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Turret deck ship

A turret deck ship is a type of merchant ship with an unusual hull, designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The hulls of turret deck vessels were rounded and stepped inward above their waterlines. This gave some advantages in strength and allowed them to pay lower canal tolls under tonnage measurement rules then in effect. The type ceased to be built after those rules changed. The last turret deck ship in existence was scrapped in 1960.

Development
Turret deck ships were inspired by the visit of the US whaleback vessel SS Charles W. Wetmore to Liverpool in 1891. Like others of the type, Wetmore had a hull in the form of a flattened cigar, with a continuous curve above the waterline to where the sides met amidships. The superstructure atop the hull was in round or oval "turrets", so named because of their resemblance to gunhouses on contemporary warships.

In 1893 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. ("Doxford") of Sunderland, England, built one whaleback under license from the type's designer, but had already built its first turret deck ship to a design by Arthur Havers, the concern's chief draughtsman. Havers toned down the more radical features of the whaleback. His design retained conventional bows and sterns instead of the upswept conoid "snout" of the whaleback. Instead of a rounded hull, the hull of a turret ship was stepped inward above the waterline, but the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the hull met in curves rather than by right angles as in conventional ships. Finally, the design joined the rounded turrets of whalebacks into one long and narrow rectangular structure (also called a "turret") of about half the beam, and used that space as part of the hold.

The design was patented. Doxford's first ship, Turret, was notable for her abnormally long and wide hatches in the turret, and self-trimming due to the rounded shape in the upper hold and lower turret. She was thus ideal for grain. Turret was designed for tonnage of at a load line draft of 20 ft at. With engines aft the design was seen as ideal for the bulk oil trade meeting the latest Suez Canal regulations in which coal bunkers would be separated from oil cargo by a double bulkhead filled with water. The ship had an unusually high righting angle which was obtained whether full or lightly loaded. In particular the design was seen as a solution to the problem of strength and economical cost. On well deck ships the lack of a continuous line of the deck, one the turret ship design solved with a continuous line and solid structure up to the top of the turret, resulted in weakness with classification societies taking notice by requiring increased strengthening in construction. The long, wide hatches were seen as making the design especially suitable for carrying heavy or bulky machinery. That feature later resulted in cargoes such as 75 ft long, 8 ft wide girders and a 110-ton gun being easily loaded.

By March 1895 the design had considerable acceptance. Nine ships were in use: Turret, Turret Age, Turret Bay, Bencliff, Turret Bell, Progressist, Royalist, Hopedale and Forest Abbey; and five more were being built.

Description and design
In side profile, turret deck ships resembled other merchant ships with flush decks or with small forecastles and poop decks. In cross-section the differences between turret deck ships and more conventional ships are apparent. There was no gunwale; the vertical side of a turret ship curves inward above the load line to a horizontal plane. This flat area was known as the harbour deck. Further inboard, this "deck" arced to the vertical again by a reverse curve. That vertical plane then joined the weather deck atop the turret at a right angle. Structurally these elements were part of the hull, not of the superstructure, and the cargo holds of the ship extended up to the true weather deck atop the turret.

This design, and that of its near relative the trunk deck ship, were said to maximize strength, allowing larger ships and reduced the amount of steel needed for construction. In reality, it is more likely that the geometry inhibited the development of cracks in the sheer strake but ships to this design were not any lighter than conventional ships due to their unique geometry. In operation their hull form promoted self-trimming of homogenous cargo and inhibited shifting.

The design also called for a cellular double bottom, which was the probable reason for claims of the type's exceptional hull strength, but it also raised the centre of gravity of the cargo. A higher centre of gravity increased the roll period and reduced the violence of rolls. But loading heavy cargo too high, and failing to properly ballast the bottom tanks, raised the centre of gravity and led to instability. This led to accidents, a Board of Trade investigation, and cautions from Doxford on proper loading. The design was also inconvenient, as the narrowness of the turret made for smaller cargo hatches and restricted habitation spaces in the superstructure atop the turret.

Turret deck ships had a low net tonnage (an approximate measure of cargo space) in comparison to their deadweight capacity (weight of cargo), allowing them to operate at a lower fee structure than a conventional hull. Net tonnage is a computation of volume, and the method of measurement used at the Suez Canal to determine tolls was based on a measure of net tonnage which excluded some of the cargo spaces of these unconventional hulls. Turret and trunk deck ships therefore paid less in tolls than conventional ships of the same capacity.

In 1911, the toll measure changed at Suez to account for all cargo spaces, and contemporaneous refinements in the design of ships of more conventional hull form eliminated the structural advantages of turret deck ships. Construction of the type therefore ceased.

History of use
Over 180 ships of the type had been built before the design was abandoned, 176 of them by William Doxford and Sons. They were used in both line voyage and tramp service until retired, wrecked, or lost in the First or Second World War. The British Clan Line, which traded globally in cargos such as foodstuffs, timber, metals, manufactured goods, case oil, jute, tea, nitrates, and general cargo, used 32 of the type.

While used for general freight, these ships were particularly suited to the carriage of bulk cargos such as grains, coal, and ores. Several were sold to Canadian interests for use in the latter trades on the Saint Lawrence River and Great Lakes of North America. The last of them, Turret Cape, operated until mid-century and was not scrapped until 1959. Only the former Nonsuch was in operation a little longer. The ship was kept in business as Hermann Fritzen until 1959 by owner Johs. Fritzen & Sohn of Emden. Finally sold for demolition in April 1959, Hermann Fritzen arrived for breaking at Eckhardt & Co. in Hamburg in the first quarter of 1960.

Photographs

 * Colour photographs of model of SS Nonsuch, a highly detailed full-hull builder's model in the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Nonsuch was built by Doxford in 1906 for Bowles Brothers and lost to air attack in 1944.
 * SS Claverly Wreck Report, showing a stern view of SS Claverley showing narrow harbour decks a short distance above the water. Claverley,, was built by Doxford in 1907, owned by Sutherland Steamship Company, and torpedoed by a German U-boat near the Eddystone in 1917. That source also reproduces pages 70–71 of Hardy (1924), with figure 28 showing a midships cross-section of a turret vessel.
 * Historical Collections of the Great Lakes maintained by Bowling Green State University has some photographs of turret ships. The photograph of Turret Chief shows a heavily laden vessel with harbour decks nearly awash.

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Ferrari Superamerica

Ferrari has used the Superamerica name on a number of high-end products:
 * 1956 410 Superamerica
 * 1960 400 Superamerica
 * 2005 Superamerica (Ferrari 575M-based limited production)
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If psilocybin is a soft drug, then LSD must also be a soft drug if only the drug action itself is in question. LSD is only considered a hard drug by Dutch law due to negative stigmatism. This should be clarified. --Thoric 18:17, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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John Gildroy Grant

John Gildroy Grant, VC (26 August 1889 – 25 November 1970) was a soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded at the time to British and Commonwealth forces.

Born in Hāwera, Grant was a builder when he volunteered in June 1915 to serve in the First World War with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF). He was posted to the 1st Battalion of the Wellington Regiment which began its service on the Western Front in 1916. It was on 1 September 1918, during an engagement at Bancourt, France, that he attacked two machine-gun posts, which led to him being awarded with the VC. He ended the war as a second lieutenant. Discharged from the NZEF, he returned to civilian life and then joined the Territorial Force. In his later years, he struggled to hold down regular employment due to the effects of what was most likely post-traumatic stress disorder. He died in 1970 at the age of 81.

Early life
John Grant was born on 26 August 1889 in Hāwera, a small town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. He was one of the nine children of George and Jane Grant, who were both originally from Scotland. He attended Hāwera Main School and when his education was completed, he took up construction work. A volunteer fireman, he was working as a builder when he enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in June 1915.

