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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carlos Martínez

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was - kept

Carlos Martínez
A spanish mime actor who does not seem very notable. A detailed professional biography, looking a bit like a CV. Main distinctions : prize of honour 2004, voted by the audience as the best show, at the Almada Theatre Festival and annual prize 2002 of the German foundation Bibel und Kultur that goes to an artist who communicates biblical content through media of modern art. --French Tourist 21:20, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep but needs substantial wikification. --Daniel C. Boyer 23:02, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep Carr
 * This user's only edits are to VfD pages, all on October 14. RickK 06:02, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: promo, nonnotable. Wile E. Heresiarch 05:45, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep [Christine]
 * Anon. RickK 06:02, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Granted this person is not a super star. But in the world of mime he seems to have earned his position. I've also checked that the prizes that 'French Tourist' mentions really exists. (I've added a link for one of them to the article.) All in all, a clear keep. Sander123 07:53, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep Hi, last year I saw a performance of Carlos Martínez. It was wonderful. Not old-fashioned like I thought, but fascinating and entertaining. He should be listed in wikipedia besides all the other famous mimes like Marcel Marceau and Samy Molcho. So this I why I vote for KEEP.JOJO 13:28, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * This user's only edits are to this page. RickK 06:02, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep Reading the votes above, I admit my request for deletion was a blunder... The article should be rewritten to sound less like promotion, though, but this is another matter. --French Tourist 13:41, 15 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Does the fact that most of the keep votes from sock puppets make you rethink your request? I am neutral on the subject.  RickK 06:02, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Well, well. That is not really true. I would amost say it is NPOV. The users User:Daniel C. Boyer, User:Siroxo and myself User:sander123 are certainly no sock puppets, they all made hundreds of contributions. And though user Carr has a less large history he/she looked at many different topics. To which I can add that taking the time to look in to deletions debates does not diminish ones value. In fact you seem to base you 'neutral' comments on one  anonymous vote (which seems to be a mistake rather than malicious) and one new user. Sander123 09:52, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, and cleanup. — siro  χ  o  20:50, Oct 17, 2004 (UTC)
 * Agree. I made a start. The page has been refactored and some of pr blurb has been taken out. I'll continue on it later. Sander123 09:52, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, of course, and stop deletion trolls. Intrigue 21:42, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. RickK needs a girlfriend.  RaD Man 23:49, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable. anthony (see warning) 16:23, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

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Science News

Science News (SN) is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals.

History
Science News has been published since 1922 by Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization founded by E. W. Scripps in 1920. American chemist Edwin Slosson served as the publication's first editor. From 1922 to 1966, it was called Science News Letter. The title was changed to Science News with the March 12, 1966, issue (vol. 89, no. 11).

Tom Siegfried was the editor from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, Siegfried stepped down, and Eva Emerson became the Editor in Chief of the magazine. In 2017, Eva Emerson stepped down to become the editor of a new digital magazine, Annual Reviews. On February 1, 2018, Nancy Shute became the Editor in Chief of the magazine.

In April 2008, the magazine changed from a weekly format to the current biweekly format, and the website was also redeployed. The April 12 issue (Vol.173 #15) was the last weekly issue. The first biweekly issue (Vol.173 #16) was dated May 10 and featured a new design. The 4-week break between the last weekly issue and first biweekly issue was explained in the Letter from the Publisher (p. 227) in the April 12 issue.

In 2022, the website name changed to Science News Explores. The magazine is part of the Science News Media Group.

Departments
The articles of the magazine are placed under "News": The articles featured on the magazine's cover are placed under "Features". The departments that remain constant from issue to issue are:
 * Life
 * Matter and Energy
 * Atom and Cosmos
 * Body and Brain
 * Earth
 * Genes and Cells
 * Editor's Note—A column written by Eva Emerson, the magazine's editor-in-chief, that usually highlights the current issue's prime topics.
 * Notebook—A page that includes several sections:
 * Say What?—A definition and description of a scientific term.
 * 50 Years Ago—An excerpt from an older issue of the magazine.
 * Mystery Solved—An explanation of the science underlying everyday life.
 * SN Online—Excerpts from articles published online.
 * How Bizarre...—An odd or interesting fact that may not be well known to the magazine's audience.
 * Reviews and Previews—A discussion of upcoming and recently released books, movies and services.
 * Feedback—Letters from readers commenting on the recent Science News articles.
 * Comment—An interview with a researcher.

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Hinton St Mary

Hinton St Mary is a village and civil parish in Dorset, southern England. It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge beside the River Stour, 1 mi north of the market town Sturminster Newton. In 2001 the parish had 97 households and a population of 221. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 260. In 2021 the estimated population of the parish has decreased to 225.

The village includes a parish church, a traditional pub, a manor house, a village hall and a water mill. The church, dedicated to St Peter, has a 15th-century tower. The manor house was once owned by the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey, and its grounds includes a noted avenue of beech trees.

The village has a community garden, the Millennium Garden, which was constructed in 1999 as an episode of the BBC series Charlies Garden Angels, with local people and businesses helping to create it.

Cutt Mill, a water mill on the River Stour to the northwest of the village, was burned down in 2003 by vandals. The building remains unused as the structure is now unsafe.

Roman mosaic
In 1963 a Roman building of unknown type, possibly a villa or a church, was discovered in the village. On the floor of one room was laid a large 4th-century mosaic depicting Bellerophon and the Chimera (illustrating good defeating evil) and a portrait bust that may be a depiction of Christ. The bust is now on display in the British Museum. The rest is kept in storage.

A return visit was made to the site of the mosaic in 2021, with several exploration trenches dug and several interesting finds uncovered.

In July 2022, archaeologists from the British Museum unearthed another Roman mosaic dating to the 4th century AD and hundreds of objects from regularly positioned such as jewelry, cash, roof tiles and kiln bricks. Although the mosaic has long been influenced by plowing farmland, it contains a black, white and purple tesserae.

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Harold Ford Sr.

Harold Eugene Ford Sr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis.

During his 20 years in Congress, Ford obtained ample federal funds for his district through his membership on the House Ways and Means Committee. He advocated for increased government assistance for lower income constituents including job training, health care, and supplemental unemployment benefits with welfare as a safety net. He supported President Jimmy Carter's initiatives to rebuild central cities, and opposed President Ronald Reagan's cuts to programs such as Medicare and food stamps. He proposed welfare reform legislation to gradually transition recipients from welfare to work, but it was not passed.

His effectiveness was diminished following his 1987 indictment on bank fraud charges that alleged he had used business loans for his personal needs. Ford denied the charges and claimed the prosecution was racially and politically motivated. He lost his committee leadership roles but remained in Congress while the legal proceeding was pending. He was ultimately tried and acquitted in 1993 of all charges by a jury.

He chose to retire from Congress in 1996. His son Harold Jr. returned to Tennessee from New York and successfully ran for his seat. In his retirement, Harold Sr. has been active in Democratic Party affairs and has worked as a lobbyist. He lives in Florida and in the Hamptons.

Early life, education and family
Harold grew up on Horn Lake Road in the West Junction neighborhood of South Memphis. He is the eighth of 15 children born to Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) and Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), prominent members of the African-American community. His mother was a homemaker and his father was an undertaker and businessman, who opened N.J. Ford Funeral Home (later changed to N.J. Ford And Sons Funeral Home) in 1932. His grandfather Lewie Ford (1889-1931) started the family funeral business and became allied with E. H. Crump, an influential white politician in Memphis and the state in the early 20th century.

Ford and his family have been involved in politics since his great-grandfather Newton Ford (1856–1919), who was a well-respected civic leader around the southern section of Shelby County. Newton Ford was elected as a county squire from 1888 to 1900. N. J. Ford ran for the Tennessee House in 1966 but was not elected.

