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The result of the debate was delete. Shanel 02:13, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Weddingsireland.com
Claims to be Ireland's first wedding website. No evidence of meeting WP:WEB; Google turns up only job listings and self-promotion by the site itself and its non-notable host. No non-trivial coverage, no awards, Alexa 99,764. Melchoir 02:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
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Närkes Kils SK

Närkes Kils SK is a sports club in Närkes Kil, Sweden.

The women's soccer team played in the Swedish top division in 1978.

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Lorna Mainwaring

Lorna Anne Mainwaring (born 19 October 1974) is a female former gymnast who competed for England.

Gymnastics career
Mainwaring represented England and won a bronze medal in the team event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Vanwall
I've been viewing Wikipedia for some years - it's a wonderful resource which is rapidly becoming the de-facto infopedia on the Web. I have had the pleasure of writing the major edit to the Louise Brooks entry in October 2004, even tho I was unregistered at first, and also expanded the Bond Bug entry. I haven't seen such a well organized communal enterprise like Wikipedia before, and I'm continually impressed.

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User:Ali.eblis1

Hi there!

It's Ali Allipour,

I was born in Iran, grow up there and now live in United States. I'm hold a B.S. in Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) and am worked in Upstream oil and gas industry from 2003 to 2019. Also from 2010 till now, in my free time, contributing as a volunteer content builder, in Wikipedia's projects of Wikimedia Foundation.

Thanks to Wikimedia, It's my statistics that show all my activities in last 10 years of contribution on Wikipedia's projects:

 * Global edit counts: 59,147 Edits

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Talk:Project management

This page should be changes to a more specific topic and coordinated with School:Project Management.--JWSchmidt 19:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. What comes to mind is moving Topic:Introduction to Project Management to Introduction to Project Management, and then gearing it to be a course. Then using Topic:Project management as the place to develop Introduction to Project Management after merging the Topic with the School. Would there be support for that? --Remi 16:26, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree as well, this should be more consolidated --mferguson 9:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

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Wikiversity talk:Review board

Note: the early discussions of this page were imported from the Wikimedia meta-wiki and were about an earlier version of the page that used the term "faculty" rather than "referee".

discussion from the meta-wiki
Original research In the current version of the Wikiversity proposal, "conducting research and publishing results" remains as part of the stated mission of Wikiversity. I think the clear intention of the proposal is that Wikiversity support and fosters scholarly “secondary research” (literature reviews). However, the current proposal also says, "Whether or not Wikiversity will host original research or secondary research is still the subject of debate." If Wikiversity allows original research then special effort will have to be made to deal with crank theories and the problem of "original research spam". I think it is safe to say that original research will only exist within Wikiversity if a policy framework can be developed by the community to deal with the potential problems of original research. In Faculty club and Primary research I have tried to sketch a system by which Wikiversity might be able to adopt a "some original research" policy. In my view, the goal would not be to make original research a priority within Wikiversity, but it would be useful for the educational mission of Wikiversity if there were a system that allowed some original research, particularly in special subject areas such as the study of how wiki communities function. --JWSurf 03:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

But what is a faculty member?
I don't see exactly what a faculty member should be at the Wikiversity. We have teachers, but they can just as well also be learners in different subjects.

I introduced the idea of a Teaching ring as a group of people who teach on a particular subject.

Faculty clubs in the Real World (tm) are exclusionary and make the members feel good because they are on the inside. What would the purpose really be in the Wikiversity? We can have Research rings and Teaching rings and Learning rings. The question of trust, as you have noted, must be addressed. But we are not granting professorships here, we are in the business of open education. --WiseWoman 11:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

"exactly what a faculty member should be" within Wikipedia. If Wikiversity does eventually allow some original research then Wikiversity will need to deal with the problem of sorting "crank" theories from valid research efforts. At Wikipedia, editors with expert knowledge in various subject areas are informally relied upon to spot bogus content and remove it (example of a bogus Wikipedia article that took 4 months to remove). Such an informal system is adequate for Wikipedia because all content at Wikipedia either cites verifiable sources or it can be deleted....even a non-expert can often look at cited sources and decide if Wikipedia content is verifiable.

The main function of a Wikiversity faculty member will be to provide the skills of an expert to the task of sorting "good" content from "bad" content. It would be possible for Wikiversity to rely on the same informal system that exists at Wikipedia and not create a special "functionary" to deal with "crank" content that could be confused with meaningful original research. However, I think having a formally selected group of functionaries to sort "good" content from "bad" content at Wikiversity is a reasonable approach to dealing with problems that will arise from allowing some original research content at Wikiversity.

As is mentioned above, the terms "faculty" and "faculty club" have established connotations. By using these terms at Wikiversity, there is a risk of people jumping to conclusions about what a Wikiversity faculty member is. However, groups of wiki "functionaries" do not "feel good because they are on the inside". They feel good because they apply their experience to the task of performing specific duties for the community, duties that the community has trusted them to perform.

"we are not granting professorships here" <-- Having a group of trusted functionaries called "faculty members" has nothing to do with professorships. I used the term "faculty member" because I was thinking of a formal system within Wikiversity that would include experts for various subject areas. Many universities find it useful to have divisions such as Social Sciences, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Fine Arts. Universities can have faculty members who are recognized as experts within a particular domain of study such as the "Faculty of Natural Sciences". I think it would make sense for the Wikiversity community to have "faculty members" for each subject area in which Wikiversity participants engage in original research. These Wikiversity functionaries would be expected to use their expert knowledge to help the Wikiversity community judge if Wikiversity content is useful research or some sort of "crank" theory or "spoof" of actual research. Wikiversity faculty members would be called upon to use their expert knowledge as a basis for explaining to the Wikiversity community how to distinguish actual research from bogus content that only has the superficial form of research. The term "faculty club" is just the name for a wiki page. I expect that the main Wikiversity page for faculty members would eventually look something like this, a page that explains what faculty members do and supports the tasks that they perform.

Beyond the fundamental function of Wikiversity "faculty members" (described above), I think there are additional functions that could be performed by these Wikiversity functionaries. If the Wikiversity community goes to the trouble of selecting trusted members of the community to serve as "faculty members", it will be natural for the community to try to make additional use of their expertise. In conventional universities, faculty members are often called upon to serve as advisors for students. I think it will be reasonable to expect Wikiversity faculty members to be aware of the resources that are available at Wikiversity and be able to advise other Wikiversity participants on how to find and make use of those resources. Another function that Wikiversity faculty members should be able to help with is facilitating interactions between Wikiversity and educators outside of Wikiversity. These were just possibilities that came to my mind when I tried to think of a coherent system that would make it possible to have some original research inside Wikiversity. The Wikiversity community will have to decide on the types of "functionaries" to have and what their duties will be. --JWSurf 16:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

-Hillgentleman 01:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Expert (in a particular field) is a more accurate term than faculty member.-Hillgentleman 01:42, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Quote:"The main function of a Wikiversity faculty member will be to provide the skills of an expert to the task of sorting "good" content from "bad" content."
 * 3) *Sometimes it may be difficult to distinguish orginal and bogus materials. If wikiversity is to ask a university professor to evaluate the material in wikiversity and censor those which she decideds to be bogus, then I cannot see how wikiversity can serve better than any university.
 * 4) **(But an expert can certainly participate in the discussion of a study which he considers bogus, and explain his reasonings.)
 * 5) *I would prefer the dicotomy: Bold and free in study/research;  Careful and Conservative in formal publication.

