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Amaechi Robinson Mgbakogu
Mgbakogu Robinson Amaechi is a Nigerian academic. who has served as the provost of Anambra State College of Health Technology, Obosi, Anambra State, Nigeria since 2013.
Early life and education
Amaechi Robinson Mgbakogu was born into the family of Nze Anichebe (Ugonabo) and Iyom Oluwa Mgbakogu of Ire village Obosi in Idemili-North local government area of Anambra State, Nigeria in early 60s. He is married to Joy Nkeiruka Mgbakogu (Nee Monagor), who is a Deputy Controller of Prisons. They have three children.
Mgbakogu had his primary education at community primary school Nkwelle Ezunaka in oyi LGA Anambra state. He was admitted into the University of Nigeria in 1983, as a member of the pioneer class of the department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, and graduated in June 1988. He championed the struggle for the actualization of the B.MLS degree title, which was achieved finally through a protest and boycott of the first degree paper of the department in June 1988, which compelled the university senate and then Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology of Nigeria to change the degree title from BSc to B.MLS. Mgbakogu obtained his MSc in 2009 and PhD in 2014 all in medical laboratory sciences (Public Health Microbiology), all from the University of Nigeria. He was the first president medical laboratory Sciences students’ association of UNEC, then MELASSA in 1985. First Obosi Medical Laboratory Sciences graduate, 1988. He was the first graduate medical laboratory scientist in Anambra state civil service, 1990. He was the Pioneer HOD, medical laboratory sciences department, Anambra State College of Health Technology Obosi, 2004 to 2008. He was the first PhD student graduated by the MLS department UNN in 2014, and also the first medical laboratory scientist to be appointed Provost Anambra State College of Health Technology, (ASCOHT) Obosi 2013.
Career and public services
Mgbakogu worked briefly with Anambra state board of internal revenue Enugu from 1980 to 1983, headed the department of medical laboratory sciences ASCOHT, 2004–2008, medical laboratory unit, General Hospital Onitsha from 2009 to 2012, General Hospital Enugu-ukwu, 2012–2013 and he became the provost, ASCOHT, Obosi in 2013. He is a practicing medical laboratory scientist and provides medical laboratory services in his home town Obosi and to Nigerians at large since 1993. In 2017 he obtained full ND accreditation from NBTE and also full accreditation for Community health, Pharmacy technician departments from their respective Boards. In 2018 he obtained provisional accreditation for HND from NBTE that qualify our graduands to participate in NYSC for the first time since inception of the college in 1992.
In 2021 under Mgbakogu's watch the college mobilized her graduands for the first time to participate in National Youth Services Corps (NYSC). | WIKI |
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By Luke Lancaster
John Calvin (1509-1564 AD) was a lay Catholic from Paris who was swept along by the "reforming" teachings of "Fr." Martin Luther. Calvin did not live in Germany, but in France, and he followed a group of "reforming" teachers like Bullinger or Bucer. This group of teachers were called the "Reformed" tradition, and were one of the first split-offs from Luther and Lutheranism.
Now, unlike Luther, Calvin was a very serious person. Luther had a certain charisma for audiences, with his crude humor and massive temper, but Calvin was the opposite. He was more of an introverted scholar and calm preacher.
Calvin converted from Catholicism to the Reformed tradition in the 1530's, and his main claim to fame came in 1536 AD. In that year, he published a book covering all major tenets of the "reformed" fait. Similar to a catechism, it was very systematic and orderly. Calvin wrote it at the young age of 25 years old, and named it the Institutes of the Christian Religion, giving a summary of Reformed thought only 15 years after Luther had been excommunicated. His main thesis was that Catholicism had departed from the early Church rather quickly.
The most widely-known doctrine of his was of God's eternal decree. This decree was foreordained by God that some should receive Eternal Life (the elect), and others should receive Eternal Damnation (the damned). This "double predestination" meant that man's will was not free, he could not do anything to change whether he would go to Heaven or Hell, for God had already actively chosen it.
Calvin was very influential in the city of Geneva (approx. 10,000 people), of which about 1/3 had recently become Protestant. He didn't intend to teach there, however. For he had just been passing through the city one night, sleeping there, and intending to leave by the next day. But a man named Farel convinced him to stay long-term. For Calvin was well known due to his book.
Calvin then attempted a sort of "theocracy" in 1537, where the church and state would be married. Calvin wanted the entire city of Geneva to follow his teachings, and so he wrote out the Articles on the Organization of the Church and its Worship in Geneva. This proposed a rigid law-system that garnered much opposition, and even some violence towards Calvin. Since Calvin's model did not seem to work all that well, the city council members had Calvin put in exile. Calvin went to Strasbourg, and enjoyed teaching over there. About three years later, though, Geneva got into some really bad shape, and the council members had a change of heart towards Calvin. They invited him and his orderliness back to Geneva in 1541 AD.
Calvin then wrote out his work: The Ecclesiastical Ordinances. Those ordinances stated very strict moral living. For instance, the people living in Geneva could not dance or sing. They had to go to the Calvinist "worship" service every Sunday, and no shops could be open. The women had to have a certain length of hair, and various crimes were punishable by death (ex. striking a parental figure). Calvin's city of Geneva had a number of excommunications, imprisonments, and executions. For example, there man named Michael Severtus wrote against the Trinity. Severtus was then burned at the stake.
Calvin wrote letters with those trying to overthrow Catholicism, such as John Knox in Scotland (Presbyterianism), and Thomas Cramner in England (Anglicanism). Calvin started a university in Geneva, and men all over the world went there to study to ultimately become Reformed pastors. Calvin honestly kind of replaced the authority of the Pope to himself. He died at the age of 54. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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246 He said to himself with a smile, as he turned away—
"I am balked for the moment. But when I am at Monte Carlo, by-and-by, I will follow it up. The drama is a little complicated, apparently, but it will amuse me to ferret it all out." | WIKI |
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ruth rendel, judgement in stone, most recent cover (hardback first ed. unavailable) | WIKI |
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Sara Aviel
Sara Aviel (born February 5, 1980, in California), who has a background in international policy and economics, serves as President & CEO of U.S. foreign assistance agency the Inter-American Foundation.
Early life and education
Aviel earned an MBA from Yale University, where she also earned MA and BA degrees in political science. As an undergraduate student, she worked with a few other students to convince the university and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, which had an exclusive license with Yale, to make a patented drug that slowed the development of symptoms of AIDS available in South Africa for generic production and below cost. After that successful negotiation, Aviel and the other students launched the organization Universities Allied for Essential Medicines to work with universities holding medical patents to expand access to lifesaving drugs for people who need them. Aviel has also lectured at Yale University on humanitarian aid and international development.
Early career
Aviel has worked around the world in the field offices and headquarters of international development organizations including social investment fund Root Capital, Mercy Corps, and CARE Afghanistan. During the worldwide financial crisis from 2009 to 2011, she served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. Secretary Geithner described Aviel as the "conscience of the Treasury," stating that she "worked the longest hours, traveled on every trip, and brought her exceptionally high standards to helping to run the Treasury."
Obama administration appointments
In 2011, Aviel was appointed director for international economic affairs for the National Economic Council as well as the National Security Council.
President Barack Obama nominated Aviel to represent the United States on the executive boards of the World Bank Group institutions as the United States Alternate Executive Director. The Senate confirmed the appointment on May 24, 2012. From 2012 to 2015, Aviel advanced the World Bank’s focus on social inclusion and eliminating extreme poverty, according to Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank Kaushik Basu.
From 2015 to 2017, Aviel managed operations with a particular focus on foreign assistance at the Office of Management and Budget as chief of staff and executive associate director.
Post-Obama administration career
Following her service in the Obama administration, Aviel founded Margalit Strategies, working with organizations to carry out strategic planning, develop effective policies, and engage stakeholders.
In 2022, the board of directors of the Inter-American Foundation selected Aviel as the new President & CEO. She swore into the role on April 25, 2022.
She was also a senior advisor on international development policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a senior fellow on development policy at the Brookings Institution.
Personal life
Aviel and Martin DiMarzio married in 2013 and they live in Washington, DC with their two children. | WIKI |
Vow ASA : Vow Green Metals appoints CEO and CFO
The Board of Vow Green Metals is pleased to confirm the appointment of Cecilie Jonassen and Lars Mårdalen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) respectively of the new company. The appointments are important steps towards the demerger and separate listing of Vow Green Metals later this year. Established by and currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Vow ASA, Vow Green Metals is a pioneer in recycling of biomass and production of biocoal, a material which plays a crucial role in the ongoing decarbonising of metallurgical industry. The company’s first production plant is being planned at Follum in Eastern Norway for completion in 2022. A letter of intent is already in place with the advanced materials company Elkem for delivery of biocoal from the Follum plant. Most players in the metallurgical industry have committed to comprehensive decarbonising programmes in response to new regulation and expectations from investors and customers. Vow Green Metals has a firm ambition to help this industry reach their goals. About Cecilie Jonassen “Vow Green Metals’ new CEO Cecilie Jonassen has broad experience from valorising biomass on an industrial scale, and she shares our ambition on developing a company which will help entire industries decarbonise. There is no doubt she will be a valuable contribution to the company,” said Narve Reiten, Chair of both Vow ASA and Vow Green Metals. In her current role, Cecilie Jonassen is Director of Operations Support in the Norwegian paper manufacturing company Norske Skog, where she has held various positions in Germany and Norway since 2005. A Norwegian originally from Fredrikstad, she has a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from 2005 from NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. About Lars Mårdalen “Lars Mårdalen has broad experience from financial transactions, structured finance and capital markets across several capital intensive industries. He will play an important role for the financial and strategic development of Vow Green Metals,” said Narve Reiten. Lars Mårdalen comes from the position as CFO of Gram Car Carriers. He has held various positions in finance in Höegh LNG and the privately owned investment firm Kistefos. A Norwegian born in Kragerø, he has a Master of Science degree (siviløkonom) from 2002 from NHH, the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. “I very much look forward to working with them in their respective roles. They bring with them strong industrial competence and experience which will accelerate the development of Vow Green Metals. We will build a bridge between two traditional industries, the forest based industry which has been in decline for many years in Norway, and the thriving metals and advanced materials industries,” concluded Narve Reiten. For more information please contact Narve Reiten, Chair of Vow ASA and Vow Green Metals ASTel: +47 924 33 320Email: nr@reitenco.no Henrik Badin, CEO, Vow ASATel: +47 907 89 825Email: henrik.badin@vowasa.com About Vow Vow and its subsidiaries Scanship and Etia are passionate about preventing pollution. The company’s world leading solutions convert biomass and waste into valuable resources and generate clean energy for a wide range of industries. Cruise ships on every ocean have Vow technology inside which processes waste and purifies wastewater. Fish farmers are adopting similar solutions, and public utilities and industries use our solutions for sludge processing, waste management and biogas production on land. With advanced technologies and solutions, Vow turns waste into biogenetic fuels to help decarbonise industry and convert plastic waste into fuel, clean energy, and high-value pyro carbon. The solutions are scalable, standardised, patented, and thoroughly documented, and the company’s capability to deliver is well proven. They are key to end waste and stop pollution. Located in Oslo, the parent company Vow ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker VOW). This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
A ventrolateral medulla-midline thalamic circuit for hypoglycemic feeding
B. Sofia Beas, Xinglong Gu, Yan Leng, Omar Koita, Shakira Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Morgan Kindel, Bridget A. Matikainen-Ankney, Rylan S. Larsen, Alexxai V. Kravitz, Mark A. Hoon, Mario A. Penzo
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
22 Scopus citations
Abstract
Marked deficits in glucose availability, or glucoprivation, elicit organism-wide counter-regulatory responses whose purpose is to restore glucose homeostasis. However, while catecholamine neurons of the ventrolateral medulla (VLMCA) are thought to orchestrate these responses, the circuit and cellular mechanisms underlying specific counter-regulatory responses are largely unknown. Here, we combined anatomical, imaging, optogenetic and behavioral approaches to interrogate the circuit mechanisms by which VLMCA neurons orchestrate glucoprivation-induced food seeking behavior. Using these approaches, we found that VLMCA neurons form functional connections with nucleus accumbens (NAc)-projecting neurons of the posterior portion of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (pPVT). Importantly, optogenetic manipulations revealed that while activation of VLMCA projections to the pPVT was sufficient to elicit robust feeding behavior in well fed mice, inhibition of VLMCA–pPVT communication significantly impaired glucoprivation-induced feeding while leaving other major counterregulatory responses intact. Collectively our findings identify the VLMCA–pPVT–NAc pathway as a previously-neglected node selectively controlling glucoprivation-induced food seeking. Moreover, by identifying the ventrolateral medulla as a direct source of metabolic information to the midline thalamus, our results support a growing body of literature on the role of the PVT in homeostatic regulation.
Original languageEnglish
Article number6218
JournalNature Communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes
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Ifeanyi Eze
Ifeanyi Eze (born 7 May 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for club Ahli Nabatieh.
Honours
Ahli Nabatieh
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Grave of the Fireflies tells the story of two children, Seita and Setsuko, who are orphaned after their lives are turned upside down by a firebombing on Kobe. The film brings to light some of the important events and situations that Japan experienced during the World War II era, and it does it in a personal way that you would never get from a history textbook. Learn about what these events and situations are, and how they are depicted in Grave of the Fireflies.
Firebombing of Kobe
The main event that starts the story of the film is the firebombing of Kobe, which took place March 16-17, 1945. This was a strategic bombing campaign by the U.S. military against both military and civilian targets, and it was the first of seven attacks on the city over the course of 1945.
In Grave of the Fireflies, Seita and Setsuko are shown in the middle of this event. Their mother, who has a heart condition, goes on ahead to a bomb shelter while the children work at securing their home. After they complete their task, Seita and Setsuko make it to the bomb shelter relatively unscathed. Their mother, however, is horribly burned and succumbs to her injuries. Later, when Seita returns home to find the items he buried during the attack, the viewer can see just how much damage the firebombing caused.
Kobe was chosen as a target for several reasons. In 1945, it was the sixth largest city in Japan, with a population of roughly 1 million people. The houses in Kobe were made primarily of wood, and the city had a low water supply and poor firefighting equipment. Kobe was also home to Japan’s largest port and concentration of shipbuilding. In their book, In War’s Wake: International Conflict and the Fate of Liberal Democracy, Elizabeth Kier and Ronald R. Krebs state that Kobe was chosen as a target due to its industrial production that included a focus on steel and shipbuilding.
Four areas were targeted by the American B-29 bombers that initiated the firebombing. Those areas included the northwest corner of Kobe, the area south of the city’s main railroad line, and areas to the northwest and northeast of the main railroad station. According to World War II Database, an area of seven square kilometers was destroyed in the attack and 8,841 residents of Kobe were killed from the resulting firestorms. 650,000 people were displaced.
Seita and Setsuko go to live with an aunt after the death of their mother. It’s made clear when they sit together to eat for a meal that the family members who are contributing to society need to have more food than others, due to the difficulty of obtaining food. At one point in the film, Seita and Setsuko’s aunt is seen taking their late mother’s kimono in order to trade it for food even though it upsets Setsuko.
Japan’s agricultural production fell and imports dried up due to the submarine and bombing campaigns conducted by American troops during World War II. With the decrease in agriculture and no ability to bring in food from outside the country, a food shortage was created. This caused the Japanese government to ration food.
According to “Food Situation,” a translation of a Japanese news article from the World War II era, the rationing of staple food was primarily made in rice for six large cities. Wheat was added in for balance, and potatoes were rationed as a supplementary food. Even though the government was supplying rations, some families still had to spend more than their monthly income in order to purchase food on the black market. Sometimes, families would rely on money they had saved up, or would exchange food for clothes or possessions.
Japan’s Unconditional Surrender to the Allied Powers
In Grave of the Fireflies, Seita and Setsuko’s father is a captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy. While the children stay at their aunt’s house, she asks if Seita contacted his father. When he says he sent a letter to the naval office when they first arrived, his aunt comments that they should have heard something from his father by then. Later on in the film, when Seita goes to withdraw some money in order to buy food for himself and Setsuko, he overhears that Japan has unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. When Seita says his father is with the Imperial Japanese Navy and asks what happened to them, he’s told his father is likely dead since most of Japan’s Navy had been sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Prior to the firebombing of Kobe, the Imperial Japanese Navy fought and lost in two major battles. The first was The Battle of the Philippine Sea, which took place June 19-20, 1944. According to The History Learning Site, this battle eliminated the navy’s ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. Two of the largest Japanese fleet carriers were torpedoed and sank, which resulted in the Imperial Japanese Navy losing the bulk of its carrier strength.
The Battle of the Leyte Gulf took place October 23-26, 1944. During this battle, the Imperial Japanese Navy mobilized most of its remaining major naval vessels, but were defeated by the U.S. Navy’s 3rd and 7th Fleets. According to History.com, this loss destroyed a large part of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s surface fleet. By May 1945, most of the Imperial Japanese Navy had been sunk.
Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers was announced on August 15, 1945. The surrender was officially signed by Japanese representatives at a ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2, 1945.
Grave of the Fireflies provides a glimpse into the World War II era in Japan and shows the horrors of war as they affect the civilian population. The film also brings the history of this time period to life in a way that leaves a lasting impression on the viewer. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Firebug adds a global variable named "console" to all web pages loaded in Firefox. This object contains many methods that allow you to write to the Firebug console to expose information that is flowing through your scripts.
console.log(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console. You may pass as many arguments as you'd like, and they will be joined together in a space-delimited line.
The first argument to log may be a string containing printf-like string substitution patterns. For example:
console.log("The %s jumped over %d tall buildings", animal, count);
The example above can be re-written without string substitution to achieve the same result:
console.log("The", animal, "jumped over", count, "tall buildings");
These two techniques can be combined. If you use string substitution but provide more arguments than there are substitution patterns, the remaining arguments will be appended in a space-delimited line, like so:
console.log("I am %s and I have:", myName, thing1, thing2, thing3);
If objects are logged, they will be written not as static text, but as interactive hyperlinks that can be clicked to inspect the object in Firebug's HTML, CSS, Script, or DOM tabs. You may also use the %o pattern to substitute a hyperlink in a string.
Here is the complete set of patterns that you may use for string substitution:
String Substitution Patterns
%sString
%d, %iInteger (numeric formatting is not yet supported)
%fFloating point number (numeric formatting is not yet supported)
%oObject hyperlink
console.debug(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console, including a hyperlink to the line where it was called.
console.info(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console with the visual "info" icon and color coding and a hyperlink to the line where it was called.
console.warn(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console with the visual "warning" icon and color coding and a hyperlink to the line where it was called.
console.error(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console with the visual "error" icon and color coding and a hyperlink to the line where it was called.
console.assert(expression[, object, ...])
Tests that an expression is true. If not, it will write a message to the console and throw an exception.
console.dir(object)
Prints an interactive listing of all properties of the object. This looks identical to the view that you would see in the DOM tab.
console.dirxml(node)
Prints the XML source tree of an HTML or XML element. This looks identical to the view that you would see in the HTML tab. You can click on any node to inspect it in the HTML tab.
console.trace()
Prints an interactive stack trace of JavaScript execution at the point where it is called.
The stack trace details the functions on the stack, as well as the values that were passed as arguments to each function. You can click each function to take you to its source in the Script tab, and click each argument value to inspect it in the DOM or HTML tabs.
console.group(object[, object, ...])
Writes a message to the console and opens a nested block to indent all future messages sent to the console. Call console.groupEnd() to close the block.
console.groupCollapsed(object[, object, ...])
Like console.group(), but the block is initially collapsed.
console.groupEnd()
Closes the most recently opened block created by a call to console.group() or console.groupEnd()
console.time(name)
Creates a new timer under the given name. Call console.timeEnd(name) with the same name to stop the timer and print the time elapsed..
console.timeEnd(name)
Stops a timer created by a call to console.time(name) and writes the time elapsed.
console.profile([title])
Turns on the JavaScript profiler. The optional argument title would contain the text to be printed in the header of the profile report.
console.profileEnd()
Turns off the JavaScript profiler and prints its report.
console.count([title])
Writes the number of times that the line of code where count was called was executed. The optional argument title will print a message in addition to the number of the count.
console.exception([error-object])
Prints an error message together with an interactive stack trace of JavaScript execution at the point where the exception occurred.
Implementation Notes
The console is an object attached to the window object in the web page. In Firebug for Firefox the object is attached only if the Console panel is enabled. In Firebug lite, the console is attached if Lite is installed in the page.
Firebug 1.4
The console is implemented by adding a div element and a script tag to the web page just before the first Javascript script tag is run. So the first script tag is compiled, then the console is injected, then the outer function code of the script tag is executed.
Firebug 1.3
As in Firebug 1.4
Firebug 1.2
The code and tags are added on document load event.
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Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Western United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports. WILA was formed at the beginning of the 2010–2011 academic year in order to name a champion (which does not involve a tournament), players of the week, and an all-league team at the end of the season. With no automatic qualifiers (AQ) currently in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse, conferences play a different role than in Division III.
The WILA is a loose confederation that not only assures games for its members, but also hopes to act as a catalyst for other NCAA Division II institutions looking to make a move to varsity lacrosse and eyeing stability. "It's what you need to do in non-traditional areas," said Notre Dame de Namur men's lacrosse coach Steve Dini. The WILA schedule features home-and-home contests with all schools. The 2010–2011 season included Adams State, Fort Lewis, Colorado Mesa and Regis competing in women's lacrosse, while Adams State, Dominican, Grand Canyon, Colorado Mesa and Notre Dame de Namur competed in men's lacrosse.
Lindenwood University joins the conference beginning with the 2011–2012 academic year with both men's and women's teams. They replaced Grand Canyon University, which left the conference at the end of the 2010–2011 season, after the university announced that their program would compete at the club level in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The WILA concluded its second season in April 2012. Colorado Mesa won the association's men's championship with a conference record of 6-2; the championship was the first for Colorado Mesa in the program's second year of NCAA lacrosse competition. On the women's side, Lindenwood won the 2012 WILA women's lacrosse championship in the program's first season of NCAA competition. The Lady Lions recorded an 8-0 conference record en route to the title. The season saw additional membership changes when Lindenwood announced its men's program would join the new ECAC Division II Lacrosse League starting in the 2012–2013 academic year. The announcement was followed a week later by the addition of McKendree University's new women's lacrosse program starting in the 2012–2013 academic year.
Men's lacrosse was added as an official Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference sport starting in the 2015–2016 school year, essentially absorbing the WILA. Adams State, Colorado Mesa, and Colorado State–Pueblo are full members of the RMAC and is joined by Rockhurst as an affiliate member.
Membership timeline
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* Men's
* 2011: Notre Dame de Namur
* 2012: Colorado Mesa
* 2013: Dominican
* 2014: Dominican
* 2015: Colorado Mesa
* Women's
* 2011: Regis
* 2012: Lindenwood
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Genome-wide mapping of fluoroquinolone-stabilized DNA gyrase cleavage sites displays drug specific effects that correlate with bacterial persistence
Juechun Tang, Mark P. Brynildsen
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Abstract
Bacterial persisters are rare phenotypic variants that are suspected to be culprits of recurrent infections. Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are a class of antibiotics that facilitate bacterial killing by stabilizing bacterial type II topoisomerases when they are in a complex with cleaved DNA. In Escherichia coli, DNA gyrase is the primary FQ target, and previous work has demonstrated that persisters are not spared from FQ-induced DNA damage. Since DNA gyrase cleavage sites (GCSs) largely govern the sites of DNA damage from FQ treatment, we hypothesized that GCS characteristics (e.g. number, strength, location) may influence persistence. To test this hypothesis, we measured genome-wide GCS distributions after treatment with a panel of FQs in stationary-phase cultures. We found drug-specific effects on the GCS distribution and discovered a strong negative correlation between the genomic cleavage strength and FQ persister levels. Further experiments and analyses suggested that persistence was unlikely to be governed by cleavage to individual sites, but rather survival was a function of the genomic GCS distribution. Together, these findings demonstrate FQ-specific differences in GCS distribution that correlate with persister levels and suggest that FQs that better stabilize DNA gyrase in cleaved complexes with DNA will lead to lower levels of persistence.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1208-1228
Number of pages21
JournalNucleic acids research
Volume51
Issue number3
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Shyama Mai Temple
Mother Kali's Dham Shyama Kali temple is built on the pyre in Darbhanga, Bihar. A large number of devotees visit here and all Manglik works are also done. This temple is known as Shyama Mai's temple. Shyama Mai's temple is built on the pyre of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh at the crematorium Ghat and is an unusual occurrence in itself. Maharaja Rameshwar Singh was one of the seeker kings of the Darbhanga royal family. Due to the name of the king, this temple is known as Rameshwari Shyama Mai. The temple was founded by Maharaj Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga in 1933.
Festivals
In the sanctum sanctorum, a huge statue of Maa Kali is installed on the right side of Mahakal and Ganapati and Batukabhairava Dev on the left. The Mund Mala around the neck of the mother has the equivalent of the letters of the Hindi alphabet. Devotees believe that this is because the Hindi alphabet is a symbol of creation. Aarti held in the temple has special significance. Devotees who come here wait for hours to join the temple aarti. During Navratri, the number of devotees increases and a fair is held here.
History
The statue of mother was brought from Paris - Historians say that this statue came from Paris. Visiting the feet of Mother Shyama Kali fulfills every wish of the devotees. On the part of the mother, there is a delectable Raktim or yellow cloth. This idol of Maa Kali is of four arms. The right hand always blesses the visiting refugees. The entire temple complex is always in a bustling mood and the atmosphere is vibrant with Jai Shyama Mai's Jayghosh.
Legends
In this temple, mother Kali is worshiped with both Vedic and Tantric methods. Usually in Hinduism the couple does not go to the cremation ground until after 1 year of marriage. But in this temple built in the cremation ground, not only newlyweds come to seek blessings, but weddings are also done in this temple. Experts say that Shyama Mai Mata is the form of Sita. Laldas, who was a servant of King Rameshwar Singh, has explained this in the Rameshwar Charit Mithila Ramayana. It is derived from the Ramayana composed by Valmiki. It is told that after Ravana was killed, Mother-Sita told Lord Rama that whoever slays Sahatrananda will be the real hero.
On this, Lord Rama went out to kill him. During the war, Lord Rama got an arrow from Sahasranand. Mother Sita became very angry on this and killed Sahastranand. Mother's color turned black with anger. Even after the slaughter, his anger did not calm down, so Lord Shiva himself had to come to stop him. As soon as the feet were placed on the Lord's chest, the mother was very ashamed and the tongue came out of her mouth. This form of Mother is worshiped and she is called here as Kali not Shyama. | WIKI |
COCHLEARIA ARMORACIA
COCHLEARIA ARMORACIA
Horse-radish
(ARMORACIA SATIVA)
Frontal bone and sinus, antrum and salivary glands are specifically affected by this drug. Bloated sensation. Raises vital forces. Used as a gargle in scorbutic gums and sore throat. Hoarseness and in relaxed conditions of the fauces. Internally in gonorrhœa. Useful as a condiment in enfeebled states of the stomach. An infusion of the root in cider, for dropsy, causes copious diuresis. Locally cures dandruff.
Head.–Thinking is difficult. Anxiety, driven to despair by pain. Pressing, boring pain as if frontal bone would fall out. Violent headache with vomiting. Impaired hearing.
Eyes.–Sore and scrofulous; traumatic inflammation of eyes, blearedness and cataract. Copious running from eyes.
Stomach.–Pain towards back; worse, pressure on dorsal vertebræ. Belching and cramps. Colic with backache. Violent cramp from stomach through both sides around to back. Griping around navel.
Back.–Pain in back as from incarcerated flatulence from abdomen through to back and down into sacrum.
Respiratory.–Dry, hacking, laryngeal cough, also post-influenzal cough, dry or loose, worse lying down. Chest painful to touch. Coryza, with hoarseness. Mucous asthma. Œdema of lungs. Throat feels rough and hoarse.
Urinary.–Burning and cutting at glans penis before, during, and after urination. Frequent urination.
Modalities.–Worse evening and at night.
Relationship.–Compare: Cannab; Sinapis; Caps.
Dose.–First to third attenuation.
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The result was Speedy delete complete bollocks. Guy (Help!) 00:19, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
Underwater mall
May seem to be patent nonsense to some; but others believe it is a unique concept.
* Keep. has a reliable source. --Nint3ndud3 23:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
* Speedy delete and tagged as such as nonsense and OR. TerriersFan 23:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. Buck ets ofg 23:58, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete No evidence shown that any such thing is even in the planning stages. OR for sure. Denni talk 00:11, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
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Vilma Rose Hunt
Vilma Rose Hunt (November 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a scientist noted for research into radiation and workplace safety for women. After beginning a dentistry career in Australia and New Zealand, Hunt traveled to the United States where she earned her A.M. in Physical Anthropology at Radcliffe College and began researching public health and radiation biology. In 1964, Hunt discovered that polonium 210 is a natural contaminant of tobacco, providing additional evidence for the link between smoking and bronchial cancer. In 1974, she wrote a 121-page report on workplace hazards for pregnant women, which made the front page of the New York Times. She published a book, Work and the Health of Women, in 1979. From 1979 to 1981, Hunt served as an administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, enacting public health solutions to environmental contamination at sites like Love Canal, New York, and Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, Pennsylvania. Hunt retired in Gloucester in 1985, though she served as an environmental consultant and visiting lecturer until her death.
Personal life
Vilma Hunt was born in Sydney on November 15, 1926. She is the daughter of Margaret Rose (Lynch) Dalton-Webb and William Dalton-Webb, an electrician. When Vilma was seven years old, the Dalton-Webb family moved to Kempsey, New South Wales. She attended public school and graduated from high school in 1942. After graduation, during World War II, she enlisted in the women's auxiliary branch of the Royal Australian Air Force.
In 1952, Vilma travelled to Boston to study dentistry. She met Edward Eyre Hunt, Jr. at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary. They married in 1952, moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts, and had four children: Margaret, William, Louise, Catherine and Martine (a foster daughter). Margaret would later become the chair of the women and gender studies department at Amherst College. Vilma and Edward retired in 1985.
Dentistry
Vilma Hunt began her career as a dentist. She earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the University of Sydney in 1950, and served as a Junior Dental Officer with the New Zealand Department of Health from 1950 to 1952. She accepted a scholarship to study dentistry at Harvard University in 1952.
Anthropology and public health
After studying, interning, and lecturing on dentistry for several years, Hunt began studying anthropology. She earned her A.M. in Physical Anthropology from Radcliffe College in 1958 and began to conduct research with the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study, from 1961 to 1963, and the Harvard School of Public Health, from 1962 to 1966. She received additional training in radiation biology from the Argonne National Laboratory, in Illinois, in the summer of 1963.
While at HSPH, Hunt tested a cigarette butt for radiation, on a hunch. She discovered high levels of Polonium-210, a radioactive element, and launched an investigation alongside colleague Edward P. Radford. The pair published their findings, titled "Polonium-210: A Volatile Radioelement in Cigarettes" in Science. The article came out on January 17, 1964—just six days after the surgeon general's report on the dangers of smoking was released. In 1964, Hunt was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Academia
Hunt taught and lectured for over three decades. From 1967 to 1969, she served as Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at the Yale University School of Medicine. From 1969 to 1972, she served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Environmental Health at Pennsylvania State University, where she was granted tenure in 1972. She would return to become Professor of Environmental Health from 1982 to 1985 before leaving to become a Mellon Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984. She received the National Endowment for the Humanities award in 1985.
Advocacy for Women
Outside of the classroom, Hunt conducted research into chemical hazards in the workplace, particularly in relation to reproductive health. On April 30, 1974, she published a 121-page report for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare titled "Occupational Problems of Pregnant Women." Within the report, she wrote "We are all responsible for the health of future generations and we can no longer ignore a fact of life—reproduction and work are women's lot."
Elsewhere, she details the poor working conditions and hazardous exposures present in factories and shows their correlation to high infant mortality rates, birth defects, and miscarriages. Differing from previous research on the subject, she also includes male fertility in her research, demonstrating that high levels of radiation negatively affect male sperm count. Her report was read across the nation, and on March 14, 1976, it made the front page of New York Times.
A few years later, in 1979, Hunt published A Brief History of Women Workers and Hazards in the Workplace. In it, she discussed changing attitudes towards women's health concerns and the treatment of women in factories, and called for labor regulations to protect women from benzene, a toxic chemical. She commented on how quickly the presence of women in lead factories declined, after it was revealed that lead had disastrous effects on children and the reproductive system. Hunt attributed the slow-changing pace of laws around benzene factories to the lack of definitive research on whether benzene affects the fetus. Hunt criticized the government's slow action and called for the improvement of factory conditions, rather than the removal of women from the industry.
Environmental protection
Hunt also worked in conservation. She served on the Science Advisory Board of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 1978 to 1979, where she was tasked with investigating and explaining chemical poisoning and radiation at environmental contamination sites, including the now-infamous Love Canal, NY, and Three Mile, PA.
Retirement
After she retired in 1985, Hunt became active in Gloucester local government, and served as a curator at the Magnolia Historical Society. She researched the history of uranium, and with the help of Harvard student Melissa Inouye, she began a book on the topic. At the time of Hunt's death in 2012, the text was incomplete. | WIKI |
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and wide for my talk, and somewhat of a free thinker.
The noble Lord did not seem much impressed by this information, but he showed a faint interest in my insignificant personality when his host told him that my work had been admired by princes of his acquaintance, and he soon fell into ecstasies when they showed him the fountain I had made in the courtyard. It is a girl with her skirts tucked up, holding two ducks in her apron with their wings extended; the water trickles out of their beaks;—a pretty conceit as I think it. He saw also my carved furniture and panels in the castle, which Asnois displayed with as much pride as if he had been their creator instead of being merely the man who paid for them. Maillebois expressed himself as astonished that I should bury my talent so far from Paris, and he also wondered that I should confine myself to work which showed chiefly observation and fidelity to nature; no grandeur or symbolism, nothing allegorical, both things which the critic considers essential to great sculpture. (A lord, you know, admires nothing that is not lordly.)
To which I replied with due respect, as became a country booby, that I knew my place, and was always careful to keep in it; that it would be | WIKI |
If the effective capacitances of two capacitors connected in series is 75 μF and in parallel is 400 μF, then the capacitances of each of the capacitors is _______________. (in μF)
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1. 200 each
2. 100 and 300
3. 150 and 250
4. 125 and 275
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Option 2 : 100 and 300
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CONCEPT:
• Capacitance: The capacitance tells that for a given voltage how much charge the device can store.
Q = CV
where Q is the charge in the capacitor, V is the voltage across the capacitor and C is the capacitance of it.
• In the Parallel circuit, the equivalent capacitance is the algebraic sum of all the capacitance.
• And in the Series circuit, the reciprocal of the equivalent capacitance is the algebraic sum of all the reciprocal of the capacitance.
F1 P.Y Madhu 16.04.20 D1 2 1
Ceq = C1 + C2 + C3 +...... (In parallel)
F1 P.Y Madhu 16.04.20 D1 1
1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3 +...... (in series)
CALCULATION:
Let both the capacitors area C1 and C2
So their effective capacitance when connected in parallel
Ceq = C1 + C2
C1 + C2 = 400 ............. (i)
effective capacitance when connected in serires
1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2
1/C1 + 1/C2 = 1/75
\(\frac{C_1\times C_2}{C_1+C_2}= 75\)
\(\frac{C_1\times C_2}{400}= 75\)
\({C_1\times C_2}=30000\) .............(ii)
from eq (i) and eq (ii)
C1 = 100 μF
C2 = 300 μF
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Hermann Karl von Keyserling
Count Hermann Karl von Keyserling (1697–1764) was a Russian diplomat from the Keyserlingk family of Baltic German nobility based in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
Life
In 1733, the nobility of Courland sent Keyserling to Saint Petersburg in order to inform Ernst Johann von Biron that he had been elected Duke of Courland. Biron was so pleased with the news that he had Keyserlingk appointed President of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
A year later, Keyserling was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Empire at the court of August III in Dresden and Warsaw. He kept this position until his death. As the Russian ambassador to the imperial court in Vienna he was made an imperial count in 1744.
Johann Sebastian Bach was said by his first biographer, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, to have composed the Goldberg Variations for Count Keyserling as a sleep aid. The work takes its name from Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, a musician in the service of Count Keyserling.
His son Heinrich Christian von Keyserling was the wealthiest aristocrat of Königsberg, whose palace was frequented by the likes of Immanuel Kant and Johann Gottfried Herder. His marriage to Caroline von Keyserling was childless.
Hermann Karl's daughter Anna von Medem was the great-grandmother of geologist Alexander Keyserling. | WIKI |
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"You great silly, pink-faced, towheaded turnip! You——"
"You shall not go by this train," repeated Syme.
"And why the infernal blazes," roared the other, "should I want to go by the train?"
"We know all," said the Professor sternly. "You are going to Paris to throw a bomb!"
"Going to Jericho to throw a Jabberwock!" cried the other, tearing his hair, which came off easily. "Have you all got softening of the brain, that you don't realise what I am? Did you really think I wanted to catch that train? Twenty Paris trains might go by for me. Damn Paris trains!"
"Then what did you care about?" began the Professor.
"What did I care about? I didn't care about catching the train; I cared about whether the train caught me, and now, by God! it has caught me."
"I regret to inform you," said Syme with restraint, "that your remarks convey no impression to my mind. Perhaps if you were to remove the remains of your original forehead and some portion of what | WIKI |
Everything You Need To Know In Using Hydraulic Jacks
If your car came with a mechanical screw jack and you’re having a hard time working the tool, you’re not alone. Most households have thrown their manual jacks in favor of something better: hydraulic jacks. These jacks are powered by liquid pressure making use of Pascal’s rule: that when you’re compressing a container, the force on all points of the container is equal.
This way, when you’re changing your tire, you don’t have to wind up the handle of the jack so many times. You just need to pump the handle of jacks. A few times and voila! It can cut down as much as 75% of the work during a tire change because these mechanisms distribute pressure more efficiently. You’ll be amazed at how easily it can lift a vehicle that’s probably 20 times its own weight.
If car owners have any misgivings about hydraulic jack, it’s the fact that they can take over a lot of the baggage compartment’s space. It’s certainly much larger than regular automotive jacks, and would even require you to bring wood or metal boards with you when you use them. The flat boards are necessary to make sure that the base of these hydraulic jacks is stable. If you’re stranded in the dessert, or even on the highway where the ground is already concrete, the base might not be stable enough. While concrete is a hard surface, more often than not it isn’t even. You might break this if you just set them up on any surface.
So would you give up the luggage space just so you can have an easier time changing your tires? Some would and some wouldn’t. Individuals who own small cars actually won’t give up what little space they have at the trunk for it. This is fine because it’s a lot easier to change the tires of a small car compared to a four wheel drive or a truck.
If you have big vehicles, however, and you do have the extra space at the back, you wouldn’t regret bringing hydraulic jacks instead of manual ones. Most four wheel drives have baggage compartments that can fit the luggage of two people, so a hydraulic jack and its floor base shouldn’t take up too much space. The spare tires of big vehicles like these are also places on a separate compartment outside the trunk. Buy a hydraulic jack only if you feel that your vehicle is heavy enough for you to need this jack type’s power. Don’t buy one if you think your vehicle is too small to carry the extra weight.
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In situ Observations of the Meso-Bathypelagic Scyphozoan, Deepstaria enigmatica (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae)
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
5-9-2018
Abstract
Deepstaria enigmatica (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae) is one of the largest and most mysterious invertebrate predators of the deep sea. Humans have encountered this jellyfish on only a few occasions and many questions related to its biology, distribution, diet, environmental tolerances, and behavior remain unanswered. In the 45 years since its formal description, there have been few recorded observations of D. enigmatica, due to the challenging nature of encountering these delicate soft-bodied organisms. Members of Deepstaria, which comprises two described species, D. enigmatica and D. reticulum, reside in the meso-bathypelagic region of the world's oceans, at depths ranging from ∼600 to 1750 m. Here we report observations of a large D. enigmatica (68.3 cm length × 55.7 cm diameter) using a custom color high-definition low-light imaging system mounted on a scientific remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Observations were made of a specimen capturing or "bagging" prey, and we report on the kinetics of the closing motion of its membranelike umbrella. In the same area, we also noted a Deepstaria "jelly-fall" carcass with a high density of crustaceans feeding on its tissue and surrounding the carcass. These observations provide direct evidence of singular Deepstaria carcasses acting as jelly falls, which only recently have been reported to be a significant food source in the deep sea.
Publication Title
American Museum Novitates
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2018-May
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FIFTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 670, 1901. 845 four hundred and ninety-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United ,0},*5 S-· °°°· 5*****% P- States: Provided jiw·ther, That all moneys collected on account of Péyment for mo¤· deductions made from the pay of any officer or enlisted man of the $K§,§°'L$°'§‘;d§§¤§§g National Guard of the District of Columbia on account of Government LQQPLQQ; ‘;gg'€m¤*°¤* pyroperty lost or destroyed bysuch individual shall be repaid into the` nited States Treasury to the credit of the officer of the militia of the District of Columbia who is accountable to the United States Government for such lproperty lost or destrolyed: Andprovided_fu¢the1·, That gggggimggg '*°l*‘-****8 all moneys co ected on account of eductions made from the pay of ' any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard of the District of Columbia for or on account of any violation of the regulations governing said National Guard shall be held by the commanding general of the militia of the District of Columbia, who is authorized to expend such moneys so collected for general incidental expenses of the service; and for all moneys so collected and expended the commanding general shall make an accounting in like manner as for the appropriation disbursed, for pay of troops. For general incidental expenses of _ the service, three hundred dollars. WVATER DEPARTMENT. Wmr ¤¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤¤t- The followin sums are hereb appropriated to carr on the o era- APP’°P'm?°¤¤ Par tions lof the wa%er department, Bio bg pgid wholly frog its revegues, gig;. from its revename rz. · Fm; revenue and inspection branch: For water registrar, who shall mkgggggganzgd i¤‘ also perform the duties of chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred. ' dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; chief inspector, nine hundred and thirty-six dollars; eight inspectors, at nine hundred dollars each; messenger; six hundred dollars; For istribution branch: For superintendent, two thousand seven Di¤¤ib¤¢i<>¤¤r¤¤<=1¤ hundred and fifty dollars; draftsman, one thousand five hundred dollars; foreman, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; timekeeper, nine hundred dollars; assistant foreman, nine hundred dollars; tapper and machinist, nine hundred dollars; three steam en 'neers, at one thousand one hundred dollars f " . each; driver, four huneiled and eighty dollars; hostler, four hundred and eighty dollars; calker, seven undred and twenty dollars; in all, thirty thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars. ‘ For contingent expenses, including books, blanks, stationery, for- C<>¤¤¤s¢¤¤¢xv¢¤¤¤¤- age, advertising, printing, and other necessary items and services, two thousand live' hundred dollars. For necessary labo1·, clerk hire, material, and so forth, for introducing the card system for water-main tgx accounts, to be immediately available, two thousand five hundred do lars. . For fuel, repairs to boilers, machinery, and pumpling stations, pipe F¤¤]· ewdistribution to high and low service, material for hig and low service, including public hydrants and fire plugs, and labor in repairing, replacing, raising, and lowering mains, laying new mains and connections, and erecting and repairing fire plugs and public hydrants, ninety thousand dollars. · The appropriation of five thousand dollars made in the District of ryggggrmrgetew for Columbia appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and P Am,p,51§°°°s' one, for the purchase of water meters, to be placed in such private residences as desired, and installed at the expense of the property , owner, said meters at all times to remain and e the propert of the water department, is hereby made available for and continued, during a,;}gP”P“°“°““'°**‘ the fiscal year ninteen hundred and two. ` For interest and sinking fund on water-stock bonds, six thousand fu§},**"°‘*“°d”i“k*”$ and twenty-two dollars. ` | WIKI |
Reseda odorata
Reseda odorata is a species of flowering plant in the reseda family known by many common names, including garden mignonette and common mignonette. It is probably native to the Mediterranean Basin, but it can sometimes be found growing in the wild as an introduced species in many parts of the world. These introductions are often garden escapees; the plant has long been kept as an ornamental plant for its fragrant flowers, the essential oil of which has been used in perfumes. This is an annual herb, producing branching erect stems to 80 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a spike-like raceme of many flowers. The fragrant flower has six white to yellowish or greenish petals, the upper ones each divided into three narrow, finger-like lobes. At the center of the flower are up to about 25 stamens tipped with large dangling orange anthers.
Common names
Mignonette, Egyptian Mignonette., Sweet Reseda, Egyptian Rocket | WIKI |
What Is Bilateral Breast Cancer
Is breast cancer easy to treat?
Diagnosis and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
It seems that the cancer has not gone beyond the ducts and into the breast tissue in the immediate vicinity. In most cases, DCIS can be completely eliminated from the bodies of most women.
When is a breast removed due to cancer?
Later stages of breast cancer may extend to the muscle, skin and lymph nodes around the breast. For cancers in the third and fourth stages, surgery usually necessitates the removal of the whole breast and any cancerous tissue adjacent.
What is the treatment for cancer in both breasts?
Treatment: 80 percent of patients (24/31) had bilateral mastectomy, with just 13 percent (4/31) having bilateral breast conservation surgery [Table/Fig-4]. After receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, two of six patients had their breasts preserved.
What’s the difference between a single mammogram and a double mammography?
Traditional or routine mammography uses bilateral mammograms. The breast tissue is x-rayed from both the top and the side in this procedure. To compensate for overlap in breast tissue, a bilateral screening mammography only displays breast tissue from two perspectives.
Is it worse to have breast cancer in both breasts?
Background information. According to research, women who are diagnosed with synchronous bilateral breast cancer (SBBC) within four months of each other have a poorer prognosis.
What is the cause of breast cancer that affects both breasts?
Several inherited mutant genes have been shown to enhance the risk of breast cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2, the two most well-known breast and ovarian cancer-risk genes, have been linked to both breast and ovarian cancer.
What sort of breast cancer has both breasts infected?
Two instances of breast cancer that were identified within six months of each other were called “synchronous bilateral breast cancer” and “metachronous bilateral breast cancer,” respectively, in the context of this study.
Is it possible to survive two cases of breast cancer at the same time?
Two-thirds and three-quarters of patients with bilateral tumour invasion had 5-year and 10-year survival rates that were 60 percent and 51 percent, respectively for those with bilateral presentation and 54 percent and 38 percent for those with metachronous tumours.
What is multicentric breast cancer, and how is it different from other types of breast cancer?
To put it more succinctly: There are several tumours in breast cancer that have arisen independently of each other. Tumors in the breast may be found in any of the four quadrants. In breast cancer, multicentricity is uncommon.
Which breast cancer is the worst?
In comparison to other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) develops fast, has a higher chance of spreading when discovered, and is more likely to recur following therapy.
Breast cancer spreads at what rate?
A visible tumour has likely been developing in the body for 2 to 5 years since each division takes roughly 1 to 2 months. Tumors expand in size as the number of cell divisions increases.
When should a woman get a double mastectomy?
When should a woman get both breasts removed? Women with a very high breast cancer risk should have both breasts removed. When it comes to breast cancer, people who have the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are at an extremely high risk.
What does the term “bilateral breast cancer” mean?
Pay attention to the way the words are spoken. by-LA-teh-rul KAN-ser) Both breast, ovary, eye, lung, kidney or adrenal gland cancer occuring at the same time in two separate organs.
What proportion of breast cancer cases are bilateral?
Only 2-5 percent of women in their lifetime will get cancer in both breasts. The second tumour may be a synchronous or a metachronous occurrence, depending on when it develops. Compared to IDC, ILCs are identified at a more advanced stage, with more frequent nodal invasion, and more commonly luminal type [10].
Bilateral mammography: what is the procedure?
When and Where Is the Procedure Performed? Your breast will be positioned by a properly trained radiologic technologist during both 2D and 3D mammograms. A paddle will be used to squeeze your breasts on a particular platform. Your breasts will be progressively compressed by the technician. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Difference between IFERROR and ISERROR in Excel
IFERROR and ISERROR are both functions in Excel that help identify and address error messages like #DIV/0!, #N/A and #REF!. The reason you would use either function is to show an alternate answer to the the error message that Excel generates, normally because you don’t want it to affect other calculations. However there is an important difference between the two and when you would use them. So what is the difference between IFERROR and ISERROR?
IFERROR- The New Function on the block
IFERROR is a fairly recent formula and is a result of Excel users being frustrated at having to continually combine an ISERROR with an IF statement to address issues where they know that they are ‘acceptable’ errors.
So if I compare year on year movement and the one year is zero, I know that I will get an #DIV/0! message, but I would prefer a 0% or a – .
Below in 2015 we had no interest but in 2016 we had interest. The growth is correctly shown as a division by zero error but that doesn’t help us when we try to calculate an average growth.
Difference between IFERROR and ISERROR
This is a perfect case for IFERROR. We want Excel to only consider what the alternate is if there is an error. If there is no error it must just use the result of the calculation.
To see how to use IFERROR, look at the post on IFERROR and VLOOKUP.
ISERROR- Alternate now available but still useful
Prior to IFERROR, you needed to create an IF with an ISERROR in it to test if a result was an error message, and then tell Excel what to do if there was an error AND what to do if there wasn’t an error.
Although this is a slightly longer formula, it has the benefit that you can specify what must happen in a TRUE (it is an error) and FALSE (not an error) situation. Whereas IFERROR assumes that you always want the result if it isn’t an error, ISERROR allows you to specify whether you want the result or something else.
So in the IFERROR example above, we are happy to see the growth rate if it is not an error.
In the example below, we want to see which students owe us money. In this case it is less about the amount and more about whether they owe us anything or not. So instead of seeing an amount or a #N/A, we want to see the words OUTSTANDING or ZERO.
Difference between IFERROR and ISERROR
IFERROR would not allow this. You can specify the ZERO part, but it will automatically use the amount, as you don’t have an option of what it should do if it is not an error.
This is where ISERROR is useful.
The ISERROR function simply returns a TRUE or FALSE if the cell is or isn’t an error. Once you have the TRUE or FALSE, you can tell Excel what to do in each case using an IF function.
As shown below, we have wrapped the VLOOKUP in an ISERROR and included it in an IF.
Difference between IFERROR and ISERROR
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Covid 19 – Epidemic ‘Waves’
April 30, 2020
Tom Jefferson, Carl Heneghan
One recurring theme of the COVID coverage is the fear (or the firm prediction) of second or third waves of the disease. We must “prepare for the second wave of COVID.” The UK Prime Minister, speaking outside Downing Street on Monday morning, urged the UK people to continue adhering to the “tough measures” to avoid a “second spike” of COVID-19.
The second or third waves are often portrayed as very likely, inevitable or probable by modelling studies
Waves, as in the sea, are usually preceded by a trough, but this visual analogy is hardly ever mentioned; nor the appropriateness of forecasting waves in a coronavirus pandemic. We reviewed the evidence (Search strategy at the end) underpinning second-wave theory
History is littered with references to respiratory virus pandemics or serious epidemics. However, we only used those episodes for which reasonable contemporary accounts exist.
These ten outbreaks start with the 1889-1991 pandemic and end with the current pandemic. Their salient known features are summarised in the table.
Years Spread Season of onset Possible origin Notes
1889-92 Global Spring Russia* Two phases, later more severe
1898-1901 Europe, America, Australia Unknown Unknown* Mild
1918-20 Global Spring USA or China Two phases, later more severe
1946-48 Global Unknown Australia or China Mild
1957-58 Global Spring China Two phases equally severe
1968-69 Global Summer China Slow spread, relatively mild
1977-78 Global Spring China Unclear because of co-circulation of other influenza viruses
2002-2003 South East Asia, Canada Autumn China Several phases
2009-10 Global Spring Mexico Mild, two phases
2019-current Global Winter China Underway
Key: * = causality by influenza viruses was inferred by serological studies in survivors;
(Based on Potter CW. Chronicle of influenza pandemics. In: Nicholson KG, Webster RG, Hay AJ, editors. Textbook of influenza. London: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1998. p. 3–18)
The table schematically summarises what is known about the outbreaks. With the exception of SARS-CoV-11 and SARS-CoV-2, all the other outbreaks have been attributed to influenza A viruses by either positive laboratory findings or inferred by antibody profiles reconstructed by serological surveys of living survivors.
How many waves?
• The last five outbreaks, since 1957-58, occurred in the space of two years;
• Five outbreaks are described as having a second phase
• 2009-10 had two mild phases;
• 2002-2003 had several phases that occurred within one year;
• 1957-58 had two phases that were equally severe;
• 1889-92 and 1918-20 had two phases with the latter being described as more severe.
Second ‘wave’ theory
Most of our thinking on second-wave theory arises from the 1918-20 “Spanish Flu” that infected 500 million people worldwide and reportedly killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million. By August of 1918, a deadlier strain of the “Spanish flu” emerged. When reading the “Spanish flu” story we must remember the role of military censorship. The identity of the index case remains a mystery. A US army camp in Kansas, a British camp at Etaples in France and even German troop concentrations for the spring offensives are possible locations. Censorship is also responsible for the sobriquet “Spanish” attached to the pandemic. As Spain was not in the war and had no censorship, all cases appeared to originate from Spain – an example of ascertainment bias.
There are several additional problems in reviewing and interpreting this evidence. These range from recalling the sequence of faraway events, to explaining influenza viral co-circulation with no historical precedent, to identifying circumstances favouring the spread. The true number of deaths from “Spanish flu” is highly uncertain; it is not clear, for instance, if they were actually caused by influenza, which was not a reportable disease at the time and what role bacterial superinfection played – estimates are, therefore, educated guesses.
“Spanish Flu” directs much of the modelling responses to pandemics. There are, however, no reliable viral samples from the outbreak that confirm any of the hypotheses related to this episode, There were two RNA sequences retrieved from historical specimens from two different victims but they show no particular characteristics that could explain virulence.
What is meant by “waves”?
The term “wave” comes from the 1889-92 outbreak that had different phases supposed to have occurred over multiple years.
For influenza, school vacations are thought to be one of the mechanisms for reduced transmission. Contact reductions in the summer vacation of the 2009 outbreak, led to the summer ‘trough; before the infection picked up again – the ‘wave’ – into the winter.
Both the 1918 and 2009 outbreaks are similar in that they started in the ‘spring wave’ and went on into the summer. These spring/ summer delays in the initial numbers infected are thought to have little impact on the overall attack rate.