Harold Ford graduated from Geeter High School in 1963, received his B.S. degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville in 1967 and did graduate work there for one year. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He received a mortuary science degree from John A. Gupton College of Nashville in 1969, and worked in the family business as a mortician from 1969 until 1974. In 1982, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Howard University.

State legislature
Ford was able to use his family's deep roots in Memphis to garner support within the affluent black community for his first run for office. He also ran an organized campaign and was able to take advantage of the increase in black voters that followed the Voting Rights Act. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1970, becoming one of its youngest members and one of only a few African Americans to have served in the Tennessee General Assembly to that point in the 20th century. He was made majority whip in his first term, and chaired a state house committee on utility rates and practices.

He was a delegate to Democratic State Convention and to the quadrennial Democratic National Conventions from 1972 through 1996.

U.S. House of Representatives
In 1974, after two terms in the Tennessee legislature, he ran for the Democratic nomination for the Memphis-based 8th U.S. Congressional district, easily beating three opponents. He faced four-term Republican incumbent Dan Kuykendall in the general election. At that time, the district still had a white majority, though the 1970 round of redistricting by the Tennessee legislature had redrawn the 8th to include more African-American voters. Ford ran on a bipartisan platform emphasizing economic development to attract both black and white voters. He waged a large and well organized get-out-the-vote campaign using paid workers, volunteers and his own considerable energy, and received support from black churches and celebrities. He was also able to take advantage of post Watergate dissatisfaction with the Republican Party. When the votes were first counted it looked like Kuykendall had eked out a narrow victory—but Ford ultimately won by 744 votes after contesting the original count.

Ford became the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress. He was re-elected by large margins, locking in the black vote, and winning a large number of white votes in his district. After the 1983 census, the district was renumbered as the 9th District, and was drawn as a black-majority district. With the percentage of black voters increasing due to increased white flight, Ford then won re-election by gaining more than 70 percent of the vote. After he was indicted, he still garnered more than 50 percent of the vote.

He served on a number of House committees including: Banking, Currency and Housing; Veterans' Affairs, and the Select Committee on Assassinations that investigated the death, among others, of Martin Luther King Jr. He was a member of the influential House Ways and Means Committee beginning in 1975, and chaired the subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment. He served as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Aging during the 102nd and 103rd Congresses.

Ford obtained ample federal funds for his district through his membership on the House Ways and Means Committee. He focused his work in Congress on helping lower income constituents. He advocated for increased federal government assistance for job training, health care, and unemployment supplemental benefits with welfare as a safety net. He supported Democratic President Carter's initiatives to rebuild central cities, and opposed cuts to programs such as Medicare and food stamps that were passed during the administration of Republican President Ronald Reagan. Ford proposed comprehensive welfare reform legislation to gradually transition recipients with children over the age of six from welfare to work. The legislation had a high start up cost due to the education and job training aspects, and was opposed by the Reagan administration.

Ford suffered in the eyes of many for the antics of his brother John Ford, who had been elected to the Tennessee State Senate in the same 1974 election. John Ford was accused, but never criminally convicted, of driving between Memphis and Nashville at high speeds while in possession of a legal firearm. Harold Ford said he had no control over his brother's actions.

Bribery trials
In 1987, federal prosecutors obtained an indictment against Ford from a grand jury in eastern Tennessee. The indictment was based on testimony from two bankers, both partners of Jake Butcher, who pled guilty to bank fraud under a plea bargain. Ford was charged in 18 counts of conspiracy and fraud accusing him of receiving nearly $1.5 million in loans from 1976 to 1983, that prosecutors alleged were actually bribes. Ford contended that the loans were legitimate business transactions used to extend loans to him and his family funeral home business.

A first trial in Memphis in 1990 ended in a mistrial with the jury deadlocked 8-4 along straight racial lines. The eight black jury members voted to acquit, and the four whites voted to convict. The judge granted the prosecutor's motion for retrial, and held that an impartial jury could not be found in Ford's hometown, the heavily Democratic and predominantly black city of Memphis where Ford was very popular. He ordered that the jury for the retrial be selected for a pool of jurors living 80 miles from Memphis in 17 heavily Republican and predominantly white rural counties. The jurors were to be bused into Memphis for the trial. Ford appealed this jury selection plan twice to the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the ground that it violated his constitutional right to a jury of his peers; the appeals were denied twice. In 1993, Stuart Gerson, a hold-over Bush-appointee serving as acting Attorney General sided with Ford's request for a jury from Memphis, but the federal judge hearing the trial rejected the request. On April 9, 1993, a jury of 11 whites and 1 black acquitted Ford of all charges. During the seven year pendentcy of the criminal charges, Ford remained a U.S. Representative, but was stripped by Congress of his committee leadership roles. After his acquittal they were restored. In 1992, he had also been implicated in the House banking scandal.

Later career
Harold Jr., Ford's son, in 1996 returned to run for his retiring father's seat after having worked in New York City and completed his education at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan Law School. The elder Ford publicly hoped that the confrontational stance that he had sometimes used, particularly with regard to race, would never need to be employed by his son.

Personal life
Ford married Dorothy Bowles in 1969 and the couple had three children: Harold Jr., Newton Jake and Sir Isaac. They divorced in 1999. He and his second wife, Michelle Roberts have two children: Andrew and Ava.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He is a Baptist. Currently retired, Ford divides his time between Tennessee and Fisher Island in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is still active in the Democratic Party.

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Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Скупштина Републике Косово) or the Kuvendi, is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the people every four years. It was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'. On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.

Members
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 directly elected members; 20 are reserved for national minorities as follows:
 * 10 seats for the representatives of the Serbs.
 * 4 seats for the representatives of the Romani, Ashkali and Egyptians.
 * 3 seats for the Bosniaks.
 * 2 seats for the Turks.
 * 1 seat for the Gorans.

Albanian is the official language of the majority, but all languages of minorities such as Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian are used, with simultaneous interpretation.

Committees
The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in this legislature has a total of fourteen committees, the number of committees varies depending on the legislature.
 * 1) Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
 * 2) Committee for Budget, Labor and Transfers
 * 3) Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
 * 4) Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports
 * 5) Committee for European Integration
 * 6) Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
 * 7) Committee for Health and Social Welfare
 * 8) Committee for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons, Victims of War Sexual Violence and Petitions
 * 9) Committee for Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency
 * 10) Committee for Public Administration, Local Government, Media and Regional Development
 * 11) Committee for Security and Defense
 * 12) Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
 * 13) Oversight Committee of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency
 * 14) Public Finance Oversight Committee

Assembly building
The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo. The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.

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Talk:Zeolite

oxygen concentrator
A Zeolite bed is the core of an oxygen concentrator. The pressure swing adsorption process uses zeolite as a molecular sieve. Room air is compressed into a zeolite bed, then the remaining air components are drawn off. The bed is then released to atmosphere, the zeolite releases the nitrogen, and the process is restarted. By removing the nitrogen from regular air, you get a mixture of mostly oxygen with traces of carbon dioxide and Argon.

A german company is using those stones to generate cold. Bildunterschrift from Zeotech.

