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Roller coaster inversion

A roller coaster inversion is a roller coaster element in which the track turns riders upside-down and then returns them to an upright position. Early forms of inversions were circular in nature and date back to 1848 on the Centrifugal railway in Paris. These vertical loops produced massive g-force that was often dangerous to riders. As a result, the element eventually became non-existent with the last rides to feature the looping inversions being dismantled during the Great Depression. In 1975, designers from Arrow Development created the corkscrew, reviving interest in the inversion during the modern age of steel roller coasters. Elements have since evolved from simple corkscrews and vertical loops to more complex inversions such as Immelmann loops and cobra rolls. The Smiler at Alton Towers holds the world record for the number of inversions on a roller coaster with 14.

Prototypes (1848–1903)
The first inversion in roller coaster history was part of the Centrifugal Railway of Paris, France, built in 1848. It consisted of a 43 ft sloping track leading into a nearly circular vertical loop 13 ft in diameter. During the early 1900s, many rides including vertical loops appeared around the world. These early loops had a major design flaw: the circular structure produced intense g-forces (hereafter "Gs"). The Flip Flap Railway, designed by Lina Beecher and built in 1895 on Coney Island of Brooklyn, United States, had a 25-foot circular loop at the end which though initially popular caused some discomfort in passenger's necks, and the ride soon closed. Loop the Loop, another looping coaster, was built later in Coney Island as well. This time the loops were slightly oval-shaped rather than circular, though not clothoid in shape like modern loops. Although the ride was safe, it had a low capacity, loading four people every five minutes (48 people per hour, compared to 1800 riders per hour on Corkscrew, an early modern coaster that opened in 1976), and was poorly received after the discomfort of the Flip Flap Railway. As their novelty wore off and their dangerous reputation spread, compounded with the developing Great Depression, the early looping coasters disappeared.

Corkscrew (1968–1976)
The concept of inverting riders was not revisited until the 1970s. In 1968, Karl Bacon of Arrow Dynamics created a prototype steel roller coaster with a corkscrew, the first of its kind. The prototype proved that a tubular steel track, first pioneered by Arrow to create Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds in 1959, could execute inversions both safely and reliably. The full model of the prototype, aptly named Corkscrew, was then installed in Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, United States, making history as the world's first modern inverting roller coaster (it was relocated to Silverwood Park of Idaho in 1990). In 1976, the previously disastrous vertical loop was successfully revived when Anton Schwarzkopf constructed the Great American Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain of Valencia, United States, which became the world's first complete circuit looping roller coaster. Another roller coaster named Corkscrew, built in Cedar Point of Ohio in the same year, became the first with three inversions.

Inversions (1977–present)
The next few years brought innovations that are still popular in modern coasters. The shuttle roller coaster (non-complete circuit) was invented by Schwarzkopf in 1977 and realized at Kings Island with the Screamin' Demon coaster. These early incarnations used the weight-drop mechanism (as opposed to the later flywheel methods) to launch the trains. Built in 1978, the Loch Ness Monster in Busch Gardens Williamsburg became the first coaster with interlocking loops. It is still the only coaster with this feature, as the only other coasters containing interlocking loops are now defunct: Lightnin' Loops, built by Arrow in Six Flags Great Adventure, was sold in 1992, and Orient Express of Worlds of Fun was demolished in 2003. The first Schwarzkopf shuttle loops with a flywheel launch also first appeared in 1978. Arrow's Revolution, Europe's first looping coaster, was built in 1979 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach of England. In 1980, Carolina Cyclone opened at Carowinds as the first roller coaster with four inversions. The Orient Express opened at Worlds of Fun of Kansas City, United States, in 1980, with the newly invented batwing (not to be confused with a boomerang), a single track element with two inversions.

In 1981, Vekoma invented the Boomerang coaster model, which became the most duplicated roller coaster ever. The first Boomerang was built at Reino Aventura (now Six Flags México) of Mexico City, Mexico in 1982. The Boomerang has had over 50 clones built worldwide from Doha, Qatar, to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 1982 also brought the first five-inversion coaster, Arrow's Viper at Darien Lake in Darien, New York.

The record for number of inversions was broken quickly in the following years. Arrow's Vortex at Kings Island, built in 1987, was the first to have six. The next year, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America broke that record with seven inversions. In 1995, Dragon Khan in Spain's Port Aventura became the first to have eight. In 2002, Colossus at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England was the first with ten. In 2013, The Smiler at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, broke the record again with 14 inversions.

In 2000, Kings Island built Son of Beast, the world's first wooden roller coaster with a vertical loop. Until then, all roller coasters with any inversions were steel. After structural problems caused an incident in July 2006 that injured several riders, Son of Beast's loop was removed in December 2006 to make it possible to use lighter trains.

In 2002, X, now X2, designed by Arrow, opened in Six Flags Magic Mountain. It is marketed as the world's first Fourth dimension roller coaster, capable of rotating riders upside-down independently of any track elements. This adds difficulty in delineating the number of inversions such rides have. As the riders physically rotate 360 degrees forward and backwards, proponents insist the number of inversions should not include only track elements. According to Guinness World Records, the roller coaster with the most inversions counted this way is Eejanaika (ええじゃないか, Ain't it great?), another 4th Dimension roller coaster, in Fuji-Q Highland of Fujiyoshida, Japan, which rotates riders 14 times. Counting only track elements, however, Alton Tower's The Smiler has the world record for number of inversions, also rotating riders 14 times.

Two or more wooden roller coasters with inversions opened in each of 2013, 2014, and 2017. As opposed to the vertical loop that Son of Beast had, Outlaw Run and Hades 360, Mine Blower and Goliath (at Six Flags Great America) have more complex inversions. Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City has a double barrel roll and a 153° over-banked turn, and Hades 360 has a single corkscrew. Other elements which partially invert riders, such as the overbanked turn which occasionally turn riders beyond 90 degrees, are not typically considered inversions.

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Talk:Edison Chen

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Norman Lloydbottom, are you sure of this fact? I can't seem to find it anywhere on the net. The film "Kwong Wu", do you mean "Jiang Hu"? Comrade-HW 06:26, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

Loydbottom, where are you getting these facts? Comrade-HW 01:21, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

It is common knowledge now in Hong Kong, although the original source stemmed from three different entertainment magazines.

Way to copy and paste the info from asianhunk.net

Fast Facts section
Is it really necessary to have note of his favourite colour and city? --ha ha, same thing with the introduction, his occupation - 'idol'? ill take it out 220.236.28.144 11:51, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Copyright Violation
As mentioned above in an unsigned comment, the greater majority of this article has been lifted almost word for word from this Asiahunk.net page. Completely lifting work from other sites almost word for word is plagiarism and a copyright violation. Luke! 00:38, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I have listed this site under Copyright Problems. I will try and attempt a re-write when I have time. Luke! 00:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Movies Edison has starred in
I've made a small edit to the paragraph which lists movies Edison has starred in. He did not star in Infernal Affairs I. He only starred in the second one.

Hey, EDC did appear on Infernal Affairs I! He was the young Andy Lau there. It was a brief appearance but he was still there. You can even check with Infernal Affairs I here at Wikipedia or just simply go to Infernal Affairs I website. I'm also surprised that someone erased the part about his girls.

EDC's Assailants
222.126.106.26 01:53, 12 May 2007 (UTC) Are you sure EDC's assailants, the one he chased, are FILIPINO teenagers? I can't seem to find it anywhere in the net claiming that they are actually FILIPINOS. There are pics of them on the net but hard to tell their nationality coz a lot of Chinese look like Filipinos.

Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon-Style?
202.163.213.131 11:21, 19 May 2007 (UTC) '''Please explain what you mean by this
 * This came from IP user: 58.105.184.172. It has been reverted.  The movie wasn't out until 2000 so this is likely vandalism. Benjwong (talk) 16:07, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Dark Knight scene
Does anyone have a source for the statement that his scene was pulled from the film due to the photo scandal? Th 2005 (talk) 23:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hhmmm, there should be, Ill try find one. Dengero (talk) 01:09, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

actually, the scane hasn't been pulled despite the photo scandal. you might want to remove the item until you have sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.200.229.164 (talk) 19:15, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I saw the movie and he's in there...cute as a button, too!...very short appearance though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.21.165.141 (talk) 21:22, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Not fluent
I believe he's not fluent in Cantonese or Mandarin. He may be able to speak some of those two languages but he's not fluent otherwise. 71.146.12.130 (talk) 14:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

 * He clearly prefers to speak in English. He has sung a few mandarin songs, but it does not necessarily imply he can converse fluently in mandarin. I have put a cn tag against that fact. Ohconfucius (talk) 02:24, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Date format
The guy is a Hong Kong celeb, but one who has canadian nationality, and may even be living in Canada now. As his main audience is Hong Kong, I believe the article should be in international date format, and not American. Ohconfucius (talk) 02:44, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Canada uses the U.S. date format, so... Pandacomics (talk) 07:10, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Race data
I have removed the claim of 7/8 han chinese, 1/8 portugese for the time being. Conflicting things were published about him in a number of magazine, from him being a shanghai-chinese, to part black, to 1/4 chinese, to 1/8 portugese etc. We need reliable sources. Benjwong (talk) 05:17, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Used a Time magazine source to verify indirectly. The most in depth coverage of his family heritage comes from an issue of the more controversial Eastweek magazine some time in early 2008. Benjwong (talk) 04:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

 * Is he actually Chinese? He doesn't look at all Chinese, more like an Indian. 86.176.189.197 (talk) 01:18, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Lead
Per WP:LEAD, we don't give undue weight to recent events. Half of the first paragraph already describes his recent notoriety from the photo scandal. The internet search ranking and poll results don't deserve its own paragraph in the lead; not to mention that it's also repeated in the scandal section of the article. --Madchester (talk) 16:57, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I was expecting to agree with you, but looking at it, I find that I don't. It's only six words of one sentence, and the sentence is highly material to his current status, stepping away from the entertainment industry.  That sentence is about a third of the lede, and the mention of the sex scandal is a very small part of the entire paragraph.  I think it has appropriate weight.  If you think the current status occupies too much of the lede, I would suggest that it's only because the lede is too short, and perhaps should be expanded with other material elements of the article. TJRC (talk) 17:11, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * His internet search ranking beat out beijing olympics, and many other notable items in a very eventful year 08. Shouldn't that be taken into consideration? Also TJRC removed a section deemed as superstition.  In the east Tooth fairy is superstition but these practices are not. We may need to think in reverse here. Benjwong (talk) 00:18, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, per Notability_(people), the search engine test is an invalid criteria for determining the notability of an individual.
 * Per WP:LEAD, the intro should give a general overview about a topic. While an interesting achievement, such details are more appropriate in context to the scandal rather than his career as a whole.  --Madchester (talk) 01:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I think you misinterpreted that rule in the guideline. That page is for "Notability (people)". It basically said the search engine test should NOT be a criteria used to say a person is notable/avoid deletions.  In this case the search engine count is not being used as some kind of leverage.  It is only used to emphasize where he ranked among all subjects in 2008. Benjwong (talk) 02:08, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Past life, reincarnation analysis
In a section above, Benjwong wrote ''Also TJRC removed a section deemed as superstition. In the east Tooth fairy is superstition but these practices are not. We may need to think in reverse here.'' Let me better explain. The section deleted was of Szeto Six-cheun's feng shui analysis of Edison Chen's and Nicholas Tse'salleged past lives. Such a section is not actually about Edison Chen; it is perhaps about Szeto Six-cheun, and if he or she has a wikipedia article, perhaps you should discuss adding it there. I would equally object to a western astrologer's horoscope about Chen or any Western celebrity. And, to use Benjwong's example, I would object to a passage about the tooth fairy as well. TJRC (talk) 02:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * My 2 cents is that it fails WP:NOT for being tabloid journalism and WP:BLP for being potentially libelous info. Why is this detail only included in Chen's article and not the other parties mentioned by the feng shui master? --Madchester (talk) 02:11, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The king Moctezuma II clearly talks about his past life. So wikipedia cannot accept Chinese culture talk. But it is completely okay to accept the glorifying of european conquesters. Both are part of wiki biography. Benjwong (talk) 02:18, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I would agree in cutting out "Tse also saved a woman who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a river, that woman is Faye Wong. Though in this life and the past life Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse do not end up together. Cecilia Cheung is supposed to continue the relationship with Tse in this life" But not the rest of the other stuff also. Also, I concur with Benjwong's point. Dengero (talk) 10:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok. We'll remove that chunk because it has nothing to do with this person. Benjwong (talk) 13:57, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The difference is that Montezuma is dead; Chen is not. Per WP:BLP, we write conservatively about living subjects. --Madchester (talk) 17:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Look, either this passage is alleged to be asserting something about Chen or it is not. If it is alleged to be about Chen, a feng shui master speculating about someone's past lives is not a WP:RS, and the inclusion of the passage here violates WP:BLP. If it's not about Chen, it's outside the scope of the article. Either way it needs to be deleted. TJRC (talk) 18:17, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * To write conservatively by WP:BLP standard is to not write about the scandal at all. AFAIK past life cultural analysis is very common in the culture. Benjwong (talk) 19:00, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

This discussion is going nowhere, so I've opened a discussion on the BLP noticeboard; see WP:BLPN. TJRC (talk) 20:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I do not see how someone opining on someone else's past lives in a tabloid is in any way acceptable under our BLP policies. I have removed the information, untill such time as a consensus is reached that it should be included. Please do not return poorly sourced information about a living person without strong and broad consensus to include it. Hipocrite (talk) 21:31, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The source is not a tabloid. Either you join in the BLP board or avoid jumping in. Thank you. Benjwong (talk) 21:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I found this article because of your back and forth on the BLP board. Hipocrite (talk) 21:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I've fully protected the article for a week until this content dispute has been resolved. --Madchester (talk) 23:09, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure. Benjwong (talk) 00:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I don't see any serious BLP problem, but there's an inherent undue weight issue in adding this sort of speculation about what a specific religion thinks about Chen's past lives. If explicitly subscribed to the beliefs it might be a different situation. JoshuaZ (talk) 16:55, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Why's he allowed to enter HK?
Given he has a criminal record for attacking a taxi, why has HK Immigration allowed him to enter and stay in HK? He's born in Canada, and is therefore not a citizen of HK. 86.176.189.197 (talk) 01:20, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

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Fourteener

In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener (also spelled 14er) is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14000 ft. The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has the most (53) of any single state; Alaska is second  with 29. Many peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States, one particular state, or another region.

Qualification criteria
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
 * 1) Topographic elevation is the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
 * 2) Topographic prominence is how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
 * 3) Topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) is how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.

Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as fourteeners. Summits that qualify are those considered by mountaineers to be independent. Objective standards for independence include topographic prominence and isolation (distance from a higher summit), or a combination of the two. However, fourteener lists do not always use such objective rules consistently.

A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least 300 ft of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 12, and Washington has 2.

According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, the standard in Alaska uses a 500 ft prominence rule rather than a 300 ft rule. By this rule, Alaska has at least 21 peaks over 14000 ft and its 12 highest peaks exceed 15000 ft.

Fourteeners
The following table lists the 96 mountain peaks of the United States with at least 14000 ft of topographic elevation and at least 300 ft of topographic prominence]. Of these, 53 rise in Colorado, 29 in Alaska, 12 in California, and 2 in Washington (Liberty Cap is part of the crater atop Mt Rainier). The 22 highest fourteeners all rise in Alaska.

Topographic prominence
The table above uses a minimum topographic prominence criterion of 300 ft and includes 96 peaks. The number of peaks included depends upon the minimum topographic prominence criterion. A criterion of 100 m includes 90 peaks, 500 ft includes 77 peaks, 1000 ft includes 63 peaks, and 500 m includes 46 peaks.

The following U.S. summits have 14,000 ft of elevation, but have less than 300 ft of topographic prominence:
 * Denali, Browne Tower, 14,530, Alaska: Prominence = 25 - 125 ft. Why this became included on some fourteener lists is unclear.
 * Mount Cameron, 14,238, Colorado: Prominence = 118 feet.
 * El Diente Peak, 14,159, Colorado: Prominence = 239 feet. On many fourteener lists.
 * Point Success, 14,158, Washington: Prominence = 118 feet.
 * Polemonium Peak, 14,080+, California: Prominence = 160–240 feet.
 * Starlight Peak, 14,080, California: Prominence = 80–160 feet.
 * North Conundrum Peak, 14,040+, Colorado: Prominence = 200–280 feet.
 * North Eolus, 14,039, Colorado: Prominence = 159–199 feet.
 * North Maroon Peak, 14,014, Colorado: Prominence = 234 feet. On many fourteener lists.
 * Thunderbolt Peak, 14,003, California: Prominence = 223 feet.
 * Sunlight Spire, 14,001, Colorado: Prominence = 195–235 feet.