It has been suggested that previous pandemics are characterized by waves of activity spread over months. However, there is inconsistent evidence of such patterns across all of these eight influenza epidemics and pandemics. As they go on to quickly exhibit seasonality in the ensuing years and along with other acute respiratory viruses tend to favour seasonal cold-weather patterns of circulation
“Waves” imply a lack of viral circulation which is probably an illusion. It is possible that some of the secondary “waves” or phases were caused or favoured by co-circulation of other microorganisms. Waves are also visible and mostly rhythmical. There does not appear to be any pattern or rhythm to the epidemics summarised in the table and their comings and going are only visible because of the effects on the human body and their impact on society.
Furthermore, none of these agents was able to infect an entire population at once.
How coronaviruses differ
So far coronaviridae associated with the influenza like-like illness display seasonal circulation and like other agents such as rhinoviridae and influenza are causes of influenza-like illness. Different types of coronaviruses coexist in most winter seasons in countries such as the UK, and the current outbreak is associated with latitude and COVID deaths and cases in the Northern Hemisphere. However, MERs is mainly associated with contacts with camels and SARs 2002-03 has not been identified since.
Higher temperatures likely affect the survival of SARs-CoV-2. As a consequence, those countries with higher temperature and higher relative humidity might have found it easier to manage the outbreak for this reason. However, while most major outbreaks have appeared within a narrow temperature band there have not been similar outbreaks in some countries with the same temperature bands. The reasons for this disparity are not currently clear.
COVID – ‘wave’ or sporadic outbreaks?
The theory of pandemics is murky. The best known is the cyclical theory based on influenza occurrence. This foresees cycles of infection when the natural immunity to the previous agent dies out with the passing away of survivors. This cycle up until recently was thought to span 70 years approximately. However, this theory does not fit all the evidence and the rise of other microbiological agents such as coronaviridae imposes a radical rethink and proper investigation of the ecology of the lesser-known respiratory agents.
The disappearance of a respiratory virus for decades with a sudden reappearance, in some cases virtually unchanged requires serious investigation. Meanwhile, the chaotic nature of epidemics and their consequent disruption should lead us to be cautious about forecasting the future.
We do not know for certain whether COVID will recur in phases, or sporadic outbreaks or disappear altogether.
Conclusion
Making absolute statements of certainty about ‘ second waves’ is unwise, given the current substantial uncertainties and novelty of the evidence. As we cannot see the future and our understanding of this new agent is in its infancy we think preparedness planning should be inspired by robust surveillance, the flexibility of response and rigid separation of suspected or confirmed cases. These measures should stand for all serious outbreaks of respiratory illness.
Better evidence and better understanding are needed. Covid 19 will focus our minds.
Tom Jefferson is a senior associate tutor and honorary research fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford. Disclosure statement is here
Carl Heneghan is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine, Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and Director of Studies for the Evidence-Based Health Care Programme. (Full bio and disclosure statement here)
Disclaimer: the article has not been peer-reviewed; it should not replace individual clinical judgement and the sources cited should be checked. The views expressed in this commentary represent the views of the authors and not necessarily those of the host institution, the
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Exposition (music)
In musical form and analysis, exposition is the initial presentation of the thematic material of a musical composition, movement, or section. The use of the term generally implies that the material will be developed or varied.
* In sonata form, the exposition is "the first major section, incorporating at least one important modulation to the dominant or other secondary key and presenting the principal thematic material."
* In a fugue, the exposition is "the statement of the subject in imitation by the several voices; especially the first such statement, with which the fugue begins."
In sonata form
The term is most widely used as an analytical convenience to denote a portion of a movement identified as an example of classical tonal sonata form. The exposition typically establishes the music's tonic key, and then modulates to, and ends in, the dominant. If the exposition starts in a minor key, it typically modulates to the relative major key. There are many exceptions, especially in the Romantic era. For example, to the mediant (the first movement of Beethoven's "Waldstein Sonata"), the flat mediant (Ferdinand Ries' "Pastorale" Concerto No. 5), the dominant when in a minor key (Ries' Concerto No. 3, Brahms' Symphony No. 4, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1), the minor dominant (Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2), the submediant (Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony"), the relative minor (Beethoven's "Triple Concerto", Ries' Concerto No. 6), or the parallel major (Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1). Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 3 even modulates to the leading tone in its first movement exposition, with no orchestral accompaniment. On the other hand, other Classical and Romantic composers strictly adhered to the traditional scheme of modulating to the dominant in a major key or the relative major in a minor key, including Haydn, Mozart, Hummel, John Field, and Mendelssohn. The exposition may include identifiable musical themes (whether melodic, rhythmic or chordal in character), and may develop them, but it is usually the key relationships and the sense of "arrival" at the dominant that is used by analysts in identifying the exposition.
The exposition in classical symphonies is typically repeated, although there are many examples where the composer does not specify such a repeat, and it never is repeated in concertos. In the recapitulation, the material in the exposition is repeated or paraphrased either in the home key (as by Mozart), or the parallel major of the home key if it is minor (as by Beethoven), although as with the exposition, a different modulation may be used (such as to the mediant in Dvorak's "New World Symphony").
If the movement starts with an introductory section, this introduction is not usually analysed as being part of the movement's exposition.
In many works of the Classical period and some of the Romantic era, the exposition is often bracketed by repeat signs, indicating that it is to be played twice. This is something which is not always done in concert from the 20th Century onwards.
In fugue
A fugue usually has two main sections: the exposition and the body. In the exposition, each voice plays its own adaptation of the theme, in either a subject or an answer; they also provide countersubjects (counterpoints) to the following voices as they enter. The exposition usually ends on either a I or V chord, and is then followed by the body. | WIKI |
Talk:Negative-bias temperature instability
How does NBTI happen?
How does NBTI work/happen? The article only says something about the effects (increased threshold) but nothing about the causes. Interp (talk) 10:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC) This is because it is still not clear and a "hot" research topic (2011)! The effects (temperature and oxide field dependent threshold shifts, RTN) are more or less known, whilst the exact cause is still lively debated. In my opinion most of the cited articles (scientific papers) in here are rather outdated. Long story short: Exact cause unkown The cause is important to make lifetime predictions. I'm myself involved into (N)BTI research. Wikipedia should not put original research onto one of it's pages. That's my opinion. Imho it would be good just to state the effects and say that the cause is unknown and subject to current research. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:20, 29 November 2011 (UTC) Markus Bina, TU Wien Europe/Austria | WIKI |
Senator Cruz (disambiguation)
Ted Cruz (born 1970) is a U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013.
Senator Cruz may also refer to:
* Benjamin Cruz (born 1951), Senate of Guam
* Donovan Dela Cruz (born 1973), Hawaii State Senate
* Michael Cruz (born 1958), Senate of Guam
* Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born 1961), New Jersey State Senate | WIKI |
Bjørge Stensbøl
Bjørge Stensbøl (born 30 November 1947) is a Norwegian sports official.
He was born in Kongsvinger. He served as president of the Norwegian Biathlon Association from 1985 to 1988. From 1991 to 2004 he chaired Olympiatoppen, the elite sport department of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2004. | WIKI |
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Rh spurs, till the splinters flew again, and some fell off, and some still hung on and sat there looking like fools.
"Ho! ho!" said the Squire; "I see very well who has been here; but as for you, a pretty set of blockheads you must be to sit here and let the Master Thief steal the horses from between your legs."
So they all got a good leathering because they had not kept a sharper look-out.
Farther on in the day came the Master Thief again, and told how he had managed the matter, and asked for the Squire's daughter, as he had promised; but the Squire gave him one hundred dollars down, and said he must do something better still.
"Do you think now," said he, "you can steal the horse from under me while I am out riding on his back?"
"O, yes! I daresay I could," said the Master Thief, "if I were really sure of getting your daughter."
Well, well, the Squire would see what he could do; and he told the Master Thief a day when he would be taking a ride on a great common where they drilled the troops. So the Master Thief soon got hold of an old worn-out jade of a mare, and set to work, and made traces and collar of withies and broom-twigs, and bought an old beggarly cart and a great cask. After that he told an old beggar woman he would give her ten dollars if she would get inside the cask, and keep her mouth agape over the taphole, into which he was going to stick his finger. No harm should happen to her; she should only be driven about a little; and if he took his finger out more than once, she was to have ten dollars more. Then he threw a few rags and tatters over himself, and stuffed himself out, and | WIKI |
Driving with Bad Brake Pads: Do's and Don'ts for Your Safety
Can you drive a car with bad brake pads? This is a question many drivers may find themselves asking at some point. Brake pads are a critical component of a car's braking system, responsible for providing the necessary friction to stop the vehicle. When brake pads become worn, damaged, or contaminated, their ability to grip the brake rotor is compromised. This can lead to reduced braking effectiveness, increased stopping distances, and potentially even complete brake failure.
Driving a car with bad brake pads is not only risky but also illegal in many jurisdictions. It puts the driver, passengers, and other road users in significant danger. When the brake pads are worn or deteriorated, the time it takes to bring the vehicle to a complete stop is significantly increased. This can lead to accidents, especially in emergency situations where quick and efficient braking is essential.
Furthermore, driving with bad brake pads can cause additional damage to other vital parts of the braking system, such as the brake rotors or calipers. As the worn pads continue to wear down, they can generate excessive heat, leading to warping or even cracking of the brake rotors. This damage can be expensive to repair and further compromise the safety of the vehicle.
It is crucial to prioritize regular brake pad maintenance and replacement to ensure optimal braking performance and safety. If you suspect that your brake pads may be in poor condition, it is advised to have them inspected and replaced by a qualified mechanic as soon as possible.
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Can You Drive a Car with Bad Brake Pads?
Brake pads are a crucial component of a car's braking system. They provide the necessary friction to stop or slow down the rotation of the wheels, ensuring a safe driving experience. However, over time, brake pads can wear out due to regular use and need replacement. This leads to a common question among car owners – can you drive a car with bad brake pads?
The short and simple answer is no, you should not drive a car with bad brake pads. Brake pads are designed to grip the spinning rotors and create the necessary friction to stop your vehicle. When the pads are worn out, they become less effective, reducing your ability to stop quickly and potentially compromising your safety on the road.
Driving with bad brake pads can be extremely dangerous. If you try to stop suddenly, you may find that your car takes longer to come to a halt or fails to stop altogether. This can lead to accidents or collisions, jeopardizing both your safety and the safety of others around you.
Additionally, driving with bad brake pads can cause further damage to your braking system. As the worn-out pads scrape against the rotors, it can lead to grooves or scoring on the surface. This can increase the cost of repairs and require additional components to be replaced, such as the rotors themselves.
It is important to address this issue promptly by replacing your worn-out brake pads. Regular maintenance and inspection can help detect brake pad deterioration before it becomes a significant problem. A professional mechanic can assess the condition of your brake pads and provide expert advice on when they need to be replaced.
Remember, your safety and the safety of others are paramount. Investing in proper maintenance and promptly addressing any issues with your car's braking system will ensure a smooth and secure driving experience.
FAQs
Can you drive a car with bad brake pads?
Driving a car with bad brake pads is strongly discouraged and can be extremely dangerous. Brake pads are a crucial component of a vehicle's braking system, responsible for creating friction against the rotor to slow down or stop the car. When the brake pads are worn out or damaged, they become less effective in bringing the vehicle to a halt, compromising your safety on the road.
What are the dangers of driving with bad brake pads?
Driving with bad brake pads can result in several dangers:
• Increased stopping distance: Worn brake pads require more time and distance to bring the car to a stop, increasing the risk of accidents, especially in emergency situations.
• Reduced braking power: With deteriorated brake pads, the vehicle's braking power significantly decreases, making it harder to slow down or stop the car, especially at higher speeds.
• Brake fade: When the brake pads are in poor condition, they may generate excessive heat, leading to brake fade. This phenomenon reduces the braking efficiency, resulting in a spongy or unresponsive brake pedal.
• Brake failure: Ignoring bad brake pads for an extended period can lead to complete brake failure, where the brakes do not respond at all, putting the driver, passengers, and others on the road in grave danger.
How can I tell if my brake pads are bad?
There are a few signs that indicate your brake pads may be worn out or in need of replacement:
• Squeaking or grinding noise: If you hear high-pitched squeaking or grinding noises while applying the brakes, it is a clear indication that your brake pads are worn and need attention.
• Reduced braking performance: If you notice that your vehicle takes longer to stop or that the brake pedal feels spongy and requires more effort to engage, it may be a sign of bad brake pads.
• Visual inspection: Most brake pads have wear indicators that become visible when the pads are worn down. You can visually inspect your brake pads through the wheel spokes to see if they need replacement.
What should I do if my brake pads are bad?
If you suspect your brake pads need replacement, it is crucial to have them inspected and repaired by a qualified mechanic as soon as possible. Continuing to drive a car with bad brake pads puts your safety and the safety of others at risk. Contact a trusted automotive professional to diagnose the issue and replace the brake pads if necessary.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is highly unsafe to drive a car with bad brake pads. Brake pads are a critical component of the braking system and are responsible for creating friction that allows the vehicle to come to a stop. If the brake pads are worn out or damaged, it can significantly impact the effectiveness of the braking system, compromising your ability to stop or slow down the car.
Driving with bad brake pads can lead to several dangerous situations, including increased stopping distance, reduced braking power, and potential brake failure. These issues can result in accidents, injuries, and even fatalities. It is essential to prioritize your safety and the safety of others on the road by ensuring your brake pads are in good condition.
Regular brake maintenance and timely replacement of worn-out brake pads are crucial to maintaining the functionality of your vehicle's braking system. If you suspect that your brake pads are in poor condition, it is advisable to have them inspected and replaced by a professional mechanic.
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Strasbourg (506)
The result was merge to Battle of Tolbiac. A Train talk 07:38, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
Battle of Strasbourg (506)
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I couldn't verify the information in this article. I have no idea which source "Fertig 2" is supposed to be, but in any case I only find reliable sources about the battle in 357, and not about this one (looking in English and German). Fram (talk) 07:54, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Keep as I've found the sources mentioned, including Fertig, and added new ones both in the text and the bibliography. --Bermicourt (talk) 09:44, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* And which of these sources discuss a Battle of Strasbourg in 506? For example "Fertig 2, 281" is highly unlikely, as Fertig 2 has only 16 pages (Fertig 1 has bout 30 pages, so even a combined edition wouldn't get so far). All I see in e.g. Wood is general discussion about a 506 battle, probably about the Battle of Tolbiac, nothing about a 506 battle of Strasbourg. Please indicate exactly which source, on which page, discusses the actual topic of this article. Fram (talk) 09:52, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* If you read the text, you'll see that the Fertig reference follows the sentence "A panegyric by Ennodius about Theodoric the Great speaks exaggeratedly of a victory by Theodoric over the Alamanni." I've checked the references and they appear to back up the text they refer to. Why don't you work with me to help improve the article further? Just a thought. --Bermicourt (talk) 14:03, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* The Fertig reference? You mean the one pointing to a page number that doesn't exist? Why, instead of all this, can't you answer a very simple question: which source, page, line discusses a 506 Battle in Strasbourg. If possible, please provide a link to an online copy. Fram (talk) 14:13, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 18:02, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 18:02, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 18:02, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Delete Strasbourg was not known as such until the late 500s or there abouts. Was Argentoratum. Conflation with Tolbiac seems plausible.Icewhiz (talk) 18:16, 3 October 2017 (UTC) struck, vote below.Icewhiz (talk) 12:31, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:17, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Merge or redirect (perhaps rename and repurpose) -- Alamannia deals with its subjection to the Franks and Ostrogoths. The whole basis of this article is that there "must have" been a battle, which some historians postulate to be near Strasbourg. Any argument using "must have" implies a guess, which should mean that the subject is not suitable for an encyclopedia article. The broader subject as to what historians suggest to have happened might be. The matter is covered in the Merovingian Duchy section of Alamannia, and it might be appropriate to have a more detailed "main" article on this, and this article might be restructured and repurposed for this, but it cannot retain its present name and battle infobox, becasue we do not know where or even whether it took place. The target might be Conquest of southern Alamannia by the Franks. Peterkingiron (talk) 23:12, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
* Keep/Merge This battle may be hypothetical, however there are sources for it, and it could probably be merged into some expansive article. It is probably unreasonable to expect be able to find enough sources on a minor battle from 1500 years ago to expand on this, however the article is not too bad. Dysklyver 08:39, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
* Which sources are there for it? Please don't take the word of the article creator for it. "the article is not too bad" expect for that minor fact, that most sourecs are not about this battle but about well, perhaps, something happened between 501-507, it might have been in 506, it may have been a battle, but apart from one letter which vaguely refers to this we know nothing about it. If it needs to be merged or redirected, it should point to Battle of Tolbiac, which is actually, verifiably, and regularly speculated of having happened in 506, as mentioned at that article. This article is basically a fork based on thin air where so far not one actual reliable source with this speculation about a battle in Strasbourg has been given. Even if such a source would materialize eventually, it would have to be rather substantial anyway to warrant a full article and not just a footnote in an existing article. Fram (talk) 09:09, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
* Sources found. Okay so I've added 2 sources that definitely support the article.
* Geunich states that "Claude deduces, as most historians now do, that there were two or three battles between the Franks and the Alemanni. The first is supposed to have taken place at Zülpich [=Battle of Tolbiac] in the 480s or early 490s, leading to the knee injury of the Rhine-Frankish king, Sigibert. The second conflict, which was dated by Gregory to the "fifteenth year" of Clovis' reign, i.e. 496/97, was that "conversion battle" that led to his baptism. In the third battle, in the year 506, Clovis gave the Alemanni such a "crushing defeat" (at Strasbourg?)" that they "lost their political independence." This third battle was the occasion of the intervention of the Ostrogoth king, Theoderic the Great, who campaigned for the "exhausted remnants" of the Alemanni and ordered Clovis to stop."
* Ewig more briefly states that in "506, an unforeseen event occurred. The Alemanni rose up against their Frankish overlords under a military king, who apparently mobilised the majority of the tribe. Clovis dealt them a devastating defeat (at Strasbourg?), which put an end to the political autonomy of the Alamanni, whose king fell in the battle, and which led to considerable upheaval in the land.... Worms and Speyer and the lands north of the Oos were annexed by Francia. The Franks pursued their vanquished enemies, who fled in droves to Rhaetia in the region governed and influenced by the Ostrogots."
* The original text (in German) is on the talk page for those interested, but I've added the references to the article.
* Other scholars mentioned by Geunich include Anton and Schäferdiek, but I haven't had time to research those. However, it's clear that there is more than enough evidence at this stage to warrant keeping and improving it. Bermicourt (talk) 20:51, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
* Thanks. So, at the time of your article creation, and at the time of your keep, you didn't actually have any sources about this battle, and the sources you added then also didn't mention the battle? Anyway, now we have two sources who have "(at Strasbourg?)". Basing an article on a coment in parentheses and with a question mark seems not enough to meet WP:N at all, which requires indepth, significant coverage, not throwaway speculation in brackets. Mentioning this speculation in an article about the Frankish-Alemannish battles is of course possible, but I see no reason to have a full article on two repetitions of "(at Strasbourg?)". Fram (talk) 06:21, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
* Agree with Fram, the two sources provided suggest a hypothetical battle, without nailing down specifics.Icewhiz (talk) 07:08, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
* I've found yet another source by Johannes Hoops that refers to this battle in 506 as taking place wohl bei Straßburg i.e. "probably by Strasbourg". I'll add that too.
* @Fram. The article isn't based on a comment in parentheses, its based on a scholarly assessment of the sources and Strasbourg is the place they believe it happened. That's history. The whole article is now well sourced and it's clear there is much more information out there than any of us first thought; of course it could be further improved as we look at the work of other scholars (I missed out Becher), but that's true of most articles here.
* @Icewhiz. I think scholarly consensus is that this battle did take place; the only uncertainty is where. But there is general agreement that Strasbourg is likely. We could add a "?" to the title, but IMHO that's unnecessary; the article explains the situation.
* These new sources put the veracity of the article beyond doubt and this delete discussion should be closed. What is now needed is work by genuinely interested editors to improve the article, based on the additional sources I have mentioned and maybe then a review alongside other related articles like the Battle of Tolbiac. --Bermicourt (talk) 07:20, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
* The whole article is now well sourced? Yes, if you believe including sources you haven't seen and pages which don't exist is "well-sourced", then sure. "a scholarly assessment of the sources and Strasbourg is the place they believe it happened. " Well, you have one source putting it "probably in Strassburg", two sources putting it in parentheses and with a question mark, and you ignore the sources which think the 506 battle is the Tolbiac battle. What is needed is what has been suggested by others, a general article about the Franko-Alemannish conflict of 490-506 or thereabouts (now a section in Alamannia), discussing things like this sometimes hypothesed Battle of Strasbourg and the much more well-established battle of Tolbiac. The article we have here has very little info on the actual battle and a lot on the historical background, so the obvious thing is to have an article on the historical background where the very little info on the battle is included together with the other battles and different opinions. Fram (talk) 08:00, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
* That's a very unreasonable interpretation: the "sources you haven't seen" are in the article, fully referenced. I'm sorry you couldn't find the right page in one source, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Instead of criticising every improvement and new piece of evidence, why don't you welcome and encourage them? After all, it shows your intervention is paying off! And perhaps even work constructively and help me and others develop the article. Surely as an admin, you should be cheering us volunteer editors on, not wearing us down! This article is now way better referenced than many on Wikipedia. If we delete everything that doesn't meet FA standards, there'd be little left and, frankly, few editors willing to help. Bermicourt (talk) 16:46, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
* Merge (or else keep) with Battle of Tolbiac. I do not believe there is consensus that these are different battles. The historiographical issues should be dealt with in one place. Srnec (talk) 00:48, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
* Comment Most scholars, however, would disagree with you and I'm inclined to go with them. "That the Franks defeated the Alemanni in 496 with the help of God, and that their king, Clovis, was then baptized in Reims, still belongs to the general knowledge which every half-educated [German] person has internalized since his school days." In other words, Geunich is saying that the notion that there was one decisive battle is an old schoolboy's tale; that recent scholarship has unpicked into the 2-3 battles he has described. While several scholars merge the 480s/early 490s conflict with the 496/497 at Tolbiac, few combine it with this separate battle in 506. But it'd be great if editors other than me did some actual research and added to the sum of human knowledge about this period of history. Bermicourt (talk) 19:26, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
* - it might make sense to create a "Alamanni-Franks conflict" article - in such an article one could list possible battles, and evidence for their possible existence, as well as discuss battles where there is a consensus. The problem with this article it discusses a possible event that some historians surmise occurred at this year and location.Icewhiz (talk) 09:07, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
* . That makes a lot of sense. From my research, it is difficult to untangle the battles clearly from one another in the primary sources so, not surprisingly, the secondary sources differ. Geunich, who does a summary of scholarly thinking, says most historians agree there were 2 or 3 battles. Whether the Battle of Tolbiac (=Zülpich) was first or second is unclear. If we created a generic "Frankish-Alemannic conflict" article, we'd need to merge this one and Battle of Tolbiac into it. I'm willing to give it a go, but would appreciate help. --Bermicourt (talk) 12:35, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
* Tolbiac could remain standalone as a sub article (as there seems to be a consensus it happened), the wider conflict\war should cover it as well as surmised additional events and outcomes.Icewhiz (talk) 18:02, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
* Hmm. There was defo a battle at Zülpich (Tolbiac); that's mentioned by Gregory. But scholars don't agree on the date. I've seen all three dates associated with it. Essentially all that seems definite is that: there were at least 2 battles, one of which was at Zülpich, one was in 496/97 and one in 506; Sigobert was lamed at Zülpich; Clovis was the victor each time and converted to Christianity as a result of the 496/97 battle. The current Battle of Tolbiac article doesn't reflect the level of uncertainty over the Frankish-Alemannic conflict or the latest scholarly position. In reality, its details are almost as vague as Strasbourg. are you able to shed any light on this. Bermicourt (talk) 19:56, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, J 947 ( c ) (m) 19:34, 10 October 2017 (UTC) Create Frankish-Alemannic conflict article and, depending on what that looks like, consider merging both battle articles into it as neither appears to be attested in any detail in the sources and several theories abound. For consistency, I'm using the same naming schema as another conflict in called the Frankish-Thuringian campaign (491), but for which I can find no sources at all! for which I have now found several sources. --Bermicourt (talk) 09:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
* Merge to proposed putative name above.Icewhiz (talk) 12:31, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
* Merge Sources have been found, historical confusion need not be solved at AFD.L3X1 (distænt write) 03:09, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
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• Over recent years, computing systems have seen a massive increase in parallelism and interconnectivity. Peer-to-peer systems, ad-hoc networks, sensor networks, or the "cloud" are based on highly connected and volatile networks. Individual nodes such as cell phones, desktop computers or high performance computing systems rely on parallel processing power achieved through multiple processing units. To exploit the power of massive networks or multiple processors, algorithms must cope with the scale and asynchrony of these systems, and their inherent instability, e.g., due to node, link, or processor failures. In this research project we explore randomized algorithms for large-scale networks of distributed systems, and for shared memory multi-processor systems. For large-scale networks, decentralized gossip protocols have emerged as a standard approach to achieving fault-tolerant communication between nodes with simple and scalable algorithms. We will devise new gossip protocols for various complex distributed tasks, and we will explore the power and limits of gossip protocols in various settings. For shared memory systems, randomized algorithms have proved extremely useful to deal with asynchrony and failures. Sometimes probabilistic algorithms provide the only solution to a problem; sometimes they are more efficient; sometimes they are simply easier to implement. We will devise efficient algorithms for some of the fundamental problems of shared memory computing, such as mutual exclusion, renaming, and consensus.
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Life Beyond: The Dawn
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When we look around the planet, one thing is consistent. Life will thrive even in some of the most extreme places on Earth. These include the driest deserts, the top of frozen mountains, deep trenches within the ocean floor and more. There are always signs of life in these places, such as plants, animals, fungi and even tiny alien-like microbes.
It has been a total of 4 billion years since life began on Earth. The planet looked very different back then, not the nurturing habitat but a dark alien-like planet. A combination of volcanic explosions and other events sparked creation. Once the planet cooled down enough, the planet's earliest life forms were formed, deep in the bottom of the pre-historic oceans.
Atoms are freer to move and flow within a liquid vs a solid or gas and combine with other molecules to form more complex organisms. Add some heat from the sun, oxygen, carbon and sulfur gases into the mix, and voila, the first cells emerged. From then on, life developed rapidly, with one complex organism evolving into more complex beings culminating with us humans.
Because it happened quickly here on Earth, it stands to reason that it can happen on other planets, too. After four billion years, it's now time to find an answer to one of the biggest questions asked by humanity: Are we alone in the universe?
Now more than ever, the truth may finally be within our reach. Advances in technology and the looming reality of commercial space flight have some NASA scientists convinced that within a few decades, we will have answers.
How life on Earth came to be can give us clues on where to start looking for our "cosmic kin." Since life began in the water, it makes sense to look for planets with oceans or ocean worlds like Earth. Some candidate planets include Kepler 62F, Trappist 1D, Teegarden B, and K2-18B, which confirmed atmospheric water vapor.
But of course, many of these planets in our galaxy that are awash in water won't be habitable to human life as we know it. It will indeed be a hit and miss search for the right one. And if by chance none of the planets will do, any one of the estimated 100 trillion planetary moons in our galaxy alone might work out as our new home. Some may have surface water or oceans and share the same size and atmosphere as Earth.
The next few years will be exciting regarding what we might find out there. Right now, accessible commercial space travel is closer to becoming a reality with the Space X and Blue Origin programs. A mission to Mars is currently planned by both NASA (target date is 2030) and Space X (2026).
With so many places to find life, just in our galaxy alone, it might only be a matter of time before we make a discovery.
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David Arsenault
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2 years ago
There are far too many issues facing humankind in the here and now that in my opinion make this subject not more than another fantasy to entertain us. Billion are wasted on exploring other worlds, money and effort better utilize solving the many crisis and issues in front of us now as in respecting all life on Earth right down to the smallest form. I will wonder why we are preoccupied with life elsewhere in the multiverses. Is it so we can continue to trash earth with impunity and say to hell with this planets lifeforms lets go and destroy somewhere else's life forms?
Furthermore INTELLIGENT life may be something all around us now just not recognizable and nothing like the form we occupy as earthlings humanoids!
Imakenosense
Imakenosense
2 years ago
Awesome. Heavy Element, Liquid and boOzyhyet. There is a habitable planet out there before us near big bang.
User1
User1
2 years ago
LMAO @ Kubhi! Lies? Science is built on observations, experiments and repeated results. Not on manufactured conclusions.
Rated a 10. Actually I liked that it wasn't 60 min plus!
What's a manufactured conclusion? - religion and probably Kubhi's beliefs.
john
john
2 years ago
total limited bullsh*t
Kubhi
Kubhi
2 years ago
Seriously, how can you tell it is 4 billlion years while we hardly never know of any human who happened to live even to a thousand years...! What a misinformation! Keeping on inheriting lies!
Chad
Chad
2 years ago
Pure conjecture is the theme of everything presented in this doc. There is a tremendous presumption about the requirements for "life" to exist, e.g. the presence of water.
Says who, material scientific observation which is flawed at best? The scientific movement has made the same mistake as Buddhist philosophy has, i.e. because the observable is limited in its scope, the absolute must be the exact opposite which, of course, then precludes the possibility of unlimited omnipotence. The Vedanta Sutra of India makes this very clear, there is no limitation to the Absolute. As soon as one imposes preconceived notions as to the existence of life universal, one is then doomed to not understanding the Absolute Truth. Good luck in your search for other life in the Universe, which already exists before you, but ignorance blinds you to it. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Consider two statements below -
• $\text{S1}:$ For all positive $f(n), f(n) + o(f(n)) = \theta(f(n)).$
• $\text{S2}:$ For all positive $f(n), g(n)$ and $h(n),$ if $f(n) = O(g(n))$ and $f(n) = \Omega(h(n)),$ then $g(n) + h(n) = \Omega(f(n))$
Which of the following is the correct option.
1. $\text{S1}$ is True but $\text{S2}$ is False.
2. $\text{S2}$ is True but $\text{S1}$ is False.
3. Both are True.
4. Both are False.
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Tbh everything that has been taught in class is enough to solve this.
When you write f(n) + o(f(n)), this o(f(n)) cannot be a set of functions (common sense), so it must be an element which belongs to set o(f(n)).
For formal definitions and terms read "Asymptotic notation in equations and equalities" from CLRS, it's from chapter 3, as mentioned by {ankitgupta}.
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If that's the case then writing
o(f(n)) is strictly less than f(n) is a valid statement
but ankitgupta said we cant write like that
this is the issue
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@jiren, I wanted to make things correct. It’s upto you or anyone whether they believe it or not on a good book. And This book is written by Turing award winner which is considered as the Nobel prize of computer science.
You are believing that asymptotic analysis means $ n \geq n_0$ or it is for sufficiently large $n$ which is not completely true.
I have already mentioned here.
There are books which have written on this single topic. Anyone can read about How these asymptotic notations came into picture, why we use $n \geq n_0$ or $n \leq n_0$ etc if they get free time.
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Answer is option C which is both statements are correct
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Yeah we are discussing about that comment only
what do you want to convey??
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There are two things which I wanted to convey. Summarising below (most of the things here are copied from the above comments):
Assuming $f$ and $g$ are positive functions,
$1) $ If we write: $f(n) + o(f(n)) = \Theta (f(n))$
It means for “any” function $g(n) \in o(f(n)),$ there is “some” function $h(n) \in \Theta(f(n))$ such that
$f(n) + g(n) = h(n)$ for all $n.$
(Remember this equation should be true for all $n,$ not only for large $n.$)
(Now, based on this, we should have to write things for first statement.)
$2) $ If we write $o(f(n)) < f(n),$ it means for any function $g(n) \in o(f(n))$ such that $g(n) < f(n)$ for all $n.$
(As in case of equation, this inequality should also be true for all $n.$)
If we write $g(n) = o(f(n))$ then for some $n,$ you can have $g(n) > f(n).$ and since, we should have $g(n) < f(n)$ So, this statement might not be correct for all positive functions $f(n)$ because inequality may not hold for all $n.$
For example, $f(n) = n^2$ and $g(n) = 10n.$ Here we have $g(n) = o(f(n))$ but $g(2) > f(2)$
So, $10n \in o(n^2)$ and $10n < n^2$ should hold for all $n$ but for $n=2$ it does not hold.
We might loosely say $o(f) < f.$
section “Asymptotic notation in equations and inequalities” in Chapter 3
section 2.5
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We are saying f(n) < g(n) asymptotically and not exactly so for some constant values even
if f(n) > g(n) this doesn't matter as we are speaking asymptotically
Also when we say f(n) > g(n) asymptotically it means f(n) will grow faster than g(n) for all the values >= n0
see in the above we are taking values which are greater than or equal to n0 and not for every value of n
what i really don't understand is
f(n) + o(f(n)) = Θ(f(n))
here u said this equality is valid because we take o(f(n)) as anonymous function and not as set
but again u will write g(n) belongs to o(f(n)) which is contradicting to your above mentioned statement because u took o(f(n)) as a function and not as a set
What exactly is the convention that you are following
o(f(n)) in an equality or inequality is a
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2. anonymous function
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Cutting-Edge IVF Care in Prague A Pinnacle of Reproductive Technology
The pursuit of parenthood can be a challenging journey for many couples, and advancements in reproductive technology have opened doors to new possibilities. In recent years, Prague has emerged as a hub for cutting-edge In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) care, offering state-of-the-art facilities and a comprehensive approach to assist couples in realizing their dream of starting a family. In this article, we’ll explore why Prague has become a sought-after destination for IVF treatments and the key factors contributing to its success. IVF
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The school was founded in 1999 and falls under the umbrella of an RTC School or Residential Treatment Center. It is located in Hurricane, Utah. It offers year round enrollment to teenagers (12-18) and is a co-ed school.
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Diamond Ranch Academy is located on a 200 acre modern ranch-like setting in Utah's beautiful Color Country near Zion National Park.
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Herbs Promote Hair Restoration
Every day, we normally shed up to 125 hairs. We are familiar, however, with the comic character who runs around and pulls out his hair while enduring a stressful situation. You may be amazed to learn there really is a connection between stress and hair loss. Stress restricts the flow of chi (energy) and blood to the scalp. The severe stress of major surgery or illness can cause hair to stop growing and shift into a resting phase. Two or three months later, the resting hairs suddenly begin to fall out. Stress can also trigger a type of hair loss in which white blood cells attack the hair follicles and halt hair growth. As we get older, both men and women experience some hair loss. It is a normal part of the aging process and often runs in families. Characterized by a receding hair line and baldness on the top of the head in men, hair loss in women takes the form of a general thinning of the hair.
Both men and women produce the hormone testosterone. Because of interaction with an enzyme, testosterone can be converted to DHT, which shrinks hair follicles. This causes the membranes in the scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. When the follicles atrophy, hair falls out and usually is not replaced. Since men produce more testosterone than women, they experience more hair loss. Areas of the scalp that are completely bald no longer have live follicles. Areas with shorter, fuzzy, fine hairs still have live follicles that may respond to Chinese herbal remedies.
In Chinese medicine, healthy hair depends on an abundant flow of chi and blood to the scalp. Blood is produced through the digestive process, and blood deficiency can be caused by dietary or digestive insufficiencies. Hair loss is also linked to kidney deficiency syndrome.
Chinese herbs have been effective in promoting hair growth by balancing hormones, restoring kidney energy and directing nourishing blood to the scalp. The main Chinese herbal remedy is he shou wu, which strengthens the hair, increases blood production, and may reverse graying. Herbs such as saw palmetto and licorice root help block the formation of DHT.
Whole foods, particularly the outer skin of plants such as potatoes and cucumbers, as well as green and red peppers and sprouts, give strength to hair because they are rich in the mineral silica. Evening primrose, flaxseed and fish oils help prevent damage to the hair follicles. To increase circulation to the scalp, try tapping with your fingertips or giving your scalp a stimulating massage. Please talk with your doctor at Tao of Wellness if you have concerns about hair loss. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Cataract Surgery And Benefit Of Using Laser In Lasik Surgery
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Cataract surgery is done to replace the clouded natural lens of the eye with artificial man made lens .The modern techniques involve the use of ultrasound devices that break the clouded lens into smaller parts and then these smaller parts are removed from the eye . In phacoemulsification, only small incision is needed take out the smaller parts of the clouded lens.
Like Lasik surgery, the laser is also being used in the cataract surgery now. The use of laser has been approved in the United States. The laser is used to create corneal incisions to gain access to lens. It is also used to remove the anterior capsule of the lens, and break the lens into smaller parts. The laser can also be used to reduce the astigmatism by creating peripheral corneal incisions.
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Lasik surgery is performed to cure the farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. In Lasik surgeries, the surgeon removes the cornea flap, to access the areas under the cornea. To cure the problem, the area under the cornea has to be reshaped before replacing the flap on the treated area. The laser is used to reshape the area under the cornea. The cornea flap is cut with the help of micro blades. But in the Lasik laser surgery, laser is used to cut the cornea flap also.The only difference between laser Lasik surgery and non laser Lasik surgery is that in laser Lasik surgery,the s laser is used twice, first, to create cornea flap and then for reshaping the exposed area under cornea for treatment.
The surgery takes place after numbing the eye with drops. The eye holder is placed on the eye to keep them open during the surgery. The patient is made to look at the pinpoint light, called target light, while the laser is used to reshape the corneal tissue. After this the cornea flap is placed back and it sticks with the underlying issues of cornea within few minutes. The stitches are not needed. For nearsightedness, the cornea is flattened and for farsightedness, the steeper cornea is created.
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Only Time Knows
Only Time Knows is the debut album by Bearfoot Bluegrass, released in late February, 2001.
Development
Bearfoot Bluegrass was more of a music camp band than a festival performing band when they went to Surreal Studio in Anchorage and cut Only Time Knows, assembled without a producer. Bearfoot Bluegrass went on to win the Telluride Bluegrass band contest in June the same year. The band members were 16–19 years old when they created their first album and won the Telluride band contest.
Personnel
Bearfoot Bluegrass
* Angela Oudean – Vocals, fiddle
* Annalisa Woodlee – Vocals, fiddle
* Malani O'Toole – Vocals, fiddle, guitar
* Jason Norris – Vocals, mandolin
* Kate Hamre – Acoustic bass
* Mike Mickelson – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Production
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Altria Shows Again Why It Is the Ultimate Income Stock
A lot of investors worry about Altria Group (NYSE: MO) because they believe cigarettes are a dying industry. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. With its full-year 2020 report released last week, the tobacco conglomerate is showing again why its business is more resilient than people think, and why it is the ultimate stock for income-seeking investors.
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Full-year 2020 results
On Jan. 28, Altria released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results. Total revenue for 2020 was $26.1 billion, up 4.2% from 2019. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS), which adjusts for short-term changes in the company's outside investments, was $4.36, up 3.6% from 2019. At a current stock price of $41.70, that gives Altria a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.6, significantly below the S&P 500 average of 39.
The main driver of sales/earnings growth was Altria's smokeable (cigarettes and cigars) business. Revenue for the segment was up 5% to $23.1 billion in 2020, while profits were up 10.8% to $10 billion. Marlboro, which is the majority of this segment, actually saw its industry market share drop from 43.3% to 43% in 2020, but the company was able to offset this decline with price increases. This pricing power is why Altria has been able to grow its EPS over the last two decades even with cigarette volumes getting cut in half since 2000.
Is the dividend sustainable?
At an estimated 8.2% yield, some investors might worry that Altria's dividend is unsustainable. The current payout is $3.44 per share, or around 78.8% of the company's 2020 adjusted EPS. This is just below its goal to pay out 80% of its adjusted EPS as a dividend, which should show investors that not only is Altria's dividend sustainable, but it will likely go up in the coming years.
The biggest concern with Altria and its dividend is the company's long-term debt. At the end of 2020, the company had close to $30 billion in debt, which it will need to pay back or refinance before paying out any dividends to shareholders. However, if you look at when all the debt is due, Altria does not owe more than $1.5 billion in debt in any given year, which it likely can manage while also paying out its 80% adjusted EPS dividend target.
Lastly, Altria's board just authorized a $2 billion share repurchase program as another way to return capital to shareholders. The program ends in June of 2022 and should help reduce the company's share count by a few percentage points, thereby increasing the profits attributed to each share held by investors.
Where do they go from here?
With a slowly declining cigarette business, Altria will eventually need to move away from its Marlboro brand into other revenue streams. Luckily, the company has a few initiatives that could help mitigate the declines. Two include its investments in JUUL (the number-one vaping brand in the United States) and Cronos Group, a publicly traded cannabis producer. Altria paid $12.8 billion for a 35% stake in JUUL in 2018, but has written down its investment many times, including by $2.6 billion in 2020. This is concerning, as the company likely overpaid for its equity stake, but the investment can still act as a hedge if vaping continues to take market share from combustible cigarettes. Altria owns 45% of Cronos Group, which is currently worth $1.8 billion.
Altria also has a tobacco-free nicotine pouch product called on! that is a part of its push to slowly move away from smokeable products. The pouches are now available in 78,000 retail stores nationwide and have a 2.4% market share for the oral tobacco category. Investors should look for both these numbers to increase over the next few years if the product is eventually going to become meaningful to Altria's financials.
Overall, while the popular narrative is that tobacco is a dying business, the recent results from Altria show that its profitability is actually increasing. With consistent cash generated by its cigarette business, Altria can pay out its large dividend while also investing for growth in vaping, nicotine pouches, and cannabis. With its 8.2% dividend yield, the company currently looks like a great stock for income-seeking investors.
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Why You Need Fiber for a Happy Gut
Here I have for you all the deets on fiber, what it is, why it’s so important, where to get it, and why it makes your gut THRIVE.
Fiber is essential for good digestive health and is often a nutrient that is overlooked. You know you need to need it, and you know it helps keep you regular, but what else about it is so important?!
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body doesn’t digest. Unlike other carbohydrates, fiber doesn’t break down into simple sugars in your body. This undigested fiber passes through the digestive tract providing many benefits on its way out. There are two types of dietary fiber, soluble and insoluble, and they both provide different benefits.
Soluble fiber dissolves and turns into a gel-like substance in your body. This gel-like material helps stabilize blood sugars and increases the regularity of your stools. Plant foods typically contain a mixture of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Although, foods will be higher in either one. Foods that are high in soluble fiber include but are not limited to, legumes, oats, barley, apples, and seeds.
Unlike soluble fiber, Insoluble Fiber does not dissolve, but maintains its shape while passing through your body. This type of fiber will add bulk to your stool. Both soluble and soluble fiber work together to maintain a happy gut. Foods that are high in insoluble fiber include, Whole Grains, nuts and seeds, fruits with skin, and vegetables such as cauliflower, green peas, and dark green leafy vegetables!
The recommended amount of dietary fiber is 14 grams for every 1,000 calories per day or 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men each day. Most people are only getting half of that, so how can you increase your fiber intake?
Mix oats and flaxseed into different breads and breadcrumbs
Add or blend vegetables to sauces and gravies
When making a fruit smoothie add in frozen cauliflower rice or spinach
Add beans to soups and stews
Sprinkle chia seeds on your yogurt or add them into your smoothie
Fiber and Prebiotics
Aside from improved digestion, fiber also helps improve, increase, and balance the good bacteria in your gut. Have you ever heard the term prebiotics? Well, prebiotics are actually just plant fibers, and these specific plant fibers feed the good bacteria in your gut (also known as probiotics). Gut bacteria love two types of fiber in particular called Fructans and Cellulose. Prebiotics are found in foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, soybeans, chicory root, honey, banana, and Jerusalem artichoke.
It’s important to note that if you’re trying to increase your fiber intake it’s essential you do this slowly to avoid any GI distress and to make sure you are getting adequate fluid.
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Astennu
Astennu is the professional name of Australian heavy metal musician Jamie Stinson. His name is derived from a creature in Egyptian mythology.
Biography
Astennu first came to notice as the guitarist and songwriter for the Australian black metal band Lord Kaos. The band recorded both the demo Path to My Funeral Light and a full-length album Thorns of Impurity in 1995. Before the album's release Astennu went to Norway and found interest in the album from Head Not Found Records however the other members of the band decided to remain in Australia and Thorns of Impurity was released by Sydney label Warhead Records in 1996. Astennu stayed in Norway and reworked some music he had written for Lord Kaos into songs for a solo project called Carpe Tenebrum.
The first Carpe Tenebrum album Majestic Nothingness featured Astennu on all instruments with vocals from Nagash of Dimmu Borgir and The Kovenant. It was released in 1997. Later the same year, Astennu joined Dimmu Borgir on guitar, freeing Shagrath to concentrate on vocals. Astennu's first recording with the band was the 1998 EP Godless Savage Garden. He was also a member of Nagash's other band, The Kovenant, at that time and was featured on the band's 1998 album Nexus Polaris. He also contributed some guitar solos to the Aggressor album and the Triumph of the Blasphemer EP by Nocturnal Breed, a band that also featured Dimmu Borgir's other guitarist Silenoz.
A second Carpe Tenebrum album, Mirrored Hate Painting, again featuring Nagash, was released in 1999. Astennu's second album with Dimmu Borgir, Spiritual Black Dimensions was released the same year, on 2 March. During the tour in support of the album, Astennu was fired from Dimmu Borgir and returned to Australia in late 1999.
Once back in Australia, Astennu worked as a live sound engineer for a number of bands on the Sydney heavy metal scene and also acted as mixer, engineer and producer on a number of albums and releases. In 2002 he recorded and released a third Carpe Tenebrum album, Dreaded Chaotic Reign, this time performing vocals himself. Dreaded Chaotic Reign was a death metal album whereas previous Carpe Tenebrum recordings had been black metal. In May 2003, Astennu returned to the live circuit with Sydney band Infernal Method, for whom he had been engineering for several months.
Discography
with Lord Kaos
* Thorns of Impurity (Warhead Records, 1996)
with Dimmu Borgir
* Godless Savage Garden (Nuclear Blast, 1998)
* Spiritual Black Dimensions (Nuclear Blast, 1999)
with Covenant
* Nexus Polaris (Nuclear Blast, 1998)
with Nocturnal Breed (as guest)
* Aggressor (Hammerheart Records, 1997)
* Triumph of the Blasphemer (Hammerheart Records, 1998)
with Carpe Tenebrum
* Majestic Nothingness (Head Not Found, 1997)
* Mirrored Hate Painting (Hammerheart Records, 1999)
* Dreaded Chaotic Reign (Hammerheart Records, 2002) | WIKI |
Cinenova
Cinenova is a non-profit organisation based in London, dedicated to distributing films and videos made by women. Formed in 1991 from the merger of two feminist distributors, Circles and Cinema of Women, Cinenova provides the means to discover and watch experimental films, narrative feature films, artists film and video, documentary and educational videos.
Through national and international distribution, Cinenova acts as an agency for artists, educators, curators and their audiences. Cinenova is a source of very specific knowledge, a network and cultural community that engages directly with Women's Film and video work, and with the question of how to make this knowledge more publicly accessible. Cinenova offers an extensive archive and expert advice relating to film and video directed by women, with a practice informed by its history as a key resource in the UK independent film and video distribution sector. | WIKI |
I Hate Everything
"I Hate Everything" is a song written by Gary Harrison and Keith Stegall, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in July 2004 as the lead single from his compilation album, 50 Number Ones. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 2004 and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Content
The protagonist of the song is in a bar and runs into a man who hates everything due to his now ex-wife leaving him for another man. It turns out the protagonist has come into the bar after an argument with his own wife. After he has heard the man's story, he calls his wife and says he is coming home, and they are going to work out their differences. The song ends with the protagonist paying for the man's drinks and thanking him for everything.
Chart positions
"I Hate Everything" debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 17, 2004. | WIKI |
William Harvie Christie
William Harvie Christie (1808 – 19 March 1873) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Ceylon to Thomas Christie, who was the medical inspector-general, and Mary Tolfrey. He was educated in England and entered the military, becoming a lieutenant in 1827 and a captain in 1833. In 1845 he married Ellen Harrison, with whom he had five children. That year he migrated to New South Wales, where he was promoted major in 1838. He left the military in 1839 and in 1840 was appointed assistant police magistrate at Hyde Park Barracks. He was serjeant-at-arms for the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1848 to 1852, when he joined the Council as a non-elected member and served as Postmaster-General. Christie left the Council in 1856, and died at Pyrmont in 1873. | WIKI |
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20 same notation, consists in the reduction of all the different relations among quantities to the simplest of those relations, that of equality, and the expression of it by equations. This gives a great facility of generalization, and of comparing quantities with one another. A third arises from the substitution of the arithmetical operations of multiplication and division, for the geometrical method of the composition and resolution of ratios. Of the first of these, the idea is so clear, and the work so simple; of the second, the idea is comparatively so obscure, and the process so complex, that the substitution of the former for the latter could not but be accompanied with great advantage. This is, indeed, what constitutes the great difference in practice between the algebraic and the geometric method of treating quantity. When the quantities are of a complex nature, so as to go beyond what in algebra is called the third power, the geometrical expression is so circuitous and involved, that it renders the reasoning most laborious and intricate. The great facility of generalization in algebra, of deducing one thing from another, and of adapting the analysis to every kind of research, whether the quantities be constant or variable, finite or infinite, depends on this principle more than any other. Few of the early algebraists seem to have been aware of these advantages.
The use of the signs plus and minus has given rise to some dispute. These signs were at first used the one to denote addition, the other subtraction, and for a long time were applied to no other purpose. But as, in the multiplication of a quantity, consisting of parts connected by those signs, into another quantity similarly composed, it was always found, and could be universally demonstrated, that, in uniting the particular products of which the total was made up, those of which both the factors had the sign minus before them, must be added into one sum with those of which all the factors had the sign plus; while those of which one of the factors had the sign plus, and the other the sign minus, must be subtracted from the same,—this general rule came to be more simply expressed by saying, that in multiplication like signs gave plus, and that unlike signs gave minus.
Hence the signs plus and minus were considered, not as merely denoting the relation of one quantity to another placed before it, but, by a kind of fiction, they were considered as denoting qualities inherent in the quantities to the names of which they were prefixed. This fiction was found extremely useful, and it was evident that no error could arise from it. It was necessary to have a rule for determiming the sign belonging to a product, from the signs of the factors composing that product, independently of every other consideration; and this was precisely the purpose for which the above fiction was introduced. So necessary is this rule in the generalizations of algebra, that we meet with it in Diophantus, notwithstanding the imperfection of the language he employed; for he states, that | WIKI |
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CV2255 trigger tube
Size This measures 43x20mm overall and has a B9A base
This is a four electrode trigger tube primarily intended for use in Geiger counters.
Nominal maintaining voltage at 2 mA 105V
Primary current 0.4µA
Max. anode voltage for no self ignition 170V
Minimum anode - cathode voltage for trigger capacitance of 120 pF 150V
Maximum peak cathode current 10mA
Maximum mean cathode current 2.5mA
Maximum peak auxilliary cathode current 4mA
Maximum mean auxilliary cathode current 1mA
Maximum priming current (trigger to aux. cathode) 0.6µA
Minimum priming current 0.25µA
Minimum charge to auxilliary cathode to ensure triggering 45 pC
Maximum speed 400cps approx.
CV2255
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Stefano Lorenzi
Stefano Lorenzi (born 18 January 1977) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of the Under-18 squad of Atalanta.
He played 5 seasons (42 games, 1 goal) in the Serie A for Atalanta B.C., A.C. ChievoVerona and Treviso F.C. 1993.
Lorenzi joined Treviso in co-ownership deal for €100,000. In June 2006 Atalanta gave up the remain 50% registration rights. Lorenzi's contract expired on 30 June 2008. | WIKI |
This week’s episode moves from the lessons of Columbus’ experiences to the English exploration of North America and the settlement of James Fort in 1607. Jamison touches on the existence of the American Indian populations inhabiting the “New World” and the concept of ownership rights. Jamestown became the foundation made for the foothold of the British Empire in the New World. One of the lessons learned about this time is that it was the monarchs who were in charge of the assault against the Native Americans, whether it was Spaniards operating under the mandate of their king – or the French within the scope of the monarchy over them, or the British. James Fort was named after King James I. Virginia was named for the virgin queen, Elizabeth. But all exploration in this period were efforts to extend the existing dominions of the monarchs who had the will and wherewithal to do so. After two previous failures, the British were tentatively successful with the effort at Jamestown, but there were several problems with sustainability right from the beginning. | FINEWEB-EDU |
How To Choose The Best Compression Fittings
How To Choose The Best Compression Fittings
Choosing the correct compression fittings for hydraulic systems is essential to ensure the quality of the seal, maintain optimum hose pressure, and reduce the possibility of torqueing. Incorrect, poorly fitted, or malfunctioning compression fittings pose a severe risk of injury. Despite their tiny size, compression fittings play a vital role in ensuring fluid transmission takes place safely, without the risk of hoses or tubes becoming detached.
With a wide variety of hydraulic compression fittings from which to choose, it’s important to have confidence that you’ve selected the correct components for your system, so consider the key points in this article before making your decision.
What Size Of Compression Fittings Do I Need?
Because it is subjected to extremes of temperature and pressure, the size of the compression fitting is critical to ensure a secure and safe fit in your hydraulic system.
To work out which size fitting you need, measure the inside diameter (ID) and outside diameter (OD) of the hose, tube or pipe to which the compression fitting will be attached, for non-threaded fittings. For a threaded fitting, measure the thread diameter at its widest point. The dimensions will typically be expressed in inches (usually as a fraction of an inch, such as 3/8), or millimetres.
By measuring the diameter of the compression fitting, you can match it to the corresponding measurement from the hose, tube, or pipe to ensure a tight fit when assembled.
Should I Choose Single Or Double Ferrule Fittings?
Understanding your system’s maximum operating pressure is essential when selecting compression fittings. A fitting that is unable to withstand high pressure could fail under load, costing you time and money while your production line is halted.
Single ferrule fittings are a popular choice, partly due to their low cost, but they have a lower pressure rating than double (or twin) ferrule components. Installation is straightforward and they are easy to use, but are best suited to operations where the pressure is unlikely to increase, so they won’t be put under sudden intense stress.
Double ferrule compression fittings, which are available in the same sizes as their single ferrule counterparts, have a robust mechanical grip and are therefore ideal for high-pressure units. These fittings are also suitable for use with tubes of different thicknesses and materials.
