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Thanks for the heads up. I share your feelings. I mean we are talking about a tiny grainy picture of a scientist. It's not like you have the Mona Lisa on loan. Who's going to sue you for making money out of this? It's not even worth the stamp money for the cover letter to the lawyers. Plus everyone else is using it no problem on the net. They got it on a technicality. As I said before it's a bit difficult to take the picture of a dead guy. Nonetheless I feel very discouraged by this process. Is it really worth pursuing this petty affair? Take care. Dr.K. 17:38, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey -- I don't know why people are picking on this particular image: the guy is dead and very significant. The biggest concern I have, actually, is the fair use claim: why is this a "historically significant photo"?  That's the critical thing.  Surely, not every picture of an important dead person is historically significant, but historically significant photos are generally permitted under fair use.  Chances are, it's not historically significant, just some portrait.... can we find a photo of him winning the Nobel Prize?  Then it could illustrate his winning of the nobel prize, which is historically significant.  That said, this image will not be speedily deleted: you have done what you were required to do as an uploader, and the image deserves an WP:IFD debate at least at this point.  Mango juice talk 02:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all your great work. Dr.K. 16:44, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Arbitration re: Abu badali
Hi. I am writing you because you were one of the respondants on the RfC about Abu badali that was started back in November. There has been no substantive comment there for over a month and User:Abu badali has never bothered to respond to the RfC. The last comment on the talk page of the RfC was a suggestion to take it to arbitration, which is what I propose we do. Accordingly, I have created a shell/draft listing to add to the list of Arbitration Committee matters here. I've listed your new there, preliminarily, as a complaintant. If you are not interested in participating, please remove your name. If you are, please add your comments as we must prepare a 500 word summary of the case. Thanks for your attention - Jord 15:34, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for your message and your efforts Hackajar. They actually changed their policy three days ago. It must be that they saw our debate! See also my on the image deletion page. Take care and I really appreciate your support. Dr.K. 13:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Richard Viguerie
Hey, I know that what I posted on the Richard Viguerie article wasn't neutral... but if you actually go to the website, its just a forum that is full of very uneducated people that aren't necessarily conservatives, just ignorant. Its not highly reflective of Viguerie anyway. I was very surprised by the content of the website after watching him on C-SPAN earlier that afternoon... it just doesn't seem like the kind of thing one would want linked to their name. I would suggest just removing it altogether, but even C-SPAN had it as what one would see underneath his name in a television news graphic, if you know what I mean.

I wasn't trying to vandalize as much as I was actually trying to put some truth to the mention of "conservativehq.com", which isn't a conservative blog as the article had originally said but rather a plainly dishonorable forum. Fifty7 00:32, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Sometimes it's difficult to dodge NPOV comments when updating an article. True, his web site might not be compleate, or a normal place for conservitives to patron for comments and group huges.  All the same, it's what he purports to being his home base, as you mentioned above (in his interviews).  We are not here to judge or downplay signifigence of facts, just to state they exisit.  Ironiclly I'm a left leaning liberterian, in which I do not agree with 90% of his views.  I actually took on monitoring and updating this article as an exersise into how well I can hold a NPOV over a figure in which I do not favor their views!Hackajar 02:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks, - Jord 16:36, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

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A. J. Pierzynski

Anthony John Pierzynski (born December 30, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher with the Minnesota Twins (1998–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), Chicago White Sox (2005–2012), Texas Rangers (2013), Boston Red Sox (2014), St. Louis Cardinals (2014) and Atlanta Braves (2015–2016). Pierzynski is one of only thirteen catchers in Major League history to reach 2,000 hits in his career.

A two-time All-Star player and a Silver Slugger Award winner, Pierzynski was a member of the 2005 World Series winning White Sox team. He is known for having a strong and colorful personality, a fact he acknowledges. During his turn at the microphone following the White Sox victory parade in 2005, he thanked team personnel for "putting up" with him. Former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén summed up the situation by saying, "If you play against him, you hate him. If you play with him, you hate him a little less." Guillén also acknowledged Pierzynski's value to the club despite being relatively high-maintenance: "A.J.'s been great for me. He's worth the work because he always shows up for you."

Early life
Pierzynski was born on December 30, 1976, in Bridgehampton, New York. He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, where he won All-State honors in baseball. Future Major Leaguer Johnny Damon was one of Pierzynski's high school teammates. The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame held its 48th Annual Induction Banquet in September 2021, inducting Pierzynski.

Minnesota Twins
Pierzynski graduated from high school in 1994 and signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Tennessee. He was also selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round (71st overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft and chose to sign with the ballclub on June 9. He began his minor league career with the Gulf Coast League Twins and spent the next four years playing for the minor-league Elizabethton Twins, Fort Wayne Wizards, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, and Salt Lake Buzz.

After four years in the Twins organization, Pierzynski was called up to the major league team, and made his debut on September 9, 1998, against the Anaheim Angels at the age of 21. Two days later, he singled off Oakland Athletics pitcher Billy Taylor for his first major league hit. He then spent the next five seasons, through the 2003 season, with Minnesota, though he was not a regular starter until 2001. From 1998 to 2000, Pierzynski appeared in just 49 games for the Twins. In 2002, he made the American League All-Star Team as a reserve catcher. In the 2002 American League Division Series, Pierzynski hit an important home run in the ninth inning of Game 5 against the Athletics, helping the Twins clinch the series. In 2003, Pierzynski batted a career-high .312 with 11 home runs and 74 RBI in 137 games.

San Francisco Giants
On November 14, 2003, the Twins traded Pierzynski to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser. With the Giants, he hit .272 with 11 home runs and 77 RBI in 131 games. He spent one season in San Francisco before being non-tendered on December 15, 2004.