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Talk:Tim Eyman

Added some personal details
I added some personal details and more general information, but I don't want to remove the "Non-neutral" flag myself. If others agree that the objectivity of this Wikipedia article is restored and that it is more complete now, I'm hoping that the tag will be removed soon. Danny Goodisman, Seattle

"Tax revolt" is not a POV slogan, but a widely-used term used to describe a series of anti-tax state initiative campaigns. See the article for more info, and note the link to the Cato Institute article, using the same term. RadicalSubversiv E 06:27, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Erm, I actually meant to move that to "see also", but forgot to. Sorry.  I just didn't like it in the first sentence, where it lacked any sort of flow.  Also, it's odd that we say he uses initiatives and referenda to eliminate taxes, then the first initiative we discuss is anti-affirmative action.  DanKeshet 18:19, May 2, 2004 (UTC)

What are "car tabs"?

 * Added a blurb the first place it's mentioned. Velvetsmog 17:23, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

When trying to link to the List of Washington initiatives page for I-200, I noticed it wasn't on the list. Using the current numbering scheme, I-200 would have been filed somewhere between 1956 and 1958. Anyone know why I-200 doesn't fit the current numbering scheme?

 * I-200 was an initiative to the legislature, rather than to the people -- they're on two different numbering schemes. It was in the late 90s, and abolished affirmative action. RadicalSubversiv E 18:45, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

It seems to need a bit of an actual introduction as to who Tim Eyman *is*. -- Sotek

Fixed link for I-200 Bdelisle 03:56, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Why does the intro talk about what some critics think of him? --67.161.117.189 04:06, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

This article seems way longer than it should be based on the actual importance of Tim Eyman 71.231.64.92 17:40, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

POV?
I cleaned up some of the biased language, renamed a heading "Controversy". I think the article can probably remove the bias flag, and probably the source flag at this point. Krisdahl (talk) 08:24, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

The article seems to be a list of grievances with the man, although I can say that the language used does not in itself convey any bias. Right from the second sentence it begins with his critics POV. "His critics in Washington consider him a political operative who uses media manipulation and scare tactics to accomplish his goal of overturning legislation his corporate clients don't agree with." Also, the entire Initiative section is negative, as well as "Eynman's salary".

Here's another gem: "After a slow start, a last ditch plea for funds from direct-mail donors ensured that enough paid signature gatherers could be hired to get I-776 onto the ballot".

Yea I dont' know much about him either, but I definetly think its' POV. Let me know what you think. Adambiswanger1 01:22, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I withdraw my comment about the article not having any POV language or usage. It does. To say it is "Framed as tax revolt" directly implies that it is deceit or trickery intended to fool the public. Adambiswanger1 01:26, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

 * If you look around for him, you'll see that he gets very little good press, partly because of what he does, who he works for, etc. He's not a popular man and is not well liked. I saw him at the grocery store once in Mukilteo, Washington and saw him get booed (not by me). Aep 06:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Your right--he does seem pretty despicable. But there is a way to write an article about a despicable person--it's difficult, though.  See Adolf Hitler, Goering, Ivan the Terrible, Osama bin Laden, etc. Adambiswanger1 16:33, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think any of those people had an initiative filed to declare them a horse's ass (Washington Initiative 831)... Aep 04:31, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, they did, or specifically David Goldstein did. I just added the link to the written text of I-831 in the I-831 section.  You can find this information by clicking on the David Goldstein link.  I think it's pretty ingenious and hilarious, actually.  BobCubTAC 19:24, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Saddam Hussein's article has a lot of negative stuff in it as well, that doesn't make it POV. Some people are not very positive experiences, and saying so doesn't make it POV... WiccaWeb 16:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

There are definitely POV issues here, but the bias runs both ways. The section entitled "Eyman's salary" is a bit of a white-washing in my addmitedly anti-Eyman opinion. Many accused him at the time of out and out lying about the salary issue. To say that he "corrected his statement" and not to mention the 2002 out of court settlement where $53,000 in fines was paid seems to intentionally hide the gravity of the issue. I think, in general, the article would better conform to standards if there was a controversy section as is so common in biographical articles. Damnedliberal 20:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

It appears as if the issues were not solved before the tag was removed. NubianPrince 16:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

The Tim Eyman article isn't POV. The reality is that he is a public figure and that a huge amount of people have been highly critical of him, and this article reflects that. It is factual, and although it talks a lot about negative things the mojority of the public dialog and media coverage is negative. The article is being true to reality rather than sugar coating the article. 75.172.83.6 (talk) 12:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

This article is actually pretty positive about him compared to anything I've read. I'd say there need to be more references added, but other than that I think it has potential. It isn't biased though. QuirkyAndSuch (talk) 13:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

This page is still not free from bias. The last sentence of the introduction ("He has written 20 initiatives and one referendum, 11 of which failed or were voted out, while 6 were deemed unconstitutional, leaving only 4 that were passed by voters and still in effect.") highlights Eyman's failed initiatives and the use of the word "only" is clear bias. 98.246.86.133 (talk) 05:35, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Cleanup
I tagged this article with cleanup because it's kind of clumsily written. I feel like it has so much detail that it doesn't make sense and should at the least have a quicker lead and better summarization of the facts. Aep 06:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree; this is one of the most embarrassing articles I've ever seen on Wikipedia. I mean, look at this: "After initially denying news reports, Eyman corrected his statement about taking less than $50,000 in funds for himself easing the concern and greater support of the public." Easing the concern and greater support? He eased the greater support? The punctuation is enough to make one upchuck. When I have time I will try and go through it and correct it, but honestly, the original work is so poor... Damnedliberal 20:05, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Corrected minor typo in the 2004 section.BobCubTAC 19:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

what about his supporters?
I am the webmaster for Eyman's PAC site and would like to add what his supporters think about him, instead of just his critics. How can I edit the introduction? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.227.186.92 (talk • contribs)
 * Use the "edit this page" function to impliment those changes. I do not agree with Eyman, but I do believe that this page needs some counter-POV in order to balance it and increase its credibility.  - Fearless Son 00:20, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Please keep in mind that anything added into his article (positive or negative) must be from credible sources not related to Eyman, which includes newspapers, magazines, documentaries, etc. You may not use material from Tim Eymans website. 75.172.83.6 (talk) 12:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

so you won't let me make changes?
After spending all night editing out Tim's narrative - so the definitions were reduced to accurate fact - instead of your skewed opinions, all previous edits were erased by someone uninterested in facts. Wikipedia - the free dictionary with an agenda, not truth. I will never send donations to this waste of internet space. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.227.186.92 (talk • contribs) Protip: You can revert it back
 * Wikipedia itself has no particular agenda, other than expanding its content and trying to keep everything loosely-professional. However, Wikipedia is openly edited by literally thousands of people, many of whom might have agendas of their own.  Basically, think of Wikipedia articles as big white boards, and anyone who comes by can write on them, erase them, etc.  If you write something on that white board and someone else comes and erases it, you cannot really say that the white board has an agenda that takes offence at what you wrote.  Tim Eyman is a very public figure in Washington state and is very political, so it is understandable that he would attract many detractors who could come here to try and vent their frustration.  That does not give them justification to deface him though, and as the ultimate goal of all Wikipedia articles on contraversies is neutrality, it would help to have some Eyman praise to match the criticism, balanced on a fulcrum of facts.  If you feel like certain parts of an article is in despute, then you can always place tags onto those parts of an article flagging it for discussion in the talk page.  If that does not help, you can nominate that article to be seen by an administrator and have it locked up until the despute is resolved.  Unfortunately, given your last post I doubt that you will ever look at this again, but I felt that this needed to be said anyway.  I hope that your opinion on Wikipedia softens enough for you to come back.  Finding balance in political articles is very difficult without multiple points-of-view who can agree to disagree.  -  Fearless Son 00:32, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Removed talk posts
I have removed several talk posts from this talk page (still viewable in the history.) These posts were clearly not in keeping with the topic of improving this Wikipedia article. There were all about the political issues that Tim Eyman is involved in and looked more like debate about those issues rather than debate about this article. Several of them were addressed directly to Mister Eyman in a form that would be suited to a letter or email to him. Not only are those off-topic, but they are also of an improper format for a discussion of a Wikipedia article. At least one of those posts made the entire talk page difficult for my browser to read due to its unusual formatting. I know that it is highly irregular to delete sections of a talk page, but those things seemed more like vandalism than discussion. If someone disagrees with me about this, then they are free to revert my edit. - Fearless Son 00:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I Strongly disagree with removing "talk" entries irregardless of the slant of the post. The post(s) may give a dissenting or assenting view/opinion of what T. Eyman is trying to do via his intuitive missives. The ‘talk” entries about the entries are just that – “talk.” Unless of course the entries were pure crud or vandalism. Bdelisle 10:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Add them to the bottom of the page with a title related to what they are talking about, that way they don't crowd the top and make everything messy. But they should be kept. QuirkyAndSuch (talk) 13:09, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Results of recent copy edit
First off, I found this article to be ridiculously full of POV. I have tried to reduce it as much as possible, but it may require someone with a detailed knowledge of the legal issues to really get down to the heart of it. Remember, POV does not counter POV, it just causes more. When addressing concerns of bias, work to identify and remove the source of the bias, particularly with regards to the original motivation of the writer. Its not very difficult to tell what sections where written by supporters and which by detractors. Certainly not in the previous version of this article.

