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Talk:Calculus/Functions

Kids Section
The final section about "Algebraic manipulation" is really strange, i think the author must assume that the reader of that advanced topic "Calculus" already have this very basic knowledge introduced in that section. i suggest omitting it to make the book more concise and aiming

Would it be worth noting in the Graphing Functions section that graphs are usually of the form y=mx+b, rather than the example which used x=my+b? i.e.:

Functions may be graphed by finding the value of f for various y and plotting the points (y, f(y)) in a Cartesian plane...

2(x+2)/2 = x+2. That's not incorrect. Maybe you meant 2x+2/2 ≠ 2 (x+2)/2 = x+2?

Is a function considered a variable or a rule? f(z) doesn't vary with x; f(x) doesn't vary with z. f(x) may be a variable, but f by itself is a rule or a mapping (or a "machine", as textbooks say). y is a dependent variable because it is understood to vary with x -- y(x) is never used.

What's the plus function doing? + is more common; plus(2,2) is almost never used except in Lisp or something. At least call them add, subtract, divide, multiply instead. Using plus(plus(x,y),z) is not the best way to show grouping because (x+y)+z is more common. Even you use 1/(x+2) at the bottom (instead of divide(1,plus(x,2))). --Geoffrey 15:37 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Points
You have some good points (and one misreading):

I did not write "2(x+2)/2 = x + 2", but rather "2(x+2)/2 = (x+2)/2", and the latter is incorrect.

As for the issue of a function being a variable or rule, I do not make a distinction in these informal pages between the 'rule' (i.e., function), or the result of the rule (i.e., the value of the function). The value of the function is indeed a variable. Making a big deal about distinguishing the two (very different) concepts may only confuse the matter, but an astute reader make take things 'too' literally and notice inconsistancies as you did. The best way of teaching functions is a matter of opinion. Arguably, one should teach functions in a nonstandard way to expose readers to different perspectives or methods, but also arguably, the standard way of teaching functions is standard because of its superiority.

The use of functions plus(x, y) and times(x, y) is to emphasize that the reader has already been doing functions for a long time, and to give the reader something firm to latch onto to relate abstract concepts of arbitrary functions to specific, familar functions. In particular, the composition of functions is confusing, but most people can compose the 'plus' and 'times' functions with ease. Of course, writing out 'plus' and 'times' is somewhat unnecessary.

At User Talk:Eric119 is some more discussion about Calculus/Functions.

If you see anything that needs modification, just go ahead and modify it!

-- IntMan

A graph is a locus of points in the Cartesian plane

I think that the majority of people who can understand the phrase "locus of points in the Cartesian plane" probably already know what a graph is. I think the fact that the majority of us have done maths to a university or higher level is causing us to use language that may be over-complex for our target audience.

--Imran 12:50 27 Jul 2003 (UTC)

 * Good point. Also, thanks for the exercises. -- IntMan

Hey, why take out my Example section in basic Calculus??

 * Reverted to get rid of the lines, but reverted too far. Sorry. <IP_ADDRESS> 22:17, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC) (User:Dysprosia, logged out)

Ok, thanks :) The lines aren't formatting ppl want? --LWM
 * Horizontal rules aren't pretty, and should be used sparingly. Nice exercise, by the way... Dysprosia 20:49, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC)

- Could someone please clarify the following?:

 * If the language needs to be more clear here, it translates to:

 * Suppose there is a function $$f(x)=\sqrt{x}$$ whose domain is $$\{x|x>0|x\in\mathbb{R}\}$$.
 * }
 * The $$\sqrt{x}$$ basically asks what is the value of $$a$$ so that $$a^2=x$$, the domain encompasses values of $$x$$ such as $$0,2,\frac{1}{2},e,\pi,\text{etc.}$$ but not any negative numbers. As is written currently, this is clear. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 09:12, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * }
 * The $$\sqrt{x}$$ basically asks what is the value of $$a$$ so that $$a^2=x$$, the domain encompasses values of $$x$$ such as $$0,2,\frac{1}{2},e,\pi,\text{etc.}$$ but not any negative numbers. As is written currently, this is clear. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 09:12, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

- I had something written, but I retract the question. It was a really dumb question. I really did need to brush up my calculus. GEez

don't know meaning of symbols: I took algebra 2 not too long ago and i have no idea what some of these symbols mean. for example the last function in the table of examples that ends in "Takes an input and uses it as boundary values for an integration." the thing that sort of looks like a sideways 8, and the exact meaning of these [] when in this form: (a,b];[a,b). Any chance of adding the meaning of these? or at least tell me a place where i can find them?--V2os 04:04, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I think the last function on the table will be explained later. The sideways 8 stands for infinity. (a,b] is interval notation (first hit on google: http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/miscellaneousMath/intervalNotation/intervalNotation.html). And for the Set Notation the funny R means real numbers, and the funny E means the thing on the left is an element of the set on the right (x is an element of the set of real numbers). (disclaimer: I didn't know most of this before today ;) <IP_ADDRESS>

--

Hrmm... but what happens with:

When x is -3? Isn't the function undefined at that point?
 * Yes. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 09:12, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

-- "A function f(x) has an inverse function if and only if f(x) is one-to-one." Is this true? It has to be onto function as well, isn't it?
 * Imagine the following function $$y=f(x)=2x^{3}$$, where $$x\in\mathbb{Z}$$ and $$y\in\mathbb{R}$$. This function is obviously not surjective since $$y=\frac{1}{2}$$ cannot be found for any $$x\in\mathbb{Z}$$. However, this function is definitely invertible. Take any points $$(x,y)$$ and map them so that the points read $$(y,x)$$. This is given by $$f^{-1}(x)=\sqrt[3]{\frac{x}{2}}$$, with $$x\in\mathbb{R}$$ and $$y\in\mathbb{Z}$$. Hopefully, I made clear how a function does not also need to be onto. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 09:12, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

?
it seemse that wiki may have some problems... Look at the section on function manipulation. The formatting seems to have gone all wonky, and I have no idea why. THere is one part where it randomly substitutes a formula from the top of the page, instead of what is written there. If anyone has thoughts on how to fix, please do!

Problem sets
If this is supposed to be a textbook, where are the problem sets? It can be difficult to just read this and remember it all. I have half a mind to write a problem set. In fact, here's a few problems to get started (I'll leave the finishin' of it to someone more qualified... unless I get fed up):

Find the inverse of the following functions:

 * 1. $$f(x) = 3x^{2} + 4x$$
 * 2. $$f(x) = \frac{1+x}{2+x}$$

Evaluate:

 * 3.
 * $$(f\circ g)(x)$$ where
 * $$f(x) = \sqrt{x}$$ and
 * $$g(x) = 2x^{2}+3$$

<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

 * In this textbook, all exercises are part of a separate page. This has its own advantages and disadvantages, but that is the style this wikibooks went for. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 09:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Length
Anyone else think this page is too long?Tiled (talk) 21:22, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Translation left/right
Reading this, I got kind of a headache:

Horizontal translation by $$a$$ units left : $$f(x + a)$$

Horizontal translation by $$a$$ units right: $$f(x - a)$$

Is it possible that left and right have been interchanged? Please help me out ?

Andre anckaert (talk) 15:41, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a little tricky to get your head around. Take f(x) = x2. Now, translate it left (you'll see): f(x + 1). What does x have to equal for y to equal zero (for the function to return zero)? It has to be -1, meaning, when y = 0, x must be -1, so the function was translated left. That's the best way I can think to explain it, hope it helped if you were still confused. DrSturm (talk) 16:38, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

important functions - quadratic
I am no mathematician and so will not consider editing this myself but the text as it is at present reads:

" A polynomial of the second degree. Its graph is a parabola, unless a = 0. (Don't worry if you don't know what this is.) "

I suspect the parenthesis text is reassuring the reader that knowledge of the parabola is not important, rather than not understanding when a=0 so it would be better written as:

"A polynomial of the second degree. Its graph is a parabola, (Don't worry if you don't know what a parabola is.) unless a = 0."

--JohnH99 (talk) 19:37, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Your edit would be fine! Trust yourself and be bold, there are very few mathematicians around here.  Nothing invalidates the mathematics you know and every editor here (or on any wikimedia project) is on equal footing. Holding a mathematics degree gains you no additional credit or influence.  People are supposed to be judged solely on the quality of their edits, and I have found many non-mathematicians do a really great job editing math articles.  It seems they still remember how to explain the confusing parts, where if you've been studying it for 20 years, you forget which parts were confusing.   And if you make a mistake then (hopefully) someone will fix and and be civil in doing so. Thenub314 (talk) 20:09, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Bijective and surjective
<IP_ADDRESS> correctly points out these ideas are notable absent form this page and should probably be added. Thenub314 (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

 * I added these concepts, in the Modern Understanding of Functions section, so no need to worry. Musical Inquisit (discuss • contribs) 15:50, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

A function in everyday life has X, Y, and Z, not just X and Y
This is a function of two real variables (a location is described by two values - an x and a y ) which results in a vector (which is something that can be used to hold a direction and an intensity).

