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McCarthy v. United States/Concurrence Black
Mr. Justice BLACK, concurring.
I concur, though not without some doubt, in the reversal of the judgment of conviction in this case. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires that the trial judge personally address a defendant who pleads guilty in order to ascertain if he understands the nature of the crime of which he has pleaded guilty. In this case the trial judge did not personally address the defendant but seems to have accepted the statement of the defendant's lawyer that he had advised the petitioner of the consequences of a plea of guilty. I base my concurrence in the judgment not upon any 'supervisory power' of this Court, however, but exclusively on the failure of the judge to first address the defendant personally, as required by Rule 11. | WIKI |
Bug 957254 - Accessible window events missing for javascript alerts. r=tbsaunde
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Bug 957254 - Accessible window events missing for javascript alerts. r=tbsaunde
accessible/src/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
--- a/accessible/src/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/atk/AccessibleWrap.cpp
@@ -1121,65 +1121,77 @@ AccessibleWrap::HandleAccEvent(AccEvent*
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_SECTION_CHANGED:
g_signal_emit_by_name(atkObj, "visible_data_changed");
break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_SHOW:
return FireAtkShowHideEvent(aEvent, atkObj, true);
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_HIDE:
+ // XXX - Handle native dialog accessibles.
+ if (!accessible->IsRoot() && accessible->HasARIARole() &&
+ accessible->ARIARole() == roles::DIALOG) {
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("deactivate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
+ }
return FireAtkShowHideEvent(aEvent, atkObj, false);
/*
* Because dealing with menu is very different between nsIAccessible
* and ATK, and the menu activity is important, specially transfer the
* following two event.
* Need more verification by AT test.
*/
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_MENU_START:
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_MENU_END:
break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_WINDOW_ACTIVATE:
{
accessible->AsRoot()->mActivated = true;
- guint id = g_signal_lookup ("activate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("activate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
// Always fire a current focus event after activation.
FocusMgr()->ForceFocusEvent();
} break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_WINDOW_DEACTIVATE:
{
accessible->AsRoot()->mActivated = false;
- guint id = g_signal_lookup ("deactivate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("deactivate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
} break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_WINDOW_MAXIMIZE:
{
- guint id = g_signal_lookup ("maximize", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("maximize", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
} break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_WINDOW_MINIMIZE:
{
- guint id = g_signal_lookup ("minimize", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("minimize", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
} break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_WINDOW_RESTORE:
{
- guint id = g_signal_lookup ("restore", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("restore", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
} break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_DOCUMENT_LOAD_COMPLETE:
g_signal_emit_by_name (atkObj, "load_complete");
+ // XXX - Handle native dialog accessibles.
+ if (!accessible->IsRoot() && accessible->HasARIARole() &&
+ accessible->ARIARole() == roles::DIALOG) {
+ guint id = g_signal_lookup("activate", MAI_TYPE_ATK_OBJECT);
+ g_signal_emit(atkObj, id, 0);
+ }
break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_DOCUMENT_RELOAD:
g_signal_emit_by_name (atkObj, "reload");
break;
case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_DOCUMENT_LOAD_STOPPED:
g_signal_emit_by_name (atkObj, "load_stopped"); | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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CALIFORNIA et al. v. LaRUE et al.
No. 71-36.
Argued October 10, 1972
Decided December 5, 1972
Rehnquist, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Burger, C. J., and Stewart, White, Blackmun, and Powell, JJ., joined. Stewart, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 119. Douglas, J., post, p. 120, Brennan, J., post, p. 123, and Marshall, J., post, p. 123, filed dissenting opinions.
L. Stephen Porter, Deputy Attorney General of California,
Harrison W. Hertzberg and Kenneth Scholtz argued the cause for appellees.
MR. Justice Rehnquist
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Appellant Kirby is the director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, an administrative agency vested by the California Constitution with primary authority for the licensing of the sale of alcoholic beverages in that State, and with the authority to suspend or revoke any such license if it determines that its continuation would be contrary to public welfare or morals. Art. XX, § 22, California Constitution. Appellees include holders of various liquor licenses issued by appellant, and dancers at premises operated by such licensees. In 1970 the Department promulgated rules regulating the type of entertainment that might be presented in bars and nightclubs that it licensed. Appellees then brought this action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under the provisions of 28 U. S. C. §§ 1331, 1343, 2201, 2202, and 42 U. S. C. § 1983. A three-judge court was convened in accordance with 28 U. S. C. §§2281 and 2284, and the majority of that court held that substantial portions of the regulations conflicted with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Concerned with the progression in a few years’ time from “topless” dancers to “bottomless” dancers and other forms of “live entertainment” in bars and nightclubs that it licensed, the Department heard a number of witnesses on this subject at public hearings held prior to the promulgation of the rules. The majority opinion of the District Court described the testimony in these words:
“Law enforcement agencies, counsel and owners of licensed premises and investigators for the Department testified. The story that unfolded was a sordid one, primarily relating to sexual conduct between dancers and customers. . . 326 F. Supp. 348, 352.
References to the transcript of the hearings submitted by the Department to the District Court indicated that in licensed establishments where “topless” and “bottomless” dancers, nude entertainers, and films displaying sexual acts were shown, numerous incidents of legitimate concern to the Department had occurred. Customers were found engaging in oral copulation with women entertainers; customers engaged in public masturbation; and customers placed rolled currency either directly into the vagina of a female entertainer, or on the bar in order that she might pick it up herself. Numerous other forms of contact between the mouths of male customers and the vaginal areas of female performers were reported to have occurred.
Prostitution occurred in and around such licensed premises, and involved some of the female dancers.
At the conclusion of the evidence, the Department promulgated the regulations here challenged, imposing standards as to the type of entertainment that could be presented in bars and nightclubs that it licensed. Those portions of the regulations found to be unconstitutional by the majority of the District Court prohibited the following kinds of conduct on licensed premises:
(a) The performance of acts, or simulated acts, of “sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law”;
(b) The actual or simulated “touching, caressing or fondling on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals”;
(c) The actual or simulated ^'displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals”;
(d) The permitting by a licensee of “any person to remain in or upon the licensed premises who exposes to public view any portion of his or her genitals or anus”; and, by a companion section,
(e) The displaying of films or pictures depicting acts a live performance of which was prohibited by the regulations quoted above. Rules 143.3 and 143.4.
Shortly before the effective date of the Department's regulations, appellees unsuccessfully sought discretionary review of them in both the State Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of California. The Department then joined with appellees in requesting the three-judge District Court to decide the merits of appellees’ claims that the regulations were invalid under the Federal Constitution.
The District Court majority upheld the appellees’ claim that the regulations in question unconstitutionally abridged the freedom of expression guaranteed to them by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. It reasoned that the state regulations had to be justified either as a prohibition of obscenity in accordance with the Both line of decisions in this Court (Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476 (1957)), or else as a regulation of “conduct” having a communicative element in it under the standards laid down by this Court in United States v. O’Brien, 391 U. S. 367 (1968). Concluding that the regulations would bar some entertainment that could not be called obscene under the Roth line of cases, and that the governmental interest being furthered by the regulations did not meet the tests laid down in O’Brien, the court enjoined the enforcement of the regulations. 326 F. Supp. 348. We noted probable jurisdiction. 404 U. S. 999.
The state regulations here challenged come to us, not in the context of censoring a dramatic performance in a theater, but rather in a context of licensing bars and nightclubs to sell liquor by the drink. In Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U. S. 35, 41 (1966), this Court said:
"Consideration of any state law regulating intoxicating beverages must begin with the Twenty-first Amendment, the second section of which provides that: 'The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.’ ”
While the States, vested as they are with general police power, require no specific grant of authority in the Federal Constitution to legislate with respect to matters traditionally within the scope of the police power, the broad sweep of the Twenty-first Amendment has been recognized as conferring something more than the normal state authority over public health, welfare, and morals. In Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., 377 U. S. 324, 330 (1964), the Court reaffirmed that by reason of the Twenty-first Amendment “a State is totally unconfined by traditional Commerce Clause limitations when it restricts the importation of intoxicants destined for use, distribution, or consumption within its borders.” Still earlier, the Court stated in State Board v. Young’s Market Co., 299 U. S. 59, 64 (1936):
“A classification recognized by the Twenty-first Amendment cannot be deemed forbidden by the Fourteenth.”
These decisions did not go so far as to hold or say that the Twenty-first Amendment supersedes all other provisions of the United States Constitution in the area of liquor regulations. In Wisconsin v. Constantineau, 400 U. S. 433 (1971), the fundamental notice and hearing requirement of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was held applicable to Wisconsin’s statute providing for the public posting of names of persons who had engaged in excessive drinking. But the case for upholding state regulation in the area covered by the Twenty-first Amendment is undoubtedly strengthened by that enactment:
“Both the Twenty-first Amendment and the Commerce Clause are parts of the same Constitution. Like other provisions of the Constitution, each must be considered in the light of the other, and in the context of the issues and interests at stake in any concrete case.” Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., supra, at 332.
A common element in the regulations struck down by the District Court appears to be the Department’s conclusion that the sale of liquor by the drink and lewd or naked dancing and entertainment should not take place in bars and cocktail lounges for which it has licensing responsibility. Based on the evidence from the hearings that it cited to the District Court, and mindful of the principle that in legislative rulemaking the agency may reason from the particular to the general, Assigned Car Cases, 274 U. S. 564, 583 (1927), we do not think it can be said that the Department’s conclusion in this respect was an irrational one.
Appellees insist that the same results could have been accomplished by requiring that patrons already well on the way to intoxication be excluded from the licensed premises. But wide latitude as to choice of means to accomplish a permissible end must be accorded to the state agency that is itself the repository of the State’s power under the Twenty-first Amendment. Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, supra, at 48. Nothing in the record before us or in common experience compels the conclusion that either self-discipline on the part of the customer or self-regulation on the part of the bartender could have been relied upon by the Department to secure compliance with such an alternative plan of regulation. The Department’s choice of a prophylactic solution instead of one that would have required its own personnel to judge individual instances of inebriation cannot, therefore, be deemed an unreasonable one under the holdings of our prior cases. Williamson v. Lee Optical Co., 348 U. S. 483, 487-488 (1955).
We do not disagree with the District Court’s determination that these regulations on their face would proscribe some forms of visual presentation that would not be found obscene under Roth and subsequent decisions of this Court. See, e. g., Sunshine Book Co. v. Summerfield, 355 U. S. 372 (1958), rev’g per curiam, 101 U. S. App. D. C. 358, 249 F. 2d 114 (1957). But we do not believe that the state regulatory authority in this case was limited to either dealing with the problem it confronted within the limits of our decisions as to obscenity, or in accordance with the limits prescribed for dealing with some forms of communicative conduct in O’Brien, supra.
Our prior cases have held that both motion pictures and theatrical productions are within the protection of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. In Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 343 U. S. 495 (1952), it was held that motion pictures are “included within the free speech and free press guaranty of the First and Fourteenth Amendments,” though not “necessarily subject to the precise rules governing any other particular method of expression.” Id., at 502-503. In Schacht v. United States, 398 U. S. 58, 63 (1970), the Court said with respect to theatrical productions:
“An actor, like everyone else in our country, enjoys a constitutional right to freedom of speech, including the right openly to criticize the Government during a dramatic performance.”
But as the mode of expression moves from the printed page to the commission of public acts that may themselves violate valid penal statutes, the scope of permissible state regulations significantly increases. States may sometimes proscribe expression that is directed to the accomplishment of an end that the State has declared to be illegal when such expression consists, in part, of “conduct” or “action,” Hughes v. Superior Court, 339 U. S. 460 (1950); Giboney v. Empire Storage Co., 336 U. S. 490 (1949). In O’Brien, supra, the Court suggested that the extent to which “conduct” was protected by the First Amendment depended on the presence of a “communicative element,” and stated:
“We cannot accept the view that an apparently limitless variety of conduct can be labeled 'speech’ whenever the person engaging in the conduct intends thereby to express an idea.” 391 U. S., at 376.
The substance of the regulations struck down prohibits licensed bars or nightclubs from displaying, either in ^the form of movies or live entertainment, “performances” ■ that partake more of gross sexuality than of com- • munication. While we agree that at least some of the performances to which these regulations address themselves are within the limits of the constitutional protection of freedom of expression, the critical fact is that California has not forbidden these performances across the board. It has merely proscribed such performances in establishments that it licenses to sell liquor by the drink.
Viewed in this light, we conceive the State’s authority in this area to be somewhat broader than did the District Court. This is not to say that all such conduct and performance are without the protection of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. But we would poorly serve both the interests for which the State may validly seek vindication and the interests protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments were we to insist that the sort of bacchanalian revelries that the Department sought to prevent by these liquor regulations were the constitutional equivalent of a performance by a scantily clad ballet troupe in a theater.
The Department’s conclusion, embodied in these regulations, that certain sexual performances and the dispensation of liquor by the drink ought not to occur at premises that have licenses was not an irrational one. Given the added presumption in favor of the validity of the state regulation in this area that the Twenty-first Amendment requires, we cannot hold that the regulations on their face violate the Federal Constitution.
The contrary holding of the District Court is therefore
Reversed.
Mr. Justice Stewart,
concurring.
A State has broad power under the Twenty-first Amendment to specify the times, places, and circumstances where liquor may be dispensed within its borders. Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U. S. 35; Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., 377 U. S. 324, 330; Dept. of Revenue v. James Beam Co., 377 U. S. 341, 344, 346; California v. Washington, 358 U. S. 64; Ziffrin, Inc. v. Reeves, 308 U. S. 132; Mahoney v. Joseph Triner Corp., 304 U. S. 401; State Board v. Young’s Market Co., 299 U. S. 59. I should suppose, therefore, that nobody would question the power of California to prevent the sale of liquor by the drink in places where food is not served, or where dancing is permitted, or where gasoline is sold. But here California has provided that liquor by the drink shall not be sold in places where certain grossly sexual exhibitions are performed; and that action by the State, say the appellees, violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. I cannot agree.
Every State is prohibited by these same Amendments from invading the freedom of the press and from impinging upon the free exercise of religion. But does this mean that a State cannot provide that liquor shall not be sold in bookstores, or within 200 feet of a church? I think not. For the State would not thereby be interfering with the First Amendment activities of the church or the First Amendment business of the bookstore. It would simply be controlling the distribution of liquor, as it has every right to do under the Twenty-first Amendment. On the same premise, I cannot see how the liquor regulations now before us can be held, on their face, to violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
It is upon this constitutional understanding that I join the opinion and judgment of the Court.
Mr. Justice Douglas,
dissenting.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment, challenging Rules and Regulations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of California. It is a challenge of the constitutionality of the rules on their face; no application of the rules has in fact been made to ap-pellees by the institution of either civil or criminal proceedings. While the case meets the requirements of "case or controversy” within the meaning of Art. Ill of the Constitution and therefore complies with Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Haworth, 300 U. S. 227, the case does not mark the precise impact of these rules against licensees who sell alcoholic beverages in California. The opinion of the Court can, therefore, only deal with the rules in the abstract.
The line which the Court draws between “expression” and “conduct” is generally accurate; and it also accurately describes in general the reach of the police power of a State when “expression” and “conduct” are closely brigaded. But we still do not know how broadly or how narrowly these rules will be applied.
It is conceivable that a licensee might produce in a garden served by him a play — Shakespearean perhaps or one in a more modern setting — in which, for example, “fondling” in the sense of the rules appears. I cannot imagine that any such performance could constitutionally be punished or restrained, even though the police power of a State is now buttressed by the Twenty-first Amendment. For, as stated by the Court, that Amendment did not supersede all other constitutional provisions “in the area of liquor regulations.” Certainly a play which passes muster under the First Amendment is not made illegal because it is performed in a beer garden.
Chief Justice Hughes stated the controlling principle in Electric Bond & Share Co. v. SEC, 303 U. S. 419, 443:
“Defendants are not entitled to invoke the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act in order to obtain an advisory decree upon a hypothetical state of facts. ... By the cross bill, defendants seek a judgment that each and every provision of the Act is unconstitutional. It presents a variety of hypothetical controversies which may never become real. We are invited to enter into a speculative inquiry for the purpose of condemning statutory provisions the effect of which in concrete situations, not yet developed, cannot now be definitely perceived. We must decline that invitation. . . .”
The same thought was expressed by Chief Justice Stone in Federation of Labor v. McAdory, 325 U. S. 450, 470-471. Some provisions of an Alabama law regulating labor relations were challenged as too vague and uncertain to meet constitutional requirements. The Chief Justice noted that state courts often construe state statutes so that in their. application they are not open to constitutional objections. Id., at 471. He said that for us to decide the constitutional question “by anticipating such an authoritative construction” would be either “to decide the question unnecessarily or rest our decision on the unstable foundation of our own construction of the state statute which the state court would not be bound to follow.” Ibid. He added:
“In any event the parties are free to litigate in the state courts the validity of the statute when actually applied to' any definite state of facts, with the right of appellate review in this Court. In the exercise of this Court’s discretionary power to grant or withhold the declaratory judgment remedy it is of controlling significance that it is in the public interest to avoid the needless determination of constitutional questions and the needless obstruction to the domestic policy of the states by forestalling state action in construing and applying its own statutes.” Ibid.
Those precedents suggest to me that it would have been more provident for the District Court to have de-dined to give a federal constitutional ruling, until and unless the generalized provisions of the rules were given particularized meaning.
Mr. Justice Brennan,
dissenting.
I dissent. The California regulation at issue here clearly applies to some speech protected by the First Amendment, as applied to the States through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and also, no doubt, to some speech and conduct which are unprotected under our prior decisions. See Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U. S. 413 (1966); Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476 (1957). The State points out, however, that the regulation does not prohibit speech directly, but speaks only to the conditions under which a license to sell liquor by the drink can be granted and retained. But, as Mr. Justice Marshall carefully demonstrates in Part II of his dissenting opinion, by requiring the owner of a nightclub to forgo the exercise of certain rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the State has imposed an unconstitutional condition on the grant of a license. See Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U. S. 593 (1972); Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U. S. 398 (1963); Speiser v. Randall, 357 U. S. 513 (1958). Nothing in the language or history of the Twenty-first Amendment authorizes the .States to use their liquor licensing power as a means for the deliberate inhibition of protected, even if distasteful, forms of expression. For that reason, I would affirm the judgment of the District Court.
Mr. Justice Marshall,
dissenting.
In my opinion, the District Court’s judgment should be affirmed. The record in this case is not a pretty one, and it is possible that the State could constitutionally punish some of the activities described therein under a narrowly drawn scheme. But appellees challenge these regulations on their face, rather than as applied to a specific course of conduct. Cf. Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U. S. 518 (1972). When so viewed, I think it clear that the regulations are overbroad and therefore unconstitutional. See, e. g., Dombrowski v. Pfister, 380 U. S. 479, 486 (1965). Although the State’s broad power to regulate the distribution of liquor and to enforce health and safety regulations is not to be doubted, that power may not be exercised in a manner that broadly stifles First Amendment freedoms. Cf. Shelton v. Tucker, 364 U. S. 479, 488 (1960). Rather, as this Court has made clear, “[precision of regulation must be the touchstone” when First Amendment rights 'are implicated. NAACP v. Button, 371 U. S. 415, 438 (1963). Because I am convinced that these regulations lack the precision which our prior cases require, I must respectfully dissent.
I
It should be clear at the outset that California’s regulatory scheme does not conform to the standards which we have previously enunciated for the control of obscenity. Before this Court’s decision in Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476 (1957), some American courts followed the rule of Regina v. Hicklin, L. R. 3 Q. B. 360 (1868), to the effect that the obscenity vel non of a piece of work could be judged by examining isolated aspects of it. See, e. g., United States v. Kennerley, 209 F. 119 (1913); Commonwealth v. Buckley, 200 Mass. 346, 86 N. E. 910 (1909). But in Roth we held that “[t]he Hicklin test, judging obscenity by the effect of isolated passages upon the most susceptible persons, might well encompass material legitimately treating with sex, and so it must be rejected as unconstitutionally restrictive of the freedoms of speech and press.” 354 U. S., at 489. Instead, we held that the material must be “taken as a whole,” ibid., and, when so viewed, must appeal to a prurient interest in sex, patently offend community standards relating to the depiction of sexual matters, and be utterly without redeeming social value. See Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U. S. 413, 418 (1966).
Obviously, the California rules do not conform to these standards. They do not require the material to be judged as a whole and do not speak to the necessity of proving prurient interest, offensiveness to community standards, or lack of redeeming social value. Instead of the contextual test approved in Roth and Memoirs, these regulations create a system of per se rules to be applied regardless of context: Certain acts simply may not be depicted and certain parts of the body may under no circumstances be revealed. The regulations thus treat on the same level a serious movie such as “Ulysses” and a crudely made “stag film.” They ban not only obviously pornographic photographs, but also great sculpture from antiquity.
Both held 15 years ago that the suppression of serious communication was too high a price to pay in order to vindicate the State’s interest in controlling obscenity, and I see no reason to modify that judgment today. Indeed, even the appellants do not seriously contend that these regulations can be justified under the Roth-Memoirs test. Instead, appellants argue that California’s regulations do not concern the control of pornography at all. These rules, they (argue, deal with conduct rather than with speech and as such are not subject to the strict limitations of the First Amendment.
To support this proposition, appellants rely primarily on United States v. O’Brien, 391 U. S. 367 (1968), which upheld the constitutionality of legislation punishing the destruction or mutilation of Selective Service certificates. O’Brien rejected the notion that “an apparently limitless variety of conduct can be labeled 'speech’ whenever the person engaging in the conduct intends thereby to express an idea,” and held that Government regulation of speech-related conduct is permissible “if it is within the constitutional power of the Government; if it furthers an important or substantial governmental interest; if the governmental interest is unrelated to the suppression of free expression; and if the incidental restriction on alleged First Amendment freedoms is no greater than is essential to the furtherance of that interest.” Id., at 376, 377.
While I do not quarrel with these principles as stated in the abstract, their application in this case stretches them beyond the breaking point. In O’Brien, the Court began its discussion by noting that the statute in question “plainly does not abridge free speech on its face.” Indeed, even O’Brien himself conceded that facially the statute dealt “with conduct having no connection with speech.” Id., at 375. Here, the situation is quite different. A long line of our cases makes clear that motion pictures, unlike draft-card burning, are a form of expression entitled to prima facie First Amendment protection. “It cannot be doubted that motion pictures are a significant medium for the communication of ideas. They may affect public attitudes and behavior in a variety of ways, ranging from direct espousal of a political or social doctrine to the subtle shaping of thought which characterizes all artistic expression. The importance of motion pictures as an organ of public opinion is not lessened by the fact that they are designed to entertain as well as to inform.” Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 343 U. S. 495, 501 (1952) (footnote omitted). See also Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas, 390 U. S. 676 (1968); Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U. S. 184 (1964); Pinkus v. Pitchess, 429 F. 2d 416 (CA9 1970), aff'd by equally divided court sub nom. California v. Pinkus, 400 U. S. 922 (1970). Similarly, live performances and dance have, in recent years, been afforded broad prima facie First Amendment protection. See, e. g., Schacht v. United States, 398 U. S. 58 (1970); P. B. I. C., Inc. v. Byrne, 313 F. Supp. 757 (Mass. 1970), vacated to consider mootness, 401 U. S. 987 (1971); In re Giannini, 69 Cal. 2d 563, 446 P. 2d 535 (1968), cert. denied sub nom. California v. Giannini, 395 U. S. 910 (1969).
If, as these many cases hold, movies, plays, and the dance enjoy constitutional protection, it follows, ineluctably I think, that their component parts are protected as well. It is senseless to say that a play is “speech” within the meaning of the First Amendment, but that the individual gestures of the actors are “conduct” which the State may prohibit. The State may no more allow movies while punishing the "acts” of which they are composed than it may allow newspapers while punishing the “conduct” of setting type.
Of course, I do not mean to suggest that anything which occurs upon a stage is automatically immune from state regulation. No one seriously contends, for example, that an actual murder may be legally committed so long as it is called for in the script, or that an actor may inject real heroin into his veins while evading the drug laws that apply to everyone else. But once it is recognized that movies and plays enjoy prima facie First Amendment protection, the standard for reviewing state regulation of their component parts shifts dramatically. For while “[m]ere legislative preferences or beliefs respecting matters of public convenience may well support regulation directed at other personal activities, [they are] insufficient to justify such as diminishes the exercise of rights so vital” as freedom of speech. Schneider v. State, 308 U. S. 147, 161 (1939). Rather, in order to restrict speech, the State must show that the speech is “used in such circumstances and [is] of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that [it] will bring about the substantive evils that [the State] has a right to prevent.” Schenck v. United States, 249 U. S. 47, 52 (1919). Cf. Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U. S. 444 (1969); Dennis v. United States, 341 U. S. 494 (1951).
When the California regulations are measured against this stringent standard, they prove woefully inadequate. Appellants defend the rules as necessary to prevent sex crimes, drug abuse, prostitution, and a wide variety of other evils. These are precisely the same interests that have been asserted time and again before this Court as justification for laws banning frank discussion of sex and that we have consistently rejected. In fact, the empirical link between sex-related entertainment and the criminal activity popularly associated with it has never been proved and, indeed, has now been largely discredited. See, e. g., Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography 27 (1970); Cairns, Paul, & Wishner, Sex Censorship: The Assumptions of Anti-Obscenity Laws and the Empirical Evidence, 46 Minn. L. Rev. 1009 (1962). Yet even if one were to concede that such a link existed, it would hardly justify a broad-scale attack on First Amendment freedoms. The only way to stop murders and drug abuse is to punish them directly. But the State’s interest in controlling material dealing with sex is secondary in nature. It can control rape and prostitution by punishing those acts, rather than by punishing the speech that is one step removed from the feared harm. Moreover, because First Amendment rights are at stake, the State must adopt this “less restrictive alternative” unless it can make a compelling demonstration that the protected activity and criminal conduct are so closely linked that only through regulation of one can the other be stopped. Cf. United States v. Robel, 389 U. S. 258, 268 (1967). As we said in Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U. S. 557, 566-567 (1969), “if the State is only concerned about printed or filmed materials inducing antisocial conduct, we believe that in the context of private consumption of ideas and information we should adhere to the view that ‘[a]mong free men, the deterrents ordinarily to be applied to prevent crime are education and punishment for violations of the law . . . Whitney v. California, 274 U. S. 357, 378 (1927) (Brandéis, J., concurring). . . . Given the present state of knowledge, the State may no more prohibit mere possession of obscene matter on the ground that it may lead to antisocial conduct than it may prohibit possession of chemistry books on the ground that they may lead to the manufacture of homemade spirits.”
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It should thus be evident that, under the standards previously developed by this Court, the California regulations are overbroad: They would seem to suppress not only obscenity outside the scope of the First Amendment, but also speech that is clearly protected. But California contends that these regulations do not involve suppression at all. The State claims that its rules are not regulations of obscenity, but are rather merely regulations of the sale and consumption of liquor. Appellants point out that California does not punish establishments which provide the proscribed entertainment, but only requires that they not serve alcoholic beverages on their premises. Appellants vigorously argue that such regulation falls within the State’s general police power as augmented, when alcoholic beverages are involved, by the Twenty-first Amendment.
I must confess that I find this argument difficult to grasp. To some extent, it seems premised on the notion that the Twenty-first Amendment authorizes the States to regulate liquor in a fashion which would otherwise be constitutionally impermissible. But the Amendment by its terms speaks only to state control of the importation of alcohol, and its legislative history makes clear that it was intended only to permit “dry” States to control the flow of liquor across their boundaries despite potential Commerce Clause objections. See generally Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U. S. 35 (1966); Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., 377 U. S. 324 (1964). There is not a word in that history which indicates that Congress meant to tamper in any way with First Amendment rights. I submit that the framers of the Amendment would be astonished to discover that they had inadvertently enacted a pro tanto repealer of the rest of the Constitution. Only last Term, we held that the State's conceded power to license the distribution of intoxicating beverages did not justify use of that power in a manner that conflicted with the Equal Protection Clause. See Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis, 407 U. S. 163, 178-179 (1972). Cf. Wisconsin v. Constantineau, 400 U. S. 433 (1971); Hornsby v. Allen, 326 F. 2d 605 (CA5 1964). I am at a loss to understand why the Twenty-first Amendment should be thought to override the First Amendment but not the Fourteenth.
To be sure, state regulation of liquor is important, and it is deeply embedded in our history. See, e. g., Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States, 397 U. S. 72; 77 (1970). But First Amendment values are important as well. Indeed, in the past they have been thought so important as to provide an independent restraint on every power of Government. “Freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion are in a preferred position.” Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 319 U. S. 105, 115 (1943). Thus, when the Government attempted to justify a limitation on freedom of association by reference to the war power, we categorically rejected the attempt. “[The] concept of ‘national defense’” we held, “cannot be deemed an end in itself, justifying any exercise of legislative power designed to promote such a goal. Implicit in the term ‘national defense’ is the notion of defending those values and ideals which set this Nation apart. For almost two centuries, our country has taken singular pride in the democratic ideals enshrined in its Constitution, and the most cherished of those ideals have found expression in the First Amendment. It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties — the freedom of association — which makes the defense of the Nation worthwhile.” United States v. Robel, 389 U. S., at 264. Cf. New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U. S. 713, 716-717 (1971) (Black, J., concurring); Home Bldg. & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell, 290 U. S. 398, 426 (1934). If the First Amendment limits the means by which our Government can ensure its very survival, then surely it must limit the State's power to control the sale of alcoholic beverages as well.
Of course, this analysis is relevant only to the extent that California has in fact encroached upon First Amendment rights. Appellants argue that no such encroachment has occurred, since appellees are free to continue providing any entertainment they choose without fear of criminal penalty. Appellants suggest that this case is somehow different because all that is at stake is the “privilege” of serving liquor by the drink.
It should be clear, however, that the absence of criminal sanctions is insufficient to immunize state regulation from constitutional attack. On the contrary, “this is only the beginning, not the end, of our inquiry.” Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U. S. 398, 403-404 (1963). For “[i]t is too late in the day to doubt that the liberties of religion and expression may be infringed by the denial of or placing of conditions upon a benefit or privilege.” Id., at 404. As we pointed out only last Term, “[f]or at least a quarter-century, this Court has made clear that even though a person has no 'right' to a valuable governmental benefit and even though the government may deny him the benefit for any number of reasons, there are some reasons upon which the government may not rely. It may not deny a benefit to a person on a basis that infringes his constitutionally protected interests — especially, his interest in freedom of speech. For if the government could deny a benefit to a person because of his constitutionally protected speech or associations, his exercise of those freedoms would in effect be penalized and inhibited.” Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U. S. 593, 597 (1972).
Thus, unconstitutional conditions on welfare benefits, unemployment compensation, tax exemptions, public employment, bar admissions, and mailing privileges have all been invalidated by this Court. In none of these cases were criminal penalties involved. In all of them, citizens were left free to exercise their constitutional rights so long as they were willing to give up a “gratuity” that the State had no obligation to provide. Yet in all of them, we found that the discriminatory provision of a privilege placed too great a burden on constitutional freedoms. I therefore have some difficulty in understanding why California nightclub proprietors should be singled out and informed that they alone must sacrifice their constitutional rights before gaining the “privilege” to serve liquor.
Of course, it is true that the State may in proper circumstances enact a broad regulatory scheme that incidentally restricts First Amendment rights. For example, if California prohibited the sale of alcohol altogether, I do not mean to suggest that the proprietors of theaters and bookstores would be constitutionally entitled to a special dispensation. But in that event, the classification would not be speech related and, hence, could not be rationally perceived as penalizing speech. Classifications that discriminate against the exercise of constitutional rights per se stand on an altogether different footing. They must be supported by a "compelling” governmental purpose and must be carefully examined to insure that the purpose is unrelated to mere hostility to the right being asserted. See, e. g., Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U. S. 618, 634 (1969).
Moreover, not only is this classification speech related; it also discriminates between otherwise indistinguishable parties on the basis of the content of their speech. Thus, California nightclub owners may present live shows and movies dealing with a wide variety of topics while maintaining their licenses. But if they choose to deal with sex, they are treated quite differently. Classifications based on the content of speech have long been disfavored and must be viewed with the gravest suspicion. See, e. g., Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U. S. 536, 556-558 (1965). Whether this test is thought to derive from equal protection analysis, see Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U. S. 92 (1972); Niemotko v. Maryland, 340 U. S. 268 (1951), or directly from the substantive constitutional provision involved, see Cox v. Louisiana, supra; Schneider v. State, 308 U. S. 147 (1939), the result is the same: any law that has "no other purpose . . . than to chill the assertion of constitutional rights by penalizing those who choose to exercise them . . . [is] patently unconstitutional.” United States v. Jackson, 390 U. S. 570, 581 (1968).
As argued above, the constitutionally permissible purposes asserted to justify these regulations are too remote to satisfy the Government’s burden when First Amendment rights are at stake. See supra, at 131-133. It may be that the Government has an interest in suppressing lewd or “indecent” speech even when it occurs in private among consenting adults. Cf. United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs, 402 U. S. 363, 376 (1971). But cf. Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U. S. 567 (1969). That interest, however, must be balanced against the overriding interest of our citizens in freedom of thought and expression. Our prior decisions on obscenity set such a balance and hold that the Government may suppress expression treating with sex only if it meets the three-pronged Roth-Memoirs test. We have said that “[t]he door barring federal and state intrusion into this area cannot be left ajar; it must be kept tightly closed and opened only the slightest crack necessary to prevent encroachment upon more important interests.” Roth v. United States, 354 U. S., at 488. Because I can see no reason why we should depart from that standard in this case, I must respectfully dissent.
Appellees in their brief here suggest that the regulations may exceed the authority conferred upon the Department as a matter of state law. As the District Court recognized, however, such a claim is not cognizable in the suit brought by these appellees under 42 ü. S. C. § 1983.
In addition to the regulations held unconstitutional by the court below, appellees originally challenged Rule 143.2 prohibiting topless waitresses, Rule 143.3 (2) requiring certain entertainers to perforin on a stage at a distance away from customers, and Rule 143.5 prohibiting any entertainment that violated local ordinances. At oral argument in that court they withdrew their objections to these rules, conceding “that topless waitresses are not within the protection of the First Amendment; that local ordinances must be independently challenged depending upon their content; and that the requirement that certain entertainers must dance on a stage is not invalid.” 326 F. Supp. 348, 350-351.
Mr. Justice Douglas in his dissenting opinion suggests that the District Court should have declined to adjudicate the merits of appellees’ contention until the appellants had given the “generalized provisions of the rules . . . particularized meaning.” Since parties may not confer jurisdiction either upon this Court or the District Court by stipulation, the request of both parties in this case that the court below adjudicate the merits of the constitutional claim does not foreclose our inquiry into the existence of an "actual controversy” within the meaning of 28 U. S. C. § 2201 and Art. Ill, § 2, cl. 1, of the Constitution.
By pretrial stipulation, the appellees admitted they offered performances and depictions on their licensed premises that were proscribed by the challenged rules. Appellants stipulated they would take disciplinary action against the licenses of licensees violating such rules. In similar circumstances, this Court held that where a state commission had “plainly indicated” an intent to enforce an act that would affect the rights of the United States, there was a “present and concrete” controversy within the meaning of 28 U. S. C. § 2201 and of Art. III. California Comm’n v. United States, 355 U. S. 534, 539 (1958). The District Court therefore had jurisdiction of this action.
Whether this Court should develop a nonjurisdictional limitation on actions for declaratory judgments to invalidate statutes on their face is an issue not properly before us. Cf. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 297 U. S. 288, 341 (1936) (Brandéis, J., concurring). Certainly a number of our cases have permitted attacks on First Amendment grounds similar to those advanced by the appellees, see, e. g., Zwickler v. Koota, 389 U. S. 241 (1967); Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U. S. 589 (1967); Baggett v. Bullitt, 377 U. S. 360 (1964), and we are not inclined to reconsider the procedural holdings of those cases in the absence of a request by a party to do so.
Similarly, States may validly limit the maimer in which the First Amendment freedoms are exercised, by forbidding sound trucks in residential neighborhoods, Kovacs v. Cooper, 336 U. S. 77 (1949), and may enforce a nondiscriminatory requirement that those who would parade on a public thoroughfare first obtain a permit. Cox v. New Hampshire, 312 U. S. 569 (1941). Other state limitations on the “time, manner and place” of the exercise of First Amendment rights have been sustained. See, e. g., Cameron v. Johnson, 390 U. S. 611 (1968), and Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U. S. 559 (1965).
Because of the posture of this case, we have necessarily dealt with the regulations on their face, and have found them to be valid. The admonition contained in the Court’s opinion in Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U. S. 35, 52 (1966), is equally in point here: “Although it is possible that specific future applications of [the statute] may engender concrete problems of constitutional dimension, it will be time enough to consider any such problems when they arise. We deal here only with the statute on its face. And we hold that, so considered, the legislation is constitutionally valid.”
This is not to say that the Twenty-first Amendment empowers a State to act with total irrationality or invidious discrimination in controlling the distribution and dispensation of liquor within its borders. And it most assuredly is not to say that the Twenty-first Amendment necessarily overrides in its allotted area any other relevant provision of the Constitution. See Wisconsin v. Constantineau, 400 U. S. 433; Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., 377 U. S. 324, 329-334; Dept. of Revenue v. James Beam Co., 377 U. S. 341.
Section 2 of the Twenty-first Amendment reads as follows:
“The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.”
Even in cases on direct appeal from a state court, when the decision below leaves unresolved questions of state law or procedure which bear on federal constitutional questions, we dismiss the appeal. Rescue Army v. Municipal Court, 331 U. S. 549.
“(b) The touching, caressing or fondling on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
“(c) The displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals.”
“(2) Any person being touched, caressed or fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals.
“(3) Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva or the.anus or the genitals.
“(4) Scenes wherein artificial devices or inanimate objects are employed to depict, or drawings are employed to portray, any of the prohibited activities described above.”
This is not an appropriate case for application of the abstention doctrine. Since these regulations are challenged on their face for overbreadth, no purpose would be served by awaiting a state court construction of them unless the principles announced in Younger v. Harris, 401 U. S. 37 (1971), govern. See Zwickler v. Koota, 389 U. S. 241, 248-250 (1967). Thus far, however, we have limited the applicability of Younger to cases where the plaintiff has an adequate remedy in a pending criminal prosecution. See Younger v. Harris, supra, at 43-44. Cf. Douglas v. City of Jeannette, 319 U. S. 157 (1943). But cf. Berryhill v. Gibson, 331 F. Supp. 122, 124 (MD Ala. 1971), probable jurisdiction noted, 408 U. S. 920 (1972). The California licensing provisions are, of course, civil in nature. Cf. Hearn v. Short, 327 F. Supp. 33 (SD Tex. 1971). Moreover, the Younger doctrine has been held to “have little force in the absence of a pending state proceeding.” Lake Carriers’ Assn. v. MacMullan, 406 U. S. 498, 509 (1972) (emphasis added). There are at present no proceedings of any kind pending against these appellees. Finally, since the Younger doctrine rests heavily on federal deference to state administration of its own statutes, see Younger v. Harris, supra, at 44-45, it is waivable by the State. Cf. Hostetter v. Idlewild Liquor Corp., 377 U. S. 324, 329 (1964). Appellants have nowhere mentioned the Younger doctrine in their brief before this Court, and when the case was brought to the attention of the attorney for the appellants during oral argument, he expressly eschewed reliance on it. In the court below, appellants specifically asked for a federal decision on the validity of California’s regulations and stated that they did not think the court should abstain. See 326 F. Supp. 348, 351 (CD Cal. 1971).
I am startled by the majority’s suggestion that the regulations are constitutional on their face even though “specific future applications of [the statute] may engender concrete problems of constitutional dimension.” (Quoting with approval Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter, 384 U. S. 35, 52 (1966). Ante, at 119 n. 5.) Ever since Thornhill v. Alabama, 310 U. S. 88 (1940), it has been thought that statutes which trench upon First Amendment rights are facially void even if the conduct of the party challenging them could be prohibited under a more narrowly drawn scheme. See, e. g., Baggett v. Bullitt, 377 U. S. 360, 366 (1964); Coates v. City of Cincinnati, 402 U. S. 611, 616 (1971); NAACP v. Button, 371 U. S. 415, 432-433 (1963).
Nor is it relevant that the State here “sought to prevent [bacchanalian revelries]” rather than performances by “scantily clad ballet troupe [s].” Whatever the State “sought” to do, the fact is that these regulations cover both these activities. And it should be clear that a praiseworthy legislative motive can no more rehabilitate an unconstitutional statute than an illicit motive can invalidate a proper statute.
Indeed, there are some indications in the legislative history that California adopted these regulations for the specific purpose of evading those standards. Thus, Captain Robert Devin of the Los Angeles Police Department testified that the Department favored adoption of the new regulations for the following reason: “While statutory law has been available to us to regulate what was formerly considered as antisocial behavior, the federal and state judicial system has, through a series of similar decisions, effectively emasculated law enforcement in its effort to contain and to control the growth of pornography and of obscenity and of behavior that is associated with this kind of performance.” See also testimony of Roy E. June, City Attorney of the City of Costa Mesa; testimony of Richard C. Hirsch, Office of Los Angeles County District Attorney. App. 117.
I do not mean to suggest that this test need be rigidly applied in all situations. Different standards may be applicable when children are involved, see Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U. S. 629 (1968); when a consenting adult possesses putatively obscene material in his own home, see Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U. S. 557 (1969); or when the material by the nature of its presentation cannot be viewed as a whole, see Rabe v. Washington, 405 U. S. 313, 317 n. 2 (1972) (Burger, G. J., concurring). Similarly, I do not mean to foreclose the possibility that even the Roth-Memoirs test will ultimately be found insufficient to protect First Amendment interests when consenting adults view putatively obscene material in private. Cf. Redrup v. New York, 386 U. S. 767 (1967). But cf. United States v. Reidel, 402 U. S. 351 (1971). But I do think that, at very least, Roth-Memoirs sets an absolute limit on the kinds of speech that can be altogether read out of the First Amendment for purposes of consenting adults.
Cf. Fuller, Changing Society Puts Taste to the Test, The National Observer, June 10, 1972, p. 24: “Context is the essence of esthetic judgment .... There is a world of difference between Playboy and less pretentious girly magazines on the one hand, and on the other, The Nude, a picture selection from the whole history of art, by that fine teacher and interpreter of civilization, Kenneth Clark. People may be just as naked in one or the other, the bodies inherently just as beautiful, but the context of the former is vulgar, of the latter, esthetic.
“The same words, the same actions, that are cheap and tawdry in one book or play may contribute to the sublimity, comic universality, or tragic power of others. For a viable theory of taste, context is all.”
Moreover, even if the O’Brien test were here applicable, it is far from clear that it has been satisfied. For example, most of the evils that the State alleges are caused by appellees’ performances are already punishable under California law. See n. 11, infra. Since the less drastic alternative of criminal prosecution is available to punish these violations, it is hard to see how “the incidental restriction on alleged First Amendment freedoms is no greater than is essential” to further the State’s interest.
The Court pointed out that the statute “does not distinguish-between public and private destruction, and it does not punish only destruction engaged in for the purpose of expressing views .... A law prohibiting destruction of Selective Service certificates no more abridges free speech on its face than a motor vehicle law prohibiting the destruction of drivers’ licenses, or a tax law prohibiting the destruction of books and records.” 391 U. S., at 375.
Of course, the State need not meet the clear and present danger test if the material in question is obscene. See Roth v. United States, 354 U. S. 476 (1957). But, as argued above, the difficulty with California’s rules is that they do not conform to the Roth test and therefore regulate material that is not obscene. See supra, at 126-127.
This case might be different if the State asserted a primary interest in stopping the very acts performed by these dancers and actors. However, I have serious doubts whether the State may constitutionally assert an interest in regulating any sexual act between consenting adults. Cf. Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U. S. 479 (1965). Moreover, it is unnecessary to reach that question in this case since the State’s regulations are plainly not designed to stop the acts themselves, most of which are in fact legal when done in private. Rather, the State punishes the acts only when done in public as part of a dramatic presentation. Cf. United States v. O’Brien, supra, at 375. It must be, therefore, that the asserted state interest stems from the effect of the acts on the audience rather than from a desire to stop the acts themselves. It should also be emphasized that this case does not present problems of an unwilling audience or of an audience composed of minors.
Indeed, California already has statutes controlling virtually all of the misconduct said to flow from appellees’ activities. See Calif. Penal Code § 647 (b) (Supp. 1972) (prostitution); Calif. Penal Code §§ 261, 263 (1970) (rape); Calif. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25657 (Supp. 1972) (“B-Girl” activity); Calif. Health & Safety Code §§ 11500, 11501, 11721, 11910, 11912 (1964 and Supp. 1972) (sale and use of narcotics).
Of course, it is true that Stanley does not govern this case, since Stanley dealt only with the private possession of obscene materials in one’s own home. But in another sense, this ease is stronger than Stanley. In Stanley, we held that the State’s interest in the prevention of sex crimes did not justify laws restricting possession of certain materials, even though they were conceded to be obscene. It follows a fortiori that this interest is insufficient when the materials are not obscene and, indeed, are constitutionally protected.
The Twenty-first Amendment, in addition to repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, provides: “The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.”
The text of the Amendment is based on the Webb-Kenyon Act, 37 Stat. 699, which antedated prohibition. The Act was entitled “An Act Divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate character in certain cases,” and was designed to allow “dry” States to regulate the flow of alcohol across their borders. See, e. g., McCormick & Co. v. Brown, 286 U. S. 131, 140-141 (1932); Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland R. Co., 242 U. S. 311, 324 (1917). The Twenty-first Amendment was intended to embed this principle permanently into the Constitution. As explained by its sponsor on the Senate floor “to assure the so-called dry States against the importation of intoxicating liquor into those States, it is proposed to write permanently into the Constitution a prohibition along that line.
“[T]he pending proposal will give the States that guarantee. When our Government was organized and the Constitution of the United States adopted, the States surrendered control over and regulation of interstate commerce. This proposal is restoring to the States, in effect, the right to regulate commerce respecting a single commodity — namely, intoxicating liquor.” 76 Cong. Rec. 4141 (remarks of Sen. Blaine).
See Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U. S. 618 (1969). But cf. Wyman v. James, 400 U. S. 309 (1971).
See Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U. S. 398 (1963).
See Speiser v. Randall, 357 U. S. 513 (1958).
See, e. g., Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U. S. 563 (1968); Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U. S. 589 (1967); Baggett v. Bullitt, 377 U. S. 360 (1964).
See, e. g., Baird v. State Bar of Arizona, 401 U. S. 1 (1971); Konigsberg v. State Bar, 353 U. S. 252 (1957); Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners, 353 U. S. 232 (1957). But cf. Law Students Civil Rights Research Council v. Wadmond, 401 U. S. 154 (1971); Konigsberg v. State Bar, 366 U. S. 36 (1961).
See, e. g., Blount v. Rizzi, 400 U. S. 410 (1971); Hannegan v. Esquire Inc., 327 U. S. 146, 156 (1946).
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authorities, an almost indispensable preliminary to the under- taking of warlike operations against Constantinople and the Bosporus by fighting forces coming from the west. The question of the mastering of this all-important lower waterway in the event of a contest with the Turks had indeed engaged the close attention of British naval and military experts some years earlier. The conclusion arrived at on that occasion had, however, been that, whether the campaign were to take the form of a purely naval operation or whether the task were to be performed by an amphibious expeditionary force, the enterprise was bound to prove most difficult. In 1914 the channel was known to be defended by a number of batteries, some of them armed with very heavy guns. Most of these works were planted about the slender reach situated about 10 m. above the outlet into the Aegean, and known as the " Narrows." If the batteries and their artillery were somewhat out of date, the fact remained that warships steaming up the defile would be compelled to pass these fortifications at very close quarters, when the lack of range of their guns would cease to tell. The Ottoman authorities were moreover known to have given much attention to the problem of mine-fields especially adapted to the peculiar condi- tions existing within the Dardanelles; and the development which had taken place in this particular form of defence was such as to render the task of a fleet which should try to force the passage a more difficult one than it would have been a few years earlier. The fact that along the whole of its course this remarkable waterway is only separated from the Aegean by the attenuated Gallipoli Peninsula, did, on the other hand, suggest that the most promising method of attack upon the maritime defile from without would be to occupy that significant tongue of land.
An appeal reached the British Government from Russia on Jan. 2 1915 for help to relieve the existing situation in Armenia, and an operation directed against the Dardanelles was judged to be the best means of complying with the request; but there were no large bodies of troops available that could be used for such a purpose. The consequence was that the feasibility of forcing a way from the Mediterranean up into the Sea of Mar- mora as a purely naval undertaking came to be examined afresh in London. When asked for his views, Vice-Adml. Sir Sackville Garden, the British commander-in-chief in those waters, proposed that a fleet should try to destroy the Ottoman forts in the Straits and to clear away the mine-fields sown in the chan- nel, by adopting a process of methodical advance. This plan possessed the merit of novelty. It had always been assumed during previous discussions on the question that warships adventuring the passage would try a rush, that they would endeavour to steam by the batteries and drive the defending gunners from their guns by concentrated fire. Although the professional chiefs at the Admiralty were not enthusiastic supporters of Adml. Garden's project, the Government decided to adopt it. 1 French concurrence was obtained, French support was promised, and measures were at once set on foot to con- centrate such naval forces in the Aegean as appeared to be required for the execution of the plan.
A considerable armada was got together, although its as- sembling took several weeks and although the Russians had as a matter of fact heavily defeated the Turks in Armenia (battle of Sarikamish) even before orders for the assembling were issued. As regards large craft, the fleet consisted in the main of semi-obsolete battleships looked upon as unfit to take part in a fleet action. Of such ships the British contributed fourteen 2 and the French four. 3 But the fleet also included two semi- dreadnoughts ("Lord Nelson," "Agamemnon"), the battle- cruiser " Inflexible " and the newly completed " Queen Elizabeth,"
1 On the naval operations, see also the article NAVAL HISTORY OF THE WAR.
" Queen," " London," " Prince of Wales,"** " Implacable " and " Irresistible "; " Majestic " and " Prince George "; " Corn- wallis " (Duncan class); " Swiftsure " and "Triumph"; "Ven- geance," " Albion," " Goliath " and " Ocean " (Canopus class). For the characteristics of these ships and of the " Lord Nelson " and " Inflexible " see 24.897.
3 " Bouvet," " Suffren," " Charlemagne," " Gaulois."
armed with is-in. guns. The battleships were to be aided by several cruisers and destroyers and a flotilla of mine-sweepers was also organized. The conveniently situated islands of Tenedos and Lemnos 4 (the latter offering the immense land- locked haven of Mudros as an anchorage) were occupied to serve as naval bases, and on Feb. 19 the venture opened with an attack upon the weakly Ottoman batteries that guarded the outlet of the channel. The batteries were silenced for the time being; but bad weather interrupted the proceedings and the batteries had to be silenced afresh a week later (Feb. 25) effectually on this occasion. That night the mine-fields at the mouth of the Dardanelles were cleared away, and battleships were in consequence enabled to penetrate into the lowest reaches of the defile on the morrow.
Stormy weather caused some delays in continuing the pro- gramme, but heavily armed vessels made their way a short distance up channel on several days early in March and engaged some of the enemy works that were sited about the Narrows. 5 The sweepers continued their labours night after night, gradually extending the fairway up which heavy craft could safely venture. Long-range fire on the forts directed from outside the Straits over the Gallipoli Peninsula was also tried, but the results proved disappointing. In reality, a very liberal expenditure of artillery ammunition on the part of the fleet was doing consider- ably less damage to the Ottoman defences than the Allied sailors imagined to be the case. Any Turkish battery that was chosen for target generally ceased firing before long; and the assailants were disposed to assume that the work was definitely put out of action, whereas all that had happened in reality was that the hostile gunners had been driven from their guns. Moreover, promising as the situation may have appeared to be from the attacking side in so far as neutralization of the Ottoman batteries was concerned, it was plain that the mine-sweepers were making disappointing progress. The enemy's light guns, aided by effective searchlights, were offering a strenuous opposi- tion to the small craft engaged on the all-important duty of clearing the channel of submerged defences. At last Vice-Adml. Sir John Michael De Robeck, who had succeeded Adml. Garden, decided, under some pressure from home, to undertake an onset in full force upon the defences of the Narrows by day, although mine-fields still forbade a close attack on the forts on the part of battleships.
This operation took place on March 18, and it proved unsuc- cessful. Sixteen battleships entered the Straits to participate in the encounter, the manoeuvring of so large a number of great vessels in this narrow space was a matter of some dif- ficulty and also gave excellent targets for the Turkish artillery, which replied to their fire with unexpected spirit. The contest lasted for several hours, but towards evening the fleet was obliged to retire, three of the battleships having been sunk and four others having been put out of action. The three vessels lost, the " Irresistible," " Ocean " and " Bouvet," were out of date; but of those put out of action the " Inflexible " was a modern ship, and she and another very nearly foundered before they could be got to a place of safety. The defenders employed mines drifting down with the current with striking success on this occasion, and the damage caused by them contributed largely to bring about the defeat of the naval force. The events of the day indeed clearly indicated that the enemy's under- water devices were an even more serious obstacle to the forcing of the Dardanelles than were the Ottoman batteries. Nor had the Allies grounds for supposing that drift-mines would not be met with, were the attack renewed.
After this experience Vice-Adml. De Robeck felt himself obliged to inform the Admiralty that the offensive against the Straits ought not to be continued as a purely naval opera- tion of war. This necessitated a complete recasting of the Entente plans. The Turkish authorities, it may be mentioned,
4 Lemnos was a Greek possession having been ceded to Greece as the result of the Balkan War of 1912-3. Imbros, Samothrace and Tenedos had remained Turkish.
5 On March 10 Bulair was also bombarded from the Gulf of Saros. | WIKI |
DRAM® - How it Works
Pollutants vary greatly in their physicochemical forms. However, water solubility and hydrophobicity (the extent of water repellence) are key factors in defining their behaviour association with in water. DRAM can be deployed at a scale and in a format that matches the needs, resources and space of the client’s operation.
In the case of inorganic pollutants, the DRAM process permanently sorbs the pollutants into the matrix thus removing this from the solution. EPONA staff relate the needs of a client to the performance of the DRAM using bespoke software, tailored to work for a wide range of scenarios. With an almost inexhaustible surface area the challenge is to understand the flow rate and dosing of contaminants and to relate this to the performance and longevity of DRAM.
For degradable organic pollutants these also become bound to the DRAM matrix. But here they become prone to attack by microbial degraders within the DRAM. Research has shown that DRAM hosts a diverse and large population of organisms capable of the degradation of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents and pesticides. The degraders become conditioned in the matrix which has a much slower decay rate than the pollutants that pass through. Furthermore sparingly soluble compounds such as large PAHs and PCBs are also effectively degraded. This is because the voids within DRAM are ideal habitats for a microbial ecosystem capable of utilising a diverse range of organic substrates. The niches within the matrix also have a range of REDOX potentials meaning that anaerobic and aerobic habitats exist side by side. Most significantly, DRAM not only sorbs and retains these organic molecules but it is able to completely mineralise them rendering the end products of carbon dioxide and water. The deployment of DRAM for such applications can be for very long term operations as the degrading pollutants self sustain the process.
Unlike many competing technologies, DRAM is also applicable to mixed contaminant sources where there are both organic and inorganic pollutants present. By removal of the inorganic constituents there is less chance of inhibition of the microbial degraders within the microbial community. This is because DRAM offers a diverse and yet protective environment to the degrading community facilitating in long term functionality.
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{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Angular parameter\n", "\n", "This illustartes the use of angular parameter to identify diamond structure. Angular parameter was introduced by [Uttomark et al.](https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.47.15717), and measures the tetrahedrality of the local atomic structure. An atom belonging to diamond structure has four nearest neighbors which gives rise to six three body angles around the atom. The angular parameter $A$ is then defined as, \n", "\n", "$A = \\sum_{i=1}^6 (\\cos(\\theta_i)+\\frac{1}{3})^2$ \n", "\n", "An atom belonging to diamond structure would show the value of angular params close to 0. The following example illustrates the use of this parameter." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from pyscal3 import System\n", "import numpy as np\n", "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Create structures\n", "\n", "The first step is to create some structures using the pyscal crystal structures module and assign it to a System. This can be done as follows- " ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "sys = System.create.lattice.diamond(lattice_constant=4, repetitions=[3,3,3])" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Now we can find the neighbors of all atoms. In this case we will use an adaptive method which can find an individual cutoff for each atom." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "sys.find.neighbors(method='cutoff', cutoff='adaptive')" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Finally, the angular criteria can be calculated by," ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 4, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "sys.calculate.angular_criteria()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The above function assigns the angular value for each atom which can be accessed using," ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 7, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "1.8488927466117464e-32" ] }, "execution_count": 7, "metadata": {}, "output_type": "execute_result" } ], "source": [ "np.mean(sys.atoms.angular_parameters.diamond_angle)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The angular values are zero for atoms that belong to diamond structure." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.12.1" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Philip S. Alexander
Philip S. Alexander (born 10 March 1947) is a British Judaic scholar and Professor of Post-Biblical Jewish Literature and co-director of the Centre for Jewish Studies in the University of Manchester.
Books
* The Mystical Texts (Companion to the Dead Sea Scrolls), T&T Clark Ltd 2005
* The Targum of Canticles: Introduction, Translation, Apparatus and Notes. (The Aramaic Bible 17A), T&T Clark Ltd 2003
* Serekh ha-Yahad and Two Related Texts, Oxford: Clarendon Press 1998
* Textual Sources for the Study of Judaism, Edited and Translated by Philip Alexander, University of Chicago Press 1990 | WIKI |
The Aging Game: How to Age Well
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By Guilherme Ribeiro
The visible signs of growing older can worry anyone. Aging is inevitable – but you can also grow older gracefully, while taking care of your mind and body. Search online to discover ways you can ensure you’ll age well in the years ahead.
Most people know that certain habits are good for them – exercising, sleeping well, socializing, and making smart food choices – but it’s tough to put those into practice. The good news is that it’s never too late to get started.
Eat Healthy Food
Although it’s tempting to eat junk food and high-fat, high-salt, high-calorie meals all the time, these food choices definitely won’t help you age well. In fact, a study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that eating processed food such as sausages and bacon can lead to a 42 percent increase in your risk of heart disease and a 19 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
Ideally, you should be focusing on eating a healthy diet. The Mediterranean diet, which consists of plant-based foods, lean meat, fish, whole grains, and nuts is an excellent choice. Studies have shown that middle-aged women who followed this diet were roughly 40 percent more likely to live past the age of 70 without physical and mental issues.
Keep a Positive Attitude
If you’re the type of person who holds grudges and always complains about everything, you might want to change your attitude. A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people with a positive outlook on life were 44 percent more likely to recover from a disability than their negative peers.
It’s not surprising, then, that those who laugh more tend to be healthier. Laughter is associated with organ stimulation – it results in enhanced oxygen intake, increased endorphin release, and other benefits – stress reduction, an improved immune system, and pain relief, as it helps produce more natural painkillers, among other health perks. So, when people say “laughter is the best medicine,” they’re telling the truth!
Try Meditation
Many people tend to dismiss meditation. But this quick judgment couldn’t be further from the truth. More and more people are adopting meditation into their lifestyles as it can make them more focused and relaxed.
You only need to practice for 15 minutes every day to start reaping meditation’s benefits. It’ll help you reduce negative emotions, increase your creativity, and turn you into a more patient and tolerant person. Some research also suggests that meditation improves conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure, and depression.
Use Sunscreen
While some exposure to the sun is essential for the production of vitamin D, don’t overdo it. UV rays can cause cancer and accelerate skin aging. A study funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia found that daily use of sunscreen can reduce aging by as much as 24 percent.
Exercise Regularly
It goes without saying that binge-watching Netflix every day isn’t good for your health. But you also don’t need exercise for hours to enjoy the benefits. High-intensity interval training (short bursts of intense exercise) has been gaining traction in recent years as people can get healthier without spending ages in the gym.
In fact, even if you walk for just over 21 minutes every day, you can reduce the risks of high blood pressure by roughly 29 percent. Unsurprisingly, exercising is good for your brain too. According to a study published in the Journal of Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, physical activity strengthens the hippocampus and decreases the risk of dementia by as much as 25 percent.
Take Care of Your Mind
In the same way you should take care of your body, you need to care for your mind. Much like a muscle, if you stop using it, it’ll eventually atrophy. Your cognitive functions and memory might be impaired. Activities such as singing, dancing, and writing, among others, are ideal to keep your mind busy.
A study sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts found that senior citizens who engaged in an art program were aging slower than their counterparts. The group had fewer falls, needed less medication, and didn’t visit the doctors as much as before.
Be Social
While older people naturally enjoy a less active life, it’s imperative that they keep connected to friends and family. Researchers from Brigham Young University analyzed 70 different studies about loneliness and concluded that those living in isolation have a 30 percent higher chance of dying than people with strong social ties.
Furthermore, there’s evidence to suggest that even people with bad habits such as smoking or lack of exercise, but with close friendships, tend to live longer than their healthy peers. And according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, older people who suffered heart attacks were more likely to live another three years if they keep strong connections to others.
Get Enough Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation states that elderly people should sleep between seven and nine hours every night. If you’re not getting that much sleep, there’s a possibility you may be harming your body. Researchers found that people who sleep fewer than six hours per night were more likely to develop high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
However, if you truly can’t sleep a lot, don’t worry. Another study by Saarland University discovered that a 45-to-60-minute nap during the day can increase memory retention five-fold.
Keep Working
If you enjoy your work and find it fulfilling, there’s no reason to stop doing it when you reach the average retirement age. Work can keep the mind busy and strengthen social ties. Older adults who carry on working tend to enjoy a 25 percent increase in the size of their social network.
Alternatively, the social networks of those who retire are more likely to shrink considerably in the following five years. However, there are other ways to work that don’t involve paid employment. Researchers found that seniors who volunteer with children tend to be healthier and gave better cognitive functions.
Participate in Fun Activities
Taking part in any activity can be good for you, especially those that involve socializing and moving around. Old people who attended dancing classes three times a week showed marked improvement in memory and speed processing.
If you’re into energetic activities, yoga could be an easy alternative. One study found that seniors who did yoga for one hour per week, which included breathing exercises and amusing poses, were more focused, less likely to be depressed, and increased visuospatial memory.
Learn to Manage Stress
Stress can be extremely harmful to your life. It’s known to be associated with issues like anxiety, digestive problems, heart disease, and memory and concentration impairment. The best course of action would be to eliminate stress altogether, but it’s not always that easy.
Another option is to learn ways to better manage stress. As mentioned before, maintaining a positive attitude and practicing meditation can do wonders when it comes to relaxing the mind. Another option is getting regular massages or just going for walk to cool down a bit. If everything fails, there’s no shame in seeking professional counseling.
Guilherme Ribeiro
Contributor | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
SSESpecification - Amazon DynamoDB
SSESpecification
Represents the settings used to enable server-side encryption.
Contents
Note
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.
Enabled
Indicates whether server-side encryption is done using an AWS managed key or an AWS owned key. If enabled (true), server-side encryption type is set to KMS and an AWS managed key is used (AWS KMS charges apply). If disabled (false) or not specified, server-side encryption is set to AWS owned key.
Type: Boolean
Required: No
KMSMasterKeyId
The AWS KMS key that should be used for the AWS KMS encryption. To specify a key, use its key ID, Amazon Resource Name (ARN), alias name, or alias ARN. Note that you should only provide this parameter if the key is different from the default DynamoDB key alias/aws/dynamodb.
Type: String
Required: No
SSEType
Server-side encryption type. The only supported value is:
• KMS - Server-side encryption that uses AWS Key Management Service. The key is stored in your account and is managed by AWS KMS (AWS KMS charges apply).
Type: String
Valid Values: AES256 | KMS
Required: No
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:A revised and enlarged account of the Bobbili zemindari.djvu/69
Rh with the Bobbili people. From here he subdued the chief of Narayanapatnam, and attacked Bobbili, but without result. In these expeditions and battles Vizianagaram lost four thousand men, either in the way of fighting or by the malarious fever caught by the drinking of bad water at Narayanapatnam. The chief of Narayanapatnam sent his vakil to Vizianagaram to represent that he fought with Vizianagaram, believing what Bobbili Varu promised him, that he now tendered his apology, and that he begged that his estate might be restored to him. Thereupon Viziaramaraz pardoned him, collected from him the batta expenses of the army, and restored his estate to him.
"Again, Viziaramaraz got all his army ready and collected the Desastulu (fighting men in the Raj) to invade Bobbili. But the Desastulu said that it would be quite impossible for them to gain victory over the Velamas, who combined together with a | WIKI |
Closed Bug 877313 Opened 7 years ago Closed 7 years ago
[Music] Progress bar indicator for short music overlaps the remaining time space.
Categories
(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Music, defect)
x86
Gonk (Firefox OS)
defect
Not set
normal
Tracking
(blocking-b2g:leo+, b2g18 fixed)
RESOLVED FIXED
1.1 QE2 (6jun)
blocking-b2g leo+
Tracking Status
b2g18 --- fixed
People
(Reporter: leo.bugzilla.gaia, Assigned: dkuo)
Details
(Whiteboard: [TD-24236] c=music , MiniWW)
Attachments
(2 files)
1. Title : Music Progress bar overlaps the remaining time space.
2. Precondition : Load a short music file which is less than 10 secs(play duration less than 10 secs)
3. Tester's Action : (1) Open Music App
(2) Play the song (song duration should be lesser than 10 secs)
(3) Check the progress bar.
4. Detailed Symptom (ENG.) : Music progress bar indicator overlaps the remaining time space (--:--).
5. Expected : Music progress bar indicator should not overlap remaining time space (--:--).
6.Reproducibility: Y
1)Frequency Rate : 100%
blocking-b2g: --- → leo+
OS: Windows XP → Gonk (Firefox OS)
Whiteboard: MiniWW
Assignee: nobody → dkuo
Whiteboard: MiniWW → [TD-24236] c=music , MiniWW
Target Milestone: --- → 1.1 QE2 (6jun)
David,
The root cause of this issue is the seekAudio() of Player.js, I had Math.floor() on the audio.duration(endTime) which I guess I was trying to get a rounded number from the bug that mp3 returns microseconds, this will cause a noticeable bug when the player is playing a short song, such as a 3~5 seconds song.
Becasue the endTime was floored, like 3.5 was changed to 3, but the currentTime could be any floating between 3.0~3.5, so the indicator will be out of the seek area when the currentTime is large than endTime, I didn't notice this cause in my test data I don't have short songs, and I am glad Leo has found this one.
This should be a simple fix with the mp3 workaround/comments removed.
Attachment #755617 - Flags: review?(dflanagan)
Comment on attachment 755617 [details]
Remove Math.floor() on the audio duration
The fix looks good. I haven't actually tested, though. r=djf for github commit 2092b1a.
As part of my review, I looked in utils.js at formatTime() to make sure it wasn't assuming that floor had been called.
formatTime() looks like it is using parseInt as a strange substitute for Math.floor(). That is inefficient (numbers repeatedly converted to strings and then back to numbers) and this function is called frequently.
You should only need a single call to Math.floor() at the start of formatTime.
Also, formatTime() will do the wrong thing with times > 24 hours: they shouldn't wrap around. If you have a very, very long song file, it should just display all the hours.
So r+, but I suggest you include a fix to formatTime() in this patch since it is time-related anyway.
Attachment #755617 - Flags: review?(dflanagan) → review+
Thanks for reviewing this, David, besides removing the workaround I have also addressed those issues in formatTime() which you suggested to fix, and I am landing it with r+.
Landed on master: 204025be379064233596eadb08f6766c029bcbbf
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Uplifted 204025be379064233596eadb08f6766c029bcbbf to:
v1-train: ec36e38d6e0ae4d5e3cd7d6d8b3cc731bc9db350
Flags: in-moztrap?
Added test case in MozTrap:
https://moztrap.mozilla.org/manage/case/8519/
Flags: in-moztrap? → in-moztrap+
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cove.Tool
The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 23:07, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
Cove.Tool
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Promotional article. Cannot see how this company founded in 2017 can possibly pass WP:NCORP. Edwardx (talk) 19:33, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:04, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:06, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
* Delete - so promotional it isn't even an article. I've !voted on a few corp articles before but this is the first time I've seen an actual product catalog cited. Probably g11 eligible. ☆ Bri (talk) 22:39, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
* Delete no kidding, blatantly promo, fails NCORP. Would agree with G11 (or A7) since it's a recently-created article with just the one major contributor. creffett (talk) 22:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
* Delete Per nom. Fails WP:NCORP. Barca (talk) 01:01, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
* Delete Very poor. scope_creep Talk 14:03, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
* Delete None of the references meet the criteria for establishing notability, fails GNG and WP:NCORP HighKing++ 19:53, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
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Implements C2dm Notifications
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Deprecated
I am deprecating this project as I am working on a ZF 1.x style Push
Notification server. This is actually shaping up in a separate repository and
handles everything that this current C2DM implementation does as well.
See Zend_Mobile:“https://github.com/mwillbanks/Zend_Mobile” which I am working
for ZF 1.12 during the proposal process.
Implementing C2DM Push Notifications for Google Android
This project makes usage of libraries from Zend Framework in order to do the authentication for Google. Each response from the Google C2DM Service is encapsulated.
In order to utilize this functionality you must sign up for a c2dm account: http://code.google.com/android/c2dm/index.html
Quick Example of Sending a Notification Through C2DM
Sorry about the formatting, textile in GitHub really does not like whitespace in the pre-code blocks.
<?php
define('C2DM_USERNAME', 'myGoogleAccount@gmail.com');
define('C2DM_PASSWORD', 'myExamplePassword');
define('C2DM_APPLICATION', 'ExampleApp');
function getBackOffTime($fails, Zend_Http_Response $response)
{
if ($retry = $response->getHeader('Retry-After')) {
if (is_string($retry)) {
$retry = strtotime($retry) - time();
}
return (int) $retry;
}
return intval(pow(2, $fails) - 1);
}
try {
$client = Zend_GData_ClientLogin::getHttpClient(
C2DM_USERNAME,
C2DM_PASSWORD,
Zend_Service_Google_C2dm::AUTH_SERVICE_NAME,
null,
C2DM_APPLICATION
);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_CaptchaRequiredException $cre) {
// manual login is required
echo 'URL of CAPTCHA image: ' . $cre->getCaptchaUrl() . PHP_EOL;
echo 'Token ID: ' . $cre->getCaptchaToken() . PHP_EOL;
exit(1);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_AuthException $ae) {
echo 'Problem authenticating: ' . $ae->exception() . PHP_EOL;
exit(1);
}
$c2dm = new Zend_Service_Google_C2dm();
$c2dm->setLoginToken($client->getClientLoginToken());
$registrationId = 'THE_REGISTRATION_ID_OF_THE_PHONE';
$collapseKey = 'aUniqueStackableIdentifier';
$data = array(
'key' => 'value-pairs'
);
$message = new Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Message(
$registrationId,
$collapseKey,
$data
);
$failCount = 0;
do {
$tryAgain = false;
try {
$c2dm->sendMessage($message);
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_QuotaExceeded $e) {
$failCount++;
$tryAgain = true;
usleep(getBackOffTime($failCount, $c2dm->getLastResponse()) * 1000);
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_ServerUnavailable $e) {
$failCount++;
$tryAgain = true;
usleep(getBackOffTime($failCount, $c2dm->getLastResponse()) * 1000);
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_InvalidRegistration $e) {
// do not attempt to send a message to this id again
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_NotRegistered $e) {
// do not attempt to send a message to this id again
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_DeviceQuotaExceeded $e) {
// you may attempt to retry, however, it may be best to let it go away
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_MessageTooBig $e) {
// you may want to log this one and find the offending code and reduce the message size
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception_MissingCollapseKey $e) {
// you may want to log this one and find the offending code to ensure that this is pushed in
} catch (Zend_Service_Google_C2dm_Exception $e) {
// all of the rest of the exceptions are fatal in nature, log the exception and kill the client
// sometimes we simply just need to generate a new auth token.
exit(1);
}
} while ($tryAgain);
Further Reading
Checkout my blog on Android C2DM With PHP and Zend Framework | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
611 Place
611 Place (displayed as AT&T CENTER) is a 42-story, 189 m skyscraper at 611 West 6th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, designed by William L. Pereira & Associates and completed in 1969. The building was commissioned by the now-defunct Crocker Citizen's Bank, and served as its Southern California headquarters until 1983, when it moved to Crocker Center, now Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles). It was subsequently bought by AT&T. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles upon completion, and the first building to surpass Los Angeles City Hall in terms of structural height (many buildings had surpassed City Hall with decorative spires, the first being Richfield Tower). It consists of a cross-shaped tower clad in vertical aluminum beams, and supported on its west side by an immense, blank slab of concrete running the entire height of the building, which houses elevator and utility shafts and is used to display corporate logos. The building features a number of Pereira's design trademarks, including cleft vertical columns, grid patterned ceilings, and architectural lanterns fitted to the exterior.
The building was described in 2023 as "long-vacant." A 2007 plan to convert the building to condominiums did not move forward.
In popular culture
The building has appeared in several movies and television series:
* The Elevator (1974), where it appeared as a skyscraper in which an elevator stalls and traps the occupants.
* Mr. Mom (1983), where it appeared as the location of the Richardson Advertising Agency.
* Uncommon Valor (1983), where it is featured as the Houston headquarters of an oil executive.
* Con Air (1997), the building be seen from an aerial view and street view as a dead body falls from an aircraft and lands on a car near the base of the building in the city of Fresno, California.
* Epicenter (2000), This building is destroyed by an earthquake in this movie.
* The Day After Tomorrow (2004), where it appeared in shots of Manhattan.
* Along Came Polly (2004), where it was the starting point of an ill-fated BASE jump.
* The Morning Show (2019 - 1st season, 2021 - 2nd season), where 611 Place is shown as UBA's headquarters. | WIKI |
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CHAP. XIV who are not troubled overmuch with learning, come utterances of simple feeling for the Faith (one thinks of Bede's story of Cædmon); and the Teuton spirit, warlike as well as intimate and sentimental, enters the vernacular interpretation of Christianity. The Christian message could not be understood at all without a stirring of the convert's nature; some quickening of emotion would ensue. This did not imply a development of emotion corresponding to the credences of Latin Christianity, to which so many people had been newly introduced. That system had to be more vitally appropriated before it could arouse the emotional counterpart of its tenets, and run its course in modes of mediaeval religious passion.