Chicago White Sox
Pierzynski was signed as a free agent to a one-year, $2.25 million contract by the Chicago White Sox on January 6, 2005. When he signed with the White Sox, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a story claiming that the catcher had kneed Giants trainer Stan Conte in the groin during a spring training game in 2004. Although the incident allegedly happened during the game, it went unreported for nearly a year in the press. Pierzynski has disputed the allegations publicly. "Don't you think if something like that happened, in spring training, you would have heard about it? I would have gotten in some sort of trouble?"

Pierzynski would hit 18 home runs, a new career high, with his most memorable home run of the regular season coming on June 18, 2005, against the Los Angeles Dodgers (with both teams wearing their 1959 throwback jerseys to commemorate their meeting in the 1959 World Series) in the bottom of the ninth to walk-off a 5–3 win. He would also set the single-season AL records for consecutive errorless games (117) and chances (777) by a catcher. The White Sox would go wire-to-wire in Pierzynski's first season with the team, winning the AL Central on September 29, 2005, over the Detroit Tigers. However, Pierzynski's biggest contributions would come during the White Sox' 2005 playoff run.

In the 2005 playoffs, Pierzynski was a major player for the White Sox. In Game 1 of the ALDS against the defending champion Red Sox, Pierzynski would start the White Sox off strong with a three-run homer in the first inning off Matt Clement. He would add a second home run in the bottom of the eighth off Bronson Arroyo to help lead the White Sox to a 14–2 win. Pierzynski finished the game 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs. Pierzynski also hit a double and scored an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning as the White Sox defeated the Red Sox 5–3 to clinch the series and move on to the ALCS. Perhaps Pierzynski's biggest and most well-known play came in Game 2 of the ALCS against the then Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Down 0–1 in the series and with the game tied at 1–1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Pierzynski famously struck out on a low ball in the dirt from Kelvim Escobar. Thinking they had ended the inning, the Angels proceeded to walk off the field; however, noting that home plate umpire Doug Eddings had not made the out call, Pierzynski ran down the line to first base and was called safe. Angels catcher Josh Paul and manager Mike Scioscia argued with Eddings but the call stood, and Pierzynski was replaced by Pablo Ozuna, who promptly stole second base. Joe Crede would end the game on a walk-off double to tie the series at 1–1. The White Sox did not lose again, winning the next three games in Anaheim to advance to their first World Series since 1959. The White Sox would then sweep the Houston Astros to win their first championship in 88 years, as Pierzynski won the World Series the only time in his career. Pierzynski batted .262 with three home runs and 9 RBI, catching all 11 games for the White Sox during their championship run.

In 2006, Pierzynski continued his errorless streak, ending with 962 consecutive chances and breaking the AL record of 950 set by Yogi Berra in 1959. (The new record would later be broken by Mike Redmond. ) He was named one of the five American League players in the All-Star Final Vote. Soon afterwards, the White Sox organization began an election campaign using the slogan "Punch A.J.". Pierzynski received 3.6 million votes, the most votes in the American League, subsequently sending him to his second All-Star appearance. The "Punch A.J." campaign was inspired by an incident on May 20, 2006, between Pierzynski and Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett. After a fly ball out, Pierzynski tagged up at third base and tried to score on the throw. After a collision at home, where Pierzynski knocked Barrett from his feet, Pierzynski slapped home plate with his hand. After getting up, Barrett grabbed Pierzynski and punched him in the face. A bench-clearing brawl ensued, and Pierzynski, Barrett, White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson and Cubs first baseman John Mabry were ejected. When play finally resumed, outfielder Scott Podsednik promptly got on base, loading the bases up, and second baseman Tadahito Iguchi cleared them with a grand-slam. The White Sox won the game, 7–0. Barrett was suspended for 10 games, while Anderson was suspended for five, and Pierzynski was fined.

Pierzynski caught Mark Buehrle's no-hitter on April 18, 2007, but not his perfect game on July 23, 2009. He caught Philip Humber's perfect game on April 21, 2012, against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field, as well. On May 28, 2007, in a game versus the Minnesota Twins, Pierzynski twice ran down the first base line with his feet on the inside of the base, possibly nipping Twins first baseman Justin Morneau with his spikes. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was furious with the umpires, which resulted in a long tirade. However, he was not ejected. Pierzynski denied any attempt to step on Morneau.

On September 29, 2007, Pierzynski signed a two-year, $12.5 million contract extension with the White Sox.

On December 3, 2010, Pierzynski agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract to remain with the White Sox.

On June 13, 2012, Pierzynski was rated the most hated MLB player. In 2012, Pierzynski homered in five consecutive games, tying the franchise record and becoming the sixth player to achieve this feat. His teammate Paul Konerko was the most recent Sox player to achieve this feat in 2011. Pierzynski had a career offensive year, winning a Silver Slugger Award at catcher for the first time in his career. He posted a slash line of .278/.326/.501, and hit 27 home runs and 77 RBI in 135 games.

Texas Rangers
On December 26, 2012, Pierzynski agreed to a one-year, $7.5 million contract with the Texas Rangers for the 2013 season. He enjoyed a solid year for Texas, hitting .272 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs in 134 games.

Boston Red Sox
On December 3, 2013, Pierzynski agreed to a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, pending the completion of a physical examination. The deal became official the next day. On June 4, 2014, Pierzynski was ejected by umpire Quinn Wolcott after a leadoff walk by pitcher Brandon Workman because he asked Wolcott to "give me a new ball. One you can see." This was Pierzynski's ninth career ejection. Pierzynski's offense regressed with Boston as he hit .254/.286/.348 in 256 at-bats.

On July 9, 2014, Pierzynski was designated for assignment and Christian Vázquez was promoted from AAA Pawtucket. A sports column in a Boston newspaper cited disgruntled anonymous Red Sox teammates who disliked Pierzynski, blaming him for the team's overall woes. On July 16, the Red Sox officially released Pierzynski. The Red Sox continued a disastrous slide after Pierzynski departed, and finished 2014 with a record of 71–91.

