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Mephisto's Guitar Club is an erotic fantasy novel by Jean Christos that focuses on the adventures of a group of adventurers referred to variously as “The Guild,” “The Guitar Club,” and “The Secret Squirrels.” It is notable for being the last novel published by Christos before he was involuntarily detained in Fogg’s Asylum For the Mentally Insane and Anally Adventurous.

Members of The Guild

 * Milo Cardildo, the story's protagonist, is a bard specializing in lyrical ballads and a proud owner of a metallic penis. Of the twelve songs he sings during the course of the story, only two of them don’t contain the word “dingus”. While dancing at the party at the end of the novel, he gets his doctorate in Making It Rain and subsequently adopts the name "Doctor Dollar." It is unknown what he did before joining the Guild Though he is often considered inexperienced by other members of the Guild, they eventually admit that his penis is "very impressive."
 * Lazarus Tsoumbanos is a self-proclaimed "Jack of All Trades," who carries swords and talks at inopportune times. He is described as looking "like somebody took a shit in a trashcan and then placed that trashcan in a larger trashcan." He has an affair with non-Guild member Snax Mudfig, a Southern belle with a body like nine babies stitched together. For this illicit act, he is banished from the Guild, but is soon reinstated after Milo hears his drunken rendition of "Seven Nation Army" played on a lute. In the epilogue, he and Snax establish a domestic partnership and are looking to adopt.
 * Elyine Usou is an elf with the ability to transform into a tiger. She is in a relationship with Milo, but this is kept secret from the reader for the first thirty pages. She defeats the main antagonist Killingyouguy while in elf form, which gives her confidence to be her true self. She then leads the Guild in a spirited dance to Bubba Sparxxx's song "Ms. New Booty," having no other choice since that's all Ariel's boombox plays. This dance sequence is mostly lost on the reader, given that the clumsy description of the dance is followed up with "You had to be there."
 * Harry Henderson is a bearded frontman and husband of Josephine. He is actually the smallest of seven Russian nesting dolls, which causes him great stress in the final battle against Killingyouguy, the largest of nineteen Russian nesting dolls. In the prologue, he secretly steals the surname of a nearby farmer. His face is described as "a sensual visage with an angular jawline and two expressive brown eyes." The unnamed narrator seems to harbor some romantic feelings for the character, as his epistolary epilogue is addressed to him. The novel ends with the narrator saying, "I just think that it's about time that I stopped falling for every beautiful set of brown eyes, just like your brown eyes."
 * Josephine Esser is the weary wife of Harry. She is described as "strikingly tall, with a face that resembles a composite of every cast member of The Goonies." She seems to be motivated entirely by eating Ariel's food, with no regard for the central dilemma of the novel.
 * Ariel is an asexual conjurer of deformed cats. She's the first one to bring up Bubba Sparxxx (which functions as Chekhov's gun) and carries a boombox that plays his song "Ms. New Booty" on a loop, as well as playing the same song over itself with an identical boombox. Her short dialogue with Elyine about the Bechdel test is the only reason why the novel passes the Bechdel test.
 * Liadrin Ajah is a human surgically attached to a thesaurus. She views this as a deformity for the majority of the story, until Milo gives his rousing “Thesauruses Are Cool” speech. Though she is irked by Milo’s poor word choice, she recognizes that her deformity is actually a strength. She then proceeds to mock Killingyouguy’s name, lowering his self-esteem enough to distract him from Elyine’s attacks, which leads to his death.
 * Katrana Sireina is a mystical user of runes and former telemarketer. She is called “The Poison Woman” by Killingyouguy’s minions, because one look into her eyes causes one to fall in love with her. While the minions are in this trance, she sells them defective perfume at outrageously marked-up prices. By the time the Guild gets to Killingyouguy’s castle, broken bottles of her perfume are strewn across the floors of every room, which causes the castle to smell like "a rank cocktail of rejected candle scents and unrealized dreams."
 * Anduin Tiresias is a personable swordsman with a winning smile. Much ado is made about his voice, which the narrator states is “a sonorous baritone that could so easily melt my butter heart.” The seductive quality of his voice plays a vital role in the novel’s main plot, and serves as a foil to Lazarus’s shrill, obtrusive wail. In the epilogue, he is stated to have formed a business partnership with Katrana, and to have procured a successful marketing career.
 * Auric Beau is a former elven ranger. He never appears in the story and little is known of him other than comments made in passing by other members of the Guild, who characterize him as unreliable but “quite handsome.” It is implied that his good looks are the sole reason why he is kept in the guild.

Other characters

 * The narrator is the most mysterious character, who never explains his connection to the Guild. He often invokes Harry as his muse to write the more flowery descriptions of the scenery. He frames the novel as a true account of true heroes, complete with references to historical texts, but he is often cited as an unreliable narrator because of his peculiar fixations on seemingly trivial aspects of the story. Many readers go as far to claim that the vast majority of the novel’s sex scenes are completely fabricated by the narrator. Some readers have conflated the narrator with Jean Christos himself, who responded to such claims with, “Please, let me out of this madhouse! I don’t care about the book anymore, just let me go!”
 * The metrosexual suitor is a seemingly insignificant character who derails the plot by proposing to Josephine in the middle of battles. He dies by stepping in front of Killingyouguy's sword, a heroic sacrifice which saves Harry's life. Literary critic Bob Dojo developed a popular theory that the narrator is actually the “metrosexual suitor” first mentioned by Josephine during one of the rare moments in the story in which she is not eating. In this theory (dubbed “The Gay Suitor Theory”), the suitor is actually in love with Harry, and is plotting to murder Josephine. This is supported by the narrator’s description: “Though the suitor was undeniably interested in Josephine, he couldn't help but notice Harry’s muscular build, as is normal for all heterosexual males.” This theory would explain why the suitor seems to take so much pleasure in Harry throwing him out of his house, and also why he proposes with a vial of poison instead of an engagement ring.
 * Killingyouguy is the main antagonist of the story. The Guild agrees to fight him after he uploads pirated copies of Jean Christos’s novels to the internet, but this is followed by the narrator saying “I assume it must have been that. That was certainly Killingyouguy’s greatest transgression.” His brother was the farmer whose surname was stolen by Harry. Many students of Mephisto's Guitar Club point to this detail as a much more likely explanation for why Killingyouguy tries to destroy the Guild.
 * Snax Mudfig is Lazarus’s love interest and composer/lyricist of Robocop: The Musical.

Reception
Reviews of Mephisto’s Guitar Club were decidedly mixed. Ronald Bartleby of The Washington Post called the novel “unreadable trash...full of gratuitous sex scenes and meaningless digressions on topics as irrelevant as the constructions Great Pyramids, the use of ‘your ass’ as a pronoun, and (most baffling) what color shirt the author is currently wearing. Avoid this corncobby chronicle like it’s the plague, because it is.” The New York Times echoed this sentiment, saying the book is “uneven and given to inexplicable changes in tone” and “kept together only by its paper-thin plot and intriguing characters.” Other reviews were more positive. Eugene Strigth praised the novel for its “whimsical painting of its characters. Its characters...are described with a deft, loving grace that makes the whole experience feel like reading a history of the friends you didn't know you had.” Bob Dojo called the novel “a unique, understated masterpiece. Christos takes the reader into a new world full of lovable, three-dimensional characters; a world where anything can happen, and anything does happen.” Harold Bloom later wrote several theses on the book, which were collected in the anthology A Dissection and Hazy History of Mephisto’s Guitar Club.

Controversy
Argentine author Daniela Fuentes accused Jean Christos of plagiarizing her short story “Viviendo La Vida De LARP.” When asked about this, Christos said from his padded cell: “Why do you keep asking me about that stupid book? I’m being held here against my will! Does nobody care?! I’m not even sure where I am! I just know that what is being done to me is illegal, and I shall not stand for it!!!” Fuentes pointed out that “during no point in his reply does he deny my accusations.”

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Etymology 1
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 * 1)  to put out of tune

Etymology 2
From. Ultimately from.

Verb

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Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to forget
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User:12george1/Meteorological history of Hurricane Irene (1999)

The meteorological history of Hurricane Irene spanned six days from October 13 to October 19, 1999.

Formation and Cuba landfall
Between October 8 and October 10, a low pressure area situated over the western Caribbean Sea initially had minimal deep convection. By October 11, a tropical wave reached the area and caused the overall system to begin developing into a tropical cyclone. A United States Air Force Reserve reconnaissance plane flight on October 12 indicated a low-level circulation within a 1006 mbar low pressure area. However, the disorganization of the circulation deemed it too weak to classify. Later on October 12 and early on October 13, convection began increasing, while banding features and upper-level outflow began to become well-defined. Based on surface and upper-air data from Grand Cayman and T-number obtained using Dvorak technique, it is estimated that Tropical Depression Thirteen formed at 0600 UTC on October 13, while located about 160 mi north of Cabo Gracias a Dios.