Note: migration from meta
I made some important changes to this page when it was imported from the meta-wiki. The older discussions above refer to the original page content at meta. --JWSchmidt 19:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Newer discussion

 * I think the ambassador function is very important and potentially transformative for all concerned. A colleague of mine is already planning on using wikiversity as part of her media art course that she is teaching in the fall.  they will contribute content, and more people will get involved.  the university experience will open out to the public spheres, and everyone will be the better for it. --Smithgrrl 03:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Continuation of "Expert" discussion
For some departments (and perhaps for all), it is absolutely necessary to have trusted members of the Department who can analyse materials and offer an opinion on them—Material on Wikiversity absolutely should not be decided solely by democracy (particularly in the case of original research). I think it's important we have some sort of provision for "experts". I also think that individual Schools and Departments should develop the procedures for this selection themselves, and have it ratified by the Colloquium in general (to help avoid people creating a department, setting up a bogus system, and clinging to it).

In History, for example, there is bad history, mediocre history, and good history. Even trained Historians often disagree about what is historical fact, but they can (or should) be able to focus on methodology over fact, and come to an understanding of what is appropriate history. It'd be good if the School of History were allowed to come up with a system to set apart contributors who demonstrate knowledge of good historiographical methodologies and have a review process that they could engage in to verify content/methodologies. The Jade Knight 01:45, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

 * May I also add that I don't like the name "referee"? I think we need to come up with a better term.  "Referee" a) reminds me too much of sports, and b) makes me think of someone who's there to make sure people don't break the rules (which is more of what custodians do, IMO).  The Jade Knight 01:22, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Usually we only talk about the referree of a paper, and not a referee in general.  An expert of a field is called an expert.-Hillgentleman 01:58, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree in general with the idea that in order to identify an expert in a field of study it helps to be well informed about that subject area. If Wikiversity ever does develop a system for identifying "experts" and giving them special duties, those decisions will probably depend heavily on making use of the kind of process that recently took place at the Wikipedia WikiProject for Molecular and Cellular Biology to select a director for that content development project. However, the peers of a "community expert" could probably write a report documenting the past contributions of the candidate. That report could then be easily reviewed by others from outside of that special subject area to make sure that good choices are made. In any case, the actions of "referees" will always remain open to continuous evaluation by the community. The name "referee" was just the first thing I came up with. I'm sitting here now thinking "community expert", "community facilitator" or "community advisor". --JWSchmidt 03:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I like the name "advisor". "Expert" would be suitable only if it were ensured the individual in question knew the subject field in question extensively (IMO).  The Jade Knight 07:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

arXiv.org
ArXiv.org started off as a pre-print archive and now it is considered somewhat-formal. Authors sometimes cite these pre-prints as references (cautiously so, and knowing who the trustworthy authors are). They recently introduced a sponsor system.

Wikiversity, or wiki-publication, may learn from its experience. One may consider them as one step beyond arXiv.org.Hillgentleman 10:54, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Citizendium's policy
Citizendium (http://citizendium.org / http://pilot.citizendium.org) asks its contributors for their Curriculum Vitae, and have stricter requirement on their editors (i.e. what we call experts, referees or faculties here). Wikiversity may learn from their experience. We may not actually need such a special type of users, but the (non-obligatory) CV of a contributor tells other participants of a study project how much he can be trusted. And every referee of a piece of study should have sufficient (i.e. industrial standard) qualification, outlined in a CV in her user page. ---Hillgentleman|User talk:hillgentleman 14:30, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * What about tutors? People say they have experience in a certain field, and take on "tutees". If they are just pretending, then the tutees will look for other tutors. If they actually are experanced in a filed, it could be reflected in there teaching.--Rayc 19:04, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Tutor - Yes - ultimately the students know the teachers best.  It is better if tutors post their CV's here, but it is not absolutely necessary.  On Wikiversity, somebody may ask a question, anotherbody answers it, and the somebody decides for herself whether to trust the otherbody.  But this procedure would not work for refereeing.-Hillgentleman|User talk:hillgentleman 21:29, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Boards are a bad implementation
I would like to voice an opinion that I have been developing along with my social research: boards are a bad thing. What I would like to implement is a fully democratic organization that seeks to release control thereby implementing honesty -- which is, in fact, the security strategy of wikis in general. Boards, in contrast, give power to those who seek control taking it away from the general population. Those supporting boards may argue that boards are generally democratically elected, though the Wikipedia "empire" seems to work through a different model. Electoral democracy is singly one of the most disappointing aspects of human society, and among the most corrupt where their corruption is easily disguised through a variety of tactics -- most recently multi-culturalism.
 * This strikes me as a terrible idea, unless what you mean by "fully democratic" is that it is fully democratic about those who know about the subject, as opposed to the population in general. What is good history, for example, should never be determined by popular vote.  The Jade Knight (d'viser) 08:26, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * This is the proposed role of the research review board: "The Wikiversity peer review process must be entirely transparent and openly conducted in wiki format. Wikiversity referees can act to facilitate and guide the Wikiversity community as it reviews original research results within Wikiversity." It is just a way to utilize community members who have a history of constructive editing in a topic area to help guide community review of research. --JWSchmidt 16:59, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

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Verb

 * 1)  pull (something toward oneself)
 * 2)  pull (along); drag; drag along; bring along while going somewhere
 * 3)  bring (people) in; bring together
 * 4)  attract (someone's) attention
 * 5)  pull out; stretch; spread (something over a surface or a distance)
 * 6)  subtract; take away
 * 7)  (of an illness) catch
 * 8)  page through (a dictionary) to look up; look up
 * 9)  pull out; pull back; withdraw; retreat
 * 10)  to draw away from a person; to find someone repulsive; to be turned off
 * 1)  page through (a dictionary) to look up; look up
 * 2)  pull out; pull back; withdraw; retreat
 * 3)  to draw away from a person; to find someone repulsive; to be turned off
 * 1)  to draw away from a person; to find someone repulsive; to be turned off
 * 1)  to draw away from a person; to find someone repulsive; to be turned off

Derived terms

 * : discount
 * : pull down
 * : pull up
 * : pull up

Conjunction

 * 1)  minus (subtraction)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Mall (Edgware)

The result of the debate was no consensus to delete. W.marsh 15:23, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

The Mall (Edgware)
non-notable mall ⇒    SWAT Jester     Ready    Aim    Fire!  21:29, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I've been there. Shopping centres like these are thirteen in a dozen. No specific notability, no connections to historical events. Delete. JFW | T@lk  22:08, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Joe 22:44, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Malls and shops are generally not notable. See Articles_for_deletion/Precedents. --Metropolitan90 01:13, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep Anti-mall bias. More notable than many museums noted on wikipedia.  I don't really like malls that much myself, but they are notable institutions.  Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 01:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep We have many articles on minor topics. This is worthier than the ads for minor porn stars that don't get deleted. Osomec 03:02, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Just because other non notable things are on wikipedia doesn't mean this shouldn't be deleted ⇒    SWAT Jester   [[Image:Flag_of_Iceland.svg|18px|]]  Ready    Aim    Fire!  03:55, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I feel that this is a notable institution of commerce. Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 04:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete per policy. feydey 19:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing in the article makes it appear encylopedic.  Vegaswikian 01:44, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Encyclopedias are reference books that deal with all fields of knowledge (the word comes from the Greek words enkyklios paideia, meaning general or well-rounded education). Since Wikipedia doesn't have very many size constraints, we can include a lot of stuff. Also, I'm not sure it's worth destroying someone else's work and alienating that person--who could be a contributor to other articles as well--over an issue as uncertain as notability. Something increadibly notable to a physicist may be non-notable to a chemist, for example.--Primetime 21:10, 23 March 2006 (UTC)