 * Should OBOGS be combined with this? Hcobb (talk) 03:15, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * No. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 22:08, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Uses: Medical
Unless someone can put some citations into that mess of a paragraph about QuikClot to clear up whether it's calcium silicate (which the New Scientist article seems to refute, given that it mentions an alternative to QuikClot being made of calcium and silica) or a zeolite (which the New Scientist article doens't explicitly state), the whole thing should be deleted or remarked out of existence until it can properly cited. dil 18:59, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

The clinical study cited at [10] http://www.panaceo.hr/download/Clinical%20evidence%20supporting%20the%20use%20of%20an%20activated%20clinoptilolite%20suspension%20as%20an%20agent%20to%20increase%20urinary%20excretion%20of%20toxic%20heavy%20metals.pdf is not a double blinded study. It had a control group, but neither the group nor the experimenters were blinded, and the control samples were not even tested. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.95.128.51 (talk) 10:10, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

CO2 entrapment
An advance has reportedly been made in "trapping" CO2 molecules in ZIFs, or zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. I'm unsure if it should be covered here as I'm not too well introduced in the subject, but I'm posting the link FYI and also did in the external links section: http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/material-selectively-swallows-co2-15480.html What I'm wondering is if it should have an extra mention in the "Uses" section, or if this is somehow too unrelated for that. — Northgrove 01:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

ZIFs are not zeolites. They are a subclass of metal-organic materials that have imidazolate as organic linker and a zeolite-like topology. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.40.197.43 (talk) 12:37, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Where's the Water
2nd sentence: "The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed, upon rapidly heating a natural mineral, that the stones began to dance about as the water evaporated." "...the water..."? What water, Fire-water? It's good someone cares enough about etymology to try- but this purported explanation explains little to me; I cant even understand it well enough to correct it- nor should I, because as an article opening it serves as a warning, to question or review the subsequent techinical writing. Hilarleo (talk) 03:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I've fixed it and added a reference. 24.243.3.27 (talk) 18:25, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Clinoptilolite and mercury poison
Clinoptilolite is being touted as "cure-all" for mercury poisoning (Chronic not acute). Has any scientific analysis been performed on the exchange/capture properties of this version of a zeolite for mercury ? If so should it be posted here - either for or against ?(Ukbrit (talk) 04:08, 10 October 2008 (UTC))

There is a study here: http://www.dovepress.com/clinical-evidence-supporting-the-use-of-an-activated-clinoptilolite-su-peer-reviewed-article-NDS (˜˜˜˜). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacqueshb (talk • contribs) 09:50, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Picture
The picture labeled "zeolite" needs a more descriptive caption. There are (as of writing) 179 different zeolite frameworks, and the mineral shown could be any one of the 48 or so different naturally-occurring zeolites. Kaiserkarl13 (talk) 18:55, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Scope of article
The emphasis of this article is heavily skewed towards mineralogy. Synthetic zeolites are important as industrial catalysts, and there is little mention of their preparation, properties, uses, or unique structures.

Natural Zeolites
This article states that there are 80 naturally occurring zeolite frameworks, but the citation provided does not list 80 unique zeolites. For example, Chabazite-K and Chabazite-Ca are NOT unique frameworks; they're both CHA. Similarly, faujasite-Ca and faujasite-Na are the same structure (FAU) with different counter-ions (they're also the same as NaY, HY, NaX, CsX, and a bunch of other synthetic zeolites that have different ions and/or compositions but the same framework connectivity). The number this refers to should reflect the number of frameworks (of the 179 currently discovered) that occur naturally, NOT the number of names we've come up with to describe different compositions of the same material. Kaiserkarl13 (talk) 15:38, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

 * It did not say 80 naturally occurring zeolite "frameworks" - it was referring to zeolite minerals. And chabazite-K is a different recognized mineral from chabazite-Ca. The website referenced lists naturally occurring recognized minerals. We do need to separate the mineralogy discussion from the synthetic commercial stuff to avoid the above confusion. Vsmith (talk) 00:36, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Lexical form of the Greek root word
Even though some sites give zein as the lemma of the root of the word, that is actually the infinitive form—the usual lexical form for ancient Greek is the indicative form, which is zeō (cf. %CE%B6%CE%AD%CF%89). 24.243.3.27 (talk) 17:09, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

 * And, just so it's not WP:OR, here is a source that gives the proper lexical form in connection with the etymology of the word zeolite: (PDF, p. 37 [thesis p. 28], § 2.4.1 Zeolites). 24.243.3.27 (talk) 18:24, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Use as nutritional supplement
Wikipedia should reflect reality, the real life. In real life, zeolites are widely used as nutritional supplements. (As of now, Google search 'zeolite supplements' returns 470,000 hits.) So this should be reflected in Wikipedia somehow. Yet, up to now, this was not reflected in Wikipedia in any way. Do we see a problem here? --Dyuku (talk) 18:11, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Wikipedia needn't reflect google advertising spam, not here to promote stuff. How 'bout google scholar? Wikipedia requires reliable sources. Vsmith (talk) 21:48, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Zeolites have negatively charged frameworks
Nowhere does it say that zeolites have negatively charged frameworks, it is implicit in the only chemical formula quoted. The charged framework is why ion exchange happens and why zeolite acids cane be formed. There are neutral molecular sieves such as aluminophosphates. Axiosaurus (talk) 10:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Removed for better explanation and reference
I've removed the following recently added bit:
 * . Certain zeolites also possess the ability to decompose when they come in direct or indirect contact with Heat and Moisture.

as it is unsourced and needs a more explanation and detail. Which "certain zeolites"? ... Vsmith (talk) 16:13, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I changed the sentence. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 12:34, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

detergent manufacture
The article tells us that detergent manufacture is the largest use of zeolites, but then fails to tell us anything else. If this is the largest use, I'm sure it deserves more than a single sentence. At the very least, the article could tell us whether the zeolites are used as a catalyst in the manufacture, as a reactant, or one of the ingredients of the product. FreeFlow99 (talk) 12:35, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Symbol needs explanation
T5O10 and T10O20 symbols should be explained, since the periodic table has no element T. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.192.37 (talk) 12:57, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Done (T = combined Si and Al). Vsmith (talk) 14:01, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Zeolites and cancer
Several editors tried to include paragraphs on medical use of zeolite or paragraphs on zeolite as nutricional supplement. These paragraphs have always been removed by other editors with an explanation, that medical articles have not been published in peer reviewed journals, or that this is a fringe science, or that there are no proofs of relationship between zeolite and cancer treatment. Yesterday an article published in one of the leading journals was added to the article and it was soon removed. It is also a fact that many people, especially in Eastern Europe, believe that zeolites cure cancer. Probably they are wrong. However, the fact that there is such a great interest in this issue, this issue deserves at least a short paragraph in wikipedia. Those searching or googling for zeolite are mostly interested in its medical use (see google search suggestions) and they deserve to get at least one short paragraph. Another issue is, what should be included. It is undisputed that there are medical articles in highest ranked journals on this subject. It is also undisputed that these articles come mostly from the same authors from Croatia. It is also undisputed that this is what could be called fringe science, because mainstream science does not follow their view. It is also undisputed that some companies, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia), promote zeolite as a cancer cure. It is also undisputed that many people search for answers on wikipedia on this subject (see google search suggestions: zeolite benefits, zeolite side effects, zeolite cancer, zeolite wikipedia). Therefore I suggest that a short paragraph on this subject should be included. It should not promote zeolite. It is acceptable to note that zeolite medical use is promoted by fringe science and that its benefits are not proven. Maybe an article should read something like this: A group of Croatian researchers has published an article on natural zeolite clinoptilote effects on cancer treatment (Pavelić, K., Hadžija, M., Bedrica, L., Pavelić, J., Ðikić, I., Katić, M., ... & Čolić, M. (2001). Natural zeolite clinoptilolite: new adjuvant in anticancer therapy. Journal of Molecular Medicine, 78(12), 708-720.). Several other articles have been published by same authors. No other authors or studies have confirmed or denied the relationship between zeolite and cancer. Croatian company Panaceo (www.panaceo.hr) promotes zeolite as a cancer- treating and other deseases- treating cure in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Austria, Bosnia, and some other neighbouring countries (panaceo.si, panaceo.at). The relationship between authors of the article and the zeolite sellers is unknown, but they are both from Croatia. 31.15.180.165 (talk) 08:56, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Seems the research mentioned above was published 14 years ago. What has been published since and how was that research received? The fact that the researchers are from Croatia and the companies promoting the use are also Croatian is problematic. Also the content you added to the article contained inline website addresses for the companies promoting the use of zeolites. Vsmith (talk) 13:19, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