Accordingly one will look in vain among the Carolingian scholars for that torrential feeling which becomes articulate in the eleventh century. They were excerpting and rearranging patristic Christianity to suit their own capacities. They could not use it as a basis for further thinking; nor, on the other hand, had it become for them the ground of religious feeling. Undoubtedly, Alcuin and Rabanus Maurus and Walafrid Strabo were pious Christians, taking their Faith devoutly. But such religious emotion as was theirs, was reflected rather than spontaneous. Alcuin, as well as Gregory the Great, realizes the opposition between heaven and the vana delectibilia of this world. But Alcuin's words have lost the horror-stricken quality of Gregory; neither do they carry the floods of tears which like thoughts bring to Peter Damiani in the eleventh century. Odo, Abbot of Cluny in the middle of the tenth century, has something of Gregory's heavy horror; but even in him the gift of tears is not yet loosed.
From the eleventh century onward, the gathering religious feeling pours itself out in passionate utterances; and in this new emotionalizing of Latin Christianity lay the chief religious office of the Middle Ages, wherein they went far beyond the patristic authors of their faith. The Fathers of the Latin Church from Tertullian to Gregory the Great had been occupied with doctrine and ecclesiastical organization. | WIKI |
Holocene glacial activity in Barilari Bay, west Antarctic Peninsula, tracked by magnetic mineral assemblages: Linking ice, ocean, and atmosphere
Brendan T. Reilly, Carl J. Natter, Stefanie A. Brachfeld
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
7 Scopus citations
Abstract
We investigate the origin and fate of lithogenic sediments using magnetic mineral assemblages in Barilari Bay, west Antarctic Peninsula (AP) from sediment cores recovered during the Larsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica (LARISSA) NBP10-01 cruise. To quantify and reconstruct Holocene changes in covarying magnetic mineral assemblages, we adopt an unsupervised mathematical unmixing strategy and apply it to measurements of magnetic susceptibility as a function of increasing temperature. Comparisons of the unmixed end-members with magnetic observations of northwestern AP bedrock and the spatial distribution of magnetic mineral assemblages within the fjord, allow us to identify source regions, including signatures for “inner bay,” “outer bay,” and “northwestern AP” sources. We find strong evidence that supports the establishment of a late Holocene ice shelf in the fjord coeval with the Little Ice Age. Additionally, we present new evidence for late Holocene sensitivity to conditions akin to positive mean Southern Annual Mode states for western AP glaciers at their advanced Neoglacial positions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4553-4565
Number of pages13
JournalGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Volume17
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2016
Keywords
• Antarctic Peninsula
• circumpolar deep water
• environmental magnetism
• ice shelf
• ice-ocean interactions
• southern annual mode
• tide water glaciers
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After you activate the license, start WCS using the command:
...
If the server process is running and logs have no error, this means the WCS server is ready to work and you can start testing it.
Two ways to start WCS
Starting the server is performed with this command: service webcallserver start
Besides, you can start the server using:
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cd /usr/local/FlashphonerWebCallServer/bin
./webcallserver start
Environment variables and parameters of the start are set in the setenv.sh script. In this script you can se additional parameters for WCS Core and WCS Manager. Also, here you can set the parameter that prevent memory leaks on multi-CPU systems:
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MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=4
Technically, starting goes as follows: first, the WCS Manager process starts, then that process launches the child process, WCS Core.
Starting with stdout output
In some cases, for example, if the server won't start and does not produce any errors, you may need to start the server with direct logging to the 'stdout' console. Direct output to stdout cannot be used in production, because the server will be stopped if the console is closed or the SSH connection is lost. That is why we recommend using stdout output only for debug purposes.
To start the server in this mode, use the following command:
Code Block
languagebash
themeRDark
cd /usr/local/FlashphonerWebCallServer/bin
./webcallserver start standalone
In this case, logs of the root process, WCS Manager, are printed directly to the console, and the server will be stopped if you press Ctrl+C.
To configure output of logs of the child process, WCS Core, use the node.enable_stdout=true setting.
JVM parameters
Parameters are set in the setenv.sh file.
Here yoiu can add any specific startparameters using the following varaibles:
WCS_JAVA_OPTS - the list of options for WCS Core
WCS_MANAGER_OPTS - the list of options for WCS Manager
Even though, one process is a parent of the other one, these processes are completely independent, and options set for the parent do not influence the child process. For example, if both for the parent and the child processes the -Xmx512M option is set, each of the processes will be executed isolated and have 512 megabytes of heap memory. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Extreme fatigue that doesn't go away could be a symptom of kidney cancer.
Symptoms of Kidney Cancer
Recognizing the symptoms of kidney cancer will allow you to get diagnosed sooner and start treatment right away. This is crucial, as early treatment will help stop cancer from spreading or developing to a later stage. One treatment option to speak to your doctor about is Epoetin Alfa-Epbx. Epoetin alfa-Epbx is a medication used to treat people undergoing chemotherapy. It works by stimulating the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells, which can help alleviate the symptoms of anemia such as fatigue and weakness. It can be taken as either a injection or intravenously.
Now, let's take a look at eight symptoms of kidney cancer to be aware of.
1. Blood in the Urine
Are your trips to the toilet beginning to worry you? Blood in the urine (or hematuria) is the most common symptom of kidney cancer, though this could point to a less serious condition, as well. Blood doesn’t always make urine look bright red – a pink, orange or muddy color can also indicate hematuria, and in other cases, there is such a small amount of blood that only a lab analysis will be able to detect it. In turn, it’s important to see a doctor if you notice a change in the color of your urine along with any signs of inflammation or pain in the kidney area or the bladder.
2. Persistent Lower Back Pain
The kidneys sit right below your back ribs, so when they become inflamed or infected, this is where you may feel the most pain. Any discomfort or changes in this area should raise suspicions, especially when felt on one side of the body: as the cancer progresses and the tumor grows, it can put pressure on the surrounding nerves.
But pain doesn’t necessarily mean cancer. Low back issues or weak abdominal muscles can lead to strains in this area, which you may confuse with something more serious. The most significant aspect is how long the stabbing pain or nagging ache sticks around – pain that doesn’t go away for two weeks calls for further investigation.
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3. Abdominal Lump
Sometimes inflammation or a growth on the kidney will press forward, causing a lump to protrude from the side of your abdomen. In some cases, the lump will create a visible bulge, but it may be more like a thickened or firm area that can be felt from the outside.
In many cases, the lump is nearly undetectable without the skilled hand of a doctor; once they discover the protrusion, they will order an ultrasound or CT scan to get a better look at it. Lumps should never be ignored, but keep in mind that they can signal a variety of conditions, so don’t assume the worst case scenario.
4. Fatigue
In general, cancer saps energy and interferes with metabolism, leading to remarkable exhaustion and fatigue that just won’t go away. Moreover, fatigue can be triggered or worsened by other common cancer symptoms, like insomnia, anemia and depression. Feeling a bit sleepy is one thing, and short bouts of fatigue that can be traced to stress or a few sleepless nights may not be much to worry about, but when your fatigue begins to interfere with your regular everyday activities and responsibilities, your body could be trying to tell you something serious.
5. Anemia
Anemia occurs when your red blood cell levels plummet, and it’s a common side effect of kidney cancer. Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow, but the kidneys make the hormone erythropoietin, which tells the body to produce more red blood cells. As cancer interferes with the kidneys, erythropoietin production suffers, and your low red blood cell count will leave you feeling tired, weak, short of breath, or unfocused. Some people with anemia have a noticeable pallor in their skin and lips, but the symptoms can also be milder.
6. Loss of Appetite
A change in taste, food aversions, and loss of appetite can be explained by illness or allergies, but they can also point to a deeper issue. As cancer grows in the body, metabolism begins to change, nausea can begin to surface, fatigue leads to inactivity, and anemia (low red blood cell count) drains energy – all of these can leave you feeling less hungry and less interested in food. In some cases of kidney cancer, a loss of appetite will come with a persistent low-grade fever, and the general discomfort can even make your favorite foods unpalatable.
7. Unexplained Weight Loss
In many cases of kidney cancer, a sudden weight loss naturally follows a decline in appetite, but it can also happen without a drastic change to your regular diet. One explanation is that rapidly growing cancer cells use up a good deal of the body’s energy supply, so you wind up losing weight without trying to do so. Cancer cells can also release substances that change the way your body uses calories, or impair your natural digestion and absorption. Eventually, this weight loss will lead to cachexia (the technical term for muscle wasting).
8. Swollen Legs
In kidney cancer, liver and ovarian cancers, fluid can begin to build up within the tissues under the skin and above the circulatory system, causing visible swelling in the lower legs and ankles. This is known as edema, and it brings a puffy, heavy feeling that makes it difficult to walk and interferes with your range of motion.
Whether or not you have other symptoms of edema like rapid weight gain or a decreased amount of urine, swelling in the lower extremities is usually a cause for concern, and you need to visit your doctor to rule out a cancerous growth that’s interfering with the natural filtering mechanism of the kidneys.
Fortunately, many cases of kidney cancer are now caught early on, thanks to good patient reporting and routine imaging tests. A protruding lump or massive physical change usually means the cancer has progressed beyond the early stages, but the sooner you notice and report kidney problems, the better for your prognosis. It’s always important to pay attention to any changes in your bathroom habits, but don’t ignore your general comfort, too: in many instances, a seemingly unrelated complaint leads patients to their doctors, and onto a kidney cancer diagnosis.
Read more about symptoms of kidney cancer over at NewLifeOutlook. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Olaton, Kentucky
Olaton is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Kentucky Route 505 and Kentucky Route 878, 13.2 mi east-northeast of Hartford. Olaton had a post office from July 18, 1883, until August 6, 2005; it still has its own ZIP code, 42361. | WIKI |
Pittsburgh rare
A Pittsburgh rare steak is one that has been heated to a very high temperature very quickly, so it is charred on the outside but still rare or raw on the inside. The degree of rareness and the amount of charring on the outside may vary according to taste. The term "Pittsburgh rare" is used in some parts of the American Midwest and Eastern Seaboard, but similar methods of sear cooking are known by different terms elsewhere, including Blue Steak, Chicago-style rare and, in Pittsburgh itself, Pittsburgh Rare.
Origin of the term
There are several possible explanations for the origin of term:
* One story recounts that a local slaughterhouse during the Great Depression was looking to make extra money and opened a restaurant in the front. Wealthy socialites could choose their cut of meat off of a live cow and wait while it was slaughtered. The steak would then be seared to kill bacteria and served at the cow's body temperature, thus creating "Pittsburgh Rare".
* Another story affirms that the term started in the various steel mills in and around Pittsburgh. The mill workers needed high calorie food for the heavy work and had only 30 minutes for lunch. The blast furnaces were heated to over 2000 F. They would throw a steak on the side of the blast furnace (which was sterile due to the high heat), leave it for a few moments, and then turn it. The steak was seared but raw inside.
* One story relates that the method originated as an explanation for an accidental charring of a steak at a Pittsburgh restaurant, with the cook explaining that this was "Pittsburgh style".
It has been said that the "original" method of preparation was by searing the meat with a welding torch. Whether this is true or not is unknown. Another method, related by a staff member at a Pittsburgh branch of Ruth's Chris Steak House, originates from the region's steel mills and the practice of workers cooking a steak on a cooling piece of steel. The temperature of the steel would be such that it would be impossible to do more than char the outside of the steak while keeping anything worth eating. One popular version of this myth is that steel workers would bring raw steaks to work and, on their lunch break, throw them against the huge searing-hot molten steel "tubs". The steak would burn almost immediately and then fall off, after which they would put the other side of the steak up against the tub to finish it. Whether any of these origins are genuine or just a play on Pittsburgh's industrial image is debatable.
Current usage
Many restaurant guests use the term Pittsburgh to describe a steak that is extra charred on the outside, no matter what internal temperature is desired.
There is a restaurant chain in the Minneapolis area called Pittsburgh Blue. It is a steakhouse based on this type of cooking. The explanation given in the menu revolves around steelworkers cooking steaks on hot iron. Instead of calling this Pittsburgh rare (at least in Minneapolis), they call it Pittsburgh Blue or black and blue. Black refers to the char and blue refers to the rare interior of the steak. | WIKI |
Body composition and cardiometabolic disease risk factors in captive baboons (Papio hamadryas sp.): Sexual dimorphism
Paul B. Higgins, Perla J. Rodriguez, V. Saroja Voruganti, Vicki Mattern, Raul A. Bastarrachea, Karen Rice, Timothy Raabe, Anthony G Comuzzie
Resultado de la investigación: Articlerevisión exhaustiva
7 Citas (Scopus)
Resumen
Baboons (Papio hamadryas sp.) exhibit significant sexual dimorphism in body size. Sexual dimorphism is also exhibited in a number of circulating factors associated with risk of cardiometabolic disease. We investigated whether sexual dimorphism in body size and composition underlie these differences. We examined data from 28 male and 24 female outdoor group-housed young adult baboons enrolled in a longitudinal observational study of cardiometabolic disease risk factors. Animals were sedated with ketamine HCl (10 mg/kg) before undergoing venous blood draws, basic body measurements, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition scans. Percentage glycated hemoglobin A 1c (%HbA1c) was measured in whole blood. Serum samples were analyzed for glucose, insulin, C-peptide, high-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride concentrations. Males were heavier and had greater body length and lean tissue mass than females. Females had a greater body fat percentage relative to males (10.8 ± 6.4 vs. 6.9 ± 4.0, P = 0.01). Although C-peptide, fasting glucose, and %HbA1c did not differ between the sexes, females had greater fasting insulin and triglyceride compared to their male counterparts. Insulin and percentage body fat were significantly correlated in males (r = 0.61, P = 0.001) and to a lesser extent in females (r = 0.43, P = 0.04). Overall, relations between adiposity and fasting insulin and fasting triglyceride were stronger in males. After accounting for differences in percentage body fat, fasting insulin and triglyceride were no longer statistically different between males and females. Despite stronger correlations between relative adiposity and insulin and triglyceride in males, the higher fasting insulin and triglyceride of female baboons may be underlain by their greater relative body fat masses.
Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Páginas (desde-hasta)9-14
Número de páginas6
PublicaciónAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology
Volumen153
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublished - ene. 2014
Publicado de forma externa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Anatomy
• Anthropology
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Linux Question
Explanation of every string in find's -exec command
I would like to know the meaning behind every string of this command :
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
• find . -type f
means to find all files in this folder
• -exec chmod 644
execute
chmod 644
command on all of those files
Why do we need
{}
and
\;
? what are they for?
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• . ... start the search in current directory
• -type f ... find files of type "file" (as opposed to "directory", "link" etc.)
• -exec ... \; ... for every file found, run the command ...
• chmod ... the command for exec will be chmod (change access rights for a file)
• 644 ... the access rights will be changed to (read,write) for the owner of the file and (read) for everyone else.
• {} ... this part will be replaced with the actual filename by find
why do we need {} and \; ? what are their meaning?
{} will get replaced with the file name found by find.
\; terminates the -exec action of find. We need it because the command in -exec can be as long as you want it to, and after that -exec, you may want to have other find actions or predicates. So you need some means of determining that one -exec part ends and some other find action follows. In practice, this is determined by one of the two terminators, ; or + with somewhat different meaning (read the man page for find). But because ; is a metacharacter in shell, we need to protect it from shell by escaping it (or putting it into quotes). | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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"To the tutor of the young princes I recommended myself so much, that I was presented to the emperour as a man of uncommon knowledge. The emperour asked me many questions concerning my country and my travels; and though I cannot now recollect any thing that he uttered above the power of a common man, he dismissed me astonished at his wisdom, and enamoured of his goodness.
"My credit was now so high, that the merchants, with whom I had travelled, applied to me for recommendations to the ladies of the court. I was surprised at their confidence of solicitation, and gently reproached them with their practices on the road. They heard me Rh | WIKI |
Why Laser Micro-Machining Happens To Be So Immensely Superior To Traditional Techniques
Why Laser Micro-Machining Happens To Be So Immensely Superior To Traditional Techniques
Generally there always definitely seems to be some sort of technical trend taking place in the modern quickly altering world, if possibly not in one area, then in one more, and actually, normally in all areas at once. Many old-fashioned machining technologies such as chemical etching as well as mechanized drilling solutions tend to be slowly being supplanted by superior laser micromachining system. Lasers tend to be main within a procedure termed dry etching, which uses lasers (because of their top level of accuracy) to be able to basically vaporize excessive content. It is a far better strategy in each and every way, supplying the finest amount of accuracy and reliability even as it omits quite a few standard levels in the process and gets rid of the requirement to use hazardous solvents. Laser processes will cost more at first, however as the prices unavoidably drop, they're just prone to turn out to be more and more well-known.
It really is inevitable that laser light technology will see a consistently better amount of apps as ever more industries 1st integrate and then come to trust microfabrication with regard to their own product manufacturing. Microfrabrication is at the center involving such elements as cell phones, airbag devices, solar panels, and more, and even ranges from chemistry to physics plus all things in between. Small electric powered systems tend to figure largely in many of the existing new items and also technology. The creation of the products usually starts off with something much larger than essential that is steadily lowered through reducing apart external material, a process pertaining to which lasers are great. Some structures are generally as small-scale as the particular size of one strand of hair or perhaps as small as a cell. Clearly, accuracy is essential in their formation, which explains why lasers with their enviable exactness, are so germane to that form of creation. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Borrill
The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 04:13, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
Tom Borrill
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Football player who has not played at a fully professional level. Doesn't meet WP:N or WP:ATHLETE guidelines. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 06:24, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. --Jimbo[online] 12:52, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
* Delete footballer fails WP:ATH as he has not played at a fully-pro level. Also fails WP:GNG due to a lack of any significant media coverage. --Jimbo[online] 12:52, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
* Delete insufficient WP:RS to pass WP:ATHLETE -- RP459 Talk/Contributions 15:23, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
* Delete - Having never played proffessionally, he fails WP:ATHLETE, and the absence significant coverage means this article does not merit keeping under WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:29, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:09, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
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Rudisha unhurt after car crash in Kenya
(Reuters) - David Rudisha escaped unhurt after his car collided with a bus on a highway near Keroka in his native Kenya on Saturday, the Olympic 800 meters champion said on Monday. The collision took place when the 30-year-old Rudisha was traveling home to Kilgoris in western Kenya, after he lost control of his SUV when a tire burst, the BBC reported. “Thanking the Almighty God for the gift of life,” 800 meters world record holder Rudisha said in a Tweet accompanied by a picture of his mangled car. “Saturday night around 1030hrs I survived a tragic road accident at Keroka on my way home to Kilgoris after a head-on collision with a bus plying Kisii Nairobi Route. “I am fine with no injuries! Thank you for your prayers.” Rudisha was taken to Keroka Sub County Hospital after the accident. “The doctors revealed that the athlete had not suffered any fractures, and he has been allowed to go home and rest,” the BBC quoted Keroka police chief Walter Abondo as saying. Rudisha, Olympic champion in 2012 and 2016 and twice world champion, has a wildcard to participate in next month’s world championships in Doha. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Hans-Joachim Walde
Hans-Joachim Walde (28 June 1942 – 18 April 2013) was a West German track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 and a silver in 1968.
Walde won national decathlon titles in 1964 and 1969, and set a world record the heptathlon in 1970. For several years he was the athlete's speaker of the German National Team. After retiring from competitions Walde became an orthopedic surgeon. He first specialized in general traumas, but then switched to sports medicine, in particular to shoulder surgery. He was a member of the German Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSW) and director of sports medicine at Northwest Hospital in Frisian Sanderbusch, Lower Saxony. His son Hendrik also competed in decathlon. | WIKI |
US planning to turn back migrants at US-Mexico border over coronavirus
Citing fears of keeping the novel coronavirus from spreading, the US government is weighing a plan to immediately turn back all migrants who approach the US-Mexico border without documentation.It's unclear how the policy would work in practice — typically, Border Patrol agents intercept migrants and take them to have their asylum claims processed.But The New York Times reported Tuesday that agents could begin turning the asylum-seekers away and sending them back to Mexico without detaining them.Officials have said the new plan is necessary because the coronavirus could spread quickly through detention centers and sicken much of the Border Patrol force, which is already understaffed.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The Trump administration is reportedly trying to turn back all migrants approaching the US-Mexico border amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing fears that they could trigger an outbreak throughout US detention facilities.The New York Times reported Tuesday that Border Patrol agents this week could begin immediately turning back anyone who tries to illegally cross the southern border without detaining them.Details remain unclear about how the policy would work in practice, but one official told the Associated Press that Border Patrol agents might still process migrants' asylum claims without actually transporting them to US facilities.Typically, agents are required to intercept migrants and take them to Border Patrol stations if they request asylum protection.But under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy, tens of thousands of migrants have then been forced to wait in often squalid conditions in Mexico for their asylum claims to be processed in US courts.
The vast majority of asylum-seekers are not Mexican, and instead come from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, raising questions about whether Mexico will agree to accept an even greater volume of migrants the US rejects.If the plan goes forward, US citizens and people with the required documentation would still be allowed to cross the border
The Times, citing several Trump administration officials, reported that the official ports of entry along the US-Mexico border would still remain open to US citizens, permanent residents, and some foreign nationals who have the required documentation.The Trump administration is implementing the new migrant restrictions out of fear that the novel coronavirus could spread like wildfire through detention centers and sicken much of the Border Patrol force, which is already chronically understaffed.Officials say Trump has the authority to enforce the new policy under a law that says the US can deny entry if the Surgeon General believes there is a "serious danger" of spreading a communicable disease, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.The Times reported that officials have been concerned that migrants approaching the border are often already sick when they arrive in the US.
But it's unclear whether that population poses a risk for spreading the coronavirus in particular. The acting deputy Homeland Security Secretary, Ken Cuccinelli, said earlier in March that the Trump administration had not found any coronavirus cases in recent migrants."When do those start finding their way into the immigration flow?" he said, according to CNN. "When we observe that happening — and we have not observed that happening — that will begin to affect our calculus on the southern border and having to be more aggressive, potentially using some legal authorities that we're not engaging right now."As of Wednesday afternoon, the US had reported more than 7,300 cases of COVID-19 and 115 deaths. Mexico has reported 93 cases and no deaths. Honduras and Guatemala have reported fewer than 10 cases, and El Salvador hasn't reported any yet.Read more:The US is halting visas for Mexican guest workers, and farmers say it'll disrupt the food supply while grocery stores are already struggling to meet demandTrump doubles down on calling coronavirus 'Chinese virus,' saying 'It's not racist at all.'Why a top Harvard doctor is calling for a 'national quarantine' to stem the effects of the coronavirus pandemicTrump announces the US will use a 1950s-era law to ramp up production of masks and protective gear as coronavirus spreadsThe impact of COVID-19 could be as 'serious as a world war,' former US ambassador to NATO says
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Law Reports of the Commonwealth
The Law Reports of the Commonwealth, abbreviated LRC, are a series of law reports of landmark cases decided in the high and appellate courts of members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The LRC were first published in 1985 and, as of 2022, are published in five volumes each year, in both digital and hard copy formats.
History
The LRC were first published in 1985 by Professional Books of Oxford, with the 'active encouragement' and editorial advice of the Commonwealth Secretariat. Early volumes covering 1980–1984 included cases on commercial law only, with volumes covering 1985 and later years further encompassing cases on constitutional and criminal law. In 1993, the LRC 's three sub-series, each covering commercial, constitutional, and criminal law, respectively, were discontinued in favour of a single consolidated series. By 1994, the Secretariat described the LRC as 'an authoritative and frequently cited source of precedents and judgments from around the Commonwealth.' The series celebrated the publication of their one-hundredth volume in 2009.
Contents
The LRC 'report key cases of international significance from all Commonwealth countries,' including 'judgments not reported elsewhere.' The series now encompass, in addition to commercial, constitutional, and criminal law, a broader remit of case law, including that regarding 'arbitration, conflict of laws, environment, human rights, immigration, property and tort.' Moreover, the series publish an annual index of cases, an annual 'analysis of legal trends in the Commonwealth,' and an occasional cumulative index of cases.
Citation
Citations to the LRC are the fourth-ranked preference for proceedings before the Caribbean Court of Justice. Cases reported in the LRC are cited as in the accompanying table. For instance, the first record of said table indicates that the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Supreme Court, entitled Juman v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, was reported in 2017 in volume 2 of the Law Reports of the Commonwealth, with its text starting on page 610. | WIKI |
Rapidly build and deploy a virtual agent using Dialogflow templates
A Dialogflow agent is a virtual agent that handles conversations with your end-users. It is a natural language understanding module that understands the nuances of human language. Dialogflow translates end-user text or audio during a conversation to structured data that your apps and services can understand. You design and build a Dialogflow agent to handle the types of conversations required for your system.
A Dialogflow agent is similar to a human call center agent. You train them both to handle expected conversation scenarios, and your training does not need to be overly explicit.
Although you can build an agent from scratch, you can also get a head start by using a publicly available virtual agent template that preconfigures your agent to handle certain intents.
This tutorial demonstrates how to build an agent based on an open-source template, using as an example the Verily COVID-19 Pathfinder virtual agent template. This template sets up your agent to conduct screenings and answer frequently asked questions, based on the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance. The agent can help people stay informed and take proper steps to protect their health during the spread of COVID-19.
Building the agent
Download the template files
From GitHub, download the Verily COVID-19 Pathfinder virtual agent template and its associated fulfillment code.
Create your agent and import the template
1. Create a new agent.
2. Click the settings button.
3. Select the Export and Import tab, then click the Import from Zip button to import the template you downloaded above.
4. Click Fulfillment in the left sidebar.
5. Toggle the switch to enable the Inline Editor.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to enable fulfillment via Cloud Functions and enable billing for the Cloud project.
7. Go to the Google Cloud Console and select Cloud Functions on the left panel.
8. Select the fulfillment for the function you created and click the Edit button.
9. Under the Source code section, select ZIP upload and upload the fulfillment zip file you downloaded above. Select a Stage bucket (you may need to create one if it hasn't been created yet).
10. Follow the instructions in the Google Maps Platform quickstart to enable the Google Maps Places API. Select API & Services > Credentials in the console to create an API key for calling the Places API (See Get an API Key for more information).
11. Set the GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY environment variable to the provided API key. See Updating environment variables for more information.
12. To use metrics for COVID-19, enable the BigQuery API by selecting your project and agreeing to the terms of service.
Interacting with your agent
Using the Dialogflow Console Simulator
1. Type your text query input in the Dialogflow Simulator.
Note that the custom payload of responses may not show up on the Dialogflow Console.
Using Dialogflow Messenger
1. Go to the Dialogflow Console.
2. Select your agent.
3. Click Integrations in the left sidebar menu.
4. Enable the Dialogflow Messenger integration.
5. Paste the embed code shown on the dialog in a webpage on your website. To interact with the agent on your site, click the icon at the bottom right, type your input query, and press Enter. The agent responds.
6. Customize the agent to appear the way you want it.
Using the Dialogflow API
To interact with your agent using the Dialogflow API, ensure that your Google Cloud Platform project is properly set up, then submit a natural language query about COVID-19 and detect its intent.
1. Create a request.json file that includes a natural language query about COVID-19. For example:
{
"query_input": {
"text": {
"text": "how to get tested",
"language_code": "en-US"
}
}
}
See the detectIntent page for details about the JSON format.
2. Run the following command to send a detect intent request to your agent.
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer "$(gcloud auth application-default print-access-token)
-H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8"
-d @request.json
https://dialogflow.googleapis.com/v2/projects/project-id/agent/sessions/session-id:detectIntent
Integrate your agent with third-party telephony and IVR platforms
Dialogflow has integrated with various telephony conversation platforms such as SignalWire and Audiocodes. You can follow the instructions on the Integrations page to set up an integration for each platform. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Electrical Testing of Electric Power Cables
By Anzar Hasan
There have been some major B.I losses involving electrical power cables both overhead and underground (buried and that run in conduits). The testing and maintenance of cables is often not addressed during risk assessment surveys. Due to limitation of space for this article, the contents focus on non-destructive electrical field-testing of cables rather than types and specifications of different type of cables.
The field-testing of cables is important to determine the operating condition of the cable.
The field testing can be divided into two broad categories: Destructive and Non-Destructive. Both of these categories of tests can be conducted as part of on-reel testing, installation testing, acceptance testing and/or maintenance testing. Most owners would not consider the destructive type testing for cables in service.
There are various procedures for field testing the cables utilizing the non destructive method of testing depending on type of cables, run length of cables, voltage, current, age, etc. and what information is to be required for instant analysis or historical data. Like any other electrical testing procedures, based on the trending of results the interval of testing should be established that could range from minimum of annual to maximum of every three years. Below are listed some commonly employed methods of cable testing with brief description on the method of testing.
1. Partial Discharge Testing (PD): The PD test is performed on the cable insulation at voltages below operating voltage, operating voltage, one and one-half times the cable rated voltage, and two times the cable-rated voltage using an alternating voltage (ac) source. Partial discharges are small electric sparks or discharges in the order of Pico-coulombs that occur in the cable insulation, splices, terminations or on the surfaces of terminations. The discharges do not completely bridge the insulation, but emit measurable pulses of various frequencies from about 100 kHz to 400 kHz.
This test detects the location, severity and repetition rate of the PD that occurs at that test voltage. Based on the results of, the electrical integrity of the cables can be established for timely replacement if required.
2. Power factor/Dissipation Factor/Tan Delta Testing (Tan δ): The Power Factor or Tan Delta Test is performed on the cable insulation at a voltage about one-fourth of rated cable voltage, operating voltage, and about one and one-half times the rated cable voltage. Power factor equals watts divided by volt-amperes (IR/IT) and tan delta equals watts divided by reactive power (IR/IC). Good insulation has a low power factor or tan delta and very little increase of power factor or tan delta with increased voltage applied. This test does not locate a bad spot, but it does measure the overall quality of the entire cable insulation.
3. Time Domain Reflectometry Testing (TDR) testing: This test by itself does not evaluate the insulation of shielded power cables. When low voltage pulses are used (≤600V), the test can be considered a non-destructive diagnostic test.
The test uses pulse reflection to measure the distance to changes of characteristic impedance in the cable. In theory, a completely uniform cable that is properly terminated will exhibit no characteristic.
The TDR sends a low-voltage pulse in the order of a few nanoseconds duration between the cable conductor and neutral down the cable, which reflects back from the other end or any open or partially open location in the cable or neutral. Increases of impedance between the cable conductors cause a positive reflection and decreases of impedance cause a negative reflection. Splices cause a positive and a negative reflection, because as a pulse enters a splice, the conductors separate causing an increase of impedance and as the pulse leaves the splice the conductors become closer together again causing a decrease of impedance. Broken strands cause an increase of impedance and a positive reflection. The more broken strands that exist at a point, the larger the reflection becomes.
The height of the anomaly determines the severity of the neutral damage. If less than 25% of the strands are broken, the anomaly is too small to be recognized. If 25% to 50% of the strands are broken, the anomaly is smaller than a splice. If 50% to 75% of the strands are broken, the anomaly is larger than a splice but is smaller than the cable end reflection. If 75% to 100% of the strands are broken, the anomaly is larger than the cable end reflection. The TDR calculates the distances from the end where the test is being applied to each anomaly and to the cable end.
4. Insulation Resistance Test (Megger testing): The megger test determines the total insulation resistance of each cable. The resistance measurement is used to determine if the circuit will operate without excessive leakage current through the insulation when energized. Measured values can be impacted by certain external factors (temperature, moisture, etc.), which may result in questionable readings, even when evaluated on a satisfactory length of cable.
The megger test is performed by applying an elevated DC voltage to the conductor and measuring the current flow to a ground reference. With the known voltage and measured current, an insulation resistance value can be calculated.
This is a timeresistance method of testing the insulation resistance and voltage is applied to the equipment under test over a period of time, usually ten minutes. The ratio of the ten-minute reading to the one-minute reading is called the polarization index (P.I), and is used as a guide to the condition of insulation.
It is important to recognize that megger testing non-shielded cables may produce marginal results due to the inherent lack of a completely encompassing and uniform ground plane over the dielectric of the cable.
Note: If anyone requires reference standards or further details on testing of cables, please drop me an email at anzar.hasan@bpcllcga.com | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
AppleTalk Remote Access
AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) was a protocol stack that allowed AppleTalk to be run over modems. It became a fairly major product for Apple Computer in the early to mid-1990s when their first portable and laptop computers were available (and very popular). ARA slowly disappeared in the late 1990s when TCP/IP took over the vast majority of networking needs, notably remote access.
Most networking protocols have strong "layering" that separates the various jobs inside the protocol into different pieces of software. This allows them to be run on top of any hardware by replacing the lowest level of the "stack", the hardware drivers. For instance, IP can be made to run on a variety of Ethernet cards or even Token Ring with little effort. For slower speeds, like on modems, things become somewhat more difficult, as the protocols often have invisible assumptions about timing and performance that make it inefficient on links with very limited bandwidth.
AppleTalk included several protocols that made this even more difficult. In particular, AppleTalk had several internal tasks for discovery and naming that ran all the time and made the protocol "chatty". This added to the bandwidth problems, making it even less efficient in this case.
Thus ARA was considerably more complex than similar solutions for IP, replacing many parts of the AppleTalk stack and seriously modifying others. As a result, ARA was quite large, larger than the basic AppleTalk stack, and somewhat memory hungry. It was also slow, a problem it shared with IP at similar speeds. Nevertheless, ARA was the only protocol available for remote access on the Mac, and also shared the typical Apple properties of being easy to install, set up and run. It became a fairly profitable product on its own, and was sold widely in stores.
The introduction of SLIP and the increased use of IP on the Macintosh led to some infighting within Apple as the profits from ARA were reduced. This led Apple to place their IP remote access software in ARA as well, although this had the side effect of making various freeware implementations much more popular. As support for TCP/IP was added, the product line became known as Apple Remote Access. Later versions supported AppleTalk connections over ARAP and TCP/IP connections over PPP.
ARA remained important, if somewhat less so, product for Apple into the late 1990s. In Mac OS X it is no longer required, as Apple has migrated the vast majority of its networking software to IP, and includes remote access software for free. | WIKI |
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Perils of Patrons Progressing to the Perpetration of Art
Regarding Eric Gibson’s “An Art Patron’s Forgotten Creativity” (Life & Arts, Feb. 5): Perhaps it wasn’t the 1913 Armory Show that buried the artistic success of sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, nor her being a woman “in those days.” Ever since then our society has tacitly assumed and accepted that a rich person doing art is just a dilettante. A wealthy artist often has two choices to make: either use money to buy artistic recognition, or to remain passive contemplating one’s artistic efforts being ignored by the hypocritical art world of the time. There may be some exceptions, but as a rule all other explanations... | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Tips & Tricks On Maintaining Your Car’s Air Conditioning Effectively
Sometimes it can indeed be very frustrating when your car’s air conditioner is not working as it is supposed to, especially when the temperatures are soaring outside of your vehicle. Moreover, it further becomes unbearable or uncomfortable during the peak summer months as well.
If you want your vehicle air conditioner to be hundred per cent efficient in its task, then you must maintain the same in the proper manner too. With that being said, we are sharing some much-needed tips & tricks that you’ll be happy to know – with the help of mobile car repair solutions.
Why Your Vehicle’s Air Conditioner Is Not Cool As Before?
When you start experiencing not so cool air from your vehicle air conditioner, it means that the refrigerant levels are low. If your vehicle doesn’t have enough refrigerant inside its air conditioning unit, it will not have enough pressure to initiate the clutch system. And when there’s not enough pressure, the air conditioner compressor cannot start.
However, there will be times when the refrigerant levels will be adequate but there can be a failed clutch, which might prevent the air conditioning compressor from working as it is supposed to. Times like these are when you require the help of a professional mechanic.
Why Your Vehicle’s Air Conditioner Is Blowing Hot Air?
Air conditioners should typically provide cold air. In case your air conditioning is blowing hot air, this means that there’s a refrigerant leak. It should be realized that a vehicle uses a refrigerant inside its air conditioning system to cool down the car’s interiors.
But, if the refrigerant suffers a leak, then it can prevent other components inside the air conditioning system from functioning properly. And one of the main ways to conclude that there’s a leak is by noticing a lack of cool air inside your car cabin. Unlike an oil leak, a refrigerant leak will lead to the whole refrigerant compound getting evaporated over time.
How To Maintain Your Air Conditioning System?
• Try to run your vehicle air conditioner for at least ten minutes per week, even in the winter season as well. You might not need the air conditioner to keep yourself warm, but turning on the air conditioning system regularly will keep the compressor functioning correctly and thereby maintain suitable gas pressure.
When you do this procedure, make sure to turn on the air conditioner to its maximum setting. Many vehicle drivers use this process to defog their vehicle windshield.
• At least run your vehicle air conditioner in defrost mode for around five to ten minutes regularly. This will help in clearing out any excess moisture and thereby prevent any onset of odors or bacteria from forming inside the vehicle cabin.
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Investigation of One-Dimensional Spin Glass Using Combinatorial Factor Method
Author(s): Darioush Sharafie, Shahram Ranjbar
Ising model as a simplified model of reality, exhibits phase transition. Combinational factor method is a numerical method which is applied for infinite lattices with a limited number of rows or small m. In this work, we used the combinatorial factor method to find the thermodynamic properties of the spin glass (A1-xBx). For simplicity, we supposed that, the spin glass can be considered as one-dimensional lattice with nearest neighbor interactions. For this model, having an exact combinatorial factor and accordingly the corresponding exact energy, the Helmholtz free energy is minimized. Overall, one dimensional spin glass does not show phase transition as like as one-dimensional Ising model. There are same trends in temperature and entropy in this model, in both constant x and f cases, a same trend was seen for maximum of heat capacity (where f is constant, and Coefficient is interaction energies between the nearest neighbor pair of ii.).
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The Borderline (music venue)
The Borderline was a London music venue on the eastern edge of Soho at Orange Yard and Manette St, off Charing Cross Road. Hosting a variety of acts in rock and roots music, the small basement club was a foundational part of the live music scene in the West End from 1985 to 2019.
History
Founded by Ian Howard and John Northcote in 1985, The Borderline opened in the basement of tex mex restaurant Break for the Border, located at 127-133 Charing Cross Rd. With a small stage and a capacity for 200 to 300, the underground space soon became known for its intimate atmosphere. By the 1990s, the club cemented its reputation as an excellent stop for up-and-coming names in rock and roll. R.E.M., Oasis, Pearl Jam, Blur, Muse, and Counting Crows made appearances relatively early in their careers, as did singer-songwriters such as Sheryl Crow, PJ Harvey, and Jeff Buckley. The venue was also known for hosting figures such as Debbie Harry and Black Francis as they performed their solo work. Later in the decade, The Borderline became an important center for Americana. Townes Van Zandt, Emmylou Harris, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, The Sadies, Whiskeytown, The Drive-By Truckers, Over the Rhine, Sarah Harmer, and Josh Ritter all played the basement stage.
As the music industry increasingly consolidated, the ownership of The Borderline changed hands several times. In 2003, Vince Power's Mean Fiddler Group added the club to its stable of venues. In 2007, as Mean Fiddler rebranded as Festival Republic, Music and Media Assets (MAMA) acquired the club. As MAMA was absorbed into Live Nation, DHP Family purchased the club in 2016. DHP temporarily closed the venue for extensive refurbishment and reopened the space with a thoroughly revamped décor and an upgraded sound system in March 2017. However, citing rising rents due to ongoing real estate developments in the area, DHP permanently closed the doors of The Borderline in August 2019.
Notable events
* On March 14 and 15, 1991, as part of the promotional tour for Out of Time, R.E.M. played two nights as Bingo Hand Job. Although the performance was widely bootlegged by fans for years, R.E.M. eventually released an official recording for Record Store Day in 2019.
* In August 1994, the venue served as the set for the music video for the Oasis single “Cigarettes & Alcohol.”
* On 3 December 1996, just four weeks before his death, Townes Van Zandt played his last public show on The Borderline stage.
* On 27 July 2013, Mick Farren died on stage while performing with his band, The Deviants. | WIKI |
U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, will seek 'breakthroughs'
MONTREAL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief rejected Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks on Monday but pledged to seek “breakthroughs” by late February, easing concerns that Washington would soon withdraw from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the North American Free Trade Agreement as a disaster that has drained manufacturing jobs to Mexico, has frequently threatened to abandon it unless it can be renegotiated to bring back jobs to the United States. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said after a sixth round of NAFTA negotiations in Montreal that Trump’s views on the pact are unchanged, and cautioned that talks are still moving too slowly on U.S. priorities. “We finally began to discuss the core issues, so this round was a step forward,” Lighthizer said. “But we are progressing very slowly. We owe it to our citizens, who are operating in a state of uncertainty, to move much faster.” Lighthizer said he would work “very hard” toward “major breakthroughs” between now and the start of a nine-day stretch of talks in Mexico City scheduled for Feb. 26. He said he has not considered pausing the talks for Mexico’s presidential election due to launch on April 1, and progress over the next month would determine whether a deal would be “on a fairly short track or on a longer track.” He added that Trump would ask Congress to renew the administration’s “fast track” trade negotiating authority, which expires at the end of June. Lighthizer’s Mexican and Canadian counterparts struck a more optimistic tone, saying that substantial progress was made in Montreal, with completion of a NAFTA chapter on anti-corruption. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said enough progress was made for him to predict that chapters on telecoms and digital trade would be completed in Mexico City. “For the next round, we will still have substantial challenges to overcome. Yet the progress made so far puts us on the right track to create landing zones to conclude the negotiation soon,” Guajardo said. Officials are now openly speculating that the bid to salvage the $1.2 trillion free-trade pact will continue well beyond an end-March deadline set to avoid Mexican presidential elections. Heading into Montreal last week, some officials had feared the United States might be prepared to pull the plug on the pact amid frustration over slow progress. The mood lightened after Canada presented a series of suggested compromises to address U.S. demands for reform on autos and dispute settlement. But Lighthizer criticized Canadian proposals to meet U.S. demands for higher North American content in autos, saying they would in fact reduce regional autos jobs and allow more Chinese-made parts into vehicles produced in the region. He also dismissed a suggestion on settling disputes between investors and member states as “unacceptable” and “a poison pill” and said a recent Canadian challenge against U.S. trade practices at the World Trade organization “constitutes a massive attack on all of our trade laws.” Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who stood stony faced as Lighthizer made his remarks, later told reporters that “the negotiating process is ... always dramatic.” A Canadian government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, noted Lighthizer had not speculated about withdrawal and said the U.S. official had been more positive in private than during previous rounds. Officials said the negotiating teams had closed a chapter on anti-corruption measures and were close to wrapping up sections on telecommunications, sanitary measures for the agriculture industry and technical barriers to trade. But the three sides are still far apart over U.S. demands to boost regional auto content requirements to 85 percent from the current 62.5 percent and require 50 percent U.S. content in North American-built vehicles. Other challenges are Washington’s demands that NAFTA largely eliminate trade and investment dispute-settlement systems and contain a “sunset” clause to force renegotiations every five years. Critical comments by Trump, Lighthizer and others have unsettled markets that fret about the potential damage to a highly integrated North American economy if the United States gives six months’ notice it is leaving. The Mexican round next month is an extra set of talks that officials added to help tackle the many remaining challenges. Negotiators are supposed to finish in Washington in March with the eighth and final round. Although some officials have privately speculated about freezing the talks at the start of April, Guajardo told reporters that “we cannot afford to suspend this process.” Writing by David Ljunggren; Additional reporting by Allison Lampert and David Ljunggren in Montreal; Editing by Nick Zieminski and Matthew Lewis | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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[Civil No. 1647.
Filed December 31, 1918.]
[177 Pac. 261.]
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA, and WILLIAM STEPHENS, J. A. JAEGER and C. C. STUKEY, Members of said Board, and R. T. BELCHER, Clerk of said Board, Appellants, v. WILLIAM STEPHENS and W. G. WINGFIELD, Appellees.
1. Officers — Salaries—“Fixed”—“Definite.”—In Constitution, article 22, section 17, providing that all state and county officers, justices of the peace, and constables shall be paid fixed and definite salaries, the words “fixed” and “definite” are not synonymous, but “fixed” means established or settled, to remain for a time, and “definite” means one defined or determined in amount.
2. Officers — Salaries.—In view of Constitution, article 22, section 17, requiring state and county officers to be paid fixed and definite salaries, the intention is to enforce a uniform system of compensating public officers by paying them for fixed and definite periods of service, during which the salaries shall be definite in amount.
3. Officers — Compensation—State and Territorial Acts — Change. Provisions for salaries of certain county officers under territorial laws, being continued under Constitution, article 12, section 3, subject to change by law, and, under article 22, section 2, continued in force until expiring by their own limitation, or altered or repealed, were not enaeted pursuant to the Constitution, nor subject to restrictions therein, prohibiting their alteration, and could be repealed or altered by the legislature.
4. Statutes — Territorial Statutes — Repeal.—Territorial laws, which were subject to repeal by the territorial legislature when continued under the state Constitution, continued to be repealable by the state legislature.
5. Officers — Salaries—Territorial Laws — Eight to Alter During Term. — Notwithstanding Constitution, article 4, section 17, prohibiting change of salary of officer during his term, and article 22, section 17, requiring state and county officers to be paid fixed and definite salaries, tbe provisions of Laws of 1917, chapter 61, adjusting and increasing salaries of certain county officers, became effective during the terms of the incumbents current at the time of the enactment of such statute, since under Constitution, article 12, section 4, and article 22, section 2, the territorial compensation was continued only until changed by law.
6. States — Admission of Territory — Existing Laws — “Change”— “Alter.” — The words “change,” as used in Constitution, article 12, section 4, and “alter,” as used in article 22, section 2, as to the amendment of territorial laws, continued in force temporarily under the state Constitution, may be used interchangeably.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the comity of Yavapai. Prank H. Lyman, Judge.
Reversed and dismissed.
Mr. Wiley E. Jones, Attorney General, and Mr. P. L. Haworth, County Attorney, Mr. Perry M. Ling, Deputy County Attorney, Mr. Ward H. Wheeler, Messrs. Mitchell & Linney, and Mr. Neil C. Clark, for Appellants.
Messrs. Norris, Spalding & Norris, Mr. A. H. Favour and Mr. John P. Ross, for Appellees.
CUNNINGHAM, C. J.
The appellees commenced this action to prevent the hoard of supervisors from paying the county recorder, county treasurer, county attorney, county assessor and county superintendent of schools, officers of said county, their salaries as provided by chapter 61, laws of 1917. The plaintiffs contend that said officers’ salaries were provided by chapter 2, title 26, Revised Statutes of Arizona of 1901, and laws amending same, .at the beginning of said officers’ terms of office, viz., on the first Monday of January, 1917, and that the legislature is prohibited, by section 17 of article 4, state Constitution, from enacting any law that will have the effect of increasing or diminishing said officers’ salaries during their term of office. The defendants demurred to the complaint, and their demurrer was overruled, and judgment was rendered, restraining the said board from paying the said officers’ salaries other than as provided by the territorial laws as they were continued in force by the Constitution as laws of the state. Section 17, article 22, Constitution, is as follows:
-“All state and county officer's (except notaries public) and all justices of tbe peace and constables, whose precinct includes a city or town or part thereof, shall be paid fixed and definite salaries, and they shall receive no fees for their own use. ”
This provision is a clear declaration of the policy of the Constitution to follow a system of paying official compensation by fixed and definite salaries alone. The words “fixed” and “definite,” as used in said section 17, cannot be understood as having been used to convey the same meaning, because if so understood one or the other would become useless. The word “fixed” is defined by Webster: “Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; immovable; unalterable. ’ ’ Hence, a “fixed” salary is one that is entirely placed or fastened with regard to its duration; is one that is settled to remain for a time.
The word “definite” is defined by the same authority as “a thing defined or determined; a definite thing.” Hence, with such meaning, a definite salary is one defined or determined, a definite thing, and has reference, as used in said section 17, to the exact amount of the salary. Consequently the officers shall be paid salaries fixed, settled, firm for a period of time, and such salaries shall be exactly defined in amount during such period of time.
The intention of the framers of the Constitution, and of the people in adopting that instrument was therefore to enforce under statehood a uniform system of compensating all public officers by paying them salaries for fixed, settled periods of service, and during such periods of service the salaries payable to be definite in amounts.
As preliminary to providing the system of uniform salaries to govern from the date of statehood until the state legislature could act in the premises, in other words, to provide a temporary uniform system of definite salaries for the officers, effective until the legislature could provide fixed and definite salaries, the Constitution prescribed definite salaries for certain named state officers until otherwise provided by law. See section 13, article 5, state Constitution. Subordinate state offices were created by the Constitution without definite salaries being provided for the officers. For illustration, see sections 14 and 17, article 6. In such instances the officers are given such ‘ ‘ compensation by salaries' only as may be provided by law; and the supreme court shall have power to fix said salary until such' salary shall be determined by law.” The office of the clerk of the superior court is created by section 18, article 6, with “such compensation, by salary only, as shall be provided by law. Until such salary shall be fixed by law the board of supervisors shall fix such salary.”
“ . . . The board of supervisors of each county is hereby empowered to fix salaries for all county and precinct officers within such county for whom no compensation is provided by law, and the salaries so fixed shall remain in full force and effect until changed by general law.” Section 4, art. 12, Constitution.
Certain territorial county offices were continued as offices under the state government. Under the territorial laws, certain of county officers holding such county offices were compensated by fees. After statehood no county officer ,could be compensated by fees. Section 17, art. 22, Constitution. We consequently held that officers holding offices, who had before statehood received fees as compensation, after statehood they became officers for whom no compensation is provided by law within section 4 of article 12, supra, and the board of supervisors were empowered to fix their salaries temporarily, until changed by general law.
The county offices of recorder, treasurer, attorney, assessor and superintendent of schools, as they existed under the territorial laws, were continued under the Constitution, subject to change by law. Section 3, art. 12, Constitution. Chapter 2, title 26, Bevised Statutes of Arizona of 1901, and amendments thereto, prescribed means by which the amounts of said officers’ salaries were capable of determination. The existence of prescribed conditions within a county determined the amounts of the salaries of the said county officers. The conditions, viz., equalized, assessed, valuation of property of the county, determined the class of the county, and the class determined the amount of the officers’ salaries. . These laws were not repugnant to the Constitution, but they were in harmony with the policy declaring for a system of compensating officers by fixed and definite salaries. Such laws were therefore continued in force as laws of the state “until they expire by their own limitations qr are altered or repealed by law.” Section 2, article 22, state Constitution.
The said territorial laws, so permitted to remain, in force temporarily, “until they should expire by their own limitation or are altered or repealed by law,” were not enacted pursuant to the Constitution, nor were they subject to the restrictions contained in the Constitution prohibiting their alteration or repeal. Such territorial laws, when enacted, were subject to general legislative alteration, amendment, and repeal at the discretion of the territorial legislature, without regard to the effect such legislation might have on the salaries of county officers. See Harwood v. Wentworth, 4 Ariz. 378, 42 Pac. 1025; Dysart v. Graham County, 5 Ariz. 123, 48 Pac. 213; Williamson v. Gila County, 5 Ariz. 237, 52 Pac. 363; Harwood v. Perrin, 7 Ariz. 114, 60 Pac. 891.
Such laws of the territory as were continued in force as laws of the state were continued as an entirety with their advantages as well as with their disadvantages. The statutes in question here were inherently subject to be altered at any time the legislature saw fit to alter them by general law, and such infirmity in these statutes remained in force as the law of the state after statehood as it was in force prior to statehood, and the Constitution expressly reserved to the legislature of the state the power to alter or repeal all laws of the territory continued in force as laws of the state without limitation on that power.
In the foregoing manner, a temporary system of compensating all state, county and precinct officers was provided by the Constitution. We said, in Patty v. Greenlee County, 14 Ariz. 422, 130 Pac. 757, with reference to the constitutional salary system, as follows:
“It [section 4, article 12, Constitution] is a provision of the Constitution that the Legislature shall fix, ‘by general law,’ the salaries of county and precinct officers; and it was not contemplated that that general scheme devised for uniformity, stability and regularity should be suspended or postponed or nullified for any length of time,.except the interim between admission to statehood and action by the Legislature. ’ ’
We held in that case that a general law immediately superseded the orders or resolutions of the board of supervisors fixing the salary of a county officer for whom no compensation was provided by law. I adhere to the principles recognized in that decision as sound. I am of the opinion that the territorial laws fixing the salaries of county officers, which remained in force as the laws of the state, were no more sacred from alteration than were the orders of the hoard of supervisors fixing the salaries of officers for whom no compensation was provided by law. They stand upon an equal footing in every respect. Both means of fixing salaries were temporary, “and it was not contemplated that the general schéme devised for uniformity, stability and regularity should be suspended or postponed or nullified for any length of time, except the interim between admission to statehood and action by the legislature.” Section 17, article 4, Constitution, provides that:
“The Legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor, after the services shall have been rendered or the contract entered into, nor shall the compensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office. ’ ’
The last clause of said section 17 is asserted as prohibiting any increase or decrease of the said officers’ salaries' during their terms of office. Immediately the inquiry is suggested whether section 17 was intended to prohibit legislation which would change the salary system temporarily provided by the Constitution by which all state, county, and precinct officers were commanded by section 17, article 22, to be paid fixed and definite salaries, to have' effect in the interim between admission to statehood and action by the legislature. In the Patty case, supra, we dearly held that section 17, article 4, is inapplicable to the temporary system of salaries in the particular of officers for whom no compensation was provided by law and the temporary salaries fixed by the board of supervisors. In support of the position, we said further in the Patty case:
“Most of the states of the Union have provisions in their Constitutions similar to ours, prohibiting the increasing or decreasing of the salary of a public officer during his term, and the courts have many times construed the provisions under varying facts and conditions. . . . The language of the Constitutions of Pennsylvania and "West Virginia differ so slightly from our Constitution in the particulars involved in this case that we think their decisions thereon very' persuasive. In County of Crawford v. Nash, 99 Pa. 253, 260, the court said: ‘In Rucker v. Supervisors, 7 W. Va. 661, which arose under section 9 of article 3 of the Constitution of West Virginia, which provides that the compensation of public officers shall not be increased or diminished during their term of office, it was held that this language in the Constitution applies only to such salaries or compensation of public officers as have been definitely fixed or prescribed by law, either by the Constitution of the state, or by some statute, made in pursuance thereof. . . . The obvious meaning of the Constitution is that the General Assembly should regulate (that is, ascertain and establish) the compensation which should be paid to the respective county treasurers, and that thereafter “no law” (that is, no act of assembly) should increase or diminish their respective salaries during the term for which they were elected.’ ”
I understand from these authorities that such constitutional restrictive clauses, effective for the first time, are not self-executing, unless from their context they are plainly self-executing. Section 100(4), 12 Corpus Juris, 727, lays down the following doctrine:
“Constitutional provisions are sometimes so framed as to be inoperative until laws are passed putting them into effect, ■and in this case, it is a general rule that existing statutes in conflict with the principles of such provisions remain in force until the, necessary legislation is had. A provision may be so framed, however, that, while legislation is necessary to put into effect its affirmative principles, it repeals existing statutes inconsistent with it. ”
This court, having approved the rule followed in West Virginia and in Pennsylvania, thereby clearly held that section 17, article 4, Arizona Constitution, is so framed as not to be self-executing with regard to the orders of the board of supervisors temporarily fixing the salaries of county officers for whom no compensation is provided by law, as in the Patty ease. In Yuma County v. Sturges, 15 Ariz. 538, 140 Pac. 504. we expressly held that the statutes of the territory, fixing the compensation of the county treasurer in force at the date of admission to statehood, as affected by section 17 of article 4, as follows: “When the salaries or compensation of public officers have been definitely fixed or prescribed by law, either by the Constitution of the state or by some statute made in pursuance thereof, the salary or compensation so prescribed may not be increased or diminished during the term of the officer” — thereby again recognizing the above general rule of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Corpus Juris.
The statutes of the territory, prescribing the salaries of certain county officers in force at the date of admission to statehood and remaining in force as laws of the state because they were in harmony with the Constitution, were in no fair sense “statutes made in pursuance” of the Constitution. The orders of the board of supervisors, prescribing salaries for county officers for whom no compensation was provided by law, were necessarily made by constitutional authority expressly delegated to the board. It would require some forced reasoning to consider such orders as orders not made in pursuance to the Constitution. The territorial statutes were adopted by the Constitution, and the orders were the result of constitutional command. The first became laws of the state in a passive manner, while the others became laws of the state by positive action. The first became laws, as they were in force and are expressly declared to remain such laws of the state until altered or repealed by law; that is, the enactment of laws by the legislative power of the state in pursuance to the Constitution — general laws, and not local or special laws. The orders became laws after the Constitution was operative, and they are declared laws “in full force and effect until changed by general law. ’ ’ Section 4, art. 12, supra. We have necessarily construed the expression, “until changed by general law” as applied to the orders of boards of supervisors, as meaning exactly what the words import that a general law, prescribing fixed and definite salaries for county officers whose salaries were fixed by the boards of supervisors in the interim between statehood until legislative action, immediately superseded such orders without the interference of section 17, article 4, Constitution.
Whether the general laws enacted after statehood and in pursuance to the Constitution, altering the territorial laws prescribing county officers’ salaries, .immediately supersede such territorial laws, depends upon whether the use of the expression “until they expire of their own limitation or are altered or repealed by law,” as used in section 2, article 22, Constitution, is more sacredly guarded than the expression “until changed by general law,” as used in section 4, article 12, Constitution, and as construed by this court in the Patty and Sturges cases, supra. Section 2, article 21, Constitution, state of Idaho, contains the following language:
“All laws . . . not repugnant to the Constitution shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation or be altered or repealed by the Legislature. ’ ’
The supreme court of that state, in Butler v. City of Lewiston, 11 Idaho, 398, 83 Pac. 235, defining the words, “limitation,” “altered,” and “repealed,” said:
“The words ‘limitation,’ ‘altered,’ and ‘repealed,’ I think, apply to all laws, special as well as general, in force at the date of the adoption of the Constitution and not repugnant to any of its provisions. . . . What is the meaning of the word ‘altered’ as used in that section? It certainly means to niake different without destroying identity, to vary without entire change. ’ ’
The words “change” and “alter” may be used, the one for the other, and convey the same meaning in most instances —certainly they may be used interchangeably in, section 4, article 12, and in section 2, article 22. No refinement of reasoning will justify a conclusion that the laws of the territory continued in force as laws of the state until altered or repealed, were intended to remain laws of longer duration after they were altered or repealed, neither would the orders or resolutions of the boards of supervisors remain in force after they were “changed” by general law. The power to alter, in the one instance, and the power to change, in the other, were left exclusively to the discretion of the legislative power of the state, and, when exercised, the time when the alterations or the changes made should become effective was made to depend upon other provisions of the Constitution specially applicable to the matters of putting general lawtf enacted by the legislative power pursuant to the Constitution into effect.
The parties seem to agree that chapter 61, Laws of 1917, altering the county classification statutes of the territory, became operative on the fourteenth day .of March, 1917. Assuming for all purposes of this case, but not deciding, that on such date said chapter became operative for any purpose, it clearly became ^operative for all purposes, including the alteration of said classification statutes; and thereafter the only law in Arizona providing the salaries of county recorder, county treasurer, county attorney, county assessor and county superintendent of schools, of Yavapai county, as well as the salaries of all county officers of the counties of the state, was provided by chapter 61, Laws of 1917, in so far as said chapter purports to provide salaries for the officers named therein and reasonably included within its terms.
Chapter 61, Laws of 1917, was apparently brought about by reason of the decision of this court in Hunt v. Mohave County, 18 Ariz. 480, 162 Pac. 600, filed February 3, 1917, whereby a special statute of the state, providing the salaries of the officers of each separate county of the state, was declared void as violative of the Constitution, prohibiting local or special laws altering general laws. In that case Judge BOSS, speaking for the court, said:
“By reason of these differences in size, population, and wealth of the different counties of the state the labors, burdens, and duties of their officers greatly differ, and therefore, in order to fix their compensation, in proportion to their responsibilities and duties, some kind of a classification must be adopted. ”
I may add that every moderately informed person knew that the wealth of the counties of this state had increased to a point where they all, or nearly all, had become counties of the first class, as classified by the Laws of 1901. That a real necessity existed in justice to the county officers to change the classification of first-class counties so that officers of counties of greater wealth should receive just salaries, as suggested by Judge ROSS, supra, was perfectly apparent. Chapter 61, making the suggested changes, was passed by the legislature 39 days after the opinion in the Mohave county case was filed in this court.
For the reasons stated, I ■am of the opinion that chapter 61, Laws of 1917, did not stand suspended by section 17, article 4, during the said officers ’ terms of office; that the appellants correctly paid county officers salaries in amounts fixed by said chapter 61, Laws 1917, and, as a consequence, the trial court erred in overruling.appellant’s demurrer.
The judgment should be reversed, and the cause remanded, with instructions to sustain the demurrer and dismiss the action.
JOHN WILSON BOSS, J., concurs.
ROSS, J.
(Dissenting). — The question involved is whether the court’s action in overruling the demurrer to complaint and entering judgment for plaintiffs-appellees, was correct. The object of the suit was to enjoin the defendants from paying certain county officers of Yavapai county, elected for the term 1917-18, salaries under the Classification and Salary Act of March 14, 1917, being chapter 61, Laws of 1917, for the reason that said act was enacted subsequent to. the beginning of the term of said officers and increased their salaries during their term of office. Their predecessors had been paid salaries under the Salary Act of 1912 (Civil Code of 1913, pars. 3226-3241) and they believed when they were elected that they would receive the same salaries as their predecessors, and were, in fact, paid those salaries for the month'of January, 1917. However, on February 3, 1917, in Hunt v. Mohave County, 18 Ariz. 480, 162 Pac. 600, this court held the Salary Act of 1912 unconstitutional. Until other valid legislation fixing the salaries could be had, county officers corresponding to those who had been paid salaries before statehood were required to look, for their salaries, to chapter 2, title 26, Revised Statutes of 1901, and amendments thereto, and those county officers who, under the territorial law, were paid fees and not salaries, were to receive such salaries as the board of supervisors had or would fix for them. This difference arises by force of the Constitution. Before statehood, some of the county officers were compensated in fees, and -others received salaries. The Constitution abolished the fee system, and provided that all state and county officers should be paid fixed and definite salaries. Section 17, art. 22. By section 4, article 12, boards' of supervisors, were empowered to fix salaries of county officers for whom no compensation is provided by law, such salaries to remain in force until changed by general law. Patty v. County of Greenlee, 14 Ariz. 422, 130 Pac. 757.
After the state was admitted to the Union, bounty officers who had been paid salaries before statehood under chapter 2, title 26, Revised Statutes of 1901, continued to draw salaries under the provisions of said law of 1901, and those who had been compensated by fees before statehood received the salaries fixed by the boards of supervisors, and this continued until the act of 1912 was given a place among our laws. "When the act of 1912 found a place among our laws, county officers were paid the salaries therein provided, except those then in office under salaries fixed by the laws of 1901 and amendments thereto. These last, being inhibited from accepting a raise of' salary and protected against the lowering of salary during the term for which they were elected, continued to draw the salaries fixed by the territorial statute during the years 1912, 1913 and 1914. Hunt v. Mohave County, supra; County of Yuma v. Sturges, 15 Ariz. 538, 140 Pac. 504.
The question involved in the Hunt case was as to whether the county assessor of Mohave county, whose term was 1917 .and 1918, should be paid the salary fixed by chapter 2, title 26, supra, it being the contention of Hunt, the assessor, that the act of 1912 was unconstitutional, and that, therefore, his salary was fixed by the territorial law. This view was adopted by this court. It has been decided, therefore, by this court that the incumbents of county offices (of whom Hunt was one) before the act of March 4, 1917, was passed, should receive the salaries fixed by chapter 2, title 26, supra.
The Classification and Salary Act of 1917 increased the salaries of county recorder, county treasurer, county attorney, county assessor and superintendent of public schools, over the salaries allowed to these same officers under the law when they entered upon their duties as such officers. Section 17, article 4, of the Constitution provides:
“The Legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor, after the services shall have been rendered or the contract entered into, nor shall the compensation of -any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office.”
If the board of supervisors are permitted to pay the salaries to the named officers fixed by the law of 1917, inasmuch as there was a salary already attached to the office occupied by them, to wit, the salaries fixed by chapter 2, title 26, supra, it would result in -an increase of their compensation, and be a clear violation of the terms of the constitutional provision just quoted. If the construction already given this provision of the Constitution by this court is allowed to stand, and I think it is a correct exposition of the law, the action of the board of supervisors, in paying and threatening to continue to pay salaries under the law of 1917 to the named officers, is unauthorized by law. In the Sturges case, supra, 15 Ariz. 540, 140 Pac. 504, this court said:
“It is at once seen that the constitutional restriction is an abridgment of the law-making power to either increase or diminish that compensation of the officer during his term, and which was prescribed for and as an incident to the office at the beginning of his term; that during his term of office the public officer enjoys exemption from legislative interference and control over the amount of his compensation, and at the same time has a curb put upon his activity in the direction of an increase of compensation, whether such activity be worthy or pernicious. ...”
The appellants contend that, since the Salary Act of 1912 was declared unconstitutional, the only lawful expression of fhe legislature as to salaries of officers is contained in the salary law of 1917 and that, inasmuch as under the Constitution the power of fixing salaries is given to the legislature, until that power is exercised and the salaries permanently fixed, there has been no raising or lowering of salaries within the meaning of the Constitution, and they cite, as sustaining the proposition, the following cases: Stone v. Pryor, 103 Ky. 645, 45 S. W. 1053, 1136; Purcell v. Parks, 82 Ill. 346; State v. McDowell, 19 Neb. 442, 27 N. W. 433; Rucker v. Supervisors, 7 W. Va. 661.
I have examined the citations, and do not see that they sustain the proposition advanced by appellants. The McDowell case lays down this proposition of law: AYhere at the time an officer is elected to an office, there is no salary fixed and attached to the office because the constituted authority to fix the salary has failed to act, it is not a violation of the constitutional inhibition against increasing or decreasing salaries during fhe officer’s term if the properly constituted authority, after the beginning of his term, fixes his salary.
The Purcell and Rucker cases announce the same rule, and this court, in Patty v. Greenlee County, supra, citing Rucker v. Supervisors, held that the salary fixed by the board of supervisors for the sheriff of said county was only temporary and was superseded by a general law fixing salary passed during the term of the sheriff.
I have carefully read the Kentucky case, and am not particularly impressed with the -reasoning. I think the dissenting opinion by Justice WADDELL more correctly states the law than the prevailing opinion.
It is also contended by appellants that county officers of the state are not the same as they were under the territory, even though of the same name and charged with the same functions and duties, and, that being so, they say, the salary law of 1901 as amended has no application to these offices under statehood. They rely upon section 3, article 12, of the Constitution, which names the county officers subject to change by law, and states that they “are hereby created.” .The county officers named correspond with those under the territory, except the public prosecutor of the county is called “county attorney” instead of “district attorney,” as formerly. However, the functions and duties of these officers under the riew arrangement are the same, or practically thó same, as under the old. Section 6 of article 22 provides:
“All territorial, district, county, and precinct officers who may be in office at the time of the admission of the state into the Union shall hold their respective offices until their' successors shall have qualified. ...”
In addition to the officers being the same in name and function, this provision of the Constitution, by direct and express language, extended the term of territorial officers over into and made them state officers. Besides, in some cases decided by this court, county officers of the state have been recognized as successors to territorial county officers, and territorial laws have been carried forward and enforced as state laws under the provisions of section 2, article 22, of the Constitution, wherein it is said:
“All laws of the territory . . . now in force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in force as laws of the state of Arizona until they expire by their own limitations or are altered or repealed by law. ...”
That is especially true of the fee and salary law as contained in chapter 2, title 26, Revised Statutes of 1901. County of Yuma v. Sturges, supra; Hunt v. County of Mohave, supra; Phillips v. County of Graham, 17 Ariz. 208, 149 Pac. 755.
The contention is also made that, inasmuch as the act of 1917 was passed with the emergency clause, it was a legislative construction of the provisions of the Constitution affecting county officers and their salaries, and that this court may, with .propriety, adopt that construction as its own. This rule of construction is applied, as I understand it, only when the subject matter is involved in doubt, as when either construction contended for might be adopted without doing violence to the language employed. But if the language used sets forth clearly the meaning intended, then there is no room for construction either by the court or legislature, and neither may act lawfully out of the bounds and limits as fixed by the Constitution.
The case cited to sustain appellants on this proposition is State ex rel. Wells v. Tingey, 24 Utah, 225, 67 Pac. 33, wherein it was held, under the peculiar wording of their Constitution, that the salary of the Governor of Utah could be increased from $2,000 to $4,000 during his incumbency without violating the-constitutional inhibitions against increasing salaries. Section 20, article 7, of the Utah Constitution, in addition to the provision inhibiting an increase or decrease of an officer’s salary during his incumbency, contains this provision:
“The compensation of the officers provided for by this article, until otherwise provided by law, is fixed as follows: Governor, two thousand dollars per annum,” etc.
The court took the view that the expression “until otherwise provided by law” means statutory law, and that the legislature could lawfully change the salary attached by the Constitution to the office of Governor to take effect during that officer’s term, and that the salary fixed by the Constitution was only intended to stand until the legislative power to regulate salaries was exercised.
We have no such constitutional provision affecting salaries of county officers. Section 4, article 12, reads:
“The board of supervisors of each county is hereby empowered to fix salaries for all county and precinct officers within such county for whom no compensation is provided by law, and the salaries so fixed shall remain in full force and effect until changed by general law. ’ ’
We have held that salaries fixed by boards of supervisors under this provision may be changed by general law during the incumbency of the officer. Impliedly, if not directly, it has also been decided that the officers whose salaries are here in controversy are officers “for whom compensation was provided by law,” to wit, the laws of 1901 and amendments thereto. See Arizona cases cited supra.
There is no similarity between the constitutional provisions construed in the Tingey ease and the provisions of our organic law, especially as they affect county officers and their compensation. The reasoning of that case, then, cannot assist us in arriving at a correct conclusion in the matter, before us.
If the Classification and Salary Act of 1917 be held to have taken effect in all respects upon the date of its passage and approval, it would repeal' the salary law of 1901 and amendments thereto, and, since it would increase the compensation of the following officers during their term of office, to wit, county recorder, county treasurer, county attorney, county assessor and county superintendent of schools, it would, to that extent, be unconstitutional and void and, besides, leave them without any compensation whatever. I think the better vipw to take of the act of 1917 is that the legislature intended it to be effective at once in cases where no compensation had been provided by law, such as sheriff, county clerk and deputy county officers and clerks, and that it should be postponed as to those public officers who are already provided compensation by some provision of law. This construction will preserve the law of 1917 in its integrity and at the same time secure to the county officers named compensation under the Laws of 19Ó1 which it evidently was not the intention to repeal until other salaries could be provided by law without impinging the constitutional provision against increasing or diminishing; the compensation of a public officer during his term of office. •
I have thus far considered- the reasons contended for by appellants as to why the named officers should be paid salaries under chapter 61, Laws of 1917, and, to' my satisfaction at least, shown that to do so is a plain violation of the constitutional prohibition against increasing or decreasing compensation of a public officer during his term of office.
The opinion of the Chief Justice is an admission that the compensation it allows the named officers is an increase over the salary attached to their offices at the time of their election and induction into office. It concedes that these officers were properly and legally paid their salaries as provided in chapter 2, title 26, Revised Statutes of 1901, and amendments thereto, and says:
“These laws were not repugnant to the Constitution, but they were in harmony with the policy declaring for a system of compensating officers by fixed and definite salaries.”
Here, then, is the Constitution itself, according to the majority opinion, providing compensation for such officers by carrying forward the territorial salary law and in direct terms making it applicable to tbe same officers under statehood. In other words, the Constitution, in effect, said: The county recorder, treasurer, attorney, assessor and superintendent of schools, under state organization, shall receive the same salaries they received under territorial organization, and those salaries shall not be increased or decreased during their term of office. If the Constitution could provide salaries in that manner, and of course it could, it could likewise forbid any changes therein during the term of office. The constitutional inhibition against increasing or decreasing salaries in general, applying with equal force and propriety to salaries fixed by the Constitution by the adoption of territorial salaries, as it does to legislation fixing salaries pursuant to the Constitution. Such a construction would not disturb nor contravene the evident policy found in the fundamental law of doing away with fees and compensating officers by fixed and definite salaries, as the majority would have one think. It would sustain, rather than contravene, the policy of fixed and definite salaries.
The citation of Patty v. Greenlee County as authority for the ruling in this ease is about as far-fetched as one could imagine. The question in that ease was as to whether the legislature could pass a general law changing the salary of the sheriff of Greenlee county during his term of office, his salary having been fixed by the board of supervisors under section 4, article 12, of the Constitution, wherein the board was empowered to fix the salary of certain officers, among others, sheriffs, which “salaries so fixed shall remain in full force and effect until changed by general law.” This language plainly implies that the legislature may change the salary fixed by the board of supervisors at any time, and the Patty case, passing upon the contention of the sheriff of Greenlee county that his salary could not be decreased during his term of office, gave effect to the very plain language of the Constitution just quoted and held that a salary fixed by general legislation passed during the term of the sheriff’s office took the place of the salary fixed by the board of supervisors. The provision of the Constitution that empowers the board of supervisors to fix the compensation of certain officers who had theretofore been compensated in fees, also limits the time such salary shall be paid to the enactment of general legislation on that subject. The very fact that the legislature is given power to change official compensation in certain instances would seem, according to a well-known rule of construction, to prohibit a change in any case not falling within the exceptions. Other cases in which the legislature is empowered to change the compensation of an officer during his term of office are expressly provided for by the Constitution itself. See section 14, article 6, wherein it is provided that the judges of the supreme court shall appoint a reporter for the decisions of that court and fix his salary "until such salary shall be determined by law,” Also section 17, article 6, in which the judges of the supreme court are authorized to appoint a clerk of that court and fix his salary "until such salary shall be determined by law. ’ ’ Also section 18, in which it is provided that the board of supervisors shall 'fix the salary of the clerk of the superior court "until such salary shall be fixed by law. ’ ’ But nowhere is it provided, either directly or by implication for that matter, that territorial compensation, adopted by the Constitution as the compensation to be paid the same officers after statehood, could be increased or diminished by legislative act or otherwise, during the officers ’ terms.
The observation quoted from the Patty case by the majority, to the effect that the general scheme of uniformity of salaries provided in the Constitution could not be defeated or postponed by allowing the salaries fixed by the boards of supervisors to be paid officers after the legislature had acted, had no reference whatever to salaries fixed by the Constitution, either by adoption or by direct terms. The framers, of the Constitution knew, with 14 different boards of supervisors acting in that many counties, all independent of each other, there could be no uniformity of salary, and it was therefore provided that the compensation fixed by the boards should last only so long as there Avas a failure of legislative action or until changed by general law.
The majority opinion seems to concede that compensation "definitely fixed or prescribed by law, either by the Constitution of the state, or by some statute made in pursuance thereof,” cannot be changed during the term of office, and quotes from the Sucker ease to that effect.