Real life is not 2 dimensional, therefore, in my mind anyway, a wind vector should have x, y and z parameters. --AaronEJ (discuss • contribs) 00:59, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Formal definition
Well, saying that a function can be formally defined as, or in terms of, a concept of a "rule" is simply wrong on several counts.

First, a formal definition can only use the term "rule" if this term has already been formally defined for denoting a mathematical object, and in a way which does not rely on the concept of a "function" already. E.g. you cannot rely on "computation", since that formal concept relies on Turing Machines, and these are built out of functions.

Second, the image is misleading. If two functions f and g from R to R are defined by f(x)=x+x and g(x)=2x, then f and g are defined by different rules; one relies on the addition function, the other on the multiplication function. So if functions are the same as rules, then these are distinct functions. However, this is not the view actually taken in mathematics; they are identical functions, since their domains and ranges are identical, and f(x)=g(x) holds for all x in the common domain. Moreover, you will not be allowed to say that the derivative of the function that maps x to x^2 is equal to either of x+x or 2x, since derivative is defined by yet another rule, which involves a limit of a differential quotient.

It isn't intuitive either. When I stumble out of bed in the morning, find a pair of two identical looking socks, and master to put one on each foot, I know that in the end I will have successfully determined a function from the pair of socks to my pair of feet, and yet there is no rule whatsoever involved for determining this function. For similar reasons it doesn't even work well to explain informally that a function is something like a "rule". It blocks students from making any sense of the Choice Axiom, and this is not fortunate for those who want to go on to study Analysis and measure theory. <IP_ADDRESS> (discuss) 06:02, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Arya (actor)

Fair use rationale for Image:Xzzz.jpg
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Arya's Religion
Arya is a muslim in born and caring to keep his faith by offering namaz five times a day. when i try to correct he was born in Vannan family to Muslim family, someone repeatedly change it. I had given reference from http://www.kollycircle.com/index.php/tamil-videos/devotional-arya/, but it is neglected. In the article there is: The pair had lived in the same neighbourhood and had attended the same local mosque. I don't think a Vannan born Visits Mosques. Editor, please take action to correct his religion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohamed shafi (talk • contribs) 15:59, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I am also sure that he is a Muslim. The youtube link you have given is reliable as well. I will update the details and will request the page for a semi-protection from IP users. Also please try to find a reliable web source (not like kollycircle.com or Indiaglitz). -- Arfaz (talk) 16:58, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Protection
I've just fully protected this page for three days due to the ongoing edit war. Please discuss the matter here on the talk page instead of continually reverting. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

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Splitting proposal
I propose that sections Arya (actor) be split into a separate page called Arya (actor) filmography. The content of the section warrants a new page and these section is large enough to make its own page. Beastranger (talk) 08:56, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

 * Oppose: Seems unnecessary to me. Article length is only 43kb. See WP:SIZESPLIT. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Merge filmography back
The split into Arya filmography was undiscussed and was only 49kb before split. See WP:SPLIT. At the current state of the article, does it make to sense keep it split? — DaxServer (talk · contribs) 19:48, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I say let it be as he as acted in more than 25 films, thus meeting the requirements for WP:FILMOGRAPHY. Kailash29792 (talk)  02:31, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge There was already a failed proposal two years, and the size concern still remains., always wondered where this 25 films threshold came from? Unable to find it in WP:FILMOGRAPHY. -- Ab207 (talk) 05:34, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * There are sixteen films which are just cameo appearances. DareshMohan (talk) 22:52, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

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Portal talk:Poetry/Archive 1

Comments
Nice start. Might I suggest incorporating some non-Western poetic topics? Some good articles to look at include Du Fu, the Shahnama, and some of the pages relating to the Vedas and Vedic meter. A corner focused on linguistic topics (e.g., tonal languages) would also be nice. Sam 18:00, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Poetry Portal changes

 * I've fixed the box-header, so we get the titles in each box correctly now. Stumps 12:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * And I've fixed the box-footer, likewise. Stumps 12:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've used the source from the Imagism articlem complete with wikilinks in the Selected article. Stumps 13:04, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Colours
I'm not sure if the white text on a pale blue background for the box headers 'works' ... not quite enough contrast on my laptop's LCD at any rate. Any suggestions? I can play around with this a bit if you like. Stumps 13:01, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The color we choose needs to go with the blue links and the bluish/violet templates. I'd avoid blue and use either a pure complementary color(perhaps a deep ochre). Sam 13:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Do you think we can do anything about the colors? Adambiswanger1 13:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've made the blue a little deeper which solves the problem on my LCD screen ... but I'm certainly not attached to any particular colour scheme. Perhaps someone with more of a sense for this stuff can have a think about it. Stumps 14:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

News Section
Possibly we could add a 'news' section ... in some portals they tend to get out of date, but it's also a great incentive to add 'current' material. Suggestions: Any thoughts?Stumps 13:08, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Carol Ann Duffy has won the T. S. Eliot Prize
 * Christopher Logue has won the Whitbread Prize
 * Finnish poet Bo Carpelan has won the Finlandia Prize, thus becoming the first person to win the prize twice
 * Romanian-born Canadian poet Irving Layton, close friend of Leonard Cohen died in Montreal on 4 January at the age of 92
 * there is a campaign to save the London house where Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine lived, the actor Simon Callow is the spokesperson for the campaign

 * I'd add Claudia Emerson for the Pulitzer. It might be worth a box to focus just on contemporary poets and recent prizewinners. Sam 13:31, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Ok ... I've done it, and added a News / Events section into the portal. let's try to keep it up to date ... (it's probably also an incentive to start adding poetry news into WikiNews! ... as if we didn'rt already have enough to do :) ...) Stumps 13:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok cool. I have no problem with a news section, because, as you said, it adds more "modern" poetry to the page.  Even if the news becomes a month or two old, that's ok because no one expects poetry to be a hotbed of change. Adambiswanger1 13:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Some changes
I added a "language corner box, for articles focusing on how language is used, and shifted the categories box to the left and added the "lists of poets" boxes. I also started cyclying through quotes and did you knows, subtracting one from the top and adding one to the bottom in each case.  Feel free to change, replace, whatever.  I also changed the color on the templates to match the blue on these headings - the contrast was bugging me.  Sam 11:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nice changes. Well done.  I'd been planning to update the colours on the templates for consistency, it had been bugging me too. Stumps 16:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well done. We have ourselves a portal Adambiswanger1 18:44, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Well done! You created a wonderful portal. If you would use a currentyear-currentweek system, maybe it could be a featured portal candidate too... NCursework 19:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Changes
I kicked in a new image to surpise everyone. Do we want to get changes on a regular schedule, or are surprises more fun? Sam 00:30, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Nice image! I've been thinking of switching to the ARCHIVE/CURRENTMONTH approach, at least for the selected article ... that way we can work ahead, and get things ready for the first of each month ... however this requires 1) enough on going involvement to make sure we do have something ready for each 1st of the month, and 2) some sort of 'candidate' discussion for selected articles etc. Anyone else have thoughts on this fairly broad topic? Stumps 07:26, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think fair use copyrighted images are not encouraged to be used on Portal name space (forbidden on main page), only to be used on respective articles. feydey 13:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds like we need a new image - thanks for the heads up. On rotating, my suggestion would be that we set up a system where anyone with a desire to add something to the list can do so, and it will appear in turn unless there is an objection. See how many we get and maybe we do monthly, maybe weekly, depending on interest.  We could set up a sub-page of this page for it, or just put it on this page. Sam 15:32, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hint: Portal:Literature has those set-up, go and copy... feydey 21:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Very nice - hung right off the portal template pages themselves. That's great. Sam 21:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds fine by me. I assume this is the location of such a list? AdamBiswanger1 05:23, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

fav link
I'm just surfing around until my next taxi mom duty and I stumbled onto here thinking I'd share my fav poetic terms link-

http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html

Thanks kayte
 * Interesting...In the coming weeks if I see any that aren't included in Wikipedia I'll add them. Maybe I'll add a few to the WikiProject. AdamBiswanger1 03:27, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

CHANGES
I'm going to update the portal, including the featured articles, pictures, poems, etc. on THURSDAY. I could not find any other discussion or medium for discussion on this matter, so please let me know if anyone else already decided on this. AdamBiswanger1 03:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If we haven't done it already, let's switch to the archive/current-month approach (I think Literature portal does it this way) then we can have a clear history of what has already been featured etc. If I get the chance I will try to have a look at this today. Stumps 06:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've switched the selected article, so that will have to go in Portal:Poetry/Selected article archive/July 2006. Stumps 12:55, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * and I've done the change for Portal:Poetry/Selected image archive/July 2006 Stumps 13:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * other sections converted as well Stumps 13:10, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