 * I do not know how what has been published since and I do not know how the research was received. The article has been cited numerous times but it seems that its views were not widely accepted by the mainstream science. And yes, both researchers and companies are from Croatia and this is problematic and it should be noted in the article. Readers should be warned about this, don't you agree? It would be great if you can shorten my paragraph and rephrase it in the way that is acceptable.164.8.114.22 (talk) 13:49, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The internet is full of bogus claims of all types. We don't report on an old unverified medical claim. Lacking WP:reliable sources we cannot include such questionable content nor "warn" anyone. Vsmith (talk) 17:12, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Highly ranked scientific journals (this medical journal has impact factor over 5 which is one of the highest in the world) is not unreliable source. This claim was made by 5 or more scientists (university professors) and it was repeated or cited in numerous other articles (over 100 citations of this article in SCI Thimson Reuters and in Google Scholar. It seems that you are the first medicine scholar refuting their claim and calling it "bogus". Research, which is 14 years old and repeated in several other articles over these 14 years by several different authors is not old. You are a leading wiki expert and you are an expert on what is meant by "reliable" and "old" but I understand that this research is not old and it is reliable enough to be mentioned. Can you ask some other wiki expert to give their opinion on "old" and "reliable" here? Thanks. 92.37.58.116 (talk) 06:16, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Ratchet things down a notch. I did not say that study was "bogus", rather I made a general observation re: internet claims. You stated that you didn't know "how the research was received" and "not widely accepted by the mainstream science". I am not a "medicine scholar". Do you have a WP:conflict of interest here? Vsmith (talk) 12:23, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I do not have a WP:conflict of interest. Do not know any of the researchers or any of the product sellers. However, I hear arguments in favor of zeolite medical use and arguments against it daily from many medical doctors and others. I did some online research and found out it all comes from Croatia and spreads to Serbia, Slovenia, Austria. Discussion on medical zeolite use became big (as noted, numerous citations). I do not understand why you disagree with having this topic covered by a couple of sentences. Research is published in a reliable journal and it is not old. Yes, you are right, I did say that I do not know "how the research was received" because I did not read any of the 100+ articles that cite this research. I am afraid you have some conflict of interest here? Since we concluded that research is not old, the journal is reliable, it is cited in over 100 articles, what will be your next argument not to include a sentence mentioning zeolite and cancer? Would you agree with something like "Individual studies have claimed that zeolite might be successful in curing or preventing cancer, but further medical research did not confirm this claim."? Is this balanced enough? 92.37.58.116 (talk) 21:13, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * "might be successful..." and "...further medical research did not confirm this claim." pretty well sums it up. Why would we state such unconfirmed claims regarding cancer treatment in an article on a mineral group? If it is significant - then it should be covered in an article on cancer treatments. But, from what you say, the status of the research is questionable and thus likely falls under fringe theories. Perhaps you should ask at the fringe noticeboard. As to COI, I'm a retired educator/farmer/geologist. Vsmith (talk) 22:33, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Let's go back before you started going personal. I suggested a paragraph and you responded: "Seems the research mentioned above was published 14 years ago. What has been published since and how was that research received? The fact that the researchers are from Croatia and the companies promoting the use are also Croatian is problematic. Also the content you added to the article contained inline website addresses for the companies promoting the use of zeolites." Therefore your arguments were that (a) the research is "old" and (b) that it is problematic because both the company and the researchers were from Croatia and (c)article contained inline website addresses for the companies. Then I argued that (a) 14 years is not old (b) we can include this info in the article if you think it is problematic and (c) I agreed with you that we remove these web addresses. Then you did not respond to any of these three issues. It seems that issues (b) and (c) are solved, so just respond if you still believe that (a) research is old? 92.37.58.116 (talk) 14:43, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Let's not. Rather, you could address the points just above. Vsmith (talk) 22:08, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

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Can you get stuff back out?
If stuff is captured by a zeolite filter, is that it? Are there ways to (easily) get it back out? Like, for example, you trap a short lived radioactive substance in zeolite but after a couple of years it has decayed and you'd really want to get the decay product out because it is valuable. Would such a thing be possible? If so, how? Hobbitschuster (talk) 01:12, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

 * Zeolites are ion exchangers, so yes, whatever you put onto zeolites can then be released. However, if you put some sort of ion/molecular that interacts really strongly with the framework it might be hard to remove it. Carlosbornes (talk) 13:48, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

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User talk:JedGuillaume

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Hi, I noticed your contribution on Leopold, Indiana. Thanks for that. I hope you don't mind that I made a few changes. You shouldn't sign articles -- the signature feature is for use on talk pages. If needed, you can see who made what contribution by looking at the history of an article. Also, usually, with links to external web sites, you should simply link to the desired page and not try to explain how to navigate to it (unless of course that is impossible with a particular site--but usually it is possible). older ≠ wiser 21:27, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Suxxor

Im pretty sure Ive heard this long before Everquest came into existence... This is in Sweden though... and used as some kind of alternative to "sucks", in spoken language. Though, people say the oddest things.. like "suckulent" which would be the same pronounciation as "succulent", which is not the intended meaning at all :)

Meaning?
''The word is a modified version of the verb to suck, and the meaning is roughly the same. ''

Which meaning would that be? none here seem to be applicable. GeeJo 22:27, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

Value?
Should we even have this Article? I would vote it for deletion, btu I'm lazy and I'm rewriting leet today. If someone else wants to. I say put it up on VFD. McKay 07:20, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm too lazy to as well, but I agree this should be VFD'd - it is only a definition, and the word itself is a result of a common leet construction. i.e. anything that ends in "-ck" or "-cks" can be turned into a "-xx0r" in leet, and while "suxxor" (along with "haxxor" and "roxxor") is one of the most common leet words, the usage and meaning is not unique; any "-xx0r" word is assumed to be ironic in that leet kind of way, and and "-xx0r" word can be used as a verb or a noun. Kjl 21:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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KOV-14

The KOV-14 Fortezza Plus is a US National Security Agency-approved PC card which provides encryption functions and key storage to Secure Terminal Equipment and other devices. It is a tamper-resistant module based on the Mykotronx Krypton chip, including all of the cryptographic functionality of the original Fortezza card plus the Type 1 algorithms/protocols BATON and Firefly, the SDNS signature algorithm, and the STU-III protocol. It was developed by Mykotronx as part of the NSA's MISSI program. As of 2008, the KOV-14 is beginning to be phased out and replaced by the backwards compatible KSV-21 PC card.

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Petrosyan

Petrosyan (Armenian: Պետրոսյան), Petrosian or Petrossian (Eastern Armenian), Bedrosian or Bedrossian (Western Armenian) is a common surname in Armenia. It is a patronymic from the Armenian first name Petros (equivalent to Peter, making the name effectively equivalent to Peterson).