My position is — and it seems unassailable — that when the state Constitution adopted the salary act of the territory for the named officers under statehood, the compensation of such officers was definitely fixed and prescribed by the Constitution of the state. What was held in the Rucker case was that compensation of an officer fixed by the board of supervisors might be changed by legislation during the officer’s term, the holding of this court in the Patty case.
The .Sturges case, while cited as sustaining the opinion of the Chief Justice, is as directly opposed to his conclusion as it is possible. It announces the universal rule, so far as 1 know, that the compensation of an officer may not be increased or decreased during his term as against a constitutional prohibition like ours, providing that compensation had been fixed by the Constitution or a law in pursuance thereof. The salary of these officers was fixed by the Constitution when it adopted chapter 2, title 26, being the salary act of the territory. The Sturges ease not only fails to support the majority opinion, but in direct terms holds to the contrary. Sturges was inducted into office February 14, 1912, and his term expired December 31, 1914. The controversy was over his compensation for the month of September, 1913. One of the contentions in the case was that Sturges’ compensation was fixed by chapter 93, Laws of 1912. Of this contention we said:
“This act is not applicable to the appellee, for the reason that such application is prohibited by section 17, article 4, of the Constitution, which forbids the increase or diminution of the compensation of any public officer during his term of office. ’ ’
It was decided that appellee, Sturges, should receive his compensation under chapter 2, tit. 26, Laws of 1901. At the time the decision in the Sturges case was written, the constitutionality of chapter 93, Laws of 1912, had not been questioned, and the decision proceeded upon the theory that that act was constitutional, and that to allow the salaries it provided would be in violation of section 17, article 4, supra. The exact question we have before us, decided diametrically opposed to the majority opinion, yet cited to sustain it.
My apology for taking so much space to state my views in this case is that a great number of other cases pending in this court are disposed of by this opinion. Besides, of course, it opens the door to those who have accepted the salaries provided for by chapter 2, title 26, of the Laws of 1901, or who have accepted salaries under later provisions of the law, to make claim for additional sums or the increase provided by chapter 61, Laws of 1917.
Authorities discussing the question of change of salary of deputy or other subordinate, as a violation of constitutional provision against change of salary of public officer during his term, are collated in a note in 37 A R. A. (N. S.) 388. | CASELAW |
What Is Retinol? the Beginner’s Guide to this holy grail Anti-Aging Product: Part 1
the beginners guide to retinol
If you clicked on this link I assume you already know that retinol is or want to understand what the fuss is about. In spite of all the new developments and new magical ingredients which are supposed to give your skin a new lease on life, retinol has remained a constant in the background plodding on, doing what every other product claims to do.
If you have ever wondered how it works and what it will do for your skin? Keep reading because I will breakdown everything will ever want to know about retinol, the benefits, types and how to choose a formula which won’t irritate your skin.
So if you don’t quite realize it yet, when it comes to skincare and antiaging retinol is the Holy Grail that will treat 80% of your skincare woes and a product that actually reverse the signs of ageing.
What is it?
Retinol is Vitamin A and is found in food and skincare. Foods like fish, dairy products, meat as well as brightly orange coloured fruits are rich in Vitamin A. So not only does Vitamin A have benefits when ingested it also has great benefits to the skin when applied topically.
What are the benefits of Retinol & what does it do?
The question to ask is what doesn’t retinol do? When it comes to rejuvenating your skin retinol is one of the tested and scientifically verified ingredients that can rejuvenate your skin. So what does retinol actually do in summary retinol exfoliates, aids in the production of collagen and fights free radicals all of which in combination work to overhaul your skin?
Benefits of Retinol
Improves cell turnover
Retinol improves your skins cell turnover, which is important as you get older. This is because when you are young the skin cells turn over every 28 days, creating a fresh layer of skin. However, as you get older your skin cell turnover slows down to 40, 50 or 60 days depending on your age resulting in wrinkles. Retinol speeds up this cell turnover revealing fresher, smoother skin basically tricking your skin into acting like it is younger.
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Over time, using retinol will even out your complexion, fade sunspots, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, and dark spots. Retinol also penetrates really deep into the skin and interferes with pigment production reducing hyperpigmentation.
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Talk:Richard H. Ellis
update bio of General Richard H. Ellis
Upon retirement from the United States Air Force, General Richard H. Ellis was asked to continue using his extensive knowledge of nuclear arms working with the Department of State as Commissioner of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission on Arms Limitations. In this capacity, he was the U.S. lead delegate to the 7 man delegation for continued SALT II compliance talks in Geneva, Switzerland. General Ellis was well respected by both the United States and his counterparts in the Soviet Union. President Ronald Reagan nominated Ellis who was approved and awarded the rank of Ambassador for his tenure as the U.S. Commissioner for the US-USSR Standing Consultative Commission. General Richard Ellis served in this position until his death in March 1989. ["reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speaches/1982/31282d.htm] <"articles.latimes.com/1989-04-01/news/mn-839_1_air-force">
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* Hello RubyJMDE. Wikipedia articles need to be based off of reliable, published sources so that anyone who reads the article can verify the content. Do you have sources for this information about Ellis's post-retirement activities? Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:16, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
verifiable resources have been credited. RubyJMDE (talk) 01:11, 17 April 2015 (UTC)RubyJMDE
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Kudus, Indonesia
Kudus (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢꦸꦱ꧀) is the capital and the namesake of the Kudus Regency in Central Java, Indonesia. Its name has an Arabic etymology (Arab: القدس al-Quds) connected to its foundation by the legendary figure Sunan Kudus. It also houses the mosque established by Sunan Kudus named Menara Kudus Mosque, one of the most important and influential mosques in Indonesia. According to the 2010 census, its population was 92,776, but by mid-2022 this had declined to 88,635.
During the Dutch East Indies era, Kudus was the seat of the Kudus Regency which was a part of Semarang Residency dating back to 1817. From 1928 to 1931, it was the seat of the short-lived Koedoes Residency, which incorporated the regency as well as the neighboring Demak and Jepara regencies.
History
On 8 December 1951, a clash between the ex-426 Battalion fighters and the Indonesian Armed Forces occurred in Kudus after the battalion commander refused to surrender. This marked the start of Battalion 426 rebellion. During the battle, the rebels fired mortar shells, and some fell to the town square. The battle lasted until dusk when heavy rain poured on the town, resulting in the ex-426 Battalion members fleeing the town to the south.
Climate
Kudus has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April. | WIKI |
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C language student system management
1, Experimental purpose
1. Master the basic structure and relationship of linked list.
2. Master the use of C pointer and structure, and master linked list programming.
Explanation of linked list knowledge points:
Traversal of linked list:
There are two linked lists. The first is that the data part of the first node is empty. The other is that the first node stores data.
The two methods of programming are somewhat different:
In the first way, no matter how you add, modify or delete the linked list, the position of the head will not change. The value of the head only needs to be passed into the function and does not need to be returned.
In the second way, if the data is inserted into the first node, the address stored in the head will change. When defining a function for a linked list in this way, you need to return the head of the linked list.
Implementation idea:
① Always point to the chain header with the head pointer.
② Use the Q pointer to point to the first node with data at first, and then you can access the data in the node. After the access, Q moves to the next node (q = q - > next;) until the value of Q is NULL, ending the access to the linked list.
/* Define the data structure of the student structure */
typedef struct Student{
char studentNo[20];
char studentName[11];
}st;
/* Define the data structure of each record or node */
typedef struct node{
struct Student data; // Data segment
struct node *next; // Pointer field
}Node,*Link； // Node is an alias of node type, and link is a pointer alias of node type
Node st1;
Link p;(Link Is itself a pointer type struct variable)
Insertion (establishment) of linked list:
In this example, the insertion of student nodes is sequential (the linked list is sorted by student number), that is, each time you are ready to insert a student node, you must first find the node that should be inserted in front of that node. There are several situations to consider:
1. The current linked list is empty (the pointer field of the head is empty), and the status is as follows (node is a new node (created with malloc), and the first node to be inserted):
At this time, you can directly use the statement head - > next = node to insert the node into the linked list.
if(head->next==NULL)
head->next=node;
2. There are nodes in the current linked list. The status is shown in the following figure (node is a newly created node ready to be inserted):
To insert a node, you need two previous and subsequent pointers
At this time, you need to compare "studentNo in node" with "studentNo in p" to view the size relationship. If "studentNo in node" is less than "studentNo in p", insert the node between Q and p. if Q and p always maintain the relationship between one before and one after, so as to ensure that the node can be inserted smoothly after finding the node location. q=head;
p=head->next;
/* Add student records */
bool addNode(Link head)
{
Link p,q; //p. Q two nodes, one before and one after
Link node; //The node pointer points to the newly created node
node=(Link)malloc(sizeof(Node));
inputStudent(node);
q=head;
p=head->next; //p points to the first valid node after the head
if(head->next==NULL)
head->next=node;
else{
//Circular access to all nodes in the linked list
while(p!=NULL)
{
if(node->data.studentNo < p->data.studentNo){
//If the student number of node node is smaller than that of p node, it will be inserted in front of p. after the insertion is completed, the child process will exit in advance
q->next = node;
node->next=p;
return true;
}
else{
//If the student number of node node is larger than that of P node, continue to move the pointer backward (still keep q p one before and one after)
q=p;
p=p->next;
}
}
//If you fail to exit the cycle in advance, it means that you have not inserted it before. The student number of the current node is the maximum value and is inserted at the end of the linked list
q->next=node;
}
return true;
}
Implementation steps:
Deletion of linked list:
Idea of deleting linked list:
First, use the p pointer to scan the linked list and find the node location to be deleted according to the student's student number.
If found, use the following statement to delete the node (free) pointed to by P p):
q->next = p->next;
free(p);
The key point of programming here is to ensure the relationship between q and p, so as to ensure that the node can be deleted smoothly after finding the node location.
If the current p student number is not equal to the student number to be deleted, the P pointer moves back.
We should consider the situation if we can't find the student number.
When testing the data, you should experiment with the case where the student number can be found and the case where the given student number cannot be found, and then check whether the deletion is successful.
Modification and query of linked list:
These two functions are similar to the idea of deleting linked lists:
The node to be processed is found first, and then processed.
"Modification" also needs to consider whether the modified content is a student number. If the student number is modified, a program should be written to ensure that the order of the linked list cannot be destroyed.
Elimination of linked list: (develop good habits)
When the exit function is selected in the menu, the program will be ended. Before ending the program, a problem should be considered: for the nodes previously established with malloc statement, the allocated storage space will not be released automatically when the main function exits, so the memory occupied by all nodes in the linked list must be released actively. (free statement releases all nodes generated by malloc)
Define a clearLink function to traverse the linked list, and use the free statement to release all nodes generated by malloc.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
/* Define the data structure of the student structure */
typedef struct Student{
char studentNo[20];
char studentName[11];
}st;
/* Define the data structure of each record or node */
typedef struct node{
struct Student data; //Data segment
struct node *next; //Pointer field
}Node,*Link; //Node is an alias of node type, and Link is a pointer alias of node type
//Define prompt menu
void myMenu()
{
printf("******************************food single*************************************\n");
printf(" 1 Add student records 2 delete student records \n");
printf(" 3 Find student records 4. Modify student records \n");
printf(" 5 Count the number of students 6 display student records \n");
printf(" 7 Exit the system \n");
printf("***************************************************************************\n");
}
void inputStudent(Link l)
{
printf("Please enter student ID:");
scanf("%s",l->data.studentNo);
printf("Please enter the student's name:");
scanf("%s",l->data.studentName);
//The next pointer field of each newly created node is initialized to NULL
l->next = NULL;
}
void inputStudentNo(char s[],char no[])
{
printf("Please enter the information you want to%s Student ID:",s);
scanf("%s",no);
}
void displayNode(Link head)
{
//Fill in the code, scan the linked list and display the information of all nodes according to the incoming linked list head pointer
}
bool addNode(Link head)
{
Link p,q; //p. Q two nodes, one before and one after
Link node; //The node pointer points to the newly created node
node=(Link)malloc(sizeof(Node));
inputStudent(node);
q=head;
p=head->next; //p points to the first valid node after the head
if(head->next==NULL)
head->next=node;
else{
//Circular access to all nodes in the linked list
while(p!=NULL)
{
if(node->data.studentNo < p->data.studentNo){
//If the student number of node node is smaller than that of p node, it will be inserted in front of p. after the insertion is completed, the child process will exit in advance
q->next = node;
node->next=p;
return true;
}
else{
//If the student number of node node is larger than that of P node, continue to move the pointer backward (still keep q p one before and one after)
q=p;
p=p->next;
}
}
//If you fail to exit the cycle in advance, it means that you have not inserted it before. The student number of the current node is the maximum value and is inserted at the end of the linked list
q->next=node;
}
return true;
}
bool deleteNode(Link head,char no[])
{
//Delete the student record according to the given student number. If the deletion is successful, return true. If the student number is not found, return false
//Enter the student number to process
inputStudentNo("delete",no);
return false;
}
bool queryNode(Link head,char no[])
{
//Query the student record according to the given student number. If the query is successful, return true. If the student number is not found, return false
//Enter the student number to process
inputStudentNo("query",no);
return false;
}
bool modifyNode(Link head,char no[])
{
//Find the student record node according to the given student number. If the modification is successful, return true. If the student number is not found, return false
//Enter the student number to process
inputStudentNo("modify",no);
return false;
}
int countNode(Link head)
{
//Count the number of students, scan the linked list, count the number of nodes, and return the number of nodes
//Link p;
//int count = 0;
//p = head->next;
return false;
}
void clearLink(Link head)
{
//Link q,p;
//Traverse the linked list and delete all nodes established with malloc in the linked list with free statement
}
int main()
{
int select;
int count;
Link head; //Define linked list
char no[20];
//Establish a head node. In this program, head points to the head node. The data part of the head node has no content, and its subsequent nodes have real data
head = (Link)malloc(sizeof(Node));
head->next = NULL;
while(1)//Dead cycle
{
myMenu();
printf("\n Please enter your choice (1)-7): "); //Display prompt information
scanf("%d",&select);
switch(select)
{
case 1:
//Add student records
if(addNode(head))
printf("Successfully inserted a student record.\n\n");
break;
case 2:
//Delete student record
if(deleteNode(head,no))
printf("Successfully deleted a student record.\n\n");
else
printf("The student node to delete was not found. \n\n");
case 3:
//Query student records
if(queryNode(head,no))
printf("Successfully found student records.\n\n");
else
printf("No student records found.\n\n");
break;
case 4:
//Modify student records
if(modifyNode(head,no))
printf("Successfully modified a student record.\n\n");
else
printf("The student node to modify was not found.\n\n");
break;
case 5:
//Count the number of students
count = countNode(head);
printf("The number of students is:%d\n\n",count);
break;
case 6:
//Show student records
displayNode(head);
break;
case 7:
//Clear all nodes in the linked list before exiting
clearLink(head);
return 0;
default:
printf("Incorrect input, expected 0~7 Number between.\n\n");
break;
}
}
return 0;
}
Posted by muone at Oct 30, 2021 - 2:52 AM Tag: C linked list | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Reagan auction items sell for 10 times estimate in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A chunk of the Berlin Wall and a pair of cowboy boots that belonged to late U.S. President Ronald Reagan sold for 10 times their estimated value at a New York auction that brought in more than $5.7 million dollars. Christie’s auctioneers said on Friday that more than 1,200 bidders from all over the world registered for the two-day sale of items from the private collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The 25 inch (63 cm) long, graffiti-covered fragment of the Berlin Wall, signed by Reagan, sold for $277,500 to an undisclosed buyer. It had been expected to fetch up to $20,000. The wall fragment was considered to have particular significance because of Reagan’s 1987 speech in West Berlin, in which he famously urged then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” Nancy Reagan died in March of congestive heart failure at the age of 94, 12 years after Ronald Reagan, one of the most popular U.S. presidents, succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. Their personal items were sold by the family trust to benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential foundation and library in California. Reagan’s cowboy boots, a gift from Western movie actor Rex Allen, sold for $199,500 compared to a pre-sale estimate of $20,000, while at $319,500, the top lot was a Bulgari diamond, sapphire and ruby ring inspired by the Stars and Stripes national flag that Nancy Reagan wore on July 4, 1986. “The market’s response to this landmark collection sale has been remarkable, with the overall results far exceeding pre-sale expectations,” said Brook Hazelton, president of Christie’s America. The auction continues online through Sept. 28. (The story is refiled to removes extraneous ‘e’ from first name of Christie’s president in penultimate paragraph) Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bernadette Baum | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
RT Conference Proceedings SR 00 A1 Cordovilla Baró, Francisco A1 Garzón, Miguel A1 Muñoz, Diego Alejandro A1 Díaz, Javier A1 García Beltrán, Ángel A1 Ocaña Moreno, José Luis T1 A Fluid-Dynamic Numerical Model for the Selective Laser Melting of High-Thickness Metallic Layers YR 2017 FD 26/29.06.2017 SP 1 OP 10 K1 SLM; ALE Method; Marangoni Convection; Fluid Dynamics AB Productivity in the Selective Laser Melting Process (SLM) is directly related with the thickness of the powder bed that is repeatedly applied, at every increment, in the growing of consolidated material in the additive manufacturing process. Although most of the relevant phenomena (limited diffusivity associated to particles contact, phase changes, gradients of surface tension associated with Marangoni convection, or even recoil pressure) are considered in the models with small bed thicknesses (roughly 20 µm ? 40 µm), in the case of larger thicknesses (between 100 µm and 200 µm) these factors strongly influence the size and shape of the fusion bath leading to a non trivial geometry of the final consolidated material. The present work proposes the use of the Arbitrary Lagrangean-Eulerian method (ALE method) to solve the thermal and Navier-Stokes equations in the frame of a free-moving discretization to predict simultaneously the space-time temperature evolution and the associated fusion bath dynamics. It allows for using a continuous domain to represent the powder bed, which, instead of a particle model approach, is advantageously compatible with realistic process parameters, where long paths are covered by the laser. The model was validated with experimental data using Inconel as working material, showing a good degree of agreement. T2 LiM 2017 International conference on Lasers in Manufacturing ED Munich - Germany AV Unpublished LK https://oa.upm.es/50015/ UL https://www.invest-in-bavaria.com/en/info-centre/events/detail/1402-lim-2017.html | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Acceptance Testing with Nightwatch.js and Cucumber.js Part 2: Smart Step Definitions
In the first part of this three-part series, we’ve set up an automated system to run acceptance tests with Nightwatch.js and Cucumber.js. Today we’re extending what we’ve built previously and make our Cucumber.js step definitions a little bit smarter.
In an ideal world, it should be possible to write basic acceptance test specifications without having to add any new step definitions. In the real world this is not always possible, because some features, with some very specific functionality, might need special treatment and are impossible to test without writing custom step definitions. However our goal today, is to write a few very simple step definitions which are smart enough to cover the vast majority of test cases.
The test subject
To make things more interesting and to also make our example website a little bit more realistic, let’s update the code to simulate two occurrences of a newsletter form on the same page.
Usually you’d want to test both occurrences the same way but there might be cases where you want to test such elements separately because they should behave slightly different depending on where they are positioned on the page. Let’s assume – in this specific case – that we want to test the functionality of the second newsletter form in the footer.
<div data-qa="hero">
<h1>Acceptance Testing with Nightwatch.js, Cucumber.js and BrowserStack</h1>
<form class="js-newsletter-form" data-qa="newsletter form">
<h2>Newsletter 1</h2>
<input class="js-newsletter-input" placeholder="Your email address" data-qa="email input">
<div class="error js-newsletter-error" data-qa="error message">Error</div>
<div class="success js-newsletter-success" data-qa="success message">Success</div>
<button data-qa="submit button">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
<p>Some very long text. Lorem Ipsum.</p>
<footer data-qa="footer">
<form class="js-newsletter-form" data-qa="newsletter form">
<h2>Newsletter 2</h2>
<input class="js-newsletter-input" placeholder="Your email address" data-qa="email input">
<div class="error js-newsletter-error" data-qa="error message">Error</div>
<div class="success js-newsletter-success" data-qa="success message">Success</div>
<button data-qa="submit button">Submit</button>
</form>
</footer>
<script>
const $newsletterForms = document.querySelectorAll('.js-newsletter-form');
[].slice.call($newsletterForms).forEach(($newsletterForm) => {
const $newsletterInput = $newsletterForm.querySelector('.js-newsletter-input');
const $newsletterError = $newsletterForm.querySelector('.js-newsletter-error');
const $newsletterSuccess = $newsletterForm.querySelector('.js-newsletter-success');
$newsletterForm.addEventListener('submit', (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
if (/\S+@\S+\.\S+/.test($newsletterInput.value)) {
$newsletterError.classList.remove('is-visible');
$newsletterSuccess.classList.add('is-visible');
} else {
$newsletterError.classList.add('is-visible');
$newsletterSuccess.classList.remove('is-visible');
}
});
});
</script>
As you can see above, the qa- prefixed classes we’ve used previously to select specific elements in our step definitions, are gone. Instead you can see custom data-qa attributes used on certain HTML elements. This makes it possible to use human readable names to select HTML elements in the step definitions. This is only the most important part of the code, if you’re intrested in the full code example, you can check out the GitHub repository I’ve created for this article.
Rewriting the acceptance test feature specification
Because we now have two newsletter forms on the same page and we’ve slightly tweaked the naming of some elements, we must update our test specification test/features/newsletter-form.feature too.
Feature: Newsletter Form
Scenario: Submit the footer form with invalid email address
Given I open the `home page`
Then I see the `footer` `newsletter form` `email input`
When I enter "invalid-address" into the `footer` `newsletter form` `email input`
And I click the `footer` `newsletter form` `submit button`
Then I see an `error message` in the `footer` `newsletter form`
But I don't see a `success message` in the `footer` `newsletter form`
As you can see above, we’ve added `footer` to precisely specify which newsletter form elements we want to target. If we’d decide to write a test specification for the newsletter form in the hero section of the page, we’d use `hero` instead.
There are two ways of how to specify, in which section of the page, Nightwatch.js should look for a specific element. One is to chain the elements.
Then I see the `footer` `newsletter form` `email input`
In this case we want to target the element with the name email input inside the element with the name newsletter form inside the element with the name footer.
The second way is to specify the container, in which to search for the target element, by providing a in [the] ELEMENT-NAME suffix (the the is optional).
Then I see an `error message` in the `footer` `newsletter form`
In this case we want to target the element with the name error message, which again is a child of the element with the name newsletter form, which is a child of an element with the name footer.
By writing a more specific test case, we are able to test a specific one of the two newsletter forms on the page.
Writing Smart step definitions
What I mean by smart step definitions is, that they can be reused for different scenarios and are not specific to a certain test case, but they also should be flexible in the way they can be used to make it possible to write test cases in a natural language without having to stick to very strict rules how to phrase the test cases.
const { client } = require('nightwatch-cucumber');
const { defineSupportCode } = require('cucumber');
const { nestedSelector } = require('../../helpers/nested-selector');
const { url } = require('../../conf/default.conf').test_settings.default.globals;
const pages = {
'home page': `${url}/`,
};
defineSupportCode(({ defineStep }) => {
defineStep(/^I (?:browse|open|visit).*? `(.*?)`$/, pageName =>
client.url(pages[pageName]));
defineStep(/^I (?:find|identify|see|spot).*? (`.*`).*?$/, selectorChain =>
client.expect.element(nestedSelector(selectorChain)).to.be.visible);
defineStep(/^I (?:can|don)'t (?:find|identify|see|spot).*? (`.*`).*?$/, selectorChain =>
client.expect.element(nestedSelector(selectorChain)).to.not.be.visible);
defineStep(/^I (?:enter|input|supply|type).*? "(.*?)" in.*? (`.*`)$/, (value, selectorChain) =>
client.setValue(nestedSelector(selectorChain), value));
defineStep(/^I (?:activate|click).*? (`.*`)$/, selectorChain =>
client.click(nestedSelector(selectorChain)));
});
As you can see above, we’re importing a new helper function nestedSelector() which we’re going to use to create a nested selector from the test specification.
// test/helpers/nested-selector.js
const prefixRegEx = /` in.*? (`.*`)/;
function parseSelectorChain(selectorChain) {
return selectorChain
.split('` `')
.map(x => x.replace(/`/g, ''));
}
function extractPrefixSelectors(selectorChain) {
const prefixMatch = selectorChain.match(prefixRegEx);
return prefixMatch ? parseSelectorChain(prefixMatch[1]) : [];
}
function nestedSelector(selectorChain) {
const prefixSelectors = extractPrefixSelectors(selectorChain);
const selectors = parseSelectorChain(selectorChain.replace(prefixRegEx, '`'));
return prefixSelectors
.concat(selectors)
.map(x => `[data-qa="${x.replace(/`/g, '')}"]`)
.join(' ');
}
module.exports = {
parseSelectorChain,
extractPrefixSelectors,
nestedSelector,
}
Because we’re now using data-qa attributes containing the element names which we’re also using in the test specification, we can remove the element name to CSS selector mapping, which we’ve used in the previous article.
The most visible change to the step definitions is the usage of non-capturing groups, like (?:find|identify|see|spot), with a set of synonyms for a specific action. This makes it possible to use different words and a more natural language when writing test specifications.
The biggest change although, is that we’re now matching a list of element names (`.*`), instead of one specific element name `(.*)`, this makes it possible to nest element names and target an element inside another element. The selector chain, which is matched by (`.*`), is passed to the nestedSelector() function, which returns the nested selector (e.g. [data-qa="footer"] [data-qa="newsletter form"] [data-qa="error message"]).
With this set of five simple but smart step definitions, it is already possible to write tests for various use cases. Of course, as your application is growing, you might add several new general purpose definitions or tweak some of those which already exist. And very likely you also have to add a number of custom step definitions to test some more advanced features of your app. But ultimately this is a solid starting point.
Wrapping it up
By using data-qa attributes on the HTML elements which we want to target in our tests, it is possible to write test specifications in (almost) perfect natural language, without having to map every element in a separate step definition.
Because we’re using a lot of very general matching regular expressions in our smart step definitions, there might be situations where you have to tweak a definition to make it work with some other, more specific definition. But overall the benefits of having a set of smart step definitions, which cover a broad range of test cases, outweigh those minor inconveniences.
Although writing tests with Gherkin syntax is something you have to get used to, I begin to see the advantages of such a system. Having the specification of a feature written down in plain english, checked in directly into your repository, can be a huge advantage later on, when you’re not quite sure why some feature is implemented in a certain way.
In the third part of this series, we’re going to integrate cross-browser testing (powered by BrowserStack) into our Nichtwatch.js and Cucumber.js workflow, follow me on Twitter to not miss the next article.
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* I should've done this :'( When should we start work on the article. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 00:29, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
* Sorry, I didn't even know you when this started. :) I was hoping to start Wednesday or Thursday. — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 16:43, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
* I've begun rewriting the article. — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:49, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
* Good stuff. I'll start work on the battle of guadalcanal tomorrow or friday. A club I'm very involved wiht had a psuedo crisis today. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 06:07, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
* No worries! I'll try to add more tomorrow as well. — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 06:12, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
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Title: Guadalcanal : decision at sea : the naval battle Publication Date: 1988 Call Number: 940.5426 HAMMEL NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 18:44, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
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Yamato
Started on the copyedit - some questions etc on the talk page. Sorry for the delay (busy busy busy!) EyeSerene talk 10:52, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hey ES, I'll try to get to them tonight. Thanks for your help! — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
BB-55
Progress report ... I'd like to replace a lot of the DANFS stuff, but apart from Friedman (which I have here), I'm having trouble finding any books online. Of the references currently listed at BB-55, only this site and this site list their sources, and there are no previews available at Google Books for any of those. In the external links, hnsa.org may be useful. Still poking around; let me know if you have suggestions for sources. - Dank (push to talk) 15:57, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hiya Dank, off the top of my head Garzke and Dulin's United States Battleships in World War II (or the updated version United States Battleships 1935–1992) has a good section on the history of the ship. I'll poke around for more. — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
USS Congress
I'm getting ready to take USS Congress (1799) for a second run at FAC soon. If you could briefly look for copy editing it might need I would appreciate it. Of course I invite any slapping around to fix things that escaped me. One thing that bothers me is the Later Career section which I feel is too generic of a title but have drawn a blank for an alternative title. --Brad (talk) 01:07, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
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Talkback
Re Battle of Winterthur (1799) FAC, do you know how to add a map with coordinates to an info box? Auntieruth55 (talk) 23:17, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the page protection
Hi Ed, I've decided to come here rather than ask for another page protection on the official page. I was wondering if you could possibly page protect EA Sports MMA for the exact same reasons as were given for UFC Undisputed 2010, please. If so, that would be great. Thanks for the protection to the UFC page. Paralympiakos (talk) 02:30, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* I actually hadn't protected it—I edited the wrong section. :) However, both are now protected for three days. Regards, — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 02:36, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* Haha, I know, I realised that about a minute after writing the first message. I read the accidental notice on the page protection section before noticing no actual page protection. Regardless, thanks very much for both counts. Much appreciated. Paralympiakos (talk) 02:42, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* My pleasure. Regards, — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 02:45, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Chadic languages
I will first say thank you for attending to the article, but I believe your decision was hasty. This is not really a case for consensus, because peer reviewed scientific articles were added that specifically discuss Chadic speakers. It is not up to me to prove they have a place there, but rather those removing them need good reasons for doing so. None have been offered.
Please remove the page protection, or either restore the article to the proper state. DinDraithou (talk) 04:46, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* You are welcome, but I have no knowledge nor interest in the article. I would begin a discussion on the article's talk page; I will not remove protection so another edit war can begin, and I will not edit through protection to restore it to the "right version". Regards, — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:51, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* Then you should have let someone else handle it. Would you do that now? If you won't then I will ask for the assistance of other administrators. DinDraithou (talk) 05:01, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* No, as a neutral administrator I am allowed to do that. I don't have to have a vested interest in a subject to enact restrictions on an article, just a good reason (like edit warring). Feel free to ask for other administrators as you see fit, but I ask you to notify me if they remove the protection. Regards, — Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:30, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Talkback
images at Battle of Wintherthur (1799). I don't know how to change them, and although that may not be the "perfectest" image for the infobox, it's what is available. I don't want this to die for lack of supports. Auntieruth55 (talk) 22:54, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* Would you take a look again at this and see if you can support? Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
* I'll try to take a look tonight, but if I haven't, ping me constantly until I do. :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
USS Washington Additions
Later today I am going to add some material to the washington article. Make sure it looks good, because I have limited article writing experience. :) <I>NativeForeigner</I> Talk/Contribs 23:23, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* Get working! :P —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Fair use dispute
My image of a French gun (File:Canonde138mmMle1929.jpg) is being disputed as replaceable. This is the only image I've been able to find of this gun anywhere so there's little chance of a free version being found. A drawing could be created, as it could of almost anything, but so what? There's nothing at hand to illustrate the article. Can you check into this for me?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:39, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks, Ed!--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:26, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
* You're welcome! —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
* Now it's up for deletion. Thought you might want to know.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
* I've commented; thanks for the note. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
ITN
Hi ed, thanks for updating ITN recently. Next time you do it could you also update the timer at the same time? It's there so we can keep track of how "fresh" ITN is. I have retrospectively done it for the Superbowl but it is much easier if it is done at the time, many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
* Yeah, I can do that, sorry :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Question about (possible) GAN('s)
Hi Ed. I was trying to get the German Type UB I submarines to GT status but the nomination failed because SM U-10 (Austria-Hungary) and SM U-11 (Austria-Hungary) were still at B-class. User:Bellhalla, the main contributor to these articles seems to have retired so I was going to finish the work that I belive he planed to do and give him the credit for it (I'll just get credit for the nom and any work that still needs to be done. Anyway, I just asked Malleus if these two articles are ready for a GAN and he said that they are and that I should nominate them now. However, he also said that I should get a second opinion. What do you tihnk about them? Are they really ready?-- Coldplay Expért <sup style="color:#DC143C;">Let's talk 22:04, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Coldplay, I've seen this but don't have to refply now. Will do in hopefully four hours... —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 22:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Okay, they aren't too bad except for the references. IN SM U-10, you provide a map from Google Maps when the link in coord does the same thing. Also, the citation "Austrian or Austro-Hungarian Navy, WW1". Naval-history.net. http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyAustrian.htm#ss. Retrieved 2010-02-09. is not reliable (luckily, it looks like Gardiner p. 343 covers all of that? ) In SM U-11, I see this citation: Erwin Sieche. "The Austro-Hungarian Submarine Force". "Austro-Hungarian Warships In Photographs, Vol. 2. 1896-1918". http://www.gwpda.org/naval/ahsubs.htm. Retrieved 8 February 2010. That's an excerpt from a book by Lothar Baumgartner and Erwin Sieche, so the citation needs to be formatted with cite book while the link is used for convenience. 17:25, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks. I'm am working on the GAN for SM U-11 while Nergaalis working on SM U-10. I'll try to get to these issues on the othetr article once the GAN of SM U-11 passes.-- Coldplay Expért <sup style="color:#DC143C;">Let's talk 18:20, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hello,
regarding, we do have Free replacement for this file readily available on Commons. See File:Mogador-2-guns.jpg for instance. Rama (talk) 08:59, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
* That's the 1934 version though. In any case, it doesn't really matter, as it looks like this has been addressed by . Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 17:26, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Msa
Hey Ed, thanks for taking care of that situation for me. Msa is getting to be a problem; no doubt you noticed he was blocked just last month for socking to further his strange POV in regards to screws/propellers and arabic numerals/named numbers. Something tells me this isn't going to end well for him, unless he learns to follow the MOS and drop his quasi-nationalistic crusade. Parsecboy (talk) 20:41, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
* No problem. I don't see how screw -> propeller is POV... —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:26, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
Country links for nationalities
Please see Wikipedia talk:In the news. Thanks! —David Levy 20:08, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks, I've commented. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 20:22, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Urgent
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Talkback
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KGV class discussion page
Hi. Will you please review Kurfurst's comments on the KGV Battleship talk page? It is very tiring to have him always making personal attacks. thanks.Damwiki1 (talk) 01:41, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
* I'm looking into it now. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:22, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
* I've commented. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:32, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Kurfurst's behavior is disruptive and seems to me to be bordering on vandalism. There is no support for his edits (just the opposite actually) on the talk page, and I don't know why he is allowed to behave this way.Damwiki1 (talk) 17:49, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
* Ridiculus. You and you alone want to desperately remove a couple of sourced references from the article, which has been there for more than half a year. No other editor had a problem with them, no other supports this utterly revolting campaign of yours which only wants remove references which you just don't like. Curiously only the few parts of criticism from this author seems to disappear with your 'help'. For example you removed the immunity zones for the article class on the pretext that 'the authors give no source for it.' And then you removed another sourced immunity zone figure from another renowned naval expert on the grounds that YOU think he is wrong... Then you come here and have the guts to accuse another editor with vandalism, who restores the sourced parts nobody has problem with but only you, who keeps it removing without having any support for it from other editors. You simply do not care what other editors thing, you turned the whole discussion page into a sad circus which is now only filled with your nonsensical bickering about why YOU decided the naval experts are wrong, and need to be removed. Then you proceed on removing then, and when nobody agrees with you, you remove it again and again and again, if many editors oppose this, then you wait a month or two, and remove it again, violating just about every possible rule we have, including 3RR, and engaged in sock/meatpuppetry to circumvent it. Who would in their sane mind would actually believe that edits like these are honest ones? Then you come here and accuse other editors with disruptive behaviour, HILLARIOUS! Kurfürst (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
* GUYS. This isn't that important in the grand scheme of things; please stop taking it so seriously. It's Wikipedia, for crying out loud. I think that you both have some relevant points. Damwiki, I think you are right in removing some of the 1980 G&D references related to the sinking of POW, as the discovery of the wreck has invalidated many of their assumptions. Onthe other hand, Kurfurst has a point in that you are removing a lot of stuff reffed to G&D, though I agree with the statements you removed in the first two links given by him above. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 18:24, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Regarding the immune zones, R&R state completely different values, that I discussed in the talk page. How can such completely different figures be reconciled? We can add them as footnotes, but putting them in the article would just be ping-ponging. I added as much of Kurfurst's language as possible to the recent editd and I am willing to work with him, except that his rigid insistance on a single source makes it very difficult. Regarding Kurfurst's behavior look at his comments above. It is most one long personal attack. This should not be permitted and you have warned him about this recently. I do my absolute best to avoid responding in kind. I'm not picking on G&D, but I would like to create an article based upon facts that can be verified via several sources. I have an extensive library related to naval history, and quite frankly G@D, made lots of mistakes in Allied Battleships that become apparent when referencing other works.Damwiki1 (talk) 19:03, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hmm, R&R give different values? That's certainly annoying. I would use your suggestion and put the discrepancy in a note, similar to what I did with BRAZILIAN CRUISER Bahia. I believe that Kurfurst is placing G&D on too high of a pedestal; I like your goal of using multiple sources for every statement. I'm too involved, so I'm not going to block anyone; I'd recommend taking it to ANT or WT:MILHIST for a discussion there. As an aside, I don't like hearing that G&D made a lot of mistakes because I bought that book last year. ;) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 23:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
* I placed the immunezone calculations into a footnote as per your suggestion.Damwiki1 (talk) 20:40, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for your comments; I'm curious, which decisions of mine did you disagree with? If you would prefer to respond off wiki, that's OK, either way is fine. Thanks! -- Avi (talk) 06:24, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
* Let me be clear up front, I'm not trying to engage you in a conversation about them and try to convince you; I'm just curious as to which events they were. -- Avi (talk) 06:26, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
* In the times when I have drifted away from WP:MILHIST to WP:BN and other places, some of your comments have not resonated with me. I think a couple of them may have been in Requests for adminship/Bureaucrat Unchecking/Poll. My !vote was the result of me thinking "I remember something about that guy I didn't like, but can't remember what." Because of this, I'm not comfortable supporting, but I'd be even less comfortable opposing, seeing as I don't even remember the comment(s) in question; hence the neutral. Sorry to be so vague.
* (after) I know you aren't trying to convince/badger/whatever they are calling it nowadays, don't worry. Rereading my !vote, I would have been curious too. Kind regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 06:59, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
* Fair enough; thank you for the explanation, I appreciate it :) -- Avi (talk) 07:13, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
* You are welcome. Have a great day/night; I'm off for much-needed sleep. :) Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 07:20, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
DYK
Please check my comment at WT:DYK. Materialscientist (talk) 06:43, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
DYK update
Are you available to do the DYK update at 6 pm UTC (that's five hours from now)? See WT:DYK. (Note that I'm sending this message to several admins.) Ucucha 12:47, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
The Fox and the Hound (novel)
Please reinstate the protection on this article. It was protected because it is a constant target for the sockpuppets of User:Bambifan101. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 23:57, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
* I just realized why I couldn't see the original protection—it was in another block log. It's been protected since 2008; don't you think it's time to give it another shot? —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 00:00, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
* No, as he hit fairly recently, including stealing stuff from my user WIP and throwing it into articles in an obviously incompleted form, and there is another active SPI on him. Especially now when the article is up for FAC. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 00:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
* Okay then, reprotected. :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 00:20, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks :-) -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 00:22, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Ed, I'm reviewing The Fox and the Hound (novel) for FAC, and I was just wondering why you reprotected it today. There haven't been any IP edits since July 2008. SlimVirgin TALK contribs 05:18, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
* Okay, just saw the above. Not sure what it means though. SlimVirgin TALK contribs 05:19, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
* See also -- apparently Collectonian has a sock-stalker who is still hanging around. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 06:28, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Ed, if it's a page-move problem, it can be protected against page moves without protecting it against editing. Semi-protection only locks it to IP edits anyway, and there haven't been any since July 2008. Your call though. I was just curious. SlimVirgin TALK contribs 06:33, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
* I know, but Collectonian seemed to think that it needed to be semi-ed. I left a tb on her talk, let's see what she has to say. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 06:45, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
* All of the Bambifan101 targets are under pretty much indef protection. There have been no IP edits because its been protected. If it is unprotected, Bambifan will attack it, as he already has done others and as he continues to do on many of the other language Wikis (which is one reason the poor bots are constantly having to update the links). -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 07:33, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
USS Triton (SSRN-586) A-List Review
Ed, hope all is well. I have been doing some major revisions/edits on the USS Triton (SSRN-586) article in anticipation for an A-List review by the WikiProject Military history. I have attempted to set this process, but I am flummozed. Any help will be appreciated. I'd like to have this as a FAC for 11 May 2010, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Triton submerged circumnavigation voyage.Marcd30319 (talk) 00:44, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Marc! Nice to see you around here again. I fixed the A-class nom and added it to WikiProject Military history/Review. Hope this is all you wanted; if it isn't, drop me another line and I'll fix it. Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 02:04, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Ed, someone took it upon themselves to take a major section out of Design History section of the USS Triton (SSRN-586) article, namely the sub-section about its Radar Picket Roles. Since Triton was built as a radar picket submarine, I thought some background on radar picket submarines was needed. Evidently, User:Trekphiler thought otherwise, and did not think enough to allow me the opportunity to address any questions or concerns. While Trekphiler may have an interest in submarine per his user page, he has had no involvment in this article since its inception on 21 December 2003 until yesterday, 22 January, while I have made literally hundreds of revisions to improve this article since 11 February 2007. Tell me, should I just return the content of this article back to its cut-and-paste DANFS origins that still manage to achieve a B-class rating from the powers-that-be here? The world wonders, who has blundered? Maybe me for wasting what little time I have on this. Marcd30319 (talk) 19:32, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Any word from Marc? I'm getting worried here, it was not my intention to scare him off with the A-class review, nor was I expecting him to react so suddenly to Trekphilers edits. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
* He hasn't replied yet, but he's edited Triton twice since I sent it. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:58, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
* Whoa, Marc, if you're reading this, I'm sorry. I never even saw the message you left above until just now. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:59, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Following up to your e-mail: Ed, sorry about the kerfuffle at the A-List review for the USS Triton (SSRN-586. I was actually looking forward to the review, and even TREKphiler's comments, while somewhat juvenile, were not unhelpful. However, what set me off was the indiscriminate gutting of the radar picket info in the Design History section. To understand Triton, one must understand its radar picket function. Also, TREKphiler has a tendency to pepper his edits with personal aside. An example is in Operation Sandblast with footnote 15. As a senior technical writer with over 30 years of experience, including six working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, plus a college graduate in history, I am more than willing to have my copy edited, but my preference is to do the writing myself. Perhaps if the review board can provide a laundry list of suggested edits, I can incorporate them into the article's copy. If there are any questions, then we can discuss the matter. What I am asking is that I remain the lead writer in this, and the review board can provide the editorial direction needed to upgrade the article to the A-list. If there any minor technical corrections (e.g., Triton's vs. Triton's), then by all means, please do so. I also suggest that the Triton's GA Review could address many questions, particularly as it pertains to SPS issues. Please let me know what you think about this, convey my apologies and willingness to go forward with the A-List review to TomStar81, and thank you again for your help on this matter.Marcd30319 (talk) 18:25, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Marc, just a note that I have seen this and will reply as soon as I can, RL is intruding again. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 21:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Oh damn, forgot about this. Better late than never, right? :-/ I have never seen the word "kerfuffle" used before, but I think I'm going to in the future; that's an awesome word. Anyway, on to responding:
* That's Trek-speak. I think he tries to fit in a comic book reference into 90% of his posts, whether in an edit summary, a section header, or a comment. Okay, so you felt that the radar picket information was needed? Next time, add it back and note what you did and why to the review. Assuming the text has been in the article for some time, you have every right to do this per BOLD, revert, discuss cycle.
* I'm not sure how technical writers retain credit, but the standard practice that I know of is that you don't claim credit for something unless you've significantly added to it. Copyediting, etc. are normally not noted. If you're worried about that, then I hope I assuaged your concerns. On the flip side, if it's something more, then we may have a problem; while you can ask editors not to add stuff in unless you check it, etc., a central tenet of Wikipedia is that anyone can contribute to any article at any time (tangent point - unless it is protected, but there are special reasons for that). To attempt anything else is to "own" the article; more on that at Ownership of articles.
* This isn't my viewpoint, it's Wikipedia's (in fact, I have disagreements with the whole "ownership" thing, but without it many more of our controversial/disputed topics would be rampant with nationalistic points-of-view). However, being a professional writer, I assume that you realize that one has to conform to required procedures if you want you work published, no matter how inane they are. That's the case here.
* I say this not to discourage or drive you away but to try to explain why this could lead to problems. I will return to Triton as soon as I can. Sorry again for the delay, hope your weekend was fun. Kind regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 07:01, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
* Ed, thank you for the reply. Regarding my technical writing background, my concern was never over ownership but editorial quality control, and my desire was to maintain a consistent tone. For eample, when I was doing contract work for Nortel, my supervisor only sent out PDF files of the documents for review because the engineers kept going behind the back of the assigned writer to alter the original MS Word files. Thus, you can see my concerns in light of footnote 15 in the Operation Sandblast entry. Again, I really do want to go forward with the A-List review with you, TomStar81 et al. I have split the original Triton article into two smaller, more manageable articles, one on the ship itself and one on the submerged circumnavigation. I have looked a tmany of the comments made so far, and I adopted them. If the approach that I earlier outline previously about me serving as the lead writer, and you and your colleagues on WikiProjec military team providing the editorial guidance for upgrading the extant article on Triton is not feasible or contrary to establish procedures, then I am willing to go forward. Please let me know what you think.Marcd30319 (talk) 00:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
* Okay, I think I see. For the most part, going through an A-class/FAC nomination involves (a) people making comments only to the review and (b) people copyediting/tweaking the article. Some may add a little content, but you will always be the primary writer. The problem with Wikipedia v. technical writing is that the engineers are encouraged to "go behind the back of the assigned writer" (WP:BOLD), so don't get angry if an editor adds something; simply remove it if you feel it isn't relevant or work it into your other prose. :) Regards friend, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 21:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
USS Triton (SSRN-586) A-List Review Status
Hi, Ed17!
I have been busy working on the A-list review for the USS Triton article. I have addressed many of the issues that have arisen, revised the article content, and created a |new The Way Forward section to aid in the process. I also have several issues which I may need some guidnace. Again, thank you for your support and TomStar81 and the rest of the project, too.Marcd30319 (talk) 01:58, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Marc, it's a little late (~3am), so I'll take a look tomorrow. :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 07:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
* Many thnaks for you help and support on this! Marcd30319 (talk) 15:35, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
* I have nominated this article for Feature Article consideration, with May 11 being the optimum date. Thanks again and any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Marcd30319 (talk) 16:06, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
RFPP
As you seem to be active, could you check out the request I made for Pierre McGuire to be semi-protected? Thanks, Connormah (talk | contribs) 04:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Done. Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:17, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks so much. It was getting a bit out of hand. Connormah (talk | contribs) 04:20, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* No problem. :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:20, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
Undercover Boss
Hey ed17,
Tedder has assumed that because people disagree with the ridiculous way he has edited the Boss reception page, they are SPA.
I'm so keen to edit Tedder's work because he has provided neither balance (which he claims to want to achieve) nor a fair representation.
He has dedicated 151 words to criticism of the show, including six or seven quotes.
In comparison a mere 51 words have been used to quote praise for the show, with just two quotes.
That's not balanced, nor representative (reception to the show has been predominantly positive, see links).
Originally (before Tedder decided his opinion was superior to all who had previously combined to created a balanced (and admittedly positive, for reception has been positive on the whole) edit) there were quotes from 5 print papers complementing the show. Now they have been reduced to a point of near non-existence.
Criticisms are often far-flung (see New York Daily News pans it, saying "we can probably assume Waste Management won't become a workers' paradise." How is this the show's fault? Or representative of the show's reception?), or invalid (see "LA Times called it derivative (being a spinoff of FOX's Secret Millionaire)." ...Boss' producers were behind Millionaire).
I hope you can see that this 'editor' has abused his power, and is clearly biased in matters relating to Boss. I also hope you could edit, or allow someone else to edit, the page in an appropriate matter.
I would love to be contacted in order to be informed of why this is not possible, if you decree it so. I can't see how this is reasonable at all.
BlueRiver28
P.s. Being a new user, I'm unsure of how to ask a question (despite the guide). I hope you can forgive this.
Quoted below is Tedder's edit, (I've put the positive in bold, as you can see it is non-existent)
CBS's premiere of Undercover Boss on February 7, 2010, immediately following the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLIV, delivered 38.6 million viewers, meaning it had the largest audience ever for a new series following the Super Bowl since the advent of people meters in 1987, the largest audience ever to watch the premiere episode of a reality series, the most watched new series premiere overall on television since Dolly on September 27, 1987 (39.47m), and the third largest post-Super Bowl audience behind Friends Special on January 28, 1996 and Survivor: The Australian Outback on January 28, 2001.[6]
The New York Daily News praised it as "an hour of feel-good television for underappreciated workers", but pans it, saying "we can probably assume Waste Management won't become a workers' paradise... [it] also isn't spectacular TV."[7] Reviewers with the Chicago Sun-Times,[8] The Baltimore Sun,[9] and The New York Times complimented the opening episode.[10] "The show is a welcome change from reality concepts based on humiliating people," concluded The Wall Street Journal.[11]
The Washington Post wrote in a negative review, "What we get instead is a hollow catharsis for a nation already strung out on the futility of resenting those who occupy CEO suites."[12] TheStreet.com also exposed the opening episode, calling it a "public relations valentine", and showing that the editing of the show was skewed, stating "The producers of Undercover Boss (at best) failed to do their homework".[13] Entertainment Weekly panned it, calling the first episode a "CBS-organized publicity stunt" and "a recruiting tool for a worker uprising".[14] The Los Angeles Times called it derivative (being a spinoff of FOX's Secret Millionaire) and also that it was 'cooked' for TV, with the low-level workers being hand-picked.[15]
The show received mixed reviews on Metacritic,[16] it currently[when?] holds a 59 out of 100 score. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hello BlueRiver. I understand your concerns, but removing all negative information is just as bad, if not worse. Wikipedia is not here to serve as a free advertisement for the show. I took the last 20 minutes and read many of the reviews referenced above. All of them severely criticized elements of the show, ranging from "the executive always seems to be paired with an earnest employee-of-the-month type" (Wall Street Journal) to various comments about the 'we'll be forming a task force' ending. (Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, New York Times). The Washington Post was especially critical. I really don't see a reception that was "positive on the whole." If anything, I'd say that it was somewhat negative. I think the section is impartial, but I do agree with you that the New York Daily News quote is a little out-of-place. Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 19:53, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
I do appreciate that ed17, and I appreciate you taking the time. I agree wholeheartedly in terms of providing solely positive information, that was more of a reaction to Tedder's insistence on a 3:1 negative ratio. I apologise. While the print media have, admittedly, not been overly positive the overall reception to the show has not been negative, let alone by a ratio of 3:1! I agree that there should be a balance, but Tedder is not capable of providing that. A 1:1 ratio would be balanced, and if would be nice if the positive reaction to the show could be documented in a more thorough and wholehearted way. If the page was not semi-protected I'm sure a balance, incorporating a variety of editor's opinions, could be achieved. Those who aren't anti-Boss (like Tedder is) could provide the positive part, and substantiate it.
It's simply that currently the show is one of the most popular shows on television with an average audience of around 22.5m, and the reception section really does not portray this due to seemingly one-sided editing.
Thanks ed17.
--BlueRiver28 (talk) 20:08, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
Appreciate the rewrite ed17. Far more balanced.
--BlueRiver28 (talk) 20:19, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
* You're welcome. My rewrite is probably still negative; 1:1 is not possible because most of the critics criticized the show. Keep in mind that audience != critical receptions. I don't have any examples off the top of my head, but many critically derided movies have turned around and had plenty of viewers. I don't think that Tedder is "anti-Boss." From what I have seen of him around the wiki, he is a level-headed and good guy. We all have different opinions as to what "balanced", "impartial", and "NPOV" are; for an extreme example, a far-right conservative would think Conservapedia is neutral. I think that, based on some of the reviews, more negativity could be included into Undercover Boss' article, but the current version's summary works well enough. Regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 20:28, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
Battleships portal
Be aware that this does not have the fate of the vessel, such a glaring omission for a selected article blurb don't you think? I'd bet the lead of the article needs to be modified as well. -MBK004 04:05, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
* Done, good catch MBK. :) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:20, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
New to Military History Project
Hi, I am a student and am working on an article on the Effect of World War 1 on Children in the United States for my Shaping of the Modern World history class, instructed by user: Auntieruth55. I am working on this article with user: santolinek, where our sandbox is located. We have a rough outline of our article, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to let us know!
Thank you very much! :) Donovank (talk) 04:24, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hello! I've taken the liberty of making a few changes; I hope you like them. I can't give many comments at this stage because you only have a paragraph, but I would format my short citations with "Author, Title, page". I've found that doing this makes it a lot easier to find the full citation in the sources list.
* I see that you are an elementary education major; what subject are you specializing in? I'm a secondary education-social studies major/history minor. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:04, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks so much! We added more to the article, we have to figure out how to put a picture on, and which picture we want to use, but we're still reading about the rules. :) If you wouldn't mind looking over what we wrote, we would really appreciate it! I am majoring in elementary with a minor in English and my partner for this project is majoring in secondary ed and a major in english! Donovank (talk) 03:59, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
* Ed, thanks for your assistance on the article. Would you offer some help on the cite templates, esp the named templates, if appropriate here? Auntieruth55 (talk) 17:10, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
* It's no problem at all. Of course I can teach them how to use the citing template (unless they really want to use MLA or Chicago), but by "named templates" do you mean WP:REFNAME? —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 16:30, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
* whatever they want to use is fine, as long as it's consistent. Auntieruth55 (talk) 18:16, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
* Okay —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 19:32, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
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WikiCup/Reviews
Any help you can offer here over the next few days would be very helpful. J Milburn (talk) 00:34, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi J, I should be able to help out with at least one article tomorrow night. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:10, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
* I don't know if you know anything about basketball, but it would be great if you could review Basketball Association of America. That's the only one on the list as of now that urgently needs input. J Milburn (talk) 13:13, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
* On it. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
* Okay, Ironholds took BAB and I need to talk to you on IRC about the other. —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:31, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks
Hey. Thanks for that. That account was created just for that edit; how sad :(
Sorry I missed your rise to adminship back in September ( I've been pretty inactive for the past few months ). I was actually in the US in September.
Cheers. <font face="Goudy Old Style"> Oliver Fury <font face="Script MT Bold"> <font color="00008B">message • <font color="00008B">contributions 22:37, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
* Heh, no problem. You can try to leave, but vandals will always target you! ;) Don't worry about it, we all have real lives to attend to. Where did you go in the States? —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 03:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
* Florida. <font face="Goudy Old Style"> Oliver Fury <font face="Script MT Bold"> <font color="00008B">message • <font color="00008B">contributions 12:13, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
* Exciting. A bit warmer there than Britain, probably ;) —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 04:21, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
FAR
Hello Ed, How are you doing?
You said:
"I'm sorry Tony, but I spotted the problems and decided to nominate it. Could you at least comment on this point? "Second, I'm not sure this article should be an article; can anyone give me another example of an article about the citizens of a country in a war? I can't find any besides Hispanic Americans in World War II (also written by Tony); otherwise, the only ones I can find are about countries in wars, like Military history of Canada during the Second World War." Again, I'm sorry for all this, but that's the nature of FARs"
* Ed, I am really inpressed with your contributions in Wikipedia. 9 FA, damn that's good. I honestly do not take the FAR of the article personally. It may have seemed that way since I stated that "I don't have the time for this", which I meant that certain factors of real world life, such as age, health and family have caught up with me and therefore my computer time is limited. With time some references no longer appear as websites and Wikipedia rules have changed, understandable. Your concerns are legit and I respect that.
You state that you don't consider Puerto Ricans in World War II an article just because you can't find another example of an article about the citizens of a country in a war. I don't think that just because you couldn't find another example it makes it much less of an article. I guess that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I also respect that. In my opinion the article or articles are encyclopedic, educational and instructional. The contributions which Puerto Ricans and Hispanics have made to the United States have for too long been ignored by historians, the same ones that up to recent years have ignored the contributions made by the African Americans, and have fallen into the cracks of time often to be forgotten. My work here on Hispanic history has been acclaimed by governments, universities and believe it or not the Pentagon itself. As a matter of fact this week I received an e-mail from the members of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez chapter of 'Students for Free Culture' who held a meeting at the Free Culture Conference in DC stating that : "Santiago is the one who has done such incredible work on documenting the Puerto Rican people and cultural topics on Wikipedia that has been recognized by the Senate of Puerto Rico." Like I said, I respect the opinions of everyone in regard to the articles that I have written or created, but for me what really counts is the positive opinions of respected institutions outside of Wikipedia including the Government of Puerto Rico.
Take care and have a great day. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:24, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Hi Tony, just a note to say that I have seen this and will respond at some point tomorrow —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 07:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thanks for the compliment! I was attempting to ask the opinion of FAR reviewers as to whether this is an appropriate topic for an article, given that I could find only one that was similar. You say "[t]he contributions which Puerto Ricans and Hispanics have made to the United States have for too long been ignored by historians, the same ones that up to recent years have ignored the contributions made by the African Americans, and have fallen into the cracks of time often to be forgotten." IMHO, I don't believe that it really matters (hopefully not coming across as racist, I'm not and it's not meant to). I'm white/caucasian/whatever the politically correct term is now, so I probably don't fully understand the specifics of the culture shared among Hispanics and African Americans, but I just don't see a need to recognize the achievements of particular men simply and only because they were Hispanic/Puerto Rican/African American and won a medal or two. If they won, say, the Medal of Honor or a similar top-end medal, then a mention of his race in their article might be appropriate, but I don't think we need a articles to document the war-related achievements of a single race or an island's natives, regardless of what the Puerto Rican government says. I'm not biased on the subject (as far as I know?) and I'm not going to go on a hate-spewing spree against these types of articles, but do you see what I am trying to say? Perhaps I'm just ignorant of race issues, being that I live in an area that is 95% white. :) Kind regards, —<font face="Baskerville Old Face"> Ed (talk • majestic titan) 21:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Thank you Ed, your response is well received, As I said before, it all is a matter of opinion. You take care and keep up the good job on your creation of military related articles. I say this not to patronize you, but because it is the truth. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:17, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
Hey
Replied in the same place. J Milburn (talk) 09:22, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* Don't worry about it. Things are going fairly smoothly. J Milburn (talk) 17:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Response from Marcd30319 re: USS Triton (SSRN-586)
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Chaojun Wu, ShuFang Zhou, Ronggang Li, Daiqi Wang, Chuanshan Zhao
Abstract
A high reactivity is an essential prerequisite for dissolving pulp. In this study, xylanase modification to increase the reactivity of bamboo dissolving pulp was investigated. The original reactivity of a bamboo dissolving pulp prepared by a prehydrolysis kraft pulping process and bleached by (OP)-H-P (oxygen delignification enhanced with peroxide - sodium hypochlorite - peroxide) is very low. The reactivity of the pulp was increased drastically after xylanase modification, which lowered the pulp’s pentosan content. Simultaneously, the crystallinity index of the dissolving pulp decreased slightly after xylanase modification. The microscopic appearance of the fiber surfaces changed slightly. The average curl and kink indices were lower at a xylanase charge of 1.0 IU/g compared to the other charges, while changes to the yield loss and the degree of polymerization were negligible. The mechanism for the increased pulp reactivity is discussed.
Keywords
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Talk:Tekhelet
Controversial?
As silly as it may seem to a non-Jew or even a non-Orthodox Jew, this is a controversial subject. Even as a semi-observant Jew I am aware of competing opinions about the source of the dye. I also recognize that statements on this page about what is and is not chilazon, and also about the supposed debunking of Reb Radzyner are both highly opinionated and lack references.
Also, the article [Tzitzit]] deals summarily with the controversy, stating "At some point in Jewish history, the source of the dye was lost and since then, Jews have worn plain white tzitsyot without any dyes" Meanwhile, immediately to the left of this statement is a photo of a tzitzit with blue threads and the caption "A set of tzitzit with blue tekhelet thread."
And yet at the end of that article (Tzitzit) are external refs that attempt to point to a variety of opinion...even though within its own text it points to this article (Tekhelet) as being the "main article." Confusing...they should probably be combined, corrected and redirected.
Under other circumstances (i.e. if this were a non-religious subject) I would dive in, do the research and rewrite the article. I am, however, not interested in fighting about edits *and* about the religious laws and controversies of my own faith (COI and all that). As such, having recused myself, I am writing this to bring the issue to the attention of the Jews and Judaism project and to any brave Wiki-souls who would take it as a challenge to sort this out.
--starfarmer (talk) 21:51, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
OK, I deleted the word "tekhelet" of the above-mentioned caption. (The blue thread in the photo might or might not indeed be "tekhelet" ). -- -- -- 01:17, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
section under title "Other applications"
This section does not belong in this wikipedia-article, and should be moved elsewhere. -- -- -- 01:31, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
* ✅ by (00:36, 29/Sep/14). Thanks, -- -- -- 17:26, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
* This is one of the craziest talk pages I've seen. Drmies (talk) 17:35, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
Upload picture
I could upload a picture of my Tallit, it has P'til Tekhellit. The tallit and tzittzit Were made and tied in Israel Bnei-Brak and certified by the Haredi posek Shmeul HaLevi Wosner Rabbi of Zichron-Meier, Bnei-Brak. I even still have the posek's seal if you need that as proof or evidence. You can find more about the Rabbi here on wikipedia even. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuel_Wosner
I was rather surprised to find my certifying Rabbi to not only be a posekim but a rather popular one at that. --Teacherbrock (talk) 16:58, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
* Is your Tallit different from the one pictured in the article? -- -- -- 23:27, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
argaman
What source is there for claiming that argaman also came from the chilazon? Tkuvho (talk) 11:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
How is a dye 'recited'?
The first sentence says tekhelet is a dye. The last sentence of the lede says that tekhelet is recited in the Sh'ma Yisroel. What does it mean to recite a dye? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:41, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
* . Thanks for pointing this out. -- -- -- 21:04, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
thanks! --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 02:05, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
1300 years?
I am puzzled by this "At some point following the Roman exile of the Jews from the Land of Israel, the actual identity of the source of the dye was lost. Since that time, a period spanning over 1,300 years, Jews have only worn plain white tassles (tzitzit)." It appears to imply that the Romans removed the Jews from Israel a bit over 1300 years ago. But that is not what happened, nor what the (recent) cited source says – it reads "tekhelet is a commandment that has been forgotten for over 1300 years", and later mentions decrees by the the Romans, made in the 4th century A.D., regulating religious usages. Unless someone can explain this paragraph (and account for the "1,300" in the cited source) I will remove this mention of the Romans. Maproom (talk) 08:50, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
others who wear tzitzit?
Should the Karaites be mentioned, since they wear tzitzit with techelet believing that any (almost) any source of blue is satisfactory? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 02:07, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
* Mention of the Karaite tzitzit already appears at Tzitzit; introduced to the article way back on 15:56, 24/Oct/04 by with image added on 03:41, 7/Apr/05 by . The section on Karaites was then removed without explanation on 14:40, 23/Oct/06 by and readded on 13:24, 17/Apr/07 by . Sources were added on 7/May/12 by.
* Mention of the Karaites has also been added to this article on 12:50, 20/May/11 by, and was then removed without explanation on 08:33, 10/Jul/11 by . What do other editors think about readding this information here? -- -- -- 23:35, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
Adam Neira's Message
Adam Neira's Message to Crefallen et al. of 11:30 am Tues. Sep. 16th 2014, Paris (Adam Neira founded the website World Peace 2050 in April 2000, which no longer exists except to the Internet Archive as linked here.)
Sent to him ??? (Is Crefallen a man. You never can tell with anonymous comments nu ?) Directly via Wikipedia.
To Crefallen,
Please inform me how I can send messages to you in the correct manner via Wikipedia, and also how to use the Talk page for Tekhelet. BTW, all the correspondence you have written plus edits, deletions and changes have been recorded. I keep excellent records. Jurisprudence and issues of truth and justice interest me greatly. As a litigant I won a very important court case on Feb. 2nd 1998 at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. My grandfather was a well respected solicitor in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Anyway let me go through a few things with you now...I will respond to your little asides and put downs. (Not sure who is paying you either. It would be fun to meet you face to face in a bar for a little chat nu...) Your writings begin with C : Mine are prefaced with AN :
C: Adam, you have an opinion about tekhelet
AN : Gee thanks for the condescension. I am not interested in "opinions" about Tekhelet, more the facts and science. I do not seek your validation. G-d knows what I am up to.
C : and that's fine. You might even be able to find
AN : “Even be able to find”...Wow ! You make it sound as if everyone wears the blue thread. Go to the Western Wall of the Old City on a Friday Shabbat and count the number of observant Jewish men who are wearing tzitizit. You will see maybe 2% maximum who wear the blue thread. I’ve spoken to various Rabbis and their assistants over the last six months about the issue. I visited Lederman’s Shul in Bnei Brak on the afternoons of the 28th and 29th May 2014 for five hours total. You must be aware that Rav. Chaim Kanievsky has not made a psak on this issue.
C: support for your contention that "there is no unanimous decision by all of the current leading Jewish sages that the claims of the Ptil Tekhelet organisation are true" if you were to go about adding this to the article in an encyclopaedic way
AN : What is an “encyclopaedic way”. You are trying to undermine my presentation by getting bogged down in semantics. Sabotage by pedantry and nit picking.
C : that is, adding the statement in a neutral tone of voice
AN : What is a neutral tone of voice when writing ? Your use of language is very poor. Of course when you are presenting evidence to a court you present facts. A fact is not “neutral”. It is just that. A fact !
C : and citing reliable sources, (not yourself) or your original research.
AN : In a court of law evidence is presented by witnesses, prosecutors and defenders. The evidence can be in the form of written words, witnesses, objects, DNA etc. etc. On all these counts in front of an honest judge with my claims on tekhelet I will be proven to be a “Reliable Source”
C : However, what is not fine is the following: Disruptive editing. Deleting sourced statements such as [1], [2] and adding material sourced to or referring to yourself, such as here: [3], [4] ; see WP:COS is disruptive editing and unacceptable.
AN : Any typographical errors I have made or with editing errors are a result of unfamiliarity with the Wikipedia platform. But the factual, content rich parts of my updates are correct. They are not “Disruptive Editing”.
C : Soapboxing An article is not a discussion forum or a platform for your personal views. So adding long (or even short) commentary such as [5] is unacceptable.
AN : When discussing certain complex subjects especially ones as esoteric and clouded in mystery as Tekhelet, one must present certain commentaries. A responsa in Jewish law IS a form of commentary/counsel.
C : Sockpuppetry. If you edit an article using your user name, then using your IP address User:<IP_ADDRESS> to repeatedly make the same edits that have been challenged by other users is in contravention of the Wikipedia policy on sockpuppetry.
AN : If you read the history of my edits, you will see that only in my eagerness to present my findings did I edit via an IP Address without logging in. This was a result of enthusiasm not an effort to be anonymous. FYI, over the last 14 years I have been actively presenting my counsel on a vast range of subjects on many media platforms all around the world. I am proud to say I always use my real, legal name. Unlike others I don’t snipe from afar.
C : "Ownership". Please stop assuming ownership of articles. Behavior such as this is regarded as disruptive and could lead to edit wars and personal attacks, and is a violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. No-one owns an article. So telling me "Please desist from editing my revisions to the "Tekhelet" page" and "Desist forthwith from removing my edits/updates" is way out of line.
AN : Interestingly, the Intellectual Property for making tekhelet in the first place was private. Someone, i.e. the High Priests family, did own the Intellectual Property. When the truth comes out about Tekhelet and how it was rediscovered the Wikipedia Page will need to reflect this. If Wikipedia is to be a reputable form of media it must protect the rights of various companies and organisations to their intellectual property. You will not find various pieces of confidential information, e.g. the secret recipe for Coca Cola on Wikipedia.
When you are slandered, libelled or defamed it is quite within your right to stand up to the abuse. Also, you should maybe look up the concept of lesee majeste. The Jews had a monarchy for 420 years you know, and it is prophesied that the Davidic line will be restored...Stay tuned to this Bat Channel...
C : Threatening other users. Please stop your disruptive behaviour. Your behaviour is verging on harassment. Wikipedia prides itself on providing a safe environment for its collaborators, and harassing edits potentially compromise that safe environment. If you continue behaving like this, you may be blocked from editing. It's completely unacceptable to make direct or indirect threats such as "A warning to you...Be very careful who you cast aspersions on" as here: [6] and [7] and here [8]. See above; you do not own the article and do not have the authority to tell another editor not to edit it. That behavior constitutes bullying, violates the civility principles of Wikipedia and is not tolerated.
AN : You are being disingenuous. Trying to suggest that by defending myself and my findings from slander, deletion, silencing and abuse that is somehow bullying. You are trying to frame the debate and use the “rules” of Wikipedia to fix the outcome. Thus it is not a fair court hearing. See the following article for how someone, i.e. MK Litzman also tried to “set someone up”. www.timesofisrael.com/lipman-denies-making-death-threat-against-haredi-mk/
I am also a very polite and civil person, but one must react to abuse on one’s person. As Ecclesiastes states there is a time and place for everything. Also look up the sefirot for qualities/aspect of leadership.
C : September 2014. You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia. I've reverted your edits to the article based on all of the above and as noted in the edit comments. If you want to change something in the article, open a discussion on the talk page and state what you want there. If you gain consensus from other editors, we can add it in. If you simply revert to your changes again, I will take this case to the administrators with the request that you be banned from editing Wikipedia as someone who does not seem to be willing to work collaboratively and within the policies of Wikipedia. Chefallen (talk) 02:59, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
AN : I repeat...I am happy to work within the parameters of Wikipedia, if it is a fair court setting, and my findings and research can be presented, so please inform me how the Talk forum works. How does one access it ? Is it a “to and fro” process ? Does one post one’s questions then they are answered ? I await your responses to my questions here. I repeat...I keep extensive, detailed notes of all important events and proceedings in my life. It is a habit I have developed since a young man. G-d loves truth and justice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdamNeira (talk • contribs) 09:31, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
* Honorable Adam Neira:
* Thanks for posting your comments on the talkpage. This is the way to go! Please be informed that Wikipedia does not work like a courtroom. For example, while providing personal evidence and original research are totally and perfectly acceptable in the courtroom, these are absolutely not allowed on Wikipedia. Please read No original research and Policies and guidelines. And please ask whenever you have a question.
* Sincerely,
* -- -- -- 23:12, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
Phoenicians traded dye throughout coastal Mediterranean
From 3,000 to 2,000 BC, (Hebrew dates 2,000 to 3,000), the Phoenicians traded the dye from hexaplex trunculus (murex) to every major city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. It was one of the first permanent dyes, if not the very first permanent dye. This dye was very expensive. Only the wealthiest people could afford it in quantities great enough to dye an entire garment. Of course, you don't need much of it to dye four strings. The color is called royal blue because only kings afford a large quantity of it, or enough to dye an entire garment. The color is midnight blue, dark purple, or indigo. The reason for it being placed on tzitzes was to remind every Jew of God in Heaven to create "fear of heaven." This blue resembled the color of the sky, which metaphorically speaking is the place where God's presence is manifest. (Actually, we can't look up or down. We are like 2-D creatures who live on a 2-D surface. Just like they can't look up or down, neither can we. If we could really look up, we would see our future. If we could really look down, we would see our past.) It also served to remind Jews that they were no longer slaves to other humans, that they are free men and kings in their own right--just like all free men.
There are not many commands in the Torah that are difficult to observe. So this dye had to be one that everyone could obtain. And it had to be a permanent dye. This commandment for tzitis would not have forced Jews to go on a scavenger hunt to find it. This dye was just about the only permanent dye that existed during this period of time. So, the Torah could only have been referring to this die. Blue is also the color of water, the sea, and the ocean. Blue is the color of the sefira of chessed, of God's kindness and mercy.
The Kabbalah suggest that people wear a red string around their wrist. Red is the color of the sefira of gevurah: strength, self-discipline, strictness, fear of Heaven, might, and heroism. "Who is a gebor? The person who is able to conquer their (יֵצֶר הַרַע, the archipallium, the reptilian brain)." The red string is to remind us not to use our hand for evil or sin. The red string also serves the same purpose as a wedding ring. It is supposed to remind the person wearing it that they are owned or collared by God, that God is their only king. Men and women wear wedding rings to remind them that they are each owned by their partner. Slaves and marriage partners wear collars, rings, and/or bracelets to indicate they have been taken, that they owned by their master. In the case of the red string, it is there to remind those who wear it, that their only true master is God in Heaven. So, techeles is most likely the "royal blue" die traded by the Phoenicians.
It is interesting to note that no single light frequency causes the human brain to create and experience the color purple. A prism will split light into its component frequencies. When a prism is used to split light all the color emerge except for magenta, purple, indigo. Our brains create Magenta-purple-indigo when our eyes detect blue and red simultaneously. The color wheel is circular, but light-frequency is linear on the EM spectrum. January 7, 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:586:c801:5920:ccc3:784e:fa7b:f7a6 (talk) 7/Jan/18
Section on Methods of Tying?
I was going to add a section on methods of tying Techeiles. This would be the largest edit I've done so far to Wikipedia. Any comments before I dive into this? (I was planning on using the Gemara with Rishonim as primary sources, and perhaps referencing the work of Rav Tavger, who goes very in depth into these sugyot.) --Rebblumstein (talk) 09:07, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
Identifying the color of tekhelet
What does ERL stand for? Dstokar (talk) 00:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
The Rarest Blue
Why is there no explicit mention of the book The Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered Book by Baruch Sterman Dstokar (talk) 00:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
* Probably because no editor who has read the book has decided to summarize any content from it for this article. You can do so if you wish. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:04, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
Transliteration
green (ירוק)
Can I please remind contributors that this is English Wikipedia, and not to presume your readers have a knowledge of (for example) Classical Hebrew in your readers, but to transliterate words from non-Roman characters, into letters of the Roman alphabet. Nuttyskin (talk) 18:20, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
HOPE Charitable Trust
HOPE (Hold On Pain Ends) Charitable Trust is a not for profit organization in Kerala that is engaged in humanitarian work and awareness programs for those in distress. The organization was founded in January 2014 by Mahesh Parameswaran Nair (an IT professional) who started with the support of family and friends. The organization later registered volunteers who collectively do a diverse range of social work. As reported in 2019, the organization had 1500 volunteers.
Work and activities
The idea which initially started through Facebook has become a commendable endeavour to serve the needful and general society. HOPE organizes blood donation camps, organ donation awareness camps, anti-narcotics awareness and awareness camps on cancer care for life and also do activities like building homes for poor, creating rehabilitation and shelter homes, rehabilitation of people living on streets or those who are disabled, educational aid, medical assistance (donating wheelchairs, supporting people in old age (medicines, food and provisions), arranging funds for surgeries and helping with organ donation), marriage assistance, financial assistance and cleaning drives. In March 2019, the organization adopted the Attinkara colony (Beemapally) to help with drainage leaks, dilapidated houses, unpaved roads and lack of water supply. The organisation encouraged women empowerment by supporting small-scale businesses in the communities.