Which Materials Are Best For Compression Fittings?
Due to the high pressure in hydraulic systems, durable materials are essential to prevent premature failure of compression fittings. Most components are made from steel or brass.
Steel: Strong and durable, steel also has a high resistance to heat. Tolerance to corrosion is high, as it is often alloyed with other materials. Steel fittings tend to be more expensive to purchase but offer an excellent long-term option in hydraulics.
Brass: Brass is easy to machine, as well as being durable and resistant to corrosion, offering high standards of performance overall.
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The Type Of Common Drink That Damages The Brain
A drink that damages the brain.
Drink That Damages The Brain
Alcohol drinking is linked to physical diseases. In most cases, the liver is the most affected organ due to excessive alcohol intake.
In 2015, 78,529 people died due to liver diseases. And 27 percent of the death was attributable to alcohol drinking.
In the latest data, the number of people who engaged in binge alcohol drinking is 26.9% in the American population alone. They are 18 years old and above. No wonder why alcohol is one of the biggest business in the world.
However, recent studies suggest that the effect of alcohol is not limited to lower internal organs. It also affects the brain.
For instance, the study of Dr. Anita Cservenka suggests that binge alcohol drinking damages the brain. The effect is more evident and severe among adolescents. This is one of the pieces of evidence that strengthens the argument that alcohol is a drink that damages the brain.
The researchers found that alcohol drinking was associated with the brain deterioration in areas involve in awareness, consciousness, attention, memory, and language.
This may be the reason why some of the heavy alcohol drinkers find difficulties in learning new language or words.
In addition, the common perception that a moderate alcohol intake is healthy was found to be wrong. In short, any amount of alcohol intake may be harmful to the brain.
The young people are the most affected. Adolescents are more vulnerable to the effect of alcohol. Why?
The primary author of the study, Dr. Anita Cservenka has the answer:
“Adolescence is a time when the brain still matures including not only biological development but also maturation of psychological behaviors.”
However, despite the danger, alcohol is still available and legal in the market. Thus, parents and professionals should take appropriate actions to prevent young people from being caught by this trap.
Dr. Cservenka added:
“Given the increase of binge and heavy drinking in young people, understanding the effects of consuming large quantities of alcohol on neural development and the impact on cognitive skills is very important.”
Because adolescents are the most affected and susceptible, it may be reasonable to suggest that, if possible, alcohol production should be regulated.
Parents should also educate their children on the possible outcome of alcohol intake. Alcohol is a drink that damages the brain. So stop drinking. Prevention is still the best practice.
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PHP Saving
I just bought a book to learn PHP/My SQL.
It does not thoroughly explain how to install PHP an SQL
on my server( However I did use the accompanying cd
to start download of files).
My problem is , after I write source code in notepad
and save it as PHP extension, it does not bring up a webpage.
I only see original source code.
Any hint as to what problem might be? Right now
I save the file in a directory on c: drive.
Any help would be appreciated :D
Have you installed a web server like Apache yet? You need one to be able to translate your code using the PHP engine. The PHP engine doesn't directly translates your code; but instead it goes through a web server such as Apache (free) - find it on Google :)
Erm by the way, which book do you have? It might have a thing or two about Apache already.
If you are using windows, you can use the IIS to run your scripts.
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Talk:Decompilation
Decompilation also might not be software decompilation
We can also write about .NET, Java, AutoLISP decompilation. --Yonkie 13:13, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Also good link to insert: http://www.debugmode.com/dcompile/ - Agreed about the link; next edit.
"Decompilation might not be software decompilation"... how? I can't think of any example. To me, compilation is a software only thing (though I suppose you can compile a list of groceries... can you decompile that list? Doesn't make sense to me).
.NET and Java decompilation are mentioned: "virtual machine (e.g. Java byte-codes)". Is there something special about autoLISP that indicates a special mention?
--Mike Van Emmerik 11:54, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Concerning the merge: it seems like a good idea, but perhaps we should retain a redirect or a very short article for decompilation (similar to disassembly) where it defines the term as the output of a decompiler, or the process of generating that output (running the decompiler and possibly interacting with it).
Then just "See also decompiler" or "For the main article, see decompiler". I'm happy to do the merge in the next few days. --Mike Van Emmerik 3 July 2005 12:42 (UTC) | WIKI |
1997–98 NOFV-Oberliga
The 1997–98 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the fourth season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each, SD Croatia Berlin and Dresdner SC, were directly promoted to the 1998–99 Regionalliga Nordost.
FSV Velten withdrew from the league soon after the season began. | WIKI |
At least 25,000 people fled Syria's Idlib to Turkey over two days -media
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that 50,000 people were fleeing from Idlib towards Syria’s border with Turkey. On Friday, a long line of vehicles was seen leaving the opposition-held city of Maarat al Numan, rescuers and residents said. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday that the 25,000 fleeing from Idlib were different to the 50,000 figure given by Erdogan. It said the fleeing civilians had come to areas near the Turkish border. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Catherine Evans) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Pierre Cadéac
Pierre Cadéac (fl. 1538–1558) was a French composer and probably singer of the Renaissance, active in Gascony. He wrote both sacred and secular vocal music, and had his music published in Paris and Lyons. His most famous work was the chanson Je suis deshéritée, which many later composers, including Lassus and Palestrina, used as a basis for parody masses.
Life
He was most likely from the small town of Cadéac, in the southern part of Gascony near the Pyrenees, as suggested by his name. All that is known about his life is that he was choirmaster in Auch, the historical capital of the region, in 1556, as mentioned on the title page of Du Chemin's publication of his Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater. A poem by Bernard du Poey, published in 1551, also mentions him as being resident in Auch, but does not give his employment or any other details. In 1538 Jacques Moderne published some of his chansons in Lyons; this is the earliest date of activity known for Cadéac, but his location or employment at that time are not known.
Music and influence
Cadéac wrote music in most of the vocal forms of the time and place, including secular chansons, motets, mass settings, Magnificats, and one isolated setting of the Credo (part of the mass). A total of 11 chansons, 24 motets, eight settings of the mass, and four of the Magnificat survive. His chansons seem to be his earliest work, and he turned to sacred music later in his career. Pierre Attaingnant (in Paris) and Jacques Moderne (in Lyons) published most of his chansons between 1538 and 1541. One of them became extraordinarily famous: Je suis deshéritée was widely distributed, and composers as diverse as Jean Maillard in France, Nicolas Gombert in the Habsburg chapel and the Low Countries, Orlande de Lassus in Bavaria, and Palestrina in Italy all used it as source material for masses later in the century.
The distribution of his motets was also extraordinary, with copies found in places as remote from their Gascon origin as Madrid, Strasbourg, Nuremberg, Venice, and Kraków, Poland. According to Grove, a version of his chanson Je suis deshéritée has been found in England, fitted with English words ("Oure Father, God Celestiall"), though in fact the words are in the distinct Scots language, not English. (It is a translation of the Lord's Prayer, though the original is not so reverent: "I'm broke. Go tell my friend" is the gist of the opening stanza.)
Cadéac's musical style originated from the homophony and simplicity prevalent in the 1530s, especially in the Parisian chanson at the time of Clément Janequin, with clear diction, short phrases, general avoidance of dense polyphony, and abundant parallel imperfect intervals. He used these same simple textures in his sacred music, textures which contrasted considerably with the dense counterpoint being written by the Netherlanders of his generation (composers such as Nicolas Gombert).
Most of his motets appeared in 1555, in a publication by Le Roy & Ballard, Petri Cadeac musici excellentissima moteta. The 18 pieces in this set are for from four to six voices. This publication was the biggest single print of his music of the time. | WIKI |
Canucks edge Ducks in shootout
(Reuters) - Right winger Alex Burrows ended his goal drought at the right time — even though the tally won’t count in his personal statistics. Burrows scored the shootout winner as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Friday night. “It’s been a while so it’s always nice to contribute a little bit,” said Burrows, who had not scored since Nov. 21 — a span of 17 games. “I didn’t know what to do. I went in and saw a spot and was able to hit it.” The Canucks (15-15-9) posted their fourth win in six games. The Ducks (15-15-7) saw their win streak end at three games. Center Ryan Kesler scored in regulation for the Ducks while defenseman Chris Tanev netted the other goal for the Canucks. Anaheim goaltender Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom posted 27 saves. Burrows scored on a wrist shot on the first shootout attempt before all remaining shooters from both teams were stopped. The wrister was a variance of his self-described “signature” shootout move, which comprises a forehand -to-backhand deke and has been successful at times in previous seasons. “I’ve done that in past and I did it first game against them (and scored),” he recalled. “I did the loop but, normally, once I do my first turn I stare at the goalie and he is moving and I try to get him off the center of his net — but (Andersen) didn’t move at all. He was just staring me down and I went, and then he moved and it opened up a little bit and I was able to hit the spot.” Burrows now has five game-deciding shootout goals in his career after improving to two goals in four showdown sessions this season. “He was waiting for a spot and he found it,” said Andersen. Shootout goals are not included in a player’s individual season stats, but Burrows did produce a critical point that counted. He earned an assist on defenseman Chris Tanev’s tying goal at 10:24 of the third period while sending the puck back to the blue line. Tanev, who returned to the Vancouver lineup after missing two games with a bruised foot, beat Andersen with a long wrist shot just inside post on the short side. The assist was Burrows’ first official point since the aforementioned goal on November 21, which came in a win over Chicago. Andersen had many skaters in front of him, but Burrows, who was in front of the goalie at the time, said the shot did not hit him. “I don’t think so,” said Burrows. “It went close but I was just happy we were able to tie it up.” The goal was the only one the Ducks allowed in regulation time as they went 2-0-1 on a road trip through Western Canada. “It was a great play by Burr,” said Tanev, who now has two goals this season. “I think he beat two guys and then got the puck up to me. I was just trying to get it by the first guy and then (Burrows) went to the net and ended up screening the goalie, too.” Anaheim entered the game with two 1-0 wins in Calgary and Edmonton and almost had a third. “It felt like it was going wide,” said Andersen. “I was trying to be ready for a potential deflection. It could glance off (a player’s) pants. That’s a seeing-eye shot and a tough one.” Kesler scored on a power play at 7:24 of the second period, putting in a back-door pass from right winger Chris Stewart, who dressed after sitting out for games as a healthy scratch. The goal came while Canucks defenseman Yannick Weber was off for an interference penalty on Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa. “We played good enough to win,” said Kesler. “Sometimes you’re not going to win games. That’s the way this league is. Five out of six points on the road is good, especially with the back-to-back (in Edmonton and Vancouver) here at the end and with travel and not getting in until late.” Bieksa played his first game in Vancouver since being traded to Anaheim from the Canucks in the offseason. During a TV timeout, the Canucks saluted Bieksa, who played 10 seasons in Vancouver, on the scoreboard. Bieksa stood up, raised his stick in appreciation and clapped his gloves while the crowd applauded him. “He was a fierce competitor, a great teammate and played with his heart on his sleeve and it was nice to see the ovation he got tonight,” said Burrows. However, with the Canucks still struggling to score and playing inconsistent defensively, Burrows was not ready to toot a horn for his team or himself. “We’re in a battle for the playoffs,” said Burrows. “We have to find ways to be better.” Editing by Sudipto Ganguly | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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MCT-Plugins
Each plug-in may be built in one of two ways. If building MCT from source, these may be included alongside other projects and packaged by making appropriate changes to pom.xml within an assembly. As a convenience, ant scripts are included to build as stand-alone plugins. An existing platform build (such as the evaluation version) is required and may be specified as a property "mct.dir", i.e.:
ant -Dmct.dir=/Applications/MCT
Ancestor View:
A plug-in for viewing a graph of referencing components within MCT. Select "Ancestor View" to see a graph indicating which components (such as collections) refer to this component, with more information further up the tree.
Chronology:
A set of interfaces used for communicating time-stamped information between plug-ins.
Notebook:
A plug-in for making and maintaining notes within MCT. Notes may be annotated with other objects, such as telemetry elements, by dragging and dropping them into the note's text field. Notes are also time-stamped, so they can be viewed in time-enabled views (such as timelines). Depends upon Chronology.
Timeline:
A plug-in for viewing time-stamped information (notes, events) in a graphical timeline. The "Timeline" view shows event sequences, such as notebook entries, horizontally in relation to their occurrence in time. These events may be reorganized using drag and drop if the event sequence permits changes. Depends upon Chronology.
Earth View:
A plug-in for viewing state vectors relative to the Earth. To view, create an "Orbit" object from the Create menu. You may set initial vectors (units are km and km/s respectively, and position is relative to Earth's center; orbits are approximated at an accelerated rate and are not physically accurate). The resulting collection of state vectors can be viewed as spatial coordinates using the "Orbit" view.
Contains a true-color image of the Earth, owned by NASA, from the Visible Earth catalog.
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73909
R. Stockli, E. Vermote, N. Saleous, R. Simmon and D. Herring (2005). The Blue Marble Next Generation - A true color earth dataset including seasonal dynamics from MODIS. Published by the NASA Earth Observatory. Corresponding author: rstockli@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Quickstart Persistence:
Provides a simple in-memory persistence service populated with a small number of components and displays. To use, the compiled jar should be placed in the resources/platform of an MCT installation, in lieu of databasePersistence-1.1.0.jar. Note that the example plugin may need to be moved from resources/plugins to resources/platform as well, as this quickstart persistence service is pre-populated with example telemetry components.
SatelliteTracker:
This plug-in allows users to create satellites in MCT and track their orbits, in real-time, through various views:
• Satellite Orbits in 3D via the Earth View plug-in.
• Real-time locations on a 2D Mercator Projection (A new to MCT; created within this plug-in).
• All of the views that come standard with the core-MCT distribution (i.e.: MultiColumn View, Plots over time, Alpha, etc.).
Along with adding an interesting data-source to MCT, the true purpose of this plug-in is that the SatelliteTracker serves as a concrete example on how to write a plug-in for MCT. As SatelliteTracker is a flagship example for plug-in development, comments have been added throughout the source-files to guide the developer on the design-style and requirements put-forth by MCT's structure (and similarly, a section on the Wiki concerning developing-with MCT references the source contained within SatelliteTracker).
Similar to EarthView, this plug-in contains two true-color image of the Earth (one with and one without snow), owned by NASA, from the Visible Earth catalog.
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73909
R. Stockli, E. Vermote, N. Saleous, R. Simmon and D. Herring (2005). The Blue Marble Next Generation - A true color earth dataset including seasonal dynamics from MODIS. Published by the NASA Earth Observatory. Corresponding author: rstockli@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard/Archive47
Use of "disgraced" to describe individuals
An editor has been adding the word "disgraced" to describe individuals who have been involved with scandals, e.g., Ken Lay, Jack Abramoff, Eliot Spitzer. This has been done in lists where these individuals have been mentioned (as in this diff and this one). Is this usage appropriate per WP:BLP? Alansohn (talk) 20:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
* To my eye those entries appear to be instances of WP:UNDUE, particularly (but not solely) because the word "Disgraced" is capitalized. I've already edited the wording for the Scooter Libby item in Eaglebrook School (an article that was on my watchlist). In list entries like these, in which descriptions are typically short, it should be enough to say "former governor" or "former White House staff member" or "CEO of Enron during the Enron scandal." Terms like "disgraced" (or, on the other hand, positives like "popular") are inherently subjective value judgments that should be avoided in that context, even if the words appear (with their sources cited, of course) in the articles about the people. I would avoid these terms in the context of lists even for people (like Ken Lay) who are no longer living. --Orlady (talk) 21:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yeah, this is a no brainer. Obviously inappropriate. Their actions should speak for themselves. Gamaliel (talk) 23:35, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Dick Nasty
This article is essentially one horrific BLP violation, mostly sourced to some blog called "Luke is Back". (To pick just one of a dozen like examples: "Dick Nasty's failure to be taken seriously by the major production studios in LA has meant that Nasty Model's clients are often forced to work in the exploitative low-life/low-budget end of the industy.") I don't see much that can be salvaged here, and think it should be stubbed. What say y'all? - Merzbow (talk) 06:01, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
* Dreadful article. I've stubbed it. -- ChrisO (talk) 11:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
* Most of the offending content appears to be the work of a single editor who has only edited that article. For now, I have salvaged enough to re-establish notability per WP:BIO. As for Luke Ford sourced material, most porn editors revert it on sight. • Gene93k (talk) 18:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for the fast work. - Merzbow (talk) 02:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
The Man Who Would Be Queen
This article isn't strictly a BLP article, but it is closely related to J Michael Bailey and has in the last couple of days come under heavy editing from a new user who seems, so far, committed to presenting only a critical and condemnatory view of Bailey and his work. Could I get some more eyes on this article to help out with its maintenance at a higher level? Avruch T 23:17, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Mirthala Salinas
MAJOR BLP issues with this article. !!! Corvus cornix talk 02:32, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
* Totally unacceptable, and I've deleted it speedily. FCYTravis (talk) 02:38, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
* Talk page is still intact. --Faith (talk) 03:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
* I've tidied that up. Hiding T 11:49, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Adam Savage "Sex photographs controversy"
Adam Savage has been getting quite a bit of edits recently due to the leaking of photographs purporting to be from a video of him having sex on 4chan etc. Lots of different IPs that keep adding a section about it even though there are no sources about it. It might need more people looking at it. --Tombomp (talk) 12:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
John Hagee
Could I get some more eyes on this article? Various editors keep adding Anti-semitism and Nazi categories to the page, without explanations, I've been removing them, but it would help if there were more people keeping an eye out. Thanks. Corvus cornix talk 19:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
* Comment: Do we allow the use of Vital Records for a RS? Wouldn't that fall under WP:OR? --Faith (talk) 00:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Gareth Ward
An IP user was removing large parts of this article, which was initially seen as vandalism, but he seems to have a good point- this is a borderline BLP violation, but it is sourced. Can someone take a look at this and sort things out? --Rory096 02:03, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* Fixed a ref while taking a look at the article. I think it's okay now as it's sourced, but I wonder if we even need this article. --Faith (talk) 03:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Araken Demelo
The only edits besides the original author are an IP. The IP added an infobox, and wrote that he committed suicide in 2001. The Category:Living people remains on the page. I can't find anything on this guy after looking through google, so I dunno if this is a false death notice, or if he is dead, or what. Wizardman 18:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* Added some links, but I couldn't find a RS citing that information either. I left a note on the IPs talk page to please provide citation, and removed the information for BLP. --Faith (talk) 19:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Frederick Crews
It seems that this page has been the victim of an admitted povpusher. User:Skoojal just put this up on their talk page. It basically states that he was "a wikipedian with an agenda, [...]" - "out to get" Fredrick Crews, and it seems Arthur Janov.
Skoojal's also been pushing for the insertion of a discredited rumour about Michel Foucault on that article's talk page - it seems Skoojal wants to test teh limits of our policies on BLPs and other biographies.
I've contacted User:DGG about this but something needs to be done about the issue in light of BLP on the Frederick Crews article--Cailil talk 01:54, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* My goodness, I am 'an admitted POV pusher.' I certainly admit to having an agenda. I wouldn't insult anyone's intelligence by denying this. Quite the reverse: I have gone to a lot of trouble to announce my reasons for what I did. Not to be too self-serving about it, but this could be considered honesty, which is usually seen as a good thing. As for the Foucault stuff, forget it. It's an entirely different issue, and one that I have much less interest in pursuing. It's also inappropriate and irrelevant to a post about Crews. Skoojal (talk) 07:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* My advice is to carefully check the relevant edits on the Crews article. The question there is not the motivation directly, but whether they are both verified by RS, and also of fair weight. DGG (talk) 03:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Alessandra Mussolini
The Article on Alessandra Mussolini is well researched, but the overview in the beginning of the article leaves out information to show the neofascist politician in a more favorable light, at the same time accusing her opponents of undue criticism:
quote: "Due largely to her family background, Mussolini also gains substantial support from the neo-fascist movement in Italy."
answer: This obscures the fact that she is after all a leading politician in the Italian neo-fascist political scene, as the article even states later, but not in this overview, which is what most people read and which makes Mussolini out to be falsely accused of neo-fascist beliefs.
quote: "She sometimes features on television shows debating with far-left politicians, such as communists. If and when these people make scathing personal attacks against the Mussolini name and her grandfather's entire period of rule, Alessandra defends herself,..."
answer: Alessandra Mussolini's TV and other media debates do not exclusively focus on communist or far-left politicians and political organisations. Her outspoken criticism does frequently also include liberal and even some right-wing democratical parties that support different ideas than Mussolini or that take a stance against neo-fascism or Mussolini's political course. The quote above gives the impression that she is frequently wrongfully accused by left-wing supporters on a personal level or on a name-based level only, disregarding the fact (which was even previously stated) that Mussolini is a strong political figure in her own right and is therefore equally likely to be opposed on the basis of her own political stance as well as the politics of her party.
A rework of the opening passage of the article on Alessandra Mussolini in order to give a more conclusive image of the politician is strongly advised. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rokoschnuckel (talk • contribs) 10:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Isis Gee
Admin please be aware Isis Gee was found to have misused youtube and wiki in the past by manipulating articles. Looking at the history it seems this is the case.
I was listening to the radio today and there was some discussion about Isis Gee. There was mention that this was very influenced by PR. I just signed up and want to help write this entry. Reading through this, many things well known about Isis are not mentioned:
* 1) There are severe POV problems in this article, it is worded as an advertisement for Isis in my opinion. From reading through the history it seems a fan is removing negative views. Isis has manipulated sites in the past and was the subject of some controversy in Poland for this.
* 2) She came equal last in the Eurovision song contest - why doesn't this article explicitly state this. There is a POV problem as her entry did very badly but from the way it is written it sounds like a television commercial for Isis. She also is the only entry only to receive votes from Ireland and the UK which have large Polish communities so constitute block voting.
* 3) She recieved some very bad reviews but none are mentioned.
* 4) Talent contest - this is POV. Where is the source? What type of contest? Church? School? I can find no sources saying she was famous in the USA.
* 5) She is American and does not speak Polish. By definition Polish American must have Polish Grandparents and hold or be able to hold Polish citizenship. Her Great-Grandmother was born in Poland but that is a stretch. This should be removed.
* 6) I can see there is some discussion regarding her abuse of the internet to fake her celebrity in Poland, this is well known as I even heard it on the radio this morning on LBC. I can't read Polish but my friend has confirmed that the sources above are correct and this is well known in Poland.
* 7) Why is this article protected? I can see there is disagreement about the POV being blatant positive PR but this has not been discussed instead from the history one user is constantly reverting to the POV entry that reads like a positive television commercial. I am happy to help rewrite the entry but can't do so.
Just to advise I use T-mobile internet which is a shared IP throughout the UK.
Thx
Polishchick99 (talk) 13:48, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
G'day, I agree with Polishchick. From what I heard on the radio the other user is misrepresenting evrything all over the internet - check out the crap youtube coments today! SHE CAME LAST!!! SHE LIES ON YOUTUBE AND WIKIPEDIA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wogan4life (talk • contribs) 18:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I followed the link from the talk page. can we pls edit the page without the POV stuff, it is funny how desperate she is. Isgreatestman (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* Note, this is the same POV that User:Eurovisionman got blocked for (see Polishchick's interesting first edit) and see Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents. Recommend closing and/or checkuser to stop all this nonsense. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 20:36, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Some new contributoer Lesmandarins (Talk | contribs) created an account especially to attack one living person
Some new contributoer Lesmandarins (Talk | contribs) created an account especially to attack one living person with libellious insults like" This is not true", "never mentioned in textbooks". "obscure Israeli", "This is false". Looks like an angry person. I have asked him to look at http://books.google.com/books?q=Bracha+Ettinger&btnG=Search+Books before he continues to take off sections on ettinger. Since he is only attacking this living person, I suppose that this is sheer vandalism. References for Ettinger's significnce are many thousands, as any simple check on Google-books and google-scholars can provide. I am asking if he can be warned or blocked. Many thanks Artethical (talk) 17:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* Here is a link to the users contributions page that may be of some help to anyone looking into this problem . MarnetteD | Talk 18:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I am responsible for inserting lots of information and references in different pages on Kristeva and for keeping her inside pages from which she was deleted again and again because some people pretended that they have never heard her name. What counts is the references. I am also responsible for inserting lots of info on Irigaray, Ettinger, Cixous and other feminists as well as on psychoanalysis and women psychoanalysts. I belong to a university department that specializes on these figures. I am watching the pages on which I have worked hard together with other contributers. Lesmandarins (Talk | contribs) had simply to make an effort to do some reading himself or to ask for more references if he or she thinks that there are not enough, but not to proceed to delete materials out of ignorance. many references are included according to Wikipedia rules, and more can be added (I think that there is no need to add). In this particular case, there are around 300 book references in http://books.google.com/books?q=Bracha+Ettinger&lr=&sa=N&start=0 and there are around 300 essays referenced in: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Bracha%20Ettinger&lr=&sa=N&tab=ps The contributer could ask for additional references, rather than delete. It is quite obvious to me from his contributions that he is only here to attack one living person and not in order to contribute. I wrote in the user's discussion age, and now I would ask to wait and see if the contributer continues in this manner, and if he does continue, to send him or her a warning. Doraannao (talk) 22:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I see from a better reading on the top of the page, that this page is not for simple vandalism that can be reverted. Sorry that i have bothered you all. It seems that the vandalism had stopped. So, perhaps no intervention is needed. The deletions were simply reverted by us. lets hope that this is the end of this. Thanks, Artethical (talk) 22:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it seems that the contributer stopped his vandalistic activity. No need to interfere I think, unless he reappears. Doraannao (talk) 12:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Child porn convictions in the lead?
A generic question with a specific application. If an otherwise notable living person, who already has an article, is subsequently convicted of having and sharing Child porn, does that mention belong in the lead? Yes? No? Depends if it's done for POV purposes? Case-by-case decision in each article depending on circumstances, WP:WEIGHT, and other things (if so, which guidelines/policies apply)? This arises in the Bernie Ward article, based on edits like this and corresponding removals, but it seems like there might be a wider standard. Thx, Wikidemo (talk) 22:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* For lesser crimes, I'd say evaluate it on a case-by-case basis relative to the subject's notoriety, but for such a major felony it's got to be in the lede, as a key aspect of his notoriety. Rush Limbaugh's drug problems should not be in the lede; Bernie Ward's child porn conviction should definitely be in the lede.Verklempt (talk) 22:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* This is nothing more than a POV-fork that introduces undue weight into the introduction. The introduction should be brief and concise. At any rate, text regarding his convictions are detailed below. seicer | talk | contribs 02:18, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* No. It is not a POV-fork, but rather Bernie Ward's talk radio career (and probably most any other type of public career) has been ruined by his self-admitted child porn conviction. It is not bias that placed this reliably sourced fact in the lede. It is by far the biggest impact event in Mr. Ward lifetime, not just in his career. Also, the fact that Mr. Ward based a huge part of his public career on his religious training and belief the child porn conviction really has had a tremendously large effect on that viewpoint and career. (Just as a side note, why is that folks that so worried about BLP violations never seem to find the time or inclination to clean up the Mel Gibson Drunk Driving conviction page Mel Gibson DUI incident, which a Wikipedia monument to BLP violations?). To sum up, Bernie Ward whole career has been ruined by the child porn conviction and it is central part of his life and it has to be mentioned in the lede. Not mentioning it would give the false impression that Ward's career has talk show host is still alive and well, when it isn't.--InaMaka (talk) 02:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* Intros should summarize the article. A large part of this article is devoted to the pornography conviction. Therefore it should be in the intro. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 02:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* As a start-class article with some weight issues and some POV edits I'm not sure we should use word counts on sections to decide what gets covered in the lead. Better to start with a solid lead that matches the subject matter and hope the rest of the article can catch up. Which all begs the question, how much weight to give it? Is a crime of perversion a "central" part of a person's life? That's a judgment from outside, nothing objective. The conviction is of interest to people because he is famous, not vice-versa. I.M. makes an interesting point - this is the presumptive endpoint of a notable career. So if the launch of the career is important so is the end. Yet how can we decide a few months after it happens that his life is over, or that a career is defined by one event? Society may have a rule by a scandalous incident gets a wave of news that may (or may not) exceed the constant stream of less intense news coverage. But is that the rule here? There is nothing particularly interesting, or useful, or educational about the sex crime other than it happened. I really don't have a conclusion, just a question. Wikidemo (talk) 03:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* It's pretty amazing that Marv Albert still has a public career. Bernie has no chance of bouncing back from this. Is there anyone who doubts this? It's obviously the central fact of his life from here on out.Verklempt (talk) 07:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* Introductions should summarize the article. Things like this should be handled on a case by case basis. If the child pornography conviction is a large part of the article, then certainly it should be in the article, whether its negative, positive, or what. It's verifiable and in reliable sources, and that's all that matters. Celarnor Talk to me 03:31, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* Not always--whether it is a large part of the article is sometime a mater of how hard the POV is being pushed. If it is highly relevant to notability it belongs in the lead; if peripheral, not. DGG (talk) 04:03, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Pederasty
- The following edits 1 and 2 seem to me to be personal attacks against living people by a tendentious editor. Are they BLP violations? // Haiduc (talk) 00:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* I think there's a possible BLP problem, but you're edits are part of the problem. Obviously, it's unacceptable to say somebody supports adult-child sex, without excellent reliable sources. But, it's also absurd for you to cite a source (Rind) but exclude relevant information about the basis of his beliefs. All highly contentious statements need to be clearly and specifically attributed in the body of the article. You seem to want to present certain minority views as widely accepted. --Rob (talk) 01:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* PetraSchelm added nothing about the basis of Bruce Rind's beliefs. The (false) accusation that he condones adult-child sex is part of an implied genetic fallacy and, until a source can be found that connects Rind's publication history with his statements on paederasty, a violation of WP:SYN. --AnotherSolipsist (talk) 01:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* In this edit Haiduc is advancing Rind's views without even mentioning his name in the body (just the footnote). It's certainly policy to attribute contentious claims. Also, making *sourced* statements about Rind's background is not OR. Not all readers know who Rind is, and saying sourced statements about him, is legitimate. And Rind, certainly has a background. --Rob (talk) 01:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I categorically reject all of Thivierr's accusations against me, and his lumping me in with these abusive edits, on a number of different grounds. I expect you to retract your accusations, and I hope next time you will not so lightly bandy such insinuations. Leave me out of it and address the injury committed against Rind and Hekma, unless you think that this kind of behavior is what the Wikipedia is for. Haiduc (talk) 11:20, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* 1) I did not introduce Rind into the discussion, as he is not necessary to the argument. He happens to be merely one of many who have pointed out this aspect of history.
* 2) When correcting the slanderous edit (instead of simply reverting it) I linked to the article on Rind.
* 3) Rind was recently inserted into the discussion by User:PetraSchelm, one of a pattern of tendentious and abusive edits, clearly in order to invalidate the statement and smear this researcher, all at one stroke.
* I have to make an apology here - I just realized that the Rind reference was in the article all along, probably added by me a while back. While that puts paid to my claim that User:PetraSchelm was the one who brought Rind into the discussion, in no way does that relieve that user from culpability regarding the defamatory and polemical edits attacking Hekma and Rind. My objections to the BLP infraction and to Thivierr's comments still stand. (I have added another ref to the info in question to show that Rind is ultimately irrelevant to the discussion.) Haiduc (talk) 23:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* I have protected this page for 48 hours to permit discussion. There have been far too many reverts. DGG (talk) 03:35, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* You make an edit where you remove Rind from the body of the text, to put forward a claim, but leave his name in the citation to support the claim. Now, if you want to "leave out" Rind, that's ok with me, but you need to leave him out fully, which means don't use him as a source, and find other authors to cite. Once again, all highly contentious statements need attribution in the body of the article, to make clear who is saying what. Without attributing views in the body of the text, you make your opinions appear to be accepted facts, which they are not. If Rind is "one of many" cite more of those many "many". Also, I'd note, that DGG didn't protect the article as intended. --Rob (talk) 21:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* And now I have seen your most recent comment. I have to disagree with you - Rind here is simply being quoted as a published authority whose claim has been implicitly endorsed by the journal in which it has been published. For a Wikipedia editor to argue against the validity of such statements by adding defamatory information to the section is not only editorially unethical as an attack on a living person, but is also a kind of underhanded original research, in which the user is combating the cited authority. If that user wishes to contest the validity of the statement, the proper peocedure is to bring into play contrasting opinions, not to smear the scholar whose ideas this user does not like. Also, I do not see this as a contentious statement but a commonsensical statement of fact for anyone familiar with the history of homosexuality.
* However, we should not get sidetracked here discussing the validity of this or that statement, but rather we should resolve the question of whether the descriptions of Hekma and Rind, which I see as a smearing, are ethical and in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines, or not. We should be able to get a clear yes or no, don't you think? Haiduc (talk) 23:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* There's nothing "defamatory" about accurately characterizing the source--that's absurd. Rind has published in Paidika, and he is famous for arguing that the neutral terminology "Adult-child" sex should be used to refer to some instances of child sexual abuse, in his opinion. As Rob points out, the statement attributed to Rind is being passed off as factual, and not attributed to Rind, who is a very biased source. The statement should read, "according to Bruce Rind..." and some indication of who Bruce Rind is and what his baises are should be given, otherwise it's very misleading. -PetraSchelm (talk) 03:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* You are not characterizing, you are smearing by taking things out of context. This is an encyclopedia, not shock TV. Who cares where he published if he is talking about historical times and saying something any fool can confirm for himself? Haiduc (talk) 23:21, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Tuariki Delamere
This article contains a lot of unreferenced material about a living person that appears controversial to me. How much is it O.K. to remove? I am not in a position to evaluate the article. –Mattisse (Talk) 23:53, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* I removed an unsourced section of negative BLP; I think it may be sourceable, in which case it can be returned, as it would seem pertinent to his career. . The final section, though sourced, is still in my opinion problematic since he was found innocent. I invite other opinions on that part, w with respect to undue weight. DGG (talk) 04:08, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* I agree regarding the last section. Having been found innocent, do we really need to mention it at all? If so, then it should be a small passing mention, not such a large part of the article. Also, with so much coverage, the finding of innocence is nearly lost as a seeming afterthought. I cut that section down considerably, feeling the details of the charges are not needed as he was found innocent of all charges. --Faith (talk) 06:33, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks! –Mattisse (Talk) 14:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Articles for deletion/Paul Carlin (radio presenter)
I contacted the subject of the article and received this reply: Dear Tony
Thank you very much for your email.
I appear to have been the target of a campaign of malicious vandalism for some months now on Wikipedia articles relating to Q96, Real Radio and, most recently, this "biography" - which has included some libellous comments which I've found quite upsetting. Thankfully, I see that the Wikipedia admins and 'bots' have done their job well and removed most of it.
I believe the people responsible (as it would appear there are a few) are a group of individuals who I went to school with (many years ago!) who clearly haven't grown up - but that's their own problem, and I'm not really interested in pointing fingers or getting back at anyone - I'd just like to put a stop to all the nonsense!
I don't believe there is any reason for there to be a biography about me on Wikipedia. I'm certainly not a 'noteworthy' person as defined by Wikipedia guidelines, and the page seems be nothing more than another outlet for pointless vandalism and false information/accusations 'backed up' by made-up citations.
Therefore, I would appreciate if some action could be taken - preferably the deletion of this 'biography' from Wikipedia.
Thanks again for getting in touch.
Kind Regards,
Paul Carlin
Real Radio Scotland Music You Just Have to Sing Along To My question is administrative in nature: in view of this and the fact that the subject does not appear to meet WP:BIO, can I summarily delete the article now, or should I still wait for the AfD to run its course? - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 12:48, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Protocol is that you should let the AfD run its course. Prior to the AfD it might have been a speedy or a prod, but once the AfD starts... however in my view you can and should delete it, with a statement that it's temporary pending the AfD outcome, if the material remaining is still an egregious BLP violation. It doesn't sound like that's still the case though, is it? At least not based on my quick look. Might have missed something though. ++Lar: t/c 18:42, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Kevin Myers
User:Bhbulldog is a SPA intent on adding false and liableous info to the BLP of Irish journalist Kevin Myers. Myres today ran an opinion piece about his wiki article in the Irish Independant and specifically mentioned false info added by this account. Thanks. Ceoil (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Guy Denning
I've reverted twice, and the edit has reappeared again. Fairly silly, but not in the link given, so it has no place in the article. Could someone please revert and maybe semi-protect, as the editor seems quite determined. Ty 23:28, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Bias
There is an obvious bias in this biography that is evident when Samir Kuntar's actions were referenced to that of the holocaust. An unbiased opinion constitutes not intentionally painting someone to be on the extreme of any side. The countries were at war and Kuntar is regarded as a political prisoner who is awaiting to be released (pending current Lebanese/Israeli negotiations). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bbmase (talk • contribs) 21:52, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* Could you clarify which article you're talking about? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 21:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* My guess is Samir Kuntar in particular . This has already been removed and I would have to agree with the removal at least the part about the holocaust. Other then the poor source, it doesn't seem to have much to do with the actual attack, especially bearing in mind this is an article on Samir Kuntar not the attack or Smadar Haran. Nil Einne (talk) 14:28, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
The Barry Sisters
There has been some pretty tendentious editing in the (now deleted) history of this article. I've now speedy-deleted the edits in question per speedy deletion criterion G10 and WP:BLP, and turned it into a disambiguation page, and moved the current version of the article to The Barry Sisters (Australia) (currently the subject of a copyvio notice). Can people add both of these articles to their watchlists, please, to check that the deleted material is not re-inserted? -- The Anome (talk) 08:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Entropia Universe
This article makes a number of claims about living people but the sourcing in many cases appears to be dubious with a lot of forum posts, OR and press releases. I removed what appears to be the most serious violation which accused someone of aiding and hiding a paedophile although the only RS is 'The Sun' (hardly a great source in itself) which doesn't mention the named person at all, but it would be good if someone else could go through it, preferably an established editor as it appears sock puppets have been removing information from the article and although the removal may have been proper it's obviously been controversial and usually reverted Nil Einne (talk) 12:28, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Stephen A. Smith
- There's some pretty hurtful comments on the talk page. I was thinking maybe archive the page, or just blank it? // Tool2Die4 (talk) 13:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* Redacted the header --Faith (talk) 14:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Reiner Hartenstein
* - IP claiming to be the subject belives the article does not accurately represent him // MBisanz talk 04:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I'm going to reblank it, with a template and talk page note, as there are no citations for the content, and it's being contested by an IP who says he is the subject of the article. I'm also leaving a note on the IP's talk page. If he is the subject, he should be getting BLP assistance. --Faith (talk) 04:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Over at the Conflict of interest Noticeboard, we DID think it was an autobiography, because of the user names involved. See a discussion at COIN, recently archived. Since the original author had not edited Wikipedia for months, we didn't think we could get his attention to the matter. But here he is showing up as . I'll leave a note and see if we can get a discussion started. It is not actually a bad article, even if it is an autobiography, and certainly does not appear defamatory. He must be unhappy about the tags. EdJohnston (talk) 13:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* In fact the only actual comment we have from him is this, from an edit summary: I blanked the article about me, being victim of wiki mobbing by labelling it as autobiography. EdJohnston (talk) 15:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yea, I agree subjects don't get to control their bio, I just was using huggle and remembered Jimbo's "Your an idiot if you revert someone removing libel" quote, so I decided I'd bring it here to the experts. MBisanz talk 16:41, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Also, please keep in mind, if this is the subject editing, English is probably a secondary language after German, and he may not be fluent enough to defend his position properly. --Faith (talk) 21:31, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Violet Blue (author)
* - I went to make some changes here and had sourced edits reverted by editor KathrynA who edits as though she is the subject of the article. Now, I do not want to get into an edit war here, so would a few BLP folks keep watch on this article in the future. It reads like a press release for the most part. Thanks so much. // BenBurch (talk) 17:53, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I'll second this request for a BLP watch. I'm not the subject of the article but I do watch it, and there's a fair amount of trolling going on, so I'd be happy with a few more eyes on it to keep it civilized. KathrynA (talk) 20:28, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* A question regarding the image in this article. BenBurch is asserting that using it is a BLP violation, because it is a publicity photo or self-published. I'm not familiar with why this would be a BLP issue. See our discussion on this topic here: User_talk:BenBurch. Any thoughts? -Chunky Rice (talk) 22:21, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Better include, as it seems to be spilling over there. Kelly hi! 22:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I removed one bit that was sourced in a circular manner to a site that used Wikipedia as its source material, and left message on the talk page. --Faith (talk) 22:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Michael Jackson BLP talk page archive breaches.
Hi, a number of archived talk pages on the Michael Jackson article have serious BLP breaches. More recent talk page archives are clean due to good watchlisting, however earlier ones are terrible. It might be appropriate to purge these earlier talk page archives. Thoughts. -- Realist 2 ( Come Speak To Me ) 18:19, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
If im in the wrong place i can take it somewhere else, i just guessed this was it. -- Realist 2 ( Come Speak To Me ) 21:57, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
* What exactly are you referring to? Can you specify the archives and issues? Hiding T 19:33, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Stephen Barrett and Quackwatch
Hi, I have added some well-sourced, fairly mild criticism of Stephen Barret by Michael Colgan from the Townsend Letters (diff). The Townsend Letters has been published in print since 1983 by people with primarily MDs and PhDs. User:QuackGuru reverts me, but he won't dialogue on how Townsend Letters is not a RS. ImpIn | {talk - contribs} 23:23, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* The obsolete reference is dated and is a BLP violation. See WP:MEDRS, WP:RS, and WP:BLP. Q ua ck Gu ru 23:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
QuackGuru has just taken out another reliably sourced, longstanding criticism of Stephen Barret (diff). He seems to be claiming ownership over this article, and refuses to discuss with reason. Criticisms on Barret's work don't become dated, especially after 10 years. And he refuses to give reasons for things, instead just asserting them over and over again circularly. Incidentally, he also claims ownership over Quackwatch, where he reverted this good edit, claiming that its controversial when all it does is reduce wordiness, make a title professional (Critics to Criticism) and put basic information on the founder of the organization to the lead. QuackGuru asserts that these two sentences are not redundant:
* 1) Quackwatch has been regularly criticized by the groups it investigates, such as herbalists, homeopaths and other alternative medicine practitioners.
* 2) A number of practitioners and supporters of alternative medicine criticize Quackwatch for its criticism of alternative medicine.
He complains because I took the second one out. ImpIn | {talk - contribs} 23:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
ImperfectlyInformed has acknowledged there's no consensus. Read the comment as well as the edit summary. Q ua ck Gu ru 02:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* There was no consensus that I could see that the Townsend Letters was unreliable, yep. As far as the change in my comment -- I originally thought WP:CON meant conflict of interest. Hate the acronyms. :p ImpIn | {talk - contribs} 02:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* I think there was. Inspection makes it obvious that it is devoted to presenting one side of the question on all matters concerning alternative medicine. DGG (talk) 05:49, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* Ahem. The same could be said about Quackwatch itself, yet it litters up many an alternative medicine article. I think the Townsend Letters pass WP:RS in this case. There doesn't seem to be any specific BLP issue. -- Levine2112 discuss 18:17, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* The Townsend Letter is a fairly partisan and certainly non-mainstream source which has promoted, among other things, AIDS denialism. The presence of individuals with specific degrees on their board shouldn't obscure its lack of medical/scientific credibility. That said, it's not self-published and it is probably a reasonable source as to what the Townsend Letter claims (as opposed to The Truth). Insofar as Quackwatch and its targets go back and forth, it's probably acceptable from a WP:BLP standpoint so long as it's properly attributed and the status of Colgan and the Townsend Letter is sufficiently evident. MastCell Talk 20:18, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* There is also the issue that there is no consensus to use this ref. And the views of a tiny mirority is a WP:WEIGHT violation. Q ua ck Gu ru 20:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
I think MastCell presented a balanced perspective. There's also the question of the other longstanding "criticism" which QuackGuru recently took out (diff) from the Village Voice. It's not very critical, but I'd like it to stay, considering how little criticism there is. It just quotes Barrett in saying that he doesn't look at much of the positive research. ImpIn | (t - c) 00:57, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Journal of Scientific Exploration
I will be adding a "website review" by the aforementioned journal, listed on this page. The review is done by a Dr. Joel M. Kaufmann, who did his PhD in Organic Chemistry at MIT. Since QuackGuru and Fyslee will likely contest it, I'd like some input now. ImpIn | {talk - contribs} 01:37, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* Here is my response. Q ua ck Gu ru 02:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* JSE is not a "Fringe Journal"; rather it is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which often times explores matters outside of the mainstream in a completely valid, acceptable and scientific way. In this case it meets WP:RS and thus there is no BLP issue. -- Levine2112</b> <sup style="padding:1px; border:1px #996600 dotted; background-color:#FFFF99; color:#774400; font-size:x-small;">discuss 18:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* JSE is a fringe journal, as previously discussed many....many.....many, many, many times over at Stephen Barrett and Quackwatch. Nice to see that Levine cannot let this one go. I invite ImperfectlyInformed to become BetterInformed by reviewing the archieves on those particular articles. Shot info (talk) 00:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yes it has been discussed many times, but unlike you, I don't petulantly hold onto the belief that any of those discussions resulted in any sort of consensual agreement. The issue is still on the table and I remain of the belief that JSE is an acceptable source particularly in this case. -- <b style="color:#996600; font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Levine2112</b> <sup style="padding:1px; border:1px #996600 dotted; background-color:#FFFF99; color:#774400; font-size:x-small;">discuss 02:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Curiously the consensus as established was for exclusion, you were one of the extreme minority at the time, something which appears not to have changed. Shot info (talk) 03:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Curious is how your version of history differs so greatly from the truth of it all. -- <b style="color:#996600; font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Levine2112</b> <sup style="padding:1px; border:1px #996600 dotted; background-color:#FFFF99; color:#774400; font-size:x-small;">discuss 04:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* My reply to User:QuackGuru is here. Adding the review as a footnote as DGG suggests seems fine by me. ImpIn | (t - c) 03:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* JSE is not exactly fringe in the usual sense--it's there to encourage the discussion borderline subjects, not specifically to promote them. The avowed intention is to permit the expression of POV, and the articles cannot therefore be used for RSs for other than the POV being expressed in them. The book reviews cover a very wide range of opinions, and represent the views of the authors of the review, not the journal--they are not peer-reviewed in any sense. But neither are most academic book reviews. The job of a book review editor is mainly to select suitable reviewers, and give a light editing for format and the like, and to screen out any that are altogether useless. It is normal and common for academic book reviews to express strong personal opinions of the r reviewer--they have whatever authority the reviewer has, not that of the rest of the journal. The reviews in here can be used for the opinions of the reviewers--if they are sufficiently notable to have a valid opinion on the subject, they give their views/. The reviewer in question here is a frequent reviewer for the journal, and is an accredited biomedical scientist, with a number of peer reviewed publications. He reviews a much wider area than that, including many in which he isnt remotely likely to be an expert. I think the review however can be cited; but it should not be quoted. It should just called a negative review and left at that. It's not really an expert evaluation of the website, and can not be used for implying the professionalism of the editor of that site, but it is a review & all published reviews can be appropriately listed. The link to the article on the journal will make the possible bias clear enough., DGG (talk) 03:10, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* It should be noted that it was a website review rather than a book review. Shot info (talk) 03:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with DGG on the points that JSE is not exactly fringe in the usual sense and that the Kauffman review is usable as criticism. However, I don't see any issue with quoting directly from the review, though I am not at all opposed to a faithful summarization of the review on the whole or any specific criticism of the review which an editor may wish to include. Obviously, WP:WEIGHT applies and whatever is used from this review should be concise - a sentence or two. Further, I agree with DGG that the criticism should be adequately attributed as the expressed opinions of the reviewer. (i.e. According to Joel Kauffman, PhD...) -- <b style="color:#996600; font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Levine2112</b> <sup style="padding:1px; border:1px #996600 dotted; background-color:#FFFF99; color:#774400; font-size:x-small;">discuss 04:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Really, the surest recipe for disaster is for an individual with respectable academic credentials in one field to start making pronouncements about a largely unrelated field in which they lack expertise. Examples are legion. I can understand the temptation - but you wouldn't believe me if I corrected Kaufmann on matters of inorganic chemistry, so why is medicine the sort of area where everyone fancies themselves an expert? But I digress. The short answer is that I agree with DGG. MastCell Talk 20:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Multiple Wikipedians have deleted the Kauffman attack piece from the article, including Avb, + ConfuciusOrnis, + Crohnie, + Fyslee, Orangemarlin, + QuackGuru, + Ronz, + Shot info + THF. There is no consensus for using this ref. Q ua ck Gu ru 20:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yes. I know. Presumably, the lack of consensus is why outside opinions were solicited here. MastCell Talk 20:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* There is a lack of consensus to include this unreliable ref and MastCell wrote: I don't think we should make an end-run around the discussions on the notability of this source. Q ua ck Gu ru 21:02, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* It's great that you're familiar with edits I made in November 2007, but I can't tell what you're on about. My point then was that we should discuss the source. This is discussion about the notability of the source. MastCell Talk 17:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* The majority of editors rejected JSE as unreliable and or has WP:WEIGHT issues. I don't think we should continue an end-run around old discussions that were resolved a long time ago. Q ua ck Gu ru 17:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Paulo Pedroso
Considering the sex charges against Paulo Pedroso were dropped, is it giving undue weight in to center his biography around them? He is a living person. These charges against him are also discussed extensively in Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal and mentioned in Casa Pia. Thanks, –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 02:36, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* I have reduced that material, leaving the link to Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 20:21, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Jonathan Wells (intelligent design advocate)
A group of editors has been working together here for years to preserve a highly biased BLP. They seem to prefer a hatchet job to presenting the facts in a neutral manner. They work together to oppose reasonable attempts to make the articles NPOV, seeming to be uninterested in other viewpoints, or in attempts to point out statements in the articles that are not supported by the citations, etc. These editors coordinate using power plays to enforce the over-the-top version they like. Critics' perspectives are presented as core material (even in the introduction), claims are made which go beyond even what a critic said in a source, etc. It's the best example I know of perhaps Wikipedia's main weakness - articles at the fringes of Wikipedia are sometimes so far from NPOV that they are absurd and disgraceful, because not enough neutral people care enough about them to make them decent. -Exucmember (talk) 07:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* I linked the title of this thread to the article for the benefit of other editors. I just had a quick look at the article. It is true that a few of the sources, and a few of the edits, appear to be in direct conflict with our WP:NPOV and WP:NOR policies, especially original synthesis (see WP:SYN). I also removed a couple of examples of unreliable sourcing to blogs (see WP:RS), but I'm afraid that I don't have time right now for a thorough review of the article. I hope that other editors will have the chance to scrutinize it. Best regards, J Readings (talk) 09:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* one of the problems is whether it is appropriate in the lead of the article, after saying he opposes Darwinism, to specify that Dawinism has the scientific consensus. Frankly, I think that's absurd--the article is linked to the article on evolution, which makes matters obvious--as if anyone didn't know. Similarly about AIDS denialism. The link is sufficient. I have removed the references which do indeed bias the article in a negative direction. It's like giving a refutation of communism in an article about a figure in the Soviet Union. 'The length of the critical quotes about him is also somewhat in excess of what is needed. I have edited accordingly, to supplement the good work that Readings has already done. DGG' (talk) 21:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Samir Geagea, editor refuses to get the point
User:Regman007 is doggedly insisting on including negative contentious information about the subject, sourced to a personal advocacy website. He's reverted like a dozen times now. Admin action needed? <eleland/talkedits> 21:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* A number of statements on different sides appear unsupported or poorly supported. I've protected for 48 hours to stop the edit war for the time being DGG (talk) 22:30, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Pat Lee
Can we get some more eyes on this article. It tends to violate WP:NPOV by focussing too much on the critical. Thanks. I'm going to have a pass at it, but I have done so before, so I'd appreciate help. Hiding T 20:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
* And you resolved that by removing ANYTHING critical? The man IS surrounded by a lot of controversies. That's fact, and it should be mentioned in the article. (the controversies are a huge part of what the man is known for these days) The article cites statements by the people involved that directly refer to Lee, and furthermore cites examples of statements Lee made that completely avoid the controversies. None of the accusations are claimed as fact. The only thing claimed as fact is that those persons made those statements. And since those statements are sourced, that's hard to dispute (unless you were to claim that all the various interviews are forged). BLP does not mean "Nothing bad should ever be said about a living person", nor "if the person doesn't address well-documented controversies surronding his person, those don't belong in the article". The Edison Chen article has a section devoted to the scandal his name is associated with. Are you also going to challenge that?--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:11, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Looking at the Edison Chen article, it appears there are daily newspaper's listed as sources, not internet gossip columns and fansites. That fact alone differentiates the two articles and the approaches taken. Given that you state that the controversies surrounding Pat Lee are a huge part of what the man is known for, can you cite some newspaper coverage, or even Comics Journal coverage? If none such exist, I'm not sure it is the case that Pat Lee is as controversial a figure as you seem to indicate. Now, just because someone said something, this does not mean it belongs in an encyclopedia. For example, see WP:NPOV, specifically Even when a topic is presented in terms of facts rather than opinion, an article can still radiate an implied stance through either selection of which facts to present, or more subtly their organization. and Words to avoid: "Separating all the controversial aspects of a topic into a single section results in a very tortured form of writing, especially a back-and-forth dialogue between "proponents" and "opponents". It also creates a hierarchy of fact — the main passage is "true" and "undisputed", whereas the rest are "controversial" and therefore more likely to be false, an implication that may often be inappropriate." Hiding T 10:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* For god's sake. It's a comic book story! You're not going to find newspaper articles about comic book companies and their presidents, you're going to find it on these "fansites", as you call them. Wizard is essentially a buttkiss mag, much like video games magazines they can't say anything bad about a creator or a company because then that person or company will not work with them for content ever again. We've posted sources from people who have been personally screwed out of money by Pat Lee and you still say "Oh, you're lying, you all just want to make Pat look bad because that isn't from Comics Journal!". It's people like you that are hurting the flow of information in Wikipedia because everything according to you has to be sourced from Peter Jennings. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I'm confused. You seem to be saying that because it is a comic book story we can disregard fundamental principles because someone said this so it must be true? You seem to have a very biased view by presenting this as involving people who have been screwed out of money by Pat Lee. When a company goes bust, people get owed money. You seem to be arguing that Pat Lee intended for all of this to happen, and yet you have failed to find a single source for that assertion. Hiding T 18:44, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* The assertion is not that Pat Lee intentionally screwed people out of money. The assertion is that people are owed money, and Pat Lee never ever addressed this matter at all. That's what the interviews with him are for. All he ever talked about was "Oh, my company went bankrupt, how sad for me". He did not even include a word of pity for his former employees. That is the whole point of the controversy. He went out of the affair with a new job and never looked back. He did not communicate before the bankruptcy (which is abcked up by the Don Figueroa, Guido Guidi and Simon Furman interviews), and he went completely "what's past is past" following the bankruptcy.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* So your point is that Pat Lee has not publicly expressed remorse? have you considered that he may not legally be able to? Yes, that's likely not true, but, you can't base a fact on a lack of evidence, you base it on sourced evidence. We can't say it's highly strange for Pat Lee not to comment on it. We can however, quote a reliable source who makes that same claim. Have we got one? You may hold Pat Lee to a higher moral standard than you believe he holds himself too, but that's not the basis for writing a Wikipedia article. That's teh basis for a journalistic inquiry. Hiding T 19:32, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I've made some comments on the talk page without making changes to the article, but there are some valid BLP concerns there. There needs to be more eyes on this, as unreliable sources are being used to added contentious material. --Faith (talk) 23:31, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* I redacted a word from one editor's comment on the talk page for BLP. If it could have the strength of an admin telling the editor that's just not on, it would be appreciated. --Faith (talk) 01:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Cherie Blair
Could some interested persons take a look at this page? The controversies section is very long and given well more than due weight. A severe pruning appears in order.--Slp1 (talk) 22:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, it reads very much as a WP:COATRACK. I have placed a unbalanced tag on the page, and commented in talk. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 20:26, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* I cleaned it up a bit and left a note on the talk page. --Faith (talk) 15:19, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Richard Dawkins article
"Clinton Richard Dawkins has no idea about anything and is the worst theologian in history (just read God Delusion for proof), and thinks he knows everything," Just check this start of the article and i think you know what i mean, What kind of way of starting an article about someone is this? Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* That was vandalism and has now been removed. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:54, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Carole Migden
* - this Senator is in a heated election on June 3rd and the article seems to be pretty nasty.