The following people share this surname:

Petrosyan

 * Arev Petrosyan (born 1972), Armenian artist
 * Arevik Petrosyan (born 1972), Armenian politician and lawyer
 * Armen Petrosyan (born 1986), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
 * Armen Petrosyan (Mench) (born 1975), Armenian actor, producer and broadcaster
 * Armenak Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian professional footballer
 * Arsen Petrosyan (born 1991), Armenian footballer
 * Artur Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian professional footballer
 * Artur Petrosyan (journalist) (born 1979), Russian football journalist and scout
 * Gagik Petrosyan (born 1973), Armenian politician
 * Galust Petrosyan (born 1981), Armenian professional footballer
 * Gevorg Petrosyan (politician) (born 1972), Armenian lawyer and politician
 * Giorgio Petrosyan (born 1985), Armenian-Italian kickboxer
 * Hamlet Petrosyan (born 1955), Armenian historian, archaeologist and anthropologist
 * Leon Petrosyan (born 1940), Russian mathematician
 * Leonard Petrosyan (1953–1999), Armenian politician; second Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President (March – September 1997)
 * Manuel Petrosyan (born 1998), Armenian chess player
 * Mariam Petrosyan (born 1969), Armenian painter, cartoonist and novelist
 * Mariam Petrosyan (born 1991), Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter
 * Nazar Petrosyan (born 1951), Russian football coach and player
 * Petros Petrosyan (1968–2012), Armenian painter
 * Rafik Petrosyan (1940–2021), Armenian politician
 * Rudik Petrosyan (born 1980), Armenian weightlifter
 * Samvel Petrosyan (born 1954), Soviet footballer
 * Sergey Petrosyan (1988–2017), Azerbaijani-Russian weightlifter
 * Shahen Nikolay Petrosyan (1912–1999), Armenian lawyer and professor
 * Shushan Petrosyan (born 1967), Armenian singer and politician
 * Sos and Victoria Petrosyan, German quick-change artists
 * Valery Petrosyan (born 1942), Armenian-Russian chemist
 * Vardan Petrosyan (born 1959), Armenian actor, scriptwriter, and parodist
 * Vardges Petrosyan (1932–1994), Armenian writer
 * Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), Russian stand-up comedian of Armenian descent

Petrosian

 * Adeliia Petrosian (born 2007), Russian figure skater
 * Arshak Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian chess grandmaster
 * Ashot Petrosian (1930–1998), Soviet Armenian mathematician
 * Davit G. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess player
 * Georgi Petrosian (born 1953), Armenian politician
 * Mahaya Petrosian (born 1970), Iranian actress of Armenian descent
 * Manouk Petrosian (1676–1749), Armenian scholar and theologian
 * Tigran Petrosian (1929–1984), Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster and world champion
 * Tigran L. Petrosian (born 1984), Armenian chess grandmaster

Petrossian

 * Petrossian (business), French international enterprise in trade of caviar and wide range of products
 * Armen Petrossian, French-Armenian businessman and director of Petrossian enterprise
 * Melkoum Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
 * Mouchegh Petrossian, French-Armenian business, co-founder of Petrossian enterprise
 * Marine Petrossian (born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist
 * Michel Petrossian (born 1973), French-Armenian composer

Ter-Petrosyan / Ter-Petrossian

 * Arpine Mikaela Ter-Petrosyan (born 1990), Armenian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
 * Hakob Ter-Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer
 * Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945), Armenian politician; first Armenian President (1991–1998)
 * Lyudmila Ter-Petrosyan (born 1948), Russian-Armenian politician
 * Semeno Ter-Petrosian (1882–1922), Bolshevik revolutionary known as Kamo

Pedrossian

 * Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (1934–2022), Brazilian politician
 * Pedro Pedrossian (1928–2017), Brazilian politician, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (1980–1983 and 1991–1994)

Bedrosian

 * Bedros Bedrosian (born 1955), Romanian triple jumper
 * Cam Bedrosian (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Haiganush R. Bedrosian (born 1943), American judge
 * Steve Bedrosian (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball player

Bedrossian

 * Ara Bedrossian (born 1967), Cypriot professional footballer
 * Pascal Bedrossian (born 1974), French professional footballer
 * Patricio Bedrossian (born 1975), Argentine footballer

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Talk:Bystrzyca Kłodzka

German name discussion
Gzornenplatz, could you state your sources that would back up your claims that the German wiki is wrong here (apart from the fact that you changed the German version today)? Until your recent change it said that the German name still is Habelschwerdt. Also, please refrain yourself from starting a revert war until a consensus is reached. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 21:28, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

 * Halibutt, for the same reason explained on Talk:Pila. There is ONE (1) Google hit for "Habelschwerdt Polen". Gzornenplatz 21:34, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

 * You can't help starting a revert war before the matter is resolved, can you.

 * Habelschwerdt - 2710
 * Bystrzyca Kłodzka - 54
 * Bystrzyca Klodzka - 714

 * So, all in all, the Germans refer to the town as Habelschwerdt in 77,9% of cases and as either "Bystrzyca Klodzka" or "Bystrzyca Kłodzka" in 22,08% of cases. The German wiki until your recent edit also referred to the town's German name as Habelschwerdt. So, is there anything that would support your version? Certainly not the German language usage. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 22:15, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

 * What on Earth is the relevance of a simple Google search on "Habelschwerdt"? 99% of those results refer to the historical city, not the present one. Gzornenplatz 22:17, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

--[[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 22:49, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) It was you who posted the result of a Google search first. Which means that apparently we both agree that Google can be used to check whether the name is popular or not in some language. In this context we can use Google to check if by the end of 20th century and at the beginning of 21st century the name is used or not. The results I posted proved that it is.
 * 2) Whether they name this town this way for historical, ethical, moral, sentimental or any other reasons is none of our business. The fact is that they do use it as a way to refer to the town in German. If the majority of German webmasters use the name, then it must be a German name.

 * No offense, but... are you dense? There's nothing wrong with Google searches, there's a lot wrong with your Google search, because a search of "Habelschwerdt" is meaningless since no one denies that it was the name of the city when it was part of Germany, and accordingly there are Google results that talk about the historic German city, which of course use the former German name. If you want to see what the present city is referred to, you have to use "Habelschwerdt Polen", which finds exactly ONE result. Gzornenplatz 22:53, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

 * Do not try to offend me. Personal arguments are not what Wikipedia needs. Read and make sure you understand well the Civility policy. Perhaps you'll be surprised, but one does not have to be dumb not to agree with your views. It's high time you understood that.

 * The method you have chosen is absolutely wrong. Google searching for "Habelschwerdt Polen" will not show pages describing "Habelschwerdt, a city that has been transferred to Polen in 1945" or any other similar descriptive terms. It will not show "Habelschwerdt in Polen" if such a page existed, nor even a link to the German Wikipedia article that lists both names but none of them is succeeded by the word "Polen". As far as I know German language is different from American English in that in German you don't have to put the name of the country right after the name of the city.

 * If you want to check for the current usage it would be better to search for the names and a recent date. The problem is that this search also shows a overwhelming majority of Habelschwerdt links: If the search is for "Habelschwerdt" 2003, "Bystrzyca Klodzka" 2003 and "Bystrzyca Kłodzka" 2003 exactly 87% of the links use the German name (I combine both of the Polish names). If the date is changed to 1999 - it's 89%, while for 2002 it's 86%. (links:, , , check others if you don't believe). Do you have any other ideas? [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 01:49, Oct 15, 2004 (UTC)

 * Your logic is seriously flawed. Of course "Habelschwerdt Polen" does not find all links that might be relevant, but all the links it does find are relevant, contrary to your searches which find almost exclusively references to the historical city (the addition of a year does not change this, since this can appear on a totally unrelated part of the page). The immediate addition of "Polen", on the other hand, ensures that all results refer to the Polish city. Gzornenplatz 08:54, Oct 15, 2004 (UTC)

 * I always knew that Poland is a relatively big country, but I never imagined that it's that big. Thanks, every day I learn something new:

--[[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 03:36, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) Paris Polen - 10,600
 * 2) Berlin Polen - 5,650
 * 3) München Polen - 2,080...