The depression quickly strengthened and by 1200 UTC on October 13, it became Tropical Storm Irene. Operationally, the National Hurricane Center did not initiate advisories on Irene until three hours after it reached tropical storm intensity. The initial predictions stated that Irene would reach hurricane status within 36 hours, as well-defined outflow and several computer models indicated that significant further strengthening was very likely. Additionally, the storm was approaching an area of increasing sea surface temperatures. Despite the outflow, Irene was overall a poorly organized tropical cyclone, with the strongest winds located in a convective band to the northeast of the center. After tracking north to north-northwestward and approaching Cuba on October 14, Irene decelerated while strengthening and improving satellite appearance. Although conditions were favorable at the time, upper-level southwesterly winds were expected to halt intensification in about 48 hours.

Prematurely, the National Hurricane Center operationally upgraded Irene to a hurricane at 0900 UTC on October 14, possible due to radar estimations, as a hurricane hunter aircraft was forbidden to enter Cuban airspace. By 1200 UTC on October 14, Irene made landfall on the western side of Isla de la Juventud with winds of 70 mph (115 km/h). Although a hurricane hunter aircraft could not reach the storm, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P3 plane was able to examine the wind structure associated with Irene. After briefly re-emerging into the northwestern Caribbean Sea, Irene made another landfall near Batabanó, Cuba, with winds of 70 mph (115 km/h) at 1900 UTC on Ocotber 14. Despite the mountainous terrain of Cuba, the storm did not weaken inland.

Straits of Florida and Florida landfall
Early on October 15, Irene emerged into the Straits of Florida and immediately resumed intensification. At the time, computer models were widespread and inaccurate, with many indicating a landfall in West Central Florida, while a few predicted that Irene would track as far west as southeastern Louisiana. As the storm was emerging into the Straits of Florida near Havana, radar imagery from Key West indicated that an eye was developing. Post-analysis indicates that Irene actually became a hurricane at 0600 UTC on October 15, almost 24 hours after the National Hurricane Center operationally upgraded the storm. Early on October 15, data from a WSD-88D radar from Key West and United States Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated the the center of Irene reformed further to the east. Due to wind shear, the eye weakened slightly, while further intensification of the storm halted.

At 1300 UTC on October 15, Irene made landfall on Key West, Florida, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). Although further intensification was expected because landfall, due to improved satellite depictions, very cold clouds tops, and re-development of outflow to the southwest, though rapid deepening seemed unlikely because of poor organization of the inner core. After minimal further strengthening, Irene made another landfall in Cape Sable, Florida, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). Once inland, the National Hurricane Center predicted significant weakening, followed by another landfall in South Carolina by October 17. However, by early on October 16, the National Hurricane Center revised their forecast and stated Irene would likely maintain hurricane status while crossing Florida. Nonetheless, Irene emerged into the Atlantic Ocean as a minimal Category 1 hurricane near Jupiter, Florida at around 0600 UTC on October 16.

Intensification and extratropical transition
Although upper-level winds were not favorable for strengthening, the National Hurricane Center noted that Irene would track across the warm sea surface temperatures of the Gulf Stream, allowing for potential intensification.


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Brian Luft.

Interested in computer science, specifically C++ and C# programming.

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Love Jam

Love Jam is the second album by Ai Otsuka, released on 17 November 2004 under the Avex Trax record label. This album was available in CD and CD+DVD editions. The first-press of the CD Only edition came with an 80-page illustration book drawn by Ai Otsuka herself (limited to 200,000 copies). The album hit #30 in 2005, selling 414,513 copies. In total, the album has sold about 656,708 copies.

The CD+DVD edition (with a different cover) came with a DVD containing the animated version of Daisuki da yo's PV, which featured Otsuka's LOVE characters. The DVD also included a short film starring Otsuka involving the Kingyo Hanabi track.

Certifications

 * Total Sales: 656,708 (Japan)

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Electronics/Transformers

Transformer
Description

A transformer is a device that is used to either raise or lower voltages and currents in an electrical circuit. In modern electrical distribution systems, transformers are used to boost voltage levels so as to decrease line losses during transmission.

Theory of Operation

Transformers rely on Faraday's Law, which states that a time-varying magnetic field can induce a time-varying voltage in a loop of wire. In a transformer, this is accomplished by wrapping multiple turns of wire around some type of ferromagnetic material. Usually, there are two sets of windings: a primary and a secondary. The primary winding is attached to the generator; the secondary side is attached to the load. When a time-varying voltage is applied to the primary, a magnetic field is created inside the ferromagnetic core. The ferromagnetic material serves to concentrate the magnetic flux within the windings. The magnetic flux on the outside of the windings is reduced and the efficiency of the device is increased.

The time-varying magnetic field induces a voltage in the secondary winding.

The magnitude of the secondary voltage depends on the turns ratio of the primary and secondary windings. Suppose that the secondary winding of a transformer has 100 turns, while the primary winding has only 50 turns. The resulting secondary voltage will be twice that of the primary voltage. Likewise, if the primary has 100 turns, and the secondary has 50 turns, the secondary voltage would be half that of the primary.

At this point it may seem that we're getting something for nothing, but this is not the case. Recall that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. We know that the electrical power flowing into the primary windings is the product of the current and voltage. Similarly, the power flowing out of the transformer must also be product of its current and voltage. Neglecting losses in the transformer core, the power entering the transformer must also be the power leaving the transformer. This means that in order to raise the voltage, we must decrease the current. Likewise, by lowering the voltage, we increase the current. As with the transformer voltages, the ratios of the currents depend on the ratios of the primary and secondary windings. However, when dealing with currents, it is important to remember that the side with the larger number of turns has the smaller current and vice versa. Consider the transformer mentioned above with a primary to secondary turns ratio of 1:2. A 100-A current flowing into the primary would result in a 50-A current flowing out of the secondary.

Uses

The most obvious application of the electrical transformer is in power distribution. Recall that in an electrical circuit, $$P = I^2 R$$. Therefore, the power consumed by a circuit element is proportional to the square of the current flowing through it. In a transmission line, this is important because the line itself has some characteristic impedance. In order to reduce power losses in the transmission line, it is desirable to transmit the least amount of current possible. For a given amount of power, the best way to do this is by increasing the voltage.

The transformer is also used for impedance matching. Given a voltage source and a transmission line with a characteristic impedance, it is possible to use a transformer to make the load appear larger or smaller so that the load receives maximum power. Note that maximum power is not equal to maximum efficiency. For maximum efficiency in the use of electrical energy, the load should have extreme resistance so that the energy lost in the rest of the circuit will be negligible. Looking into the equations, however, the load of extreme resistance will receive negligible power (though much higher than the rest of the circuit). For any given constant voltage across any load, the power received by the load is given by $$P = \frac{V^2}{R}$$, thus the relationship. Note again that the equation used here is the one above transformed with Ohm's Law, and is the only appropriate since Current will drop in this case if the resistance increases.

3-phase transformers
These are, in essence, 3 single-phase transformers that have one of their terminals connected to a common terminal, called the neutral, which usually is connected to earth/ground. Their voltages are 120 degrees out of phase from the other two.

Resources

 * Wikipedia Ground and neutral
 * School Science/How to make a transformer
 * Electronics/Transformer Design
 * Circuit Theory/Mutual Inductance
 * Energy and Power: Production, Distribution, and Society/Distribution of Electric Energy

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Talk:Dennis Christopher

Comment
I removed a reference to the band "beatfreakz" because that is a different Dennis Christopher. There is surprisingly little biographical information available on Dennis Christopher the American actor. (Danthelawyer 03:49, 29 May 2007 (UTC)danthelawyer)

Birth date
According to this page on IMDb, his birthday is December 2nd, 1955. Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball 21:10, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Being a user-edited site, under policies here for biography of living persons IMDB is not a reliable source for birthdates.  General Ization  Talk   21:13, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * What about Fandango? Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball 21:17, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Nope. Fandango is mostly a ticket-sales Web site. All of their biographical content is sourced from other sites (including IMDB), some of which may be reliable and others not (and not always identified).  General Ization   Talk   21:22, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Birthdate??
Other references note 1955, not 1950. “He was 24 during filming of ‘Breaking Away’ in 1979”, so 1955 seems factual? 2605:CB80:819:0:8DF9:8E:324F:29DB (talk) 05:57, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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1986 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

The 1986 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States. The event was part of the Super Series of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 59th edition of the tournament and was held from July 21 through July 27, 1986. First-seeded Andrés Gómez won the singles title.

Singles
🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez defeated 🇦🇷 Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–4
 * It was Gómez' 3rd singles title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles
Hans Gildemeister / 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez defeated 🇺🇸 Dan Cassidy / 🇺🇸 Mel Purcell 4–6, 7–5, 6–0

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Talk:Neil Sperry

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There is probably very good reason why no other articles link to this one. This is a very obscure article. Stevenmitchell 13:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Major rewrite/version-merge
The article was basically replaced by a promotional piece on 02:59, 15 October 2007 by. I replaced it with the previous version of 15:16, 19 December 2006 by then did my best to merge in the encyclopedic info from the spammy version. Unfortunately, most of the stuff from the spammy version was unsourced, and the only sourced I could find were not independent. As-is, this will never be a good article. It needs major improvements and by far most of the items must be sourced from independent sources or removed. The subject of the article is definately Wiki-notable, so this shouldn't be too hard. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  02:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

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User:Hamidurrahman safi

(Redirected from Hamidurrahman safi)  hamidurrahman safi   also known as hamidurrahman or hamid

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University of Engineering and technology Lahore, punjab Pakistan

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Lancelot Hare

Sir Lancelot Hare  (7 December 1851 – 7 October 1922) was a British civil servant and former Lieutenant Governor of the Bengal province of the British Raj.

