García (12), Ryan Moore, Bo Van Pelt (9,12)
Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (10), Branden Grace (8), Peter Hanson (12), Paul Lawrie, Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari, Julien Quesne, Álvaro Quirós, Richie Ramsay, Robert Rock, Marcel Siem, Jeev Milkha Singh, Thongchai Jaidee, Danny Willett
* 5. Winners of the top 23 rated European Tour events (22 events met rating)
David Lynn, Graeme McDowell (12), Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter (9), Bernd Wiesberger (10)
* 6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai
Hiroyuki Fujita, Yuta Ikeda (OoM), Brendan Jones (OoM), Toshinori Muto, Tadahiro Takayama
* 7. Five players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (14 events met rating)
* Qualified but did not play: Toru Taniguchi
Thomas Aiken (OoM), George Coetzee (OoM), Garth Mulroy, Hennie Otto, Jaco van Zyl (OoM)
* 8. Five players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (5 events met rating)
Robert Allenby (OoM), Greg Chalmers, Marcus Fraser (OoM), Brad Kennedy (OoM), John Senden (OoM)
* 9. Five players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Masanori Kobayashi (OoM), Jbe' Kruger, David Lipsky (OoM), Joost Luiten, Prom Meesawat (OoM), Siddikur Rahman (OoM), Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM)
* 10. Nine players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (8 events met rating)
Hu Mu, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun
* 11. Four players from China
* 12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on October 15, 2012
Players in bold were added to the field through this category. Players listed in "" already qualified in a previous category. Players listed with their name stricken did not play or were not listed as alternates when the field was announced.
* 13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (9 from PGA Tour, 9 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on October 15, 2012
12 players were appearing in their first WGC event: Robert Garrigus, Scott Hend, Hu Mu, Jang Ik-jae, Brad Kennedy, Kim Hyung-sung, Masanori Kobayashi, Han Lee, David Lipsky, David Lynn, Thorbjørn Olesen and Julien Quesne.
First round
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Second round
Friday, 2 November 2012
Third round
Saturday, 3 November 2012
Final round
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:
Video
* Golf Channel – 2012 WGC-HSBC – final round highlights | WIKI |
Bashful
Bashful may refer to:
* Bashful (film), a 1917 American film
* Bashful (character), a character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
* Bashful elephant, a stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, US
* Bashful Peak, a mountain in Alaska, US
* Boleslaus the Bashful (1226–1279), a Polish prince
* Bashful (Pac-Man), one of the ghosts in the arcade game Pac-Man (original name Kimagure (気まぐれ)) | WIKI |
Satsanga Deoghar disaster
Satsang Deoghar disaster is a human stampede that occurred on 24 September 2012, in which twelve people died and thirty people were injured at the Satsang Ashram in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
The tragedy occurred when over two lakh (200,000) devotees assembled in the satsang complex in the prayer hall at the samadhi of Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra to celebrate the 125th birthday of the revered sreeguru. | WIKI |
@article {12028, title = {Lighting Spectral Effect on Landolt C Performance is Enhanced by Blur and Abolished by Mydriasis}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, volume = {25}, number = {1}, year = {1996}, pages = {42-50}, chapter = {42}, abstract = {
When pupil size is changed by varying the surround spectrum, there is a perceived color shift of the task towards the complementary hue of the surround. This occurs even though none of the surround light falls on the task, and the task illumination is unchanged. This induced color effect is a neural process. To investigate whether such a mechanism is an alternative explanation of our results on the effects on visual performance of spectrally controlled pupil sizes, we studied visual performance both with and without mydriasis (pharmacologically dilated and fixed pupil). If the induced color hypothesis is valid, then it should occur with both fixed and light-responsive pupils. In addition, we studied whether the pupil size effect on visual performance can occur in accurately refracted subjects, or if it is enhanced by the addition of a small amount of optical blur (+0.50 DS). We studied 12 subjects, 21 to 35 years of age, correctly refracted and with added blur, under each of two conditions: normal pupils and mydriasis. We compared Landolt C recognition, with a fixed task luminance but variable contrast, for two different surround spectra, each at 50 cd/m2. The two different surround spectra controlled subjects pupil size. For normal pupils, performance was better with smaller pupils, and the improvement in performance due to switching to a scotopically enhanced surround was greater with added blur, even though blursreduced overall performance. Under mydriasis, change of the surround spectrum had no effect on performance, whether there was blur or not. However, the added blur reduced performance under the mydriasis condition, showing our measures are sensitive to these parameters. These experiments rule out the induced color hypothesis and demonstrate the benefits of smaller pupils on Landolt C contrast sensitivity even when subjects are correctly refracted. Further, the results indicate that the measured improvement due to pupil size change is greater when there is imperfect refraction (blur).
}, url = {http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00994480.1996.10748132$\#$.UktWUiSvzn4}, author = {Sam M. Berman and George Fein and Don L. Jewett and Blaine R. Benson and T.M. Law and Alan M. Myers and Mark A. Bullimore} } @article {12041, title = {Luminance-Controlled Pupil Size Affects Word Reading Accuracy}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, volume = {25}, number = {1}, year = {1995}, abstract = {
The present study extends our prior visual performance studies to a complex resolution task which is representative of tasks in typical workplace environments: word reading presented at a fixed high contrast (black print on white background), but with varying sized letters.
We examined the effect of pupil size on the letter size-acuity function using accuracy of word recognition as the endpoint. Word reading acuity has been extensively used in vision research as a measure of visual performance and has been shown to correlate well with face recognition and other complex recognition tasks. In this study, the task was shielded from the surround lighting, allowing the luminances of the surround and task to be controlled independently. Two pupil size conditions were compared, where pupil size is controlled by high or low luminance levels of a single surround illurninant. We chose to use a single illuminant to control pupil size to avoid changes in induced color which occur when pupil size is changed by varying the surround spectrum.
The results here for nine subjects, ages 23 to 59, years replicate and extend our prior visual acuity studies using Landolt C tasks, and show again that smaller pupils improve visualsperformance even though task retinal illuminance is substantially reduced. We also found that improvement in visual performance with smaller pupils occurs despite an increased disability glare under the high luminance surround condition. Our results are directly applicable to self-illuminated tasks (e.g., computer terminals) operating with black print on a white background.
}, author = {Sam M. Berman and George Fein and Don L. Jewett and Blaine R. Benson and T.M. Law and Alan M. Myers} } @conference {1958, title = {Visual Performance and Light Spectrum: The Inadequacy of Conventional Photometry}, booktitle = {CIE Symposium on Advances in Photometry}, year = {1994}, month = {12/1994}, address = {Vienna, Austria}, abstract = {
At light levels typical of building interiors it is the optical quality of the eye rather than retinal illumination that limits visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Because aberrations generally occur in the eyes of the majority of the population and because smaller pupils reduce the defocusing effects of aberrations, pupil size becomes the major factor that light spectrum can control to influence visual performance. Our studies demonstrate that for conditions of full field of view and light levels typical of interior spaces, pupil size as measured by objective infrared pupilometry, is predominantly controlled by scotopic spectrum. We also demonstrate in a series of 10 separate studies with different subjects that pupil size is the ultimate factor in limiting acuity and contrast sensitivity at typical interior light levels. A large number of subjects are employed in these studies which take place under conditions of binocular viewing in a 2 m cubic room lit by a variety of fluorescent lamps.
}, author = {Sam M. Berman and George Fein and Don L. Jewett and Blaine R. Benson and T.M. Law and Alan M. Myers} } @article {12010, title = {Landolt C Recognition in Elderly Subjects is Affected by Scotopic Intensity of Surround Illuminants}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, volume = {23}, number = {2}, year = {1993}, abstract = {
In a previous study with young adults ages 20 to 40 years, we demonstrated that low contrast Landolt C recognition was better with smaller pupils than with larger pupils even though task retinal illuminance was higher for larger pupils. Pupil size in these studies was controlled by the spectrum of the far surround illumination which was prevented from affecting task luminance.
The present study used the same procedures as our previous study with 7 healthy elderly adult subjects between the ages of 61 and 66. Because senile miosis is a characteristic of the aging eye, spectral changes in the surround might be expected to produce relatively smaller changes in pupil size and hence performance. Surprisingly, although the scotopically enhanced surround lighting produced relatively smaller pupil size changes than in young adults, the performance enhancements were comparable to those of young adults.
As in the previous study the task was recognition of the orientation of the gap in the C that was presented on a CRT with contrasts varying from 18\% to 80\%. Two surround illuminants were compared, both provided a luminance of 53 cd/m2 on the front wall at visual angles larger than 30. Subjects had at least 20/20 vision and perform the task with their spectacles if normally used.
}, author = {Sam M. Berman and George Fein and Don L. Jewett and F. Ashford} } @article {12039, title = {Luminance Controlled Pupil Size Affects Landolt C Task Performance}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, volume = {22}, number = {2}, year = {1993}, abstract = {
Subjects judged the orientation of a 2 min. gap Landolt C located at a distance of 2.4 m. The stimuli were presented in central vision on a CRT, at low to medium contrast. The effects of varying the spectrum and luminance of surround lighting were assessed on both pupil size (measured using infrared pupillometry during task performance) and task accuracy. The task display was protected from the surround lighting, so that its luminance and contrast could be varied independently of the changes in the surround lighting. Indirect surround illumination was provided by either two illuminants of very different scotopic spectral content but with the same photopic luminance (Experiments 1 and 3), or by using the same illuminant at two different luminance levels (Experiment 2). In Experiment 3, the effect of changing surround spectrum was coinpared to the effect of varying task background luminance between 12 cd/m2 and 73 cd/m2. In all experiments, scotopically enhanced surround lighting produced pupil areas which were reduced by almost 50\% in comparison with surround lighting with relatively less scotopic luminance. Concomitantly there was improvement in Landolt C task performance with the scotopically enhanced surround lighting at all contrast and luminance levels. In these experiments, smaller pupil sizes were associated with significantly better visual-task performance in spite of lower task retinal illuminance when compared to the condition with larger pupils. These results suggest that changes in surround spectrum can compensate for the effect on task performance of a reduction in task luminance and supports the hypothesis that lighting energy savings could accrue in the workplace by shifting lamp spectra to obtain greater scotopic efficacy.
}, author = {Sam M. Berman and George Fein and Don L. Jewett and F. Ashford} } @article {12009, title = {The Lack of Effects on Human Muscle Strength of Light Spectrum and Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation in Electric Lighting}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, number = {Summer 1986}, year = {1988}, abstract = {
In 1982, John Ott summarized his views on adverse effects of fluorescent lighting on human health in Light, Radiation, and You. One claim in this popular book was that fluorescent lighting could influence human muscle strength, as measured by so-called kinesiology testing.
Kinesiology testing claimed by some to aid in diagnosing a variety of illnesses, involves a subjective evaluation of muscle tone in a contracting muscle. In the method used by Ott, the subject stands with an arm held forward, parallel with the floor, and with the palm down. The tester then pushes downward at the wrist while the subject resists this motion. Ott has publicly demonstrated that when a subject looks at a cool-white fluorescent light he is noticeably weaker than when the light is turned off or when a full spectrum fluorescent tube is viewed. Using the same kinesiology testing he also concluded that electric-field shielding (by wire mesh) was needed on fluorescent light fixtures to prevent muscle weakness.
}, author = {Don L. Jewett and Sam M. Berman and M.R. Greenberg and George Fein and Richard M. Nahass} } @article {12181, title = {Photopic Luminance Does Not Always Predict Perceived Room Brightness}, journal = {Lighting Research and Technology}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, year = {1988}, month = {03/1990}, pages = {37-41}, chapter = {37}, abstract = {
The perception of room brightness over photopic luminances ranging from 30 cd/m2 to 67 cd/m2 was judged by 12 subjects in an almost uniformly white experimental chamber. Two different illuminants were compared which had different spectral compositions, but were color matched. Brightness judgements were often opposite to large differences in photopic luminance. These results are inconsistent with models of brightness perception that depend solely on cone receptors. At the luminance levels considered here subjective evaluation of light intensity depends upon both photopic and scotopic spectral contributions. These results imply that aspects of the visual system operate mesopically under most interior lighting conditions.
}, doi = {10.1177/096032719002200103 }, author = {Sam M. Berman and Don L. Jewett and George Fein and Glenn Y. Saika and F. Ashford} } @article {12203, title = {Pupillary Size Differences Under Incandescent and High Pressure Sodium Lamps}, journal = {Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society}, volume = {Winter}, number = {1}, year = {1987}, pages = {3-20}, chapter = {3}, abstract = {
Eight healthy young adult subjects produced significantly larger steady state pupil areas, as measured by infra-red pupillometry, when exposed to indirect lighting from high frequency high pressure sodium lamps compared to photopically matched levels of indirect incandescent lamps at three levels of luminance: 30, 60 and 90 candelas per meter squared (cd/m2). Three additional intensities were studied, which were not matched photopically between lamps. Analysis of all data showed that a scotopic spectral distribution accounted for pupil size better than either a photopic spectrum or an Alpern-Campbell pupillary response spectrum. Because pupil size can affect visual functioning, these results suggest that control of pupil size should be considered in lighting design and that the scotopic spectral output from lamps should be important in determining the effectiveness of a lighting environment.
}, author = {Sam M. Berman and Don L. Jewett and Larry R. Bingham and Richard M. Nahass and Franklin Perry and George Fein} } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Template talk:Clothing and the environment
Generic articles?
Regarding: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AClothing_and_the_environment&diff=1220562161&oldid=1217208290
I disagree, these concepts do pertain to the environmental impact of clothing. They're also involved in how the clothing industry presents itself, as either doing positive things for the environment, or mitigating the damage somehow. Alvorecer (talk) 19:56, 11 May 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
Kikiki
Kikiki is a genus of fairyfly wasps containing a single species, Kikiki huna, known from Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nagarcoil and Trinidad. At 0.15 mm (150 μm), it is the smallest flying insect known. It is a close relative of wasps in the genus Tinkerbella. It was discovered in the Hawaiian Islands by John T. Huber and John W. Beardsley, and published in 2000. The name Kikiki huna consists of two Hawaiian words that both carry the meaning 'tiny bit'. | WIKI |
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Getting Started with the Telerik WebForms Captcha
The following tutorial demonstrates using RadCaptcha to validate page submission. The walk-through will also show how to display the Error Message in a ValidationSummary.
1. In the default page of a new ASP.NET AJAX-enabled Web Application add a RadCaptcha control, a Button control that causes post back on a click and a ValidationSummary control.
Telerik WebForms Captcha sample
2. Open the RadCaptcha Smart Tag and select the Enable RadCaptcha httpHandler link. Click OK to close the confirmation dialog for the RadCaptcha handler.
radcaptcha-smart-tag
The httpHandler can be also enabled by placing the following lines in the web.config file:
web.config
XML
<configuration>
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<add path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource" verb="*" validate="false" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add name="Telerik_Web_UI_WebResource_axd" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode" path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource" />
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
By default the image is stored in the Cache. However, if more than one server is used to host the page (web-farm environment) the Session should be used, because if the Cache is used the image is stored locally on the server. When Session is used, the HttpHandler definition (in the .config file) of the RadCaptcha should be modified manually by setting the type of the HttpHandler has to be set to type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResourceSession" .
web.config
XML
<configuration>
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<add path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResourceSession" verb="*" validate="false" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add name="Telerik_Web_UI_WebResource_axd" verb="*" preCondition="integratedMode" path="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd" type="Telerik.Web.UI.WebResourceSession" />
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
3. In the Properties Window for the RadCaptcha control set the following properties:
1. ErrorMessage = You have entered an invalid code.
2. ValidationGroup = SubmitGroup
4. In the Properties Window for the ValidationSummary control set the ValidationGroup property to the same value as in RadCaptcha (ValidationGroup = SubmitGroup). Do the same for the Button control.
5. Press F5 to run the Application. RadCaptcha validates the input on a post back.
Rad Captcha In Browser
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Kallar Wali: It is a a small town situated in "Muzaffargarh" a district of "Punjab" Province of "Pakistan".Its Tehsil is "Jatoi", Police station " Shaher Sultan". The main language spoken in Kallar wali is "Saraiki". Main Cast of this area is "Chajra Brothers". They are also known as "Mian brothers" The chairman of this area is "Mian Abuzar Ghafari" sb a well wisher of nation. The educational condition in this area is nearly good. Now every man wanted to educate his child. A large number of people are attached with "agricultur".There is a Govt.High School known as "Govt.High.School Kallar wali" There are many PEF acadmies and private acadmies to fullfil the need of education. Every Student can get Education easily till Intermidiate.After that students move towards Multan, Lahore and Faisalabad etc. Its educational Bord is "Dera Ghazi khan" Bord. There are many tallented students and teachers and also some other. There is One cotton factory know as "Farhan Cotton Factory " In kallar wali there is no Govt Hospital but there are many private hospital in the service of Humanity May Allah will give progresa to this town (By Muhammad Atif) | WIKI |
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60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 966-AUG. 14, 1946 Aeronautics Board, or other Federal or State transportation regula- tory body with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, practices, and services, or by working directly with individual carriers or groups of carriers. (k) To collect, tabulate, and disseminate statistics on marketing agricultural products, including, but not restricted to statistics on market supplies, storage stocks, quantity, quality, and condition of such products in various positions in the marketing channel, utiliza- tion of such products, and shipments and unloads thereof. (1) To develop and promulgate, for the use and at the request of any Federal agency or State, procurement standards and specifica- tions for agricultural products, and submit such standards and specifi- cations to such agency or State for use or adoption for procurement purposes. (m) To conduct, assist, encourage, and promote research, investiga- tion, and experimentation to determine the most efficient and practical means, methods, and processes for the handling storing, preserving, protecting, processing, and distributing of agricultural commodities to the end that such commodities may be marketed in an orderly manner and to the best interest of the producers thereof. (n) To conduct such other research and services and to perform such other activities as will facilitate the marketing, distribution, processing, and utilization of agricultural products through commer- cial channels. SEC. 204. (a) In order to conduct research and service work in connection with the preparation for market, processing, packaging, handling, storing, transporting, distributing, and marketing of agricultural products as authorized by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the following sums: (1) $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year. (2) An additional $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year. (3) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year. (4) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year. (5) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fiscal year. (6) In addition to the foregoing, such additional funds begin- ning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. Such sums appropriated in pursuance of this title shall be in addi- tion to, and not in substitution for, sums appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make available from such funds such sums as he may deem appropriate for allotment to State departments of agriculture, State bureaus and departments of markets, State agricultural experiment stations, and other appro- priate State agencies for cooperative projects in marketing service and in marketing research to effectuate the purposes of title HI of this Act: Provided, That no such allotment and no payment under any such allotment shall be made for any fiscal year to any State agency in excess of the amount which such State agency makes available out of its own funds for such research. The funds which State agencies are required to make available in order to qualify for such an allot- ment shall be in addition to any funds now available to such agencies for marketing services and for marketing research. The allotments authorized under this section shall be made to the agency or agencies 80634--47-PT. 69 1089 Statistics on mar- keting. Procurement stand- ards and specifica- tions. Efficient methods for handling, etc. Facilitating mar- keting, distribution, etc. Appropriations au- thorized. Availability of funds for allotment to State agencies. Restriction. Allotments to beat qualified agenci.
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US STOCKS-Futures extend declines after bank earnings
By Amruta Khandekar
Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended falls on Friday, as quarterly results from some major U.S. banks added to concerns that the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy tightening has started taking a toll on economic growth.
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N set aside $1.4 billion in anticipation of a mild recession as it reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on the back of strong performance at its trading unit. Shares of the bank fell 2.4% in premarket trading.
Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N dropped 2.6% after reporting a 50% plunge in quarterly profit as the bank stockpiled money to prepare for soured loans against the backdrop of a weaker economy.
Bank of America Corp BAC.N was an outlier among big banks, rising 0.6% after reporting a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as rate hikes helped it charge more interest on loans to customers.
Earnings from big banks were viewed as a major test of the strength of corporate America in the backdrop of sharp interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve to curb decades-high inflation.
Wall Street's main indexes gained on Thursday after consumer prices fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years last month, fueling hopes for a sustained downward trend in inflation that could give the Fed room to scale down the size of its rate hikes.
Money market participants see a 90.6% chance the Fed will hike the benchmark rate by 25 basis points in February, but see the terminal rate at 4.9% by June after the December inflation print. FEDWATCH
Hopes of a less hawkish monetary policy stance by the Federal Reserve have supported equities in 2023, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC and the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX on track for their best weekly performance since November 2022.
Investors will also closely monitor University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey for January, while tracking comments from Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari to assess the strength of the U.S. economy.
At 7:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 85 points, or 0.25%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 14.25 points, or 0.36%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 58 points, or 0.5%.
Tesla Inc TSLA.O fell 5.1% in premarket trading after slashing prices on its electric vehicles in the United States and Europe by as much as 20% after missing 2022 deliveries estimates.
Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N fell 3.8% as the company forecast current-quarter profit below expectations on higher operating costs.
(Reporting by Shubham Batra, Ankika Biswas and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Subhranshu Sahu)
((Shubham.Batra@thomsonreuters.com))
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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The Lake of Udaipur
''Udaipur, the capital of the ancient state of Mewar, is the centre of what has been called the "Lake District of India." The lake itself, on which the city is located, is one of the most picturesque sheets of water in the world. The dazzling marble of royal palaces, imaged in its mirror-like face, stands out in contrast to the dark hills in the background.'' | WIKI |
North East railway line
The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central business district to Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury-Wodonga, serving the cities of Wangaratta and Seymour, and smaller towns in northeastern Victoria.
The railway line is both standard gauge and broad gauge. It originally was built as broad gauge the entire length, but another track was built as standard gauge between Seymour and Albury, with construction of the standard gauge track commencing in November 1959 and completed in January 1962, completing the Sydney-Melbourne standard gauge railway. Between 2008 and 2010, the broad gauge track between Seymour and Albury was finally converted to be the line's second standard gauge track. The original section between Southern Cross and Jacana remains broad gauge, with the standard gauge joining and running parallel to the broad gauge between Jacana and Seymour, where the broad gauge branches off on the Tocumwal line, and finally continuing as standard gauge all the way to Albury.
The line is owned by VicTrack, but the standard gauge sections are leased to and maintained by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Broad gauge via Essendon
The Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company opened the first section of the Albury line, from North Melbourne to Essendon, in 1860. Following its takeover by the Victorian Government in 1867, the line was extended by 1872 to School House Lane on the south side of the Goulburn River near Seymour, and later that year to Seymour and then to Longwood. Violet Town, Benalla, Wangaratta, Springhurst and Wodonga were reached in 1873, connecting with the New South Wales Government Railways at Albury at a break of gauge in 1883. The design engineer was Robert Watson.
The section between Flinders Street and Essendon was used by suburban services and in May 1919, that section was part of the first lines to be electrified in Melbourne, apart from a test installation on the Flemington Racecourse line. In 1921, the line was electrified to Broadmeadows, where it remained till the extension of electrification in 2007.
Until 2008, the Albury V/line service continued to run via Essendon along the broad gauge tracks, together with the Seymour and Shepparton V/line services.
First standard gauge track
Preliminary work for construction of the standard gauge track began in November 1957 with the establishment of camps for the building gangs, with the first section being laid in November 1959, and the final section on 5 April 1962. The track ran via what is now Albion–Jacana railway line and does not run parallel with the broad gauge track between Jacana and Spencer Street stations.