Organization got a serious revamp. Why was it that the article talked about initiatives, stopped to cover two other subjects, then returned to initiatives. If the reasoning was chronological, it would have made more sense to list 2007 after 2005. Regardless, the initiatives are now grouped together, in the section called Initiatives, and further organized by year. All other subjects retain their original headings, and come after.

Finally, this article needs serious citations, and names. It sounds as if it was written for a conspiracy theory novel. It is full of mysterious unnamed opponents, and a they which are out to get Eyman. I have left a few tags to highlight this, but the entire article needs more in depth citations, as some of the claims are fairly serious. RevZoe (talk) 10:32, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I just made some changes to the opening paragraphs. They previously used some buzzwords that made the tone very favorable to Eyman, and I hope that my change has made it a little more neutral without going too far in the other direction.  I personally am not a fan of the man, but I hope the edit is neutral. Ryanfrei (talk) 22:24, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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Horse's Ass Initiative
Why is there no mention of the initiative, and lawsuit, fully covered by reliable sources, that sought to have state law declare "Tim Eyman is a horse's ass." I came here to find out some background material on that. I didn't expect much, but the timeframe and links to source material would have been a good start. There is none. 23:43, 5 June 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.191.60.228 (talk)

2019 development resources
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 * https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/tim-eyman-loses-in-court-faces-possible-lifetime-ban-on-managing-political-finances/

 * That link is to an April 2019 news story about a potential punishment; the court didn't actually hand down a decision. A later story, about what actually happened, is more appropriate. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 20:24, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

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August 2022 news
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/tim-eyman-forced-to-sell-house-to-pay-campaign-finance-fines-debts/ Guavadeign (talk) 01:14, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

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Zuihuai

The zuihuai is a specimen of the pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) located in Jingshan Park, Beijing, China. It is a tourist attraction and national landmark in Jingshan Park. The Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, the last ruler of the Ming dynasty, allegedly hanged himself from the tree in 1644 after the imperial capital, Beijing, fell to rebel forces led by Li Zicheng. Eventually the Ming was destroyed, Li Zhicheng's forces were defeated, and the Qing dynasty was established in China.

The original tree has been replaced numerous times. The current tree is a 150 year old replacement, replanted in 1996.

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Forté Agent

Forté Agent was an email and Usenet news client used on the Windows operating system. Agent was conceived, designed and developed by Mark Sidell and the team at Forté Internet Software in 1994 to address the need for an online/offline newsreader which capitalized on the emerging Windows GUI framework. By 1995, Agent had expanded to become a full-featured email client and remains a widely used application for integrating news and email communication on Windows. Agent supports POP email but not IMAP.

Agent's Usenet features include access to multiple news servers, import/export of NZB files, threaded discussions and a highly configurable user interface which has been criticized as difficult to use. It has long supported yEnc as well as many other coding schemes, and has the capability of joining incomplete binary attachments, which is useful in the event of posting errors.

In the past, a free version was offered alongside the commercial one. The free version lacked some features of the commercial version or, later, had them disabled until a registration key was entered. The last free version was 3.3.

Forté Internet Software
Originally called Forte Advanced Management Systems, Forté Internet Software, produced in the 1980s and 1990s enterprise-level products including network optimization and station administration tools that were licensed by Nortel Networks. In 1996, Forté created Adante, software for managing high volumes of inbound corporate email.

In late 1997, Forté was acquired by Genesys Telecommunications (which was then purchased by Alcatel) to integrate Adante into the Genesys and Alcatel product lines. In 2000, Alcatel sold Forte's Consumer Software Group to Charles Dazler Knuff. Now known as Forté Internet Software, this group continues to develop Agent and to research the areas of social software, email and wireless communications using trust networks.

In 2003, Forté created Forté Internet Services, which offers Agent Premium Newsgroups (APN), a high-speed, high-retention Usenet news service.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mefilas

nice game but this is only a player named Mefilas. No encyclopedical content.
 * Added by 217.231.47.218 at 06:34, May 2, 2004 (UTC). No vote, just attributing. --Ben Brockert 06:39, May 2, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Irrelevant. Alcarillo 15:48, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Irrelevant. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:23, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Cribcage 02:40, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday May 2 2004

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Canada–United States border

The Canada–United States border is the longest international border in the world. The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is 8,891 km long. The land border has two sections: Canada's border with the contiguous United States to its south, and with the U.S. state of Alaska to its west. The bi-national International Boundary Commission deals with matters relating to marking and maintaining the boundary, and the International Joint Commission deals with issues concerning boundary waters. The agencies responsible for facilitating legal passage through the international boundary are the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

18th century
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. In the second article of the Treaty, the parties agreed on all boundaries of the United States, including, but not limited to, the boundary to the north along what was then British North America. The agreed-upon boundary included the line from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia to the northwesternmost head of the Connecticut River and proceeded down along the middle of the river to the 45th parallel of north latitude.

The parallel had been established in the 1760s as the boundary between the provinces of Quebec and New York (including what would later become the State of Vermont). It was surveyed and marked by John Collins and Thomas Valentine from 1771 to 1773.

The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes became the boundary further west, between the United States and what is now Ontario. Northwest of Lake Superior, the boundary followed rivers to the Lake of the Woods. From the northwesternmost point of the Lake of the Woods, the boundary was agreed to go straight west until it met the Mississippi River. That line never meets the river since the river's source is farther south.

Jay Treaty (1794)
The Jay Treaty of 1794 (effective 1796) created the International Boundary Commission, which was charged with surveying and mapping the boundary. It also provided for the removal of British forces from Detroit, as well as other frontier outposts on the U.S. side. The Jay Treaty was superseded by the Treaty of Ghent (effective 1815) concluding the War of 1812, which included pre-war boundaries.

19th century
Signed in December 1814, the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, returning the boundaries of British North America and the United States to the state they were before the war. In the following decades, the United States and the United Kingdom concluded several treaties that settled the major boundary disputes between the two, enabling the border to be demilitarized. The Rush–Bagot Treaty of 1817 provided a plan for demilitarizing the two combatant sides in the War of 1812 and also laid out preliminary principles for drawing a border between British North America and the United States.

London Convention (1818)
The Treaty of 1818 saw the expansion of both British North America and the United States, with their boundary extending westward along the 49th parallel, from the Northwest Angle at Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. While the Laurentian Divide had previously been agreed to as a border, the flatness of the terrain made it difficult to locate this line. The treaty extinguished British claims to the south of the 49th in the Red River Valley, which was part of Rupert's Land. The treaty also extinguished U.S. claims to land north of the 49th in the watershed of the Missouri River, which was part of the Louisiana Purchase. Along the 49th parallel, the border vista is theoretically straight, but in practice follows the 19th-century surveyed border markers and varies by several hundred feet in spots.

Webster–Ashburton Treaty (1842)
Disputes over the interpretation of the border treaties and mistakes in surveying required additional negotiations, which resulted in the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842. The treaty resolved the Aroostook War, a dispute over the boundary between Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada. The treaty redefined the border between New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York on the one hand, and the Province of Canada on the other, resolving the Indian Stream dispute and the Fort Blunder dilemma at the outlet to Lake Champlain.

The part of the 45th parallel that separates Quebec from the U.S. states of Vermont and New York had first been surveyed from 1771 to 1773 after it had been declared the boundary between New York (including what later became Vermont) and Quebec. It was surveyed again after the War of 1812. The U.S. federal government began to construct fortifications just south of the border at Rouses Point, New York, on Lake Champlain. After a significant portion of the construction was completed, measurements revealed that at that point, the actual 45th parallel was three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) south of the surveyed line. The fort, which became known as "Fort Blunder", was in Canada, which created a dilemma for the U.S. that was not resolved until a provision of the treaty left the border on the meandering line as surveyed. The border along the Boundary Waters in present-day Ontario and Minnesota between Lake Superior and the Northwest Angle was also redefined.

Oregon Treaty (1846)
An 1844 boundary dispute during the Presidency of James K. Polk led to a call for the northern boundary of the U.S. west of the Rockies to be 54°40′N related to the southern boundary of Russia's Alaska Territory. However, Great Britain wanted a border that followed the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. The dispute was resolved in the Oregon Treaty of 1846, which established the 49th parallel as the boundary through the Rockies.