- The full to-do list is: I guess as we mature we might want to introduce a 'candidate' system so we can collaborate on licking things into shape. Stumps 13:17, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected article archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected image archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Events archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected biography archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Quotes archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/poem archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Did you know archive/July 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Language Corner archive/July 2006
 * Perhaps You could add an "Archive" link to the main page Selected article, SP and others - so people can see the archives and add entries. (see Portal:Literature) feydey 13:49, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Also why is the "News/Events" section in a monthly rotation? Couldn't the "Quotes" or "poem archive" or "DYK" section change weekly, so there would be more changes? feydey 13:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good points ... I'm not strongly attached to the monthly approach ... a weekly cycle would increase the workload I suppose, but I'm happy if we want to go that way. I'll put the links in to the archive as you suggest (unless someone beats me to it) Stumps 14:06, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Given all the work going on Shakespeare's Sonnets, I'd like to see a sonnet as a poem on the page soon. In a lighter hearted vein, I'd also like to see some Dr. Seuss up there before too long - perhaps the close of Yurtle the Turtle or the Magician's Chant from Bart & the Oobleck.   Sam 14:21, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I'd suggest a weekly schedule for a couple of high visibility boxes (image, article) and a monthly for the rest. The other way is to do a weekly for some of the easy stuff (surely we could set up a weekly schedule of poems pretty fast - just run through each poet linked one the poetry article and choose one) and monthly for the items that we'd like to discuss more. Sam 14:48, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I think weekly for poems and 'did you know' and maybe even 'quotes' should be pretty easy. I think images is a bit of a tricky one as I think we may not have that many good ones, especially if we exclude the fair-use book covers as discussed above.  For now I'd suggest leaving this one monthly until we get a good list of candidates on Portal talk:Poetry/Selected image archive and see if we feel confident we have enough.  The selected article (and likewise biography) is a tricky one ... I see it as a sort of 'mini-FA' where we nominate some candidates and use that as an incentive to try to get them as close as we can to 'Featured Article' quality ... do you think we can manage to do this weekly and do a good job at it?  The events section probably has to be monthly as we get so few new events really worth noting. In summary, I could see changing the setup to be as follows:
 * Selected Article: monthly
 * Events: monthly
 * Image: monthly
 * Biography: monthly
 * Quotes: weekly
 * Poem: weekly
 * Did You Know: weekly
 * Language Corner: monthly
 * I'm happy to go ahead and make whatever changes we can agree to. For now I'll leave everything monthly, but let's try to come to a consensus quickly as it will be easier to switch before we have a history of monthly pages in place. Stumps 15:34, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * One other point to bear in mind: with summer just starting for some of us, we need to make sure that when our hard workers take a holiday that there are others who can step in to make sure the articles are ready for each automatic switch over ... this of course will be less likely to be a problem if we are on a monthly cycle. If a sub-page isn't ready then the portal will just look broken. Stumps 15:39, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I second your approach and selections on monthly/weekly. We can revisit after we get a queue, and if any of the queues are long enough, or too short, adjust accordingly. I think I'm going to add Nabokov's Notes on Prosody to the Language Corner for next month (a nice piece that discussed differences between Russian and English verse), and I'd suggest we put Alliterative verse in the queue at some point for our Selected Article.  I'll come up with a list of a half-dozen out of copyright poems for the Poem page as well. Sam 17:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds fine by me. For the first couple months, perhaps we should just have featured articles or good articles.  As for now, I'll put in a sonnet as suggested, and Caedmon as the selected article.  Any thoughts? AdamBiswanger1 19:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Stumps setup, it is reasonable. The only thing that I would change, is to take Events/News out of any rotation and just do it manually. feydey 19:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Caedmon is great, but why not save it for a biography; otherwise we'll have two bios up at the same time. Caedmon and Alliterative verse (also an FA) shouldn't be up at the same time, since they're related.  There are three national poetry articles that are FA: Irish poetry, English poetry and Poetry of the United States, and with ee cummings on the Bio, I'd go with Irish poetry as giving the most variety.  Other thoughts?  Should we just stick with Caedmon? Sam 21:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I was going for the same thing as you by nominating Caedmon (something outside of traditional poetry)--But you're right 2 biographies might be a little much. Irish poetry would be fine--in fact I'll Be Bold and change it. AdamBiswanger1 18:45, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

August
So I trust this is how we set up August, for the monthlies:

 * Portal:Poetry/Selected article archive/August 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected image archive/August 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected biography archive/August 2006
 * Portal:Poetry/Language Corner archive/August 2006

I'm putting Caedmon in for Biography. Stumps, do you know how to set up weekly? Sam 16:52, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * re weekly: see next ... Stumps 10:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's how we set up August, but it will be easier now to do it from the main archive pages:
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected article archive
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected image archive
 * Portal:Poetry/Selected biography archive
 * Portal:Poetry/Language Corner archive

Now we can easily work ahead of time. Stumps 10:39, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Weekly
Did we agree on weekly for just: Quotes, Poem, and Did You Know? I can have a go at setting this up. Stumps 10:03, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've made these changes, and will add archive links to the portal boxes soon. Stumps 10:11, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Archive pages all in place, which will make it easier for us to 'work ahead'. Stumps 10:36, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Future candidates
I suggest we use the talk page for each of the archives to discuss candidates. For example, I've put a suggestion on Portal talk:Poetry/Selected biography archive. Stumps 10:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Relieving Crowding
I shifted some things around to relieve overcrowding, and made the boxes split 55/44 instead of 60/39. I put the categories on the bottom. If anyone doesn't like it, let me know, and I'll return it or make other changes. Thanks, Sam 18:59, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Associated WikiMedia
Almost all of those "Associated WikiMedia" icons on the bottom go nowhere (no Poetry on WikiNews etc.). Can we just delete them or is it standard form to have them? Sam 20:58, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Updating
Our quote for the first couple days of the week was a redlink; I put in a quote for this week and put the same one in for the next several weeks, just so it won't go red again. If anyone has a chance to come up with some, we could use them.

Stumps, nice poem this week. Sam 00:20, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll work on it. Another question: Do you think it's appropriate to have snippits of poems in the quote section? perhaps something like "Arise my St. John! And leave all meaner things/ to low ambition and the pride of kings", then having a link saying something like "From Essay on Man by Alexander Pope.  Or should we just have quotes relating to poetry.  I think this greatly constrains us, though. AdamBiswanger1 23:45, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks - I see no reason not to be as free form as possible in the quotes. A bit of humor, an odd thought, a little profundity - all should be welcome. Sam 00:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

G. Onimira Farley
Could someone look at G. Onimira Farley and either expand on this person's notability or the article? Thanks. -Harmil 02:02, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I AfD'd him, and it can be found here. Thanks for bringing it to our attention AdamBiswanger1 15:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

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Kukuya

Kukuya (Кукуя; Ӱстӱги-Кӧкӧйӧ, Üstügi-Kököyö) is a rural locality (a selo) in Shebalinsky District, the Altai Republic, Russia. The population was 35 as of 2016. There is 1 street.

Geography
Kukuya is located 64 km northwest of Shebalino (the district's administrative centre) by road. Uluscherga is the nearest rural locality.

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Australian Affordable Housing Party

The Australian Affordable Housing Party is an Australian political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission for federal elections in Australia. Its first election contest was in the 2017 Bennelong by-election.

The party's registration was announced to the public as an exclusive by News.com.au journalist Benedict Brook on 24 August 2017.

The party's leader and lead Senate candidate for NSW is Andrew Potts, a former newspaper editor and opinion columnist and the executive and associate producer of two Australian feature films, The Dream Children (2015) and Mongolian Bling (2012).

The party's president and second announced Senate candidate for NSW is Anthony Ziebell, a tenants rights activist and owner of the website DontRentMe.com - a service which allows renters to review bad landlords and property managers. Ziebell has appeared on several episodes of Channel 9's A Current Affair program and has been interviewed by a large range of other media.

After the High Court ruled that the Nationals MP and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was ineligible to have been elected to the Australian Parliament, the New England byelection was called. The party announced that Potts would stand for the seat. He secured the number three spot on the ballot paper for the election in which seventeen candidates were running, outpolling six other candidates and finishing just 23 votes behind the Sustainable Australia candidate.

The party announced on 16 November that Ziebell would contest the Bennelong byelection after sitting member John Alexander resigned his seat, fearing that the High Court might also find him ineligible. Twelve candidates contested the election and Ziebell outpolled four of those candidates.

Registration
It was registered with effect from 24 January 2017. The party had been refused registration by a delegate of the Electoral Commission, but this was overturned by the full Commission on 9 August 2017. The issue of concern had been whether the party had been able to satisfy the Electoral Commission that it had at least 500 electors in its membership. This was achieved following random sampling of the membership list submitted during March and April 2017.

Policies
The party's policies include:
 * Phasing out negative gearing and capital gains discount on investment property sales
 * Stopping overseas buyers from buying Australian properties
 * Taxing properties left empty by investors
 * Reducing Australia's population growth to where it was under the Hawke and Keating Labor governments
 * Banning full-time Airbnb properties
 * Ending "no fault" evictions for rental properties

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perche

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) perch (type of fish)

Etymology 2
, from, through a contracted form *pert'ca. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) pole
 * 2)  pole-vaulting; pole
 * 3)  T-bar
 * 4)  boom (for microphone etc.)
 * 5) perch (for birds)
 * 6) rod (unit of length)
 * 7)  probe

Etymology 3
Inflected forms.