Early life
Hare was born in London, Britain. He was educated at the City of London School.

Career
Hare joined the Indian Civil Service in 1873 at Bengal. In 1900 he was awarded CIE. He worked at a number of districts of Bengal and was promoted to the Governor General's council. On 20 August 1906, Bampfylde Fuller resigned following the uproar over the Partition of Bengal and Hare was appointed the governor of East Bengal and Assam. In 1906 he was awarded CSI and in 1907 KCSI.

Death and legacy
Hare died on 7 October 1922. A street in Dhaka is named after him.

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Hobbies

A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements.

This page deals with various hobbies and pastimes. Please feel free to add them to the list below, and help out developing learning materials around those ideas!

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Arts and crafts

 * Beading
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 * Fishing
 * Football (soccer)
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Talk:Dave Spikey

Foxy Bingo?
What is the source for the information that he is the voice of Foxy Bingo? Is this current or past? Currently, it's definitely Adam Catterall who presents the Breakfast Show on Rock FM. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_voice_of_foxy_bingo Kateab (talk) 23:03, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Suggest that Dave Spikey is not the voice of Foxy in the Foxy Bingo adverts. There is an advertising information website that states the voice of Foxy is Adam Castrell (spelling is correct). Dave Spikey's own website details his achievements so far and makes no mention of his having provided the voice. M3788e (talk) 02:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Corrected the post by removing incorrect information regarding the Foxy Bingo adverts. M3788e (talk) 04:08, 4 January 2010 (UTC) Removing facts because you dont like them is poor. Dave Spikey DID provide the initial voiceover for the FB ads, it is NOW AC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:39, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

 * This claim has remained unsourced for over five years: I've deleted it until it's evidenced ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 13:02, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

May 2007
"In 1992,on a bright sumers day on chris grindleys birthday Spikey was..."

What? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:07, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

September 2008
I believe he was once a contestant on the original version of Bullseye?--MartinUK (talk) 17:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Birth Year
On List_of_people_from_Bolton it says Dave Spikey was born in 1950, on here it says he was born in 1951 and also 56. You do the maths, that isn't right. Which is right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:12, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

His IMDb page states he was born in September 1950, a year and a month earlier than stated on this article. Werdnawerdna (talk) 19:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

 * The General Register Office birth index shows Spikey was born in the Oct/Nov/Dec quarter of 1951 as David G. Bramwell, in the Farnworth district, reference 10c 142. I've corrected the birth year on List_of_people_from_Bolton. -- HLE (talk) 23:04, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Countdown
Spikey has been appearing on Countdown (Channel 4) this week and his remarks tend to corroborate his career at the hospital.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 12:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

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Wikibooks:Physics bookshelf/Ranking discussion

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Introduction to biology

This section of Introduction to Biology Fundamentals takes the form of an asynchronous learning trail or link maze which participants seeking knowledge of fundamentals can follow seeking information and enlightenment at their own pace. Participants are encouraged to edit boldly serene in the knowledge that other participants will soon erode away neophyte like errors with new misunderstandings and challenges for future participants. We also expect an occasional mentor or knowledgeable biological specialists to wander in and idly correct an occasional misunderstanding. If you are uncomfortable with this approach feel free to experiment with a sock puppet or custom persona to avoid credit for your efforts.

Current Participant List

 * user:lazyquasar Have a reference text available: "Biological Science" by William T. Keeton. cp 67 by W. W. Norton & Company.  A tad out of date probably but I hope useful for basics.
 * user:akematha
 * user:Kimbits
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 * user:jehswong
 * user:MathGuy777 Using "Campbell Biology" by Reece, Urry, Cain, et al. An informative general biology textbook. "Raven's Biology" is somewhat similar.

 * add your persona handle here

Online texts
http://www.oronsay.org/Biology.htm
 * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Biology
 * General Biology

Lucid articles, tutorials, or presentations
Introduction to Biology I - Introduction to Biology and Science

Group Project Proposals

 * List of Major Topics and Concepts in Biology

Biology
Biology, coming from the Greek bio (life) and logos (A principle originating in classical Greek thought which refers to a universal divine reasoning, knowledge or understanding), is the "study of life". Biology examines the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of all living things. It studies include the energy metabolism that underlies the activities of living organisms, and the genetic bases for inheritance in organisms. It's practice classifies and describes the various forms of organisms, how organisms function, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and the natural environment, the evolutionary relationships among organisms and the diversity on earth. Biology includes a broad spectrum of fields, from botany and zoology, the study of plants and animals, to genetics and ecology.

What is Life?
Biology is the study of life, but what, exactly, constitutes a living organism? There is not currently a universal definition, but it is generally agreed that living organisms exhibit several characteristics.
 * Reproduction - A living thing has the ability to produce new organisms. Reproduction can be the division of one cell into two daughter cells or the production of a new individual, which can occur either sexually or asexually.
 * Response to stimuli - The organism can react to its environment. A reaction can be anything from the contraction of a single celled organism when touched to complex reactions of higher animals. A leaf turning towards the sun or a predator chasing prey are examples.
 * Organization - An organism is composed of one or more cells, which are the basic units of life.
 * Homeostasis - The organism maintains a stable internal environment. Some mammals may sweat to reduce temperature, a reptile may bask to increase it.
 * Metabolism - Living things require energy to maintain its internal environment and to reproduce. This may be the consumption of energy from abiotic (non-living) material, or from decomposing organic matter.
 * Growth - An organism exhibits a higher rate of anabolism than catabolism indicating growth. A growing organism increases in size in all of its parts, rather than simply accumulating matter.
 * Adaptation - The organism ability to change over a period of time in response to the environment as part of the process of evolution. This adapability is determined by the organism's heredity, the composition of metabolized substances and to external factors.

Levels of Organisation

 * 1) Atoms
 * 2) Molecules and macromolecules
 * 3) Organelles
 * 4) Cells
 * 5) Tissues
 * 6) Organs
 * 7) Organ systems
 * 8) Organisms
 * 9) Populations
 * 10) Species
 * 11) Communities
 * 12) Ecosystems
 * 13) Biosphere

Science
Science is all around us. Whenever we drink water, watch the sky, or do our math homework, science is involved. Most scientists can agree that science is basically a way of understanding or gaining knowledge. Science is an important part of our life, and in order to understand more advanced concepts in life, we must have a basic understanding of science.

Some fields in science include: Biology - the study of life

Chemistry - the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter.

Physics - the study of matter and motion through space and time.

... and much, much more!

Scientific Method
Scientific method comprises the following steps:

1. Ask a question.

2. Do background research.

3. Construct a hypothesis.

4. Test the hypothesis by conducting an experiment.

5. Analyze the results obtained, and draw a conclusion.

6. Report the results. Is the hypothesis correct?

Fields of Biology
Fields dealing with animals:
 * 1) Comparative Anatomy-The scientific study of the similarities and differences in the bodily structures of distinct types of animals.
 * 2) Entomology-The study of insects.
 * 3) Herpetology-The study of reptiles and amphibians.
 * 4) Ichthyology-The study of fish.
 * 5) Mammalogy-The study of mammals.
 * 6) Ornithology-The study of birds.
 * 7) Primatology-The study of primates.
 * 8) Veterinary Science-Animal medicine.
 * 9) Zoology-The study of animals.

Branches refererring to the study of evolution.
 * 1) Biogeography-The study of the geographic distributions of living organisms.
 * 2) Developmental Biology-The study of the processes where an organism changes from a single cell into a mature,multi-cellular individual.
 * 3) Evolutionary Biology-The branch of biology concerned with the modes of origins of new forms of life.
 * 4) Ichnology-The study of fossilized traces of past animal activity, like footprints,burrows,trail and borings.
 * 5) Morphology-The study of the form and structure of living organisms.
 * 6) Paleontology-The study of prehistoric life using fossils.

Fields regarding the environment:
 * 1) Astrobiology-The branch of biology concerning the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life.
 * 2) Bioclimatology-The study of the influence of climate on living organisms.
 * 3) Chronobiology-The study of time-dependent phenomena in living organisms.
 * 4) Conservation biology-The branches of biology concerned with the habitat preservation,the prevention of extinction,and conservation of biodiversity.
 * 5) Cryobiology-The study of the effects of low-temperatures on living organisms.
 * 6) Ecology-The study of the interaction between organisms and their environment.
 * 7) Geobiology-The science that combines geology and biology to study the interactions of organisms within their environment.
 * 8) Limnology-The study of physical and biological conditions of freshwater, especially lakes and ponds.