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List of San Marino international footballers

 * ... that since the San Marino national football team played its first match in 1990, 97 players have represented San Marino in international matches?
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User:Agraryo/sandbox

FARM OR AGRICULTURAL TOURISM

1. Overview of Concept

1.1	Definitions/Conceptual Background

Agricultural Tourism refers to the act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agribusiness operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation.Agraryo 01:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Charisse Anne C. Fernandez

Agricultural tourism, or agri-tourism, is one alternative for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural communities. Agricultural tourism operations provide a bridge between urban and rural dwellers. Agraryo 01:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Charisse Anne C. Fernandez

Other Helpful Agri-tourism Definitions:Agraryo 01:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Charisse Anne C. Fernandez

a.Farm Stays: The activity of visiting a farm for overnight stays and for the purpose of participating in or enjoying farm activities and/or other attraction offered.

b.Farm Visits: The activity of visiting a farm for short periods of time for the purpose of participating in or enjoying farm activities and/or other attraction offered.

c.Roadside Stands: Also known as farm stands, refers to any activity where the farmer sells agricultural and value added products from his farm directly to consumers at a stand or kiosk located on or near his farm or along a road near the farm.

d.U-Pick or Pick-Your-Own Operations: These are fruits and farms or orchards where the customers themselves harvest the fruits or products. The prices they pay for the volume harvested will be usually higher than what the grower would get from a broker.

1.2 History

1.3 Prominent examples from around the worldAgraryo 02:05, 2 September 2006 (UTC)Charisse Anne C. Fernandez

a. Hawaii's Agri-Tourism: A new industry connected to the land The seeds of a new industry are being planted in Hawaii. Called "agritourism", this blend of travel associated with farming is a growing phenomenon. Flowers or nursery farms are the most common type of farms with agritourism activities, followed closely by livestock (cattle and horse operations), coffee, fruit, vegetable and macadamia nut farms.

Farm tourism includes a range of components - long-term farm stays, walking tours, ATV adventures, bed & breakfast accommodations, restaurants serving regional cuisine, agricultural fairs and festivals, and living history farms.

Specific examples of agritourism include: B&B's with a direct connection to the agrarian environment - such as the Macadamia Meadows Farm on the Big Island.

Agricultural fairs and festivals that are primarily rural in nature - such as The Ulupalakua Thing hosted at Ulupalakua Ranch and Tedeschi Winery on Maui - featuring what's new in Hawaii-grown products.

Living history farms focusing on how the crops were grown, harvested, and processed and how the farm family lived and worked - such as Kona's Uchida Coffee farm on the Big Island.

Restaurants serving Hawaiian Regional Cuisine by chefs who have sought out the produce of local farmers - such as Sam Choy's and Alan Wong's on Oahu.

b.

2. Key Principles

2.1 Important Planning principles and values to emphasize

2.2 Destination Planning and Management Issues

2.3 Destination Planning REsources

2.3.1 Planning guides

2.3.2 Planning Tools

2.3.3 Sources of data

2.3.4 Key Institutions

3.Case Studies

3.1 Around the World

3.2 Philippine case studies (if any)

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Vic Matthews

Victor Charles Matthews (born 23 June 1934) is a British hurdler and decathlete. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He also represented England in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He was the 1956 National decathlon champion.

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Lojban/Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (SWH) is a hypothesis in linguistics, stating that there are notable differences in thought patterns of speakers of different languages, and that the way people's brains function is strongly affected by their native languages. It's a very controversial theory, championed by linguist Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Whorf.

First discussed by Sapir in 1929, the hypothesis became popular in the 1950s following posthumous publication of Whorf's writings on the subject. In 1955, Dr. James Cooke Brown created the Loglan language (which led to the offshoot Lojban) in order to test the hypothesis. After vigorous attack from followers of Noam Chomsky in the following decades, the hypothesis is now only believed by linguists with a grain of salt; that thought processes are somewhat affected by language, but that differences aren't that notable.

Central to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the idea of linguistic relativity: distinctions of meaning between related terms in a language are often arbitrary and particular to that language. Sapir and Whorf took this one step further by arguing that a person's whole world view is determined by the vocabulary and syntax available in his or her language.

The extreme ("Weltanschauung") version of this idea, that all mental function is constrained by language, can be disproved through personal experience: people in every language occasionally struggle to express their exact thoughts, feeling constrained by the language. It's common to say or write something, only to correct one's self or further clarify meaning, especially to someone being explained to. These show that ideas are not merely words, because one can imagine something without being able to express it in words.

The opposite extreme — that language does not influence thought at all — is also widely considered to be false. For example, it has been shown in studies that people's discrimination of similar colors can be influenced by their vocabulary for distinguishing said colors. Another study showed that deaf children of hearing parents are more likely to fail on some cognitive tasks unrelated to hearing, while deaf children of deaf parents succeed, due to parents being able to more extensively communicate. Computer programmers who know different programming languages often see the same problem in completely different ways.

The Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) analysis of the problem is direct: most people do notable thinking by talking to themselves and by imagining images and other sensory phantasms. To the extent that people think by talking to themselves, they are limited by their vocabulary and the structure of their language and linguistic habits. (However it should also be noted that everyone have idiolects, mental language patterns individual to them.)

John Grinder, a founder of NLP, was a linguistics professor who perhaps unconsciously combined the ideas of Chomsky with the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. A seminal NLP insight came from a challenge he gave to his students: coin a neologism to describe an idea for which you have no words. Student Robert Dilts gave an example by coining a word for the way people stare into space when they are thinking, and for the different directions they stare. These new words enabled users to describe patterns in the ways people stare into space, which led directly to NLP results — as notable a validation of the weak hypothesis as one could ask.

Lojban is thus designed to test the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, by attempting to expand the speakers' minds and express thoughts as conveniently as possible to see if there's any notable effects in the speakers' thought patterns/worldview. The only complication with this is that the third factor — the speakers all wanting to learn Lojban, an obscure language — could skew the results somewhat, but the only way to fix that is to get more Lojban speakers.

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Thomas Kilgore Jr.

Thomas Kilgore Jr. was a prominent clergyman, community leader, and human rights activist. He helped organize the March on Washington.

Biography
Kilgore was born in Woodruff, South Carolina. While a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he attended Ebeneezer Baptist Church, which was headed by the Reverend A. D. Williams, the maternal grandfather of Martin Luther King Jr. It was through this association that he got to know the King family. He first met Martin Luther King when the latter was only $2 1/2$ years old.