First World War
At the time of Grant's enlistment, the main contingent of the NZEF, which had formed the New Zealand and Australian Division, was engaged in the Gallipoli Campaign. After initial training, he embarked for the Middle East in October 1915 with the 7th Reinforcements. He joined the 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment of the New Zealand Division, then being formed in Egypt in the aftermath of the evacuation from the Gallipoli Peninsula. It embarked for the Western Front in March 1916. Grant served on active duty throughout 1916 and into 1917, during which time his battalion fought in a number of battles, including the Battle of Flers–Courcelette, where about a quarter of its strength became casualties. It also fought in the Battle of Messines, where it was involved in the encirclement of Messines village and captured 200 German soldiers. During its time in the battle, it suffered over 400 killed and wounded. In June 1917, he was promoted to corporal. A few months later, his battalion was one of the leading units in the Battle of Broodseinde. It missed the First Battle of Passchendaele that followed a few days afterward and avoided the heavy casualties that befell the units involved. In early 1918 he was made a sergeant.

From late August to early September 1918, the New Zealand Division was engaged in the Second Battle of Bapaume, which had as its objective the town of Bapaume. On 1 September, near Bancourt, the lead elements of the 1st Battalion came under heavy fire from a series of German machine-gun posts, which threatened their advance. Despite this, Grant's platoon pressed on. As they neared one of the posts, Grant, followed by another soldier, Lance Corporal Cecil Hill, broke ahead and entered the post, "demoralising" the crew, according to the London Gazette, and allowing his platoon to capture the Germans. Grant attacked another nearby machine-gun post in similar fashion and soon his platoon, and the rest of his company, were able to put the remaining posts out of action. His battalion was relieved that evening. While Hill was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his part in the operation of 1 September, Grant was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC). The VC, instituted in 1856, was the highest gallantry award that could be bestowed on a soldier of the British Empire. The citation read:

"For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty near Bancourt on the 1st September, 1918, when Serjeant in command of a platoon forming part of the leading waves of the battalion attacking the high ground to the east of Bancourt. On reaching the crest, it was found that a line of five enemy machine-gun posts offered a serious obstacle to further advance. Under point blank fire, however, the company advanced against these posts. When about twenty yards from the posts Sjt. Grant, closely followed by a comrade, rushed forward ahead of his platoon, and with great dash and bravery entered the centre post, demoralising the garrison and enabling the men of his platoon to mop up the position. In the same manner he then rushed the post on the left and the remaining posts were quickly occupied and cleared by his company. Throughout the whole operation on this and the two previous days Sjt. Grant displayed coolness, determination, and valour of the highest order, and set a splendid example to all." Shortly afterwards, Grant was promoted to second lieutenant and travelled to Cambridge in England for officer training in October 1918. He was wounded in early November, within days of his return to the front. Together with three other New Zealanders who had been awarded the VC, he received his medal from King George V in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 27 February 1919. His service with the NZEF ended with his repatriation to New Zealand later that year. His home town of Hāwera gave him a formal welcome on his return on 29 October and he was presented with an inscribed gold watch.

Later life
In April 1921, Grant successfully stood for election as a city councillor for Hawera. Later the same year, he was the best man at the wedding of Harry Laurent, another VC recipient who was also from Hawera. Grant soon married as well, and had two children.

Grant remained involved with military life, serving in the Territorial Force until 1929, by which time he had reached the rank of lieutenant. He was discharged due to his age and also for being unable to attend camp. The same year he went to London to attend a formal dinner for VC recipients. He later worked in Paeroa but found it difficult to gain and maintain employment. By this time, his marriage had broken down and he had been made bankrupt. In 1934, his plight attracted the attention of the authorities. On investigation it was determined it was his own erratic behaviour that was the cause of his difficulties. Undiagnosed at the time, it is thought that Grant could have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

In 1937, Grant, along with several other VC recipients, was awarded the coronation medal to commemorate the ascension of King George VI to the British throne. In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. He attended the VC centenary event held in London in 1956 and also the VC reunion in 1968. Due to his health at the time, the latter event required public donations to pay for his flights and medical care.

In his final years, Grant became a freemason and lived at the Masonic Village in Mount Roskill in Auckland. He died on 25 November 1970 at the age of 81, and is buried in Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery. Streets in Hāwera are named for both Grant and Laurent, in recognition of their VCs. In September 2018, statues of Grant and Laurent were unveiled at Hāwera's Victoria Cross garden.

Medals
Grant's VC, along with his 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, and coronation medals, is alternately displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum in Waiouru and the Puke Ariki in New Plymouth. On 2 December 2007, it was one of nine VCs that were among a hundred medals stolen from the QEII Army Memorial Museum. On 16 February 2008, New Zealand Police announced all the medals had been recovered as a result of a NZ$300,000 reward offered by Michael Ashcroft and Tom Sturgess.

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Edward James Gibson Holland

Edward James Gibson Holland (2 February 1878 – 18 June 1948) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions taken during the Second Boer War in South Africa.

Early life
Holland was born in Ottawa, Ontario, son of Andrew Holland and Mrs. (Gibson) Holland. He was educated at Ottawa Collegiate Institute (now called Lisgar Collegiate Institute) and at Ottawa Model School (Teachers College).

Military career
At the start of the Second Boer War, Holland, now 22 years old, enlisted as a sergeant in The Royal Canadian Dragoons. He was one of three men from his regiment who were awarded the VC during a desperate rearguard action on 7 November 1900 at the Battle of Leliefontein near the Komati River. (The others were Lieutenant Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn and Lieutenant Richard Ernest William Turner.)

During a dramatic retreat in the face of a superior force, Turner and Cockburn commanded a small group of men tasked with repulsing a large force of Boers at close range to prevent two 12-pound field guns from being captured. During the action, Holland helped to hold back the Boers using a Colt machine gun mounted on a carriage between the two guns. However, when the Colt machine gun overheated and jammed, Holland was unwilling to let it fall into the hands of the Boers. Realizing that the horse that pulled the machine gun carriage was too exhausted to outrun the Boers, Holland quickly detached the hot weapon from the carriage, caught and mounted a nearby horse and rode from the scene with the machine gun under his arm.

His citation for the Victoria Cross was published in The London Gazette of 23 April 1901: "Sergeant Holland did splendid work with his Colt gun, and kept the Boers off the two 12-pounders by its fire at close range. When he saw the enemy were too near for him to escape with the carriage, as the horse was blown, he calmly lifted the gun off and galloped away with it under his arm."

Following his return to Canada, Holland became a commissioned officer. During the visit to Canada of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, Holland received the Victoria Cross from the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) in Ottawa on 21 September 1901.

Holland eventually achieved the rank of Major and served in World War I with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He commanded and actively recruited for the Borden's Machine Gun Battery in Cobalt, Ontario and the surrounding Temiskaming District.