* Could someone please have a look at the controversy and personal life sections? This is a current election senator up for election in 2 days. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Ex-Nazis
- a list of ex-nazis. Many lack inline citations, and have redlinked names, indicating that further information isn't in another article. Should all the individuals without inline citations be culled? Andjam (talk) 14:33, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* I think that if the main article is properly sourced as to their being ex-Nazis then that is good enough though I would not object to adding one representative good source to the list article. I have mixed feelings about redlinks but if they are to stay in the list they should have multiple very credible sources present in the list. In other words, anything that is not very well sourced either in the main article or in the list must come out. You can make the call as to the sourcing and defend it as needed. --Justallofthem (talk) 14:44, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* I think the article could use a little more NPOV. It makes it seem like every former member of the Nazi party was equally responsible for the Holocaust and WW2 war crimes. Steve Dufour (talk) 17:53, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Steve, I adjusted the lead a bit - see if it looks any better to you. Further adjustments may be needed. --Justallofthem (talk) 19:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* As an aside, I do not see Oskar Schindler in the list although he should be there. --Justallofthem (talk) 19:21, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
I renamed the article consistent with some discussion on talk, in edit summaries, and even in the lead sentence of the article itself. Hopefully this will reduce the confusion. --Justallofthem (talk) 23:45, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
question regarding BLP application to discussions
When a user posts substantially inaccurate, consistently unsourced, generally disparaging statements regarding living persons who are the subjects of articles being considered for deletion, is is appropriate under BLP to remove those statements from the AFD discussions? The Enchantress Of Florence (talk) 04:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* If you are refering to Paul Hullah, I agree with you that Qworty's comment goes beyond what is needed in an AfD discussion and skirts the edge of WP:BLP if not actually crossing the line. Have you asked Qworty to remove the offensive bits? Editing another user's comments is frowned upon especially if you have previous involvement with the editor. I will ask Qworty to please see this thread and perhaps s/he will amend the comment. However I must also say that I find this: This AFD is a sad display of the meanspiritedness, ignorance, and incivility of the several of the editors involved, on your part disturbing as that is a blanket condemnation of unnamed editors and I interpret it as an attack against the nominator. I see little wrong with the nomination and persons of good faith can disagree on the notability of a subject. --Justallofthem (talk) 05:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think you should interpret it as well-founded criticism of the nominator, whose AFD comments seem to reflect a lack of interest in honesty and civility. Note this discussion, where the same nominator simply fabricates a claim that the subject of the article is a "vanity press," an action that many would see as demonstrating malice. The Enchantress Of Florence (talk) 13:49, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* And Qworty has followed up on your communication by posting another personal attack in another AFD discussion. I think you should be more by abusive users who use Wikipedia as a soapbox to disparage random targets of their malice than by those who find such behavior indecent and uncivil. The Enchantress Of Florence (talk) 13:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* I would second the concerns about Qworty, who has for a very long time now been peppering his deletion assertions with downright nasty speech, often supported by unverified assertions, and accusing article creators of conflicts of interest and other misdeeds without so much as a cursory check. This ongoing pattern of negative assumption-making and deletionism for deletionism's sake is hurting Wikipedia, and whenever a user calls him on it, he goes on the warpath and reverts every constructive edit of theirs that he can scarcely justify reverting. In short, Qworty needs some serious reigning in. He is hurting Wikipedia, and he is driving good editors away. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:20, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Behavior such as you describe as "warpath" would be stronger grounds for censure then simply being aggressive in his phrasing. See WP:STALK and WP:3RR if applicable. If you have convincing evidence of such then you should bring it to WP:AN. --Justallofthem (talk) 16:06, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Looking at Articles for deletion/Samia Saleem I agree that Qworty has an agressive turn of phrase and that post has borderline WP:AGF issues. However this is not the correct forum to bring your concerns about another editor. You can try WP:AN or WP:ANI and post the most blatant examples and see if an admin will ask him/her to tone it down. If they turn you down there you can pursue WP:DR. Be aware that your own comments will come under scrutiny in either case. Wikipedia is tolerant of spirited discussion and addressing concerns such as yours can be tiresome. However if you feel strongly then I suggest you first approach Qworty in a collegial manner with your concerns and resist any temptation to vent in any manner and go to AN if that does not work. Best wishes --Justallofthem (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* I do not see it as a violation of BLP, its clearly just his opinion about the quality of his work which no one has a reason to take seriously, rather than a specific allegation of anything. The importance of the subjects work is often a matter of discussion at Afd and there has to be a way to express negative opinions about it or we can;t have a proper discussion. But the way it's expressed does seem unpleasant, and doesn't contribute to resolving issues cooperatively.DGG (talk) 15:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
To return to my original question, I note that WP:BLP states that "Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons — whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable — should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion, from Wikipedia articles, talk pages, user pages, and 'project space'. It also states that, in dealing with non-article pages, BLP should not be used as a rationale for deleting unfavorable comments regarding other editors, but clearly does not make a similar exception for inappropriate comments about article subjects. Given the stress the plicy places on immediate action, I see no justification for allowing the attacks on article subjects -- as distinct for the civil discussions of notability -- to remain. The Enchantress Of Florence (talk) 16:37, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* You have been given responses to your original question from two experienced editors (one an admin) and advice on how to best proceed from one. You are free of course to interpret the policy yourself and act accordingly. --Justallofthem (talk) 18:03, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Perhaps I would like to see some further discussion of the matter, particularly since the responses do not appear to be consistent with the applicable policy. The Enchantress Of Florence (talk) 18:19, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Fair enough. --Justallofthem (talk) 18:51, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Charles Enderlin and Muhammad al-Durrah
Ongoing BLP concerns relating to conspiracy theories that the former (a French TV journalist) had faked the death of the latter (a Palestinian boy) in a shooting incident in 2000. This has been the subject of a recent French libel trial, so there are significant and active BLP issues in this case. There have been some attempts to state the conspiracy theories as fact or to claim that the French courts have supported them (they didn't). There are also obvious undue weight issues as well. Some eyes on the articles, particularly on the Muhammad al-Durrah article, would be appreciated. -- ChrisO (talk) 12:15, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Moshe Rubashkin
I reverted this article to a version with sourced information about legal issues, since the removals were unexplained. Please review my comment on the talk page, and whether the article should be reverted back because of poor quality of sources. Notice that the article has already received some checking of sources like here. I'm too unexperienced to do this by myself. --Enric Naval (talk) 22:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* I have notified of this thread to all users that edited the article on a significant way. I didn't link this thread from the talk page of the article so that readers of the article aren't directed to a place where BLP issues are being dissectionated. (On hindsight, I should have mailed them instead, damn >.<) ---Enric Naval (talk) 22:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Susana A. Herrera Quezada
→ ''See also: Articles for deletion/Susana A. Herrera Quezada (2nd nomination)
This article about Chilean architect is clearly a self-promoting entry. It is highly self-praising, and gives a lot of non-relevant information on her work. Articles about living people should be about relevant persons in their fields. The English translation is very badly done, as if made in a hurry only to appear in the english section of Wikipedia. Besides, it gives no links to her works, as to allow the reader to verify the quality of what is described in the text. --maxat (talk) 15:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not sure if two blurbs in the same trade magazine Architecture week establish notability, but that magazine is in English, so others can evaluate. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 18:56, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* There was a good deal of puffery, rather incoherently translated into English. I went in and cleaned it out as best i could. I don't think this is a BLP issue, really. If anyone doubts notability, AfD is the place. DGG (talk) 19:05, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* Various press. For more information, Google "Susana Herrera" +architect --Faith (talk) 19:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
* I'm restoring this to the main noticeboard because it's an ongoing issue. This article has been nominated again for deletion, despite the multiple independant magazine articles written on the subject. This is enough to establish notability. I would appreciate more eyes on this. --Faith (talk) 23:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
List of convicted Australian criminals
- not a dispute at all, but a question. I am concerned that some of those listed are not notable per WP:BLP1E, and would appreciate a second opinion. While I have no sympathies, my main concern is with the child sex offenders listed. Cheers Kevin (talk) 21:36, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Why those in particular? At least one of the subjects in that particular section redirects to a page on the relevant case. Notability issues of individual entries aside, if the sourcing is enough to give the name of the subject as the one convicted, then why not organize that information into a list? It seems to me like the logical thing to do. <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 22:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* I guess concern is too strong a word. Interested in opinions is more what I am thinking. I removed an entry in the child sex section recently that had a tag, and then I started wondering how WP:BLP1E related to those convicted of a single crime. Kevin (talk) 23:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Grant Shapps
A number of anonymous users (actually I think it's one user using multiple IPs) keep removing some sections from this biography. The facts removed, which were not written by me, are a little embarrassing to Mr Shapps, but they have citations and seem relevant to me. I keep undoing the deletes, but could someone who knows more about this than me check and see if it's me that's out of order here. Bangers (talk) 20:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Bangers edits are clearly based on a partisan motive which breach Wikipedia rules; including; "The article should document, in a non-partisan manner...", whereas your approach appears to be from a deliberately partisan Liberal Democrat perspective. "Criticism and praise of the subject should be represented...in a manner that does not overwhelm the article or appear to take sides." Bangers comments appear to be both out of proportion to the total biography and disputed in fact. Bangers has also removed BBC sources and largely replaced them with blog posts. "The writing style should be neutral and factual, avoiding both understatement and overstatement. Biographies of living persons should not have trivia sections." Bangers inserts appear to border on trivia and gossip, while removing fact. "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid; it is not our job to be sensationalist... An important rule of thumb when writing biographical material about living persons is 'do no harm'." Again Bangers comments are disproportionate to this particular individual. However, in order to try and resolve an ongoing dispute we posted an updated bio which included more researched and properly referenced information mostly from the BBC, along with a more balanced reference to the specific information Bangers seems keen to include. However Bangers has still undone this more detailed work which cannot be in anyone's best interest if Wikipedia is to remain a reliable reference source. These types of disputes are rarely very productive and our last post was designed to incorporate some of Bangers concerns. We've replaced it once again and suggest that Bangers edit's in his/her comments to the more detailed biography which is now present without contravening any of the guidelines and we can all get on with something more meaningful elsewhere on Wikipedia. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
This has turned into an edit war. Please can an editor take a look at this bio and adjudicate. There are better ways to improve it than this. Bangers (talk) 23:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
* I gave it a bit of a clean-up and added some fact tags. If these citations aren't added within the next week or so, I'm going to remove them from the article. --Faith (talk) 09:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Bangers seems strangely obsessed with this individual appearing desperate to include a section about a specific by-election (perhaps he was involved) which appears vastly out of scale and proportion to overall biography on file with Wikipedia. The by-election heading now strangely occupies more space than either of the descriptions of Parliamentary jobs including the individuals position in the UK Shadow Cabinet. Indeed the main allegation is in any case strenuously denied here http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2007/07/shapps-denies-astroturfing-allegations.html and so this section is dubious to say the least.
I'm not sure what else can be done because each time attempts are made to clear up this biography Bangers is there weaving his particular perspective back in place. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:07, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Bangers latest edit is part of his clear agenda to try to present this living person in the worse possible light. The new section added on donations is refuted here whtimes.co.uk link but either way your attempts to edit in as much bad news as possible is in danger of overstepping Wikipedia guidelines once again and is making this a slanted biography by any reading.
Bangers previously agreed to accept editors amends but has since simply reposted everything that was removed, adding in spurious headings which are apparently on a par with the main biographical details. For those of us who want to see Wikipedia being a worthwhile biographical resource he/she is making life difficult. See my previous post of 23:07 on 30 May 2008 above. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:51, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
I have reworded and edited the disputed entries to be NPOV, added more citations and added in Grant Shappes' and the Conservatives explanations. Bangers (talk) 08:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Actually what you've done is further extend the by-election section which is completely disproportionate to the overall biography, both in having a separate heading and by comparison to the other parts of this entry. Time for the moderators to intervene before Bangers destroys more biographies with whatever his particular perspective happens to be. As <IP_ADDRESS> said above, Bangers previously wrote that he would abide by the editors (mods) ruling, but has then completely ignored it. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 09:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I have abided by the ruling "I've cleaned the article up a bit, including removing the material about Hodgkin's Lymphoma and remission, which must be cited before it can be re-added into the article (text can be found in history if citation is found) ... if any parts are still under contention for BLP, make sure additions are well cited to reliable sources. If something is even a bit iffy, it should be left out until well verified. --Faith (talk) 09:04, 31 May 2008 (UTC)". I have add a lot of citations, I have reworded other peoples postings to make them NPOV and I have added in the explanations for the controversial incidents. The YouTube posting got a lot of coverage at the time, so I do feel it should be included. If an editor says that the YouTube postings and the donations should not be included I will not reinsert them again. If you feel that these areas are disproportionate then perhaps it is because the other sections are too light and need expanding Bangers (talk) 12:44, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* It still represented some neg-POV which I fixed with information from the refs. I also removed a "cited" section, as the added refs did not mention Shapps at all and therefore were not valid as used. --Faith (talk) 14:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thomas W. Davis
- Would some experienced hands please look at this article. What I consider biased, tabloid, cherry-picked "he said, she said" was added here. I removed it here citing BLP concerns but was reverted by a third editor. I find the Village Voice bit especially egregious as the only comment on Davis' statement was by the blogger Ortega who is an extremely biased source. I do not think this treatment of Davis reflects well on this project. Thanks Justallofthem (talk) 14:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Removed the blog portion for not being a RS and for BLP issue, but the rest are cited to newspapers, so will have to be viewed for UNDUE, rather than RS. --Faith (talk) 15:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry I can't help with this one since I have promised not to edit any Scientology-related articles. :-) Steve Dufour (talk) 17:55, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Well, Steve, your opinion on any BLP issues would certainly be welcome even if you do not care to directly edit the article. Good hearing from you again. --Justallofthem (talk) 19:11, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Since you invited, I'll make a comment on this one. Mr. Davis is really only noted for one incident in which he was rude to a TV reporter doing a story on Scientology. Sometimes people are rude to me too, but I don't write WP articles about them when they are. :-) Steve Dufour (talk) 01:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* I commented on the talk page as well. The material I removed that was cited to a blog comes from a tabloid newspaper's EiC's blog. It's not a RS, IMO, and the material was contentious, so it needed to be removed for BLP. --Faith (talk) 01:56, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
This information should be restored. Tony Ortega is not simply a blogger - he is the Editor-in-chief of The Village Voice:
* Reply to FaithF: - Respectfully, there is zero source provided, so far as I can see, to show that The Village Voice is anything other than a respectable newspaper. Unless you can provide a third-party source for your assessment of "tabloid" ? And as for Tony Ortega, he is a Livingston Award and Eugene S. Pulliam Award finalist, and is a recipient of the Virg Hill Arizona Journalist of the Year Award, the Los Angeles Press Club Award for best news story, the 2002 Unity Award and the 2005 Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for best column. This source is most certainly WP:RS. Respectfully request that you please reconsider your assessment of The Village Voice and Village Voice Media. It is simply not appropriate to call something a "tabloid" unless you have an assessment from a third-party source to back that up. The Village Voice is a WP:RS and the writings of the Editor-in-Chief of that publication should be considered as such. Cirt (talk) 03:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Please see response at Talk:Thomas W. Davis. --Justallofthem (talk) 04:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Please see response at Talk:Thomas W. Davis. --Justallofthem (talk) 04:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
The Village Voice is a respected and award-winning publication
The Village Voice is a respected and award-winning publication. Here are a sample of some of the more prestigious awards that The Village Voice has been honored with:
* 2007 Pulitzer Prize (L.A. Weekly is owned by Village Voice Media), Criticism - Jonathan Gold, the L.A. Weekly’s restaurant critic, has won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. This is the first Pulitzer Prize for the L.A. Weekly and the first time a restaurant critic has won the distinguished award. -
* 2000 Pulitzer Prize, International Reporting - Awarded to Mark Schoofs of The Village Voice, a New York City weekly, for his provocative and enlightening series on the AIDS crisis in Africa.
* 2001 National Press Foundation Award, The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, today announced that their website www.villagevoice.com will receive the prestigious Online Journalism Award from The National Press Foundation. This distinguished honor will be presented during a reception on February 21, 2002 at the Hilton in Washington D.C.
* 1981 Pulitzer Prize, Feature Writing - Teresa Carpenter of Village Voice, New York City
* 1960 George Polk Award, Community Service
Here is a more extensive list of awards that The Village Voice has been honored with over the years:
The writings of the Editor in chief of this highly respected and award-winning media publication satisfy both WP:RS and WP:V, and are as such most appropriate for Wikipedia. Cirt (talk) 04:21, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Tony Ortega and Village Voice were accepted as a Reliable Source (by maintaining citation #8.) But User:FaithF rejected citation #20 by the same author in the same publication on the basis that it was in the form of a blog. WP policy does not outright ban the use of blogs as RS. Mainstream news blogging is becoming a more acceptable form of news presentation, as witnessed by the award-winning blogs by staff journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald. Having established that Ortega and Village Voice are Reliable Sources (whether published as a blog or main opinion piece or whatever), the only thing at issue is whether the quoted content is appropriate or not for inclusion in the article. --David from Downunder (talk) 07:32, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* As stated on the talk page of the relevant article, don't put words into my mouth. Oversight of a citation from the same source does not equal acceptance of that source, as my statement at that time outlined. --Faith (talk) 08:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Why is this discussion still ongoing? The Village Voice is a reliable source per WP polices. End of story. Gamaliel (talk) 20:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Because there is a legitimate WP:BLP issue as regards using a derogatory remark made by one blogger, even if the blog is on an RS newspaper and the blogger is the editor of that paper. Further, BLP makes special conditions for barely notable people such as Davis and these conditions also speak against inclusion. There is an on-going discussion and you are premature in restoring the material especially in such a dismissive manner. --Justallofthem (talk) 23:13, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Agree with admin. Cirt (talk) 23:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* See my comments below. Gamaliel (talk) 00:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
The Village Voice is certainly reliable, but this is not the Village Voice, it is a blog associated with the Village Voice. A blog is a blog, even if it's associated with a RS, right? ATren (talk) 23:55, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* No it is not just associated with The Village Voice, it is published by The Village Voice on their award-winning website and written by their Editor in chief. Cirt (talk) 23:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* A blog is a blog is a blog, but a blog is a reliable source if it is published by an award-winning institution with a solid reputation and is written by an employee of that institution. It doesn't become suddenly unreliable because it is published on one part of their website instead of another. Gamaliel (talk) 00:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Actually, this note seems to cover this exact case. I didn't realize before now that newspaper blogs could be considered reliable. ATren (talk) 00:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Popping by for a quick comment or two. The featured article search engine optimization contains a citation to Matt Cutts's blog, and had that citation when it passed featured article candidacy. Wikipedia accepts blogs by notable experts on the same basis it accepts other expert self-publications. To label the blog of the editor-in-chief of a Pulitzer winning newspaper self-published is splitting hairs: it can only be regarded as such in the sense that, as head of the publishing enterprise, he's already the most senior expert in the organization. It would be a strange parsing of Wikipedia policy to treat him as somehow less reliable than the junior reporter who gets edited by somebody that this author hires and fires. How "negative" is the statement, really? He's talking about the way that the public relations arm of an organization gives press interviews. That's a reasonable thing for the head of a major newspaper to discuss, and entirely within his expertise. Durova Charge! 03:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* I don't think it's necessarily splitting hairs. Even if he is editor-in-chief, when he writes a published column he is writing for his newspaper, whereas on the blog he is generally writing for himself (though there may be exceptions to this, as noted here). The former is reliable, unquestionably, but I think the latter should be handled with more care, especially when it's a BLP. This does not necessarily mean it's unreliable (and I don't believe it is in this case), but it's just not so clear-cut and may need to be discussed on a case-by-case basis (as was done here). ATren (talk) 14:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* "Some newspapers host interactive columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control." That seems to describe this case, so the blog can be considered a RS. It's a "Village Voice" blog. I think the citation should stay. And obviously the Village Voice is not a tabloid in the pejorative sense, but rather in the formatting sense. ImpIn | (t - c) 20:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
* Comment Unlike some other Scientology-related articles (like Xenu and Tom Cruise), I would expect there would be almost no public interest in this one. Probably the only people who will read it are Mr. Davis and his friends. And since being rude to critics and the media seems to be considered a virtue among Scientologists no harm will be done. :-) Steve Dufour (talk) 23:43, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, we put notches on our e-meters. --Justallofthem (talk) 01:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
* I wasn't thinking of you when I said that. :-) Steve Dufour (talk) 01:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Karin Pouw
The section Karin Pouw is a WP:COATRACK laden with WP:BLP violations against a number of individuals. I removed it but was reverted by the author and again by a 3rd party, both without addressing the pertinent issues. Please take a look at this section, I am pretty much appalled. --Justallofthem (talk) 13:49, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* To uninvolved editors - every single sentence in that article is highly sourced to such WP:RS/WP:V sources such as Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, etc. The article describes Karin Pouw's role as a Church of Scientology official in some notable events which were extremely prominent in the media. Cirt (talk) 13:52, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'd trust Cirt if only for his reputation - if he can get articles under probation to FA, then he's got a good idea of what is and is not violating the content policies. Sceptre (talk) 13:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* That is irrelevant to the issue at hand. I have known Cirt for as long or longer than any editor here and could certainly show you another side of Cirt but that would be equally irrelevant. --Justallofthem (talk) 14:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* As a comparison, imagine if we filled the article on a Whitehouse Spokesperson, with every example of them dealing with the press on a controversial issue, or every case of a difficult/embarrassing question/answer. The key here is Pouw is a representative of an organization. The content is legitimate, but the location is what's really in doubt. There's no defamation. There's also not a proper biography. The info belongs in an article on Scientology's public relations. Sceptre, I strongly disagree with your "reputation"-based analysis. I think a read of the article and WP:COATRACK, shows there's a problem. --Rob (talk) 14:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* She is not simply a spokesperson, she is a Director of the organization and one of its highest-ranking officials. As such, her views on key issues that she has been quoted on are highly relevant. Especially when her comments have provoked subsequents actions and media coverage. Cirt (talk) 14:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Agree Rob, it is a WP:COATRACK, pure and simple. None of those statements is about Pouw, none belong in her bio. --Justallofthem (talk) 14:37, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* They are statements which directly concern her and executive activities which she was involved in, not to mention that many are her own words and direct quotes about key issues she was involved in at a high-executive-level in the Church of Scientology. Cirt (talk) 14:39, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* They directly concern the organization. Move them to where they belong. Also, the bio doesn't actually make clear how signficant her role is. If she's so important, you should have included those facts in the article. You didn't. Instead you just included a bunch of typical Scientology positions, which she puppetted. --Rob (talk) 14:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* She has three direct roles in the organization - Director, Office of Special Affairs, and Spokesperson. She is not simply involved in responses to media but at the policy level as well. And FYI - she is Director of Public Affairs - and she described the Office of Special Affairs as a "public affairs office". So she has a high-level of responsibility in that role as well. The material in the article is not just her responses, it reflects her role in the actions of the organization itself - and at a very high executive level at that. Cirt (talk) 14:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Cirt, how can you know any of what you claim. If you know Scientology then you know that policy is dictated by Policy Letters written by Hubbard and subsequently by Miscavige. I doubt she is involved in drafting policy and I wager that you cannot prove your claim either. --Justallofthem (talk) 14:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* And on what do you base your claim that she in involved in the Office of Special Affairs. My dad had a phrase that would fit here but I will spare you that (smile). --Justallofthem (talk) 14:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* And Cirt, you are once again carrying on the same discussion in two places with double-posting. I really wish that you would not do that - it makes discussion quite difficult. --Justallofthem (talk) 14:53, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Comment This is another example of a lot of time and effort being spent on an article that almost no one will ever read. Steve Dufour (talk) 00:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Christopher Cuddy
→ See also: Articles for deletion/Christopher Cuddy
has twice blanked this page 1, 2 saying, "As the subject of this article, I would prefer not to have a wikipedia page. I think that this was done in a distasteful way. Christopher Cuddy." This article was the subject of a BLPN discussion in March (see this archive ). Should this user be reverted or should this page be deleted? Cunard (talk) 16:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* I gave him advice on his talk page and I see another editor has already restored the article. --Justallofthem (talk) 16:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* Sounds good to me. Thanks for the quick response! Cunard (talk) 16:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* I nominated the article for deletion as non-notable. I did not find it distasteful however. It was actually very positive. Steve Dufour (talk) 04:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Please remove
Hello, I am Richard Stern the subject of this article. For personal privacy reasons I'm requesting it be deleted. Also, I am no longer notable in these sense contemplated by the original creator; in fact, I am no longer notable at all in the public domain. Please feel free to contact me at <e-mail redacted> re: this issue. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lazydork (talk • contribs)
* 1) I've edited-out your e-mail; it's never a good idea to post real-life e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc. to Wikipedia. 2) We don't delete articles just because the subject has retired. -- Orange Mike | Talk 14:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
* The user has started a deletion discussion at Articles for deletion/Richard Stern. WP:OPTOUT is not policy, but I'll give this request serious consideration. If consensus says "keep," you're out of luck. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 16:44, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Kaavya Viswanathan
* I've gotten into a bit of an edit war with an IP user over the lede to this article and the inclusion of an info box. The lede was revised based on discussion on the talk page, in part because identifying the subject as an undergrad is no longer appropriate and in part to reflect the actual controversy. I also feel an info box is problematic because there is little info to report that isn't in the lede and it serves to condense the controversial aspects into a single word. Also the dummy image adds a wanted poster feel to the article, which is already quite negative. I'd welcome another opinion on this.agr (talk) 22:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'm happy with the intro as it stands. I think an infobox is not needed. I am aware of the controversy around this person from reading a newspaper article last year. Given the difficulty of balancing BLP and NPOV, I think this article is okay. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 03:53, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Larry C. Johnson
Attempts to make minor edits to improve neutrality on recent events are almost immediately deleted, with name-calling and accusations made by user csloat in the discussion thread. These edits and the discussion largely concern a hoax now many people believe was started by Johnson and involving Michelle Obama. It is my theory that Larry himself is guarding the page via the user csloat to protect the bias of the page and perpetuate the hoax. He has also resorted to name calling when I asked for corroborating sources on his background. Since the content regarding Michelle Obama is unsourced and libelous, I think Wikipedia should investigate the user csloat and the efforts to prevent edits to this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:03, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* You can't be serious. User:Commodore Sloat is a senior editor here, having started in 2004. I don't think he has any conflict of interest. Please don't ask for outside opinion when you can resolve the matter on the article's talk page. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 03:57, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
For the record, I did use the talk pages. He just said I was editorializing by adding one line that the alleged video never materialized. He also called it "weasley" to put that line in. The quickness the edits were made, the belligerence, and unprofessional scolding lead me to believe that in any case, your senior editor has a dog in the fight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) 10:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* It looks to me that about 90% of the article is a coatrack for Johnson's opinions on various issues. I think the rumor about Mrs. Obama should be removed since it is sourced only by a blog. Steve Dufour (talk) 04:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* I went ahead and took out the whole section on the 2008 election since it was not related to his notability. Most Americans seem to have an opinion but we don't put that in their WP articles unless it makes a difference. Steve Dufour (talk) 04:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I actually think it is news, since the hoax has now been repeated on Fox News several times. But as long as it's not just being used to perpetuate the rumor without noting that Johnson nor anyone else has a shred of evidence to back their claim, I'm happy to let it drop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) 10:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Anon adding defamatory info to Jessica Valenti
The anon ip is repeatedly adding defamatory info to Jessica Valenti, and attacking users (me, in this case) in his/her edit summaries. --Damiens .rf 13:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* The anon is still reverting to the offensive version and using edit summaries like "DICKS EVERYWHERE!!!" and "vert per Damiens.rf smokes pole.". Am I reporting it to the wrong place? --Damiens .rf 18:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've semi-protected the article for 36 hours. We'll see if the anon editor get the message.--agr (talk) 18:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Notability and quality of sources for International Healing Foundation.
Edit war over the "International Healing Foundation" section of Richard A. Cohen. Discussion. -- Jeandré, 2008-06-04t22:29z —Preceding comment was added at 22:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Frank Marshall Davis
* user
* user
I have been removing two paragraphs of speculation that the subject of the article is a "Frank" discussed in Barack Obama's memoir. This may be true and either way is hardly defamatory, but we don't have the standard of proof needed for an encyclopedia. The only proof is the speculation of one writer for the Marxist monthly Political Affairs. Other sources used in the article include blogs and an attack piece from the fringe group Accuracy in Media. My efforts to remove offending material have been repeatedly reverted. Gamaliel (talk) 16:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* You seem to be handling the edit controversy admirably. For what it's worth, I support your point of view that the blog cited by Flatterworld is not a reliable source and in context should not be used. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 04:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* For now, at least the blogs and AIM pieces have been stripped from the article, and the other user seems content to just keep restoring the paragraphs of speculation. Now that he's taken to insulting me on the talk page, I'm probably going to abandon this article and let someone else get involved. Gamaliel (talk) 14:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Liz Wilde
- I'd appreciate some opinions on this article. , who appears to be the subject the article, continues to edit the article after numerous WP:COI notes on her talk page. Rtphokie (talk) 16:55, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* Numerous is a word I'd love to ban, especially when the number can be counted without taking one's socks off. By my count, four, by the way! All in good fun.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* Can you clarify your comments? Do you not think this editor has been sufficiently warned, do you think WP:COI doesn't apply here or are you just sharing your thoughts on the word "numerous"?--Rtphokie (talk) 17:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* Just on the word "numerous".--Wehwalt (talk) 23:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* The article is poorly sourced at present. If it doesn't have reliable sources except for three newspaper articles from the 90s, and a short item in Business Wire from 2001. If we can't find more reliable sources, I think an AfD might be considered. The other possibility is to stubbify the article. (I didn't go into the for-pay sources, and I doubt that any books have been written about her). The subject can't go ahead and write an article out of personal knowledge, and then leave it at that. Deletion is a good way to avoid all BLP issues, in the case of an article subject whose notability may be questioned. I am not sure that WP:BIO can be met using the sources that are now in the article. EdJohnston (talk) 00:46, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* Can the article be AFD'd while it is fully protected?--Rtphokie (talk) 11:18, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* Articles for deletion/Liz Wilde is active and in progress. — Athaenara ✉ 09:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
John Gustafson (disambiguous?)
Having a bit of trouble figuring out how to make a significant shift (both within the wiki community and with proper syntax).
There is at present a new bio for John L. Gustafson who has made significant contributions to High Powered Computing, is presently CEO of Massively Parallel Technologies, and is the inventor of Gustafson's Law. There is also a page for a musician John Gustafson who has been in a variety of songs over the last several decades. I think a disambiguation page is necessary (there are also John Gustafson characters in "grumpy old men" played by Jack Lemon and Burgess Meredith.). I am having difficulty in both the implementation, and the permission to do so. There is someone who seems quite protective of the musician site. Advise? Help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davisourus (talk • contribs) 14:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I don't have a problem with creating a dab page so long as it is done properly and the links updated. --John (talk) 15:54, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* Done. --Faith (talk) 18:20, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Michele Renouf
Since October 2007, User Byafet has been editing this article to introduce NPOV commentary and language, add unreferenced facts, and delete neutral biographical information. This user has been warned numerous times on his or her talk page to no avail, as the user shows no willingness to engage in discussion. The user shows no sign of stopping this continued pattern of tendentious editing to this article. - EronTalk 18:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've reviewed this and made some MoS corrections, as well as adding back in facts about the conference that were removed (albeit in a neutral fashion), adding 5 of the many citations from the conference wiki article so that the addition is well cited. I think there's more than one dimension to this problem in review and request additional eyes on the article. --Faith (talk) 19:19, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Saab Lofton
This author has emailed a complaint about the material that was in the article about him. He's since edited in so as to (in his view) fix problems with the text that was there before. At present the article is entirely lacking in references ... could it please receive the finest of BLP attention, and suitable referenced additions as needed? Possibly bits of the history need deletion, I haven't checked through myself - David Gerard (talk) 18:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've looked into it and believe it should simply be deleted. I can find no evidence that this person has achieved any level of notability that would meet WP:BIO. His books appear to be vanity press / self-published. It's a puff piece. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Constant BLP violations at Adam Shapiro
In last few days I've removed a lot of unsourced libelous material and replaced with sourced accurate material. Despite this article having a longtime {blpdispute} tag, User:Wehwalt keeps removing accurate material and making other violations of BLP and now threatens to report me for reverting such material. Not sure how to proceed immediately, though obviously will continue to revert the most obvious issues. Specifically in last few hours since my last edit:
* [1] resolved
* 1 Adding irrelevant (or POV?) stuff like who was left in the headquarters after Shapiro left.
* 2 Taking out full Shapiro quote which provides context; doing so makes him look bad.
* 3 Uses "alleges" three times in two sentences when one is enough.
* 4 completely removed relevant WP:RS reference whose title calls Shapiro "hero". (Unless I insert other material from that article, will put in external links.)
* 5 removed accurate description of why he left the building (demonstration) and replaced with WP:Original research interpretation of the fact two doctors came in, i.e. "Shapiro was allowed to leave when a doctor took his place," making it look like Shapiro was a hostage.
* 6 and 2 more edits:Inserts WP:Original research fact (or allegation) from another article that is not mentioned in any articles about this individual, probably for POV purposes.
Carol Moore 13:59, 4 June 2008 (UTC)Carolmooredc {talk}
* If you look at Carol's last version before the edits she complains of, you'll note as follows:
* Based on what is basically an opinion piece (written, incidently, if you read it, by someone who says Israelis fired on him and his wife!), Carol has stated:"However, during the 2002 Israeli invasion the ISM's work became chiefly humanitarian because the United Nations and the Red Cross would not operate ambulances without the cooperation of the Israelis, who were stopping and even firing upon them. Adam, who was living in Ramallah, volunteered with Irish activist Caoimhe Butterly to ride in ambulances. Hearing there were wounded in the headquarters of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority, they made their way there. Trapped inside by Israeli firing,[1] they remained over night and Shapiro had breakfast with Arafat.[2] Huwaida organized a demonstration and Israelis allowed Shapiro to leave.[1]" This states as facts what actually comes from Shapiro's and his wife's statements, such as the firing on ambulances, the work becoming "chiefly humanitarian" and so forth. I've made it clear that it is Shapiro's POV (something I have worked to do throughout, which appears to draw Carol Moore's ire, as in her "allege" comments) and, while leaving in the "firing on ambulances", have supplied information from another article contemporaneous to the puff piece on Shapiro, which explains why the Israelis were stopping ambulances. Carol Moore apparently just wants it to look like the Israelis are crazy, stopping and firing on ambulances for no apparent reason. Before I noted the presence of this complaint, I was going to propose to her that we delete both the claim of firing on ambulances and the weapon found in ambulance cite. That they stop ambulances is not subject to dispute, and I am OK with leaving that in. I'd like a better cite though, really that piece from the Guardian should go as not a WP:RS as a commentary.
* Her complaint regarding the "hero" article is unfounded, that is a commentary and not a RS. It is also "reprinted" on a website which raises copyright concerns.
* Her complaint regarding the doctor: Well, that is what the article says! It isn't even clear whether Carol thinks that means he was an Israeli hostage or a Palestinian hostage! I'm not quite clear on how that qualifies as a "libel" or other BLP concern!
* Her complaint regarding the removal of the quote: The quote simply stated that Shapiro was responding to a Palestinian article advocating violence. I inserted another quote from the same source which I felt was more responsive and less apologetic. If she feels some of the information from the quote she liked needs to be in the article, suggest she propose a compromise.
* I did not threaten to report anyone. I simply asked that she be more careful about 3RR.
* Perhaps most notably, this diff removing, not seeking a cite or noting citation needed, but removing, Shapiro's Kristallnacht comments from the article, make it very clear that Carol Moore is interested, not in presenting all the info out there on Shapiro in a dispassionate npov manner, but in writing a pov puff piece herself, and to that end, is pulling out all the stops by calling in the BLP patrol. She should read this text from WP:NPOV, which is mentioned uppage right now: "A common type of dispute is when an editor asserts that a fact is both verifiable and cited, and should therefore be included. A matter that is both verifiable and supported by reliable sources might nonetheless be proposed to make a point or cited selectively; painted by words more favorably or negatively than is appropriate; made to look more important or more dubious than a neutral view would present; marginalized or given undue standing; described in slanted terms which favor or weaken it; or subject to other factors suggestive of bias". The only offer for compromise which she has set forth, I readily agreed to. I suggest that she be told to go back to the article and to work with other editors.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* You threatened to get ME in trouble for WP:3rr without bothering to ask for discussion, forcing me to come here. Yet WP:BLP clearly states: Editors should remove any contentious material about living persons that is unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Verifiability, or is a conjectural interpretation of a source (see Wikipedia:No original research). The three-revert rule does not apply to such removals, though editors are advised to seek help from an administrator or at the BLP noticeboard if they find themselves violating 3RR, rather than dealing with the situation alone. Content may be re-inserted only if it conforms to this policy. Plus again there is a {blpdispute} tag.
* I don't have a problem with correcting errors, adding allege where appropriate (as opposed to 3 times in two sentences) or finding other articles that may be less based on the statements of participants. (That's all I found in my first searches.) And I did not challenge properly sourced info that you added in last 24 hours.
* I have a problem with inserting clearly inaccurate or WP:OR material which I think several of your edits are and should be removed.
* Hero article may or may not be WP:RS as source and I'll wait and see if need to use it before going to that noticeboard. But fine as external link.
* The original Kristallnacht comment was not sourced at all and would be libelous if not true. I didn't know if it was true or not so deleted per {blpdispute} tag.
* If people don't respond here, I'll ask an administrator. These are serious issues under: the Palestine-Israel articles arbitration Carol Moore 15:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)Carolmooredc {talk}
* I did not threaten to get you in trouble. I asked you to tone it down, as I cited, because I didn't want to get into an edit war. You weren't even going to the article talk page. You were just reverting, using undo on good faith edits. If you feel the number of times "allege" is used is excessive, well then rephrase. As for the Kristallnacht thing, you say you "didn't know if it was true or not". However, in the last version of yours before I edited, it is discussed in Reference 3, just underneath (three very short paragraphs intervening) the quotation you pulled out to use in the article. You added that reference to the article. I guess now you'll say you didn't see it. You didn't read the rest of the article. If you did, you're POV pushing by excluding relevant material. If you didn't, you are just looking in sources for what you want and ignoring everything else. Gotcha.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:02, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* The last paragraph is too confusing to figure out, but I don't have a problem with his quote myself, only what I thought was lack of sourcing. The bottom line is I was following the tag which demanded removal of unsourced material and then when dubious stuff kept popping in and my first contact with you was a "warning" on my talk page, so I came here per WP:BLP policy. If you are willing to discuss on talk, I'm willing. Behind on several things after 30 hour power black out. Carol Moore 03:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)Carolmooredc {talk}
* I'd spend some time figuring it out, because it goes to what you may need to do so that editors assume good faith on your part. It looks like you deleted material, and then gave a reason for deleting it which wasn't the case, and I was able to prove that was so. That being said, if you feel you are a person who should be working on this article, I will engage with you on talk page.--Wehwalt (talk) 03:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* Personally I happen to think "Israeli actions regarding the Palestinians" are worse than "Kristallnacht, during which 36 Jews were killed in Nazi Germany and hundreds of Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed." It's 60 years of state violence for purposes of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. So Shapiro merely being "reminded" didn't bother me, only that I didn't find a reference for it in the paragraph where the allegation appeared, here. And I failed to notice it in a later article where it happened to arise. Not a crime. Again in WP:BLP we are supposed to take out unsourced information (or information with broken links that might be fabricated) and that could lead to libel lawsuits vs. wikipedia. I will remove such material when I find it. Carol Moore 17:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)Carolmooredc {talk}
David Palmer (squash player) shows obvious bias
In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent's loose shots. He also has a very pure and textbook technique which allows for near perfect shotmaking. Although the emphasis on orthodox racket preparation and followthrough is dimishing these days, Palmer's is beautiful to watch. His deft touch is also exceptional with volley drops taken from exceptional positions throughout his matches. Due to his high level of fitness, he is able to play at a very high intensity for the duration of the match making it very difficult for many opponents to compete.
This is a bit too much emphasis on how good he is considering this is ment to be an encyclopedic reference. It is also made worse by the fact that he isn't a classical player but a hard hitting - intimindating player who uses gamesmanship to intimidate the umpires and his oppponents.
Please edit this so that the bias is removed or so this whole paragraph is removed. This was obviously written by a fan or someone close to him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportsmanfran (talk • contribs) 20:06, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thank you for your suggestion. Someone had already removed a part of that paragraph. I have removed everything else but the first sentence, and I have requested sourcing for that, as well as for allegations that the subject has temper problems that have impacted his career.
* Please be careful when correcting a perceived bias not to go too far in the other direction. Criticism may be appropriately incorporated into articles, but does need verification that the criticism comes from reliable sourcing and is not simply your own observation. It also needs to be fairly represented to remain neutral. You should certainly feel free to remove such observations as "Palmer's is beautiful to watch", but claims that he "uses gamesmanship to intimidate the umpires and his opponents" are not permissible, if not attributed to a reputable source.
* When you encounter problems within articles and meet dispute in your efforts to correct them, you might try opening a conversation at the article's talk page so that you might reach consensus with the editors of the article. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Ashley Tisdale
We got a nice lil' situation here... starting yesterday, folks started adding "Ashley Tisdale has AIDS" bits to the article - as seen here, here and here. The article got fully protected to prevent reinsertion and we've since gotten official denials of the information from Ashley's website, US magazine and People magazine among other sources. Now if this blog entry is true, then what we have here is a deliberate misinformation campaign as retaliation for her covering a Rick Astley song.
Side note: one wrinkle on all this which is a minor concern for me is a statement in the People magazine story saying: "Another Internet site posted what it claimed was a statement from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles." and this edit where this was inserted into the Wiki article: "She was diagnosed with HIV at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California."... were we made into a primary source on this or was this a case of someone parroting what was said elsewhere on the web without slapping a source on it?
In any case, since we have a deliberate campaign here, we should have folks watching for this false rumour to appear in other articles on Wikipedia. Tabercil (talk) 12:31, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* People. :/ I'll certainly be on the look-out myself. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:33, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Barack Obama
Apparently, there is a contention right now that any mention of William Ayers, a man who has been significantly linked to criticism of Barack Obama and his campaign, is a violation of WP:BLP. I personally believe this is improperly using BLP as a battering ram to get one's own point of view across; however, the controversy exists, and so I have brought it up here. The Evil Spartan (talk) 17:07, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* I agree completely with Evil Spartan, but keep in mind that at Talk:Barack Obama we've been in a long discussion about whether or not to add mention of Ayers to the article, and I expect it to conclude within a few days, now that we've just started a second poll. So far, we're not close to consensus, and no consensus means no addition of Bill Ayers name to the article — and therefore nothing to decide at this noticeboard. That said, it might be useful for editors knowledgable about WP:BLP to chime in over there with their opinions because it might get us closer to consensus. The discussion is spread out over a huge page, but one good, active section where this has come up would be Talk:Barack Obama, subsection Option 1: Say nothing about Ayers. Anyone who wants to familiarize themselves with the question may want to participate in the !vote at the section Call the question after detailed discussion: Option 3 or not?. Responding here is premature as a ruling, and advice here splits the discussion. If we decide to include Ayers, I'm sure the matter will come right back here. Noroton (talk) 19:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* Incidentally, Barack Obama got a quarter of a million page views on June 4, according to this counter. Noroton (talk) 19:50, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Joss Stone
Some heavy stuff going on here, needs some attention. Rape allegations. --Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The 21:48, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've removed some stuff inappropriately sourced/unduly weighted and have commented on the talkpage. --Slp1 (talk) 23:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Force Research Unit
Can some of the regulars here take a look at the article on Force Research Unit, an alleged British Military Unit previously operating in the province. The material on any FRU itself is light and the majority of the article is mention of individuals who may or may not have been involved. Sourcing is pretty weak, very reliant on a single self published source, and it appears to be quite a lot of original research to try to stitch it together.
Thanks
ALR (talk) 08:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think at least that when even the article lead uses 'alleged', the article should be explicit about WHO claims this. You're also right that most of this article appears not to be about the FRU at all but about related events. Stronger, more explicit sourcing is needed, and the removal of OR synthesis. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 09:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Zakir Naik
Some controversy about alleged anti-Sunni remarks by an Indian moslem public speaker and educator. --Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The 13:39, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* Just to correct the description of the dispute. It pertains to the insertion of a large amount of poor quality material of negative skew which Agnistus tried several times to insert. He was preceded in this by a 'Sherlock holmes' individual, and before that, by and . <font color="#029DDD">ITAQALLAH 14:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* Another addendum. The material under the 'Criticism' heading was erroneously reinserted by these individuals into the article despite its presence there already under the lectures heading. The scope of the dispute is therefore about the other material. <font color="#029DDD">ITAQALLAH 14:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Gail Collins Pappalardi
- I found this article to be full of unsourced derogatory information about this living person. So I deleted. Another editor reverted most of my deletion, sourcing only a 1983 indictment. The case was undoubtedly resolved, but the article stops its sourcing with a description of the indictment and defense. At purports to report a resolution of the charges, but provides no source. I'm inclined to delete again. But the other editor and I have a history and I don't want to get into an edit war. Would others concerned about WP:BLP take a look at the page please? David in DC (talk) 22:16, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've had a look and added some sources for the information. The sources are from the Pappalardi.com website and claim to be unaltered news articles about the trial. While I'm unable to verify their accuracy completely, in my judgement it seems highly likely that they are genuine. If so, the sourcing concerns would be gone; there may still be issues with balance, and I think it's questionable if she merits her own article at all. Trebor (talk) 23:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* I took out some of the arguments of the presecution and defense from her trial and the opinions of the judge. A WP article is probably not the best place to rehash this. I agree that the article could be a candidate for deletion if the only thing she is notable for is the alleged murder. Steve Dufour (talk) 23:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Ava Lowery
Hoping to stimulate some discussion of this article which has been a source of controversy in the past and in particular about the troublesome quotes section which has been added and removed a number of times, most recently without discussion. Thanks! --BenBurch (talk) 23:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* The article looked okay when I checked it. I made a few small changes but didn't see any BLP problems. I have one small issue about her having received death threats being reported in the article. I'm not sure this is so notable, or verifiable -- in general that is, nothing against Miss Lowery. Steve Dufour (talk) 19:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* I went ahead and took off the report of the death threats. Steve Dufour (talk) 01:52, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Kurt Vollers
We need to keep a strong eye on the Kurt Vollers article. Several anons, over the past few days, have been inserting unsourced slandarous claims. Corvus cornix talk 18:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* The drug charge is true, according to the Dallas Morning News. I added a brief sentence and a link; perhaps that will discourage the anons from adding lengthy, outlandish accounts of his legal problem. Gamaliel (talk) 18:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Chris Alden
* user
* user
Appears to be largely original research by the subject of the article, copied from his self-published bio on other sites.
For example, the phrase "the world's largest blogging company" seems to be Calden's own. I can't find notable research that supports phrases like "an innovative RSS feed reading service".
The external links in paragraphs at the end of the article seem to be a non-standard format for Wikipedia.
Some of the details may not be encyclopedic, but I may be biased.
The company I work for is largely considered the competition the subject is the CEO of, so it is inappropriate for me to update the article myself. Lloydbudd (talk) 18:47, 9 June 2008 (UTC) (I changed my username from )
* This should probably be reported at WP:COIN. Corvus cornix talk 18:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* Reported to COIN as suggested Lloydbudd (talk) 17:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Julian Baggini
I would appreciate more eyes on this, and some administrative help if necessary.
is a British philosopher and writer that I created a stub in 2005. In June 2006, — who was engaged in a non-notable, real-life dispute with Baggini — added some unsourced and poorly sourced material about that dispute, in violation of BLP. The material was removed by Baggini himself, editing as. Baggini has acknowledged that he is Hickleup.
In May this year, (who appears to be Docmartincohen, or connected in some way) restored the material about the dispute, and made certain other claims about Baggini.
Baggini complained to the Foundation/OTRS, and separately to me. I reverted and semi-protected the page. The anon e-mailed a pretty rude complaint to me and, this time as, starting posting insults on the talk page e.g.. Tim Vickers arrived to endorse the semi-protection, and several other editors posted in support of it. PilotGuy admin-deleted the disputed material.
Still posting as Wikigiraffe, the anon has started posting the same material to the talk page and restoring it when it's removed, claiming there is a sinister conspiracy to silence him. It has reached the stage where a block might have to be considered, but because I started the stub and have been accused of being involved in an evil plot, I'm reluctant to do it myself. More eyes would therefore be appreciated. SlimVirgin talk <font color="Light green">edits 20:08, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* I have left a final warning on talk page, explaining in detail the problemtic nature of the material and the consequences (blocking) that would result from its readdition. CIreland (talk) 20:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* Many thanks. SlimVirgin talk <font color="Light green">edits 21:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* I really hope that is not really Dr. Martin Cohen, or I have to say I'm disappointed at the level of maturity of British philosophers. Hopefully, it is his teenage students or something like that. I'm not joking, Merzul (talk) 23:20, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've blocked Wikigiraffes indefinitely because he went on a spree today with posts attempting to out me, which I've admin-deleted. There was also someone at the same time vandalizing my user subpages, and creating accounts such as (paraphrasing) User:Is she as bad as they say she is, which may have been him too. If any other admin wants to take over, and reblock or unblock after a certain time, please do as you see fit. I did it myself only for the sake of speed to minimize the damage. SlimVirgin talk <font color="Light green">edits 19:57, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Query
(conversation below moved twice to find an appropriate venue to generate discussion) Another user has used this source as evidence that Nicole Ritchie "self-identifies as being black". Per WP:BLP, I would like to see a better source for this potentially controversial information. Perhaps I am being too strict. What do others think? --John (talk) 21:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* I am the user and I want to point out that this is an interview from E! Online. The logo may not be visible because it's from the Internet Archive but the copyright is visible at the bottom. Also, the writer "Kristin" is Kristin Dos Santos, a noted entertainment reporter. MrBlondNYC (talk) 01:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
(copied from WT:RS to see if I can generate discussion on it) --John (talk) 19:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* IMHO, the source is RS as is the author but its weak I'd want to see a secondary source as the first time I read it I thought it was a joke or non serious commentary. The question is, is it a contentious assertion that requires detailed sourcing, has the subject previously disputed the claim. If your answer is no to both then the source is enough though not ideal. Gnangarra 02:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* You would be better off asking this question at Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard rather than here as you'll get a wider opinion base. Gnangarra 02:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks, I will try that. --John (talk) 14:46, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* I would contend that the assertion of ethnicities to living people is automatically contentious and requires better sources than this archived gossip column. --John (talk) 18:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Carl Freer
User talk:Truthmaker1 is making threats of legal action for sourced information appearing in Carl Freer. There are two very good English language sources (The Sunday Times and The Los Angeles Times) and multiple Swedish sources that say this. I came aboard via an RFC and rewrote the text in question to include Freer's defense, so I think it reads pretty balanced, but Truthmaker1 keeps reverting it with further threats of recruiting others to bolster his case, and/or saying the sources are corrupt (with no corroborating evidence).
My question for all of the wise ones here, is it a BLP violation if multiple sources list the specific events and the person in question's side is given as well? If you read the newspaper articles they are pretty scathing in their assessment of Freer, so I actually thought the Wiki article text was pretty mild compared to what could be written.