When the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in the late 1950s, Kilgore managed their New York office. In 1963, he helped organize the March on Washington. Also in 1963, Kilgore became pastor of Second Baptist Church, the oldest black Baptist church in Los Angeles. There he established the first chapter of SCLC west of the Rockies. He led Second Baptist Church until his retirement in 1985.

Kilgore died in Los Angeles on February 4, 1998. He was 84 years old.

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Club de la Unión (Chile)

The Club de la Unión is a gentlemen's club in Santiago, Chile. The name derives from the fact the club united rich men coming together from opposing political parties. Club members met for the first time on July 8, 1864 and its first president was Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín.

The club was housed in different locations through downtown Santiago for the first decades. Its current housing was completed in 1925 and was declared a national monument in 1981.

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Wikiversity:Wikiversity the Movie/Interviews

This is a simple plan with quick turnaround. Interview different groups ("bricks and mortar" university students, Wikimedians, ...) from around the world after telling them about Wikiversity.

General

 * S. Wikiveristy is Free
 * S. Wikiversity is World Wide

School/university related

 * Q. How much do you pay for school?
 * Q. What is your loan?
 * Q. How long will it take you to pay it off?
 * Q. What are the skills *your* college has given you to take to an employer?

What do we have already ?

 * June 2008: The elections of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation: the candidates were asked to answer a question related to Wikiversity
 * May 2008: Wikipedia Signpost interview about Wikiversity (created collaboratively by Wikiversity participants) - do we have feedback about readers ?

Reactions
Video shooters will need a simple release form to show a person's image in the Wikiversity Film, and these can be found on various indy film sites.


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1945 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1945 in Chile.

Incumbents

 * President of Chile: Juan Antonio Ríos

January

 * 14 January - The 1945 South American Championship begins, with headquarters in the Estadio Nacional de Chile of Santiago.

February

 * 28 February - The 1945 South American Championship current Copa América, ends; Argentina is crowned champion, second place goes to Brazil, followed by Chile in third place, and Uruguay in fourth place.

March

 * 4 March – Chilean parliamentary election, 1945

April

 * 20 April - The 3rd edition of the Championship of Champions begins.

May

 * 14 May - The President of the Republic, Juan Antonio Rios, forms a new cabinet made up of the Radical, Democratic, Authentic Socialist and National Falange parties.
 * 15 May - The senators and deputies elected in the election of March 4 take office for the period May 15, 1945 - May 15, 1949.
 * 20 May - The 3rd edition of the Championship of Champions ends, Colo-Colo is crowned champion of the championship.

June

 * 19 June – 1945 El Teniente mining accident;355 workers die from carbon monoxide emissions. It is considered the largest accident in a metallurgical mine in the world.
 * 26 June - Chile is one of the 51 founding states of the United Nations Organization when signing the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco, United States.

October

 * 12 October - The Independencia Stadium is inaugurated in the commune of Independencia, Santiago and belonging to the Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica.

December

 * 10 December - Professor Gabriela Mistral receives the Nobel Prize for Literature awarded by the Swedish Academy.

Births

 * 18 January – Isabel Allende (politician)
 * 26 February – Pedro Carcuro
 * 18 April – Guillermo Páez
 * 3 September – Leonardo Véliz
 * 15 October – Florcita Motuda

Deaths

 * 26 June – Javier Ángel Figueroa (b. 1862)
 * 19 July – Luis Claro Solar (b. 1857)

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User:JonRichfield/abortest

"Abortion" and related or derived words such as abort, abortive, or abortus, have various meanings according to context. In general they refer in one sense or another to prevention or failure of a particular thing coming to be, properly developing, or succeeding. Usage of such words in various more or less technical senses is long-established and continues. However, in the public mind, heated and persistent controversies about artificial termination of human pregnancy, its legality, preconditions, and merits, have associated the word abortion and its derivatives with induced human abortions rather than anything else.

Etymology, literal and figurative meanings
Abort has two Latin roots. A- or ab- means more or less "starting from" or more particularly, "away from". It might refer literally to the direction of movement (such as in abductor muscle, but it often used in senses such as the negative or negation of something. The second root is orior or oriri, generally referring to concepts such as "starting", "rising", "being born". As such it occurs in the etymology of many words such as "orient", "origin", and "exhort".

Accordingly the concept of "abortion", most broadly speaking, is the negation of the starting or development of some process or thing. It may be intransitive, as in "abortive buds", meaning buds that did not develop, in spite of the fact that there had been no action to prevent them. Alternatively the usage may be transitive, as in "he aborted the mission".

The use of the formation to refer to miscarriage was very early. In Latin abortio and abortus referred to miscarriage or untimely birth, and abortivum meant abortifacient.

The use of the concept in abuse and invective is ancient and has endured to modern times. In the works of Shakespeare it was used in referring to empty pride (King Henry VI), in cursing an enemy that he should have abortive (and accordingly monstrous) children and in personal insult (King Richard III).

Biological terminology and significance
In biology there are several contexts in which mechanisms of abortive development are important. Some organs may be developed and sacrificed for functions atypical of that type of organ. Consider for example cataphylls in plants; specialised leaves are grown with little or no photosynthetic function — instead they abort into spines, bud scales, storage organs or cotyledons. Some plants produce so-called abortive stamens or staminodes that produce no pollen. This can be for various reasons, such as avoiding self pollination, or taking up the role of petals in plants without petals, such as Canna.

Again, some plants produce large numbers of seeds, most of which are abortive, such as Liquidambar styraciflua in which the woody capsules are mostly filled with abortive seeds resembling sawdust, possibly to frustrate seed eaters. In many other plants, though the ovary might contain many ovules, only one or a few develop into seeds within the ripe fruit, the rest aborting. The flower of Platypodium elegans for example contains four ovules, but usually only the most distal ovule develops into a seed. One explanation for such development could be that with multiple ovules there is a higher probability of at least one being fertilised, after which, if the plant's ecological strategy favours large seeds, it is a small price to sacrifice all but one of the fertilised ovules to produce just one that is as large as possible. Again, many plants produce buds that do not sprout at once, but remain dormant until conditions, such as the death of nearby shoots, favour their sprouting. If this never happens for a given bud, it eventually becomes abortive; in some cases whole branches become abortive in growing into thorns.

In zoology there are other examples of abortive functions for various reasons. Simple abortion or resorption of embryos or ova may happen in response to danger, stress, famine, and exposure to male stimuli of various types.

Certain Mymaridae that are particularly tiny, but have large eggs in relation to their size, can resorb their eggs if they fail to find a suitable opportunity for oviposition. Those eggs are by definition abortive, but they enable the insect to survive in the hope of another opportunity for oviposition. Trophic eggs are eggs that may or may not be fertile, but are laid by insects such as queen ants of certain species, to feed their first generation of worker larvae. Oophagy in some species of sharks goes further, in that advanced embryos may feed on eggs instead of only absorbing their own yolk sacs. In other (generally related) species, the first embryo or embryos eat smaller embryos as well, an activity called intrauterine cannibalism.

In other animals
Spontaneous abortion occurs in various animals. For example, in sheep, it may be caused by stress, such as when they are badly herded, crowded through doors, or chased by dogs. In various livestock, such as sheep and cattle, abortion may be caused by contagious disease, such as Brucellosis or Campylobacter. There is a Brucellosis vaccine and Campylobacter infections can be treated with antibiotics, but good hygiene and husbandry are the main weapons against such diseases.