St. Louis Cardinals
On July 26, 2014, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Pierzynski to a major league deal. Later that day, he debuted for St. Louis with a 3-for-4 outing and an RBI, helping to defeat the Cubs 6–3. Former Boston teammate John Lackey soon arrived via trade, and Pierzynski caught him for the 19th time in 22 starts in 2014 when he debuted for the Cardinals on August 3. It was the pitcher's 150th career win. Pierzynski's first home run with St. Louis came in a loss to Baltimore on August 8. He hit .244/.295/.305 in 82 at-bats along with a home run and 6 RBI. He mostly serving as a replacement catcher for Yadier Molina, who was on the disabled list from July 10 through August 28, though he did play as a backup after Molina's return. The Cardinals left Pierzynski off the playoff roster for the NLDS against the Dodgers, but added him for the NLCS against the Giants.

Atlanta Braves
Pierzynski and the Atlanta Braves finalized a one-year deal worth $2 million on January 7, 2015. The Braves had intended to use him as a backup catcher and mentor to Christian Bethancourt. However, Bethancourt struggled defensively and was eventually sent down to Gwinnett in the hope that he would improve, forcing Pierzynski into a starting role. On July 18, 2015, in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Pierzynski broke up Jon Lester's no-hit bid in the eighth inning of the Braves' 4–0 loss.

On April 27, 2016, Pierzynski recorded his 2,000th career hit off Steven Wright of the Boston Red Sox, becoming the tenth catcher to reach the 2,000 hit mark. He was placed on 15-day disabled list on August 17, 2016. On March 28, 2017, Pierzynski announced he was retiring.

Pierzynski was included on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of when it was announced on November 22, 2021. He received only two votes and fell off the ballot.

Broadcasting career
Pierzynski was hired by Fox to be an analyst for the 2011 MLB postseason on the pregame and postgame show. He joined Fox again for the 2012, 2013, and 2015 postseasons. In 2017, Fox announced he would be a full-time analyst.

Professional wrestling
On December 8, 2005, Pierzynski appeared on TNA Impact!, a professional wrestling television program aired by the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Accompanied by White Sox strength trainer Dale Torborg, Pierzynski presented TNA wrestlers A.J. Styles, Chris Sabin and Sonjay Dutt with memorabilia from the 2005 World Series. At the ceremony, an incident was staged to include Pierzynski in a controversy with the wrestlers. Pierzynski then made his professional wrestling managerial debut at TNA Turning Point 2005 on December 11, 2005, accompanying Torborg, Sabin and Dutt to ringside for their match against the Diamonds in the Rough.

On October 10, 2006, Pierzynski appeared on ESPN2's Cold Pizza, wearing the X-Division Championship belt, and challenged WWE Champion John Cena, who was also a guest that morning, to a Title vs. Title steel cage match whenever Cena wanted to have it. Cena responded asking if Pierzynski got his championship belt out of a gumball machine outside.

Pierzynski returned to TNA in January 2007, when he and Torborg confronted Lance Hoyt. At Against All Odds 2007 Pierzynski was in Torborg's corner when he was defeated by Hoyt, who had David Eckstein in his corner.

On the September 7, 2009, edition of WWE Raw, Pierzynski made his first appearance on WWE television, replacing Chris Jericho in a game show called The Price is Raw, with Bob Barker hosting.

Personal life
Pierzynski is married to Lisa Pierzynski. The couple has two children, Ava and Austin.

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GNU/Linux is a fine name
Hi. I see you took issue with User:Thumperward's orphaning of the GNU/Linux link. I also disagree with what he has done, as do quite a few other editors (User:Afarnen, User:Lightedbulb, Anon:73.92.13.221, User:Ximian99, etc, from a quick search).

There is no consensus on the issue, and Wikipedia's policy says that in cases of ambiguity, the least ambiguous name should be used. Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to undo Thumperward's edits. He edits Wikipedia a lot more than I do, and I simply can't keep up with him on this.

He alone removed all the GNU/Linux links and then he points at the lack of GNU/Linux links as proof that that name isn't acceptable. So, I just wanted to let you know that his claims of consensus are baseless (or at the very least, highly disputed) and his justifications are circular logic. --Gronky (talk) 13:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Well, I'm glad to have that cleared up ... without going through 20 archives of Linux:Talk as Thumperward suggested. Thanks. novakyu (talk) 07:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

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Femi Taylor

Femi Taylor (born 8 April 1961) is a Nigerian-born British dancer and actress, best known for portraying Jabba the Hutt's Twi'lek slave dancer Oola in the 1983 motion picture Return of the Jedi.

Career
Taylor portrayed the slave dancer Oola in Return of the Jedi, the last film of the original trilogy. She reprised the part fourteen years later, filming new scenes for the 1997 Special Edition release, and was the only performer from the original to do so. Because of this role, she appears at science fiction and Star Wars conventions around the world.

Taylor was cast as Tantomile in the 1981 original London production of the musical Cats, during which she learned she had been cast as Oola for Return of the Jedi. She appeared in the 1998 TV movie version of Cats as Exotica, a character that was created specially for her and exclusively for the film.

Personal life
Taylor lives in Odense, Denmark, has two children and is married to Claus Skytte.

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Central New Mexico Community College

Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), is a public community college based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1964, CNM offers associate degrees, professional certificates, and training options.

CNM has the largest undergraduate student enrollment in the state and is located across several campuses and training sites in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. As of Fall 2018, CNM had 22,278 students and 18,000 individuals enrolled in non-credit workforce training, industry testing for credentials/licensures and adult basic education.

History
Following authorization by the New Mexico Legislature in 1963, CNM (then TVI) was approved by district voters in 1964 to provide adults with skills to gain employment and succeed. The college opened on July 1, 1965 at the site of where its Main Campus stands.

TVI was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1978 and given degree-granting power by the State Legislature in 1986, at which point TVI became a community college. In 2006, TVI changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College.