The line was used by prestige passenger services between the state capitals of Melbourne and Sydney, including the Sydney Limited, Spirit of Progress, Southern Aurora, and Intercapital Daylight. Due to high costs and declining patronage, they were replaced by the XPT in the 1990s.
Gauge conversion
Maintaining two parallel railways between Seymour and Albury drew criticism, noting inefficiencies in maintaining track, operating trains, and duplicated train control centres. By 2001, the State Government announced the conversion of the broad gauge line to standard, but action was stifled, due largely to complex leasing arrangements. Speed restrictions were eventually applied to the broad gauge line due to track deterioration.
In May 2008, it was announced that the tracks would be upgraded, including a 5 km bypass around Wodonga, the conversion of 200 km of the North East railway line to standard gauge between Seymour and Albury as well as other upgrades to the North East line. Costing A$501.3 million, the Victorian Government was to contribute A$171.3 million, the Australian Government A$45 million for the Wodonga Rail Bypass, and the Australian Rail Track Corporation A$285 million and take responsibility for the standard-gauge line under a 45-year lease from Victoria. The project was due for completion by 2010, with passenger services to be disrupted for up to 12 months.
On 8 November 2008, broad gauge passenger trains ceased after the evening V/Line service from Melbourne to Albury and a special train operated by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, the final broad-gauge passenger train from Albury to Melbourne. In December 2008, standardisation works commenced, contracted by ARTC to the Southern Improvement Alliance. The first train on the Wodonga Rail Bypass was in March 2010.
In early August 2010, CountryLink decided to terminate all Sydney-Melbourne XPTs at Albury for an indefinite length of time, due to defects in the newly re-sleepered track. "Mud holes" resulted in speed restrictions on more than 200 kilometres (about 66 per cent) of the line, adding an extra 1.5 hours to the travelling time. Train drivers have blamed the ARTC's $285 million concrete sleeper project for the track issues, stating that the incorrect insertion of 300,000 new concrete sleepers is to blame. They have repeatedly reported freight trains breaking couplings due to the rough track. CountryLink trains resumed in mid September 2010, V/Line trains the following year.
Wallan train derailment
On 20 February 2020, a NSW TrainLink XPT passenger train towards Sydney derailed at Wallan, resulting in suspension of freight, V/Line and NSW TrainLink services on the North East Line and the adjacent broad gauge Tocumwal railway line. V/Line services resumed on 1 and 2 March 2020.
Regional Rail Revival
The North East Line Upgrade (part of the Regional Rail Revival Program) was unveiled in mid 2018, with a series of upgrades announced to the line. Upgrades were delivered by different parties, including:
* The Australian Rail Track Corporation, which completed:
* Track resurfacing
* New ballast
* New underground wires
* Drainage improvements
* Rail bridge upgrades
* Mud-hole removal
* Upgrades to 20 more rail bridges
* The renewal of track turnouts at Violet Town and Seymour
* Rail Projects Victoria, which completed:
* A number of level crossing closures and upgrades
* Modifications to train stabling at South Dynon
* Upgrades to train stabling and accessibility at Albury station
The upgrades were completed December 2020 and allowed the introduction of VLocity DMUs on the Albury V/Line rail service, replacing existing locomotive hauled train sets.
Seymour service
Seymour and Shepparton V/Line services continue to use the adjacent broad gauge tracks.
Albury service
Since 2010, the entire line is utilised by V/Line Albury trains, which stops at every station between Albury and Seymour. South of Seymour, all passenger trains heading to, and from, Melbourne (Southern Cross) only make a scheduled stop at m. The services are run using dedicated standard gauge VLocity DMUs.
Spirit of Progress
The Spirit of Progress was the premier express passenger train on the Victorian Railways in Australia.
From its introduction in November 1937 until April 1962 the train service ran on the broad gauge line from Spencer Street station to Albury, on the New South Wales / Victorian border, where passengers changed to a New South Wales Government Railways train (the Melbourne Limited Express), running on the standard gauge track to complete the journey to Sydney. Following the completion of the standard gauge line between Melbourne and Albury in April 1962 the Spirit of Progress was extended to Sydney. With declining passenger numbers it was decided to combine the Spirit of Progress and Southern Aurora into one train, the Sydney/Melbourne Express. The Spirit of Progress ran for the last time on 2 August 1986.
Intercapital Daylight
The Inter-Capital Daylight was a daytime express passenger train that operated between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne
On 26 March 1956, the New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways introduced connecting daytime services named the Sydney–Melbourne (Melbourne–Sydney) Daylight Express. Following the completion of the standard gauge to Melbourne, the New South Wales train was extended to Melbourne from 16 April 1962 and named Inter-Capital Daylight. With deregulation of the Australian airline industry in the 1990's, patronage dropped to around 30%. A decision was made to cancel the service with the last service operating on 31 August 1991.
Southern Aurora
The Southern Aurora was an overnight express passenger train that operated between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne. First-class throughout, including the dining facilities, the Southern Aurora featured all-sleeper accommodation.
The train first ran on 13 April 1962 after the opening of the standard gauge line from Melbourne to Albury, eliminating the break-of-gauge between the capital cities. The Southern Aurora ran for the last time on 2 August 1986.
Sydney–Melbourne Express
The Sydney–Melbourne Express was an overnight intercapital passenger train service that operated between Australia's largest two cities, Sydney and Melbourne, the name depended on the direction of travel, with the train nicknamed the 'Sex' or 'Mex'.
The Sydney–Melbourne Express was formed to replace the Spirit of Progress and Southern Aurora to cut operating costs of the intercapital rail service with the first train operating on 2 August 1986. The last Melbourne Express ran on the night of 20 November 1993 ex Sydney, with the last Sydney Express running ex Melbourne on 21 November.
XPT
In November 1993, XPTs replaced locomotive hauled stock on the overnight Sydney/Melbourne Express. In December 1994 an XPT daylight service to Melbourne was introduced by extending the Riverina XPT from Albury.
The entire line is used by NSW TrainLink Southern services to, and from, Sydney (Central), which makes limited stops on this section. The services are run using New South Wales XPT diesel-powered passenger trains.
South of Craigieburn
In October 1889, the Upfield railway line was extended to m, but closed in July 1903. In March 1928, despite strong resistance from the Railways Commissioners, the state government ordered the reopening of the section from Fawkner to near Somerton for passengers, although no actually connection was provided at this time.In May 1956, the line from Fawkner to Somerton was again closed, but only three years later, in July 1959, the Upfield to Somerton section reopened for goods trains. In January 1963, the line from Somerton to the Ford factory was re-laid as dual gauge gauntlet track, a year after the North East standard gauge line through Somerton opened.
A branch line was opened during the Second World War to Broadstore, designed to connect Broadmeadows station with the Maygar Barracks. The line opened on 12 October 1942 and remaining in operation until 1982, when usage of the base began to.
Between Craigieburn and Seymour
A branch line opened from Heathcote Junction (near Kilmore) to Kilmore in 1888 and to Tooborac in 1890, connecting with a line from Bendigo to Heathcote opened a little earlier. The Heathcote Junction – Heathcote line closed in 1968. A branch line from Kilmore to Lancefield opened in 1892, closed in 1904.
The Mansfield line opened from Tallarook to Yea in 1883, Molesworth in 1889, Cathkin and Merton in 1890 and v in 1891. It is now closed. A branch line was built from Cathkin to v in 1890 and Alexandra in 1909. This line closed in 1978.
North of Seymour
The Tocumwal line opened from Mangalore to Toolamba, Shepparton and Tocumwal in 1880.
A branch line opened from Benalla to St James in 1883, Yarrawonga in 1886 and n in 1938, with a break of gauge there until the State Rail Authority line closed south of Boree Creek. A second 18+1/4 mi branch line from Benalla to Tatong was opened in 1914 and closed in 1947. In 2008 with the gauge conversion the Albury line from broad gauge to standard gauge would have left the Oaklands branch as an isolated and useless spur. The local MP reported that the cost of converting this 125 km branch to standard gauge was just over $13m. In October 2008 the Victorian State Government announced that an upgrade would take place. The conversion was completed in December 2009.
The narrow-gauge Whitfield branch line opened from Wangaratta to Whitfield in 1899, closing in 1953.
A branch line opened from Bowser (north of Wangaratta) to Everton in 1875, which was extended to Beechworth in 1876 and Yackandandah in 1891. The line closed in 1954. Another branch line was built from Everton to Myrtleford in 1883 and Bright in 1890, now closed.
A short line to Peechelba East, which opened in 1928 and closed in 1986, also branched from Bowser.
A short branch line opened from Springhurst via v to v in 1879. Services were suspended in 1995.
A branch line opened from Wodonga to Tallangatta between 1889 and 1891, v in 1916, Beetoomba in 1919 and Cudgewa in 1921. A connection from Albury was added near Wodonga, creating a turning triangle to enable the Sydney Limited and its successor Spirit of Progress with their observation cars to be turned as complete trains. part of the line was converted to dual gauge in 1944 to serve freight depots around Bandiana. The line closed beyond Bandiana in 1981, and the connection to Wodonga later removed, with only standard gauge traffic continuing to use the line via Albury. The Wodonga-Bandiana section closed on 1 September 2009 as part of the Wodonga Rail Bypass project.
Maintenance
Alongside the passenger trains, North East line tracks and equipment are maintained by a fleet of engineering trains. The two types of engineering trains are: the shunting train, designed for moving trains along non-electrified corridors and for transporting other maintenance locomotives; and the infrastructure evaluation carriage designed for general infrastructure evaluation including track and electrical infrastructure (if travelling along electrified corridors). Most of these trains are repurposed locomotives previously used by V/Line, Metro Trains, and the Southern Shorthaul Railroad. | WIKI |
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And seek to dare the whole, Till, space and storm and sunshine past, Thou find'st thou art alone at last.
But love will be thy recompense, The love that haunts thy line; Ay, dream of love, but do not dream It ever will be thine. His shadow, not himself, will come; Too spiritual to be his home, Thy heart is but his shrine; For vainest of all earthly things The poet's vain imaginings.
Go, still the throbbing of thy brow, The beating of thy heart; | WIKI |
Aubrey Fitch
Aubrey Wray Fitch (June 11, 1883 – May 22, 1978) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore from the 1920s onward. He also served as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
Early life and career
Fitch was born in Saint Ignace, Michigan, on June 11, 1883. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in the summer of 1902 and graduated on February 12, 1906. His Naval Academy classmates included Arthur L. Bristol, William L. Calhoun, William A. Glassford, Charles C. Hartigan, Frank J. Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Isaac C. Kidd, John S. McCain Sr., Leigh Noyes, Ferdinand L. Reichmuth, Raymond A. Spruance, John H. Towers, Russell Willson, and Thomas Withers. After serving the two years of sea duty then required by law before being commissioned (serving on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4) and the torpedo boat USS Chauncey (DD-3)), Fitch became an ensign on February 13, 1908. He then served afloat on USS Rainbow and USS Concord (PG-3) before receiving instruction in torpedoes at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, in the school conducted on board the old cruiser USS Montgomery (C-9).
Upon completion of the torpedo course, Fitch helped to fit out the battleship USS Delaware (BB-28), which commissioned on April 4, 1910, before returning to Annapolis for consecutive tours of duty at the Naval Academy, first as assistant discipline officer between 1911 and 1912 and later as an instructor of physical training from 1912 to 1913. Service in the destroyers USS Balch (DD-50) and USS Duncan (DD-46) followed before he received his first sea command, the destroyer USS Terry (DD-25), with the 2nd Division, Reserve Torpedo Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet.
After serving on the staff of the commander in chief, Atlantic Fleet, Fitch assumed command of the yacht USS Yankton in January 1915, with additional duty as aide to the commander in chief.
World War I and afterward
Relieved of command of Yankton shortly after the United States entered World War I in the spring of 1917, Fitch continued his staff duties for another five months before joining USS Wyoming (BB-32) to serve as her gunnery officer for the remainder of hostilities, as that dreadnought operated with the 6th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet.
After the armistice, Fitch again served at the Naval Academy once more before becoming, concurrently, inspector of ordnance in charge of the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot in Hingham, MA, and naval inspector of ordnance in charge at the Naval Coaling Station, Frenchman Bay, Maine. From August 1920, Fitch commanded a division of fast minelayers, while also commanding in turn USS Luce (DM-4) and USS Mahan (DM-7).
Detached from Mahan in December 1922, Fitch served at Rio de Janeiro until March 1927 as a member of the United States mission to Brazil before reporting back to the Navy Department for a brief tour of duty in Washington, D.C. Going to sea as executive officer of USS Nevada (BB-36) in May 1927, Fitch assumed command of USS Arctic (AF-7) (a type of ship sometimes known uncomplimentarily as a "beef boat") in November of that year.
Aviation
He reported for aviation instruction at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in June 1929 and there won his wings as a naval aviator on February 4, 1930. Following brief duty at NAS San Diego, California, Fitch assumed command of the USS Wright (AV-1) in the spring of 1930. Relieved from that billet a little over a year later (July 1931), he then began a year as commanding officer of the Navy's first aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1).
After commanding NAS Hampton Roads, Virginia, until June 1935 Fitch reported as chief of staff to commander, Aircraft, Battle Force, and remained in that billet until assuming command of USS Lexington (CV-2) in April 1936. Subsequently, attending the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, from June 1937 to May 1938, Fitch completed the senior course there before assuming command of NAS Pensacola, in June 1938. In the spring of 1940, he took over the reins of Patrol Wing 2, based at Pearl Harbor, and seven months later, broke his flag in USS Saratoga (CV-3) as commander, Carrier Division 1. The outbreak of hostilities in the Pacific in December 1941 thus found Fitch one of the most experienced carrier commanders afloat.
World War II
Fitch's flagship, Saratoga, figured prominently in the abortive attempt to reinforce Wake Island in December 1941 and was later torpedoed off Oahu in late January 1942, seriously cutting American carrier strength in the Pacific at a critical period.
Rear Admiral Fitch relieved Vice Admiral Wilson Brown on April 3, 1942, breaking his flag in Lexington, his former command. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Fitch served as the Commander Task Group 17.5, consisting of "Lady Lex" and the USS Yorktown (CV-5), and was named Officer in Tactical Command (O.T.C.) by Task Force commander Admiral Frank J. Fletcher. That engagement, the first in history where neither side came within surface gun range of the other, effectively stopped the Japanese thrust at the strategic Port Moresby, but resulted in the first loss of an American aircraft carrier in the war— the USS Lexington, sunk on May 8, 1942.
The admiral then shifted his flag to USS Minneapolis (CA-36), which was also flagship of Task Force 17 (TF 17). Fitch together with Captain Frederick C. Sherman and the Lexington ' s executive officer, Commander Morton T. Seligman, visited "Lady Lex"'s wounded in Minneapolis' sickbay—an action that "contributed in no small measure to the patients' well-being." For the leadership he exhibited during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Fitch was awarded his first Distinguished Service Medal.
He again broke his flag in his former flagship, Saratoga, but the task group formed around that ship arrived too late to take part in the pivotal Battle of Midway.
On September 20, 1942, six weeks after the first American amphibious operation of the war got underway at Guadalcanal, Fitch assumed command of Aircraft, South Pacific Force. Not a desk-bound admiral, he carried out numerous, hazardous flights into the combat zones, inspecting air activities incident to the selection of bases for projected operations. For these, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Under Fitch's command, AirSoPac—ultimately encompassing not only Navy but Army, Marine Corps, and Royal New Zealand air units—achieved great success in aiding the Allied campaign in the South Pacific. Fitch's planes protected Allied shipping, providing vital air cover that strongly assisted the Allies in challenging, and ultimately defeating, the Japanese in the Solomons. In addition, his aircraft performed essential reconnaissance missions, spotting enemy warships prior to the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942 and during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.
Later, Fitch oversaw the early experiments in conducting night bombing utilizing radar (a concept which paid great dividends in interdicting Japanese shipping) and encouraged the use of specially modified aircraft to obtain photographic intelligence. In addition, for his skillful coordination of the Allied air effort in that area of the world Fitch received a gold star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal.
Fitch returned to Washington in the summer of 1944 and became the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air). He skillfully and efficiently directed the aeronautical organization of the Navy, oversaw efforts to assure the readiness and deployment of air units, and planned all of the related logistics measures. For these efforts he received the Legion of Merit.
Post-war service
After V-J Day, Vice Admiral Fitch assumed duty as the superintendent of the Naval Academy on August 16, 1945, and held that post until January 15, 1947, with collateral duty as commandant, Severn River Command. The first aviator to head the Naval Academy, Fitch was instrumental in establishing the Department of Aeronautics, authorized by the Navy on November 28, 1945.
Subsequent to heading the academy, Fitch served briefly in the Office of the Undersecretary of the Navy before becoming the senior member of the Naval Clemency and Prison Inspection Board in March 1947. He was so serving when he retired from the Navy and was relieved of all active duty on July 1, 1947.
Admiral Fitch died due to a heart ailment combined with a bout with pneumonia in Newcastle, Maine, his adopted state, on May 22, 1978, shortly before his 95th birthday.
Namesake
In 1981, the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) was named in Admiral Fitch's honor.
The main road to the former NAS Brunswick, is named Admiral Fitch Avenue in his honor.
TV and movie portrayals
Fitch was portrayed by Mitchell Ryan in the television version of the 1976 film Midway. | WIKI |
Make-up does not make boy bands 'effeminate', Chinese film reviewer says
BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent Chinese film reviewer slammed the use of the term “effeminate” to describe China’s often heavily made-up boy bands and challenged his online followers to take a more informed view of what being a man entails. Androgyny is accepted in Chinese entertainment, where “pretty” boy bands and “handsome” girl groups command millions of fans, in a phenomenon widely attributed to the influence of pop culture from neighboring South Korea and Japan. But the appearance of an “effeminate” boy band in a widely watched education program on Chinese television at the weekend spurred some parents to protest that the country was doomed to become “effeminate” if such acts were allowed. Masculinity should not be judged by the use of make-up or how a man behaves or talks, “Poisoned Tongue”, a film reviewer whose posts are viewed by hundreds of thousands, said in a series of social media posts. “Why should ‘effeminate’ be used in such a derogatory way? And who says the country could only be referred to as a ‘he’? What’s wrong with ‘she’?” the reviewer asked in one post. “It’s an insult to some men and is even disrespectful to women.” Despite the acceptance of androgyny among China’s entertainers, it can sometimes become a subject of debate when it threatens to spill over into ordinary life. “I don’t have any opinion on how those guys use make-up and how they live their lives,” said one user of social media. “What I oppose is some TV programs advocate those effeminate figures when our children don’t yet have the ability to discern for themselves.” In 2016, some schools in the commercial hub of Shanghai started using a textbook to cultivate masculinity in boys to avert what they feared was a masculinity crisis. It encouraged boys to build strong bonds with their fathers, among other suggestions. “We allow the existence of ‘delicate’ men, but we can’t adore them,” said another social media user. “We’ll respect them, but we don’t want them to be mainstream, because they’ll have an impact on our next generation.” A state-backed magazine also joined the debate this week, saying on its social media account that androgyny was not an aesthetic that had sprung up suddenly. “There are Chinese traditions that appreciate femininity, value sentiment, and emphasize a more neutral form of aesthetics,” wrote Ban Yue Tan, published by the official Xinhua news agency. “In contemporary China, those qualities are just manifesting in a new way.” Reporting by Ryan Woo; Additional reporting by Lusha Zhang and Min Zhang; Editing by Clarence Fernandez | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
ASSET 42302 LLC, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant.
No. 03-287C.
United States Court of Federal Claims.
July 27, 2007.
Robert J. Howard, Washington, D.C., counsel for Plaintiff.
Michael F. Kiely, United States Postal Service, Washington, D.C., counsel for Defendant.
BRADEN, Judge.
I. RELEVANT FACTS.
On June 27,1991, First Lawrence Partnership leased Brightmoor Station (“old Brightmoor Station Post Office”), a postal facility, to the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) in Detroit, Michigan. See PI. PFF Ex. A. The lease on the old Brightmoor Station Post Office (“Lease”) was for a ten-year period, September 1, 1991 through August 31, 2001, and had no renewal options. Id. Other terms of the Lease provided that:
(b) The Postal Service is responsible for ordinary repairs to, and maintenance of, the demised premises except for those repairs that are specifically made the responsibility of the Lessor in this lease.
(c) The Lessor is responsible for:
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(2) [A]U parts of the roof system (including, but not limited to, roof covering, flashing, and insulation);
(4) Repairs resulting from defects in building construction or installation of equipment, fixtures, or appurtenances furnished by the Lessor; as they pertain to the roof only.
Id. Ex. A IT 29.
In addition, the Lease provided that:
[T]he Tenant shall be responsible for the restoration of all damage or injury to the building or any other part of the premises which was caused by or resulted from any wanton or willful act which could be reasonably defined as gross negligence of the Tenant[.]
Id. Ex. A1130.
In April 1997, Asset 42302 LLC (“Plaintiff’) purchased the real estate and building of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office from First Lawrence Partnership and assumed the June 27, 1991 Lease. See Third Am. Compl. 118. By September 1999, the USPS moved all Government property from the old Brightmoor Station Post Office into a new facility, located across the street. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF 114; Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 1-2; see also PI. PFF 117 (“Mr. Nathanson’s inspection showed that the Postal Service was no longer using the Brightm-oor Station as a postal facility and it was unoccupied.”); PI. PFF Ex. D (photographs taken by Mr. Nathanson on his December 26, 2000 visit to the old Brightmoor Post Office). The USPS did not re-enter the old Brightm-oor Station Post Office after the September 1999 relocation. Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 2-3.
On or about November 1, 2000, Plaintiff received notice of the USPS’s intent to terminate the Lease effective November 30, 2000. See Third Am. Compl. 1110; see also PI. PFF Ex. B 112. On December 4, 2000, the USPS and Plaintiff entered into the “Detroit, Michigan Brightmoor Station Settlement Agreement” (“Settlement Agreement I”), wherein the parties mutually agreed to terminate the Lease for the old Brightmoor Station Post Office as of November 30, 2000:
2. By copy of this agreement, the USPS is formally providing notification to [Plaintiff] that it is moving out of the Detroit, Michigan property on November 30, 2000.
3. Notification was given by telephone regarding the forthcoming move.
4. The parties have mutually agreed to terminate the lease for the Brightmoor Station, Detroit Michigan facility effective November SO, 2000.
5. The parties subsequently entered into negotiations designed to resolve amicably any claims for rents due in accordance with the termination of the lease mentioned in paragraph 4 above. J. Leonard Spodek acting for Asset 42303 LLC offered to settle the claim and enter into this agreement terminating the lease for the Brightmoor Station, Detroit, Michigan property in exchange for payment by the USPS in the amount of $37,141.29 (inclusive of all interest) plus taxes due for the period of occupancy with each party to bear its own costs, attorney fees, and expenses. As part of the settlement, Mr. Spodek and Asset 42302 LLC agree that they will not file or pursue any claim for restoration, monetary or otherwise, on the Brightmoor Station, Detroit Michigan property.
6. Upon satisfaction of the terms set forth in paragraph 5, [Plaintiff] releases, waives, and abandons all claims against the United States and the USPS, their officers, agents, and employees, arising out of or related to the claims referred to in paragraph 4 and/or to the termination of the lease, including any restoration claim, on the Brightmoor Station, Detroit, Michigan property, regardless of whether they were included in the claim, including but not limited to any claims for costs, expenses, attorney fees, compensatory damages, and exemplary damages.