From an article in New Liskeard Speaker, Friday, 15 January 1915 - Off to the Front ''Temiskaming friends of Major "Eddie" Holland will be interested in knowing that he is making all arrangements for the proper filling up of vacancies in the "Borden Armoured Light Battery", which will be sent to the front to aid the Allies just as quickly as all plans can be made. Major Holland, who is a veteran of the Boer War, where he received the V.C. for gallant service, is in Temiskaming this week, where he is recruiting a number of men with whose ability to rough it he is already well acquainted. Major Holland has come to the right quarter for the men he most desires to enlist. No where but in a mining region; where the prospector and miner is hardened to the severest kind of work, could he secure men fit to take to the road in as short a space of time as can the chaps he is after, and we are sure he will find that the difficult part of his job will be to select the best men from the large numbers who will want to enlist under the command of the genial Major. Speaking of the equipment over which the Major will have command, the Nugget says: "Major Holland, V.C., will have seven armoured cars, one semi-armoured car, six motor-cycles, machine shop and ammunition and transport car in his equipment. He has 60 men under his command and the majority of these men are all well known in Temiskaming, having been prospectors at various times in the north.  Four men and one officer are attached to each car". ''Following are the names of the men recruited by Major E.J. Holland for service in the Automobile Battery being and outfitted by Sir George Drummond and other Montreal gentlemen. All the men named below are residents of New Ontario.'' ''Major E.J. Holland, Capt. B. McCarthy, Lieut. J.H. Rattery, Lieut. W. Patterson, Sergt.-Major E.H. Holland, I.H. Holland, F.B. Reece, W.H. Bruce, E.D. Carrier, H.W. Mauce, Reg. Moore, Sandy McIntyre, Doc Dowsley, Dave Moore, W. Mayor, T. Rogers, I.J.P. Morgan, J. Kennedy, Dan MacRae, D. Kipper, W. Maudley, Joe McDonald, Pete McDonald, O.J. Leeman, B.E. Sorpos, E. Moore, J. Oswald, F. Kennedy, Geo. Scott, M. Montgomery, J. Brennon, D. Saltrold, L. Coyne, Geo. M. Scott, A. Fraser, W. Taylor, A. Brady, A. McEcheram, J. Sullivan, A. Close, C. Ross.''

Later life
Holland died on 18 June 1948 in Cobalt, Ontario, a town at the south end of Lake Temiskaming and former centre of the silver-mining industry in Canada. He was cremated at St James's Crematorium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ashes were scattered Island 17, Lake Temagami and at Prescott, Ontario, Canada (south of Ottawa, Ontario).

Honours

 * His Victoria Cross is currently stored as part of the Archives and Collection of the Royal Canadian Dragoons at CFB Petawawa.
 * A plaque erected in 1969 at Trafalgar House on Argyle Street in Ottawa and dedicated to Holland relates the story of how he earned his VC.
 * A brass plaque and print were erected in 1986 at his alma mater, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, by students and alumni in 1986 in remembrance of his bravery at Leliefontein.
 * The Canadian Department of National Defence named an armoury in Ottawa the Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury. It is home to four local reserve units: 33 Signals Regiment, 33 Combat Engineer Regiment, 33 Service Battalion, and 33 Military Police Platoon.

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Torre Mayor

The Torre Mayor (literally "Major Tower") is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. With a height of 225 meters (738 feet) to the top floor and 55 stories, it is the eighth tallest building in Mexico. It was surpassed in height by Torre BBVA Bancomer in 2015, which in turn was surpassed by Torre Reforma. From its completion in 2003 until 2010 (when it was surpassed by the residential 236 meter (774 ft) high Ocean Two in Panama City, Panama) it was also the tallest building in Latin America. The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann, who also maintained part ownership until his death in 2013. It is also part-owned by a group of institutional investors. The building was designed by the architectural firms of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Executive Architects Adamson Associates Architects, both of Toronto. The structural engineers and designers were The Cantor Seinuk Group from New York City in association with Enrique Martínez Romero S.A. in Mexico City (Engineering News-Record, 30 June 2003).

Located at Paseo de la Reforma, it was built by Canadian-owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec. Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003. Due to Mexico City's high propensity to earthquakes, the tower incorporates several anti-earthquake measures. Torre Mayor is one of the strongest buildings on Earth in terms of earthquake resistance, being designed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale. The U.S. Bank Tower in earthquake prone Los Angeles, California by comparison, is designed to withstand an 8.3 intensity earthquake.

Earthquake resistance
The Torre Mayor stands in the lakebed area where most of the 1985 earthquake damage occurred. It was built with 96 dampers, which work like car shock absorbers to block the resonating effect of the lakebed and its own height. These diamond-shaped dampers are seen architecturally on its perimeter. With this extra bracing, this tower can withstand earthquake forces nearly four times as efficiently as a conventionally damped building. The dampening system proved its worth in January 2003, as a 7.6 earthquake shook the city. Not only did the building survive undamaged, occupants inside at the time did not know a tremor had occurred.

Important details

 * The tower has 30,000 m² of glass on the south facade with thermal and acoustic insulation, plus finished marble inside and granite in common areas and hallways. The architecture of the building is contemporary and international quality. It also has three electric power supplies in average voltage, and it is noteworthy that it is the only building in Latin America that feeds energy from three different points of the city.
 * It has 29 passenger elevators, which can reach a top speed of 6.7 m/s.
 * It is occupied by more than 8,000 people.
 * It was built at an average of 4 floors per week, and no workers died during its construction.
 * Has record for being the only skyscraper in the world that has not had any major accidents or deaths during construction.
 * Received LEED certification in 2013.
 * It uses solar energy.

Intelligent building
Torre Mayor's elevators have a seismic detector that detects any movement of earth and therefore automatically stops the elevator nearest to allow passengers to get off. The Torre Mayor is administered by the Building Management System (BMS), an intelligent system that controls all facilities and equipment harmoniously and efficiently to protect human life from danger. The integrated system has the ability to control elevators, fire protection and lighting in the building and it is considered an intelligent building like that of many other buildings in Mexico City. The floors' underground injection machines have fans and fresh air exchange to prevent excessive concentration of pollutants entering the building, which is also linked to the intelligent building system. It was the first building in Mexico that met the now mandatory standard for energy efficiency of nonresidential buildings (NOM-008) and it has an automatic water saver, which is one of the first to be used in Mexico City, making it a green building.

Systems
The Torre Mayor has the following systems:
 * System generation and distribution of energy saving ice water
 * System variable air volume (air units and preparations of high-speed pipeline at every level of office)
 * General health extraction system in each office level
 * System automatic air ventilation in parking
 * Mechanical extraction system garbage room
 * Air conditioning system automatic mini-split type for control room, administration, sales and boardroom

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William Goate

William Goate (or Goat) VC (12 January 1836 – 24 October 1901) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Details
Goate was 22 years old, and a Lance Corporal in the 9th Lancers, British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 6 March 1858 at the Capture of Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC: "For conspicuous gallantry at Lucknow, on the 6th of March, 1858, in having dismounted, in the presence of a number of the enemy, and taken up the body of Major Smyth, 2nd Dragoon Guards, which he attempted to bring off the field, and after being obliged to relinquish it, being surrounded by the enemy's cavalry, he went a second time under a heavy fire to recover the body. Despatch from Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B., dated 8th April, 1858."

He later achieved the rank of Corporal.

Later life
Goate moved to Southsea in May 1900 having lived in Jarrow and worked for 22 years in Palmers shipbuilding firm and that for 18 years he was a member of the Jarrow Company of the Volunteers in which he held the same rank as he did in the Lancers. He died aged 64 at 22 Leopold Street, Southsea, from cancer.

Goat was buried in Highland Road Cemetery and the grave has been reused twice since. There was no headstone marking his grave, but a memorial stone was erected in October 2003.

Medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers at Derby Museum, England.