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) perch kind of fish.

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1) A stake, bar or pole, usually running lengthwise.
 * 2) A perch a resting place for fowl
 * 3) A perch a unit of length or area

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Vasant Dhoble

Vasant Dhoble was a member of Mumbai Police and served for 39 years who retired as Assistant Commissioner of Police in Mumbai. He was head of Mumbai Police's Social Service branch, and has been in the news of late due to his frequent raids on the city's bars and pubs.

He became a controversial personality for his style of functioning as the ACP of the Social Services Branch. He is criticised by some of acting as an extra-constitutional authority or acting as the "Moral Police".

He was transferred from the Social Services Branch to the Vakola Division in September 2012. He was recently transferred again when a hawker died due to a heart attack, during a drive against illegal hawkers.

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User:MartinY

MartinY is Martin Grayson, a semi-retired scientific and educational consultant who is a musical performer on lute, guitar, 'cello, viol and recorder and composer based in South Yorkshire, England.

I have spent over 30 years designing, writing, implementing and running computer systems for chemistry research, admin, finance, investment and education around the interface of chemistry, pharmacology, mathematics and computer science.

My other big interest is music where I am a portfolio musician, doing playing, composing, publishing and teaching.

I am hoping not to waste some of my useful written material and experience from over 30 years of work by contributing to the wikiversity.

Mail to martin.grayson using the  provider gmail.com

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User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/August 12

August 12

 * 1099 - The First Crusade concluded with a decisive victory in the Battle of Ascalon over Fatimid forces under Al-Afdal Shahanshah.
 * 1121 - The Georgian army under King David the Builder won a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi at the Battle of Didgori.
 * 1332 - Battle of Dupplin Moor - Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar routed by Edward Balliol.
 * 1854 - Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon is executed by shooting, in regard to the Battle of Guaymas.
 * 1914 - World War I - Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; British Empire countries automatically included.
 * 1914 - World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
 * 1953 - Nuclear testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project proceeded with the detonation of Joe 4, the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon.


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User:Bader Murad/sandbox

<!-- Bader Murad: Bader Yousif Abdulla Murad is from the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is the CEO and President of Bader Models, A Bahrain based company which founded in 1993. It specializes in producing handmade aircraft, yacht and architectural models. Bader Murad is married and has three children - Elias, Faris and Alia.

Early Life: Bader was born on June 8th, 1965 in the eastern province city of Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both of his parents are from the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is the middle child between two sisters. He completed his schooling in the town of Al-Khobar located ten miles north of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. After completion of high school in Saudi Arabia Bader moved to Bahrain in 1984 and joined Gulf Air as a Management Trainee. He received a scholarship to study aviation management in the United States. He then enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne, Florida in September 1985 to study Aviation Management. After his graduation in 1990 Bader peruse his higher education and enrolled in the master’s program to study Aviation Aerospace Management at Embrey-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1991.

Work Experience •	Gulf Air – Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain - Senior Manager Economic Aircraft Planning. Strategy Planning Dept. (1994 – 2013). He was responsible of all aspects of future fleet planning, evaluation, research and airlines economics. •	Bader Models – Kingdom of Bahrain – Founder, CEO & President – Bader Models – since 1993 to date.

Education:	Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation / Aerospace Management Specialization, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA 1992.

Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA 1990.

High School Certificate, Al-Khobar Al-Thanawia, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1983

Bader’s Notable Works: In 2008, Gulf Air commissioned Bader Murad to create a theme aircraft to promote the Formula One racing which takes place in Bahrain annually. He designed and painted an Airbus A330-200, Gulf Air plane with his own design named “Pearl of the Desert”. In 2010, Gulf Air once again asked Bader Murad to create another theme aircraft to promote the newly launched Bahrain Air Show. This time he designed an Airbus A320 plane which he named after his wife “Elbatoul”.

TV Documentary: In 2010, Bahrain TV produced a documentary special (40 minutes) titled “The Purple Sea” about Bader’s journey into the aircraft model business and the obstacles he has overcome in order to achieve the renown he has today in this field. Original broadcast of this documentary was on January 11, 2010. On February of the same year, Bahrain TV won the golden award for this movie under the documentary category in “The 11th GCC Radio & TV Festival” Awards: 1.	National & Space Exploration Museum’s ‘Wall of Honor’ name placement and certificate – Smithsonian, District of Colombia, USA, 2010. 2.	Guinness Book of World Records, UK, 2000. 3.	Gold medal for outstanding academic achievement, Ministry of Education, Bahrain 1991. 4.	Honorary Citizenship certificate, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 1991.

Bader Murad Channel on YouTube Tv Interviews (Several links)

References Magazines/Newspapers (Several links)

Bader Murad Channel on YouTube Tv Interviews (Several links)

References Magazines/Newspapers (Several links)

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Born		Bader Yousif Abdulla Murad June 8th, 1965 Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Nationality 	Bahraini

Residence 	Bahrain

Occupation 	Businessman, Aircraft Artist

Years Active 	1993 - present

Religion   	Muslim

Spouse    	Batoul Bendimerad (m. 2009)

Children 	Elias Murad (b. 12/2011) Faris Murad (b. 12/2011) Alia Murad (b. 07/2013)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vector Prime (Transformers)

The result was redirect to List of Autobots. RL0919 (talk) 05:01, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Vector Prime (Transformers)

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Non-notable fictional character TTN (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

 * Comment: I am loath to agree to delete when the first 2 sources are books that I don't have access to. Does anyone have any idea what the treatment of "Vector Prime" in those 2 books is? Rockphed (talk) 17:55, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's extremely unlikely it's anything of importance. It looks more like someone stuck them there to pretend they mean anything seeing as they sourced such a minor piece of information with both. I think it's fairly common throughout these articles because they've been targets for deletion for so long. TTN (talk) 18:09, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete: there might be good sources out there. Bigfoot might also exist and ETs might have visited earth in the recent past.  I find the three cases to be about equally likely. Rockphed (talk) 18:29, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 03:39, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Autobots. ミラP 19:43, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Autobots per WP:CHEAP. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 20:22, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect, Not notable don its own, redirect to List of Autobots. Alex-h (talk) 12:29, 4 October 2019 (UTC)


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Arundhati (Hinduism)

Arundhati (अरुन्धती) is the wife of the sage Vasishtha, one of the seven sages (Saptarshi) of Hinduism.

Etymology
The name in Sanskrit literally means 'washed by the rays of sun', from  'sun rays', and , 'washed'.

Legend
Arundhati's birth and life are mentioned in various Hindu scriptures. The birth of Arundhati is found in the Shiva Purana and Bhagavata Purana. The instruction by Brahma to Arundhati is described in the Uttara Kanda of the Ramcharitmanas. The rivalry between Vishvamitra and Vasishtha which leads to the death of her hundred sons is described in the Balakanda of Valmiki's Ramayana. The Mahabharata and several Brahmana works describe her sons, including Shakti, and grandson Parashara. Arundhati's meetings with Sita and Rama are mentioned in the Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Vinaya Patrika. Her role in pleading Shiva to marry Parvati is described in the sixth canto of Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa.

As per the Bhagavata Purana, Arundhati is the eighth among the nine daughters of Kardama and Devahuti. She is the grandmother of Parashara and the great-grandmother of Vyasa. The Shiva Purana describes her as being Sandhya, the mind-born daughter of Brahma, in a previous birth. On instruction of Vasishtha, Sandhya pleased Shiva by penance in order to purify herself from passion, and Shiva asked her to jump into Medhatithi's fire. She was then born as Medhatithi's daughter and married Vasishtha. Some other Puranas describe her as the daughter of Kashyapa and sister of Narada and Parvata, and she was offered in marriage to Vasishtha by Narada.

The Mahabharata describes Arundhati as an ascetic who used to give discourses to even the seven sages. The wife of Agni, Svaha, could therefore assume the form of the wives of the other six seers amongst Saptarshi but not that of Arundhati. The epic also narrates how once she pleased Shiva when it did not rain for 12 years and the seven seers were suffering without roots and fruits. Her chastity and service to her husband is mentioned as unparalleled in the Mahabharata.

As per the Valmiki Ramayana, she bore a hundred sons, who were all cursed to die by Vishvamitra. She then bore a son named Shakti and later another one named Suyagya, who studied with Rama at Vasishtha's hermitage. Some sources say she had eight sons including Shakti and Chitraketu.

The life of Arundhati is described in the eponymous Hindi epic poem Arundhati composed by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya in 1994.

Traditions
Arundhati is identified with the morning star and with the star Alcor, which forms a double star with Mizar (identified as Vasishtha Maharshi) in Ursa Major. Arundhati, though the wife of one of the seven seers, is accorded the same status as the seven seers and is worshipped with them as such. In Vedic and Puranic literature, she is regarded as the epitome of chastity, conjugal bliss and wifely devotion. In post-Puranic epic poems in Sanskrit and Hindi, she has been described as "chaste and revered" and with a character that is "unblemished, inspiring and worthy of imitation". In the Hindu culture, there are several beliefs, practices and traditions centred on Arundhati including a ritual in the marriage ceremony after the Saptapadi, a fast, a belief about imminent death, and a maxim.