Boundary surveys (mid–19th century)
The Northwest Boundary Survey (1857–1861) laid out the land boundary. However, the water boundary was not settled for some time. After the Pig War in 1859, arbitration in 1872 established the border between the Gulf Islands and the San Juan Islands.

The International Boundary Survey (or, the "Northern Boundary Survey" in the U.S.) began in 1872. Its mandate was to establish the border as agreed to in the Treaty of 1818. Archibald Campbell led the way for the United States, while Donald Cameron, supported by chief astronomer Samuel Anderson, headed the British team. This survey focused on the border from the Lake of the Woods to the summit of the Rocky Mountains.

20th century
In 1903, following a dispute that arose because of the Klondike Gold Rush, a joint United Kingdom–Canada–U.S. tribunal established the boundary of southeast Alaska.

On April 11, 1908, the United Kingdom and the United States agreed, under Article IV of the Treaty of 1908 "concerning the boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean", to survey and delimit the boundary between Canada and the U.S. through the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes, by modern surveying techniques, and thus accomplished several changes to the border. In 1925, the International Boundary Commission's temporary mission became permanent for maintaining the survey and mapping of the border; maintaining boundary monuments and buoys; and keeping the border clear of brush and vegetation for 6 m. This "border vista" extends for 3 m on each side of the line.

In 1909, under the Boundary Waters Treaty, the International Joint Commission was established for Canada and the U.S. to investigate and approve projects that affect the waters and waterways along the border.

21st century
As a result of the 2001 September 11 attacks, the Canada–U.S. border was shut without any warning, and no goods or people were allowed to cross. In the wake of the impromptu border closure, procedures were jointly developed to ensure that commercial traffic could cross the border even if people were restricted from crossing. These procedures were later used for a border closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

2020–2021 closure
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and the United States, the governments of Canada and the United States agreed to close the border to "non-essential" travel on March 21, 2020, for an initial period of 30 days. The closure was extended 15 times. In mid-June 2021, the Canadian government announced it would ease some entry requirements for fully vaccinated Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals starting on July 5. The closure finally expired on July 21. In mid-July, the Canadian government announced that fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents could visit Canada starting August 9. The American government reopened its land border to fully vaccinated Canadian citizens effective November 8. The 2020–21 closure was reportedly the first long-term blanket closure of the border since the War of 1812.

Business advocacy groups, noting the substantial economic impact of the closure on both sides of the border, called for more nuanced restrictions in place of the blanket ban on non-essential travel. The Northern Border Caucus, a group in the U.S. Congress composed of members from border communities, made similar suggestions to the governments of both countries. Beyond the closure itself, US President Donald Trump also initially suggested the idea of deploying United States military personnel near the border with Canada in connection with the pandemic. He later abandoned the idea following vocal opposition from Canadian officials.

Law enforcement approach
The International Boundary is commonly said to be the world's "longest undefended border", though this is true only in the military sense, as civilian law enforcement is present. It is illegal to cross the border outside border controls, as anyone crossing the border must be checked per immigration and customs laws. The relatively low level of security measures stands in contrast to that of the United States–Mexico border (which is one-third the length of the Canada–U.S. border), which is actively patrolled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to prevent illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Parts of the International Boundary cross through mountainous terrain or heavily forested areas, but significant portions also cross remote prairie farmland and the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River, in addition to the maritime components of the boundary at the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. The border also runs through the middle of the Akwesasne Nation and even divides some buildings found in communities in New England and Quebec.

The US Customs and Border Protection identifies the chief issues along the border as domestic and international terrorism; drug smuggling and smuggling of products (such as tobacco) to evade customs duties; and illegal immigration. A June 2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report identified specific staffing and resource shortfalls faced by the CBP on the Northern border that adversely affect enforcement actions; the U.S. Border Patrol "identified an insufficient number of agents that limited patrol missions along the northern border" while CBP Air and Marine Operations "identified an insufficient number of agents along the northern border, which limited the number and frequency of air and maritime missions."

There are eight U.S. Border Patrol sectors based on the Canada–U.S. border, each covering a designated "area of responsibility"; the sectors are (from west to east) based in Blaine, Washington; Spokane, Washington; Havre, Montana; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Swanton, Vermont; and Houlton, Maine.

Following the September 11 attacks in the United States, security along the border was dramatically tightened by the two countries in both populated and rural areas. Both nations are also actively involved in detailed and extensive tactical and strategic intelligence sharing.

In December 2010, Canada and the United States were negotiating an agreement titled "Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Competitiveness" which would give the U.S. more influence over Canada's border security and immigration controls, and more information would be shared by Canada with the U.S.

Security measures
Residents of both nations who own property adjacent to the border are forbidden to build within the 6 m boundary vista without permission from the International Boundary Commission. They are required to report such construction to their respective governments.

All persons crossing the border are required to report to the customs agency of the country they have entered. Where necessary, fences or vehicle blockades are used. In remote areas, where staffed border crossings are not available, there are hidden sensors on roads, trails, railways, and wooded areas, which are located near crossing points. There is no border zone; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection routinely sets up checkpoints as far as 100 mi into U.S. territory.

In August 2020, the United States constructed 3.8 km of short cable fencing along the border between Abbotsford, British Columbia, and Whatcom County, Washington.

Identification
Before 2007, American and Canadian citizens were only required to produce a birth certificate and driver's license/government-issued identification card when crossing the Canada–United States border.

However, in late 2006, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the final rule of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), which pertained to new identification requirements for travelers entering the United States. This rule, which marked the first phase of the initiative, was implemented on January 23, 2007, specifying six forms of identification acceptable for crossing the U.S. border (depending on mode):

 * a valid passport—required to enter by air;
 * a United States passport card;
 * an enhanced driver's license—issued by the U.S. States of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington, as well as the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec;
 * a trusted traveler program card (i.e. NEXUS, FAST, or SENTRI);
 * a valid Merchant Mariner Credential—to be used when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business; and
 * a valid U.S. military identification card—to be used when traveling on official orders.

The requirement of a passport or an enhanced form of identification to enter the United States by air went into effect in January 2007; and went into effect for those entering the U.S. by land and sea in January 2008. Although the new requirements for land and sea entry went into legal effect in January 2008, its enforcement did not begin until June 2009. Since June 2009, every traveler arriving via a land or sea port-of-entry (including ferries) has been required to present one of the above forms of identification to enter the United States. Conversely, to cross into Canada, a traveler must also carry identification, as well as a valid visa (if necessary) when crossing the border. Forms of identification include a valid passport, a Canadian Emergency Travel Document, an enhanced driver's license issued by a Canadian province or territory, or an enhanced identification/photo card issued by a Canadian province or territory. Several other documents may be used by Canadians to identify their citizenship at the border, although the use of such documents requires it to be supported with additional photo identification.

American and Canadian citizens who are members of a trusted traveler program such as FAST or NEXUS, may present their FAST or NEXUS card as an alternate form of identification when crossing the international boundary by land or sea, or when arriving by air from only Canada or the United States. Although permanent residents of Canada and the United States are eligible for FAST or NEXUS, they are required to travel with a passport and proof of permanent residency upon arrival at the Canadian border. American permanent residents who are NEXUS members also require Electronic Travel Authorization when crossing the Canadian border.

Smuggling
Smuggling of alcoholic beverages ("rum running") was widespread during the 1920s, when Prohibition was in effect nationally in the United States and parts of Canada.

In more recent years, Canadian officials have brought attention to drug, cigarette, and firearm smuggling from the United States, while U.S. officials have made complaints of drug smuggling via Canada. In July 2005, law enforcement personnel arrested three men who had built a 360 ft tunnel under the border between British Columbia and Washington, intended for the use of smuggling marijuana, the first such tunnel known on this border. From 2007 to 2010, 147 people were arrested for smuggling marijuana on the property of a bed-and-breakfast in Blaine, Washington, but agents estimate that they caught only about 5% of smugglers.

Because of its location, Cornwall, Ontario, experiences ongoing smuggling—mostly of tobacco and firearms from the United States. The neighboring Mohawk territory of Akwesasne straddles the Ontario–Quebec–New York borders, where its First Nations sovereignty prevents Ontario Provincial Police, Sûreté du Québec, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Coast Guard, United States Border Patrol, United States Coast Guard, and New York State Police from exercising jurisdiction over exchanges taking place within the territory.

2009 border occupation
In May 2009, the Mohawk people of Akwesasne occupied the area around the Canada Border Services Agency port of entry building to protest the Canadian government's decision to arm its border agents while operating on Mohawk territory. The north span of the Seaway International Bridge and the CBSA inspection facilities were closed. During this occupation, the Canadian flag was replaced with the flag of the Mohawk people. Although U.S. Customs remained open to southbound traffic, northbound traffic was blocked on the U.S. side by both American and Canadian officials. The Canadian border at this crossing remained closed for six weeks. On July 13, 2009, the CBSA opened a temporary inspection station at the north end of the north span of the bridge in the city of Cornwall, allowing traffic to once again flow in both directions.