Today, CNM is the largest higher education institution in New Mexico based on enrollment. The college has many transfer articulation agreements with four-year institutions around the state, including the University of New Mexico.

Governance and funding
CNM’s Governing Board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms from districts within the overall College district. The Governing Board is responsible for policies that govern all phases of the educational programs at the college.

CNM funding comes from a property tax levy in the college’s service district, as well as appropriations by the New Mexico Legislature.

Campuses and facilities
CNM has five campuses in Albuquerque and one campus location in Rio Rancho. Main, Montoya and Rio Rancho campuses have libraries; Westside, South Valley and Advanced Technology Center (ATC) campuses have Learning Commons.

 * Main Campus: Located near downtown Albuquerque, Main Campus has over 15 buildings with classrooms and offices covering 75 acres. The campus opened in 1965.
 * Montoya Campus: Representing CNM in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights neighborhood, the Joseph M. Montoya Campus covers 43 acres. The campus opened in 1979.
 * South Valley Campus: An integral part of the South Valley community, the South Valley Campus was opened in 1995 partially at the request of South Valley residents. The campus is set on eight acres.
 * Westside Campus: Located 22 miles from the Main Campus on 108 acres, the Westside campus has students from the Rio Rancho, Taylor Ranch, Paradise Hills and Ventana Ranch communities. The campus opened in 2003.
 * ATC: Located in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights on 21 acres, the ATC is 80,000 square feet of laboratory and classroom space for the Applied Technologies programs.
 * Rio Rancho Campus: Opened in 2010, the Rio Rancho campus was made possible after voters approved expanding CNM’s taxing district in 2007. It covers 40 acres.
 * In addition to these campuses, CNM Ingenuity’s WORKforce Training Center (NE Heights), STEMulus Center (downtown) and FUSE Makerspace (downtown) locations in Albuquerque house these CNM Ingenuity programs.

Academics
CNM offers associate degrees and certificates in more than 90 fields of study over its seven schools:

 * School of Business, Hospitality & Technology
 * School of Education
 * School of Health, Wellness & Public Safety
 * School of Liberal Arts
 * School of Mathematics, Science & Engineering
 * School of Nursing & Patient Support
 * School of Skilled Trades & Arts

CNM also provides distance learning and dual credit opportunities.

Community education and development
CNM Ingenuity Inc. is a non-profit corporation created by Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) under the New Mexico Research Park Act in 2014. CNM Ingenuity Inc. promotes the public welfare through economic development via its programs, partnerships and initiatives that meet workforce needs.

Programs and initiatives under CNM Ingenuity include:

 * Deep Dive Coding
 * FUSE Makerspace
 * WORKforce Training
 * IGNITE Community Accelerator

Student life
There are over 20 CNM student-run clubs and organizations, including LGBTQ+ at CNM, Improv Club, HackerSpace and Speech and Debate.

The Executive Council of Students (ECOS) represents student issues to administration, faculty and staff. ECOS also develops policies that affect the student body, promotes student leadership and works on scholarship funding through state and local legislative structures.

Environmental recognition
CNM was accorded a STARS Silver rating in October 2016 for sustainability efforts involving operations, academics, engagement, planning, administration and innovation.

The following construction/renovations have also been LEED certified:

New Construction

 * 2011: Rio Rancho Campus (RR), LEED Gold
 * 2012: The Student Resource Center (SRC), LEED Silver
 * 2016: Westside I Building (WSI), LEED Silver

Major Renovations

 * 2013: Jeannette Stromberg Hall (JS), LEED Gold
 * 2014: Tom Wiley Hall (TW), LEED Silver
 * 2016: Robert P. Matteucci Hall (RPM), LEED Gold
 * 2016: Laboratory (L) Building, LEED Gold
 * 2017: Ted F. Martinez (TM) Building, LEED Silver
 * 2019: Smith Brasher Hall (SB) Building, LEED Gold

Interior Design & Construction

 * 2013: Advanced Technology Center (ATC), LEED Gold
 * 2017: South Valley I (SVI), LEED Silver

Alumni

 * Dorielle Caimi, painter
 * Derrick Lente, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
 * Joby Sanchez, mixed martial artist

Faculty

 * Mark Rudd, activist and mathematics instructor
 * Kate Horsley, author and English professor

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Matías Vuoso

Vicente José Matías Vuoso (born 3 November 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.

Born in Mar del Plata, Vuoso began his career at Independiente in 2000, then transferring to English club Manchester City in 2002, where he did not play in a single league match. Since 2003 he has played in Mexico, having two stints with Santos Laguna and Club América, as well as playing for Atlas and Chiapas.

Vuoso chose to represent Mexico at international level, making his debut in 2008 and featured for them at the 2015 Copa América.

Early career
Matías Vuoso began his career in the Argentine Primera División with Independiente. Playing alongside Diego Forlán, Vicente scored seven goals in 29 games for Independiente in 2000–01 and another seven in 35 games in 2001–02. He left the Argentinian club in June 2002 to sign with English club Manchester City, joining for £3.5 million. However, Vuoso did not appear in a single game for Manchester City, and was subsequently loaned out to Santos Laguna for the 2003–04 season.

Santos Laguna
Despite moving from the Premier League to the Primera Division Mexicana, in the beginning of his stay in Mexico, Vuoso experienced the same problems at Santos Laguna that he faced at Manchester City. Coming to a club that already boasted an attack that featured Chilean playmaker Rodrigo Ruiz and Mexican striker Jared Borgetti, Vuoso was exclusively played as a substitute during the first part of the Apertura 2003 season. As fate would have it however, Vuoso was thrown into the starting mix when Borgetti suffered a minor injury that required a two-week absence from the pitch. Vuoso scored in both of the games he started in place of Borgetti and subsequently convinced Santos manager Luis Fernando Tena, who awarded Vuoso a starting spot.