In one of the rituals of a Hindu marriage, the groom shows the bride the double stars of Vasishtha and Arundhati as an ideal couple, symbolic of marital fulfilment and loyalty. The couples are asked to look up to the constellation symbolizing conjugal love and affection. On the second bright day of the lunar month of Chaitra, a fast in her honour is observed in certain regions of India by ladies whose husbands are alive. This fast is observed with the belief that the ladies observing it would not be widowed.

Since the Arundhati star is faintly visible, there is a belief that when someone is near death, they can not see the Arundhati star. Due to its faintness, the Arundhati used to be shown in steps, first showing the brighter stars, and then relative to that the faint Arundhati star is directed. The maxim in Sanskrit called the Arundhatīdarśananyāyaḥ (IAST: अरुन्धतीदर्शनन्यायः), used in the meaning of inferring the unknown from that which is known, is named after Arundhati.

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Karran

Karran may refer to:
 * Kampta Karran (died 2013), Guyanese sociologist and author
 * Peter Karran (born 1960), Manx politician

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User:IanGertler/sandbox

Smarter Computing is an IT computing infrastructure framework created by IBM. The framework is defined by a set of principles, which, the company says, form a foundation for modern computing systems. The company asserts that these systems are needed to support the demands of today's businesses – and in particular to enable "Smarter Planet" IT and business solutions.

Overview
On March 1, 2011, IBM announced the Smarter Computing framework to support Smarter Planet. One key result of the Smarter Planet business model—–particularly the idea of "intelligent, instrumented, interconnected" systems——is data growth and the related needs to store and analyze that data.

Traditional computing models can meet some of the demands of Smarter Planet. But, IBM suggested that a new model was needed to balance four competing pressures:

 * The need for high-capacity systems that can handle large data sets
 * The need for high-performance systems that can analyze this data in real time
 * The need to quickly change computing systems to adapt to evolving demands for capacity and performance
 * The need to reduce computing costs, especially in the developing world

IBM believes these competing demands created the need for a different computing model that the company dubbed Smarter Computing. The Smarter Computing model is based on three key principles: designing systems for data, optimizing systems for specific workloads and managing systems in using a cloud computing architecture.

 * Designed for data:
 * Modern businesses create and gather enormous amounts of data and the data is changing. More and more data is unstructured——audio, video, images, streams of text——instead of structured data. IBM has asserted that businesses need better tools to store and analyze all of this information to improve decision making. This is often referred to today as big data.

 * Workload optimization
 * According to IBM, the changing data landscape and the changing business environment have made computing workloads place more and more specialized demands on computer systems. IBM has asserted that systems need to be optimized for those demands.
 * According to IBM, the changing data landscape and the changing business environment have made computing workloads place more and more specialized demands on computer systems. IBM has asserted that systems need to be optimized for those demands.

 * Managed using cloud computing technologies
 * According to IBM, cloud server technologies can help improve service delivery and overall business efficiency. The company believes that cloud computing systems can significant reducing management costs and support the IT flexibility businesses need to meet constantly changing business demands.
 * According to IBM, cloud server technologies can help improve service delivery and overall business efficiency. The company believes that cloud computing systems can significant reducing management costs and support the IT flexibility businesses need to meet constantly changing business demands.

History
IBM has owned and managed a wide range of information-related businesses, including typewriters, vacuum tube calculators, magnetic tape drives, disk drives, memory chips, relational databases, ATMs, mainframes, personal computers, supercomputers, consulting, IT services, software and analytics. According to the company, IBM moved into (and sometime out of) these markets based on a set of core values. These values have driven the company to create innovative business technology in order to help IBM's clients succeed. Beginning in the early 20th century, IBM began focusing on business computing. As the business and the world have changed, the company has brought a number of innovative business computing technologies and models to market:

 * The IBM 305 RAMAC was the first computer to use a random-access hard disk drive and changed the way data was stored and used.

 * The IBM 1401—–launched in 1959 as the first "mainframe"—–was one of the initial computers to run entirely on transistors and became the first truly affordable, general purpose business computer.

 * The IBM System/360 offered new compatibility across the product line and even with other company's computers; System/360 changed computing from task-orientation to process-orientation.

 * IBM launched "e-Business" in the late 1990s. The e-Business model described a networked computing and business model that was intended to help customers do business in the new Internet economy.

The Smarter Planet Initiative
In November 2008, IBM Chairman, CEO and President Sam Palmisano outlined a new agenda for building a "Smarter Planet," explaining how the world's systems and industries are becoming more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. IBM illustrates the impact of this model by highlighting initiatives in which leaders created smarter systems to achieve economic growth, near-term efficiency, sustainable development and societal progress. Examples include smart grids, water management systems, solutions to traffic congestion problems, greener buildings, and many others. These systems have historically been difficult to manage because of their size and complexity.

Notable projects
Since the announcement of Smarter Computing, IBM has announced a range of new or refreshed products under the Smarter Computing umbrella, including:

 * zEnterprise
 * iDataPlex
 * IBM Watson - Ginni Rometty, IBM's current President and CEO, spearheaded the company's cloud computing and analytics businesses. She is credited with readying IBM Watson for commercial use.
 * PureSystems
 * Smarter storage for Smarter Computing

Industry and competition
According to a survey conducted by IBM and IDC, the most efficient companies have been able to spend more than 50% in new projects to transform their businesses. Implementing techniques such as virtualization, de-duplication, compression and automatic classification, IT managers can reduce the amount of time they use their storage architects to provide up to 50%, while reducing the cost by 20%. Given the nature of these offerings, many companies provide competing solutions in virtualization, cloud computing, analytics and storage -- including SAP, HP, VMware, EMC, Cisco, Equinix and others -- focusing on various industry segments in the marketplace.

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Talk:David Holsinger

List of Works
Due to some confusion when I was reading his list of works, I reorganized some of the songs that began with "the" i.e. "The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron." When I initially read the list I searched for "The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron" under G. I also believe that "Nilesdance" "Havendance" and "Graysondance" should be together, but should they be put at the bottom of the list maybe?--Ryan Vesey (talk) 17:29, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

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Inclusion of Controversy
Earlier today, I added some information on the controversy regarding Holsinger's joke about transgender people. I did so because I saw it as relevant information for his personal page, and lesser events have lead to permanent edits on pages before. It was removed and re-added a few times, with reasons for removal being that the edit was "leftist propaganda," "simply a differing opinion," and "slanderous."

As much as I see why the inclusion of this could be controversial itself, these reasons do not hold water.

I do not claim to have a political opinion on his post, but he did say them and they did receive enough feedback to be notable. This knocks off the first two. As for it being "slanderous," this implies that it's untrue and/or for the purpose of hurting him. Obviously the first isn't the case, and as for the second, this inclusion was just to put in relevant information that was already out there.

I could have just re-added the edit again, but I wanted to have a discussion instead. Otherwise, this would just be editing back and forth and could cause more problems for this article in the future. Let me know your thoughts.

(EDIT: I have added it again this time, since it seems that no one was aware of my post to the talk page and it was an opportunity to re-add it as well as to encourage an actual discussion.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pythasis (talk • contribs) 18:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

- Pythasis — Preceding undated comment added 07:37, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * If it's covered in reliable sources, we can include it. Otherwise, per the Biographies of Living Persons policy, it must be left out. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:56, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * That's fair. I did include a source to his response about the situation, but the original post was removed for now and it's not exactly been "covered" officially. Seems like a lot of the poorly sourced stuff was just pulled from his Facebook and plopped in there anyway. Hopefully a more cohesive way of getting all of this info in there can be put together soon, but until then I understand the deletion of both my post and the inclusion of his biography in general. - Pythasis (talk • contribs)
 * People who spout transphobic nonsense should be held to account. Doing so is neither "leftist propaganda" or "simply a differing opinion." Transphobes might have an opinion, but it is wrong. Transgenderism is not an opinion. That being said, we must source the stuff correctly. Unfortunately, the truth is not good enough for Wikipedia without "verifiable sources." So, let us keep a keen eye for such sources and update the page as soon as possible. Being fair, however, if Holsinger decides to issue a REAL apology instead of his bullshit, "Please don't treat me like Robert E. Lee," nonapology, that should also be included in any update of the page.There can be only one...TheKurgan (talk) 23:53, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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Dichotomous Key

This e-book can help with the identification of unknown organisms or species. The method adopted uses mostly a dichotomous key based on two choices, which is either in written format or pictographic, or both. For convenience, there may be polytomous sections within the book.

A written dichotomous key presents the reader with two statements that describe certain characteristics. The statements should be mutually exclusive for the key to work efficiently. For example, 'it is either red or it isn't'. On selecting one, the reader is presented with the next couplet choice in the key and so on - to eventually arrive at an identification. This key uses hyperlinks to navigate.

Classification with keys
Taxonomic systems are based on similar characteristics or increasingly on DNA analysis. The systems attempt to model the natural order, thus helping research by classifying different organisms. Taxonomic systems vary, but the following system has been found useful:
 * Domain
 * Kingdom
 * Phylum (called Division in plants)
 * Class
 * Order
 * Family
 * Genus
 * Species

There are many sub units in use.