During the COVID 19 Pandemic, HOPE launched the 'Back to Home' program and helped stranded people to come back home - including nurses and students. The volunteers arranged for smartphones, laptops and internet connection for underprivileged students for uninterrupted education and sanitary pads for menstrual hygiene. A dress bank was set up by the organization to support with clothes apart from food and medicine related assistance. Prior to this, HOPE had helped those in need during the floods as well.
H.O.P.E is now a family of volunteers ranging from IT professionals, doctors, police officers, architects, MBA students, and various other college students.
Awards
* Youth Icon Award from Dr Shashi Tharoor
* Nirbhaya Indian Icon Award | WIKI |
superstrength
Noun
* 1) Remarkable strength, above and beyond that of normal human strength.
* 2) Remarkable strength, containing a higher percentage of alcohol than is typical or expected.
* 3) Superhuman strength
* 1) Superhuman strength
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SocialDataService Confused
Oct 19, 2011 at 4:47 PM
I am working with the social data service and the user profile service. The calls to these services are happening asynchronously, but it seems the SocialDataService gets confused if there is still an outgoing request. Here's the javascript code I'm using:
function GetUserProfileData(loginName, target){
var name = loginName;
var profile = {};
if (name.indexOf("\\") > 0) {
var loginParts = loginName.split("\\");
name = loginParts[1];
}
$().SPServices({
operation:"GetUserProfileByName",
AccountName: name,
async: true,
completefunc: function (data,status){
$(data.responseXML).find("PropertyData").each(function(idx,val){
var $val = $(val);
var name = $val.find("Name").text();
var value = $val.find("Value").text();
profile[name] = value;
});
// calls a function to setup my profile details
setProfile(profile, target);
}
});
}
function getRating(url) {
var rating = 0;
$().SPServices({
operation: "GetRatingOnUrl",
url: url,
async: false,
completefunc: function (data, status) {
if(status == "success") {
rating = $(data.responseXML).find("Rating").text();
}
}
});
return rating;
}
These two calls happen pretty quickly behind one another, and the response I see in firebug is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Client</faultcode>
<faultstring>Unable to handle request without a valid action parameter. Please supply a valid soap action.</faultstring>
<detail />
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
And here is the post sent via SPServices:
<envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<body>
<getuserprofilebyname xmlns="http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService">
<url>http://server/details.aspx?itemid=3</url>
</getuserprofilebyname>
</body>
</envelope>
Any ideas?
Oct 19, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Odd, this behavior only shows up in FireFox. IE8 works fine.
Coordinator
Oct 23, 2011 at 4:01 AM
Chris:
Have you tried this asynchronously just to make sure it will work that way? Also, in the post you show above, it looks like you're passing the url to GetUserProfileByName rather than the account. It doesn't seem to match what your code is doing, so I'm not sure what's going on.
M.
Oct 24, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Marc,
I know it appears that way, but I am not passing the url to the GetUserProfileByName method - it appears that a race condition is resetting the configuration object -- I changed the order of the various calls I'm doing where all the synchronous calls occur prior to any asynch operation and they execute fine without resetting any variables. It only appears to occur when an asynch operation is in process and then a synchronous operation occurs before the asynch one completes.
Chris | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Drake equation (disambiguation)
The Drake equation is an equation used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.
Drake equation may also refer to:
* Drake Equation (album), a 2001 album by the American band Tub Ring
* "Drake Equation", a song by Tony Rohrbough, lead guitarist for Byzantium, from his solo album The Work | WIKI |
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Talk:Cherdonna Shinatra
Possible related topic
Her performance art may be related to the topic of the Faux queen article, though I'm not sure.--Pharos (talk) 19:06, 4 June 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
Orbits
Earth and Space | Forces and Motion
How do satellites stay in orbit?
Physics Narrative for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching
Getting into orbit
Perhaps the first question to think about is how they get into orbit in the first place. Let's try a thought experiment that was first suggested by Sir Isaac Newton himself.
Imagine a mountain on the Earth's surface that is so big that its summit sticks out above the Earth's atmosphere (it would need to be about ten times as high as Mount Everest). Supposing you climb to the top of this mountain and throw a cricket ball horizontally outwards. The ball is pulled by gravity so that it falls to the ground along a curved path.
Let's assume you now try a lot harder and the ball travels much farther outwards before it hits the ground.
You now summon up all of your strength and manage to throw the ball so fast that it flies outwards and as it falls, its path follows the curvature of the Earth. The ball follows this falling path right round the Earth. In fact, you need to duck as it comes by after completing one orbit! You have managed to throw the ball into orbit around the Earth so that it is now an Earth satellite.
Putting satellites into orbit
Putting satellites into orbit involves the same kinds of actions and ideas. First of all the satellite is placed on top of a huge rocket to carry it away from the Earth and up through the atmosphere. Once it is at the required height, sideways rocket thrusts of just the right strength are applied to send the satellite into orbit at the correct speed.
If the satellite is thrown out too slowly it will fall to Earth because the centripetal pull of gravity is too great. If the satellite is thrown out too fast it will escape from the Earth's orbit because the gravitational pull is not sufficient to provide the required centripetal force. With the correct launch speed the satellite continues in its falling orbit around the Earth.
It is just a matter of setting the horizontal speed of the satellite such that the gravitational pull of the Earth (at the given height) tugs it round on its orbital path.
When talking about satellites with pupils it is quite likely that someone will pose the (very good) question:
Cas: Miss, what keeps the satellite going?
The short answer to the question is:
Teacher: Nothing keeps it going, it keeps going itself.
As the satellite is launched from the carrier rocket, a rocket thrust acts to throw it out in the desired direction at the prescribed speed. The crucial point to understand here is that the satellite speeds up only for as long as the rocket thrust is acting. Once the rocket motor is switched off the satellite continues at the final speed achieved, neither speeding up nor slowing down, and the gravitational pull of the Earth continuously tugs the satellite in and along its orbital path. In this sense, the satellite just keeps going itself.
If the satellite was moving through empty space it would stay in its orbit forever, there being no forces acting to speed it up or to slow it down. In reality low orbit Earth satellites are not travelling through empty space and so experience a resistive force or drag due to the thin atmosphere which they encounter. In such circumstances, occasional rocket thrusts are needed to maintain the motion of the satellite, otherwise it will fall to Earth.
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Excursions in composition: Sequential stream concatenation
Raymond Chen
As we’ve seen a few times already (when building context menus and exploring fiber-based enumeration), composition is an important concept in object-oriented programming. Today, we’re going to compose two sequential streams by concatenation.
There really isn’t much to it. The idea is to take two streams and start by reading from the first one. When that runs out, switch to reading from the second one. Most of this is just typing. (As usual, I am using plain C++; in real life, you can save yourselves a lot of typing by using a class library of your choosing.)
We’ll start with a base class that does all the boring typing related to implementing a read-only sequential stream.
class CROSequentialStreamBase : public ISequentialStream
{
public:
// *** IUnknown ***
STDMETHODIMP QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void **ppv)
{
if (riid == IID_IUnknown || riid == IID_ISequentialStream) {
*ppv = static_cast<IUnknown*>(this);
AddRef();
return S_OK;
}
*ppv = NULL;
return E_NOINTERFACE;
}
STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) AddRef()
{
return InterlockedIncrement(&m_cRef);
}
STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) Release()
{
LONG cRef = InterlockedDecrement(&m_cRef);
if (cRef == 0) delete this;
return cRef;
}
// *** ISequentialStream ***
STDMETHODIMP Write(const void *pv, ULONG cb, ULONG *pcbWritten)
{
if (pcbWritten) *pcbWritten = 0;
return STG_E_ACCESSDENIED;
}
protected:
CROSequentialStreamBase() : m_cRef(1) { }
virtual ~CROSequentialStreamBase() { }
LONG m_cRef;
};
There’s nothing exciting here at all. In addition to the boring IUnknown methods, we also implement ISequentialStream::Write by saying, “Sorry, you can’t write to a read-only stream.” The ISequentialStream::Read method is left unimplemented.
We can now cook up our CConcatStream class:
class CConcatStream : public CROSequentialStreamBase
{
public:
CConcatStream(ISequentialStream *pstm1,
ISequentialStream *pstm2);
// *** ISequentialStream ***
STDMETHODIMP Read(void *pv, ULONG cb, ULONG *pcbRead);
protected:
~CConcatStream();
bool m_fFirst;
ISequentialStream *m_pstm1;
ISequentialStream *m_pstm2;
};
CConcatStream::CConcatStream(ISequentialStream *pstm1,
ISequentialStream *pstm2)
: m_pstm1(pstm1), m_pstm2(pstm2), m_fFirst(true)
{
assert(pstm1 != pstm2);
m_pstm1->AddRef();
m_pstm2->AddRef();
}
CConcatStream::~CConcatStream()
{
m_pstm1->Release();
m_pstm2->Release();
}
Our CConcatStream takes two sequential streams and saves them in member variables m_pstm1 and m_pstm2. The real work happens in ISequentialStream::Read method:
HRESULT CConcatStream::Read(void *pv, ULONG cb, ULONG *pcbRead)
{
ULONG cbRead;
HRESULT hr;
if (m_fFirst) {
hr = m_pstm1->Read(pv, cb, &cbRead);
} else {
hr = m_pstm2->Read(pv, cb, &cbRead);
}
if ((FAILED(hr) || cbRead == 0) && m_fFirst) {
m_fFirst = false;
hr = m_pstm2->Read(pv, cb, &cbRead);
}
if (pcbRead) *pcbRead = cbRead;
return hr;
}
If we are still reading the first stream, then read from the first stream. Otherwise, read from the second stream. If the first stream reaches the end, then switch to the second stream. (Checking whether the end of the stream has been reached is very annoying since ISequentialStream implementations are inconsistent in the way they report the condition. Some return S_FALSE on a partial read; others return S_OK; still others return an error code. We need to check for all of these possibilities.)
And that’s all there is. If you give this object two sequential streams, it will compose those two streams and act like one giant stream that is the concatenation of the two.
Let’s illustrate with a simple program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <ole2.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <shlwapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
... insert CConcatStream class here ...
void PrintStream(ISequentialStream *pstm)
{
ULONG cb;
BYTE buf[256];
while (SUCCEEDED(pstm->Read(buf, 255, &cb)) && cb) {
buf[cb] = 0;
printf("%s", buf);
}
}
int __cdecl _tmain(int argc, TCHAR **argv)
{
if(SUCCEEDED(CoInitialize(NULL)) {
IStream *pstm1;
if (SUCCEEDED(SHCreateStreamOnFile(argv[1], STGM_READ, &pstm1))) {
IStream *pstm2;
if (SUCCEEDED(SHCreateStreamOnFile(argv[2], STGM_READ, &pstm2))) {
CConcatStream *pstm = new CConcatStream(pstm1, pstm2);
if (pstm) {
PrintStream(pstm);
pstm->Release();
}
pstm2->Release();
}
pstm1->Release();
}
CoUninitialize();
}
return 0;
}
This program takes two file names on the command line and creates a stream for each one, then creates a CConcatStream out of them both, resulting in a composite stream that produces the contents of the first file, followed by the contents of the second file. When you run this program, you should see both files printed to the screen, one after the other.
Okay, there really wasn’t much going on here, but we’ll use this as groundwork for next time.
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Axel Springer opts against legal change of entity
FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German publisher Axel Springer SE scrapped plans to change its legal form to KGaA, which would have allowed the company to take on new investors with little influence while keeping majority owner Friede Springer in full control. The company said that it and Friede Springer, the widow of the group’s founder, “have jointly come to the conclusion that the existing legal form of a SE (Societas Europaea) is the better alternative for the long-term development of the company and its attractiveness for the capital market” “Axel Springer SE remains committed to the goal of becoming the leading digital publisher and will, if necessary, use other suitable options to raise capital,” it added. Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Talk:Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
PA-12 world flight, pricing and airworthiness
I moved information on the PA-12's 1947 world flight, pricing and airworthiness from the Piper J-5 article to the PA-12 article and cited references where I could find them.The Famous Adventurer (talk) 22:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
* Now that I look at it, the airworthiness information concerned is already in the article, with more exact figures and references, so I deleted the redundant information.The Famous Adventurer (talk) 22:18, 9 June 2012 (UTC) | WIKI |
-- Czech Finance Minister Sees `Systemic Changes' to Meet Budget Deficit Goal
The Czech government will take
savings measures this year and in 2011 to ensure that it meets
its budget-deficit targets, Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek
said.
Without any cuts, the budget gap may reach as much as 6.6
percent of gross domestic product next year, compared with the
target of 4.6 percent of GDP in 2011 and 5.3 percent for this
year, he said.
“Understandably it is absolutely out of the question that
the government would allow this to happen,” Kalousek told
reporters today in Prague. He pledged “major systemic changes”
for the budget in 2012.
The three-party government, appointed on July 13, has
committed to reduce the public-finance deficit and wants to
bring the shortfall to within the European Union limit of 3
percent of GDP by 2013. Without action now, the budget deficit
may also reach 5.8 percent of GDP this year, Kalousek said.
The budget gap widened to 5.9 percent of GDP last year when
the global economic crisis cut demand for Czech exports,
including cars made by the local units of Volkswagen AG and
Hyundai Motor Co., pushing the country to the worst recession
since the demise of communism two decades ago.
Record Majority
The new government has 118 seats in the 200-member lower
house of parliament, giving it the strongest majority since the
country became an independent state in 1993.
Moody’s Investors Service said it may increase the Czech
credit rating from the current A1 if the government delivers on
its promise to overhaul the public finances and curb the
deficit.
The Cabinet will debate the savings measures tomorrow,
Kalousek said, adding that he wants to propose freezing 2.5
percent of government operating costs for this year.
The Finance Ministry forecasts the economy will grow 1.6
percent this year and 2.3 percent in 2011, after a 4.1 percent
contraction in 2009. The European Commission, the European
Union’s executive arm, estimates the euro area’s economy will
grow 0.9 percent this year and 1.5 percent in 2011.
The Czech Republic plans to sell a record 280 billion
koruna ($14.3 billion) of bonds this year, including securities
denominated in foreign currencies, and says debt sales will
increase to 312.9 billion koruna by 2012.
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What Is the Best Overnight Diaper for Adults?
Are you or a loved one suffering from adult incontinence? Do you struggle with leakage and discomfort throughout the night? If so, adult overnight diapers may be the solution you've been searching for. In this article, we will explore the world of adult overnight diapers, discussing their importance, key features to look for, and providing reviews of some of the top brands on the market. So, let's dive in and find the perfect adult overnight diaper for you!
Overview of adult overnight diapers
Adult overnight diapers are specially designed absorbent undergarments that are worn during sleep to provide comfort and protect against leakage. They are typically larger and more absorbent than daytime diapers, allowing for a full night's rest without interruption.
Why are adult overnight diapers important? Well, for individuals dealing with incontinence, a good quality overnight diaper can be a game-changer. It not only provides peace of mind and a good night's sleep, but it also protects against embarrassing leaks and potential skin irritations.
When considering which adult overnight diaper to choose, there are a few key features to keep in mind:
Factors to consider before buying adult overnight diapers
Size and fit
The most important factor in choosing an adult overnight diaper is getting the right size and fit. Proper sizing ensures that the diaper stays in place and provides maximum comfort and leakage protection. To determine the right size, measure the waist and hips and consult the sizing chart provided by the manufacturer.
Absorbency levels
Adult overnight diapers come in various absorbency levels, ranging from light to heavy. It's essential to choose the right absorbency level based on the individual's needs. For those with severe incontinence, a high absorbency level will be necessary to prevent leaks and ensure a peaceful night's sleep.
Comfort and skin health
Comfort is key when it comes to overnight diapers. Look for diapers with soft materials that won't cause irritation or discomfort throughout the night. Additionally, prioritize a breathable design that helps maintain healthy skin by allowing air circulation and reducing the risk of rashes or skin irritations. Moisture-wicking properties are also important to keep the skin dry and comfortable.
Leakage protection
One of the primary purposes of adult overnight diapers is leakage protection. Look for diapers with elastic waistbands and leg cuffs, as they ensure a secure fit and prevent leaks. Standing leg gathers and leak guards are also crucial features to consider, as they provide additional protection where it's needed most.
Reviews of top adult overnight diapers
Brand A: XYZ Overnight Diapers
XYZ Overnight Diapers are known for their outstanding comfort and leak protection. Featuring a soft and breathable design, these diapers keep the skin dry and irritation-free throughout the night. The elastic waistbands and leg cuffs provide a secure fit, preventing leaks even during active sleep. Customers rave about the high absorbency level of these diapers, making them ideal for those with moderate to severe incontinence. XYZ Overnight Diapers are available in various sizes and are reasonably priced, making them a popular choice among users.
Brand B: ABC Super Absorbent Diapers
ABC Super Absorbent Diapers are a popular choice for individuals with heavy to severe incontinence. These diapers are highly absorbent and provide excellent leakage protection, keeping you dry and comfortable all night long. The soft and breathable materials ensure maximum comfort and prevent skin irritation. Customers praise the snug fit provided by the elastic waistbands and leg cuffs, which effectively prevent leaks. Although they are slightly more expensive than other brands, the high-quality performance justifies the price tag.
Brand C: DEF Leak-Proof Diapers
If you are looking for an affordable option without compromising on quality, DEF Leak-Proof Diapers are an excellent choice. These diapers offer superior leakage protection and high absorbency, making them ideal for overnight use. The soft and gentle materials keep your skin dry and comfortable, while the elastic waistbands and leg cuffs provide a secure fit. Customers appreciate the affordability of DEF Leak-Proof Diapers without compromising on performance.
Tips for using adult overnight diapers effectively
Proper fitting and positioning
Ensuring a proper fit is crucial for the effective use of adult overnight diapers. Make sure to follow the sizing guidelines provided by the manufacturer and adjust the diaper snugly around the waist and legs for maximum leakage protection.
Changing diapers in a timely manner
It's essential to change the overnight diaper as soon as it becomes soiled or wet. Leaving a wet or dirty diaper on for too long can lead to skin irritations and discomfort. Develop a routine for changing diapers during the night if necessary, ensuring a clean and fresh sleep environment.
Using additional protective measures
In addition to using adult overnight diapers, consider using mattress protectors or bed pads for added protection. These can help prevent any potential leaks from reaching your mattress and provide an extra layer of security.
Consulting healthcare professionals for guidance
If you're unsure about which adult overnight diaper is best for you or are experiencing any issues with incontinence, don't hesitate to consult healthcare professionals. They can provide insights and recommendations tailored to your unique needs.
Frequently asked questions about adult overnight diapers
Can adult overnight diapers be worn during the day?
While adult overnight diapers are specifically designed for nighttime use, they can be worn during the day if necessary. However, keep in mind that daytime diapers may have different features and absorbency levels, better suited for active daytime activities.
How often should adult overnight diapers be changed?
The frequency of changing adult overnight diapers depends on the individual's needs and the absorbency level of the diaper. As a general guideline, it's recommended to change the diaper whenever it becomes soiled or wet to maintain hygiene and prevent skin irritations.
How do I prevent skin irritation from wearing overnight diapers?
To prevent skin irritation, make sure to select a soft and breathable overnight diaper. Additionally, practice good hygiene by keeping the skin clean and dry, using gentle cleansers and moisturizers if necessary. If skin irritation persists, consult with a healthcare professional for further guidance.
Can I use adult overnight diapers for bowel incontinence?
Most adult overnight diapers are designed to handle both urinary and bowel incontinence. However, it's important to check the specifications of the specific diaper you plan to use to ensure it offers adequate protection for bowel incontinence.
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Simple powershell script to get a snashot total size per volume
Andrey_y
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I wonder if anyone could post a script that does simple thing - list of volumes per FAS with Snapshot Total size and may be a number of Shapshots per each volume.
Thanks for the help!
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Aparajita
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Hi Andrey,
If you are looking for an output like
Controller Vserver::Volume SpaceOccupiedBySnapshot TotalSnapshots
---------- --------------- ----------------------- --------------
10.238.48.40 aparajir-vvsim-01::vol0 1.8 GB 16
10.238.48.40 aparajir-vvsim-02::vol0 1.8 GB 16
10.238.48.40 cifs_vs::cifs_vs0 716.0 KB 10
10.225.183.84 vs_inf::vs1_ns 1.6 MB 10
10.225.183.84 vs_inf::vs1_ns_mirror0001 1.6 MB 11
script below ought to do the trick
$controllers = @{
"10.238.48.40" = $credential1
"10.225.183.84" = $credential2
}
foreach ($controller in $controllers.Keys) {
$conn = Connect-NcController $controller -Credential $controllers[$controller]
$vols = Get-NcVol
foreach ($vol in $vols) {
$measure = Get-NcSnapshot $vol.Name | Measure-Object Total -Sum
$op = New-Object psobject
Add-Member -InputObject $op -Name Controller -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $global:CurrentNcController.Name
$volName = $vol.Vserver + "::" + $vol.Name
Add-Member -InputObject $op -Name "Vserver::Volume" -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $volName
$totalSpace = ConvertTo-FormattedNumber $measure.Sum DataSize "0.0"
Add-Member -InputObject $op -Name SpaceOccupiedBySnapshot -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $totalSpace
Add-Member -InputObject $op -Name TotalSnapshots -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $measure.Count
Write-Output $op
}
}
This script is for Clustered DataONTAP. If you are running a 7-mode controller, it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt this. Also, if you are interested in a report, you may want to output as CSV, rather than creating an output object.
Hope this helps,
Aparajita
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This Science primary resource introduces children to the woolly mammoth. Discover the characteristics of this prehistoric beast. How did mammoths adapt to survive the harsh conditions of the Ice Age? Where did they live? Why are scientists trying to bring them back?
Pupils will learn about adaptation and how it may lead to evolution — and whether extinction can be reversed — in our National Geographic Kids’ Science primary resource sheet.
The teaching resource can be used in study group tasks for discussion about the pros and cons of bringing a species back from extinction. It could be used as a printed handout for each pupil to use for a case study about the mammoth and its adaptations or for display on the interactive whiteboard for class discussion.
Activity: As a class, children could be divided into two groups — one in support of bringing mammoths back from extinction, and the other against it. Hold a class debate on the topic, giving each team the chance to research and discuss their ideas beforehand.
Pupils could imagine that they have travelled back in time and encountered a woolly mammoth. Ask them to write a diary entry or postcard home, describing what they’ve seen. What did the mammoth look like? What were its movements like? What did it eat? Encourage the children to include facts and information from in their own independent research.
N.B. The following information for mapping the resource documents to the school curriculum is specifically tailored to the English National Curriculum and Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. We are currently working to bring specifically tailored curriculum resource links for our other territories; including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. If you have any queries about our upcoming curriculum resource links, please email: schools@ngkids.co.uk
This Science primary resource assists with teaching the following Lower Key Stage 2 Science (Year 4) objectives from the National Curriculum:
• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
National Curriculum Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 6) Science objectives:
Pupils should be taught to:
• recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
• recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
• identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution
Pupils might find out about the work of palaeontologists such as Mary Anning and about how Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace developed their ideas on evolution.
This Science primary resource assists with teaching the following Sciences First level objectives from the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence:
• By comparing generations of families of humans, plants and animals, I can begin to understand how characteristics are inherited
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence Sciences Second level objectives:
• By exploring the characteristics offspring inherit when living things reproduce, I can distinguish between inherited and non- inherited characteristics
• I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction
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Question on Application to measuring computer performance
I would like to know for which application these weights are suitable? Formulas look like they're intended for an arbitrary measurement times $$t_n$$. But say we have a time constant of 1 minutes (W = 1), and we get new measurements values at t = 0, t = 1000, t = 1001. Then we will get very different weights for the last two measurements, weight close to 1 for t = 1000, and close to 0 for t = 1001. Which doesn't make a lot of sense for the applications I can imagine; measurements close in time in relation to the time constant ought to get roughly equal weights.
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* Seems to me that the page talks about an average over a value series, which is appropriate in a time-series use case when the samples arrive on a regular basis. When the samples themselves have additional information such as time of measurement, and the task is to estimate the average value around the "now" time rather than the average value in the current point in the series, I suspect the math will change significantly, but I'm not sure how. --Alvestrand (talk) 07:27, 25 November 2019 (UTC) | WIKI |
Other therapies. Other treatments that have been studied for tinnitus include transcutaneous electrical stimulation of parts of the inner ear by way of electrodes placed on the skin or acupuncture needles, and stimulation of the brain using a powerful magnetic field (a technique called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS). Transcutaneous electrical stimulation has been shown to be no more effective than a placebo. In two small trials, rTMS compared with a sham procedure helped improve the perception of tinnitus in a few patients.
Tinnitus can arise anywhere along the auditory pathway, from the outer ear through the middle and inner ear to the brain's auditory cortex, where it's thought to be encoded (in a sense, imprinted). One of the most common causes of tinnitus is damage to the hair cells in the cochlea (see "Auditory pathways and tinnitus"). These cells help transform sound waves into nerve signals. If the auditory pathways or circuits in the brain don't receive the signals they're expecting from the cochlea, the brain in effect "turns up the gain" on those pathways in an effort to detect the signal — in much the same way that you turn up the volume on a car radio when you're trying to find a station's signal. The resulting electrical noise takes the form of tinnitus — a sound that is high-pitched if hearing loss is in the high-frequency range and low-pitched if it's in the low-frequency range. This kind of tinnitus resembles phantom limb pain in an amputee — the brain is producing abnormal nerve signals to compensate for missing input.
Loud noise exposure: Being exposed to occupational loud noise on a regular basis from heavy equipment, chain saws or firearms is a common cause of tinnitus. However, even if you don’t work in a noisy environment, you can still suffer the effects of noise exposure by listening to loud music through headphones, attending live music performances frequently and engaging in noisy hobbies.
If you have tinnitus you also may suffer from anxiety, depression, or insomnia. Discuss treatments with your doctor. While tinnitus cannot always be cured, there are many treatments available for you to make it easier to live with tinnitus. See your doctor if tinnitus is accompanied by dizziness, fever, or headache; as this may signal a more serious condition.
Shore says her therapy isn’t for everyone — at least not yet. So far, she’s only treated patients who have a specific form of tinnitus that changes in intensity or pitch when a person moves certain parts of her body. For example, some tinnitus sufferers find the sound in their ears lessens when they clench their teeth or open their mouths wide. This suggests that some touch inputs can influence the tinnitus, Shore says. (Roughly two-thirds of tinnitus patients have this form of the condition, she adds.)
Practice mindfulness meditation. I’ve written about the power of mindfulness mediation to reduce stress and improve sleep. A 2017 study found mindfulness meditation is also effective in helping people better manage tinnitus. Mindfulness meditation involves sitting comfortably, putting your attention on your natural breathing. When your mind wanders—to irritating tinnitus sounds, to worry about sleep, or wherever else it goes, gently return your attention to your breath. Start with a 5-minute session, and as you grow more comfortable with the practice, you can increase the time. You can practice mindfulness meditation anywhere, at any time of day—including in the shower!
Think about your breathing. Notice that it has a natural rhythm. Try to breathe in a steady, even rhythm. It helps to breathe in through your nose, hold your breath for a moment and then breathe out through your mouth. Wait a moment before breathing in again. Every time you breathe out, try to release a little bit of your tension. Do this for a few minutes, until you feel ready to move on to the next step.
Shore says her therapy isn’t for everyone — at least not yet. So far, she’s only treated patients who have a specific form of tinnitus that changes in intensity or pitch when a person moves certain parts of her body. For example, some tinnitus sufferers find the sound in their ears lessens when they clench their teeth or open their mouths wide. This suggests that some touch inputs can influence the tinnitus, Shore says. (Roughly two-thirds of tinnitus patients have this form of the condition, she adds.)
As an initial test of our treatment, we first conducted a small pilot study to see if there were measurable benefits within 3 to 6 months of using this therapy. While we did not inform participants of whether they would receive a treatment or unaltered music, every participant in fact received a treatment. Participants reported a drop in scores on the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) within 3 months of using their personalized sound therapy for about 2 hours a day. THI is a psychometrically robust and validated questionnaire that assesses the impact of tinnitus on daily living and the degree of distress suffered by the tinnitus patient. Furthermore, we saw increased benefits after 6 months of treatment use (Figure 1). This data suggested that our treatment may be engaging brain plasticity in a positive manner, thereby gradually reducing tinnitus over time. Armed with this information, we designed a more rigorous trial that is very uncommon among research in tinnitus therapies.
Most people with tinnitus also have hearing loss. Hence, hearing aids can be an effective part of any sound therapy. Hearing aids alone can provide partial or total relief from tinnitus. If you’re experiencing challenges with your hearing as well as tinnitus, a combination of a hearing solution with built-in sound generators can often be prescribed. You can expect improved levels of hearing which also helps to minimise the effects of the condition in the same way that sound therapy might.
The majority of cases of tinnitus are subjective. Objective tinnitus is far less common. However, a diagnosis of objective tinnitus is tied to how hard and well the objective (outside) listener tries to hear the sound in question. Because of this problem, some clinicians now simply refer to tinnitus as either rhythmic or non-rhythmic. Generally, rhythmic tinnitus correlates with objective tinnitus and non-rhythmic tinnitus correlates with subjective tinnitus. Specific forms of tinnitus such as pulsatile tinnitus and muscular tinnitus, which are forms of rhythmic tinnitus, are relatively rare. Pulsatile tinnitus may also be known as pulse-synchronous tinnitus. Properly identifying and distinguishing these less common forms of tinnitus is important because the underlying cause of pulsatile or muscular tinnitus can often be identified and treated.
Another way of splitting up tinnitus is into objective and subjective. Objective tinnitus can be heard by the examiner. Subjective cannot. Practically, as there is only a tiny proportion of the population with objective tinnitus, this method of categorizing tinnitus is rarely of any help. It seems to us that it should be possible to separate out tinnitus into inner ear vs everything else using some of the large array of audiologic testing available today. For example, it would seem to us that tinnitus should intrinsically "mask" sounds of the same pitch, and that this could be quantified using procedures that are "tuned" to the tinnitus.
A large, 2014 study of almost 14,000 people found obstructive sleep apnea was linked to significantly higher rates of hearing impairment and hearing loss. Scientists think one reason for this is changes to blood flow to the ear that result in inflammation. (We know that sleep apnea causes changes to circulation and weakens blood flow to some areas of the body, including the brain.) A related factor? People with sleep apnea are at greater risk for high blood pressure, and high blood pressure can exacerbate hearing loss, according to research.
Prolonged exposure to loud sounds is the most common cause of tinnitus. Up to 90% of people with tinnitus have some level of noise-induced hearing loss. The noise causes permanent damage to the sound-sensitive cells of the cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear. Carpenters, pilots, rock musicians, street-repair workers, and landscapers are among those whose jobs put them at risk, as are people who work with chain saws, guns, or other loud devices or who repeatedly listen to loud music. A single exposure to a sudden extremely loud noise can also cause tinnitus.
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Comparing Surrogate Models | Strategy Comparison With Bayesian Optimization or Sequential Model
Import Libraries And Generate Seeds
import numpy as np
np.random.seed(123)
%matplotlib inline
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = (10, 6)
plt.set_cmap("viridis")
Bayesian optimization or sequential model-based optimization uses a surrogate model to model the expensive to evaluate function func. There are several choices for what kind of surrogate model to use. This example compares the performance of:
• gaussian processes,
• extra trees, and
• random forests
as surrogate models. A purely random optimization strategy is used as a baseline.
Toy model
We will use the branin function as toy model for the expensive function. In a real world application this function would be unknown and expensive to evaluate.
from skopt.benchmarks import branin as _branin
def branin(x, noise_level=0.):
return _branin(x) + noise_level * np.random.randn()
from matplotlib.colors import LogNorm
def plot_branin():
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
x1_values = np.linspace(-5, 10, 100)
x2_values = np.linspace(0, 15, 100)
x_ax, y_ax = np.meshgrid(x1_values, x2_values)
vals = np.c_[x_ax.ravel(), y_ax.ravel()]
fx = np.reshape([branin(val) for val in vals], (100, 100))
cm = ax.pcolormesh(x_ax, y_ax, fx,
norm=LogNorm(vmin=fx.min(),
vmax=fx.max()))
minima = np.array([[-np.pi, 12.275], [+np.pi, 2.275], [9.42478, 2.475]])
ax.plot(minima[:, 0], minima[:, 1], "r.", markersize=14, lw=0, label="Minima")
cb = fig.colorbar(cm)
cb.set_label("f(x)")
ax.legend(loc="best", numpoints=1)
ax.set_xlabel("X1")
ax.set_xlim([-5, 10])
ax.set_ylabel("X2")
ax.set_ylim([0, 15])
plot_branin()
Output:
This shows the value of the two-dimensional branin function and the three minima.
Objective
The objective of this example is to find one of these minima in as few iterations as possible. One iteration is defined as one call to the branin function.
We will evaluate each model several times using a different seed for the random number generator. Then compare the average performance of these models. This makes the comparison more robust against models that get "lucky".
from functools import partial
from skopt import gp_minimize, forest_minimize, dummy_minimize
func = partial(branin, noise_level=2.0)
bounds = [(-5.0, 10.0), (0.0, 15.0)]
x0 = [2.5, 7.5]
n_calls = 80
def run(minimizer, n_iter=20):
return [minimizer(func, bounds, x0=x0, n_calls=n_calls, random_state=n)
for n in range(n_iter)]
# Random search
dummy_res = run(dummy_minimize)
# Gaussian processes
gp_res = run(gp_minimize)
# Random forest
rf_res = run(partial(forest_minimize, base_estimator="rf"))
# Extra trees
et_res = run(partial(forest_minimize, base_estimator="et"))
Note that this can take a few minutes.
from skopt.plots import plot_convergence
plot_convergence(("dummy_minimize", dummy_res),
("gp_minimize", gp_res),
("forest_minimize('rf')", rf_res),
("forest_minimize('et)", et_res),
true_minimum=0.397887, yscale="log")
Convergence Plot
This plot shows the value of the minimum found (y axis) as a function of the number of iterations performed so far (x axis). The dashed red line indicates the true value of the minimum of the branin function.
For the first ten iterations all methods perform equally well as they all start by creating ten random samples before fitting their respective model for the first time. After iteration ten the next point at which to evaluate branin is guided by the model, which is where differences start to appear.
Each minimizer only has access to noisy observations of the objective function, so as time passes (more iterations) it will start observing values that are below the true value simply because they are fluctuations.
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Treatment of external hemorrhoids
We show the most important news in the following article:
Methods of treatment of external hemorrhoids from the Al-Mersal site, on Monday, November 19, 2018.
Hemorrhoids are a disease that is common among a large group of people. The most common cause of external hemorrhoids is bowel movements. Removal usually occurs when the rectal or rectal veins are enlarged or enlarged and external hemorrhoids are located under the skin around the anus.
Symptoms of external hemorrhoids
There are various symptoms that can affect people with hemorrhoids, and these symptoms vary according to the severity of hemorrhoids and include:
– Itching around the anal area or rectal area.
– Severe pain around the anal area.
– The presence of a block near or around the opening of the anus
– Blood on the bench
Bleeding can be known when using a toilet, either on toilet paper or in the toilet, the mass around the anus appears to swell, these symptoms can occur due to several other cases.
Causes of external hemorrhoids
The most common causes of external hemorrhoids are frequent bowel movements and severe cases of recurrent constipation or diarrhea, which causes blood flow into and out of the area, blood collection and expansion of blood vessels in this area. Pregnant women are also at a higher risk of hemorrhoids due to which uterine pressure places these veins.
One of the causes of external hemorrhoids is some genetic cause. If parents have hemorrhoids, the child is more likely to develop with age. Water can occur due to increased pressure from sitting for long periods of time or carrying heavy objects
Diagnosis of external hemorrhoids
Because many symptoms of external hemorrhoids may be due to other cases, so it is necessary to carry out a medical examination, the doctor may suggest a series of tests to ascertain the presence of external hemorrhoids near the anus and include these tests:
– Endoscopy.
– Digital rectal test.
– Colonoscopy.
– Sinusoscopy.
– Anal Endoscopy.
The doctor may first start a physical examination, where he can see hemorrhoids in the case of external hemorrhoids. If the doctor suspects that they are internal hemorrhoids, he will use an endoscope to examine the inside of the anus and can also see internal hemorrhoids through a colonoscopy, endoscopy.
Treatment of external hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids often improve without surgery or even the use of certain recipes, but can take longer. Treatment can begin with non-prescription products, lifestyle changes and dietary changes. In some cases, doctors and medical examinations like women are pregnant women.
External treatment can be treated in several ways depending on the severity of the condition. Doctors may recommend general treatments such as using ice to reduce swelling or use suppositories or special creams to treat hemorrhoids. Pain and itching can be calmed by sitting in warm water for 15 minutes or more several times a day, which helps reduce swelling in the area, and put small Vaseline around the anus to relieve pain, and this treatment can provide help to people with moderate cases of hemorrhoids.
In some of the most powerful cases, doctors recommend surgery, including:
– Removal of hemorrhoids or known as hemorrhoidectomy.
– Removal of hemorrhoid tissue using infrared, laser or electrophoresis.
– Connect rubber bands to reduce hemorrhoids.
How can prevent external hemorrhoids from developing
The main factor to prevent external hemorrhoids is to avoid severe constipation, because it is better to use laxatives such as laxatives or take more fiber in food.
Hemorrhoids often occur and many people recover with proper treatment. In severe cases of external hemorrhoids, surgical methods may be needed for treatment.
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NanoFlowcell
nanoFlowcell Holdings plc is a Swiss flow cell battery research and development company.
nanoFlowcell claims to have developed the first flow battery small enough to be used in electric cars. Its battery, also branded nanoFlowcell, was first presented in the Quant E, Quant F and Quantino prototype vehicles. Similar to regular redox flow batteries, the nanoFlowcell battery uses electrolyte fluids to generate electricity from chemical compounds. nanoFlowcell uses, unlike the electrolytes in vanadium flow batteries or polysulfide bromide flow batteries, proprietary molecules as charge carriers; the electrolyte used in the nanoFlowcell is non-toxic and environmentally compatible. The electrolyte used in the nanoFlowcell battery has an energy density of 600 Wh per litre, which is ten times the energy density of regular redox flow cells. nanoFlowcell states that mass production cost for its "non-flammable and non-explosive" electrolyte is below 10 cents per litre.
The feasibility of nanoFlowcell's flow cell technologies has been questioned.
nanoFlowcell has registered offices in Kilchberg, Switzerland and London, United Kingdom. The company became a public limited company in 2021.
QUANT Prototypes
Under the name QUANT (derived from quantum mechanics), nanoFlowcell Holdings developed applications for its nanoFlowcell flow cell technology, mainly electric vehicles such as the QUANT E, QUANT FE and Quantino. The Quantino is the latest electric prototype vehicle produced by nanoFlowcell engineers for their battery testing purposes. The road-legal version of the Quantino was first introduced at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2016, together with its more powerful sibling QUANT FE. The QUANT name and design itself was previously used in the Koenigsegg Quant solar electric concept car, in which La Vecchia's previous venture, NLV Solar, was involved.
The Quantino and QUANT FE prototype vehicles have been used for technology presentations towards the automobile industry in 2016 to further demonstrate the use and advantages of flow cell technology in electric cars. Several journalists who drove Quantino and QUANT FE in public testings confirmed functionality of the nanoFlowcell's flow cell technology. nanoFlowcell claimed that the Quantino consumed 12 kWh per 100 km in a mixed test.
bi-ION Electrolyte
Similar to regular modern redox flow cells, nanoFlowcell produces electricity from liquids. nanoFlowcell insists that the electrolyte solution is not common salt water as commonly stated in several internet forums and automotive press, claiming that the electrolyte solution they named bi-ION consist of a conductive liquid - organic and inorganic salts dissolved in water - and the electrolytes themselves, nano-structured molecules which are specific molecules designed by the company. While dissolved redox salts are responsible for the energy transfer in conventional redox flow batteries, the bi-ION electrolyte is stated to be an energy storage medium whose suspended nano-particles would have allowed a considerably higher energy density than regular redox electrolyte liquids.
Controversy
European R&D institutes cast doubts over nanoFlowcell's technological progress with flow cells, while in the United States several R&D institutes announced their breakthrough with similar flow cell designs for electric vehicles. In a report, Top Gear stated that while American universities find nanoFlowcell's technology plausible, there are European institutions that are not convinced.
The Quant 48Volt delivers 560 kW at 48 V, with 140 kW going to each motor. This means the current going to each motor is equal to 2917 Amps which would heat up the cables dramatically. Porsche, by comparison, saved 66 pounds on the Taycan by going from 400 V to 800 V and is able to keep the motors cooler by going to higher voltages with greatly reduced currents.
According to a Jalopnik article, Dr. Stephen Granade points out that, at the time of writing, the energy density of the flow batteries would be 5 times that of Tesla's batteries with technology where the energy density is typically far lower.
In another controversy, the founder has previously been accused with defrauding an older lady by having her invest in non-existing solar panel technology, although he was acquitted. | WIKI |
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Counting ovarian antral follicles by ultrasound: a practical guide
Marcela A. Coelho Neto, Antoni Borrell, George Condous, Ligita Jokubkiene, Beryl Benacerraf, Artur Ludwin, Didier Dewailly, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Stefano Guerriero, Wellington P. Martins, Thierry Van den Bosch, Juan L. Alcazar
Objective To summarize the main aspects of several available techniques to perform ovarian antral follicle count (AFC), to propose a standardized report and to draw perspectives for future research on this subject. Methods This is a consensus paper from a group of clinicians and sonologists. The initial manuscript was written by three authors and then submitted to all the other authors asking for comments/corrections. After three versions incorporating suggestions, the fourth version of the manuscript was approved by all the authors. Results AFC should be performed by transvaginal ultrasound using probes with frequency ≥ 7 MHz. We suggest a minimum training of at least 20-40 supervised exams; the operator should be able to adjust the machine settings in order to achieve the best contrast between follicular fluid and ovarian stroma. Follicle count might be evaluated by real time two-dimensional ultrasound (2D-US), by stored 2D-US cine-loops, and by stored three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) data-sets. Real time 2D-US has the advantage of permitting extra maneuvers to ensure whether an anechoic structure is a follicle, as the patient is present, but may require longer scanning time, particularly when there is a large number of follicles, resulting in more discomfort to the patients. Cine loop has the advantages of reducing scanning time and also allows other observers to count the ovarian follicles. 3D-US imaging requires special ultrasound machines and extra-training for acquisition/analysis but has the same advantages of the cine-loop and also allows employing different imaging techniques, as volume contrast imaging (VCI), inversion mode and the use of semi-automated techniques as sonography-based automated volume calculation (SonoAVC). Conclusion Some recommendations based on the available evidence were performed. However, there is no strong evidence that one method is better than the others and the operator should choose the method for counting ovarian follicles based on the availability and on the preference/skills. More studies evaluating how to improve the reliability of AFC should be encouraged.
Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi
DOI: 10.1002/uog.18945
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Shaxi (沙溪; Shāxī) is in Yunnan Province.
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From Dali and Lijiang
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* It is possible to buy wood carvings in Shaxi, but a better place to buy wood carvings is Jianchuan, not the most glamorous destination but a place that is famous in China for its high quality wood carvings (the carvings on sale in Shaxi all come from Jianchuan, so you pay a markup owing to this). If you hire a driver outside the bus station at Jianchuan for a modest fee, he will take you to some of the dozen or so shops located along one road just outside the city, where you can buy some outstanding pieces. Take a sedative beforehand to avoid sticker shock, most of these carvings are very expensive.
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Oh Lord, there is no power greater than You. How easily I align myself with one group or another and seek to support that power. Remind me that I am called to speak out against inequality and injustice no matter what group has political power. Let me be a gadfly to those who would oppress others.
Oh Lord, please help me to live in Your redemption every day. I know that Jesus died for me. I know that You have forgiven me for all my failures. Help me to live in that mercy and grace and to show others how much You love them.
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Jamaica Electricity & Plug / Outlet Adapter Shapes
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VOLTAGE used in Jamaica
Jamaica uses 110 VAC at 50 Hz (frequency). The USA uses 110-125 VAC at 60 Hz Jamaica (and most of the non-USA world) uses 50 Hz rather than 60 Hz used in the USA.
MOTORS
This means that any USA motor you plug in, will run more slowly, but they will still run.
CLOCKS - USA Clocks in Jamaica
If you were to bring a cheap, plug in clock from the USA, it would lose time (unless it really ran off a battery). It would run at 5/6 ths it's normal speed.
PLUG and OUTLET SHAPES - Electric Adapters
Jamaica uses the same two outlet shapes as does the USA - Type A and Type B, so USA appliances can plug in and be used in Jamaica. The only possible problem (could happen here in the USA as well) is that you could bring a piece of electronics that requires a three-prong outlet (type "B") and you may have only a two prong (ungrounded, type "A" outlet in your room). I don't think this will happen but any store in the USA that sells any electronics (Lowes, Home Depot, Radio Shack, hardwqare store, Sears,...)will probably be able to sell you a "grounding adapter" for under One Dollar. I doubt you would ever need one, but I always take one.
ELECTRIC CONVERTERS
Converters can usually either step voltages from 120 to 240 or vice-versa
Converters can not handle large current loads
You will need a transformer to handle large current / wattages
For 240 VAC appliances to be run on 110-125 VAC, you will need a Step UP Transformer OR a step-up Voltage Converter. Voltage Converters convert one voltage to another voltage, for example, 110 VAC to 120 VAC to 240 VAC, electronically (they use electronic parts to accomplish the voltage change). Most converters can convert a voltage either UP or DOWN (but you need to check). Voltage Converters can handle small current loads (usually 50 WATTs or less), while for over 50 WATTS, appliances that need high current (heavy-duty hair dryers), or that require a more stable voltage (doesn't fluctate as much), you should use a step-down transformer (they are heavy, and contain magnets, just do you know). Voltage converts convert one voltage to another voltage, for example, 110 VAC to 220 VAC. Voltage Converters - 110220volts.com
STEP-UP TRANSFORMER
Step up transformers can convert jamaica's 110 VAC to 220-240 VAC
If you are trying to run your 220-250 VAC piece of electronics in a country that uses a lower voltage, between 110-125 VAC, you MAY need what is called a STEP-UP TRANSFORMER. A Step-up transformer converts the lower voltage of a countries electrical wall outlet into the higher (220-250 VAC) voltage needed by your electric appliance. A lot of electric devices made these days, are what is called dual-voltage - they can run on either 110-125 VAC or 220-250 VAC. In fact, many of these devices will automatically switch to the correct voltage. NOTE that some dual-voltage devices REQUIRE you to manually change a setting on a switch before you can use the other voltage - be careful here, as you can damage you electric appliance by running it at the wrong voltage.
SURGE PROTECTORS
Many countries do not have a very stable power supply - therefore you could get power surges, spikes, brownouts or EMI interference sent to any electrical device that you plug into their outlets. If you have sensitive electronics such as a computer, you may wish to invest in a surge protector that could be used in whichever foreign country you are visiting. I believe that any surge protector made for use in the USA would would work in Jamaica, as long as you had a grounded (type "B" - three prong) outlet. For more information about SURGE PROTECTORS click HERE
WILL IT (my appliance) RUN IN JAMAICA?
Any USA appliance should work just fine in Jamaica except most plugin clocks. For most of the rest of the world, that typically uses 220-250 VAC at 50 Hz, You will need: 1] A socket / outlet shape apapter - to change the shape of the plug 2] Possibly a step-UP transformer ONLY IF your appliance does NOT say it is dual voltage or list the voltage range as 110-120 VAC and 220-240 VAC. (you are trying to run a 220 VAC gadget on 110 VAC - hence STEP-UP) Almost all battery chargers, these days, are dual voltage. Many newer products will run on either 110-125 VAC or 220-250 VAC (dual voltage). New products usually will switch voltage ranges automatically. BE CAREFUL, as some older stuff requires you to MANUALLY change a switch to change from one voltage to the other.
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Thamer Shaker
Thamer Adnan Shaker (Arabic: ثامر عدنان شاكر) is a Saudi businessman, management consultant, and writer. He is the founder of Shaker Consultancy House.
Career
Thamer was born in Jeddah, July 1975. He received his master's degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting. He has more than 15 years of experience in media. In that period, He wrote 10 books, participated in many events, spoke in many local and regional conferences, Contributed to the production of the cultural salon in Mecca, and other cultural programs. He has more than 20 years of experience in management, enterprise and strategy development, and leadership development in both government and public sectors. He founded MYSAN Management Consulting company in 2014. Through MYSAN, he led several to implement development programs. He is now a CEO of an IT company, a member of the American Academy of Financial Management, a member of the American Institute of Management Consultant, and a board member of some Saudi institutes.
== Works ==
* Afwan Saqat Amdan (Pardon, It Fall on Purpose) (2006).
* Hadath Al’am AlQadem (Happened Next Year) (2009).
* Qazam Wa Imlaq Wa Watan (A dwarf, a Giant, And a Homeland) (2010).
* Huna Twitter (Here Is Twitter) (2011).
* Ashiq Min Al’alam Althalith (A Lover from the Third World) (2012).
* Sarrah Masdar Gayr Mas’ool (Irresponsible Source Said) (2013).
* Al-Ustathe (The Teacher) (2015).
* Sahip AlSumow Al-Hub (His Highness Love) (2017)
* Abir Hayah (A Life Passerby) (2018)
* Al-Qada Al-Judud: 100 Nasiha Fi Al-Qiyada AlHadeetha Jur’tuk Al-Yawmiya Fi Dakika (The New Leaders: 100 advice on Modern Leadership, Your Daily Dose in a Minute) (2018). | WIKI |
Ecuador imposes curfew after protests push government out of capital
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday ordered a curfew around government buildings after six days of violent anti-austerity protests that have pushed his administration out of the capital Quito and brought hundreds of arrests. Following tactics that have toppled previous governments, thousands of indigenous demonstrators have flooded the highland capital. Some burst through security cordons to briefly enter the National Assembly on Tuesday, waving flags, pumping their fists and chanting: “We are the people!” Elsewhere in Quito and other flashpoints, masked and stick-wielding protesters hurled stones and battled with security forces, who responded with tear gas. The clashes injured 19 civilians and 43 police officers, authorities said. Facing the biggest challenge to his 2-1/2-year rule, Moreno has refused to reinstate fuel subsidies he recently cut and ruled out stepping down. “Under no circumstance,” Moreno said in an interview with domestic TV channel Teleamazonas late on Tuesday. “I don’t see why I should (resign) if I’m making the right decisions.” Moreno has declared a state of emergency here and relocated government operations to the coastal city of Guayaquil where there has been less trouble. In a written decree on Tuesday, Moreno ordered that authorities restrict movement close to government buildings and strategic installations between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. to keep order. The government is seeking mediation from the United Nations or Roman Catholic Church. Moreno has received “firm backing” for his handling of the unrest from seven Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina and Peru, according to Peru’s foreign ministry. Protests erupted last Thursday when the government cut fuel subsidies here as part of a package of reforms, in keeping with a $4.2 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. Moreno told Teleamazonas the measures would help Ecuador rein in an “immense” fiscal deficit he inherited from leftist predecessor Rafael Correa, whom he accuses of misusing public funds and leaving behind a raft of unfinished or unneeded construction projects. “That’s why I understand that God and the people have put me in this place, to solve these problems,” Moreno said. “All we need is a little bit of understanding from the Ecuadorean people.” Indigenous groups and others have been barricading roads with burning tires, rocks and branches. Police have deployed armored vehicles and water cannon. Almost 680 people have been arrested, authorities say, including a legislator who supports Correa. Moreno has accused Correa, his one-time mentor and boss when he was vice president, of seeking a coup with the help of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Moreno had enthusiastically backed Correa during his decade-long rule but broke with him after winning a 2017 election to succeed him, and moved economic policies to the right. Speaking in Belgium, where he lives in self-imposed exile, Correa scoffed at the accusation. “They are such liars ... They say I am so powerful that with an iPhone from Brussels I could lead the protests,” he told Reuters. “People couldn’t take it anymore, that’s the reality,” he said, referring to belt-tightening measures. Maduro, who has presided over an economic implosion and political crisis in Venezuela, denied on Tuesday that he had helped foment the protests and said Ecuador was rejecting the IMF’s “savage capitalist model.” “That’s why the Ecuadorean people are in the streets, not because of Maduro, because of survival,” he said. With protesters swarming around Quito, various government buildings were attacked overnight, authorities said, adding to looting and the destruction of ambulances and police vehicles in recent days. In one incident, two people appeared to have fallen from a bridge during confrontations between police and protesters. Video on social media showed their bodies lying motionless, and the government promised an investigation. Indigenous groups have also captured some soldiers. The unrest has affected oil output in the OPEC member. State-run Petroamazonas estimates it could lose about 188,000 barrels per day, or more than a third of its crude production, due to unrest at its facilities. “There are groups bent on causing chaos and confrontation, endangering democratic order,” the government said in a statement. Dialogue was necessary, it added, citing possible measures to compensate for higher fuel prices, such as credit lines for farmers and transport cooperatives. Although he enjoys the support of business and the military, Moreno’s popularity has sunk to less than 30%, compared with 70% after his election. Indigenous-led protests brought down three presidents in the years before Correa’s rule. Seven Latin American countries accused Maduro’s “regime” in Venezuela of seeking to destabilize Ecuador and expressed their backing for Moreno. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, whom many nations recognize as president, also accused Maduro of financing the Ecuador protests. Reporting by Alexandra Valencia and Jose Llangari in Quito, Yury Garcia in Guayaquil, Robin Emmott in Brussels, Shaylim Valderrama in Caracas; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne and Angus Berwick; Editing by Tom Brown and Sonya Hepinstall | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning can help people after a night of restless sleep, but researchers are suggesting that people eat before they drink. Coffee likely increases blood sugar, which can contribute to heart disease and diabetes. This is based on a small study with 29 men and women conducted over a few weeks. The participants had one regular night of sleep, then were asked to drink something high in sugar before eating. After a few days, the participants returned and were woken from slumber a few times over the course of the night.
They then were given a sugary drink before eating the next morning. After a few more days, the participants returned for another disrupted night’s sleep, then were given coffee first, then a sugary drink 30 minutes later. The same sugary drink was used for each morning with roughly the same calorie count as a typical breakfast. The participants did not show a significant change in their blood sugar levels between the two nights of sleep. When they consumed coffee prior to drinking the sugary drink, their glucose response to the drink was only about 50%.
This suggests that coffee hinders the body’s response to the sugar in a person’s breakfast. It was surprising to see that one night of disrupted sleep wasn’t as detrimental as it was thought, though this was a very small sample, so more research is required. The primary conclusion from the study was that people should wait to drink that first coffee until about an hour after breakfast.
For more details from the study, check out Have That Coffee after Breakfast Especially If You Had a Bad Night’s Sleep, Research Suggests. | FINEWEB-EDU |
User:Zhadows
Koach.com is an online community featuring an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network and a message board. Although emphasis is placed on both elements, the IRC aspect has come to be the community's flagship feature.
Foundation and purpose
When MSN Chat announced that the service would be discontinued as of October 16, 2006, dedicated MSN chatters became upset and outraged and lodged a request for a new place to chat. Because MSN had been a notable matchmaker for many, its chatters feared becoming displaced from a familiar chat environment. A former MSN Chat network administrator, who had previously formed a long-standing community on MSN Groups, established the IRC network shortly before the demise of MSN Chat and recruited a staff to assist him with a website and with running the IRC network.
The motto of the Koach.com community is “We remember what it’s like to be new,” which illustrated the community’s willingness to receive new users at all times. A java webchat is available for newcomers and for those who prefer not to use IRC clients like mIRC or IceChat.
IRC network
Koach.com’s IRC network consists of three servers (two hold the users, and one holds the services). The main server address is irc.koach.com (port 6667), and the main channels are #koachsworkshop and #newcomers. IRC operators are almost always available to assist users, and a help channel, #helpdesk, is available as well. Koach.com prides itself as being a very “clean” medium for all types of communication, with little intervention by IRC operators; however, there is a Code of Conduct in place, and it is enforced effectively. | WIKI |
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Newton, Caithness, N.B., and was born in 1817, the year in which the Bank of New South Wales was founded. At the age of seventeen he emigrated to Sydney, N.S.W., where he engaged with great success in squatting and mercantile pursuits. In 1845 he married Jane Elizabeth, daughter of William Walker, a prominent Sydney merchant. In the following year he became a director of the Bank of New South Wales, and was chosen president in 1852. On the discovery of gold in Australia in 1851, Mr. Larnach, in conjunction with his colleagues, entered largely into the purchase of the precious metal on account of the Bank, and in 1852 doubled the capital out of profits. In the latter year he returned to England and became manager of the London branch, in the founding of which he was the active spirit. He retained his connection with the management of the Bank of New South Wales for twenty-five years, and on his retirement was elected Chairman of the London Board of the Bank. In 1858 he became a director of the London Joint Stock Bank, and is also on the board of the Indemnity Mutual Marine Insurance Company. Whilst the Bank of New South Wales held the agency of that colony, its monetary affairs were conducted with great success by Mr. Larnach, who is regarded as one of the leading financial authorities in the city of London.
Legge, Col. William Vincent (p. 273), is the only son of Robert Vincent Legge and Elizabeth Graves his wife, daughter of Captain John de Lapenotiere, R.N. He was born on Sept. 2nd, 1841, and married on Dec. 1st, 1867, Frances Anne Talbot, only daughter of Major W. Gray, of the 94th Regiment, and widow of Alick Thompson.
Lewis, Hon. Neil Elliott, M.H.A., M.A., B.C.L., Attorney-General of Tasmania, is the eldest son of Neil Lewis, of Hobart, and was born on Oct. 27th, 1858. He was educated at the High School, Hobart, and took the degree of Associate in Arts under the Council of Education in 1875. Two years later he won the Tasmanian scholarship, and proceeded to Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1882, M.A. in 1885, and B.C.L. in 1885. Mr. Lewis entered at the Inner Temple in Oct. 1879, and was called to the English Bar in June 1883. Returning to Tasmania, he was admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court of that colony in Dec. 1885. Mr. Lewis, who is a member of the Council of the University of Tasmania and a lieutenant in the Tasmanian Defence Force, was elected to the House of Assembly for Richmond in July 1886. In August 1892, when the Ministry was formed, he accepted office as Attorney-General.
Loftus, Augustus Pelham Brooke, son of Lord (q.v.) was born on July 6th, 1851. He was aide-de-camp to his father whilst Governor of New South Wales from 1879 to 1885, and in the following year was secretary to the Royal Commission of that colony for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition at South Kensington, acting as the chief administrative functionary of the New South Wales Court during the progress of the Exhibition. Mr. Loftus married in 1887 Ethel Adelaide, daughter of P. P. Labertouche, of Melbourne, for many years Secretary for Railways in Victoria.
Loftus, The Right Hon. Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer, G.C.B., P.C., is the fourth son of the second Marquis of Ely and Anna Maria his wife, daughter of Sir H. W. Dashwood, Bart. He was born on Oct. 4th, 1817, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of M.A. Entering the diplomatic service, he was appointed attaché at Berlin in 1837 and paid attaché at Stuttgart in 1844. He accompanied Sir Stratford Canning (afterwards Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe) on his special mission to the Courts of Berlin, Vienna, Munich, and Athens in March 1848. He was appointed Secretary of the Legation at Stuttgart in 1852 and in Berlin in 1853, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Vienna in March 1858. In August of the same year he was sent to represent the Queen at the marriage of his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen with the Princess Mary of Baden at Carlsruhe. In Dec 1860 Lord Augustus was transferred to Berlin. On the elevation of the mission in Berlin to the rank of an embassy he was removed, on Oct. 28th, 1862, to Munich, which was on that occasion raised to the rank of a first-class mission. He was created K.C.B. on Dec. 12th, 1862, was promoted to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 534 | WIKI |
CASE REPORT
Modified Open Suprapectoral EndoButton Tension Slide Tenodesis Technique of Long Head of Biceps with Restored Tendon Tension–Length
Jagadish Prabhu, Mohammed Khalid Faqi*, Rashad Khamis Awad, Fahad Alkhalifa
Bahrain Defence Force Hospital - Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Abstract
Background:
The vast majority of biceps tendon ruptures occurs at the proximal insertion and almost always involves the long head. There are several options for long head of biceps (LHB) tenodesis with advantage and disadvantages of each technique. We believe that the suprapectoral LHB tenodesis described in this article enables the restoration of the anatomic length-tension relation in a technically reproducible manner, when following the guidelines set forth in this article, and restores biceps contour and function adequately with a low risk of complications.
Method:
We present a case of a young man who had a sudden jerk of his flexed right elbow, while involved in water skiing sports and sustained complete rupture of proximal end of long head of biceps tendon. In this article, we describe a modified surgical technique of open supra-pectoral long head of biceps tenodesis using an EndoButton tension slide technique, reproducing an anatomic length-tension relationship.
Results:
By the end of one year, patient regained symmetrical muscle bulk, shape and contour of biceps compared to other side. There were no signs of dislodgement or loosening of the EndoButton on follow-up radiographs. He regained full muscle power in the biceps without any possible complications, such as humeral fracture, infection, or nerve injury, associated with this technique.
Conclusion:
This technique is a safe, easy to reproduce, cost-effective, less time consuming and an effective method that uses a small drill hole, conserving bone, minimizing trauma to the tendon, and decreasing postoperative complications. It does not need any special instrumentation and is suitable especially for use in centers where arthroscopy facility or training is not available.
Keywords: Biceps rupture, Eendobutton, Ttendon sliding techniques/instrumentation, Ttenodesis. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre on television in the United States.
Synopsis
Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960.
The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios.
In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be The Malpas Mystery (1960) while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see German krimis), there was no attempt to set them in the period settings of Wallace's original stories, probably to eliminate the need for elaborate costumes and sets. A 1962 article in Scene magazine quotes £22,000 as the budget for an episode in production at the time of reporting. The majority of the films played as supporting features on the ABC Cinemas circuit, which was Anglo-Amalgamated's usual outlet; but ten of them were allocated to the rival Rank circuit, with screenings in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas.
Most of the series featured a standard title sequence, in which a shadowed bust of Edgar Wallace revolves slowly against a backdrop of swirling mist, to the accompaniment of the "Man of Mystery" theme written by Michael Carr. "Man of Mystery" was later recorded by The Shadows and became a number 5 hit record in the UK. Later episodes of the series used a speeded up version of the title music after the Shadows' cover version.
The film Violent Moment (1959), was later released with the Wallace Mysteries' credits replacing the originals, even though it was not part of the series. According to Kim Newman, insufficient episodes were available for American television, for the series was still in production; hence, the distributor Anglo-Amalgamated attached the "Wallace Mysteries" credits to some of its other mystery and crime films, such as House of Mystery (1961), and thereby expanded the series.
The series has been shown on television. In Britain, it was shown by ITV in 1968 under the title Tales of Edgar Wallace. Later, Channel 4 and Bravo rescreened the films through to the 1990s, later being re-shown on Talking Pictures TV from 2018. It was shown on American television as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, with episodes cut to fit hour-long commercial TV slots.
In July 2012, Network DVD began to release the complete series on DVD, uncut and presented in its original aspect ratio.
Films
* Urge to Kill (March 1960) – see note below
* Clue of the Twisted Candle (September 1960)
* The Malpas Mystery (October 1960) – Independent Artists production
* Marriage of Convenience (November 1960) – Rank release
* The Man Who Was Nobody (December 1960)
* Partners in Crime (February 1961) – Rank release
* The Clue of the New Pin (February 1961)
* The Fourth Square (June 1961)
* Man at the Carlton Tower (July 1961)
* Clue of the Silver Key (August 1961)
* Attempt to Kill (September 61) – Rank release
* Man Detained (October 1961) – Rank release
* Never Back Losers (December 1961) – Rank release
* The Sinister Man (December 1961)
* Backfire! (February 1962) – Rank release
* Candidate for Murder (February 1962)
* Flat Two (February 1962)
* The Share Out (February 1962)
* Number Six (April 1962)
* Time to Remember (July 1962)
* Solo for Sparrow (September 1962)
* Playback (September 1962)
* Locker Sixty-Nine (September 1962)
* Death Trap (October 1962)
* The Set Up (January 1963)
* Incident at Midnight (January 1963)
* The £20,000 Kiss (January 1963) – Rank release
* On the Run (February 1963) – Rank release
* Return to Sender (March 1963)
* Ricochet (March 1963)
* The Double (April 1963)
* To Have and to Hold (July 1963)
* The Partner (September 1963)
* Accidental Death (November 1963)
* Five to One (December 1963)
* Downfall (January 1964)
* The Verdict (February 1964)
* We Shall See (April 1964)
* The Rivals (May 1964)
* Who Was Maddox? (June 1964)
* Face of a Stranger (September 1964)
* Act of Murder (September 1964)
* Never Mention Murder (November 1964) – Rank release
* The Main Chance (November 1964)
* Game for Three Losers (April 1965) – Rank release
* Change Partners (July 1965)
* Strangler's Web (August 1965)
* Dead Man's Chest (October 1965)
Urge to Kill (1960) does not appear to have been part of the original series of films produced at Merton Park. Other films not shot as part of the series, but subsequently included, are Crossroads to Crime (1960) and Seven Keys (1961).
Critical reception
The Radio Times described the series as "Brit noir at its best, updating some of the author's stories to more contemporary settings and blending classic B-movie elements with a distinctly British feel." | WIKI |
Talk:Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Copyright violation
Seems that most of the content was taken directly from SANParks. Their Terms of use clearly state that prior permission is required before any portion from their website is duplicated. If there are no objection, I will remove the offending material tomorrow. (WT-en) NJR_ZA 14:09, 15 January 2007 (EST)
* I have removed the offending material and replaced with a quick summary. (WT-en) NJR_ZA 03:06, 16 January 2007 (EST)
Star status?
I don't think this is star ready yet. Here are my primary reasons:
* There are no contact details in the sleep and do section
* Get out should link to Wikivoyage articles on those other Parks and reserves. (and those articles should be on at least guide status for this one to become a star)
* References to Upington should be links and Upington should be at least at guide status. Kakamas and Keimoes will need to be created as well
* As the primary entrance way to Kgalagadi from Botswana, Tsabong should exist, be at guide status and all references to it should be links.
* Do sections should have contact and price details. (Who to contact for night drive, what will it cost etc)
* Some more hiking/day walks information is required.
* Information is not quite complete yet. Here is some I know off, but I have not been in that area for a while and I'll sure there will be more.
* Kgalagadi is close to the Riemvasmaak hot springs, but there is no mention of it in get out.
* Following this article I'll arrive at the park without a bottle of wine from the Orange River cellars.
* How does one get to the park from Namibia? (also via Upington?)
In addition to that I would also recommend that we move the wildlife detail from the park article and place it into African flora and fauna. Many areas/parks will have the same animals and plants and it is rather silly to duplicate it all over. Keep one or two photos as well as a short summary in this article, but move the bulk to African flora and fauna and link to it.
I think that rather than trying to get individual Southern African articles to star status we should rather concentrate on getting as many as possible to usable or guide status.
--(WT-en) NJR_ZA 08:39, 4 March 2007 (EST)
* The linked articles don't necessarily have to be "guide" status; that requirement is only for places that are part of the subject of the article (e.g. regions in a country, districts in a city). It's definitely a good idea to develop the "gateway" cities for a national park, especially if they're an important part of a visit to that park, but the status of a park article is determined by how well it covers the park itself. I agree with your other comments. - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 10:10, 4 March 2007 (EST)
Gate hours
Does the gate hours apply to all gates, both on the South African and Botswana side? --(WT-en) NJR_ZA 09:52, 4 March 2007 (EST) | WIKI |
A first-quarter moon is quite bright and worth enjoying for its beauty alone.
Try to examine the terminator of the moon with binoculars or a low-power telescope to see partially lit craters standing out in bold relief. The terminator is the dividing line between the lit and unlit portion of the moon. Craters and mountains along the terminator cast long shadows and stand out far more when the sun is either rising or setting than when the moon is full and the sun is overhead. At full moon craters and mountains cast very shallow shadows and are much more difficult to discern.
The next couple of days the moon travels through a busy part of the sky serving as a pointer to several objects of interest.
Tonight find the moon and note its surroundings. Above and to the left (east) of the moon are the Pleiades and directly to the left (east) of the moon is Taurus the Bull with its bright star Aldebaran. Friday night the moon will be just to the right (west) of Taurus. While the bright moon dims Taurus, this area will be beautiful in binoculars.
Saturday night the moon moves on to sit just to the left (east) of Taurus. By Sunday night the moon will be halfway between Taurus and bright Jupiter in Gemini the Twins. Jupiter will be to the left of the moon and Taurus to the right of the moon. Just below the moon on Sunday night will be Orion the Hunter.
Monday night things get even better. The moon will then be just below (south) of Jupiter and just above the star Alhena in Gemini, the third-brightest star in Gemini after the “twins” Castor and Pollux.
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Kinetic stabilities of double, tetra- and hexarosette hydrogen-bonded assemblies
L.J. Prins, Edda E. Neuteboom, V. Paraschiv, Mercedes Crego Calama, P. Timmerman, David Reinhoudt
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A study of the kinetic stabilities of hydrogen-bonded double, tetra-, and hexarosette assemblies, comprising 36, 72, and 108 hydrogen bonds, respectively, is described. The kinetic stabilities are measured using both chiral amplification and racemization experiments. The chiral amplification studies show that solvent polarity and temperature strongly affect the kinetic stabilities of these hydrogen-bonded assemblies. For example, the activation energy for the dissociation of a tetramelamine from a tetrarosette assembly, a process that involves the breakage of 24 hydrogen bonds, was determined at 98.7 ± 16.6 kJ mol-1 in chloroform and 172.8 ± 11.3 kJ mol-1 in benzene. Moreover, racemization studies with enantiomerically enriched assemblies reveal a strong dependence of the kinetic stability on the number and strength of the hydrogen bonds involved in assembly formation. The half-lives for double, tetra-, and hexarosette assemblies were found to be 8.4 min, 5.5 h, and 150 h in chloroform at 50 °C, respectively. For higher generations of these types of assemblies, the kinetic stabilities become so high that they can no longer measured in a direct manner.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4808-4820
JournalJournal of organic chemistry
Volume67
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Is there copyright info for this pict? It's a great shot, just want to make sure it's CC...(WT-en) Majnoona
* Myk seems to have a comprehensive travel image site, which I guess is where this stuff comes from. It'd probly be good to put some copyright info on there for completeness, though. --(WT-en) Evan 15:40, 29 Dec 2003 (PST)
Thought so... it's just nice to have it in the image comment for future reference...(WT-en) Majnoona
Yes, sorry about that. I should have said... I've updated my image comments, to state that I hold the copyright for them, and am happy for them to be used on Wikivoyage. (WT-en) MykReeve 0:46, 30 Dec 2003 (GMT) | WIKI |
Jon Mamoru Takagi
Jon Mamoru Takagi (高木) was a pioneer of aikido in the United States. He founded Arizona Aikikai, the first aikido dojo in Arizona. A second-generation American of Japanese descent born in Hawaii, Takagi's career was unexpectedly cut short when he was killed by a drunk driver.
Personal life
Jon Takagi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to first generation Japanese immigrants from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Takagi was raised with his four siblings in the Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. In 1966, he left Hawaii and toured the mainland United States by motorcycle. He married and had two children. On a Sunday morning in 1984, while on a bicycle ride near South Mountain, Arizona, Takagi was killed by a drunk driver.
Aikido career
Takagi began training in aikido in 1958 with Yukiso Yamamoto in Nuuanu, Hawaii. During his tour of the mainland United States, he trained with Yoshimitsu Yamada at the New York Aikikai. In 1968, Takagi settled in Phoenix, Arizona, and began teaching aikido at the Downtown Phoenix Y.M.C.A. there. He continued his aikido training with Fumio Toyoda in Chicago, Rod Kobayashi in California (who would later found Seidokan Aikido), and Koichi Tohei, head instructor of Aikido World Headquarters in Japan, receiving 4th dan from Tohei in 1977. With the support of Isao Takahashi and Chester Sasaki, Takagi founded Arizona Aikikai on First Street in downtown Phoenix. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Takagi taught regular aikido classes at Glendale Community College, Phoenix College, Arizona State University, and PREHAB of Arizona. Takagi was also a frequent instructor at aikido dojos in Tucson and Flagstaff, Arizona, and at seminars throughout the western United States. When Koichi Tohei formed Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido in 1974, Arizona Aikikai maintained its ties to that organization through Fumio Toyoda. Tohei visited Arizona Aikikai several times in the early 1970s. Takagi later co-founded the Aikido Association of America with Toyoda in 1981. Takagi also opened the doors at Arizona Aikikai to other martial arts schools, including tai chi and Iaido, as the predecessor to the Arizona Arts Center in Phoenix.
Takagi wrote that, "...As an art of self-defense, aikido takes as the basis of its philosophy the concept of harmonizing with our partner, as opposed to conflicting with him... aikido is not merely an art of self-defense. Into its techniques and movements are woven elements of philosophy, psychology, and dynamics. The concepts of total harmony and non-aggression can only increase one's self-respect. When self-respect is achieved, humor, kindness, compassion, tolerance and affection follow."
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Talk:List of sovereign states/Archive 4
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I would like to change the vertical "List by country" navigational box on the right of this page to a horizontal one at the bottom. Please discuss at Template talk:Lists by country. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 12:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Is Transnistria a sovereign state?
According to the Montevideo convention, a state should be able to establish relations with other states. Transnistria is recognized as a state by nobody. In fact, it is internationally recognized as a region of Moldova. Compare that with, say, Texas, which is internationally recognized as a part of the USA. Texas, too, has relations with other sovereign states, but not as a sovereign state itself. Dpotop 10:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
PS: I have also read the previous threads concerning Transnistria and Northern Cyprus. There is a fundamental difference between the two. Northern Cyprus is recognized by another sovereign state (Turkey), whereas Transnistria never has been. So, if you argue that "Transnistria is de facto independent", I say OK, but when you say "sovereign state", I say no: This notion is clearly defined, and the condition 4 is not met. Dpotop 14:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
PS2: As concerns other "international relations", take a look at Transnistria, and you will see that Transnistria is not capable of having relations with other states, unlike, e.g. Northern Cyprus. Dpotop 14:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* To Dpotop and other Romanian editors: Not only is Transnistria capable of having relations with other states, it is currently having these relations with other states. Last week alone, it signed 16 agreements with various government ministries in Russia. It also participates in status settlement talks with Ukraine, Moldova, USA, and the EU. It has an office of a permanent mission (the OSCE in its capital, Tiraspol. Some development organizations offer advice and / or funding, and try to influence policy. It receives official visits from numerous foreign ministries (recently: Sweden, Belgium, Spain). See the website of its Foreign Ministry if in doubt. It has names and pictures, and even includes details of signed agreements which you can download. Danida, from the Danish foreign ministry, is involved a program to deter human trafficking. In 2006, half a dozen countries submitted aid. Even the U.S. State Department paid for cargo of humanitarian supplies in mid-2006. - Mauco 15:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* If any type of international relation would be acceptable, then the USA states qualify according to Montevideo. And not only them, but also French departments and Romanian judets, which take part in European regions, etc. What Montevideo requires is probably international recognition of the state. In the case of Transnistria this is not the case. You talk about conflict settlement. But the Palestinian authority has participated in such talks, too. However, it does not qualify, because of territory (disputed, just like in Transnistria) and foreign relations (none recognized as sovereign, just like in Transnistria).