Here is the text in question:
* In his teens Freer forged his parents' signature for a loan and was convicted of fraud though Freer says he had his parents' permission to sign on their behalf for a student loan. In 2005 he was fined by a German court for buying luxury cars with bounced cheques under the assumed name of Erik (Eric) Jonsson, though Freer says he cancelled the cheques himself because he was "thought he was being sold stolen cars."
refs
Feedback welcome! Renee (talk) 17:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'd just like to refer users to Talk:Carl Freer, which is the most recent discussion on the edits in question. Dreaded Walrus t c 17:42, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Manhunt (2004 TV series)
This article is not a BLP but it contains unsourced material about living people that may be considered controverial as it is about their sex life. I don't know what the rules are regarding this re BPL. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 00:54, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Which unsourced material are you seeing? The one contestant identified as openly gay cites a news article, which in turn cites the Bravo bio of the contestant. —C.Fred (talk) 01:21, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* These people are identified as "Contestants in order of elimination" in addition to Matt Lanter in the Manhunt (2004 TV series) without a reference source:
* Sean Russell
* Brian Bernie
* Casey Ward
* Micah LaCerte
* John Stallings
* Casey Weeks
* Brett Depue
* Blake Peyrot
* Ron Brown
* Seth Whalen
* Jason Pruitt
* Kevin Osborn
* Paulo Rodriguez
* Tate Arnett
* Hunter Daniel
* Maurice Townsell
* Kevin Peake (Embedded Model/Spy)
* Rob Williams (Runner-up)
* Jon Jonsson (Winner)
–<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 14:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Addendum: Although one is a "spy" (Kevin Peake) and therefore not openly gay, the others are not spies and are therefore being identified as openly gay without references. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 14:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Addionally, "Paulo Rodriguez ... was eliminated because of his hair problem" is unsourced. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 14:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry I'm confused. Only one person is identified as openly gay, apparently with references. The rest are identified as male participants in the show, but nothing is claimed of their sexuality, unless you believe all male models are gay (in which case the spy would be gay anyway). I agree a better source for the names is ideal but I presume it's one of the things where sourcing from the show is acceptable? (Having said that, I don't see the list as that important and I don't see anything wrong with removing it personally) Nil Einne (talk) 14:21, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, the show was about openly gay contenders. The premise of the show is similar to the "Bachelor" series on U.S. television, only for openly gay male contestants. The Embedded Model/Spy, Keven Peake, was meant to be a hidden, not gay, contender to throw some drama into the mix. The person choosing a mate, ala the Bachelor series, could perhaps be unable to discern who was not gay and ultimately "fall in love" and choose the non gay person and thereby presumably be rejected. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 15:35, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* Addendum - If the Embedded Model/Spy were actually gay, just not "openly gay", the premise of the program would not make sense. He, of necessity, was straight for the dynamics of the program to work. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 15:38, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
(I moved this back from the archive. I removed the archived version since it was potentially misleading as it stood Nil Einne (talk) 18:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC))
Hi, it appears you are mistaken. Nothing in the article suggests the premise you describe above. Indeed, it specifically says "similar to UPN/The CW's America's Next Top Model" and the show is subtitled "The Search For America's Most Gorgeous Male Model". Nothing about similarities to the Bachelor are mentioned. Looking back at old versions of the page, it definitely doesn't sound like the premise you mention is correct. Google searches lead to a similar conclusion. This review in particular "Most noticeable is the “I’m not gay” refrain; despite its open appeal to gay men, the show features only two gay contestants, Ron (eliminated early) and Rob (who didn’t out himself until the fourth week).". It definitely doesn't sound to me like the contestants were, or were intended to be, gay. They simply had to be male models, their sexual orietation was not relevant to the show. I guess you either have the wrong show, or are confusing two or more shows. If there was a show called Manhunt about the search for a mate by a gay bachelor, it doesn't appear we have an article on it. Nil Einne (talk) 18:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for addressing it. Only "Ron" Brown and "Rob" Williams are identified as openly gay according to the article you provide. Thanks for looking into it. –<font color="007FFF">Mattisse (Talk) 19:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Michiko Suganuma
I would have gone and removed the unsourced material in this article, but there wouldn't have been hardly anything left. From my limited understanding of the subject matter, I feel there is a good chance that this will eventually become a good and worthy article on a prominent Japanese artist. That said, I'm not sure how/where to find english-language reliable secondary sources. Any help would be most appreciated. Dalamori (talk) 00:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Morgellons
There is an editor that is adding a lot of material about accusations of Munchausen's by proxy concerning a mother that has been taking her son to see doctors about what the mother believes is an unrecognized medical condition. There are several accounts in different sources that vary, and some sources seem not to be accurate. The editor is taking the position that most of the different versions of the account from the sources should be added, and is using special formatting to call attention to it. Since the accusations are unproven in any case, I believe this is a violation of WEIGHT and BLP. Would someone please look at this and on the discussion on the talk page? Thanks. Ward20 (talk) 03:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* There is no accusation, just material from multiple reliable sources saying the initial case of the proposed disorder is more complicated then it appears. A mother said she found fibers growing from her son's body. Doctors couldn't find anything matching the description. One doctor urged a psychological evaluation and treatment for the mother, worried she was "using" her son in a letter to referring doctor. A doctor said she might have Munchausen's by proxy, where a parent usually the mother induces an illness or fakes it in her child. Four sources report the Munchausens, the Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, Natural News and The Texas Monthly. (Ward20 does not think Natural News is RS and just deleted it here.) A fifth source the Pittsburg Post-Gazette has similar information. It is supported by quotes from the mother. "'They suggested that maybe I was neurotic,' Leitao (the mother) said, 'They said they were not interested in seeing him (the son) because I had Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.'" (Chicago Tribune) Because the mother did not find a doctor who believed her son had an unknown condition and some doctors even refused to see them, she formed an internet site and started a nonprofit to raise money and publicity for the proposed medical condition.
* Munchausens is important and very relavent. In the Psychology Today source, it was the last straw for Ms. Leitao, the last physician she tried to see would not because she supposedly had Munchausens. For the alternative pro-Morgellons position it is important because it says what many Morgellons patients say, they are rejected by doctors and told their suffering is psychological. For the mainstream medical position, I understand that is Wikipedia's position, it is important because it says several doctors familiar with the case including a very respecte pediatrician thought the first described case of the proposed disease was not a disease or was result from a psychological disorder. Again not accusations, just things reported in reliable sources and things Ms. Leitao herself said.
* I admit i do not understand Ward20's WEIGHT argument or why it is relavant on the BLP noticeboard. For more information see another noticeboard where Ward20 just questioned my Morgellons edits. Thank you. RetroS1mone talk 04:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* What I believe is relevant is that doctors were unable to help her son's condition and blamed her. She discovered that thousands of others said they had the same condition and she started a research foundation, published about the condition in a medical journal, urged that more research be started, and now the CDC is conducting a research study to find out more about it. To attribute about 20% of the history of Morgellons disease to unproven accusations of what is essentially child abuse leveled by her sons doctors while she was attempting to find out about what she believed was an illness in her child is not NPOV per WP:WEIGHT and a violation of WP:BLP for not being neutral about the mother. This topic is separate from the Neutral point of view/Noticeboard discussion. Ward20 (talk) 05:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* In the history-cdc section of about 40 sentences there are two sentences on Munchausens plus a two sentence quote from Leitao in the Chicago Tribune. All supported fully by reliable sources. No accusations of child abuse or any thing else. RetroS1mone talk 05:36, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Michael Roach
I've moved this to the bottom as it was not getting proper attention from knowledgeable editors. Shu Li Yen (talk) 00:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- a website is being used which does not appear to be a reliable source as I read WP:RS and WP:BLP. That source is used in footnotes 11 and 12. The site appears to be a self-published polemical site, diamond-cutter.org, and the pages being used as references are this one for footnote 11, and this one for footnote 12. I believe that the facts should be sourced to some other reference. This site is also linked in the external links section. I have my doubts about the appropriateness even of that, but I am quite sure that it doesn't qualify as a reliable source under the restrictions of WP:BLP. Could someone who is more familiar with the the requirements for sources for biographies of living persons please review this site and determine whether or not it should be used? Also, please engage the editors on the article talk page, as I am not active in editing the page and don't really want to play middleman for any responses... Shu Li Yen (talk) 23:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I would agree that this is not a reliable source. I'll remove it for BLP. --Faith (talk) 01:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* You may want to take a look at the history of page. It has already been in mediation over including information from www.diamond-cutter.org. It was determined that the source was OK. See here- Seems there was a bit of sock-puppet activity. Wonder if history is repeating itself? -Vritti (talk) 07:34, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* I notice that the link you provide was closed not with a resolution, but because one participant could no longer continue (a sockpuppet case as you note), and the other participant withdrew. In any case, mediation was and is the wrong venue for a question about the reliability of a source under WP:BLP. This is the correct venue and the source should simply be evaluated by a knowledgeable and neutral party according to WP:BLP and WP:RS. It's not a matter of consensus and consensus can't override the determination. Neither should the matter go unexamined due to past history. If the source does not indeed meet WP:BLP requirements, it should be promptly removed according to WP:BLP. Please don't try to evade having this looked at by bringing up red herrings. Shu Li Yen (talk) 13:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* It is not a reliable source. The about page states it was created expressly to address the "growing public concern about the behavior and teachings of Geshe Michael Roach". This shows there is no balance or peer review. --Faith (talk) 06:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* Diamond-cutter.org has stood the test of time, and now the NYT article confirms the basic information contained in the site. The NYT article is an essential source for the article, however, diamond-cutter.org provides supporting details, which are useful.
* All materials on diamond-cutter.org are edited and approved by Gary Friedman, who has been an active student in Tibetan Buddhism since 1990 and has undertaken extensive retreat and study. Johnfos (talk) 06:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* The "test of time" is not a method by which a source is deemed reliable.
* The fact that some information on a site is confirmed by the NYT does nothing to verify the reliability of the other information on the site.
* The problem is that the material is self-published by Gary Friedman on his own website. The only information we have about this character is what he says about himself! He is not a published author, no biography of him exists, he is an unknown and non-notable person.
* Basically, you are asking us to take on faith that Gary Friedman, an unknown quantity, is accurately reporting fact rather than hearsay, and that he doesn't have an axe to grind. I'm afraid that I don't have the same faith that you have in Gary. I insist that the very clear rule on WP:BLP be followed, "Self-published books, zines, websites, and blogs should never be used as a source for material about a living person, unless written or published by the subject of the article". The only pertinent fact is that the site is self-published, which means that it simply cannot be used. None of your arguments can override that. Shu Li Yen (talk) 12:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* That Web site epically fails WP:BLP and WP:RS and may not be used as a source in a biography of a living person. End of story. FCYTravis (talk) 06:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* The issue here appears to be if Geshe Michael Roach had sex with a woman or not. And if he is a lvl 8 monk or not. Michael Roach himself claims to have a celibate relation, and to be a lvl 8 monk. While diamond-cutter believes he does have a sexual relationship, and may not be a lvl 8 monk. The latter, according to diamond-cutter could be of great danger to his students.
* The diamond-cutter link has been reason for ongoing edit warring in the article. Here is one year of it (2005-2006), you can safely imagine the full list to be two or three times longer:<PHONE_NUMBER>0111213141516171819202122232425262728
*<PHONE_NUMBER>3435363738394041424344454647484950515253
*<PHONE_NUMBER>5960616263646566676869707172737475767778
* I believe the article should be protected, and diamond-cutter be excluded from it, as the New York Times can be used as source. Species8473 (talk) 13:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Jim Prentice
Jim Prentice is the Minister of Industry in the Canadian government. Aperently he has tried to introduce a Canadian version of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The article itself is clearly being used as a coatrack by those opposed to the legislation (see WP:COAT, with the view that this individual is a tool of the “American Media groups”. Much of the material originates from Michael Geist ; WP:V states: “Self-published sources should never be used as third-party sources about living persons, even if the author is a well-known professional researcher or writer” and WP:RS states “When adding contentious biographical material about living persons that relies upon news organizations, only material from high-quality news organizations should be used.” I have added Blpdispute and BLPsources as this page clearly needs a larger pool of editors looking it over; and not only better sources, but sources that are not directly involved in a dispute with the subject of the article. I will agree that Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its offspring are inherently evil, and I don’t much like politicians who would support such legislation, it is not our (meaning Wikipedia’s) job to portray such individuals in an adverse light or take sides in a dispute. Brimba (talk) 15:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Neither is our job to overstate the extent to which the article relies on Geist references. I invite you to identify *exactly* where there are concerns about referencing or about coatracking to substantiate the tags you have placed on the article. --Tagishsimon (talk) 16:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think the crisis is over, but more eyes are very welcome. --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:14, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Stephen Hunt
The author is using his second reference to infer that there was a ballance of condemnation and support from within and outside the sport, when in fact it contains only details of Jose Mourininho's overreaction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:23, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Louise Brown
She's the first human baby born through IVF. There's some information on that page that seems excessive for a person who is, in my opinion, WP:NPF. That she has had an apparently healthy child is actually notable due to concerns about how the procedure affects later generations. Her current job, her nickname, etc... are not relevant to her notability. Should this just be merged with In vitro fertilisation and the article otherwise deleted? Somedumbyankee (talk) 03:30, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think it's reasonable to have a separate article about her, especially since she's received major coverage as an adult. I note that the nickname and job are presently unsourced, but if this information is in highly reputable sources I don't see that it's harmful. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 06:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* I agree with the above. It doesn't really make sense to me why we wouldn't have a mainspace article on the first person born via IVF; it's an extremely notable achievement, and NPF or not, I don't see how this could possibly harm the subject by having it. Of course, a mention is warranted at IVF history. <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 06:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* I don't think the article does any special harm. However my general sense of WP policy tends to make me say the Mrs. Brown is a person only notable for one thing. I'd vote for merging. Steve Dufour (talk) 00:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
* WP:ONEEVENT is the section of BLP in question. Somedumbyankee (talk) 01:09, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks. Reading the policy makes it clear that a merge is in order, IMO.Steve Dufour (talk) 01:19, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
* I don't agree on that --sufficiently important for an article, considering the likely continuing interest. One event is subject to a reasonable interpretation that it does not hold if this is likely to be the case, just if the one event is likely to be forgotten. DGG (talk) 18:20, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Neil Goldschmidt
Please weigh in at Talk:Neil Goldschmidt in regards to BLP issues that have been raised during a discussion about the former governor of Oregon as to whether the actions he confessed to--having sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland--should be linked to child sexual abuse. The page has been protected and there is an ongoing request for comment. Katr67 (talk) 14:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Genie (feral child) part 2
See previous listing of this issue
* Background. User:Wjhonson has a personal website webpage about a case of an abused child, Genie. Genie's case is well known in psychology and linguistic circles. On his website Wjhonson reveals Genie's real name based on research that he has done. He initially linked to this website as a source for his edits pn WP. Once this was removed several times he has not attempted to return it recently. A recent article has appeared about her brother that names him.
User:Wjhonson been repeatedly edited this and other articles over the last few months to reveal the name (first name, last name or both) of the subject of this article. In this he acts against the clear consensus on the talkpage. To date I count 13 editors who argue that that the name (first name or family name) should not be included, with one undecided, and two arguing for (1 only briefly). Comments from uninvolved editors included:
* "as I have been speaking at some BLP discussions for a very narrow interpretation of "do no harm"....This is perhaps one of the cases to which the policy most obviously clearly and rightfully applies, and even if we did not have the formal policy it would still seem to me to be indefensible to use the real name" DGG
* "While I personally find a lot of claims of do-no-harm ridiculous when something is easily googlable, this isn't easily googlable. Whether or not the name has been concealed deliberately there is a definite possibility of doing damage if this name is put here." JoshuaZ
* User:Wjhonson has just recreated a redirect naming the woman, that was deleted due to BLP concerns in an RFD discussion in which the deleting adminstrator even redacted the name from the request for deletion discussion
* He has named the woman again on this edit creating a redirect from the brother's name
I think the time has come for some independent administator attention to this ongoing situation. --Slp1 (talk) 20:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* It is quite easy to find, both in RS and in blogs/flicker albums and the like. I've yet to see anything that asserts that the listing of such prevalent information has any potential harm for the subject beyond what already exists from other sources (ABC news being the most easily findable and obvious). <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 22:24, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* I am not clear what your links attempt to prove: blogs and websites are not reliable sources, and the journal and the highschool topic suggestion do not even mention her name. The ABC article names her mother but not her and ends "In her meticulous research, Weedon learned Genie's real name and, "without too much more investigation" could find her -- but has decided against it. "It wouldn't be fair," she said. "It would be too invasive, and she isn't the same little girl when the stories were written about her. I wouldn't do it -- for her sake and her memory."
* As I pointed out before if you don't know her name, the name is very difficult to find. Try Genie and Language or Genie and Abuse and see what you have to wade through to find it.
* Try to improve your searching methods. Including quotes around "real name", or using the AND operator in academic databases that still use them, results in much more useful information. Once you have something, it's pretty trivial to find something you're looking for if you know the words ("name") in a digital document. <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 00:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* In any case, per privacy of names we need to see that it is widely disseminated, and "when evaluating the inclusion or removal of names, their publication in secondary sources other than news media, such as scholarly journals or the work of recognized experts, should be afforded greater weight than the brief appearance of names in news stories.". WP:BLP. It is not widely disseminated in scholarly journals nor in works of recognized experts (and there have been 100s and 100s of books mentioning the case) nor even in the news media. --Slp1 (talk) 22:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia policy (WP:BLP) is crystal clear that we err on the side of privacy with regard to articles on living persons. I haven't seen any case made, much less a compelling one, that including the person's real name materially improves the article. Worse, the subject of the article is in no position to advocate for herself, a remedy envisioned in the BLP policy as an important check on what we do here. One editor seems intent on including the real name, in the article and elsewhere, in the face of our policy and the views of other editors on the article's talk page. This disruptive behavior must stop now. If it doesn't, I believe sanctions are in order.--agr (talk) 23:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* I could understand where this might be a problem if the information in question wasn't only a JSTOR search of "Genie" + "real name", or a search of news articles about the subject away. However, this simply isn't the case; its pretty widely disseminated at this point. By including it, we wouldn't be pushing into light some obscure fact about the subject that was never known until now except by a few select sources. <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 00:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* Since we're not revealing unknown, or even little-known, information, there's no BLP case here. Including the real name improves specificity and accuracy, goals for which a reference work should always strive, so there is a clear improvement in including real names when they are already known and available to the public. Seraphimblade Talk to me 00:29, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* But we would be revealing little known information. Psychology and linguistic students all over the world know her only as Genie. In the last thirty seven years, only 1 book has mentioned her full name, and 2 related newspaper articles have given her last name in the context of relatives of the 100s written. Do you really think this is widely disseminated and well-known? Even if we look at websites (which we cannot possibly use on a BLP anyway), the only way to find the real name (without knowing it first) is to trawl through the many, many websites that don't give the real name with the aim of finding the few that do. Try it. Even Celarnor's suggestion of Genie + "real name" provides this reveals only 3 hits with a partial name in the first 100, none of them reliable sources. In any case, WP:BLP re privacy of names is clear that we need to place greater weight on what scholarly journals or the work of recognized experts have decided to do regarding the name. I am actually a bit confused by Celarnor's comment about JSTOR. Do you realize that no article in listed JSTOR mentions her name at all? That yes, Genie + her last name comes up with some hits, but only because her last name is the same as the name a publishing company that appears in the bibliography? Her name is not a search away in academic texts, academic articles, nor in any Factiva or Lexis Nexis newspaper articles search. It is not widely known. --Slp1 (talk) 03:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* I would also point out that cases like this are extremely rare so there is no lack of "specificity and accuracy" in just using the name Genie. Further, the editors working on this article formed a consensus based on the spirit and letter of WP:BLP that the real name is not needed in the article. The one editor in question has not accepted that consensus, but in a classic example of WP:Tendentious editing continues to press for its inclusion and has attempted to get the real name into Wikipedia through other means, such as creating redirects, including it on his user page and adding Genie's non-notable brother's name to a disambig page. I see that elsewhere on this noticeboard there is a discussion of whether to include porn actors' real names in their bios. That we are even considering such a question under BLP suggests that in this case, involving a woman who was a victim of a crime (child abuse), has done nothing to seek publicity, is apparently institutionalized from the crime's effects and is totally unable to protect herself or even express her wishes, the real name should be excluded from Wikipedia. --agr (talk) 12:29, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* I have to say, I too am in favor of not revealing her full name in this article. The fact that the real name appears in other online resources, while not irrelevant, is not dispositive IMHO. This poor person is notable mainly as a case study. Her full name adds nothing in the way of specificity to her article - that need is appropriately addressed by her alias, which appears to be entirely sufficient to permit easy identification of the aspect of her life that is notable. I am not certain that we, in general, give sufficient consideration to how drastically inclusion of information on WP will influence search engine results. Inclusion of the name would not simply make it easier to find for those who look for that information on WP, it will make it easier to find for everybody. When, as in this case, the person is essentially WP:BLP1E or in cases of marginal notability, I think much greater caution with this type of personal information is warranted. Xymmax So let it be written n So let it be done 15:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
* I too feel the full name should be left out for the reasons mentioned. --Faith (talk) 04:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I am in agreement with the editors (including Slp1, agr, Xymmax, and Faith) who support keeping the name out of the Wikipedia article. — Athaenara ✉ 09:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* Make that another convinced by the arguments not include the name, not only for her protection but that of her brother, mentioned in the article (and edit summaries) who is also not a public individual. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 18:51, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've removed the brother's name from the article. --agr (talk) 22:11, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
* And despite the overwhelming consensus not to include the name, User:Wjhonson has reverted agr's edit and inserted the last name again.--Slp1 (talk) 13:03, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* And has recreated the redirect--Slp1 (talk) 15:23, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* His persistence in including this material in spite of the opposition of a number of uninvolved editors and administrators who feel it violates BLP is alarming. I see that he has been warned about disruptive editing at the article's talk page. I hope that he'll take note. He has recourse to wider community input, but can't simply push past consensus. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
This entire above is erroneous. First my website is not devoted to this case, this case occupies a single page out of hundreds on my site. Secondly I was not the person who added my site as a source (afair), in fact I think I removed it, and someone else added it back again. The reason for including the name is for research purposes. Without knowing the full name is you cannot find the case in the relevant newspapers at the time. There were dozens of articles about this case, flung across the country when she was found. These were reported on the newswires and reprinted all over the map. This was not a hushed-up local case by any means. The reportage went on for well over a month on this case, it was quite well-known. BLP does not cover a situation like that, the name was widely disseminated. Whether it was not later-on is not relevant to BLP. Lastly, the fact that I was *not* informed that any of the previous discussions were even taking place is quite extraordinary. It is common courtesy to inform all participants when a discussion is taking place. Wjhonson (talk) 06:24, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* I have corrected website to webpage. My apologies for the error in terminology.--Slp1 (talk) 17:14, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, you may have been the first to remove it, but you have added it back numerous times after that despite the overwhelming consensus to leave it out. Second, I did post a notice on the Genie talk board saying that I've added a request at BLP/N after you advised me to take our disagreement here. Whether or not you have one page on your site or multiple pages on your site devoted to Genie is not the point (you yourself have said that your page on Genie is one of the largest you've ever written). The point is that you were the first person to discover her name and add it to the article and you have been the ONLY person pushing this hard to keep her name in the article, while the number of people arguing against you has been constantly growing. You keep saying that our attempts to keep her name out of the article is a form of censorship but that's not what it is. Censorship is the suppression of information with the intention of protecting the public. Keeping her name hidden in no way protects the public. It is to protect HER! That HAS to be more important than our duty to document the world for research purposes. For An Angel (talk) 12:13, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
We are an encyclopedia, not a news service. You are certainly free to argue your case, but you are not free to continue to insert this person's real name into Wikipedia against community consensus and BLP policy. I am imposing a 24 hour block. --agr (talk) 11:46, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* Since my earlier participation basically boiled down to a "per above" and may be contributing to this editor's perception that lack of familiarity with BLP is the problem, I'm going to spell out why, based on the policy, I believe that the name should be excluded. BLPs should be "written conservatively, with regard for the subject's privacy" as "material we publish about living people can affect their lives and the lives of their families, colleagues, and friends". Under "Presumption in favor of privacy", we're urged to consider the ethical implications of articles, to write conservatively and with respect to basic human dignity. The policy notes that "This is of particularly profound importance when dealing with individuals whose notability stems largely from their being victims of another's actions. Wikipedia editors must not act, intentionally or otherwise, in a way that amounts to participating in or prolonging the victimization." I am persuaded that including Genie's name, and also that of her brother, has a serious risk of participating in the victimization of these people, by making it much easier to identify them as individuals and encourage public scrutiny. At this moment, this page is fourth on Google's search for the generic term "Genie". In spite of the recent resurgence in interest in the case occasioned by the Frizl case in Austria, it is the only article about Genie to make the first page. It costs the article nothing substantial to exclude this information. I do not believe this is an overwhelmingly clear case of BLP in terms of Genie herself, but I do think it falls comfortably within the imperative to be conservative to remove the name.
* Her brother seems to be a different matter. I see you've even added the brother's real name to a disambiguation page (and again today). According to this sole interview, this man is a house painter living a modest life who has only ever granted that one interview. BLP indicates that "Editors should take particular care when considering whether inclusion of the names of private, living individuals who are not directly involved in an article's topic adds significant value. The presumption in favor of the privacy of family members of articles' subjects and other loosely involved persons without independent notability is correspondingly stronger." There doesn't seem to be any necessity to include his name in Genie's article, much less on a disambiguation page for his own name, as he is a painter who (as the source says) "has never received a minute of treatment or public attention" and who has "shunned almost any association or documentation of his past".
* You have been a Wikipedians for many years longer than I have, and I'm sure you know where to find wider community input when you run up against contrary consensus on an article's talk page. You must realize that persisting in including the information over the repeated objections of a number of contributors (and now uninvolved editors and admins) looks very clearly to be disruptive editing according to the first and third points defining that term. I'm also perplexed by your incorporating those names in your edit summaries given clear, unresolved BLP concerns as you did here and here. It could be perceived as an attempt to to leave a mark that cannot be easily expunged from the record. As the policy at Edit war sets out, efforts to win content disputes through brute force undermine "the consensus-building process that underlies the ideal wiki collaborative spirit". BLP concerns particularly require serious consideration, and when enough concerned, informed contributors oppose the inclusion of information under that policy, consensus should be established before the material is restored. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I had been making my arguments on the article talk page, but since Wjhonson claims there that there isn't overwhelming consensus here, I thought I'd add my voice here as well. As a victim of horrific child abuse, the girl's story was reported in newspapers, using her full name, more than thirty years ago. After her father committed suicide, the story of an abused child (there are thousands of them) died out, and would have been forgotten except that psychologists became interested in her as a means of testing theories on whether children could learn their native language after early childhood. These psychologists are the ones who have kept interest in her alive, but they changed her name to Genie to protect her privacy, and they always refer to her as Genie in scholarly articles. Yes, you can dig up the archives of some newspaper from 1970 and find her real name, but you won't know that it's Genie you're reading about. Genie's real name has been concealed for her protection. She's written about today as Genie. She's only famous because of being a test case for a theory for psychologists. Simply as a child abuse victim, her fame would not have lasted. Let's follow the trend set by scholarly articles and continue to respect her privacy. She's famous only as a case study, and her real name adds nothing to that. Ashton1983 (talk) 13:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* In addition to the above considerations, I'd point out that this case differs from the usual BLP situation, where the editors working on an article wish to include information that a dissenter, perhaps the subject, wishes to exclude. Here the editors, informed by the policy, formed a consensus to exercise restraint and not mention real names. Even if there were reasons to think WP:BLP allowed some wiggle room here, the judgement of the article's editors deserves our strong support.--agr (talk) 15:34, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* Again For An Angel you completely distort the situation. Other than reverts, I have never added a link to my article to this page. Reverts are blind. Rather you had no consensus, and did not even discuss removing information that had been in the article for well over a year. And since that time you have strenuously refused to make any attempt at a neutral position. I do not have "multiple pages" on Genie on my website, I have a single page there, among over 600 pages on other topics. The link to my site was added by another editor. Not only have you vigorously opposed adding her first name which was widely reported by the AP and UPI in dozens of articles across the country, but you have suppressed the recent ABCNews article which directly states that her brother's name was and that her father's name was Clark . That is censorship. Without knowing her real name is or that the family's name is you CANNOT find her newspaper accounts. It would be almost impossible. So in effect, to protect the privacy of a person who could care less and does not need your protection (even Susan Curtiss cannot find her so obviously she doesn't need our help), you are preventing any other researchers from ever learning the story as reported at the time. Other researchers can only read what's been reported by people with a strong bias toward a certain view. That is not the purpose of our project, to prop up a distorted view of what actually occurred by suppressing any ability to research the case.Wjhonson (talk)
* Contrary to what agr states above, the editors are not "informed by BLP policy" on this topic. Rather they seek to extend BLP policy to cover a case which it does not. That is the very crux of the matter as pointed out by multiple editors already. Mischaracterizing the situation as being cut and dry does nothing to advance a consensus view. The issue in this case is, when a person's name has already been widely disseminated, but an internet-only search does not necessarily easily reveal it. That is this case. It is nothing else, no matter how hard people try to argue that it's something else. Wjhonson (talk) 18:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
* I note that Wjhonson, just returning from his block, has continued to disrupt this encyclopedia by (Redacted) reintroducing the names under discussion despite warnings from two administrators that this is inappropriate given the consensus against including them. I have removed them once already and will remove them again.
* Will, this is an encyclopedia not a research aid. Because you are a genealogist/researcher, I can certainly understand that you would find quick and easy access to the newspaper articles etc via the name would be helpful, but this cannot be the only consideration here on WP. We have to think about ethical and moral aspects of a decision to reveal names that for years and years have not been known and the possible consequences for a woman who has never sought nor consented to the public attention she has received. I understand that you feel that we are not interpreting BLP correctly, and maybe that BLP should be rewritten to include specific situations of this sort, but at this point there are 23 editors and administrators who disagree and think the spirit and/or letter of the current version means that the name should not be included. That is a consensus that you must attend to. Perhaps I can try to appeal to you as a professional genealogist: I gather that genealogists should "obtain some evidence of consent before assuming that living people are agreeable to further sharing of information about themselves" and should "respect the rights of others who do not wish information about themselves to be published, referenced or linked on a Web site" (from National Genealogical Society guidelines on Sharing Information With Others and Publishing Web Pages On The Internet.) Have you got her consent? Do you really think she would want her name published? Please, please stop. --Slp1 (talk) 20:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I have no idea about what you're talking. I have no block. The point of this discussion is her very name, so we are certainly allowed to discuss the very point we're discussing. I do not agree, that we cannot report what ABCNews has reported. You think we have to stifle what ABCNews has reported for some obscure privacy of some obscure person that nobody can even find, even knowing all the details of her life. Makes no sense to me. There are certainly not "23 editors and admins" who disagree and if they are they are quite capable of making the policy change and discussing it. Perhaps you are afraid that if you actually discuss it, you'll find nobody agreeing to make that change? Her name has already been widely published, and now widely published once more by ABC. Am I the one republishing her name? No. I am reporting what others have already published. Please stop trying to censor the world. Nobody wants it. This is not, and never has been a violation of BLP. Your argument is flat. Thanks.Wjhonson (talk) 06:16, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* P.S. Half the sources I've dug up so far on this case, use the families real names. Wjhonson (talk) 06:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* Okay, so were you were blocked for 24 hours and it seems you didn't notice!! You were blocked for tendentious disruptive editing against consensus by continuing to reinsert the disputed names on a BLP case. You have now replaced them 3 times subsequently. "In cases where the appropriateness of material regarding a living person is questioned, the rule of thumb should be "do no harm." In practice, this means that such material should be removed until a decision to include it is reached, rather than being included until a decision to remove it is reached." From the Badlydrawnjeff arbcase . Feel free to continue the discuss the issue if you must but your repeated insertion of the names served absolutely no purpose except to be pointy and disruptive. If you continue this disruptive, pointy editing, you risk being blocked for longer and longer periods. And yes, there are many, many editors (23) who disagree with your arguments and your desire to include the name. Go and count them yourself if you wish. Slp1 (talk) 12:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Wjhonson, you never cease to amaze me. For you to say, at this point in the argument, after two threads on BLP/N, two Rfds and a DRV, not to mention two whole months of arguments on the Genie talk page, for you to claim at this point that there are many editors who agree with you, really blows my mind. You can't even name FIVE. I challenge you. For every editor you can name (with proof) who has agreed with you, I will name 10 who has disagreed with you.
You have accused us multiple times of using hyperbolic arguments and then you say we are trying to "censor the world". We are not trying to censor the world. We just think that adding Genie's real name to her article, is not only unnecessary, but also potentially dangerous to her. She has lived in an undisclosed location for over 30 years and if further publishing her name will make it easier for some interested person to find her then that might give her unwanted attention. It was partly because of the harassment Genie's father received from all the nosy strangers driving by their house after she was discovered that drove him to suicide. Censorship is the suppression of information for the purpose of protecting the public. Whereas suppressing Genie's real name is for the purpose of protecting her, and no one else. For An Angel (talk) 01:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* When someone claims that there are "hundreds of books, articles, videos...." that don't name her, then yes you're using hyperbolic language. When someone claims that "for every editor who has agreed with you, I will name 10 who has disagreed" then yes they are using hyperbolic language. It doesn't help your case, it make you sound shrill and desperate. I'm sure you don't want to give that impression. Adding her real name is not dangerous to her. The links you provided lead an interested person right to it, in about three google seconds. Not including the family's surname which is right in the ABCnews interview is completely pointless. Including her name is in no way "dangerous" to her, as there is no way (listen carefully) there is no way you can track her based on her name. None. Zero. Zilch. No way. It's been tried my dear by people better than I even (yes it's possible) and they can't do it. Wjhonson (talk) 05:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* I wasn't giving that impression. I was trying to show how certain I am that you are outnumbered in this argument and the fact that you couldn't even name ONE editor who agrees with you proves to me that you know it too. You say that knowing Genie's real name is in no way helpful to anyone who would want to find her but that has already been proven wrong because it has already been done according to the recent ABC News article on her. For An Angel (talk) 13:39, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Look further up this page and on the talkpage of the article and you will see that I have sourced the 100s of books claim several times by giving links to googlebook searches. But here is another, a very narrow one, no less, to save you the trouble. I don't make claims I can't thoroughly justify. Thank you.Slp1 (talk) 17:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Let me just point out, as humorous and ironic as this will sound, that the only reason you know that he killed himself *allegedly* due to harassment was because of my research. (Of course we can't ask him and he didn't state it specifically.) It was stated afterward by someone else not by him. Sure it's possible other people are now citing that, but it comes back to the work I did to dig it up. Pretty ironic you would bring that up isn't it? Wjhonson (talk) 05:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* But isn't it true that you didn't start researching Genie until last year? How do you know how long I've known why Genie's father killed himself? For An Angel (talk) 13:39, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* As for a point Slp made, yes I think that she would want her full biography published on the web. There are members of her extended family who would very much like to find her and meet her but they've been prevented by the State of California, which really has little to no right to so do. At least from my perspective. Of course, early in her history she was made a ward of the state, but that can be reversed. Of course it cannot be reversed if her extended family doesn't even know that she exists can it? And they can't know she exists when her life is deliberately hidden by people claiming to care for her who really don't. People who care for her would give her a much better life than living in an institution where she is just a number and a mouth. Remember that the state is not really a great caretaker, they caused part of the damage that she suffers, through carelessness, neglect and abuse themselves. It's no bed of roses living in an "adult care facility".Wjhonson (talk) 05:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Let me get this straight. First you claim that there is no chance (None. Zero. Zilch) for someone to find her by using her name and yet you think by adding her real name to her article it will help members of her extended family find her so they can give her the help she needs? Do you even realize how much you are contradicting yourself? For An Angel (talk) 13:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Indeed, and of course in any case members of her extended family who care about her so much would know her name without Wikipedia's help!! And in fact it seems that she is well and happy in good facility, according to ABC articles and this website,http://www.feralchildren.com/en/showchild.php?ch=genie], so not in need of rescue.Slp1 (talk) 17:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Slp you're missing the point. The point is they did not know she was Genie, until my article informed them. And Angel yes, members of her family can find her through the private channels of the government and/or by filing a suit to open her records, members of the public who must use public channels cannot do that. That is why Susan Curtis cannot find her even though she had hired a P.I. to try.Wjhonson (talk) 04:27, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
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I think this discussion has gotten off track. The talk page for this article has formed a consensus that the real name should not be used. Putting BLP issues aside, Wikipedia policy is to respect such a consensus. One can argue whether WP:BLP required the talk page editors to come to this conclusion or merely encouraged serious consideration of excluding the real name. Either way, the proper role of this notice board is to support the editors on the talk page when they exercise restraint based on privacy considerations, not second guess them. There is no way to read WP:BLP as requiring the real name to be included in a case like this.
Currently there are three separate discussion as to the appropriateness of including Genie's real name: Talk:Genie (feral child), here and Deletion review/Log/2008 June 8. The only discussion of the merits should be on the talk page. If the consensuses there changes to including the real name, then there might be a basis for reviewing that decision here. Until then, the only issue properly before this notice board is the attempts to insert the real name of Genie and her brother on Wikipedia, in contravention of the talk page consensus. That seems to have stopped for the moment, and as long as it stays that way, I don't see a need for further action here.--agr (talk) 17:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
* Sorry this page is not only to support decisions made on talk pages. Consensus is a nebulous concept which can and should involve wider and wider circles until consensus is reached. To state that we should restrict our activities here to support of Talk Pages goes off-base with our traditional way of approaching conflict. If the policy is so flawed as to be unable to state exactly how to approach a case like this, in clear language, then that is the fault of the policy, not the policy-readers. If no one is willing to suggest correction to the policy to address a case just-like-this-one, then cases like this one can never be adequately resolved.Wjhonson (talk) 04:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* You know Arnold that the issue is not requiring the real name to be included, rather the issue is whether BLP requires that the real name not be included. If BLP does not address it head-on, then an editor like myself should not be being penalized for content-conflict by the false claim that it violates BLP, when it does not. Wjhonson (talk) 04:24, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* You will, however, be penalized for edit-warring to re-insert the name repeatedly against consensus. I'm afraid you're on the losing side of this one. — The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 12:28, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
We do not expect Wikipedia policies to explicitly address all possible cases. Instead we have mechanisms for determining when and how they apply. Consensus is indeed "a nebulous concept", but it is also "Wikipedia's fundamental model for editorial decision-making." (WP:Consensus) Consensus is formed on the article's talk page. (ibid) We discourage forum shopping. I see nothing flawed in the BLP policy, but if you do, that policy's talk page is the place to discuss it. Just to be clear, I blocked you for continuing to insert real names into Wikipedia, after a consensus formed that they should not be there per BLP policy, not for advocating your position. --agr (talk) 17:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC) | WIKI |
Edith of Scotland was born to Malcolm III (Canmore)
of Scotland and Margaret, sister of Edgar Aetheling
at Dunfermline, Scotland. She was the couple’s fifth child, her brothers Edward, Edmund, Edgar and Alexander had been born before her.
Edith’s sister, Mary, was born to Malcolm III (Canmore) of Scotland and Margaret.
Edith’s brother David was born to Malcolm III (Canmore) of Scotland and Margaret.
Edith and her sister, Mary were placed into the care of their aunt, Cristina who was a nun in the convent at Romsey, England. They were educated by the nuns in the convent. Edith learnt English, French and Latin as well as needlework and household management.
Edith received a proposal of marriage from William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey but she turned him down.
Edith was betrothed to Alan Rufus, Lord of Richmond. Soon after the betrothal relations between England and Scotland broke down.
1093 (13th November)
Edith’s father, Malcolm Canmore, and her brother, Edward died in battle against the English near Alnwick, Northumberland.
1093 (16th November)
Edith’s mother, Margaret, died.
1093 (late November)
Alan Rufus abandoned Edith and began a relationship with Gunhild of Wessex, daughter of Harold Godwinson
1100 (2nd August
William II of England died while hunting in the New Forest. His brother Henry seized the throne as King Henry I
Henry I decided that he wanted to marry Edith. Before the marriage could go ahead it had to be determined that Edith had not taken holy vows during her stay in the convent at Romsey. After hearing from Edith that she had only gone to the convent for her education and that she had no wish to become a nun, permission for the marriage was granted.
1100 (11th November)
Edith married King Henry I of England at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was performed by Anselem, Archbishop of Canterbury
. The marriage represented the union of Norman and Saxon royal lines. Edith adopted the name Matilda because it was thought that the Norman barons might not respect a Queen with a Saxon name.
1100 (14th November)
Matilda was crowned Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey.
A daughter, Euphemia, was born to Matilda and Henry. She died in infancy.
1102 (7th February)
A daughter, Adelaide
, was born to Matilda and Henry I.
1103 (5th August)
A son William
was born to Matilda and Henry I at Winchester. He was known as William Aetheling.
1114 (7th January)
Matilda’s daughter, Adelaide, married the Emperor of Germany, Henry V at Mainz, Germany. Her name was changed to Matilda on the same day. She was crowned Empress of Germany as part of the Wedding ceremony.
1118 (1st May)
Matilda died at Westminster Palace. She was buried in Westminster Abbey | FINEWEB-EDU |
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The System Server in Android
In this post I will add some more detail on the system server in Android. The system server is the core of the Android system and as described in the boot sequence post it is started as soon as Dalvik is initialized and running. The other system services will be running in the context of the System Server process. We will start by looking at the code that runs when the System Server starts. This code is found in the file frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java (in the open source project tree) and we will start this discussion from the main entry point.
/**
* This method is called from Zygote to initialize the system. This will cause the native
* services (SurfaceFlinger, AudioFlinger, etc..) to be started. After that it will call back
* up into init2() to start the Android services.
*/
native public static void init1(String[] args);
public static void main(String[] args) {
// The system server has to run all of the time, so it needs to be
// as efficient as possible with its memory usage.
VMRuntime.getRuntime().setTargetHeapUtilization(0.8f);
System.loadLibrary("android_servers");
init1(args);
}
public static final void init2() {
Log.i(TAG, "Entered the Android system server!");
Thread thr = new ServerThread();
thr.setName("android.server.ServerThread");
thr.start();
}
The first thing that happens is that the server will load a native library called android_servers that provides interfaces to native functionality. Source files for this lib are placed in frameworks/base/services/jni/. Then the native init method that will setup native services is called, init1(args), and executed. The name of the function that implements this is system_init() and the it resides in frameworks/base/cmds/system_server/library/system_init.cpp. After setting up the native services there is a callback:
runtime->callStatic("com/android/server/SystemServer", "init2");
to init2() above to create the server thread. This thread will start the remaining services in the system according to the necessary start order. A snippet of the initial sequence gives:
// Critical services...
try {
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Power Manager.");
power = new PowerManagerService();
ServiceManager.addService(Context.POWER_SERVICE, power);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Activity Manager.");
context = ActivityManagerService.main(factoryTest);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting telephony registry");
ServiceManager.addService("telephony.registry", new TelephonyRegistry(context));
AttributeCache.init(context);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Package Manager.");
pm = PackageManagerService.main(context,
factoryTest != SystemServer.FACTORY_TEST_OFF);
ActivityManagerService.setSystemProcess();
mContentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Content Manager.");
ContentService.main(context,
factoryTest == SystemServer.FACTORY_TEST_LOW_LEVEL);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting System Content Providers.");
ActivityManagerService.installSystemProviders();
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Battery Service.");
BatteryService battery = new BatteryService(context);
ServiceManager.addService("battery", battery);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Hardware Service.");
hardware = new HardwareService(context);
ServiceManager.addService("hardware", hardware);
// only initialize the power service after we have started the
// hardware service, content providers and the battery service.
power.init(context, hardware, ActivityManagerService.getDefault(), battery);
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Alarm Manager.");
AlarmManagerService alarm = new AlarmManagerService(context);
ServiceManager.addService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE, alarm);
...
We see that the power manager is started first, followed by the activity manager and the other services. There are a lot more services started after these initial and if you are interested take look in the SystemServer.java file. Each service is running in a separate Dalvik thread in the SystemServer process. To give some info on the components making up the system server we may have look at it using the DDMS tool:
We see that the main Android services such as the activity manager, package manager, alarm manager etc. are running in their separate threads but as parts of the system server process.
/Mattias
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2. how to assign ipaddress for android based system
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3. Thanks very much....finally i understood the JNI with system services..:)
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4. What the problem when system server make cpu overload?
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5. A bit out of date (for instance there is no frameworks/base/cmds/system_server/library/system_init.cpp anymore) but still interesting. Could you please point me to the point in the code that the different Dalvik thread _per manager_ is initialized ?
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Marcus Martin (cricketer)
Marcus Trevelyan Martin (29 April 1842 – 5 June 1908) was an English first-class cricketer active 1861–70 who played for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge University. He was born in Barrackpore; he died in Marylebone. | WIKI |
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One way to do this would be to create a method on your tree that measures the depth of the tree at a given node. You don't have to store the value, and if you use such a getDepth() method only for testing, then there's no extra overhead for normal tree operations. The getDepth() method would recursively traverse its child nodes and return the maximum depth ...
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Here's how I would answer this question in an interview situation (I haven't seen this question before, and I didn't look at the other answers until I had my solution): First, I tried to just figure it out (which you called the "math solution") and when I got to glass 8 I realized that it would be tougher than it seemed because glass 5 starts to overflow ...
7
There are some self-balanced trees such as Red-Black tree and AVL tree. For more information see: Wikipedia: Self-balancing binary search tree Wikipedia: Red–Black tree Wikipedia: AVL tree or Chapter 13 of CRLS book
7
Yes, B-Trees still make good sense in managed languages. A few points of explanation: If you're using the B-Tree as an on-disk data structure, then I can absolutely guarantee that disk IO will be your bottleneck, not the fact that you are using a managed language. If you are using a B-Tree in memory, then you can still have considerable control over ...
6
You need to do various things with trees, like translate between the data structure and some serial representation, like on a file or in a language. So, for example, suppose you have a parse tree like this: * / \ + \ / \ \ A B C You could serialize it as * + A B C by walking it in prefix order, or as A B + C * by walking it in postfix ...
5
Which is most efficient? Vague and difficult to answer. The computational complexities are all well-defined. If that's what you mean by efficiency, there's no real debate. Indeed, all good algorithms come with proofs and complexity factors. If you mean "run time" or "memory use" then you'll need to compare actual implementations. Then language, ...
5
Your first tree is not an AVL tree. Even minus an element it is not an AVL tree (so we can't even consider it as an AVL tree undergoing balance). AVL operations are defined on AVL trees to produce a new AVL tree. They are defined in terms of the node that was inserted or deleted. So, we don't have an AVL tree to start, and we have no information about ...
5
I don't think this question is unreasonably hard. It's certainly not trivial, but a good programmer should be able to write it with minor mistakes in a few minutes. 50 lines of code would indeed be pretty long for a whiteboard question, but this question can be solved in much less code. Walk the tree recursively, keeping track of the depth. Have a ...
5
Right. This should really be on UX, but I'll tell you where I think you're going wrong. THE USER DOES NOT WANT TO "EDIT A BINARY TREE" The user has no particular concept of left-hand values or nodes. Those are based inside your implementation approach to the problem. The user has a task to complete. You need to consider what they will generally try to do ...
5
Thinking about this as a tree problem is a red-herring, it's really a directed graph. But forget all about that. Think of a glass anywhere below the top one. It will have one or two glasses above it that can overflow into it. With the appropriate choice of coordinate system (don't worry, see the end) we can write a function to get the "parent" glasses ...
5
The point of having different algorithms to deal with binary trees is not to do things with trees. On this abstract level, one order is largely as good as any other, since you only get abstract symbols out of the procedure. But trees are typically used to represent interesting stuff, and that can make a big difference in the outcome. For instance, if the ...
4
It is important to note that hash tables only have average access time of O(1). This means a particular operation could be much worse. Additionally, there are several requirements for properly formed hash trees: Mostly empty - few hash algorithms perform well beyond 70% usage, and most recommend 50% usage. Collision handling is complex - either having to ...
4
Unlike a plain binary tree, AVL trees are self-balancing. When an element is inserted into an AVL tree, the tree may need to perform node rotations in order to maintain a certain tree depth, which allows for logarithmic lookup time. So, if you try to build a second AVL tree using pre-order node traversal on an existing AVL tree, the resulting tree will not ...
4
I don't think the question was difficult. I think they were simply testing if you're comfortable parsing a tree recursively. Obviously, if you haven't done it before, it'll seem very difficult on the spot. On the other hand, now that you have actually done it, you will definitely know in interview how to answer "recurively-parsing-trees" questions. My point ...
4
This problem is solved using a queue based order level traversal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_traversal#Queue-based_level_order_traversal You start by enqueuing the root node. You then push something on the queue that acts like a separator. Each time you deque an item, you push the left/right child of what you just removed from the queue onto the ...
4
The use of a managed language like Java, C# etc. has absolutely nothing to do with the way data is accessed from the drive, and in any case it certainly does not deprive developers from an iota of control over precisely how, when, and in what order data will be accessed from the drive. The problem is elsewhere: managed languages suffer from the overhead of ...
3
If you're interested in Splay trees, there is a simpler version of those which I believe was first described in a paper by Allen and Munroe. It doesn't have the same performance guarantees, but avoids complications in dealing with "zig-zig" vs. "zig-zag" rebalancing. Basically, when searching (including searches for an insert point or node to delete), the ...
3
If you want a relatively easy structure to start with (both AVL trees and red-black trees are fiddly), one option is a treap - named as a combination of "tree" and "heap". Each node gets a "priority" value, often randomly assigned as the node is created. Nodes are positioned in the tree so that key ordering is respected, and so that heap-like ordering of ...
3
pre order traversal is a traversal, it visits every node in a binary tree Depth First Search is a search, it goes around an arbitrary graph looking for a certain node (that it works best in a non cyclic graph (a.k.a. tree) is irrelevant) this alone is a large enough difference to call them difference names
2
Indexes tend to be much smaller than the table. If the whole index fits in memory, then there will be an average of 1 disk seek per random lookup. If not, there will generally be 2 disk seeks (once for the index, once into the table for your actual data). Keep in mind that a disk seek averages 1/200th of a second. If you're going to do a million lookups, ...
2
I completed kevincline's answer to include a tree class and also made some minor changes for convenience. Please note that naked pointers are not a good practice and are only used for the sake of this example. Here is the complete, compileable code: #include <iostream> #include <map> #include <vector> class Tree { public: explicit ...
2
Interesting. This takes the simulation approach. private void test() { double litres = 6; for ( int i = 1; i < 19; i++ ) { System.out.println("Water in glass "+i+" = "+getWater(litres, i)); } } private double getWater(double litres, int whichGlass) { // Don't need more glasses than that. /* * NB: My glasses are numbered from 0. */ ...
2
Just sort the players by team and number them starting from 0, so e.g. 0(000) T1a (team 1 player a) 1(001) T1b 2(010) T1c 3(011) T2a 4(100) T2b 5(101) T3a 6(110) T3b 7(111) T3c Then reverse the bits in each number to fill out your bracket sheet 0(000) T1a\______ 1(001) T2b/ \_______ 2(010) T1c\______/ \ 3(011) T3b/ ...
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Yes, but there isn't a standard name for it shorter than what you've already written. Wikipedia says: [...] by using a self-balancing tree, the theoretical worst-case time of common hash table operations (insertion, deletion, lookup) can be brought down to O(log n) rather than O(n). However, this approach is only worth the trouble and extra memory cost ...
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Uploading Excel - Data Type Issues
When uploading an Excel document, where all of the data in the columns are formatted as "text", DOMO will change the data type to number, every time I upload it.
I know there is an option to change the data type using MAGIC ETL, but here is my problem. In our data we have account numbers with preceeding zeros, for example 00123654789. When I upload it and the data type is changed to number, the preceeding 0's in my data are removed and I'm not able to link my spreadsheet with my other data sets. When I use MAGIC ETL to change it to text, it changes the data to text from the number format so the end result is the same (preceeding zero's not available).
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, please help!
Best Answer
• Rich
Rich
domo
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Accepted Answer
Hi ecenteno,
Mixed news here. I've duplicated the trouble you're experiencing with leading zeros from an excel sheet - even when Excel has them formatted as TEXT. Domo does interpret them as whole numbers and strips the leading zeros at import. That means using Magic ETL is unable to restore those zeros natively.
Here's the workaround I was able to work successfully, but it includes another step within Excel that may not work for you. If this suggestion doesn't work, we can migrate your question to a feature request and get some developers eyes on it.
Workaround: If you add a text qualifier in front of the zeros in your excel sheet Domo won't strip the zeros. You can then safely strip the zeros within Magic ETL with a simple replace function. It looks like this:
leading zeros in magic
I hope this helps. Let us know if the suggested workaround won't work for your data.
Thanks
Answers
• @ecenteno, did Rich's reply help solve your problems?
• Uploading the spreasheet using the workbench will allow you set the column type to text at source level.
• PacoTaco
PacoTaco Roswell, GA 🟡
Hi @Rich !
Was this ever submitted as a feature request? If not, I'd like to have it submitted.
Your ETL workaround will not work for our process and the Workbench workaround mentioned won't work b/c it prevents our end users from directly updating the dataset with a new Excel file easily/directly within the DOMO interface.
Thanks!
--Nick
• Rich
Rich
domo
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Hi PacoTaco,
Thanks for your post - it has been a long time since I last looked at this one. Since that time, our feedback process has changed a bit. Please submit your feedback about the leading zeros in one of these two ways:
1. At the top of your Domo experience you'll see a menu button with a "Feedback" option. Follow those prompts to fill out a paragraph with the request.
2. Submit a support ticket making it clear that you're looking for a feature improvement / request. That will then route to the same place as option 1 above.
Thanks,
Rich
• PacoTaco
PacoTaco Roswell, GA 🟡
Thanks Rich, will do!
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Is this part from the book "Learning PHP, MySql and Javascript by. Robin Nixon" wrong?
numbers = [7, 23, 6, 74];
numbers.sort(function(a,b){return a - b});
output is 6,7,23,74
The book says:
If the anonymous function inside sort() returns a value greater than zero, the sort assumes a comes before b.
If the anonymous function inside sort() return a value less than zero, the sort assumes b comes before a.
The sort runs this function across all the values in the array to determine their order.
is this wrong? Because....
a here is 7
b here is 23
7 - 23 = -16 // a number less than zero. Book says it should b comes before a.
so the final output should be 74, 23, 7, 6
• 1
No, it's right: jsfiddle.net/cjD3v – Jonathan M Jul 6 '12 at 18:27
• 4
You know, you could just: try it out. Like in the above jsfiddle – TheZ Jul 6 '12 at 18:28
• 1
but the explanation from the book is that wrong?? – Zzaaznedog Dafdf Jul 6 '12 at 18:28
• 1
Yes, the explanation in the book is wrong. – Jonathan M Jul 6 '12 at 18:29
• 1
Thats what im asking so the explanation from the book is wrong. Thanks guys. – Zzaaznedog Dafdf Jul 6 '12 at 18:30
It appears that it is wrong. From MDN:
If compareFunction(a, b) is less than 0, sort a to a lower index than b.