 * Another bizarre non-argument. Do you have anything to say here? Gzornenplatz 08:30, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * Calling it a "non-argument" is easier than answering it, indeed. The above example proves that your method of adding "Polen" to the name in question is wrong, since it proves your argument that your method is good wrong. You said that all the links it does find are relevant. No, they're not, apparently. All it does is to limit the number of links to those who have two words accidentially put one by another, nothing more, nothing less. You can say I'm a moron, you can say that my arguments are absurd, but it's no wonder that you don't try to argue with facts. Good for you. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 11:07, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * Your example does not disprove my argument in the slightest. How do 5,650 hits for "Berlin Polen" prove that the hits for "Pila Polen" are not relevant? Pila is in Poland, Berlin isn't. Most web sites do not put words "accidentally one by another". Most hits for "Berlin Polen" refer to a route from Berlin to Poland. Obviously that would be absurd for "Pila Polen". And if you actually look through the results for "Pila Polen" you'll see that they all (i.e. at least 95%) refer to the city in Poland. Want to go through them individually? It's sad to see you groping at straws now to defend the indefensible. Gzornenplatz 12:09, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * So now the German name of Bystrzyca is Pila, right? Anyway, if in your opinion all searches for "Pila Polen" show links to pages that speak of the town of Piła after 1945, then obviously this should be true for all other towns and cities as well. Links to "Berlin Polen" should link to the Berlin in Poland and the links to "Paris Polen" should refer mostly to the times when Paris was in Poland. Right? Beeep, sorry. Wrong answer.

 * Also, if you suggest the search for "Pila Polen", then why doesn't it link to the German wikipedia article? A hint: because such a configuration is not used in German, perhaps? I'm not defending the indefensible, so far you haven't proved that the German names have changed. The German language names are still the same, check any article apart from those edited by yourself. Any, I mean. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 13:26, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * What goes for Pila goes for Bystrzyca and the many other cases. I don't want to repeat the same arguments on dozens of talk pages. There's no city named Berlin or Paris in Poland, so your argument makes no sense. I never said that any Google result for "x Polen" means that "x" must be a city in Poland. Again you prove to be a bit logically-challenged. I only say that if you take any actual Polish city x, then almost all hits for "x Polen" will indeed refer to that city. And I note you refuse the challenge to look at the actual Google results for "Pila Polen" and see how many of them don't clearly refer to the city. Gzornenplatz 13:51, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid that this discussion makes no sense. Apparently I won't convince you and you won't convince me. I'm also afraid that immediately after this article is unblocked you'll pop in and start a revert war again. That's not my favourite kind of game and I'd rather avoid it. Perhaps we could find some other work-around? Or perhaps you could simply convince some more people than yourself (and, akhem-akhem, Wik). I'm not a German speaker so I have to rely on what others tell me. So far the German wikipedians tell me that you are wrong, but perhaps it's them who is wrong and you are right, I don't know. What do you suggest? [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 13:31, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * What does not make sense is your arguments. Consequently I will indeed continue to revert the articles as necessary. I suggest you rely on demonstrable facts as opposed to some individual's say-so. "The German wikipedians" (which ones? how many?) are no authority, and they actually prove me right to the extent that they have their articles at Pi& and Bystrzyca K& - I did not move those articles there, I merely changed the internal inconsistency. Gzornenplatz 13:51, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

Protection
I protected the page due to revert war and request on WP:RFPP. Thanks. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (hopefully!)]] 00:49, Oct 15, 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot, let's hope now we can find some common sense in this mess. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]]

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Iwerne Courtney

Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 mi north-west of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the small River Iwerne between Hambledon Hill to the south-west and the hills of Cranborne Chase to the east. In 2001 the parish had 187 households and a population of 400. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 410.

Toponymy
The names Iwerne Courtney and Shroton both have long histories. Iwerne is a Celtic rivername that perhaps refers to a goddess or may mean "yew-river". The village was recorded as Ywern in 877 AD, and in 1086 in the Domesday Book it was Werne. The addition of Courtney is a result of land by the Iwerne stream being owned in the 13th century by the Courtenay family, the Earls of Devon.

The name Shroton derives from the Old English scīr-rēfa and tūn, meaning "sheriff's estate" or "sheriff's town", and its use is due to the lord and tenant-in-chief at the time of Domesday being Baldwin of Exeter, the sheriff of Devon. In 1403 the name was recorded as Shyrevton.

The name Shroton is preferred locally; in his 1980 book Dorset Villages, Roland Gant stated that "I have heard only visitors to Dorset call it Iwerne Courtney".

History
At the time of the Domesday Book, Iwerne Courtney had 17 households and was in the hundred of Gillingham. It had 2 mills, 30 acre of meadow, 8 ploughlands, and its value to the lord of the manor was £10.

In 1261 the village received a grant from Henry the Third, enabling it to hold two annual fairs and a weekly market. The autumn "Shroton Fair" used to be "one of the main Dorset events of the year". It is mentioned in Owen's book of fairs (1788), under the name Shroton. In 1965 Dorset-born broadcaster Ralph Wightman wrote of the fair that "For many years time was dated in this part of Dorset by Shroton Fair. Old men recalled events by the number of months they had happened before or after this event." However the fair has now "vanished without a trace".

The civil parish of the village was formed by the joining of three settlements: Iwerne Courtney in the centre, Farrington to the northwest and Ranston immediately east of the river. Each settlement had its own open field system. Farrington now consists of a few farms, and at Ranston only the manor house remains.

Governance
The parish of Iwerne Courtney or Shroton is within the Dorset Council ward of Beacon and the parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. The MP since 2015 is Simon Hoare of the Conservative Party.

Geography
Iwerne Courtney civil parish covers nearly 2000 acre in an L-shaped area on either side of the River Iwerne. To the east it extends over the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, reaching an elevation of over 165 m. To the west it extends north-west over greensand, gault and Kimmeridge clay at an altitude of about 48 to 80 m, although in the south-west it rises to over 190 m on the slopes of Hambledon Hill, an outlier of the chalk.

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Hassan II Mosque

The Hassan II Mosque (مسجد الحسن الثاني, Grande Mosquée Hassan II) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 14th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 m. Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau under the guidance of King Hassan II and built by Moroccan artisans from all over the kingdom. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the sea. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground.

Geography
The mosque is located at Bd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah in Casablanca. The 9 ha complex nestles between the harbor and the El Hank lighthouse. From the nearest train station at Casa-Port it is about a 20-minute walk to the mosque. The ten-lane boulevard with shopping avenues is at the southern facade of the mosque and extends to the gates of the Palace Oued el Makhazine in the middle of the city. The basilical plan of the mosque justifies this layout of the boulevard. The mosque rises above the Atlantic Ocean. The building is built partially on land and partially over the ocean. This siting was accomplished by creating a platform linking a natural rock outcrop reclaimed from the sea, where the Orthlieb Pool had previously been located. Two large breakwaters were also built, to protect the mosque from the erosive action of the ocean waves, which can be up to 10 m in height. A temporary pier 800 m in length had to be erected to protect the foundations of the pillars from the sea during the construction period. Its environmental advantage is that it is free of noise and pollution and receives a fresh breeze from the sea.

Apart from the mosque, other structures in the area are a madrasa (Islamic school), hammams (bathhouses), a museum on Moroccan history, conference halls, and a very large library said to be the "most comprehensive in the Islamic world." The 41 fountains in the courtyard are all well decorated. The garden around the mosque is well tended and is a popular location for family picnics. The traditionally designed madrasa occupies an area of 4840 m2 including the basement. Two stories in height, it is constructed in a semi-circular shape, with abutting qibla wall and the mihrab section.