PI. PFF Ex. B 11112-6 (emphasis added).
On December 26, 2000, Joseph Nathanson, a principal of Plaintiff, traveled to the old Brightmoor Station Post Office. See PI. PFF 116; see also Gov’t Resp. To PFF 116; Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 7-8 (Nathanson Dep.). Mr. Nathanson had arranged the visit through a USPS employee who worked either in the facilities office in downtown Detroit or in the new Brightmoor Station Post Office. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 7-8. The Superintendent agreed to “lend” Mr. Nathanson a key so that he could perform an inspection of the property. See Gov’t Resp. To Pl. PFF 117.
On entering the old Brightmoor Station Post Office, Mr. Nathanson discovered that the hot water boiler was not operating, the interior was not heated, and there was extensive ice and flooding of the facility. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 11-12; see also Pl. PFF Exs. C, D; Gov’t Resp. To PFF H 7. Because of the frozen water, Mr. Nathanson estimated that the damage must have occurred on or about December 20, 2000. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 12. The flooding was a result of the copper plumbing pipes freezing and splitting, because the hot water boiler was not running. See Pl. PFF H 7; see also Pl. PFF Ex. G. Thereafter, Plaintiff prepared and submitted a Personal Inspection Report detailing the USPS’s alleged failure to maintain the plumbing system at the old Brightmoor Station Post Office that allegedly caused: (1) flooding of 90% of the interior floor; (2) floor swelling; (3) damaged bathroom fixtures; and (4) water leaking out of the front window to the exterior. See Pl. PFF Ex. C, D.
On January 8, 2001, Plaintiff and the USPS signed a second Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement II”), superseding Settlement Agreement I. See Pl. PFF Ex. E. The Government agreed to pay Plaintiff $37,141.29, inclusive of all interest. In addition, the following language was deleted from paragraph 5 of Settlement Agreement I: “As part of this settlement, Mr. Spodek and Asset 42302 LLC agree that they will not file or pursue any claim for restoration, monetary or otherwise, on the Brightmoor Station, Detroit Michigan property.” Compare Pl. PFF Ex. B 115, with Pl. PFF Ex. E 115. Paragraph 6 of Settlement Agreement II also was amended to remove Plaintiffs waiver of any claims for restoration. Compare Pl. PFF Ex. E H 6, with Pl. PFF Ex. B H 6. The USPS did not return keys to the old Brightmoor Station Post Office to Plaintiff until on or about January 18, 2001. See Gov’t Response to PFF H12; see also Gov’t Response to PFF App. at 2.
On May 25, 2001, Plaintiff submitted a property damage insurance claim to Memphis Insurance Group. See Pl. PFF 1114; see also Pl. PFF Ex. G. Memphis Insurance Group retained the engineering services of GAB Robins, a nationally known insurance adjuster. See Pl. PFF 111114-15. GAB Robins estimated that the total cost of repairs was $195,906.76, and the actual cash value (the total cost of repair less depreciation) was $137,695.08. See Pl. PFF Ex. F; see also Pl. PFF U15. Thereafter, Plaintiff was paid $136,695.06, which was the actual cash value minus a $1,000 deductible. See Pl. PFF Ex. G; see also Howard Deel. Ex. C. The difference between the total cost of repairs and the amount Plaintiff received was $59,211.70. See Third Am. Compl. U19.
On June 13, 2002, Plaintiff filed a claim with the USPS Contracting Officer for damages incurred. See Pl. PFF Ex. H. The claim sought payment for: 1) the 10% discount on rent for December 2000 and January 2001 given to the USPS per Settlement Agreement II’s specification that the USPS would not be occupying the old Brightmoor Station Post Office in those months; 2) the reimbursement for municipal taxes due for December 2000 and January 2001, in the amount of $173.73 and $144.11 respectively; 3) the difference in the amount of insurance Plaintiff received and the total loss incurred, i.e., $59,211.70; and, 4) interest on those amounts at a rate of 9% per year. Id. Ex. H. On July 25, 2002, the USPS Contracting Officer denied Plaintiff’s claim, citing Settlement Agreement II, paragraph 6, releasing, waiving and abandoning all claims upon satisfaction of the terms set out in paragraph 5 of Settlement Agreement II. See Pl. PFF Ex. I.
On August 20, 2002, Plaintiff submitted a revised claim for additional damages due for payment of the utilities for the property for December 2000 and January 2001. See Am. Compl. Ex. F. On September 9, 2002, Plaintiffs revised claim also was denied:
This is the final decision of the contracting officer pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and the clause of your contract entitled Claims and Disputes. You may appeal this decision to the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals by mailing or otherwise furnishing written notice ... to the contracting officer within 90 days from the date you receive this decision____Al-ternatively, you may bring an action directly in the United States Court of Federal Claims within 12 months from the date you receive this decision.
Id. Ex. G.
On November 1, 2002, Plaintiff submitted another letter to the Contracting Officer requesting reconsideration of the claim. See Compl. Ex. H. This request went unanswered by the Contracting Officer. See id. 1112.
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.
On February 10, 2003, Plaintiff timely filed a Complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims alleging that the USPS breached Settlement Agreement I by failing to vacate and surrender the old Brightmoor Station Post Office as required therein, i.e., on November 30, 2000. See Am. Compl. H1Í 4, 6. The case was assigned to the Honorable Emily C. Hewitt. On June 30, 2003, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint seeking damages:
(a) pursuant to the Settlement Agreement paragraph 5, the ten percent discount in rent granted to the USPS for its early vacating must be reimbursed for the months of December 2000 and January 2001; and
(b) pursuant to the Settlement Agreement paragraph 5, the tax reimbursements for December 2000, and January, 2001 must be awarded to Asset 42302 LLC; and
(c) the difference between the insurance payment received by Asset 42302 LLC as a result of the cascading water leak, and the actual loss incurred by Asset 42302 LLC as a result of damage to the premises while under the USPS’ control; and
(d) utility (including but not limited gas, electric, water and sewer use[)] payments for December 2000, and January 2001; and ■
(e) interest upon the foregoing. Id. 118(a)-(e).
On July 29, 2003, the Government filed an Answer. On August 15, 2003, the case was reassigned to the undersigned judge.
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On June 22, 2005, the court issued an unpublished Memorandum Opinion and Order determining that Plaintiffs Amended Complaint failed to state a legal claim or cause of action. See Opinion at 5-6, Asset 42302 LLC v. United States, No. 03-287C, Dkt. No. 42 (Fed.Cl. June 22, 2005). The court, however, granted Plaintiff leave to file a Second Amended Complaint complying with RCFC 8(a) by September 1, 2005. Id. at 6. Plaintiff also was granted leave to amend Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiffs Proposed Findings of Fact. Id. The Government was allowed to conform the April 1, 2005 Opposition and Response to Plaintiffs Proposed Findings of Fact within 30 days thereafter. Id.
On October 31, 2005, the court granted Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Substitute Legal Counsel. On December 16, 2005, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint. The Government filed an Answer on January 17, 2006.
On March 7, 2006, the Government filed a Motion for Extension of Time to file a Joint Preliminary Status Report, which the court granted. On March 10, 2006, the parties filed a Joint Preliminary Status Report. On April 10, 2006, the court issued a Scheduling Order. On June 29, 2006 the court granted the Government’s June 20, 2006 Motion to Amend Schedule and established fact discovery due by July 28, 2006; expert discovery due by August 31, 2006; and dispositive motion(s) due by September 29, 2006.
On October 19, 2006, Plaintiff submitted revised claim to the USPS Contracting Officer asserting that the proper amount of damages for the cost to repair the property was $195,906.76, not $59,211.70. See PL PFF Ex. M; Howard Decl. Ex. B. The increase in damages was the result of a change in legal theory, in that Plaintiff asserted entitlement to recover the full cost to repair the property, not the full cost of repair minus the claim paid by Redland Insurance. See PL Supp. SJ at 14. The revised claim also included payment for use and occupation in the amount of $8,917 for two months rent at a rate of $4,300/month, and municipal taxes for December 2000 and January 2001, totaling $173.76 and $144.11 respectively. See PL PFF Ex. M. Therefore, the total amount of damages claimed was $204,823.76, plus applicable interest. Id.
On October 26, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact, wherein Plaintiff explained that the $195,906.76 damages claimed reflected the total cost of repairs, assessed by GAB Robbins, instead of the $59,211.70 requested in the Second Amended Complaint, representing the amount of the assessed depreciation of the property, plus the unpaid insurance deductible. See PL Supp. SJ at 14.
On December 21, 2006, the Government filed an Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings until the USPS Contracting Officer issued a final decision on Plaintiffs revised October 19, 2006 claim for $204,823.76. See Gov’t Mot. Stay at 1-2.
On January 5, 2007, the USPS Contracting Officer denied Plaintiffs revised claim. See Howard Decl. Ex. C. The Contracting Officer determined that he did not have jurisdiction to issue a final decision on the portion of the claim pending before the United States Court of Federal Claims. Id. Ex. C. With respect to Plaintiffs claim to recover the entire $195,906.76, the Contracting Officer determined that such an action could only be pursued for the use and benefit of Plaintiffs insurer, who paid all but $1,000 of the actual cash value. Id.
On January 10, 2007, the court convened a telephone status conference. On January 12, 2007, the court issued an Order staying the case through January 19, 2007, giving Plaintiff until January 22, 2007 to file a Third Amended Complaint to revise the amount of damages claimed. Id. Ex. A. The Government was ordered to file an Answer by February 6, 2007. Id.
On January 22, 2007, Plaintiff filed a Third Amended Complaint increasing the amount of damages requested. Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint asserts four claims. The first claim alleges that the USPS breached the Lease by fading to maintain the premises and repair damages caused by negligence, rendering the USPS liable for property damages in the amount of at least $195,906.76. See Third Am. Compl. Hit 22-26. The second claim alleges that the USPS committed common law waste, for which it is hable in the amount of at least $195,906.76. Id. HH 27-29. The third claim alleges that the USPS failed to surrender possession or the keys to the old Brightmoor Station Post Office by November 30, 2000, the lease end date stipulated to in Settlement Agreements I and II, which was an illegal holdover. Id. 111130-34. As a result, the Third Amended Complaint seeks rent and municipal taxes for the months of December 2000 and January 2001 totaling $8,917. Id. The fourth claim seeks damages for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Id. HH 35-37.
On February 7, 2007, the Government filed an Answer. On February 16, 2007, Plaintiff filed the Supplemental Declaration of Robert J. Howard in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment.
On March 19, 2007, the Government filed a Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Response. The Government also filed a Response to Plaintiffs Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact and Defendant’s Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact.
On May 3, 2007, Plaintiff filed a Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, an Opposition to the Postal Service’s Cross-Motion and a Response to Government’s Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact. On May 25, 2007, the Government filed a Reply to Plaintiffs Opposition to Defendant’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
III. DISCUSSION.
A. Jurisdiction.
The court has jurisdiction, pursuant to the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, and the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), 41 U.S.C. §§ 601, et seq., to adjudicate the claims alleged in Plaintiff’s January 22, 2007 Third Amended Complaint. The Tucker Act grants jurisdiction to the United States Court of Federal Claims “to render judgment upon any claim against the United States founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress or any regulation of an executive department, or upon any express or implied contract with the United States, or for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort.” 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1). The Tucker Act, however, is “only a jurisdictional statute; it does not create any substantive right enforceable against the United States for money damages.” United States v. Mitchell, 445 U.S. 535, 538, 100 S.Ct. 1349, 63 L.Ed.2d 607 (1980) (quoting United States v. Testan, 424 U.S. 392, 398, 96 S.Ct. 948, 47 L.Ed.2d 114 (1976)). Therefore, in order to come within the jurisdictional reach of the Tucker Act, a plaintiff must identify and plead a constitutional provision, federal statute, independent contractual relationship, and/or executive agency regulation that provides a substantive right to money damages. See Todd v. United States, 386 F.3d 1091, 1094 (Fed.Cir.2004) (“[Jjurisdiction under the Tucker Act requires the litigant to identify a substantive right for money damages against the United States separate from the Tucker Act.”).
Under the CDA, the United States Court of Federal Claims has “jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim by or against, or dispute with, a contractor arising under ... the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 [41 U.S.C. § 601, et seq.].” 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(2); see also 41 U.S.C. § 609(a) (“Except as provided in paragraph (2), and in lieu of appealing the decision of the contracting officer under section 605 of this title to an agency board, a contractor may bring an action directly on the claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims, notwithstanding any contract provision, regulation, or rule of law to the contrary.”).
Under the CDA, an aggrieved contractor must exhaust its administrative remedies by filing a claim with, and receiving a final decision from, the contracting officer before it has standing to assert a claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims. See 41 U.S.C. § 605(a), (b) (The “contracting officer’s decision on the claim shall be final and conclusive and not subject to review by any forum, tribunal, or Government agency, unless an appeal or suit is timely commenced as authorized by this chapter.”); see also England v. The Swanson Group, 353 F.3d 1375, 1379 (Fed.Cir.2004) (holding that “jurisdiction over an appeal of a contracting officer’s decision is lacking unless the contractor’s claim is first presented to the contracting officer and that officer renders a final decision on the claim[]”). A “claim” is defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) as “a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the contract.” 48 C.F.R. § 2.101; see also 48 C.F.R. § 52.233-1(c) (containing the same language). Thereafter, a contractor may bring an action to the United States Court of Federal Claims within 12 months of the contracting officer’s final decision. See 41 U.S.C. §§ 609(a)(1), (3).
In this case, there is no dispute that a contract existed between Plaintiff and the Government. See PL PFF Ex. A. In addition, on January 5, 2007 the USPS Contracting Officer issued a final decision regarding Plaintiffs claim. See Howard Decl. Ex. C. Accordingly, the court has jurisdiction, pursuant to the Tucker Act and the CDA, to adjudicate the claims asserted in Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint.
B. Standard For Summary Judgment— RCFC 56(c).
On a motion for summary judgment, if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Moden v. United States, 404 F.3d 1335, 1342 (Fed.Cir.2005) (“Summary judgment is only appropriate if the record shows that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”); see also RCFC 56(e).
Only genuine disputes of material facts that might affect the outcome of the suit will preclude entry of summary judgment. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247-48, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986) (“As to materiality, the substantive law will identify which facts are material. Only disputes over facts that might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law will properly preclude the entry of summary judgment. Factual disputes that are irrelevant or unnecessary will not be counted---That is, while the materiality determination rests on the substantive law, it is the substantive law’s identification of which facts are critical and which facts are irrelevant that governs.” (citations omitted)). The existence of “some alleged factual dispute between the parties will not defeat an otherwise properly supported motion for summary judgment[.]” Id. Therefore, to avoid summary judgment, the nonmoving party must put forth evidence sufficient for a reasonable factfinder to return a verdict for that party. Id. at 248-50, 106 S.Ct. 2505.
The moving party bears the initial burden of demonstrating the absence of any genuine issue of material fact. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986) (holding the moving party must meet its burden “by ‘showing’—that is, pointing out to the [trial court]—that there is an absence of evidence to support the non-moving party’s case.”); see also Riley & Ephriam Constr. Co., Inc. v. United States, 408 F.3d 1369, 1371 (Fed.Cir.2005) (“The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.”). Once the moving party demonstrates the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, however, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to show the existence of a genuine issue for trial. See Novartis Corp. v. Ben Venue Labs., 271 F.3d 1043, 1046 (Fed.Cir.2001) (explaining that once the movant has demonstrated the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, “the burden shifts to the nonmovant to designate specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.”).
A trial court is required to resolve disputed factual issues in favor of the nonmoving party. See Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). And, all reasonable inferences and presumptions must be resolved in favor of the nonmoving party. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 255, 106 S.Ct. 2505; see also Moden, 404 F.3d at 1342 (“[A]ll justifiable inferences [are drawn] in favor of the party opposing summary judgment.”).
The fact that both parties have moved for summary judgment does not relieve the trial court of its responsibility to determine the appropriateness of summary disposition. See Stratos Mobile Networks U.S.A., L.L.C. v. United States, 213 F.3d 1375, 1379 (Fed.Cir.2000) (“[The court] determines for itself whether the standards for summary judgment have been met.” (citations omitted)). Summary judgment will not necessarily be granted to one party or another when both parties have filed motions. See California v. United States, 271 F.3d 1377, 1380 (Fed.Cir.2001) (“The mere fact that the parties have cross-moved for summary judgment does not impel a grant of at least one motion[J”). The court must evaluate each party’s motion on its own merits. Id.
C. The Government’s Holdover Tenant Argument Is Not An Affirmative Defense.
Plaintiff contends that the Government’s argument that it surrendered the old Brightmoor Station Post Office prior to the damage is an affirmative defense that should have been asserted in the Government’s February 7, 2007 Answer to the Third Amended Complaint. See Reply Pl. Supp. SJ at 2-5.
As a threshold matter, this issue is not covered by the non-exclusive list of affirmative defenses itemized in RCFC 8(c). See RCFC 8(c). RCFC 8(c) provides a nonexclusive list of affirmative defenses and concludes “and any other matter constituting an avoidance or affirmative defense.” RCFC 8(c). Because there is no definitive authority as to which defenses fall under this residuary clause, courts generally consider “two types of defensive allegations: those that admit the allegations of the complaint but suggest some other reason why there is no right of recovery, and those that concern allegations outside of the plaintiffs prima facie case that the defendant therefore cannot raise by simple denial in the answer.” Wright & Miller § 1271; see also Bull v. United States, 68 Fed.Cl. 212, 272 n. 66 (2005) (analyzing whether a defense constitutes an affirmative defense pursuant to the criteria provided by Wright & Miller § 1271); Statham v. United States, No. 00-699C, 2002 WL 31292278, at *10 (Fed.Cl. Sept.ll, 2002) (same).
The Government’s argument with respect to the USPS’s status as a holdover tenant does not meet either of these criteria. First, the Government’s holdover tenant argument does not “admit the allegations of the complaint but suggest some other reason why there is no right to recovery.” See Wright & Miller § 1271. In this case, the Government expressly denied Plaintiffs allegation that the USPS was a holdover tenant. See Answer H 6; see also Gov’t Answer to Third Am. Compl. UH 30-33. Second, the Government’s holdover argument does not “concern allegations outside of the plaintiffs prima facie case[.]” Wright & Miller § 1271. Without establishing that the USPS was a holdover tenant, Plaintiff has no basis for liability. Finally, Plaintiff cannot credibly claim to be surprised by the Government’s argument. Id. (“Another highly relevant consideration is whether the plaintiff will be taken by surprise by the assertion at trial of a defense not pleaded affirmatively by defendant.”). The Government has denied Plaintiffs allegation that the USPS was a holdover tenant since the inception of this litigation. See Answer If 6; see also Gov’t Answer To Third Am. Compl. IfH 30-33.
For these reasons, the court has determined that whether the USPS surrendered the old Brightmoor Station prior to the property damage is not an affirmative defense, pursuant to RCFC 8(c).
D. The Parties’ Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment.
1. Overview of the Parties’ Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment.
Plaintiff argues that the USPS breached paragraph 29 of the Lease, which delegated responsibility to the USPS for repairs and maintenance to the “demised premises.” See PI. Supp. SJ at 7-8 (quoting PL PFF Ex. A II30). Under the Lease, the USPS was responsible “for ordinary repairs to, and maintenance of, the demised premises except for those repairs that are specifically made the responsibility of the Lessor,” such as repairs to the roof. Id. at 8. Plaintiff claims that paragraph 30 of the Lease imposes liability on the USPS for “restoration” costs in the amount of the full cost of repair, calculated to be $195,906.76. Id. at 10-11. In the alternative, Plaintiff requests that the court find the USPS hable for the cost of repair, less depreciation in the amount of $137,695.06. Id. at 12-13. Plaintiff also requests that the court hold, as a matter of law, that the USPS is hable for use and occupation for holding over beyond November 30, 2000, the date stipulated as the lease termination date in Settlement Agreements I and II. Id. at 16-17. Plaintiff asserts that the USPS is liable for rent and municipal taxes for the months of December 2000 and January 2001, because the old Brightmoor Station Post Office was not vacated until January 18, 2001, when the USPS delivered the keys to Plaintiff. Id.
On March 19, 2007, the Government filed a Response and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, requesting that the court rule, as a matter of law, that the USPS was not a holdover tenant at the time the damage to the building occurred, because: (1) a tenant’s failure to return keys does not constitute a holdover; and (2) the USPS terminated the lease and vacated the old Brightmoor Station Post Office before the damage occurred on December 20, 2000. See Gov’t Opp. PI. MSJ and Cross-Mot. at 8-12. In the alternative, even if deemed a holdover tenant, the Government argues that Plaintiff is not entitled to recover for the full cost of repair less depreciation, because Plaintiff is not pursuing the action on behalf of the use and benefit of the insurer. Id at 12. Finally, the Government asserts it is not liable for the depreciation of the property in the amount of $59,211.70. Id. (citing Container Co. v. United States, 116 Ct.Cl. 706, 90 F.Supp. 689, 693-94 (1950)).
2. The Government Was Not A Holdover Tenant.
a. The Parties’ Arguments.
Plaintiff argues that on December 20, 2000, when the flooding of the property occurred, the USPS was acting as a holdover tenant, and is liable under the Lease for the damage caused by the broken pipe. Plaintiff argues that the USPS’s decision to vacate the old Brightmoor Station Post Office in September 1999 did not effect a legal surrender of the property because the Lease was not terminated, and so there was no mutual agreement between the parties to surrender at that time. See Pl. PFF 114; Reply Pl. Supp. SJ at 7-8 (citing M & V Barocas v. THC, Inc., 216 Mich.App. 447, 549 N.W.2d 86, 88 (Ct.App.1996) (“Surrender of a lease involves more than mere abandonment of the premises by the tenant; it requires a mutual agreement between landlord and tenant to terminate the lease.”); Pyle v. Orzell, 350 Mich. 298, 86 N.W.2d 163, 166 (1957) (“Mere vacating or abandonment of the premises does not of itself act to exonerate the tenant or operate as a surrender [citation omitted]; mutual agreement to terminate the original lease must also be made out.”)). Plaintiff explains that Settlement Agreements I and II only served to abbreviate the Lease term and settle the landlord’s claims for unpaid rent, but did not surrender legal possession of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office because the USPS retained keys to the premises and there was forward-looking language in the Agreements indicating the USPS did not intend to immediately surrender the old Brightmoor Station Post Office. Id. at 8-11 (“The effect of the December 2000 Settlement Agreement was that, in consideration for the $37,141.29 payment, the Lease term was to abbreviated to [sic] November 30, 2000, giving the Postal Service an option to terminate it had not originally bargained for.”). Plaintiff concludes that the USPS’s failure to return the keys when Mr. Nathan-son requested them during his December 26, 2000 visit evidenced an affirmative refusal to surrender the property. See Reply PI. Supp. SJ at 6. Accordingly, the USPS did not vacate the old Brightmoor Station Post Office until on or about January 18, 2001, when the USPS returned the keys to Plaintiff, and is therefore hable for the damage incurred on December 20, 2000. See Pl. PFF 1112.