After Jared Borgetti's exit from Santos Laguna following the Clausura 2004 season, Vuoso became Santos Laguna's main goalscoring threat and teammate Rodrigo Ruiz's primary target for his passes. Vuoso exploded with 11 goals in 17 games for Santos in the Apertura 2004 campaign and then followed that up with 16 goals in 19 games the following season.

América
Newly appointed América manager Luis Fernando Tena brought Vuoso to the club as a reinforcement for the Apertura 2006 campaign. Following the club's semi-final defeat, Vuoso was sold back to Santos. He only managed to score 5 goals in 20 league matches for América.

Return to Santos Laguna
Vuoso was bought by Santos Laguna again after Clausura 2007 for an undisclosed amount of money. Upon his return, a loss of form kept Vuoso on the bench. However, Vuoso would later become a key player in Santos Laguna's 2008 Clausura championship campaign.

However, during the finals of the Clausura 2010, he failed to score twice in two important plays during the second game against Toluca and made that Santos were meant to play extra-time and penalty shots. In the penalty shots he was the fourth player and failed to score his penalty shot allowing Toluca to get the championship.

After this game, Vuoso was transferred to Club America.

Return to América
For the Apertura 2010 season, he signed with América, which would be his second stint with the club. In his first season with América, he scored 8 goals, helping América reach the semi-finals, being defeated by his ex-club Santos.

Atlas
América sold Vuoso to Atlas de Guadalajara for the Apertura 2012 tournament. He scored 10 goals in over 50 matches played with Atlas.

Loan to Chiapas
Atlas loaned Vuoso to Chiapas F.C. for the Apertura 2014.

Cruz Azul
On 25 July 2015, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Vuoso for the Apertura 2015. During this time, Vuoso was a free agent.

International career
Upon receiving his Mexican citizenship, Vuoso said that if Hugo Sánchez, former coach of the Mexico national team, ever needed a striker, he would be honored to wear the green jersey while helping the country of his new home win. On 3 August 2008 Mexico coach and former Manchester City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson had Matias Vuoso, the second naturalized striker on the Mexico squad, replace Omar Arellano who injured himself days before. His debut came when he came on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Jamaica at the Azteca stadium.

On 15 October 2008, Vuoso scored his first goal with the team against Canada with a header. The game was a World Cup Qualifier Match. On 12 November 2008, Vuoso scored a last minute goal for Mexico to win over Ecuador 2–1. On 11 March 2009, he scored again twice against Bolivia, in a game that ended 5–1.

On 11 May 2015, Vuoso was called up to participate in the 2015 Copa América. He would make world football headlines by scoring a memorable brace in what was a surprising tie against Chile whom were the eventual Copa America winners.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vuoso goal.

Personal life
During his time with Manchester City, he, along with players Daniel Van Buyten and Djamel Belmadi, were the victim of a theft by two bankers. In total, workers at the Co-operative Bank stole more than £350,000 from the accounts of the three players. In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively.

Honours
Santos Laguna
 * Primera División de México: Clausura 2008

Individual
 * Primera División de México Golden Boot: Clausura 2005, Apertura 2005 (Shared)

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I reverted your edits to the selected article, bio, and image, but not for substantive reasons; the length of the news, DYK, and TYCD sections is such that even were one to resize the columns to the 58-41 formulation previously employed the column on the right would remain substantially longer than that on the left in a particularly aesthetically displeasing way. I intend to weigh in on the general discussion between Dhodges and you at the portal's talk page in the next day or day-and-one-half (in brief to say that I think you both to be quite right apropos of the unwieldy length of the selected article, bio, and image sections and that I will shorten considerably the versions of those pages that I intend to add later this week, when also I intend to update the news and replace the DYK but that, for reasons I'll enumerate, I think the lengthier introduction ought to remain), but I think I ought to leave you a note in the meanwhile; although it is an offense of which I'm sure I've been guilty, I'm nevertheless irked when an editor, as I here, notes in an edit summary that he/she will explain the edit straightaway and then, having become occupied with something else, fails ever to offer such explanation. I'm quite glad, in any case, that Dhodges and you have expressed interest in the portal, and I'd be altogether happy if the two of you should be willing to assume responsibility for updating the page's various sections after I make my planned updates later this week, but surely we can discuss that later; in the meanwhile, I offer my apologies for having failed to explain my reverts at the portal talk page (much too tired) and assure you that I will offer such explanation directly. Joe 08:20, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Black sheep

UDC in Switzerland
Interestingly, the UDC in Switzerland recently (Oct 2007) used the image of the black sheep to make their point about immigration controls. This is racist. If they had used a goat it would have been fine, because goats deserve it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.62.130.8 (talk • contribs) 21:59, 16 November 2007

Removed (black sheep or scapegoat?)

 * I've removed this because it seems to be confused with the "scapegoat" role in the family:

 * "A black sheep is the member of a rigidly triangulated family, who holds the rest tightly together by being identified as the bad/sick/deviant one who causes all the family problems. In this situation, the rule enforcer in the family is charged with the job of controlling the black sheep from revealing the family secrets."
 * The "black sheep" is a family dynamic - the one that "sticks out" from the others. I cannot write about it as it would be original research. Most children self-identify as the black sheep of the family because of feeling different. Not only because they are bad or sick. Of course it is assumed to be true, but it is really the behavior that makes them stick out, ie. drug addiction, grandiose behaviour, disobedience - not necessarily "sick" or "causes all the family problems". In fact, being the "black sheep" can be a postive if the family dynamic is reversed. Say, the family is disfuctional, but the one, the black sheep, is the one that sticks out because it has excelled, and is different from the "sick" family - something significant that makes them "stick out" from the others. Is there a citation for this? I can't find one, even though I know it to be true in a sense. It's another role in the family dynamics. Scapegoat, on the other hand does have much more resources to cite to, and is not the same as the black sheep of the family, but is often confused with it. Although one can be both the scapegoat and the black sheep of the family. There are no reliable sources though, that I can find anyway, that would justify this conclusion or the one that I've removed. →  Gee Alice  ♥  20:34, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Removing it makes good sense to me, nice work. Van Tucky  talk 02:42, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

"black sheep" can be a positive
This comes up in discussions of 'political correctness' in the UK (at least). Some claim the phrase should no longer be used, since it contains the association black=bad, which can be seen as a racial slur. Others claim 'black sheep' can be inverted, when a good person stands out from a bad crowd. Looking for definitions and usage via Google, it is so asymmetric that I would regard the rare 'inverted' usage as irony. Citation needed ?