In the context of animal husbandry abortion may be induced where necessary, for example when a mare has been mated improperly, or has been purchased by an owner who had not realized that the mare was pregnant, or if a mare is pregnant with twin foals.

Feticide can occur in horses and zebras as a result of male harassment of pregnant mares or forced copulation,  although the frequency of such events in the wild has been questioned. Male gray langur monkeys may attack females following male takeover, causing miscarriage.

In the wild, various sources of stress or poisoning, famine, injury, disease, or too-early pregnancy can lead to abortion in a wide range of animals.

Abortion in humans
Abortion in humans may be spontaneous or induced. Commonly spontaneous abortion is called miscarriage, defined as the spontaneous end of a pregnancy such that the embryo or foetus cannot, or is not intended to, survive independently, either because it is too immature or because it is already dead or otherwise unviable (for instance anencephalic).

Induced abortion is defined as the intentional termination of pregnancy by removing or causing the expulsion of a foetus or embryo from the uterus, this being done before the foetus or embryo attains viability or otherwise cannot be expected to survive the procedure. In informal speech abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy.

Abortion, when induced in the developed world in accordance with local law, is among the safest procedures in medicine. However, unsafe abortions result in about 70 thousand maternal deaths and 5 million disabilities per year globally. An estimated 44 million abortions are performed globally each year, with roughly half of those being performed unsafely. The incidence of abortion has stabilized in recent years, having previously spent decades declining as access to family planning education and contraceptive services increased. Forty percent of the world's women have access to induced abortions (within gestational limits).

Induced abortion has a long history. It has been achieved by various means, including herbal abortifacients, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma, and other traditional methods. Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, cultural and religious status of abortion vary widely in different countries. In many parts of the world there is heated and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of abortion.

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Introduction to Wiki

Summary
This project aims to function as a service project for the Wikiversity community and provide learning resources that will aid new Wikiversity editors.

Learning materials
Wikiversity has adopted the "learning by doing" model for education. Lessons should center on learning activities for Wikiversity participants. Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple projects. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
 * Introduction to Wikiversity <-- New to Wikiversity? Start here.
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Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikiversity namespace. Simply make a link to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!

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Talk:Enterprise

A Star Trek spaceship. --Keene 10:53, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * A Star Trek spaceship we've all heard of... Kappa 12:00, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, also the name of several other famous ships (including an aircraft carrier) and of a rental car company. bd2412 T 21:52, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * We don't list names of ships and car rental companies. Time to get our policy on proper nouns sorted out once and for all! — Paul G 10:05, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The "Enterprise" is a class of aircraft carrier. I wouldn't (personally) object to all non-fiction named space vehicles.  And the Star Trek name has been used and reused so many times, it is hard to imagine it isn't used attributively.  On the other hand, the rental-car company is obviously promotional and should be quickly removed with prejudice.  --Connel MacKenzie 18:35, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * After the places proper noun vote is finished, we should revisit this class of entry (preumably after the subsequent vote.) --Connel MacKenzie 18:35, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Keep - Star Trek is highly notable, and there are a slew of other real-life ships named "Enterprise", as mentioned above - aircraft carriers, steamships, etc. Check out the dab page: . Dreadlocke 06:47, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete. As well known (and dear to my heart) as the Star Trek reference is, it's not used attributively to my knowledge.  The nonfiction references are even futher from meeting CFI. ArielGlenn 21:02, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for verification
Not great definitions (the most common uses of the name is for one ship or another, not for the name of anything, and possibly not for a series of anything), comprising several starships, a space shuttle, and eight US Navy ships.

WT:CFI applies, requiring attributive use. I'll betcha at least one will remain if someone applies themself to this. —Michael Z. 2009-03-31 06:03 z
 * And remember that citations for Star Trek senses must not be in-universe. bd2412 T 14:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Deleted. Equinox ◑ 17:55, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

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Dunnottar Castle
i am seeking peer review at the request of a wikipedian colleague. no interest in FAC, just want to make this a better article. i would be quite interested in any other historical facts, especially documentary referenced material. sometimes its difficult to dig out all the literature from the middle ages. this topic has been a daunting one because the castle is virtually a national symbol of Scotland. (See lead photo at Scotland in the Middle Ages, a photo i didnt take or place on that site! to understand that Dunnottar is quite a national icon for Scotland.) Anlace 19:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Please use (&)nbsp between numbers of units of measurements (like 160 feet -> 160 feet). Thanks, AndyZ 02:31, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks andyz Anlace 03:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * and now another user changed it back to the way i had it...good grief..which is wikipedia style?Anlace 15:08, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * It's a decent article, but it raised so many questions. The introduction states that the castle was built during the 13th century. The "middle ages" starts off by stating that King Domnall II died there, and William Wallace had a battle at that spot. But the first actual description of the castle states that in 1336 it was in ruins. So who built it? Why was it built at that location? Was it actually occupied by any royalty? What nearby town or village provided the logistics? If it played a central role in the history of Scotland, did it occupy a strategic position? Or was there some other reason? (It sounds like it is off in the middle of nowhere.) Could you use consistent metric units? (m2(?) as well as acres.) Finally, do you have a closeup picture of the main castle? Thanks!!! =) — RJH 16:11, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * good questions rjhall. heres what ive done

 * built by caledonians before 84AD, rebuilt in 13th cent by persons unknown

 * why this location: text now explains strategic location

 * occupied by royalty. text expands on the earlier references to royals. basically no kings or queens are known to have lived here for any lenght of time. but many stayed here. text now is fairly complete on the particulars.

 * metric units now consistent

 * closeup pics. dont have any but will get by mid 2006 and add then

 * thanks for the stimulating and substantive questions that led to much improvement Anlace 00:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

 * If your looking for easily-accessed sources try looking through these and this book may prove valuable if you can find it. --maclean 25 17:02, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * i have consulted your sources. i had read most of them previously, but one was most interesting that i hadnt seen: the cowan paper that came out in 2005. that was most helpful and ive added to the text on earlier history. thanks very much for your help maclean Anlace 00:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

The following comment was found on the redirect page Peer review/Dunnotar Castle and moved here as a public service.--Russ Blau (talk) 21:17, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Some comments:
 * At this location is the imposing gatehouse with apparent medieval defensive devices lurking for attackers treading up the cobblestone entrance road - Perhaps this sentence could be re-written in a more encyclopaedic style? Imposing and lurking are the words which jump out at me as not quite appropriate.
 * Mariscal held the fortress, in spite of tragic devastation - "Tragic devastation" isn't an objective enough term for Wikipedia articles
 * At about this same time in history Covenanters had been opposing the Bishops of Aberdeen and staged an important meeting in nearby Muchalls Castle. Events at Dunnotar and Muchalls Castles were to prove an important turning point in the English Civil War, and to promote willingness of the monarchy to come to terms with the ideals of the Covenanters. - two uses of the terms "important" - this should be qualified or supported in some way - see WP:PEACOCK
 * The Dunnottar fortress was defended bravely by a scant but plucky garrison of 80 men - Not NPOV
 * Many of them perished in this inhumane and squalid setting' - again, not NPOV.
 * SP-KP 14:39, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * i just found the above comment posted on the proper page. ive fixed some of the points you've raised and will study the others more carefully as i have time.  some of your remarks are problematic {eg the words "lurking" and "squalid" are extremely accurate depictions of the historicalaccounts.