The Government responds that vacating the old Brightmoor Station Post Office in September 1999, in conjunction with the termination of the Lease in Settlement Agreement I, effected a legal surrender of the property, and therefore the Government is not hable for damage that occurred to the property after November 30, 2000. See Gov’t Opp. PL MSJ and Cross-Mot. at 8-9; see also Gov’t Reply at 4 (“It is [the Government]^ position that removal of its equipment from the building in 1999 coupled with [Settlement Agreement I] effected a surrender of the premises.”). The Government argues that Settlement Agreement I expressly states that the USPS “is moving out of the [old Brightmoor Station Post Office] on November 30, 2000.” Gov’t Reply at 4. Accordingly, all of the Government’s equipment was moved to the new Brightmoor Station Post Office in September 1999. See Gov’t Opp. PL MSJ and Cross-Mot. at 11 (citing Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 1-2). The Government explains that retention of the keys after the Lease termination date of November 30, 2000 is not sufficient to constitute a holdover tenancy. See Gov’t Opp. PL MSJ and Cross-Mot. at 8-9. Moreover, no additional notice of surrender to Plaintiff was necessary other than Settlement Agreement I, which functioned as notification of the Government’s surrender of the property. See Gov’t Reply at 4.
b. Governing Law Concerning The Surrender Of A Tenancy.
The surrender of a tenancy is governed by established common law principles. See generally Sun Cal, Inc. v. United States, 25 Cl.Ct. 426, 429-31 (1992) (discussing the common law origin and evolution of lease contracts and surrender). The United States Supreme Court has defined surrender of a tenancy as:
yielding up the estate to the landlord, so that the leasehold interest becomes extinct by mutual agreement between the parties. It is either in express words, by which the lessee manifests his intention of yielding up his interest in the premises, or by operation of law, when the parties without express surrender do some act which implies that they have both agreed to consider the surrender as made.
Beall v. White, 94 U.S. 382, 389, 24 L.Ed. 173 (1876) (citation omitted).
To execute a surrender, ie., to terminate a lease before its expiration, the landlord and tenant must establish there has been a “mutual agreement between the parties” to extinguish the leasehold interest. Id. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the mutual agreement requirement for surrender must demonstrate that “an agreement had been reached whereby the lessee surrendered the premises and the lessor accepted the premises back, both intending thereby to terminate the lease and cancel all the covenants and obligations thereunder. Checkers, Simon & Rosner v. Lurie Corp., 864 F.2d 1338, 1346 (7th Cir.1988) (quoting Solomon v. Geller, 48 Ill.App.2d 15, 198 N.E.2d 210, 214 (Ct.1964) (emphasis added)).
Surrender can be accomplished “either in express words, by which the lessee manifests his intention of yielding up his interest in the premises, or by operation of law, when the parties without express surrender do some act which implies that they have both agreed to consider the surrender as made.” Beall, 94 U.S. at 389 (citations omitted). In addition, the landlord must accept the surrender of the premises proffered by the tenant. See M & V Barocas, 549 N.W.2d at 88 (Mich.Ct.App.1996) (“No surrender occurs where the landlord refused to accept the tenant’s surrender of the premises.”) (citation omitted). When the parties have expressed what constitutes surrender of the leasehold, the court must follow this expression. See Nat’l Aircraft Maint. Corp. v. United States, 145 Ct.Cl. 505, 171 F.Supp. 946, 949 (1959). The party asserting surrender of the lease bears the burden of proving surrender. See M & V Barocas, 549 N.W.2d at 88 (“The burden of proving surrender is on the party asserting surrender.”) (citation omitted).
A tenant who does not surrender possession of the leased property, but “retains possession of the premises after the term expires,” is a holdover tenant, as a matter of law. See Restatement (Second) of Prop.: Landlord & Tenant § 14.2, Reporter’s Note to Section 14.2, Note 6 (1977) (citations omitted). The determination of whether a tenant is holding over is a question of fact. Id. If the USPS was a holdover tenant at the time of the damage to the premises, the terms of the original lease agreement apply, and the USPS is liable for the damage. See Yachts Am., Inc. v. United States, 230 Ct.Cl. 26, 673 F.2d 356, 365 (1982) (“[W]hen a lessee holds over without new agreement after the expiration of his lease, the terms of the old lease agreement apply.”) (citation omitted); see also PL PFF Ex. [ AXXXXXX-XX ].
c. The Court’s Resolution.
In this case, the USPS moved all Government property out of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office as of September 1999. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF 114; see also Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 1-2. Of course, mere abandonment of the property does not constitute surrender. See Beall, 94 U.S. at 389 (requiring a “mutual agreement between the parties” to extinguish the leasehold interest). On December 4, 2000, however, the parties entered into Settlement Agreement I, that provides:
2. By copy of this agreement, the USPS is formally providing notification to [Plaintiff] that it is moving out of the Detroit, Michigan property on November 30, 2000.
3. Notification was given by telephone regarding the forthcoming move.
4. The parties have mutually agreed to terminate the lease for the Brightmoor Station, Detroit Michigan facility effective November 30, 2000.
PI. PFF Ex. B H112-6 (emphasis added).
Accordingly, the terms of Settlement Agreement I unambiguously evidence a mutual agreement to terminate the lease on November 30, 2000, effectuating a legal surrender of the leasehold interest and cancel-ling all covenants thereunder. See Beall, 94 U.S. at 389 (requiring a “mutual agreement between the pax*ties” to extinguish the leasehold interest); see also Checkers, Simon & Rosner, 864 F.2d at 1346 (stating that surrender requires “an agreement ... whereby the lessee surrendered the premises and the lessor accepted the premises back, both intending thereby to terminate the lease and cancel all the covenants and obligations thereunder.”) (emphasis added and citation omitted).
In an effort to obviate Settlement Agreement I, Plaintiff advances several arguments that require a response. First, Plaintiff argues that the effect of Settlement Agreement I was to create an option for the USPS to terminate the lease on November 30, 2000. See Reply PI. Supp. SJ at 8 (“The effect of [Settlement Agreement I] was that ... the lease term was abbreviated to November 30, 2000, giving the Postal Service an option to terminate [the lease.]”). This characterization, however, is contradicted by the express language of the Agreement that provides: “[t]he parties have mutually agreed to terminate the lease[.]” PI. PFF Ex. B H 4.
Second, Plaintiff argues that certain “forward-looking” language in Settlement Agreement I, and repeated in Settlement Agx’eement II, evidences that the USPS did not intend to relinquish legal possession of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office when it signed Settlement Agreement I. See Reply PI. Supp. SJ at 8-11. Plaintiff cites language in Settlement Agreement I, signed on December 4, 2000, stating that the USPS “is moving out” and that there will be a “forthcoming move” to demonstrate that the USPS did not intend to surrender the old Brightm-oor Station Post Office on November 30, 2000 by signing Settlement Agreement I. See PI. PFF Ex. B 11112-3. This language could be read to state that the USPS intended to move out of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office some date after signing Settlement Agreement I. When viewed in the context of the dealings of the parties, it is clear that Settlement Agreement I was to extinguish the leasehold estate on November 30, 2000 and surrender the old Brightmoor Station Post Office on that date, particularly because an express provision of the Agreement terminated the lease effective November 30, 2000. See PI. PFF Ex. B 114 (“The parties have mutually agreed to terminate the lease ... effective November 30, 2000.”); see also Beall, 94 U.S. at 389 (defining “surrender” as “the yielding up the estate to the landlord, so that the leasehold interest becomes extinct by mutual agreement between the parties” (citation omitted)). Moreover, Settlement Agreement I also stated that “[b]y copy of this agreement, the USPS is formally providing notification to [Plaintiff] that it is moving out of the Detroit, Michigan property on November 30, 2000.” Id. Ex. B H2 (emphasis added). Finally, the USPS’s decision to move out of the facility as of September 1999, and not using the facility thereafter, further evidences the intention of the parties to surrender the lease tenancy on November 30, 2000, not some unknown date in the future. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF H 4; see also Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 1-2.
Third, Plaintiff argues that by retaining the keys subsequent to vacating the old Brightmoor Station Post Office, the USPS intended to remain in legal possession of the premises, and therefore Settlement Agreement I did not effect a surrender of the leasehold. See Third Am. Compl. IT 32; see also Reply PI. Supp. SJ at 13-18. As a matter of law, however, when a tenant “merely retains the keys to the premises,” the tenant does not become a holdover tenant. See Restatement (Second) of Prop.: Landlord & Tenant § 14.2, Reporter’s Note to Section 14.2, Note 6 (1977). If a tenant retains the keys to the premises, the court must examine the circumstances in their totality, looking to other factors to determine if the tenant should be deemed a holdover tenant. See Hoopes v. Prudential Ins. Co., 48 Ill.App.3d 146, 6 Ill.Dec. 167, 362 N.E.2d 802, 805 (Ct.1977) (holding that even though the tenant retained the keys, the tenant was not a holdover tenant because the tenant provided the landlord with notice he was moving out and the tenant had actually moved out); see also Four “S” Alliance, Inc. v. Am. Nat’l Bank & Trust Co., 104 Ill.App.3d 636, 60 Ill.Dec. 314, 432 N.E.2d 1213, 1217-18 (Ct.1982) (holding that the tenant was not a holdover tenant, despite retaining keys, because the tenant recognized the termination of the tenancy, relinquished possession of the premises and the landlord was able to gain access to the property); Brennan v. City of New York, 80 A.D. 251, 253, 80 N.Y.S. 247 (N.Y.App.Div.1903) (holding that where the landlord was aware the tenant had moved out, a tenant who attached a lock to the door and accidentally retained the keys to the lock was not a holdover tenant).
Finally, Plaintiff contends that the USPS did more than merely neglect to return the keys to the old Brightmoor Station Post Office, but that it “affirmatively refused to unconditionally turn them over when specifically asked for them by the landlord’s principal, in person, agreeing only to lend the keys[.]” Reply PL Supp. SJ at 13 (emphasis. in original). Plaintiff asserts that this affirmative refusal to return the keys demonstrates the USPS’s intent to remain in possession of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office after signing Settlement Agreement I. Id. Both the cases Plaintiff relies on to establish that the USPS’s actions constituted an affirmative refusal have no precedential effect and, furthermore, can be distinguished from the instant case.
In Brunswick Corp. v. Goodie Investments, 451 S.W.2d 421 (Ky.1970), the court held that an agreement to terminate a lease does not constitute surrender of the premises, when the tenant withholds the keys to the property from the landlord and takes affirmative steps to bar the landlord from reentering the property. Id. at 422. Brunswick also involved a commercial lease of property that was severely damaged by a flood. Id. at 421. As a result, the premises were no longer suitable for the purpose for which they were leased, and the tenant informed the landlord in writing that it was exercising the right under the lease to cancel the contract. Id. After cancelling the lease the court determined that the tenant retained constructive possession of the property. Id. at 422. In support, the court noted that the landlord sent written notice on three separate occasions to the tenant that the tenant was retaining possession of the property after the lease had purportedly been cancelled. Id. In addition, the tenant gave its representative “instructions not to deliver [the keys to the premises to the landlord] and instead to lock the premises.” Id. In fact, the tenant had “chained and padlocked the doors so that [the landlord] would have to break the locks to enter the premises for the purpose of effecting repairs and mitigating its damage.” Id. at 421. In this case, the USPS took no affirmative steps to bar Plaintiff from reentering the property at any time. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 7-8; see also Gov’t Reply at 5.
The other case relied upon by Plaintiff is Fishel’s Estate v. Baronelli, Ltd., 119 Misc.2d 625, 463 N.Y.S.2d 1009 (N.Y.Civ.Ct.1983), where a landlord and tenant entered into a five-year commercial lease. Two weeks after signing the lease, the tenant notified the landlord that the property was unsuitable for his needs and never moved in. Id. After receiving this notice, the landlord informed the tenant that the property would be released as soon as another tenant was found. Id. at 1010. The landlord found a new tenant and asked the original tenant to terminate the lease and return the keys. Id. The tenant refused until a portion of the rent was refunded. Id. As a result, the landlord lost the new tenant and commenced a proceeding to remove the tenant. Id. That court held the tenant was in legal possession of the property, because there was a lease agreement entitling the tenant to a legal right to possession of the property. Id. Furthermore, the court relied on the fact that the tenant refused to return the keys as evidence that the tenant did not intend to relinquish possession of the premises. Id. In this case, the USPS terminated the Lease by signing Settlement Agreement I. See PI. PFF Ex. B. In Fishel’s Estate the tenant’s refusal to terminate the lease agreement was the main factor in the court’s holding that the tenant retained legal possession of the property. See Fishel’s Estate, 463 N.Y.S.2d at 1010. The refusal to return the keys was viewed as additional evidence that the tenant did not intend to relinquish the property. Id. In this case, even though the USPS did not return the keys until on or around January 18, 2001, the Plaintiff already had surrendered the lease by agreeing to the terms of Settlement Agreement I. See Gov’t Resp. To PFF 1112; see also Gov’t Resp. To PFF App. at 2; PI. PFF Ex. B.
Accordingly, the USPS’s retention of the keys does not amount to constructive possession of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office after signing Settlement Agreement I. In this case, the USPS had terminated the lease by signing Settlement Agreement I. See PI. PFF Ex. B. Moreover, the USPS’s decision to merely lend the keys to Mr. Nathanson during his December 26, 2000 visit was not an attempt to retain legal possession of the old Brightmoor Station Post Office. See PI. PFF H 6; see also Gov’t Resp. To PFF H 6.
Accordingly, the court has determined that, as a matter of law, the USPS surrendered the old Brightmoor Station Post Office on November 30, 2000, at which time the lease tenancy was extinguished. Accordingly, the USPS was not a holdover tenant at the time of the flooding of the old Bright-moor Station Post Office, on or around December 20,2000.
IV. CONCLUSION.
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment is denied. The Government’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part. Because the court has determined that the Government was not a holdover tenant at the time of the damage to Plaintiff’s property, the remainder of the Government’s Motion for Summary Judgment is moot. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
. The relevant facts herein were derived from the following portions of the record: Plaintiff's February 10, 2003 Complaint ("Compl.”) and exhibits thereto ("Compl.Ex.—”); Plaintiff’s June 30, 2003 Amended Complaint ("Am.Compl.”) and exhibits thereto ("Am.CompI.Ex.—”); Defendant ("the Government”)'s July 29, 2003 Answer ("Answer”); Plaintiff’s October 26, 2006 Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment ("Pl.Supp.SJ”); Plaintiff’s October 26, 2006 Proposed Findings of Uncon-troverted Fact ("Pl.PFF”) and exhibits thereto ("PI. PFF Ex.—”); the Government’s December 21, 2006 Unopposed Motion For A Stay Of Proceedings Regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“Gov’t Mot. Stay”); Plaintiff's January 22, 2007 Third Amended Complaint ("Third Am. Compl.”); the Government’s February 7, 2007 Answer to Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint ("Gov’t Answer to Third Am. Compl.”); Plaintiff's February 16, 2007 Supplemental Declaration of Robert J. Howard, in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment ("Howard Decl.”) and exhibits thereto ("Howard Deck Ex.—"); the Government’s March 19, 2007 Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Pl.'s MSJ (“Gov’t Opp. PL MSJ and Cross-Mot.”); the Government’s March 19, 2007 Proposed Findings of Uncontroverted Fact ("Gov’t Resp. To PFF”) and appendix thereto ("Gov’t Resp. To PFF App.”); Plaintiff’s May 3, 2007 Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and in Opposition to the Postal Service’s Cross-Motion (“Reply PL Supp. SJ"); and the Government’s May 25, 2007 Reply to Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment ("Gov’t Reply”).
. Asset 42302 LLC is a registered Limited Liability Company under the laws of the State of New York. See Third Am. Compl. H 1.
. Plaintiff asserts that "[i]t is well settled under general principles of landlord and tenant law, the surrender of a premises in order to avoid liability to the landlord under a lease is an affirmative defense for which the tenant bears the burden of pleading and proving.” Reply PL Supp. SJ at 1. In federal court, however, princi-pies of federal law prevail with respect to this issue. See Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1271 (3d ed. 2007) ("Wright & Miller”) ("[F]ederal courts are not bound to treat a matter that is considered or specifically identified as an affirmative defense under forum state law as an affirmative defense for purposes of pleading under Rule 8(c), even in diversity of citizenship cases; the matter is governed by federal pleading principles.”).
. RCFC 8(c) provides;
Affirmative Defenses. In pleading to a preceding pleading, a party shall set forth affirmatively accord and satisfaction, arbitration and award, assumption of risk, contributory negligence, discharge in bankruptcy, duress, estop-pel, failure of consideration, fraud, illegality, lates, license, payment, release, res judicata, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, waiver, and any other matter constituting an avoidance or affirmative defense. When a party has mistakenly designated a defense as a counterclaim or a counterclaim as a defense, the court on terms, if justice so requires, shall treat the pleading as if there had been a proper designation.
RCFC 8(c).
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Researchers Uncover a Flaw in Europe’s Tough Privacy Rules
Europe likes to think it leads the world in protecting people’s privacy, and that is particularly true for the region’s so-called right to be forgotten. That legal right allows people connected to the Continent to ask search engines like Google to remove links about themselves from online search results under certain conditions. Yet that right — one of the world’s most widespread efforts to protect people’s privacy online — may not be as effective as many European policy makers think, according to new research by computer scientists based, in part, at New York University. The academic team, which also included experts from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, said that in roughly a third of the cases examined, the researchers were able to discover the names of people who had asked for links to be removed. Those results, based on the researchers’ use of basic coding, came despite the individuals’ expressed efforts to remove their names from online searches. The findings, which had not previously been made public and will be presented at an academic conference in July, raise questions about how successful Europe’s “right to be forgotten” can be if people’s identities can still be found with just a few clicks of a mouse. The paper says such breaches may undermine “the spirit” of the legal ruling. The analysis will also increase pressure on some European authorities, particularly the French privacy regulator, that would like Google and other online search engines, like Microsoft’s Bing, to extend the reach of the right to be forgotten across all of the companies’ global domains, including Google.com in the United States. All the talk about data privacy can get caught up in political wrangling. But the different approaches have practical consequences for people, too. “This poses a threat to whether the ‘right to be forgotten’ can be maintained in the long term,” said Keith Ross, the dean of engineering and computer science at N.Y.U. Shanghai who led the project and who said he had contacted Google with his research. “If a hacker can easily find 30 or 40 percent of people’s names from delisted articles, what is the point?” he said in an interview. Both Google and the French privacy agency, known as the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, declined to comment. To get around Europe’s tough privacy rules, the academic team turned to computer science to analyze more than 280 links to British news articles that Google had removed from online search results after individuals had successfully petitioned for the information to be taken down. People can ask for links to be removed if the information is no longer relevant or is out of date. Celebrities and other public figures cannot take advantage of the privacy decision. Although media organizations represent a mere fraction of the companies affected by the European ruling, according to data provided by Google, the removal of online articles has raised hackles from freedom of expression campaigners, who say the public has a right to all digital information. Using basic coding, the researchers created an algorithm that cross-referenced the names in each report with every article’s headline on Google.co.uk, the company’s British domain. If a link to the online article did not show up in results, the academics said, they could deduce that the individual they had searched for had asked for the link to be removed. Dr. Ross said that for the 283 articles analyzed, his team was able to identify 80 people’s names within 103 articles. He added that, for privacy reasons, he would not be releasing the names. “Someone with an undergraduate computer science degree would be able to do what we did,” Dr. Ross said. “It would be relatively straightforward to find the delisted links and republish people’s names online.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Volvo to Invest Up to $11 Billion in Five Years, Plans Exports
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automaker
acquired by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., plans to invest as
much as $11 billion worldwide over the next five years to tap
rising demand in markets including China . Volvo is also working to win government orders and is
considering making cars in China for export, Chief Executive
Officer Stefan Jacoby said today in an interview in Beijing. “It is obvious that at some point manufacturers will
export from China,” Jacoby said. “We, as a global premium
brand with European heritage, have a very good opportunity to be
owned by a Chinese enterprise and to utilize our manufacturing
capacities here.” Premium marques including Volvo, Audi AG and Daimler AG are
expanding in China, the world’s biggest automobile market and
second-largest economy, as rising incomes and economic growth
boost spending. The Swedish brand, whose chief executive
presented its China strategy this afternoon in Beijing alongside
Geely Chairman Li Shufu, is counting on increasing Chinese
demand to help double sales to 800,000 vehicles in 10 years. Shares in Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd ., the group’s Hong
Kong-listed unit, were unchanged at HK$3.30 as of 3:12 p.m.
local time. The stock has lost 2.9 percent in 2011. Discount Effect “There is no doubt about the super importance of the
Chinese market to Volvo,” said Yu Bing, an analyst with Pingan
Securities Co. in Shenzhen. “The vital question lies with
whether Volvo would be able to avoid any discounts in its
brand’s premium value because of the takeover by a Chinese
homegrown carmaker.” Volvo, which Ford Motor Co . sold to Zhejiang Geely in
August for $1.5 billion, aims to sell 200,000 cars in China by
2015, up from 30,522 in 2010, Jacoby said today. Volvo also
plans to increase its dealers in China to more than 220 by 2015
from the current 106, according to the company. The carmaker is working to increase sales to the central
and local governments in China, Jacoby said. “Being owned by a Chinese enterprise offers us additional
opportunities in getting into the government fleet business,”
he said. Volvo will invest in a new plant in the city of Chengdu ,
southwestern China, and will continue to consider setting up a
plant in Daqing in northeastern China, the company said. Shanghai will serve as Volvo’s China headquarters and center for
product development, design and sourcing. Geely produced its first car, a subcompact, in 1997 and was
the eighth-biggest automaker in China last year. Economic growth and government incentives boosted China’s
vehicle sales 32 percent to 18.1 million in 2010, making the
nation the world’s largest auto market for a second year. Volvo’s main rivals boosted their China sales last year. Volkswagen AG ’s Audi sold 227,938 cars in China, up 43 percent
from 2009. Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz more than doubled sales to
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Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineA lesson of the Trump, Tlaib, Omar, Netanyahu affair Warren's pledge to avoid first nuclear strike sparks intense pushback Almost three-quarters say minimum age to buy tobacco should be 21: Gallup MORE (D-Va.) slammed what he called “Trumpcare” on Tuesday, charging that the GOP’s ObamaCare replacement plan would help the wealthy with tax cuts while financially burdening average Americans. #Trumpcare will cut taxes on the very wealthy, making average Americans pay more The 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee took to Twitter to make his case, posting multiple tweets that slammed the Republican healthcare proposal, known as the American Health Care Act. And, the GOP is pushing the repeal and replace #Trumpcare bill through before the cost and coverage losses can be predicted. Terrible. One tweet implied the GOP proposal would benefit President Trump's family’s healthcare coverage. #Trumpcare doesn’t fix health care. It's a tax cut for the very wealthy. How much of a tax cut would Trump family get under this bill? He also peppered one tweet with some humor, appearing to jab at Trump’s complexion. #Trumpcare drives up costs for patients, but cuts the Tanning Tax . . . interesting In addition to his tweets, Kaine issued a statement Tuesday in which he expressed “serious concerns” with the Republicans’ proposal. “[It] will reduce the number of Americans with health insurance and raise health care costs for patients. Republicans had seven years to pull together a plan, and now they insist on rushing to pass a bill without taking the time to analyze the cost and impact on the American people,” he wrote. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has not yet released an estimate of the legislation’s cost and how many people would lose or gain health insurance coverage, though House panels plan to begin marking up the bill on Wednesday. “I will not support a plan that dismantles Medicaid, raises costs for Virginia’s middle-class families and seniors, and defunds Planned Parenthood while massively cutting taxes for the wealthy. We cannot walk back the years of progress we have already made to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable care,” Kaine continued. View the discussion thread. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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-- Australia Utilities Scale Debt Wall as Economy Trumps MBIA Subprime Fall
Bond prices show the pace of
Australia’s economic growth may help infrastructure and utility
companies to refinance $13 billion of debt without top credit
ratings they once bought from insurers such as MBIA Inc.