History
The historical context of the mosque began with the death of King Mohammed V in 1961. King Hassan II had requested for the best of the country's artisans to come forward and submit plans for a mausoleum to honour the departed king; it should "reflect the fervor and veneration with which this illustrious man was regarded." In 1980, during his birthday celebrations, Hassan II had made his ambitions very clear for creating a single landmark monument in Casablanca by stating: "I wish Casablanca to be endowed with a large, fine building of which it can be proud until the end of time ... I want to build this mosque on the water, because God's throne is on the water. Therefore, the faithful who go there to pray, to praise the creator on firm soil, can contemplate God's sky and ocean." The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco. It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues.

Work commenced on July 12, 1986, and was conducted over a seven-year period. Construction was scheduled to be completed in 1989 ready for Hassan II's 60th birthday. During the most intense period of construction, 1400 men worked during the day and another 1100 during the night. 10,000 artists and craftsmen participated in building and beautifying the mosque. However, the building was not completed on schedule which delayed inauguration. The formal inauguration was subsequently chosen to be the 11th Rabi' al-Awwal of the year 1414 of the Hijra, corresponding to 30 August 1993, which also marked the eve of the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s birth. It was dedicated to the Sovereign of Morocco.

Financing
Construction costs, estimated to be about 585 million euro, were an issue of debate in Morocco, a lower mid-income country. While Hassan wished to build a mosque which would be second in size only to the mosque at Mecca, the government lacked funds for such a grand project. Much of the financing was by public subscription. Twelve million people donated to the cause, with a receipt and certificate given to every donor. The smallest contribution was 5 DH. In addition to public donations and those from business establishments as well as other countries, western countries provided construction loans, which Morocco repaid.

Architecture and fittings
In the words of the authors of the book Morocco Country Study Guide, the Hassan II Mosque "undeniably marks the continuity of a modernized ancestral art and bears the sign of innovations that are due not only to technical reasons but also to a fertile exploration of new aesthetic possibilities." The building dimensions are 200 m in length and 100 m in width. All of the granite, plaster, marble, wood and other materials used in the construction, were extracted from around Morocco, with the exception of some Italian white granite columns and 56 glass chandeliers. Six thousand traditional Moroccan artisans worked for five years to create the abundant and beautiful mosaics, stone and marble floors and columns, sculpted plaster moldings, and carved and painted wood ceilings. The exterior surfaces of the mosque display titanium, bronze, and granite finishes. It is ornamented with pale blue marble and Zellige tilework. A particular feature in the mosque is that all structures are made of reinforced cement concrete and all decorations are of traditional Moroccan design. The construction work involved engagement of 35,000 workers and working of over 50 million hours. The mosque has capacity to accommodate 25,000 devotees for prayers in the main hall and another 80,000 in the plaza squares around it.

Notable architectural features include the conspicuous columns, the horseshoe arches, and the innumerable muqarnas embellishing the ceilings. The dome, arches and walls give a grand ambiance to the mosque. The first-class sound system is discreetly hidden. The ablution room and a vast public hammam are in the basement, with its own entrance. Tadelakt, a plastering technique which adds egg yolks and black soap into mixed plaster, was used in the hammam baths.

Design
The building blends Islamic architecture and Moroccan elements, and reflects Moorish influences, while featuring an urban design. It displays elements found in other Moroccan buildings such as the unfinished mosque in Rabat and the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh. There are features from an old Roman fort converted into the tomb of King Mohammed V of Rabat. Other elements come from the Tour Hassan Mosque, the Dome of the Rock (also known as Qubbat al Sakhra 688–692 AD), the Great Mosque of Madina (705–710 AD), Kairouan Mosque in Tunisia (663 AD), the Great Mosque of Damascus (705–715 AD), the Great Mosque of Cordoba (785–786 AD), Quarawiyyin Mosque (956 and 1135 AD) in Morocco, the Great Mosque of Tlemcen (1136), and Djamaa el Kebir (1096). Its layout is known as the basilican plan, which is different from the common practice of a T-shaped plan adopted in many North African countries. The qibla wall is perpendicular to the naves which is said to be an unconventional layout, given that it is customary for the rows of worshipers facing Mecca to be as wide as possible rather than extend farther back (Halod and Khan 1997, 61). The adoption of this plan has been described as "a conflict between King Hassan II the ancient aristocrat and King Hassan II the contemporary leader who must develop commerce and industry in order meet the needs of his country."

Prayer hall
The prayer hall is on the top of the mosque covered in windows The central hall is centrally heated, and provides spectacular underwater views of the Atlantic Ocean. The decorations in the hall are elaborate and exquisite made possible by involving 6000 master artisans of Morocco working on it. It is so large that it can easily accommodate the house of the Notre Dame of Paris or St Peter's of Rome. The woodcarvings, the zellij work and the stucco mouldings are of elaborate and highly impressive design; the wood used for carving is cedar from the middle Atlas Mountains, the marble is from Agadir and granite is brought from Tafraoute.

The prayer hall is built to a rectangular plan of 200 m length and 100 m width with three naves, which are perpendicular to the qibla wall. The central nave of the hall is 40 m and larger than the side naves which are 27 m high. The central hall is undulating with a succession of numerous domes from which glass chandeliers, imported from Murano, are hung. On either side of the hall, there are mezzanine floors with carved dark wood furnishings, which are reserved for women. The doors are electrically operated. A "triptyich marble partition with open work and central window flanked by two smaller sized windows" are built on the wall of the façade. Such panels, built with multicolored arches, engraved with ornamented floral designs, appear like a geometrical framework when viewed from the outside. The gates are embellished with marble bars which have faux voussoirs (alternately smooth or sculpted). The pillars of 13 m height are square in shape with engaged columns and cruciform joining a series of pillars. Geometrically shaped polychromatic zellji with carved plaster are noted with floral and geometric designs with epigraphy. Carved or painted marble or shaped wood are used for these elegant designs, which highlight Islamic art forms.

The roof is retractable, illuminating the hall with daytime sunlight and allowing worshippers to pray under the stars on clear nights. It weighs 1100 tons and can be opened in five minutes; it measures 60 m high, with an area of 3400 m2. The roof is covered with cast-aluminium tiles, (similar to the Fez tiles), stronger and more reliable than traditional ceramic tiles, and about 35 percent lighter. The prayer hall is also illuminated by light from the glass gates on the northern wall.

Minaret
The minaret is 210 m tall and was the tallest minaret in the world when completed in 1993. It has a laser beam fitted at the top, which is electronically operated in the evening. It is oriented towards Mecca and has a range of 30 km. The minaret is said to enhance the visual alignment of the boulevard. It is square in shape thrusting skyward. The base to the top width ratio of 1 to 8 (between basement and the summit) has a marble covering on the exterior with austere decoration. The faces of the facade have carved ornamentation with different materials. There are stitches of roudani tracetine on a 100,000 MP surface. This decorative material (with chrome and green as dominant colours), is a substitute for the use of bricks, the material used in many other notable minarets, and has given the mosque an extraordinary elegance. Green tiles decorate the minaret for one third of the height from the top, and then changes colour to deep green or turquoise blue; it is said that in the Hassan II minaret, the designer had used his sea-foam green and God's blue to celebrate the life of a king. The concrete used for the minaret was a special high-grade type, which could perform well under severe conditions of a combined action of strong wind and seismicity. This was achieved by the Science Department of the Bouygues Group, the contractors for the project, who developed an extra-strength concrete four times stronger than ordinary concrete. Called B.H.P (highly resistant concrete), it offers a resistance to compression value of 1200 bars per sqcm (claimed to be a world record) and has a very quick setting time. This enabled the building of a taller structure with due underpinning of the foundation, while adhering to the construction schedule. Cranes were also designed to suit the height of the minaret for concreting.

Hassan II Mosque Museum
The museum opened its doors to the public after the construction of the mosque. It showcases art pieces from various traditional Moroccan arts as well as unused architectural elements of the mosque, such as carved stucco, painted wood ceilings, and zellij walls.