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Olean, Indiana

Olean is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History
Olean was laid out in 1858. The community was named after Olean, New York. A post office was established at Olean in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Olean was recognized by the Indiana Senate in 2007 on its 150th anniversary.

Geography
Olean lies on Indiana State Road 129 about 6 miles south of Versailles and Versailles State Park. Cross Plains is 3.3 miles south of Olean, and Friendship about 6.5 miles southeast.

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Section 14(c)
Section 14(c) of the FLSA states that with the approval of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) certain employers can pay employees with disabilities below the minimum wage. In order for the subminimum wage to apply, the disability of the worker must directly affect his or her productivity in his or her given position. The employer must show that the work of an employee with a disability is less productive than the standard set for employees without disabilities. If approved by the WHD, the rate of pay for the worker with disability can correlate to their productivity in comparison to worker without disabilities. Every sixth months at a minimum, employers certified under Section 14(c) must review the special minimum wage of their hourly employees. Annually, Section 14(c) employers must also adjust the rate of pay workers receiving special minimum wages to remain comparable to that of employees without disabilities. These requirements of subminimum wage review by the employers were added to Section 14(c) through an 1986 amendment. The intention of the section is to enable higher employment for people with disabilities. The concern with enforcing minimum wage was that there would be a decrease in the job opportunities for workers with disabilities, so Section 14(c) is to be utilized only as needed to offset any opportunity loss.

The majority of Section 14(c) workers are employed through work centers, but these individuals also work through businesses, schools, and hospitals. As of 2001, 424,000 employees with disabilities were receiving the subminimum wages through 5,600 employers under Section 14(c). Employers paid over 50% of their workers with disabilities $2.50 per hour or less due to reduced productivity caused by a disability. There are several proposed bills that would repeal and eventually phase out Section 14(c) certifications such as H.R. 873 or H.R. 582 (Raise the Wage Act) which was passed by the House of Representatives in July of 2019.

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Talk:David Day (Canadian writer)

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Does anyone know if he is related to fellow Canadians & comic book artists Gene and Dan Day? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:18, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Criticisms
The article subject posted a complaint about this section at the Teahouse. After looking at it, I've trimmed the criticisms section, as it was sourced by items like Youtube and reddit. The remaining quotes are a bit of a hit job, and I wonder whether the blogs they are quoted from are reliable sources.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:39, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I've also come here from concerns raised at the Teahouse by who claims to be David Day himself. Whether they are or are not is less relevant than whether or not the criticism section is written in accordance with out WP:BLP policy. I do not think it is. I do note that  has already removed one Reddit-based source - thank you. And whilst drafting this response,  has now just deleted the entire 'Criticism' section. I support them in that deletion.
 * Whilst there is clearly enough 'chatter' online to conclude that a number of Tolkien fans think David Day makes up rather a lot of 'facts' in his books, none of this criticism/opinion matters if we on Wikipedia cannot cite that criticism to reliable sources. As it stands, I do not think we can. UTBC's edit summarys states "the sources don't meet the high standards required for critical material about living persons: blogs, "critics" who neither wikipedia nor google knows of, one of the "Tolkein scholars" is a physics major, one person opinions seem to be attributed to groups, all seem to be self-published critiques. The sources for the rest of the article look poor too." This is quite valid, in my view, and deletion currently has my support. I would like to quote - in full- one of the partial quotations cited in the 'criticism' section, to put concerns into context: "In Tolkien scholarship the worst insult one could deliver at any point for many years was equivalent to “That sounds like something David Day wrote”. Today the worst insult you can throw at someone would be “You got that from Wikipedia didn’t you?”" That blog site clearly states: "This is an independent, fan-run Website. Tolkien Studies on the Web is not affiliated in any way with the Tolkien Studies academic research journal." I do not think this counts as a Reliable Source.
 * The final citation is used as a source for this quote about Day: "...it is important to be aware that a considerable number of other details in those vivid descriptions were invented by Day himself with little or no justification in the texts, and that these extrapolations are not distinguished from the justified facts in any way.", yet lower down that page, the author of this criticism quite clearly states: "I have not read any of Day's books all the way through, but I have read or skimmed parts of at least four of them. (I know that makes me less than well qualified to write even a limited "review" like this; I apologize for that, but with the help of Conrad and others I hope I have been fair.) In every case, my impression has been exactly as described above: they are interesting collections of information about Middle-earth, but they all tend to extrapolate from Tolkien's own writings in order to make Day's books more fun to read. Again, this isn't a problem if you want to enjoy them for their own sake, but it can make them quite deceptive as references for Tolkien's world." I have quoted this in full to show that none of the criticism presented can be regarded as reliable. It may be quite correct, I do not know - but we cannot accept anything like it here without far better sources than private blogs and authors of Tolkien fan sites. Our policy of protecting the rights of living people against uncited scurrilous opinion must take precedence. Nick Moyes (talk) 23:37, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm in agreement. Thanks.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:30, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

 * Hi! I only became aware of the talk page after I published my edit, thus adding the page to my watchlist; sorry I didn't leave a note yesterday. As I said, the sourcing for the rest of the article isn't good either. Please see the notability discussion below, if you are interested. I agree (was said somewhere) that the list of works is indiscriminate; the lack of secondary coverage makes it difficult to identify criteria for trimming it though. I am going to remove entries without ISBNs or bluelinks for now, see if it sticks! Regards! Usedtobecool ☎ 05:50, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Notability
He has written a lot of books but the article has no independent references that cover him in-depth a requirement of being notable. Theroadislong (talk) 21:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. Want to PROD it? John from Idegon (talk) 23:52, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * None of the ones currently cited are independent secondary sources, are they? Got no hits to support notability in my quick WP:BEFORE. Unless there is some special trick to digging sources in this field that I'm missing, ... My faith in PROD though—somewhere between little and none. Usedtobecool ☎ 05:43, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