Envestra Ltd. , ElectraNet Ltd. and five more firms raised
$2.3 billion from bonds this year, up from $140 million in 2009,
according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Brisbane Airport Corp.
has A$350 million ($304 million) of MBIA-backed notes due on
June 30, while SP AusNet has A$185 million of bonds insured by a
unit of Ambac Financial Group Inc. due in September.
The nation’s central bank has led Group of 20 policymakers
in increasing the benchmark cash rate six times since October on
surging Asian demand for commodities and a jobs boom that pushed
unemployment to around half that of the U.S. and Europe. The
extra yield investors demand to own Australian utility debt
instead of government bonds has fallen 52 basis points to 206
basis points this year while spreads for firms in the industry
widened globally, Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes show.
“Investors are buying into an economy that outperformed
the world through the financial crisis,” said Brad Scott ,
director of debt capital markets at Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd. in Sydney. “Many recognize Australia is a
far more attractive place to invest than previously given
credit.”
Ratings Stripped
Infrastructure and utility firms were Australia’s biggest
users of insurers to sell cheaper, longer-dated debt until MBIA
and Ambac were stripped of their top ratings in 2008 amid losses
on notes backed by subprime mortgages. Since then five straight
quarters of growth in the country’s A$1.2 trillion economy have
bolstered corporate profits, attracting investors willing to
accept lower credit rankings and greater risk.
Investors “show strong appetite for names out of the
region,” Lori Pollicino , an executive director of debt capital
market private placements at JPMorgan Securities Inc. in New
York, said in an e-mailed response to questions. Australian
utility companies’ spreads will “modestly tighten throughout
the remainder of 2010.”
Between 2000 and 2006 Brisbane Airport paid spreads of
between 100 basis points and 130 basis points including fees on
five bond sales backed by insurers, or so-called monolines,
Chief Financial Officer Tim Rothwell said in a telephone
interview. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.
While new debt is “certainly going to cost more than it
did a few years ago, it’s come down from the very high margins
of late 2008 and early 2009” when the airport was told it would
have to pay as much as 600 basis points, Rothwell said.
Miami Visit
The owner of the nation’s third-busiest airport aims to pay
about 200 basis points on a sale by early 2011, according to
Rothwell, who was “pleasantly surprised” at U.S. interest in
Australian bonds when he visited Miami last year.
SP AusNet, which manages a A$6.3 billion electricity and
gas network and is rated A- by Standard & Poor’s, has sold bonds
denominated in Swiss francs, Hong Kong dollars and Australian
dollars since February. The company rose as much as 1.2 percent
in Sydney today before trading at 84 Australian cents as of 3:20
p.m., a 0.6 percent gain.
SP AusNet’s Ambac-insured notes yielded 45 basis points
more than the bank bill swap rate when they were issued in 2000,
according to Bloomberg data, which doesn’t show the insurer’s
fee. The company, based in Melbourne, priced A$300 million of
bonds to yield 160 basis points more than the swap rate in March.
Spreads Narrow
The spread narrowed to 150.7 basis points as of 3:22 p.m.
in Sydney, the lowest since June 2, according to Commonwealth
Bank of Australia prices.
As companies seek to improve investor relations now they’re
refinancing without monoline support, Australia’s economic
strength is proving to be a “positive factor” in negotiations,
SP AusNet Treasurer Alastair Watson said in an interview.
Airports, utilities and infrastructure-related issuers have
A$15 billion of debt due by the end of 2011, according to
Moody’s Investors Service, while S&P says utilities must
refinance a third of their outstanding debt next year.
S&P said in a March 5 report that it’s concerned about the
concentration of maturing debt, even though companies are
arranging refinancing well before their bonds and loans mature.
Investors demanded about 60 basis points of extra yield to
hold Australian corporate bonds rather than government debt in
June 2006, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch index shows. That
spread widened to as much as 433 basis points in April 2009
before shrinking to 212 as of yesterday, the index shows.
Bond Returns
Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of iron ore and
coal, and Chinese demand helped the economy expand 2.7 percent
in the first quarter of 2010 from a year earlier. Investors have
profited from Australian corporate bonds every year for at least
the past 13 years, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
data, and the notes delivered a 4.18 percent return this year.
Adelaide Airport Ltd. bought back A$231.5 million of MBIA-
insured bonds in April and issued A$235 million of notes without
a third-party guarantee. The new bonds yield 255 basis points
more than the bank bill swap rate compared with 49 basis points
on the insured notes, excluding MBIA’s fee, Bloomberg data show.
United Energy Distribution Pty. Ltd. , which provides
electricity to more than 600,000 customers in the state of
Victoria, sold $435 million of four- and seven-year notes to U.S.
investors in April. The bonds were priced to yield 180 basis
points more than similar-maturity Treasuries, according to a
person familiar with the transaction.
The company, rated Baa2 by Moody’s, paid an 83 basis point
spread when it sold $260 million of Ambac-backed notes in 2003,
according to Bloomberg data which doesn’t show the fees.
“While these companies are paying more for their debt now
than before the crisis, they’re certainly not alone,” said
Michael Bush , Melbourne-based head of credit research at
National Australia Bank Ltd. “The market’s so different to what
it was three years ago, and all borrowers are affected.”
To contact the reporter on this story:
Sarah McDonald in Sydney at
smcdonald23@bloomberg.net . | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Program not running from a batch file
Hello,
I have a batch file that calls a program to do a database backup. If I run it from the command line, it will run fine, but it will not run from my batch file. The code being used is the following:
SET BATLOGFILE=D:\CTSQL\BACKUPS\CT.log
rem Get the day, month and year
for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set weekday=%%a& set tmonth=%%b& set tday=%%c& set tyear=%%d)
IF "%BATLOGFILE%" == "" SET BATLOGFILE= D:\CAFETERMSQL\BACKUPS\CAFETERM.LOG
echo ------------------------------------------------- >> %BATLOGFILE%
echo OPEN >> %BATLOGFILE%
echo C:\PROGRA~1\FIREBIRD\FIREBIRD_1_5\BIN >> %BATLOGFILE%
echo D:\CAFETERMSQL\BACKUPS >> %BATLOGFILE%
Date /T >> %BATLOGFILE%
Time /T >> %BATLOGFILE%
rem ========= Step 4: backup database =========
echo backup Database... >> %BATLOGFILE%
C:\"Program Files"\FIREBIRD\FIREBIRD_1_5\BIN\gbak -B -user USERID -password USERPASS localhost:D:\CT\CT033105.FDB D:\CT\BACKUPS\CT.bck 2> errout.tmp
echo 1> nul 2> empty.tmp
echo N 1> N_CR.tmp
comp errout.tmp empty.tmp 1> nul 2> nul < N_CR.tmp
if errorlevel 1 GOTO NOT_BACKEDUP
echo backup CT.FDB ok >> %BATLOGFILE%
...
the gbak is not being executed. I am having the same problem in another machine, but the strange thing is that it was running correctly in that machine until one day when it would not run.
Thank you
hcarvajalAsked:
Who is Participating?
Andrep23Commented:
What is, when you make this first:
cd C:\"Program Files"\FIREBIRD\FIREBIRD_1_5\BIN\
and then:
gbak -B -user USERID -password USERPASS localhost:D:\CT\CT033105.FDB D:\CT\BACKUPS\CT.bck 2> errout.tmp
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yronnenCommented:
Just a wild guess, but maybe you should try executing the backup app like this:
start /wait "C:\Program Files\FIREBIRD\FIREBIRD_1_5\BIN\gbak" -B -user USERID -password USERPASS localhost:D:\CT\CT033105.FDB D:\CT\BACKUPS\CT.bck 2> errout.tmp
0
hcarvajalAuthor Commented:
No, it did not worked. In the log file I get the messages:
backup Database...
backup CT.FDB ok
but there is no backup file.
thanks.
0
hcarvajalAuthor Commented:
before the cd C:\"Program Files"\FIREBIRD\FIREBIRD_1_5\BIN\ I had to add
c:
and it worked.
thanks
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Molteno, South Africa
Molteno ( eMolteno ) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
High in the Stormberg Mountains, Molteno has recorded South Africa's coldest temperatures at the famous Buffelsfontein weather station and it is close to the country's only ski resort. Sutherland has the coldest average temperature throughout the year, whereas Molteno records the lowest temperatures in the winter months.
Founding
Coal fields were discovered in this part of the Stormberg Mountains in 1859, and this created an economic incentive for development. The local people also stated a need for a settlement, to serve as a central hub for the surrounding rural area. The town was founded in 1874 by George Vice, and laid out the next year. The town was the setting of South Africa's first coal mine. Its name has connections both locally to the people of the Eastern Cape (Molteno is a name among the Xhosa speaking people of the district), but it also has Italian roots. At its founding, the town was officially named after an immigrant John Molteno, who had been born in London into a large Anglo-Italian family. Molteno became the first locally-elected leader of the Cape and fought against British imperial expansion in southern Africa. Several of the town's streets are similarly named after the members of the Cape's first locally-elected cabinet. Water was first drawn from the nearby Stormberg river, and later also from the Jubilee Dam.
Coal mining
Soon after its founding, the town became the major supplier of coal to the region, with a large portion going to supply the diamond fields in Kimberley. It was granted municipal status in 1883, and by 1892 around 6000 tons of coal were being extracted at Molteno. Much of this coal went to supplying the Cape's rapidly growing railway system. In 1887, the newly founded Molteno Chamber of Commerce was influential in urging the Cape Government to extend its railway system northwards into the Boer republics, so as to open up new markets. By 1897, production of coal in the region had risen to over 70,000 tons. However, by the 1920s the expansion of the railways made access to coal fields in Natal and the Transvaal possible, resulting in the decline of coal mining around Molteno.
Boer War
During the Second Boer War, Molteno was used as a mustering point for troops prior to the famous Battle of Stormberg, as it was the closest railway station. The area also saw extensive Boer guerilla activity.
The Molteno struggle
In the 20th century, growing oppression by the Apartheid government was met by resistance that manifested in the town as protests and battles between Molteno residents and police. When the Group Areas Act was enforced across South Africa in the 1960s, the mixed neighbourhoods in Molteno were destroyed and the entire town was divided. Some mixed neighbourhoods such as Esigingqini had their residents evicted, others such as Nomonde were delimited by enforced segregation. As a result, the overall town suffered a severe economic and social decline.
Resistance came to a head on 12 August 1985, when local residents and students confronted the Apartheid police in the area around the town's Ethiopian Church. In the resulting battle, three local Molteno activists were shot and killed (R. Mbango, S. Loliwe, N. Smile). The town commemorates the activists and the 12 August date annually, as "Molteno Day".
The following years saw other community activists of the town lose their lives in the struggle. After the fall of Apartheid, the town erected a monument in what was named "Heroes Park" in the town centre. The monument honours the local Molteno "comrades in blood" who "... shall forever be remembered by the people of Molteno and South Africa as a whole".
Since liberation in 1993, the town has begun the task of reuniting its communities and reversing the damage it has sustained from decades of segregation and oppression. Within the greater District Municipality, it now lies on the North-South Corridor (Corridor 4), which links Molteno to Queenstown - the proposed location for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Places of interest
Although hot and arid in summer, in winter Molteno is the coldest town in South Africa, being located near the highest point in the Cape in the heart of the Stormberg Mountains. Because of its extreme temperatures, it offers snow in the colder months and the town is not far from the country's only ski resort, Tiffindell. There are 4X4 trails in the mountains and the nearby Molteno Dam offers water-skiing and trout-fishing.
The town has several botanical gardens, a monument to local Molteno activists in the liberation struggle and a historic library built from local stone. The surrounding mountains are largely composed of sandstone of exceptional quality, and there were originally plans to build the whole town from this beautiful rock, as a "Sandstone City". Nonetheless, several of the oldest buildings in the town are still made from local stone, fashioned by Italian artisans. The Old Mill is one example, built in 1874 and restored in 1991, as is the local Church and "Drostdy" (Magistrate's office). Molteno is also home to the Stormberg biltong factory. The R47-million factory is the town's largest employer employing 250 residents.
The Molteno Museum is located in the stone library building and aims to portray the history of the town and its surrounds. It contains a range of artifacts, from Stone-Age tools to Khoisan, Xhosa and Voortrekker relics including a large collection of vintage guns. It also houses local war relics from the Boer War, and a display of pioneering historical photography from the region, the "Lomax Collection". Also of historical interest are the blockhouses that are located in the area, dating from the Boer War, and the Stormberg Battlefields.
There is a lot of Bushman rock art in the surrounding mountain ranges. The area around the town offers ample opportunity to view rock paintings, fossils and Stone Age tools uncovered in caves and diggings close to Molteno. There are also three extinct volcanoes in the vicinity.
The town has one of the oldest railway stations in South Africa - now officially reopened after being closed for repairs. The station lies on the main line from East London, inland to Johannesburg. This line was actually planned and begun by the same John Molteno after whom the town is named, but the railway only reached the town in 1884 and the section further north to Aliwal North was opened on 2 September 1885.
Molteno and its surrounding region in the heart of the Eastern Cape played a significant role in the struggle against Apartheid. Because of this, the town boasts several monuments to local activists who fought or gave their lives in the struggle, such as the Molteno Heroes Park monument in the town centre, and the Nomonde graves, among others. Molteno also forms part of the Calata Heritage Route for the liberation struggle.
Geography
Molteno is surrounded by mountains and high Karoo plains, known for its vast panoramic views. It is also located almost exactly on the watershed between the catchment areas of the Atlantic Ocean (e.g. the Orange River to the north) and the Indian Ocean.
The semi-arid, succulent-rich vegetation of the Great Karoo ecoregion predominates in the area.
Climate
Molteno has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with warm summers and chilly, dry winters, with occasional snowfalls. It borders on a semi-arid climate (BSk). The average annual precipitation is 401 mm, with rainfall occurring mainly during summer.
Molteno is one of the coldest towns in South Africa; the farm of Buffelsfontein, located near Molteno, has the lowest recorded temperature in South Africa, of -20.1 °C, on 23 August 2013. The former national record, of -18.6 °C, was also registered in the same locality, on 28 June 1996. Likewise, with an average yearly temperature of 11.3 °C and an average annual minimum temperature of 2.8 °C, Buffelsfontein is the coldest reporting station in South Africa.
The (now defunct) administrative area to which Molteno belonged for a time, Inkwanca, literally means "cold" in Xhosa.
Geology
Molteno is located on the Stormberg Series of the Karoo System where some of the only workable coal seams in the Cape are to be found (the Molteno Formation, the youngest in the Karoo System, is named after the town). These coal fields are being explored for possible coal bed methane extraction.
The rocks preserve a record of gradual desertification over millions of years, starting from the Upper Triassic when the area was a warm swampland, and continuing into the late Jurassic when the region had become a desert. Extensive Dinosaur footprints and fossils can be found in these rocks.
Famous residents
* Sibusiso Mtyiwazo Aka Kumkani Sibu, Stand Up Comedian.
* Ambrose Lomax, chemist and photographer.
* Ferdie le Grange, South African athlete and surgeon.
* Francois Gouws, prominent South African artist.
* Johannes Meintjes, prominent South African artist.
* Kopi Ben Baartman, ANC regional chair and SACTU activist.
* LJ van Zyl, Springbok Athlete.
* Ouma Greyvwnsteyn, founder of Ouma Rusks.
Trivia
The butterfly genus Moltena and the Molteno Formation are both named after the town. | WIKI |
catoth/html2opendocument
Converting simple HTML to Opendocument Text (ODT) or Spreadsheets (ODS)
0.15 2021-05-22 06:17 UTC
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2021-11-22 07:18:23 UTC
README
This is a simple PHP-library to create create OpenDocument Text- and Spreadsheet-files (ODT / ODS) from HTML-formatted text.
It does not support formulae / calculations in spreadsheets. The focus lies on formatted text.
Please note that this library is mainly developed for Antragsgrün. For most other projects trying to write ODT and ODS files, PhpSpreadsheet will probably be the better choice.
Example Scripts
A demo script for the OpenDocument Text converter using the default template:
require_once(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'vendor' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'autoload.php');
$html = '<p>This is a demo for the converter.</p>
<p>The converter supports the following styles:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lists (UL / OL)</li>
<li><strong>STRONG</strong></li>
<li><u>U</u> (underlined)</li>
<li><s>S</s> (strike-through)</li>
<li><em>EM</em> (emphasis / italic)</li>
<li><ins>INS</ins> (Inserted text)</li>
<li><del>DEL</del> (Deleted text)</li>
<li>Line<br>breaks with BR</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>You can also use BLOCKQUOTE, though it lacks specific styling for now</blockquote>';
$html2 = '<p>You might be interested<br>in the fact that this converter<br>
also supports<br>line numbering<br>for selected paragraphs</p>
<p>Dummy Line<br>Dummy Line<br>Dummy Line<br>
Dummy Line<br>Dummy Line</p>';
$odt = new \CatoTH\HTML2OpenDocument\Text();
$odt->addHtmlTextBlock('<h1>Test Page</h1>');
$odt->addHtmlTextBlock($html, false);
$odt->addHtmlTextBlock('<h2>Line Numbering</h2>');
$odt->addHtmlTextBlock($html2, true);
$odt->finishAndOutputOdt('demo.odt');
A demo script for the OpenDocument Spreadsheet converter using the default template:
use CatoTH\HTML2OpenDocument\Spreadsheet;
require_once(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'vendor' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'autoload.php');
$ods = new \CatoTH\HTML2OpenDocument\Spreadsheet();
// Setting to landscape mode with custom page margins
$ods->setMargins("20mm", "10mm", "10mm", "20mm");
$ods->setPageOrientation("297mm", "210mm", "landscape");
// Plain text
$ods->setCell(0, 0, Spreadsheet::TYPE_TEXT, 'Plain text with native formatting');
$ods->setCellStyle(0, 0, [], ['fo:font-weight' => 'bold']);
// Print a number as an actual number, just a little bit bigger
$ods->setCell(1, 0, Spreadsheet::TYPE_NUMBER, 23);
$ods->setCellStyle(1, 0, [], [
'fo:font-size' => '16pt',
'fo:font-weight' => 'bold',
]);
$ods->setMinRowHeight(1, 1.5);
// Print a number as text
$ods->setCell(2, 0, Spreadsheet::TYPE_TEXT, '42');
// Draw a border around two of the cells
$ods->drawBorder(1, 0, 2, 0, 1);
// Now we use HTML, and we need a bit more space for that
$html = '<p>The converter supports the following styles:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>STRONG</strong></li>
<li><u>U</u> (underlined)</li>
<li><s>S</s> (strike-through)</li>
<li><em>EM</em> (emphasis / italic)</li>
<li><ins>Inserted text</ins></li>
<li><del>Deleted text</del></li>
<li>Line<br>breaks with BR</li>
<li>Lists (UL / OL) cannot be displayed as lists, but will be flattened to paragraphs</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>You can also use BLOCKQUOTE, though it lacks specific styling for now</blockquote>';
$ods->setMinRowHeight(3, 10);
$ods->setColumnWidth(1, 20);
$ods->setCell(3, 1, Spreadsheet::TYPE_HTML, $html);
$ods->finishAndOutputOds('demo.ods');
License
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User:MikeVitale/PHF Seasons by Team
Boston Pride
* 2015–16 Boston Pride season
* 2016–17 Boston Pride season
* 2017–18 Boston Pride season
* 2018–19 Boston Pride season
* 2019–20 Boston Pride season
* 2020–21 Boston Pride season
* 2021–22 Boston Pride season
* 2022–23 Boston Pride season
Buffalo Beauts
* 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2016–17 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2017–18 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2018–19 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2019–20 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2020–21 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2021–22 Buffalo Beauts season
* 2022–23 Buffalo Beauts season
Connecticut Whale
* 2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2017–18 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2018–19 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2019–20 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2020–21 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
* 2021–22 Connecticut Whale (PHF) season
* 2022–23 Connecticut Whale (PHF) season
Metropolitan Riveters
* 2015–16 New York Riveters season
* 2016–17 New York Riveters season
* 2017–18 Metropolitan Riveters season
* 2018–19 Metropolitan Riveters season
* 2019–20 Metropolitan Riveters season
* 2020–21 Metropolitan Riveters season
* 2021–22 Metropolitan Riveters season
* 2022–23 Metropolitan Riveters season
Minnesota Whitecaps
* 2018–19 Minnesota Whitecaps season
* 2019–20 Minnesota Whitecaps season
* 2020–21 Minnesota Whitecaps season
* 2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps season
* 2022–23 Minnesota Whitecaps season
* 2023–24 Minnesota Whitecaps season
Montreal Force
* 2022–23 Montreal Force season
Toronto Six
* 2020–21 Toronto Six season
* 2021–22 Toronto Six season
* 2022–23 Toronto Six season | WIKI |
Core concepts
Converters
On this page
A converter is a built-in function that transforms the value returned by a fetch method. For example, you could use the lower converter to make a string lowercase.