("Lower index" in this case would mean that a comes before b)
The output is correct, but the explanation is not. If the method returns < 0, a comes before b.
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RNF115, or Breast Cancer-Associated Gene 2 (BCA2), encodes a RING-finger ubiquitin
RNF115, or Breast Cancer-Associated Gene 2 (BCA2), encodes a RING-finger ubiquitin E3 ligase, expression which was connected with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive status in human breast tumors. ER and cytoplasmic and nuclear BCA2 staining. Cycloheximide struggles to inhibit BCA2 mRNA amounts, recommending potential BCA2 rules in the transcriptional level. Anti-estrogens like tamoxifen and ICI 182 178 counteracted E2-induced BCA2 proteins and knockdown of ER by ER led to a substantial reduction in BCA2 proteins and a lesser nuclear manifestation design. Estrogen treatment result in a substantial upsurge in BCA2 promoter response, connected with improved binding of ER towards the ERE area from the BCA2 promoter. BCA2 is usually therefore a recently identified transcriptional focus on of estrogen receptor. 0.004) [17]. evaluation from the BCA2 gene using the TRANSFAC transcription element binding site data source exposed a canonical CAAT package (C737 to C734), invert TATA package (C656 to C653), and many putative transcription element binding sites in the promoter area. Included in these are some general transcription elements and nuclear hormone receptors just like the ER-binding estrogen response component (ERE) half-sites [17] at positions C129, C493, C1001, and C2407 Rabbit Polyclonal to Claudin 7 bottom pairs upstream through the transcription begin site. While BCA2 and ER had been discovered to co-localize in the nucleus, if, and exactly how, ER regulates BCA2 appearance and/or activity continues to be unknown. To comprehend the mechanistic basis root ER and BCA2 association, within this study we’ve explored the chance if the BCA2 gene could be governed by ER. Our outcomes present that BCA2 is certainly a transcriptional focus on from the estrogen-occupied ER. We discovered that estrogen treatment elevated BCA2 mRNA and proteins amounts, that have been inhibited with the ER antagonists tamoxifen and ICI 182 178 (ICI) in ER-positive MCF7 breasts cancers cells and ER-negative MDA MB 231 stably transfected with ER. Predicated on these outcomes, we hypothesized that excitement of ER by E2 activates the BCA2 promoter via its ERE half-sites. To check this hypothesis, we transiently transfected HEK 293T, MCF7, and MDA MB 231 (parental and ER) cells using a reporter plasmid formulated with a 1 kb put in from the proximal promoter area from the individual BCA2 gene promoter, including many ERE half-sites, and supervised the luciferase sign amounts. Our data present that BCA2 promoter activity boosts upon E2 induction, inhibitable by tamoxifen and ICI. Furthermore, ChIP outcomes using MCF7 cells confirmed a rise in ER binding towards the BCA2 promoter upon E2 induction, once again inhibitable by tamoxifen or ICI. Hence our outcomes, for the very first time, demonstrate that BCA2 is certainly transcriptionally governed by ER, at least in ER-positive Z-FA-FMK manufacture MCF7 cells. Components and strategies Cell lines, lifestyle medium and chemical substances MCF7, MDA MB 231, and HEK 293T cells had been extracted from the American Type Lifestyle Collection (Manassas, VA). The phenol red-free RPMI from Invitrogen, ICI 182 178 from Tocris, and tamoxifen and 17-estradiol had been extracted from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). RNA removal and RT-PCR Total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Mini Package (QIAGEN) and was invert Z-FA-FMK manufacture transcribed to complementary DNA (Two Stage DNA package, Invitrogen). The cDNA was amplified using primer pairs for BCA2 forwards 5-GGGGTCACCAGACTCACACT-3 and invert 3-CAGGAAAAAGGGTGTGGAGA-5 as well as for pS2 forwards 5-TTCTATCCTAATACCATCGACG-3 and invert 3-TTTGAGTAGTCAAAGTCAGAGC-5. The launching control HPRT primers: forwards 5-TGACACTGGCAAAACAATGCA-3 and invert 3-GGTCCTTTTCACCAGCAAGCT-5 were utilized. Plasmid constructs and transient transfections The entire length individual ER (pCMV3) appearance plasmid was generously supplied by Dr. David Shapiro and all of the plasmids had been transfected using FuGENE transfection reagent. Tailor made ER little interfering RNA (was transfected using the RNAifect Transfection Package (QIAGEN). AllStars harmful control siRNA from QIAGEN was utilized being a control for transfection which ultimately shows that the adjustments in phenotype or gene expressions are non-specific. Traditional western blot assay Exponentially developing cells had been cultured in hormone-depleted mass media, and total proteins was extracted using RIPA buffer, and Traditional western blotting was performed as previously referred to [18]. BCA2 promoter luciferase reporter Assay Cells had been plated in 24-well plates and transfected with BCA2 promoterCluciferase vector (Change Gear Genomics) and renilla vector (Promega). After 24 h, cells had been treated with 10 nM E2, 100 nM ICI and/or 100 nM Tamoxifen. Luciferase activity was assessed using the Dual Z-FA-FMK manufacture Luciferase Reporter Assay Package (Promega) and promoter activity was computed as comparative luciferase products (RLU). Immunocytochemistry Cells had been treated with 10 nM E2 for 24 h and ER-specific for 72 h. Cells had been set with methanolCacetone and an initial BCA2 antibody, and a Cy3-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG supplementary antibody were useful for staining. A pre-diluted anti-mouse ER antibody (Invitrogen) was utilized. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Class Act (Happy Tree Friends)
The result was Delete. Articles on individual TV episodes are just slightly controversial these days. I looked at the recent Arbcom case and at Talk:List of Happy Tree Friends episodes, to find out the opinion of those editors on having individual episode articles. I'm confident that a Delete verdict (as favored by a majority of the editors below) does fit with current policy. There is no bar to re-creation of the article if reliable sources can be found showing out-of-universe notability. There is not really anything to merge because the proposed target article already has a table entry for this episode containing everything that will fit in the cells. EdJohnston (talk) 03:40, 17 May 2008 (UTC) Arbcom
Class Act (Happy Tree Friends)
* ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)
I don't think that individual Happy Tree Friends episodes meet the general notability guidelines, and that List of Happy Tree Friends episodes is enough. There are many other individual Happy Tree Friends episode article, and though I do not list them all in this AfD, and individual articles should be treated on their merits, notability issues, and the best course of action will probably coincide for most of those episodes. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 21:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 15:40, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
* Merge to List of Happy Tree Friends episodes. No real world notability asserted in article, and little likely to be found.--Fabrictramp (talk) 15:41, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
* Delete. I'm not sure that Class Act (Happy Tree Friends) is a very good fit for a merge with List of Happy Tree Friends episodes, and the latter article is, in my opinion, a more professional, more encyclopedic, much better treatment of the subject. --AnnaFrance (talk) 20:16, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
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2664. The Knight’s Tour
Description
Given two positive integers m and n which are the height and width of a 0-indexed 2D-array board, a pair of positive integers (r, c) which is the starting position of the knight on the board.
Your task is to find an order of movements for the knight, in a manner that every cell of the board gets visited exactly once (the starting cell is considered visited and you shouldn't visit it again).
Return the array board in which the cells' values show the order of visiting the cell starting from 0 (the initial place of the knight).
Note that a knight can move from cell (r1, c1) to cell (r2, c2) if 0 <= r2 <= m - 1 and 0 <= c2 <= n - 1 and min(abs(r1 - r2), abs(c1 - c2)) = 1 and max(abs(r1 - r2), abs(c1 - c2)) = 2.
Example 1:
Input: m = 1, n = 1, r = 0, c = 0
Output: [[0]]
Explanation: There is only 1 cell and the knight is initially on it so there is only a 0 inside the 1x1 grid.
Example 2:
Input: m = 3, n = 4, r = 0, c = 0
Output: [[0,3,6,9],[11,8,1,4],[2,5,10,7]]
Explanation: By the following order of movements we can visit the entire board.
(0,0)->(1,2)->(2,0)->(0,1)->(1,3)->(2,1)->(0,2)->(2,3)->(1,1)->(0,3)->(2,2)->(1,0)
Constraints:
• 1 <= m, n <= 5
• 0 <= r <= m - 1
• 0 <= c <= n - 1
• The inputs will be generated such that there exists at least one possible order of movements with the given condition
Solutions
• class Solution {
private int[][] g;
private int m;
private int n;
private boolean ok;
public int[][] tourOfKnight(int m, int n, int r, int c) {
this.m = m;
this.n = n;
this.g = new int[m][n];
for (var row : g) {
Arrays.fill(row, -1);
}
g[r][c] = 0;
dfs(r, c);
return g;
}
private void dfs(int i, int j) {
if (g[i][j] == m * n - 1) {
ok = true;
return;
}
int[] dirs = {-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2};
for (int k = 0; k < 8; ++k) {
int x = i + dirs[k], y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x >= 0 && x < m && y >= 0 && y < n && g[x][y] == -1) {
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1;
dfs(x, y);
if (ok) {
return;
}
g[x][y] = -1;
}
}
}
}
• class Solution {
public:
vector<vector<int>> tourOfKnight(int m, int n, int r, int c) {
vector<vector<int>> g(m, vector<int>(n, -1));
g[r][c] = 0;
int dirs[9] = {-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2};
bool ok = false;
function<void(int, int)> dfs = [&](int i, int j) {
if (g[i][j] == m * n - 1) {
ok = true;
return;
}
for (int k = 0; k < 8; ++k) {
int x = i + dirs[k], y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x >= 0 && x < m && y >= 0 && y < n && g[x][y] == -1) {
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1;
dfs(x, y);
if (ok) {
return;
}
g[x][y] = -1;
}
}
};
dfs(r, c);
return g;
}
};
• class Solution:
def tourOfKnight(self, m: int, n: int, r: int, c: int) -> List[List[int]]:
def dfs(i: int, j: int):
nonlocal ok
if g[i][j] == m * n - 1:
ok = True
return
for a, b in pairwise((-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2)):
x, y = i + a, j + b
if 0 <= x < m and 0 <= y < n and g[x][y] == -1:
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1
dfs(x, y)
if ok:
return
g[x][y] = -1
g = [[-1] * n for _ in range(m)]
g[r][c] = 0
ok = False
dfs(r, c)
return g
• func tourOfKnight(m int, n int, r int, c int) [][]int {
g := make([][]int, m)
for i := range g {
g[i] = make([]int, n)
for j := range g[i] {
g[i][j] = -1
}
}
g[r][c] = 0
ok := false
var dfs func(i, j int)
dfs = func(i, j int) {
if g[i][j] == m*n-1 {
ok = true
return
}
dirs := []int{-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2}
for k := 0; k < 8; k++ {
x, y := i+dirs[k], j+dirs[k+1]
if x >= 0 && x < m && y >= 0 && y < n && g[x][y] == -1 {
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1
dfs(x, y)
if ok {
return
}
g[x][y] = -1
}
}
}
dfs(r, c)
return g
}
• function tourOfKnight(m: number, n: number, r: number, c: number): number[][] {
const g: number[][] = Array.from({ length: m }, () => Array(n).fill(-1));
const dirs = [-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2];
let ok = false;
const dfs = (i: number, j: number) => {
if (g[i][j] === m * n - 1) {
ok = true;
return;
}
for (let k = 0; k < 8; ++k) {
const [x, y] = [i + dirs[k], j + dirs[k + 1]];
if (x >= 0 && x < m && y >= 0 && y < n && g[x][y] === -1) {
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1;
dfs(x, y);
if (ok) {
return;
}
g[x][y] = -1;
}
}
};
g[r][c] = 0;
dfs(r, c);
return g;
}
• impl Solution {
pub fn tour_of_knight(m: i32, n: i32, r: i32, c: i32) -> Vec<Vec<i32>> {
let mut g: Vec<Vec<i32>> = vec![vec![-1; n as usize]; m as usize];
g[r as usize][c as usize] = 0;
let dirs: [i32; 9] = [-2, -1, 2, 1, -2, 1, 2, -1, -2];
let mut ok = false;
fn dfs(
i: usize,
j: usize,
g: &mut Vec<Vec<i32>>,
m: i32,
n: i32,
dirs: &[i32; 9],
ok: &mut bool
) {
if g[i][j] == m * n - 1 {
*ok = true;
return;
}
for k in 0..8 {
let x = ((i as i32) + dirs[k]) as usize;
let y = ((j as i32) + dirs[k + 1]) as usize;
if x < (m as usize) && y < (n as usize) && g[x][y] == -1 {
g[x][y] = g[i][j] + 1;
dfs(x, y, g, m, n, dirs, ok);
if *ok {
return;
}
g[x][y] = -1;
}
}
}
dfs(r as usize, c as usize, &mut g, m, n, &dirs, &mut ok);
g
}
}
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A Cry in the Wilderness
A Cry in the Wilderness is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gordon Hessler.
Plot
The father of a wilderness family gets bitten by a skunk, and fearing rabies, chains himself to a barn to protect his family should he go mad. He orders his son not to come near him no matter how persuasive or rational his appearance or argument. However, the creek dries up, indicating an upstream blockage and an imminent flood. Several trips upstream by the son have failed to locate the blockage, and now Dad wants to be released. The boy needs to decide if his father is telling the truth or his fear of the flood is due to hydrophobia--one of the symptoms of rabies.
Cast
* George Kennedy as Sam Hadley
* Joanna Pettet as Delda Hadley
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Ezra Klein on ObamaCare: Premium Prices a 'Great Success' - Breitbart
by John Nolte29 Oct 20130 The White House's biggest frustration right now is that Obamacare's technical failures are obscuring its great success: Premiums are much lower than the Congressional Budget Office estimated when the law first passed. In a new report for the liberal Center for American Progress, Topher Spiro and Jonathan Gruber quantify exactly how much lower. Spiro and Gruber find that the average individual premium in the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces was projected to be $4,700 in 2014. In fact, it's more like $3,936 $764, or 16 percent, lower than expected. That's a big deal in terms of cheaper premiums, but it's also a big deal in terms of the budget: If the savings hold, the Affordable Care Act will cost $190 billion less than the CBO estimated over the next decade. What? First off, calling the Center for American progress liberal is like calling an uzi a sidearm. CAP is an extreme-left organization, with very little credibility outside the fever swamps. But the idea that Klein or anyone can call already declare the cost of premiums a success when, from what we know, fewer than 50,000 people have enrolled, just makes no sense. We have no real-life data. We have no idea how many people will ultimately enroll, and we most certainly have no idea how many young and healthy people will enroll which is going to make all the difference in pricing, especially in 2015. CAP also makes the claim that ObamaCare will reduce the deficit, and that this wild success at keeping premium costs down will only further reduce the deficit. Apparently, both Klein and CAP missed the February Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that shows ObamaCare is projected to add $6.2 trillion to the long-term deficit. Now take another look at Klein's first paragraph. Notice how this left-wing study doesn't compare the price people are paying now to what they will pay under ObamaCare. Instead, it compares prices to an estimated cost or what one might call a made up number that has nothing to do with what anyone in the real world is currently paying. Confused? Well, all of this is answered if you keep reading. The rub arrives in Klein's second-to-the-last paragraph. Read carefully, it is slippery: So the bottom line is that Obamacare makes insurance more accessible and more comprehensive, which raises average premiums, but it adds subsidies and competitive markets, which lower premiums. Whether premiums are higher or lower for an individual person depends on their precise situation. But premiums are, in general, lower than was expected when Obamacare passed. You see, Klein sees ObamaCare's premium pricing as a great success because some left-wing political organization claims that premium prices are going to be lower than what the government estimated premiums would cost, not what they really cost. So please do forget about this. And let's not forget that what Klein sees as comprehensive coverage is what many others would call unnecessary coverage. How many millions have no need of coverage for birth control, prenatal care, mental health care, drug and alcohol care, and pediatric services? Regardless, ObamaCare forces you to pay for all of that, and more. But Klein is such a coldhearted technocrat, that the least of his concerns is, Whether premiums are higher or lower for an individual person. Because that doesn't really matter. What happens to real people is not what he defines as success. What matters is that some magical government number is supposedly being surpassed according to some left-wing study. Real people losing their insurance, having their standard of living undermined by premium spikes, or losing their doctor, means nothing if the State's magical spreadsheet is able to balance. And remember, according to Klein, the biased, statist Center for American Progress is a much more reliable source than the GAO for deficit projections of statist government programs like ObamaCare. And now you know why Klein is one of President Obama's favorite writers. FYI: The Washington Post presents Klein as an objective reporter. Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNC Big Journalism, Twitter, Washington Post, White House Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook. Visit Breitbart's Facebook Page. Send A Tip Send A Tip Copyright 2016 Breitbart SUBSCRIBE TO THE BREITBART NEWSLETTERSwitch to Full Site Copyright 2016 Breitbart | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
CLICK CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. REDCO FOODS, INC., Defendant.
Civil Action No. 05-1036 (JBS).
United States District Court, D. New Jersey.
March 24, 2006.
Francis P. Maneri, Esq., Carl Hanzelik, Esq., Marti Ciesla, Esq., Dilworth Paxon LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Clement S. Farley, Esq., McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ, and Michael E. Getnick, Esq., Getnick Livingston Atkinson Gigliotti & Priore LLP, Utica, NY, Attorneys for Defendant.
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court upon Defendant Redco Foods, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff Click Corporation of America. Plaintiffs original complaint arises out of a business dispute between the parties involving a long-standing license and distributorship agreement. For the reasons expressed below, Defendant Redco Foods, Inc.’s motion to dismiss will be granted and all four of Plaintiff Click Corporation of America’s claims will be dismissed.
I. BACKGROUND
Redco Foods, Inc.’s (“Redco”) is in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling various tea products, including extracts for use in the preparation of ready-to-drink iced tea, under the trademark RED ROSE. (Second Amended Compl. (“SAC”) ¶ 5.) Plaintiff Click Corporation of America (“Click”) and Redco’s predecessor (Brook Bond Foods, Inc.) entered into a license and distributorship agreement (“Agreement”) on October 1, 1982, under which Click was licensed to make, bottle, distribute and sell Red Rose Iced Tea and was appointed the exclusive distributor of that product for the entire geographical region east of the Mississippi River. (SAC ¶ 6-7.) The parties subsequently agreed that Click could distribute and sell Red Rose Iced Tea throughout the remainder of the U.S. on a non-exclusive basis. (Id. ¶ 8.)
A. The Distributorship Agreement
For the past 23 years, Click has been making, distributing and selling Red Rose Iced Tea. (Id.) Under the terms of the Agreement Redco is to sell Click the extract with which Red Rose Iced Tea is made and Click is to make, bottle, market, distribute and sell the tea. (Id. ¶ 10.) A number of specific provisions of the Agreement are implicated in this action. First, Section 3(a) states that, in consideration for the Agreement, Redco agrees:
To sell to Click during the term of this Franchise Agreement its requirements of the said Extract at [Redco’s] regularly established list prices for Red Rose Iced Tea Extract Kits. Kits and Extracts may not be sold, loaned or delivered to any other bottler without written permission of the Redco. [Redco] will not withhold approval without providing reasonable and written cause. Such sales shall be on the same terms and conditions as are extended to other bottler customers. Nothing in this contract shall prohibit the Company from discontinuing the distribution and sale of Extract.
(Def.’s Br. at Ex. A, Agreement § 3(a))(emphasis added). In addition, the Agreement contains a termination provision which states that the Agreement “shall continue in full force and effect, subject to the termination privileges ... provided for, so long as [Click] shall faithfully perform the obligations imposed upon it by the terms hereof.” (Id. at § 5.) Moreover, the Agreement contains an assignment clause stating:
No contracts will be made with sub-bottlers, agents or distributors or anyone having to do with the bottling or wholesale selling of the Product except upon and with the prior written consent of the Company. The Company will not withhold approval without providing reasonable and written cause. This Franchise Agreement or any portion of the territory assigned hereunder, shall not be transferable or assignable by [Click] except upon and with the prior written consent of [Redco.]
(Id. at § 7(a).) Finally, the Agreement states that it is to be construed in accordance with New York law. (Id. at § 7(d).)
B. Redco’s Actions After Click’s Business Begins to Decline
Click and Redco had many profitable years of Click selling Red Rose Iced Tea under the Agreement. (SAC ¶ 15.) However, according to Click, the market for ready-to-drink iced tea changed when large beverage manufacturers such as Coca-Cola began distributing such teas. (Id.) Click was not able to compete with the prices, incentives and services offered by large beverage manufacturers. (Id.) Thus, sales of Red Rose Iced Tea declined. (Id.)
In February of 2005, Redco’s new General Manager, Douglas Farrell, expressed to Click that Redco wanted to end the Agreement in exchange for paying Click a nominal sum. (Id. ¶ 18.) Click declined this offer and instead advised Redco that it sought $10 million to end the Agreement. (Id. ¶ 19.) By letter dated February 18, 2005, Redco responded, asserting that Click had breached the Agreement and a letter of termination would be forthcoming. (Id. ¶ 20.) No such letter was sent, however, and, instead, Redco stopped responding to Click’s purchase orders. (Id. ¶ 21.) Click maintains that Red Rose Iced Tea is the only product that it sells. (Id. ¶ 12.)
On May 11, 2005, Redco sent Click a letter stating that the Agreement will terminate effective May 25, 2005 on the grounds that Click allegedly failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the Agreement. (Id. ¶ 24.) Click alleges that, shortly prior to June 22, 2005, Redco informed Click for the first time that (a) Redco had decided to discontinue the distribution and sale of extract pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement, and (b) Redco’s position was that invoking that provision of Paragraph 3(a) would effect termination of the Agreement. (Id. ¶ 28.) According to Click, Redco then abandoned its strategy of seeking to eliminate Click in a manner that would preserve Redco’s right to continue selling and distributing extract so, on July 7, 2005, Redco sent Click a letter stating that it was discontinuing the distribution of Red Rose Iced Tea Extract pursuant to the last sentence of Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement. (Id. ¶ 29.)
C. Procedural History
On May 25, 2005, Click filed an Amended Complaint and a Renewed and Amended Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order seeking an Order enjoining the termination of the Agreement to preserve the status quo pending a preliminary injunction hearing. (Id. at ¶ 25.) After a hearing on Click’s Renewed and Amended Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order on June 3, 2005, the Court granted a Temporary Restraining Order and scheduled a Preliminary Injunction hearing for July 28, 2005. (Id. ¶ 26.) At the conclusion of the July 28, 2005 hearing, in an extensive oral opinion addressing the substance of Plaintiffs claims, the Court found, among other things, that Click did not have a probability of succeeding on the merits in establishing that invoking Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement did not effect termination of the Agreement, and issued an Order dissolving the Temporary Restraining Order. (Id. ¶ 31; Tr. July 28, 2005 at 72-85.)
On August 8, 2005, with limited permission from the Court, Click filed its Second Amended Complaint [Docket Item No. 23]. In the SAC, Click brought claims for: breach of contract (Count I); breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (Count II); restitution for un-recovered costs Click incurred under the Agreement (Count III); and declaratory judgment regarding ownership of the trademark RED ROSE (Count IV). (Id. at 35-47.)
II. DISCUSSION
A. Standard for a 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
A Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted must be denied “unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.” Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 236, 94 S.Ct. 1683, 40 L.Ed.2d 90 (1974). A district court must accept any and all reasonable inferences derived from those facts. Unger v. Nat’l Residents Matching Program, 928 F.2d 1392 (3d Cir.1991) Glenside West Corp. v. Exxon Co., U.S.A., 761 F.Supp. 1100, 1107 (D.N.J.1991); Gutman v. Howard Sav. Bank, 748 F.Supp. 254, 260 (D.N.J.1990). Further, the court must view all allegations in the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Scheuer, 416 U.S. at 236, 94 S.Ct. 1683; Jordan v. Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, 20 F.3d 1250, 1261 (3d Cir.1994).
It is not necessary for the plaintiff to plead evidence, and it is not necessary to plead the facts that serve as the basis for the claim. See Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp., 561 F.2d 434, 446 (3d Cir.1977); In re Midlantic Corp. Shareholder Litig., 758 F.Supp. 226, 230 (D.N.J.1990). The question before the court is not whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail; rather, it is whether he can prove any set of facts in support of his claims that would entitle them to relief. See Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69, 73, 104 S.Ct. 2229, 81 L.Ed.2d 59 (1984). Therefore, in deciding a motion to dismiss, a court should look to the face of the complaint and decide whether, taking all of the allegations of fact as true and construing them in a light most favorable to the nonmovant, plaintiffs allegations state a legal claim. Markowitz v. Northeast Land Co., 906 F.2d 100, 103 (3d Cir.1990). Only the allegations in the complaint, matters of public record, orders, and exhibits attached to the complaint matter, are taken into consideration. Chester County Intermediate Unit v. Pennsylvania Blue Shield, 896 F.2d 808, 812 (3d Cir.1990). In the present instance, therefore, the parties’ contract may be construed in light of the undisputed fact that Redco has discontinued the sale of extract under Paragraph 3(a) thereof.
B. Count One — Breach of Contract
In Count One, Click argues that Redco’s actions of (1) “failing to disclose its position that invoking the right to discontinue the sale of extract under Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement effected termination of the Agreement” and (2) allegedly preventing Click from selling “the Red Rose Ice Tea franchise under the Agreement to a larger distributor” amounted to a “wrongful breach of the Agreement.” (SAC ¶ 34, 35 and 37.) Redco argues that Paragraph 3(a) of the contract is clear and unambiguous and in fact, the parties have agreed to as much. (Transcript of Oral Argument, Oral Opinion, dated 7/28/05, at 73.) As such, the claim of breach is contrary to the plain language of the Agreement that specifically allows Redco to discontinue selling extract to Click. Further, Redco argues that, Click cannot recover for any alleged missed business opportunity because (i) Click had no rights to sell or assign under the Agreement and therefore, Redco’s actions had no effect on Click’s right to sell, (ii) Redco had no obligation to preserve Click’s ability to sell, and (iii) Redco gave Click nine months notice of Redco’s intention to terminate the Agreement. (Def.’s Br. at 5-10.)
Click argues that Redco’s arguments demonstrate that Redco misunderstands Click’s allegations. According to Click, the “breach of the Agreement was not Redco’s decision to discontinue the sale of extract under Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement, but rather Redco’s termination of the Agreement based on its discontinuing the sale of extract.” (PL’s Opp. Br. at 2.) Click argues further that “[i]f, as the [SAC] alleges, Redco did not have the right to terminate the Agreement based on having discontinued the sale of extract, Redco’s termination of the Agreement on that basis breached the Agreement, and Redco is liable for the damages sustained by Click.” (Id. at 3.) Thus, Click asserts that, even if Redco could unilaterally discontinue selling the extract under the Agreement, that Redco nonetheless breached the Agreement by terminating Click as its distributor for the extract.
Second, Click takes issue with the fact that Redco’s argument that Click cannot recover damages under a breach of contract claim for having been wrongfully deprived of the opportunity to sell its rights under the Agreement because Redco had a right to approve Click’s intended transfer. Specifically, Click submits that arguments that Redco would not have given such approval “has no place in a Rule 12(b)(6) motion because whether Redco would have given approval of Click is a question of fact.” (Id.) Because Paragraph 35 of the SAC alleges that Redco would have given this approval, Click asserts that this Court must “for the purposes of its instant motion ... accept all well-plead allegations in the [SAC] as true, and view them in the light most favorable to plaintiff.” (Id.) The Court will address both allegations in Count One independently.
a. Termination of the Contract
The question here is whether Redco’s decision to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract effectively terminates the Agreement. The matter turns on this Court’s interpretation of the contract, a matter of law that is properly considered on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. See PaineWebber, Inc. v. Bybyk, 81 F.3d 1193, 1199 (2d Cir.1996)(“where the intent of the parties can be determined from the face of the agreement, interpretation is a matter of law, and a claim turning on that interpretation may thus be determined by summary judgment or dismissal.”)(internal quotations omitted). Because the Agreement is to be construed under New York law, this Court’s analysis is guided by New York law relating to contract interpretation. (Agreement ¶ 7(d)) The law in New York is clear: where, as here, a contract is unambiguous, the court must effectuate its plain language. See Seabury Constr. Co. v. Jeffrey Chain Corp., 289 F.3d 63, 68 (2d Cir.2002). Moreover, a court must interpret a contract in order “to give effect to the intent of the parties as expressed in the clear language of the contract.” Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. v. New England Ins. Co., 225 F.3d 270, 275 (2d Cir.2000).
The language in Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement is clear. Paragraph 3(a) permits Redco to do exactly what they did' — ■ discontinue the distribution and sale of the extract. The parties’ selection of the words “[njothing in this contract shall prohibit ...” is significant. The plain language can only mean that that the parties’ intended that no provision of the Agreement (not other sections, clauses or the recitals) could ever or should ever be construed or understood as taking away Red-co’s ability to end the sale and distribution of the extract. For this Court to rule otherwise, and find that the parties somehow intended to limit Redco’s rights in this regard (perhaps because doing so would effectively terminate the Agreement) would be to ignore the plain language that these parties chose for their contract. Moreover, any alternative interpretation would lead to an absurd result, as it would require Redco to continue selling and distributing extract in perpetuity so long as there is not an earlier termination for cause. Such an interpretation would render Paragraph 3(a) devoid of meaning, when in fact it stands out as a powerful and independent contractual right to exit the extract business, which is conferred upon Redco. Thus, Click can prove no set of facts under which Redco would be liable for breach of contract by Redco simply doing what the plain language of the Agreement clearly allows them to do.
b. Click’s Claims for a Missed Business Opportunity
Click’s allegations that Redco’s failure to continue selling extract deprived Click of the ability to sell its rights under the Agreement must also be dismissed. This claim fails because Click, acting on its own, had no rights to sell or assign under the Agreement. Paragraph 7(a) of the Agreement states that Click’s rights under the Agreement “shall not be transferable or assignable by [Click] except upon and with the prior written consent of [Redco.]” (Pl.’s Br. Ex. A ¶ 7(a).) Unlike other provisions in ¶ 7(a), the assignment provision is not subject to any reasonableness requirement meaning that Redco could have withheld consent to assign for any reason or no reason at all. See Teachers Ins. and Annuity Ass’n of Am. v. Wometco Enter., Inc., 833 F.Supp. 344, 349 (S.D.N.Y.1993).
Furthermore, even if Click could transfer its rights under the Agreement for a monetary gain, Click’s claim fails because Redco had no duty to preserve Click’s ability to transfer its rights under the Agreement. There is simply nothing in the Agreement that places such a duty upon Redco. In fact, the Agreement states just the opposite as the Agreement: (1) gives Redco the absolute right to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract and (2) limits Click’s use of the RED ROSE trademark and its right to bottle and distribute RED ROSE Ice Tea to only ice tea made from extract sold by Redco. (Pl.’s Br. Ex. A ¶¶ 1-2.)
Thus, Click cannot prove any set of facts establishing that (1) Click had the right to sell or assign any of its rights in the Agreement or in the RED ROSE trademark and (2) that Redco had a duty to preserve Click’s rights to transfer its rights under the Agreement. Thus, Count One will be dismissed.
B. Count Two — Breach of Covenant
In Count II of the SAC, Click alleges that Redco’s conduct breached the Agreement’s implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (SAC ¶ 39-40.) In its brief in support of its motion to dismiss, Redco argues that Click cannot maintain a claim because a party cannot rely on the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing to nullify the express terms of the parties’ contract. (Pl.’s Br. at 13.) In addition, Redco argues that (1) the Agreement does not contain any express restrictions or conditions of Redco’s ability to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract that would subject Redco’s actions to a reasonableness standard, but if it did, Redco has acted reasonably and in good faith (as it is discontinuing the sale and distribution of the extract due to significant declines in sales and has given Click nine months notice of Redco’s plans.) (Id. at 14-15.)
Click argues that its breach of contract claim is not based on Redco’s discontinuance of the sale of extract but rather on Redco’s conduct from February 2005 to May 2005 “in taking actions to eliminate Click as a distributor while seeking to preserve its rights to sell extract” by using Paragraph 3(a) to “effect[ ] termination of the Agreement.” (Def.’s Br. at 6.) Thus, Click appears to argue that Redco breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing by not disclosing its “intentions with respect to Paragraph 3(a) of the Agreement if it otherwise was unsuccessful in eliminating Click....” (PL’s Opp. Br. at 6.)
The Court recognizes that, under New York law, every contract has an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. See M/A-COM Sec. Corp. v. Galesi, 904 F.2d 134, 136 (2d Cir.1990.) “As it is the written contract that governs the relationship between the parties, a court is not at liberty to impose obligations inconsistent with those imposed under the written agreement.” Sterbenz v. Attina, 205 F.Supp.2d 65, 70 (E.D.N.Y.2002) citing Fasolino Foods Co. v. Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, 961 F.2d 1052, 1056 (2d Cir.1992). Accordingly, under New York law, a party cannot be held liable for breaching the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing if the party “has acted in compliance with the rights expressly provided in the governing contract.” Sterbenz, 205 F.Supp.2d at 70. Moreover, the implied covenant cannot be used to “have [the] court create an additional benefit for which [the parties] did not bargain----” Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. RJR Nabisco, Inc., 716 F.Supp. 1504, 1519 (S.D.N.Y.1989); see Broder v. Cablevision Sys. Corp., 418 F.3d 187, 198-99 (2d Cir.2005). The covenant does not “add[ ] to the contract a substantive provision not included by the parties.” See Broder, 418 F.3d at 199 (quoting Geren v. Quantum Chem. Corp., 832 F.Supp. 728, 732 (S.D.N.Y.1993)).
Here, Click is attempting to use the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in a manner strictly prohibited under New York law as Click tries to insert into the Agreement, an obligation on the part of Redeo to give Click notice of its intentions to exercise its contractual rights under Paragraph 3(a). If this Court allowed such a result, the decision would be in clear contradiction to Sterbenz, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. and Geren. Allowing this claim to advance would hold a party to a contract liable for exercising rights expressly granted in the contract and create an additional benefit on the part of Click.
While it is true that the covenant of good faith and fair dealing exists to give a party to a contract a cause of action should the other party do “anything [that] will have the effect of destroying or injuring the right of the party to receive the fruits of the contract,” there are clearly limits to this doctrine. 1-10 Indust. Assoc., LLC v. Trim Corp. of Am., 297 A.D.2d 630, 631, 747 N.Y.S.2d 29 (N.Y.App.Div.2002) citing Dalton v. Educ. Testing Serv., 87 N.Y.2d 384, 389, 639 N.Y.S.2d 977, 663 N.E.2d 289 (1995). If a loan agreement contains a provision allowing the lender to terminate the agreement and accelerate the loan upon the borrower’s default, surely the lender cannot be held liable for breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing because terminating the agreement “will have the effect of destroying ... the right of the party to receive the fruits of the contract.” Nor is this a case where Redeo, while acting within its unilateral right to terminate its iced tea extract business, somehow did so in a tricky or underhanded way, such as by “changing its mind” after termination and striking a new deal with a new extract distributor. Instead, Redeo here gave months of notice to Click of its decision to end its extract sales and it has not acted in any manner contrary to its right to do so, even though Click is displeased by Redco’s decision. Thus, Count Two will also be dismissed.
C. Count Three — Restitution
In Count Three of its SAC, Click alleges that Redco’s decision to discontinue distribution and sale of extract “effectively was a termination for convenience” and as such, “Redeo is obligated to compensate Click for the unrecovered costs it incurred under the Agreement.” (SAC ¶ 42.) Red-eo argues first that, since Click does not (and cannot) allege that Paragraph 3(a) is actually a termination for convenience clause, Click must claim that Redeo is liable for damages because its decision to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract “effectively was a termination for convenience.” (Pl.’s Br. at 16.)
Redco argues that there is no legal authority to suggest that a private party can impose liability based on a theory of “constructive” or “effective” termination by convenience. (Id.) Rather, a termination for convenience clause is designed to limit a party’s liability for terminating a contract and there is no authority for use of the doctrine to affirmatively assert as a basis for the recovery of damages in a case where such damages were not provided for in the underlying contract. Moreover, Redco reiterates that it did not terminate the contract for convenience — rather it simply exercised its rights under one provision of the contract to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract. (Id. at 16-17.)
In its opposition papers, Click raises two arguments. Click first argues that, while acknowledging that Paragraph 3(a) does not actually state that a decision to discontinue the sales and distribution of extract is a termination for convenience entitling Click to recover its costs, Click points out that Paragraph 3(a) also does not actually state that a decision to discontinue the sale of extract terminates the Agreement. (PL’s Opp. Br. at 7-8.) Second, Click acknowledges that it has no legal authority in support of its attempts to use a termination for convenience clause to recover costs incurred by virtue of a clause that works to “effectively” allow for convenience. Rather, this issue is one of first impression and, because “basic contract law indicates that New York would find that such a cause of action exists,” dismissal is inappropriate.
Through the allegations of Count Three and its arguments in opposition of Redco’s motion, Click attempts (1) to convert Paragraph 3(a) into something that it is not and (2) have this Court rule in a manner that is contrary to New York law. First, Click’s argument that Paragraph 3(a) effectively constitutes a termination for convenience clause is unpersuasive. For this Court to hold that Paragraph 3(a) is a termination for convenience provision would be to ignore the plain language of the contract. Paragraph 3(a) simply allows Redco to discontinue the sale and distribution of extract — not to terminate the contract for convenience.
Second, it is clear that, under New York law, a termination for convenience provision is intended to limit the liability of one of the contracting parties— not to give the non-terminating a party cause of action to recover costs in the event a party exercises its right to terminate for convenience. Third, in allowing Click to obtain damages in the event Red-co exercises its rights under Paragraph 3(a), the Court would essentially be giving Click additional rights that are neither present in the contract nor were bargained for by the parties. The Court declines to supply such a substantive provision in the face of unambiguous contractual rights and remedies already bargained for. Certainly if the parties had intended for Click to have such a remedy in the event of termination for convenience by Redco, language granting the remedy would have been included in the Agreement. Allowing an action for restitution against Redco for exercising its rights under Paragraph 3(a), then, would be to ignore the plain meaning of the contract — an act prohibited under New York law.
E. Count Four — Declaratory Judgment
In Count Four, Click seeks a declaratory judgment as to “the rights of the parties to the RED ROSE trademark.” (SAC ¶ 44-47.) Specifically, Click avers that “[a] question exists whether the entity that purported to assign the exclusive license for the trademark, and the entity that purported to assign ownership of the trademark to Redco were the owners of the rights they purported to assign, and thus, whether Redco is the licensee or owner of the trademark.” (Id. at ¶ 46.) Redco argues that Count Four should be dismissed because (1) Click’s inclusion of a request for declaratory judgment in the SAC was outside of the scope of the leave to amend this Court granted, and (2) Click has failed to satisfy even the liberal pleading standards of Fed R. Civ. P. 8(a) because Click has failed to include any factual allegations in Count Four. Click counters by arguing that Count Four does in fact contain sufficient factual allegations to satisfy the liberal pleading standards of Rule 8(a).
On July 28, 2005, Click asked the Court for permission to file a SAC for the purposes of adding a claim for monetary damages. (Transcript of Oral Argument, dated 7/28/05, at 71-72.) This ruling was memorialized in an Order from this Court on July 29, 2005 stating that “Plaintiff Click Corporation of America shall be permitted to amend its Complaint to seek damages within a period of time not to exceed ten (10) days from the date of this Order.” [Docket Item No. 22.]
The limitations that Click sought and this Court placed on the scope of Click’s leave to amend were clear. What is also clear is that Count Four of the SAC goes far beyond the constraints of the leave to amend as it includes a declaratory judgment in addition to claims for money damages. Because Click did not have leave to amend its complaint to add a cause of action seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the ownership of the RED ROSE trademark, Count Four of the SAC must be dismissed.
The Court notes that Click has not requested leave to amend to file a Third Amended Complaint. Click’s minimal effort in its request lacks any discussion regarding why leave to amend (a) would not cause undue delay or be prejudicial to Redco or (b) would not be futile — factors that a district court must weigh when considering whether to grant a plaintiffs motion for leave to amend.
This Court finds that, even if Click had properly sought leave to amend in order to file a Third Amended Complaint containing a declaratory judgment, the Court would not have granted such leave. According to the Third Circuit’s holding in Berger, a district court may properly deny leave to amend if the amendment would introduce new and substantially broader claims that would put an unwarranted burden on the trial court or result in prejudice to defendant. At this stage in the litigation, Click has submitted three versions of the complaint. Only in the SAC did Click attempt to expand the scope of this case from a straightforward breach of contract matter to one seeking a declaratory judgment requiring the Court to delve into Redco’s claim of ownership of the RED ROSE trademark as part of a declaratory judgment action. There can be no question that, in Count Four, Click intends to “introduc[e] ... new and substantially broader claims” into this matter and thus, this Court can properly deny Click’s motion for leave to amend on this grounds.
The Court also finds that allowing Click to amend the SAC to include a declaratory judgment action is futile because this count is subject to dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6). Under Count Four of the SAC, Click would have virtually no chance of succeeding in obtaining a declaratory judgment because, although Click has used the RED ROSE trademark since 1982, at all times Click’s use of the mark was done under a license and all of Click’s rights in the mark were set out in the Agreement and Plaintiff has failed to allege that they had rights beyond the scope of the Agreement. In fact, the parties specifically agreed that Click would not acquire any ownership interest in the trademark through its use under the license. Paragraph 4(d) of the Agreement states:
[Click] recognizes the sole ownership by [Redco] of Product trademarks and trade names and nothing herein contained shall be considered as giving [Click] any right in connection with the trademarks or trade names or the good will connected with such trademarks or trade names of any product produced by [Redco] other than as hereinbefore provided ....
(Agreement ¶ 4(d).) Furthermore, Click expressly agreed, in two separate provisions of the Agreement, that Click’s right to use the RED ROSE trademark ends when the Agreement ends. (Agreement ¶¶ 3(c), 4(e)).
Given these facts, allowing Click to amend would be futile because, in Count Four, Click failed to plead any factual allegations suggesting that Redco’s ownership of the trademark was in dispute, that the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office listing Redco as the owner are incorrect, or that despite the express language of the Agreement stating otherwise, Click has acquired any rights in the trademark by virtue of their use of the mark under the Agreement. Click also failed to allege how title to the RED ROSE trademark is disputed given that Click has continuously used the RED ROSE trademark under a license and never previously disputed Redco or Brook Bond Foods’ (Red-co’s predecessor-in-interest) ownership of the trademark. Moreover, Click failed to allege how they are entitled to ownership of the mark as the Agreement expressly stated (a) that Click would acquire no ownership rights in the mark and (b) that their right to use the mark would end when the contract ends. A trademark claim of invalidity must be plead with reasonable particularity. Count Four, on the other hand, fails to allege any means by which Redco’s use of the RED ROSE mark is invalid. Click’s bare-bones claim in Count Four therefore fails to satisfy the minimum pleading requirements of Rule 8(a), and it should be dismissed.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons discussed above, Red-co’s motion to dismiss will be granted. The accompanying Order is entered.
. This provision shall be referred to as "Paragraph 3(a).”
. As this Opinion will discuss infra, Section III.D., whether Click’s Second Amended Complaint exceeds the scope of this permission is contested.
. See Slamow v. Del Col, 79 N.Y.2d 1016, 584 N.Y.S.2d 424, 594 N.E.2d 918 (1992); Chimart Assocs. v. Paul, 66 N.Y.2d 570, 498 N.Y.S.2d 344, 489 N.E.2d 231 (1986)(noting that the meaning of an unambiguous provision should be "gleaned from the face of the instrument.”)
. Click argues that the question of whether Redco would consent to Click transferring its rights under the Agreement "has no place in a Rule 12(b)(6) motion.” In the SAC, Click has plead that "Redco would have given approval to [Click’s] sale to a larger beverage distributor.” (SAC ¶ 35.) Click argues that because, for purposes of a motion to dismiss, this Court must accept all of the facts in Click’s SAC as true, the Court must accept as true the fact that Redco would have allowed Click to transfer Click’s rights under the Agreement.
The Third Circuit has noted, however, that "while our standard of review [of a motion under Rule 12(b)(6) ] requires us to accept as true all factual allegations in the complaint, we need not accept as true unsupported conclusions and unwarranted inferences.” Maio v. Aetna, Inc., 221 F.3d 472, 485 (3d Cir.2000) (internal citations omitted). Courts have an obligation in matters before them to view the complaint as a whole and to base rulings not upon the presence of mere words but, rather, upon the presence of a factual situation which is or is not justiciable. The Court stated that it would draw on the allegations of the complaint, but in a realistic, rather than a slavish manner. See id. (citing City of Pittsburgh v. West Penn Power Co., 147 F.3d 256, 263 (3d Cir.1998)).
Here, applying the principles in Maio and City of Pittsburgh, the Court will not accept as true such wholly unsupported conclusions that Click would have given approval as it is clear that, because Redco is discontinuing the sales and distribution of extract altogether, it is illogical to think Redco would agree to Click's attempts to assign or sell any rights in the Agreement. Rule 12(b)(6) requires acceptance of the Complaint’s allegations unless there is no set of facts in support of Plaintiff’s claim which would entitle Plaintiff to relief, Scheuer v. Rhodes, supra, 416 U.S. at 236, 94 S.Ct. 1683; here, no reason, logic or common sense supports the notion that Redco, in ending its business of selling iced tea extract altogether, would somehow have approved Click’s transfer of rights to distribute the defunct product.
. Click failed to directly address, however, Redco’s argument that, in seeking a declaratory judgment, Click exceeded the scope of this Court's leave to amend.
. The transcript from this hearing reads as follows:
MR. HANZELIK: And I also, ... I would request leave to amend our complaint to put in a complaint for damages as well.
THE COURT: All right. I’ll permit the complaint to be amended as well to seek a second type of relief beyond injunctive relief, which would be a complaint for damages. (Transcript of Oral Argument, dated 7/28/05, at 71-72.)(emphasis added).
. In its brief, Redco mentions that Click included in a footnote to its opposition papers [Docket Item No. 30, p. 11, n. 2] a request for leave to amend. This footnote was not reproduced in the brief submitted to the Court.
.Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a), if a responsive pleading has been served on plaintiff, "a party may amend the party's pleading only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party.” Id. Leave to file an amended complaint “shall be freely given when justice so requires.” Id.; see Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 83 S.Ct. 227, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962)(a motion for leave to amend under Rule 15(a) should be freely granted); Adams v. Gould, Inc., 739 F.2d 858, 864 (3d Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1122, 105 S.Ct. 806, 83 L.Ed.2d 799 (1985). Although liberally granted, the decision to grant leave to amend a complaint rests within the sound discretion of the trial court under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a), see Massarsky v. General Motors Corp., 706 F.2d 111, 125 (3d Cir.1983), but a liberal amendment philosophy under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure limits the district court's discretion to deny leave to amend. See Adams, 739 F.2d at 864. Thus, the district court may only deny leave to amend (a) if the moving party’s delay in seeking amendment is undue, motivated by bad faith, or prejudicial to the non-moving party or (b) if the amendment would be futile (i.e., the amendment fails to state a cause of action). See id.; see also Massarsky, 706 F.2d at 125.
. Specifically, in Paragraph 3(c), Click agreed that "upon the effective date of the termination of this Agreement ... [Click will] immediately discontinue the use of" the RED ROSE trademark. (Agreement ¶ 3(c).) In Paragraph 4(e), Click agreed that "[u]pon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, [Click] shall ... not thereafter use [the RED ROSE] trademark in any manner whatsoever.” (Agreement ¶ 4(e).)
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MYGN's GeneSight Test Proven Superior to TAU: Stock to Gain?
Myriad Genetics, Inc. MYGN recently published results from a meta-analysis in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, stating the superiority of the company’s GeneSight Psychotropic test over treatment-as-usual (TAU). The large-scale data analysis, along with merging data from many independent studies, provides evidence of the clinical utility of the GeneSight Psychotropic test for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have experienced at least one treatment failure.
The recent development is expected to bolster the company’s Pharmacogenomics business.
Myriad Genetics’ shares have moved south slightly by 0.5% to $6.79 on Wednesday.
The company has been gaining synergies from its GeneSight Psychotropic test, backed by its proven clinical efficacy. Peer-reviewed research in Psychiatry Research confirmed that the combinatorial approach used by GeneSight exceeded the effectiveness of single-gene testing at predicting sertraline metabolism in patients with MDD. Accordingly, we expect the latest publication of favorable data for GeneSight to boost the market sentiment toward MYGN stock in the upcoming days.
Myriad Genetics has a market capitalization of $631.8 million. It has a long-term EPS growth rate of 33.1% compared with the industry’s 21.1%. MYGN delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 210%.
The GeneSight Psychotropic test is the pharmacogenomic test for 64 medications commonly prescribed for depression, anxiety, ADHD and other psychiatric conditions. The GeneSight test can help inform clinicians about how a patient’s genes may impact how they metabolize and/or respond to certain psychiatric medications.
The study analyzed six prospective, controlled trials to assess the impact of the GeneSight Psychotropic test on clinical outcomes in a total of 3,532 unique adults with MDD who had at least one prior treatment failure. The trials included in the meta-analysis incorporated the widely used depression questionnaires, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire, to assess the severity of depression symptoms.
Compared to TAU, patients in the GeneSight arm were 41% more likely to achieve remission and 30% more likely to achieve a response. Myriad Genetics plans to submit this data to payers as part of ongoing efforts to increase patient access to the GeneSight test and help patients achieve remission from depression.
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Per Verified Market Reports, the Mental Health Tester market size is expected to reach $5.10 billion by 2033 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6% from 2026 to 2033. The market has gained significant traction in recent years, primarily driven by the rising awareness of mental health issues and the increasing demand for effective assessment methods.
In June, Myriad Genetics shared new clinical data on molecular residual disease (MRD) from the MONSTAR-SCREEN 3 study — a collaboration with the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Japan — demonstrating that Myriad’s ultra-sensitive Precise MRD Test can detect and monitor ctDNA in cancer patients.
In the last three months, MYGN’s shares have gained 38% compared with the industry’s growth of 7.4%.
Myriad Genetics currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Shares of Envista have rallied 16.7% in the past year compared with the industry’s 5.2% growth. Its earnings yield of 5.4% has also outpaced the industry’s -0.9% yield. NVST’s earnings surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 16.5%.
Medpace’s shares have rallied 31.3% in the past year. MEDP’s earnings beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 13.9%. It has a historical EPS growth rate of 30.9% compared with the industry’s 0.6%.
Shares of Phibro have jumped 29.1% in the past year against the industry’s 14% decline. PAHC’s earnings surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 27.9%. It has an earnings yield of 6.3% compared with the industry’s -0.3%.
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Musou Orochi Z
Warriors Orochi Z (無双OROCHI Z) is a 2009 hack and slash video game developed by Koei and Omega Force for the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. Z is the third installment of the Warriors Orochi series, a crossover video game of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series. Musou Orochi Z was intended to be a combination of the first two games with more characters and stages on an updated gaming platform. The game was released in Japan for the PS3 on March 12, 2009, and released for the Windows on November 27. Koei had planned to release the game as Warriors Orochi Z in North America and Europe, but those plans have since been cancelled.
Gameplay
As Musou Orochi Z is a combination of the first two games, the gameplay follows the standard set by the first Orochi; the player selects three characters and uses them in one stage. Certain aspects of the gameplay have been changed. For the first time, the second player can choose their own separate team of three characters, unlike the previous two games where both players are forced to use the same characters.
Dream Mode too has been changed; 12 stages have been added, giving a total of 40 Dream mode stages. Unlike Warriors Orochi 2, characters outside the Three Kingdoms and Sengoku periods are included as well. These are also included in the Western release of Warriors Orochi 2 on the PSP, as this game is not being released in Europe or North America.
Characters
In addition to the 92 characters from the first two Orochi games returning, two newcomers make their first appearance in the game as well:
* Benkei (弁慶) was a warrior monk of the Heian period, most famously known for his loyalty to Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and his collection of weapons. He wields a giant glove as his weapon and is under the "PWR" category.
* San Zang (三藏法師, Sanzō Hōshi) is the central character of the classic Chinese epic Journey to the West, where Sun Wukong also originated from. In a break of traditional portrayals, Sanzang in Warriors Orochi Z is portrayed as a female. Her weapons are her sleeves, based on Chinese traditional Ribbon Dancing, and is under the "SPD" category.
Additionally, Dodomekki and Gyuki, two Orochi army generals that were only playable in the VS and Survival mode of Warriors Orochi 2, have been made into fully fledged characters that can be used throughout the entire game, complete with updated and improved movesets.
With the addition of four characters, a total of 96 characters encompass the roster of Warriors Orochi Z.
The game also adds an unlockable fourth costume in addition to the already available three. These costumes can be unlocked by reaching Proficiency level 20. The Dynasty Warriors characters mainly get their Dynasty Warriors 6 costumes, while the Samurai Warriors characters are getting their alternate costume from Samurai Warriors or Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends. Characters who were cut from these titles or exclusive for the Warriors Orochi series have new costumes entirely. | WIKI |
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Rh Very early in the dawn the bugles began to blow, and the Fore and Aft, filled with a misguided enthusiasm, turned out without waiting for a cup of coffee and a biscuit; and were rewarded by being kept under arms in the cold while the other regiments leisurely prepared for the fray. All the world knows that it is ill taking the breeks off a Highlander. It is much iller to try and make him stir unless he is convinced of the necessity for haste. The Fore and Aft waited, leaning upon their rifles and listening to the protests of their empty stomachs. The Colonel did his best to remedy the default of lining as soon as it was borne in upon him that the affair would not begin at once, and so well did he succeed that the coffee was just ready when—the men moved off, their Band leading. Even then there had been a mistake in time, and the Fore and Aft came out into the valley ten minutes before the proper hour. Their Band wheeled to the right after reaching the open, and retired behind a little rocky knoll still playing while the regiment went past.
It was not a pleasant sight that opened on the uninstructed view, for the lower end of the valley appeared to be filled by an army in position—real and actual regiments attired in red coats and—of this there was no doubt—firing Martini-Henri bullets which cut up the ground a hundred yards in front of the leading company. Over that pock-marked ground the regiment had to pass, and it opened the ball with a general and profound courtesy to the piping pickets; ducking in perfect time, as though it had been brazed on a rod. Being half-capable of thinking for itself, it fired a volley by the simple process of pitching its rifle into its shoulder and pulling the trigger. The bullets may have accounted for some of the watchers on the hillside, but they certainly did not affect the mass of enemy in front, while the noise of the rifles drowned any orders that might have been given.