* Again, note that I'm not disputing the "de facto independence", but the sovereignty, according to Montevideo and to standards applied to other states and statal entities. Dpotop 15:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* I think you want Article I of the Montevideo convention to be something it is not. What it defines is more or less the de facto state. If you read the article on the Montevideo Convention, you will see that:
* the first sentence of article 3 explicitly states that "The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."
* sephia karta 16:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* I read that, but then what kind of relations are implied in the Montevideo convention by "capacity to enter into relations with the other states"? Is this the capacity to control its borders (Transnistria cannot do so, because Ukraine refuses it, asking Moldovan travel documents). BTW, Transnistrian passports are probably worthless, given that they are not recognized by other countries? Nope, Transnistria cannot enter into relations with other states. Dpotop 20:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Why exactly do we use Montevideo as our basis for the definition of a state? Assuming that Sephia karta and Mauco's interpretation of Montevideo is correct, then the definition includes a lot of places not generally considered to be sovereign states. As such, it seems clear that Montevideo does not provide a consensus definition of what is a sovereign state, and as such, we should steer clear of it, or at least of using it as our only basis for declaring whether a state is sovereign or not. The various "de facto" states ought to be listed separately. The current situation, where there is nothing to actually distinguish Abkhazia from Afghanistan in terms of their status, is unacceptable. john k 16:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Also, it's absurd that we list South Ossetia and not Palestine, which is recognized by dozens of countries. john k 17:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with John. Only recognized countries should be in this list. The various "de facto" states, like Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, ought to be listed separately. We should create a separate list for them.--MariusM 17:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
What this list is doing, so that all will know, is to focus on Customary International Law. The Montevideo Convention is merely one expression of this. Montevideo is the norm, not the exception. It is one example of where customary international law was codified. But the same principles date back much further than the Montevideo Convention of 1934, and they have been re-affirmed again and after AFTER the Montevideo Convention (1934) as well. The European Union's Badinter Commission of 1991 used the same principles. Non-EU countries such as Switzerland apply the same principles. It is public international law, and principles which are valid worldwide. In contrast, the "only recognized countries" statement opens up a whole new can of worms. Which is not needed, since international law has already dealt with the issue. And this list follows the principles of international law. - Mauco 19:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* Aren't you, somehow, picking the criteria that suits you? This list is made according to a given criterion: The Montevideo Convention. If you want to change the criterion, start another thread. My concern is the following: I believe that according to the Montevideo Convention, Transnistria should not be in this list. Dpotop 20:46, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* No, I am not picking the criteria which suits me. This is a stable version of the article, which you are attempting to all of a sudden change. The reason why the Montevideo Convention is highlighted is because it is representative of customary international law. You can of course attempt to change international law, if you want. But that is outside of Wikipedia's realm. - Mauco 21:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* This is not a stable version. The article used to either list Abkhazia, et al, in a separate section, or foonoted in a different type face. Now they are just listed alongside everything else. And, pretty clearly, whatever customary international law may say, this is not how these things are generally recognized by most people on earth. For instance, every makes of world maps that I am aware of does not show any of these countries (well, I have one that shows North Cyprus, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are some showing Somaliland, but I'm focusing right now on the former Soviet entities). I think this list ought to give the conventional list of sovereign states that is generally recognized by people throughout the world. Any criteria that gives us Transnistria and South Ossetia is clearly not the conventional way to do this, because Transnistria and South Ossetia are not normally considered to be proper sovereign states. john k 14:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I am quite sure that the stable version of the articles does include them. I have edited here, on and off, for the better part of 2006 and have frequently referred to this list. If I recall correctly, however, the unrecognized states were listed in italics and had a footnote next to them. This is how it is done on List of countries, too. But their inclusion is part of the stable version, as I think that a check of the history log will show. Longtime editors might want to comment on this. - Mauco 15:16, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
What does "capacity to enter into relations with the other states" means?
I believe the entire problem lies in the understanding of this expression. My oppinion is the following: Transnistria does not have this capacity to enter into relations with the other states. Transnistria does not have the capacity to control its foreign commerce, as proves the Ukrainian requirement for Moldovan papers. And from what I know, Transnistria does not have the basic capacity of issuing de facto accepted passports (this is why every other Transnistrian as a Russian/Moldovan/other passport). Dpotop 20:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* Apart from the fact that your characterization is incorrect, foreign trade, passports, etc are not mentioned in the Montevideo Convention at all and rarely enter into a consideration of statehood issues in international law. On the other hand, what is specifically mentioned is the capacity to enter into relations with other states. Here, not only does Transnistria have the capacity. It has actual relations. Last week alone, 16 agreements were signed with Russia. Agreements have also been signed Moldova, with Ukraine, and numerous with the OSCE who is a "conglomorate" which represents states only. The OSCE keeps a permanent office in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. This is not original research. Sources can be provided for all of the above. - Mauco 21:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* So, what exactly does qualify as "international relation" as concerns sovereignty? Just about any piece of paper? But then, you have guerillas in Colombia that control their territory and engage in peace talks and hostage exchange with other governments. :) Are they sovereign? Dpotop 06:13, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Even a private company can sign agreements with a foreign government. Does it mean that private companies are sovereign states?--MariusM 13:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* No. The capacity to enter into relations is only one of four criteria which together form a principle in customary international law. The other three are population, territory and government. Transnistria meets these requirements. Private companies do not, nor do Colombian guerilla groups. - Mauco 13:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Can you describe something which does not, under your definition, have the capacity to enter into relations with other states? You seem to have diluted this principle to the point of near meaninglessness. I think what we need here is citations - some sort of textbook explanation of what this principle means would be very helpful here. john k 14:42, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Relations with other states would include official visits (where the head of a state is referred to by his official title by the government of the receiving state). Apart from their lack of the other three criteria of the Montevideo Convention, that is something which guerilla groups or private companies, to name the two extreme examples, can never obtain. - Mauco 15:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Well, mentioning self-styled titles is usual when dealing with breakaway/guerilla entities. I presume what you would need to show is actual official documents of another state signed by both Smirnov (or other minister), in his quality of President of Transnistria", and some other chief of state. Something that goes beyond the mere solving of the border conflict. Dpotop 15:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I am referring to an official statement (press release) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a foreign country which refers to Igor Smirnov as President of Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica (the official name of Transnistria). This is a U.N. Security Council member. I can assure you that these things are not dealt with lightly and that this is not "usual" (as you claim) when "when dealing with breakaway/guerilla entities" (as you claim). You may want to provide sources to back up the somewhat novel theory that this is usual in international relations. Furthermore, I merely gave this as an example. There are numerous other items of evidence in the "capacity supporting" category, and I would most certainly also include international bilateral Ministry-to-Ministry agreements in that field as well. Last week alone, a further 16 of these were added. - Mauco 18:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I presume that by "member of the UN security council" you mean Russia. Well, I find extremely important that even the country that created and supported Transnistria as a breakaway entity (including militarily) refuses to recognize it as a sovereign state. Turkey, for instance, has recognized Northern Cyprus. For me, this means that there's no way Transnistria will be a normal state in the near future. Not even Russia openly supports its sovereignty. It's just another way to create a frozen conflict zone near the EU and NATO. Dpotop 19:49, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I hate to be harsh, but that is really a straw man argument. We are NOT giving sources as to whether or not Transnistria will "be a normal state in the near future". That is, frankly, irrelevant to this list. All we need to determine is if it meets the criteria listed by the Montevideo Convention. We are clear on the first three, and I have given five sources to document that it also meets the fourth. Not content with that, you now change the goal posts? Sorry, but the very same Montevideo Convention is also clear on the recognition issue, as are the sources which I have provided. So please just stick to the topic, and we can quickly close out this discussion. - Mauco 23:39, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
So with this flurry of "international activity" (basically limited to adjoining territories and the country whose armed forces sided with it against Moldova), has the PMR opened any embassies? To resolve the situation, at some point Smirnov needs to be talked to. The act of talking to Smirnov, however, in no way confers legitimacy on Smirnov or the PMR, which is what this series of responses contends. If you try to talk a thief into leaving your house, does the act of talking to him confer legitimacy on his presence? That is what is being postulated here as comprising international relations. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:53, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Second question: What reliable source stated that Transnistria is sovereign?
It also seems that this article includes parts that are in direct breach of WP:OR, looking more like an original research paper, than like a report on what reliable sources say. All sorts of debates took place here, as to which states are to be included, and which not, and some guys decided Transnistria qualifies according to the Montevideo Convention. But this is exactly what WP:OR is about: original research. Dpotop 20:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* Empirical evidence is not original research. Anyone can read the Montevideo Convention. There is plenty of precedent for how to interpret it, too. Then you simply review the more than 200 sources of interactions at various levels with other sttaes and it is becomes clear as water that Transnistria meets the requirement. - Mauco 21:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
* I cite from WP:OR: It introduces an analysis or synthesis of established facts, ideas, opinions, or arguments in a way that builds a particular case favored by the editor, without attributing that analysis or synthesis to a reputable source. Putting Transnistria here is exactly this. There's no source having have made the same analysis. Dpotop 06:05, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* You should also read WP:SYNT. Dpotop 06:08, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* SYNT is actually beside the point, in this case. But if all you need is an external source which tells you that Transnistria meets the requirements of the Montevideo Convention, then just say so, and lots of editors here can easily provide it. It is about as far from original research as you can get. - Mauco 13:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Alright, please do so. I'm particularly interested in what is said on whether any of these states "have the capacity to enter into relations" with other states, and on whether South Ossetia, at least, has a defined territory which it controls. This latter seems particularly dubious. So, anyway, citations please. john k 14:50, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I'd be leary of writing anything about South Ossetia since I know too little about this subject. I am quite familiar with Transnistria, however. They have several government ministries in place which a) have the capacity to enter into relations with other states, and b) actually do enter into relations with other states, usually in the form of agreements signed with their counterparts abroad. Would you like sources for a) or for b)? A should be enough, since that is what the Montevideo Convention is about. But numerous examples of B abound as well. (For instance, last week alone, 16 new bilateral agreements.) - Mauco 15:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I think that JohnK, like me, would like to see some reputable source saying explicitly that either:
* Transnistria is sovereign, or
* Transnistria meets the requirements of the Montevideo convention
* That's all. Dpotop 15:15, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Here's what John said: I'm particularly interested in what is said on whether any of these states "have the capacity to enter into relations" with other states. - Mauco 15:17, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I'm sorry for you, but saying only this is not enough. Remember WP:OR, WP:SYNT. BTW: I indented your text. Dpotop 15:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Thanks for indenting my text. But what are we really discussing here, again? The better accepted theory of customary international law holds that the existence of states is a factual matter, and that recognition by other states or the international community can be no more than evidence of statehood or a display of willingness to establish a certain level of relations with the recognised state. Even the entities aspiring to statehood which are not formally recognised by other states do have rights vis‑a‑vis other states. For example, during four decades the state of Israel was not formally recognised by many Arab states; still, these states recognised that the territory of Israel could not be invaded by them. When in 1949 British planes were downed by the Israel airforce, the United Kingdom at once informed the Israeli authorities that they would demand compensation. The fact that the United Kingdom had not recognised Israel at that time was not considered relevant. Last, before the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was recognised by Greece, that country did in fact recognise that de facto a state existed on the territory of (former) Yugoslav Macedonia; indeed, Greece even negotiated with FYROM in order to reach a settlement on the name and state symbols of that state. Within the past seven days alone, two incidents somewhat along the lines of these examples happened in Transnistria. - Mauco 15:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Could you give the sources you were talking about earlier, so that we finish this matter? Dpotop 16:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I'll deindent back out and give you some. - Mauco 18:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Most of these are not online. One of the most recent and most specific to this mater is «Отношения России и Абхазии: проблемы теории и практики» 19 декабря 2006 г. в Государственной Думе РФ which fortunately is online at http://materik.ru/print.php?section=analitics&bulsectionid=17055
It is a presentation by international law and international relations specialist K. Zatulin, head of the Institute of CIS countries, to the lower house of Russia (State Duma) in December 2006. The article reviews the four criteria of the Montevideo Convention, then states that "it is obvious" that Transnistria meets "at least three of four requirements." It then examines the fourth requirement, and concludes that "in fact, their capacity to enter into relations with other states is beyond any doubt."
If you have access to a good library, there are many more sources for this. Some of them, for starters:
* International Society and the De Facto State' by Scott Pegg, Ashgate Publishing (1999), ISBN:<PHONE_NUMBER>, pages 30 - 43
* Fragmentation and the International Relations of Micro-states: self-determination and statehood by Jorri C. Duursma, Cambridge University Press (1996), ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>, page 122
* De facto states: the Quest for Sovereignty, by Tozun Bahcheli, Barry Bartmann, Henry Felix Srebrnik, Routledge, UK (2004), ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>, page 112
* I would also include The Sustainability and Future of Unrecognized Quasi-States, by Pål Kolstø, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 43, No. 6, (2006) DOI: 10.1177/0022343306068102, of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, Pages 723-740, although it does not enumerate Montevideo directly. It does go to the heart of all four criteria, however, and sustains this (narrow) sovereignty argument.
It is interesting research and there can be no doubt at all that Transnistria and Abkhazia belongs on the list, but with the appropriate disclaimers and footnotes of course. I am less certain about South Ossetia. I know too little, but I will be glad to help anyone else with sources if someone wants to do more research into this. - Mauco 18:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I took a look on the source http://materik.ru/print.php?section=analitics&bulsectionid=17055 . You can obtain an English version (more or less good) using babelfish.altavista.com (you put in the web page and choose the Russian to English translation).
* I see a single occurrence of "Dniestr Moldovian" in the text, and as concerns the 4th point the position is that it's debatable. Nothing new on sovereignty, I'm afraid. BTW, does someone know what this "materik.ru" is? Dpotop 19:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* As to the other sources, I presume "reputable" includes "verifiable", so I'll just wait for some other reputable editor to confirm reading them. Dpotop 19:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* So, Mauco, do you have some real source? Dpotop 19:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* The four books quoted are peer-reviewed academic works. They are more substantial than most of what floats around on the Internet. I am sorry that you want everything to be hyperlinked. But in my field, some of the best material is hardcopy and not always available online. - Mauco 23:36, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I am dubious of sources coming from interested parties. That a Russian paper states that it is "beyond doubt" that Transnistria can enter into relations with other states does not settle the matter for me. That it takes the other three points as "obvious," but feels the need to engage in an argument as to the latter (which is, I take it, what it says? If I've misinterpreted, correct me), suggests that, in fact, it is not "beyond doubt," and that people have, in fact, argued the opposite. I'd really be interested to see some general discussion of the issue of what it is that "capacity to enter into relations" means under international law. At any rate, whether or not these states meet the Montevideo definition, I still don't think they should be listed alongside the rest of the list. john k 21:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* John, that criticism is only valid for the online link. Are you able to check out the four Western academic sources? A good university library should be able to locate all or most of them. They are not interested parties in any way, and they back up our edit in full. - Mauco 23:36, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* I will try to take a look, but there's no guarantee that I'll have time to do so. It'd be nice if you provided a paraphrase of the arguments these writers make about the "capacity to enter into relations" business. BTW, none of the sources you refer to appear to be legal sources - they all look like poli sci stuff, and I'm not sure that political scientists are qualified experts on the interpretation of international law. For instance, the abstract of the Kolsto book you mention, for instance, appears to be an analysis of the real, on the ground political and economic conditions of these states, not a legal analysis of their precise status. john k 19:40, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* Don't know if I count as a "reputable editor", but I did give that source a try. First, Konstantin Zatulin is this guy, here. Second, in his report, he mostly focuses on Abkhasia, giving Transnistria a glancing mention. Third, he argues, that, since Transnistria does participate in conflict regulation talks (that also include Russia and Ukraine), that would, in his opinion, qualify as at least a basic form of relations with foreign entities.
* The site appears to be a news aggregator (hosted by Zatulin's Institute of CIS (an NGO)), providing information concerning post-Soviet territories from a Russian point of view. In my opinion, Zatulin's report would formally pass as a WP:RS, although I'd personally prefer a more neutral, preferrably non-Russian source on this issue. --Illythr 22:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* The article is about Abkhazia. The points which are relevant to this discussion (Montevideo Convention in general, and the "capability" issue in particular) all cover Transnistria. They cover Transnistria specifically, by name, in the context. Not implicitly. Do not focus on Zatulin's nationality, please, but on his scolarly credentials in the field. He is the top expert in the State Duma, and the head of a very serious, respected organization which works professionally precisely in this field. He is probably the most qualified congressman to analyze these issues. - Mauco 23:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
* Thanks for the input, Illythr. As I explained a bit earlier in the discussions, I presume that such basic forms of "conflict resolution" cannot count for Montevideo. Why? Because even guerilla movements participate in peace talks (e.g. in Columbia), without being acknowledged as sovereign. Moreover, and as you noted, there is the fact that the source is Russian, closely related to the Duma. BTW, I found a very interesting source on the Transnistrian war on that page: http://www.nupi.no/cgi-win/Russland/krono.exe?3165. Dpotop 09:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* BTW, it is interesting to see that Zatulin and the on-line Russian source provided by Mauco are very careful, and stop short of saying that "Transnistria is sovereign". They both talk about the Montevideo convention, say that "Transnistria has basic forms of relations", but do not say whether these basic forms qualify Transnistria for Montevideo sovereignty (they do not draw the conclusion that interests us). I find this to be a form of honesty. Dpotop 09:23, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* I also don't know if you followed the threads I initiated here from the beginning, but let me again state that I am simply questioning here the sovereignty of Transnistria (according to Montevideo), not its de facto independence, which is unedeniable. Dpotop 09:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* My position is the following: There are currently no reputable sources saying that Transnistria is sovereign or that it satisfies Montevideo. Moreover, deciding here any of them qualifies as both POV (because there are sensible arguments agains) and original research. Upto now, Mauco didn't manage to present me with reputable sources contradicting it. Dpotop 09:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* He gave you five sources and some of them are scientific, it says ¨Cambridge University¨ on one of them, did you read the sources already? removing Transnistria from the list is POV because it directly denies the possibility that it is not a sovereign state, but including it with a footnote explaining exactly what's going on is neutral because it presents both sides of the story: it is considered sovereign by some criteria by some people but not by others, so the article as it currently stands does not endorse Russian POV because it includes a footnote, and if you think this is not sufficient, then add another, but just don't Transnistria to make the article reflect your POV that it does not comply with the rules for the montevideo convention. this is the same from the old Abkhazia discussion, you have maybe not seen it but it was solved a long long time ago Pernambuco 21:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC) (later was discovered that Pernambuco is a sockpuppet of Mauco)
* I don't have it with me, but I do have what is a reputable source which specifically addresses Montevideo with respect to Transnistria and clearly states that these criteria do not confer legitimacy as a sovereign state. The statement here and elsewhere that Transnistria is sovereign according to Montevideo (and examples cited) at best qualifies as the original research/POV of one person--which does not qualify for Wikipedia even if correct--which I hasten to add, it is not. (Also, the political analysis of any Russian official/politician/analyst is inadmissible as being totally partisan. And let's not get into the "consider the words, not the source" argument again.) With regards to Pernambuco's comments, the PMR is not considered sovereign by pretty much the entire planet of sovereign countries and not even by the country which has a vested geopolitical interest (Russia). People of opposing viewpoints arguing on Wikipedia does not mean "maybe it's sovereign, maybe it isn't, let's footnote that maybe it isn't, that's sufficient." Montevideo is relevant to "sovereignty" only when a government is recognized as legitimate--as Montevideo cannot confer legitimacy, it cannot confer sovereignty. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 05:31, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Montevideo and the so-called "frozen conflict" zones
From "Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States--Unresolved Conflicts and DeFacto States" by Dov Lynch, the first book I've come across that deals with Transnistria, South Ossetia, et al. in a cohesive fashion... Regarding "empirical" claims to statehood: "The classic definition of an entity that may be regarded as a sovereign state was set forth in the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States of 1933. The Montevideo criteria are that an entity have (1) a permanent population, (2) a defined territory, (3) a government, and (4) the capacity to enter into relations with other states. The post-Soviet de facto states fulfill the first three of these criteria and claim to pursue the fourth. However, the empirical qualifications of the de facto state cannot make it legal or legitimate in international society. As [Scott] Pegg [academic expert in international relations teaching at Indiana University] argued, it is 'illegitimate no matater how effective it is'.... The de facto state claims both to be sovereign over its territory and people, and to be constitutionally independent of any other state. The key difference for the de facto state resides in its non-recognition. This status prevents it from enjoying membership in the club of states--the de facto state does not have recognized external sovereignty." Transnistria is not sovereign. Montevideo, as argued here by Mauco and others, does not confer sovereignty on Transnistria; same for the other frozen conflict zones.
* So, bottom line, is Transnistria et al are not sovereign because they are not recognized. Original research by Wiki editors protesting the "latest" A,B, and C "deals" (versus reputable, non-partisan, recognized expert academic sources) cannot change that.
* From http://www.sgpproject.org/experts/dov_lynch.html: Dov Lynch has been Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College, London since September 1999. Prior to this, he was University Lecturer in International Relations/Russian Foreign Policy at the University of Oxford for 1999, and a Research Fellow at St Antony's College. He was also a Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Russia and Eurasia Programme. He received a doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford (St Antony's College) in 1997, and a BA in Soviet Studies from Yale University in 1992. In 2001, he was invited to be a Research Fellow with the EU Institute of Security Studies. Dov Lynch is currently Director of a two-year project funded by the United States Institute of Peace called 'Exiting from Volatile Impasses: De Facto States in Euro-Asian Security.' His major publications include Russian Peacekeeping Strategies towards the CIS, (2000) and co-edited volumes on Energy in the Caspian Region (2002) and The Euro-Asian World: A Period of Transition (2000). He has also written Occasional Paper 32 and is writing a Chaillot Paper on Russian-EU Relations. Dr. Lynch’s specialties are EU-Russian relations, security developments in Russia and the former Soviet Union, as well as EU policies towards the region.
* And no commentary would be complete without... "I dispute Mauco's source as partisan." And Mauco's usual "consider the words not the source." ("Do not focus on Zatulin's nationality, please, but on his scolarly credentials in the field. He is the top expert in the State Duma.") Anyone who is a deputy of the Russian State Duma cannot possibly be regarded as non-partisan. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Forgot, dispute Mauco's (et al.) interpretation of his other sources as putting Transnistria over the sovereignty hump. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:40, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* And, all of us arguing over Montevideo and the sovereignty of states is the ultimate in original research; any articles of the sort claiming to list "sovereign but unrecognized states" violates No original research — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Apart from the already-cited academic works which attest to Transnistria's de facto sovereignty, I should also point out that even Moldovan sources exist which recognize this reality. For instance, http://www.solei.md/en/excursions_md/excursia from Chisinau has the following 'money quote': "Travelers to Transnistria will be stunned while seeing a region, which is very much an independent state in all but name. It has its own currency, police force, army, and its own (unofficial) borders, which are controlled by Transnistria border guards." - Mauco 17:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Now we are postulating that travel brochures are sufficient to argue for de jure sovereignty. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 20:12, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Unrecognized States
Last year it was Abkhazia and South Ossetia that people were removing. This year it is Transnistria that is being removing. Either way it is POV pushing as entries from the unrecognized countries are not being treated the same. Either all should be removed or all should be listed. Even if your interest/knowledge relates to one of the countries, you should be working on what the criteria of what should be listed on this page rather than just removing an entry. Many times when an entry is removed it usually looks silly as the top of the page, which has a count and description, is not updated - making the page inconsistent.
To me there are only three possibilities of dealing with this issue: 1) Remove all the unrecognized countries 2) Leave the unrecognized countries on the list but rename the page List of Independence Countries (or something similar) and remove reference to the Montevideo convention (Which seems to be a source of friction) 3) Leave the page as is
Until there is a consensuses on what to do here in the talk page, the page should not be changed. If it is, it will be reverted. -- (Shocktm | Talk | contribs.) 14:17, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* I'm for option 3, personally; we already make it clear enough that they're unrecognised. — Nightst a llion (?) 14:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, of course, I agree 1000%, the list is very clear. it has the introduction, and the criteria, and if you look at footnote 1, you will see that this list includes de facto states, so the only question here is whether places like Transnistria are de facto states, and the answer is yes, so they can be included. The people who want to delete them, they would be ruling out the possibility that they are not sovereign states, but compare this to including them but saying the exact situation (that their statehood is disputed) and let the reader make up his own mind, that is the most neutral thing we can do, this is why the footnotes are there, and personal POV from someone who maybe is a Transnistria hater does not override WP:NPOV. Pernambuco 18:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* leave the page the way it is.
I'm sorry, but the proposal of Shocktm relies on the false hypothesis that the situation of all the unrecognized states is the same, and that we should either accept or reject them as a group. This is false. There is an obvious difference between entities such as Taiwan, Transnistria, and the Palestinian authority, and we should deal with them separately. The only common decision is the choice of the rules for accepting sovereign states. This has already been done (Montevideo Convention). Now, each of these unrecognized countries must be checked separately against the requirements. To put it otherwise: Don't be lazy, you can't create an encyclopedia through batch processing. Dpotop 15:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* This is a list of sovereign states and it is defined from the criteria in the intro, so the POV push to exclude some areas and allow others, it is not right, the only criteria is from the intro, and this list is not an extended mirror of United Nations member states, so be realistic and face the fact Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Transnistria and those places are currently de facto independent, so Wikipedia has to show the current situation, with accuracy Pernambuco 18:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
As concerns Transnistria, I gave here enough arguments showing that the information concerning it currently qualifies as WP:OR and WP:SYNT, and moreover this original research is POV. Why do you keep re-including it? And why do you do so while refusing to answer my concerns on this talk page? Dpotop 15:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* maybe it is that you don't understand the meaning of "sovereign", because "Sovereign" does not mean "recognized by the United Nations" or anything like that, read the introduction to the article and the definition of sovereign states from the Montevideo Convention Pernambuco 18:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* Is this for real?! Did you at least read what I wrote? Where on Earth did you read "United Nations"? Do yourself a favor and read the posts before answering. What I'm saying here is that Transnistria does not comply with Montevideo. Dpotop 19:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* wiki-pedia can't ignore that these territorities do rule themselves, and are therefore sovereign in a practical way Pernambuco 21:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* But then, this article should not claim that the listed states comply with Montevideo (under Montevideo, self-rule is not enough to define sovereignty). I think that our misunderstanding comes from exactly this point: you think that the criterion should be "self rule", whereas I rely on Montevideo (which is the advertised criterion).
* I am not particularly fond of Montevideo, but if we change it we need to clearly state what other criterion is enforced (maybe just our will, but I find this a bit arbitrary and conflict-prone). Dpotop 22:36, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
At List of countries and List of sovereign states, it is clearly written:The listing of any name in this article is not meant to imply an official position in any naming dispute. I understand both lists contain all countries which may be sovereign/ all territories which may be countries, including the ones with uncertain status. In my opinion, if we remove Transnistria from these lists, it is taking side. Dl.goe 19:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* I cite from the article:
* This list derives its definition of a sovereign state from Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933. According to the Convention, a sovereign state should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, (c) government, and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence.
* As you see, the article claims that Transnistria satisfies the 4 Montevideo points. So, it's not just an arbitrary list. BTW: I dispute the fact that Transnistria satisfies point (d), and I claim that including Transnistria here is in breach with WP:OR, WP:SYNT, WP:NPOV. Dpotop 20:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* The thing is, wouldn't any country's inclusion here then be in breach of these guidelines? sephia karta 21:05, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* Good question. I presume that very few states have had their sovereignty explicitly checked against Montevideo in a reputable source. In this case, the solution would be to find the good criteria, not including original research, under which we can create state lists. I presume the sensible thing to do is to take a look to places like the CIA factbook and the likes and list states from there. Or create a list of all states and autonomous territories and mark in several columns its status according to various sources. Dpotop 22:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
The currently Montevideo criteria is imprecise, as it refers to which state is sovereign, but doesn't refer to which territory is state. It leads to paradoxes like claiming Transnistria is a sovereign state according to Montevideo, but it is not recognised by major powers that follow Montevideo convention(USA and EU). My suggestion is to split
* 1) list of sovereign states in
* 2) list of recognised sovereign states and
* 3) list of territories with disputed sovereign state status
* 4) list of states in
* 5) list of recognised states and
* 6) list of unrecognised states
The criteria may be:
* 1) undisputed/recognised if all Big Powers recognised it
* 2) disputed/unrecognised if at least one of the Big Powers recognised, and at least one didn't
* 3) the criteria to determine Big Powers can be the group of eight Dl.goe 08:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC) I don't think so, the UNSCpermanent five should be the criteria since it was established in 1945 and the UN charter prevails over other international agreement. check UN article 103, and canada is not a great power, are you trying to exclude China?
* In addition to defining these objective criteria, we should also fix clear rules defining what is not original research. For instance, when talking about "territories with disputed sovereign state status", should it be necessary to have at least one source (not necessarily reputable) explicitly stating that the territory is sovereign? Dpotop 12:44, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* A prove that there is a dispute, that regional officials claim the territory is a sovereign state is needed to add a territory at that list. But I have a second suggestion, with changes that are easy to make:
* 1) We remove the Montevideo criteria
* 2) We introduce This list also contains territories that claim to be sovereign states, but actually have a disputed status. At List of sovereign states and This list also contains territories that claim to be states, but actually have a disputed status. At List of states Dl.goe 19:37, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* I'd say this solution is not good. The title of the list is "List of sovereign states", and most readers will not read the header of the page. So, readers will think that all the entities claiming sovereignty really are sovereign. BTW: most states have some claim of sovereignty, so why have two lists if we take your solution? :) Dpotop 21:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* Indeed, I don't know any recognised country that in not sovereign, and I think we cannot speak about the sovereignty of an unrecognised one. Than we should have only
* list of recognised states
* list of unrecognised states.Dl.goe 21:57, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* Why should recognition play such a huge factor? BTW Dl.goe, we already do have a List of unrecognized countries article. Khoikhoi 22:03, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* Hi Khoi. The problem, as I see it, is that you do need some criteria for including states in this list. Criteria compatible with the rules of Wikipedia, which exclude original research. Several criteria have been proposed:
* The four criteria of the Montevideo Convention. As I and Sephia Karta noticed earlier, checking countries against these criteria (and especially international relations) qualifies as WP:OR and WP:SYNT, because there are no (reliable) sources explicitly stating the info (editors are forced to draw conclusions, which qualifies as WP:OR).
* Recognition by other states. Does not cover well states such as ROC, Transnistria, etc.
* ... (you name them)
* After reading much of the posts here, my impression is that this article is and will definitely remain a nuisance. What we need are articles like: "Countries of the UN", "Unrecognized states", etc, and then a nice synthesis article that explains the relations between the various lists and the position of notable elements, such as ROC, Palestine, etc. Dpotop 23:07, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree list of sovereign states should be deleted, and list of states should be replaced by list of recognised states. Wikipedia cannot get involved in the recognition of one state; we cannot give sovereign state status to any country; all we can do is looking at international recognition.Dl.goe 23:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
* I completely disagree with the way this list is arranged. The countries that do not exist de-jure cannot be included in the same list as internationally recognized countries. You cannot equate breakaway regions with the countries that have all attributes of an independent country, including the ability to join international organizations and sign international agreements. And Montevideo convention is absolutely irrelevant here, it was signed by 19 American states and has no binding force to the rest of the world. There are more than 150 countries in the world, as is known. Grandmaster 06:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* The discussion here is not about the ratification of Montevideo (which is irrelevant to wikipedia), but on whether we can apply Montevideo to classify states, given that only few of them are marked as "satisfying Montevideo" in reputable sources. Dpotop 07:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* But why Montevideo convention should be used at all in this article as criteria for inclusion? My point is that you cannot use as a sole principle a convention which has no force outside of Americas. Grandmaster 07:33, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* My point is that Wikipedia is not submitted to international law. You cannot reject a criterion because most states don't recognize it. However, Montevideo must be rejected because no reliable sources (a Wikipedia criterion, this time) exist explicitly stating that states like France, Turkey, or Japan satisfy the Montevideo criteria. So the result is the same. But based on criteria which are meaningful to Wikipedia. Dpotop 08:48, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I think the criterion should be international recognition and de-jure existence. Listing every breakaway region as a sovereign state is wrong. Grandmaster 08:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* How about list of UNO members? It has a criterion that no one can dispute. Grandmaster 08:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* Well, if you read the discussions on top of this page, you will see that "international recognition" has a problem: Depending on its definition, it rejects states such as ROC, Northern Cyprus, Israel, etc. Also, the list of United Nations member states already exists, so there's no point in creating an identical list here. In fact, there is no way you can create a List of sovereign states without original research, and this is forbidden on wikipedia. Dpotop 09:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* My oppinion is that we should remove this article completely (and maybe make it a link to Sovereignty). Then, we need lists of countries grouped on objective, easily-sourced criteria, such as: UN membership, recognized, Disputed international status, etc. Then, all these lists must be commented and put in perspective in the article Sovereignty. Dpotop 09:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with that. This list has no reliable criterion and is POV and original research. Grandmaster 10:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I observe a trend here that I find very worrying, I believe some of you take the current set-up of this article for something it is not. Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention has been used for this article for as long as I've known this article to exist, and for good reason. It is not used because it contains a definition of the sovereign state that all states have agreed upon. Actually, states cannot be bound to follow any coherent theory of sovereignity, it is entirely up to their personal whims what they do and what they don't recognise. If president Mugabe of Zimbabwe so desires, his country can set up a "Lunar authority" tomorrow and recognise it as the sole sovereign government of the Moon. Or if Argentine and Brazil get into a row, they are free to no longer recognise each others sovereignity just like that. To this extent, recognition of other states is no more and no less than an opinion. Scientists of international law want to have a definition of the 'highest' actor in international politics (never mind international organisations for the moment), what they call the sovereign state, and for this they can't rely on 'international recognition', because, ultimately, that is based upon opinions only. In concreto: the scientists want to have a definition that correctly indentifies Somaliland as an international actor, because on the scene of international politics it acts, talks, walks independently from Somalia, which 'international recognition' considers it to be part of. And it just happens to be the case that the Montevideo Convention is most used for this definition. Who did or did not sign it is then wholy irrelevant, because Montevideo is not being used to commit or empower anyone, it is merely used as a tool for classification. That Transnistria is included in the list, does not grant it any rights, and it does not in any way guarentee Transnistria's continuing existence next week, it merely means that for all uses and purposes, Transnistria, at this present moment, acts independently. How then is the current approach not objective and NPOV?
As for the guideline against own research, for the cases under discussion, criteria 1-3 of Montevideo are only a matter of straightforward checking of facts. Criterium 4 seems also to involve only the observation that e.g. Transnistria has missions to Russia and Abkhazia and that it is party to the peace negotiations with Moldovia. If these are not diplomatic relations, then what are they? If one wants to claim that checking whether a state satisfies criterium 4 constitutes original research, then one needs to present an alternative hypothesis as to what criterium 4 might mean other than the obvious, namely a state is capable of having diplomatic relations if its diplomats can talk to other state's diplomats. As long as we don't know better than that this is in fact the intended meaning, I don't see any original research. This comes on top of the fact that sources have been provided that confirm that Transnistria does in fact satisfy Montevideo. (One state that may not have satisfied criterium 4 may have been Somalia, when it didn't yet have a government.)
I don't see the problem with the current approach. sephia karta 11:01, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* The current approach is the best by far, it has been that way for a long time from what I can see from the page, then for the countries that should be excluded, there are other lists, for instance there is the list of United Nations member states and the 7 de facto states can not be there, if you want to see a list that excludes them, then go there, but do not deny the reality and Wikipedia must show the reality, that some places are currently de facto independent and de facto sovereign rulers within their own borders Pernambuco 16:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* Well, the mere fact that you decide what is and what is not "international relations" is by definition original research, more precisely synthesis work (cf. WP:SYNT). Dpotop 11:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* BTW: Why do you want to have this article, that is qualified by many as POV? Why not have the clear lists of UN members, recognized states, states claiming sovereignty, etc, and then explaining the differences between them, and the particular cases in an article? This is possible without infringing on WP:OR and WP:SYNT, and it allows the special treatment of each special case, thus avoiding the POV accusations that are bound to happen when considering all these cases equivalent. Dpotop 11:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I can see how you find that this article violates WP:Synt, but I've yet to see any reason why it should violate WP:NPOV. The present article already starts out with a break-down of states acording to recognition, and this can of course be elaborated further still. sephia karta 15:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* From what I know, I would say that Transnistria is not sovereign. And for two main reasons: 1. The borders of Transnistria are still conflict lines, quite different from the actually claimed land, and likely to change if the balance of forces (most notably the Russian involvement) changes. 2. The only international relations Transnistria concern peace keeping talks (any guerilla group, such as FARC does this) and the relation with its Russian protecting power. So, saying that Transnistria is de facto independent and claiming sovereignty (over some territory) is OK. Saying that it is sovereign is POV. Not even the Russian sources provided by User:William Mauco do not draw this conclusion, but let it to the reader. But let's cotinue this discussion on the Transnistria page. Dpotop 15:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* My point all along is that sovereign is roughly the same as de facto independent. It just so happens that is what sovereignity means in international law. sephia karta 22:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I understand your point very well. I could even argue the same in an original article. My point is that on wikipedia we cannot use juridical arguments, just reliable sources. Dpotop 09:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* The artice on the Montevideo Convention mentions that the EU and Zwitserland follow a similar approach, except that their definition requires only a territory, population and a political authority, and this is sourced. There would be no research required to verify that the "de facto 7" satisfy these criteria. What is it that you exactly want reliable sources for? That this is the international standard? sephia karta 10:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* So let's follow the practice of both EU and Switzerland and not recognize Transnistria, South Ossetia, etc as sovereign. :) Unless you can find a source where the EU or Switzerland recognize the sovereignty of the two countries (Otherwise, it's WP:SYNT: The EU says A, some other source says B, and from here we deduce C). Dpotop 12:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* Don't take me bad for being the devil's advocate, but I think that in its current form the article is going to attract criticism. We have to find something to make this article acceptable to everybody, according to wikipedia rules. Dpotop 12:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* BTW: May I ask why you want to have a list including both well-recognized states and states claiming sovereignty? Deciding when some state enters the list will always be difficult. Dpotop 12:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* no, i do not agree, it is easy, just use objective rules. for example, the three conditions from Switzerland and USA or the four conditions from Montevideo, the last is what this article uses, it says so right in the introduction of the article. Then find the sources to back it up, and that is all, the argument is over Pernambuco 16:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* BTW2: If you really want to keep this list, rename it into "List of states that are sovereign or claim sovereignty", and then it's OK. Dpotop 11:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* Actually, it might not be such a bad idea to rename the article to avoid confusion, but I'm still convinced that the "de facto 7" can objectively be established to posses factual sovereignity.
* I saw that you are convinced, and there are many like you. But there are many against (me, on Transnistria), and there are no reliable sources stating that the 7 are sovereign. Renaming the list would simplify things for everybody. Dpotop 15:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* How about simply "list of states"? With the introduction roughly as it is now, there would be no confusion as to what states are recognised and what states are not recognised.sephia karta 22:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* First of all, the introduction must change, as we saw that Montevideo cannot serve as an inclusion criterion (not enough sources). Second, the definition given to state on wikipedia includes sovereignty. So, I think that just saying "list of states" is not OK. BTW, I think I found the best criterion for organizing this list: The relationship with the UN states. How many states are not in the UN but claim sovereignty? Few, I guess. Dpotop 09:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
* But I don't understand why this convention should be used as a criterion for inclusion in the list. Looks like an original research to me. Grandmaster 11:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with Grandmaster. Most of the countries which face separatist problems are not signatories to that convention. It is not an universal agreement and hence cannot be used as an universal criterion.--Kober 12:23, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* You don't understand. Wikipedia is not bound by international law. Read my answers to Grandmaster several lines above. Dpotop 13:05, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* I agree that wikipedia is not bound by international law, but why exactly this particular convention, signed by 19 American states in 1933, was selected as a criterion? Who says that sovereignty of a state should be defined by this convention? It's OR. Grandmaster 13:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* On Wikipedia you can use any convention as long as you find reputable sources to document its use. So, the question is not "Why Montevideo?", but "Do you have sources explicitly saying that states X and Y satisfy the conditions of Montevideo?". Dpotop 14:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
* the sources are on this page, there are five of them, including ¨Cambridge University¨ so this is all that is needed, it satisifies the conditions for inclusion Pernambuco 16:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* To Dpotop, I'm not sure I understand your point. This is meant to be a "list of sovereign states," but it defines sovereign state on the basis of Montevideo/declarative theory of statehood. But there's no clear reason why this should be our definition for the purpose of this page. We could alternately base it on the constitutive theory (probably a bad idea), or perhaps only list countries that more or less meet both the declarative and constitutive theories. That being said, I would agree that the declarative theory seems like the better way to go, if we are to choose, and we ought to be clear on what the declarative theory precisely means, and whether things like Transdnistria and South Ossetia really qualify. To Pernambuco: various sources have been listed. Nobody has yet cited what they actually say about the question at hand. The sources seem largely to be ones on political science, rather than international law, at any rate, so the extent to which, even if they did weigh in on this specific question, they should be considered reliable remains open to doubt. But, in any event, simply listing a bunch of titles, without any explanation of what they actually say, cannot possibly resolve a debate. john k 18:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Suggestion
Is there any way we can try to make some distinctions here? There's the 192 UN member states and the Holy See, which most everyone agrees are sovereign. There used to be more non-member states that everyone would agree on, too. Switzerland, for instance, wasn't a member until 2002. The Germanies didn't join until 1973, and the Koreas until 1991. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not a member between 1992 and 2000, but at present, there don't seem to be any clearly recognized sovereign states, besides the Holy See/Vatican City, that are not UN members. It's also worth noting that there have also been clearly non-sovereign states that have been UN members - India was a member from 1945, for instance, as were Ukraine and Belarus, but not the other former Soviet Republics. But at present, the UN membership list seems to more or less adequately mirror the list of states that everyone considers to be sovereign. The only problematic entity on the list, I think, would be Somalia, whose de jure government is almost entirely powerless.
I would suggest that the ROC falls into a similar situation with some of these other places that were, usually for political reasons, not UN member states, but nevertheless were generally considered to be sovereign. The ROC not only has complete physical control over the island of Taiwan, but it has done so in a completely stable manner for nearly the last 60 years. It used to be recognized by many more countries than it now is, and was once a UN member state. What changed was not so much its status, but the UN's desire to include the PRC. The ROC is clearly in a much stronger position, state-wise, than any of the other de facto states we are discussing.
* Taiwan was never a member of the United Nations. The "Republic of China" in its position as the recognized legal government of China, was a member of the United Nations. At the same time it must be remembered that there are no international legal documents which can show that the territorial sovereignty of "Formosa and the Pescadores" has ever been transferred to the ROC. Hence, without its own territory, the ROC cannot be considered a sovereign nation, and should be removed from the list. Hmortar 09:49, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Palestine and Western Sahara are rather awkward entities. They're currently not listed, but both are recognized by many other countries, and the latter, at least, controls some of the territory it claims. Palestine also kind of controls territory, but that's actually a lot more complicated, in that the PA is only indirectly connected to the PLO, and it is the latter that is the internationally recognized organization of the Palestinian State, or something. But it might make sense to list these entities in a separate section of the list.
The other group of states, the de facto states that are completely, or, in the case of North Cyprus, almost completely, unrecognized, are more problematic. North Cyprus, which has existed for decades, and is recognized by Turkey, might be a somewhat stronger case. So might Somaliland, which seems to not only be functional, but to have developed independently of outside agents. I would suggest that these probably more or less qualify under Montevideo. But even for these, I'd suggest a separate section would be best.
The ones in the former Soviet Union seem to be pretty clearly the most dubious of all. The fact that Armenia doesn't recognize Nagorno-Karabakh, and that Russia doesn't recognize Transnistria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia, seems especially problematic. These states are not entities which, on their own, control the territory they claim. They are states that are propped up by outside armies from countries that don't even recognize them. More broadly, and this applies to North Cyprus, too, I think the fact that these are states propped up by outside militaries makes their sovereign status all the more dubious. I've asked this before, and never gotten a proper answer, but if this were the 80s would you all be advocating listing Bophuthatswana and so forth, without comment, in the lists of sovereign states? I think that would be deeply responsible, and I think more or less the same thing applies here. I'm not opposed to listing them on this page, but I am opposed to listing them, without comment, alongside the rest of the list. Doing this is not a stable thing which the list has always done. It is something which has happened relatively recently. I would prefer discussing the dubious cases in their own sections. At a minimum, there should be footnotes, and possibly a different type face. john k 19:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC) just a minor correction john k the UN member state China is always there, it's not a chang of member ship, but a change of representation of China.
* I think I understand your concerns, let me share some of my thoughts.
* The SADR and Palestine
* Unless something has changed, the SADR is actually currently included, exactly because it does control some parts of the Western Sahara. The State of Palestine is not included, because the Palestine Authorities are a different entity, they do not currently claim independence. Palestinian statehood is one of the ingredients of the conflict and there is talk from time to time about declaring the Palestinian State. If the PA were the Palestinian State, there would obviously be no need for that. The Palestinian State as it was declared in the Eighties is, I would say (without too much knowledge about the issue), an empty legal construct devoid of factual control over any people or territories and does thus not meet the criteria of the Montevideo Convention.
* Independent South-African homelands
* I've thought about these and I think would actually have included these if they still existed. If you read the article about the Transkei, it sais that between 1978 and 1980 its ties with South Africa had actually been severed over a territorial dispute and that it withdrew (or at least announced to) from a non-recognition pact. Despite the obvious asymmetry in power, this sounds like the mutual dealings of two states. Transkei and the other homelands that had officially been independent (not all had) might in practice have been very dependent on South Africa, but how much more so than San Marino is on Italy?
* The ROC
* I agree with you that the ROC is by far the most powerful out of the unrecognised states, but when you say that its sovereignity is recognised by most states, you must be referring to its factual sovereignity, because de jure Taiwan is of course considered to be part of the PRC. But isn't e.g. Somaliland in practice recognised as being just as factually sovereign? If the US want something done in Somaliland, are they not forced to deal with Somaliland state authorities?
* Be careful with your wording. The US, the UK, and Japan ackowledge/respect/take note of the PRC position that Taiwan is part of China, but they do not recognize this position. So the US, UK, and Japan are unwilling to say what Taiwan is exactly is or part of at this time. Saying that Taiwan is considered de jure part of the PRC is as ludicrous as saying that the PRC wasn't a sovereign state from 1949-1971 because most governments didn't recognize the PRC during that time. Allentchang 16:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, there is a big difference between "ackowledge/respect/take note of a position" and "recognizing that position as the representing the true legal and political reality." After all, there are no international legal documents which can show that the territorial sovereignty of "Formosa and the Pescadores" has ever been transferred to any entity called "China." Hmortar 09:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
* The ex-Soviet 4
* While I wouldn't say that Russian state support was essential to Abkhazia's independence and I don't know about the other 3, but even they do depend militarily on their larger neighbours, isn't this in fact a rather common phenomenon the world over? Don't South Korea and Kuweit owe their independence to the USA? North Korea its independence to the PRC? Bangladesh its independence to India? Isn't Somalia completely dependent on Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Iraq on the USA? East Timor on the UN? (Etc.)
* Representation in the list
* It is currently already the case that all entries are grouped according to recognition and that unrecognised states are thus highlighted at the beginning of the article. I think footnotes to explain this and that are fine, and I am not opposed to generally unrecognised states being italicised, as long as they are treated alike. We should also mention incomplete recognition amongst UN members (for one, I believe the two Korea's don't recognise each other, and of course the PRC, Israel and Cyprus are not recognised by each and every country). sephia karta 21:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* I am just calling your attention to the question of sephia karta just before this section. The key point is that this list and the "editor's common sense" criteria for inclusion qualify as original research, because they are not backed by sources. Dpotop 22:43, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
* yes, but deal with each country one by one, and find sources for each, and in the case of Transnistria, this is documented, someone posted already five sources to supply the information and some of them are scientific (¨Cambridge University¨ and that kind) so that solved it for me Pernambuco 16:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* (Prior comment deleted) See below. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a sovereignty-ascribing blog. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* i agree with Vecrumbas,and the problem is that what is sovereignty, it looks like some people here are trying to say that sovereignty is only what the Montevideo convention says it is, but it is not, and then it becomes a mess to define it, and then another argument is: sovereignty is only after 100 countries recognize it, but this is also wrong, so please, one simple question: what is sovereignty? Pernambuco 14:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
Why South Ossetia and Abkhazia and not North Ossetia and Chechnya?
I thought last year we were close to settling. When did the proseparatist POV prevail? And why now there is not even a footnote next to Abkhazia, S. Ossetia, Transnistria etc. clarifying their de-facto status?
And since the discussion is still going on, can somebody tell me why South Ossetia is included and North Ossetia is not? Seems to me Montevideo applies to them equally well. Or why aren't US states included for that matter (my one-year-old question)? Which part of the Montevideo convention does not apply? (PaC 04:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC))
* The issue is that pro-separatists, whether for good or bad, are pushing that the separatist states meet the 4th Montevideo criteria and are therefore sovereign, merely unrecognized. Having spent some considerable time Wikidebating, not to mention real money on reputable sources, the whole debate here over whether Montevideo applies and to whom we ascribe sovereignty qualifies as original research of the highest order. Blog? Yes. Encyclopedia? No.
* By the debate here, there are African warlords who, if they've set up any sort of governing authority, could qualify as sovereign and merely unrecognized as soon as they enter into any agreement with a legitimate recognized power. An example of a common argument is that the PMR/Transnistria making any sort of agreement with Moldova, the Ukraine, etc. renders it [and people like to throw in "de facto" here and that "de jure" is immaterial] sovereign.
* (And let's not start up with the PMR being democratic: a "state" which produces lists of who voted for whom to prove people voted and that it is therefore a democracy.)
* The POV is that such a thing as "de facto sovereign" exists. It exists only as an oxymoron. The associated equivalent oxymoron is "unrecognized country."
* There are only two entities which we are in a position to list as an encyclopedia, and those are:
* States which are internationally recognized (and therefore sovereign, and therefore States (capital "S") = countries)
* Everything else, that is, "Territories whose sovereignty is not internationally recognized." They are not "S"tates whose sovereignty is not recognized, =oxymoron. They are not "s"tates whose sovereignty is not recognized, =oxymoron. (Small "s" properly used to indicate entity within some sort of larger fererated State.) They are not "unrecognized countries" =oxymoron.
* Plain and simple. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with Pēters. During last year discussion most of us agreed that Montevideo criteria are extremely vague (especially the 4th one). Everybody here interprets it the way she/he wants. The fact that de-facto states sign some international agreements, may seem to some strong enough evidence that these states "enter into relations with the other states", but not to others. North Ossetia can sign agreements as well as South Ossetia (in fact they are signing agreements with each other all the time), why don't we call it a sovereign state as well? Who says that "signing agreements" and "entering into relations" are the same thing?
* Or how does this interpretation of the 4th criteria sound:
* Entering into relations with other states at the very least should assume recognition from these other states, and since Abkhazia, S. Ossetia, PMR etc., are not recognized by any state, they automatically lack the "capacity to enter into relations with the other states", and therefore fail to satisfy the 4th criteria.
* My point is that this debate is in essence about the interpretation of the inherently ambiguous Montevideo criteria, and it is not what Wikipedia articles should be doing - passing judgment on contraversial issues. Changing the criteria to something more clear, factual, and verifiable (like international recognition) will only contribute to the quality of the article. (PaC 15:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC))
* Someone told me that this discussion is flaring up again, so here I am. The danger is that international recognition is a sufficient, but not necessary criterion to determine the existence of a sovereign state. Otherwise, we should state that the PRC was a unrecognized state or non-soverign state from 1949 to 1971 because it was not recognized by a majority of countries in the world and it was not a UN member during that time. We could say that the United States was not a soveriegn state in the early 1800's because the British diplomatically harassed those who tried to cozy up with the fledging American republic. This demonstrates the existence of a temporal POV: that is, a POV that changes with respect to time. What we can do is this: for each entity with controversial soveriegnty, we include a footnote, which says "sovereignty disputed: see so and so article for the different points of view." We should also sample various non-governmental world atlases for the purpose of verification in order to minimize the possibility of political agenda. Allentchang 16:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Er, the PRC had at least as much recognition in the 50s and 60s as the ROC has now, and I don't think anybody is suggesting we remove the ROC. UN membership is certainly irrelevant - nobody would deny that Switzerland was sovereign before 2002, for instance. As to the United States, that's ridiculous - the United States had diplomatic recognition of some sort from most European states starting in 1783. Including, er, the British, who, so far as I'm aware, never made any effort to prevent other states from having diplomatic recognition from them. At any rate, the PRC, which had effective control over the whole of mainland China, is hardly comparable to some dubious entity like South Ossetia or Transnistria, the latter of which, at least, apparently can't even issue its own passports. Of the de facto states, North Cyprus and Somaliland seem like they should potentially be mentioned. The rest seem highly problematic. john k 17:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* In this discussion, I agree with you. But I would go farther and push for the pure and simple deletion of this article. Why? Because the criteria for including states in it is either subjective and/or based on OR (Montevideo, etc), or corresponds to some other clearly-defined notion, such as UN membership, recognition, etc. Ask yourselves this question: What states would you have in this list, and which criterion not involving original research allows their inclusion. Dpotop 19:34, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Regarding Allentchang's "for each entity with controversial soveriegnty, we include a footnote"--this is the entire problem, as everything quickly degenerates into Montevideo Number 4. The only footnoting that should be introduced is where a country is, say, a member of the U.N. (but not recognized by one or several countries) and/or recognized as de jure sovereign by at least, say, 100 (easy number) other countries (and again, not by just several). What we have now is people insisting that "countries" recognized by absolutely NO ONE are "sovereign." Come now, isn't that just a bit ridiculous for an encyclopedia? (Please, I don't want to hear that Pēters is trodding on the democratic aspirations of XY&Z!)
* With North Cyprus, I have not followed that closely, though as I understand it, there is only diplomatic recognition by Turkey. Doesn't meet the 100 watermark, goes on the "Territories whose sovereignty is not recognized" with an asterisk that Turkey does recognize it.
* With Taiwan (ROC), it certainly falls far, far short of the 100 watermark and would also come under "Territories whose sovereignty is not recognized" with an asterisk of the 30 or so that do (still) recognize it, the many more (including the U.S.) who "switched" recognition from the ROC to the PRC (for the sake of completeness if we prefer, to capture the "temporal" nature of recognition). 149 (or whatever the current count is) "back doors" to facilitate economic trade, etc. with an unrecognized entity do not sovereignty make. Sovereignty means everyone uses the front door.
* If and only if we follow a strict definition of sovereignty does a list of " Territories whose sovereignty is not recognized" become meaningful, useful, and NPOV informative (which also requires leaving out all the "sovereign according to Montevideo" conjecture). And even if it means the PRC was an "unrecognized territory" from 1941 to 1971/79. Size is irrelevant. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 20:40, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Whatever the de jure status of the ROC, most countries in the world recognize it as a de facto sovereign state, and often have quasi-relations with it. And it has orders of magnitude more recognition than North Cyprus or the others. It seems to me that this list should include UN members, Vatican City, and the ROC, with the last footnoted. At any rate, recognition should not be sufficient in and of itself - Palestine is recognized by many countries, but is not a de facto state. A state should be both more or less de facto and more or less de jure to qualify. The whole thing is, at any rate, a total mess. I think the definition under customary international law (i.e. Montevideo) is not necessarily a bad way to go, but we ought to be fairly conservative about it, particularly with states that don't have any international recognition. ROC doesn't fall into that category - it clearly meets Montevideo, and also has moderate international recognition. It's in a different category from the others, and it seems to me that we ought to be able to devise criteria that will give us the list that is most commonly given when people make such lists. That list is, pretty clearly, the UN members+Vatican City+ROC, and we should figure out how to get to that. john k 22:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Why wouldn't you have a nice article discussing sovereignty, with the various degrees of recognition/sovereignty linking to the actual lists of countries? Indeed, for UN countries there's no problem, and most countries are there. Then, you have to make special discussions for ROC, Northern Cyprus, Transnistria, etc. This way, the article is shorter, and clearer. Dpotop 13:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Define "Sovereignty"
This page is called "List of sovereign states" so back to the most basics: what is sovereignty? Is there somewhere in a scientific book of academics or international law which defines clearly when a government can be considered sovereign over the land and when a government can not be considered sovereign...... find this reference, that will settle all these arguments Pernambuco 14:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* This discussion seems to finally converge. However, I have to point that once we decide what Sovereignty is, we need sources for each state in the list, stating that the state is sovereign (otherwise, it's OR). Dpotop 15:07, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
* Oh, for God's sake, this is becoming ridiculous. john k 15:40, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
* Can you, please, be more specific? Dpotop 08:29, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* There's no scientific book, and there are plenty of academics who are even more POV than the POV'ers here, so that doesn't work unless everyone agrees if there is any academic source that says a territory is NOT sovereign, then it isn't. Period. Not, here, I found one in a hundred that says yes, we should trust this guy!
* Anything that involves "agreeing" on what makes a (governing authority + territory) sovereign is doomed to failure after being hijacked by the pro-separatist sovereignty pushers.
* However, taking a cue from the pro-separatists, who are trying to make the empirical case for sovereignty (mainly through a combination of quoting Montevideo sprinkled with a good dose of original research)... let's just make it entirely empirical : a table of all countries recognized by all other countries and a total for each (recognizes X #, recognized by Y#). Now, as tedious as that would be, it could also be interesting and useful if done well.
* The article could be something simple, like, Internationally recognized countries and territories--with no mention or debate of sovereignty or whether some territory qualifies as a country (which is a sovereignty debate just using different words). — Pēters J. Vecrumba 01:40, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* Note I said "countries and territories," there would be NO mention of either "country" or "territory" in the article; for this to work, only the name of the de facto/de jure governing authority can be used. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 01:44, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* "hijacked by the pro-separatist sovereignty pushers" ??!?! = derogatory language to define other wiki-pedia editors. You do not need to do this, this is not Usenet, it can be solved without disqualifying the opinions that others have. Me, I am 100 % neutral, but I respect the right that other people have to try to build a new country if thats what they want Pernambuco 01:58, 2 February 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* Well, you see, Vercrumba vs. Pernambuco is exactly why the Founding Fathers of Wikipedia did not accept the scientific method (the "empirical" in Vercrumba's edit) and original research as a basis for article writing. We are not supposed to write here what appears to be common sense to us (to you, for instance, South Ossetia seems to be sovereign). Instead, we should write what is reported in reputable sources, without concluding ourselves. For instance, "South Ossetia participating in peace talks implies International relations implies Montevideo implies Sovereignty" is such an original research. Dpotop 08:29, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* Pernambuco, if you prefer: "Wiki editors who are proposing based on POV original research that separatist states, particularly in the so-called 'frozen conflict' zone are sovereign."
* Regarding your statement: I respect the right that other people have to try to build a new country if thats what they want -- with respect to the PMR, for example, this would be original research concluding that the PMR referenda, etc. are legitimate votes under a legitimate authority expressing a legitimate free will. As the PMR has produced election records of who voted and for whom to "prove" they are a democracy ("Look, we can show you all the people who voted!"), there can be no assumption of free will. Therefore, your "respecting" the will of the inhabitants of the Transnistrian territory to "build a country" is entirely your own POV regarding the situation there and is not objective. Thus, your supporting the inclusion of commentary supportive of any conclusion that the PMR is sovereign is your POV only.
* Only by rigorously noting what authority recognizes what authority will the "sovereignty" list approach anything that is useful as opposed to a pitched battle that provides absolutely no objective information to the reader.
* As compared to debating the applicability of Montevideo, the answer to "who (country/authority) recognizes the PMR as the legitimate authority over the Transnistrian territory?" is perfectly neutral. If you mark the "check-box" that South Ossetia recognizes the PMR (I'm assuming they do given their coffee klutch in Moscow of not that long ago, we would need a reference), then that is non-POV factual. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 15:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* I should note that my use of "empirical" was to make the point to the Montevideo empiricists that if they wanted to quote facts, I could present them with a set of facts whose use and interpretation is non-POV. My personal opinion is that the Montevideo empiricists supporting the viewpoint that certain separatist states are sovereign whether they are internationally recognized or not will never agree to a simple table of who recognizes whom. Checkboxes that clearly indicate the PMR is only mutually recognized within a small set of separatist states is a far cry from "According to the Montevideo criteria of ...insert full list here... the PMR meets the conditions for sovereignty."
* So, Pernambuco, factual checklist or (POV) original research quoting of sources "proving" the PMR is sovereign? Which do you advocate as being the more objective? — Pēters J. Vecrumba 15:33, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* Perhaps not enough coffee yet when I wrote the above last question, apologies to Pernambuco for putting you on the spot(!)... but, seriously, I think the only thing we can advocate as informative and non-POV is a simple checklist; we've already proven in the very need to "take sides" that the issue of ascribing "sovereignty" is devisive and, in any event, even if we all agreed, we would still be resolving it through original research, which, of course, runs counter to Wikipedia policy. — Pēters J. Vecrumba 18:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
* o.k. that is fine, it was not really a problem, you dont put me on the spot. all I wanted was a civilized tone of voice, not the disqualification of others that is on Usenet all the time, please dont bring that here, that was all . Pernambuco 19:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* I look on Usenet only when someone sends me something of interest; it's a good reminder of what real intellectual anarchy is like. :-) — Pēters J. Vecrumba 19:31, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
I completely agree with the need to stick to facts. By including "Five states, neither UN members nor recognised by any states that are, but sovereign according to article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria" the editors are actually misleading the readers by passing their own interpretations of ambiguous criteria as facts. I also agree with suggestions of getting rid of the article's present approach and substituting it with a one based on facts instead of ambiguous, open-to-interpretation, and questionable criteria. Or even splitting it in several articles. (BTW, how does that get accomplished? Voting?) PaC 02:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
* I think that voting is not the best solution on this article, due to the predictable intervention of all political groups involved in nationalist/separatist claims. Two solutions seem better:
* Wait that the main editors involved reach a common position on the matter. This may take a lot of time, because some editors are not checking all articles at all times (and some only react to changes to the article itself).
* Moving through the dispute-solving process.
* I tend to prefer the first variant, but it can take an unbound amont of time, with other editors and trolls intervening in the process. Dpotop 14:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
* Perhaps the best would be to go ahead and create a table of Mutually recognized countries and territories, which is as NPOV a title and organization as I can think of since International recognition of countries and territories will undoubtedly lead to wailing and gnashing of teeth that "inter" + "national" does not apply to unrecognized territorial entities. We should be able to look up who recognizes whom with a minimum amount of dispute. Meanwhile, the debate on Montevideo can continue... <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:06, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
We can't have false statements in the article
As I mentioned above "Five states, neither UN members nor recognised by any states that are, but sovereign according to article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria" is a false statement. As this whole discussion shows, this is just an interpretation of some of the editors of the ambiguous criteria. While the discussion on Montevideo is going on I propose to at least fix it with some wording like "sovereign according to some interpretations of article 1..." This sounds a bit weaselish, and should be just a temporary fix, but it is clearly closer to facts than the current version. The current one is just plain false. We cannot have it. I do not want to get in revert wars, and I'd like to hear other editors opinions about this. (PaC 22:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC))
* Alternatively, (and clearly preferred by me) we can get rid of this statement and exclude these entities from the list (again, until a better solution is found). I'd like to take some action soon, so please voice your opinion. (PaC)
* Even the most ardent proponents of sovereignty for the frozen conflict zones et al. (must) quote specific examples which can be interpreted as satisfying the 4th Montevideo criterion (ability to conduct foreign relations). Or they quote "sources" (not legitimate governments recognizing these regimes as also legitimate) that similarly quote specific examples which can be interpreted as satisfying.... At best, it's original research. Then comes the "look at the facts, they are indisputable" exhortation, which, of course, is not actually looking at facts, but trying to draw people into the same "objective" original research conclusion. The Earth is flat according to "some interpretations" as well. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* I would say that Somaliland probably qualifies under Montevideo. The rest are pretty dubious. I agree with some kind of fix so as to not say that these countries definitely qualify under Montevideo. john k 05:28, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* Do you have a source for Somaliland being sovereign? Dpotop 06:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* By way of a source are we talkign about the 4th test? I assume the first three are self evident/easy to source? I would say that Somaliland's statmetns to the effect that they woudl rejoin the rest of the country when/if it gets a stable government again would count as entering into some sort of forgin relation, and be easy to source. But then again some may disagree. Dalf | Talk 08:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* Here is what I think:
* Concluding that some state satisfies Montevideo point (4) because some source says the state has some specific economic/political foreign relation is WP:SYNT.
* Concluding that some state is sovereign because you somehow concluded that it satisfies the 4 points of Montevideo is WP:SYNT.
* By source I mean a text not originating on Wikipedia or the state in question and explicitly stating that Somaliland is sovereign, or that it satisfies the 4 Montevideo points.
* It is weird to have here on Wikipedia states classed as "sovereign" while no source considers them as such (outside their own propaganda services). For Transnistria (the case I know best), not even foreign NGOs. Somaliland is a bit different (there are official petitions on the British government to grant them recognition) but still, there is no source saying explicitly that Somaliland is sovereign.
* Thus, this entire article qualifies as a nice bit of pro-independence political activism, not NPOV. Dpotop 09:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* I suppose I can agree with that if only because the (4) point in the test is ambiguous enough that it could be argumed, and so you are right and some sort of source for it woudl be neded. I disagree that we need a single source stating that all 4 tests are meet. I think individual sources for each one shoudl be sufficent so long as the sources themselves are actually, without argument, supporting the cleam that the test is passed. I would not object to moving the 5 items down to the list of "specifically not included" though I think they shoudl still be mentioned in that group (to avoid someone simply thinking we overlooked them). Dalf | Talk 00:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* To Dalf's question: whether "self-evident/easy to source" or "not intuitively obvious/requires specific sources," building the case that some regime satisfies Montevideo on any of the four criteria is WP:OR/WP:SYNT. That is why Montevideo should not even be mentioned/used here (or anywhere, for that matter) to postulate a regime is sovereign. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 18:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* I took a look back at the article and it's worse than I recall: it states the PMR et al. can (i.e., should) be considered sovereign according to just the first Montevideo criterion alone. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 02:28, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
* Well what can I say, I disagree on this and on teh applicability of WP:OR/WP:SYNT, with the exception that I just listed above in response to Dpotop. The only way we can possibly keep with NPOV is to adopt some test that we ourselvs have not made up, though I do agree that we shoudl be applying the Montevideo criterion ourselves (as that woudl be OR) but shoudl be finding sources for them. If we can find sources for them then I do not see hwo using it is bad. The trick is the 4th test which is ambiguous enough as to make the whole thign hard to use in pratice if we limit ourselves to sourcing each application. Dalf | Talk 00:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* Well, "but should be finding sources for them. If we can find sources for them then I do not see hwo using it is bad." is the problem, because people will drag out sources as POV as themselves (e.g., BHHRG and Mark Almond) and cite them as reputable and push twice as hard now thay they have an "objective" (NOT!) reference. Still all WP:OR/WP:SYNT, unfortunately. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 02:22, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
* Well I think, for at least the two of the 5 that I am farmilliar with, that we could find sources we would all agree on for everythign but (4). Four is a problem though and the only thing I think we could agree on would be if htey had exchanged ambasadors with country or somethign like that (which is I suppose reconigition). Does Transnistria have any sort of offical relations with Russia? With the Russian milatary? So I still disagree with the notion that it is automaticaly OR/SYNTH regardles of what the sources are and the specifics of the case. That said they should probably be dis-included. Dalf | Talk 01:39, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
I agree with PaC, claiming that not-recognized states are sovereign is a false statment. We can have a separate list of not-recognized states, but in this list we should include only recongnized countries.--MariusM 12:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
* It seems everybody so far agrees that this is a false statement and most believe that using Montevideo criteria here is wrong. Anybody with an opposite opinion care to comment? (PaC 04:05, 8 February 2007 (UTC))
* I don't think it's necessarily wrong to follow the declarative theory of statehood, which appears to be more widely held than the constitutive theory. We just need to be careful about it, and about conducting OR. john k 07:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
* I don't disagree with that, but maybe the criteria can be specified more precisely than it is done in Montevideo. Otherwise, it will be always open to interpretation. I suspect that Montevideo criteria were deliberately made vague, to allow the powers to interpret them as they see fit. For example, one might say that if the state is not recognized by any other state, then by definition it cannot "enter into relations with other states". This argument equates Montevideo with recognition criteria, don't you think? I think it would be better if we came up with (may be original) but clear and verifiable criteria and then created a list of states, rather then using Montevideo and come up with our own original interpretations of it. (PaC 15:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC))
Alas, original criteria are, again WP:OR. I still like my idea, tedious as it may be, simply of who recognizes whom. At least the frozen conflict zone proponents could have their mutual recognitions factually noted in a non-POV manner, even if they have no recognition by any widely acknowledged de jure power. And speaking of which, I see that the most recent changes clarifying de jure recognition regarding the separatist republics' territories has been reverted, pushing the sovereignty POV once again. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 22:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, can somebody revert those? I've already done it twice. These people just keep reverting without any discussion. I am not sure how to deal with that. The de jure status of these entities is not even disputable.(PaC)
I am not sure I can see how Pēters' idea would work. Do you envision a list of states and next to each state we least the countries that recognize this state? (PaC)
* It would essentially be a matrix where each country/territory is a row & column (sort of like those distance tables you find in maps). It would need a bit of work to make it Wiki-editable, but I believe it's possible--and it does not require us to establish any criteria. I personally believe that creating any sort of criteria will run into the same kinds of problems as Montevideo. After all, as we've seen, people even come in and revert that, for example, Transnistria is de jure part of Moldova (and same for all the rest), something which is not even factually disputable. I guess what I'm saying is, noble sentiment doomed to fail--although, please, don't let me disuade you, it could just be my skepticism from having dealt with the pro-separatist contingent. We already have articles with unambiguous criteria (U.N. members, the Vatican, and noting that Taiwan swapped recognition/non-recognition with the People's Republic of China).
* To add value, the only choices for this article are to (painfully) list who recognizes whom (there's probably some way to "fold" into far fewer columns where recognitions are common), or to speculate on who is sovereign who is not recognized--which is an oxymoron. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
In addition I disagree that original criteria are WP:OR. Picking the criteria is not research. It's a question of choice. Editors make choices all the time. It is certainly less WP:OR than interpreting ambiguous criteria. (PaC 23:36, 8 February 2007 (UTC))
Sorry for not having time to look here recently. You will find that it may not be so easy to create a table cross-referencing who recognises whom, because you would first need to know what constitutes recognition. This may seem trivial, but I can assure you I honestly don't know. Is it legislation passed explicitly stating this? This may be what actually happens sometimes, but it could be the case just as well that Zambia never officially declared it now considers Tuvalu sovereign. Many countries exchange embassies but then again many don't. You may then look at lower level diplomatic missions, but then, Nagorno Karabakh will have a mission to Armenia, so that won't work. In one of the Korea related articles it sais that the two states have not to date recognised each other but the statement is tagged as unsourced. I submit that just as well that you may claim that efforts to show that a country does satisfy point 4 of Montevideo constitute OR, it constitutes OR to propose (without sources) that this point 4 means anything but the straightforward. Why should diplomatic relations mean anything different from exchanging diplomats unless there are sources to the contrary? It can't possibly mean recognition as this is explicitly ruled out in Montevideo.
A list based on recogniton is useless because it will mirror the UN members list. There is a very common practice in the science of international law and politics where the sovereignity is unrelated to recognition and solely concerns the de facto existence of states. This is the list for that sovereignity.
* I diagree. I believe the frozen conflict zone territories recognize each other. The very point of having a table is that such data would be factually reflected--with no POV'ing on the legitimacy or sovereignty of the regime. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Ok, I agree that would be useful. But it would be the content of another article. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
For those of you that are so keen to see Somaliland, Abkhazia and the likes go, but do want to include the ROC: on what objective basis? I take offence at the infuriatingly lazy thinking that labels me a pro-seperatist sovereignity pusher or anything similar. Seperatism is a legimate political aspiration without which most of the worlds states including among many many other former colonies the United States would not exist today. But that is not at all relevant to this article. The desirability of the existance of any of these states or goverments is not the issue at stake here. I am commited here to the fact that say Somaliland is just as real a state as Taiwan, and that they are both just as real states for their inhabitants (the only people really concerned) as is say the aforementioned Zambia.
* Again, the table would show the ROC is not recognized where Taiwan and the People's Republic of China "swapped" had their recognition/non-recognition status by a recognizing state, for example, the U.S. (I believe it was in 1974 or thereabouts?). Plain and simple.
* Good. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Also, separatism as a legitimate political aspiration is one thing; taking us all on the leap that separtist "states" are therefore expressing legitimate political aspirations (and can be regarded as legitimate to some degree) is WP:OR at best. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* I did not say that these states' existence is legitimate (i.e. whether they are de jure sovereign), this is a matter of juridical opinion: the states themselves thinks so, most of the rest of the world does not think so. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* The offence you take would be from me. I can assure you it was not intended as an offence, but as a remark on the current status of the article. And I assure you I respect the aspiration to freedom of those people. However, as you note yourself, all these aspirations are only relevant here if reputable sources can be found on the matter. Also, there's a difference between saying that "Transnistria wants independence" and "Transnistria is a sovereign state". I am sure we can find sources on the first statement (probably listed at Transnistria). However, I have not yet seen a source stating that Transnistria is sovereign. Dpotop 10:00, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* I guess exactly that is what I've been trying to argue all along: there is no difference between independence and the sort of sovereignty used in this article. I appreciate the fact that this may not be sufficiently clear at the present moment, and the article's title and introduction can b modified to the effect that it becomes clear, but if people want a list based on another definition of sovereignty, another article should be created for that.