Chemistry based field of biology:
 * 1) Biochemistry-The study of life at the chemical level,in particular the chemistry of proteins,carbohydrates,and nucleic acids.
 * 2) Bioengineering-A hybrid field of scientific research that uses the principles of biology and the techniques of engineering to produce useful products.
 * 3) Molecular biology-The branch of biology which studies the formation,structure,and function of macromolecules found in living organisms,like nucleic acids and proteins.

Reproduction and Development
Animals reproduce via germ cells, which differ from other cells in the body (somatic cells) in that each of them carries only half of the genetic information present in other cells of the body. Germ cells are the male sperm or female egg (ovum).

DNA
DNA is an acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a molecule capable of creating an exact copy of itself. The complex molecule is shaped like a double helix.

The Theory of Evolution
This chapter focuses on Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

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 * Arab cuisine
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 * Chadian cuisine
 * Cuisine of the United States
 * Culture of France
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 * Culture of Nigeria
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 * West African cuisine

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User:CQ/Paducah2020

Paducah2020 (#PaducahBoot) is an urban engineering project for building social capital in the US city of Paducah. The project is designed to return economic situations back to a more normal, natural and sustainable state. The multidimensional strategy draws upon local talent, grassroots organizing and advanced social media for "bootstrapping" a new social ecology independently from the juggernaut forces currently in power. The local plan is based on new principles of peer production, consensus-driven governance, and alternative interpretations of property rights, business ethics and inclusive participation.

Introduction
The notion of well-being comes from many dimensions. Some folks rely on what they can see. Others are capable of vision into things that could be. What we want to do here is brainstorm and catalog some ideas that could transform our local community into a more solid network of projects with goals and resources both potential and existing. We want to move Paducah and McCracken County forward in terms of collective well-being characterized by positive steps toward community health, to which we attach the term "Social capital".

Paducah2020 is, more than anything, a "meme" of sorts that focuses, not on a particular "plan" but on a set of factors, trends and possibilities that may or may not exist in the near future. The year 2020 isn't that far off. In terms of vision, 20/20 refers to sightedness as in "Hindsight is 20/20". It is important to build a sense of community upon our sense of place and our sense of history.

The factors may include economic conditions such as an increase or decrease in the population, plant closings or other factors that impact the region. Some trends may be tracked locally, such as sharp or subtle changes in fuel prices or in local or global attitudes brought about by the reaction to terrorism or political change. Of the possibilities, the most important is probably that of a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. As an inland city, the threat of terrorist attack is a remote possibility, but in the minds of many credible scientists, a deadly quake is a certainty in the near future. Will Paducah survive? How can a small city prepare for such a thing?

Mapping the region
The city of Paducah was built at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio rivers because of economically desirable geographic features which made it an ideal inland river port. What we now call Island Creek was at first navigated extensively to prime Paducah's economic pump, allowing a way to move goods to and from stations upstream toward the Tennessee Valley Ridge. The Purchase Area Watershed Mapping Project will be an effort to build a comprehensive map to augment the existing geophysical survey. This map will become a multi-dimensional model that can aid in understanding both the existing built environment and the natural environment we inhabit. Hopefully, the map will provide insight into better ways to cooperate with nature shifting Human capital toward more sustainable and ecologically sound usage of our physical substrate.

Paducah2020 shared map (Google maps)

Reconstructing the past
Many questions about the future roll around in our collective mind. As a community, we seem to have left our future in the hands of a proverbial "they" who will figure out the future. Many have resigned from a sense of both the past and the future. Paducah2020 is designed, first, to map out where we are and where we've been. Then perhaps we can gain some insight into where we're going. Kentucky Historian Laureate, the late Thomas D. Clark said, "Without a sense of History, you can't possibly have a sense of community." Our goal is to look at a timeless version of our locale as a dynamic place for life to happen.

Before European and African Americans settled this valley, Native Americans used the confluence areas quite differently. The new Confluence History and Archaeology Task force (CHAT) will probe deeply into regional history. The effort will be to locate and research primary sources within the public records, newspapers and other archives to supplement and verify existing library resources and perhaps even fill in some gaps providing freely available digests.

CHAT Field work, aided by PAWMP will be conducted to locate and document actual sites of historical activities, focusing on water courses like Island and Perkins creek and the Tennessee Valley Divide.

Integrating the Arts
Paducah's Musical heritage is an important dimension, as well. Blues, Jazz, Country, and Rock all have representation in the region's past and its present. There is no reason why this aspect can't be capitalized upon in the near future.

SYZYGY17
SYZYGY17 here at Wikiversity will bring together science enthusiasts from all around the world. We are using the solar eclipse of August 21 as a catalysing framework to combine skills with needs, interests with capabilities and people with ... other people .. in a massive collaboration to fully document this very unique celestial event. We are also planning to incorporate live media streaming experiments through the Wiki Campus Radio

The path of the 2017 eclipse crosses the path of a future one on April 8, 2024, with the intersection of the two paths being in Southern Illinois in Makanda Township at Cedar Lake just south of Carbondale. A small land area, including the cities of Makanda, Carbondale, Cape Girardeau, and Paducah, will thus experience two total solar eclipses within a span of fewer than seven years.

The Instrumentation Age
Computer Programming and Computer Science are important to both Paducah's past and future. The Information Age Park failed to attract the Silicon Valley industries that the naive country people of the region thought it would. True naivety is a rare commodity in the business world these days. Find out why here.

Modeling and Mapping
The initial goals of the project:
 * 1) To collect and augment maps of various types
 * 2) To discover the progression of the built environment
 * 3) To collect data about the natural environment
 * 4) To compile localized open-content educational resources
 * 5) To augment existing plans emphasizing sustainability
 * 6) To heighten the state of readiness for geophysical disaster
 * 7) To foster a deeper sense of community

Transition Network
The global Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organize around the Transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild local resilience and reduce atmospheric carbon while helping to build community.

The site on the main (planet-wide) Transition Network is Paducah2020 - Transition Network (login required)

The following is an editable copy of the principle text.

Transition Network content for Paducah2020
Contact Initiative About
 * Status: Muller
 * Approximate number of members: 3
 * Initiative type: Local Initiative
 * Community type: City/Urban
 * Last updated: Tuesday, 1 September 2015
 * Address: Irvin Cobb Hotel
 * 601 Broadway [out front on the sidewalk for now]
 * Paducah 42001
 * United States

Paducah has interesting geophysical properties within the Ohio Valley at the confluence of all the rivers. We are located at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers and just downstream from the Cumberland confluence with the Ohio and just upstream from the Ohio's confluence with the mighty Mississippi.

As we ramp down (or are thrown down) from dependence on oil and gasoline, river transport will become exponentially more important. Agriculture and food logistics are a central focus for most transition initiatives and Paducah has immense opportunity to become a leader right here from the core of the confluence region.

Paducah has a growing climate of cooperation and resilience thinking. The Lower Town artist colony is culturally connected with communities on the coasts, larger urban experiences and global contexts. This influx of people, skills and ideas finds Paducah already well into a transition toward self-relience and resilience.

UNESCO Creative City
As Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts, Paducah envisages: The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. The 69 cities which currently make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.
 * providing a platform for UCCN members to showcase their creativity in the United States. Since joining the Network in 2013, Paducah has arranged cultural exchanges with several UNESCO Creative Cities;
 * fostering national and international awareness of the UCCN through Paducah’s branding, public relations, marketing, speaking engagements and social media campaigns;
 * utilizing the UNESCO Creative Cities platform to take a leadership role in educating the tourism industry, the national arts community and government officials on the value of creativity, creative tourism and the UCCN;
 * emphasizing the role of Crafts and Folk Art, notably of fibre arts, in creative expression; and
 * championing partnerships with UCCN members in the United States to strengthen the Network’s collaborative impact.

From Creative Cities Network

Field Work
We have not yet determined why the UN is so jazzed about Paducah. An associate has indicated that the whole point of UNESCO is to sell outdated ideas to unsuspecting municipalities to promote itself as a "world government" of some kind. If the object is "to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter" we're really screwed. Most people in Paducah are wondering how they are going to pay their bills or even to afford their next meal.

The National Quilt Museum
The people we've talked with so far at the National Quilt Museum deny that there is a connection between Antebellum quilting arts and the Underground Railroad.

See Quilts of the Underground Railroad.

Currently, members of the OzoneFarm eCommunity are gathering at the Riverfront in Paducah, camping outside the flood-wall across from the Iron Horse Memorial.

Public Perception and Perspective
Paducah's principle newspaper named The Paducah Sun is owned by the Paxton Media Group which also owns and operates the local NBC affiliate television station, WPSD-TV. Most of the residents are painfully aware of the crony capitalism going on. The Paducah Bank's Artist Relocation Program helped a little but was divisive as most gentrification projects go and did little to include a large swath of the ordinary folks. The entire city and it's surrounding region may remain under a cloud of censorship due to the remaining effects of the "Cold War" because of the strategic arms industry has long resided in the area. see Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Higher Contexts
The American Geographical Society looks at the future geography of economic exclusion and integration exploring how mechanisms of economic exclusion shape the geography of our cities, perpetuating and even magnifying poverty, inequality, and stunting development and stability. The Paducah2020 project is geared toward the under-served segments of this community and is heavily engaged in reaching into neighborhoods and distressed areas for both insight into specific problems and to recruit and support those who have been marginalized. The team we're assembling includes those excluded by those who manage things from monetized positions. ..onward we go..