In the example below, we get the HTTP request method (e.g. GET or POST) via the method fetch and then use lower to make it lowercase. For example, GET would become get. The http-request capture directive stores this data in the access logs:
haproxy
frontend www
bind :80
http-request capture method,lower len 10
haproxy
frontend www
bind :80
http-request capture method,lower len 10
You can also chain converters one after another. In the next example, the rand fetch returns a random number between 0 and 100. We pass the result to the mul converter to multiply it by 2; Then the sub converter subtracts 5, the add converter adds 3, and the div converter divides it by 2:
haproxy
frontend www
bind :80
http-request add-header X-Random rand(1:100),mul(2),sub(5),add(3),div(2)
haproxy
frontend www
bind :80
http-request add-header X-Random rand(1:100),mul(2),sub(5),add(3),div(2)
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Abstract
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common acute nervous system disease with high mortality and severe disability. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been reported to promote neurogenesis and to alleviate side effects in areas of brain injury areas. The Hippo pathway regulates diverse cellular processes, including cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, and organ size. Here, we found that transplantation of bone marrow MSCs (BM-MSCs) into the brains of mice could alleviate ICH-mediated injury and protect astrocytes from apoptosis by regulating mammalian sterile 20-like kinase (MST)1 and Yes-associated protein (YAP). Knocking down of MST1 by si-RNA triggered YAP nuclear translocation. We further demonstrated that astrocytes undergo astroglial-mesenchymal phenotype switching and become capable of proliferating after BM-MSC transplantation via the Hippo signaling pathway. Together, our identification of the Hippo pathway in mediating the beneficial effects of BM-MSCs may provide a novel therapeutic target in the treatment and management of ICH. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Talk:Jeff Hardy/Archive 2
Week by week events
I guess some editors either want to be vandals or can't read. You are not supposed to add week by week events or future matches. When I remove them though these vandals just keep adding them back. Anybody else who wants to help out by removing them would be appreciated. TJ Spyke 04:45, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
Somebody needs to put something down about him beat HHH at Armegeddon to earn a title shot at the Royal Rumble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:15, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
* *smacks head against desk* Gavyn Sykes (talk) 22:24, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree with not adding future matches, but I do think that his victory over HHH should be noted, as it marks the first time he has been the #1 Contender for a World title in the WWE, as far as i know. (Sawyer (talk) 02:53, 20 December 2007 (UTC))
* I agree that it's notable enough to be included. But he was once the number one contender and lost a ladder match for the title to Taker. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 03:03, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Yup, I remember. He lost the Undertaker match, when the WWE Championship was the WWE Undisputed Championship. In the UK, it was featured during RAW on a "Video from the Vault" recently, and Jim Ross says "Make Yourself Famous Jeff". Yep, I remember now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
I THINK SOME ONE NEEDS TO ADD TO HIS PAGE THAT HE DOES IN FACT HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND HER NAME IS BETH.I.love.jeff (talk) 08:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
* Per WP:V and WP:BLP, such info would have to have a reliable source. TJ Spyke 08:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
ive got pics from his brothers myspaceI.love.jeff (talk) 08:53, 5 January 2008 (UTC)Image:l_d6f0796ab45fceb159d3a5bc6415df70.jpg]]
* That doesn't proof she's his girlfriend or that her name is Beth. It's not that I don't think we should add stuff like this, but it has to be solid proof (like Matt saying something like "Jeff is currently dating a woman named Beth"). TJ Spyke 09:04, 5 January 2008 (UTC)its not that hard to see that that is his girl just go to matt hardy's my space and the proof is in the pics just look for ur self if u wanna go there then go under my profile its<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and his profile is in my top 8 I.love.jeff (talk) 06:59, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
* It probably is his girfriend. Unless a reliable source says it is though, it would just be original research (see WP:OR). TJ Spyke 07:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
In regards to Jeff Hardy's Girlfriend, If you go to Matt's myspace page he has recently opened a blog up for questions, one of which was a fan asking if Jeff and Beth were ever going to get married_ Matt's answer was that he didn't know if they would ever have an official/traditional wedding but they were pretty much already married in their own way. Jeff and Beth have been together for at least 6 years that I know of (see msn group Jeff and Beths Babies- run by a friend of the Hardys) and also it's all over Matt's myspce that Jeff's girlfriends name is Beth- is Matt a reliable enough source?<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC)chelle
Jeff Hardy's Dad's Name
I just thought I should bring it to someone's attention that Jeff and Matt's father's name is Claude Gilbert Hardy. They said it in the Hardy Show Season 4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hbkcenarockaddict (talk • contribs) 21:33, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
* Can you provide a specific link? TJ Spyke 23:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
* On Matt's official MySpace this picture (and possibly others) bears the legend Claude for their father (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=152686889&albumID=1462367&imageID=1285913) but I don't know how suitable a source this is. Tony2Times (talk) 00:58, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* Yeah, I'd say that Matt and Jeff's words are a reliable source. They always call him "The Legend, Claude G." as in Claude Gilbert (Hardy). Ladder4321 (talk) 08:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Not following
I read the rules saying that week to week news is not allowed. I simply put that he has been feuding with randy orton for over 3 weeks now. That is hardly "news" or anything upcoming. This is something that the average reader should know. This is an encyclopedia which is used to inform people. Anyone who follows Jeff Hardy should know about this or they would be lost. Minutes after I posted, it was deleted. This is something that should be there. It's not like I put down that he was to face Randy Orton in the Royal Rumble (an upcoming fight). I simply put that he was currently feuding with him. Jeez... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Icehoc96 (talk • contribs) 19:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
* Feuds aren't listed until they are over. And please sign your comments. NiciVampireHeart (talk) 19:47, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Thats dumb. Then why do we have articles on the Iraq War? That is is an ongoing feud just like I posted. The fact that he's feuding with Randy Orton is important. The average person would be lost with Jeff if they didn't know about his feud with Randy Orton.(talk) 15:24, 14 January 2008
* There is a difference between the Iraq war and professional wrestling. Only notable information goes into pro wrestling articles and until a fued is over, how do we know if it has advanced or had a significant impact on someone's career or not? That is why we wait until the end of the fued. Plus, with all the info that's in Jeff's article I highly doubt "The average person would be lost with Jeff if they didn't know about his feud with Randy Orton". NiciVampireHeart (talk) 20:35, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
His Swanton Bomb dive from the TitanTron
I've read the rules and all concerning the no week-by-week synopsis mumbojumbo (which I find to be ridiculous concerning the fact that this is his first WWE Championship title shot), and I'm left wondering why the entry on his 25-30 foot dive from the TitanTron onto Randy Orton keeps getting deleted. It was clearly the largest Swanton Bomb he's ever done, and given light that this will probably be replayed in WWE broadcasts for quite some time to come, I think this should be included. It's certainly a notable event.Srosenow 98 (talk) 08:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* Your very first sentence is wrong. This will NOT be his first WWE Championship match. Back in 2002 he faced The Undertaker in a Ladder match for the WWE Undisputed Championship. This was what led to Undertaker becoming a face again (he had been a heel) because he said he respected the effort Hardy gave in the match. TJ Spyke 09:08, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* I certainly stand corrected, then. Srosenow 98 (talk) 10:28, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* That being said I find the Titontron swanton extremely notable. I understand we like ot wait untila fued culminates before writing it, but how hard is it to write something like "Hardy is currently involved in a kayfabe feud with WWE Champion Randy Orton. They will meet for the WWE title at the RR. During the weeks prior to the match, Jeff Hardy hit a Swanton off the titontron scaffolding on orton" I mean, i think something like this is already quite notable.LessThanClippers (talk) 20:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* The part about the RR match would be deleted right away (by me or other users). TJ Spyke 23:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* You should explain why, TJ. I'd do it, but then Srosenow 98 will just reject our consensus... so you try it. :D Cheers , Lex T / C Guest Book 00:06, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
* OK. The consensus from WP:PW (the WikiProject that covers pro wrestling) is that future matches are not noted in articles (other than the PPV articles of coarse). This means that the WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble can not be mentioned in articles until after the match happens. TJ Spyke 00:13, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not saying I'd totally reject the consensus, but I'm also one that believes that maybe Wikipedia should break away from trying to be "just another encyclopedia" and maybe trying something different, and definitely outside of the box (which Wikipedia seems to be against these days). And certainly get rid of a lot of the bureaucracy that goes on, especially in projects like WP:PW and the like. Me personally, I'm having a tough time believing that using the Swanton Bomb from a height of nearly 30 feet is hardly considered notable. I can almost bet the house and farm that WWE will be using this clip for years to come whenever any mention of Jeff Hardy is made. I literally sat stunned and at the edge of my seat until RAW went to black. I mean, he literally executed a move that spanned a height equivalent to the length of a full-size school bus standing on end, and that, I think, should be included in this article without having to wait this feud out. Hell, for all we know, this feud could last well into SummerSlam! Does that mean that if this feud culminates at SummerSlam, the entry should be included only then? I pray to think not.Srosenow 98 (talk) 07:41, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton
At the Royal Rumble Jeff will face Randy for the WWE Championship but Jeff and Orton have already did stuff to each other to fire each other up for their BIG match. Orton has brutally attack Matt back stage and Jeff has did the SWANTON BOMB!!! from 30 feet high a REALLY hurt Orton and hiself.
* Yes, but feuds are not added until their completion. See the "Not following" section above. Also, please sign your comments. NiciVampireHeart (talk) 20:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
2008
Jeff Hardy faces Randy Orton on the January 14 episode of Raw. Randy Orton immediately gets disqualified with a low blow. A braw still continued. Randy attemptd to kick Jeff in the head, but Jeff found the strength to throw Randy of the stage. Jeff Hardy climbed nearly 30 feet and unleashed a swanton bomb on Randy Orton. Neither of the wrestlers were moving and were taken away by paramedics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parkhu12 (talk • contribs)
* So? TJ Spyke 23:41, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
* 1:Most of us know that if we are wrestling fans, and why would a non wrestling fan come to this page? they wouldnt. 2:Its no good here on a discussion page. 3:it will be in the article soon. and 4:Read the above comments.---The Great One 10:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Name
Theres no point in putting "Jeff" in quotes in his name, its not a nickname, its just jeffery in short, so im changing it, got a problem then say so. cheers.---The Great One 10:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
* With articles on people who don't use their full name, most have the short version in quotes (Bill Clinton and Al Gore for example). He's always called Jeff, not Jeffrey. TJ Spyke 10:44, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Jeff Hardy's In bad shape
I believe this should be added somewhere in the article. Jeff Hardy was interviewed this week by Charleston's The Post and Carrier newspaper. Hardy revealed that his body was in very bad shape. Below is what Hardy had to say:
"My ankles are really weak. A lot of that stems from motocross in the past. I've got a (bone) chip in my right kneecap now, pain in my elbows and two herniated discs in my neck and my back. I'm not feeling great, but I've been extremely lucky that I've gone this far without surgery. So I'll just keep knocking on metal or wood." Krauser93 (talk) 16:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
* In fairness, wrestlers are in bad shape the whole time, always with some little niggle or some pain somewhere in their body - it's the life of a prowrestler. IMHO, I don't believe it should be added unless he actually has to take some time off to recover. NiciVampireHeart (talk) 16:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
The Legend Thriller
Ok, this is has been added and removed from the article a few times, so I thought I would post my opinion here. Personally, I think it should be left out of the article for a few more weeks, and then should be reconsidered if it has been used more. It has been used about twice post-Orton feud, and that is not enough to warrant inclusion IMO. JR might stop calling Jeff "the legend thriller" anytime soon, so we need to wait and see if it is going to become a permanent nickname. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 19:09, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
* Also, it isn't an "official" nickname by any means. Nikki 311 22:44, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
DVD
I was on Matt's MySpace and there is a new Hardy dvd called "Twist of Fate-The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story" someone needs to put it up --L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 21:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
* It's not being released for about 2/3 months. When it's out it'll be put up, and info will probably be taken from it as well. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 00:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Jeff's new intro music
Does anyone have any information pertaining to his new intro music and should that infor be uploaded to the article? - RVDDP2501 (talk) 02:55, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
* Yes it should be added, no I have no info on it. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 03:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Nickname source
I see that the WWE's "Power 25" list was cited as a source for "The Rainbow-Haired Warrior" nickname, but the only issue with that is the fact the page is not static, and is updated.
However, I did find this information:
References Jeff as the "Rainbow-haired Warrior":
http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/matches/52676103211/results/
References Jeff as the "Legend Thriller":
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/jimross/sotwarchive/020108sotw
Hope that helps. Hazardous Matt (talk) 23:40, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
* I added them both. Thanks, ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 00:04, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
boston celtics
should we put on this page that jeff is celtics fan i have seen the pictures on the Peroxwhy?gen myspace almost everyone with jeff has him with a celtics top both home and away and ive seen him in one at a signing event with one on and some pics on matts myspace hashim with the boston shirt on —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:49, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
* I don't think so, I heard him saying somewhere that he has "a bunch of basketball jerseys of people I don't even know" --L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 21:17, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Hair?
Why in every couple of matches Jeff changes his hair die? Sometimes it's ginger, red and then rainbow he's never consistent.
Ooops am I breaking the rules on Wikipedia not being a forum? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:04, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
* Yeah, see the top of the page. This is for discussing ways to improve the article, not for general discussion on Jeff. TJ Spyke 01:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
What a S.W.A.T you are!!
OMEGA Heavyweight Championship
There is a discrepancy here. The title history in that Championship's article never lists Jeff (under any of his ring names) as having won that title. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 01:13, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
* I clicked on the citation listed in the article, and it links to a history for the OMEGA tag team championship. On the same site, there is a OMEGA Heavyweight history, and it shows he never won it. I'm going to remove it from the article, as it is incorrect. Good catch. Nikki 311 01:24, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for clearing that up. :) Gavyn Sykes (talk) 01:30, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Debut
He didn't debut against 123 kid it was Scott Hall. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
* Give a reliable source, and sign your comments please. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 20:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
* And a reliable source means it can't violate copyright laws (i.e. no YouTube videos of WWE content, since those are illegally being hosted). TJ Spyke 01:20, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
Suspension
Hardy has been banned for 60 days reportedly this is legit apparently. I am slightly skeptical about this. While I'm in no doubt Hardy has been suspended I struggle to see it being legit. WWE is fake there is always a pre-determined winner so why in that case would you need to take drugs?
It sounds utterly untrue to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:03, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* Um, try checking wwe.com, it's real. Wrestling being real or fake has nothing to do with anything. A lot of non-athletes take steroids. TJ Spyke 20:06, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Jeff Hardy was my favorite wrestler.....YESTERDAY. He should be fired...Just like Chris Masters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:57, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Jesus Christ, are you this thick? All wrestling is choreographed as well as pre-determined the pysichality is real for the sake of the art. Learn a little about the buisness —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. R.K.Z (talk • contribs)
* No personal attacks. And it is real. You're not going to see Jeff Hardy for at least 60 days. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 20:09, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* It may have not even been 'roids. I'd peg Hardy as more likely to smoke pot or something like that. He doesn't have the look of anyone that's ever used 'roids. And the suspension is real. All sources say so. The only kayfabe suspension I can ever recall them doing was Ashley's when she went on Survivor. Any suspension that specifies the Wellness Policy is real. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 20:25, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* Does anyone know what he got suspended for? If it was pot then that is just hippocratic because Orton does that all the time and HHH is on Steroids too. Well does anyone know?--WillC (talk) 21:01, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* That info was never released. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 21:05, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* I just wonder why they would suspend their most pushed superstar.--WillC (talk) 21:10, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* wikipedia is not a forum. This really isn't the best place to discuss this. The info we have is that he violated the wellness policy, so that's what's in the article. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 21:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
* He was not suspended for steroids. He was suspended for testing positive for opiates. Marijuana had nothing to do with it. I don't have a reliable source for it and don't care if it is put in the article or not and or whether you believe me or not, doesn't change the fact that he tested positive for opiates that were not prescribed to him from his doctor at the time of the failed test. That is what he failed for. There is no reliable source because the information is not suppose to be out there. It really doesn't matter how I know/found out/so called guessed/hypothesized/have knowledge for/whatever you want to call it. And for those who think it's bulls**t, that's cool, I don't care. And for those who agree and or believe this, then call it a relapse because that is pretty much what it was whether he was in pain or not at the time. Doesn't really seem justified to me, all he had to do was get the prescription. So in that case, relapse. Either way, i'm disappointed, as i'm sure all of his fans are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:50, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Unless there is a statment from WWE or wwe.com, there is no proof he tested positive for opiates. It doesn't belong in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:15, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
* I don't believe that anyone put it in the article. And if you read what I was saying, I wasn't trying to put that in the article. Discussion pages are only to help improve/expand an article. Not to come up with ideas on what someone failed a drug test for. So I was trying to put an end to it. There are rumors that it was Crystal Meth but it wasn't. It was opiates. Even if there was clear cut proof from wwe.com saying that he failed the test for opiates or even crystal meth, it should not be in the article. Jeff Hardy being suspended for 60 days due to his second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy is far good enough. So it really doesn't matter what he failed for and if we ever get a great sure 100% proof on what it was, it just doesn't matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:54, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
* Everyone relax a little. There is no point in arguing about this as the likelihood of a reliable source for this type of controversial material is so close to zero, it doesn't actually exist. This makes this conversation rather redundant, so lets all just get on with improving wikipedia. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 21:58, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
Extreme twist of fate
When was the last time he used the extreme twist of fate i.e. does it need a date. Bam123456789 (talk) 21:12, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
na i dont think so i saw him use one against shelton a few monthes back he use it when he stuffs up the normal twist of fate when they spin to far so i dont think so —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
I thought this was ocassionally done from a ladder but I don't know.
GA Review
* GA review (see here for criteria)
* 1) It is reasonably well written.
* a (prose): b (MoS):
* 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
* a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
* 1) It is broad in its coverage.
* a (major aspects): b (focused):
* 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
* Fair representation without bias:
* 1) It is stable.
* No edit wars etc.:
* 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
* 1) Overall:
* Pass/Fail:
Pass Ultra! 08:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Twist of Fate Stunner
Should it be noted in Jeff's finishing moves that he innovated the stunner variation of the Twist of Fate? Or is this not that notable to be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Skilldog2 (talk • contribs) 23:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Suspension Over
Can somebody edit this page so that it states he is no longer suspended, correct me if i'm wrong but May 9th was sixty days from when his suspension started. Thanks.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:49, 10 May 2008 (UTC)E-To-The-Izzo
* That is in no way notable. King iMat thew 20 08 00:49, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Well i thought it was considering he's no longer suspended and on the page it says he is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
I removed the bit at the very top about him currently being suspended. His suspension is up, even if we don't know what his current status is, he is a least no longer suspended. Herotastic (talk) 00:34, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Jeff hardy will be returning from his suspension in new mexico on June 20th. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for removing the bit about his current status —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:11, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
he returned to raw on may 12th and defeated umaga in a match ordered by gm william regal —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:23, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Pics
i noticed a cople of pics that are really bad should they be removed as they are of shit qualtie KCDavis (talk) 21:55, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
* What photos are you referring to, specifically? <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 21:58, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
How about updating Jeffs pic with the IC belt as he is no longer the champion. Chris Jericho is. Also when you search WWE IC championship its the same pic. I just think it might confuse people. Jonathanmbarnes (talk) 04:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC) Jonathanmbarnes
extreme twist of fate
i know someone above me brought this up but i agree with them. Jeff hasn't used the extreme twist of fate in a while and should be dated. i dont know the exact dates so i'll let someone else change it if they agree with me and the others who posted before me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Skilldog2 (talk • contribs) 21:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
* Similarly to this, does anyone know if it was this year or last when Jeff began using the Whisper in the Wind as a finisher, I'm not really sure, but "recently adopted as a finisher, formerly used as a signature move" would have to be changed soon enough anyway, I think it would be better to be dated rather than saying "recently" - Вla zze ee 12:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
First Supsension
The "bad fall" that Jeff claimed to be the reason for him missing 30 day's of action should be correctly noted as him being suspended for violation of the wellness policy. I know there was a lot of debate about the topic, but following his more recent suspension being for 60 days, this proves that Jeff had to have been suspended once before since his return to WWE. This was the only time that Jeff was off tv, and he was off for exactly 30 days, proving that the "time off for a bad fall in a match against Kennedy" was a lie made up to cover his suspension. So, it should be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* Okay. We just need a reliable source that documents specifically that the reason he was taken off of TV for 30 days was because of the Wellness Policy. If that gets dug up, we can put that information in the article. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 20:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* Agree with Hazardous Matt. Otherwise it's original research. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 12:21, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
SmackDown
Should we make a new section for his move to SmackDown due to the draft? --L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 03:10, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
* Looking at how the article has been broken down so far, I don't really thinkg it's necessary. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 13:29, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Hardys Preferred
In the Twist of Fate DVD I got two days ago for my birthday, Shawn Michaels said that The Hardys were the preferred jobbers. can't we put this at the beginning of the article? like "...The Hardys worked as jobbers, in which they were the preferred team..." or something like that, I'm probably just thinking out loud. --L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 22:49, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
* I can't remember, but I didn't think I've ever seen WWE use the word jobber, to maintain kayfabe or something. But yeah, he did say something about how they were liked as jobbers and did a good job (SO MANY JOBBER PUNS!) with putting their jobbee over. --Kaizer13 (talk) 22:51, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
house fire
did his house burn down--The real rj (talk) 03:47, 16 March 2008 (UTC)RJ--The real rj (talk) 03:47, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
* Yes it did and it is already mentioned in the article. –Cheers, L A X 12:08, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Will this affect his return date? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
* Possibly. N i m <font color:"black">i T i z e 22:16, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
They may keep him off the road for a while longer until they think he has his head straight after losing all his possessions and his pet dog Scruffy.Skitzo (talk) 13:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
and it sayed on matts myspace blog that jeff has been sick after his house burnt down from worry matt thinks —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
* Alright we all know that Jeff is suspended and his house burnt down, but this is about improving the article. My thoughts and prays are on Jeff Hardy. But please, improve the article if you can. N i m i T i z e 21:55, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
On Jeff's last MySpace page (because his other profiles were hacked and he said if this page gets hacked, he is completely done with MySpace), myspace.com/the_real_high_flyer, he posted a blog with pretty harsh thoughts of his house and his fans. He said he and his girlfriend live in Raleigh, NC, with his brother Matt until they can build a new house in Cameron, NC. Check for yourself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snowydweather (talk • contribs) 00:19, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
* To Skitzo his dog's name isn't Scruffy...It's Jack --L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 21:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
WWE Championship
Do you think that we should add that he beat the great khali to qualify for the championship scramble and was the interem wwe champion at unforgiven. then he won a fatal 4 way on smackdown to become the number 1 contender at no mercy. it just seems quite important.Mvpisthebest (talk) 14:21, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* No. See WP:RECENTISM. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 14:22, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I agree with mvpisthebest because i think that it is quite important to be the number 1 contender to the wwe championship. i at least think you should up to unforgiven because on brian kendricks page it says that he was the interim wwe champion. so why not on jeff hardys. well said mvpisthebest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:34, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Which point are you referring to? Are you saying we should list that Jeff is currently the No. 1 Contender (which would go against the no week-by-week policy) or that he should be listed as an interim champion? <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 15:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I think that you could say he is interem champion due to that being said on the brian kendrick page. i just think it makes more sence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:35, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* It may make sense, but is it notable? I haven't checked, but as far as I knew the "interim champion" was not actually a champion at all. If the interim reign is listed in the official WWE Title History then I suppose it can be added. If not, I don't know how notable it would be. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 15:44, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Why don't you put something like this "At unforgiven he participated in the championship scramble and he breifly became interem wwe champion twice however it does not count as an official rein" that would show that it is not official but he had an interem rein. It says something like that on brian kendricks page because i checked.Hardyzrulez (talk) 15:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* If you can find a reliable source stating he was an interim champion, that information can be reasonably added. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 15:58, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
This is from brian kendricks page "Kendrick failed to win the title at the event, though he did have a reign as "interim" champion, which is not officially recognized per the pre-match stipulation" so it says on brian kendricks page so why carn't it say on jeff hardys page.Hardyzrulez (talk) 16:05, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I agree with that last statement because if you watched the ppv then when jeff won it says at the bottom of the screen "current wwe champion" so that is as reliable as you can get.Mvpisthebest (talk) 16:08, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Provide a reliable, documented source and that information can be added. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 16:17, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I have added it because I felt it needed it doing. have a look before deleating it.Hardyzrulez ([[User
talk:Hardyzrulez|talk]]) 16:49, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
why cant you do it because you it on the brian kendricks page ps you are nerds Hardyzrulez (talk) 18:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* WP:ATTACK. PLease don't call people nerds. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 18:04, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Okay, just because it's on Kendrick's page does not mean it's any more notable. That was something I was pondering myself; what's the notability of being "interim champion". Is it reflected anywhere in the WWE Championship history? And again, the information would need to be sourced, which is wasn't, it was only placed in front of an already existing source for another piece of information. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 18:14, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I am very sorry but you should do what i say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hardyzrulez (talk) 18:19, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* IIRC, they do list the interim champs in the prose of the Unforgiven results articles on WWE.com. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 18:22, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Unfortunately, I can check at work. However, unlike the Hardcore Battle Royal they were not made "official champions", so that's why I was questioning the legitimacy of the reign. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 18:24, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
If you go to www.com at this website address and read it carefully you will find the ansews http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/matches/7925052/results/Mvpisthebest (talk) 18:32, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I have just read it and i think that it is valid enough to be added to the page and with a bit of luck you finaly willHardyzrulez (talk) 18:43, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Okay, part of my hestiation on this addition is the notability of being "interim champion". See, Hardy didn't technically "win" anything. He didn't win the match, he didn't lose. He didn't walk away with anything notable. And again, does the official WWE Title History even recognize him as an "interim champion"? <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 18:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
No but on the unforgiven page on www.com it does state that jeff hardy was interem wwe champion and then brian kendrick had turns at taking at being the wwe champion. i think that a note stating this fact is neccesary.Hardyzrulez (talk) 20:37, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I for one agrees with that fact but is it realy that notable. I think you could at least say he competed in the championship scramble and gained 2 pinfalls during the match but was unable to walk out the official wwe champion.Mvpisthebest (talk) 20:41, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* Right now nothing notable came of the match for Jeff Hardy. Or Brian Kendrick. <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 20:42, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
I think that it is notable that he competed in the match. Also jeff hardys page needs to be updated. Is his feud with mvp worth mentioning afterall they had a great match at summerslam.Hardyzrulez (talk) 20:48, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
MVP
The feud is over so it's not exactly week-by-week. I have no problem consenting to it's addition if there was something notable that occured. Other than bringing some real-life elements into the feud, what else happened? <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 16:23, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
* I do agree that the Jeff/MVP feud is notable to the careers of both men, but most others apparently don't. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 16:14, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
* @ Matt nothing else really happened. @ Gavyn, I'm afraid I fall into the "most others" category. I don't see how it was notable; it wasn't for a championship, it wasn't even very long - a match at SummerSlam doesn't automatically mean it was notable. You can't list every minor feud a wrestler has - the article will become unreadable, and I fail to see how the MVP one was a major feud. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 16:44, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
* They had two PPV matches and numerous promos that actually referenced real life (Hardy's house ifre and suspensions). I fail to see how it's not notable. Gavyn Sykes (talk) 16:55, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
* What about if we mention this in the Personal Life section? Maybe a note that said "Some of these elements were used during a storyline fued with Professional Wrestler MVP." Anyone against that? <font color="Yellow">Hazardous <font color="Yellow">Matt 17:47, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
I don't see anything wrong with that for the record i agree with gavyn
it was notible due to the amount of promos used but obviosoly it is not going to be used so just go with the personal section thing.Mvpisthebest (talk) 19:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
The Enigma
He's not been going by The Charismatic Enigma in WWE, just The enigma, Both JR and Triple H have called him The Enigma. It should be added to the list and the Charismatic Enigma should be un-bolded. (is that a word?, haha) <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:34, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
* On SmackDown a couple of weeks ago, he was referred to as Charismatic Enigma. TNA probably asked them not to use it or something, hence why it's been abbreviated to just enigma. I don't know. --Kaizer13 (talk) 16:54, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
* I think we should just put it to "The (Charismatic) Enigma" because that seems correct.--L0W3R1D3R | TH3 L0W3D0WN 00:40, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Speaking of nicknames, I say it is time to remove "The Legend Thriller". JR only called him that a couple of times during his feud with Orton, and he hasn't been called that since. IMO, nicknames should be limited to names used more than a couple of times. <font color="Teal">Nikki <font color="Salmon">311 22:44, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
* Well, WWE is still calling him "The Legend Thriller" - see here. ♥ Nici ♥ Vampire ♥ Heart ♥ 16:14, 21 September 2008 (UTC) | WIKI |
P. K. D. Habadah
Lt Col Kofi Dovia Habada was a Ghanaian army officer and politician. He was the Volta Regional Commissioner (Volta Regional Minister) from 1972 to May 1973, and the Greater Accra Regional Commissioner (Greater Accra Regional Minister) from 1973 to October 1975.