The Mohawk people of Akwesasne have staged ongoing protests at this border. In 2014, they objected to a process that made their crossing more tedious, believing it violated their treaty rights of free passage. When traveling from the U.S. to Cornwall Island, they must first cross a second bridge into Canada, for inspection at the new Canadian border station. Discussions between inter-governmental agencies were being pursued on the feasibility of relocating the Canadian border inspection facilities on the U.S. side of the border.

2017 border crossing crisis
In August 2017, the border between Quebec and New York saw an influx of up to 500 irregular crossings each day, by individuals seeking asylum in Canada. As a result, Canada increased border security and immigration staffing in the area, reiterating the fact that crossing the border irregularly did not affect one's asylum status.

From the beginning of January 2017 up until the end of March 2018, the RCMP intercepted 25,645 people crossing the border into Canada from an unauthorized point of entry. Public Safety Canada estimates another 2,500 came across in April 2018 for a total of just over 28,000.

Border lengths and regions
The length of the terrestrial boundary is 8,891 km, of which 6,416 km is against the contiguous 48 states, and 2,475 km against Alaska. Eight out of thirteen provinces and territories of Canada and thirteen out of fifty U.S. states are located along this international boundary.

Yukon
The Canadian territory of Yukon shares its entire western border with the U.S. state of Alaska, beginning at the Beaufort Sea at 69.65°N, -141°W and proceeding southwards along the 141st meridian west. At 60°18′N, the border proceeds away from the 141st meridian west in a southeastward direction, following the St. Elias Mountains. South of the 60th parallel north, the border continues into British Columbia.

British Columbia
British Columbia has two international borders with the United States: with the state of Alaska along BC's northwest, and with the contiguous United States along the southern edge of the province, including (west to east) Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

BC's Alaskan border, continuing from Yukon's, proceeds through the Saint Elias Mountains, followed by Mount Fairweather at 58.9°N, -137.51667°W (near the Fairweather Glacier), where the border heads northwestward towards the Coast Mountains. At 59.8°N, -135.46667°W (near Skagway, Alaska), the border begins a general southeastward direction along the Coast Mountains. The border eventually reaches the Portland Canal and follows it outward to the Dixon Entrance, which takes the border down and out into the Pacific Ocean, terminating it upon reaching international waters.

BC's border along the contiguous U.S. begins southwest of Vancouver Island and northwest of the Olympic Peninsula, at the terminus of international waters in the Pacific Ocean and the northwest corner of the American state of Washington. It follows the Strait of Juan de Fuca eastward, turning northeastward to enter Haro Strait. The border follows the strait in a northward direction, but turns sharply eastward through Boundary Pass, separating the Canadian Gulf Islands from the American San Juan Islands. Upon reaching the Strait of Georgia, the border turns due north and then towards the northwest, bisecting the strait until the 49th parallel north. After making a sharp turn eastbound, the border follows this parallel across the Tsawwassen Peninsula, separating Point Roberts, Washington, from Delta, British Columbia, and continues into Alberta.

Prairies
The entire Canada–U.S. border in the provinces of both Alberta and Saskatchewan lies along the 49th parallel north. Both provinces share borders with the state of Montana, while, farther east, Saskatchewan also shares a border with North Dakota. On the American side, the states of Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota all lie on the straight part of the border.

Along with the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota (west to east), nearly the entire Canada–U.S. border in Manitoba lies along the 49th parallel north. At the province's eastern end, however, the border briefly enters the Lake of the Woods, turning north at 48.98333°N, -95.15°W where it continues into the land along the western end of Minnesota's Northwest Angle, the only part of the United States besides the state of Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel. The border reaches Ontario at 49.38333°N, -95.15°W.

Ontario
The province of Ontario shares its border (west to east) with the U.S. states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The largest provincial international border, most of the border is a water boundary. It begins at the north-westernmost point of Minnesota's Northwest Angle (49.38333°N, -95.15°W). From here, it proceeds eastward through the Angle Inlet into the Lake of the Woods, turning southward at 49.31667°N, -94.8°W (near Dawson Township, Ontario) where it continues into the Rainy River. The border follows the River to Rainy Lake, then subsequently through various smaller lakes, including Namakan Lake, Lac la Croix, and Sea Gull Lake. The border then crosses the Height of Land Portage over the divide between the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and that of the Great Lakes. The boundary then follows the Pigeon River, which leads it out into Lake Superior. The border continues through Lake Superior and Whitefish Bay, into the St. Mary's River then the North Channel. At 45.98333°N, -83.43333°W (between Drummond Township, Michigan to the west and Cockburn Island (Ontario) to the east), the border turns southward into the False Detour Channel, from which it reaches Lake Huron. Through the Lake, the border heads southward until reaching the St. Clair River, leading it to Lake St. Clair. The border proceeds through Lake St. Clair, reaching the Detroit River, which leads it to Lake Erie, where it begins turning northeast. From Lake Erie, the border is led into the Niagara River, which takes it into Lake Ontario. From here, the boundary heads northwestward until it reaches 43.45°N, -79.2°W, where it makes a sharp turn towards the northeast. The border then reaches the St. Lawrence River, proceeding through it until finally, at 45°N, -74.66667°W (between Massena, New York and Cornwall, Ontario), the border splits from the river and continues into Quebec.

Quebec
The province of Quebec borders (west to east) the U.S. states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, beginning where the Ontario-New York border ends in the St. Lawrence River at the 45th parallel north. The Quebec-New York border heads inland towards the east, remaining on or near the parallel, becoming the border of Vermont. At 45°N, -71.5°W (the tripoint of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec), the border begins to follow various natural features of the Appalachian Mountains as it turns into the border of Maine. It continues to do so until 46.41667°N, -70.05°W (near Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec on the Canadian side, and unorganized territory on the American side), where it heads north, then northeastward at 46.68333°N, -69.98333°W (near Lac-Frontière, Quebec). Finally, at 47.45°N, -69.21667°W (near Pohénégamook, Quebec), the border heads toward Beau Lake, going through it and continuing into New Brunswick.

New Brunswick
The entire border of New Brunswick is shared with the U.S. state of Maine, beginning at the southern tip of Beau Lake at 47.3°N, -69.05°W (between Rivière-Bleue, Quebec and Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick), subsequently proceeding to the Saint John River. The border moves through the River until 47.06667°N, -67.78333°W (between Hamlin, Maine and Grand Falls, New Brunswick), where it splits from the river. It heads southward to 45.93333°N, -67.78333°W (near Amity, Maine), from whence it follows the Monument Brook further south into the Chiputneticook Lakes, which subsequently leads the border to the St. Croix River. The border proceeds through the St. Croix to Passamaquoddy Bay, which then leads it to Grand Manan Island into the middle of the Bay of Fundy. Here, the border turns towards the south and terminates upon reaching international waters.

Airports
The U.S. maintains pre-clearance facilities (i.e. immigration offices) at eight Canadian airports with international air service to the United States: Calgary; Edmonton; Halifax Stanfield; Montreal–Trudeau; Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier; Toronto Island Airport (Billy Bishop Airport), Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver; and Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson. These procedures expedite travel by allowing flights originating in Canada to land at a U.S. airport without being processed as an international arrival. Canada does not maintain equivalent personnel at U.S. airports due to the sheer number of Canada-bound flights from numerous U.S. departure locations.

Cross-border airports
One curiosity on the Canada–U.S. border is the presence of six airports and eleven seaplane bases whose runways straddle the borderline. Such airports were built before the U.S. entry into World War II as a way to legally transfer U.S.-built aircraft, such as the Lockheed Hudson, to Canada under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act. In the interest of maintaining neutrality, U.S. military pilots were forbidden to deliver combat aircraft to Canada. As a result, the aircraft were flown to the border, where they landed, and then were towed on their wheels over the border by tractors or horses overnight. The next day, the planes were crewed by RCAF pilots and flown to other locations, typically airbases in Eastern Canada and Newfoundland, from where they were flown to the United Kingdom and deployed in the Battle of Britain. Piney Pinecreek Border Airport is located in Piney, Manitoba, and Pinecreek, Minnesota. The northwest–southeast-oriented runway straddles the border, and there are two ramps: one in the U.S. and one in Canada. The airport is owned by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

International Peace Garden Airport is located in Boissevain, Manitoba, and Dunseith, North Dakota, adjacent to the International Peace Garden. The runway is entirely within North Dakota, but a ramp extends across the border to allow aircraft to access Canadian customs. While not jointly owned, it is operated as an international facility for customs clearance as part of the Peace Garden.

Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport (or East Poplar Airport) is located in Coronach, Saskatchewan, and Scobey, Montana. The airport is jointly owned by the Canadian and U.S. governments, with its east-west runway sited exactly on the borderline.

Coutts/Ross International Airport is located in Alberta and Montana. Like Coronach/Scobey, the east-west runway is sited exactly on the border. The airport is owned entirely by the Montana Department of Transportation (DOT) Aeronautics Division.

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport, located in Del Bonita, Alberta, and Del Bonita, Montana, has an east-west runway sited exactly on the border, similar to Coutts/Ross. The airport is officially owned by the state of Montana and run by the state's DOT Aeronautics Division, thus it has been assigned a U.S. identifier only. The facility is set up for both the general public (15 passengers maximum per plane) as well as the American military.

Avey Field State Airport is located in Washington and British Columbia. The privately owned airfield is mostly in the U.S., but several hundred feet of the north-south runway extend into Canada. As such, both Canadian and U.S. customs are available. It is assigned a U.S. identifier but does not have a Canadian one.

Several seaplane bases have water runways that cross the border, though the extent to which they do may be difficult to ascertain. The land-based facilities for the bases are all contained within one country or the other, however, leading to multiple situations where twin seaplane bases may share the same body of water. The following seaplane facilities exist on the border:

 * Rouses Point SPB (New York / Quebec)
 * Van Buren SPB (Maine / New Brunswick)
 * Sault Ste Marie SPB and Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome (Michigan / Ontario)
 * Sand Point Lake Water Aerodrome (Minnesota / Ontario)
 * International Falls SPB and Fort Frances Water Aerodrome (Minnesota / Ontario)
 * Baudette International Airport and Rainy River Water Aerodrome (Minnesota / Ontario)
 * Hyder Seaplane Base and Stewart Water Aerodrome (Alaska / British Columbia)

Land border crossings
Currently, there are 119 legal land border crossings between the United States and Canada, 26 of which take place at a bridge or tunnel. Only 2 of the 119 crossings are one-way: the Churubusco–Franklin Centre Border Crossing, where travelers may enter only the United States; and the Four Falls Border Crossing, where travelers may enter only Canada.

Six roads have unstaffed road crossings, and do not have border inspection services in one or both directions, where travelers are legally allowed to cross the border. Those who cross are required to report to customs, which are stationed farther within.

Trail crossings
The Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail (New Hampshire/Quebec) crosses several times while following the border vista before heading back to the United States.

The Pacific Crest Trail crosses into E. C. Manning Provincial Park in the remote North Cascades mountains. Hikers can only legally cross into Canada from the U.S. and not vice-versa, requiring an advance permit.

Rail crossings
There are 39 railroads that cross the U.S.–Canada border, nine of which are no longer in use. Eleven of these railroads cross the border at a bridge or tunnel.

Only three international rail lines currently carry passengers between the U.S. and Canada. At Vancouver's Pacific Central Station, passengers are required to pass through U.S. partial pre-clearance and pass their baggage through an X-ray machine before being allowed to board the Seattle-bound Amtrak Cascades train, which makes no further stops before crossing the border at Blaine, Washington, where the train stops for another CBP inspection. Pre-clearance facilities are not available for the popular Adirondack (New York City to Montreal) or Maple Leaf (New York City to Toronto) trains, since these lines have stops between Montreal or Toronto and the border. Instead, passengers must clear customs at a stop located at the actual border.

Seaports
There are 13 international ferry crossings operating between the U.S. and Canada. Two of them carry passengers only and one carries only rail cars. Four of the ferries operate only on a seasonal basis.

Similar to the pre-clearance facilities at Canadian airports, arrangements exist at major Canadian seaports that handle sealed direct import shipments into the U.S. Along the East Coast, ferry services operate between the province of New Brunswick and the state of Maine, while on the West coast, they operate between British Columbia and the states of Washington and Alaska. There are also several ferry services in the Great Lakes operating between the province of Ontario and the states of Michigan, New York, and Ohio. The ferry between Maine and Nova Scotia ended its operations in 2009, resuming again in 2014.

Seasonal vessel inspection stations are operated at tourist destinations such as Heart Island, New York, and Rockport, Ontario. At landings unmanned by border personnel, telephoning the appropriate border agency may be sufficient to meet legal requirements.

Cross-border buildings
A line house is a building located so that an international boundary passes through it. Several such buildings exist along the U.S.–Canada border:

 * The Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the border in Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec.
 * Private homes divided by the boundary line between Estcourt Station, Maine, and Pohénégamook, Quebec.
 * Private homes divided between Beebe Plain, Quebec and Beebe Plain, Vermont;
 * A seasonal home divided at the intersection of Matthias Lane in Alburgh, Vermont, and Chemin au Bord de l'Eau in Noyan, Quebec;
 * A house divided between Richford, Vermont, and Abercorn, Quebec.
 * The Halfway House (also known as Taillon's International Hotel) is a tavern, built-in 1820 before the border was surveyed, that straddles the border between Dundee, Quebec, and Fort Covington, New York.

The Maine–New Brunswick border divides the Aroostook Valley Country Club.

Practical exclaves
To be a true international exclave, all potential paths of travel from the exclave to the home country must cross over only the territory of a different country or countries. Like exclaves, practical exclaves are not contiguous with the land of the home country and have land access only through another country or countries. Unlike exclaves, they are not entirely surrounded by foreign territory. Hence, they are exclaves for practical purposes, without meeting the strict definition.

The term pene-exclave, also known as a "functional" or "practical" exclave, was defined by G. W. S. Robinson (1959) as "parts of the territory of one country that can be approached conveniently — in particular by wheeled traffic — only through the territory of another country." Thus, a pene-exclave has land borders with other territories but is not surrounded by the other's land or territorial waters. Catudal (1974) and Vinokurov (2007) provide examples to further elaborate, including Point Roberts, Washington: "Although physical connections by water with Point Roberts are entirely within the sovereignty of the United States, land access is only possible through Canada." Practical exclaves can exhibit continuity of state territory across territorial waters but a discontinuity on land, such as in the case of Point Roberts.

Practical exclaves of Canada
The Quebec western portion of the Akwesasne reserve is a practical exclave of Canada because of the St. Lawrence River to the north, the St. Regis River to the east, New York State, U.S. to the south. To travel by land to elsewhere in Canada, one must drive through New York State.

Campobello Island is another practical exclave located at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, adjacent to the entrance to Cobscook Bay, and within the Bay of Fundy. The island is part of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, but is physically connected by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, Maine, the easternmost tip of the continental United States.

Premier, British Columbia is an abandoned mining site accessible only through Hyder, Alaska.

Practical exclaves of the United States
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state bounded by the Bering Sea; the Arctic and Pacific oceans; and Canada's British Columbia and Yukon Territory. Additionally, because of the terrain, several municipalities in southeast Alaska (the "Panhandle") are inaccessible by road, except via Canada. Specifically, the town of Hyder, Alaska, is accessible only through Stewart, British Columbia, or by floatplane. Moreover, Haines and Skagway are accessible by road only through Canada, although there are car ferries that connect them to other Alaskan places.

Point Roberts, Washington is bounded by British Columbia, the Strait of Georgia, and Boundary Bay.

In Minnesota, Elm Point, two small pieces of land to its west (Buffalo Bay Point), and the Northwest Angle are bounded by the province of Manitoba and Lake of the Woods.

In Vermont, the Alburgh Tongue, as well as Province Point, which is the small end of a peninsula east of Alburgh, are bounded by Quebec and Lake Champlain.

Split features
Between Quebec and Vermont, Province Island is a piece of land that primarily lies in Canada, though a small portion of the island is situated in the U.S. state, lying south of the 45th parallel with a border vista marking the international boundary.

Canusa Street in Beebe Plain, VT is the only portion of the Canada–United States border split down the middle of a street.

Between North Dakota and Manitoba, the international border splits a peninsula within a lake on the border of Rolette County, North Dakota, and the Wakopa Wildlife Management Area, MB. Likewise, Lake Metigoshe, lying in the Township of Roland, borders the municipality of Winchester, Manitoba. The border splits a shoreline, putting Canadian cabins on one side and the beach and boat docks for those cabins on the U.S. side, while land access is only through Canada.