"Good God!" said the Brigadier, sitting on the rock high above all. "That regiment has spoilt the whole show. Hurry up the others, and let the screw-guns get off." | WIKI |
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Shotley Grove
Shotley Grove: A small settlement on the river Derwent, about 1mile upstream of Shotley Bridge. Located at 54°51'46"N 1°51'59"W in the County of Durham, England.
History
Today Shotley Grove is a pleasant rural idyll on the outskirts of Shotley Bridge, but in the past it was a vibrant part of early industrial of England.
The Derwent valley played an important part in the industrialisation of the North, where the fast flowing river provided motive power to the emerging coal, lead and iron industries.
It is believed Shotley Bridge was established in the early 17th century by a group of German sword makers. Surtees (1) writing in 1820 states,
''At Shotley-Bridge a colony of German Sword-cutlers, who fled from their own country for the sake of religious liberty, established themselves about the reign of King William. These quiet settlers, who brought with them habits of industry, and moral and religious principle, easily mingled with the children of the dale, and forgot the language of their forefathers. Few of the original names are now left, but the trade is still carried on, and sword-blades and scimitars of excellent temper are manufactured for the London market.''
Tradition has it that the German colonists originated in Solingen, a small city on the river Wiffer, near Dusseldorf. Solingen was celebrated for its fine elastic Damascene sword blades. The colonists brought with them the art of manufacturing these fine swords – a skill which was not known in England at that time.
The foreign sword makers, on arriving in England, desired a secluded location where they could maintain the secrecy of their art. They searched a good many areas, but eventually fixed on a spot on Derwentside, upstream of the old Roman town of Ebchester, where they found the water peculiarly soft. Indeed, it is said to be second to none in Europe for tempering steel, except that of the Tagus at Toledo, in Spain, where alone the descendants of the German craftsmen deigned to acknowledge worthy rivals in their art.
Shotley Grove first appears in the records in 1761, when a property deed describes a property belonging to Cuthbert Smith, of Snaws-Green (2). “…a parcel of land called Ealands, with a sword mill and a barley mill upon the same, lying near the mills there called Bishop’s Mills, with a malting and a corn mill”.
In 1812, the property was sold to John Annandale (3), and on possession, he renamed it ‘Shotley Grove’. John Annandale and his brother Alexander came originally from Scotland, and founded the firm of Messrs. John Annandale & Sons, Paper Manufacturers, on 1st May, 1799 at Haughton Mill in Northumberland.
When they purchased the Shotley Grove Mills in 1812, the paper mill housed two vats, a beater, a washer, and a small drying house (4). It probably produced no more than four tons of paper a week at first, but by the end of 1812 output of hand-made paper had increased to five or six tons a week.(6)
In 1826 John Annandale built a large house for his residence on the mill site. The house, known as Shotley Grove House, is shown in the photograph below, taken around 1900. It is one of the few buildings still remaining from the extensive 19th Century works shown in the photograph below.
In 1828 the Low Mill was added just downstream of the High Mill. A map of 1829 shows both sites well developed with the mansion house and garden between them.
In 1841, Ryan (7) describes the scene…
''Shotley Grove is the appropriate and euphonious name which the late John Annandale, Esq. gave the High Mill when he purchased the property about thirty years ago, and commenced those improvements which his talented Sons have so laudably continued, and which have added so much to the richness and beauty of the whole landscape. The lands adjoining their substantial and elegant residence, and the flourishing plantation grounds, used to be proverbially poor farms and sterile fields, scarcely worth any cultivation, but are now extremely luxuriant and productive, and in the highest stage of agriculture - so much can judicious management accomplish in a few years….The whole of the estate, which is now very extensive, the magnificent manufactories of the first order, the clear water ponds around the house and in the rich gardens, the woods, plantations, and groves on all sides, and the verdant meadows and lawns present a rare combination of the town’s opulence and the country‘s simplicity and retirement, of commerce and agriculture embracing each other, and both retaining their respective advantages and rural attractions.''
In the early days of Annandale’s mills, the paper was made largely by hand, sheet by sheet. The pulp was pressed between squares of felt and afterwards dipped one by one, into sizing, and hung up to dry in the drying house. Conditions during this early period were described by one of the managers:
''As a lad I had to empty chests by myself with a grape or hand hook, my fingers would often bleed and my lungs often felt as though they were bursting with the fumes [bleach and vitriol] and the effort. Rag boilers were just open pans, all of the rags and rope were man-handled ... When a beater was emptied into the chest, a large hand bell was vigorously rung to warn the machine men to put more water on..(8)''
John Annandale, who had set up the business in 1799, was by reputation, a man of great energy and perseverance, who understood all the departments of the business. He was admitted by his most experienced workmen to be a thorough paper maker, an upright man and good Master, though a strict disciplinarian. In 1834 he died, leaving the management of the mill to his widow, six sons and two daughters (9)
An inspection for the Royal Commission into the Employment of Children in 1843 noted fifteen children, employed at Shotley Grove Mill. Young girls were found to be working in the rag house cutting rags from 6.30am until 6pm, six days a week, and were paid 6d a day at nine years of age. They ate their meals in the rag room, with the dust in the air so thick as to cover their food. Coughs and extreme shortness of breath, also torn or cut hands, were commonplace. Despite this, the mill was noted to have the best-ventilated rag cutting room in the district (10).
However, in the course of a few years, the industry was revolutionised by Fourdrinier’s continuous paper-making machines. Such a machine was installed at Shotley Gove, and In 1857 Fordyce (11) reported that the water wheels had largely been replaced by more powerful and reliable steam engines.
A further great impetus to the trade was provided in 1860, when Mr Gladstone abolished the duty on paper, or as it was called, the “Tax upon Knowledge”.
The prosperity of the Shotley Grove mills at this time is described in a series of articles in the Newcastle Guardian (12). Like Ridely in 1841, the reporter emphasise the natural beauty of the location ‘It is a place in which you might make love as well as paper’. The articles also provide a detailed description of the paper making process at Shotley Grove, as well as the working conditions.
In 1869 the mill was producing 95 tons of paper a week, and was described in this period as one of largest manufacturers in the United Kingdom. Up until this time, the main raw material for paper had been cotton rags. The rags were gathered and brought to the mill by Rag & Bone dealers and ‘Candy Men’.
However, as the trade grew, the supply of this raw material became more scarce, and so the 1870s saw the introduction of Esparto grass from Spain and the northern coast of Africa. Over fifty tons were consumed weekly at Shotley Grove, and it soon became the principal raw material. By this means, the cost of paper was largely reduced, and the era of the daily penny papers arrived.
The capacity of the mills continued to expand through the next decades. The raw materials used in the process were imported from many lands - rags from India, Egypt, France, and Russia; sizing from North and South America; and Esparto from Spain, Algiers and Tripoli. Employment reached 300 in the 1880s.
Shotley Grove Mill was long celebrated for its quality of cartridge paper, as used by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, and artists. They also produced the blue paper used by druggists for putting up Seidlitz powders and the paper from which collars, cuffs, and even shirt-fronts were made. However, in the last years of the 19th century, the business began to decline, as it could no longer compete with the much larger scale wood-pulp processes emerging elsewhere across Europe.
By 1907 Shotley Grove Mills were advertised for sale. No buyer could be found for the mills as a going concern, so the works was shut down between 1908 and 1911. The mill buildings were demolished and the machinery was auctioned off – some of it reputedly being shipped to India. Today, there is very little evidence of the great industry that was Annandales Shotley Grove Paper Millls. The only remaining buildings are the workers cottages, the mansion house and stables.
1. The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham: volume 2: Chester ward. Author, Robert Surtees. Year published 1820 Pages 284-297 2. Ridley, L. G., Local History of the Derwent Valley, Page 73. 3. Neasham, G., (1881) The History & Biography of West Durham. Page80. 4. The Paper Maker’s Circular 10th June, 1899, vol.XXIX no.340. Page256. 5. "A Paper-Making Centenary: the story of Shotley Grove and Lintzford" in The World's Pulp and Paper Industry 15 July 1899, Page9. 6. Neasham (1881), p80 7. ‘History and Vicinity of Shotley Bridge’ The Reverend John Ryan, Sunderland 1841. Page 66. 8. Moore, T., (1988) The industrial Past of Shotley Bridge & Consett, p4 9. Will of John Annandale 1834, Public Records Office, National Archive. 10. Moore (1988). pp 4/5; paras 23 & 57 of the Report 11. Fordyce, W., (1855), History & Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, vol II. 12. Newcastle Guardian, Saturday 10th November 1860. | WIKI |
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The result was: promoted by Alex ShihTalk 11:53, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Jazz Railway, Sesquicentennial Cyclone, Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters, Cyclone (Palisades Amusement Park), Zip (roller coaster)
* ... that presaged by Jazz Railways and the Sesquicentennial Cyclone, Harry Traver’s Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters (patent drawings pictured) included such notorious rides as the Crystal Beach Cyclone, Revere Beach Lightning, Palisades Park Cyclone, and Oaks Park Zip? Source: can be verified from a number of sources, but best is Munch (1982) Harry G. Traver: Legends of Terror
* ALT 1 ... that Harry Traver's Jazz Railways, Sesquicentennial Cyclone, and Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters (including the notorious Crystal Beach Cyclone, Revere Beach Lightning, Palisades Park Cyclone, and Oaks Park Zip), all included rapidly undulating "Jazz Track" (diagram pictured)?
* Reviewed: Counting first 5 of the 11-article hook at Template:Did you know nominations/Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar
* Comment: I've added a second, clearer image that goes with the ALT1 hook. The file is not in the article, but the entirety of the image is. Generally we allow cropped versions to show on the Main Page, correct? If anyone has an issue, I'm happy to add the cropped file into Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters.
Created by IronGargoyle (talk). Self-nominated at 20:50, 12 June 2017 (UTC).
* Symbol voting keep.svg These five articles are new enough and long enough. They do not have duplication of text between articles to any extent. Either hook could be used, the hook facts being basic to the articles. The images are from the patent application and are in the public domain. The articles are neutral and do no appear to have any copyvio issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:56, 19 July 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
International Association of Geoanalysts
The International Association of Geoanalysts (referred to as the IAG) is an international not-for-profit learned society. Its objectives are to: "serve as an international forum for the advancement of geoanalytical science and to promote the interests and support the professional needs of those involved in the analysis of geological and environmental materials".
Activities
The association aims to improve and promote the assessment of measurement uncertainty and data quality as fit for purpose through proficiency testing and the development and use of geochemical reference materials. The IAG organises meetings, conferences, workshops and short courses, is associated with journal publishing, and operates two proficiency testing schemes: GeoPT, initiated in 1996, intended for analytical chemistry laboratories dealing with whole-rock geochemical analyses and G-Probe for microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS geochemical laboratories. The IAG also carries out the certification of geological and environmental reference materials in accordance with its own Certification Protocol, and holds liaison membership of ISO-REMCO to represent the views of the geochemical research community particularly in matters of metrology.
The IAG has a legal-commercial arm, IAGeo Limited, which distributes, markets and develops reference materials for scientific research.
History
The International Association of Geoanalysts was founded on 2 June 1997 during the 'Geoanalysis 97' Conference held at Vail, Colorado, USA. It is a successor organisation to the International Working Group-Groupe International de Travail (IWG-GIT) on geochemical reference materials, which operated under the direction of Dr K. Govindaraju at the CRPG, Nancy (France) from 1977 to its dissolution in 1996, and which was closely associated with the journal Geostandards Newsletter.
Governance
The IAG is directed by a fifteen-member council, the current president of which is Professor Jacinta Enzweiler (University of Campinas, Brazil). The past presidents of the association are: Douglas L. Miles (formerly of the British Geological Survey), Philip J. Potts (The Open University, UK), Michael Wiedenbeck (Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Germany) and Thomas C. Meisel (Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria).
Publications
The IAG is an editorial partner of the quarterly journal Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research published by Wiley-Blackwell. The association is also a joint publishing partner of Elements - an International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology.
Specialist sub committees
The association has a number of special interest groups dealing with its core activities. These are:
* Certification and Reference Material Committee
* Steering Committee for the GeoPT proficiency testing programme
* Steering Committee for the G-Probe proficiency testing programme
* Geochronology Interest Group
Conferences and workshops
The IAG is the main sponsor of the triennial Geoanalysis conference – an international meeting series that has taken place since 1990. Scientific proceedings of the Geoanalysis conferences are published in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. The IAG also organises short courses on Quality Assurance in geoanalysis as well as workshops dealing with isotope determination in geochemistry.
Awards
The IAG dispenses an annual Early Career Researcher Award for excellence in analytical geochemistry. Eligibility is limited to scientists who are currently pursuing a higher degree in a field related to geoanalysis or who have completed their university education within the past five years. The award promotes the careers of young scientists who have either developed innovative analytical methods or provided new strategies to improve data quality as applied to the chemical analysis of geological or environmental samples. | WIKI |
Spatial gradients and multidimensional dynamics in a neural integrator circuit
Andrew Miri, Kayvon Daie, Aristides B. Arrenberg, Herwig Baier, Emre Aksay, David W. Tank
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
76 Scopus citations
Abstract
In a neural integrator, the variability and topographical organization of neuronal firing-rate persistence can provide information about the circuit's functional architecture. We used optical recording to measure the time constant of decay of persistent firing (persistence time) across a population of neurons comprising the larval zebrafish oculomotor velocity-to-position neural integrator. We found extensive persistence time variation (tenfold; coefficients of variation = 0.58-1.20) across cells in individual larvae. We also found that the similarity in firing between two neurons decreased as the distance between them increased and that a gradient in persistence time was mapped along the rostrocaudal and dorsoventral axes. This topography is consistent with the emergence of persistence time heterogeneity from a circuit architecture in which nearby neurons are more strongly interconnected than distant ones. Integrator circuit models characterized by multiple dimensions of slow firing-rate dynamics can account for our results.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1150-1161
Number of pages12
JournalNature neuroscience
Volume14
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
• Neuroscience(all)
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Jackie Down the Line
"Jackie Down the Line" is a song by Irish band, Fontaines D.C. The song is the lead single off of their third studio album, Skinty Fia and was released on 12 January 2022.
"Jackie Down the Line" is the band's first song to chart in the United States, reaching number 40 in the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay.
Music and lyrics
The song is performed in a G major key and has a tempo of 135 beats per minute. It has a standard tuning.
Background and release
The song was released on 12 January 2022 in both physical, digital, and streaming content. It jointly announced as the lead single off of Skinty Fia, the third studio album by the band.
Critical reception
"Jackie Down the Line" received positive critical reception. Joe Taysom, writing for Far Out Magazine described "Jackie Down the Line" as a track that fits more in the darker sound of the band. Specifically, Taysom said: "Rather than being a dancefloor filler, the heartfelt track retains that sense of gloom associated with frontman Grian Chatten thanks to his confessional, self-loathing brand of lyricism which has made him emerge as one of the great modern-day songwriters."
In an interview with Pitchfork, the song was described as "remorseless misanthrope at the center of mesmeric" single.
Music video
The music video for "Jackie Down the Line" premiered on the band's YouTube channel on 11 January 2022. The music video was directed by Hugh Mulhern and produced by Alexander Handschuh, Kate Brady, and Laura Clayton. The music video features choreography from Blackhaine.
Live performance
Fontaines D.C. first performed the song live on 14 January 2022 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Sam Moore with the New Musical Express described the performance as "surreal". Moore described the video and the performance as a "seemingly one-take video performing the track on stage, a strange set of events takes place around them which involves people dressed in pointed red hats, a bride and a crucifixion."
Song
Fontaines D.C.
* Grian Chatten – vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, tambourine
* Carlos O'Connell – guitar, art direction
* Conor Curley – guitar
* Tom Coll – drums, percussion
* Conor Deegan III – bass guitar
Additional personnel
* Dan Carey – production, mixing, sonic manipulation, synthesizer
* Christian Wright – mastering
* Alexis Smith – engineering
* Aidan Cochrane – art direction, design
* Rory Dewar – design
* Ashley Willerton – lettering
Music video
* Director – Hugh Mulhern
* Producer – Alexander Handschuh
* Executive producer – Kate Brady and Laura Clayton
* Production company – Riff Raff Films
* DP – Eoin McLoughlin
* 1st AC – Karl Hui
* 2nd AC – Nina Mangold
* DIT – Ewan MacFarlan
* Key grip – Johnny Donne
* 2nd grip – Simon Ward
* Choreography – Blackhaine
* 1st AD – Daniel Castro Garcia
* Production assistant – Angela Mulhern
* Floor runner – Nicolay Milev
* Stylist – Celestine Cooney
* Stylist assistant – Honor Dangerfield
* Make-up – Alice Dodds
* Make-up assistant – Nik Paskauskas
* Production designer – Andy Hillman
* Designer co-ordinator – Saskia Wickins
* Design assistants – Rosie Gore, Laurel Sumner, Killian Fallon and Tonomi Kishimoto-Eley
* Editor – John Cutler
* Grade – Peter Oppersdorff at MPC
* Cast – Blackhaine, Gina Campone, Luca Bakos, Kaivalya Brewerton and Bianca Scout | WIKI |
Quandt Family Accepts Nazi Past After New Study, Die Zeit Says
Germany ’s Quandt family, heirs to a
fortune including a stake in Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) , have
accepted the involvement of their forefathers with Adolf
Hitler ’s National Socialists, Die Zeit reported in the first
interview with family members to discuss their Nazi past. Gabriele Quandt, whose grandfather Guenther employed an
estimated 50,000 forced laborers in his arms factories and
acquired companies through the Nazis’ program of
“Aryanization,” said it was wrong for the family to ignore
this chapter of its history, according to Die Zeit. An independent study by Bonn-based historian Joachim
Scholtyseck, commissioned by the family, concluded that Guenther
Quandt and his son Herbert were responsible for Nazi injustices,
the newspaper said. Herbert Quandt was “part of the system,” son Stefan
Quandt is cited as saying. The family still plans to award the
Herbert Quandt Media Prize because of the “values he
conferred” in the ensuing four decades “that made him very
much a role model for me,” Stefan Quandt is quoted as saying. To contact the reporters on this story:
Rajiv Sekhri in Frankfurt at
rsekhri1@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Angela Cullen at acullen8@bloomberg.net . | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
webBrowser.openBrowserAsync is not a function - iOS
#1
Hi I’m working on a detached app and I’ve just noticed now I am getting an error when using the webBrowser. It’s been working just fine, this will be the first time I’ve tried it since updating to v20, so i don’t know if that’s relevant. I am running XDE and Xcode, and when I select my element which is supposed to open a webpage, I get
Possible Unhandled Promise Rejection (id: 0):
TypeError: _expo.WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync is not a function. (In '_expo.WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync(url)', '_expo.WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync' is undefined)
I’m not sure what else could have broken it? It’s being imported and used per the docs.
import { WebBrowser } from 'expo'
...
openInWebBrowser = async (url) => {
await WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync(url)
}
#2
It was the v20 upgrade, I downgraded to v19 and it works. I think maybe I misunderstood the expo kit upgrade process, it looks like actually there is no version 20 yet for ios.
#3
openBrowserAsync exists in both SDK 19 and SDK 20.
ExpoKit does exist for SDK 20.
#4
Thanks @ben - how can I tell which iOS version relates to the correct expo version? The 19 in v1.19.1 is a little confusing but I assume that’s nothing to do with the SDK version.
I’ve uploaded my app to iTunes Connect to test on TestFlight and when I open the app, I get "Error while loading: No version of …appname… compatible with this version of Exponent (SDK versions 19.0.0 and platform “iOS”). I’m assuming that’s because I’m using 1.19.1 with SDK 19?
#5
heya, can you update your version of the “expo” js package to the latest version? that should resolve the problem
#6
Ah sorry I can see it in the release notes now, referring to the version of React Native that it relates to.
#7
interesting… I have run into the same problem today. I have no issue like 2 days ago and today, the web browser starts giving me this error.
Updating expo to 20.1.1 resolved the issue :smiley:
PropTypes and createClass warnings in SDK 20
#8
@notbrent are you referring to the app crashing? I changed the iOS release version to 1.18.2 to go with expo SDK 19.0 but that didn’t work, app still fails through Test Flight. (No version of …appname… compatible with this version of Exponent (SDK versions 19.0.0 and platform “iOS”))
If I upgrade to latest expo SDK with ios/1.19.1 it should hopefully work?
Can I also please clarify if I should be uploading the .xcodeproj file or the .xcworkspace file to iTunes Connect? Thanks!
#9
I upgraded back to SDK v20 and it works… so really not sure why it didn’t work in the first place. Pretty sure I had the same setup but maybe not?
When I say it works, it works in the simulator, but when I run it on the device through Test Flight and iTunes connect, nothing happens when I click on a link that is supposed to open WebBrowser. There’s no feedback so not sure why.
#10
@ben could this be related to Issues with Linking from WebBrowser in Standalone app ?
I’m using WebBrowser to open other websites and it works when running the app in the Xcode simulator. (to clarify, I’ve detached and am using Expo Kit). However when I publish to iTunes Connect and run the app through simulator, nothing happens when I click on a link in my app. No sign of a Web Browser opening and no error message. I’m not sure how to debug this as it only happens on Test Flight. Doesn’t happen either when I use my Phone as the sim device through Xcode.
If it’s related to the issue linked above, how can I get the latest version? Given that my app is detached, I can’t run exp build:ios.
Thanks!
#11
I read back through the docs and realised that I needed to Publish the app through XDE first. I’m able to get WebBrowser to work on the Test Flight app now. :sweat_smile:
#12
This is just something I noticed.
I had to use
WebBrowser.WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync( URI )
Im using the latest SDK (21.0.0) running on MacOS emulation on iOS.
I’ll create a new post with this information if there’s not already one for this version of the sdk.
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Page:The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, Volume 18.djvu/369
Rh would not have said thus much in an affair, and about persons to whom I am an utter stranger, if I had not been assured, by some whom I can trust, of the poor condition those people in and about Colrane have lain under, since that enormous increase of their rents.
The bearer, Mr. Lloyd, whom I never saw till yesterday, seems to be a gentleman of great truth and good sense; he has no interest in the case, for, although he lives at Colrane, his preferment is some miles farther; he is now going to visit his father, who lives near Wrexham, not far from Chester, and from thence, at the desire of your tenants in and near Colrane, he is content to go to London, and wait on you there with his credentials. If he has misrepresented this matter to me in any one particular, I shall never be his advocate again.
And now, my dear friend, I am forced to tell you, that my health is very much decayed, my deafness and giddiness are more frequent; spirits I have none left; my memory is almost gone. The publick corruptions in both kingdoms allow me no peace or quiet of mind. I sink every day, and am older by twenty years than many others of the same age. I hope, and am told, that it is better with you. May you live as long as you desire, for I have lost so many old friends, without getting any new, that I must keep you as a handsel of the former. I am, my long dear friend, with great esteem and love,
J. SWIFT.
When I would write to you, I cannot remember the street you live in. Rh | WIKI |
Green Bay Packers - PlayerWatch
C JC Tretter didn’t practice this week because of illness, leaving his status up in the air for the preseason opener against Cleveland on Friday night. Tretter had been filling in for starter Corey Linsley, who is on the physically unable to perform list with a hamstring injury, since training camp opened. If Tretter can’t play Friday, versatile lineman Don Barclay is next in line to make the start. ILB Jake Ryan has been sidelined since last week because of a hamstring injury. Ryan had been lining up beside rookie Blake Martinez as the inside starters in the Green Bay’s base defense. With Ryan sidelined, fourth-year pro Sam Barrington is expected to make the start in the first preseason game against the Browns on Friday night. Barrington was activated from the PUP list Tuesday after missing all but the first game last season because of a foot injury. OLB Clay Matthews was held out of practice Wednesday because of an ankle injury. Since it was the Packers’ last open practice of the week, the defensive standout would seem unlikely to play the team’s first preseason game Friday night against the Cleveland Browns. That would leave Nick Perry and Julius Peppers as the probable starting combination on the outside after the 36-year-old Peppers has been getting limited reps in practice since training camp started. WR Randall Cobb didn’t practice Wednesday because of a calf injury and may not play the first preseason game Friday night against the Browns. Even with fellow starter Jordy Nelson still on the physically unable to perform list because of a knee injury, the Packers have plenty of depth at receiver to showcase Friday. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
FOREX-Dollar slips for third day as bears ignore U.S. inflation data
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower for a third consecutive day on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data failed to shake convictions that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates at a policy meeting later this month. Against a basket of other currencies, the dollar fell 0.1% to 96.94 and was on track for its biggest weekly drop in three weeks. The core U.S. consumer price index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.3% in June, the largest increase since January 2018, data on Thursday showed. The reading pushed U.S. Treasury yields higher, but money markets still indicated one rate cut at the end of July and a cumulative 64 basis points in cuts by the end of 2019. “Cutting interest rates when inflation data is weakening makes sense, but signaling a dovish stance when inflation is rising is a bit weird and suggests there are political pressures weighing on the Fed,” said Ulrich Leuchtmann, the head of currency research at Commerzbank. The dollar’s weakness revived carry trades, where hedge funds borrow in low-yielding currencies such as the Swiss franc and the euro to purchase higher-yielding ones such as the Australian dollar or the kiwi dollar. On Friday, the Australian dollar/Swiss franc cross was up a quarter of a percent. The Kiwi dollar gained 0.3% to $0.6665. The euro got a boost from a selloff in the German bond market, rising 0.1% to $1.1270. Comments by Chicago Fed President Charles Evans scheduled later on Friday and New York Fed President John Williams on Monday will provide a chance to gauge how dovish the central bank is, said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief forex strategist at Mizuho Securities. “If these Fed officials are not as dovish as Powell, and if the New York Fed’s manufacturing survey on Monday proves stronger than forecast, they could show that the dollar weakening in response to Powell’s congressional testimony was overdone.” Reporting by Saikat Chatterjee, additional reporting by
Shinichi Saoshiro in Tokyo; editing by Larry King | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Linux repositories inspector
GNU
2017-09-15
manpages-dev
Manual pages about using GNU/Linux for development
man-pages
Linux kernel and C library user-space interface documentation
NAME
on_exit - register a function to be called at normal process termination
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
int on_exit(void (*function)(int , void *), void *arg);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
on_exit():
Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
The on_exit() function registers the given function to be called at normal process termination, whether via exit(3) or via return from the program’s main(). The function is passed the status argument given to the last call to exit(3) and the arg argument from on_exit().
The same function may be registered multiple times: it is called once for each registration.
When a child process is created via fork(2), it inherits copies of its parent’s registrations. Upon a successful call to one of the exec(3) functions, all registrations are removed.
RETURN VALUE
The on_exit() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface Attribute Value
Thread safety MT-Safe
CONFORMING TO
This function comes from SunOS 4, but is also present in glibc. It no longer occurs in Solaris (SunOS 5). Portable application should avoid this function, and use the standard atexit(3) instead.
COLOPHON
This page is part of release 5.00 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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Template talk:Manosphere
Criteria for inclusion in this template
Seems like this was kind of thrown together. Was there any specific reasoning to it that I'm missing? - Scarpy (talk) 00:39, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
* I thought the same thing when I came across it. I presume there are reliable sources to tie all of these linked pages to the term "manosphere" (rather than just being based on WP:OR determinations of what's relevant). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 01:11, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
* I'm looking at the history of this term, and I'm wondering if there's some conflation in it's usage, at least as it's presented in the manosphere article and this template. Searching Google Scholar, News Archive, Books and UseNet, the first time I can find anyone using the term is 2010 and it's on alt.support.shyness and seems to be a term of derision. |sort:date/alt.support.shyness/zyQe3rDSS3c/JIWumNbwLLkJ The thread is about men who aren't having romantic success and it's used interchangeably with "omegasphere" and there's a similar connotation here a few months later. It starts to appear in blogs and news, again basically as a pejorative, first February, 2 2012 in Catholic publication, then about a month later the term is used by the SPLC and it seems to take off from there. ... I suppose some of this is also discussion relevant to the manosphere article, but to the extent that we're concerned with what is and isn't manosphere, I suppose it's relevant here as well. - Scarpy (talk) 21:35, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
* you seem pretty interested in this topic. Do you have any thoughts on this point? - Scarpy (talk) 18:13, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
Friends, this template, and the associated main namespace article has numerous problems with NPOV and reliability of sources. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:16, 21 February 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
Drivers.Tips
Lenovo H530S Drivers
Get Lenovo H530S Replacement style=
Instructions on how to download Lenovo H530S drivers to your PC system so that you can make your hardware device perform like it was new. Drivers are little files that are made of necessary code so that the PC can interpret it and understand it so that the computer can use the device that the tiny driver file relates to. Without these drivers the device is useless and will not communicate with the operating system. You need the correct drivers properly installed on your hard drive so you are able to utilize the device.
Any device connected to your computer system have drivers that have to be downloaded and installed onto the operating system in order for the hardware to be utilized. These hardware devices can be a video card, disk drive, cell phone or other external or internal devices that you can connect to your PC by use of a cable of some sort.
• BRAND: Lenovo
• MODEL: H530S
• SYSTEM TYPE: Personal Computer
• OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
So as every single device, even from the same company, is different from each other, every driver must be different, as well. It is because of this that it may be difficult to locate your Lenovo H530S drivers. For example, every cell phone made by Samsung needs a specific device driver in order to work properly within the system. So if you do the math you will see that there are so very many drivers only for a specific brand of hardware devices.
Finding your H530S driver that you need in order to make your device work with your computer can be more difficult than doing your taxes by hand, but do not worry as help is here! A few tips in order to make finding H530S drivers much easier and safer!
1. The name of the company that made the device (if it is built into the PC then you just need the brand of the computer)
2. You then should find out the model number.
3. You operating system type. (for Windows type computers right-click on "My Computer" or aka "Computer" and then left-click on "Properties". All relevant info will be displayed)
4. You will need to figure out if you have a 64-bit operating system or a 32-bit system installed on your PC. (if a 64-bit operating system is installed on your computer, then it will say so in the information window that opens from right-clicking on "My Computer" or "Computer" and then left-clicking on "Properties". If is does not state 64-bit then go ahead and assume 32-bit.)
A few of the most recent versions of Microsoft Windows (7, 8, 8.1, and 10) can easily find and download drivers for you and will automatically install drivers. An occasion or two might come up in which you will need to hunt down a H530S driver for a certain device or piece hardware that was not able to be installed automatically. This is probably why you arrived at this page in the first place!
The majority of manufacturers have their drivers listed on their website for use on computers that are attached to their product. Some, but not all manufacturer websites are quite easy to find and use at all. Some manufacturers websites are thrown together and do not like to take the average user into consideration and the difficulty involved in attempting to install Lenovo H530S drivers on a PC. A lot of consumers have a hard time knowing exactly what they are looking for and struggling to navigate through a poorly designed site can be irritating , to say the least.
Be careful downloading H530S drivers and files from 3rd party websites. Try to stick to the hardware manufacturer's site to be safe. Viruses and other malware can make their way into drivers and other common files. Installing a file that you think is a H530S driver may be the end of your Windows installation if it turns out to be a virus. Even the best anti-virus can not stop ALL viruses. This is why we send you directly to the manufacturer's website. The manufacturer's sites are more trusted than anyone else's.
After you located then downloaded the driver file for the hardware you are looking to install, you can locate the file on your hard drive and install it onto your computer system. After getting it downloaded, you might have to uncompress the file if the file extension is either .zip or .rar. Once uncompressed you can install the driver file onto Windows. Unfortunately, in some instances you may need to install them manually.
Manual install directions for Lenovo H530S drivers:
1. Right-click on "My Computer" or "Computer". Left-click on "Manage".
2. After the window pops up, go ahead and left-click on "Device Manager". You should now see all the devices that is attached to your PC.
3. Double-click on any yellow exclamation points that you see. A new box will pop up.
4. Click on a tab near the top named "Driver".
5. Click on "Update Driver".
6. If asked to browse for the location of the driver, tell the computer that the Lenovo H530S driver is located in your downloads folder.
7. Restart the PC.
Download Lenovo H530S driver using the link below.
Download Lenovo H530S Drivers
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File: system\runtime\remoting\serveridentity.cs
Project: ndp\clr\src\bcl\mscorlib.csproj (mscorlib)
// ==++==
//
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//
// ==--==
namespace System.Runtime.Remoting {
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Threading;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Activation;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Contexts;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies;
using System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Globalization;
// ServerIdentity derives from Identity and holds the extra server specific information
// associated with each instance of a remoted server object.
//
internal class ServerIdentity : Identity
{
// Internal members
internal Context _srvCtx;
// This is used to cache the last server type
private class LastCalledType
{
public String typeName;
public Type type;
}
// These two fields are used for (purely) MarshalByRef object identities
// For context bound objects we have corresponding fields in RemotingProxy
// that are used instead. This is done to facilitate GC in x-context cases.
internal IMessageSink _serverObjectChain;
// disable csharp compiler warning #0414: field assigned unused value
#pragma warning disable 0414
internal StackBuilderSink _stackBuilderSink;
#pragma warning restore 0414
// This manages the dynamic properties registered on per object/proxy basis
internal DynamicPropertyHolder _dphSrv;
internal Type _srvType; // type of server object
private LastCalledType _lastCalledType; // cache the last type object
internal bool _bMarshaledAsSpecificType = false;
internal int _firstCallDispatched = 0;
internal GCHandle _srvIdentityHandle;
internal Type GetLastCalledType(String newTypeName)
{
LastCalledType lastType = _lastCalledType;
if (lastType == null)
return null;
String typeName = lastType.typeName;
Type t = lastType.type;
if (typeName==null || t==null)
return null;
if (typeName.Equals(newTypeName))
return t;
return null;
} // GetLastCalledMethod
internal void SetLastCalledType(String newTypeName, Type newType)
{
LastCalledType lastType = new LastCalledType();
lastType.typeName = newTypeName;
lastType.type = newType;
_lastCalledType = lastType;
} // SetLastCalledMethod
[System.Security.SecurityCritical] // auto-generated
internal void SetHandle()
{
bool fLocked = false;
RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
try
{
Monitor.Enter(this, ref fLocked);
if (!_srvIdentityHandle.IsAllocated)
_srvIdentityHandle = new GCHandle(this, GCHandleType.Normal);
else
_srvIdentityHandle.Target = this;
}
finally
{
if (fLocked)
{
Monitor.Exit(this);
}
}
}
[System.Security.SecurityCritical] // auto-generated
internal void ResetHandle()
{
bool fLocked = false;
RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
try
{
Monitor.Enter(this, ref fLocked);
_srvIdentityHandle.Target = null;
}
finally
{
if (fLocked)
{
Monitor.Exit(this);
}
}
}
internal GCHandle GetHandle()
{
return _srvIdentityHandle;
}
// Creates a new server identity. This form is used by RemotingServices.Wrap
//
[System.Security.SecurityCritical] // auto-generated
internal ServerIdentity(MarshalByRefObject obj, Context serverCtx) : base(obj is ContextBoundObject)
{
if(null != obj)
{
if(!RemotingServices.IsTransparentProxy(obj))
{
_srvType = obj.GetType();
}
else
{
RealProxy rp = RemotingServices.GetRealProxy(obj);
_srvType = rp.GetProxiedType();
}
}
_srvCtx = serverCtx;
_serverObjectChain = null;
_stackBuilderSink = null;
}
// This is used by RS::SetObjectUriForMarshal
[System.Security.SecurityCritical] // auto-generated
internal ServerIdentity(MarshalByRefObject obj, Context serverCtx, String uri) :
this(obj, serverCtx)
{
SetOrCreateURI(uri, true); // calling from the constructor
}
// Informational methods on the ServerIdentity.
// Get the native context for the server object.
internal Context ServerContext
{
[ReliabilityContract(Consistency.WillNotCorruptState, Cer.Success)]
get {return _srvCtx;}
}
internal void SetSingleCallObjectMode()
{
BCLDebug.Assert( !IsSingleCall() && !IsSingleton(), "Bad serverID");
_flags |= IDFLG_SERVER_SINGLECALL;
}
internal void SetSingletonObjectMode()
{
BCLDebug.Assert( !IsSingleCall() && !IsSingleton(), "Bad serverID");
_flags |= IDFLG_SERVER_SINGLETON;
}
internal bool IsSingleCall()
{
return ((_flags&IDFLG_SERVER_SINGLECALL) != 0);
}
internal bool IsSingleton()
{
return ((_flags&IDFLG_SERVER_SINGLETON) != 0);
}
[System.Security.SecurityCritical] // auto-generated
internal IMessageSink GetServerObjectChain(out MarshalByRefObject obj)
{
obj = null;
// NOTE: Lifetime relies on the Identity flags for
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Talk:Wernher von Braun/Archive 2
Wan Hu
It says in Wan Hu article that "The legend of Wan Hoo was not recorded in any Chinese history book. It was first mentioned in Rockets and Jets written by American author Herbert S. Zim in 1945. It was then introduced into China via translation, and that is why what exact Chinese name this legendary person had (萬虎 or 萬戶) as mentioned above could not be determined just based on the pronunciation. This story is more an urban legend invented a half century ago, than a Chinese history record." And this article tells a anecdote about 12-year-old Wernher who was affected by the legend of Wan Hu, which means the legend was known in 1924. So there's quite clear conflict. Latre 17:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
* I noticed the same conflict, and changed the Wan Hoo entry accordingly. The Rockets and Jets reference is the first written mention of the myth. Presumably the von Braun family swapped stories about ancient Chinese astronomers when they weren't planning the final solution.Tafinucane 00:12, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
* I do belive I own that book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) 21:07, 26 May 2006
* Tafunicane, you come off sounding like an ignorant bigot with your offhand comment of "planning the final solution". My suggestion is that you refrain from editing Wikipedia. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:40, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Dr. Strangelove
I find it strange that the On film and television section does not mention Dr. Strangelove.
Ziusudra 20:12, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
College/university
The Technical College of Berlin did not become the Technical University of Berlin until 1946. Therefore, it would be more proper to use college with a link to the university article. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 11:28, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
* Germany doesn't have (or have had) colleges — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:05, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
Christian in science?
Apparently his receiving a telescope as a present for his Lutheran confirmation is the reason he's put into the category of "Christians in science". Is there any evidence of his professing and/or practicing any form of Christianity in his adulthood?
--Hieronymus Illinensis 22:36, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun WolfKeeper 02:16, 19 May 2006 (UTC) i think heis.look a t his grave —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:01, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
* Christian is who has been baptized and has not actively decided and made clear not to be a Christian. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:38, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Casualities from V-1 and V-2 attacks on Britain
The claimed total of 66,000+ deaths from V1 and V2 attacks on Britain in 1944 and 1945 is very different to the number asserted in the wikipedia entries for those weapons. They cant both be right. And the number mentioned in this article is implausibly large and more likely to be wrong
* 66,000+ is the rough total number of civilian deaths caused by German air attacks on Britain during WW II - as opposed to 600,000+ German civilian deaths caused by British and US air attacks on German cities, half of them in the last year of the war. About 8,000+ fatal casaualties, mostly civilians, can be attributed to V2 attacks. Compare the number of people involved in the V2 project: 80,000, both scientists, engineers and slave labourers. Ontologix (talk) 10:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Contradiction
The story given in this article about von Braun being influenced by the legend of Wan Hu at the age of 12 (1924) contradicts the story given in the section "The Origin of Wan Hoo" on the above-mentioned article. If the story of Wan Hu was not given in any Chinese history book, and was first mentioned in print in 1945, then introduced to China later, how could von Braun possibly have heard of it in 1924? Diego001 10:12, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
Wernher von Braun
Stating that Wernher von Braun was head of the team that developed the Nazi V2-rockets "that killed over 7000 people in Britain in 1944 and 1945" is incomplete.
V2-rockets (+ V1-bombs) were also fired at Belgium in particular the city of Antwerp. Surrounding areas of Antwerp ware also hit.
This is not the first time I have noticed that the V2-rockets and V1-bombs were only supposed to have hit Britain. Could it be because these articles were written by a British citizen who thinks only "his/her Britain" suffered under the V2 and V1 attacks ?
* Perhaps you should also mention what the V in V1 / V2 actually meant.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
One should try to provide a complete and objective picture of these matters and I feel personally offended by the statement in this article on Wernher von Braun. (background: 4 of my family members were killed and my father was severely injured by a V1-bomb). Jerry bogie 15:15, 11 December 2006 (UTC) Although I agree that many nations suffered the scourge of V-2rockets.England was the worst hit.Thousands of people were killed in the bombardment which took place almost dailyGwendeloyn 14:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)gwendeloyn
Cause of death: crash?
There is doubt on Ucla9030's addition on 22:50, 20 March 2006: "Von Braun sustained an injury from a crash and unbeknownst to him started to bleed internally. By the time his family convinced him to go to the hospital it was too late to stop the bleeding."
Please provide a source for that statement.
It is just bunk. The cause of death was cancer.Mark Lincoln (talk) 23:39, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
This article is confusing to the reader about whether his death from from Kidney or Pancreatic cancer as sections in it are conflicting. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:57, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
Career after NASA
"After leaving NASA, von Braun became a vice-president of Fairchild Industries in Germantown, Maryland, where he helped establish and promote the National Space Institute,..." This sounds kind of "to clichee to be true". ;-) Is this a fake? Please provide a source for that statement. --Nemissimo II 09:02, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
* Verification took me about 7seconds, using Google. Gwen Gale 03:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
* Thanks. --Nemissimo II 21:44, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Comment: I am so pleased to find this post-NASA career verified. I had previously believed an urban legend that von Braun was reduced to driving a taxicab in New York City because he was unable to find employment after NASA cutbacks. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:57, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Roswell
Von Braun's secret presence at White Sands is a simple explanation for whatever crashed at Roswell, and also for the "meteorites" that landed in Greensburg Kansas in 1948.Frizb 16:37, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
* This is a great theory! If one could show that von Braun's presence at White Sands (or the involvement of his team in the launches there) was being kept a secret, it would not only make the theory more plausible, but enhance the current article as well. (It doesn't currently say his presence was secret. Do you have a citable source for that?) (sdsds - talk) 06:15, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
* Yes I do, but the FBI regularly greps the Internet for the author's name.
In addition I once read in a book at the library that the German scientists used to go down into Mexico for binge drinking in the cantinas there. This might have something to do with the reason they were transferred to Alabama, Redstone. A friend of mine who knows an expert thinks it is probably due to something else. Frizb (talk) 00:03, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
* Far more likely than any possible conspiracy theory is that US Senator John Sparkman saw an opportunity to funnel billions of Federal dollars into the sleepy cotton town (with an almost-abandoned chemical weapons depot) that he called home. There's a reason a major road and a couple of schools in Huntsville are named for Sparkman and it ain't the Roswell aliens. - Dravecky (talk) 00:32, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
* Calling Huntsville a "sleepy cotton town" indicates to me a negative bias toward the city. Sleepy certainly hasn't been ::descriptive of the town since World War II and the area was never known for growing cotton. To be sure, textile mills ::utilizing cotton was the principle industry in Huntsville's early history but that doesn't make it a cotton town any more than ::Linden, New Jersey is an "oil town" because of its large refinery. I'll certainly agree with you that Senator John
* Sparkman played a significant role in the town's post-war development.TL36 (talk) 13:59, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
Press coverage while at Redstone Arsenal
The article currently states:"from 1945 to 1957 [...] the press tended to dwell on von Braun's past as a member of the SS and the slave labor used to build his V-2 rockets." While his SS and slave labor connections are currently well documented, the article would be very much improved by citing a source citation from press coverage during 1945-1957 that mentions it. This would directly illuminate one of the most noteworthy questions about von Braun's career: "Who knew what, when?" (sdsds - talk) 19:40, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Tom Lehrer and libel
I've removed the sentence "Von Braun later sued Lehrer for libel and forced Lehrer to hand over all royalties from the song.", as most sources appear to suggest that this is untrue, and merely an urban legend. Please do not repeat this assertion unless you can provide cites to verifiable, reliable, sources that back this up. -- The Anome 09:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Christian writings
Wernher did not write against evolution and on religious subjects? He figures prominently in some creationist tracts and of course his views on subjects which are not related to aerospace engineering are somewhat suspect. So what is the origin of all the material he supposedly wrote on evolution? Is this all forged material? What is it? I share the disgust of some of the authors here with the "born again" agenda, but I am trying to be as honest and as straightforward as I can in documenting the situation.--Filll 17:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Kennedy Photo redux
I found another photo in the NASA archives of Kennedy and von Braun. The caption reads "President Kennedy and Dr. von Braun, Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, in the official vehicle for touring the center during the President's visit to MSFC on September 11, 1962." So now I have to question is not only the "ABMA" part wrong but is the "1963" part wrong as well? If there's consensus, I can replace the existing photo with this photo which has a well-documented setting and date. Thoughts? - Dravecky 00:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
* The photo you have found is better documented, but sadly not as visually compelling, largely because they are seated rather than walking. You are right that the copy of the "walking" photo on Wikipedia is not well documented. It is public domain, but is a work of the U.S. Army, not a work of NASA. According to the Redstone archive, the date of the "walking" visit was 19 May 1963. The ABMA part, though, appears to have been a misconstruction of a Wikipedia editor. (sdsds - talk) 06:44, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Disney photo
I don't know why Glst2 insists on deleting this image since it's definitely still available in the Commons and is visible to me and several colleagues using various browsers. The frame, as best I can tell, hasn't been "blank for weeks" so if I can get a bit of consensus that we're not having a mass hallucination of Disney and von Braun plaing with model rockets then I'd like to add this image back into the article. It illustrates a key time in von Braun's life and his rise to popularity with the general public. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dravecky (talk • contribs).
Dravecky, its not bad intent. The image is blank not only in the WvB article, but also in Commons where it has been uploaded; and also in the two other articles where it is inserted, Walt Disney and TWA Moonliner. (I can see all other images in these articles.) When I right-click-save the "image" to harddisk and open it with the Windows image and fax viewer or with Photoshop, it comes up blank. If you can still see it, it might be because it is still cached on your machine. You might want to empty your browser cache and try again. But I am eager to hear what others are seeing to the right of this text, or aren't. - If the image can be restored to WikiCommons, I would be the first to put it back into the WvB article, as it is the perfect illustration to this section. In fact, I have written the legend for it. --Glst2 15:49, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
* I'm sure you're acting in good faith. To that end, I've flushed my cache and forced reloads and the image is still present. I've had friends across Texas, some of whom had never before been to Wikipedia, look at it and they can all still see it. I will, of course, wait for other editors to weigh in on this but I don't understand why it's not showing up for you. Maybe a flush of your cache then a load of this link is worth a try? Color me puzzled. - Dravecky 05:45, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
* This nagged me, so I had people access the image in Commons, and on this talk page, using WinXP/IE7 and Linux/FF. Result: there is something definitely weird going down here. Apparently everybody else CAN see the image. Only my high-end HP mobile workstation, which had given me the image before (and continues to reliably show me any other image in Wikipedia or whatever else I access during my long working hours) seems to have developed a problem with this particular image, whatever way I try to look at it. When I try to save it, I'm getting not a JPEG but a 1-pixel GIF. Well, I'm putting it back into the article and apologize for the confusion, humbly recognizing that computing can still give me surprises after 20 yerars of intense practice. --Glst2 07:33, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
* Funny =) I can see the picture right here in the discussion, but it doesn't come up in the article. That's Vodoo :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:32, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Finding sources
I have been researching for a book about 30 Commando Assault Unit - 30AU and have uncovered documentary evidence that they captured some of the Nazi scientists that reportedly 'Surrendered' along with the von Brauns and Dornberger in Bavaria. I have also heard and read memoirs, from the few surviving 30AU Marine veterans, that at least one of the von Braun brothers did not 'surrender' but was in fact captured from within Germany by 30AU then handed over to US agents on board a DC3 at a captured airbase in northern Germany. These and many more things are revealed in this new website dedicated to 30AU - http://www.30AU.co.uk - Ian Fleming's 'Red Indians' and the secret missions that remain classified by the US and UK Governments.--GHubert-Smith
* I don't consider http://www.30AU.co.uk to be credible because of its strong emphasis on sales and because of its requirement of Javascript. I don't trust that site to run Javascript in my browser. Anyway, it seems like we have to pay them money before we can attempt to verify anything. Do you know the website operator or book author? Can you get them to release some information (free) for verification purposes?--Mumia-w-18 18:36, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
* [[Image:Question.svg|32px]]What is the title of the book? What is its ISBN number? Who authored it? Who published it?--Mumia-w-18 18:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Hello Mumia, The references and sources are mainly - Attain by Surprise edited by David Nutting ISBN 095262572-5 & The Paper Clip Conspiracy by Tom Bower ISBN 0-586-08686-2 & Artic Snow to Dust of Normandy by Patrick Dalzel-Job(e) ISBN 1-84415-238-3 & From Pole to Pole by J.P.Riley ISBN 1-871999-02-2 & The Hazard Mesh by J.A.C. Hugill - out of print & the orginal Attain by Surprise - Out of print & From Nazis to NASA by Bob Ward ISBN 0-7509-4303-3 & the Papers of J.A.C. Hugill ref: GBR/0014/HUGL - Churchhill archives & History of 30 Assault Unit Ref GB99 KCLMA - Liddell Hart Centre & National Archives Docs History of 30 Commando Ref ADM223/214 and others, these are all used for the website and information sources.
* I have removed everything pertaining to my book and my agent will furnish you with answers to further questions very shortly.
As regards to the website, it is not for me to judge, but I hope it can be looked at objectively by someone who can allow javascript and be taken on it's merits, which in my opinion are many.GHubert-Smith 07:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Hello GHubert-Smith. Let's talk here.--Mumia-w-18 16:39, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
* Hi, yes that better, thanks for advice and comments, I'm new to this and have probably jumped the gun a bit! I'll slow down and approach with more consideration as things progress.. i'll happily send you any information you require about the documents I've uncovered from the National Archives and the interviews i've conducted with the few surviving veterans of 30AU that remain.GHubert-Smith 07:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
The website now has list of references and sources and access to FREE PDF with regard to claims made therein. Most sources are linked to book sales from Amazon.com, the sources not avaliable there are covered within FREE pdf. Hopefully that may be sufficient for you to reconsider it as a creditable source? and if so i'd like to ask if you may reconsider my above entry into the Wernher von Braun, Talk section? GHubert-Smith 13:25, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
* I think this entire section belongs on Talk:Wernher von Braun, so it's best to move it there soon. I have some other things to do, so I'm going to stop watching that page as well as your talk page soon. Good luck.--Mumia-w-18 23:20, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
* GHubert-Smith, please indulge me and tell me, in one paragraph or less, what you believe the true account of von Braun's "surrender" or "capture" to be. I'm about to research your claims, but I have to know what your claims are first.--Mumia-w-18 (November 23 2007).
* I have bad news Mr. GHubert-Smith, I'm at the library, and their card catalog doesn't recognize any of the book sources you provided. In addition, none of the ISBN's you supplied us with are recognized by Google Books. I don't think my prospects of getting access to specific British Army Intellgence documents is good, so I'm beginning to think that the information you provided fails the verifiability test.--Mumia-w-18 (November 23 2007).
* I'm in America, and the British Army Intelligence documents ([GBR/0014/HUGL] and [GB99 KCLMA]) you referred me to are inaccessible to me. Your information fails WP:VERIFY.--Mumia-w-18 (November 23 2007)
* I apologize Mr. GHubert-Smith. There was a searching failure on my end. The books you referenced do seem to exist. I'll consult them when I get a chance.--Mumia-w-18 (talk) 03:47, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
* Hello Mumia, I can assure you they do all exist, but it will be like finding needle in a haystack picking out the discrepancies. I will need to email you the PDF (available from website) which has copies of relevant documents from the English Archives which do not match the American documents used for 'The Paperclip Conspiracy' by Tom Bower. It also has maps and timelines which give a clear indication of the actual version of events.
Please bare in mind that the existence of 30AU was classified and even denied right up until 1997. The PDF also contains the conversations and writings of the few surviving veterans who give a different version of events to that historically recorded. The documents only prove that Prof. Herbert Wagner, designer of the H293 Guided bomb (already used to sink HMS Egret and the HMT Rohna) was captured by an American Naval Officer Lambie, who was attached to 30AU and commanding a very small force of British Royal Marine Commandos (Team 5), whereas US documents reported that he 'surrendered' in Bavaria with the von Braun's and Dornberger. According to the the version of events I have uncovered from a 30AU sniper and other interviews, at least one of the von Braun brothers was captured in the Harz Mountain range and handed to American agents hanging out of a Dakota at an airfield in Northern Germany, then flown to Bavaria where the 'Surrender' was then staged for the world's media to record. Now there were hundreds of scientists involved and I do not know how all this was achieved or orchestrated but in my opinion what I have uncovered puts the whole thing in serious doubt. It is a very complicated story with a lot of information to absorb which all points to the same conclusion.GHubert-Smith (talk) 09:58, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
* p.s. All the documents pertaining to my discoveries are in public archives and available to anyone who asks for them. I am also in the process of scanning and completing a PDF of them ALL (a large task) for free download on the website.GHubert-Smith (talk) 14:38, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
* Let's continue this conversation in Digging for information.--Mumia-w-18 (talk) 06:38, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Digging for information
Hello again GHubert-Smith. I'm reading The Paperclip Conspiracy (ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>) right now. I'm going through the indexed items relating to Wernher von Braun; is there a specific page that I need to look at to verify the alternate "surrender" scenario?--Mumia-w-18 (talk) 06:52, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
* Hello Mumia, I fully accept that a part of what I'm saying comes under the heading 'The Truth' and 'Original Research' but I would also argue that National Archive documents that are available to anyone do constitute verifiable publication and when those documents conflict with other 'historical' record and cast doubt over large parts of what the world has had to swallow as 'fact' for sixty years then we (you) have a problem. The pages I refer to in that book are P.129 which clearly states that Prof. H. Wagner 'Surrendered' with the von Brauns and Dornberger in Bavaria. But according to 'Attain by Surprise' and National Archive documents he was in fact captured by 30AU then flown to Bavaria to be part of the 'staged surrender' (alongside one of the von Brauns according to my 'Original Research'). All of which leads us to here.
* Can I suggest that I could possibly construct a paragraph explaining the 'verifiable' conflict without eluding to my 'original research' that at least points to the area of doubt that the conflict represents?