As to the value of a non-white sheep : see Jacob sheep in the Bible! His master gave away lambs that were just spotted - note also sacrificial lambs should be unblemished.

--195.137.93.171 (talk) 23:59, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

"In modern usage, the expression has lost some of its negative connotations, and the term is usually given to the member of a group who has certain characteristics or lack thereof deemed undesirable by that group." Isn't 'undesirable' negative ? This sentence seems to contradict itself.

The 'Folklore Dictionary' link via answers.com is clearly talking about an actual four-legged sheep being a positive harbinger of good luck to the shepherd, rather than the idiom (which is the topic of this article) being positive. --195.137.93.171 (talk) 00:18, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

First project for Wikipedia
As of April 2, 2008, edited this page as first project. Any comments appreciated. Did the following:
 * 1) Added link to Wiktionary.   Floated TOC and picture.
 * 2) From previous posts, learned that page direction was for terminology, not necessarily biology. But added more succinct genetic information citation to definition, making the body of the text heavier.  Added short biology section because of this.
 * 3) Found more usage of the term "black sheep." Depending on the group culture using the phrase, it was either positive or negative, so further clarified usage by splitting the term into two groupings with citations and examples for each.  I know Baa Baa Black Sheep was removed once.  However, it is an example of the use of the term.  The other examples should be obvious.  If not how do I clarify.
 * 4) Did not find a standard template for citation on this page.  Would anyone let me know what the standard for this page is and how it was chosen, and I will go back and change.  Thanks. FV2WRLD (talk) 07:34, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Black sheep with white wool
What about those? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 18:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Common in German
I meant to add that the idiom is also very common in German, but I would need to log in to do that, and I seem to fail at that. :( So could someone else please do that for me? Thanks you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.111.109.220 (talk) 10:52, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Pink sheep
A variant on "black sheep of the family", "pink sheep of the family", has been popular in gay circles for a while now. I couldn't find many reliable sources but it is mentioned in |this article (if that can be considered "reliable"). 173.206.164.43 (talk) 23:08, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

"White crow" in Polish
Please refer with this when speaking about "white crow" to make the reader aware that this term in Russian is not to be confused with similarly sounding term in Polish.

"White crow" in Polish ("biały kruk") means something completely different than "Black sheep" (which also functions in Polish). White crow mainly refers to books - it generally means a book that is present in the world in very few exemplars and it's extremely hard to find it. It happens to be extended to any domain with the general meaning of an implementation of something abstract (when book, then also music album, car model, smartphone model etc.) that is extremely hard to be found. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethouris (talk • contribs) 14:02, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Science Daily Says that Black Sheep are the Norm in the Wild
White sheep became the norm out of selective breeding:

"The wild-type coat color of sheep is typically dark-bodied with a pale belly, however sheep raisers have strongly selected for a uniformly white coat domestic sheep."

Science Daily, July 2008

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710174236.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.145.179.21 (talk) 17:23, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

The Origin section should be changed to reflect the fact that originally (in the wild), dark-colored sheep were the norm, but humans selectively bred white sheep in domesticated herds. Thus, in nature, white sheep are oddities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.145.179.21 (talk) 03:35, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

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Welsh Black Sheep
Within this encyclopedia there is an item with the above title. The breed of black sheep exists, and comes from Wales, UK. It is not the result if an abnormal genes occurrence but a properly recognized breed with its own character and adaptability to the mountainous conditions in Wales.Macrocompassion (talk) 16:30, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:List of political parties in Kosovo

Use of Kosovo or Kosova
Could you please revert your recent changes to the Political Parties of Kosovo page. The argument you are using does not stand. When a person establishes a political party, they name them, and that name cannot be changed by anyone else, other than the court. A serb political part from Kosovo may be "Serb List of Kosovo And Metohia", you cannot rename it to "Serb List of Kosovo", although "Kosovo And Metohia" is not the accepted English name of the territory. Hence, all political parties of Kosovo have spelled out their name, check their websites if you don't believe me, and thay all use Kosova exclusively, except Serb ones. As a result, I did not touch the names of the Serb parties.

Now, could you please be so kind and revert your recent changes, and spare me of doing the same work again.

Thank You,

Kosovar —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kosovar (talk • contribs) 00:43, 9 December 2004 (UTC)

 * I just entered this discussion. Kosovo is the official English name of what is called Kosova in Albanian. I just visited the website of UNMIK. UNMIK uses Kosovo as translation. SO I really think Kosovo is a better translation. Gangulf 07:09, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Who you are to decide, what´s better or not. Let the Kosovar´s to choise their way. If you are a Kosovar, you woudn´t write like that. Have a look to the article Kosovo they wrote "Kosovo i Metohija". If you are a neutral man, you wouldn´t allow it.--Hipi Zhdripi 23:00, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Gangulf, there is absolutely no doubt that the name of the territory in English is Kosovo. However, for the Serbian political party the name appeared as Kosovo and Metohia (a name which is offensive to Kosovar Albanians). Hence, I suggested either to use Kosovo for all political parties, or alternatively we could use the names that are used by the members of each party, in which case all Kosovar Albanian political parties would have to be named using Kosova.