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"Hey, wussup; I found you through your wikipedia profile." (I couldn't resists). The Jade Knight 18:08, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've been on here quite a long while and you're the first person to have hollered...  And it's my 30th birthday today, too...  --Mrcolj 21:04, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

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Just a quick note - you leave people messages on their talk page, not on their userpage (User_talk:Seibzehn, not User:Seibzehn). Hope you have a great time editing Wikipedia. The Neokid Talk 18:48, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Benson Institute
Hi, I was wondering whether you live near to the Benson Institute? http://benson.byu.edu/ I am looking for someone who could scoure their archives a little. Brimba 18:51, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know where I'm supposed to respond, but yes, I live near BYU, and yes, I can help you. I have a f/t day job, but my a) wife was an International Law & Diplomacy major at BYU, and is a great researcher.  b) My sister in law is soon moving into our house until her Master's program in Public Health starts.  She went to MIT for Pre-Med Biomedical Engineering and Nuclear Physics degrees.  And she's actively looking for a job.  So either my wife or sister is more than qualified to help you.  --Mrcolj 19:07, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Great! They have some material that I was trying to obtain a couple of years ago that would be really helpful to me. If you would email me at brimbawiki@yahoo dot com. and I will fill in the details. I figure that would be far better then using your or my user pages for such informal talk. Oh, I might not be back on line again until sometime next week, monday or tuesday, so if I don't reply right away that is why. Anyway thanks forthe quick positive reply. Brimba 20:40, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Just Saying Hello
well, i no i'm not the first one ,but what the hey, "Hey, wussup; I found you through your wikipedia profile." Heh, not sure how i got to your page, i have a habbit of clicking random links in wikipedia, its crazy the amount of useful (and useless) stuff you can learn through doing things. Infact, i no longer think black holes exists, I think there dark energy stars, and i think string theory is correct and that judge dread law enforcment systems sounds like a good idea for the future. Anyway, Hi..btw you don't have any email address on the user page, so i have no idea how you exspect people to email you anway :D Matthew 22:53, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Wally Joyner article
Where does it say that Wally Joyner is playing you in the movie The R.M.? I looked this up on IMDB when I first read the article, and it said he plays "Brother Jensen". Since then, SOMEONE has changed the listing. Yahoo Movies still has the original listing. Even if the character he is playing really does have the first name of Colin, why would that necessarily be you? In addition, (sorry dude) I am nominating the Colin Jensen article for deletion based on this Wikipedia guideline on vanity articles and on this one. I can see you originated the thing yourself, and I'm the only one that ever added to it. I should not have done that. --TrustTruth 23:11, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Deleting the Colin Jensen page is legit, but I don't know why you would want to do that. And no, you're not the only one who ever edited it, but one of seven, only one of whom is me.  And everything on there is true, and yes, Brother Jensen in the R.M. is referring to me.  No, I don't have a notorized certificate from the writer saying that, but I did receive a phone call when they originally wrote it asking if I'd be offended... ;)  So tell me what I can do to prove it to you.  I am Colin Jensen, he who ran a major bridal magazine in Utah whilst that movie was made--and the competition in that industry was a little "cola-wars" at the time.  There were billboards up and down the freeway, junk mail with my picture on it, etc.  The Singles Ward had a Special Thanks To my group on there, but that's about the closest to proof I can offer.  So if you truly trust truth, you'll do your homework before deleting either article.  --Mrcolj 16:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Check out the policies on Original Research and Verifiability. Whether it's you in the movie or not, the edit should be made by someone other than you, and it should cite a reliable source. The bottom line here is that you probably shouldn't have been involved in the editing process -- for either article -- in the first place. Have a great day though! No hard feelings, please! --TrustTruth 17:23, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No, I'm cool. I knew I was doing something against the rules.  I still hope you withdraw your deletions...  --Mrcolj 18:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Colin Jensen
Following this discussion, the article has been deleted. I have placed a copy for you at User:Mrcolj/Colin Jensen. —Wh o uk (talk) 08:41, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Help please, see your name on listing im disputing
Hey,

saw you were editing the external links on redbox and I need your help. I have opened 2 mediation cases, the 1st was closed for some reason and I opened a 2nd but cant see where to find it. I have a link that isnt spam and is of equal to the other code site. I see where it was written not to link to adsense or such but it is clearly stated that my site is non-profit so I am not some scraper site, whatever that is.

I am new to wikipedia and I basically find it very confusing how to contact and to see who is doin g what. I am writing you hoping that you will see this for one and since you are the one listed on the section.

Please advise, my email is buypluto@aol.com. Latin huh, I wanted to take it but my mom said I would never use it so I took russian and learned 2 words and seems one was wrong lol.

Thanks, Kevin

Could you help me write this article?
Hello,

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me write either Seikichi_Iha or Shorin-ryu_Shido-kan. Tkjazzer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of United Studios of Self Defense
United Studios of Self Defense, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that United Studios of Self Defense satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/United Studios of Self Defense and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of United Studios of Self Defense during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. --  Jreferee  (Talk) 01:37, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Charles Mattera speedy
A tag has been placed on Charles Mattera, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Nate1481(t/c) 16:19, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Brigham Young University Wikiproject
This new wikiproject has been proposed at WikiProject Council/Proposals. Please sign up in order to improve the quality of BYU related articles on wikipedia, including BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii. Thanks. Wrad 01:21, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Revisit WP BYU
Hello. I noticed that you are a member of WikiProject Brigham Young University. Since we have recently overhauled the project's main page, I wanted to invite you to revisit the WP page and get involved however you can. Go Cougars! --Eustress (talk) 03:35, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

WPBYU Collaboration for May
This month's WP BYU Collaboration of the Month is J. Reuben Clark Law School. I look forward to working with you to improve the article. Thank you! --Eustress (talk) 20:21, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Brigham Young University Collaboration for June 2008
Thanks to all those who helped out with May's collaborative project (J. Reuben Clark Law School) and other BYU-related articles. I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go Cougars! --Eustress (talk) 16:09, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Brigham Young University Collaboration for July 2008
Thanks to all those who helped out with BYU-related articles this last month, and a big thank you to Wrad for helping get June's Collaboration (BYU Jerusalem Center) to GA status. I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go BYU! --Eustress (talk) 17:14, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Brigham Young University Collaboration for August 2008
Thanks to all those who helped out with BYU-related articles this last month, and a big thank you to Wrad for helping make some big strides on July's Collaboration (BYU Hawaii). I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go BYU! --Eustress (talk) 00:42, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Take a look
I recently created an article, Randy L. Bott, for which some notability concerns have been raised. Whether I'm right or wrong, I'd appreciate it if you took a look. Thanks! --Eustress (talk) 22:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Reverts
Someone reverted your Mormon text removal. I restored this removal as you wanted, but I have block warnings from non-Mormons, instead. 115.124.116.128 (talk) 15:40, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I too did this as you want. 83.25.252.11 (talk) 15:57, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

BYU project request
If you can come offer your thoughts on this discussion, I would appreciate it. Thanks! ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe 21:44, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

British Israelism
Hello Mrcolj,

I see that you have made some comments in relation to the above article, comments which I think are relevant to the situation at hand, so I am contacting you to request any input you may be able to contribute. The situation at hand is that I made what I felt were some basic edits, and they were repeatedly deleted by a contributor, even after I made an adjustment.

I am basically new to this scenario, so I hadn't been aware of the Talk page, etc. At any rate, I have been reading the talk page, and the content of my edit had already been largely addressed by other contributors, including yourself.

So, since I am tackling the deplorable state of the article in question and intend to do a significant edit, I would like to try and build a little consensus, and the more the merrier in the that process!

I would appreciate it if you could take the time to read through the recent entries on the Talk page and participate in the course of events leading to as substantial an edit as possible.