Apologies for putting you to all this trouble, I'm not trying to pervert the course of history or to create unnecessary argument or conflict just get to the facts.GHubert-Smith (talk) 08:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
* This information, if confirmed, would be too insignificant for a paragraph; it would be too insignificant for even a sentence. It would be a footnote. I'm not trying to belittle your contribution, but in the overall life of Wernher von Braun, the issue of whether he was captured or surrendered is not very significant. I might create a footnote like so:
* --Mumia-w-18 (talk) 09:22, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
* The more I think about it, the more I think this information isn't admissible [[Image:Frowny.svg|21px]]. My doing original research to confirm this scenario wouldn't make things any better.--Mumia-w-18 (talk) 09:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
* Hello Mumia, I was only originally asking for a small footnote, less than one line. I guess it's all a matter of where your principles, morals and allegiances lay. If you think that it is insignificant for Governments to lie about the very foundation of the US space program and in essence all of human history, from that point in time, then I would have to disagree! strongly! Especially when that foundation is so contentious and shaky to start with!
I'd like to thank you very much for all your time, obviously I have no choice but to accept your ruling. I do realise that maybe it is too close to 'original research' and 'The Truth' over 'verifiable information' and I will have to wait for my footnote.GHubert-Smith (talk) 09:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Nobel Prize in Physics
It will be interesting if someone shown if he ever was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Mistico (talk) 21:24, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
On the basis of his contributions he should have been anyway. I've just altered his description in the first paragraph to 'rocket physicist and astronautics engineer' which hopefully gives the semantically best description. I know he was probably the most experienced and capable rocket scintist ever, but when you consider the man you realise for him it was a means to an end. He was, for me an Astronauts Engineer/Scientist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
The Moon should be capitalized
The Moon, when referring to Earth's moon, should be capitalized. It is not throughout the article. I don't have time to correct it. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:50, 20 December 2007 (UTC).
I endorse. Aldo L (talk) 13:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Mistake
In the article stay "Several German cities (Bonn, Neu-Isenburg, Mannheim, Mainz), and dozens of smaller towns, have named streets after Wernher von Braun. Remarkably, all these places are situated in Germany's Southwest and South - the American and French parts of the Allied occupation zones. There seem to be no von Braun streets in the northern parts of the former Federal Republic of Germany, which were occupied by the British. Having had London suffer from his rockets, it is quite understandable that the United Kingdom would have discouraged German attempts at honoring von Braun."
This is not correct also in NRW for example Hamm (West-Germany, former britisch sector) (http://maps.google.de/maps?hl=de&q=Wernher-von-Braun-Stra%C3%9Fe+12,+59077+Hamm,+Deutschland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title) is a street named after him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:49, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
* In fact, it's total rubbish. Streets in Germany are always named after persons already died. you won't find a Helmut-Kohl-Street or anything similar, Braun died in 1977, I don't think British government had any influence or interest in German Streetnames at that time. It's pure OR and a (stupid) POV, I deleted the sentence. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
He did not do well in physics and mathematics at school?
I have found this quote elsewhere. But I see it very difficult to swallow. This man designed several of the most magnificent pieces of machinery of the 20th Century, so in those matters he was clearly above us, poor mortals. Spaniard Antonio Ribera wrote in "La conquista del Espacio" (apparently based on some Willy Ley's opus) that even as a child von Braun was obviously of superior intellect, to the point that in one occasion when the math teacher didn't show up he stood up by the blackboard and lectured his fellow classmates. Ribera confirms, however, that he was in constant trouble with the faculty, due to his stubborn attitude towards the feasibility of science fiction (a teacher came close to call him a "lunatic"), and maybe because of some hint of blueblooded arrogance coming from young Wernher. Aldo L (talk) 13:34, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
It is nevertheless true. He was a lazy student and got poor marks. He didn't start to study seriously until he got the bug for rocketry when he was 17 or so. This question feeds into a common misperception that von Braun was a scientist (as shown by the question above about the Nobel Prize for Physics). He was not a scientist: he never worked as a physicist or a mathematician. He worked as an engineer - he built rockets. He did not work on the basic science that underlay rocketry, although of course he understood it. His real genius was as a manager of large-scale engineering projects: First at Peenemunde, then at Nordhausen, then at Huntsville. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 19:46, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
* LOL Mr. Toad. From Nasa.gov: von Braun received a Ph.D. in physics on July 27, 1934. TL36 (talk) 10:40, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
GA Sweeps
In order to uphold the quality of Good articles, all articles listed as Good articles are being reviewed against the GA criteria as part of the GA project quality task force. While all the hard work that has gone into this article is appreciated, unfortunately, as of June 12, 2008, this article fails to satisfy the criteria, as detailed below. For that reason, the article has been delisted from WP:GA. However, if improvements are made bringing the article up to standards, the article may be nominated at WP:GAN. If you feel this decision has been made in error, you may seek remediation at WP:GAR.
The review can be found here. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 00:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Portrait or Photograph?
The image of Maria von Braun in this article is described as a portrait, though it looks more like a photograph. I know that technically a portrait can be a photograph, but common usage of the word tends toward a painting. I found myself staring at this looking for possible brush strokes! (Could be because I'm up too late!) CosineKitty (talk) 04:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC) Certainly a photograph can be a photograph, but I would suggest that it is more appropriate for one that is thoughtfully prepared and carefully taken with the intent that it will be formally displayed, or reproduced in a significant publication. On the other hand, a few people believe that a "portrait" is any well-framed and displayed picture!<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:40, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
His thesis
This is an observation/query to those who are acquainted with the subject: 'His actual full thesis...was kept classified by the army' - which army? The post-war German army, the wartime German army, or the US army? If the answer is 'the post-war German army', was it kept secret from the US, or from the public? This isn't clear. Bbmap (talk) 16:59, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
* The thesis was commissioned by the Reichswehr and they paid WvB while he wrote it. It was classified top secret and even the university library wasn't allowed to have a copy. (Neufeld, Von Braun, 68-9) Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 01:55, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
In-depth 1958 TIME profile
I've added as a reference to one sentence in this article. In fact, it's an in-depth 1958 profile of von Braun that could easily be used to expand or at least better-reference this article. I encourage other editors to use this resource. - Dravecky (talk) 16:36, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Von Braun as "rocket scientist"
There has been some controversy as to whether von Braun should be called a "rocket scientist", "a physicist" or "a rocket engineer." His most recent biographer, Michael J Neufeld, writes:
* One term you will not find in this book is "rocket scientist." There has been a deep-rooted failure in the English-speaking media and popular culture to grapple with the distinction between science and engineering... Although Wehrner von Braun got a doctorate in physics in 1934, he never worked a day in his life thereafter as a scientist. He was an engineer and a manager of engineers, and he used that vocabulary when he was talking to his professional peers. Thus the correct term is "rocket engineer." (Michael J Neufeld, Wehrner von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, Alfred A Knopf 2007, xv)
Of von Braun's thesis, Neufeld notes:
* "A major section on the theory of combustion in a rocket engine can fairly be described as physics, but most of the typescript was actually an engineering treatise on his rocket motors." (Neufeld 68).
Note that the statement that von Braun was an engineer and not a scientist or a physicist is now sourced to the best possible reference, namely a direct statement on the subject in the most recent biography by a highly qualified author. (Neufeld is chair of the Space History Division of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, and has written the definitive hisory of the German rocket program, The Rocket and the Reich.) Thus it is not open to contributors here to continue to assert that von Braun was primarily a scientist or a physicist, and I will revert any edit that does so. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 02:56, 24 August 2008 (UTC) This is one of the crosses that engineers have to bear. I'm not one, but I know several from a message board to which I belong. The exact problem, actually, is that people don't know what engineers really do, and how vital they are to, really, everything. So their title gets inappropriately stolen by others, or misapplied by people generally to jobs that are not engineering jobs, and, as in the case of rocket scientists (sic), many true engineers aren't referred to as such. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pithecanthropus (talk • contribs) 03:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
* Mr Toad. It seems to annoy you that Braun WAS in fact a physicist. How else could he have earned a PhD in physics in 1934. Get over your huge ego because you're really starting to make yourself look like a fool. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:36, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Recent vandalism
The spate of nonsense vandalism largely comes from the 161.97.212.* IP range which traces back to *.bhm.bvsd.k12.co.us and the Boulder Valley School District. No idea why the youth of Colorado have chosen this article to go after but please be vigilant while editing this article. Thanks. - Dravecky (talk) 22:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Fallout 3
I think it's pretty safe to say that the character of Dr Braun in Fallout 3 is based on Wernher con Braun... If anybody can confirm that then put it in —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:27, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Wernher von Braun the Nietzschean
A recent edit of mine concerning the Philosophical position of Wernher von Braun related to an internet amazon feedback comment concerning a book. I am uncertain of Wernher von Braun's position in relation to Nietzsche, but wish to point out the following :
According to "Dr. Space By Bob Ward, John (FRW) Glenn", ISBN number : "[He]..could pilot an array of aircraft, loved scuba diving, and was a brilliant conversationalist, as much at ease discussing Nietzsche as nuclear fission."
Having searched briefly for Wernher von Braun and Nietzsche on Google Books (which is far from an in depth study of what Wernher von Braun thought of Nietzsche, and whether he believed in Nietzsche's philosophy), I have a general perception that Wernher von Braun was not only knowledgeable of Nietzsche (with what must have been an in-depth knowledge at that), but was verly likely sympathetic to Nietzsches political opinions and moral viewpoints. This is probably of nonsensical utility, but I think the article should address some of these issues at least partially.
ConcernedScientist (talk) 19:48, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
American stealing of German patents
Dozens of German high tech patents were stolen by the U.S. Government after WWII, part of the Morgenthau Plan to dismantle hundreds of German factories. A great part of this plan was undertaken as the Wikipedia article surlines. Later Americans just returned 10% of the stolen material under the Marshall Plan, but the overwhelming majority of the patents, factories, industrial and scientific material was never returned to Germany. In fact, a great part of the post-War American economic expansion should be credited to the transfer of German high tech to U.S. soil.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:42, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
This is nationalistic nonsense, German technology was not vastly more advanced than US technology, that it would have this kind of sweeping impact on the economy. The V-2 was full of copied US technology, copies of Sperry gyroscopes, the radio control system was based on an airplane landing system developed by NBS, etc. Furthermore, war reparations are not theft? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:14, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Also regarding patents: Anybody have solid information about von Braun and Robert Goddard's widow suing the US government for infringement of Goddard's patents? Million dollar settlement? Seems unlikely. ("I read it on the internet, so it must be true.")Lynxx2 (talk) 08:42, 23 September 2011 (UTC)Lynxx2
Wernher von Braun and the SS
This section contains many errors. First, von Braun's membership in the SS was well known to be honorary (Bob Ward, Dr. Space, page 47 or check his FBI file - page 10 of the linked file). He commanded no troops, had no formal SS training, and rarely wore a uniform. Himmler would often give people an honorary membership in order to gain influence and control in various aspects of German society. This is not the same thing as being a real SS officer. Furthermore, he was never a member of the "Waffen-SS" at all. Where do you get this from? That was an armed branch of the SS that participated in battles. Wernher von Braun wasn't involved in anything like that. Furthermore, the SS riding club he was a member of was run by the "Reiter-SS" which was a different thing altogether. Anybody could join whether they were SS or not. It was a riding club designed to attract German nobility. There are many errors here with dates, details and ouright false information.
Furthermore, the statements implying he received no pressure to join are not sourced and should be removed. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 05:13, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
With regard to the references added to the statements claiming he received no pressure to join the SS, that reference (Bob Ward's Dr Space) does not say what is claimed in the text. It actually says quite the opposite. Instead it says "Dornberger advised von Braun to accept the commission; rejecting it would be taken as a dangerous show of disloyalty and a personal insult to the powerful, merciless Himmler". It would seem that not only is the article riddled with serious errors - it is outright dishonest. Does anybody care? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:27, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
Allegations
It seems there are many here who either do not understand that Wikipedia strives to be factual, and not a forum for self righteous pseudo-intellectuals on a moronic crusade. Here is an actual statement that is on this page:
"The whole article is biased. No real mention of war criminal allegations"
No "real" mention of "allegations". Ummmm....This is not Conspirapedia, Allegatapedia, or Opinionpedia. Unless there is a viable reason, and sufficient documentation to even mention or elaborate about certain "allegations", they should not even be mentioned. If every well known allegation is given validity, then we would have President Obama's entry full of paragraphs alleging he was born in Kenya and all sorts of assorted foolishness. I hate to break it you little wannabe Simon Wesenthals, but minds a lot more learned than your own have investigated Von Braun and no smoking guns have been found. If some information surfaces about him at another time, then that information can be looked at.
In the meanwhile, I'd suggest that if you do not have verifiable information, but strong opinions that can not be proven, go to a conspiracy theory web site, or self publish a book outlining your opinions and theories. You need to keep it factual here, whether you look down on Von Braun's Nazi past or not. Stick to the facts, and don't use Wikipedia articles to modify a biographical article to conform with your personal opinions, or to engage in a self righteous "see what a good liberal I am" internet witch hunt. The facts speak for themselves and readers can reach their own conclusions. We are not conducting a virtual War Crimes trial here.(<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC))
father
His father was a member of the conservative DNVP (Winkler, Germany: the long road west, Volume 1). I changed the sentence (never a party politician) accordingly. HerkusMonte (talk) 08:19, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
* Newfeld's "Rocket an the Reich" briefly discusses von Braun's father's right-wing activity. DonPMitchell (talk) 12:15, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
New York Times Book Review/1/10/10
Here's a new book that someone who knows what they are doing may wish to add to the Additional Reading section of the von Braun article:
Dark Side of the Moon
Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race by Wayne Biddle
The review, by David Holloway of Stanford University, is entitled "Houston, We Have a Problem"
"Werner von Braun, and this country, skirted the moral implications of his connection to the Nazis"
Easily searchable for necessary details, of course.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:24, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
It seems to me that von Braun in WW2-era Germany was not very political. He was a technical guy with dreams of space travel, he took rocket work where he could find it, and joined the Nazi party because people at his level were required to. Issues related to his connection with the Nazis are of course well-documented and appropriate for the article, but the placement in the lede paragraph that he was a Nazi party member and SS officer seem to put undue weight on these facts. I've read Bob Ward's biography (not exactly bad, but sort of lightweight) and looked through Neufeld's (more thorough than Ward's), and my impression is based on both of these. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:51, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Goddard and von Braun
I am sure that Goddard's work influenced von Braun, and it is true that the Germans had a couple spies who observed Goddard's experiemnts (Guellich) and relayed news and publications about Goddard (von Boetticher in the German embassy). Von Braun's group also spied on the Russians (probably more relevant to the V-1, which resembled the GIRD-6 project somewhat) and had copies of Glushko's rocket-engine work in their technical library.
However, the comments about Goddard in the "Prussian rocketeer..." section are not properly cited. The A-1/A-2 rocket did resemble and experiment by Goddard with heavy rotor to stabilize a rocket, but can we be sure this was copied? Goddard's comments about the V-2 was speaking in generality, there were no components in the V-2 copied from Goddard's rockets (which were nowhere near as large or sophisticated). Boris Chertok reports that some components in the V-2 were copies of Sperry gyroscope systems, but that is unrelated to Goddard. DonPMitchell (talk) 12:27, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
* Other writers have commented on Goddard examining V-2 components and realizing that their designs were based on some of his. Refer to this WP section on Goddard, Goddard -V2 for a general discussion, but I'm sure you'll find much more detailed information via Google. HarryZilber (talk) 19:25, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Cordell Hull
"On June 20, 1945, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull approved the transfer of von Braun and his specialists to America; however this was not announced to the public until October 1, 1945. "
Cordell Hull wasn't U.S. Secretary of State on June 20, 1945. Edward Stettinius, Jr. held the position.--Gintaras8182 (talk) 14:00, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Space Camp
The first paragraph is ridiculous. 3 main ideas are introduced: he was a nazi engineer in Germany, he lead the space program in the US, he invented space camps. The space camp is an anecdote compared to the first two ideas. It's like mentioning Hitler's paintings as part of his legacy to the world. It's an insult to the victims of nazis to put space camps at the same level as forced labor and war crimes that Von Braun passively or actively condoned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:02, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
Diamonds Are Forever
That bit about Blofeld being a German scientist based on von Braun seems like crap to me. Blofeld wasn't portrayed as German, or a scientist, though he did employ someone who was both called Professor Dr. Metz, who might be based on von Braun. I might just change it. Sheavsey33 (talk) 12:53, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
NASA and Weaponized Ballistic Rockets
von Braun Trained American Rocket Scientists for carrying weaponized payloads.
While working on the Saturn V rocket, von Braun taught at the Florida Institute of Technology, a top research and development institute designed as a feeder to NASA, on how to weaponize rockets with a lethal payload. For this, von Braun received recognition in the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) commencement address: see, Wernher von Braun Florida Institute of Technology http://www.fit.edu/graduation/documents/graduation_prog-spring11.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:54, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
two different causes of death
At the end of the article, in two separate paragraphs, two different causes of death are given: kidney cancer and pancreatic cancer. One of them is obviously wrong. Unfortunately, I do not know the right answer, please, someone should correct it. (From a pure medical point of view, considering the level of cancer treatment back in the seventies, pancreatic cancer would have killed him much faster. But it is only my opinion.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdgarBrazda (talk • contribs) 10:38, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
* I see no inconsistency. It says he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 1973, and then that he died of pancreatic cancer. Renal cell carcinomas are known to be among the most common causes of metastases to the pancreas (see http://bjr.birjournals.org/content/71/851/1208.full.pdf). It would, however, be nice if the article explicitly made the connection (if that is indeed known). Whatthefat (talk) 20:42, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Interestingly however, if you were to pose the question: what kind of cancer would a person who spent many years round rockets and rocket fuels get, renal cell carcinoma (i.e. 'kidney cancer') would jump out as a biggie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:27, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
Material based on work of Reinhard Kargl
A lot of sourced text was recently deleted and replaced by text based on the work of RK. I've never heard of him and I see no reason to prefer his opinion to the earlier ones. No evidence was offered that the replaced passages were wrong and no published references were given for RK's alleged opinions. The edits should have been reverted and discussed directly after they were made, but unfortunately I didn't notice them then. Martijn Meijering (talk) 10:16, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Infobox icons
Please see Template talk:Infobox military person. -84user (talk) 00:19, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
Archiving
Please note i set up archiving of this talk page. Hopefully it works. Azx2 05:30, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
von Braun's scientific credibility
A few weeks ago, a recent article in Der Spiegel asserted that von Braun was a better marketer of himself rather than any scientist or engineer to begin with. The reason his thesis was classified at least up until 1945, the article says, was that it was so bad, and only consisted of a few pages typed up in a matter of two days or so. As much as I remember the article to make it out, said "thesis" consisted mainly of an application for research money in order to fund rocketry building and testing, and the superior who had requested it said he could better justify giving him the staff and funds to his higher-ups if von Braun had a Ph.D., so he just called said application a "thesis" and gave von Braun a Ph.D. for it.
The article was based mainly on the recently published auto-biography of a member of von Braun's team both at Peenememünde and in the US and who by other members was described as the man doing the real work for poser von Braun, but also added some quote from an authentic late-30s or early-40s letter by one of von Braun's superiors where he commented on von Braun's continuing utter incompetence in the field of engineering and even just its theoretical and pratical 101's, "but at the end of the day, the child [von Braun] talked me into letting him play with his toys for another day". --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
* Umm, fascinating, but how hard would it have been for you to provide a link to the article in question? Or at least title and date of publication in print? Sheesh. Azx2 05:11, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
* The above is a bit odd compared to the information given in Michael Neufeld's book Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War, Random House LLC, 2007. Neufled description of von Braun's academic achievements are not detailed, he does not give an evaluation of von Braun's dissertation. He does describe von Braun's oral exam for his doctorate, von Braun did well on physics and physical chemistry, he was only average on subjects like philosophy, not usual considering many physical scientists don't become experts in the humanities.
* I can relate a direct experience about von Braun's technical abilities. I had the pleasure in the late 1990's of having a conversation with Dr. Joachim Muehlner, in Houston. Muehlner was an electrical engineer and managed a group at Peenemuende who were doing Doppler tracking of the V2 during testing. He said that all the technical groups had a meeting with von Braun every working day. Muehlner was having a problem which he described at the meeting, and von Braun (not an electrical engineer) made a qualitative suggestion that led to a solution of the problem. Muelner said he was impressed with von Braun's grasp on technical problems even though he thought von Braun didn't have detailed 'in the trench' knowledge of a subject. He said he was the most amazing technical manager he ever saw.aajacksoniv (talk) 13:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
* Aside from his technical ability, I have just an anecdote on von Braun's interpersonal skills, for what it's worth: Many, many years ago I knew a young woman (not a scientist or technical person) who had worked under von Braun at a NASA facility (in Alabama, I believe). She said that he was a charming individual, a very good person to have as a boss. Famspear (talk) 16:27, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
* The fact that Speer went out of his way to convince Hitler to release von Braun because von Braun was essential to the German war effort (as noted in the article) also says something about von Braun's abilities, technical or otherwise. Famspear (talk) 16:31, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Here's what I find to be an interesting passage from an English translation of Albert Speer's memoir, Inside the Third Reich:
* On the morning of July 7, 1943, I invited Dornberger [Col. Walter Dornberger, the head of the Peenemünde rocket test facility] and von Braun to headquarters at Hitler's request. The Fuehrer wanted to be informed on the details of the V-2 project. After Hitler had finished with one of his conferences, we went together over to the movie hall, where some of Wernher von Braun's assistants were ready. After a brief introduction, the room was darkened and a color film shown. For the first time Hitler saw the majestic spectacle of a great rocket rising from its pad and disappearing into the stratosphere. Without a trace of timidity and with a boyish enthusiasm, von Braun explained his theory. There could be no question about it: From that moment on, Hitler had been finally won over. Dornberger explained a number of organizational questions, while I proposed to Hitler that von Braun be appointed a professor. "Yes, arrange that at once with Meissner," Hitler said impulsively. "I'll even sign the document in person."
* Hitler bade the Peenemünde men an exceedingly cordial good-by. He was greatly impressed, and his imagination had been kindled. Back in his bunker he became quite ecstatic about the possibilities of this project. "The A-4 [i.e., the V-2 rocket project] is a measure that can decide the war. [. . . .] Speer, you must push the A-4 as hard as you can!
* [ . . .]
* There was only one point on which he [Hitler] pressed me, when we were alone again. "Weren't you mistaken? You say this young man is thirty-one? I would have thought him even younger!" He thought it astonishing that so young a man could already have helped to bring about a technical breakthrough which would change the face of the future.....
--from Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich, p. 368, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks (copyright 1970 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., excerpted under the Fair Use Doctrine) (translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston). Famspear (talk) 17:10, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Slave Labor
The accounts given in the article are a bit over the top. Even M. Neufeld views these accounts as a case of mistaken identity. I think they should be taken out. Neufeld quotes below:
''35 Testimony of Adam Cabala quoted in Julius Mader, Geheimnis von Huntsville: Die wahre Karriere des Raketenbarons Wernher von Braun, 3rd ed. (Berlin-East, 1967), 323; testimony of Robert Cazabonne (Buchenwald/Dora no. 21124), Dijon, 3 Feb. 1997, English translation kindly provided by Guido Zembsch-Schreve. Cazabonne reports that a fellow prisoner witnessing a hanging in the tunnel pointed out one of the German onlookers and said "That's VON BRAUN." We know with near certainty that Wernher von Braun was not there; however, it might have been his brother Magnus, as civilian employees were expected to attend.''
''The second story comes from Guy Morand in a notarized testimonial given in Cannes in 1995. While working, coincidentally enough, on the testing of the servomotors for the Kommando assigned to the Askania company, a subcontractor evacuatedt o the tunnels,h e found one day thath is "chronometer"w as missing and hidden under some equipment by someone on the night shift in a "stupid form of sabotage." In order to cover for him, Morand told the foreman that it was an accident. Like the good Nazi he was, he immediately started shouting that it was sabotage, when just at that point VON BRAUN arrived accompanied by his usual group of people. Without even listening to my explanations, he ordered the Meister to have me given 25 strokes in his presence by an SS [man] who was there. Then judging the strokes weren't sufficiently hard, he ordered that I be flogged more vigorously, and this order was then diligently carried out, which caused much hilarity in the group, and following this flogging, VON BRAUN made me translate that I deserved much more, that in fact I deserved to be hanged, which certainly would be the fate of the "Mensch" (good-for nothing) I was. Morand goes on to state that he was known as "one of the inventors of the "V2" and made frequent "rapid inspections" of the hall.39 The administration of corporal punishment in the tunnels, as opposed to the camp, would have been quite unusual, but we have no reason to doubt the story altogether. Yet it may rest on a case of mistaken identity. In September 1944 Wernher von Braun assigned his younger brother Magnus, a twenty-five-year-old chemical engineer and Luftwaffe pilot, as his special liaison to the Mittelwerk, particularlyf or servomotorp roduction,w hich was afflicted with serious technical problems. Although still an employee of Peenemunde, Magnus von Braun stayed in the Nordhausen area full-time until the evacuation of April 1945. In contrast, his elder brother visited the Mittelwerk, by his estimates, twelve or fifteen times in total.40M orandg ives the time of the incident as the "second half of 1944," which corresponds to Magnus von Braun's assignment to the factory, and the testimonial never actually gives "von Braun" a first name.''
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1433245?uid=3739936&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21103268232313 <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:57, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Propose merge of Bibliography and Further Reading
I can't see the need for separating the book lists. OK to merge?--Graham Proud (talk) 00:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Wernher von Braun and Waffen-SS
There is a contradictory statement concerning the SS membership of von Braun in Bornemann "Geheimprojekt Mittelbau". It states: "Am 21. Februar 1944 schlug Reichsführer SS Himmler Professor v. Braun vor, vom Heer zur SS überzutreten. Sein Plan: Dornberger isolieren, von Braun danach kaltstellen und Kammler einschalten. Doch Wernher von Braun gab dem Reichsführer SS einen Korb." (In February 1944 Reichsführer SS Himmler suggested that Professor v. Braun may quit the military membership and join the SS. His plan: isolating Dornberger, ignoring Braun later and pushing Kammler. But von Braun refused the offer.) After the "Hitler Attentat" the power struggle between the military and the SS was decided and the military got converted to SS in 1944. Bornemann: "Damit war Anfang August 1944 Peenemünde in die Hände der SS gefallen und der Machtkampf um die Rakete entschieden." (So at the beginning of August 1944 the SS were in control of Peenemünde and the rocket.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:02, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
* I know this is an old comment, but WvB was never part of the Waffen-SS (which is a subset of the SS, of which he was a member). Nczempin (talk) 10:04, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
* Everything I have read about von Braun is that his SS membership was "honorary". I realize Neufeld prefers not to state it that way but most other references do including his FBI file along with most other authors. The major question is what he did to get this? The SS, even the Allgemeine SS, required a qualifying and training process. I don't see any evidence von Braun was required to do this. If this were just given to him because of his rocket work or because they wanted influence in the program it has to be honorary.QuantumMechanic1 (talk) 12:56, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
It is widely accepted among historians that Wernher von Braun played a much bigger role in the Third Reich than he admitted his signature was found under many documents ordering the deportation of jewish inmates to Mittelbau Dora and yet he hasn't been brought to justice. The only thing that prevented him being sentenced at the Entnazifiezirungs Prozesse was that the US wanted him and his knowledge so badly for their rocket programm. I always feel like throwing up when I read articles that give him reward for his great contribution to science because you cant spite the fact that he had played a crucial role in the Third Reich. So he was saying that he only did all this because otherwise he would have been harmed than I cant prove him wrong but still even than he could have stood up against what was going on as people like Sophie Scholl did, those people deserve reward not him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:58, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
Cause of death
According to the English Wikipedia, von Braun died of pancreatic cancer. According to the French version, it was liver cancer, the German version says colorectal cancer and the Dutch one kidney cancer. Which version is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:06, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Probable cause of Death: homeophatic radiation poisoning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:01, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
Surrender: Period between May 2 and June 19, 1945
Do we know what he and his unit were up to here?
The article indicates that the SS had orders to execute the scientists in the event of their imminent capture, although WvB had managed to arrange for their dispersed disposition in order to make such orders more difficult to carry out.
His brother apparently found US forces to whom he offered the proposed surrender on May 2, but the article doesn't explain what happened immediately after. It seems like the dispersed arrangement of the scientists could have made it more difficult for the US to round them all up without SS units carrying out their orders to execute the scientists. (It's not really clear that this didn't occur in at least some instances.)
Or, really, any number of other things might have transpired.
If this information is available, it seems of interest and worthy of inclusion.
Drolz 09 10:05, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
The Mars Project
I have read several articles about Wernher Von Braun, and the book: "Project Mars", by Willy Ley and Wernher Von Braun, which I owned for about twenty years, has been removed from them, as though it did not exist. Whether this is pure ignorance on the article writers' parts or there is some other reason I do not pretend to know, but to me it was the most important book ever written on space travel and Mars exploration in particular, in which Von Braun maintained,(supplying the blueprints and technical travel plans, as well as the physical, engineering and chemical fuel details)that a manned trip to Mars was possible in 1955-60. All that was needed was the will to go. I am inquiring if anyone knows why the existence of this book is being denied? I know that it existed; I had my own copy. It was in my library for students' use at Wellington College, Wellington, New Zealand, when I taught there in the !970's. One of the students borrowed it and forgot to return it. A small (Viking?) paperback, I was not concerned until I realised I could not find a replacement. Now people seem to be saying there never was such a book. It is a mystery I hope somebody can solve for me... [personal information redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)
* The book is mentioned in the article. It also has its own article: The Mars Project. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 02:23, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
* Thank you, Dr.K., for your devastating response to this IP's carelessness. You promptly and unquestionably shut this issue right down. You slammed the door on him/her. Total pwnage. I salute you. --YeOldeGentleman (talk) 21:25, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Wrong date
Clearly he wasn't living in El Paso, Texas in 1944... anyone know the correct date for this quote in the Religious Conversion section? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:20, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
Religious conversion year
article states that he reached USA in 1945, so how could he convert in El Paso in 1944, during the war?--Arado (talk) 17:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
Awkward picture in article
There is a picture of von Braun during the launch of Apollo 11 where von Braun has an awkward face on. It seems unfitting for the article. Also, this may be why the article isn't a "good article". WikiGuiGuy (talk) 00:10, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
* No, it is because the article contains large chunks of text without references. Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:37, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Kidney Cancer or Pancreatic?
Article mentions that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and the cite note mentions renal (kidney) cancer but in the death section his death is ascribed to pancreatic cancer. Additional research and/or a discussion on why sources disagree? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) 09:10, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
Reference to him being a "ladies' man"
I think the reference to Wernher being a "ladies' man" might benefit from some examination. Even if for the simple fact that the term doesn't have a Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 05:17, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
* Still the term is not uncommon, and I don't think there is a principle that only words with their own Wikipedia entries may be used in Wikipedia articles. I concede that the term is somewhat vague and not entirely strictly defined, but there's still a sort of general understanding of what it means. In my view it enhances the article by adding a character trait which readers might find useful to know about the person in question. What do we gain by deleting it? SchnitteUK (talk) 18:14, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
* "Lush" is the term the ladies in question used. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:33, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
correct last name
This article shortens the man's name as variously "Braun", "von Braun", and "Von Braun." Which is correct? 2605:6000:EE4A:2900:6250:C93B:E4D4:B4BC (talk) 12:58, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
* In German it is customary to use the full name only when it's first mentioned, and to drop the 'von' afterwards. It may be reintroduced in a new section or paragraph, but repeating it all the time sounds odd, a bit like repeating the title professor all the time in English. I don't think this usage is common in English however. Martijn Meijering (talk) 19:32, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
* I'm German, and I've never heard of such a custom. I think the more customary approach would be to use "von Braun" throughout, because that's what his family name was; it wasn't just "Braun". SchnitteUK (talk) 14:25, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
* Really. And just a glance at Wernher von Braun shows "von Braun" used exclusively. --jpgordon:==( o ) 15:05, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
* And should English wikipedia render it " von Braun" or " Von Braun"? They both are used in the article, causing an inconsistency. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:56, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
* I've corrected the ones that don't start sentences or captions. --jpgordon:==( o ) 16:29, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
* Properly, his surname (at least, his original German surname) is "Freiherr von Braun". I'd guess, without looking for evidence, that his registered name as an American citizen was simply "von Braun". Despite what the article implies, he did not inherit the noble title of Freiherr since it was abolished, along with all titles of German nobility, in 1919 when the Weimar Constitution came into effect, at which time his father was still alive. (Maximilian, his paternal grandfather, died in 1918, so Magnus Sr. was properly Freiherr for a brief period.) The title was converted into a surname – rather than "Freiherr Magnus von Braun" he was "Magnus Freiherr von Braun" – and his son Werner inherited this surname. Hairy Dude (talk) 10:35, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
"Shot on the spot" quote
"When asked if von Braun could have protested against the brutal treatment of the slave laborers, von Braun team member Konrad Dannenberg (a member of the Nazi party since 1932) told The Huntsville Times, 'If he had done it, in my opinion, he would have been shot on the spot.'[48]"
Should this really be given the literal "last word on the subject?" The source is reliable and I suppose it's notable that Dannenberg did say this, but the underlying claim is wildly misleading, to the point where it seems like editorial misconduct to present it as credible. There are absolutely zero examples of anything at all like this happening in the history of Nazi Germany. People far less important than von Braun did far more than verbally protest against atrocities and were never "shot on the spot," indeed they most often faced no or only trivial punishment. The same applies to von Braun's ridiculous fabricated story in Crusader for Space about being threatened by an SS guard, and so on. I'm not sure if this stuff should just be scrubbed outright but it shouldn't be presented as truth, or as if it even might be true. It's crude apologia. TiC (talk) 00:25, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
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Can others weigh in on this edit by User:Ylee? It was reverted by User:Attic Salt. Reinstated by Ylee and then reverted by myself. I do not believe an opinion piece ("Reviews for books, movies, art, etc. can be opinion, summary or scholarly pieces") in a science fiction magazine is a reliable source for statements of what most "many Americans" thought about such an issue, and as a standalone quote I believe it is undue weight to quote a science fiction editor in a context such as this. Hrodvarsson (talk) 23:04, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
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Wernher Osenberg
After WWII, the army issued a letter to a soldier named George Aumann, thanking him for his service interviewing former Nazi scientists. Prominently mentioned is a Werner Osenberg (the s is faded and might be a different letter), "Director of the 'Reichsforschungs Plan' and inventor of "V-2".
Can anybody explain this last name discrepancy?
Mr. Aumann said there was a name change at some point but this doesn't fit this article.
Steve
Apologies for parallel posting in V-2 rocket. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sweisberg (talk • contribs) 16:49, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
* Commented at Talk:V-2 rocket. Favonian (talk) 17:10, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
English variant
This article has a strong national tie to the US, and probably was first written in American English. The variant apparently got muddled when some editor added a wikilink to Forced labour under German rule during World War II, and put the phrase "utilized slave labour", into a photo caption. Von Braun defected to the American soldiers and became a pillar of the US space program, not to England, who did not put a man on the Moon.
Because of the forementioned photo caption, I mis-identified the variant as British. Non-American English speaking editors, please take care to keep the article in American English. Thank you. JustinTime55 (talk) 13:12, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
"Volksverhetzung era"
"It was also confirmed that he was responsible for an estimated 20 patentable innovations related to rocketry during the Volksverhetzung era"
Wth is that supposed to mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:42, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
Allegiance to the United States
Why did that end in 1960? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:B894:83E0:B81A:12C:11A3:A70C (talk) 17:21, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
* Perhaps: The allegiance parameter is for "the country or other power the person served". He stopped serving in the US Army at that time, and joined NASA, which is civilian. (Hohum <sup style="color: Red;">@ ) 18:03, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
* The infobox is not saying his allegience to the US ended; it is talking about his military service. There is a Service years field which might make this clearer, though it's complicated by the fact he served in two armies. JustinTime55 (talk) 20:09, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
The actual truth
Why is this article so Disneyfied? You guys do realize that this guy was a literal Nazi and having an article that paints him as a "True American Hero" is tantamount to making racist propaganda? I'd like to see this article edited so it reflects the true nature of this man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:48, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
Or at least edit the content that talks about he was “ambivalent” about being a Nazi. His lies about how he thought Hitler was a clown. How is that relevant? I’m sure every Nazi at Nuremberg said that too. So what? Soul schizm (talk) 03:44, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
If you have any verification for this 'real truth' in the form of citations, legitimate ones, then by all means, provide them.2001:44B8:2170:D900:D80D:5067:87E3:64CC (talk) 12:04, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
I had the same concern the article is weasely in trying to justify the crimes of a monster. This is someone who helped perpetrate the holocaust and murdered tens of thousands in his slave camps and innocent civilians in London and other British cities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
* Wikipedia is the encyclopaedia anyone can edit, so feel free to improve the article, ensuring you use reliable sources for any new material. HiLo48 (talk) 23:32, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
Bunch of BS
The man was a Nazi, as surely and totally as all the rest of them. Why can’t we just admit this?
OK, he was an amazing engineer and helped the U.S. immensely with its space program. All of that content is fair and well-written.
But this horsepucky about how he didn’t really want to join up but had to, and oh there are a couple photos but they didn’t mean much...
Stop. Please. Soul schizm (talk) 03:33, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
* The problem is that it's not implausible that he joined the Party as a matter of expediency, that is to say, he wanted to remain among the living. As a party member he was by definition a Nazi; but does that constrain logic so narrowly that only a single inference can be soundly arrived at, that he was a passionate subscriber to Nazism as a philosophy? In my estimation the question is not irrefutably answered. Even the issue of slave labor in the rocket factory is not, to me, obviously a case of complicity. At that late date -any- open dissent was enough to ensure facing a firing squad, because the SS had no compunction about murder. Might he have sneaked away and trekked to the Allied forces? That would likely have generated repercussions against his staff at Peenemunde. Might he and all of his staff have sneaked away to the Allies? That's a lot of people. It makes the problem of getting them all to safety much worse and unlikely to succeed. There came a point at which conscientious objection was impossible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:29, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
* The article content reflects what reliable sources say, which is what wikipedia is all about. (<b style="color: Green;">Hohum</b> <sup style="color: Red;">@ ) 17:25, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
The article tries to paint the man in a positive light, and thus doesn't reflect the truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:26, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
* Wikipedia is the encyclopaedia anyone can edit, so feel free to improve the article, ensuring you use reliable sources for any new material. HiLo48 (talk) 23:32, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
Date format
My reasoning for changing the date format to dmy has nothing to do with whether or not Germany is an English speaking nation, it’s simply due to the fact that Germany use the dmy format. As the MOS you quoted states:
* If an article has evolved using predominantly one date format, this format should be used throughout the article, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic or consensus on the article's talk page.
* The date format chosen in the first major contribution in the early stages of an article (i.e., the first non-stub version) should continue to be used, unless there is reason to change it based on strong national ties to the topic or consensus on the article's talk page.
I think the fact that von Braun is the topic of the article and he is of German nationality more than qualifies as having "strong national ties". – 2 . O . Boxing 01:16, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* The MOS you are quoting only applies to date formats used in English-speaking countries. And it also states that once a format has been established, it should not be changed without consensus. I disagree that von Braun's "national ties" to a date format are as strong as you say they are. JustinTime55 (talk) 13:16, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* The MOS clearly says "Articles on topics with strong ties to a particular English-speaking country should generally use the date format most commonly used in that nation. " (My bold). Germany is not English speaking, so it doesn't apply. The article should retain its established format. (<b style="color: Green;">Hohum</b> <sup style="color: Red;">@ ) 14:16, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* Ah, I stupidly misunderstood the strong national ties aspect, clever me lol So that particular MOS, which doesn’t specify BLPs, overrides the date format used in a person's homeland where they spent the first part (and majority) of their life? So if von Braun never went to America, it would then surely use the German format? That seems rather silly. I can understand the MOS relating to say, a Chinese product or event (struggling to think of an example) which has strong ties to England would use dmy over the Chinese mdy, but I'm somewhat dubious as to whether this applies to BLPs. It seems like common sense to use the date format relating to a person's nationality in a BLP, regardless whether they have a strong tie to an English speaking country which uses a different format. I think the fact it says, "Articles on topics with strong ties to a particular English-speaking country should generally use the date format most commonly used in that nation”, means there's obvious exceptions. Surely a BLP would be one of those? – 2 . O . Boxing 18:52, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* What does BLP have to do with anything? That stands for Biographies of Living Persons. von Braun has been dead for 42 years. JustinTime55 (talk) 19:14, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* Asked and answered. Put down the bat, this horse is dead. (<b style="color: Green;">Hohum</b> <sup style="color: Red;">@ ) 19:20, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* Remove the 'BL' and keep the 'P'. The subject of the article is still of a person, not his career or where he spent the remainder of his life, so my questions still remain (unanswered). And no, the horse is not dead seeing as you both decided to ignore every reasonable query and only focus on a mistake, which was quite clearly a mistake. Replace BLP with biography and try again please, thanks. – 2 . O . Boxing 20:21, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
This is English wikipedia. Only English varieties of dates will be used. There is no such thing as a German version of an English date format. Germany is not an English speaking country. The article correctly retains the established variety of date format. Whether the article is a biography or not isn't relevant. You have been patiently answered multiple times, assertions otherwise appear to be WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT and make continued assumption of WP:AGF a stretch. (<b style="color: Green;">Hohum</b> <sup style="color: Red;">@ ) 20:30, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* So making genuine queries on an MOS is considered disruption and bad faith? Ok, pal. As far as I’m concerned you've just removed yourself from this conversation. Thanks for your input . – 2 . O . Boxing 20:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
* Regardless of any of that, Hohum is correct, and you are misunderstanding the manual of style. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇 04:08, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
Add to "Category:Nazi_party_members"
Hey folks -- I think it would be appropriate to add von Braun to the category "Nazi party members." I don't think this should be a particularly controversial change, but thought I'd add a section here for comments in any case. LMK what y'all think Waidawut (talk) 05:38, 30 June 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who travelled through Central Asia and China. Although the exact place and time is unknown, he was born in 1254 and later died in 1324. His mother died after giving birth to him, therefore his aunt and uncle raised him for most of his life. Marco Polo learned how to read and write as a child, he was very educated for his age. His father and uncle were both merchants, and became very wealthy by trading goods with the Middle East. He was seventeen when his father and uncle took him on his first journey to China in 1271.
Marco Polo travelled to China over the Silk Road which was an overland route to China. He worked for Kublai Khan, the Mongol Emperor, for seventeen years. He sailed home instead of going overland. Marco Polo brought back ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, silk and also stories about the Chinese use of coal, money and compasses. Marco Polo became famous for his travels through Central Asia and China. The travels of Marco Polo and his accomplishments are all noted in the book Marco Polo from Venice to Xanadu, by Laurence Bergreen. The chapters I selected to write about are chapters three, eight, nine, and fourteen.
Chapter three is about Marco Polo’s experience in Armenia, the journey to the Mongol Empire. It includes topics such as the Turkomen province local religions, women, farming, and also the Assassin cult. The next chapter I chose to write about is chapter eight, In the Service of the Khan. This chapter is about Kublai Khan and the great city of Cambulac. The chapter talks about Persian astronomy and Mongols, practical applications of astrology, physical description of Cambulac security and also royal banqueting. Topics such as use of coal and the application of the Mongol New Year calendar are also mentioned in this chapter.
The Struggle for Survival is the next chapter I decided to cover. It is chapter nine and it is about Macro Polo’s travels throughout Hangzhou, the largest, wealthiest city in China. The chapter covers the Mongolian and Asian war, the silk trade, salt used for currency, and also health care. The final chapter I chose to cover is chapter fourteen, The Mongol Princess. The chapter begins by talking about the end of the Kublai Khan, and how Macro Polo must release from the services of the Klan even if it meant life or death. It continues on talking about Macro Polo’s outlook on life, and his journey with the Mongol Princess.
Marco Polo was a one of the greatest explores till this day, and I was very lucky to have gotten the chance to read and write about this man. In this essay you will find more in depth information on the chapters I selected and also my personal reflection. Finally leaving Venice, and Jerusalem Macro Polo, his father and uncle finally made it to Armenia. The Apprentice begins talking about how to Polo company arrived to Armenia, and how they are staring straight at the heart of the Mongol Empire. In Armenia, Marco Polo and company ran into the Kublai Klan, heretics of the land.
The Kublai Klan were considered good Christians, and they used the land for enjoyment. Marco Polo decided it was a good idea to join the Klan, soon after that the Polo Company ran into the Province of Turkoman, which today is considered Turkey. Marco Polo felt that the people of Turkoman were ignorant people who lived like beast. (Laurence Bergreen, Marco Polo, 43). He felt like these people differed in so many ways from any other people he came to encounter. Although they lived like beast, they had qualities to them that would attract the common eye. Their carpets were one of beautiful craftsmanship.
They were made with extraordinary color like rich gold’s and the finest silk. Their carpets were not the only thing that caught Marco Polo’s attention but also the religion and beliefs of the Mongols. Justice was well kept among the people and the Klan just as long as they were obedient. They had a wide range of religious freedom. The people were able to believe and worship any religion they decided suited them best. Marco Polo traveled the Tigris River to Bagdad where he witnessed Mongol Warriors kill over eight thousand people under the rule of Hulegu.
This is where I learned about Mongol executions. Marco Polo describes it as “bloodless executions” (Bergreen, 47). The Mongols would stuff their victim’s mouth with feces or stone causing them to be smothered, and then have their horses stampede over the body. Once learning about the Mongols in Bagdad, Polo traveled onto Tabriz “the most splendid city in the province,” (Bergreen, 47). Tabriz had a variety of people, therefore a variety of market merchandise. One of the most valuable items in the Tabriz market was pearls. The city had one of the most extraordinary pearl markets around in that time.
The pearl market was very structured; it was put together with multiple rules. The people would argue over prices and value of the pearls by squeezing each other’s wrists or fingers. They did this so people on the outside could not understand what was going on. It was a very complex system that Marco Polo picked up quickly. Next the Polo Company moved onto the Persian Gulf where they learned about the Hormuz environment. At first it seemed almost perfect, but they soon realized it wasn’t. The conditions were harsh, many merchants died traveling on the path they were taking.
The heat and the strong winds were unbearable. Hormuz told Polo many stories about the men who lost their lives due to these harsh conditions. He told stories like how his men would try to bury the bodies to prevent infection, but when they would try to drag the bodies to be buried the arms would just fall off due to the extreme heat. So his men had to dig holes next to the dead bodies then throw them in (Bergreen, 51). The Polo Company traveled throughout Muslim villages and came across a whole new life, a whole new aspect on people and living forms.
Over a period of six days they learned about livestock, local religions, Mongolian executions, the pearl market, harsh environment, Persian women, farming, the Assassin cult and Mongolian atrocities, but that wasn’t all Polo was going to learn. In the Service of the Klan, chapter eight starts off talking about the Klan and the city of Cambulac. When Macro Polo arrived to the new city, it was devoted to the study of astronomy and the way Kublai Khan viewed the world. I learned that a lot of modern astrology comes from ideas from ancient china.
They figured out that the equator is a circular line in the middle of the globe, and that the earth circled around the sun. The Persians would study stars and constellations along with comets and craters on the moon’s surface. Kublai created an institute of Muslim Astronomy, which led to the Mongol calendar. As Macro Polo moved deeper into the city he realized how intricate the city was. He noticed how the palaces were so beautiful and square (Bergreen, 144). He talked about how there was a great wall surrounding the whole palace and it was only to be opened when Kublai wanted war.
The walls of the palace were covered in only gold and silver, but the roofs were painted like peacocks. Macro Polo described the palace as “the greatest and most wonderful ever seen,” (Bergreen, 145). The city of Cambulac had an advance security system that fascinated Macro Polo. The gates to the city would be closed, and there would be guards protecting every corner of the city. After entering the city, the festivities began. There were royal ceremonies such as birthdays and banquets. The banquets were set up like nothing Marco Polo had ever seen before.
There were certain seating, beautiful center pieces with carvings of animals, and silver glasses everywhere filled with spiced drinks. To the guest of the events, everything was so strange to them. Marco Polo described how guest had to cover their mouths and noses with silk cloth so neither their breath or their smell would come into the food or the drink of the Khan (Bergreen, 149). The entertainment consisted of musicians so smooth they would put you in a light sleep, jugglers and acrobats. After reading about the celebrations I continued on to the Mongolian postal system. The Mongolian postal system was one of a kind for their time.
The messengers would travel by horse, and every twenty-five miles or so there would be a station with a new horse. They would switch horses every couple of miles so they could cover more ground in a faster time without the horses getting tired. The postal system was vital because the Khan needed to receive or send out important messages. The pathways for the messengers were marked with trees and lighted torches. Rows and rows of trees would mark the way for the messengers to follow. Not only did the Mongols have a system for mail, they also had a system to help out the elderly.
It was a welfare system that provided the needy with clothing, food, and necessities to help families survive. The Mongol’s kept everything well documented so that every year they knew the exact amount to give out to that exact family. During the cold months of the year, Marco Polo experienced Kublai during hunting season. He witnessed wild boars, stags, bucks, bears, lions, and other wild beast being hunted and killed (Bergreen, 162). Kublai brought along two dogs with him, and the dogs had men devoted to them. After the hunt Kublai and his men would bring back skins of the rarest kind, and beautiful furs.
At the end of this chapter Macro Polo finds himself worrying that he may have to end his journey in the Mongol Empire. Fortunately Kublai Khan sends him on a trip to gather information, thus marking Polo as a Khan traveler. The Struggle for Survival starts off with Marco Polo leaving the wonderful city of Cambulac and entering the city of Hangzhou. Hangzhou was considered Chinas largest, wealthiest city of that time. On his way out of Cambulac, he came across this stone bridge made out of gray marble. Marco Polo described the bridge to be three hundred paces long and eight paces wide (Bergreen, 168).
Later he learned that the bridge was more than just a bridge, it had spiritual meaning to it. The bridge symbolized crossing over into a new life, a new beginning. Once crossing the bridge Macro Polo was in the city of Hangzhou. He found himself always running into silk, not only just the fabric but the actual silk worms. The Chinese learned how to cultivate and protect the silk worms. They figured out what temperature to keep the eggs at, as well as how much to increase the temperature to make the eggs hatch. They protected the worms from loud noises and harsh weather, therefore the worms would grow in size and produce more silk.
The manufacturing of silk was the women’s job. The women would spin, dye, weave, and embroider the silk until they came up with a final product. Soon people were traveling to China trying to figure out the secrets of the silk. Next I read about magicians in China. They were magicians who could heal the soul and the sick. Macro Polo describes scenes where the magician would bring up a dying person, then heal them of their sickness. Then the cane fires came. People of China would light these big canes on fire to protect themselves from the beasts of the night. The canes when on fire would make a loud rackling sound that would scare off any lion or bear trying to harm them. Marco Polo described the noise being so loud that people who didn’t know what it was would be frightened and run away (Bergreen, 176). In this chapter I learned about the Tibetan women, and their sexual generosity. Macro Polo explained that these are the type of women you would never want to call your wife, just a woman to please your needs. They were like the common day prostitute, you would take them into a room and do what you please then repay them with a jewel or something valuable.
These women would keep the jewels like trophies, they would put them on a necklace to show everyone how many men she has been with. Following the women, I learned about taxes in China. Marco Polo was a tax collector for Kublai Khan. He would collect taxes in the form of salt, because salt was so rare and valuable to the empire. The people would make salt cakes by boiling salt water until it was a paste, then they would shape it into coin like shapes and put them under a flame to make them hard. People would use the salt coins as money, and the broken coins for food. I learned about the Mongolian wars and how the men prepared for battle.
They had horses and elephants to lead their way into the battles along with arrows. They would dip the tips of the arrows into poison and salt to make sure to inflict maximum pain. Men would place themselves on top of the elephants not only for protection, but also for the best look of the ground below. They were easily able to shoot arrows at any enemy below them. The Mongols made sure that their arrows were shorter than their enemy’s so that they could not be reused. The Tartar and Mongol war began; many men and beasts were killed. Each man fought to the death, if they ran out of arrows they would ran at an enemy with their sword.
They would do whatever it took to protect their king. In the end, the Tartars had the victory against the Mongols. The Mongol Princess is the final chapter I decided to cover. It starts off with the decline of Kublai Khan. Once Kublai Khan died, Marco Polo would be worthless; he would be game for every enemy out there. He had to leave Kublai Khan before his death so he could go back home. One day Marco Polo went to Kublai Khan and pleaded to him to let him leave his services so he could return back to his family. Having spent seventeen years in the service of the Khan, he was finally out.
He had one last mission before he returned home, and that was to deliver Princess Kokachin to her kingdom. The Polo Company weighted on her hand and foot, they did anything she asked for because what she said was law (Bergreen, 306). Once returning the princess to her rightful place, the Polo’s headed home. On their way home they learned of Kublai Khans death. Marco Polo then stood back and looked back at his time while traveling. He realized how many things he has learned, seen, and been influenced by on the trip. Marco says he could go on forever with his histories, tales, miracles, myths, jokes, and unique xperiences (Bergreen, 313). After twenty-four years of traveling, their adventure finally came to an end. The chapter ends with Marco Polo coming to realize that when he started the trip he was a stranger to the Mongol Empire, but now he is only but a stranger to his homeland. Overall Marco Polo is one of a kind. Reading this book opened up my eyes and I’ve come to be appreciative and acknowledge him not only as a person, but as an explorer. Before I had the chance to read this book I only knew what everyone else knew about him, he was the first European to travel throughout Asia.
After reading through the book I now know that he is much more then what people give him credit for. His stories about all the different cities and customs are amazing. I really enjoyed reading about all the different things he came across, and how he dealt with things. Many people viewed Marco Polo as a fabricator, a liar. After he died people started recognizing him as a historian. They not only recognized him as a historian, but one of the greatest historians around. I think it is sad that he didn’t get credit for his work while he was alive, but his legacy lives on.
I am very glad this paper was assigned because without it I would have never picked up this book and actually read what was inside. Marco Polo, his dad, and uncle set out to travel throughout China in 1271, they spent twenty-four years traveling from city to city picking up on new stories and traditions. They returned back home to Venice in 1295 and little did they know they would be famous for future generations all over the world. Marco Polo is now studied worldwide, and I think am lucky to have the opportunity to do this assignment on him. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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