 * , : Ah, just saw this. I've had a thorough look for book reviews, and it's very hard to find anything solid - which is somewhat remarkable, actually. We can't allow this page to be a CV or a Catalogue, and there's precious (no pun intended) little else here. I'm afraid I agree, PROD is pretty much a waste of time as it only takes one person (you know who) to wreck it, so it's AfD or nothing. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:55, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , David Day is an well-known author on environment issues (The Doomsday Book of Animals (with a foreword by Prince Phillip), Eco Wars or The Whale War) which were published on big publishers like Penguin. His books are even mentioned in other Wikipedia articles (e.g. on 24 articles on extinct animals) He is also the writer of the ITV series Lost Animals of the 20th Century (which also exist as German version (Tiere, die es einmal gab) if you doubt the notability of this series). Your delition is not acceptable because you have never informed me on the delition. --Melly42 (talk) 13:33, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
 * A book review in The New Scientist: https://books.google.de/books?id=EIZI3TDTGTsC&pg=PA44&dq=%22the+doomsday+book+of+animals%22&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVycOD3evtAhXRzaQKHVyNB7IQ6AEwAXoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=%22the%20doomsday%20book%20of%20animals%22&f=false, And here several external citations for the Doomsday Book of Animals: https://www.google.de/search?tbm=bks&hl=de&q=%22the+doomsday+book+of+animals%22 Here is a citation for Eco Wars by Michael Palin: https://www.google.de/search?hl=de&tbm=bks&sxsrf=ALeKk02ONUatTwJf0lLJ0AunhXKjLg8drg%3A1608988835979&ei=ozjnX66mO4v6sAfrnZjgAg&q=%22eco+wars%22+%22david+day%22&oq=%22eco+wars%22+%22david+day%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...13912.17516.0.178<IP_ADDRESS>.<IP_ADDRESS>.1<IP_ADDRESS>....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.XgouYUTwLOs --Melly42 (talk) 13:17, 26 December 2020 (UTC) Here is an external citation for The Whale War: https://www.google.de/search?hl=de&tbm=bks&sxsrf=ALeKk00uhCDSdMzC9iCgPaR2CKgX7WVtEA%3A1608988855341&ei=tzjnX8SlFIL7kwWixLeoDQ&q=%22the+whale+war%22+%22david+day%22&oq=%22the+whale+war%22+%22david+day%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...68041.80373.0.843<IP_ADDRESS>.<IP_ADDRESS>.3429.25j12.37.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.19.1471...0j0i19k1.0.0WYYtoHkYaA. If you don't accept that as notability you can delete several other WP article too (which are still unopposed) --Melly42 (talk) 13:25, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , I am not sure why you think we need to inform you about anything, but anyway, is working on a draft at Draft:David Day (Canadian writer). I would recommend you collaborate with him there. He is an experienced admin who can guide you and decide when the draft is ready to be merged back. Best, Usedtobecool ☎ 13:01, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the information. The draft looks good. -Melly42 (talk) 14:13, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

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My main hobbies usually involve reading, writing and spouting off random facts, so it was, quite frankly, inevitable for me to end up here.

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Colonial Day

"Colonial Day" is the eleventh episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series.

In the episode, Tom Zarek seeks to become Vice President, but President Laura Roslin thwarts him by nominating the popular scientist Gaius Baltar, who ultimately wins. A possible presidential assassin is captured but cannot be linked to Zarek. On Caprica, Helo discovers that Caprica-Boomer is a Cylon.

Plot
President Laura Roslin reconstitutes the Quorum of Twelve, a representative body within the Colonial government where each of the twelve colonies has one representative. Tom Zarek, who called for Roslin's resignation and orchestrated a prison riot in "Bastille Day", is selected to represent the colony of Sagittaron, and Gaius Baltar is selected to represent Caprica.

At the first Quorum meeting, Zarek is nominated to fill the vacant role of Vice President, who would replace Roslin if something happens to her. Worried that Zarek may try to assassinate her if he wins, Roslin initially drafts her friend and confidante Wallace Gray to run against Zarek. After Gray proves uncharismatic, she pushes him aside in favor of Baltar.

Apollo and Starbuck arrest a man named Valance who has smuggled a handgun aboard Cloud Nine, the ship where the Quorum meeting is being held. They suspect that he may have ties to Zarek but find him dead in his holding cell in an apparent suicide.

Baltar wins the election. Zarek warns Roslin he will be back during the presidential election in six months and claims he did not kill Valance.

On Caprica, Helo and Boomer prepare to hijack a Cylon ship to escape the planet when he sees another Number Eight copy that looks just like Boomer. Realizing that she, too, is a humanoid Cylon, he flees.

Production
"Colonial Day" was originally conceived as the first season's "West Wing episode." Executive producer Ronald D. Moore characterized the Quorum of Twelve in the original Battlestar Galactica as a hybrid political-military body whose unwise decisions Commander Adama frequently overruled. The creators revived the Quorum in this episode as a political body similar to the United States Senate and the United Nations Security Council to exhibit a democratic, republican Colonial government in order to draw parallels with real-world governments, particularly that of the United States. Moore believed that a story about people making difficult political choices in an environment where their survival was threatened would be relevant for questions in contemporary American society about the War on Terror, perceived creeping authoritarianism in American government, and the tradeoff between liberty and security. The assassination subplot was added to give the episode, in Moore's words, "a certain tension and jeopardy" beyond what one might see in an episode of The West Wing. Moore was ultimately not fully satisfied with his own writing in this regard because the assassination fizzles, but he thought director Jonas Pate made the episode work nonetheless.

Moore wanted to show life in the fleet away from Galactica but was opposed to a "planet of the week" format. Cloud Nine was created as a location within the fleet that could provide a visual environment replicating that of Caprica and the other Twelve Colonies. The exterior shots on Cloud Nine were filmed at the University of British Columbia, in the Rose Garden and in front of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. The Quorum meeting was filmed in the Chan Centre's Chan Shun Concert Hall, and most indoor scenes set on Cloud Nine were filmed in the lobby of the Chan Centre.

The writers intended "Colonial Day" to expand upon the character of Roslin. Before the Cylon attack in the miniseries, she was a quiet person who preferred to avoid attention, but the crisis has brought out her leadership qualities. Moore characterized Roslin as a pragmatist, as shown by her recognition of Baltar's media savvy, her selection of Baltar despite lingering distrust following his actions in the episode "Six Degrees of Separation", and her willingness to push aside Gray despite his personal hurt. Moore contrasts her with Commander Adama, whom he sees as more of an idealist.

When Zarek arrives on Cloud Nine the press and Zarek himself are unsure whether she will shake his hand; she does. The tension over this was inspired by questions over whether Yitzhak Rabin would shake Yasser Arafat's hand at the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Moore conceded that there may have been a larger in-universe media presence in this episode and elsewhere in the series than would have been strictly realistic under the circumstances. He defended the choice as one that shows a setup similar to the White House press corps and thereby grounds the viewer in a familiar understanding of the influence of the Presidency.

Several weeks after shooting of "Colonial Day" completed, the writers inserted a short scene appearing immediately before the vote count in the Quorum. In this scene, Apollo and Starbuck discuss the possibility of a future assassination attempt as they dress on Galactica. The writers inserted it to augment the assassination subplot when early cuts of the episode ran short. At the end of the scene, Apollo reacts incredulously to Starbuck's claim that she "clean[s] up good sometimes." This sets up Apollo's astonishment at Starbuck's appearance at Colonial Day and further builds the characters' romantic tension. Adama and Roslin's dance is also an expression of mutual attraction, though a smaller one.

During the interrogation scene, Apollo throws Valance's briefcase across the room when Valance gives an unsatisfactory answer. This was actor Jamie Bamber's idea.

Helo and Caprica-Boomer's second scene in "Colonial Day" marks the debut of the Cylon Heavy Raider. The shot with the Heavy Raider was filmed in front of UBC's Koerner Library. This location was also used in the Battlestar Galactica spinoff Caprica.