 * We are now using Kosovo for all political parties, regardless of their ethnic basis, hence I believe the issue is solved. Many thanks, Kosovar 02:09, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * We do not agree yet. The region should be called Kosovo in English. But in a party name 'and Metohija' can be included. Personally I would prefer Metohia in stead of Metohija (since 'ija'is clearly not English but Serbian). Gangulf 21:51, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * You (Gangulf) have visit the website of UNMIK, yes, but there is no term "Kosovo and Metohija" or "Kosovo and Metohia". That means that everything what has to do with Kosovo " and Metohija ", has no place in  all article with Kosovo as a subject, except in the artikle History of Kosovo. --Hipi Zhdripi 23:00, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Mistake or update needed?
There are over 100 political parties listed. Surely this is a mistake or some must have vanished. This list probably needs updating and cutting back. Politis (talk) 12:34, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

VV cooporation
http://intersol.dk/intersol/english_articles/1927/levizja-vetevendosje-continue-to-organize-before-the-general-election-in-kosova-december-12 James Michael DuPont (talk) 17:46, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Albin Kurti; Avni Klinaku, Lëvizja për Bashkim Union Movement
 * Fadil Fazliu, Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim Movement for Integration and Unification
 * Xhemajl Arënliu, Balli Kombëtar National Front
 * Arif Krasniqi, Partia Ekologjike Ecological Party
 * Elza Sadiku, from Lëvizja Demokratike për Integrim Democratic Movement for Integration

Officia List 2010 election
CRNOGORSKA DEMOKRATSKA STRANKA - CDS SDSKIM - Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije JEDINSTVENA SRPSKA LISTA - JSL SRPSKA SOCIJAL DEMOKRATSKA STRANKA - S.SDS FER SDA - STRANKA DEMOKRATSKE AKCIJE 9 LIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E DARDANISË - LDD 10 LIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E DARDANISË - LDD 11 KDTP - KOSOVA DEMOKRATİK TÜRK PARTİSİ 12 GRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA GORE - GIG .. 13 BOŠNJAČKA STRANKA DEMOKRATSKE AKCIJE KOSOVA-BSDAK 14 AKR-PD-PSD-PPI-PPK-PNDSH-PGJK 15 VAKAT - KOALICIJA VAKAT. 17 SNSD .. 18   SRPSKA NARODNA STRANKA - SNS  19 Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim - PAI .. 20 LIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËS - LDK. 21 KTB - KOSOVA TÜRK BİRLİĞİ. 23 Samostalna Liberalna Stranka - SLS 24 SRPSKA KOSOVSKO - METOHIJSKA STRANKA 25 Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE! 26 LEK. 28 SDSG - Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore 29 AAK - Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës .. 30 PARTIA ROME E BASHKUAR E KOSOVËS - PREBK .. 32 PDAK. 33 IRDK - Iniciativa e Re Demokratike e Kosovës .. 34 GIKN.. 35 NDS - NOVA DEMOKRATSKA STRANKA PDK - PARTIA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËS James Michael DuPont (talk) 22:36, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

2007 parties
needs to be tabularized, cases etc. from http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Kosovo_CEC_Report_on_political_entiry_campaign_financial_disclosures_for_2007_Kosovo_elections.pdf/57

Political Parties

 * GIG GRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA GORECITIZENS' INITIATIVE OF GORA
 * LDKLIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËSDEMOCRATIC LEAGUE OF KOSOVO
 * PDKPARTIA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËSDEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO
 * PRSHPARTIA REPUBLIKANE SHQIPTAREALBANIAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
 * PSHDKPSHDKALBANIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO
 * SDASTRANKA DEMOKRATSKE AKCIJEPARTY OF DEMOCRATIC ACTION
 * BKBALLI KOMBËTARNATIONAL FRONT
 * IRDKIRDKNEW DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE OF KOSOVO
 * KDTPKOSOVA DEMOKRATİK TÜRK PARTİSİTURKISH DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO
 * LKÇKLËVIZJA KOMBËTARE PËR ÇLIRIMIN E KOSOVËSNATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR LIBERATION OF KOSOVO
 * PDPartia e DrejtësisëJUSTICE PARTY
 * PREBKPARTIA ROME E BASHKUAR E KOSOVËSUNITED ROMA PARTY OF KOSOVO
 * AAKALEANCA PËR ARDHMËRINË E KOSOVËSALLIANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF KOSOVO
 * PDAKPDAKDEMOCRATIC ASHKALI PARTY OF KOSOVO
 * ORAORAORA
 * AKRAleanca Kosova e ReALLIANCE NEW KOSOVO
 * LDDLIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E DARDANISËDEMOCRATIC LEAGUE OF DARDANIA
 * NDNOVA DEMOKRATIJANEW DEMOCRACY
 * PDKIPDKICHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR INTEGRATION
 * PEKPARTIA EKOLOGJIKE E KOSOVËSKOSOVO ECOLOGICAL PARTY
 * SDSKiMSrpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i MetohijeSERBIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
 * SKMSSRPSKA KOSOVSKO METOHIJSKA STRANKASERBIAN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA PARTY
 * SLSSamostalna Liberalna StrankaINDEPENDENT LIBERAL PARTY
 * SNSSrpska Narodna StrankaSERBIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY
 * SNSDKiMSAVEZ NEZAVISNIH SOCIJALDEMOKRATA KOSOVO I METOHIJAALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Citizens' Initiatives