Thanks.Ubikwit (talk) 17:10, 18 November 2012 (UTC)Ubikwit

The current state of shmup articles
Hello! You're invited to express your views about this topic on the discussion topic. Jotamide (talk) 05:52, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Toyota Sienna model years
Thank you for your edit at Toyota Sienna. Unfortunately I had to revert it. Model years are a very US specific thing. It is not used in most other markets and is confusing to most non-Americans. In most markets a 2010 vehicle was introduced in calendar year 2010. Since Wikipedia is an international encyclopaedia, we have to cater for as many readers as we can. Non-Americans have no idea how US model years work. On the other hand, US readers know what a calendar year is, even if it is not their first choice for representing a car's year. Note also that this was pointed out in a comment in the the line immediately below the part of the article that you changed.  Stepho  talk 00:22, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the response. So clarifying that section 2-3 should indeed by 2003-2010 and then 2010-Present? On previous models they didn't overlap, but you're saying there are in effect two Model 2010s?  Because they were renamed or re-numbered for international audiences?  And is how I replied here the correct way that'll get you a mail notification, etc so you'll see it?--Mrcolj (talk) 17:44, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Europe 10,000 Challenge invite
Hi. The WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Iberian Peninsula, Romania, Slovenia etc, much like The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for Europe and your specialist country like WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every country of Europe, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any country sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thank you. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:09, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Ross King
Judging from your work at Ross King (singer-songwriter), you intended to nominate Ross King (singer) for deletion. However, you (accidentally, I'm assuming) created a redirect and nominated it for deletion but didn't create a discussion entry. A tool that may come in handy is Twinkle; there are instructions on that page on how to install it. If you intend to nominate Ross King (singer) for deletion, go to Special:Permalink/742095960, click the "TW" tab at the top, go to "XFD", and fill in the reasons for your nomination. Sdrqaz (talk) 22:56, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

 * Thank you, I actually didn't intend to nominate his blank article for deletion. Ross King is a Christian artist and his name/article is currently redirected to some other singer who once covered one of King's songs.  I'm a fan of King; don't know the other guy.  So I was hoping to nominate the redirect for deletion (while not being willing or knowing enough about King to write an article.)  --Mrcolj (talk) 00:17, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. In that case, would you be okay with me nominating your accidental creation for deletion since you didn't intend to create it? If you still want to nominate the redirect for deletion, I advise you use Twinkle to carry out the task, as it's far easier (see the instructions in my first message). Sdrqaz (talk) 23:45, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, go ahead. I really did read the instructions before I did what I did, but hopefully Twinkle will keep me in compliance.--Mrcolj (talk) 17:58, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

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Charles James William Grant

Colonel Charles James William Grant VC (14 October 1861 – 23 November 1932) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details
Charles Grant was born in Bourtie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before being commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment on 10 May 1882.

He was 29 years old, and a lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps, Indian Army during the Anglo-Manipur War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. In March 1891, during a revolt in the eastern Indian State of Manipur, James Wallace Quinton, the resident Frank Grimwood and other British officers were murdered, while others were imprisoned. Lieutenant CJW Grant of the Madras Staff Corps with a detachment of eighty Punjabi and Gurkha soldiers was stationed at the border post of Tamu, some 55 miles from Manipur. On hearing about the incident on 28 March, he immediately marched with his detachment for relief of the survivors. On 31 March, he arrived at Thoubal about 15 miles from Imphal and immediately attacked and captured the village. He then proceeded to entrench his force. Next day, the Manipuris advanced towards Thoubal in force. Without waiting for the enemy to attack, Lieutenant Grant with forty men went out to meet them and forming up, opened fire. For the next nine days, the intrepid young officer and his gallant men repulsed repeated attacks. Always keeping the initiative, and surprising the Manipuris with sallies, he inflicted heavy casualties and thoroughly demoralized them. Several offers of truce and safe passage were spurned by him. On 9 April, he received orders to withdraw towards a British force, which was then advancing towards Manipur. Eighty men had defied the entire army of a state for more than a week, losing just one man killed and four wounded, including Lieutenant Grant. The lieutenant and his men joined the relieving force and took further part in fighting during which he was again wounded. The British entered Imphal (Kangla) on 26 April, bringing an end to the war. For his conspicuous bravery, inspirational leadership and devotion to duty, Lieutenant Charles Grant was awarded the Victoria Cross.

His citation in the London Gazette reads: "For the conspicuous bravery and devotion to his country displayed by him in having, upon hearing on the 27th March, 1891, of the disaster at Manipur, at once volunteered to attempt the relief of the British Captives, with 80 Native Soldiers, and having advanced with the greatest intrepidity, captured Thobal, near Manipur, and held it against a large force of the enemy. Lieutenant Grant inspired his men with equal heroism, by an ever-present example of personal daring and resource."

He later achieved the rank of brevet colonel and commanded the 89th and 92nd Punjabis (now 1st & 4th Battalions The Baloch Regiment, Pakistan Army). He retired in 1911 and returned to England. He rejoined the army during the First World War, acting as a draft conducting officer. He lived in Sidmouth, Devon, where he died in 1932, aged 71.

On 24 June 2021, it was reported that Grant's VC was sold at auction along with other historically important items to an unnamed bidder for £420,000.

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Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach

BWV 563
BWV 563 (The 'Fantazia con imitazione') seems to have the wrong key in the list. Every source I find lists it as being in B Minor, yet it is classified as C Major in the listing. Is there something I'm missing or is it just a simple mistake? 2804:38A:C044:A4C:0:24:FED7:4101 (talk) 11:49, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Merging into page Johann Sebastian Bach.
This page will maybe merged into Johann Sebastian Bach. Thank you. 2604:3D09:A984:F000:D9F1:1BB2:BBF6:9B56 (talk) 15:59, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Removed per Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 1, Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 2, & Talk:List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach/Archive 3.  ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  16:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


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BR standard classes

The BR Standard steam locomotives were an effort to standardise locomotives from the motley collection of older pre-grouping locos. Construction started in 1951. Due to the controversial British Railways' modernisation plan of 1955, where steam traction was abandoned in favour of diesel and electric traction, many of the locomotives' working lives were very short: between 7 and 17 years. Many have been preserved, mainly due to being sent to Barry Scrapyard.

Ex-WD Austerity engines
The first BR standards were the BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 and BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0s. They were given the numbers 90000-732 and 90750-774. They were assigned the boiler types BR10 and BR11, and both had the tender type BR5.

Background
Robert Riddles put his case for continuing to build steam locomotives in his presidential address to the Institution of Locomotive Engineers in November 1950. He compared capital costs to show that steam was cheaper than the alternatives, though he did not mention productivity differences, except to say fuel costs did not rank very high relative to total costs. For example, a Class 5 cost £16,000, compared to £78,100 for a 1,600 h. p. diesel, £138,700 for a gas turbine, or £37,400 for electric. He calculated the costs per drawbar horse power as £13 6s (steam), £65 (diesel), £69 7s (turbine) and £17 13s (electric). Riddles retired in 1953.

Design
From 1951, BR started to build steam locomotives to its own standard designs, which were largely based on LMS practice but incorporating ideas and modifications from the other constituent companies, continental Europe and North America. Their design was overseen by Riddles.

Characteristic features were taper boilers, high running plates, two cylinders and streamlined cabs.

Construction
Although more were ordered, 999 BR "Standards" were constructed: the last, 92220 Evening Star, was built in 1960. Most never achieved their potential service life and were withdrawn in working order.

Construction was split between the ex-LMS works at Crewe, Derby and Horwich, the ex-LNER works at Darlington and Doncaster, the ex-GWR works at Swindon, and the ex-SR works at Brighton.

Tenders
The tenders used with the Standard locomotives were also new designs. There were different types due to the use of different coal-to-water ratios, weight restrictions and later improved designs. It was standard practice for there to be fewer tenders than locomotives, as tenders took little time to overhaul compared to locomotives, locomotives entering works for overhaul would tend to lose their tenders to locomotives leaving works after overhaul.

Preservation
A total of 46 standards have survived - of these, 38 were rescued from Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Wales. The BR Standard Locomotive Owner's Group provides co-ordination.

New Builds
The new build of the 'Clan' class 72010 “Hengist” is progressing steadily. The new build of the Class 3 Tank 82045 is well underway, work continues as of 2021.

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User talk:Roadmr

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Hope you like it here, and stick around.

Here are some tips to help you get started:

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 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

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[[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:30, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)

Great dane 2
I dont know what is your level of knowledge is, im doing my phd in biologie on German dog breeding and i own 4 great danes, their familly tree goes back to Geramn gaul. if you dont have the knowledge please dont deceive everyone with your mistakes. thanks.