* And I apologise for my harsh reaction to your statement, I guess I infeliciously took it more to heart than I should have. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Now, as it seems we are going nowhere, I propose the following:
A qualified list of states alledged to be sovereign in a table. Everything that is to be said about the sovereignity of a specific state will be. The form of the beast could be a table, a list, a grouped list, anything. sephia karta 00:07, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Sephia karta, the objective basis is that ROC is recognized by many states and Abkhazia by none. I do not think we should be completely discarding recognition from the criteria. This would create a clear bias of one approach vs the other. The problem of course is when the criteria start contradicting each other, but at least,despite your legitimate concerns, recognition is a much more verifiable criterion than ambiguously stated Montevideo. For the purpose of making this list Montevideo is completely useless, because everyone interprets it as she/he wants.
* I'll go for the list of allegedly sovereign if we fix rules fro inclusion that do not include WP:OR or WP:SYNT. I mean, for a state to be included, some source should explicitly claim that the state is sovereign. Otherwise, who alleges sovereigny? We, the users? Dpotop 10:00, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Any allegation is WP:OR if there is no official recognition by anyone. "Wikipedia editors based on XYZ allege that South Ossetia is sovereign" doesn't fly. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* I don't see the OR if we include South Ossetia with a link to a statement passed by their parliament, e.g. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Montevideo is not ambiguously stated. Point out the ambiguousness, please. sephia karta 11:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* In addition, I do not think we should be afraid that the list will mirror the UN members list. First of all they would not be identical. Second, it is not our fault that most of the sovereign states decided to join UN. It's just a coincidence, I do not see a problem here.(PaC 01:58, 9 February 2007 (UTC))
* Why would you list all UN members here, and not simply link them as a list? Why do you complicate issues, when the only interest everybody sees in this article is to list the problem-states? Dpotop 10:02, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Most of the U.N. states can probabably be consolidated into some sort of mutual recognition block. The point is, for a table to be NPOV, it needs to list "everyone". Where the problem states are concerned, it's important to note which of those "recognize" each other and equally important to note that they are not recognized by anyone else. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* I do not insist on recognition being the only criteria though. I do insist, however, that saying that the entities in question definitely qualify under Montevideo criteria is a false statement. You'd agree with that, wouldn't you? (PaC 01:58, 9 February 2007 (UTC))
* And a single criterion at that... <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:51, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
The status and history of the ROC and that of Abkhazia are so different that I don't see much of a consistency problem. The ROC was the recognized government of China before 1949, and after that, when the PRC got control of almost the whole of the territory of China, the ROC continued to be recognized as the legitimate government of China by a large percentage of countries for two decades thereafter. It has also been the undisputed de facto government of Taiwan (and Quemoy and Matsu) for the past five and a half decades. The change from being widely recognized to not all that widely recognized had nothing to do with any kind of de facto changes in the actual situation on the ground, but with political considerations of people wanting to deal with the PRC. And, of course, several countries still recognize the ROC. Abkhazia, on the other hand, has never been recognized by anybody in its fifteen year history. Abkhazia, Somaliland, and so forth are unrecognized separatist regimes. This is quite different from the ROC, whose relation to the PRC more closely resembles that between the two Germanies before Ostpolitik - each state claims to be the sole legitimate China, and states can only have diplomatic relations with one or the other. This is a weird situation, and quite distinct from that of the separatist areas. Another point worth noting is that while right now the UN members list is a good marker of sovereign states, treating it as though it is as a rule such is problematic. Switzerland didn't join until 2002. Kiribati, which became independent in 1979, didn't join until 1999. The Vatican City, of course, is still not a UN member. The current near congruity of the list of undisputed sovereign states with the list of UN members should not lead us to assume that this is a natural congruity that will always be around. john k 15:10, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* If we are simply being factual, then the ROC suffers as being not recognized by a majority of countries. It can have an annotation in the box saying when it lost recognition/recognition was transfered to the PRC, if that was the case. Sticking to plain recognition eliminates any special "sovereignty" cases, and this is a necessity—as otherwise everyone will clamor to line up for their "fair" share of "special case" sovereignty. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 19:57, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* On the continuum of sovereignty, it seems to me that we have pretty clearly UN Members...Vatican...ROC...North Cyprus...the others. I don't see why it is at all obvious, or why it would reduce dispute, to draw the line between the Vatican and the ROC, rather than between the ROC and North Cyprus. john k 23:36, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Perhaps, "significant recognition" deciphered as "several countries" may allow for a clear cut. One country recognition is certainly potentially debatable, as this country may be simply an occupying force. (PaC 14:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC))
Reverts of de jure status
While we are discussing possible changes to the approach used by the article I added (next to the names of the unrecognized states) clarifications of their de jure status. These are facts. Nobody really disputes that, and it gives the reader quick idea about the de jure status of these entities. However, user User:Pernambuco keeps reverting these changes without any explanation or discussion. It seems he is trying to hide these facts from the reader (I do not know what it is if not blatant POV). Does anybody else think we should hide de jure status from the readers? If you do, please explain here why, before reverting. If you don't, help me deal with Pernambuco's disruptive reverts. (PaC 05:44, 9 February 2007 (UTC))
* Welcome to the fun. There is no reason to hide what authority is recognized as de jure over a territory. And after all, Transnistrians do vote in the Moldovan elections, for example. (That would be that part of Moldova where they don't keep a record of who voted for whom.) <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:58, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, it is "funny". Somehow the page got protected on the version, that nobody in these discussion pages even defends. There are hundreds of lines of discussion here, and nobody seems to disagree with these changes. How are we supposed to "resolve the dispute" if nobody really disputes. They simply reverted and requested protection. Does anybody have any suggestions on the matter? (PaC 19:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC))
the "de jure" notes are arbitrarily on 4 states. to be fair, one must list all diputes such as China, Somaliland, Cyprus. It then makes the whole page too political. there is enough discussion on the standard preamble. Ybgursey 19:36, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* If you think more "de jure" notes should be added, why don't you add it? Instead of reverting the ones I added. You seem not to deny the "de jure" status of these territories. Then what is the reason for your reverts? You just do not want the readers to see it?
* And no, there is not "enough discussion on the standard preamble". Show me where this information is reflected in the preamble? Where can the reader see that Abkhazia is "de jure" part of Georgia? (PaC 21:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC))
* In this edit of Mauco he reverted the mention of de jure status of unrecognized countries on the ground that changes were not discussed. Is amazing to see this as I see in this talk page a lot of discussions on this subject.--MariusM 21:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* Ybgursey, you force me to be rather blunt here. Don't you mean:
* "To be fair, one must list all diputes such as China, Somaliland, Cyprus. It then makes the whole page too factual "?
* <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 21:53, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
facts are inthe reswpective texts. this is supposed to be an inclusive list, not a political forum on what is de jure or not. very least such things must be listed as footnotes. <IP_ADDRESS> 22:02, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
You may be misinterpreting here, it's not whether Transnistria, for example, is de jure, it's that de jure it is still considered part of Moldova. Being "political" is NOT indicating who the de jure authority is. And I have made a suggestion on how to make the list both inclusive and non-POV. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 22:42, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
You are still cluttering the listings with such comments. Ybgursey 03:13, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* I am supposed to be on a sort of a wikibreak, but I support Ybgursey, Pernambuco and the others (yes, there are others - see the history) who reverted the POV edits which Papa Carlos is pushing. This is a list. Keep it as a list. Don't make it political. If someone wants to find out more, just click the links. Meanwhile, the status of the Montevideo entities is very clear for anyone who can read. It is both in the intro and the footnotes, as someone pointed out. Enough, guys. Mauco 04:33, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* Hold it. Mauco really thinks that "de jure" status of these territories is my POV?! Interesting. (PaC 14:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC))
* How can a list like this be anything but political? john k 09:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* :) I could not have said it better. Indeed, this list *is* political, and it shouldn't. :) Dpotop 11:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* :( Uh ... I think that John K means to say that by its nature, it is already political no matter what we do. And that the only way to avoid that is to delete the list. All 3 of us appear to have different definitions of 'political', with John K being the most precise of us; taking the strict, legalistic dictionary definition. Still, if we concede that it is already political, I would argue that my statement still holds: let us not go overboard by making it even more polemic than it already is. There are plenty of explanations of these entities already, both in intro and in footnotes. That is more than enough for a list of this type. No one who reads it can be in doubt. - Mauco 13:22, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* No, this list does not need to be political. If you count "UN states" there is nothing political about it because there are reputable sources about it. If you count "States recognized by at least one UN state", it's not political, either. On the countrary, if you count "Sovereign states", it's political and POV, regardless of the criterion you choose. And that is because there are no reputable sources explicitly documenting sovereignty. Dpotop 21:46, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
* Of course it would be political to use any of these criteria, as they would include or exclude states, and this would have political meaning. Including only UN members or states with diplomatic relations with a majority of UN members would exclude the ROC, which has political implications. Using any of these criteria as a definition of "sovereign state" is clearly to take sides and have a POV. What we need to do is not to embrace any single definition of a sovereign state, but to be clear about why the various disputed states are disputed. How exactly we do that remains an open question, but I don't see how simply unilaterally adopting a definition that excludes Taiwan, or that includes Taiwan and North Cyprus but excludes Somaliland, et al, is going to help make this article NPOV. john k 16:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
People who keep saying that "there are plenty of explanations of these entities already" i keep asking the same question: Show me where this information is reflected in the article? Where can the reader see that Abkhazia is "de jure" part of Georgia? I am asking it again: Mauco, Ybgursey, Pernambuco and the mistical others, can you show me? (PaC 14:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC))
* This is a list, not an article. You click on the link for more info. The Wikipedia principle. - Mauco 01:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
* You just cannot find excuses for your desire to hide the facts. First you say that this info is already in the article. Now you insist that three words next to the entity (e.g. "de jure part of Georgia") will somehow turn this list into an article. You know perfectly well that inclusion of these entities on the list is highly questionable and deliberately trying to hide even the traces of evidence from the reader. Anybody without a POV can see that the inclusion of these three words does not overbear the list at all and is a necessary clarification that provides a consise way for the reader to grasp a larger part of the real picture related to the sovereignty of these "states". (PaC 04:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC))
Table Strawman
I just thought I'd post this as an example. I took the U.N. members list, defaulted all to recognizing each other (easier), added in a few non-members (like the Holy See, Palestine...), then adjusted Israel to indicate who does not recognize it. I've uploaded a small sampling of the spreadsheet. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 22:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
* I applaud your compiling this table and I think it can be a great asset, but I do have to ask: how do you actually know who recognises whom? Do you know whom North-Korea is recognised by? sephia karta 23:53, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
* Maybe what Vercrumba did is the only NPOV thing that can be done if this article is to be NPOV. Dpotop 11:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
* There is, of course, a distinction to be made between having diplomatic relations with a country and recognizing it as a sovereign state. There is also a distinction to be made between not recognizing the ruling regime of a country, and not recognizing a country itself. For instance, many countries took a while to recognize the Bolshevik regime in Russia after 1917. But none of them ceased to recognize Russia as a country. They just didn't recognize any regime there. Afghanistan under the Taliban was a similar case. Almost no countries recognized the Taliban regime, but a few did (I believe it was just Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE). Others recognized the old Rabbani government that controlled a tiny fraction of the country, and still others did not recognize any government. But everyone recognized Afghanistan as being a de jure sovereign state. The situation in Somalia today is somewhat similar. The situation of China might be considered similar - just about everyone recognizes that a country "China" exists. But there is disagreement as to which regime represents that state - the ROC in Taipei, or the PRC in Beijing. We should be careful about these distinctions. john k 05:11, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Dpotop, that is not an answer to my question. john k, I agree. sephia karta 11:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* To john k, an authority is recognized as de jure or not. In the case of China, PRC is now the majority-recognized authority, the ROC is not, over Taiwan. Again, our mission here is not to determine who is "right" in the disagreement over who is the "appropriate" authority, it is to just report the facts. Basing an encyclopedia article about the sovereignty of states on wishful interpretations of Montevideo and declarative theories of statehood is a vast disservice to Wikipedia's readers. Who recognizes whose sovereignty is the only NPOV solution.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 23:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Why is this article promoting Russian POV?!!! (or are we back to where we were a year ago)
Inclusion of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in this list is a clear promotion of Russian POV. Neither of these entities is a sovereign state but rather is piece of Georgian territory occupied by Russia. This should be clear to anyone who follows the news. They are run by Russian-backed governments (in SO over half of high level officials are on active military duty for Russian army); their borders are protected by Russian soldiers; they have even less autonomy in making their decisions than any autonomous region in Russian Federation (Chechnya anyone?); SO regime stated numerous times that they do not want to be independent – their aim is to be a part of Russia; the separatist governments do not even control all of the territory they want to separate from Georgia (both Abkhazia and SO are divided into parts with pro-Russian and pro-Georgia factions). How can anyone, especially after the events of the last year, claim that Abkhazia and SO are sovereign states?! Irakliy81 05:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
The apparent patchwork nature of the territory controlled by South Ossetia speaks against their fulfilling the Montevideo requirements, I think. I know less about Abkhazia, but its and Transnistria's status seem largely similar. It's worth noting that even Russia does not actually recognize these "states", despite their status as its clients. john k 05:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Abkhazia's president is elected by its population rather than being appointed by the Russian president (as Russian regional heads are). Last time the Russian-backed candidate (Khajimba) actually lost the election to Sergei Bagapsh. These are the arguments in favour of the de-facto independence (sovereignty) of Abkhazia. Alaexis 19:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* You again demonstrate the lack of information you have on the problem. Bagapsh was "elected" by 1/5 to 1/4 of the population of Abkhazia. The rest of people who are Abkhazia's residents and property owners are forcibly restricted from entering the territory by Russian forces and the local regime, just because of their ethnic origin. It is neither legally nor morally correct to speak about "elections", when majority of the population are ethnically persecuted and have no part in the process. Pirveli 18:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Why not propose this article for deletion?
There are arguments for this: The absence of clear and/or NPOV inclusion criteria, the absence of reliable sources on most problematic entries, and the continuous fuss around these entries, and the fact that most pertinent and factual information is already compiled into lists such as the one of UN members.
Question 1: Am I the only one to think that this article should be deleted? Dpotop 11:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Question 2: If you are against deleting this article, may I kindly ask what factual information is provided by this article? Dpotop 11:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
* I wouldn't be against deleting this article. - Irakliy81 17:50, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
* I would. List of UN members is not the same as List of sovereign state. A state can be sovereign without being a UN member. In fact, under international law, a state can be a sovereign state even if no other such sovereign officially recognizes it as such. - Mauco 22:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
* Mauco, we are not here in a court of law, and we are not supposed, on wikipedia, to do the work of lawyers. We are here to report what reputable sources say. Do you have a source saying that the disputed states are sovereign? No! Nobody here has. So, there is no factual information to report. Dpotop 09:48, 14 February 2007 (UTC)\
* Sources were provided when asked for. sephia karta 11:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* No, all problematic states are put in this list based on original research. There is no source stating that they are sovereign. BTW, I presume there are actual UN members for which such sources exist, so they should not be in the list either. Dpotop 11:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* In the case of Transnistria, the following sources below have already been provided nearly a month ago as for why that particular unrecognized country merits inclusion on this list. In addition to these, there are also others:
* International Society and the De Facto State' by Scott Pegg, Ashgate Publishing (1999), ISBN:<PHONE_NUMBER>, pages 30 - 43
* Fragmentation and the International Relations of Micro-states: self-determination and statehood by Jorri C. Duursma, Cambridge University Press (1996), ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>, page 122
* De facto states: the Quest for Sovereignty, by Tozun Bahcheli, Barry Bartmann, Henry Felix Srebrnik, Routledge, UK (2004), ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>, page 112
* I would also include The Sustainability and Future of Unrecognized Quasi-States, by Pål Kolstø, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 43, No. 6, (2006) DOI: 10.1177/0022343306068102, of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, Pages 723-740, although it does not enumerate Montevideo directly. It does go to the heart of all four criteria, however, and sustains this (narrow) sovereignty argument. - Mauco 19:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* I should have noticed sooner. Regarding "sustains this (narrow) sovereignty argument"... the entire notion that we're sustaining an argument (WP:OR) that part of part of Montevideo decides sovereignty (WP:OR) is WP:OR on top of WP:OR. That's certainly an interesting topic, but it is a theory. And here it's being said that according to this very narrow interpretation of what sovereignty might be, Transnistria fits. If this isn't cooking the lab experiment to fit the results, I don't know what is.
* Perhaps we should just (more accurately) rename this article to "List of states speculated to be sovereign." That's all this is right now.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 23:29, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
* In practical terms, this article currently lists all the world's de facto independent states. sephia karta 11:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Oh, but "List of de facto independent states" is different from "List of sovereign states". Dpotop 11:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* I would strongly oppose deleting this article. Whatever issues we have about various unrecognized states being listed, it would not be solved by deleting this list. As I've noted before, numerous undisputedly sovereign states have not been members of the UN in the past, and today the same is true of Vatican City. These issues can be ironed out by having clearer guidelines about what exactly we're looking for, not by deleting this article. john k 16:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* No it is not. The sovereignty meant in this thread means de facto independence. sephia karta 21:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Lack of recognition does not necessarily equal lack of sovereignty
There seems to be some confusion as to the declaratory principle. Just to be clear for those here who are new to public international law: A lack of recognition may be an indicator of a lack of sovereignty, but it does not follow automatically that a lack of recognition means that a state lack sovereignty.
In fact, even a state or government with no recognition still has the ability to engage in international relations. A de facto government requires no diplomatic recognition to conduct itself under international law. Both United States and international courts have repeatedly accorded legal standing to de facto governments.
De facto governments may conduct foreign relations with sovereign states which have not extended de jure recognition to them. Section 107 of the Restatement (Second) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States 119651 states that: "An entity not recognized as a state but meeting the requirements for recognition specified in § 100 of controlling a territory and population and engaging in foreign relations], or an entity recognized as a state whose regime is not recognized as its government, has the rights of a state under international law in relation to a non-recognizing state..." See also Article 74 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties which states that "The severance or absence of diplomatic or consular relations between two or more States does not prevent the conclusion of treaties between those States". - Mauco 22:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
* All of this has no relevance for this discussion. Declaratory principle you like so much does not give any clear criteria for the list that could be easily checked. It just acknowledges that the state can exist without recognition. It doesn't say that any entity without recognition is a state.
* Recognition, on the other hand, is a verifiable criterion and I do not see why we should completely discard it. (PaC 04:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC))
* Untrue. E.g. the Badinter Arbitration Committee of the EU gave as criteria population, territory and government, all 3 are a matter only of straightforward fact checking. sephia karta 11:41, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to interrupt you (Mauco, PaC, Sephia), but we are not in a court of law. Your arguments, be they super-well constructed, should have no influence on this article, because they are based on original research, not on explicit statements of reputable sources. Dpotop 12:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* what do you mean, this is not correct answer dpotop. For instance mr Sephia Karta gives an example of the Badinter Arbcom, this is something that can be checked, they published their criteria, it is not something he made up, there is a record of this so what he says is not original research. The same for what mr Mauco says, he refers to United States law and Vienna Convention, you can check this, and international law, it is not him that makes up international law, everything can be confirmed with the sources so it is not original research, I think they have a very good point Pernambuco 14:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* You persist in not understanding that international law does not govern Wikipedia editing. Wikipedia has its own laws, which are more strict than what you define as "international law". Normally, nothing enters Wikipedia until a reputable source saying exactly that is found. And when I say "exactly that", I mean that deducing things is forbidden, per WP:SYNT. Therefore, all your arguments since you came here are fundamentally flawed. Dpotop 15:12, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* BTW, since you keep talking about "international law", why don't you take your arguments to the International court of justice, and ask them why the UN does not recognize Taiwan and the other territories as "sovereign". If it's that obvious those countries are sovereign according to international law, get this sovereignty recognized there, and then we have a reputable source, and we can finish this damned article. Dpotop 15:12, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Ha-ha. Good point Dpotop! All separatist lovers, hiding behind made-up international-law-excuses can take it with international courts and when you present here positive results we can continue this conversation. Meanwhile, separatist states are out of the list. (PaC 16:35, 14 February 2007 (UTC))
* Actually, I have nothing against "separatist states". But this is Wikipedia, there are some rules, and this article does not respect them. Dpotop 21:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* The same argument can be put in reverse (but without the "ha-ha"): Has there been a ruling by the International Court of Justice to the effect that the Montevideo entities are NOT sovereign states? It would be hard to see how, if the meet the requirements for statehood under international law, that an international law court can fail to recognize this. Objectively speaking, and I think that everyone with knowledge of these issues are well aware of this, tTheir lack of recognition is due to political factors - as opposed to an empirical lack of sovereignty. - Mauco 19:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Right. So the Klingon empire is sovereign, too, because there was no ruling of the International Court of Justice saying the converse. :):):):) Frankly Mauco, you can do better as bogus argument. Dpotop 21:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Straw man retort. Numerous academic and peer-reviewed sources (as provided) indicate that Transnistria meets the requirements for sovereignty as enumerated by Montevideo. No such sources exist for the Klingon empire. - Mauco 23:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I think that the paragraph Mauco wrote that starts "De facto governments may conduct foreign relations with sovereign states ..." is a tautology particularly with the sources that are used. Assuming it is states and not governments that are recognised, for an entity to be "engaging in foreign relations" as a State then the other counterparty State must recognise that the entity has the capacity to act as a State. The second reference to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties basically has the same circular argument, to be valid they both have to be States, and what it is says is quite unsurprising as states frequently break diplomatic or consular relations with other states as a from of reprimand (eg the UK, Libya and Lockerbie) or when they are at war etc, that is where interlocutors come in useful, but it does not mean that an entity which is not recognised by other states is a state. --Philip Baird Shearer 23:19, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Why not propose this article for deletion? part 2.
I see Mauco is again trying to drown a decent question under a flood of irrelevant and/or redundant text. My questions being quite important, as I see it, I kindly ask you to give it try two sections above. Dpotop 09:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* I am hardly alone in believing it wrong to delete this list, as can be seen from this page's discussion. I also feel that I have answered why; in backing up the argument of those who state that sovereignty is not the same as UN membership. This is the answer to your question, Dpotop. If you felt that it was irrelevant, I apologize. - Mauco 19:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* From another list: The unrecognized countries exist. No they don’t. Yes they do. No yes no …. How long is this going to go on? I don’t really get what all the fighting is about. No strike that – I do know. But I have a strong feeling it’s not really about the factual accuracy of this article, but rather about whether we want these places to exist or not.
* From a neutral point of view : These places exist. Within the constraints of being unrecognized diplomatically, they operate pretty much like completely independent countries. Whether we like that or not, whether it’s “right”, legal, illegal or the result of an illegal usurpation – it’s still a fact. Changing the wording in this article or deleting them from lists where they otherwise satisfy all objective criteria doesn’t change that.
* The lack of recognition is motivated for political reasons for all of these places, from A (Abkhazia) to T (Taiwan, Transnistria and TRNC). But Wikipedia can not be governed by geopolitical riders. This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, and it is edited based on facts. Anyone who proposes to include nutcases like Sierra Leone and Somalia on the list, and exclude much better-run places like Taiwan and Somaliland, must better be prepared to explain very well and convincingly just how the former are more "states" and more sovereign than the latter. - Mauco 19:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, Mauco, sovereignty and recognition are two political concepts. It's good you understood this. And saying that some nation is or is not sovereign is motivated by politics. There's no a priori notion of sovereignty. And you should write to the point, and not clog talk pages with redundant text. Everybody knows your arguments, and mine. Now, it's time for some action. Dpotop 21:08, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Wrong. Sovereignty is a concept from Political Science and from the science that studies International Law. Whether or not a state is sovereign is a question answered in these fields of science, it is not motivated by politics. Checking whether a state is sovereign is similar to checking whether the Caspian Sea is a lake. You are right to ask for a sourced evaluation, but using a definition that involves only straightforward fact checking satisfies this. Even better, when you asked for additional sources, these were provided. sephia karta 21:28, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
* Mauco, I'm very dubious about the extent to which a place like South Ossetia operates like a completely independent country. The article on it suggests that it only controls a crazy patchwork within the area that it claims sovereignty over, with the Georgian government controlling its own crazy patchwork. john k 18:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* I get the same impression from reading the same article, John. Unfortunately I know next to nothing about the real situation in South Ossetia. I support those here who say that each inclusion on the list must be sourced, regardless of whether we use Montevideo or some other criteria. It is possible, then, that South Ossetia will not make the list. At the same time, the Wikipedia article on the place is of course not a reliable source. I doubt that there are any South Ossetian editors on Wikipedia, or involved in the article. However, I do know that Wikipedia has quite a few Georgian editors. It would therefore not surprise me that the current Wikipedia article presents the situation in a light not entirely favorable to the South Ossetian claims to statehood, and quite possibly includings statements which, when closer examined, turn out to not have any support or factual basis. - Mauco 19:26, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Indeed, the wikipedia article is not a reliable source. But there ought to be an affirmative obligation to provide sources to support inclusion, I think. This really ought to be where we start. Sources on Somaliland as a sovereign state; sources on Abkhazia; sources on Transnistria; sources on South Ossetia, and so forth. UN membership should be sufficient to qualify the 192 members, and it shouldn't be hard to source either the Vatican or Taiwan/ROC. The rest need sourcing. john k 19:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, the fact that Wikipedia is not reliable source is proved by the current contents of this list:). It is result of such ignorant policies that university professors cry "Please, no Wikipedia!!!" when talking about reference sources for the students' works:) Pirveli 05:10, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* All that this article currently claims is that the states listed possess a population, territory, government and the capacity to enter into diplomatic relation with other states. You don't seriously dispute this, do you? (At least except for South-Ossetia.)sephia karta 13:40, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* Well, first of all South Ossetia is also included, which is totally ridiculous and absurd. Secondly, these entities (at least part of them, like Abkhazia and Transnistria) CANNOT enter into diplomatic relations with other states. For other states do not enter into diplomatic relations with the entities, which they do not recognize. And Abkhazia and Transnistria are NOT recognized by ANY state on planet Earth. Thus, they have no capacity to enter diplomatic relations with the states. Pirveli 01:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* Not to nitpick, but I don't think that Montevideo limits itself to only diplomatic relations. It merely talks about a capacity to enter into relations with other states. These relations can take a variety of forms. In history, the misnamed German Democratic Republic and puppet state Manchukuo were trailblazers. Back then, there was a debate over their sovereignty, much like we are now debating the Montevideo 8. But few at the time denied that they at least held the capacity to enter into relations (in different forms) with other states. - Mauco 02:03, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* 1.Arisona and Alaska also have capacity to enter relations with other states by such criteria. 2. Manchukuo was never listed as a sovereign state in the contemporary encyclopedeas of that time.3. South Ossetia is still total and non-debatable nonsense. This list's content is result of mere forcing and not of discussion results. It is not formally compatible with the term "encyclopedia":) Pirveli 19:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* That you would compare Abkhazia to the GDR is a bit distressing. Among other things, the latter was, after 1973, a UN member. Looking at the UN alone is problematic. The fairly clear distinction between the situation of Abkhazia or Transnistria and that of the ROC is even clearer when you look at regional organizations more broadly. Under one name or another, Taiwan is a member of APEC, the Asian Development Bank, the IOC, the UPU, and the World Trade Organization. Not as many as it might be, but nonetheless, considerably more recognition than any of these other places. Taiwan is a state where it is pretty damned clear that even states that do not de jure recognize it, do, de facto consider it to be more or less a sovereign state. With the others, there is no comparable status, and the question of whether they can enter into relations with other states seems highly questionable unless one can really point to a scholarly consensus. john k 21:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* john k, while it is only fair to be critical of the sovereignty of South-Ossetia, it would be unfair to judge all of the Montevideo 8 by this one case. I agree with Mauco that we have to judge the cases each on their own basis. It would be equally unfair though to restrict arguments to only one case if they also apply to others. If dependence upon Russia speaks against South-Ossetia, dependence upon Italy must equally speak against the Vatican. sephia karta 13:40, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* The case of the Vatican, which is recognized by most states around the world, and which is dependent on Italy only in the sense that it is really tiny and inside Italy, is not at all the same as South Ossetia or Abkhazia, which are unrecognized separatist regimes in states neighboring Russia, propped up by the Russian military, and not diplomatically recognized even by Russia. They are puppet states. I don't think anyone would accuse the Vatican of being an Italian puppet. I'm going to ask again, as I have several times, whether you all would have, prior to 1995, supported us listing Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda on this list. To me that seems nearly indefensible, and I don't see how these Russian puppet states (or North Cyprus or Nagorno-Karabkh, for that matter) are much better. john k 20:03, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* I really hate to dodge a valid question, John, but personally I know too little about these cases to give you a qualified answer. In the case of Transnistria (which I do know about) it would be wrong to subscribe wholesale to the argument of Transnistria's opposition, which claims that it is Russian puppet state. The reality is much more nuanced than that. In the mid-1990s, Transnistria got very little help from an increasingly antagonistic Russia, and oriented itself towards Ukraine for its survival. Today, Russia invests in Transnistria and supports it financially. It is not the only one to do this, but the largest of several countries (largest in terms of investment and aid). At the same time, Russia repeatedly defends the territorial integrity of Moldova. This is not the case of Turkey vis-a-vis TRNC/Cyprus, or Armenia vis-a-vis Nagorno-Karabakh/Azerbaijan. - Mauco 21:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* Fair enoughon Transnistria, but what we really need are sources for all these in general. I'd also prefer that sources be provided with some paraphrasing to indicate the content. Just listing books isn't very helpful, as it doesn't really explain what they say, and there's no reason to know whether the sources are actually on point. john k 22:52, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* Russia defend the integrity of Moldova as it defend the integrity of Georgia. In both cases Russia didn't formally recognized the puppet countrie (S. Ossetia, Abkhazia or Transnistria) but it created them with all kind of support, including military support. Russian Army was directly and decisively involved in the War of Transnistria and Russian troups are still present in Transnistria. No difference compared with S. Ossetia or Abkhazia, is the same Russian expansionism.--MariusM 23:09, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
I see Mauco is again trying to drown a decent question under a flood of irrelevant and/or redundant text. My questions being quite important, as I see it, I kindly ask you to give it try two sections above. Dpotop 09:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
* Please assume good faith. There are different ways to define sovereignty. At the current time, this list explains (in its introduction) that it uses the criteria of Montevideo. This is probably what is closest to long standing practice of international law, although the fourth criteria of Montevideo appears to be a bit iffy and not solidly grounded in international law (which might explain why later restatements of the principle often repeat just the first three). - Mauco 00:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* From you? You must be kidding. Given the sheer amount of prose you wrote on Transnistria-related issues, you are an experienced editor. And it's not like these issues were not discussed before 1000 times. Dpotop 08:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* No, I am not kidding. I am politely asking you - again - to please assume good faith by me as well as by any other Wikipedia editor. To assume good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikipedia. Your participation here is very welcome. But if you can not abide by this fundamental principle of Wikipedia, perhaps you should consider becoming a reader rather than an editor. - Mauco 13:07, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* I cite from WP:AGF, which you seem to interpret to your ends:
* This guideline does not require that editors continue to assume good faith in the presence of evidence to the contrary.
* Assuming good faith also does not mean that no action by editors should be criticized, but instead that criticism should not be attributed to malice unless there is specific evidence of malice.
* Accusing the other side in a conflict of not assuming good faith, without showing reasonable supporting evidence, is another form of failing to assume good faith.
* So, look at yourself in the mirror before talking about good faith. And stick to the article here. Dpotop 13:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* How about we move this mutual mudslinging to our respective user-talk pages? The whole "No they don’t. Yes they do. No yes no" is marginally relevant when it pertains to countries. But this WP:AGF "No you are not. Yes you are. No yes no" is not. - Mauco 14:23, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* I can't agree more, given that it's you who invokes WP:AGF every other dispute. Dpotop 14:58, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Would different definitions of sovereignty help?
Right now, this list is using the Montevideo Convention as its yardstick for sovereignty. There are also other ways to define what is and is not a sovereign state, however. Stephen Krasner, in his book "Sovereignty" (ISBN 069100711X), lists four other definitions. Would it help to add those to the list? Perhaps by listing four + Montevideo, and making a ruleset for this list that if a country meets two out of four, sourced of course, then it can be deemed sovereign as regards inclusion in this list. Krasner is an authority on the matter. He is currently with the United States State Department and a big part of his work relates to the shaping of policy for issues involving questions of sovereignty. - Mauco 00:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* No, they wouldn't, unless you have reputable sources stating that those disputed entities are sovereign, in which case the definition of sovereignty is not important. Dpotop 11:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* Excuse me, but this is wholly unscientific. There is no ultimate truth according to which a state is or is not sovereign, definition is everything. If a source sais that a state is sovereign then it it is either using a certain concept/definition of sovereignty and has found it to apply in the case of that state, or it is merely voicing an unfounded opinion. sephia karta 13:27, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
* Nope, you're on wikipedia here, not in some research institute. The scientific method is not Wikipedia's rule, which instead has its own set of rules. Original research is rejected, even though it may be done in accordance to the scientific method. So, if everybody believes that 1=2, and if all reputable sources say so, then Wikipedia must report it as such. Dpotop 00:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
The key here is that Wikipedia must quote what reliable source have to say on the matter, rather than making up our own minds about which states fit which definition. See WP:ATT. Jayjg <small style="color:darkgreen;">(talk) 00:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* Stephen Krasner is considered one of the world's top sovereignty experts. Princeton scholar, State Department expert, etc. I am taken aback by User:Dpotop's kneejerk rejection of every proposal or suggestion made by me. But we can of course just stick to Montevideo, which is quite close to the classical treatment of sovereignty under international law. - Mauco 01:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* And I've already produced an expert source on the frozen conflict states who has written about Montevideo specifically and that sovereignty cannot exist without legitimacy. Until de jure sovereign countries begin recognizing the separatist states, you cannot claim sovereignty. Your contentions (and 1 out of four, or 2 out of four plus 2 out of some other 4 criteria are sufficient to represent an authority as sovereign) is all WP:OR. If you would like a de facto autonomous or de facto independent list, that's fine, but de facto sovereign, which is what you advocate, is a fundamental and untenable contradiction in terms. <span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 01:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* On the contrary, we cannot stick to our own interpretations of Montevideo or any other legislation; that is the very definition of original research. Rather, we must quote experts who state whether or not these areas are "sovereign states". Jayjg <small style="color:darkgreen;">(talk) 01:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Palestine?
I've just visited this page - so I'm not really about its history - but shouldn't Palestine be on here? According to the standards (population - check, defined - check, negotiate - check) it seemingly should. DanielFolsom T|C|U 23:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* Oh, I see there's been some discussion - in that case I feel the only debatable thing would be the land, but this article proves that some land does belong to Palestine (note: it's from the Washington Post - which has to be reliable). The population is fairly obvious given the reason for withdrawing and the existance of land (why would you withdraw from an empty space?) and the negotiations are obviously going on per the conflict. DanielFolsom T|C|U 23:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
The de jure State of Palestine controls no territory, while the de facto Palestinian Authority is not a sovereign entity. john k 05:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* The de jure state of Transnistria controls no territory (and its very existence is not accepted internationally, which is different from PLO/etc), and de facto the Transnistrian government is not sovereign. So, why do we, editors, discriminate here between these states? Dpotop 07:28, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* My understanding was that Trasnistria was a de facto state which de facto controls territory, even if internationally that territory is considered to be part of Moldova. This is not at all comparable to Palestine. john k 15:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* Ok now that I've looked up de jure - than who legally controls the Gaza Strip - I mean how can one country give land to another - but the latter not legally own the land? It'd be like if the United States didn't own California or anything west of the mississippi (I can't think of any English examples because my studies have focused on America -but I'm sure there are some) DanielFolsom |\T/|\C/|\U/ 12:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* The Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank are controlled by the Palestinian Authority, which is not a sovereign entity. The State of Palestine, a de jure entity, is controlled by the PLO, which is a distinct organization from the PA, but controls no territory. john k 15:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* this list includes both de facto and de jure states, so if Palestine fits one of these two it can be on the list. but what I am not sure of, does it have defined borders? because I read somewhere that there are some of the groups in Palestine who claim all of Israel as theirs, it is similar to how there were groups in Taiwan until recently and they said that all of China was theirs, AFAIK the official position of Taiwan has backed away from that claiming now. But back to Palestine, what is the border situation, remember one of the requirements is a defined territory Pernambuco 14:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC) (sockpuppet of Mauco)
* Borders. You mean, the borders revendicated by the Palestinian Authority, as compared to those revendicated by Transnistria? Because, mind you, Transnistria controls certain territories outside Transnistria and does not control certain territories inside Transnistria. Like any normal sovereign state, you would say. Dpotop 14:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* i was asking about the borders of Palestine, anyone know please? Pernambuco 14:11, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* Palestine does not have defined borders. I would think that they at least claim all of the territory of the former Palestine Mandate that was not controlled by Israel before 1967, but I don't think they've specifically renounced all territories beyond that. The exact borders of the State of Palestine are to be determined by final status negotiations with Israel. john k 15:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
minor change during page protection
Can someone please change the flagicon template SERBIA to SRB (removing redirect) as the redirect will soon be updated with a new unrelated template.
Thank you. // Laughing Man 02:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
* Can someone please help? // Laughing Man 21:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
* Done. Picaroon 22:46, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
* Thank you. :) // Laughing Man 01:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Montevideo does not use the word "Sovereign"
I noticed that in Montevideo Convention the word sovereignty is not used. Dl.goe 10:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
* I beefed up your remark. It's far too important in this case. Dpotop 10:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Please let me know if any contributor here is seriously prepared to argue that the Montevideo Convention is not about sovereignty and the definition of States under international law. If no such source is provided, the tag box on top of the article referring to Montevideo can be removed in accordance with the role of Montevideo in modern state creation theory (The Creation of States in International Law. By James Crawford. (Oxford: Clarendon Press). --Britlawyer 14:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC) (Britlawyer was blocked for being a sockpuppet of User:William Mauco)
Montevideo, again
There's a good, and fairly balanced, run down of Montevideo at The Head Heeb blog from a couple of years ago. Jonathan Edelstein, who writes the blog, probably doesn't qualify as a reliable source by wikipedia standards - he's a lawyer, but doesn't seem to have any academic credentials or non-self-publications, but he's a smart, well-informed person on these kinds of subjects. Edelstein's discussion would suggest that a place like Somaliland more or less fits all four Montevideo criteria, at least de facto - he calls New Caledonia a 3.5 on Montevideo, and surely Somaliland's capacity to engage in foreign relations is considerably greater than that of New Caledonia. But I'm still not sure what to make of Transnistria and the Caucasian entities. Anyway, it's interesting reading, and sheds some light, I think, on how the Montevideo criteria are conventionally interpreted, and on the ways that the whole determination, especially of point 4, is becoming more difficult due to the increasing rights in foreign policy given to entities that are not considered sovereign states. john k 20:21, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
What about Aruba?
Why isn't Aruba included in the list? Eliko 15:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Because Aruba is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Netherlands.It's not sovereign, just autonomous.Dimts 15:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
* So the article about Aruba includes some wrong information: in the tabulation in the right side - the year of independence is indicated as 1986...Eliko 01:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Yes, Aruba's infobox is wrong.Now this is a quote from the article about Aruba on Wiki:
"Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles on January 1, 1986, to become a separate,self-governing member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands."
'Self-governing member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' means antonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Dimts 12:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Inclusion criteria based on territoriality, population, government
In the case of disputed terriotories, the legitimacy of a government is not determined by recognition as much as by its effective control over a territory claimed. This is a key part of what makes such a government sovereign over a territory. See e.g. Yaël Ronen: Transition from Unlawful Territorial Regimes: the Power of Human Rights over Status. The underlying feature of international law in this matter states clearly that territory and population are the building blocks of an internationally-effective territorial state (Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States of 1933, 165 LNTS, rt. 1.) Britlawyer 15:42, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry Britlawyer, but control of territory = de facto. Sovereign = de jure. There is no legal basis for indicating that the frozen conflict zone breakaway territories are sovereign. Having a "Sovereign nations" article which ascribes sovereignty based on some parts of something—and pretending there is no difference between de facto and de jure by ignoring the distinction completely by introducing an alternate scale of evaluation —is little more than POV pushing.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 14:23, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
* Er, no, that's not true. One of the main legal theories of how to determine what is a sovereign state basically says that a sovereign state is one that has control over its territory. See Declarative theory of statehood. john k 17:04, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
* Applying legal theories to theorize on what territories might be considered to be sovereign = WP:OR versus a list of sovereign nations acknowledged to be such by the international community. The frozen conflict zone territories, for example, have no real ability to conduct foreign policy (that is, only engaged by their direct role in their conflict), one of the other requirements for sovereignty. Postulating a state can be "sovereign" without being able to engage in de jure relations with other sovereign nation-states is WP:OR. That is de facto independence at best. The notion of de facto sovereignty which is argued here is a contradiction in terms. Either the content here needs to change or the article title needs to change. I've read Badinter in detail (refering to Declarative theory of statehood) and applying it as you are doing is WP:OR. You are building your case on a self-referential WP:OR base.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 19:00, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
I don't like blind revert of others. --Des Grant 08:42, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
* I'm sorry, was that directed at me?<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 23:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Currently listed states present on List of unrecognized countries merit inclusion here equally well, as per Montevideo ("The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states") and customary international law. Absence of recognition does not invalidate sovereignty, with reference to 29 Va. J. Int’l L. 473, 476 n.10 (1989) Britlawyer 16:07, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
* You are insisting that unrecognized countries are "de facto sovereign." This is a basic and untenable contradiction in terms. Sovereignty can only be de jure, and only one sovereign entity can have de jure authority over a given territory. Therefore, taking Transnistria as an example:
* the PMR is the de facto controlling authority over the Transnistrian territory;
* the PMR functions autonomously of Molodova and can be factually described as de facto independent (note, however, Transnistrians are still citizens of the sovereign Moldova, vote in Moldovan elections, etc.);
* the PMR is not sovereign as Moldova is the de jure sovereign authority over the Transnistrian territory;
* the argument that unrecognized states are listed here "because they deserve to be" is also WP:OR;
* "political existence" is not a synonym for "sovereignty," it is a synonym for "autonomous" or "de facto independent".
* Any territory requiring clarification regarding its alleged part of part of Montevideo criteria sovereignty does not belong in this article. (There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth that Taiwan is therefore not sovereign either, but facts are facts.)<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 23:04, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
* I think you mean n. 21: H. Lauterpacht, supra note 14, at 7-25; T. Chen, supra note 14, at 28-29; but see 1 D. O'Connell, supra note 10, at 132. The Convention on Rights and Duties of States, supra note 17, incorporates the idea that those communities fulfilling the conditions of statehood are entitled to recognition regardless of the political interests of other states. “The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states....” Id. art. 3. “The recognition of a state merely signifies that the state which recognizes it accepts the personality of the other with all the rights and duties determined by international law....” Id. art. 6. Lexicon (talk) 16:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
* There are remarks that clarify the status of the unrecognised countries so they should be in the list. Alaexis 16:15, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
* We have a separate List of unrecognized countries, we can put this list at a "See also" section, but we don't need OR for sovereign states.--MariusM 18:08, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Source?
Ok - so us determining what states are sovereign based off a critera seems likes it's not working. Why don't we get a list of sovereign states (there has to be one somewhere) and cite the entire thing with that. daniel folsom © 05:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Good suggestion, but it is not an essential requirement for Wikipedia: See numerous other lists of everything else. It is enough that the arguments can be substantiated on a case by case basis, and its no requirement that whole list exists in identical form elsewhere. Britlawyer 14:00, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
* I know it is not a requirement, but I'm just saying ... the page is so controversial that perhaps here we should require one. daniel folsom © 14:32, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
* ok how bout this - if you want a country listed here, you have to get a Notable source to confirm it (not say that it should be here, but confirm it) daniel folsom © 21:53, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
* This is a minimum requirement, and it would be advisable in contentious cases to require more than one source and request that such sources are peer reviewed. Britlawyer 01:57, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
* Nono, not more than one - just one - right now there are none daniel folsom © 03:04, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
Part 1. Is Abkhazia really independent?
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not sovereign states - they are Georgian territories occupied by Russia. I am tired of trying to prove this obvious point. Why does this article continuously support Russian POV?! Irakliy81 18:04, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* How would you prove this (Russian occupation, that is)? Russian forces are there as peacekeepers. There was a UN resolution a few days ago that confirmed it. Alaexis 18:13, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* Are we talking “de facto” here or “de jure”? If “de-jure” then yes, you are correct Russian forces are there as peacekeepers, but if we are talking “de facto” then they are nothing but an occupation force of Russian army. In both Abkhazia and South Ossetia the so called peacekeepers oppress local Georgian populations, support separatist regimes, and supply Abkhazian and South Ossetian “armies” with weapons. Not to mention that these separatist regimes are completely dependent on Russia and have less true sovereignty than many autonomous regions inside Russia. Irakliy81 18:24, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* Try to prove all the statements you've written.
* 1) oppress local Georgian populations
* 2) and supply Abkhazian and South Ossetian “armies” with weapons
* 3) these separatist regimes are completely dependent on Russia
* 4) and have less true sovereignty than many autonomous regions inside Russia
* We should remember that Russian-backed candidate lost the last presidential elections in Abkhazia (while in Russia region's heads are appointed by the president with the consent of local legislature). Alaexis 18:39, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* The statements I've written are not difficult to prove:
* 1. Abkhazian militia and Russian forces almost always act together. Russian forces do not interfere with the movements of Abkhazian military in the demilitarized zone that they supposed to control. Moreover, there were several examples of Russian “peacekeeping” forces surrounding Georgian villages in Gali region and letting Abkhazian militia to enter those villages to rob and at times murder their inhabitants. In the last 10 years more than 2,000 Georgian civilians were killed by Abkhazian militia in the “peacekeeping” forces’ zone of responsibility.
* 2. A lot of the weapons that are brought into the conflict zones for the “needs” of the “peacekeeping” forces somehow end up in either Abkhazian or Ossetian armies. From time to time you can see stories of Georgian forces intercepting such transactions surface in the media.
* 3 & 4. In South Ossetia most senior members of separatist government are people who are on active military duty in Russian army and who were directly appointed to those positions from Russia. In Abkhazia after the loss of Moscow-backed candidate in presidential elections (which in themselves were illegitimate) Russia instituted a total blockade. The blockade wasn’t taken down until the candidate who had lost was made vice-president. This effectively split the government into two factions and significantly reduced the power of the elected president. Irakliy81 05:14, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
* Irakliy, where are the references? You can't ask everyone to believe in what you're writing. Please present neutral (that is, not Russian, Georgian or Abkhazian) references supporting your claims. Alaexis 05:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
* What neutral references are you talking about? Most of these events are not of interest to the western media. Almost anything that is written about the subject is going to be either Russian or Georgian POV. Why should the burden of proof have to reside with me? Why Russian POV does not need any proof and is accepted apriori? Why don’t you prove that the current vice-president of Abkhazia did not loose the presidential elections and that he wasn’t made vice-president only after Russian blockade? Or could you present neutral sources that say that the defense minister of South Ossetia is not a colonel of Russian army? Or please explain to me why do Russian “peacekeeping” forces need air-to-ground missiles when they are not allowed to have aviation? And while you are at it please give me one example when Abkhazian forces were prevented from entering the demilitarized zone in Gali region, or when Russian “peacekeepers” protected the local Georgian population? Irakliy81 00:51, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* A lot is written in Western sources about this conflict. I didn't quite understand what do you want me to prove about the elections. Here(notice the neutral bbc link) Khadjimba is called pro-Kremlin candidate and it's written that electoral commission declared Mr Bagapsh the winner. Alaexis 16:32, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* Well, that is correct, however, there is a lot that isn’t mentioned in this short article. Specifically, that after Bagapsh was declared the winner in the first election Russia enraged that the Khandjimba had lost instituted a blockade of Abkhazia. Only when Bagapsh agreed to hold the second election the blockade was stopped. The second election was a complete farce. There was only one candidate – Bagapsh running together with Khandjimba as vice-president. Thus, the winner of presidential elections was forced to take the looser as a vice president. Now, does this comply with your definition of sovereignty? Irakliy81 21:39, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* I know about these events. If they demonstrate anything they demonstrate that Abkhazia is not de facto part of Russia. I cannot imagine Kremlin blockading one of the Russian regions after "wrong" elections. If Russia were an occupant it would've forced the right man but that didn't happen and these events resulted in compromise (Bagapsh+Khadjimba). Alaexis 04:23, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* That’s exactly what I was talking about – Abkhazia has less sovereignty than any autonomous region in Russia. The “compromise” as you call it, was nothing more than Kremlin forcing its defeated candidate onto Abkhazians. The choice Bagapsh had after the blockade was in place was either: (1) starve to death or (2) accept Khadjimba as vice-president. He chose the latter. I am rather puzzled that you see any attribute of sovereignty in his actions… Irakliy81 16:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Again, if Russia controlled everything in Abkhazia what would prevent it from installing Khadjimba there? Alaexis 18:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* No, Russia does not control everything but it does control enough to make Khandjimba a vice-president against the will of current Abkhazian population. Again, in my book that implies lack of sovereignty. Look at it this way, the occupation is not as open as with, let's say, Germany occupying Poland but the dependence of Abkhazian "government" on Russia is very clear. They can hardly do anything without getting Russian approval first and if they don't they get a blockade and in the end are forced to accept Russian will anyway (even if in slightly modified form). Irakliy81 18:31, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Of course you are right that Russia has some control/influence in Abkhazia. A lot of countries have been influenced by other countries in some degree. It's quite hard to make a clear boundary. Sanctions are also imposed fairly often by many countries. I don't endorse 2004 Russian sanctions (in fact I think it was quite a foolish action) but they can't prove anything imho .Alaexis 19:35, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Sanctions are one thing, telling people how their government should be shaped and succeeding is another. If the blockade had no effect I would not be arguing with you on this point, but it did – Abkhazia had to submit to Russian will. A good example of sanctions are the US sanctions against Cuba. If after those sanctions Castro agreed to have a vice-president or prime-mister be the one appointed by the US I would say that Cuba is not sovereign either. Irakliy81 19:57, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* He simply wants others to see that. :) Those who are more familiar with the situation in Abkhazia, know perfectly well that Bagapsh’s capitulation drastically reduced his popularity and strengthened Khajimba’s clan. The “government” of Abkhazia straddles severe internal division, the fact which is carefully masked by Abkhaz/Russian media, and the fragile “Bagapsh+Khajimba” unity is only kept by almost a fanatic fear of the Georgian comeback and, of course, by Russian military officers assigned to the Abkhaz separatist government.--KoberTalk 16:58, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Russian military officers assigned to the Abkhaz separatist government? Reduced Bagapsh's popularity? I'm already slightly tired of asking for sources. Alaexis 18:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Part 2 - Miscellany
We digress. Neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia are internationally recognized. They are not sovereign--and apparently cannot even continue to exist without Russia's support. Engaging in a bit of WP:OR, if Russia accuses the Baltics of smuggling arms to Georgia--a blatant lie--then you know Russia is smuggling arms to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Their presence in the list here makes it, once again, "List of states speculated to be sovereign." The criteria for inclusion--a narrow definition of part of part of Montevideo--is preposterous as defining sovereignty. The only purpose of that definition is to claim that all the frozen conflict territories are sovereign, and even then the arguments (Smirnov made agreements with Russia == foreign relations) are specious at best.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 18:56, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
I really don't care about who is right in that edition war, but there is a way to do things and you didn't do it right. Souris2005 20:48, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* What is the right way to do it? Irakliy81 05:14, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
* Irakliy, you can't just remove Abkhazia and South Ossetia and keep all the other unrecognized countries. That doesn't make any sense. Currently, the article says, "Five states, neither UN members nor recognised by any states that are sovereign according to some interpretations of article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria." If you would like to change the criteria for inclusion, please get a consensus first. <span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;">Khoikhoi 03:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* OK, I modified the introduction too. Now everything reads correctly. I do not wish to change the criteria for inclusion but neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia satisfy criteria put forth by Montevideo Convention and thus should not be on this list. Irakliy81 21:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* Where is Kosovo? Why didn't Mr Alex include other de facto independent places such as Kosovo? Also Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which is not yet fully under Russian control and has alternative Government of President Doku Umarov? Ahh don’t want to include own separatists but why not those enclaves which their own country want to devour? And this is not POV? Ldingley 17:21, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* For the record I didn't include anything here.
* Afaik Kosovo is ruled by UN now so they can't be called independent/sovereign yet. After they'll have declared independence we'll put it in the article (even if they aren't recognised by UN). It's a sad (for Serbs) story but I think it's the only solution and it'll happen sooner or later.
* If it were 1998 now I'd have no objections to putting Chechnya here also. Check the criteria for inclusion at the beginning of the page. Alaexis 17:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
* Ichkeria doesn't have defined territory as it's completely "occupied". Who constitute its permanent population, btw? Alaexis 18:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Part 3. Montevideo applied to RA and RSO
Khoikhoi, please stop reverting the article. Neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia fit the definition of sovereignty of Montevideo Convention. If you or anyone else thinks otherwise please state your arguments before reverting. Irakliy81 16:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Abkhazia and South Ossetia fit (a), (b) and (c) qualifications of the MC quite nicely. There could be argument about (d) (because it's formulated less clear than the first three) so it's written in the article that these states are sovereign according to some interpretations of article 1. Alaexis 18:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* I would disagree - neither (a) nor (b) are clearly satisfied and (c) is clearly not satisfied:
(a) - Abkhazia
* (a) Is rather argumentative when 2/3 of Abkhazian population has been displaced and remains in temporary refugee camps. The situation is even less clear in South Ossetia which is a mosaic of Georgian and Ossetian villages.
* Irakliy, check the Soviet 1989 census data (Abkhazia). Georgians constituted 240,000 out of 525,000 in the republic then. That's less than half and not two thirds already and we should remember that some Georgians have returned to Gali district. Anyway the current population of Abkhazia is permanent. Alaexis 19:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Not only Georgians left Abkhazia after the war – tens of thousands of Russians, Armenians, Greeks, and even Abkhazians themselves no longer live there. The ‘current’ population of Abkhazia is temporary and it will remain temporary until the refuges are allowed to return. Irakliy81 20:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Russians, Armenians, Greeks, Jews and Abkhazians left the republic voluntarily. There are no neutral sources stating that there was an ethnic cleansing of any of these peoples. A lot of people (Georgians, Russians and others) voluntarily left Georgia also. In both cases the current population is permanent. Check the dictionary for the word's meaning. Alaexis 20:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* You are correct, there was no ethnic cleansing against Armenians, Greeks, Russians etc. – only against Georgians. This does not negate the fact that current population of Abkhazia is barely 1/3 of what it before the war. And out of that 1/3 almost 30% are not subjugated to Bagapsh/Khadjimba regime. I don’t want to argue here about the definition of “permanent” but understand this: people who are temporarily displaced are as much ‘population’ of Abkhazia as those who live there now. This fact would have had no relevance if the number of such people was small but given that it is over 50% I hesitate to say that territory controlled by Bagapsh/Khandjimba regime has permanent population. Irakliy81 03:29, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* According to the 2003 census (it's not recognised by Georgia but I don't think there's more reliable information about Abkhazia's population) there were 215,000 people in Abkhazia. That's not 1/3 of the pre-war population. Anyway the population of Upper Abkhazia is about 2,000 according to the Georgian census so it can't possibly be 30% of the total Abkhazia's population. The people who were forcefully displaced account for less than 50%. The amount of people who left Abkhazia voluntarily has nothing to do with this issue. Alaexis 07:26, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* The 215,000 figure is quite exaggerated. I could easily prove to you why but don’t want to be sidetracked into a separate discussion. I believe that the actual number is somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 which is roughly 1/3 of the pre-war population. When I said that about 30% of the current population do not accept Bagapsh/Khadjimba regime I meant not only the residents of Upper Abkhazia but also those of Gali region as well (about 40,000 people). True, Gali region is not under control of central Georgian authorities but Abkhazian control over that region is also rather nominal – basically the region is controlled by local Georgian population. Irakliy81 18:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* I'd ask for sources proving your claims again. UN, for example, criticised Abkhazian authorities for the human rights abuses in Gali district (Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin - Mission to Georgia). So their control is sufficient to make UN hold them responsible for what's happening there. Alaexis 18:53, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
(a) - RSO
* Virtually all the Ossetian population of South Ossetia don't submit to Georgian authorities. They constitute the permanent population of SO.
* Again, SO is a mosaic of different villages: you may have an Ossetian village and then 2 kilometers down the road you have a Georgian village, and then again Ossetian, and then Georgian. Are you saying that you can selectively pick which villages constitute ‘permanent’ population of SO and which don’t? Irakliy81 20:10, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Those that are subject to Georgian authorities cannot be called citizens of S. Ossetian Republic, don't you agree? Alaexis 20:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* So half the people currently living in SO are not counted as it’s permanent population? Irakliy81 20:25, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* We are talking about the entity "Republic of South Ossetia". It has absolutely no control over Georgian-populated areas of former SO Aut. Republic. Alaexis 20:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* “Republic of South Ossetia” has no single government. Currently there are two presidents – Kakoyti and Sanakoev. The only thing Kakoyti regime controls is Tskhinvali and some of the Ossetian villages along the road to Russia. As you correctly noted, Georgian villages are not controlled by Kakoyti but neither are many Ossetian villages. A lot of Ossetian villages are not controlled by anyone – neither Georgians, nor Kakoyti, nor Sanakoev. Irakliy81 03:35, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* quote: during the course of 2007 the central authorities of Georgia decided to give it official status and on April 13 was announced the "Provisional Administration of South Ossetia".
* They don't want independence, do they?
* Besides, could you name several Ossetian villages controlled by Provisional Administration of South Ossetia/Georgia? For example the main towns of Tskhinvali and Dzau/Java are controlled by RSO. Alaexis 07:26, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* I’m afraid you don’t understand how things work there. How do you imagine one or another government ‘controlling’ a village? Do you think they station tanks there or set checkpoints? If you take checkpoints as the criteria of control then only a few villages (mostly near Tskhinvali) are controlled by anyone at all. 20 km from Tskhinvali (in any direction) people in villages (both Ossetian and Georgian) are rather politically apathetic. Nobody sets checkpoints there and nobody minds if Ossetian (or Georgian) convoys pass though their villages. People move freely from one village to another – Georgians go to Ossetian villages and Ossetians come to Georgian villages. There are simply no authorities to interfere with that. Now, near Tskhinvali and in Java region things are quite different and everyone is much more politically charged but that is a very small part of SO. Irakliy81 18:33, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
(b)
* (b) Neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia controls the territories they claim. Abkhazian regime controls less than 70% of pre-war Abkhazia and South Ossetian regime controls even less (around 50%). Irakliy81 20:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* That's not mandatory. India, Cyprus and Serbia also don't control all the territory they claim. The (b) qualification requires the entity to have a defined territory. Alaexis 19:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Don’t call it “Abkhazia” then, call it Lower Abkhazia. Same thing for SO – call it Tskhinvali region because most of territory of former SO is not controlled by Kakoyti regime. Irakliy81 20:14, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Again, we are talking about the entities "Republic of Abkhazia" and "Republic of South Ossetia". The territory they control is easily defined. Alaexis 20:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Try defining it. The territory that is under ‘de facto’ control of those regimes is pretty difficult to pinpoint. Irakliy81 03:40, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* In Abkhazia it's not difficult at all. Basically it's all the territory of the Abkhaz ASSR with the exception of Upper Abkhazia. See this map for the territories controlled by Georgia and RSO. Alaexis 07:26, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* In Abkhazia, the Bagaphs/Khadjimba regime does not really control Gali region. In SO, the notion of ‘control’ outside of the conflict zone near Tskhinvali is rather ambiguous (see what I wrote above). Irakliy81 18:38, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* I've written about Gali higher. Even though you don't understand how could the authorities control a village the International Crisis Group ngo apparently does (see map). And the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth (see Verifiability). Alaexis 19:06, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
(c)
* (c) The “governments” of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not sovereign – they depend on Russia in almost anything they do. Moreover, South Ossetian “government” never even said that they want to be a sovereign nation – all they want is to integrate into Russia (which they stated more times than I can count). Why do we assign “sovereignty” to entities that explicitly say that they don’t want to be “sovereign”? Irakliy81 18:48, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* See my arguments about Abkhazia higher. It's true that Mr. Kokoyty expressed the desire to unify both Ossetias inside Russia but it has not happened yet. Could you bring some neutral references that prove that S. Ossetia's government depends on Russia in almost anything they do? Alaexis 19:54, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Kokoyti refused multiple times to have peace talks with Georgian government directly without Russian intermediaries. Morevoer, Kokoyti is not the only SO president. There are actually two SO governments working in parallel. Why do you disregard that fact? Irakliy81 20:20, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Could you bring some neutral references that prove that S. Ossetia's government depends on Russia in almost anything they do? Alaexis 20:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Again, there would be no ‘neutral’ references to show that. Such things are usually not made public and when they are there is not enough interest in ‘neutral’ countries to record them. If you want to see that RSO government is completely dependent on Russia just read the names/biographies of its ministers (prime minister, defense minister etc.) They are people who were born and grew up in Russia and never even visited SO before they were appointed to their posts. Irakliy81 18:45, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* That's not true (about neutral sources). I've already gave quite a few references to various neutral sources like ngos, UN, bbc etc. Otherwise your arguments would be original research. Alaexis 19:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Transnistria
Agree with Iraklyi81 about the status of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but same situation is for Transnistria. Separatist government there is not even wanting independence, it want to join mother Russia (who created this "country").--MariusM 20:04, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* May I ask for references? Alaexis 20:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* You may ask whatever you like and I'm always glad to fulfill your requests :-). In 2006 there was a referendum organised by Transnistrian authorities where people allegedly voted for "free association with the Russian Federation". Independence and "association with Russian Federation" are two incompatible things. Even one of the founders of Transnistrian separatism - Vasily Yakovlev - remarked that "The declared purpose of referendum - accession to Russia - is neither politically nor is legally founded" . I am surprised that at Moscow the "desire" of transnistrian people to join Russian Federation is not yet known.--MariusM 20:29, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* Your reference may prove that Transnistrian authorities want to be associated with Russia but it doesn't prove anything about the current situation. Alaexis 21:01, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* Sorry, I didn't realize you are not informed about it. Russian troups are still in Transnistria. The leadership of the region is composed mostly of Russian citizens, the majority of them not being born in Transnistria (from above discussions I see the situation is same in South Ossetia). Money from Russia are supporting the separatist regime (either as a direct aid, either as gas supplies which are not paid). Without this money, the regime will colapse.--MariusM 22:49, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
* The majority of them came to Transnistria many years before the war.
* American troops are all around the world but that doesn't make any country non-independent. A lot of sovereign countries support other sovereign countries in various ways (financially also). USA, for instance, supports Georgia financially. I don't think that makes Georgia non-sovereign. Alaexis 06:18, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* If you don't see the difference between the US-Georgia and Russian-Abkhaz relations, I don't see any point in arguing with you. It was Russia that bombed Sukhumi and sent Basayev to massacre Georgians, not Americans. I'm sorry but your attempts at illustrating the Russian-controlled separatist entities as abodes of democracy and examples of statehood are simply ridiculous. You can mislead only those users who have remote knowledge of the issue, but not Moldovans/Romanians or Georgians who have suffered at the hands of Russian imperialists.--KoberTalk 06:55, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* I've never said Abkhazia, Transnistria or South Ossetia are abodes of democracy. I've used the US-Georgia relations as an example to demonstrate that financial support itself does not imply non-sovereignty of the receiving side. If you want I could give you more examples. Alaexis 09:23, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* The fact that a country wants to be part of another country does not change whether it's sovereign. For examples, see Republic of Texas and Republic of Hawaii. The more pressing issue is that these countries' independence is maintained entirely by the presence of foreign armies, as I understand it. john k 16:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Summary
I don’t want this discussion to slide to defining what ‘permanent’ means or what ‘control’ means – which it probably already has. Both regions are divided into factions pro-Russian and pro-Georgian. Pro-Russian factions in Abkhazia are represented by the Bagapsh/Khajinba regime. It does control some territory (which can hardly be referred to as ‘Abkhazia’) and there are some people living on that territory (who can hardly be referred to as ‘Abkhazian population’). Those people though are all Russian citizens and they all have Russian passports. They use Russian Ruble as currency. The retired people receive their pensions from Russian treasury. Their government is completely dependent on Russia for military/economic aid and protection. Moreover, as the presidential elections in Abkhazia have shown, Russians can disregard the choices these people make in trying to govern themselves.
* The fact that Abkhazian or Ossetian population have Russian citizenship has nothing to do with the inclusion criteria. The Russian currency also doesn't prove anything - Montenegro, for example, uses euro, although it's not part of Eurozone. Alaexis 10:14, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* The fact that parts of Abkhazian and Ossetian populations are all Russian citizens together with other facts I’ve presented above demonstrates that so called separatist regimes are nothing more than occupation governments installed by Russians and as such are not sovereign. Why isn’t Tatarstan listed here? It satisfies Montevideo Convention much better than either Abkhazia or South Ossetia, however, it is a part of Russian Federation and as such cannot be considered sovereign. In the similar manner, both Abkhazia and South Ossetia are ‘de facto’ parts of Russia – they are not sovereign. Irakliy81 01:19, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* I'm sorry but you can't just say all the facts presented by you prove something. I've answered your posts higher and brought some references supporting my claims. On the other hand you've brought only one reference (about Mr. Barankevich) during the whole discussion. Alaexis 16:23, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* Ok, let’s consider my statements separately and you tell me for which of them would you like me to present reference:
* 1. Pro-Russian faction in Abkhazia is represented by Bagaph/Khadjimba.
* 2. Most people living on the territory controlled by Bagapsh/Khadjimba are Russian citizens and have Russian passports.
* 3. Pensions and other social support payments to people living on the territories controlled by Bagapsh/Khadjimba are paid from Russian treasury.
* 4. Russian Ruble is used as currency on the territories controlled by Bagapsh/Khadjimba.
* 5. Khadjimba became a vice president as a direct result of Russian blockade of Abkhazia.
* These facts are more or less true (one could argue about the wording of 5.). They do not amount to the proof that Abkhazia is de facto part of Russia, though. For instance they have no direct connection with the inclusion criteria. I've also given a few examples of the same situations happening in other countries. I admit that the situation when one country closes borders to facilitate a compromise in another country is kind of unique - at least I cannot remember anything of that kind. However there is a lot of examples when one country somehow meddles in the internal affairs of another one and even forces the change in government. Anyway, how is that related to the inclusion criteria? Alaexis 20:18, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* It is related to the inclusion criteria by proving that Abkhazia does not have an independent government and as such cannot be sovereign. I agree, that none of the facts taken separately proves a complete dependence but if you look at them jointly and also consider many other facts of unparallel dependence of Bagapsh/Khadjimba regime on Russia the picture becomes very clear. Irakliy81 04:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* Also, I would like to hear your answer to my earlier question: Why do you think Tatarstan or Krasnodar are not present in this list? Which part of Montevideo don’t they satisfy? Irakliy81 18:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* I could've listed quite a few differences but I'd like to point out the following: The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence. No part of Russia claims independence now. Alaexis 19:02, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* OK, fair enough, but South Ossetia does not claim independence either. Would you like me to give you a reference where Kakoyti says that South Ossetia should be a part of Russia? Irakliy81 19:17, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, I wouldn't object. I'd like to show you something also - : Как сообщила агентству Гаглоева, на референдум вынесен следующий вопрос: "Согласны ли Вы с тем, чтобы республика Южная Осетия сохранила свой нынешний статус независимого государства и была признана международным сообществом?". Apparently they claim independence. Alaexis 20:24, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* OK, here is the link: http://www.vz.ru/politics/2006/6/2/36010.html where Kokotyi himself says that "South Ossetia is already de facto part of Russia." Irakliy81 00:19, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
* That's a valid point. Now as we have contradicting sources I propose to make a remark for South Ossetia that would clarify this matter. Alaexis 05:47, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
* Given such contradictions and taking into account that this is not a clear cut case I think it would be better to mention South Ossetia in the introduction along with other disputed territories. Irakliy81 04:12, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
In South Ossetia the pro-Russian faction is headed by Kokoyti regime. It also controls some territory (primarily around Tskhinvali and in Java region) with some people living on it. Again, all those people have Russian citizenship and receive pensions from Russian government. They also use Ruble as their currency. Their government, with few exceptions, is comprised of Russians who were neither born nor raised in South Ossetia and who moved to South Ossetia only after they were appointed to their posts. Moreover, this government never expressed the desire to be independent but only to become a part of Russia.
* I know about the birthplaces of Messrs Kokoity (Tskhinvali) and Morozov (Sterlitamak, Russia). If you have the information about other RSO officials please present it. Alaexis 10:14, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* Anatoly Barankevich, retired colonel of Russian army, who has never been to South Ossetia before 2004 is now the defense minister. I hope you can read in Russian: http://lenta.ru:8083/lib/14164877/ Irakliy81 14:57, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* Here and here are the dossiers of two other SO officials. One of them was born in SO and another one is apparently ethnic Ossetian. There is plenty of local people in the SO government. Alaexis 15:12, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, they couldn’t replace the whole government with Russians. Ossetians are not stupid people, you know. However, that does not change the fact that 2 out of 3 most powerful people in South Ossetia are Russians who have never been to South Ossetia prior to being appointed to their posts. Moreover, one of them ‘retired’ from Russian army just a few weeks before moving to South Ossetia. Irakliy81 01:23, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* So the only thing one could say is that there are some people in the RSO government who are not locals. What does it have to do with the inclusion criteria anyway? Alaexis 16:23, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* Well, not ‘some’ but, as I said above, 2 of the 3 most important officials have neither cultural not ethnic ties to South Ossetia. And what it proves is that SO does not have a ‘sovereign’ government. What would you say if for example prime minister and defense minister of Russia were German citizens who never lived in Russia? Or better yet, imagine Iraq: let’s say the new government of Iraq has American ex-military people as prime minister and defense minister. Would you say still say “all that proves that there some people in Iraqi government who are not local”? And would you think that such a government is a true Iraqi government and that it is sovereign? Irakliy81 18:38, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Both regions also have factions that gravitate back to Georgia and which are being supported by Georgian government. Only for some reason they are not being taken into account by anyone. For some reason those who are supported by Russia and want to join Russian Federation are ‘sovereign’ but those who are supported by Georgia and want to re-join Georgia are not. It is almost like in the recent Ossetian ‘referendums’ where one of the questions read as:
“How do you see the future of South Ossetia? (a) Independent as part of Russia. Or (b) dependent as part of Georgia.” Irakliy81 07:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* Could you bring some references proving that this question is formulated exactly like you've written? Alaexis 10:14, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
* I have seen it on television. Naturally, it was written in Russian and what you read is my translation of it into English. The meaning is exactly the same though. I will try to find any references to it on the internet, however, I doubt they are readily available. Irakliy81 01:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Create two lists on this page
I propose we create two lists. The first for all countries recognized by the United Nations, the second for every other state with disputed sovereign status, with a note explaining the reason for this status.Souris2005 20:53, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
* Not necessary, there is already a List of unrecognized countries. Editors have been busy trying to duplicate that list here as "sovereign" countries using the WP:OR part of part of Montevideo criteria.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 03:49, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
* Original research is not required to interpret the Montevideo Convention or the concepts of international law upon which it rests. This is an area already well covered in the literature (references upon request). Britlawyer 15:32, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* To follow up on this, Montevideo has been amply covered in legal literature precisely because it was ratified by, inter alia, the United States. Even a small law library will have at least half a dozen sources. For purposes of defining inclusion criteria for a list such as this, an adequate source is "International Law", Third Edition, by Barry E. Carter (Professor of Law, Georgetown University) and Phillip R. Trimble (Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles), page 462, section A, part 1, entitled What Is a "State"? Britlawyer 23:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
* Do these texts refer explicitly to the cases under discussion here? If not, we'd still be left with original research. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:16, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Nagorno-Karabakh / Somaliland / Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
There seems to be some inconsistency if the list includes Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but not Transdniestria and Abkhazia. Britlawyer 15:37, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* All of them are not states and as per UN resolutions (latest SC Resolution) and recognitions Abkhazia is part of Georgia for good (de facto or not), as per the rest, the article title is "List of sovereign states." None are sovereign and none are even close to be sovereign. They all should be removed. Ldingley 16:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with Ldingley that all unrecognized countries should be removed from this "sovereign states" list and I propose to have a "See also" section where we will link to the List of unrecognized countries.--MariusM 19:36, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
* I would not object to removing these states from the list as well. Although, I should point out that do not know enough about Nagorno-Karabakh / Somaliland / Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to make an educated decision (as I can in case of Abkhazia and South Ossetia). Irakliy81 18:56, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* All of them should be dealt with separately taking into account the inclusion criteria. Alternatively you could create a list of states recognised by UN. Alaexis 20:27, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* Inclusion in the list means the entity is a "sovereign state". Is Wikipedia setting the criteria for what constitutes a "sovereign state"? Sounds like WP:OR and POV pushing.--Ploutarchos 21:04, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
* No; no. The states that satisfy the inclusion criteria are listed here. Alaexis 05:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
* And who decides if a particular entity satisfies the criteria? You? That's original research. Unless we have a reliable source saying that Transnistria etc are "sovereign states", they have no business in this list.--Ploutarchos 10:46, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
* This is easily settled. If it quacks like a duck, one needs merely apply the test of qualifications. Doing so is not original research, or how else would one be able to compile a similar list. However, on 9 April 2007 and 14 April 2007 I wrote on this page that a source should be required for each contentious edit inclusion. Britlawyer 23:49, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
* I'm with Ploutarchos on this one. It may be just a duck test, but it's an original-research duck test all the same. And sorry, Britlawyer, your last argument doesn't hold: If you need original research in order to compile such a list, then the logical consequence is not that you should tolerate original research, but that you shouldn't be compiling the list. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:32, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Qualifications for sovereign statehood
Reading the comments on this page it seems that there is some confusion over how to interpret the Montevideo Convention as well as a belief that it is recognition by other states which makes a state a state in international law (the discarded "constitutive" theory of statehood).
The qualifications set forth in Montevideo adhere to the body of international law, inasmuch as they now form the basis for foreign relations law of most states in the world today. For example the Restatement of the Law Third, Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, repeats the Montevideo qualifications, and its Comment elaborates on them. I refer to Restatement Section 201:
* Defined territory: An entity may satisfy the territorial requirement for statehood even if its boundaries have not been finally settled, if one or more of its boundaries are disputed, or if some of its territory is claimed by another state.
* Permanent population: To be a state an entity must have a population that is significant and permanent.
* Government: A state need not have any particular form of government, but there must be some authority exercising governmental functions and able to represent the entity in international relations.
* Capacity to conduct international relations: An entity is not a state unless it has competence, within its own constitutional system, to conduct international relations with other states, as well as the political, technical and financial capabilities to do so.