Remaining boundary disputes

 * Machias Seal Island and North Rock (Maine / New Brunswick)
 * Dixon Entrance (Alaska / British Columbia)
 * Beaufort Sea (Alaska / Yukon)
 * Strait of Juan de Fuca (Washington / British Columbia)

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Interac

Interac is a Canadian interbank network that links financial institutions and other enterprises for the purpose of exchanging electronic financial transactions. Interac serves as the Canadian debit card system and the predominant funds transfer network via its e-Transfer service. There are over 59,000 automated teller machines that can be accessed through the Interac network in Canada, and over 450,000 merchant locations accepting Interac debit payments.

History
The network was launched in 1984 through the nonprofit Interac Association, a cooperative venture between five financial institutions: RBC, CIBC, Scotiabank, TD, and Desjardins; by 2010, there were over 80 member organizations. The group founded a for-profit counterpart organization, Acxsys, in 1996, which launched additional Interac-branded services including e-transfers. Following several aborted merger attempts which were either blocked by the Competition Bureau or by some of the co-owners between 2008 and 2013, Interac and Acxsys were combined into a single for-profit organization, Interac Corporation, on 1 February 2018. Interac's head office is located at Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto.

In 2019, Interac Corporation acquired 2Keys Corporation, Ottawa-based digital identity and cyber security for governments, financial institutions and commercial clients.

In 2021, Interac Corporation acquired the exclusive rights to the digital ID services for Canada from the digital ID and authentication provider SecureKey Technologies Inc.

On July 8, 2022, all Interac services were disrupted in Canada due to a nationwide Rogers Communications network outage resulting in millions of dollars in lost transactions for businesses. On July 11, 2022, Interac stated they were adding another provider in addition to Rogers to strengthen their network redundancy.

Services
Interac is the organization responsible for the development of a national network of two shared electronic financial services:

Interac Direct Payment (IDP)
Interac Direct Payment (IDP) is Canada's national debit card service for purchasing of goods and services. In 1990 Interac launched a new pilot called Interac Direct Payments. Customers enter their personal identification number (PIN) and the amount paid is deducted from either their chequing or savings accounts. As of 2001, the number of transactions completed via IDP has surpassed those completed using physical money. Beginning in 2004, IDP purchases could also be made in the United States at merchants on the NYCE network. IDP is similar in nature to the EFTPOS systems in use in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Interac Direct Payment is a PIN-based system where the information entered on the PIN pad is encrypted and verified at a central server, rather than being stored on the card itself. Because of this, it is significantly more secure than traditional signature or card-based transactions. Despite these security features, there are ongoing fraud concerns, particularly when debit cards are duped or skimmed — a compromised automated teller machine or point-of-sale terminal will record the account information contained in the magnetic strip of the card, allowing for duplicate cards to be created at a later time. The owner of the card is then secretly video taped or observed entering their PIN, allowing a criminal to use duplicate cards to make fraudulent purchases.

Interac chip cards
In 2007, Interac announced it would be moving to EMV chip card technology. The main benefit to this technology over the existing magnetic stripes is that the chips are almost impossible to copy due to high levels of encryption.

Shared Cash Dispensing (SCD)
Shared Cash Dispensing (SCD): cash withdrawals from any ABM not belonging to a cardholder's financial institution. This Canada-specific service is similar to international systems like Plus or Cirrus. Virtually every ABM in Canada is on the Interac system.

Interac e-Transfer Service
The Interac e-Transfer service is offered by CertaPay. It allows online banking customers to send money to anyone with an e-mail address or a cellphone number and a bank account in Canada. Prior to February 2018, this was an Interac-branded service operated by Acxsys Corporation. Interac e-Transfer service is designated as a prominent payment system and is subject to oversight by the Bank of Canada.

Interac Online
The Interac Online service allows customers to pay for goods and services over the Internet using funds directly from their bank accounts. Because no financial information is shared with the online merchant, the Interac Online service is more secure than online credit card payments. This service, operated by Acxsys Corporation from 2005-2018 and by Interac Corporation since then, was available to customers of four of the five largest Canadian banks: RBC, BMO, Scotiabank, and TD Canada Trust by 2007.

By February 2009, Interac Online was supported by roughly 300 merchants including two large universities (for tuition payments), two major wireless carriers, provincial lottery corporations, and a wide variety of retailers. It was later adopted by Paymentwall (for payments to third-party merchants) and the Canada Revenue Agency (for income tax payments).

Interac Online was an Online Banking ePayments service very similar to iDEAL in the Netherlands, Giropay in Germany, and Secure Vault Payments in the United States.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has dropped all support for Interac Online, effective 6 January 2023. According to their site, "Interac Online is being phased out by major financial institutions and will no longer be supported as a payment option for deposits."

As of 2023, the service has been dropped by all major Canadian banks except TD Canada Trust and the First Nations Bank of Canada, with RBC being the latest to abandon the scheme.

A few small credit unions in British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland remain.

According to the Royal Bank of Canada, "As of January 6 2023, RBC will no longer support the option to pay for online purchases using the Interac Online Payments service. If you use Interac Online Payment service to make CRA tax payments: You will be able to make tax payments to CRA using Interac Online Payment until May 30, 2023."

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BloodRuby

 * Vanity, and sort of a homepage extension with links to all their songs in mp3. 90 google hits for "Blood Ruby" Thomas Wall. The band "continues to work on its first full-length CD". Delete, possibly add again when famous. Also delete redirect Blood ruby and Image:Smallersplash.jpg -- Chris 73 | (New) Talk 06:59, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Agree, if they don't even have an album, they don't belong. When album is recorded (assuming it's not self-published and is moderately well known) we can have a page on them (obviously not this one--POV problems). Meelar 07:03, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete, the subheadings make it a clear puff piece. --bodnotbod 11:18, May 2, 2004 (UTC)
 * Reads like an ad. They can try again when they have an album out. Delete -- Cyrius|&#9998 15:04, May 2, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity. RickK 20:07, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Looks like the article was written by the band for publicity.  If they haven't even gotten their first album out, they don't deserve a page. -Frazzydee 20:56, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: vanity, advert. They have a cool logo, though. Wile E. Heresiarch 13:52, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is clearly written by a PR flack, thus it's Wikispam. Alcarillo 15:49, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Since when is an encyclopedia a forum for PR?  They should fire their PR rep while they're at it, assuming they have one in the first place. - Lucky 6.9 18:32, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete ad. Cribcage 02:41, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, it sucks in it's current form, but should be cleaned up rather than deleted. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 13:34, 2004 May 8 (UTC)
 * I suggest this whole thread be deemed void and this vote be started again, i rewrote the whole article to a NPOV (see this diff) so the votes cast here really dont count since they all reflect a judgement on the old article, it would be a shame to delete this now. (Disclaimer: I am not involved with Blood Ruby nor have i ever listened to their music) --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 14:40, 2004 May 8 (UTC)
 * In cases like these, usually we just keep the thread going and people will change their comments as they see fit. Our fine sysops implementing deletion (hi Angela! :) will consider the article changes when it's time to execute the deletion-or-keeping. - Fennec 14:50, May 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * The general rule is that performers need an audience of 5,000 or more to be included. My vote stands.  Deletion votes should NOT be deemed void as people can strike out their votes if they wish to change them. --bodnotbod 15:08, May 8, 2004 (UTC)

 * POV or otherwise, it's still not famous. Delete anyway. - Fennec 14:50, May 8, 2004 (UTC)


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Chilliwack (disambiguation)

Chilliwack is a city in British Columbia, Canada, it may also refer to:.

Chilliwack may also refer to:

Music

 * Chilliwack (band), a Canadian rock band
 * Chilliwack (1970 album)
 * Chilliwack (1971 album)

Places

 * Chilliwhack (electoral district), a provincial electoral district from 1903 to 1912
 * Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park located around the lake
 * Chilliwack Lake, a lake in British Columbia, Canada and Washington, United States
 * Chilliwack Mountain, a mountain in the city of Chilliwack
 * Chilliwack River, a river in British Columbia, Canada and Washington, United States
 * CFB Chilliwack, a former Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack

Sports

 * Chilliwack Bruins, a former junior ice hockey team
 * Chilliwack Chiefs, a junior ice hockey team

Other

 * First Nations peoples formerly known as the Chilliwack Indians and Chilliwack Indian Band, see Sto:lo

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nanocycles method

Unsubstantiated speculation, idiosyncratic, not recognized in conventional geology. Google returns only WP & mirrors, a bulletin board, and a home page (all due to a single author) for "nanocycles method". Nanocycles method is a companion piece to Megacycles which was deleted recently. Wile E. Heresiarch 07:02, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
 * More Ray Tomes stuff, huh? Looks, well... delete.  Idiosyncratic. Isomorphic 21:30, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Epistemological fantasy. (Hey maw, the bullshit detector's goin' off agin!) Delete. Denni 07:11, 2004 May 4 (UTC)
 * Delete. Cribcage 02:40, 8 May 2004 (UTC)