Great dane
its origin is in German Gaul (407 a.d) not denmark —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.138.12.173 (talk) 23:48, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Pictures from Mexico CIty
Hi there, I just saw you uploaded a pic of a "micro" from Mexico City. Since I don't know any wikipedians who are in the city who also have a digital camera, I was wondering if you could take pictures of El Ángel whenever you had the chance. It would be appreciated. Thanks! -- Rune Welsh ταλκ 20:40, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi! Thanks for repyling. It would be real nice if you could take pictures of the eternal flame and the lion led by the child. Maybe some of the other sculptures too, but I don't think those would be really necessary. I'm looking forward to your other pictures of the city too. -- Rune Welsh ταλκ 21:33, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Hey, mil gracias! No, it's great, the more pictures the better. And don't worry that it took so long, Wikipedia will be a work in progress for a long time to come and there's no need to hurry things. Saludos! -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 17:57, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Jerónimo Arango
Hallo! I saw your article on Jerónimo Arango, as I try to complete a list of the richest Latin-Americans in the German Wikipedia. You stated he was born in 1927, but via google I found other sources (of no higher standard) giving 1926 as his year of birth. Could you help me with this? Thanks, 128.176.83.43 07:00, 6 June 2006 (UTC) (chigliak on de Talk)

Thank you for your kind words
Hi there, I seem to be back on Wikipedia. Thanks for leaving those encouraging words on my talk page. I do have to ask you, how did you find me? I don't remember that we've ever "talked" before. Anyway, thanks again! --Kyok o 13:17, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks again (again!) for your kindness, and for being willing to be a "countervoice" to discouraging words, as you put it so well! --Kyok o 14:09, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the very encouraging statements you put on my talk page. I feel so much better now, and I am actually having the best time of my life!!!--Edtalk c E  02:38, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for the neutral vote. I respectfully disagree, however. I can handle stress fine. I just don't like butting heads with adversaries. Or rather, I enjoy it, but I tend to lose my cool and get rather rough. ~  Flame vip  e  r  Who's a Peach? 17:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Commons picture of the year identity confirmation
I confirm I am the same user as commons:User:Roadmr. Roadmr (t|c) 17:24, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it :) I just did my first semi-protect and am absurdly proud of it. Heh. Let me know if I can do anything admin-like for ya! riana_dzasta 15:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

culture question
Okay, I just read a GQ article about the Chelada (beer, ice, lime, salt) and the Michelada (the previous plus tabasco and worcestershire). Being from Mexico, could you possibly tell me which variety is more common, and thus perhaps which should actually have the article's title? From the perspective of the article, it seemed that the plain chelada was the progenitor and was in fact more common, while the michelada was secondary. Please excuse me if you have no clue what I'm talking about, as I may have fallen prey to the "you're Mexicano, so you must know about this" syndrome. VanTucky 22:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks! It seems GQ may have just focused on the "chelada" bc that sounded more palatable to the gringos. VanTucky 00:29, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Elonka 2
Thank you for taking the time to participate at the discussion in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project. I listened carefully to all concerns, and will do my best to incorporate all of the constructive advice that I received, into my future actions on Wikipedia. If you can think of any other ways that I can further improve, please let me know. Best wishes, Elonka 05:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and yes, I'll definitely try again. :)  And I apologize about the copy/paste... I did think about leaving a more personalized note on each person's talkpage, but considering my spotty internet access this week, it probably would have taken several days to get through them all! My offer is sincere though, in that if you do have anything in particular you'd like to bring up, please feel free to contact me directly.  Best, --Elonka 17:39, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Roadmr, I just wanted to say thank you for my successful RfA, which passed 89/2/5. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of support that I received and I am more than a little bit humbled at the kind words yourself and many others had to say about me. I wanted to personally say how much it is appreciated. Trusilver 02:25, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: Torre Mayor and Alejandro Cruz Philion
Hi. Thanks for letting me know. I had to use Babel Fish, but enough of it was clear to get the gist. Thanks again. Cheers TigerShark 23:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Elonka 3
Thank you for your support in my RfA. It was definitely a dramatic debate! I paid close attention to everything that was said, and, where possible, I will try to incorporate the (constructive) criticism towards being a better administrator. Thank you also for your question, which I answered with all sincerity. Please rest assured that if I do receive six good-faith requests to resign, from editors in good standing, I shall resign my admin access immediately. But I'm not worried, because I really don't anticipate any problems. :) For now, I'm taking things very slowly, partially because it's the holiday season and there are plenty of off-wiki distractions! I'm also working my way through the New admin school and double-checking the relevant policies, and will gradually phase into the use of the new tools. My main goals are to help out with various backlogs, but I also fully intend to keep on writing articles, as there are several more that I definitely want to get to WP:FA status! Thanks again, and have a good New Year, --Elonka 20:49, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Bouviers des Flandres
Thanks for your message to me and your edits on Bouvier history. No hurry for the page numbers, and I think it's a lot better now. When I have more time, I'll look for references too. Thanks again. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:17, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Roadmr/Alejandro Cruz Philion
User:Roadmr/Alejandro Cruz Philion, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Roadmr/Alejandro Cruz Philion and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:Roadmr/Alejandro Cruz Philion during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. § FreeRangeFrog croak 22:01, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

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John Lynn (VC)

John Lynn VC DCM (a.k.a. Jackie Lynn) (1887 – 3 May 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was 27 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 2 May 1915 near Ypres, Belgium, when the Germans were advancing behind their wave of asphyxiating gas, Private Lynn, although almost overcome by the deadly fumes, handled his machine-gun with great effect against the enemy, and when he could not see them, he moved his gun higher up the parapet so that he could fire more effectively. This eventually checked any further advance and the outstanding courage displayed by this soldier had a great effect upon his comrades in the very trying circumstances. Private Lynn died the next day from the effects of gas poisoning.

Lynn was also awarded the Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia).

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Fusilier Museum, Bury, Greater Manchester.

John Lynn's original grave (now lost) was in Vlamertinghe Churchyard. A memorial headstone is in Grootebeek British Cemetery, bearing the inscription: WHO WAS BURIED AT THE TIME IN VLAMERTINGHE CHURCHYARD BUT WHOSE GRAVE WAS DESTROYED IN LATER BATTLES A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Digital Library for Earth System Education

Digital Library for Earth System Education was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep

Digital_Library_for_Earth_System_Education
Inclusion somewhat doubtful. I request other thoughts. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk)]] 18:46, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)
 * It's extremely minor. It's real, but it's one of those pedagogical things -- teachers joining classrooms together via a website.  The article copy seems like a paste, so I guess I'd say delete.  We're not a web guide, and this endeavor is laudable, but not really notable at present. Geogre 01:27, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: Not to argue with anyone, but the article (not the topic) looks suspiciously copyvio, and 59k hits on Google is surprisingly low to me. Every Blackboard page for a Biology teacher will link to it, just about.  Anyway, it could be kept, but it would need to go through real cleaning, and not just Wikifying.  I am familiar with it, but I'm not very familiar with it.  Geogre 15:44, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep: 59,000 hits on Google. DCEdwards1966 04:52, Nov 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * Extreme keep. —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 06:49, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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Artur Văitoianu

Artur or Arthur Văitoianu (14 April 1864 in Izmail – 17 June 1956) was a Romanian general who served as a Prime Minister of Romania for about two months in 1919 (27 September – 30 November). During his mandate, the first elections of Greater Romania were held.

Career
He was born in Izmail, then part of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. His father, Teodor Weithoffer Văitoianu, was a Bessarabian German, while his mother, Maria Missir, was Romanian. He rose through the ranks of the Romanian Army and, during the World War I Battle of Mărăști, he commanded the Second Corps.