Keys usually start with a first selection from the following:
 * Plantae - Plants. Typically multicellular, sessile organisms. Their cells have walls composed of cellulose. They are autotrophs, and photosynthesize (with exceptions).
 * Animalia- Animals. Typically multicellilar, motile organisms. They lack rigid cell walls and are heterotrophic (with exceptions).
 * Protista - (A contested group of around 40 phyla of eukaryotic organisms) Typically simple, eukaryotic unicellular microorganisms or multicellular microorganisms without specialized tissues.
 * Fungi - Include yeast and molds. Typically eukaryotic, multicellular organisms. Like plants, they are sessile, but unlike plants they lack chloroplasts and are heterotrophic (with exceptions).
 * Bacteria - Ubiquitous, single-celled prokaryotes a few microns in size, with varying morphology.
 * Archaea - Relatively small group of single-celled prokaryotes more closely related to the eukaryotes than to the bacteria.

How the key works

 * 1) Go to start
 * 2) Use choices given to arrive at the lowest possible level
 * 3) Organism is identified as much as possible

If the description at each level does not appear accurate then back up to some earlier couplet and start over, questioning each decision more carefully. Finally, a verification step is important by comparing the specimen with any further details available including description,photographs and other reference. The habitat and location where the sample was collected is useful for plants. If the description and other information satisfactorily confer, then a correct identification is possible.

Start Here
Which Kingdom does it belong to?

 * Animalia
 * Plant
 * /Fungi/
 * /Protista/
 * /Bacteria/
 * /Archaea/
 * Unknown

Animalia
Does it live underwater or mostly underwater?
 * Yes
 * No

Plantae
What kind of plant is it?

 * Hornwort
 * Liverwort
 * Moss
 * Fern or Fern Ally
 * Cycad
 * Ginkgo
 * Conifer
 * Flowering Plant
 * Unknown

Aquatic Animal
What kind of animal is it?

 * Alligator
 * Barnacle
 * Comb jelly
 * Coral
 * Crocodile
 * Fish
 * Frog
 * Jellyfish
 * Krill
 * Mammal
 * Sea Anemone
 * Shark
 * Sponge
 * Starfish
 * Stingray
 * Toad
 * Turtle

 * Crab (Brachyura) also anomural (hermit crabs)
 * Lobster or Crayfish (Astacidea) also achelata
 * Shrimp (Dendrobranchiata & Caridea), also Cumacea, Stomatopoda, and Stenopodidea (just in case)

 * Other

Terrestrial Animal

 * Alligator
 * Bird
 * Bug
 * Crocodile
 * Frog
 * Insect
 * Lizard
 * Mammal
 * Salamander
 * Slug
 * Snail
 * Salamander
 * Snake
 * Toad
 * Turtle

 * Other

 * Scorpion (Scorpiones), also Palpigradi, Amblypygi, Solifugae, Thelyphonida, Schizomida, and maybe Pseudoscorpionida just in case

Fish
What kind of fish is it?

(Osteichthyes): Actinopterygii & Sarcopterygii, but also lampreys (Myxini) and hagfish (Petromyzontida)

Bird
What kind of bird is it?

 * Albatross
 * Cassowary
 * Chicken
 * Crane
 * Cuckoo
 * Dove
 * Duck
 * Emu
 * Flamingo
 * Goose
 * Grouse
 * Hummingbird
 * Kiwi
 * Loon
 * Ostrich
 * Partridge
 * Penguin
 * Pheasant
 * Pigeon
 * Quail
 * Rhea
 * Stork
 * Swan
 * Turkey

 * Other bird

Insect
What kind of insect is it?

 * Ant
 * Ant lion
 * Bee
 * Beetle
 * Bristletail
 * Butterfly
 * Centipede
 * Cicada
 * Cricket
 * Damselfly
 * Dragonfly
 * Earwig
 * Flea
 * Fly
 * Grasshopper
 * Katydid
 * Louse
 * Mantis
 * Mayfly
 * Millipede
 * Mite
 * Moth
 * Pillbug
 * Roach
 * Silverfish
 * Spider
 * Stick bug
 * Tick
 * Wasp

 * Unknown

Lizard
What kind of lizard is it?

 * Chameleon
 * Gekko
 * Gila monster
 * Iguana
 * Monitor lizard
 * Skink
 * Other lizard

Shark

 * Shark: Upper jaws not fused to skull; Has only one anal/urogenital opening; Has many sharp, replaceable teeth; Gill covering absent.

 * Chimaera: Upper jaws are fused with skull; has separate anal and urogenital openings; Only three pairs of large, permanent grinding tooth plates; Has a gill covering similar to that of bony fishes.

The keys in Wikibooks are still under development. A raw list is given below:

 * /Animalia/
 * /Annelida/
 * /Hirudinea/
 * /Arthropoda/
 * /Hexapoda/
 * /Hemiptera/
 * /Coleoptera/
 * /Dermaptera/
 * /Lepidoptera/
 * /Neuroptera/
 * /Odonata/
 * /Orthoptera/
 * /Myriapoda/
 * /Arachnida/
 * /Acari/
 * /Parasitiformes/
 * /Chordata/
 * /Amphibia/
 * /Chondrichthyes/
 * /Selachimorpha/
 * /Dipnoi/
 * /Petromyzonidae/
 * /Reptilia/
 * /Testudines/
 * /Aves/
 * /Passeriformes/
 * /Anseriformes/
 * /Mammalia/
 * /Carnivora/
 * /Ursidae/
 * /Cetacea/
 * /Chiroptera/
 * /Lagomorpha/
 * /Marsupialia/
 * /Monotremata/
 * /Perissodactyla/
 * /Placentalia/
 * /Primates/
 * /Hominoidea/
 * /Hominidae/
 * /Homininae/
 * /Proboscidea/
 * /Sirenia/
 * /Cnidaria/
 * /Mollusca/
 * /Cephalopoda/
 * /Octopoda/
 * /Bolitaenidae/
 * /Tremoctopididae/
 * /Oegopsida/
 * /Porifera/
 * /Rotifera/
 * /Urochordata/
 * /Archaea/
 * /Bacteria/
 * /Protista/
 * /Fungi/
 * /Plantae/
 * /Lycopodiophyta/
 * /Magnoliophyta/ or Angiospermae
 * Psilotophyta
 * Psilotopsida
 * Psilotales
 * Psilotaceae

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Organic Chemistry/Foundational concepts of organic chemistry/Acids and bases

<< Resonance | Nomenclature >>

Arrhenius Definition: Hydroxide and Hydronium Ions
The first and earliest definition of acids and bases was proposed in the 1800s by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius, who said that an acid was anything that dissolved in water to yield H+ ions (like stomach acid HCl, hydrochloric acid), and a base was anything that dissolved in water to give up OH- ions (like soda lye NaOH, sodium hydroxide). Acids and bases were already widely used in various occupations and activities of the time, so Arrhenius' definition merely attempted to explained well-known and long-observed phenomenon.

Although simple, at the time this definition of the two types of substances was significant. It allowed chemists to explain certain reactions as ion chemistry, and it also expanded the ability of scientists of the time to predict certain chemical reactions. The definition left a great deal wanting, however, in that many types of reactions that did not involve hydroxide or hydronium ions directly remained unexplained.

Many general chemistry classes (especially in the lower grades or introductory levels) still use this simple definition of acids and bases today, but modern organic chemists make further distinctions between acids and bases than the distinctions provided under Arrhenius's definition.

Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases: Proton donors and acceptors
A new definition for acids and bases, building upon the one already proposed by Arrhenius, was brought forth independently by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry in 1923. The new definition did not depend on a substance's dissolution in water for definition, but instead suggested that a substance was acidic if it readily donated a proton (H+) to a reaction and a substance was basic if it accepted a proton in a reaction.

The major advantage of the updated definition was that it was not limited to aqueous solution. This definition of acids and bases allowed chemists to explain a great number of reactions that took place in protic or aprotic solvents that were not water, and it also allowed for gaseous and solid phase reactions (although those reactions are more rare).

For example, the hypothetical acid HA will disassociate into H+ and A-:

$HA \overrightarrow\longleftarrow H^+ + A^-$

The Brønsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases is one of two definitions still in common use by modern chemists.

Lewis Acids and Bases: Electron donors and acceptors
The second definition in widespread use deals not with a molecule's propensity for accepting or donating protons but rather with accepting or donating electrons, thereby demonstrating a slightly different emphasis and further broadening the explanatory and predictive powers of acid-base chemistry.

Probably the most important aspect of Lewis acids and bases is which types of atoms can donate electrons, and which types of atoms can receive them. Essentially atoms with lone pairs, i.e. unshared pairs of electrons in an outer shell, have the capability of using those lone pairs to attract electron-deficient atoms or ions. This is why ammonia can bond a fourth hydrogen ion to create the ammonium ion; its lone pair of electrons can attract and bond to a free H+ ion in solution and hold on to it. For the same reason, methane cannot become methanium ion under ordinary circumstances, because the carbon in methane does not have any unshared pairs of electrons orbiting its nucleus. Generally speaking, Lewis acid are in the nitrogen, oxygen or halogen groups of the periodic table.