Early life and education
Habada was born on 6 April 1928 at Hatorgodo, a suburb of the Keta Municipal District (then a part of the Anlo District) in the Volta Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). He had his early education at the Abor Roman Catholic Mission School, and the Keta Roman Catholic Senior School until 1944.
Career
Habada joined the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) in 1945, and a year later, he was made instructor of the Sierra Leone Army. In 1947 he became a Warrant Officer Class II, and that same year he was attached to the Educational wing of the African Frontier force, serving in this capacity for about ten years. In 1959, he was commissioned officer in the second Battalion, and served under Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka as the Commander Pay Master of the Headquarters Company. He also worked as the Mechanical Transport Officer of the 2nd Battalion and the Ghana Military Academy and Training School. He later became the Deputy Adjutant, and the Quarter Master General of the Ghana Military Academy and Training School.
Following the 1966 overthrow of the Nkrumah government, Habada became a member of the Volta Regional Committee of Administration. He was the Camp Commandant at the Ghana Army Headquarters, and Officer in command of the Headquarters of the Military Academy Training School in Teshie.
Following the overthrow of the Busia government in 1972, he was appointed Commissioner for the Volta Region in the National Redemption Council (NRC) military government led by Colonel I. K. Acheampong. In May 1973 he became the Greater Accra Regional Commissioner, succeeding, W. C. O. Acquaye-Nortey. He remained in this position until 9 October 1975 when he was retired following the replacement of the NRC by the Supreme Military Council military government. He was succeeded by William Adjei Thompson.
Personal life
Habada was married with eight children. His hobbies included reading, gardening, playing basketball, and playing volleyball. | WIKI |
John Smith John Smith - 6 months ago 35
Apache Configuration Question
Redirect Error: Wordpress + Let's Encrypt (Certbot) + SSL only + non-www
Note: See the updates at the end of this post. For the final (working) conf-files see update 4 at the end of this post or the post which I marked as the solution.
I badly configured my apache conf-files and now I'm getting a redirect error (ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS). I want to redirect everything to HTTPS (non-www). I already tried to add this to the wp-config.php regarding this tips, but that didn't solve the problem:
define('WP_HOME','http://d0main.xyz');
define('WP_SITEURL','http://d0main.xyz');
and I tried to add
define('WP_HOME','https://d0main.xyz');
define('WP_SITEURL','https://d0main.xyz');
Here are my Apache files:
d0main.xyz.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName d0main.xyz
ServerAlias www.d0main.xyz
ServerAdmin contact@d0main.xyz
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
# changed from None to FileInfo
AllowOverride FileInfo
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
d0main.xyz-le-ssl.conf
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName d0main.xyz
ServerAlias www.d0main.xyz
ServerAdmin d0main@d0main.xyz
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
# changed from None to FileInfo
AllowOverride FileInfo
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
RewriteEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/d0main.xyz/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/d0main.xyz/privkey.pem
Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Update 1: I solved the redirection error by removing
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz
in my
d0main.xyz-le-ssl.conf
, but now there is a
/
missing at the end of the URL. Graphic URL's for example are now
https://d0main.xyzwp-content/image.jpg
Update 2: This is getting more weird. I changed the line
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz
to
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz\/
in my
d0main.xyz.conf
. Now some images have two slashes (and work)
https://d0main.xyz//wp-content/uploads/2016/10/logo-5.png
, while other images still have no slash in their URL:
https://d0main.xyzwp-content/uploads/2016/10/image2.png
Update 3: I forgot to post my .htaccess
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Update 4: My final (working) conf-files:
d0main.xyz.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName d0main.xyz
ServerAlias www.d0main.xyz
ServerAdmin contact@d0main.xyz
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz/
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
# changed from None to FileInfo
AllowOverride FileInfo
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
d0main.xyz-le-ssl.conf
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName delegatex.xyz
ServerAlias www.delegatex.xyz
ServerAdmin delegatexyz@gmail.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
# changed from None to FileInfo
AllowOverride FileInfo
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
RewriteEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/delegatex.xyz/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/delegatex.xyz/privkey.pem
Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Answer
You do not need to escape the forward slash, so instead of Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz\/ you should just have Redirect permanent / https://d0main.xyz/. But when redirecting (and ProxyPassing) you should always match trailing slashes.
Instead of the following lines.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
You should have a SSL vhost for www.d0main.xyz and jsut do Redirect / https://d0main.xyz/
If you are still getting the double slashes it looks like the reason must be elsewhere. DO you have any htaccess files? | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:The Constitution of India 1949 (Gazette Notification Version).djvu/175
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, NOV. 26, 1949 2521 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 175 Part XVIII. — Emergency Provisions. — Arts. 357-358.
it shall be competent—
(a) for Parliament to confer on the President the power of the Legislature of the State to make laws, and to authorise the President to delegate, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, the power so conferred to any other authority to be specified by him in that behalf;
(b) for Parliament, or for the President or other authority in whom such power to make laws is vested under sub-clause (a), to make laws conferring powers and imposing duties, or authorising the conferring of powers and the imposition of duties, upon the Union or officers and authorities thereof;
(c) for the President to authorise when the House of the People is not in session expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.
(2) Any law made in exercise of the power of the Legislature of the State by Parliament or the President or other authority referred to in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) which Parliament or the President or such other authority would not, but for the issue of a Proclamation under article 356, have been competent to make shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of one year after the Proclamation has ceased to operate except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the expiration of the said period, unless the provisions which shall so cease to have effect are sooner repealed or re-enacted with or without modification by Act of the appropriate Legislature.
358. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, nothing in article 19 shall restrict the power of the State as defined in Part III to make any law or to take any executive action which the State would but for the provisions contained in that Part be competent to make or to take, but any law so made shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to
Suspension of provisions of article 19 during emergencies. | WIKI |
HOMENEWS AND EVENTSCOMMISSIONING TOOLS FOR VRF AND CHILLER SYSTEM NOW AND THEN
Commissioning Tools For VRF And Chiller System: Now And Then
Commissioning Tools For VRF And Chiller System: Now And Then
In 1995, I was studying HVAC&R during my engineering days, we used to find refrigerant gas leaks with a soap solution and Halide Torches. Nowadays there are more than 10 technologies developed and have transformed the way refrigerant leaks are identified. Those days quality of commissioning use to depend on the time is taken for commissioning. Every step of commissioning was time-bound and a typical chiller commissioning would take 3 – 7 days. I clearly recall during my training days, once a commissioning engineer re-commissioned a chiller after a breakdown in 8 hours. His speedy work was really appreciated by customer and customer gave him an appreciation letter. When he came back to the office and showed this appreciation letter to director engineering, he was almost fired. Director was concerned about the shortcuts he might have taken to commission this chiller as if you follow the standard operating procedure (SOPs) you can’t complete the job in 8hours.
Do we now get time like 3 – 7 days for commissioning? If your answer is no then what has changed these days. Let’s take some example. Those days most of the chillers were built on-site as compared to today where we mostly get completely refrigerant charged chillers on-site. Even if we need to recommission them available tools have changed and equipped us to do it better and faster.
Pressure Testing: those days pressure testing will involve Nitrogen pressure to be held in the system for 24 hours and then we can proceed further. I exactly don’t know the reason of holding for 24 hours but as per my assumption, it must be the limitation of the technology. Say for example a good calibrated pressure gauge used for testing those days must be class 2 that means it can give an error of + - 2% of full-scale reading. If pressure test is performed at 350 PSIG, the gauge used must be 0 to 500 PSIG. This Gauge will give and error of -10PSIG to +10PSIG that means 20PSIG. In this case of 350 PSIG pressure hold, 20 PSIG can be gauge error for 6% of pressure drop can be due to measurement error. So, if you need to be certain that loss of nitrogen pressure is not due to leak you need to first overcome pressure gauge errors, and only way to that is wait for longer time. So, wait for 24 hours to 48 hours and then conclude if pressure test is ok or not. Now a day’s digital manifold gauges are equipped with programs that can make calculation and conclude in less than five minutes if the same system will be able to hold pressure in 24 hour or not. This is possible because of their least count of 0.1 PSIG which was not available in analogue gauges. Imagine if those days pressure test fails it was very difficult to find leaks as Nitrogen leaks that time can only be detected through soap solution. Soap solution was also made using shampoo or detergent. So same case if there is nitrogen test fail and we need to find leak we have following key options today:
• More accurate bubble based leak detectors like Leak Locator Plus which can detect minor leaks as bubbles don’t collapse easy and can last much longer. Since bubble are stable leaks make cloud formation around leak point.
Ultrasonic leak detectors are also available which detects specific noise of gas leaks irrespective of gas type. This have been very useful for commissioning engineers.
• Another option is to use 95% Nitrogen and 5% Hydrogen mixture instead of just Nitrogen for leak testing in this case only 5% Hydrogen does not make the mixture flammable but makes sniffing Hydrogen much easier with electronic leak detectors for Hydrogen.
Post Nitrogen Pressure Test comes vacuum and dehydrations. Two stage, high capacity, Vacuum pumps equipped with non-return valve and Gas Ballast valve and large diameter vacuum rated hoses and core removal tools makes vacuum much easier and faster. Also, same digital manifold are equipped with micron gauges and also built in programs to check for vacuum leak or moisture in system. Once vacuum level say 500microns is reached, system is kept on vacuum hold test similar to nitrogen pressure hold test. This vacuum hold test is not only for leak but also indicates if there is moisture in system. If during hold time vacuum level breaks and rises to nearly 5000 microns and then stabilizes then there is moisture in system. This is due to vaporization of water in vacuum till it reaches ambient temperature as boiling point. The vacuum rise graph plotted during hold test clearly indicated if there is leak or moisture or both in system. Only once system passed vacuum hold test, you are confident of good commissioning. This test also concludes in few minutes due to pre-programed algorithms; you save time and money.
Liquid charging by weight and charge optimization with liquid charging adapters like Blend Vaporizers make charging of blends and well as single refrigerants easy and quicker. Once charging is complete system is run and continuous monitoring of suction superheat and liquid subcooling with digital manifold ensures proper refrigerant charge. These digital manifolds come with temperature sensors for measuring accurate suction line and liquid line surface temperatures. These manifolds are programed with almost all refrigerants to enable calculation of superheat and subcooling on manifold itself. All this data is exported and recorded as authentic commissioning report. This helps future charge optimization and predictive maintenance.
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Talk:301 series
Chiyoda-sen
Weren't these also used on the Joban - Chiyoda - Odakyu service starting around 1971? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:18, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
No, the Chiyoda Line used the 103-1000 Series (and one set of the 103-1200 Series). The 301 Series remained a strictly Tozai Line-only train. -Socimi | WIKI |
Lopez's late spree powers Nets past Lakers
NEW YORK — Brook Lopez scored eight of his 20 points in the final seven minutes as the Brooklyn Nets did enough down the stretch to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-97 Wednesday night. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Nets (7-17) with 23 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 22, but it was Lopez who did a bulk of the heavy lifting to give the Nets the win. Lopez hit 5 of 16 shots through three quarters, but in a span of 89 seconds, he converted three layups to push a slim 93-92 lead to 99-94 with 5:17 remaining. About three minutes later, Lopez hit two free throws for a 104-96 lead, and the Nets gradually sealed the game. Reserve Lou Williams led the Lakers (10-18) with 16 points, Nick Young added 14, and Timofey Mozgov and Julius Randle had 12 apiece. D’Angelo Russell was held to 11 points and shot 2 of 10 in his third game back from a sore knee. The Lakers lost their eighth straight by shooting 38.5 percent and misfiring on 12 of their final 13 shots after getting a 92-91 lead on a layup by Larry Nance Jr with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining. Trevor Booker collected a season-high 18 rebounds for the Nets, who held a commanding 61-49 edge on the glass. Reserve Joe Harris added 11 points as Brooklyn improved to 5-13 without Jeremy Lin, who sat out due to lower back tightness. Before Lopez made plays in the final seven minutes, the Nets blew a nine-point halftime lead. The Lakers appeared to be poised to pull away by taking a 70-65 lead on a 3-pointer by Young but settled for a 76-75 edge after three quarters following a Williams fadeaway. NOTES: G Jeremy Lin (lower back tightness) was a game-time decision, and about an hour before the opening tip, the Nets ruled him out. ... Lakers coach Luke Walton said he was told by the team’s training staff that F Nick Young does not need his minutes restricted any longer. Young played 30 minutes Wednesday. ... Walton was fined $15,000 for verbally abusing a game official and not leaving the court in a timely manner after his ejection in the first quarter of Monday’s loss at Sacramento. “That’s their decision,” Walton said. ... Los Angeles F/C Tarik Black (sprained right ankle) and G Jose Calderon (strained right hamstring) did not play but might practice Thursday. ... Nets C Justin Hamilton was available after missing Monday’s game in Houston with a migraine. He did not get off the bench Wednesday, however. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Jehovah's Witnesses conventions
The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 04:25, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
List of Jehovah&
* ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)
This article consists of three sentences about the conventions, and a list showing the title of each year's convention. The titles are rather generic and don't really provide any insight (as far as I can tell) into how one year's convention differed from the next. The info is unsourced. On August 8, I added notability, wikify and orphan tags; on September 3 (when there had been no improvement) I prodded; on September 8 the prod was removed and a proposal was made to merge the content into Jehovah's Witnesses or History of Jehovah's Witnesses. The merge discussion is here, but it hasn't been conclusive (although I don't think anyone has spoken in favor of merging). Propaniac (talk) 15:36, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* Weak Delete - unless the list makes note of conventions that according to JW folklore are imagined to correlate to verses from the book of Revelation (See Revelation - It's Grand Climax at Hand), or any that were accompanied by significant events in opposition, such as bomb threats etc (if any such events exist). If kept, the article should be linked to, but not merged into Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah's Witnesses and/or History of Jehovah's Witnesses. In any case, conventions that have no special significance should probably be removed.--Jeffro77 (talk) 16:49, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* DeleteAs it is, the article has very little, if any, utility. No context is provided to demonstrate notability. Were there to be so much as sourced paragraphs detailing each convention, the article might be of use. However, Propaniac has demonstrated that there is no effort to improve the article to a useful state. Carl.bunderson (talk) 18:33, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* Delete. No information, no value. LTSally (talk) 21:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 21:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* Delete -- these convenions consist of a text prepared centrally being read to those attending. Accordingly, this article is the equivalent of a list of book titles. The article might be very useful if it exposed how the Jehovah's Witnesses change their beliefs every decade or so, so that the articles provided a paragraph summarising what was taught at each convention, something that would probably surprise many current Witnesses. Peterkingiron (talk) 22:50, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* Actually only a small number of talks at their conventions are 'script talks' that are prepared centrally to be read verbatim. It is therefore not strictly analogous to a list of books. It is a valid point though, that it might be worth retaining mention of conventions at which significant changes in doctrine have been made, though this could probably be achieved in the History article.--Jeffro77 (talk) 00:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
* Keep history, merge, and lock redirect but will accept what looks like a consensus to delete. I am the one who deprodded it in favor of a merge. I have already copied the links to the video and audio to History of Jehovah's Witnesses, so there won't be any great harm done if this is deleted. If someone wants to restore this information in a well-sourced manner in the appropriate section of the appropriate article, they can probably find what they need in official publications. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 01:21, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
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Description of the headless booting sequence (Buckminster)
Below is a reasonably current version of an early design document for Buckminster Headless, describing reasons why the boot process, in particular, is somewhat convoluted. Note that some details in current implementation may differ from this description.
Goal: Buckminster must be possible to run from the command line, a.k.a. headless
Effectively, there should be a reasonable set of commands to do many of the relevant things you can do with Buckminster for two main reasons:
• To allow automation of things that you would otherwise be required to do interactively in the Eclipse IDE.
• Allow someone who absolutely does not wish to use the Eclipse IDE at all, a way to at least set up and work with a workspace with the help of Buckminster for further use with other tools (e.g. Emacs).
This mechanism will be supplied in two forms:
• An ordinary Buckminster feature/plugin set for installation into an Eclipse IDE instance will also more or less automatically allow the headless invocations to be done using that instance.
• A self-contained package of Buckminster with just as much of the Eclipse infrastructure and plugins/features required to run. I.e. this is a 'product' in Eclipse parlance.
Apart from the UI aspects present in the first form, the two forms should perform identically in core functionality. However, as both forms are bona fide Eclipse instances, optional plugins/features can be installed and make behavior and available mechanisms differ.
Not surprisingly, there are a number of challenges to overcome in order to make it work smoothly for the end user in various settings; differing platforms etc. Also, from a look-and-feel perspective the commands should behave exactly as any other command line tool - scriptable, transparent stdout/in/err handling etc.
Look and feel
Here we will focus on how the user perceives the command line.
A common pattern suggested for adoption is the 'launcher + command' pattern. This is evidenced by various product toolsets such as 'cleartool', 'p4', 'cvs' just to name a few.
Basically, there is the 'launcher'. The launcher can accept a number of option flags, which controls the launch and/or provides settings for a common context that all installed commands can make use of. As the launcher parses its command line, it may eventually hit on a non-option argument - this should be treated as the command name. The command name can also have option flags, and/or arguments. As this is still a part of the full command line seen by the launcher, it is the launchers responsibility to internally look up the implementation for the command and dispatch control to it, providing the rest of the command line in a suitable fashion for command parsing.
Thus, a format for using the launcher is something like this:
launcher [launcher-options] [command] [command-options]
Beyond the split between launcher-options v.s. command-options, from a user perspective it should be essentially opaque as to which options are parsed/handled where. In the general case, there should be no required order options must be specified in.
For Buckminster, there should be a launcher that is accessed by simple typing 'buckminster'. This should work on any supported platform.
Option format
The format for how to give options will benefit from following some form of common convention, and above all, be consistent (equally applies to both launcher-options and command-options).
A suggestion is to go with the convention of using one letter option names with one dash, and arbitrarily long (but abbreviatable) option names with two dashes. These two variants can be used interchangeably (or the developer only adds recognition of one of them). There is no implied correspondence with the short form letter and the initial letter in the long version.
An example from 'ls':
C:\tmp>ls --help
Usage: ls [OPTION]... [PATH]...
-A, --almost-all do not list implied . and ..
-a, --all do not hide entries starting with .
-B, --ignore-backups do not list implied entries ending with ~
-b, --escape print octal escapes for nongraphic characters
-C list entries by columns
-c sort by change time; with -l: show ctime
-D, --dired generate output well suited to Emacs' dired mode
-d, --directory list directory entries instead of contents
-F, --classify append a character for typing each entry
-f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -lst
--format=WORD across -x, commas -m, horizontal -x, long -l,
single-column -1, verbose -l, vertical -C
--full-time list both full date and full time
Option names are always case-sensitive though.
Implementation
The ultimate objective is to reach the org.eclipse.buckminster.cmdline plugin, more specifically its 'application' extension point. It is this entry point that gains control and which will interpret and handle (many, but not all, see below) launcher-options and then recognize any command name and dispatch to that, presenting it with the command-options only.
There are a number of design limitations arising from the use of Eclipse as the environment to work in, making the final solution somewhat convoluted.
First, on Windows, any direct use of the 'eclipse.exe' is not possible. It has a few main flaws:
• It is linked as a 'windows' application. This means it will start as a GUI application, i.e. no stdin/stdout, as well as having the effect of returning control to the calling application (the shell, typically) as soon as it is running under the control of the GUI. Also, it will eventually spawn 'javaw' instead of 'java' which are similar in problems. All this is unacceptable for a command-line tool, obviously.
• Even if this flag is switched to being a 'console' application, it further exhibits issues in not properly managing stdin/out/err to any child process as well as not propagating a child process exit code to callers. These are also serious impediments to a command-line tool.