Restoration works
Structural deterioration in the concrete wall was observed ten years after the mosque's completion. This was explained as being due to exposure to the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean, into which nearly half of the mosque's foundation projects. Salt water migrating into the porous concrete caused the rusting of the rebar steel reinforcements resulting in expansion of the steel and causing cracking of concrete. Salt water had penetrated beyond the steel bar into the structures as well.

Effective restoration works were instituted in April 2005. This involved use of moly-grade stainless steel combined with high-grade concrete to make the structure resistant to chloride attack, a process that evolved during 3 years of research. This is expected to enhance the building's life by 100 years. The works were carried out in four phases. In the first phase a leak-proof coffer dam was constructed to isolate and dry the work area. This was built 5 m below the highest water level. In the second phase, the voids seen in the prayer hall were filled with concrete. In the third phase, the structural slabs and pillars on the exterior part of mosque exposed to the sea were demolished; 6000 m3 of concrete was removed. In the fourth phase, new exterior protection works were built using high-strength concrete with 2205 (conforming to UNS S 32205 EN 1.442 standards) stainless steel rods as reinforcements for effective erosion control. Even though the many structural changes were made as per detailed design, still during execution of works, 100 external pillars, called “combs” because of their wave breaking characteristics, were exposed to salt water and wave action and had to be replaced with new pillars. These were made from high-strength concrete with 2205 stainless steel reinforcements. This necessitated an additional leak-proof dyke to be built behind the earlier one; total dyke quantity involved was 20000 m3. All of these works involved use of 1300 tons of special steel (with 40 tons of Mo) of 8 - 20 mm bars with yield strength of 850 N per mm2. The concrete quantity poured involved 100000 m3 of non-reinforced bulk concrete and 10000 m3 of high-strength concrete. The entire work was done at a cost of 50 million euros.

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Gristle

Gristle may refer to:
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Patrick Farley

Patrick Sean Farley is a freelance illustrator and Web page designer. Known as a pioneer of webcomics as a medium, Farley works out of Oakland, California.

Biography
Patrick Farley is the creator of comics under the anthology "Electric Sheep Comix". Scott McCloud cites him as an early pioneer of the webcomics movement. He is the author of a semi-autobiographical webcomics graphic novel The Guy I Almost Was and of several other Web based comics or stories, listed below.

In addition to the traditional strip format Farley has presented work in the infinite canvas mode peculiar to the more innovative web comics, and he has done many stories using 3D tools such as Poser and Bryce.

The Webcomics Examiner wrote a story about Farley's work in December 2004 titled "Patrick Farley, Apocalyptic Utopian", describing him as "the Cecil B. DeMille of webcomics".

Farley appeared in Adventures Into Digital Comics, a 2006 documentary on the comics industry.

Electric Sheep Comix
Electric Sheep Comix is a Web-based anthology of Farley's work. The name was taken from the title of Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". It was originally hosted at the domain e-sheep.com, but the domain registration lapsed, and after being offline for 2 years, the site was restarted in August 2009, at a new domain.

One unusual project from this collection is Apocamon: The Final Judgement, a satirical, stylized presentation of the Book of Revelation in a graphic style similar to the Pokémon trading card game and a writing style similar to the comic book tracts of Jack T. Chick.

The Spiders
The Spiders is a webcomic written and illustrated by cartoonist Patrick S. Farley for his website, Electric Sheep Comix. The comic traces an alternate history of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, where Al Gore is President of the United States, and ordinary civilians can view the war through web cams carried by roving robotic "spiders" dispersed into Afghanistan by the U.S. Army.

Unlike most webcomics, the comic is displayed in an "infinite canvas" format, where each page of the comic has the individual panels lined up in one continuous strip, viewable in full by scrolling with the horizontal scrollbar of the reader's web browser. Occasionally, the pages of the comic deviate from the format for storytelling effect, usually in the form of a fictional web page created for the story.

Mark Frauenfelder, writing for Playboy, recommended the comic, praising how it used the multimedia capabilities afforded by the internet to "present comics in an entirely new way."

Electric Sheep Reloaded
In March 2010 Farley started a Kickstarter page in order to raise $6,000 to support him in making more comics for his website. On May 1, 2010 the fund raiser was successful. From June 2010 until December 2010 Farley continued The Spiders with a chapter titled Prologue.

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Starday Records

Starday Records was an American record label producing traditional country music during the 1950s and 1960s.

History
The label began in 1952 in Beaumont, Texas, when local businessmen Jack Starnes (Lefty Frizzell's manager) and Houston record distributor Harold W. Daily (better known as "Pappy") decided to form a record label. The Starday name is a combination of Starnes' and Daily's last names. After four releases, former Four Star vice president Don Pierce was brought into the fold and the three men founded the Starday Recording and Publishing Company.

Soon after, Starnes sold his shares out to Pierce. In the mid-1950s, Art Talmadge of Mercury Records made Starday a unique proposition, whereby Mercury contracted out all production of Country and Bluegrass music to Starday Records. This move proved not to be the success Mercury had hoped it would be, and this resulted in an acrimonious split between Daily and Pierce. Daily joined Mercury records as an A&R man/Talent Scout, while Pierce took over Starday altogether and moved operations to Madison, Tennessee, a bedroom community of Nashville.

Pierce began to study in earnest the buying habits of the fans of Country & Western music. He soon found that most people who bought Country records were Adults who preferred the Long-Play album format over single records. With this knowledge Starday began cranking out LPs in earnest, with Singles basically being an aside to their LP line.

In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalogue throughout the 1950s and ‘60s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalogue, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and record label. Starday was the largest exclusively country label of the period and is renowned among record collectors for producing a level of pure, undiluted country music that was becoming increasingly rare on the major labels. Starday released the first recordings of George Jones and country stars like Willie Nelson, Dottie West, the Big Bopper, and Roger Miller. Comedian Minnie Pearl released a number of records for the label. Several veteran country stars were also on Starday, including Cowboy Copas, Helen Carter, Johnny Bond, Harry Choates, Link Davis and T. Texas Tyler. The label also featured several legendary country radio-based acts in the twilight of their careers, such as the Blue Sky Boys, Lulu Belle and Scotty, Texas Ruby, Mel Price, and Moon Mullican, performers probably not of much interest to the big labels in the 1960s. The label may be best known for the dozens of budget-priced compilation albums it released featuring artists on or at one time on the label.

Starday's most successful artist was perhaps Red Sovine, who scored a number of hits in the 1960s on the label. Starday also produced a series of classic anthologies of trucker records by various artists including Copas, Bond, Sovine, The Willis Brothers and bluegrass acts including Moore & Napier and Reno & Smiley. These LPs were renowned for their color covers shot at Nashville area truck stops with real rigs and shapely female models dressed as waitresses.

Starday-King Records
When Syd Nathan died in 1968, his label King Records was acquired by Hal Neely's Starday Company. Neely relaunched the label as Starday-King Records. The label was sold to LIN Broadcasting (sale consummated in 1970), which in turn sold it to Tennessee Recording and Publishing Company, owned by Freddy Bienstock, Hal Neely, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, who sold it in 1974 to Gusto Records.

By the end of the 1960s, Starday's new product was limited and most of its recordings were reissues, many of them originally recorded or released on other small labels. The Starday label briefly made a strong comeback in the mid-1970s when Gusto Records' Red Sovine took his recitation song record "Teddy Bear" to number one on the Billboard country chart in 1976 using the Starday label, and even made the back of the pop chart. This record rose to No. 1 in seven weeks, the fastest rise to the No. 1 position for any 45 rpm record released before or since.

University Press of Mississippi published The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built, written by Nathan D. Gibson with Starday president Don Pierce, in January 2011. The book retraces the label's origins in 1953 through 1968 and the Starday-King merger.

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