Nucleophiles and Electrophiles
Whether or not an atom can donate or accept electrons it can be called a nucleophile or electrophile, respectively. Electrophiles (literally, "lovers of electrons") are attracted to electrons. Electrophiles therefore seek to pair with unshared electrons of other atoms. Nucleophiles, or "nucleus lovers", seek positively charged nuclei such as those available in acidic solutions as hydronium ions. It is important to note that electrophiles and nucleophiles are often ions, but sometimes they are not.

Understanding electrophiles and nucleophiles goes beyond simply ideas of acids and bases. They are, in a majority of cases, the major players in organic reactions. As we will, over and over again, find reactions that are the result of nucleophiles attacking electrophiles. Keep in mind that the idea of nucleophiles and electrophiles is very related to the ideas of acids and bases in the Lewis context.

But it is also important to understand that, while they are related, they are not exactly the same thing either. An ion or molecule can be a strong nucleophile and a weak base (e.g. N3-, RS-, I-, Br- and CN-). Another ion can be a poor nucleophile and a strong base ((CH3)3CO-, R2N-). And yet others are strong nucleophiles and strong bases (R3C-, RO-, HO-) and poor nucleophiles and poor bases (RCO2-, ROH, NH3).

This will all be discussed in greater detail as the topics of specific reactions and reaction mechanisms are covered. In the meantime, try to bear in mind that nucleophiles are basic and electrophiles are acidic.

pKa and Acidity
The acid dissociation constant of a substance is commonly called its pKa, and it is a measure of the negative log of the K value of an acid dissociation reaction. (The K value refers to the equilibrium calculations you learned how to perform in general chemistry—if you have forgotten your K's and Q's, now would be a good time to refresh your memory on the topic.)

 * $$pK_a = -\log(K_a)$$

The lower the pKa value is, the more acidic (and consequently, less basic) a substance is. There is also a pKb value for all relevant substances, but it is common in organic chemistry to use pKa exclusively, even when discussing bases. This is because extremely high pKa values correlate exactly to extremely low pKb values, so there is no need to use both kinds of measurements. Any pKa value higher than seven means that a substance is not acidic when placed in water, but it does not mean that substance cannot be an acid. Alcohols are a good example of this: they can donate a hydrogen ion in chemical reactions but they do not do so readily, which makes them acidic but only very weakly so. Many of the acids in organic chemistry are considerably weaker than acids used for inorganic chemistry, so discussion of acid-base chemistry in organic reactions may not necessarily relate well to your previous understanding of the topic.

<< Foundational concepts | << Resonance | Acids and bases | Nomenclature >> | Alkanes >>


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Wiktionary:Votes/2007-10/The Joy of Categories

Add a "common categories" subsection to WT:ELE
Voting on: Adding the following to WT:ELE as a subsection of the section, "Category Links". The following new subsection would be called, "Common Categories": -

===== Common Categories =====

Some categories are common enough to warrant mention.

 * There are categories for each type of word, for example, Category:English nouns. You usually needn't worry about these, because the inflection templates automatically add them.  But if you use no inflection template, it's necessary for either you-  or a bot-  to explicitly add these.  In that case, you can also add a category like Category:English nouns that lack inflection template.

 * There are categories which further distinguish a word from other words of its same type. Some of these include:
 * Category:English irregular verbs
 * Category:English transitive verbs
 * Category:English intransitive verbs
 * Category:English ergative verbs

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 * Vote ends: 13 November 2007 closed early
 * Vote starts: 13 October 2007
 * Vote Created: Language Lover 05:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Discussion: WT:BP

Support

 * 1) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Language Lover 05:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)  It purely enhances WT:ELE, making it give more explanation, without creating any policy changes.  Indeed, what policy changes it would create, are already widely in use... by definition! :)
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support generally, though it'd be nice to make clear that we don't expect editors to add these categories if they don't know what they mean. —Ruakh TALK 06:13, 13 October 2007 (UTC) (Striking, per EncycloPetey's comment below. I'll vote for this again when the text is better hammered out.) —Ruakh TALK 16:25, 13 October 2007 (UTC) (De-striking, per DAVilla's comment. Man, am I indecisive. Please, no one else make any comments I might agree with!) —Ruakh TALK 18:24, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support DAVilla 18:21, 13 October 2007 (UTC) The point of the vote is to add some information that would be helpful. I don't think the exact wording matters because non-controversial edits can be made to the page without all this formality. Edit: Of course, it would be better to have already gone through all that first, but we can leave it up to LL to change approach if desired. DAVilla 18:21, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]] Oppose EncycloPetey 15:32, 13 October 2007 (UTC) I'm not against the idea behind this vote.  In fact, I think a section of this kind should certainly appear in ELE.  However, I don't care for the particular wording used in the proposal above.  The draft above is lacking some key exaplantion about what is going on, and contains grammatical errors.  This really should go through some discussion first to hammer out the specific text; otherwise, we'll have to go through this vote again just to modify it to what we want. --EncycloPetey 15:32, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]] Oppose Connel MacKenzie 20:59, 14 October 2007 (UTC) Violates the TLDR principle.  Better suited for the Help: namespace, without a vote.  --Connel MacKenzie 20:59, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I admit it could be much more concise. DAVilla 02:23, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]] Oppose Cynewulf 01:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC) These categories can be handled automatically by templates (,, , etc). There should have been a discussion of what should get done instead of this vote.
 * I don't think is very helpful, since in all cases an ergative verb should have two separate definition lines, one for the transitive sense and one for the intransitive. Being ergative is a consequence of the unexpected relationship between these two senses. —Ruakh TALK 03:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, it doesn't belong on the definition line, and I guess it would look a bit odd to start putting things on the POS repeater line for English. Anyway, this is why the goals should have been discussed before throwing a specific implementation out for a vote: people will find problems with specific implementations. If the goal here is to populate categories, there are better ways. If the goal is to explain what these categories are for, there doesn't need to be an explicit, uneditable list of them in ELE. Encouraging people to add categories is fine, but the proposed text doesn't do that to any great extent. Cynewulf 16:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think "uneditable" is really accurate; with a section like this that's more informative than normative (as a W3C spec would put it), I don't think there's any problem with future cleanup, expansion/trimming, clarification, etc. —Ruakh TALK 18:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This vote comes from LL's attempt simply to add the section to ELE and the resulting "you can't do that, this is a policy document" reverts. Apparently people do think there's a problem. I'd like to see separate "How to read an entry" (informative, of course), "How to make a good entry" (informative), and "Formatting requirements" (normative) documents, but that is a matter for another debate. Cynewulf 18:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]] Oppose Rod (A. Smith) 19:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC) I agree with Cynewulf.  Besides, this vote was created without the usual discussion to refine its wording.  If there had been any such discussion, we could have corrected the language that would otherwise lead editors in the wrong direction.  As it stands, the examples it gives should instead be handled by templates instead of manual categories.  Rod (A. Smith) 19:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]] Oppose Too wordy, wording not discussed, both does too much and too little, etc. ELE should just reference Categories, which can use some work. (and vote named improperly) Robert Ullmann 14:16, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments
Guys, as it stands, I could theoretically up and decide that "English nouns" should be changed to "English nominals", and make a bot start going through and changing all the categories. This wouldn't violate any regulation or anything and there's nothing anyone could do about it. So please change your "Oppose" votes to "Support" votes. Most the objections seem to be about the specific wording, we can always change that later. Language Lover 09:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Well, it's not advisable to push through changes that others disagree with. I promise there is someone here who see to it that such a bot be blocked. But I understand your sentiment, which I'd phrase something like this: Something should be decided, and though we'd abide by any consensus, flatly there isn't one. As long as it's undecided who's to stop progress in saying that nothing can be done about it?
 * Frankly, although a new section may be a bit much, I agree with you in principle on this this issue and on flexibility of the wording, but recently the community has been very careful with changes to policy pages. If that's too much caution then I do wish it could be turned around. This is a wiki after all, so what's with the pre-emptive avoidance of any conflict? Conflict isn't necessarily evil, and imperically fear of conflict leaves pages outdated.
 * I don't feel that our pleas are going to change anyone's opinion, so I would suggest a different course. What I propose is this: Instead of calling for a vote for any page change, even one that doesn't attempt to actually change policy, just make the change. If it's wrong it will be reverted, and the editor told that policy changes require a vote. If someone disagrees with the edit subjectively they can revert or substantially modify it and start a discussion on the talk page, or they can partially modify the change and leave a discussion up to the original contributor, if he or she is unsatisfied. In other words, significant alterations, such as rewording critical sections, are not allowed, but beyond just minor tweaks, revisions can be made if they are not controversial.
 * What that means in this case is to have the discussion on the talk page before bringing this to a vote. In other words, if this vote were suspended, then people could talk about the issue itself without arguing about whether the wording is flexible or not, and who knows, if agreement is reached maybe we wouldn't even need a vote after that discussion. To say that a vote is required for every change is a somewhat outlandish restraint. DAVilla 02:24, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * What's wrong with using a vote to confirm consensus for a suggested policy page change? The extra delay seems a reasonable price to pay for wheel war prevention. Rod (A. Smith) 16:40, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Abstain

 * 1) [[Image:Symbol abstain vote.svg|20px]] Abstain Rod (A. Smith) 09:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC) I'd rather ELE not state such an arbitrary list of categories.  Can the actual list be left somewhere like Index to templates, with just a link from WT:ELE?  Rod (A. Smith) 09:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol abstain vote.svg|20px]] Abstain H. (talk) 18:40, 28 October 2007 (UTC) I think it would not be bad to add something like this somewhere, but TLDR is indeed a good reason not to do this.  Generally, WT:ELE should be worked over, redirecting to more specific pages in about every paragraph, only mentioning the basic stuff.