Reception
Jason Davis of Mania gave "Colonial Day" an A, commending the performances of guest stars Richard Hatch (Zarek) and Robert Wisden (Gray) as well as main cast members Bamber (Apollo) and Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck). Davis also praised the perceived connection between the themes of the episode and contemporary politics. Simon Brew of Den of Geek also reviewed the episode favorably, praising the show's ability to skillfully address such topics as manipulation of media or behind-the-scenes political machinations and to portray complex multidimensional characters. Susan Tankersley of Television Without Pity gave "Colonial Day" a B−, agreeing with Moore that the main plot and assassination subplots did not fit together well but nonetheless calling it "not a bad episode". Arianne Gift of Game Rant said that the episode highlighted the fragile nature of unity among the Twelve Colonies and emphasized that maintaining cohesion is an ongoing struggle. Liz Farrell of Multiversity Comics described the episode as plot-driven and fast-paced and also noted that it emphasized the dangers of politics over war. Sonia Saraiya of The A.V. Club gave "Colonial Day" a B+, calling the episode "funny", in part for its display of humanity's flaws, and also called it a "Laura Roslin's episode".

Connections to other series elements

 * In a podcast accompanying the episode, Moore compared the process of appointing the Vice President of the Colonies portrayed in "Colonial Day" to the process by which Gerald Ford became Vice President of the United States in 1973 following the resignation of Spiro Agnew. Moore said that under normal circumstances the Vice President would "presumably" be elected together with the President. The question of how the Vice President of the Colonies is normally chosen in-universe is resolved in the second-season double episode "Lay Down Your Burdens", when Zarek is elected Vice President as Baltar's running mate.
 * Starbuck and Baltar dance together at the Colonial Day celebration. In the first scene of the following episode, "Kobol's Last Gleaming", they have a one-night stand that ends abruptly when Kara calls out Lee's name. The writers intended the sexual tension evident between Lee and Kara in this episode to contrast with this.
 * During the first Quorum meeting, Head Six tells Baltar she doesn't mind if he has sex with other women. Baltar has trysts with journalist Playa Palacios later in "Colonial Day" and then with Kara Thrace in the following episode, "Kobol's Last Gleaming". Head Six reacts negatively to the latter encounter.
 * Adama and Roslin's closeness in this episode contrasts with the events of "Kobol's Last Gleaming", in which Adama mounts a coup and throws Roslin in the brig. Their mutual attraction becomes a sexual relationship by the fourth-season episode "A Disquiet Follows My Soul".

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This is a list of files that have been uploaded to serve as sources for text and images for the textbook project. Material from these can be used freely on this project.

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 * Dozens of online textbooks here although you'd have to investigate the license for each one.
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User:KureeGwen

A fan of books, video games, and Japanese animation, I am here to better understand Wikipedia and how I can help such a great resource. I currently work at a library and teach computer classes.

Conflict of Interest Statement

I am an employee of a city library. I will not make any edits that are not in line with Wikipedia's accepted practices. Occasionally, I will insert links or create articles based on library resources. I will change my editing behavior based on problems cited by other editors or if it conflicts with other Wikipedia guidelines. Do not hesitate to contact me via my user talk page if it appears that I am going against this declaration.

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School talk:Plant sciences

Getting Aquainted
What is up, SBJohnny? What was your motivation to start this school? What do you hope it will achieve? Take a look at my learning goals for the Medicinal Plant section.

 * I just love to learn and teach about plants, though I'm more on the practical side than the academic side. So I'm hoping to get some knowledgeable people involved to set up learning projects here, GFDL textbooks on wikibooks, and maybe get involved in organizing the botany-related topics on WP.
 * The thing I'd really like to get rolling is the Bloom clock project... I'm going to talk to a few professors at local schools to see if it could be incorporated into class projects. --SB_Johnny | talk 10:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

My Interests focus on Applied Ecology of plants native to the Midwestern United States. While the Bloom clock is a great idea, I'm more interested in plant emergence, growth, and dormancy for ecohydrological rain garden models. The specificity of plant locations and environment (eg. full sun, SE facing slope, in Sandy Loam, soil moist) can greatly increase data value.

I mention this because of my frustration with ecological accounts of transpiration rates that neglect to comment on the local weather (temperature, wind, humidity, and solar radiation),the depth to water table, surface soil moisture and soil texture. If ones data set is as large and long term as Henry Thoreau's other people are motivated to correlate other evidence to fill in such details. Inter-regional and inter-annual comparisons become valid more quickly with such details.

This is a request not a criticism. If I settle into a long term home, I’d like to contribute to Bloom Clock. Perhaps it can extend to clock other growth events. At this point I could create a regional botany topic, under Botany, then contribute a complete list of Minnesota's vascular plants with links to the USDA Plants database and additional traits from literature. It seems inappropriate for me to be so specific at a global wikiversity.BrianAsh 02:19, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Potential student
I'm probably too busy to be useful now, but come January, if you're looking for a student, I'm very interested in botany, but have very little biological background at all, and I'd gladly sign up to learn stuff. I'm more interested in the "Plantlore" aspect of things than the chemical aspect of things, FYI. The Jade Knight 07:10, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I like he folklore stuff too, though I'm actually even more interested in common names and where they come from. --SB_Johnny | talk 10:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Pomology
Can I creat here a topic based on pomology/fruit production or it would be better under School of Agriculture?--Juan 13:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Such would definately fit in the school of agriculture, if Wikiversity had one. Since agriculture traditionally focuses on fruit grown for human consumption, a discussion under plant sciences may make sense if human consumption is decidedly not your focus. Even in such case one should link with agriculture when it appears. BrianAsh 01:32, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Relational Tree of Phytological Interest
Plant sciences Botany          --Plants for plants sake Plant Taxonomy  (Though Taxa are not limited to plants) Etnobotany Regional Botany Plant Physiology Agriculture       --for human consumption (culture is not limited to plants) Aquaculture Farming Horticulture Pomology Silviculture Natural Resources -- For Ecosystems managment Forestry Wilderness Preservation Ecology Also closely related: Applied Ecology Bioengineering Phytoremediation Ecohydrology Microclimatology Biospherics Biosystems Engineering

Within the school of plant sciences there are different focusses one can take Plants for there own sake         --phytology Plants as components of ecosystems --ecohydrology Plants for human consumption      --agriculture Human use of plants               --ethno botany Plants as tools for engineering   --Applied ecology FREELY EDIT THE ABOVE. These organizational ideas. Botany is a subset of Plant Sciences because while auto-ecological studies may qualify as part of the botanical description for a plant, many interactive ecological phenomena do not. BrianAsh 03:05, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

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List of cities and towns in Russia by population

This is a list of cities and towns in Russia and parts of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 Census. The figures are for the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area.

The list includes Sevastopol and settlements within the Republic of Crimea which are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and were not subject to the 2010 census. The city of Zelenograd (a part of the federal city of Moscow) and the municipal cities/towns of the federal city of St. Petersburg are also excluded, as they are not enumerated in the 2021 census as stand-alone localities. Note that the sixteen largest cities have a total population of 35,509,177, or roughly 24.1% of the country's total population.

Cities and towns
Cities in bold symbolize the capital city of its respective federal subject. Three capitals are too small to make the list: Naryan-Mar (pop. 25,795), Magas (pop. 15,279), and Anadyr (pop. 15,079). Pyatigorsk is the administrative centre of North Caucasian Federal District but not of any federal subject.

Cities in grey are in areas annexed by Russia that the international community considers illegally occupied by Russia. Only a few nations recognize Crimea as part of Russia.


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1923 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)

1923 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 17th water polo championship in Hungary. There were six teams who played one round match for the title.

Final list
 * M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G−: Goals got P: Point