Earlier in the War, during the Romanian Campaign of 1916, he commanded the 10th Infantry Division at the Battle of Predeal Pass, in defense of Prahova Valley. He managed to block the Central Powers from reaching Bucharest via the shortest way, thus preventing them from cutting off and surrounding the Romanian Army and by implication knock the country out of the war. It was a decisive victory that enabled Romania to wage war until 1918, when it had to surrender after Russia did the same, leaving Romania alone on the Eastern Front and surrounded by the Central Powers, a situation that far surpassed its military capacities.

A War and Interior Minister in Ion I. C. Brătianu's cabinet, he came to lead the executive upon the latter's resignation over the Allied Powers' refusal to recognize the territorial awards promised to Romania upon its 1916 entry into the conflict (on the basis of Romania having signed a separate peace with the Central Powers, the Treaty of Bucharest, in the previous year); in the short hiatus, no Romanian authority was present at the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain with Austria.

Văitoianu took office as Romanian troops were engaged in an expedition to Hungary, where they were fighting against the newly proclaimed Hungarian Soviet Republic. The Supreme War Council of Allied Powers gave Romania an 8-day ultimatum to retreat its troops from Budapest to the provisional border settled by the Paris Peace Conference and to cease confiscation of Hungarian property, as well as to sign the peace with Austria and agree to guarantee minority rights throughout Greater Romania. Văitoianu's government refused to comply, and handed in its resignation on 30 November, leaving room for the bloc formed in Parliament by the Romanian National Party of Transylvania and the Peasants' Party of the Regat to form the Alexandru Vaida-Voevod cabinet, one which soon agreed to the Allies' demands.

He was a high-ranking member of the National Liberal Party-Brătianu for much of his political career.

Artur Văitoianu was buried in the World War I heroes' crypt in Mărăști. In 2007, the local authorities claimed that Văitoianu's and Averescu's remains were stolen from their crypts, asking for the Prosecution Office to investigate.

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Johan Skytte

Johan Skytte (1577, in Nyköping – 15 March 1645, in Söderåkra, Sweden) was a Swedish statesman, and the founder of the Academia Gustaviana (today's University of Tartu in Estonia), in 1632.

He was a son of the mayor of Nyköping, Bengt Nilsson Skräddare, and Anna Andersdotter. While attending school in his hometown and for the nine years he was studying at foreign universities, he used the surname Schroderus, a Latinized derivation from his paternal German surname Schröder, as did also his elder brother, Ericus Schroderus (Erik Benedict Schröder) (c. 1575 – summer of 1647), a publisher, translator and pioneer on the written standard Swedish language.

In 1602, at his return from his foreign studies, Skytte was hired as tutor for the seven years old Prince Gustavus Adolphus, the future king who reigned in 1611–1632 and is credited for turning the kingdom into a "Great Power", and founding the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).

In 1603, Skytte was ennobled, and acquired the family-name Skytte, after an extinct noble family from which he claimed descent on his maternal side. His noble family members have used the family-names Skytte af Duderhof (also: Duderhoff), Skytte af Sätra, and Skytte, and some also Scott in Canada and the United States. In 1607–1611, Skytte had the Grönsö Castle (old spelling: Grönsöö) built for his personal use. It is located on the island of Grönsö in Enköping, Sweden.

In 1610, Skytte was sent to London on a diplomatic mission, an attempt to seek the hand of Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of James I, the King of Scots, England and Ireland, for the young prince Gustavus. In 1611, Skytte became the Governor of Vestmannia, and in 1612 the head of Sweden's tax authority.

In 1617, he became a State Judge (kammarråd) and High Councillor (riksråd), and participated in the drafting of the 1617 Coronation Oath of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (a.k.a. Gustav II Adolf, Gustav II Adolph). As High Councillor, Skytte was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden. It was a cabinet of medieval origin, consisting of magnates (stormän) who advised and – at times – co-ruled the realm with the King of Sweden.

In 1620, Skytte's long-time friend and most important ally, King Gustavus Adolphus, was married to Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. The queen consort of Sweden bore her husband a daughter, Christina, in 1626.

In 1622, Skytte was appointed Chancellor of Uppsala University, which he remained until his death, and made plans for the launching of a new appellate court in the city of Tartu (Swedish: Dorpat) in Swedish Livonia in what is now Estonia. Also in 1622, Skytte endowed the "Skyttean Professorship of Eloquence and Government" to the Uppsala University. He prescribed in detail how the chair-holder should carry out his teaching. The Skytte Chair is considered the oldest professorship in political science in the world. Skytte's own house in Uppsala, the originally medieval building known as Skytteanum, is still today used by Sweden's Department of Government; the Professor Skytteanus has their residence in an apartment in the building. Since 1995, the Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University has awarded an annual Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science).

Of the several schools in Sweden named after Skytte, one was actually founded on his initiative, the Skyttean school (Skytteanska skolan), established in 1631 in Lycksele, and moved to Tärnaby in 1867 – both places are in the northern Swedish province of Lapland. To commemorate Skytte's contribution to the education in northern Sweden, the Royal Skyttean Society was established and named after him in 1956 in Umeå.

By 1624, Skytte's job-titles had come to include the Chief Justice of Finland when – that year – he was created baron (friherre) and was granted the Barony of Tuutari (Dudern) in Ingria.

In 1629, Skytte was appointed Governor-General of Swedish Livonia, Ingria and Karelia for the period of 1629–1634. In 1632, he was appointed chancellor of the Academia Gustaviana (today's University of Tartu), which he founded that year, with the required ratification provided by King Gustavus Adolphus, briefly before the king's death on 6 November 1632 in the Battle of Lützen (1632), during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).

The dead King Adolphus' body was brought to Nyköping, and kept there until the funeral ceremony held in the summer of 1634 at the Nyköping Castle, where Skytte gave a speech, and Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius read a sermon dedicated to the king's daughter, Christina, Queen of Sweden. After this, the king's remains were moved to the capital city Stockholm. Also in 1634, Skytte founded – and became the first president of – the Göta Court of Appeal in Jönköping.

Johan Skytte was parent to Vendela Skytte and Bengt Skytte, and brother to Lars Bengtsson Skytte, a stadtholder of the Swedish Empire, and a distant forefather of the president of Finland, marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1961).

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Torcaso v. Watkins

Torcaso v. Watkins, 367 U.S. 488 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court reaffirmed that the United States Constitution prohibits states and the federal government from requiring any kind of religious test for public office, in this specific case as a notary public.

Background
In the early 1960s, the Governor of Maryland appointed Roy Torcaso (November 13, 1910 – June 9, 2007) as a notary public. At the time, the Constitution of Maryland required "a declaration of belief in the existence of God" for a person to hold "any office of profit or trust in this State".

Torcaso, an atheist, refused to make such a statement, and his appointment was consequently revoked. Torcaso, believing his constitutional rights to freedom of religious expression had been infringed, filed suit in a Maryland Circuit Court. The Circuit Court rejected his claim, and the Maryland Court of Appeals held that the requirement in the Maryland Constitution for a declaration of belief in God as a qualification for office was self-executing and did not require any implementing legislation to be enacted by the state legislature.

The Court of Appeals justified its decision thus:

"The petitioner is not compelled to believe or disbelieve, under threat of punishment or other compulsion. True, unless he makes the declaration of belief, he cannot hold public office in Maryland, but he is not compelled to hold office."

Torcaso took the matter to the United States Supreme Court, where it was heard on April 24, 1961.

Decision
The Court unanimously found that Maryland's requirement for a person holding public office to state a belief in God violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

The Court had established in Everson v. Board of Education (1947):

"The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion."

Writing for the Court, Justice Hugo Black recalled Everson v. Board of Education and explicitly linked Torcaso v. Watkins to its conclusions:

"There is, and can be, no dispute about the purpose or effect of the Maryland Declaration of Rights requirement before us — it sets up a religious test which was designed to and, if valid, does bar every person who refuses to declare a belief in God from holding a public 'office of profit or trust' in Maryland. ... We repeat and again reaffirm that neither a State nor the Federal Government can constitutionally force a person 'to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion.' Neither can constitutionally pass laws or impose requirements which aid all religions as against non-believers, and neither can aid those religions based on a belief in the existence of God as against those religions founded on different beliefs."