It would also be appropriate to mention Comment h of the Restatement Section 201: "Even if a state does not recognize another state, the Restatement agrees that the state is required to treat an entity as a state if it meets the standards of section 201." As it usual in public international law, enforcement is a different matter altogether, yet for the purposes of compiling a list we need not concern ourselves with enforcement but merely with the appropriate legal theory. Britlawyer 23:49, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
* Until sources are produced which specify that this applies to Transnistria etc, WP:OR applies. Either you have sources or you don't, are you going to be wasting our time for much longer? Or am I disrespectful for believing that you are not competent to decide whether individual regimes satisfy those criteria? I could easily interpret those as proving that Transnistria etc are not sovereign states - you wanna see how creative I can be?--Ploutarchos 08:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* I am a legal expert on international law. I don't have the time to assist your debate here BUT I can confirm under international law criteria Transnistria IS a sovereign country. The dispute is over its recognition and the rightful territorial ownership which the vast majority of countries believes that the territory currently controlled by the administration ( government) in Transnistria should be under the governance of Moldova. For now it is a sovereign state operating independently of its de-jure claimaint Republic Of Moldova Buffadren 08:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* NOTICE: Buffadren is a sham, a sock-puppet of banned supposed "Tiraspol Times" editor Mark Street.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 01:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* And I am the Pope of Rome incognito. (this is not meant as a personal attack, but as a reminder that Wikipedia already has a history of people lying about academic credentials). Dpotop 10:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* BTW, I think you forgot that being an "expert in international law" should be useless on Wikipedia unless you have citations for your statements. Dpotop 10:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* Have you any citations that "Transnistria is a sovereign country"?--Ploutarchos 08:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
This is just appalling! We have all these self-proclaimed "experts" in international law prancing around, who all seem to be totally oblivious to the basic concept of citing one's authority. Despite the grandiose appeals to "customary international law" and all the ill-applied "legalese" that Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia etc fulfill those criteria, until sources are cited, it remains your opinion and falls under WP:OR. Nothing remotely resembling a source has been cited - an article in a good journal or a book by a respectable author, something, anything; just stop wasting people's time. Either you have sources or you don't. Now Buffadren has been blocked yet again so we'll have to wait for him to answer; and judging from the general attitude of most editors on this page (revert first then answer questions later only if I feel like it) this'll take forever... what's one to do, revert war?--Ploutarchos 08:54, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* I believe that, in fact, sources have been cited, at least for Transnistria. john k 17:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* No. No source was cited saying explicitly that "Transnistria is sovereign". Dpotop 17:58, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* A source was cited which argued that Transnistria fulfilled the Montevideo criteria for statehood, iirc. The fact that "sovereignty" was not mentioned in Montevideo (also said below) is irrelevant. The use of "sovereign" in this article is merely disambiguation to distinguish sovereign states from states which are administrative subdivisions, like the states of Australia or the United States. john k 18:57, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* I still don't understand why you say Montevideo=sovereignty. On one hand, the text of the Montevideo convention does not even contain the word "sovereignty". On the other, from "A implies B" and "B implies C" you should not deduce "A implies C" according to Wikipedia rules. Dpotop 19:31, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* Montevideo provides a definition of a state. But what it obviously means is a "sovereign state," since it's not defining things like Brazilian or US states. That's all that "sovereign state" means - a state that isn't a subnational division. The use of "sovereign" is entirely to disambiguate. List of states would be ambiguous, since it would imply that Alabama and New South Wales and Minas Gerais and Sarawak should be listed. That is the only reason that "sovereign" appears in the title, so harping on the fact that Montevideo doesn't discuss "sovereignty" is silly. john k 19:53, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* You still don't get it, do you? "Obviously" means nothing here, and "truth" or "common sense" or "common law" mean nothing unless you find sources to support it without making syllogisms. Dpotop 19:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* What source? Tiraspol Times?--Ploutarchos 19:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* I don't recall. It was above. john k 19:53, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
This page is a non-sense. In Montevideo Convention the word sovereignty is not used.Dl.goe 16:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* Obviously that is what is being dealt with, however. john k 17:19, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
As Mauco (one of the chief "Transnistria is sovereign" protagonists) has written in here, according to the "very narrow" definition of how "sovereignty" is described at top--a completely WP:OR fabrication--the frozen conflict zone "states" are "sovereign." The contentions of self-described experts on international law ascribing sovereignty to these territories (based on their expertise) is equally WP:OR. Who legally recognizes whom is the only legitimate litmus test, as sovereignty is about recognized legality of authority over a territory and its inhabitants. (Not about whether a territory is autonomous from its sovereign authority). There is no "de facto" sovereignty, again, WP:OR, which is what is being argued here. Sovereignty must be assigned or inherited to have a basis in international law. Moldova is sovereign over the Transnistrian territory until it formally cedes sovereignty over that territory to some other authority.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 21:10, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* No, who recognizes whom is absolutely not "the only legitimate litmus test," and sovereignty is not about recognized legality of authority. All sovereignty means is "supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community." It means the same thing as List of independent states. Again, I'm not going to say that Montevideo should be the way we do this, but it sums up one of the two main ways that states have historically been defined, and it is apparently the more broadly used one. The claim that recognition is the only valid way to define statehood is ridiculous. And the basic issue we are debating here is the question of statehood. john k 00:03, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
* Correct, as recognition is merely an indicator of sovereignty but one which in itself does not confer sovereignty onto an entity,. Nor does it follow that a state is necessarily absent of sovereignty in cases where it is, temporarily or permanently, absent of recognition. In other words, while there is a link, the link can clearly not be applied in factitious manner to make recognition a criteria for sovereignty as this would be inconsistent with international law. I shall provide references if requested. Britlawyer 16:38, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
"Sovereignty"
I just wanted to note more fully here what I mentioned above, which is that far too much of the discussion here resolves around definitions of "sovereignty." This is basically irrelevant. This article could just as easily be titled List of states, save that that title would be ambiguous, in that it would imply the inclusion of subnational entities called "states," like those in the US, Brazil, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Venezuela, India, and so forth. The use of the word "sovereign" is entirely in order to indicate that we are not talking about such entities. We should not be arguing about the meaning of "sovereignty", because that word is there solely in order to distinguish what meaning of the word "state" we are using. And the key word here, then, is "state," not "sovereign." These constant attacks on Montevideo as a valid description of the customary theory of statehood, and so forth, are becoming quite irritating. (And I say this as someone who is by no means all that supportive of listing South Ossetia, et al, on this page). john k 20:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* Then rename the list. Dpotop 21:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* There is no need to rename the list. List of sovereign states merely means List of states, where "state" is limited to refer to sovereign states, as opposed to things like Alabama. I'm not going to prejudge whether South Ossetia or Transnistria is a state under Montevideo. And I'm not going to say that Montevideo should necessarily be the criterion for determining what is a sovereign state in this article. All I'm going to say is that Montevideo's definition of a "state" is clearly a definition of a "sovereign state," and any attempt to claim otherwise is pure sophistry. john k 23:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
* The whole reason this article is not called "List of states" is because of the WP:OR contentions around the "sovereignty" of arguably autonomous but in no way legally sovereign regions. As long as the title remains, we will continue arguing: one camp insisting that conforming to a narrow interpretation of part of part of Montevideo constitutes meeting the "requirements" (and in what sphere are they, even? certainly not any legal sphere) for ascribing "de facto sovereigny" to a territory; the other camp insisting that sovereignty has its basis in law, and that sovereignty over a territory/people cannot be ceded by/taken from a sovereign authority without due process of assignment or inheritance (ex injuria non jus oritur).
* P.S. On the related topic, differentiating between "States" and "states" would address the ambiguity mentioned.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 21:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
* I don't understand your first sentence. john k 23:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
* Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I meant that the word "sovereign" is in the article title to push the POV that certain states included in the list are fully sovereign (thereby ascribing legitimacy): de jure, true capacity for unencumbered international relations, etc. when they are clearly not. I agree with Dov Lynch that sovereignty cannot exist without recognized legitimacy. That is perhaps why Montevideo does not use the word sovereign --avoiding the whole topic of legitimacy.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 00:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* Abkhazia, South Ossetia or Nagorny-Karabakh ARE NOT sovereign states and they don’t belong to the list. Its definitely a POV attempt and therefore should be treated seriously. These self proclaimed states, separatist enclaves and regimes can not be treated as sovereign states. Please see the title of this article. To include them as such is a POV and completely disregard to jurisprudence and international law. Abkhazia for example has legal authority which does not recognize that separatist flag so to show only separatist flag of Abkhazia is POV. Same story for South Ossetia. Therefore, to avoid further confrontation and violation of NPOV and also of international law, these separatist regimes or enclaves should be removed from the list of sovereign states. I think many people don’t understand the term sovereign state. Ldingley 21:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
* Welcome to the list of petitoners. We also petiton for sources designating them as sovereign states - we are ignored in both cases.Ploutarchos 21:44, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
* Dear Ploutarchos, There are no sources designating these enclaves as separate states or sovereign states. Take Abkhazia as an example. Abkhaz separatist regime does not have any official foreign relations with any country (even Russia). This regime does not include all population of Abkhazia, the majority of the population was ethnically cleansed and all of 300,000 people are now outside of that region. Latest UN SC resolution on Abkhazia proves every point which has been discussed before, they are not states and they even don’t have a single chance to become one. All members of UN including SC recognized and urged other UN countries to respect the territorial integrity of Georgia. Therefore, this list of sovereign states is attempting to legalize the separatist claim which is POV and violation of our NPOV policy and total ignorance of international law and UN resolutions. Moreover, nobody will take this list as serious and the integrity of data accuracy of Wikipedia will suffer just because some users want these regions to be sovereign. Ldingley 14:43, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* While a statement about the motives of some contributors might well be true in individual cases, it should not be applied to all contributors who hold a diverging opinion from your own, nor should it be applied to broadly characterize the list or article itself. It is of essential importance to have begin with the accurately defined premise of what makes an entity sovereign under international law, and as such, the Montevideo Convention is one appropriate source. It should not, however, be the only source, and where other sources diverge from Montevideo this needs to be addressed. You can contribute more to this discussion by bringing reliable sources than by questioning the motives of the creators and contributors to this list, because only once the established criteria for sovereign statehood have been defined in accordance with accepted sources will it be possible to determine the extent to which Abkhazia et el may merit inclusion on this list. At such point, further sources will be required and no entity should be included without sources that certify how it meets the established criteria, the threshold for inclusion if you will.Britlawyer 16:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Request for Mediation
I'd like to put on a mediation request concerning the appropriateness of "List of Sovereign States" as a title for this article given its current content. I would like to focus on the difference of POV between me and JohnK, which seems to be the main supporter of the name. In particular, JohnK says, I cite:
* There is no need to rename the list. List of sovereign states merely means List of states, where "state" is limited to refer to sovereign states, as opposed to things like Alabama. I'm not going to prejudge whether South Ossetia or Transnistria is a state under Montevideo. And I'm not going to say that Montevideo should necessarily be the criterion for determining what is a sovereign state in this article. All I'm going to say is that Montevideo's definition of a "state" is clearly a definition of a "sovereign state," and any attempt to claim otherwise is pure sophistry.
I claim this does not correspond to Wikipedia rules, for at least two fundamental reasons: So, JohnK, do you accept to go to mediation? Dpotop 07:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* 1) Wikipedia explicitly forbid the use of original research in articles. So, "Transnistria is a sovereign state" only if you found a reference for it.
* 2) The fact that some international convention should be interpreted or not in some way is not the problem of Wikipedia, whose purpose is not politics.
* I completely agree not only its original research but strong negative POV which will lead into more confrontation and dispute. None of these “states” are sovereign according to any convention. And there can be no reliable source which will say otherwise. Ldingley 14:48, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* What about renaming the article if it's the word sovereign that makes so much people unhappy? Alaexis 14:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* List of states would be alright with me, I guess, although it seems unnecessary. I don't think it would actually solve anything, though, and the word "sovereign" would still have to be used at some point in the introduction to indicate that we are not discussing sub-national divisions like Alabama or dependent territories like Gibraltar. This is all much ado about nothing. You guys are not all disputing whether or not South Ossetia is a sovereign state or a non-sovereign state. You are arguing about whether or not it is a state at all. Removing the word "sovereign" from the title would do no good, and the focus on the word "sovereign" is a way to get around arguing the actual merits, which would consist of either a) trying to demonstrate that South Ossetia, et al, do not constitute states under Montevideo/the declarative theory of statehood; or b) trying to demonstrate that the declarative theory of statehood is not the proper test for this list. I am sympathetic to a, and not entirely out of sympathy with b, but this argument over the word "sovereign" and attempts to claim that Montevideo is not merely an inappropriate criterion, but that it's an irrelevant one, are pointless. I don't know that I'd accept mediation, because, as I said, this is a sideshow. john k
* Imho, the word sovereign could be avoided. What about replacing it with independent and mentioning that unrecognised states are only de facto independent? All these entities are frequently described as such (refs upon request). Alaexis 16:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* What is the basis for the claim that "sovereign" means anything different from "de facto independent"? As far as I can gather, they mean more or less the same thing. john k 17:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* The difference is that unrecognised countries are often called de facto independent but they are almost never called sovereign. Would you support the renaming? Alaexis 18:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* I would not oppose a move to List of independent states, but I don't think it would actually resolve very much. john k 19:15, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I see no mediation request, only a link to notability. Mediation can be a solution. We should define the subject of mediation. I would suggest the exclusion of the 5 unrecognized stated (Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Somaliland, Nagorno-Karabagh), also of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized by only one country (Turkey) from this list.--MariusM 15:53, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* The title "List of sovereign states" is helpful and should not be changed, insofar as it is a descriptive which helps distinguish the list content from other (non-sovereign) states. Apparently there is confusion among contributors as to what qualifies as a state under international law, so it will be helpful to define this issue first, and then deal with the second issue afterwards. It may be that after the definition of sovereign statehood has been clarified, some entities which are currently included on the list will be excluded, but this will be impossible to do if not a proper definition of sovereign statehood has been settled upon prior. As such, I oppose mediation at the current point in time, as it would be a case of acting prematurely while the proper premise for the article is not yet defined. Specify the criteria for sovereign statehood first as it is commonly defined in international law.--Britlawyer 16:47, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* I don't know about anyone else, but I'm aware what the criteria are. What I'm disputing is that Transnistria, TRNC etc actually fulfill those criteria, and without a source saying they do (or otherwise designating them as such), I oppose including them. As for the title, I'm neutral.--Ploutarchos 17:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* This stated clarity on criteria definition does not appear to be shared by all. Please read John Kenney's comment on sideshow in this section, and the statements of contributor Dpotop questioning the Montevideo criteria, which he also included in a box on the list itself. Similar concerns have been raised in recent days by contributor named Pēters J. Vecrumba. Seeing how this is so, it would be appropriate to first define the criteria and then examine, with sources in each case, the extent to which Transnistria, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, etc., may meet these qualifications and thus merit inclusion on this list. I am not familiar with mediation but it would appear that defining the inclusion criteria would be straightforward, and that a subsequent point by point examining in questionable cases will also be a task that can be settled merely on the basis of the sources provided. -- Britlawyer 17:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* Guys, here is about sovereign states not about unrecognized dictatorial regimes. --ARISTOKLES 20:36, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Sovereignty may also not be expressed through some form of de facto control as contrasted with de jure international recognition. Taiwan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Transnistria (TMR), Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Somaliland and Kosovo are some examples of political entities, which find it difficult to fit into the international legal framework. Most self-proclaimed pseudo-states are the end products of partition rather than simple degeneration of the ways at which one political entity becomes two or more new states, each or one of which may see itself as the legitimate heir to the raison d’étre of the unit, which existed prior to partition.
For me partition is the solution of ‘last resort’ because of the way it brings about sovereignty changes. I consider partition as a meeting point between the needs for selfdetermination and the territorial expression of some of these needs whereas without the intervention of outside forces it is likely that the sovereignty dispute will either be solved by some less drastic measure or not at all.
Once partition has occurred the host states seek to gain territorial control over the part that seceded. One potentially successful way of dealing with these types of conflicts is federalisation with the attempt to pool sovereignty and disperse territoriality. Should one destroy territory and territoriality? Should one withdraw the grounds on which politicians perform securitisations and thus continuously reify identities?
Or should one make conflicting parties believe in win-win games while external actors force them to accept the peace deals? Yet, sticky questions of territoriality and sovereignty continue to be at the core of conflict resolution schemes.
For example, let's take Cyprus and Moldova. Why Cyprus and Moldova? I have strong reasons to believe that these cases are comparable since the conflicts demonstrate similar patterns. First, both conflicts evolved from the same ground: Turkish Cypriots being dissatisfied with Greek Cypriots irredenta with Greece, seceded, whereas the formation of TMR was a reaction to the Moldovan language law and to the lack of self-determination guarantees in the event of Chisinau deciding to rejoin Romania. Second, both conflicts involve influential external players: TRNC relies on Turkey and TMR is supported by Russia. Third, both conflicts have been frozen for decades and various federalisation plans have contributed very little to peace making. My argument here is that both internal (zero-sum perception) and external (geopolitical interests) forces work against conflict resolution and even if parties to the conflict have the best intentions to agree on shared sovereignty, territoriality and de facto control over the territory remain of primary concern for both parties in the conflicts.
Sovereignty and territoriality are concepts not to be taken for granted but instead to be perceived as in flux. Sovereignty is not only dispersed or pooled but also accumulated. Territory makes sense as long as there are attempts to strive for new nation-states or to maintain the territorial integrity of the old ones. One may argue that the less important territoriality nowadays is the more complex and multifaceted the issue of sovereignty becomes. Hence, all polities carry the idea of a single governmental jurisdiction over a single territory and look jealously on power-sharing with others. This reveals the very notion of territoriality, or a spatial strategy, which is based on affecting or influencing people and resources by controlling the territory.
1955 marked the start of the serious bi-communal clashes when Greek-Cypriot guerillas began their struggle against the British and their close allies – Turkish-Cypriot police forces. After the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, violence erupted again in 1963, when about 200 Turkish-Cypriots were killed by Greek- Cypriot extreme nationalists. The following UN intervention resulted in physical separation of the two communities by the Green Line. The Turkish-Cypriots were driven into enclaves where they continued to live intermittently until 1974, after the Turkish military intervened and took control of the northern part of the island. During a short (20 July–16 August 1974) and bloody conflict around 3,500 people were killed and 2,000 were reported as missing. Out of the total community of 574,000 some 180,000 became refugees.
1989 signifies the beginning of the emancipation process from the Soviet Union during which pro-independence Moldovans conflicted with so-called soyuzniki with a different ethnic mix (Russians, Ukrainians and Russified Moldovans) residing on the left bank of the river Dniester. The first armed clashes between the Transnistrian separatists and Moldovan police units occurred in November 1990. Fighting intensified on 19 June 1992 when a large-scale military operation involving the Russian 14th Army took control of the city Tighina/Bendery, situated on the right side of the Dniester but claimed by the TMR authorities. The fighting caused several hundreds of deaths and some 100,000 refugees and led finally to de facto partition.--ARISTOKLES 21:21, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
External actors
Geopolitical incentives of external players have favoured partition in Cyprus and Moldova. This brings us to Turkish interests in Cyprus, which aim at protecting the Turkish Cypriots against the much larger Greek Cypriot community It is equally important to secure the country’s southern coastline as Turkey’s only ‘secure supply line’. With plans to build a pipeline to carry oil and gas from Azerbaijan and Central Asia to the southern Turkish bay of Ceyhan, the strategic importance of Northern Cyprus for Turkey has increased. The key outside player in Moldova is Russia and to a large extent, the continuation of Transnistrian secession will depend on the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and Romania. Russia is interested in keeping Moldova in its sphere of influence that has traditionally served as Russia’s gateway to the Balkans and remains vital considering the events in former Yugoslavia.--ARISTOKLES 21:21, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* Could you present your arguments in a more concise manner? See also the discussion about the renaming of the article above and seek the consensus before making substantial changes. Alaexis 21:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* To present my arguments in a more concise manner: there aren't any recognized, sovereign states the one that I delisted. Good bye.--ARISTOKLES 21:41, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* While it's true that those states are not recognised that doesn't mean they are not sovereign/de facto independent (I prefer the second term, see discussion above). See Montevideo Convention, for example. If you want I could give the examples of these countries called de facto independent in neutral sources. Alaexis 21:45, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* No sources that the Montevideo criteria are fulfilled in the cases of these entities. Clear case of WP:OR.--Ploutarchos 21:48, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* I know Montevideo Convention by heart, what exactly are you trying to say? Be more concise please, if you can. ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 21:54, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* Is the debate here whether the TRNC can be referred to as a state, or whether it is sovereign? --A.Garnet 22:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
* I do not know much about some of the ‘de facto’ independent states listed in this article but I know a lot about Abkhazia and South Ossetia. By no means should these entities be considered ‘sovereign’ or any kind of states. They are not ‘de facto’ independent. If anything they are ‘de facto’ part of Russia. The best way to refer to them is “disputed territories.” Irakliy81 01:58, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Mediation, part 2
I still don't have a clear answer from JohnK and the others concerning the proposed RfM. I saw that JohnK proposed the transformation of "List of Sovereign States" into "List of States". I think this is a good first step if you want to preserve Transnistria, Abkhazia, and the likes in the list. If you all accept this step, I see no need for mediation. Dpotop 07:15, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Well, I am actually against preserving Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the list. They are not states; neither "sovereign" nor any other. Irakliy81 16:45, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* I sort of agree with Irakliy. Not about whether Abkhazia or South Ossetia should be on the list - I remain agnostic about that. But I do agree that the key question is whether or not they are "states". If they are states, then they are by necessity sovereign states. If they are not states, then they're not. That's the real issue. If List of states or List of independent states would make people happier, that's fine with me, but it doesn't resolve the issue. john k 17:19, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* What sovereign states are Abkhazia or South Ossetia or Transnistria or TRNC? That's the worst joke. --ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 19:01, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* No its a funnies joke Ldingley 20:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* This article is a subject of debates for long time, I don't see anything new appearing in the debates, only repetition of old arguments. I agree with Irakliy, states without any recognition must not be in this list. I am confused about Taiwan, which was an UN member for a time (it had international recognition), but even in this case if we keep it, we need clear explanations about its status (Taiwan itself never officially asked secession from China, it claims being the "true" representant of entire chinese nation). I understand that there are people with other views, instead of revert warring maybe mediation can be an option. Let see for the begining the opinion of editors, to see if mediation is necessary, and if yes, how we start it.--MariusM 19:14, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Remove Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, TRNC, Nagorno-Karabagh, Somaliland. Neutral about Taiwan. Add a "See also" section with links to disputed territories.--MariusM 19:16, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Remove Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, TRNC, Nagorno-Karabagh, Somaliland. Ldingley 19:53, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* If the purpose of this article is to list independent entities of the world de facto independent ones should be present (with appropriate footnotes). How to name this list is another question (List of states, List of independent states, List of independent countries or something else). Alaexis 20:38, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Couldn't we list the de facto countries in a separate section? Why is there absolutely no will to compromise here? And one can "name them independent, sovereign countries" because they act in most ways like independent countries. john k 20:46, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* What in the world are you talking about? How is it biased and POV to have one list for "generally recognized states" and then another list on the same page noting de facto states with little to no diplomatic recognition? That Abkhazia, et al, are de facto states is not OR - the status of these entities is widely written about. john k 22:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* How about because it forks List of unrecognized countries? IMO that article needs looking at too - real encyclopedias like Britannica call them things like "separatist enclaves" etc. If the term "unrecognized country" exists in a real encyclopedia, I'd very much like to hear of it.---Ploutarchos 23:17, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Forking like that isn't necessarily a POV issue, and sometimes there's reason to have the same information in multiple articles. "Unrecognized country", btw, is certainly a stupid term, in that it doesn't make sense. It ought to be "unrecognized de facto state" or "unrecognized state." Certainly Somaliland qualifies as that, and Britannica describes it, btw, as a "self-declared independent country." john k 23:32, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
About sovereignty
Existing theories of state formation struggle to explain such practices, as they overlook the crucial role that the construction of collective interests and identities plays in state formation. Materialist accounts explain the development of states and the states system as a function of the world economy, and regard the ‘homogenisation’ of peoples as a necessary function of this process which is driven by economic interests. Institutionalist accounts also take the economic motivation of actors as a given, though from a position of methodological individualism. In both accounts the construction of interests and identities within the state is left unexplored. Power-based explanations take for granted the interest of state-builders in the accumulation of the means of violence within the sovereign state. Although such explanations pay attention to the processes of internal pacification that were an important part of early modern state-building, they see this as a function of the administrative centralisation of states, rather than a phenomenon that needs further explanation.
The central argument of my explanation is that state formation has a crucial cultural dimension, a dimension overlooked by other theories of state formation, which regard culture, if they mention it at all, as merely an instrument of either economic or procrustean interests. State-builders must establish their right to rule, as well as the legitimacy of the political order they seek to establish or consolidate. This involves two tasks: the construction of a unified political community within the bounds of their territorial rule – a community with a single, cohesive identity – and the identification of the monarch or the national government as the political embodiment or representative of that unified community.
State-builders cannot do otherwise than draw upon the prevailing cultural resources available to them as they seek to build a unified collective identity, and in doing so mark out the boundaries of the sovereign state as the boundary of a moral community.
In drawing on the available cultural resources, state-builders contribute towards changing the very framework on which they draw. For example, early modern state-builders drew on the prevailing religious world view when defining insiders and outsiders, but in so doing they contributed towards the development of the secular world view as they rearticulated religious beliefs which no longer had universal normative purchase across Western Europe.
What is sovereign state
There are many aspects to the modern sovereign state. The term is used by me here in two ways: the first to denote the state as government, ‘the collective set of personnel who occupy positions of decisional authority in the polity’. The second is to denote a ‘normative order’, which, in turn, elites play an important, though by no means exclusive, part in constructing. The term state-building refers to those practices which elites have more or less consciously employed to consolidate and centralise power within clearly demarcated territorial boundaries. As we shall see, these practices draw on symbolic as well as material resources. For example, early modern state-builders, such as Ferdinand and Isabella, who in the fifteenth century laid the foundations for the Spanish state, were much less consciously engaged in ‘state-building’ than contemporary leaders such as Slobodan Milosevic, who was intent on building a strong (and expanded, to take in all Serbs) Serbian state in the wake of the breakdown of Yugoslavia. Yet the Spanish monarchs and modern nationalists have been involved in similar projects of political consolidation, and the strategies of symbolic manipulation they employ as they attempt to legitimate their authority have much in common.
Despite their many differences, these two cases share the use of what I term ‘pathological homogenisation’ as a means of state-building. This refers to the methods state-builders have used to define the state as a normative order and to cultivate identification through targeting those designated as outsiders for discriminatory and often violent treatment. According to current international standards of human rights and legitimate state behaviour these means are unacceptable. No such standards existed in the earliest phases of state-building, as Christian universalism lost its normative purchase and state-builders abrogated the authority of the Church, but to describe such methods as ‘pathological’ is not anachronistic. Such practices have without exception damaged the body politic, despite the benefits that state-builders may perceive, and they have invariably caused human suffering on a vast scale. From very early on in the development of the international system, voices have been raised to question policies so destructive in human and other terms. For example, in the early seventeenth century, Cardinal Richelieu described the expulsion of the Moriscos (Christianised Moors) from Spain as ‘barbaric’, giving voice to misgivings felt by many at the time about the methods used in this action by the Spanish monarchy, including taking small children from their families.
I use the term ‘pathological homogenisation’ to designate a number of different strategies that state-builders have employed to signify the unity of their state and the legitimacy of their authority through the creation of an ostensibly unified population. These strategies range from attempts to legally exclude minority groups from citizenship rights, to strategies of forced conversion or assimilation, expulsion and extermination. Although these strategies have had very different impacts on those unfortunate enough to be subjected to them, they are all a means to the end of creating a ‘homogeneous’ population within the boundaries of the sovereign state. For those who pursue such policies, they serve to symbolise and create a ‘purer’ and thus more unitary sovereign identity within the state, a more unified ‘imagined community’ to use Benedict Anderson’s phrase.
In the pursuit of a homogeneous collective identity within the state various assimilatory policies have been practised. Forced religious conversion is one means of forcibly assimilating a minority within a dominant identity. Such policies often result in the mass movement of people attempting to avoid forced conversion, as occurred in late seventeenth-century France, when French Protestants fled their homeland when their religion was outlawed. In some cases, forced conversion may be posed as a choice: convert or leave. This was the ‘choice’ presented to Spanish Jews in the fifteenth century. Many did convert to Christianity while others who wished to maintain their Jewish identity were expelled from the state, resulting in the end of the official existence of the Jewish community in Spain. Expulsion may also be ordered with no ‘choice’ of any other alternative, except perhaps death or imprisonment. In 1609 the Moriscos were not presented with any other alternative but to leave Spain and numerous examples of expulsions can be found in the history of the international system. These include ‘population exchanges’ such as those between Greece and Turkey early in the twentieth century; the massive displacement of ethnic Germans in Europe following World War II; and the exchange of populations between India and Pakistan at partition, to name just a few. In the twentieth century, as the bureaucratic and technological capacity of the state has increased, mass murder and genocide have increasingly been used as pathological means of homogenisation by state-builders. The intent here goes beyond expulsion to the wholesale removal of the targeted group through obliteration. Forced conversion (though by no means an attractive option) has become less thinkable in the age of national criteria of identification, linked, as these often are, to notions of racial or ethnic identity as inherent in the individual and therefore unchanging. In the case of the genocide of the Armenian people of 1915– 16, there were cases of Christian Armenians converting to Islam in order to avoid death (particularly children who were taken into Muslim families), but few were given this option in a genocide in which religious criteria had become inextricably bound up with national criteria of identification. A conception of racial identity as inherent in the person was also behind the Holocaust. A similar view of ‘ethno-national’ identity as inherent in the person and unchanging, ironically marked out through religious affiliation, informs the virulent ethno-nationalism seen in action during the attempts at statebuilding which followed the fragmentation of Yugoslavia. From such a viewpoint, expulsion or extermination become much more likely policy ‘options’ than conversion.
I have sought to trace the role this process plays in the construction of the boundaries of states as moral boundaries. Where a number of scholars investigate how the sovereign state is ‘written’, through the practices of theorists and diplomats.
State interests are considered relevant but the most basic interests are assumed to be identical for all states and driven by the nature of the system: all states have an interest in survival in an anarchical system, which is best pursued through strategies of self-help based on zero-sum calculations. Neoliberal theorists, though interested in how states cooperate under anarchy, accept the realist model of states as self-interested, rational and unitary actors. As a consequence, they too explicitly bracket off the role of collective identity construction in state-building as they also take the identities and interests of actors on the international stage for granted. Over the last two decades of the twentieth century mainstream approaches have been subjected to criticisms from a number of different perspectives. Once the state was ‘brought back in’ to both social theory and international relations theory in the 1980s, this opened up consideration of how states, rather than being pre-social ‘facts’, are constituted through social, political and cultural practices. From this perspective, the state is seen as a normative order, and it is intersubjectively constructed normative values that provide the unifying standards and symbols that legitimate authority and allow us to perceive the state as a unitary and sovereign actor. Thus, sovereignty ‘is negotiated out of interaction within intersubjectively identifiable communities’ and it is this institution which legitimates ‘the state’ as an agent in international social life.
Cyprus, Abkhazia, Transnistria, South Ossetia
Why, then, was a homogenised population deemed desirable as sovereign states emerged from the breakdown of heteronomous and imperial structures of authority? To answer this question a different understanding of ‘interests’ that recognises that they can be constructed in different ways, is necessary. This allows consideration of how the perceived need for an unambiguous unitary identity could become the highest priority of state-builders, despite the economic and political costs this might entail. This question will be taken up at greater length in the section below on the role of culture in political life, and will be returned to in each of the case studies on pathological homogenisation.
If we look at the competitors to the sovereign state we see a great many differences. City leagues had no internal borders, no hierarchy, no agreements on weights or currency, and diverse legal codes. Sovereign actors benefited from the leagues’ lack of unity. Importantly, lack of a clearly defined sovereign authority made it hard for the leagues to credibly commit to international agreements.
Of particular importance in understanding this widespread culture of various forms of abuse is one central and overriding fact: virtually all governments regarded how they treated those under their control and the policies they pursued as a matter exclusively within their own jurisdiction. Emperors, pharaohs, caesars, khans, sultans, tsars, kings and eventually prime ministers and presidents all argued that they and the territory they ruled were completely independent and sovereign. How they treated their own people and how they advanced their own interests, including the use of violence and the waging of war as the final arbiter of disputes, were considered their own business and not subject to any outside international standards, scrutiny, criticism or interference.
The Treaty of Westphalia signed in 1648 following the Thirty Years War provided recognition, in law as well as in fact, of the power and the authority of sovereign, independent states. Only they could be considered subjects of international law and no international jurisdiction existed to hold individuals criminally responsible for their actions. They recognized no universal authority, such as that of an emperor or a pope or an international organization from above, and no claims from feudal barons or subjects from below. The publication of Leviathan only three years later provided even further theoretical justification for the doctrine, particularly when Thomas Hobbes addressed what he described as ‘‘the essence of sovereignty’’. Here he left no doubt about his belief that the sovereign powers of the state and the absolute monarch who acted in its name ruled without challenge, doing ‘‘whatsoever he shall think necessary to be done’’. This is my full explanation of what 'sovereign state' is and is not. --ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 19:29, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Abkhazia violates even the so called Montevideo Convention and does not meets its standards of the state. The population of Abkhazia (majority of it) was expelled by force by the small well armed separatist insurgency. This separatist regime has no “foreign relations” with any state officially (even with its political master, Russia). Anyway, you cant harmonize all so called de facto “independent” “states” because all of them differ radically. UN resolutions which emphasize the territorial integrity of Georgia for example, OSCE, EU Parliament, EU Counsel and NATO proclamations and resolution go hand in hand with UN. There is attempt on this article to say otherwise due to some allegiances for separatist causes. This is unacceptable for encyclopedia web. There are no valid and reliable sources (primary or secondary) which indicate that those de facto “independent states” are sovereign countries. Primary source which are UN resolutions put Abkhazia within Georgian jurisdiction. Therefore, this claim which is not only dubious but extremely biased and controversial should be removed from this article. Ldingley 20:01, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Just to note, the point of the Montevideo point of "ability to engage in diplomatic relations" is so as to exclude entities which, according to their own internal constitutions, cannot engage in diplomatic relations. This is referring to entities like Alabama or Gibraltar or Scotland. It does not refer to de facto states which have foreign ministers, and so forth, but which simply are not de jure recognized by other countries. At least, this is the gloss on that point given by just about every gloss of it I've ever come across. john k 22:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Aristokles, please, cease adding all this text. You are disrupting the discussion here, because the dispute is not theory of statehood against theory of statehood, but legal theory vs. Wikipedia rules. Dpotop 20:09, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Wikipedia rules are against original research, not to mention POV pushing. Not only this article violates international law, jurisprudence but also Wikipedia guidlines. Ldingley 20:15, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Wikipedia is not governed by international law, nor jurisprudence. The only rules that apply here are the rules of Wikipedia. Dpotop 20:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Changes
I see that all the replies are all either against keeping SO, NK, and T, or neutral. I will remove them from the list, which makes the list correct from a technical Wikipedia point (I believe). The changes were already made by someone else. Dpotop 20:09, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* All de facto regimes should be removed from the list. Nobody has intention to recognize them as sovereign, please refer to UN resolutions. If someone takes over and declares independence over some territory, it doe snot mean they are sovereign. There were no valid sources or references to support the sovereign status of these regimes. Ldingley 20:17, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* There is a very strong chance that Somaliland will be recognized at some point - the sticking point largely arises out of the fact that Somalia at present, has no de facto government which could negotiate Somalilander independence. And, once again, "sovereign status" is a red herring. All sovereignty means is independence. john k 20:41, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* You're being disruptive. We are not talking about the future here or the chances that one political entitiy will be or not be a sovereign state. Please stop being disruptive. --ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 20:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
To those who claim that these "states" may be recognized in the future :) read WP:CRYSTAL --ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 21:00, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Please, cease this dispute, because it is pointless according to Wikipedia rules.? Whether the country will or will not be recognized is not important. The only thing that matters is the lack of decent sources saying that those countries are sovereign. Please, recall that this is Wikipedia, and we are only supposed to report what sources say, not to make original research.
Once the BBC says that Somaliland/SO/NK/T is sovereign, I will support including it in this list. Dpotop 20:49, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Until now it's a clear case of WP:OR. I can't accept inclusion of TRNC, Somaliland, Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia in the list of sovereign states. I can't agree with extreme bias and POV pushing. I know Montevideo Convention by heart and I can't be fooled around easy.--ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 20:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* I completely agree with Aristotle. This attempt to include de facto regimes of those separatist enclaves as sovereign countries was POV and based on original research which BTW does not have any reliable source or reference. Ldingley 21:25, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* I asked Alaexis to give me UN links and sources that all those are included in the UN list. He's still searching for them.--ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 21:28, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Heh BBC is not international body which governs international law/jurisprudence. Only UN and UN SC can make the decision through voting on sovereign status of any nation/state and admit them into their organization. That’s why its important to pay attention to UN resolutions and use them as primary source.Ldingley 21:29, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
I ask people to see the way Alaexis is pushing his POV at Abkhazia. See. That region is not on the list of UN as "independent state". This has to be quickly remediated.--ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 21:31, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Latest UN SC resolution on Abkhazia, UN Security Council Resolution 1752 (April 13, 2007).
* “1. Reaffirms the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders, and supports all efforts by the United Nations and the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General which are guided by their determination to promote a settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict only by peaceful means and within the framework of the Security Council resolutions;
All UN resolutions (see United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia) recognize the territorial integrity of Georgia and therefore there can be no talk of any sovereignty. All members of UN (including Russia) supported those resolutions. Ldingley 21:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* Correct. --ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (πείτε μου) 21:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
* On what basis do you claim that it is the UN, rather than facts on the ground, which determine sovereignty? john k 04:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
The conflict, as I see it.
There's clearly a clash of ideas here. Here are the proposals of the various editors, as I read them along the lines:
* User:Alaexis and User:Khoikhoi, want to include those 4/5 disputed entities in the article, while accepting to change the title of the article to exclude the word "sovereignty". This approach poses a problem to User:JohnK, who says that "state=sovereign state" anyway.
* Some other editors involved in this discussion propose the removal of those entities, or just part of them, based on various arguments, including:
* Lack of sources explicitly calling those entities "sovereign".
* Lack of compliance to Montevideo.
* Montevideo does not mention "sovereignty".
If we exclude users Alaexis and Khoikhoi, the removal of the 4/5 entities from the list is consensual (regardless of various nuances).
Am I right in saying this? Dpotop 11:04, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, almost. If you look at the article's recent history you'll see that there are more people who support 'old' version. Alaexis 11:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Who, exactly? Dpotop 12:08, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* On the second thought I'd like to reformulate my previous message as I cannot read others' thoughts to say who do they support really. There were several users (User:Dimts, User:A.Garnet, User:Britlawyer) who reverted the article to the 'old' version for some reasons. User:Buffadren also supported inclusion of Transnistria here (talkpage, 08:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)). How is it relevant to the dispute, btw? Wikipedia isn't a democracy, after all. Alaexis 12:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Not relevant in theory. But if WP:OR was respected here, this entire discussion would be pointless, because you have no reputable source calling those entities "sovereign". WP:OR is not respected. In fact, I seem to be the only one here caring about actual sources, whereas you guys play with your lawyerly arguments. Weird enough, not even Khoikhoi cares about WP:OR, and he's an admin, if I recall well. Dpotop 13:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Alex you still fail to present any source or valid reference for your claims. I think there is no need of me going further in this discussion. You version is unacceptable due to its POV and therefore should be removed. Ldingley 13:35, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Why should I bring any sources calling those entities "sovereign"? I'm for changing the article's name. Alaexis 13:44, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I don't really care about the name of this article, but what name do you intend to use?
* If it's "List of states" then you must include all the 50 states of the US, plus those of Mexico, a.s.o., for which citations exist calling them "states".
* If it's "List of independent states", you must find sources calling those entities "independent".
* In fact, what do you propose as a change? Dpotop 13:48, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* "List of independent states" is ok to me although there could be other variants. The entities in question are really often called 'de facto independent'. See "January 2006 Georgia (UNOMIG)" by Security Council Report; "Years of “frozen conflict” leave Abkhazia isolated and poor. The Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9516, Pages 1043-1045", http://www.c-r.org/resources/occasional-papers/abkhazia-ten-years-on.php, http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/JCS/Chechnya.htm . That's just a few examples for Abkhazia. Other unrecognised countries are also called 'de facto' independent. Alaexis 14:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Dpotop, are you actually serious? An article called List of states could not clarify that it is referring to states under international law, and not national subdivisions like U.S. or Mexican states? That's completely outrageous. john k 15:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, and it is also incorrect to create an artificial link between sovereignty and recognition since sovereignty is not directly tied to recognition, since many of today's recognized states have been through periods of no recognition or limited recognition at various times in history.--Britlawyer 14:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Aleaxis, you are confusing the descriptive term “de facto independent” with the formal definition of “independent state”. The entities in question are commonly called “de facto independent” (occasionally even “quasi-states”) to underscore their actual status in relation with the countries they have broken away from, but this does not make them really independent STATES. KoberTalk 14:42, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* What's the formal definition of “independent state”, btw? Alaexis 14:44, 3 May 2007 (UTC) This is a question to Kober, actually )). Alaexis 15:35, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
I quote from the Third Edition of "International Law" by Carter, Trimble, page 462: "A "state" in international law is what we often refer to as a country (like the United States of America or Japan), and is not one of the 50 U.S. states (such as California). Whether an entity is a state or not is a question that arises only occasionally, such as in the case of "associated territories" (entities without full control over their foreign relations) or in the event of secession. The Montevideo Convention of 1933, ratified by 16 Western Hemisphere countries (including the United States), provided in Article I: "The State as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with other states." The Restatement repeats these qualifications, and its Comment elaborates on them." Please note that I have posted the Comment to 201 before.
* Defined territory: An entity may satisfy the territorial requirement for statehood even if its boundaries have not been finally settled, if one or more of its boundaries are disputed, or if some of its territory is claimed by another state.
* Permanent population: To be a state an entity must have a population that is significant and permanent.
* Government: A state need not have any particular form of government, but there must be some authority exercising governmental functions and able to represent the entity in international relations.
* Capacity to conduct international relations: An entity is not a state unless it has competence, within its own constitutional system, to conduct international relations with other states, as well as the political, technical and financial capabilities to do so.
This is the United States definition. There are also official definitions of what constitutes a State (same as independent state, same as sovereign state) from a variety of European countries. They all adhere to the same principles, although some omit the last point (capacity to conduct international relations) as a necessary qualifier. Brownlie, Lauterpacht and a number of other authorities in this area of international law concur, and, needless to say, so does Crawford. --Britlawyer 15:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I thik you should avoid plundering yourself in original research which is comical if you ask me. For example Abkhazia does not meet even your so called convention, this enclave does not have Permanent population (majority of it was expelled due to ethnic cleansing), No Capacity to conduct international relations (even UN refused visa to their representatives). But its funny how you overwrite UN and trying to legalize the question of the sovereign state based on zero sources and lack of references. I need to see them, not some definitions of the state but specific designation of those regions as sovereign states (from UN or any other reliable source). So far, you have failed in that. Ldingley 15:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* None of the above is original research but rather cited from the mentioned International Law textbook as well as from the Comments (201) of the Restatement, Third. This is current United States application of international law. Please also note that the "capacity to conduct international relations" refers to competence, within its own constitutional system, to conduct international relations with other states, as well as the political, technical and financial capabilities to do so. Refusal of a visa can hamper this capacity but I fail to see how it can change the fundamentals. I stress again that I am here merely quoting from texts on legal theory, which are sourced, and that none of the above is original research by me. Britlawyer 15:29, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Use of legal criteria overriding political criteria
There is no point in further discussing political criteria as a measure of sovereignty. On that basis, anyone can find sources to claim that many, and perhaps most, of the ~200 entities on this list are in some ways not sovereign: Politicians of all stripes issue statements on a weekly basis, arguing that taking out a loan with the IMF undermines sovereignty of country A, that accepting a NATO base on its soil means that country B is no longer sovereign, that a coup of country C by supporters of country D is a loss of sovereignty, etc, ad absurdum. The only way to build a list is to follow established criteria accepted in international law such as those listed in the article's introductions, past and present, so it would be preferable to exclude political considerations from any discussions of inclusion criteria. Britlawyer 14:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Until you don’t present any support (Primary and secondary sources) which support your claims (which are obvious POV), you can not simply rv the article. If you are lawyer as you claim to be, you should know better about presenting support and evidence for the claim which is highly disputed. No references and sources, your claims are just empty words and your rv are just another step of POV pushing. Ldingley 15:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I am not making any claims, but merely requesting contributors to please apply objective international law criteria to the list rather than any necessarily subjective political consideration. Two such sources are given here which also ends with the mention of three concurring authorities and the mention of the existence of other states who subscribe to these criteria. I have no opinion on individual entities, and have indeed requested sources to be put forward. Until this is the case, I support your inclusion of the "dubious / neutrality contested" tag on each of those until such time they are either removed or the requested sources are provided. I urge that list criteria remains consistent with international law and free of political considerations for or against any of the entities whose inclusions are disputed.Britlawyer 15:23, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Again Mr Brit, where are sources (primary and secondary) for the claim that Abkhazia and rest of those so called de facto "states" are suvereign? In case you fail to find primary source (international legal document) where Abkhazia and the rest of those “states” are sovereign and recognized as such by even one state, I don’t see any point keeping them on the list and deceiving the public with false information based on biased and dubious research of some wikipedians. Ldingley 15:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* If these states meet the requirements for statehood under international law there is no objective reason to exclude them, and if they do not, then there is no justification for including them. It all boils down to the establishment of objective criteria for list inclusion, after which for each entity which is proposed for inclusion, a source for each is required. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_sovereign_states#Source.3F Britlawyer 15:37, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Nop, It all boils down to you using reliable sources for claiming that those separatist enclaves are SUVEREIGN. I wish Britain can be so sympathetic to independence causes when it comes to Scotland but alas. Ldingley 15:45, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* p.s according to you logic than Scotland and North Ireland are suvereign states too Ldingley 15:46, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Blissfully, this is not for me to decide. I am merely asking that contributors help define a solid set of criteria for list inclusion, and then deal with each entity separately, with sources to support that the states proposed for inclusion meet the criteria for statehood under international law. If South Ossetia and the others do not meet the threshold, they will be removed from the list and your concern is resolved. This, however, will necessarily pass through a clarification of the current inclusion criteria which is limited to Montevideo but which can and should be both expanded in scope and in depth. In other words; more sources to bolster the Montevideo criteria if it is indeed the valid inclusion criteria and a clarification of how Montevideo is understood and how similar criteria are interpreted in international law.--Britlawyer 16:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Request for Comments: Should this list be renamed, changed, or deleted?
This List of sovereign states has been created to group all sovereign states of the world, including non-UN states, such as Vatican and Taiwan.
The inclusion of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, and Somaliland in this list is a contentious issue. This reflects the contentious issue of their international status, none of them being formally recognized by a UN member or international organization. Proponents of the inclusion of these entities in the current list promote the use of various criteria to allow the inclusion of the 4 contentious entities, namely: All these criteria have been discussed for a long time now, and no consensus has been reached over the possibility to use them as a list inclusion criterion compatible with wikipedia rules, most notably WP:OR.
* De facto independence
* The Montevideo convention
* International law, generally
The relative positions of the editors are now quite clear, and it is obvious that NPOV cannot be reached in the current configuration of the article. Several approaches have been proposed:
* 1) The removal of the 4 contentious entities.
* 2) The definition of a clear inclusion criterion, accompanied by a change in the article name to match the new objective of the list.
* 3) The deletion of the article, which has always been contentious due to the contentious nature of the notion of "sovereignty".
Please, comment on these 3 possibilities, knowing that general statements are not useful, the problems lie in the details.
Statements by editors previously involved in dispute
* The solutions 1 and 3 seem OK to me. Solution 2 has, in my view, a fundamental problem: Instead of choosing the elements of the list according to a criterion and to wikipedia rules, it tries to find a criterion that matches a list. I also claim that all attempts in this direction (including the current version of the article) rely on WP:OR when using complex lawyerly arguments to prove that the entities are sovereign/independent/whatever according to international law. Dpotop 15:28, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Thank a lot for initiating this section. Its very simple and straightforward, we don’t need any definitions from any convention or chapters from international law of the sovereign state or truly independent state. Kober was correct; some people here confuse intentionally or unintentionally the term de facto independent and independent. However, lets avoid this question. There are no sources or valid references to any documents, UN resolutions or international treaties/recognitions of those separatist enclaves which are currently de facto “independent” as sovereign states officially recognized and designated as such by the international community or a single state. Again, we don’t need definitions of sovereignty (In Canada we know very well its definitions due to Quebec issue) but a clear source and reference with supports the claim that de facto regimes are sovereign and have same status as Germany, France, Canada, etc. If, our opponents fail to present these supporting documents or sources, than these de facto “states” have no place in the list of sovereign countries even for a second, because its deceit, biased POV, OR, and without any valid source. Options 1 and 3 are the only ways out from this “dispute” due to the fact that no one has presented the support for the claim which is outlined above. I think this is enough said and need no more further discussion. Ldingley 15:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Imho the list of the independent entities of the world is worth having in Wikipedia (that's about the 3rd solution). The compromise 2nd approach (replacing 'sovereign' with 'independent') is ok to me and there is a lot of sources that support it. Alaexis 15:44, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Solution 3 is ridiculous. Beyond that, I'm just going to say that there are two issues here. One is the definition of a "state" (or a "sovereign state" - they are the same thing) under international law. As far as I can gather, there's several different working definitions, but the dominant one, the declarative theory of statehood, is based on the premise that to become a state, an entity has to meet certain objective criteria, and that the subjective criteria of recognition by other states is irrelevant. This definition is embodied by the Montevideo Convention and other definitions used by many states. There is a competing view, the constitutive theory of statehood, in which statehood is based on international recognition, but it has been a minority position. Stating all of this appears to be perfectly standard, and no OR is involved in saying that we ought to generally use the declarative theory as the basis for our list. Using the constitutive theory would, of course, exclude the states Dpo, Ldingley, et al, want excluded, but it would also require us to do things like include Palestine, which is not a de facto state. I think the only alternative to using the declarative theory is to use both criteria, and to list entities that meet either theory. Beyond the question of the definition of a state under international law, is the question of whether these particular states should be included. I fully agree that we need to find sources which specifically discuss whether Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, and so forth qualify for statehood under either Montevideo or any other theory of statehood. We should be rigorous about this. But the idea that there's some complex chain of inferences needed to determine that Montevideo and similar statements of the declarative theory constitute actually are a definition of statehood, and that this is OR, is ridiculous. By which I mean, I mostly reject all of Dpotop's solutions. If no sources can be found to support the inclusion of any of the controversial entities, then I'm fine with removing them, but I'm not fine with agreeing a priori to do so. I don't mind moving the article if people would prefer to, but I don't see how moving the article is related to the question of having a firmer definition. john k 15:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* The mere fact that you need half a screen to explain all these "theories of statehood" shows that the whole development is WP:OR. Note the nice discussion "proving" that statehood is the same as sovereignty. :) Dpotop 17:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* What are you talking about? What is OR here? What in the world is the connection between "lengthy explanation" and "OR"? Beyond that, I obviously made no effort to "prove" that a "sovereign state" and a "state [under international law]" are the same thing. I asserted that they are, because I can't see anything in the definition of the word "sovereign" that would modify the international law definition of "state". It ought to be up to you to find some source which claims otherwise. You and the rest keep on asserting that "sovereignty" is some special status which can only be confirmed by the UN, while, apparently "statehood" is not, but you have provided no sources to back up such a claim, which has no basis, certainly, in the plain meaning of the word "sovereignty" or the general understanding of what is a "state" under international law. john k 20:55, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* OTOH, it seems that JohnK agrees with the fact that this article is not dependent on the defintion of "sovereignty" (which he calls statehood). Most important, he seems to agree that we should only include entities for which sources are found stating explicitly their sovereignty/statehood. Dpotop 17:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Well, yes. I believe that we should only include entities when we can find reliable sources that consider them as states under Montevideo or some other iteration of the declarative theory, or which are recognized as states by a significant number of other states. Taiwan, for instance, clearly qualifies as a state under the declarative theory, and one can easily find numerous sources which note its status as a de facto independent state. Its (now somewhat half heartedly) claimed de jure status as the legitimate government of all of China, on the other hand, is largely dubious, even though there are a few Central American countries that recognize it as such. A list only including de jure countries would be one which would simply list "China," and not list the two Chinese regimes separately.
* Unfortunately, we are left with the dilemma "is statehood=sovereignty"? I think not, for they are not listed as synonyms in the dictionary. Dpotop 17:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* How is that relevant? The two words are obviously not synonyms of one another. But in the contexts of states, to say something qualifies as a state, and that something is a sovereign state, is to say more or less the same thing. Are you trying to suggest that Transnistria qualifies as a state, but is not sovereign? What would that even mean? Could you please explain how you envision the difference between "sovereignty" and "statehood" in this specific context? By the way, your claim about the dictionary doesn't even bear out. Here's American Heritage's definition of a state: "the supreme public power within a sovereign political entity." In so many words, then, a state is a "sovereign political entity." You are making a distinction without a difference. john k 04:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
* It is impossible to build a list like this, let alone maintain it, without having clear inclusion criteria based on how sovereign statehood is traditionally defined under customary international law. As such, #2 is is the only option short of deleting the article, which I do not support as it would mean the loss of a useful reference list within Wikipedia.--Britlawyer 16:28, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* IMO option 2 should be out of the question unless sources can be found supporting the view that the contentious entities actually fulfil those criteria or designate the entities as sovereign states (I agree with Britlawyer on what the criteria are). Until such sources are cited, I support options 1 and 3 because interpreting the criteria ourselves is original research.--Ploutarchos 16:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Comment: Option #2 concerns itself with a definition of clear inclusion criteria. Inclusion of individual entities will always be subject to this criteria, and to sources confirming that they conform with the requirements for inclusion. Britlawyer 16:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Do such sources exist with respect to Transnistria ect? If they don't, then option 1 = option 2. I'm asserting that such sources don't exist (and per WP:V until proven wrong this gives me a right to start deleting). I am happy to be proven wrong however.--Ploutarchos 16:42, 3 May 2007
* He didn’t present any reliable source or reference, just long definitions of sovereignty which we all are familiar with. I asked him ore than couple of times and he didn’t even bother to address the issue. Fact remains: there are NO sources or references which designate those de facto regimes as sovereign.Ldingley 17:11, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Above, in, Mauco provided several sources. one was in Russian, and the others weren't online, but it's not true that nobody has provided sources. john k 17:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Right. Did you read any of those sources? Or should we trust on word a guy User:William Mauco that was almost banned from wikipedia for being a sockpuppet master for POV pushing on Transnistria-related articles? Dpotop 17:35, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I didn't say we should trust his word. Just that sources have been offered. They ought to be checked. john k 17:46, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Right. Could you check them? I can't (I looked for them, could not find one nearby). Dpotop 18:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I'll put it on my to-do list, but there is much on that list that doesn't get done. My main point was that the claims that "there are no sources" and that nobody has provided any sources are blatantly false. Mauco did provide various sources. It's up to us to check them, but until we do, we can't dismiss them out of hand, and we certainly can't ignore them and pretend they haven't been given. john k 18:34, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* John do you even understand what sources mean? I have reviewed "Mauco sources" and they are NOT primary and even secondary source. Where does it say in those sources that de facto regimes are sovereign? Are you intentionally ignoring UN resolutions? Or trying to discredit UN and just go with Mauco sources? Interesting. Again, no reliable sources so far, not even trying to find one. You know why? Because nowhere you can find that those regime have sovereign status (which is obtained by official recognition). End of story. Ldingley 19:26, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* A) Did you really review these sources? What do they say? Can you paraphrase? B) What on earth do you mean that they aren't even secondary sources? C) What does the UN have to do with anything. Could you please review Declarative theory of statehood? This is the dominant theory of statehood under international law, and it explicitly states that a state can exist independent of whether other countries recognize it. You have yet to provide any source for your claim that "sovereign status" is "obtained by official recognition." If anything is OR, it is that. john k 20:49, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I think the list is useful, however, if it includes the countries of uncertain “sovereignty” it would do more harm than good. Thus, I support option 1, and partially support option 3. Option 2, looks nice in theory but I don’t think we will arrive at any solution if we try to implement it in practice. The bottom line is: if a sovereignty of a certain entity can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt using reliable sources it should be in the list; if there is some doubt that an entity is sovereign, it could be mentioned in the introduction and excluded from the list. Thus, for example I wouldn’t object if Abkhazia and South Ossetia were mentioned in the introduction, but since their sovereignty is doubtful at best I object to them being in the list. Irakliy81 20:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
The removal of entities does not work as it does not address the problem: an article structure created solely to support the postulate that said entities (PMR, South Ossetia, Abkhazia,...) are sovereign. The understanding of what states are sovereign is a worthwhile topic. The current sovereignty "criteria," however, are WP:OR (i.e., sovereign according to part of part of Montevideo), not to mention the series of associated articles with more WP:OR which have been created only for the purpose of being quoted in the sovereignty "debate". Sovereignty must be assigned or inherited (for example, the U.S. was de facto independent until its treaty of peace with England). Or, at a minimum, a State must have widespread recognition. A State cannot be sovereign without recognized legitimacy. There is no such thing as "defacto sovereign." Any article that defines sovereignty according to Wikipedia editors using self-created criteria to recognize territories as sovereign is bogus WP:OR. There is already a list of unrecognized countries, however, that was not sufficient for those who want to claim places such as the PMR are sovereign. What would be immensely useful information is who recognizes whom as (legitimately) sovereign on the international stage. That is what the content of a "sovereign states" article should be, but is not currently. "List of states recognized as sovereign" would be a clarifying title in this regard. Rename to "List of states recognized as sovereign" with appropriate criteria (who recognizes whom). I agree on the characterization of Mauco's use of sources, whenever I have read the source in context, it did not mean what Mauco interpreted, nor, often, is it actually authoritative. (I have gone and bought books he cited just to check.) Also, the suggestion of "independent" states is just as WP:OR, as some will clamor that the PMR et al. are "defacto independent," therefore they are truly independent--look, they print their own money!--(implying sovereign).<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 20:51, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Editors involved in the dispute, please add your statements here
* The sovereignty/statehood of the United States before 1783 was at least as dubious as that of Transnistria today, if not more so. I don't understand, by the way, what the difference is between "de facto independent" and "truly independent." There is, in fact, absolutely no difference - the two things mean exactly the same thing - once again, de facto means "in fact." A de facto state is one which, in the real world, functions like a state. Furthermore, the dominant definition of de jure statehood under customary international law states, more or less, that a de facto state is a de jure state. I am perfectly happy to list these entities in some separate portion of the article, or to set them off by italicizing and footnoting them, or any other reasonable option to note the questionable status of these places. I also think that we ought to find real sources that discuss the status of each of these places specifically before we include them. I won't go beyond that. It's clear that you and the rest have decided upon a specific definition of statehood entirely in order to exclude entities you don't like from being listed here. john k 07:29, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Comments
* Concerning the dangers of using "international law" as an inclusion criterion, I invite to read the edits of User:Britlawyer in section Talk:List of sovereign states You will see how the conclusion that the 4 entities should be included is obtained by stacking arguments in complex inferences, which is the very definition of WP:OR. Moreover, as usual in law, these inferences can be easily disputed. :( Dpotop 15:40, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Please add your comments here
Thank a lot for initiating this section. Its very simple and straightforward, we don’t need any definitions from any convention or chapters from international law of the sovereign state or truly independent state. Kober was correct; some people here confuse intentionally or unintentionally the term de facto independent and independent. There are no sources or valid references to any documents, UN resolutions or international treaties/recognitions of those separatist enclaves which are currently de facto “independent” as sovereign states officially recognized and designated as such by the international community or a single state. Again, we don’t need definitions of sovereignty (In Canada we know very well its definitions due to Quebec issue) but a clear source and reference with supports the claim that de facto regimes are sovereign and have same status as Germany, France, Canada, etc. If, our opponents fail to present these supporting documents or sources, de facto “states” have no place in the list of sovereign countries even for a second, because its deceit, biased POV, OR, and without any valid source. Options 1 and 3 are the only ways out from this “dispute” due to the fact that no one has presented the support for the claim which is outlined above. I think this is enough said and need no more further discussion. Ldingley 15:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Do you know what de facto means? It means "in fact", as opposed to de jure, which means "in law." It is absolutely POV to claim that "independent" means de jure independent. And of course Transnistria, et al, are not "officially recognized and designated as [sovereign states] by the international community or a single state" (except North Cyprus, which is recognized by Turkey). That's not the point. The point is that under one definition of statehood, recognition by other states isn't a necessary criterion. john k 17:25, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I think we know what de facto and de jure mean. What is being claimed by ascribing sovereignty in this article via the super-narrow definition artificially constructed is that a certain set of territories are not only de facto independent, but significantly more than that--for example, Mauco has declared the "birth" of the PMR equivalent to the birth of the United States. The point is that if "under one definition of statehood, recognition by other states isn't a necessary criterion" then all we have here is another "list of unrecognized states" and this article can simply be deleted.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 02:03, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* I am not sure if the point has been made, but an important reason for keeping sovereign in the name is that it avoids confusion over the inclusion of none sovereign states such as Virginia. The advantage of sovereign over independent. Is sovereign is a concept understood in international relations while there is far more latitude in the words "independent state", particularly post World War II with the rise in treaties that bind the actions of states. A sovereign state like France has lost some if its independence by being a member of the European Union. The French states still has full sovereignty but is it as independent as the state of India? (I don't want an answer to that question, it was just to illustrate that independent is a less precise word than sovereign.) --Philip Baird Shearer 10:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
My suggestion
Article be renamed to List of States and be divided into three groups. The first lists the member states of the United Nations. The second lists "partially recognised states" Taiwan and TRNC, the third lists "Unrecognised states". --A.Garnet 20:24, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I would be surprised if the pro-frozen conflict zone contingent would agree to relegate their babies to "unrecognized" states, remember, some of those not-recognized-as-legitimate states recognized each other amongst themselves. "Partial" recognition may leave things open to POV interpretation.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 20:57, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* This is the problem, it is very subjective. The idea of partial and unrecognised was lifted from List of unrecognised states article. If you really want to avoid any possibility of OR, then i'd suggest renaming it List of United Nations member states. --A.Garnet 21:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* Well how about that, the article I linked to just happens to exist and be FA! --A.Garnet 21:03, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I believe you are referring to this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unrecognized_states Irakliy81 21:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I know what I was referring to, pesky American spelling! --A.Garnet 21:11, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
* I've made a redirect :)
* Actually your suggestion is more or less fine for me (the only issue is the names of the proposed sections). Let's see what the others think about the proposed compromise solution. Alaexis 13:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
* TRNC is not a partially recognized state Garnet. That is a blatant POV. <IP_ADDRESS> 13:47, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
* Garnets suggestion would create an obvious fork of List of unrecognized countries that already carries 3 problematic tags. Aristovoul0s 16:29, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Transnistria sources
Following several remarks above concerning some "sources" provided by User:William Mauco on the sovereignty of Transnistria, I need to make some remarks. FYI, the current Wikipedia policy, incarnated in both WP:RS and WP:A require thatr Exceptional claims require exceptional sources. In the case of South Ossetia, Transnistria, etc., it is clear that we deal with exceptional claims (in particular, these claims fall in the category of of "surprising or apparently important claims that are not widely known"). So, according to current policy, these claims must be supported by the best sources, and preferably multiple reliable sources. The sources proposed by Mauco are not reliable, for the simple reason that none of us other editors was able to find them. Moreover, Mauco has a history of deception on Transnistria-related subjects. Therefore, while assuming good faith, these sources cannot be considered reliable. Note that I do not question here the quality of the sources, just their use/citation by Mauco alone. Dpotop 07:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* None of us was able to find them? On what do you base that claim? The first source is available online to anyone who reads Russian. I don't, but that doesn't mean one is "unable to find it." The other sources are all, with the exception of the last, available at my university library. Cambridge and Routledge, at least, are reputable academic publishers (I'm unfamiliar with Ashgate). It behooves us to actually look up what these books say before you condemn them as unreliable sources. There are also several books available on Amazon U.S., at least - see [ http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4357237-0752746?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=International+Society+and+the+de+facto+state&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go here]. We really can't make any conclusions until we actually make some effort to see what these books say. john k 17:22, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* Right. So: Who among us editors is willing to pay USD150 to read one of those books (or some 400 for all of them)? Dpotop 17:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* Consider visiting a library )) Alaexis 18:28, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* Did you do it? :)) Did any of you do it? Dpotop 18:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* Nope; dunno. What do you think about A.Garnet's suggestion, btw? Alaexis 18:41, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* [ http://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Eurasias-Separatist-States-Unresolved/dp/1929223544/ref=sr_1_3/104-4357237-0752746?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178479894&sr=8-3 This book], it's worth noting, is $12. but beyond that, as Alaexis says, these books are available at the library. I have indeed, not had time to look at them, but that doesn't mean we can dismiss sources that we haven't looked at. john k 19:33, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
* Actually the first, online, source we can easily dismiss. Mr. Zatulin is not an impartial researcher but a political figure actively engaged in promoting Russian imperialistic opinion. I would consider statements by Mauco himself to be more reliable than anything mister Zatulin has to say. He, for example, calls the democratically elected president of Georgia a "usurper". We are not going to use this as a "source" as well, are we? Quick googling of the news for Mr. Zatulin can reveal that he is clearly a party to the conflicts in Transnistria, Abkhazia and S. Ossetia promoting separatists views and his opinion can not be considered as a reliable source with respect to the question in hand . Here's a small example: (PaC 21:57, 6 May 2007 (UTC))
* Fair enough. john k 22:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Ok, so I believe we are left with yet another option: Rely on Wikipedia rules and add "sovereign states" only when a reliable source is found claiming the entity is a "sovereign state". If we do this, I presume that SO, NK, TR, ABKH must not figure in the list. :) For Northern Cyprus and Taiwan it's more difficult. I told you the simplest way is to delete the list altogether. Dpotop 13:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* I can agree with your option, although I do not agree with the result you claim. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if sources will be able to be found for these places. But I'm happy to remove them until sources can be found. That Taiwan is a de facto state is pretty generally recognized, though. I'm not really sure how this could be disputed. Once again, I think there's some strong emphasis on the issue of recognition by other powers as being somehow superior as a determinant of what is a state to de facto independence, when, in fact, so far as I can tell, it is de facto independence that is the defining criterion under customary international law. The real issue ought to be whether the frozen conflict states are really de facto independent, which, as I've said before, I'm agnostic on, and which ought to be addressed on a state by state basis. john k 16:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* Good to see we agree on one aspect.
* On Taiwan, I would agree with you, but informally. OTOH, I found no source I would call reliable claiming the clear-cut sovereignty of Taiwan. Taiwan itself avoids any clear sovereignty claim, lately. Dpotop 17:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* As usual, I think discussion of sovereignty is a distraction. But, indeed, the current government of the ROC is rather evasive about the basis of its power. As I understand it, the official position remains that of the ROC - that the government in Taipei, the Republic o f China, represents the legitimate government of all of China. But they don't like to make this claim explicitly, because they are Taiwanese nationalists, and really want to declare a Republic of Taiwan. But they don't dare do that, because then the Chinese would attack them. So the whole thing is a total mess of not quite made claims. But, again, I think this list ought to take de facto realities on the ground at least as seriously as de jure claims, and on the former count the ROC/Taiwan is clearly a state. john k 22:33, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* Quite a distraction, indeed, like this entire article. :) But what can we do, we must stick to dictionary definitions of the words "sovereignty", "independence", "state", a.s.o. Otherwise, the entire Wikipedia effort is pointless because the articles can only be understood by the people who wrote them and which have more or less the same informal understanding of the notions. :) Dpotop 16:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
* Surely the political science definitions are perfectly appropriate to an article whose subject is (more or less) political science. We should use the most relevant definition, not the most common ones. And, at any rate, the dictionary definitions of "independence," "sovereignty," and "state" are the ones that support a de facto understanding. There's nothing in the dictionary definition of sovereignty that implies that recognition by other states is a formal requirement of sovereignty. john k 18:57, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, JohnK, but this article is not titled "Sovereignty", so we should not try to define it here. In this article we should simply take act of what states are explicitly labelled "sovereign" by other people. Dpotop 07:31, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
* There is no reason to limit it to states explicitly labelled "sovereign." States which have been labelled as having the characteristics of statehood/sovereignty by reliable sources should be perfectly acceptable to list here. john k 15:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Last edits by User:Makalp
My impression was that no editor should change the article while it is blocked, with exceptions allowed only for clear-cut non-controversial data. Am I wrong in believing this? Dpotop 07:43, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* Reverted myself for consensus.But I dont think that you are right.See two example in my revert.Regards. Must . <sup style="color:blue;">T <sup style="color:blue;"> C 11:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* In fact, the list was marked as protected, but was actually not protected. I wrongly deduced that you abused some admin rights, which is not the case. Sorry. Dpotop 13:17, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
* Just for explanation: this had been a temporary protection set to expire automatically, and I'd just forgotten to take off the tag when that happened. Sorry about that. Mustafa isn't an admin so he wouldn't have had any tools to abuse :-) --Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:53, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
De facto vs. De jure
Given the importance given by some editors to these expressions, and the will to promote "de facto sovereignty", let me point to the intrinsic problem of relying on "de facto" notions: The fact that they obviously didn't manage to rally enough consensus to make them pass into law, which is the "de jure" domain. De facto notions are by definition still disputed, and it is not the job of Wikipedia to promote one side or the other of the dispute until there is not a clear winner. Dpotop 07:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
There's a second problem related to "de facto" definitions: They are incomplete. For instance, today's Iraq is arguably non-sovereign. In some domains, less sovereign than Transnistria. but still, you class it as a "sovereign state". I understand that you would like to say Transnistria is super-independent, but why don't you want to say, too, that Iraq is not? Dpotop 07:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* "De facto" vs. "de jure" is not a very precise way of putting it. As has been pointed out numerous times, one of the principal definitions of a state in international law is basically "if it's a de facto state, it's a state." So the issue is "states which function as states, but aren't recognized diplomatically by other countries," not "states which are de facto but not de jure." The question of whether they are de jure states is, in fact, the precise question at isse for de facto states. One legal theory states that they are. Another denies it. Secondly, I think that those of us who are in favor of keeping an open mind for Transnistria, et al, want to make the list as inclusive as possible. That Iraq, in many ways, does not exercise all the attributes of sovereignty should not be sufficient to exclude it from the list, given that it's a UN member and recognized as a sovereign state throughout the world. Similarly, the fact that Somalia has not had a functioning central government in more than 15 years does not mean it should not be listed. I have absolutely no interest in coming up with a completely consistent rule for who to include. What I want is to have several sets of criteria, any one of which would allow something to be listed. So Somalia, as a de jure state with little in the way of effective de facto government should be listed. But so should Somaliland, a de facto state which functions pretty much in the normal way states function but whose independence is not recognized by the outside world. They are both, in their way, states, and there's no particular reason not to list both. john k 08:28, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* Just to note, once again, that the fact of these conflict zones actually being de facto states needs to be demonstrated, and should not be taken as given. But there's no point in arguing about that unless the basic point, that genuine de facto countries ought to be listed, is conceded. Anyway, I'm entirely and completely frustrated with this. There's more of you than there is of me, and you all obviously care about this way more than I do. None of you is interested in actually coming up with a worthy compromise. You, Dpotop, constantly put forth different statements and variations on the case, but you aren't actually interested in trying to come up with something that would be acceptable to everyone - you just want your way. I'm sick of this. I won't say I'm done, because I'll probably be back, but I'm tired of writing this whole stream of words when there's absolutely no hope of actually convincing anyone that I'm right. I'm done with this page for a while. Do whatever kind of monstrous thing you want. john k 08:33, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* Sorry to disapoint you JohnK, but you keep forgetting that Wikipedia has some rules. An NPOV is negotiable within the limits defined by these rules. All I'm trying to do here is to point out that some of the proposed solutions are not compliant with Wikipedia rules. BTW, I do not reject "De facto" altogether. Instead I point to the fact that you seem to apply it arbitrarily. As I put it before: It seems that everybody in this list has decided which entities must be in this list, and then is willing to twist the rules to include exactly (or at least) those entities. And twisting the rules is acceptable only while Wikipedia rules are not broken. Dpotop 12:21, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* A) You are not disappointing me, you are doing exactly what I would have expected you to do. B) I absolutely don't care what countries are listed. I just think that recognition is not the proper criterion for whether something is a state. C) I don't understand where NPOV speaks in favor of your view. I am trying to be inclusive of different POVs about what constitutes a state, while you are trying to exclude states you don't like. I don't see how I'm on the wrong side of that one. D) What on earth does "twisting the rules is acceptable only while Wikipedia rules are not broken" mean? E) What do you mean that I am applying "de facto" arbitrarily? I hold no brief for any particular one of these disputed countries (although I think Somaliland has the best claim to de facto statehood of the lot). I have repeatedly stated that if you will concede the principle that de facto states should be included in the list, I am willing to remove Transnistria, et al, until reliable sources can be found which consider them to be de facto states, and that they should be set out on the list as different from regular states in some way. I don't see how I'm the one being unreasonable here, or trying to do anything arbitrarily. john k 15:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* "Being inclusive", as you put it, corresponds to no clear criterion and this is the source of all the problems here. BTW, I see that you are not really "inclusive" towards the "recognition" criterion, so what exactly "inclusive" means. Does it mean "If I find it appropriate, then I include it, otherwise not?". Dpotop 09:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* What I mean by being inclusive is that there ought to be various different "clear criteria", but that any of those criteria should qualify something for being listed somewhere on this page. One criteria ought to be something along the lines of Montevideo - i.e., does the entity qualify as a state under the declarative theory of statehood? The other could involve diplomatic recognition and the like. You say that being inclusive is somehow mutually exclusive of having "clear criteria", but that's not true at all. One can have perfectly clear criteria which also make for a reasonably inclusive list. john k 22:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Please, remember that this is a WP talk page, not an edit war. So, take my edits as genuine interrogations, not an attempt to mine your position. Dpotop 09:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Remove Chechnya From List
The list includes all states officially recognized by the UN and by the majority of countries, plus special exceptions that are de facto states or other sovereign entities recognized by a large number of de jure states. Chechneya does not hold any special qualification for inclusion, and is like any other de facto separatist regime.
What makes Chechnya different? Because one country recognizes it? That is hardly enough. Northern Cyprus is equal in this respect, if not more independent. In fact, many "unrecognized" states are recognized by one or two entities.