Decision

 * With 3 supporting, 5 opposing, and 1 abstaining, this fails. (Technically, this has till tomorrow, but it's obviously not going to garner consensus between now and then; no need to keep this open. Clearly nothing along these lines is going to pass without discussion in advance.) —Ruakh TALK 20:02, 12 November 2007 (UTC)


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User:Stars&Stuff553

Spacefaring Empress and Queen of the Stars.

Her Most Signipotent Majesty.

Notoriously Perfect.

I read History and Linguistics mostly, but I also do other things.

Currently working on a novel of sorts.

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Mohamed Hayir Maareeye

Mohamed Hayir Maareeye is a Somali politician. He is the former Minister of Information of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 6 February 2015 by the now former Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.

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rounded vowel

Noun

 * 1)  A vowel that is pronounced with the lips drawn together and forming a circular opening.

Usage notes

 * Even outside the fixed expression rounded vowel, the adjective may be used to describe a vowel or consonant.

Translations

 * Hungarian: ajakkerekítéses magánhangzó

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Albert Craig

Albert Craig may refer to:

 * Albert M. Craig (born 1927), American professor of Japanese history
 * Albert Craig (rhymester) (1849–1909), English writer of cricket verse, known as "The Surrey Poet"
 * Albert Craig (footballer) (born 1962), Scottish former footballer
 * Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, former member of Jamaican vocal trio Israel Vibration

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ADHD (Joyner Lucas song)

"ADHD" is a song by American rapper Joyner Lucas, released on September 12, 2019 as the sixth single from his debut studio album of the same name (2020). It was produced by Highself.

Content
The song finds Joyner Lucas detailing his internal struggles as a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. and his refusal to medicate for his condition.

Music video
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Joyner Lucas revealed details behind the filming of the music video:

"I shot the video in Massachusetts at a huge warehouse building. I had the idea to be in multiple places at one time to mimic how my brain works. When I was younger my mind was all over the place. When I grew up I learned how to contain it but still find myself wandering off. I wanted to create a visual of what that may look like. If you pay attention you can see the video is filled with tons of people pressuring me to take prescription pills as I refused. In the end, I ended up taking the pill and falling asleep. My director Ben Proulx and our film company Project 2 really helped put it together. This video was shot in one take behind a green screen and a motion track that followed me in circles. I always wanted to do a one-take music video and this was the perfect opportunity."

The video was released on December 13, 2019 and includes a preview of Lucas's song "Revenge" in the beginning. As "ADHD" begins playing, Lucas wakes up for a day. He is shown engaging in daily activities that happen in various locations, such as going to school, eating dinner, going to the library, the hospital, playing basketball, and grocery shopping, which are challenged by his pressure to treat his ADHD with pills. He finds respite in performing at a concert near the end of the clip. In the end, he reluctantly takes his medication before going to sleep.

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Jubaland Darawiish

The Jubaland Darawiish Force is a paramilitary force that forms the security unit of Jubaland, an autonomous federated state in southern Somalia. The Jubaland Darawiish started operating under the administration of Ahmed Madobe. Headquartered in Kismayo, one of its primary bases is located in Afmadow. Jubaland president Madobe has said that the force aims to focus on counter-terrorism and provocative actors within the state of Jubaland. The unit is commanded by Lt. Col Mahad Islaam.

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Little Flower Church, Kaprassery

Little Flower Church, Kaprassery is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, in the village of Kaprassery, India. It is dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. It is located close to the Cochin International Airport.

About the Parish
The Little Flower Church, Kaprassery is under the Ernakulam Angamaly Arch Diocese and Rev. Fr. Paul Kottackal (Sr.) is the present vicar of the parish. He belongs to OSH congregation and previously worked as assistant vicar at Angamaly Basilica. There are about 230 families under the parish.

History
Before this church, Kaprasserians depended on Akaparambu Catholic Church for their religious practices. Later as directed by the vicar of Agaparambu Church, a tutor started visiting Kaprassery for teaching catechism. Then a chapel was built for Sunday school teaching. Gradually it became a Christian religious center with a small group of people from the areas of Kaprassery, and many surrounding areas. With the arrival of Fr. James Chaveli, a new church has been constructed at the center of Kaprassery village. With the donations and effort of many people, they constructed a new church.

CMC Udhayabhavan
This is the only religious house that comes in the Little Flower Church boundary. It is run by CMC sisters. The house is known as CMC Udhayabhavan convent. There are about ten regular sisters and many often visits the house. This house is under the Andhra Province of CMC sisters and it is considered as a transit house due to the closeness to the International airport, railway stations and bus terminals.

Catechism
Since Catechism is considered as the primary and integral part of the parish, it is given a prominent role in the church. The Catechism classes are conducted for all students from first standard and 12th standard and it is affiliated to Department of Catechises and Moral Education of Ernakulam Angamaly Archdiocese. These students are divided into six sections. They are: Pre communion, Communion, Post communion, Pre confirmation, Confirmation and Youth. Further they are divided into different classes. Presently there are more than 250 students in the church who undergo their faith formation through Catechism. Under the guidance of parish priests, head master and animator around ten teachers act as faith formers during these Sunday classes.

K.C.Y.M
This is a chapter of state level youth organization which focuses on empowerment of catholic youth from Kerala. Being a youth led movement it aims at creating a synergy between youth culture and spiritual values. It is important during this time as the society seeks to empower the youth to be able to integrate spiritual values such as love, service and compassion into the modern lifestyle of today's youth. The organization takes an active part in all parish activities and cultural programs conducted by the Church.

L.F. Conference (Vincent De Paul)
This is the Kaprassery Chapter of international Roman Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need; addressing social and material needs in all its many forms.

Little Flower Parish fiesta
Parish fiesta days in Kaprassery brings a hundred and one memories; some happy and some sad. It reminds of the well decorated and illuminated face of parish church, old and familiar faces of parishioners and people in the distant beyond, some lost and half forgotten. Parish was established in the year 1976. It is named Little Flower Church after the Saint Therese of Lisieux (LittleFlower). Kaprassery celebrates its parish fiesta every first weekend of February in honour of her patroness Saint Therese of Lisieux (Little Flower) and of Saint Sebastian. This most awaited weekend is preceded by nine days evening novena and holy mass. These days, you will find the pious and devoted Kaprasserians offering their prayers, thanks giving for the blessings granted upon their family and nation by the loving God with the intercession of our Lady. The celebration is doubly blessed and become more significant in the parish church which has been the center of the life of a Kaprasserian. By the end of ninth day, folks decorate their frontage of house and village roads with tender coconut leaves and with the plantain trunk. Soon the much awaited weekend arrives and celebration begins by hosting papal flag in front of the church and holy mass follows. Later in the evening parishioners comes up with a bunch of beautiful cultural programs and the real celebration begins as each and every devotee and guest is welcomed in the heart and homes of village folks in the unique charm and Kaprassery hospitality. Saturday procession, after celebrating the holy mass, is something everyone participates with lot of devotion and pride. The sharing of laughters, all the eating and the drinking! What a weekend! But by Sunday evening, the host smiles with pride and joy for another merry making that had soon come to pass. Once again memories are made in the hearts of each Kaprasserians. The activities are set through the leadership of parish priest and parish fest committee.

Onanilavu
It is an annual cultural show organised by Kerala Catholic Youth Movement Kaprassery Chapter (K.C.Y.M.), as a part of Onam celebrations. It is a platform for all the Kaprasserians to showcase their talents and also to be a part of delicious cultural fiesta. It is organised at Little Flower Church Parish Hall.

The Holy Rosary Month
Kaprasserians are popular for their devotion towards Mother Mary. Just like all the Catholics around the world, they spent October as the month of the Holy Rosary. They start the month with daily family unit level Rosary meetings at various homes in the evening. Towards the end of the month, exactly, for the last ten days, they all come together at the parish in the evening for the Holy Mass and the Holy Rosary thereafter. On the last day youth of the parish, under the leadership of K.C.Y.M., leads the holy rosary and everyone part after a love treat arranged by youth at parish hall. During these ten days K.C.Y.M. organizes a Marian Quiz competition for the parish families, with the objective to enable the devotees to know more and stay close to Mother Mary.

title: Little Flower Church, Kaprassery