Rebuffing the judgment of the Maryland Court of Appeals, Justice Black added: "The fact, however, that a person is not compelled to hold public office cannot possibly be an excuse for barring him from office by state-imposed criteria forbidden by the Constitution."

The Court did not base its holding on the no religious test clause of Article VI. In Footnote 1 of the opinion, Justice Black wrote:

"Appellant also claimed that the State's test oath requirement violates the provision of Art. VI of the Federal Constitution that 'no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.' Because we are reversing the judgment on other grounds, we find it unnecessary to consider appellant's contention that this provision applies to state as well as federal offices."

Secular humanism as a religion
Some religious groups have occasionally argued that, in Torcaso v. Watkins, the Supreme Court "found" secular humanism to be a religion. This assertion is based on a reference, by Justice Black in footnote number 11 of the Court's finding, to court cases where organized groups of self-identified humanists, or ethicists, meeting on a regular basis to share and celebrate their beliefs, have been granted religious-based tax exemptions. Religious groups such as those supporting causes such as teaching creationism in schools have seized upon Justice Black's use of the term "secular humanism" in his footnote as a "finding" that any secular or evolution-based activity is a religion under US law.

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Samuel Frickleton

Samuel Frickleton, (1 April 1891 – 1 September 1971) was a soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

Born in 1891 in Scotland, Frickleton moved to New Zealand in 1913 and was a miner when he enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) the year after the outbreak of the First World War. He took ill on reaching the Middle East and had to be repatriated to New Zealand. Although he had been discharged from the NZEF, he rejoined after recovering his health. He was posted to the 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, then serving on the Western Front. Wounded during the Battle of Messines when he destroyed two machine gun posts, an action that earned him the VC, he received medical treatment in England. He then underwent officer training but his health was still poor and before the end of the war he was returned to New Zealand.

Post war, Frickleton served in the New Zealand Staff Corps before returning to civilian life in 1927. He tried farming and worked as a house manager. In the mid-1930s, Frickleton joined the part time Territorial Force and would be later awarded the Efficiency Decoration (ED). He went to London in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and again nearly 20 years later for the VC centenary. He served on the home front during the Second World War, and eventually retired from the military in 1948. He died in 1971 at the age of 80.

Early life
Frickleton was born on 1 April 1891 in Slamannan, Scotland, one of 11 children born to Samuel Frickleton, a coal miner, and his wife Elizabeth. Following the death of his father, he immigrated to New Zealand in 1913, with his mother and several of her children, to join an older brother who was living in Blackball on the West Coast. He and four of his brothers all worked in a mine in the town, extracting coal.

First World War
Following the outbreak of the First World War, Frickleton joined the New Zealand Military Forces in February 1915 and volunteered to serve overseas with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF). His four brothers had also volunteered for the NZEF.

Frickleton embarked for the Middle East with the 5th Reinforcements with the rank of corporal in the Canterbury Battalion. After arriving in Egypt in June, he became ill with tuberculosis, was repatriated to New Zealand and subsequently discharged from the NZEF as medically unfit for active service. After a period of convalescence at a medical facility near Dunedin, he re-enlisted in the NZEF in 1916 and sent to England with the 15th Reinforcements. Initially a rifleman (equivalent to a private), later that year he was posted to France to join the 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. By March 1917, he had been promoted to corporal.

On 7 June 1917, Frickleton participated in the Battle of Messines. His battalion, covered by artillery fire, was attacking the edge of the village of Messines, now known as Mesen, when it was slowed by two machine gun posts. Frickleton, wounded in the arm, led his section in an attack on the machine gun posts. With the barrage of artillery concealing their approach, he threw a grenade that destroyed one machine gun and rushed forward with a bayonet to deal with the survivors of its crew. He similarly dealt with the other machine gun, making a solo attack under the covering gunfire of his section. He continued to remain involved in the fighting in Messines until being wounded again, this time in the hip. He also was badly gassed which, with his wounds, saw him taken from the battlefield for treatment.

Frickleton was awarded a Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions in dealing with the machine gun posts in Messines. The VC, instituted in 1856, was the highest gallantry award that could be bestowed on a soldier of the British Empire. The citation for Frickleton's award read as follows: "For most conspicuous bravery and determination when with attacking troops, which came under heavy fire and were checked. Although slightly wounded, Lance Corporal Frickleton dashed forward at the head of his section, rushed through a barrage and personally destroyed with bombs an enemy machine gun and crew, which were causing heavy casualties. He then attacked the second gun, killing the whole of the crew of twelve. By the destruction of these two guns he undoubtedly saved his own and other units from very severe casualties and his magnificent courage and gallantry ensured the capture of the objective. During the consolidation of the position he suffered a second severe wound. He set, throughout, a great example of heroism."

Evacuated to England for medical treatment, Frickleton's wounds would affect his health for the remainder of his life. He was presented with his VC by King George V on 17 September 1917, in a ceremony at Glasgow. By then he was an acting sergeant, which was confirmed later that year. After a period of further hospitalisation, he was selected for and underwent officer training. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in March 1918 and returned to the Rifle Brigade. However, his health problems persisted and he again was repatriated to New Zealand in June 1918.

The first of the VC recipients of the NZEF to return to New Zealand, Frickleton was accorded a hero's welcome. A reception was held in Frickleton's honour at the Auckland Town Hall. He spent the remainder of the year under medical care before being discharged from the NZEF in December 1918. Of his brothers who also served in the war, one was killed in the Battle of the Somme, and three others were wounded.

Later life
After the war, Frickleton transferred to the New Zealand Staff Corps. He was promoted to acting lieutenant and served as assistant provost marshal for the Wellington Military District for several months until June 1919. He was then transferred to the Canterbury Military District. For health reasons, he retired from the military with the rank of captain in April 1927.

In civilian life he tried several professions. At first, he took up business in Wellington and then tried farming at Waikanae. He later worked as a house manager. His poor health notwithstanding, in 1934 he joined the Territorial Force with the rank of captain. He was later awarded the Efficiency Decoration (ED) for his long service in the military. He was part of the New Zealand contingent sent to London in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was returned to the Officer Reserve the same year. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Frickleton was unsuccessful in his attempt to enlist in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force being raised for overseas service. Instead he served on the home front as Inspector, New Zealand Military Forces, for the duration of the war. He was returned to the Retired List in 1948. In his later years, Frickleton worked for the Colonial Motor Company as a clerk. In 1956, he was one of 400 VC winners who paraded in Hyde Park in London for the VC centenary. He died on 1 September 1971 in Wellington after a long illness. He was survived by his wife, Valeska Gembitzsky whom he married in 1922, and a son. He is buried in the Taita Serviceman's Cemetery, Naenae.

Medals
In 1977, Frickleton's wife donated his VC and other medals which in addition to the ED, included the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, the King George VI Coronation Medal, and the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, to the National Army Museum in Waiouru. The VC was on display when it was one of nine Victoria Crosses that were among a hundred medals stolen from the museum in December 2007. On 16 February 2008, New Zealand Police announced all the medals had been recovered as a result of a NZ$300,000 reward offered by Michael Ashcroft and Tom Sturgess.

Legacy
There are several memorials to his memory; a plaque commemorating his bravery was unveiled on 7 June 2007 at the Mesen Church in Belgium in a ceremony attended by two of his granddaughters. There is also a plaque in his honour at the Messines Ridge British Cemetery and a memorial cairn in Slamannan, his place of birth. In 2010, a barracks at Burnham Military Camp was named for him.

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