Philosophy and Principles

 * Post-scarcity economy
 * Peer production
 * Commons-based peer production
 * Adhocracy
 * Emergent democracy
 * P2P economic system
 * Sharing economy
 * Distributed economy
 * Network economy
 * Open design
 * Open-source movement
 * Open source hardware
 * Open Source Ecology
 * Peak oil
 * Digital revolution

Mentors

 * Geeta Mehta
 * Eben Moglin

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Talk:Spanish

I'm a spanish native speaker. I would like to help making this page. I'll try to be the most "standard" possible, but i'd like to know how to do this. --Elnole 01:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. I have already completed the page. J.Steinbock 21:51, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, in wiki, nothing is ever "done", so if you have more ideas on how to make the page usefull, feel free to add them, or put them here.--Rayc 16:40, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello everyone,how do I join the course? Mikemits42 03:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Looks like you add your name to the list and do the first assignment--Rayc 03:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I can be a teacher (I am so in real life, how can i help? it's not clear at all)

I instist!!!!
 * I highly recommend you register a username if you wish to contribute regularly. The Jade Knight 11:43, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi I'm new
I was wondering, is it alright with everyone else that I've added a page to help students learn spanish pronunciation through IPA. I study linguistics and phonology in my spare time, and it really helped me with my spanish pronunciation. If anyone has any objections, please tell me.

A Proposal
I am a native English speaker who is learning Spanish. I went to the English Language department at the Spanish version of Wikiversity and posted the following into their Discussion page:

"I am a native English speaker and I have a proposal. I think that this Department and the Spanish Language Department at the English language Wikivesity should cooperate with one another. Both departments could benefit. Anglophones who want to learn Spanish could help Spanish speakers who want to learn English and vice versa. Students from across the English and Spanish speaking world could become intercambios for one another. Both departments would benefit and speakers of both languages would benefit. What are your thoughts?"

Here is the URL for the Department of languages and literatures on the Spanish language Wikiversity.

http://es.wikiversity.org/wiki/Facultad_de_lenguas

What are your thoughts? Do you think this could work?

Growing beyond the book format
My name is Ian and I'm from a project called Wikiotics, where we build free software tools for language instruction. We are starting to build collections of interactive language lessons that can serve as textbook replacements for students and this wikiversity course seems like a great place to start.

If there is anyone here who is interested in expanding this content beyond a traditional text-based book format or who would like to incorporate interactive lessons we build based on the outline of this book, just chime in here or contact us at contact AT wikiotics DOT org or in irc at #wikiotics on freenode.

As example of the kind of new materials you can make with our tools, here are examples our current lesson types:
 * Picture choice lesson (http://wikiotics.org/en/Introduction),
 * Re-mixable Podcast (http://wikiotics.org/user/ian/FSI-Mandarin-Module01-Unit01),
 * Text multiple choice lesson (http://wikiotics.org/en/WANY_Hospital_grammar)
 * new Storybook lesson [coming soon](http://laurent.dev.wikiotics.net/en/storybook1).

Also, some discussion of what technical features wikiotics has that wikibooks is missing, and how those features are useful in the language education context is ongoing at: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Talk:Spanish_by_Choice#Growing_beyond_the_book_format

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UK Constitution and Government/Sovereign

Presentation
The Sovereign

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The Sovereign
The role of head of state in the United Kingdom is held by the Sovereign; the present Sovereign is King Charles III.

Succession to the throne
As a hereditary monarchy, the rules for succession to the throne are established by common law, as modified by statute.

In accordance with the Act of Settlement (1701), on the death of the Sovereign he or she used to be succeeded by his or her "heir of the body"; this operated in accordance with the principle of male-preference primogeniture. If the Sovereign had only one child, that child succeeds. If there are more than one children, then the order of succession was determined first by sex, and then by age. This was repealed by the Succession to the Crown Act 2013.

If the Sovereign dies childless ("without issue") then the order of succession is applied to their siblings: the oldest surviving sibling then succeeds. If the Sovereign's siblings have died before he or she died, then the order of succession works through the children of the next oldest deceased brother, and so on.

Only legitimate children are able to succeed. The Royal Marriages Act 1772 operates to restrict the capacity for a potential heir to marry without the Sovereign's approval: all descendants of King George II, other than women who have married into foreign families, are required to obtain the Sovereign's consent before marrying, unless they can otherwise obtain approval from both Houses of Parliament.

The Bill of Rights (1689) and Act of Settlement require all heirs to be descendants of Sophia, Electress of Hanover (d. 1714), and impose further requirements that an heir be a Protestant, that they may never have married a Roman Catholic, and that they be in full communion with the Church of England. Heirs not meeting these conditions are skipped over as if "naturally dead".

The role of the Sovereign beyond the United Kingdom
As Sovereign in right of the United Kingdom, the Sovereign is also head of state in the "Crown dependencies" of Jersey, Guernsey (and its dependencies), and the Isle of Man. While the external relations of these islands is dealt with by the United Kingdom, however, they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, and have their own constitutional arrangements.

Similarly, the United Kingdom has sovereignty over various territories around the world, known as the British overseas territories. As such, the Sovereign is also head of state in these territories, although again these do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, and have their own constitutional arrangements.

The British Sovereign is also the Sovereign of certain other Commonwealth Realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Each of these nations is a separate monarchy; the Sovereign therefore holds sixteen different crowns. In each nation, the Sovereign is represented by a Governor-General, who generally stands in relation to the local government in the same relation as the Sovereign does to the British government.

Finally, the Sovereign has the title Head of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a body of nations mostly made up of former colonial dependencies of the United Kingdom. The role of Head of the Commonwealth is a personal role of the present King, Charles III, and is not formally attached to the monarchy itself (although the present King's mother, Queen Elizabeth II, also held the title). The role is purely a ceremonial one.

Royal Family
While the members of the Sovereign's family do not have any role in government, they do exercise ceremonial functions on his or her behalf.

A male Sovereign has the title "King", while a female Sovereign is the "Queen". The wife of a King is also known as a Queen; however, the husband of a female Sovereign has no specific title.

By convention, the Sovereign's eldest son is created "Prince of Wales" and "Earl of Chester" while still a boy; he also automatically gains the title of "Duke of Cornwall". Also by convention, the Sovereign's sons receive a peerage either upon reaching the age of twenty-one, or upon marrying.

The style of Prince or Princess extends to the children of the Sovereign, the children of the sons of the Sovereign, and the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Furthermore, wives of Princes are styled Princesses, though husbands of Princesses do not automatically become Princes.


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Heinrich Krause

Heinrich Krause (9 June 1885 – 30 July 1983) was an Austrian painter known for his contributions to still-life painting. His work played a significant role in Austrian art, particularly between the two World Wars. When art was included as an Olympic event, he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education
Krause was born in the Rodaun district of Vienna, Austria (now Liesing) in 1885. He pursued his art education at the prestigious Vienna Academy and studied under several notable instructors, including Julius Berger, Christian Griepenkerl, Kasimir Pochwalski, and was deeply influenced by Albin Egger-Lienz.

Career and artistic style
Krause's career was marked by his active involvement with the Vienna Secession, an influential art movement, from 1914 to 1937. Later, he became an Honorary Member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. His artistic oeuvre includes landscapes that hint at Austrian Impressionism and French landscape paintings from the 19th century, which are considered his most enduring works. His later floral pieces are noted for their spiritual and material form of light, often showing the influence of New Objectivity.

As he aged, Krause began to lose his eyesight, which is reflected in the mood and style of his later self-portraits.

Legacy and recognition
Krause's works are included in renowned collections such as the Albertina and the Belvedere Palace in Vienna. His artistic contributions extend beyond painting, and he participated in the art competitions at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Prizes

 * 1913 First exhibition participation in the Vienna Secession
 * 1914 member of the Viennese secession
 * 1919 Collective exhibition – figural composition, portraits, landscapes
 * 1925 art prize of the city of Vienna
 * 1928 Austrian State Prize
 * 1930 gold medal of the city of Graz
 * 1931 Reichel Prize and State Medal
 * 1934 obtained a title of professor
 * 1937 Austrian State Prize, member of the Künstlerhaus
 * 1940 Prize of the City of Vienna
 * 1941 Anniversary exhibition of the Wiener Künstlerhaus
 * 1942 Golden Medal of Honor of the Wiener Künstlerhaus
 * 1955 Golden Laurel of the Vienna Künstlerhaus
 * 1961 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
 * 1963 Great Golden Medal of Honor of the Künstlerhaus
 * 1965 State Prize and Waldmüller Honorary Award
 * 1970 Prize of the Federal Ministry of Education and Art, honorary membership of the Wiener Künstlerhaus

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/ENFP

ENFPs are outgoing and talkative types who often have many diverse friends. They are naturally irreverent, curious, good with words, creative, and even a bit artsy. They favor abstraction over detail and tend to flit from one activity to the next, deriving more pleasure from starting projects than from finishing them.