 * GIZ GRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA ZAJEDNO
 * OSA ZA OPSTANAK SRBAFOR SERBIAN SURVIVAL
 * PKMPOKRET ZA KOSOVO I METOHIJUMOVEMENT FOR KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
 * SSŽSOCIJALISTI SIRINIČKE ŽUPESOCIALIST OF SIRINA WALLEY
 * AgjAlternativa për GjakovënCITIZENS' INITIATIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR GJAKOVA
 * BIRNBošnjačka Inicijativa - Rustem NurkovićBOSNIAC INITIATIVE RUSTEM NURKOVIĆ
 * G17+ LEPOSAVICG.I. G17 PLUS - LEPOSAVIĆCITIZENS' INITIATIVE G-17 PLUS - LEPOSAVIĆ
 * G17+ STRPCEГ17 Плус - ШтрпцеCITIZENS' INITIATIVE G-17 PLUS - ŠTRPCE
 * G17+ ZVECANG17 plus ZVEČANCITIZENS' INITIATIVE G-17 PLUS - ZVEČAN
 * GIKKGrađanska Inicijativa Kos. KamenicaCITIZENS' INITIATIVE KOS KAMENICA
 * GIZIGRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA ZAJEDNO ISTOK-CITIZENS' INITIATIVE TOGETHER - ISTOG
 * GIZPGRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA ZAJEDNO - PEĆCITIZENS' INITIATIVE TOGETHER - PEĆ
 * IBQINICIATIVA E BASHKUAR QYTETAREUNITED CITIZENS' INITIATIVE
 * IN INICITIAVA NDRYSHEINITIATIVE DIFFERENT

Citizens Lists

 * IPTHINTELEKTUALËT E PAVARUR TË THERANDËSINDEPENDENT INTELECTUALS OF THERANDA
 * IQBDINICIATIVA QYTETARE BASHKIMI DEMOKRATIKCITIZENS' INITIATIVE OF DEMOCRATIC UNION
 * IQLINICIATIVA QYTETARE LIPJANCITIZENS' INITIATIVE LIPJAN
 * IQPIniciativa Qytetare PrishtinëCITIZENS' INITIATIVE OF PRISTINA
 * J.S.Z.ЈЕДИНСТВЕНА СИРИНИЧКА ЖУПАUNITED SIRINA WALLEY
 * LKPLISTA ZA KOSOVSKO POMORAVLJELIST OF ANA MORAVA OF KOSOVO
 * MESPMULTI ETNIČKI SAVET PLEMETINAMULTI ETHNIC COUNCIL PLEMETINA
 * OBNOPSTANAK - NOVO BRDOCITIZENS' INITIATIVE "SURVIVAL NOVO BRDO"
 * OKPOPSTANAK KOSOVSKOG POMORAVLJASURVIVAL OF ANA MORAVA OF KOSOVO
 * OZOMLADINA ZVEČANYOUTH OF ZVEČAN
 * PSS KIM- BKPSS ZA KOSOVO I METOHIJU - BOGOLJUB KARIĆPSS ZA KOSOVO I METOHIJU - BOGOLJUB KARIC
 * PZSPOKRET ZA SOČANICUMOVEMENT FOR SOCANICA
 * RIPG.I. RAD I POVERENJEWORK AND TRUST
 * SGIKSRPSKA GRAĐANSKA INCIJATIVA KLINASERBIAN CITIZENS INITIATIVE OF KLINA
 * SLSZСРПСКА ЛИСТА СИРИНИЧКА ЖУПЕ СЛСЖSERBIAN LIST OF SERINA WALLEY
 * SOKOСОКОЛОВИFALCONS
 * SPO-SZСПО - Сиринићка ЖупаSPO OF SERINA WALLEY
 * SSOSRPSKA LISTA ZA SRPSKU OPŠTINUSERBIAN LIST FOR SERBIAN MUNICIPALITY
 * VETARDEMOKRATSKA PROMENA ŽUPEDEMOCRATIC CHANGE OF ZUPA
 * ZBBZA BOLJU BUDUĆNOST -SVETISLAV IVANOVIĆFOR BETTER FUTURE - SVETISLAV IVANOVIĆ
 * ZNBGRAĐANSKA INICIJATIVA ZA NOVO BRDOFOR NOVO BRDO
 * ŽZSŽZS - ŽIVOT ZA SVELIFE FOR ALL

Independants

 * NUSRET HAXHIU
 * SAKIP MAKASQI
 * RAMË DRESHAJ
 * ABDULLA ELEZI
 * ADEM ZOGJANI
 * Aqif Shehu
 * BASRI DEMIRI
 * CEMIL LUMA
 * Daut Thaqi
 * Emin KELMENDI
 * FADIL MUSTAFA
 * Faton H. Bislimi
 * FEHMI HAJRULLAHU
 * FEIM KURHASANI
 * FUAD RAMIQI
 * HALIL HALILI
 * HETEM BAJRAMI
 * ISMET HEBIBI
 * LAZËR KRASNIQI
 * Maliq Lushaku
 * NASER KUKA
 * NASER SHATRI
 * RAUF MORINA
 * Rushit Haliti
 * SABIT KADRIU
 * SALI CACAJ
 * Sali KELMENDI
 * Selim Lokaj
 * TAHIR ÇAKA
 * VALDET GASHI
 * XHYLAZIM PECI
 * ZIJADIN GASHI
 * СТАНОМИР ДИМИЋ - МИРЧЕ

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please dont remove the many sections on this page, many articles redirect to them, so that we dont have thousands of pages for all the small parties. if you want to remove the sections, you need to ad in ids for the redirets to land on. thanks James Michael DuPont (talk) 20:34, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

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TVI

TVI may refer to:

 * RTL-TVI, a French-language television station in Belgium
 * TVi (channel), a Ukrainian TV-channel
 * TVi, former name of TV Okey, a Malaysian TV-network
 * Tamil Vision International, a Tamil language television channel in Toronto, Canada
 * TeleVideo, a manufacturer of computer terminals
 * Televisão Independente, a Portuguese television channel
 * TVI Community College (now Central New Mexico Community College) in Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * Television interference
 * Television Iwate, a television company in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
 * Television of Iran (TVI), a former name of IRIB TV1
 * Tactical vehicle intervention, a pursuit tactic by which a pursuing car can force a fleeing car to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop

title: TVI