An alternative to using the Eclipse supplied executable is to call the same things it does. The really important thing it does is actually calling a java 'main' entry point in the supplied startup.jar. Thus, the same thing can easily be done directly, approximately like this:
java -jar startup.jar [launcher options] command [command options]
This approach works fairly well since:
• All normal eclipse boot options are supported, i.e. -clean, -data, etc.
• No conflicts will arise since buckminster uses two dashes (i.e. --clean) in case of long names.
• It is completely platform independent.
What's missing is perhaps a more generic launcher that allows us to write:
buckminster [launcher options] command [command options]
and perhaps also be able to do what the normal Eclipse launcher does, i.e:
buckminster [-vm <path to java binary>] [launcher options] command [command options] [-vmargs vmargs]
Buckminster currently supplies two launcher scripts. One for Windows (a normal .bat file) and one that can be run by a bourne shell (works on all Linux and Unix platforms). The script will trap the -vm option and also consider everything after a -vmoptions to be options to pass to the java vm. The normal Eclipse launcher will also require putting the -vmoptions last.
Launcher Options
Aside from the normal Eclipse launcher options, Buckminster will also recognize the following:
Launcher Options
flag explanation
--displaystacktrace To avoid frightening the average user with really ugly output for sometimes very harmless errors, APPEXT won't print full stacktraces. This can be turned on with this option.
--help Prints help information
--loglevel <level> Sets the log level. Valid choices are debug,info,warning,and error
--eclipseloglevel <level> Sets the eclipse log level. Valid choices are debug,info,warning,and error
--scriptfile <name of file> Execute commands found in a file
--trapeclipselogger Turns on trapping of the regular Eclipse log
--notrapctrlc Turns off the ctrl-c handler
Command names
Command names follow a namespace mechanism, as usual to avoid clashes in case more than one command wants to be known as 'foo'. The namespace for a given command is usually the same namespace as the enveloping plugin, but a plugin can also add levels to the namespace in case it wants to group commands inside it - this is all described in the extension point.
But also as usual, users dislike typing so much - thus, Buckminster will attempt to match command names bottom up; as long as there's only one possible match, Buckminster is happy and will dispatch. But, if collisions arise, the user may need to become specific. E.g. the commands com.domain_a.pluginX.foo and com.domain_b.pluginY.foo can't be reached as 'foo'; they will have to be used as 'pluginX.foo' and 'pluginY.foo' respectively (or, obviously using the full names).
Finally, a command can in the extension-point define one or more alias names; such names are also subject to the namespace. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
R/Qrefine.R
Defines functions Qrefine
Documented in Qrefine
###############################################################################
# Qrefine: #
# #
# Refine the Q-matrix by minimizing the RSS. We estimate memberships using the#
# non-parametric classification method (weighted hamming). #
# #
# Inputs: #
# (1) Y: a matrix of binary responses (1=correct, 0=incorrect). Rows #
# represent persons and columns represent items. #
# (2) Q: the Q-matrix of the test. Rows represent items and columns represent #
# attributes. #
# (3) gate: "AND", the examinee needs to possess all related attributes #
# in order to answer an item correctly #
# "OR", the examinee needs to possess only one of the related #
# attributes in order to answer an item correctly #
# (4) max.ite: the iteration to run until all RSS of all items are stationay. #
# #
# Definitions of variables/matrices: #
# RSS: the vector collecting the item and overall RSSs acorss all iterations #
# max.rss.item: the item with largest RSS #
# update.q: the q-vector chosen to replace the old q-vector #
# #
# Outputs: #
# (1) initial.class: initial classification #
# (2) terminal.class: terminal classification #
# (3) modified.Q: the modified Q-matrix #
# (4) modified.entries: the modified q-entries #
# #
###############################################################################
Qrefine <- function(Y, Q, gate=c("AND", "OR"), max.ite=50)
{
gate <- match.arg(gate)
Y <- as.matrix(Y)
Q <- as.matrix(Q)
initial.Q <- Q
nitem <- dim(Q)[1]
natt <- dim(Q)[2]
M <- 2 ^ natt
index <- NULL
RSS <- NULL
pattern <- AlphaPermute(natt)
pattern.Q <- pattern[-1,]
# We may need to run the searching a couple of times until all RSS of all items are stationay.
for (m in 1:max.ite)
{
cat(paste("Iteration:", m))
cat("\n")
max.rss.item <- NULL
for (k in 1:nitem)
{
classification <- AlphaNP(Y, Q, gate, method="Hamming")
est.class <- classification$est.class
est.ideal <- classification$est.ideal
# Record the initial classification
if (m==1 & k==1) initial.class <- est.class
# Update Q by minimizing RSS
diff <- Y - est.ideal
rss <- apply(diff ^ 2, 2, sum)
RSS <- rbind(RSS, c(rss, sum(rss)))
# Start the algorithm with the item of largest RSS. Each item is visited only once.
max.rss <- {if (k == 1) which(rss == max(rss)) else which(rss == max(rss[-max.rss.item]))}
if (length(max.rss) > 1) max.rss <- sample(max.rss, 1)
max.rss.item <- c(max.rss.item, max.rss)
# Find the q-vector among the 2^K possible vectors that the corresponding ideal responses yield
# minimal RSS with data of item of max RSS.
update.rss <- NULL
for (i in 1:(M - 1))
{
u <- apply(t(pattern[est.class, ]) ^ pattern.Q[i, ], 2, prod)
temp.rss <- sum((Y[, max.rss] - u) ^ 2)
update.rss <- c(update.rss, temp.rss)
}
min.update.rss <- which(update.rss == min(update.rss))
if (length(min.update.rss) > 1) min.update.rss <- sample(min.update.rss, 1)
update.q <- pattern.Q[min.update.rss, ]
Q[max.rss, ] <- update.q
}
# Stopping criterion: if all of the RSSs between two iterations are identical (which means
# it's not possible to improve), break the loop.
if (sum(abs(RSS[((m - 1) * nitem + 1):(m * nitem), nitem + 1] - rep(RSS[((m - 1) * nitem + 1), nitem + 1], nitem))) == 0) break else m <- m + 1
}
# Record the terminal classification
terminal.class <- est.class
# Report the modified entries
if (sum((Q - initial.Q) ^ 2) == 0) modified <- "NA" else
{
modified <- which((Q - initial.Q) != 0, arr.ind=TRUE)
colnames(modified) <- c("Item", "Attribute")
}
output <- list(modified.Q=Q, modified.entries=modified, initial.class=initial.class, terminal.class=terminal.class, patterns=pattern, initial.Q=initial.Q, Y=Y, gate=gate)
class(output) <- "Qrefine"
return(output)
}
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Eternal Death
Eternal Death is the second album of Crown of Thorns. It was originally released in 1997 and later re-issued under the band's current name, The Crown. This album downplays the thrash metal-element of the band's sound considerably, favoring instead a more black metal-oriented sound.
Reception
The album received from 91 to 100 percent approval on Encyclopaedia Metallum.
DemonBit praised the soundtrack as well as the performance saying that "Every performance here is nothing short of impressive." and praising the ensemble members independently: "Janne Saarenpää absolutely pummels his kit in a truly dynamic performance of blast beats, fills and innovative rhythms. Vocalist Johan Lindstrand delivers coarse shrieks under sustained syllables, giving the blasphemous lyrical content some welcomed emotional power. Guitarists Marcus Sunesson and Marko Tervonen provide perhaps the most interesting aspect of the album, with their masterful blend of concise gothenburg-like and Floridian death metal riff fusion."
The re-released version which was published by Dissonance in 2018 received 8.5 out of 10 from Daniel Müller of the Cross Fire.
Track listing
* 1) "Angels Die" – 4:52 (M. Tervonen, M. Olsfelt)
* 2) "Beautiful Evil Soul" – 4:10 (M. Olsfelt)
* 3) "In Bitterness and Sorrow" – 3:34 (M. Tervonen, M. Olsfelt)
* 4) "The Black Heart" – 8:36 (M. Olsfelt)
* 5) "World Within" – 5:32 (M. Sunesson, J. Lindstrand, M.Olsfelt)
* 6) "The Serpent Garden" – 4:50 (M. Tervonen, M. Olsfelt)
* 7) "Kill the Priest" – 1:46 (M. Olsfelt, R. Österberg)
* 8) "Misery Speaks" – 4:45 (J. Lindstrand, M. Tervonen)
* 9) "Hunger" – 4:50 (M. Tervonen, M. Olsfelt)
* 10) "Death of God" – 10:08 (M. Olsfelt)
Personnel
* Marcus Sunesson – guitar
* Janne Saarenpää – drums
* Magnus Olsfelt – bass guitar
* Johan Lindstrand – vocals
* Marco Tervonen – guitar
* Berno Paulsson – engineer
* Göran Finnberg – mastering | WIKI |
StatusType
摘要
StatusType对象可用于访问 Workflow Manager (Classic) 数据库中的状态类型配置元素。
说明
状态类型是用于描述作业在执行期间所经历的状态的状态模板。
属性
属性说明数据类型
caption
(只读)
关于 StatusType 的说明文字。
String
description
(只读)
关于 StatusType 的描述。
String
ID
(只读)
StatusType 的 ID。
Integer
name
(只读)
StatusType 的名称。
String
代码示例
StatusType 示例
以下脚本可获取 Workflow Manager (Classic) 数据库中的状态类型。
import arcpy
#Establish a connection to a Workflow database
conn = arcpy.wmx.Connect(r'c:\test\Workflow.jtc')
#Get a list of Status Types in the Workflow database
statustypes = conn.config.getStatusTypes()
#Access a Workflow Job
job = conn.createJob(job_type_name="Landbase Updates")
#Find the name of the status type with an id of 2 and use the value to change the job's status
for statustypeid in statustypes:
if(statustypeid.ID==2):
job.status=statustypeid.name
#Print the name of the job's new status
print(job.status) | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
A COMPARISON OF THE FRONTALIS MUSCLE AND MASSETER MUSCLE WITH REGARD TO REACTIVITY TO STRESS AND STRESS-RECOVERY
DAVID LEROY HUBBARD, Marquette University
Abstract
An increasing number of clinicians are utilizing electromyogram (EMG) biofeedback as a technique for teaching general relaxation in the treatment of certain stress-related disorders. The muscle most widely accepted for training in this technique has been the frontalis. The choice of the frontalis, or any other muscle, is based upon several assumptions regarding its properties, with one very important one being the muscle's capacity to react (to exhibit increased muscle tension) to stress. Another muscle, the masseter, has also shown itself to be reactive to stress. One purpose of this study was to compare the frontalis and masseter muscles for their respective reactivity to stress and to establish if one is significantly more reactive to induced stress than the other. A second assumption underlying the choice of a muscle is if, and to what extent, the trained muscle facilitates a transfer of training (of relaxation) outside of the training situation. The recently developed concept of stress-recovery has been utilized as a method for determining a muscle's ability to produce a transfer of training effect. A second purpose of this study was to compare the frontalis and masseter muscles as to their respective stress-recovery rates. Subjects in the study were 48 undergraduate males and females (24 of each). Each subject participated in a 50-minute experimental session consisting of a baseline period, experimental (induced) stress period, and a stress-recovery period. EMG readings were taken from each muscle during the criterion periods. These readings were averaged for the baseline and experimental stress periods and taken at two-minute intervals over the eleven-minute stress-recovery period. Results showed that, while both the frontalis and masseter muscles reacted significantly to the experimental stressor, the frontalis reacted at a statistically significantly higher level than the masseter. Results from comparing the two muscles for differences in stress-recovery rate revealed no significant differences. In fact, their respective recovery rates were almost identical. A post hoc analysis of possible sex differences revealed some differences for both hypotheses along this variable when compared to the combined sample. However, the results did not allow for firm conclusions as to the real significance of these differences. From the results of this study, support is given to the continued use of the frontalis for relaxation training based upon the one criterion of reactivity to stress. However, the masseter also showed itself to be reactive to the stressor. Another inference from these results suggests the need for much more research to investigate the validity and utility of the concept of stress-recovery. An additional inference regards the possible differences on the basis of sex. More research is needed to establish whether the differences hinted at in this study do indeed reflect basic differences in the way males and females respond to stress. A final inference concerns the role of individual differences in the way people respond to stress. Additional attention needs to be given to the significance of individual differences when doing research on stress reactions.
Recommended Citation
HUBBARD, DAVID LEROY, "A COMPARISON OF THE FRONTALIS MUSCLE AND MASSETER MUSCLE WITH REGARD TO REACTIVITY TO STRESS AND STRESS-RECOVERY" (1981). Dissertations (1962 - 2010) Access via Proquest Digital Dissertations. AAI8203766.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dissertations/AAI8203766
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Richard Garrett (author)
Richard Garrett (15 January 1920 – 29 July 2008) is an English author and an ex-prisoner of war.
Biography
Richard Garrett joined up in 1939 and was made a second lieutenant in the Notts and Derby Regiment (the Sherwood Foresters) at the outbreak of war. In 1940 he formed part of the ill-fated Allied campaign in Norway. After an abortive action near Lillehammer, in which unprepared British troops underwent a determined aerial attack by the Germans, he found himself, with fifteen other men, separated from the main British force. It was decided to make for the North Sea coast, a 300-mile trek across the highest mountain range in Scandinavia. Travelling only at night the men reached the Sognefjord on Whit Sunday 1940. Since the Germans were already there, it was decided to continue to Eikfjord where a fishing boat was acquired on the strength of a £100 iou (which was honoured at the end of the war). From there they crossed the North Sea back to the Shetland Islands.
During his time stationed back in Britain he suffered a fall from a horse leaving him with severe concussion, but was finally passed as fit for service and took part in Operation Torch, the invasion of Tunisia. On 28 February 1943, whilst attempting to help one of his men who had been wounded, he was taken prisoner. Initially handed over to the Italians, he was held prisoner in Capua, Italy and near Modena. With the fall of Mussolini, prisoners of war were transported to Germany and Garrett spent most of the remainder of the war in Oflag Va, Weinsberg (see List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany) near Stuttgart. In late spring 1945 the prisoners were moved to Moosburg, near Munich, where they were Liberated by American troops. His return to England was featured in the documentary "The Day the War Ended" on BBC television.
His postwar career included founding and running a company producing house magazines for large corporations and an involvement in the British motor racing scene of the sixties and seventies. He has written forty-five books. He died on 29 July 2008.
Publications
* Great Sea Mysteries (1971)
* True Tales of Detection (1972)
* Narrow Squeaks: Real Life Stories of Miraculous Escapes (1973)
* Famous Characters of the Wild West (1975)
* Stories of Famous Natural Disasters (1976)
* Famous Rescues at Sea (1977)
* Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: The Elusive Sisters (1978)
* Hoaxes and Swindles (1979)
* Aliens from Outer Space (1983)
* Atlantic Disaster: Man's War Against the North Atlantic (1986)
* Flight into Mystery: Reports from the Dark Side of the Sky (1986)
* Great Escapes of World War II (1989) ISBN 0-297-79416-7
* Voyage into Mystery: Reports from the Sinister Side of the Sea (1991) | WIKI |
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Lesson 1
Introduction to Oracle Networking Topology
Welcome to Oracle Network Topology, the first course in the two-part Oracle Network Administration Certification Series.
This course is designed to introduce you to the networking tools and concepts associated with Oracle, the industry-leading database software.
Network Topology focuses on the general concepts associated with
1. Oracle networking,
2. Oracle's network interface, Oracle Net, was formerly known as 1) Net8 when used in Oracle8, and 2) SQL*Net when used with Oracle7, which are legacy versions of Oracle.
You can use Oracle Net over a wide variety of network protocols, although TCP/IP is by far the most common protocol today. Features associated with Oracle Net, such as shared servers, are referred to as Oracle Net Services.
3. client- and server-side configuration.
The second course, Network Configuration Management, delves into the technical details of configuring and using many of Oracle Net's components, including
1. Oracle Names,
2. the Oracle Enterprise Manager,
3. the Shared Server, and
4. the Connection Manager.
In addition, Network Configuration Management covers security and troubleshooting in the network environment.
Learning Objectives | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
This page discusses a number of related problems and desired features of ia64 back end's floating point handling, and a plan for solving all of them.
Problems
At root, the problem is that the ia64 back end does not accurately model the hardware. The ia64 architecture's floating point has a number of exotic features:
GCC's model is inaccurate in the following ways:
There are also related maintenance headaches:
Features
It is desired to add some features of the HP-UX system compiler for ia64 to GCC. They facilitate coding high-speed math libraries in C rather than in assembly.
=__fpreg=
=fpreg= is an extended floating point type which provides user access to the full width of the floating point registers. It has the following properties:
=#pragma _USE_SF=
This #pragma gives control over the choice of floating-point control register. It has the syntax
=# pragma USE_SF _n
wherenis 0, 1, 2, or 3. Its effect is to cause all subsequent floating-point operations to use the specified control register, until the end of the containing block. It is constrained to appear only once per lexical block and only at the beginning thereof. HP's specification says that the effect of the #pragma only applies to assembly intrinsics, but acc applies it to all operations. The GCC implementation will be consistent with acc.
Note that inline divide and square root will always use control register 1 for intermediate calculations.
Assembly intrinsics
acc supports a large set of intrinsics (machine-specific builtins, in GCC terminology) which map directly to floating-point instructions that may not be readily accessible from C. It would be nice to support these. Post implementation of all the above features and improvements, this will be easy, as GCC already has plenty of support for machine-specific builtins.
Plan
The hard part is modeling the machine behavior without a combinatorial explosion in the size of ia64.md It is also desirable, although less important, to avoid a combinatorial explosion in the size of the generated files.
We believe free extension of narrow to wide floating-point modes can be best modeled by creating new floating-point operand predicates which accept either (reg''M1'' or (float_extend''M1''(reg''M2'') (where M2is narrower thanM1. These would be used for input operands of arithmetic instructions. Combine should then be able to merge explicit extension instructions with arithmetic. However, Richard Henderson cautions that this may require changes to reload (specifically, to recognize that the thing that needs reloading is (reg''M2'' .
It is already possible to model free truncation after arithmetic and alternate control registers; the only issue is the combinatorial explosion in the size of ia64.md and concomitant maintenance problems. Let's look at an example set of arithmetic patterns.
(define_insn "adddf3"
[(set (match_operand:DF 0 "fr_register_operand" "=f")
(plus:DF (match_operand:DF 1 "fr_register_operand" "%f")
(match_operand:DF 2 "fr_reg_or_fp01_operand" "fG")))]
""
"fadd.d %0 = %1, %F2"
[(set_attr "itanium_class" "fmac")])
(define_insn "*adddf3_trunc"
[(set (match_operand:SF 0 "fr_register_operand" "=f")
(float_truncate:SF
(plus:DF (match_operand:DF 1 "fr_register_operand" "%f")
(match_operand:DF 2 "fr_reg_or_fp01_operand" "fG"))))]
""
"fadd.s %0 = %1, %F2"
[(set_attr "itanium_class" "fmac")])
(define_insn "*adddf3_alts"
[(set (match_operand:DF 0 "fr_register_operand" "=f")
(plus:DF (match_operand:DF 1 "fr_register_operand" "%f")
(match_operand:DF 2 "fr_reg_or_fp01_operand" "fG")))
(use (match_operand:SI 3 "const_int_operand" ""))]
""
"fadd.d.s%3 %0 = %1, %F2"
[set_attr "itanium_class" "fmac")])
(define_insn "*adddf3_trunc_alts"
[(set (match_operand:SF 0 "fr_register_operand" "=f")
(float_truncate:SF
(plus:DF (match_operand:DF 1 "fr_register_operand" "%f")
(match_operand:DF 2 "fr_reg_or_fp01_operand" "fG"))))
(use (match_operand:SI 3 "const_int_operand" ""))]
""
"fadd.s.s%3 %0 = %1, %F2"
[(set_attr "itanium_class" "fmac")])
As you can see, this is highly repetitive. (The *adddf3_alts and *addf3_trunc_alts patterns do not actually exist in the machine description, because alts= patterns have only been added when they are used directly by other parts of the machine description, in an effort to keep the repetition down.) What we would like is a notation that allowed us to write just the first pattern, or something very like it, and have the other three patterns synthesized. Richard Sandiford's "mode macros" and "code macros" are the most obvious related feature, but they don't facilitate mutating the RTL template. A better analogy is define_cond_exec which _doescreate modified patterns with mutated RTL templates.
Here is a half-baked suggestion for a construct that might work:
(define_pattern_macro "fp_insn"
[(set (match_operand 1) (match_operand 2)]
["*_trunc<narrower_float>"
(parallel[ (set (match_dup:narrower_float 1)
(float_truncate:narrower_float (match_dup 2))) ])
"*_alts"
(parallel[ (match_dup 0)
(use (match_operand:SI 3 "const_int_operand" "")) ])
"*_trunc<narrower_float>_alts"
(parallel[ (set (match_dup:narrower_float 1)
(float_truncate:narrower_float (match_dup 2)))
(use (match_operand:SI 3 "const_int_operand" "")) ])
])
(define_fp_insn "adddf3"
[(set (match_operand:DF 0 "fr_register_operand" "=f")
(plus:DF (match_operand:DF 1 "fr_register_operand" "%f")
(match_operand:DF 2 "fr_reg_or_fp01_operand" "fG")))]
""
"fadd%m0%s3 %0 = %1, %F2"
[(set_attr "itanium_class" "fmac")])
Here narrower_float is a mode macro, defined to expand to only those floating point modes that are narrower than the mode of the arithmetic. (This is not a capability that mode macros have at present, but it should be possible to add.) (match_dup 0) automatically refers to the entire pattern, and (match_dup''M''_n_) means "operandnbut with modeM.
The output template has to be aware of the selected operation mode, hence %m0 and of whether or not the third operand evenexists which I paper over with %s3 (May or may not correspond to actual ia64 output_operand modifier letters.)
One could then go even farther, and use mode macros in the define_fp_insn so that it would not need repeating for every floating-point mode.
Having done all that, it is then comparatively simple to implement __fpreg by adding a new mode, tentatively named RFmode ("register float"), to the back end. GCC will not be aware of the precise format of this mode, as the architecture manual indicates that it may change in the future.
Passive conversions will be achieved by making the truncrf?f patterns be no-ops, and by modifying the floating-point operand predicates to accept (float_truncate:MODE (reg:RF)) in an rvalue position where (reg:MODE) would have been acceptable.
Restricting the set of operations allowed for __fpreg may require front end changes to produce sensible error messages rather than an ICE or a bizarre link failure (eg. undefined symbol __divrf3 ). However, it may be feasible to do that entirely in the back end by writing stub expanders that call error
Implementation of #pragma _USE_SF will definitely require front-end changes, as GCC currently has no support for lexically-scoped #pragma (This feature is desirable for C99 and OpenMP support as well.) Assuming some mechanism for propagating the information all the way through the tree optimizers, the backend needs only check the state of the #pragma in expanders and choose the appropriate pattern.
None: ia64_floating_point (last edited 2008-01-10 19:38:46 by localhost) | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Emery High School
Emery High School may refer to several schools in the United States:
* Emery High School (Castle Dale, Utah), Castle Dale, Utah
* Emery High School (Emery, South Dakota), Emery, South Dakota
* Emery Secondary School, Emeryville, California
* The Emery/Weiner School, Houston, Texas
There is one high school in Canada with a similar name:
* Emery Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | WIKI |
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