Famous ENFP

 * Matthew Gray Gubler
 * Jim Carrey
 * John Mulaney
 * Oscar Wilde
 * Mads Mikkelsen
 * Hector Berlioz
 * Mark Twain
 * Charles Dickens
 * Brian Cox(physicist)
 * Keira Knightley
 * Sandra Bullock
 * Michio Kaku
 * Kristen Bell
 * Tom Brady
 * Che Guevara
 * Charles Manson
 * Anais Nin
 * Muammar Gadaffi
 * Gabby Petito
 * Will Smith
 * Melissa Etheridge
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Janis Joplin
 * Fidel Castro
 * Rachel Maddow
 * Julian Assange
 * Joseph Smith, Jr. (Founder of Church of Jesus Christ of LDS)
 * Robin Williams
 * George Carlin
 * Salvador Dali
 * Ozzy Osbourne
 * Kehlani Parrish
 * Corey Taylor (of Slipknot and Stone Sour)
 * J.J. Abrams
 * Robert Downey Jr.
 * Tom Holland
 * Issa Rae
 * Pedro Pascal
 * Elle Fanning
 * Taron Egerton
 * Sarah Paulson
 * Kanye West
 * Dylan O’Brien
 * Drew Barrymore
 * Daniel Radcliffe
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar
 * Hunter S. Thompson
 * Jacques Derrida
 * Florence Pugh
 * Awkwafina
 * Maisie Williams
 * Tyler, the Creator
 * Will Ferrell
 * Mike Myers
 * Umberto Eco
 * Louis Tomlinson
 * Arianna Huffington
 * Seth Rogen
 * Andy Samberg
 * John Krasinski
 * Keke Palmer
 * Jack Black
 * Tessa Thompson
 * Zooey Deschanel
 * Ulrike Meinhof
 * Hugo Chavez
 * Anne Frank
 * Joseph Campbell
 * Kim Taehyung
 * Kim Namjoon
 * Shia LaBeouf
 * TommyInnit
 * Ella Chalamet

Fictional ENFPs

 * Son Goku (DragonBall Z)
 * Adam West (Family Guy)
 * Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)
 * Alexander the Great (Alexander)
 * Vander (Vam)
 * The Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
 * Allie Hamilton (The Notebook)
 * Ana (Overwatch)
 * Anna (Frozen)
 * Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)
 * Andy Dwyer (Parks and Recreation)
 * Arietty (The Secret World of Arietty)
 * Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)
 * Barry Allen (The Flash)
 * Ben Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)
 * Bing Bong (Inside Out)
 * Buddy The Elf (Elf)
 * Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City)
 * Carol Danvers/ Captain Marvel (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)
 * Charles Macaulay (the secret history)
 * Cher Horowitz (Clueless)
 * Chloe Beale (Pitch Perfect)
 * Clary Fray (Shadowhunters)
 * Danny Zuko (Grease)
 * Dick Grayson/Robin (DC Batman)
 * Dickon (Secret Garden)
 * Doctor Who (Bill Potts)
 * Doctor Who (Eleventh Doctor)
 * Doctor Who (Second Doctor)
 * Doctor Who (The Master)
 * Dory (Finding Nemo)
 * Ducky (Land Before Time)
 * Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)
 * Ella Lopez (Lucifer)
 * Ellen Olenska (Age of Innocence)
 * Ellie (Up)
 * Emily Sweeney (The Big Bang Theory)
 * Eric Effiong (Sex Education)
 * Erica Reeves (Teen Wolf)
 * Erin Brockovich (Erin Brockovich)
 * Eva Smith (Inspector Calls)
 * Falcon (Avengers)
 * Faramir (Lord of the Rings)
 * Fred and George Weasley (Harry Potter)
 * Flynn Ryder (Tangled)
 * Gabrielle (Xena Warrior Princess)
 * Gary Goodspeed (Final Space)
 * Gavroche (Les Miserables)
 * Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
 * Gilligan (Gilligan's Island)
 * Grace (Ready or Not)
 * Gretchen Weiners (Mean Girls)
 * Hal Jordan (The Green Lantern)
 * Hannah Weaver (Crazy Stupid Love)
 * Hatter (Alice in Wonderland)
 * Harley Quinn (DC Universe)
 * Hawkeye (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Helen Parr (Incredibles)
 * Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Isabella Shapiro (Phineas & Ferb)
 * Izzy (Mad Fat Diary)
 * Jake Peralta (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
 * Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
 * Jarlaxle Baenre (Legend of Drizzt)
 * Jaskier (The Witcher)
 * Jay Walker (LEGO Ninjago)
 * Jem Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird)
 * Jessica Day (New Girl)
 * Joey Tribbiani (Friends)
 * John Willoughby (Sense and Sensibility)
 * Josephine March (Little Women)
 * Josuke Higashikata (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
 * Judy Hopps (Zootopia)
 * Juli Baker (Flipped)
 * Karen Smith (Mean Girls)
 * Kevin Keller (Riverdale)
 * Kimmy Schmidt (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
 * Klaus Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy)
 * Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)
 * Lilo (Lilo and Stitch)
 * Lois Lane (Superman)
 * Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
 * Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Top Gun)
 * Lucy Gray Bird (Hunger Games)
 * Lux Lisbon (Virgin Suicides)
 * Maeve Wiley (Sex Education)
 * Maddie Hatter (Ever After High)
 * Magneto (X-Men/ Marvel Comics)
 * Maria von Trapp (The Sound of Music)
 * Maria (West Side Story 1984)
 * Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
 * Marla Singer (Fight Club)
 * Marshall Eriksen (How I Met Your Mother)
 * Mary Jane Watson (Spider-Man Comics)
 * Mark Blackthorne (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
 * Merlin (Merlin)
 * Michael Scott (The Office)
 * Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)
 * Moana (Moana)
 * Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
 * Mr Peanutbutter (Bojack Horseman)
 * Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
 * Nemo (Finding Nemo)
 * Nairobi (Money Heist)
 * Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter Series)
 * Olaf (Frozen)
 * Paloma (James Bond)
 * Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games)
 * Peter Pan (Peter Pan Movies)
 * Peter Parker (MCU Spider-Man)
 * Phoebe Buffay (Friends)
 * Pietro Maximoff (Avengers)
 * Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony)
 * Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking)
 * Polly Prince (Along Came Polly)
 * Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars)
 * Rapunzel (Tangled)
 * Richie Tozier (It)
 * Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * Ron Weasley (Harry Potter Series)
 * Sam Wilson/ Falcon (Marvel Cinematic universe)
 * Shadowcat/Kitty Pryde (X-Men Comics)
 * Sir Lancelot (Merlin)
 * Stanley Barber (I Am Not Okay With This)
 * Star-Lord/ Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
 * Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf)
 * Stitch (Lilo and Stitch)
 * Superman/ Clark Kent (DC universe)
 * Terry Silver (Karate Kid/Cobra Kai)
 * Tinkerbell (Peterpan Movies)
 * Tracer (Overwatch)
 * Trixie Espinoza (Lucifer)
 * Ochaco Uraraka (My Hero Academia)
 * Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)
 * Vivian (Pretty Woman)
 * William Herondale (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
 * Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
 * Winston Bishop (New Girl)
 * Yuki/Smile (Words bubble up like Soda Pop)
 * Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII/Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII/Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII)

ENFPs at work
ENFPs are sponges of knowledge. Curiously collecting information about life's experiences as fodder for their own stories, they live their lives much like a dramatic character in a movie, delighting in finding irony and drama in life situations wherever they go. They interpret the data they gather from people and the world in the form of inner meanings, relationships, and possibilities, often recounting their ideas to people though conversation. They love to spread the word! ENFPs, ../NF/s, are interested in many different things and this often leads them in multiple directions, therefore they are known for changing jobs and even careers frequently. ENFPs prefer to make work fun and have been known to put off work when there is a chance to have fun. ENFPs prefer environments which have little administrative or detailed work. Delegation to reliable support staff is important for success. ENFPs seek out jobs not confined by strict schedules and mundane tasks. According to Keirsey, the "Idealists" want to make the world a better place to live by helping others and are on a search for their "true self". Integrity, ideals, beliefs, and values matter to ENFPs. ENFP's practice and dream about being the best at what ever they seek to achieve. They want to KNOW everything!

ENFPs generally have the following traits:

* Project-oriented * Bright and capable * Warmly, genuinely interested in people; great people skills * Extremely intuitive and perceptive about people * Able to relate to people on their own level * Service-oriented; likely to put the needs of others above their own * Future-oriented * Dislike performing routine tasks * Need approval and appreciation from others * Cooperative and friendly * Creative and energetic * Well-developed verbal and written communication skills * Natural leaders, but do not like to control people * Resist being controlled by others * Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it   * Usually able to grasp difficult concepts and theories (from http://www.personalitypage.com/html/ENFP_car.html)

Common careers for ENFPs are those which allow flexibility and spontaneity while serving others. This includes teaching, general practice of medicine, medical research, religious fields, entrepreneurship, missionary work, social work, community development, creative arts, acting, broadcasting, consulting, coaching, corporate training, public relations, counseling, advertising, and marketing. They enjoy working for themselves and creating new ideas to help people. The perfect job for an ENFP is one where they would give out useful information to others and they would receive several hundred dollars per hour for that service.