The exceptions listed in the article, apart from Chechnya, are all supported by a large number of official states, and so they merit special mention. But Chechnya should not be included unless the list is going to include EVERY self-declared "state."--Supersexyspacemonkey 21:22, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* Chehcnya clearly should not be listed, as it is not even a de facto state - Russia controls Chechnya. john k 23:49, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
* Do we also agree that Russia "de facto" controls Transnistria? Don't take it bad, I'm just trying to understand the limits of "de facto" in your acception. Dpotop 09:38, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* The issue, of course, is that Chechnya is both controlled by Russia and internationally recognized to be part of Russia, and the de facto government of Chechnya considers itself to be part of Russia. Transnistria could be argued to be under de facto Russian control, but it is internationally considered to be part of Moldova, and the government of Transnistria, while perhaps desiring Russian annexation, considers itself to be a sovereign country. Nor does Russia consider Transnistria to be part of Russia. The situations are not analogous. Also, what Britlawyer says below. john k 22:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Chechnya would have been eligible for inclusion on this list when it fulfilled the criteria for statehood, which was for part of the 1990's. This is no longer the case today. It has little to do with outside control and more to do with questions such as does it have its own government and is it capable of conducting its own foreign policy. The current government of Chechnya does not claim that it is a sovereign state so neither should we. It has no place on this list, just as it is also not even included in Wikipedia's less stringent list of unrecognized countries. However, according to the broad criteria which John-K sets forth and which I subscribe to, and which I believe is supported by jurisprudence, there is reason to include the states which are listed as unrecognized countries elsewhere in Wikipedia. Britlawyer 12:08, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Again
I may have misunderstood the way things are done on Wikipedia. It was my impression that when an editor wants to include something, the onus is on him to find sources supporting it. Why is this not adhered to here? Are there sources that Transnistria et al are sovereign states or that they filfill criteria for that status? Can a quote be given? If so, please, post it here for the world to see and end this dispute. If you can't, they clearly don't belong in the list.--Ploutarchos 12:35, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* It is my understanding that sources have already been given, and a check of the Archival version of this page seems to confirm this. I will see if I can find additional sources since in cases where the inclusion of an entity is openly disputed it is correct to ask for sources. Britlawyer 15:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Could you please point me to them then. Which archive they are in etc. Also, if it's not too much trouble, could you include the relevant quotes in cquote templates so that they are easier to find. Thanks a million.Ploutarchos 15:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
As I understand it Wikipedia, as long as at least one source can be found which supports the affirmation that an entity meets the requirements for sovereign statehood then this is not original research. I found some new sources for Abkhazia, and will attempt to locate sources for other disputed entities as well.---Britlawyer 18:28, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* That's all I'm asking for.--Ploutarchos 18:30, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Abkhazia
1. Federal Practice: Exploring alternatives for Georgia and Abkhazia by Bruno Coppieters, David Darchiashvili and Natella Akaba (eds), VUB University Press, Vrije Universiteir Brussel (Vakgroep Politieke Wetenschappen), Brussels, Belgium, 1999, page 238: From the standpoint of international law, Abkhazia meets all the qualifications required for its characterisation as a State.
* Its Mr Coppiets opponion not reality. Abkhazia is not officially suvereign. Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Obviously the contributor who would say this has not read this particular book. It is published by one of the leading universities in Brussels and is a peer-reviewed source. My quotation merely included the pertinent statement ("From the standpoint of international law, Abkhazia meets all the qualifications required for its characterisation as a State") but anyone who reads the book will see that immediately after this sentence follows four and a half pages of documentary evidence for why this is the case, including references not just to the Montevideo Convention but to precedent and to both general and specific sources of international law. Scanned pages will be provided upon request, certifying to the quality and level of documentation and research found regarding Abkhazia in the work of this particular source.--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
2. "Unresolved Conflicts in the Regional Security System: The Case of the South Caucasus" journal Transition Studies Review (Publisher: Springer Wien), ISSN 1614-4007, Issue: Volume 11, Number 3 / December, 2004, DOI 10.1007/s11300-004-0013-0, Pages 213-223. Abkhazia is a sovereign state "in the formal approach, according to the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States."
* Again, original research and POV claim. Sh eis definately not neutral after reading that article. Gayane Novikova Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Only a person who has not read the full article from start to finish would state such an opinion because the actual research seems solid to anyone who would bother to check the sources provided in the footnotes. At the risk of verging on the suggestive I submit that Ldingley's own interpretation of the conclusions of the article would qualify as original research and POV more-so than the article itself.--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
3. Institute for Security and International Studies (ISIS), Sofia, research study 12, ISSN 1311 – 3259. Abkhazia ... gained de-facto independence from Georgia in 1993.
* De facto independence is NOT suvereign Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* (Surely you mean sovereignty.) Please provide sources which categorically explain how de facto independence does not equal sovereignty. Texts by peer-reviewed authors who have published academic works on de facto independent states seem to imply otherwise (some examples: Scott Pegg[ http://www.amazon.com/International-Society-Facto-State-Scott/dp/1840144785/ref=sr_1_2/002-4634256-1239251?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178917311&sr=1-2 ], Barry Bartmann).--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
4. O.T. Ford: Stewardship Project, November 8, 2003, newsletter on world affairs. Abkhazia is effectively sovereign.
* Not reliable source with no primary source data. No official documents sited, only oppinions. Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* While this may indeed be so for this one source, the same can not be said for the remaining four sources. According to my knowledge of Wikipedia and according to the earlier discussion of sources on this page, however, only one source is required and I provided five. You may discard one, but that still leaves four, and if you discard two that still leaves three. Given a visit to a larger law library it would be possible for any qualified researcher to locate more than these off the cuff sources.--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
5. "Legal opinion on The Validity and Interpretation othe 4 April 1994 Georgian-Abkhazian Agreements" prepared by Dr. Bart Driessen, legal advisor, for the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), commenting on the requirements for statehood as they relate to Abkhazia and in particular on the Montevideo criteria. As a factual matter, it would seem that these conditions are generally fulfilled by the Republic of Abkhazia.
* Yeah it would seem but is not officially or by any recognition as such. Why do you bring only oppinions of some individuals and not primary sources? where are the primary sources from documents or any resolutions? Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* What sort of additional source would be required? Please explain Wikipedia's sourcing policy to me because I was under the impression that peer-reviewed academic works by law professors published by Western European journals and universities would qualify as reliable sources.--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Excuse me, but you are no lawyer, if you want to define sovereignty proving it by the "sources", which are actually private opinions of some people who are not authorized to define sovereignty in any way, published by the private institutions. Pirveli 18:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* Cool! Abkhazia goes in, unless someone contests the second source provided here, or provides even more reputable sources claiming the opposite. Dpotop 18:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* No they are not. Not only these are not reliable sources (in terms of NPOV) but only opinions and analysis of some individuals regarding the Abkhazia status. There are no primary sources or any documents which would identify or give the designation of Abkhazia as sovereign state or meeting any conventions as such. Good luck next time in finding proper sources. Ldingley 20:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Why would anyone state that all five of the above sources should not be considered reliable sources according to Wikipedia's policy on sources? I kindly request citation of specific Wikipedia policy which explains why these sources are unacceptable and should be discarded for purposes of our research.--Britlawyer 21:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Unlike citing some oppinions by some individuals here are official documents regarding the status of Abkhazia:
United Nations resolution: Reaffirms the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders, and the necessity to define the status of Abkhazia within the State of Georgia in strict accordance with these principles
Commends and strongly supports the sustained efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, with the assistance of the Russian Federation in its capacity as facilitator as well as of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General and of the OSCE, to promote the stabilization of the situation and the achievement of a comprehensive political settlement, which must include a settlement of the political status of Abkhazia within the State of Georgia
* Please do not change the argument. No one here is doubting that Abkhazia is a de jure part of Georgia, Republic of. This is evident in the edit itself and is not open to discussion. Nor is anyone claiming that there is no territorial dispute between the unrecognized state of Abkhazia and the recognized state of Georgia, so that is also not open to discussion. You need to familiarize yourself with international law and history and realize that two states can and do exist regardless of the fact that there is an unresolved territorial dispute between them, even in cases where one party does not recognize the existence of the other. Wikipedia currently lists more than 30 such cases from among nearly two hundred territorial disputes worldwide. An unresolved territorial dispute does not in itself invalidate a claim to sovereignty, as per this exhibit (Quote: "An entity may satisfy the territorial requirement for statehood even if its boundaries have not been finally settled, if one or more of its boundaries are disputed, or if some of its territory is claimed by another state.") The entirety of Taiwan's territory is claimed by mainland China, yet Taiwan's inclusion on the list is supported by those who consistently remove Abkhazia even after an exhaustive array of reliable sources have been already provided for its inclusion.--Britlawyer 21:37, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* You are changing the essence of the argument. The territorial dispute is not between Abkhazia and Georgia, it is between Russia and Georgia, and the disputed territory is Abkhazia. Irakliy81 21:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
These sources seem clearly sufficient to indicate that Abkhazia should be included on this list. Ldingley's arguments continue to beg the question, while I agree with Britlawyer on the basic issues here. Should our list of states in 1640 not include the United Provinces because they were still a de jure part of Spain? The issue of Russia's role doesn't seem clearly relevant. There is certaiinly no territorial dispute between Russia and Georgia - Russia does not consider Abkhazia to be part of Russia. That Russia might wish to annex Abkhazia is an entirely different question from whether Russia considers Abkhazia to be independent at present. Anyway, thanks Britlawyer, for going to the trouble of actually finding sources. I would suggest that de facto states like Abkhazia be italicized in the main list, to indicate their questionable status. john k 22:31, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* I’m sorry but your statement that “Russia does not consider Abkhazia to be part of Russia” is simply wrong. While ‘de jure’ Russia supports Georgian territorial integrity, ‘de facto’ it considers Abkhazia to be just another Russian region. To support this here is an interview with a deputy of Russian Duma, Sergey Baburin: http://www.echo.msk.ru/programs/noexit/51489/ It’s long and it’s in Russian, however, those who can read it can find the following phrase in the article:
* “…применительно к Абхазии и Южной Осетии, что все-таки зачем… Да нас вообще не интересует, признает их кто-то, кроме нас, или нет. Мы должны просто ездить туда в отпуск, обеспечить сибирякам, северянам нормальный отдых у моря. И нас вообще не интересует, что по этому поводу будет думать швейцар в Нью-Йорке.”
* Which can be translated to English as:
* “…about Abkhazia and South Ossetia…we don’t care whether anyone besides us recognizes them. We should just go there on vacations, make sure people from Siberia, and north provinces can have a place to rest by the sea. And we shouldn’t care what people in New York have to say about it.”
* And this is not just any person saying this – he is an official person, a Russian equivalent of US Congressman. Irakliy81 23:41, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* Wow, a Duma deputy? That's authoritative. At any rate, the guy obviously is not, in fact, saying that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are part of Russia. He is specifically talking about recognizing them, which suggests recognizing them as independent states, not annexing them. john k 05:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
* john k, your argument is self-contradictory. You say that Russia's official position does not include Abkhazia into the Russian Federation. But if you speak about Russian official position, then let me remind you, that it does not oppose to the territorial integrity of Georgia! Abkhazia is part of Georgia according to the official Russian position. And if you want to speak about de-facto situation, then you can check the quote, brought by Irakliy81, as one minor example. De-facto Russia is trying to take territory of Abkhazia from Georgia to themselves. Pirveli 00:14, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
* Er, my argument for including Abkhazia has absolutely nothing to do with what the official Russian position is. john k 01:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
* Your argument is actually based on the official Russian position, because when you say "There is certaiinly no territorial dispute between Russia and Georgia - Russia does not consider Abkhazia to be part of Russia.", thats what you are talking about. Officially Russia does not consider Abkhazia part of Russia. Officially it also considers it part of Georgia. But in fact the dispute is directly between Russia and Georgia. Pirveli 02:35, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
* No, there's a dispute between Georgia and the separatist government of Abkhazia, which is de facto supported by Russia.
* We're getting distracted. What does it all have to do with the sources brought by Britlawyer? They are valid and they support including Abkhazia in this list. What Wikipedia rules/policies prevent us from doing it? Alæxis¿question? 05:52, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Badinter definition of statehood
Most of the discussion on this page has centered on the statehood criteria laid forth in Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States 1933, which is generally accepted as an expression of customary international law.
However, it would be appropriate to also quote Opinion 1 of the European Union's Badinter Commission (31 ILM 1488 (1992)) on the definition of a State and its committant sovereignty: "the State is commonly defined as a community which consists of a territory and a population subject to an organized political authority; that such a State is characterized by sovereignty."
The Badinter Commission (like Montevideo) also rules out the need for such an entity to obtain recognition in order to be a State: "The existence or disappearance of the State is a question of fact; that the effects of recognition by other States are purely declaratory." While contributors can continue to discuss individual entities please base this on a modicum of scientific basis.--Britlawyer 15:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
* The Badinter Arbitration Committee (full title), named for its chair, ruled on the question of whether the Republics of Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia, who had formally requested recognition by the members of the European Union and by the EU itself, had met conditions specified by the Council of Ministers of the European Community on December 16, 1991. A very specific and narrow target.
* Opinion No 1. of the Badinter Arbitration Committee also states: "e) that, in compliance with the accepted definition in international law, the expression 'state succession' means the replacement of one state by another in the responsibility for the international relations of territory. This occurs whenever there is a change in the territory of the state. The phenomenon of state succession is governed by the principles of international law, from which the Vienna Conventions of 23 August 1978 and 8 April 1983 have drawn inspiration. In compliance with these principles, the outcome of succession should be equitable, the states concerned being free of terms of settlement and conditions by agreement. Moreover, the peremptory norms of general international law and, in particular, respect for the fundamental rights of the individual and the rights of peoples and minorities, are binding on all the parties to the succession."
* That condition of succession has clearly not been met in the PMR or the other frozen conflict zone territories.
* The opinion is rendered for the situation where the prior entity has dissolved (Yugoslavia), not the equivalent situation in the frozen conflict zone territories.
* Quoting Opinion No 3.: "According to a well-established principle of international law the alteration of existing frontiers or boundaries by force is not capable of producing any legal effect."
* This would support that the PMR is not a legitimate state according to the norms of international law, regardless of its self-described "war of independence". Same for other frozen conflict zone territories.
* Your citations would appear to be more "selective" than "scientific".<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 07:51, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
* Opinion No. 3 has been the subject of much academic debate since it was issued, and it would be wrong to cite it in a paragraph which then closes with the words "according to the norms of international law" as this contributor does, especially in what is merely an attempt to establish a general definition of statehood in order to help bring scientific basis to the debate over statehood criteria and accepted definitions. The peremptory norms which the contributor mentions would suggest exclusionary criteria primarily for Abkhazia and Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus, but also for numerous other states which are already on the list as well as obviously for one new state (Kosovo) currently being considered for independence by countries whose representatives made up Badinter. Yet at the same time, as the current list itself shows, as well as the example of the just-mentioned entity, the suggestions of Opinion No. 3 do not represent the final word in state practice, whereas Opinion No. 1 is in compliance with the accepted definition elsewhere in international law.
* On issues of state practice regarding state succession and recognition, Badinter is not the best source for students and practitioners of this subject. A more exhaustive survey is found in the work "State Practice Regarding State Succesion and Issues of Recognition" (ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>), compiled under the supervision of Jan Klabbers. The Pilot Project on State Practice regarding State Succession and Issues of Recognition was approved by the Ad Hoc Committee of Legal Advisers (CAHDI) of the Council of Europe in March 1994 and covered the period from 1989 to 1995 with 16 member States of the Council of Europe submitting national reports, namely: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The Klabbers report moreover includes substantial documentary appendices, including texts of the Pilot Project such as national contributions in the form of national files, original documents sent in by the respective national rapporteurs, excerpts from such documents, etc.---Britlawyer 12:50, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
* Britlawyer, you cite Badinter to back your case, specifically on no need for recognition:
* "the Badinter Commission (like Montevideo) also rules out the need for such an entity to obtain recognition in order to be a State"
* and then you back off when Badinter is quoted more fully and is no longer as definitive:
* "On issues of state practice regarding state succession and recognition, Badinter is not the best source for students and practitioners of this subject"
* and then you find something new to cite (the compilation by Klabbers--actually, co-editors Klabbers and Kluwer) never before mentioned anywhere in Wikipedia.
* The point is not which of the Badinter opinions is more reflective of international law. The point is that these are all rendered as opinions, not even findings, and certainly not judgements.
* If the EU doesn't even have a definitive model for the succession of sovereignty where the prior sovereign state has already dissolved (for years), how can Wikipedia have one which manages to cover all cases including disputed territories?
* If this article were intended as a thorough inventory of sovereignty as mutually and legally recognized between states, that would be something useful that currently does not appear anywhere in Wikipedia. (And apparently even there we would have people saying Russia recognizes some of these states if you listen to what their politicians declare, not what their foreign ministry says--going by what's been postulated in discussions here.)
* However as it stands, this article exists solely to define a speculative list of "nearly sovereign except for recognition but that's not really necessary these days and whether an authority over a territory is considered legitimate or not is irrelevant" territories/authorities. In that case, this entire article can be deleted as it's only a List of unrecognized countries with more than a heaping spoonful of speculation added which seeks to impart legitimacy to specific regimes.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 16:00, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
I have no case to back. What is this case of which you speak? I was asked to help find some sources and I did that. If anyone needs clarification of Badinter's work or related matters then I'm available and will always do my best to help, but all this partisanship needs to stop. --Britlawyer 23:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
* You removed the POV tag stating that it was the burden of others to disprove Montevideo and modern theories of state formation. In doing so, you specifically endorse the criteria constructed here to ascribe sovereignty.
* I have recommended "Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States--Unresolved Conflicts and DeFacto States" by Dov Lynch, as a pertinent resource. Its conclusion with specific reference to these self-declared states is that there can be no sovereignty without recognized legitimacy--so not quite the same as Montevideo, which is used here to ascribe sovereignty to the frozen conflict zone territories.
* Fortunately, for the time being, at least, Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, et al. do no appear on the list.
* Of course, List of countries still lists them as sovereign. That will have to change.<span style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> — Pēters J. Vecrumba 01:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Problem
Britlayer,
Nobody gave you authority to lecture us on international law and blaim others of not knowing international law (i did study it BTW). In fact, you contradict yourself again by designating yourself as international law specialist and making unrealistic claims to the international law. I can claim many things too on Wikipedia. However, you are not designated or entitled to speak as international law specialist. Montevideo Convention is not an official doctrine or standard of UN or any other organizations to characterize which regions or states are sovereign. In fact, Abkhazia for example does not meat even Montevideo Convention. It does not posses majority of its population (250,000 ethnic Georgians who were expelled from that region due to separatist insurgency), it does not maintain any foreign relations and does not control most of its territory. Anyway, your understanding of this Montevideo Convention is totally unacceptable for the official designation of the sovereign state. Your sources were completely unreliable, based on personal observation and points of view of some authors ( 2 of your sources were taken from some web site which does not posses any credentials of any international organization). Your primary source is non-existent. There are no official documents were Abkhazia (and the rest of “states) is regarded as sovereign state either through referendum or as such. When United Nations issues their resolutions (which you call de jure recognition) it clearly indicates the official status (again OFFICIAL) of that region. Do you even understand what is de jure? It is a legal (by international law and guidelines) designation of that territory which is governed by constitutional law of the country of which recognition as the state and its jurisdiction is sovereign. Abkhazia (de facto or de jure) is within the official jurisdiction of Georgia and only Georgia (through constitutional changes) can determine if the region is sovereign or not.
In case you are confused, take the example of Quebec. Quebec has any means of sovereignty and meets almost all criteria of Montevideo Convention. In fact (de facto) Québec is independent from the rest of Canada with its own rules, laws and guidelines. However, the desire of Quebec to be sovereign MUST BE decided through democratic referendum. In case the referendum is successful, only Canadian government in Ottawa can authorize (based on referendum results) the sovereign status of Quebec (and even than it would not mean that Quebec would be fully independent from Canada because there are many differences between independent and sovereign, international lawyer should know that). If you want to include Abkhazia and the rest in this list based on obscured and dubious sources (not to mention completely unreliable) than the list should include Quebec, Scotland, Wales, N Ireland, Basque Country, Catalonia, Corsica, etc and the list should mention that “sovereign status” of those region are determined based on Montevideo Convention which is not an official standard for designating sovereign regions or states. If you fail to include all of them, than its definitely POV from your side of either legalizing separatist regimes or supporting their political aims. Otherwise, NPOV should be maintained and proper clarifications and designations be made based on official status and juridprudence rather than original research and unreliable data. Cheers. Ldingley 15:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* it does not posses majority of its population (250,000 ethnic Georgians who were expelled from that region due to separatist insurgency), it does not maintain any foreign relations and does not control most of its territory
* Inaccuracy: less than half of the population have been expelled; some of them have already returned. A lot of people (70,000-100,000) left Abkhazia voluntarily after the war, this doesn't have anything to do with sovereignty, though.
* Returned? Less than half? Who are you trying to fool Alaxais? People who have no background in this conflict surely. Approximately 300,000 ethnic Georgians (ethnic majority, MAJORITY, see sources) were expelled or killed thanks to well calculative ethnic cleansing procedures (OSCE statement). Only a very small portion (not even 38,000) have returned to Gali region (which was only populated by ethnic Georgians since time immemorial). UN in their latest SC resolution has condemned separatist regime in their violation of IDP return. So, don’t mislead people here. Ldingley 15:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
In the break-away region of Abkhazia, some 75 per cent of the original inhabitants have reportedly fled civil conflict into other parts of Georgia and the area remains the scene of extensive destruction
* Mistake: Republic of Abkhazia controls 83% of its territory where about 99% of its population live (Georgian-controlled Upper Abkhazia's population is 2,000 out of total Abkhazia population of 177,000-215,000). Alæxis¿question? 19:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* 215,000 heh those are great numbers. Where did you find them? on "Nashi" web site? Ldingley 15:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Quebec doesn't claim to be independent, so it can't be in the list (The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence.).
* Who told you that? Almost all partie sin Quebec (Block Quebecoise, Parti Quebecoise, etc) claim independence and consider Quebec distinct, separate nation from the rest of Canada. The only think they struggle for is official recognition from Ottawa. And Ottawa (thank God Canada is truly democratic state and does not invade its own citizens with 300,000 and reducing Quebec city to resemble 1945 Berlin) is ready to offer it if referendum will determine that majority of Quebec citizens (regardless of their ethnic, religious, or national background) wants it. Thast they way international community views the determination of sovereign status. Again, in case of “Yes” victory in referendum, its still up to Ottawa to recognize Quebec as sovereign. But you don’t understand difference between sovereign and independent. Ldingley 15:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* What's written in the official documents shouldn't be included in Wikipedia as the Truth. In fact what's written in the official documents determines only de jure status which could coincide with or diverge from the de facto situation. Alæxis¿question? 19:19, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
* Well, if you want to rely not on official status but designations, claims and demagoguism go ahead. But Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not the forum of de facto separatist dreams. If you want to be taken seriousely and support your claims officiality and documents (primary sources) are vital. Otherwise, you have proven your arguments useless and just another attempt to implement your own POVs. Ldingley 15:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* To me the whole “claiming independence” side seems rather arbitrary. If we are looking at ‘de facto’ side of things “claiming” shouldn’t have any relevance. Why a state that is ‘de facto’ independent but does not claim independence should be considered any less sovereign than a state that does? Irakliy81 01:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
* Again we're getting distracted. This is currently a requirement for inclusion here. Propose to remove it or start another list if you don't like it.
* I'll repeat my question from the Abkhazia section:
* What does it all have to do with the sources brought by Britlawyer? They are valid and they support including Abkhazia in this list. What Wikipedia rules/policies prevent us from doing it? Alæxis¿question? 13:12, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
* There is an answer if you bother to read. Again: you cannot define sovereignty proving it by the "sources", which are actually private opinions of some people who are not authorized to define sovereignty in any way, published by the private institutions. In the same way you could try to bring some newspaper, you buy in Russia as a "source". Pirveli 20:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
* Actually, you can. It's probably the first time I agree with Alaexis, but on Wikipedia the only thing you need to present information is a reputable source. The provided sources on Abkhazia seem reputable. The only thing one can require is that the information is put in perspective, by saying "according to source X or Y". But, again, according to Wikipedia rules, Abkhazia should be listed. Dpotop 20:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
* Given what I think is the universally acknowledged fact that Abkhazia is generally considered to be a de jure part of Georgia, even if it also functions as a de facto state, I would suggest that it should be listed in a way which makes clear its special status, and perhaps even in a separate section of the article for de facto states which are considered de jure parts of other states. I think we also need to find other sources for the other disputed entries. Transnistria, at least, seems to be a very similar case to Abkhazia, and Somaliland and North Cyprus are probably stronger cases for inclusion. I'm less certain of Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia. Again, I think the key to doing this in a way that will establish consensus is to both list established de facto states on this page and to indicate their disputed status clearly and, if possible, in a visually jarring manner. john k 21:48, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
* john k, I agree to your suggestion to create separate section. Pirveli 04:38, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* This solution could be considered.
* On the other hand here's what's written about Abkhazia:
* Abkhazia[1][6][7][8][9] — Republic of Abkhazia Flag (de jure part of Georgia)
* Isn't it clear from this text that de jure Abkhazia is part of Georgia? :::::::::Alæxis¿question? 05:00, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with the suggestion of JohnK. When reliable sources exist saying both that the state X is sovereign, and that its territory is recognized by the UN as part of state Y, we should put state X in a sub-list, maybe called "Disputed status". Dpotop 10:12, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* OTOH, I do not agree with JohnK saying that Abkhazia and Transnistria are in the same case. For Abkhazia, reputable sources exist saying explicitly that it is de facto sovereign. Everybody here saw small excerpts, etc. For Transnistria I still have to see such a source. Dpotop 10:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with Dpotop here. If we're to include Transnistria the evidence of the same quality has to be produced. Alæxis¿question? 12:48, 17 May
2007 (UTC)
* I will agree that I have not seen yet seen reliable sources for Transnistria similar to those produced for Abkhazia. I agree that such sources ought to be produced before we include Transnistria. That being said, from what I have read about Transnistria, it appears to me that its objective situation is more or less the same as Abkhazia's, and thus I expect that such sources can and will probably be found. john k 15:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* What reputable source? None of them were reputable sources. Do you know how to quality reliable sources? When it comes to such important classifications as sovereign status of any region, you should use primary sources which will identify officially the status of the region according to the international law. Some opinions (and those people were not eve scholars), suggestions, claims are not reputable sources in fact they are unreliable. Especially when it comes to web sites with unknown source data or reference. Anyway, along with de jure status, it should also be indicated that Abkhazia is recognized by UN, other international organizations and states as integral part of Georgia and its jurisdiction). De facto authorities are not recognized or even considered as representatives of that region. Again, 250,000 people (who were majority in Abkhazia) were expelled by force and by means of ethnic cleansing. As for Quebec, I don’t think Alaxais is the specialist in Quebec affairs. Ldingley 15:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Does Quebec claim independence? If not it can't be in this list.
* Ethnic Georgians (who numbered 240,000 in 1989) constituted less half of pre-war Abkhazia's population (more than 520,000) as I've already mentioned above.
* The de jure status of Abkhazia is mentioned in that very line.
* Some of the Britlawyer's sources are publications in peer-reviewed journals and you haven't proved they are unreliable. Alæxis¿question? 15:22, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* What are you talking about? Those sources by “Britlawyer” are absurd and preposterous. None of them are reliable; they are only opinions not any international decree or resolution which specifically indicates that Abkhazia meets Mon. Convention and therefore can be viewed as sovereign. I can publish online articles too and express my own views on subject which will have no less importance in terms of subject matter. Also none of the authors were international law scholars, conflictologists, etc. And even if they were, you need primary sources to identify the real status (not the one which is desired, proclaimed or claimed) of the country/region/entity. The term “can be considered sovereign” does not meat thy are actually sovereign in term of international law. In fact, they are not and are far from it. However, I don’t understand why you promote this unacceptable terms for Russia. If Abkhazia gains sovereignty (which is not even acceptable for Russia), every Caucasian republic (including Tatarstan) will definitely became sovereign based on that precedent. Lavrov was so eager to make parallels between Kosovo and Abkhazia, finally when realizing the danger which will parallels poses to his country, he retracted by declaring officially on UN that there could be no parallels between them, LOL Ldingley 18:25, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Ldingley, if I were to choose alone what to do with this article, I'd have it deleted, because the notion of "sovereignty" is ambiguous in itself. No, since the other guys don't want to delete this list, we must take into account sources on "de facto sovereignty", and the only solution to make the list more NPOV is to separate the few states with "sovereignty problems" from the other. Dpotop 15:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC) In a sense, we go back to an older proposal, which is to separate the list into several categories: Dpotop 15:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* 1) UN states
* 2) Vatican city, which has no sovereignty problem, yet is not UN member
* 3) Taiwan, formerly UN, now recognized by 20 or so states
* 4) NCyprus, recognized by Turkey alone
* 5) Other...
* I don't see as we need to separate the Vatican out from the regular list. States with no disputes as to sovereignty should all go together, and that includes the Vatican as well as the UN member states. The rest can go in a single separate section, with a "notes" column explaining the dispute. This could include Western Sahara, and perhaps Palestine, in addition to the places we've been discussing. john k 15:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Ok, so you have 192 UN member states, that are put in a list. Then, you want to create here a list with 192+1 members. This is dumb. How much easier is it to say that the "sovereign state list" is the "UN member list" plus 6-7 exceptions. But, well, why not? Dpotop 16:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* I think its reasonable Dpotop. Firs we will least truly sovereign states which are members of UN. After we can list the rest. The name of the list should also change. No need for sovereign. Just list of States. What you think? Ldingley 18:25, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Sorry to say, but "List of States" is not bright, either. According to wikipedia rules, US states must be listed (and mexican states, a.s.o.). Dpotop 19:07, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Nonsense. What wikipedia rule would insist on such a thing? john k 19:55, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* That the current list of indisputably sovereign states is almost identical to the list of UN members seems neither here nor there. This has not always been true. Furthermore, the UN member list simply gives different information from this list. It is focused, obviously, on the UN, and thus gives information on when the country became a UN member, and similar stuff. This list is more general, and gives more general information. john k 19:58, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Other issues
* Alæxis, so you and Britlawyer are suspected to be sockpuppets?:) What a surprise... Pirveli 16:14, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
* That's a Bonaparte's idea of a joke, I presume. For a list of users who are not me for sure please visit my userpage. Alæxis¿question? 16:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
* Btw, is anyone going to answer my questions here and in the 'Abkhazia' section? Alæxis¿question? 16:28, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
* It is answered in the Problem section, as you can see. Pirveli 06:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Soveregnity and scholarly sources
Sovereignty as a term has a “long and troubled history.” (J. Crawford, The Creation of States in International Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press: 1979). p. 26) In its common usage, sovereignty means “totality of international rights and duties recognized by international law” as residing in an independent territorial unit: the state. (J. Crawford, The Creation of States in International Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press: 1979). p. 26) Those states, entities, and individuals who generally believe sovereignty is more important than self-determination in determining a people’s status generally want to preserve their territorial integrity. They believe that the state has exclusive jurisdiction to exercise political power and authority within borders and has the right to exercise anything necessary to preserve its territorial integrity from threats. (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 352). The international community often opts for sovereignty over self-determination as well. (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 353) Those supporting sovereignty over self-determination often perceive earned sovereignty as “potential destabilizing to the current international order by promoting the separation of substate entities from their parent states.” (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 350-351).
Those states, entities, and individuals preferring self-determination are often secessionist movements and small states without significant minority populations. They believe that all self-identified groups with a coherent identity and connection to a defined territory are entitled to collectively determine their political destiny in a democratic way and should be free from persecution. Self-government is often realized through the creation of an autonomous province within the parent state and sometimes secession. (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 353) They often perceive earned sovereignty as “a means for raising the bar for independence.” (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 351).
The determination of final status, in which the relationship between the state and the substate entity is determined with the consent of the international community. (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 355). When the time comes to determine the final status of the substate entity, any type of internal or external self-determination could happen from substantial autonomy to full independence. This decision is often made through either some sort of referendum or in negotiations and usually involves the international community. (P. Williams and F. Pecci, Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap between Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Stanford Journal of International Law 40 (2004) p. 365).
In case of Abkhazia, there was no referendum where all ethnic groups took part in it and the international community has already determined the final status of Abkhazia within the framework of so called Boden Plan which determines the status of Abkhazia within the jurisdiction and borders of Georgia. Ldingley 18:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* For the record: there was a "USSR renewal" referendum when the majority (52%) of Abkhazian population voted overwhelmingly (iirc 98%; because ethnic Georgians ignored it) for joining the union. . Virtually all the non-Georgian population ignored the referendum on the independence of Georgia which was conducted later in the same month.
* You've brought your own sources which may support your position. How are they better than those sources Britlawyer brought? In case we have conflicting sources the most logical thing to do is to write in the notes that the sovereignty of Abkhazia is disputed. Alæxis¿question? 18:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Britlawyers sources:
* 1) Federal Practice, Exploring alternatives for Georgia and Abkhazia.
* not a primary and even a secondary source. Not supported by any reference, resolution or international treaties. Just socio-political analysis of the conflict by Georgian, Abkhaz and western authors. Expressing personal views, opinions and vision. That’s all.
* Resolutions or international treaties determine the de jure status. There's no point in seeking proof of de facto independence/sovereignty in these sources. Alæxis¿question? 19:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* 1) Unresolved Conflicts in the Regional Security System: The Case of the South Caucasus.
* Surely can not be considered as seriouse or valid source, the author is biased toward the one side (published in Yerevban Armenia) Gayane Novikova (Russian or Armenian). Russia as the side which supported separatist insurrection has published similar articles which are biased, POV and do not meet NPOV criteria. This source is dismissed from the start. Plus, author does not use any references to support her claims.
* The ethnicity of the author is irrelevant (according to Wikipedia policies). What's important is that it's published in a peer-reviewed respectable journal and thus complies with Wikipedia policies regarding sources. Alæxis¿question? 19:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* 1) Legal opinion on the validity and interpretation of the 4 April 1994 Georgian-Abkhazian Agreements.
* Again, just a claim, opinion, suggestion but not factually or specifically idicating that under the international law, this region has obtained sovereignty. In fact article mentions: “The Security Council . . . believes that any unilateral act purporting to establish a sovereign Abkhaz entity would violate the commitments assumed by the Abkhaz side to seek a comprehensive political settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia.” And “..But when recognition vel non of a government is by such nations determined by inquiry, not into its de facto sovereignty and complete governmental control, but into its illegitimacy or irregularity or origin, their non-recognition loses something of evidential weight on the issue with which those applying the rules of international law are alone concerned”.
* According to this source 'Abkhazia ... gained de-facto independence from Georgia in 1993.' Of course it's an opinion as only opinions (supported or not supported by proof) could exist about the de facto situation. Alæxis¿question? 19:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* 1) BLACK SEA BASIN REGIONAL PROFILE: THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE REGION-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES
* Article lacks references, does not mentions Abkhazia being sovereign or in compliance with. Mon Convention. The only mention is :” Vladislav Ardzinba, shared with the Russian press his vision of the future of Abkhazia: a sovereign subject in international law, member of the UN and other international organizations, and sharing with Russia a common foreign and defence policy, a currency and custom union with Russia, and joint guards at the border.” Which does not say anything. No need going further its already clear. Thanks Britlawyer for giving us more cases to remove your original research.
* This article does mention Abkhazia being sovereign: Abkhazia is effectively sovereign, though largely laid waste. Alæxis¿question? 19:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
The sources cited above are taken from scholarly work of well known specialists of international law (please review the cited sources) and not some unknown user who claims to be one. Ldingley 18:55, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* The determination of final status, in which the relationship between the state and the substate entity is determined with the consent of the international community.
* Applying your own argument isn't this a private opinion of Messrs.(?) Williams and Pecci? Alæxis¿question?
* Does not metter how you twist my arguments, you still fail to present reliable sources and head for direct confrontation. BTW Where is Kosovo in this list? Ahhh you think Kosovo did not declare independence? Well its going to be on the list. Ldingley 19:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Thats correct CONSENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, which places Abhazia within Georgian jurisdiction, read UN resolutions. BTW Kosovo is receiving this consent, therefore its suvereign by any means. Ldingley 19:49, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Are you positive of that considering that Russia is one of the Security Council members? Of course unless recognition of Kosovo is exchanged for the recognition of some other states :))) Alæxis¿question? 20:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Finally, here is list of independent states from US State Dep Anyway, no serious sources were presented. No more discussion is needed further. I will revert this rigid POV pushing. Removed Karabakh, Transmistia, and Abkhazia should stay? I dont think so. No need of further arguments, you have failed to present reliable sources. Ldingley 20:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* What do you mean by 'No need of further arguments'? I'd say it's rather uncivil. Alæxis¿question? 20:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* It means that lists of sovereign states from the US State Department, as well as other official institutions outperform the private newspaper-style sites, that you try to promote as sources... Pirveli 21:35, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
* Er... why? (cite Wiki-policy please) Alæxis¿question? 04:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
* To summarise my arguments - there are sources supporting Abkhazia's sovereignty and there is source (quoted by Luis) that says The determination of final status, in which the relationship between the state and the substate entity is determined with the consent of the international community. and thus seems to oppose Abkhazia's sovereignty. In such situation the most logical thing to do is to write in the notes that this state's sovereignty is disputed. Again, only opinions (supported or not supported by proof) could exist about the de facto situation. Alæxis¿question? 12:52, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
* I've added a note about the disputed status. Alæxis¿question? 14:11, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (e.g. legislative, judicial, and/or executive) authority over a geographic region, group of people, or oneself. A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other. Thus the legal maxim, There is no law without a sovereign.
* You've taken this definition from here, right? Please read this also, then.
* Actually even if this definition were the only possible one there would still be argument about whether a country like Abkhazia is sovereign or not. Alæxis¿question? 19:54, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Template
I restored the template. The discussion about it was here.Dl.goe 10:04, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
I restored that template again. --Cucinas 20:26, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Question
there is the need for exclusion paragraph, otherwise non-sovereign states appear suddentl
What do you mean by "exclusion paragraph"? The whole idea of john k's compromise is to list the unrecognised countries in the subsection. What kind of exclusion paragraph is needed then? Alæxis¿question? 10:40, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Criteria for exclusion
* Also not listed below are various disputed territories which cannot be justifiably assigned to the latter category, including Jubaland, Somaliland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kosovo (Serbia), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey), Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), Transnistria (Moldova) and numerous others. For a more inclusive list that includes dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty, see list of countries.
* Active autonomist and secessionist movements are not included in this list.
* Areas with the status of demilitarised Zone, Neutral Zone.
* Military bases abroad.
* Any other entity not included in the general criteria or above, that results of a political fiction (Embassies or other offices abroad, monuments, religious entities not having a state status, agencies of international Organisation outside of their seat).
* Jubaland, Kosovo, and Kurdistan are entirely different cases from Somaliland, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. The former do not claim to be sovereign, the latter do. Acting as though they are the same seems unwise. john k 22:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
San Marino
San Marino should not be on the list. --<IP_ADDRESS> 12:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Vatican should be moved to Holy See (Vatican City State) --<IP_ADDRESS> 12:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Why protected?
I wanted to add the code and capital of sovereign states according to this format:
--<IP_ADDRESS> 12:36, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* code:
* capital city: name of the capital
* This info is already present in several articles. Alæxis¿question? 12:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Can we compare, please the lists in this article and in the members of UN.
* Maybe we should check each other:Dc76 13:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* I have checked the list. I would like that someone also checks to re-confirm this:
* Taiwan is not in te UN list but is here
* East Timor is in this list (at E) and Timor-Leste) is in the other one (at T)
* Western Sahara is not in the UN list but is here
* Vatican in not in the UN list but is here
* ditto Nagorno-Karabakh, which with all due respect has to be erased
* Dc76 14:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Lists of countries, states, territories, and similar entities
* Dc76, what do you think of john k's proposal (21:48, 16 May) (it's here)? It was accepted by several users. Alæxis¿question? 14:41, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Listing all entities in a way the information is clear and readable is obviously something everyone should welcome. I don't see what specifically is his proposal. However, I see many lists on WP, and don't really understand why are there so many, reapeating the same info again and again. Also, I am not sure I have seen all list yet. :-) The most logical begining that I saw is here: List of countries. IMHO, that page should be turned into Lists of countries, states, territories, and similar entities with the following sections (I am copying short portions from that page):
* Section 1: 193 states with general international recognition: 192 member states of the United Nations (UN). 1 state with general international recognition but not UN membership, governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer), the Vatican City. The term country in the most restrictive sense apply only to these.
* Section 2: 3 states with partial international recognition: Taiwan, Western Sahara, Palestine.
* Section 3: 38 inhabited dependent territories and 5 areas of special sovereignty
* Section 4: somwhere around 10 de facto independent states and territories, appearing as a result of other states failing to exercize their sovereignty: Northern Cyprus, Abhazia, Somaliland, etc lacking any significant measure of diplomatic recognition from other states.
* Section 5: A description that some regions of some countries are states: all 50 states of US, the Canadian provinces, at least one German state (Bavaria), etc Not necessary to give a full list, just to describe the phenomenon.
* Section 6: an overview of all other entities with a link to the Annex to the list of countries
IMHO:
* 202 sovereign states is original research
* nonetheless defined as states in the body of customary international law, drawing on the precedent of the Montevideo Convention is original research, but I do not mind to mention it, and even to give a tentative list of what can be, only it should be something like List of entities that satisfy Montevedeo Convention criterions, not Lists of unrecognized countries of other non-sense.
* Dc76 15:26, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* sovereign could be changed to independent imho; these states are often called de facto independent
* they are also called unrecognised states (example) Alæxis¿question? 16:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Palestine, which has some international recognition but no de facto statehood, is a rather different case from Western Sahara, which has some international recognition and de facto control of only a small territory, which is a different case again from Taiwan/ROC, which has limited international recognition and de facto control over, well, the island of Taiwan, Quemoy, and Matsu, which may or may not be all the territory it claims. Certainly Western Sahara and Taiwan, as de facto states, are distinct from Palestine, which is not one. But I suppose that is an argument with List of countries. john k 16:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* How about Section 2: 3 special cases The three cases are different one from the other, but can not be lumped together with anything else. They have in common the fact that 30+ countries do recognize them. However here all similarity ends, IMHO. I just don't want to have 3 lists with 1 entry each. That is the only reason I put them together.:Dc76 18:03, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Take a step back please...
I know this has probably been debated before, but I can't get the courage of reading through those volumes of archives, so I'm just going to bring it up anew:
* Why for chrissake is this page not simply merged with another?
We currently have the following other list articles: List of unrecognized countries, List of countries, and United Nations member states. They all do pretty much the same things.
If those editors who want to include the Infamous Four (Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, TRNC) get their way, this page will be essentially identical with List of countries, except that the latter additionally includes a couple of dependent territories that nobody really cares about. If the other side gets their way, this page will be essentially identical with United Nations member states, except for the Vatican, Taiwan and two or three others that nobody really cares about.
Now, everybody, take a deep breath, and ask yourselves: What is the purpose of this page?
* This is a freakin' Wikipedia list. It's a navigational aid, not more and not less.
The purpose of this list page is not to provide a definition of what "sovereignty" means. Its purpose is not to provide a delimitation of what entities are "sovereign" by exhaustively enumerating them. Its purpose is not to confer to any particular entity a magical badge of Wikipedian approval or withhold it from them. But it's exactly this notion of a magical badge of legitimacy that people seem to be fighting over.
A list page is meant to provide an easy way for readers to navigate to places where they can look up things. So, let's ask ourselves: will there be readers who would like to find out something about Transnistria when browsing through a list of states? Hell, yes. Wouldn't they find the same information just as easily if they were browsing through List of countries instead of through this one? Hell, yes.
* No this list is meant to be an exhaustive list of soverign states as defined by the article State, and that can be backed up by external sources when there is a dispute about if a state is soverign. --Philip Baird Shearer 10:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Let's merge it and be done with it and let's all get on with our lives. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* I fully agree with you, and I said it several times before. Dpotop 15:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* I have exactly the same feeling as you (please, read my entry abave yours), except maybe I take it more cooler. :-) Anyway, I fully support your idea: the text from here should go to some article(s) about the notion of sovereignty and about what is a state. The list should be merged with List of countries. What do you think about renaming that article and the 6 sections I proposed? :Dc76 15:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* I agree with the idea also. Alæxis¿question? 15:51, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Hey, we are converging on something? Astonishing! :-) So, what title are we going for? I propose to simply take the existing List of countries, as is. It does everything this page tries to do, plus a bit more. And I like the title, personally. "Country" is a somewhat vague term. I like vagueness. Natural language is vague, and so it should be. Vagueness is good. Vagueness allows for prototypicality effects. This is just what we need. A prototypical country is one whose sovereignty is unproblematic, which is part of the UN, recognised by everybody, etc. A "normal" country, in short. Every reader who sees the title "list of countries" will automatically understand that the list is going to contain predominantly these normal cases, things like Germany or Mexico or Bulgaria or Japan. And then there are a few less typical ones. They can still be subsumed under the term "country", without a big need to bother about technical definitions. The list is somewhat open-ended and yet centered around the typical cases. Nobody needs to worry about magical badges any more. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:11, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Agreed. Alæxis¿question? 16:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Heck, let's just do it. Shall we take the format of the listing in this article (with the official names in the various languages) and copy them over to the other article? We just need to mind those footnotes with the explanations about the various sovereignty problems. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* On second thought, maybe we should first register a merge proposal over at List of countries so people get a chance of discussing the format first. This page currently has much bulkier entries than the other, and since the other is a featured list people might want to have a say before importing all this stuff here. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:35, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Anyway this is not the place for invention lists like someone here is adding. See Lexicon's arguments. --Cucinas 16:38, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I think there's something to be said for a list that doesn't include dependent territories. But if it would solve the problem, whatever. john k 17:00, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* My impression is that "country" in English as closer in sense to what you call "prototypical country", which is somewhat different than "Land" in German which has a larger sense, if I am not mistaken. Likewise, in Romanian in middle ages one could call country ("ţară") everything that has "...land" in German, including often small regions, yet nowadays the sense is synonimous to "prototypical country". How about "Lists of countries and territories", leaving vague what is one and what the other? For example, Taiwan would be listed as "special cases", and let the reader guess whether it's a country or territory. In fact, look, Taiwan is neither 100% a "country", nor 100% a "territory", but is 100% in the "List of countries and territories". :-) :Dc76 18:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* IMO, it is absolutely normal to say "The world consists of 193 countries, 3 special cases, 43 territories, and a number of contentious cases." :Dc76 18:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* List of countries has been the name of the list for a long time and I don't see a good reason to change it considering that we don't add anything new there and taking into account what country means in English (per Webster's).
* To me it looks vague enough and simple enough. The first sentence of the intro mentions what kinds of entities are present in the list - independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. Alæxis¿question? 18:51, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, let's just leave the scope and definition of List of countries as it is, because it has worked fairly well so far, and just move over whatever they want to have from the content of the individual entries. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
* I would be highly inclined to follow suit, i.e. to take as a basis List of countries in the current format, if the following details are agreed:
* the 9 cases to be called simply "special cases", and to be treated each one separately, not lumped together on any criterion other that they are "special cases". Especially do not make subgroups within groups, that is highly POV. E.g., do not lump together Abkhazia and Transnistria. The later is a de facto independent territory not state. There should be a special sentence, that listing the 9 together does not mean they are similar, simply that they don't fit anywhere else.
* 193 is one category, 9 is a different one. don't do 193+9. Especially outrageous since below 38+4 is not done.
* where is the Soveregn Order of Malta? Where is Kosovo? Where is Chechnya? There should be 12, not 9 above.
* where are Disputed territories, including Jubaland and Puntland (Somalia), Cabinda (Angola), Kurdistan (Iraq), Kurdistan (Turkey) and "numerous others"? Links to these should be included as well. Not a full list here, but direct links to those pages is a must. For example "See also x, y, and list of z."
* I would like to respectfully insist that these "details" be recongnized as legitimate or at least in principle legitimate. If yes, I follow suit. :Dc76 21:47, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm confused about your claim that the de facto status of Abkhazia and Transnistria are different. Could you explain? Beyond that, Kosovo is recognized currently as being technically part of Serbia, although it might be considered a dependent territory of some sort and has, I think, in the past, listed as such. Chechnya is not a de facto independent state - it was at one time in the late 90s, but it is currently not - the supposed sovereign Chechen government does not control any part of Chechnya and, so far as I can tell, is at this point barely functional even as a government in exile. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, whatever it is, is not a country. As to the rest, they should not be listed - they are not countries at all, and many of them don't even claim to be such - I know, at least, that the leaders of both Puntland and Iraqi Kurdistan recognize their place as parts of Somalia and Iraq, even if many there would desire independence. john k 02:47, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Indeed. If it were 1998 now Chechnya would deserve to be in the list however now don't really control any population/territory. The former de facto independent states belong to the special section in the List of unrecognised states.
* When Kosovo declares independence it'll be put here without any delay.
* source where all the post-soviet unrecognised countries are called states - Dov Lynch. Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States: Unresolved Conflicts and de Facto States. Forward by Richard H. Solomon. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace, 2004. xvii + 170 pp. Forward, preface, maps, notes, index. $12.50 (paper), ISBN 978-1-929223-54-1. Alæxis¿question? 06:14, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Answer to John Kenney about diff between Abkhazia and Transnistria. Before their de facto separation from Georgia, resp Moldova they had different status within those coutries: Abkhazia was an "autonomous republic", i.e. legally recognized as a state (as New York within USA), while Transnistria was a set of raions, like Cornwall within UK, a number of counties, with no statehood whatsoever. The fact that one sourse got it wrong (I am sure unintentionally) does not mean that everyone from now on should call black white. In short, I only want that each case should be listed separately within that list of 9,12, or whatever the number will be, not groupped. The only time they could have been grouped would be if they were two identical type of entities within the same country. If someone wants to mention somewhere the list of differences and similarities of some situations - be my guest, but don't state as axiom that they are identical. Don't you agree that this is a logical request?
* Okay, I understand the distinction, but it's not really relevant. Abkhazia is not being listed here because of its de jure status as an autonomous republic within Georgia. It is being listed because of its claim to be independent, which is exactly the same as South Ossetia, Transnistria, North Cyprus, and the rest. john k 20:15, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* "And the rest" you say! Taiwan included? Western Sahara included? Palestine included? (I expect you to say yes to the first 2 and no to the third) Kosovo and Hospitaliers I do see as clearly different by this criterion. Chechnya is a problem, but let's live it alone for now.:Dc76 21:13, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* The exact list can be discussed later. But if you want here is my POV:
* you say "Kosovo is recognized currently as being technically part of Serbia, although it might be considered a dependent territory of some sort" So is Abkhazia and Transnistria! they are technically recognized as parts of those countries. That's way i suggested the term "special cases", which is as neutral as it can get. Explaining what is a state/country/territory etc should be a separate paragraph, not a declaration before the list begins
* The situation is quite different, as the government of Kosovo itself recognizes that, for the moment, Kosovo is not sovereign and is part of Serbia. Again, this is an entirely different situation. The government of Kosovo does not assert sovereignty, while those of Abkhazia and Transnistria do. john k 20:15, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Yes, if you look at this criterion, they are in the same list (Taiwan is in the same list then?) But this is not the only legitimate criterion. My point is exaclty this - do not subgroup them under any common title, and then all problems are avoided.:Dc76 21:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* there are more arguments with Chechnya, and I would rather not "poison" our discussion now. I will present them after the merge will be done, and we can be cool and analyse the situation later.
* for the Order of Malta we must thank Robert de Craon, who managed to get papal edict for the Templars, which then was repreated for the Hospitaliers, for this discussion. It is really-really a very special case. Again, let's consider it later. I only want to honestly inform you that these cases will be brought for discussion, and we'll have to think about them.
* The Order of Malta is indeed a special case, but it's not a country, which implies some kind of geographical extent. Similarly, the Holy See is not a state, although it is sovereign. john k 20:15, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Well, they have one house :-) :Dc76 21:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* as for the rest of cases, I agree with John, let's leave them appart. They should be trated in other pages/lists, and only See also the list of or something like this should be given here, IMO:Dc76 14:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* The fact that one sourse got it wrong (I am sure unintentionally)...
* That's your opinion and not a fact. One could dispute every single reference claiming that it's wrong - imagine what would happen then. Alæxis¿question? 14:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* What is your point? Are you questioning the territorial organization of Moldova in 1992?:Dc76 16:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* My point is that PMR is described as de facto/unrecognised/de facto/etc independent state (as I've demonstrated). Therefore I consider unnecessary to change the text in the list of countries, especially considering that it has been stable for a long time and has a featured status. Alæxis¿question? 16:47, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Title: special cases. Item: Transnistria. Comment: dejure part of Moldova. Further comment: functions like an independent state. Further comment: Igor Smirnov calls it a republic. Further comment: x, y (sourses) say z, t (comments). :Dc76 17:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* This is a list and it should be more concise if possible. Additional info could be given in th e notes.
* Let's wait a bit and see what do other (neutral) people think about it. Alæxis¿question? 18:01, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Sure to e note, and sure to other editors. There is only one thing that I insist upon: not to give information in "axiomatic" form: no "list of thing this editor thinks should be called x", and no grouping entities in a way that suggests something, even when there are some similarities. Look at the list of dependent territories, where they are groupped together only if the cases refer to the same country.:Dc76 19:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
I think the comment would be something along the lines of "separatist region exercising de facto sovereignty, but internationally recognized as a de jure part of Moldova." No need to list specific sources in anything besides a footnote. john k 20:15, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* That would be perfect with me.:Dc76 21:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Wait a sec, John (I hope you don't mind I call you by your first name; mine starts with D, but I'd prefer not to give it away on WP), do you agree to not do the 193+9? do you agree to not do the 1+5? (northern cyprus, recogn. by one state + 5 recogn. by none) If so, then let's round up the discussion. P.S. Somewhere Kosovo will have to be listed. A separate 1-member list for Kosovo, below dependences?:Dc76 21:22, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* I suppose I agree. I'm uncertain about Kosovo - it's not already listed? john k 22:22, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
* Someone removed it from the list. I hope I am not going to get killed for this and this. I also move for ending the discussion here and copy this talk page in Talk:List of countries. (We can merge the two article gradually later on.) To be sure, was there any voice against merging the with List of countries ? Am I asking this question too early? :Dc76 23:28, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
A List of countries including separatist enclaves, should also provide information in brackets, pointing out, part of which state this territory is. Pirveli 06:54, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
* I have not objection to that, but could we please, continue this discussion in Talk:List of countries, if this article is to be merged there, b/c the guys there will object to us discussion that article here.:Dc76 11:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
I object to the page name move. England is a country and the English a nation who inhabit that country, but England is not a state. The UK is a state but it is a union of 3 1/3 nations and countries. --Philip Baird Shearer 13:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Is “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” a sovereign state?
The inclusion of The "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" as a sovereign state is completely wrong. It is a government-in-exile, based in Algeria. While recognised by some 40 countires, it is not recognised by the UN, nor by the Arab League (it is Arab), nor by the Islamic Conference (it is Islamic), let alone the rest of the world. The Palestine Authority is not in exile, is based in Gaza and has some control on part of the territory it claims, but is not listed, as is the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. If these two are not listed, There is less reason for listing a self-declared republic for a territory that the UN considers as in dispute, and is trying to solve the issue, either with independence - only then we can talk about a sovereign state- or integration with Morocco.--A Jalil 12:54, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* The issue is: What is a sovereign state?. Obviously, this list does not comply with the Montevideo Convention of 1933: it is much more restrictive. Since the list doesn't match to custom lists of states neither (due to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in the list), we must consider it as unsourced. --Juiced lemon 13:33, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Unsourced? How is this unsourced? The criteria listed are: (a) a permanent population, (b) a defined territory, (c) government, and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. The list includes all states that satisfy these criteria and claim independence. The SADR has a permanent population (the refugees in Tindouf), defined territory (Western Sahara), government (the SADR and its several organs), and the capacity to enter into relations with other states (it has diplomatic relations with over 40 states). The source for this list is Article I of the Montevideo Convention. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 14:22, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* This list of sovereign states is unsourced because there are much more countries which fulfill the requirements of the Montevideo Convention of 1933, like the Principality of Sealand, or the countries in list of countries: the used criteria to select a fewer number of countries are unknown. --Juiced lemon 15:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Not unsourced That doesn't make it unsourced, that makes it incomplete. Also, Sealand does not fit your example; it does not meet criterion (d). If you have an example that actually does fulfill the criteria and isn't on the list, add it. The criteria are known; they are listed in the intro to the article. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 15:06, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Travel documents
If a resident of Nagorno-Karabakh (to take one from the list of De facto independent states) wishes to travel to the Untied States (to vist for example the UN in New York) or the Schengen area what do they use for a passort or document to be allowed entry? --Philip Baird Shearer 17:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Armenian passport, maybe. Btw, there already exists a list of internationally recognised countries - United Nations member states. Alæxis¿question? 17:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* UN member states That list is a list of UN member states, not of internationally-recognized states. For instance, the Holy See is not a member, nor was Switzerland prior to 2002. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 17:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Lets not go around the UN loop again in this section there are lots of other sections on this talk page which can and are used for that discussion. --Philip Baird Shearer 17:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Perhapse a practical test for whether a state is generally internationally recognised is if their passports would be accepted as an valid travel document by the US and the Schengen area. If their passports are not, then that is a strong case for saying that a "de facto independent state is not a de facto independent state --Philip Baird Shearer 17:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Well said Philip. I strongly agree with you. That is a strong proof.--A Jalil 17:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* I'd subscribe to this, were it not WP:OR. Someone should write a paper on this, so that we can use it later. Dpotop 21:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
* Support.:Dc76 13:49, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
It is not OR. If evidence is produced that the travel documentation of a state is not recognised by the states of the Schengen area, this is indicative that the state does not have international recognition. For example do the people of Northern Cyprus travel on Turkish passports or Cypriot passports? If the latter who issues them? If the former then that is indicative that the state of Norther n Cyprus is not recognised as a state by the international community and if it is not recognised as a state the entitiy does not have the "capacity to enter into relations with the other states". --Philip Baird Shearer 11:25, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
* The last conclusion you've made is not that evident. The entity may have the capacity but it could be unrealised. Besides, in absence of formal recognition informal relations are usually present. Anyway, it's really WP:OR. Alæxis¿question? 12:01, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
No it is not OR, It is OR to assume that a state exists, not that it does not exist. To place a state on this page there has to evidence that the state exists and for it to exist its existence has to have international recognition. One of the basic forms of recognition of a state is that the residents of the territories claimed by a state are recognized as belonging to that state by other states. If the residents of a territory have to travel on docuements produced by another state that suggests that the state is not recognised. It would be up to the person who whishes to include a state on this page to come up with a valid proof that such international recognition exists. One such valid proof for most states existance is that their passports are recognised and accepted as international traval documents. --Philip Baird Shearer 18:48, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
* This is constitutive theory of statehood. There exists another one, namely declarative theory of statehood. Look at this article also. Alæxis¿question? 19:01, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
* I think you are wrong, because they can not have the "capacity to enter into relations with the other states" unless those other states recognise that they may enter into relations with them. --Philip Baird Shearer 23:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
* BTW, anyone wants to count and correct 192+3=200, please. Modifying the list without the proper change of numbers is, IMHO, cat writing not human writing.:Dc76 20:36, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
* IMO, The list can include the states for which there is recongnition, plus a sending to a list where the entities without recognition are listed, and a short reference to the existing dispute about the interpretation of Montevedeo convention. :Dc76 20:36, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
2Dc76
Please next time write about your intentions in the talk first (or at least in the edit summaries). You could also use your sandbox to create your version of the article and then propose it. Alæxis¿question? 15:30, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* I perfectly understand your concerns, but please understand me as well - it is much more work any other way, or/and (in the case of a sandbox) I can not propose the changes with a link in the article history showing them precisely. Consequently I sometimes opt to "be bold" and then to "politely revert myself" so that people can see this is a proposal. I would obviously not do this with an article listed in a high quality category. But, when we have an article that for several weeks says "192+3=200", some changes of mine that last barely a few minutes/one hour would hardly damage anything. Obviously, "192+3=200" automatically makes the article of low quality, despite it having imho a high potential for being of a good or even very good quality. (It is very informative if one takes one hour to correct the mistakes! but how many readers have this extra hour?):Dc76 16:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* Please, see below the description of my proposal. cheers.:Dc76 16:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* I don't think putting "see talk in a few minutes" in the edit summary takes a lot of work :) Alæxis¿question? 16:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* Oh, you mean that. Sure, I'll do so next time. I thought you wanted me to describe evertyhing in the talk page in advance. :-) I have a mindset not of a computer engineer (I have a different profession), I'm more comfortable with discussiing structure and organization, thinking and judging propsals as a whole rather than making comments. Keeping logs is a pain for me, and commenting always bring the question: what else except "copyedit" I can write here? :-) Commenting each small change is unnatural for my mindset, I'm much more comfortable to comment the general principles and important featues of a change/issue/notion/property/whatever, and the details are left for the reader to check.:-) :Dc76 17:03, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Clean up (please see "Clean up 2" below)
''This proposal has received little interest to respond to, hence forget it. "Clean up 2" below is better organized and more simple.'':Dc76 15:54, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
I did some clean up today:
* 1) 192+3=195, as known in the real world, not 200 as in some WP articles :-)
* 2) erased one empty line above Western Sahara
* 3) separated some paragraphs in the section "Criteria for inclusion" into a sub-section of it "Non-inclusion" (feel free to propose a differnt title)
* 4) Replaced "Also not listed below are various disputed territories which cannot be justifiably assigned to the latter category, including" with "Also not listed below are various disputed territories, independentist movements that do not have a government with control over a defined territory, or independentist-oriented local governments that did not declare complete independence, including"
* 5) cleared Kosovo out of this category and into a separate next paragraph "Not listed below is the UN-administered territory of Kosovo (Serbia)." b/c this has nothing to do with the separatist movement in Kosovo, but with the status of the territory. Kosovo does NOT have a breakaway government.
* 6) added a paragraph "Unlisted are also six entities that satisfy criteria (a)-(c), but fail to satisfy the criterion (d) international recongnition: Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. For a more inclusive list that includes non-recongnized ot partially recognized states, see also list of unrecognized countries." in order to explain why these are not listed by letters within the list.
* 7) changed the name of the section "De facto independent states" to "Appendix: De facto independent states" b/c this is A LIST, hence we can not have TWO lists. But IMO it's ok to have that list here as an appendix. Anyway, we can discuss this issue separately if you like.
* 8) related to this I added one word in the "Contents"
* 9) related to this, I added a lead paragraph to the appendix list: "Not included in the above list are the six de facto independent states that are not recognized by any country, or (in the case of Northern Cyprus) recognized by one country which played a key role in the de facto establishment of the state:", and added "Northern Cypurs" to the list. Again, if you want to discuss this separately - no problem.
* 10) added "(de jure part of Somalia)" to Somaliland, b/c all other entries in the list had this phrase
* 11) added a statistics subsection with two tables: one - the number of states by letters of alphabet: A to Z, with links to each letter, second - the number by continent (here we need to check each other, so I suggest each checks a few letters each day, in two weeks we will have 3-4 users checking every letter for every continent ==> we'll be sure the numbers add up.
What do you think of these changes. I am undoing them now, b/c I did not discussed them before this clean up (it is too difficult to describe approximately what one wants to do, that is bound to be vague and sertainly someone will misunderstand; while it is much easier to do it, describe the exact changes, give link, and politely revert oneself). Appart from expressiong your view (agree, disagree, or agree this disagree that), please tall you POV about the following proposal for (an informal) general policy when making changes to this list: (:Dc76 15:53, 14 June 2007 (UTC))
* obviously, I supoort all 11 points of my proposal, without reservations, and approve the text of the "general policy" frame. :Dc76 17:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #4. Are you sure the word independist exists in English? According to Webster's it doesn't . Alæxis¿question? 20:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* I mean to say independentist. :-) :Dc76 16:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #5 Kosovo could be described as disputed territory imho so it could remain where it's now. The proposed version also isn't bad so I won't support or oppose any of them. Alæxis¿question? 20:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #2. support. Alæxis¿question? 20:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* I am glad we don't contradict on this. :) :Dc76 16:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #10. support. Alæxis¿question? 20:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #11. partial support. There's a certain point in giving the number of countries by continents (although it'll probably ignite the debates about which continent are Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in). I fail to see any point in giving the number of countries by the first letter. Imho it'll only swell the article without adding any useful info. Alæxis¿question? 20:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* regarding #1,3,4,6,7,8,9. oppose, at least now. The criterion (d) is not int'l recognition but capacity to enter into relations with the other states. So it's not really evident that they don't satisfy this criterion given what capacity could mean. For the record it's also disputed by some that they satisfy (a)-(c) criteria. That's about your argument in #6. Your proposal to replace inclusion with non-inclusion and move the countries in question to appendix isn't really justified imho. Alæxis¿question? 20:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
* The problem is we still have two lists, not one. I think we should either merge them into the list or erase them at all. Otherwise it seems we have one version for one reader and another version for another. Seems like content forking to me. The introduction should mention the 6 - as "included" or as "not included" is a different question. Also, to #1, either 192+3=195, or 192+3+5=200, or 192+3+6=201. I have serious issues :-) with 192+3=200, and I'm ready to start an edit war over incorrect arithmetic. :-) :Dc76 16:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC) | WIKI |
The North Briton
The North Briton was a radical newspaper published in 18th-century London. The North Briton also served as the pseudonym of the newspaper's author, used in advertisements, letters to other publications, and handbills.
Although written anonymously, The North Briton is closely associated with the name of John Wilkes. The newspaper is chiefly famous for issue number 45, the forty or so court cases spawned by that issue, and for the genesis of "45" as a popular slogan of liberty in the latter part of the 18th century. The paper was also known for its virulently anti-Scottish sentiment.
1762–63
Issues number 1 (5 June 1762) to number 44 (2 April 1763) were published on consecutive Saturdays.
The newspaper was begun in response to The Briton, a pro-government paper started by Tobias Smollett. Only eight days after that newspaper began publication, the first issue of The North Briton came out. It then came out weekly until the resignation of the Bute government.
Issue 45
The North Briton issue number 45 (23 April 1763) is the most famous issue of the paper. It criticized a royal speech in which King George III praised the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War. Wilkes was charged with libel (accusing the King of lying), and imprisoned for a short time in the Tower of London. Wilkes challenged the warrant for his arrest and seizure of his paper, eventually winning the case. His courtroom speeches started the "Wilkes and Liberty!" cry, a popular slogan for freedom of speech and resistance to power. Later that year, Wilkes reprinted the issue, which the government again seized. Before it could be burned, an assembled crowd rescued the text, and the ensuing events caused Wilkes to flee across the English Channel to France, and be eventually imprisoned again. In 1764, the British House of Commons declared Wilkes the author of number 45. Nonetheless, by the time Wilkes was released from prison in 1770, "45" was still a popular icon not only of Wilkes, but of freedom of speech in general.
1768–71
Issue numbers 47 (10 May 1768) to 218 (11 May 1771) were published by William Bingley.
Bingley was jailed in Newgate and then in King's Bench Prison on account of issues number 50 and 51. He was released after two years without trial. | WIKI |
public class NewClass { public class Node { public int value; public Node next; public Node (int value, Node next) { this.value = value; this.next = next; } } public Node head, tail; public void WriteList() { for (Node i = head; i != null; i = i.next) Console.Write("{0} ", i.value); Console.WriteLine(); } public int quantity = 0; public void Add(int value) { if (head == null) { head = new Node(value, null); tail = head; } else { tail.next = new Node(value, null); tail = tail.next; } quantity++; } public NewClass Filterless(int n) { Node ListElement = this.head; NewClass List = new NewClass(); while (ListElement.next != null) { if (ListElement.value < n) List.Add(ListElement.value); ListElement = ListElement.next; } if (ListElement.value < n) List.Add(ListElement.value); return (List); } public NewClass Filtermore(int n) { Node ListElement = this.head; NewClass List = new NewClass(); while (ListElement.next != null) { if (ListElement.value > n) List.Add(ListElement.value); ListElement = ListElement.next; } if (ListElement.value > n) List.Add(ListElement.value); return (List); } public NewClass Search() { Node ListElement = this.head; NewClass List = new NewClass(); while (ListElement.next != null) { if (ListElement.value == 0 && List.quantity == 0) List.Add(ListElement.value); ListElement = ListElement.next; } if (ListElement.value < 0) List.Add(ListElement.value); return (List); } public void Handlinglist (Node i) { if (i.next != null) Handlinglist(i.next); this.Add(i.value); } public NewClass Concat(NewClass List1, NewClass List2) { NewClass List3 = new NewClass(); Node ListElement = List1.head; while (ListElement != null) { List3.Add(ListElement.value); ListElement = ListElement.next; } ListElement = List2.head; while (ListElement != null) { List3.Add(ListElement.value); ListElement = ListElement.next; } return List3; } } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Lightweight and modular resource leak verification
Download: PDF, talk video (MP4), slides (PDF), talk video, implementation, scripts and data.
“Lightweight and modular resource leak verification” by Martin Kellogg, Narges Shadab, Manu Sridharan, and Michael D. Ernst. In ESEC/FSE 2021: The ACM 29th joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE), (Athens, Greece), Aug. 2021.
Abstract
A resource leak occurs when a program allocates a resource, such as a socket or file handle, but fails to deallocate it. Resource leaks cause resource starvation, slowdowns, and crashes. Previous techniques to prevent resource leaks are either unsound, imprecise, inapplicable to existing code, slow, or a combination of these.
Static detection of resource leaks requires checking that de-allocation methods are always invoked on relevant objects before they become unreachable. Our key insight is that leak detection can be reduced to an accumulation problem, a class of typestate problems amenable to sound and modular checking without the need for a heavyweight, whole-program alias analysis. The precision of an accumulation analysis can be improved by computing targeted aliasing information, and we augmented our baseline checker with three such novel techniques: a lightweight ownership transfer system; a specialized resource alias analysis; and a system to create a fresh obligation when a non-final resource field is updated.
Our approach occupies a unique slice of the design space: it is sound and runs relatively quickly (taking minutes on programs that a state-of-the-art approach took hours to analyze). We implemented our techniques for Java in an open-source tool called the Resource Leak Checker. The Resource Leak Checker revealed 49 real resource leaks in widely-deployed software. It scales well, has a manageable false positive rate (comparable to the high-confidence resource leak analysis built into the Eclipse IDE), and imposes only a small annotation burden (1/1500 LoC) for developers.
Download: PDF, talk video (MP4), slides (PDF), talk video, implementation, scripts and data.
BibTeX entry:
@inproceedings{KelloggSSE2021,
author = {Martin Kellogg and Narges Shadab and Manu Sridharan and
Michael D. Ernst},
title = {Lightweight and modular resource leak verification},
booktitle = {ESEC/FSE 2021: The ACM 29th joint European Software
Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of
Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE)},
address = {Athens, Greece},
month = aug,
year = {2021}
}
(This webpage was created with bibtex2web.)
Back to Michael Ernst's publications. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
2010 Marilao local elections
Local elections were held in Marilao, Bulacan, on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters (Marileños) will elect for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.
Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Epifanio Guillermo and Vice Mayor Tito Santiago will run for their third term as Mayor and Vice Mayor of Marilao, Bulacan under the Liberal Party.
DZMM radio anchor Neil Ocampo will run for mayor against Guillermo under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.
Former Boardmember Johnny Zamora will run for mayor against Guillermo under the banner of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.
Municipal Council election
Voting is via plurality-at-large voting: Voters vote for eight candidates and the eight candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
Results
* Philippines 2010 Election Results - Main Site
* Philippines 2010 Election Results - Alternate Site
* PPCRV Map Viewer - PPCRV Encoded Site
* PPCRV Map Viewer - PPCRV Site
* NAMFREL - 2010 PARALLEL COUNT - NAMFREL Site
* HALALAN 2010: Latest Comelec official results - ABS-CBN Site
* ELEKSYON 2010: National Election Results Tally - GMA Site
Media websites
* Halalan 2010 - Election coverage by ABS-CBN
* Eleksyon 2010- Election coverage by GMA Network
* Hatol ng Bayan (Auto-Vote 2010)- Election coverage by NBN-4, RPN-9 and IBC-13 | WIKI |
User:Malaria99
I'm a malaria and vector biology geek, trying to curate add pages on research, institutions, people. Tons of errors I see in linkages, ref and sometimes info. | WIKI |
Shavian (disambiguation)
Shavian is a proposed phonetic alphabet for English.
Shavian may also refer to:
* Shavian (Unicode block), the Unicode character set block for the phonemic alphabet
* Shavian (horse), a British racehorse
* Shavian, associated with George Bernard Shaw | WIKI |
Jentezen Franklin
Jentezen Franklin is an American evangelical pastor, author, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of Free Chapel, a multi-site church based in Gainesville, Georgia and author of Right People, Right Place, Right Plan; Fasting; Fear Fighters and The Spirit of Python.
Ministry
On his way to a musical career as a saxophone player Franklin became an evangelist. After Roy Wellborn, senior pastor of Free Chapel, died in 1989, Franklin was installed as pastor of Free Chapel. At the time, Free Chapel was a small congregation of 300 people. In 2004 the church moved to a new location which had a 3,000-seat auditorium. As of 2023, Free Chapel is a megachurch with multiple campuses across the Southern United States.
Personal life
Franklin and his wife Cherise married in September 1987. They have five children.
Published works
* Fasting: (Volume I) Private Discipline That Brings Public Reward (2004)
* Fasting: (Volume II) Opening A Door To God's Promises (2005)
* Take Hold Of Your Dreams
* The Amazing Discernment of Women: Learning to Understand Your Spiritual Intuition And God's Plan for It (2006)
* Right People, Right Place, Right Plan (2007)
* Right People, Right Place, Right Plan Devotional: 30 Days of Discerning the Voice of God (2008)
* Fasting: Opening the door to a deeper, more intimate, more powerful relationship with God (2008)
* Fasting Journal: Your Personal 21-Day Guide to a Successful Fast (2008)
* Believe That You Can (2008)
* Fasting Study Guide: 5-Week Interactive Study Resource (2009)
* Fear Fighters: How to Live with Confidence in a World Driven by Fear (2009)
* Right People Right Place Right Plan (2011)
* The Fasting Edge: Recover your passion. Recapture your dream. Restore your joy. (2011)
* Fasting Student Edition: Go Deeper and Further with God Than Ever Before (2012)
* The Spirit of Python: Exposing Satan's Plan to Squeeze the Life Out of You (2013)
* Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt (2018)
* Acres of Diamonds: Discovering God’s Best Right Where You Are (2020) | WIKI |
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