ENFPs in relationships
Strengths

ENFPs are energized by being around people. ENFPs take their relationships very seriously. ENFPs seek and demand authenticity and depth in their personal relationships, and will put forth a lot of effort into making things work out. ENFPs are generally warm, considerate, affirming, nurturing, and highly invested in the health of the relationship. ENFPs have excellent interpersonal skills, and are able to inspire and motivate others to be the best that they can be. ENFPs are generally highly valued for their genuine warmth and high ideals.

ENFPs want to help, to be liked, and to be admired by other people on both an individual and a humanitarian level. ENFPs hold up their end of relationships, sometimes being victimized by less caring individuals.

Weaknesses

ENFPs are well aware of their weaknesses, often being their own harshest critic. Often the ENFP is reluctant to share intimate feelings unless in the company of deeply trusted relationships. Despite being extroverts, ENFPs require a great deal of alone time to center themselves. ENFPs who don’t have a positive support system may be strongly influenced by the opinions of others. ENFPs can exhibit preoccupation in their relationships, sometimes putting "all their eggs in one basket" and can tend to hyper focus on the other individual, in attempts to "fix" the other person or pull out their "real" emotions, transforming them into the perfect person. ENFP who do this are doing so because they don’t want to focus on their own interpersonal issues at hand. In this scenario, ENFPs may feel very anxious and preoccupied if the other partner is silent, non expressive, or withdrawn when coping with stress, instead of talking through things. This can deeply hurt them. Although energetic and effervescent, the ENFP can sometimes be smothering in their enthusiasm. They do not understand why someone would not be charmed by their enthusiastic display of affection and quirky jokes, because many are naturally drawn to their personality. They may try too hard to be what others want them to be, showing codependent tendencies. ENFPs are seen as disorganized by OCD types, having a short attention span, taking on too many tasks at once, lacking structure, and all over the place. Others expect the ENFP to follow societal roles and ENFP are a role unto their own.

How to Behave Toward an ENFP
Give ENFPs the freedom to be flexible. Realize that churning through possibilities inspires their minds and get their creative juices flowing. Don't bog the ENFP down with too many details, especially on any subject not known to be of deep interest to him or her. Involve the ENFP in the process and try to keep things fun. When communicating with ENFPs you will find that many like to talk. Do not hesitate to interrupt and state your opinion. ENFPs enjoy speculating about ideas. They enjoy others who engage them in conversation, contribute their ideas and keep it moving in a positive direction. Overall ENFPs appreciate honesty in others, they want to know how people really feel. ENFPs are easily influenced by what other people say. It may not appear that they are listening when they are talking to you, but soon after the conversation ends they often ponder what the other person has said and incorporate those ideas into their own thinking to use the knowledge for the future.

The main points to remember, ENFPs: 1) Want to help and please the people they are working with, so give them frequent feedback. 2) Like to hear from their significant others that they are loved and valued, (and are willing and eager to return the favor,) so let them know what you appreciate about them. 3) Prefer happy and upbeat relationships, nevertheless, when conflict occurs, they usually want to engage in a dialog to work it out. 4) Are one of the most freedom orientated personality types. Give them room to have some adventures on their own. 5) May have a difficult time staying focused and following things through to completion. Let them know clearly what your deadlines are. ENFPs want to please other people, so let them know how important it is to you and why it is important to you. 6) Prefer a participative and collegial atmosphere in which employees are included in the decision making.

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ambushed

Alternative forms

 * ambusht

Adjective

 * 1) Having been the target of an ambush.
 * 2)  Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.

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Talk:L.A. Noire/GA1

GA Review
The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.''

Reviewer: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) 16:40, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * "When searching an area for clues to the crime, in some cases, players can also find newspapers." - not a requirement, but I would write "In some cases, when searching an area for clues to the crime, players can also find newspapers."
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * What is the name of Phelp's first wife
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:36, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "McNamara, said in an interview that " - remove redundant comma
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:38, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "Another year on, and in June 2007" - confusing; this may mean in 2007 generally, then June 2007. Why not simply "In June 2007"?
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:41, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ", which game a new release window of March 2011" - what does that mean?
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:42, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "A trailer for L.A. Noire, called "Serial Killer", that shows 90 seconds of gameplay footage as well as a confirming the games actual release date of 17 May" - incomplete sentence; remove "that". Confirmation, maybe? "the games" - "the game's"?
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:48, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "and proprietary tech blew" - tech = technology? There is no such word as "tech", except with context
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:53, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "Team Bondi recreated 1940s'" - should be without the apostrophe, imho
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:55, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Link "Steam and OnLive." in Technical section
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:57, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "The Pass also includes access to two post-launch downloadable content cases," - I would replace the comma with a semicolon or a colon
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 10:59, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "In addition to the purchasable DLC; a machine gun, "The Chicago Piano" and a bonus suit, "The Chicago Lightning", is available to players that sign up for the Rockstar Social Club." - replace semicolon with a comma, add comma after "The Chicago Piano".
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 13:01, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "On 28 September 2011, Rockstar Games announced a PC version of L.A. Noire, dubbed The Complete Edition, it " - start a new sentence or write "containing...", but a comma is incorrect.
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 13:02, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Link in the same section "patch"
 * ✅ - X201 (talk) 13:04, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "depiction has been criticised on some points by some architectural and social historians" - can you name examples?
 * ✅ Have removed that line. Checking the ref it seems to be a self published blog so not suitable, the other ref doesn't appear to have anything to do with the claim. - X201 (talk) 13:10, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * 1) Overall: A few issues, but all in all in good shape.
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * 1) Overall: A few issues, but all in all in good shape.
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall: A few issues, but all in all in good shape.
 * Pass/Fail:

 * Pass A great article! :)-- GoP T C N 14:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spamvertising

The result was redirect to Spamming. As noted in the discussion the article is completely unsourced after 14 years. That's a WP:V fail and V is policy trumping any notability guidelines. With no references there is nothing to merge. All of which said, it is a viable search term and redirects are cheap. Ad Orientem (talk) 04:00, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

Spamvertising

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Unreferenced essay. Rathfelder (talk) 21:36, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Advertising-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:14, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:14, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Merge to Spamming. Hyperbolick (talk) 22:48, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. I received notification that this article was being proposed for deletion, and upon reviewing its history, I can see that I started the article in Wikipedia back in 2004, although I don't remember it. I lean slightly against deleting it now. Although I can see it still lacks references, a Google search for the term yields 17,000+ results, a number of which are are legitimate news or information articles. For example, the SORBS spam blacklist uses the term in an article on "Basic Spamfighting." I think the fact that the article has existed for 15 years without a previous proposal for deletion also suggests that it is worth keeping. However, I don't feel strongly about this. If the article is not going to be kept, though, I think it should at least redirect to Spamming. Sheldon Rampton (talk) 05:47, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Spamming - There are no current references in the article, and doing searches does bring up some results, but nothing that goes particularly in depth or much beyond a definition. In fact, most of the top results are just mirrors/copies of this very article.  That said, as the term is a legit term, a Redirect to Spamming makes sense.  Some slight merging or mentioning of the term in the target article can also be done if seen as appropriate.  Rorshacma (talk) 15:35, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. My university library has several articles that address the topic in a non-trivial way: "Real IT and fake accounts" by Gibbs, Mark, Network World, Nov 1, 2004, Vol.21(44), p.70; "Economics of Spam", Beijing Review, Jul 1, 2004, Vol.47(26); "Even science would benefit from auctions", CACM Staff, Communications of the ACM, 01 November 2008, Vol.51(11), pp.8-9 (peer reviewed); "SPAM PHISHING CASES FALL", Info - Prod Research (Middle East), Jun 25, 2008; HONG KONG: SPAM PHISHING CASES FALL, IPR Strategic Business Information Database, June 25, 2008; "Comcast Class A: Operation Safety net Helps Business And Government Leaders Understand Global Online Security Best Practices", News Bites US - NASDAQ, Jun 10, 2015. In addition the subject gets 26 hit on Google scholar (see here).4meter4 (talk) 01:02, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   06:27, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * How is Spamvertising different from spamming?Rathfelder (talk) 13:14, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. No references after 14 years???  I did some searching on my own and found nothing that looks like a reliable secondary source.  Do not merge; with no references, this fails WP:V, and thus can't be merged.  -- RoySmith (talk) 14:47, 6 October 2019 (UTC)


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Cookbook:Asparagus

Asparagus are the growing shoots of a fern-like plant.

Characteristics
Asparagus varies in width. The thinner spears are more fibrous but also more flavorful, while the thicker spears are more tender in the inside but less concentrated in flavor. Regardless of size, the bottom of the spears is usually tough and fibrous.

Asparagus is relatively high in sugar with a delicate flavor. Notably, asparagus contains a chemical that is metabolised and excreted in the urine, giving it a distinctive, mildly unpleasant odour. Not everyone who eats asparagus produces the odor, and not everyone is able to smell the odor once it is produced.

Varieties
There are three different common 'varieties' of asparagus, which are actually the same plant grown under different conditions. Green asparagus is left exposed to the air so that it grows normally. White asparagus is piled high with straw or dirt as it grows so that the shoots remain pale. The flavour is identical, but some believe that white asparagus is more tender. Finally, a purple asparagus is occasionally seen, which is again the same but with purple streaks on the stem.

The shoots of the related Prussian asparagus (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum) have been used for similar purposes as true asparagus.

Seasonality
Asparagus has a very specific growing season that starts in May and traditionally ends on the 24th of June. Out of season asparagus is grown in regions close to the equator or in greenhouses. If fresh asparagus isn't available, canned, jarred, or frozen asparagus usually is.

Selection and storage
When selecting asparagus, look for closed tips and crisp spears, with no dryness If green, they should be bright in color. Unfortunately, asparagus doesn't store particularly well, with its sugars turning to starch and its tender texture becoming fibrous. It can be kept for a short time in the fridge, set in a glass of water covered with plastic or damp towels.

Preparation
Almost the whole asparagus shoot is edible, but the tender growing end is the most prized. The base of the shoot can be woody and fibrous, and it is generally snapped or cut off about a third of the way up. Another way to prepare asparagus for cooking is to peel it with a knife or a vegetable peeler, working from the middle towards the end. This will remove the toughest fibers from the outside although some will remain and will need to be cut an inch or so from the base of the stems.

Use
Asparagus can be used in a variety of ways, from raw to steamed, grilled, fried, and braised. Even tough asparagus can be cooked into stocks or soups and strained to achieve a better texture.

In its simplest form, the shoots are boiled or steamed until tender and served with a light sauce or melted butter. It is traditionally steamed in a dedicated steamer that consists of a very tall narrow pot with about an inch of boiling water in the bottom. The asparagus is tied in a bundle and stood upright in the steamer for about 5 minutes so that the toughest end gets the most cooking and the tips are just barely steamed. A modern alternative is to use a frying pan—put boiling water in the pan and slide the asparagus gently into the water so it can lie sideways across the pan. When boiling, use salted water at a strong boil so that it cooks through before losing the green color.

Asparagus is very good in stir-fries, where it is usually cut into lengths of about 1 inch and added at the last minute before serving.

If, as is common, the asparagus is overcooked or allowed to sit too long, cheese sauce is a good dip to use.

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Talk:David Lovering

Lyrics for the Pixies?
I've got printed in the back of my head, that David Lovering has written (or co-written) a couple of songs for the Pixies. I think "River Euphrates" and "Levitate Me" are at least partially his songs. Could anyone confirm this? - Mickey Macaroni 20:11, 14 May 2007 (CET)

Dispute involving the song "Make Believe"
I am currently doing a rewrite for the Deborah Gibson article and have to question the relevance of "Make Believe" to the rewrite. From other sources, I am under the impression that Black Francis, at the time he wrote "Make Believe," actually wrote the song to the girlfriend of one of the bandmembers, comparing this girlfriend to Gibson ("Just make believe you're Debbie G"). This leads me to suspect that Gibson was in fact NOT the subject of "Make Believe." Is there any differing opinion that can give me cause not to purge the reference to "Make Believe" from my rewrite of the Deborah Gibson article? - B.C.Schmerker 04:13, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * From the Complete 'B' Sides liner notes (written by Black Francis): "David Lovering sings lead. He kept us very entertained with this obsession with Debbie Gibson, and that's what this song is about." Straight from the horse mouth there, although I'll try to find a book reference to cite this in both articles. CloudNine 07:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Gay?
David Lovering is gay, right? -- AvatarMN 10:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Never found any evidence to suggest this. CloudNine 11:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Wow, I've taken it for granted for ages... I thought I must've heard it somewhere, maybe several sources, but I guess it was just gaydar.  -- AvatarMN 21:18, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Now I remember! The chatter at the begining of "I'm Amazed" on Surfer Rosa.  Kim Deal appears to be talking about the low-key way she learned Lovering was gay (into field hockey players).  Isn't that his voice responding back to her that he applied for the team?  -- AvatarMN 21:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * From Surfer Rosa; Deal says there was a teacher "into field hockey players", so Francis (not Lovering) completes her sentence, saying she wanted to join the team because of that. You learn something new everyday :) CloudNine 21:32, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I was just reading that on the Surfer Rosa article and came back to edit my comment only to see you'd already replied. I really thought that was Lovering's voice, and misinterperted the "speaking for Deal" thing.  ...  Well, anyway, my gaydar still gives me some major blips on Lovering and I coulda sworn it was common knowledge, but I guess I was mistaken and if he's gay he hasn't come out.  -- AvatarMN 21:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Interesting :) If you do find any written sources, let me know. CloudNine 21:43, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Not gay! I'm a Wikipedian and his ex-wife. Sayin' it just for the record, because clearly my blog is not a reliable source. JSFarman (talk) 03:28, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Cracker?
Has anyone got access to a reliable source stating Lovering drummed in Cracker? His name is similar to that of the band's frontman, David Lowery, but some sources state he drummed live with the band. Any thoughts? CloudNine (talk) 17:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Lowery is from California, so there's not a direct connection between him and Lovering. I'm pretty sure though that that Spin article about the Pixies reformation mentioned Lovering had drummed with Cracker, though. WesleyDodds (talk) 22:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

GA nomination on hold
Leave a note on my talk page when you're done with this stuff. cheers, — Dihydrogen Monoxide  22:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

 * No free image? Check Flickr etc. (if you haven't already) - it'd really look good to have one.
 * No, there's none. I'll try asking for a photo to be relicensed ( and are the one's I'll try first)
 * Sounds like a plan. — Dihydrogen Monoxide  07:23, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

 * "...the "great unacknowledged anchor" of the band[1] and said that his unique influences gave him..." - You need a bit of punctuation before the ref - eg. a comma
 * Fixed.

 * "he took a job building lasers and continued to drum" - a wlink for "lazer" would be useful here.
 * Done.

 * "a song about his "obsession" with American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson." - "American" has been wlinked previously and singer-songwriter is rather evident, so neither of those wlinks are fully necessary
 * Removed wlink. However, I'd say that "singer-songwriter" isn't obvious to all readers; it's worth leaving it in so they don't have to click the link to find out who she is.

 * "The Pixies toured sporadically throughout 1991 and 1992. They eventually broke up in 1992, mostly due to tensions between Francis and Deal, although the breakup was not publicly announced until 1993." - Source/Ref? (You should be able to get a source from Pixies)
 * Done.

 * "and Boston band Eeenie Meenie; opportunities for new work dried up" - Reword and re-punctuate --> "and Boston band Eeenie Meenie, until opportunities for new work dried up"
 * Rephrased.

 * "Lovering's friend Grant-Lee Phillips, took him to a magic convention" - Comma not needed here
 * Done.

 * Ref 16 probably isn't fully reliable; do you have another source for that statement?
 * Done. Replaced with another ref.

 * In para 2 of the "The Scientific Phenomenalist and other projects" section, Grant-Lee Phillips is hyphonated - in para 3 it isn't. Fix this up.
 * Done.

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Good luck, — Dihydrogen Monoxide  22:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Aaaand, passed. — Dihydrogen Monoxide  07:23, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

headline image
I can't believe this article is featured having such a poor headline image. - tbone (talk) 00:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * That's the flaw of our fair use policies, I'm afraid. It's the worst part of working on Wikipedia, but something we have to tolerate. — Deckiller 00:56, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed. This was the best of a poor bunch. CloudNine (talk) 10:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Black Francis
Why is Black Francis referred to as Charles Thompson throughout the article? He has never used this name professionally and we don't talk about Jones and Zimmerman when we mean Bowie and Dylan. Cavie78 (talk) 13:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but Dylan and Bowie had real first names for first names (as opposed to 'Black'). They've probably assumed those identities through depol by now too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:38, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

What does this 'musician' have that is notable?
Excuse me, but after reading the article one is left in serious doubt about whether this individual meets Notability criteria to deserve inclusion in Wikipedia, and more still, to have a featured article after him. Specifically, what genuine merits does he have? I haven't been able to identify any. --AVM (talk) 14:33, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * He was the drummer for one of the biggest alternative rock bands of the mid 80s to early 90s, he's notable<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:52, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, dude. Fucking wow.  -- AvatarMN (talk) 07:03, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's just drummer-hating right there, and it will not be tolerated in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:40, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Putting "musician" in quotes like that does seem to suggest he thinks drummers are worthless. And I guess he's just never heard of the Pixies?  His loss.  And beyond all of that, to know that an article has gone through good article review and then featured article review, and question whether or not there was consensus on the subject's notability...  Uh.  Yes.  His notability was established.  ???  -- AvatarMN (talk) 05:39, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Better picture
For anyone with an offical account here at Wikipedia, I would just like to suggest that the current picture is replaced with either or, since they are newer, with better resolution and also less blurry. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:41, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

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It looks like this article hasn't really be updated in a while - the Pixies have still been putting new music into recent years, this article stops at 2007. Lovering was still involved with Head Carrier and other later Pixies work, so I don't think this article is comprehensive enough for the featured article standards anymore. Hog Farm Talk 03:39, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

title: Talk:David Lovering