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About Orchard Road article. This is somehow a common name. It should not be used for specific informations. The article except of mentioning it is a shopping street in Singapore has non notable information. This article is linked by many others, a good few of them are empty ( one month after creation) or give non notable information.

About shoal of articles around Singapore and Malaysia. There is a problem there I feel. And I don't know how to address it. Many (for example here) articles are ultra local information, or non notable, or plainly empty. They could be merged, condensed, deleted. I vfd'ed previously some articles. Many comments arrived on vfd confirming that indeed there could/should be an other way. But there are just too many articles now ! I can't vfd ten's of articles. I talked to a given user and it took quite a deal to have just a cool down. But I won't be able to talk the same patient way to 3 of 4 users. In my opinion there is a flooding of misplaced articles. There is a misunderstanding of what is interesting or general interest. It costs an important time to the community to build interesting bits upon this noise. What should I/we do ? Should I/we do anything ?

--Gtabary 10:58, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Comment: Just for the record, not a single one of those links to that article has anything to do with Malaysia, all are in Singapore. --Andylkl 20:38, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Orchard Road seems notable enough, being the primary shopping district of Singapore... as for the other stuff... could be merged. Although, we do have small town USA articles all over the place, as if Wikipedia were a US census report or something. 132.205.15.43 17:56, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Although the user might have gone a bit overboard with wikification, I say keep. Already it is a viable stub, and it could be extended a lot more... There is absurd amounts of information available on geographic locations, just see Dundas square, and there is certainly a N-America bias to the geographical articles as is. Houshuang 18:31, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * About the name, I don't think it is a problem. It could be moved to Orchard Road, Singapore ; or we could wait until someone else with an Orchard Road comes around. Houshuang 18:33, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment. That is my point precisely. Should we accept absurd content because some absurd content exists already somewhere else? Helloooo ! Is it not absurdly absurd ? :-) Gtabary 20:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I rather fail to see your point, I don't think this article has absurd content at all. I was rather referring to the name, and how any possible future confusion could be abated by giving it a more specific name... Houshuang 07:00, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete: I think it's far too detailed about a subdivision of a city. It could be merged, but there is another subject here.  I know the general practice is first-come-first-grab on names, but we should also show some common sense here.  "Abbey Road" is a road in a lot of cities, but it would be nuts to not realize that one is extremely famous and the others less so.  It's also not wise to go grabbing "Mountain Side" or "Lakeview."  There are just going to be too darned many of them.  The disambiguation page would run to 32 kb, especially if we are writing and keeping isolated articles on parts of cities that are not notable as parts.  Midtown Manhattan has fame internationally.  Soho, NYC has fame internationally.  The Loop in Chicago has at least national fame.  I'm not sure that Bienville in New Orleans does.  Common sense means prevention rather than cure. Geogre 19:38, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment. You say it much better than I can. Are we gonna spend months cleaning un-significant but not-nonsens articles ? Somewho I feel there is a bit of vanity in creating almost empty pages on common names. I could create the "Henry Street" article (Dublin, Ireland) as a shopping street. But... there is no-thing specific or interesting about it. An other way to look at it, is if you type "Henry Street (Dublin)" in WP search field, you obviously know all what you are gonna read. No need of an article. Gtabary 20:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. The accuracy doesn't seem to be in question, and if it's the main shopping street of Singapore that's quite significant. Compare to Bond Street, which is also a definite keeper IMO, and King Street Wharf which was kept despite my protests. Andrewa 19:53, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment. Fully agree with you about King Street Wharf. I guess tonight on this vfd page I have learned what not to vfd. I will not vfd Central Region. (Insane!) Gtabary 20:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: Agree that Central Region needed work. It is now a disambig, still needs some tidying up. Insane is a bit over the top IMO, we need to concentrate more on collaboration and less on conflict. Andrewa 18:28, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. The road itself is very notable in Singapore, and it also passes the google test with flying colours - 376,000 results. --Andylkl 20:20, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep Is it just me or is there an incredible bias against articles about Asian subjects. I don't recall ever seeing a vfd for an article about a main shopping area in a place like San Diego, Amsterdam or Sydney, Australia, but I've seen this a few times recently for places in Asia. --LeeHunter 22:06, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I can't speak for others, but nominate an article on a non-unique street name for the shopping road in San Antonio or Brownsville, and I'll vote delete. Indeed, I voted delete on Capital Boulevard (Raleigh, NC), have done most malls, will do most subdivisions of cities that aren't really well known outside of their own towns.  It's not about whether the place is important there, but whether anyone not there will encounter a reference and need an explanation.  Even then, articles should have more than "You can shop here."  It should provide some sense of development, types of industry, etc. Geogre 23:03, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Singapore is one of the most important commercial centres in Asia, more on the level of New York, LA or London. Surely it's a little bit unfair to compare the main shopping area in one of the great hubs of the Asian continent (population 4.6 million) to a strip mall in Brownsville (population 140,000). --LeeHunter 04:25, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I wasn't trying to compare the cities, but the level of granularity. Is this really the name for the whole downtown shopping district, or is this one street that's part of the district?  I think this map is set on too high a level of zoom.  Secondly, though, while I think we ought to cover the world, as we hope to be of use to the world, I also think that there is a reason for an Anglophone encyclopedia to be Anglocentric, just as there would be a need for the .de -pedia to be Germanic.  The obvious use of Peachtree Street to an American or the various tube station articles to a Brit wouldn't be apparent on the .de -pedia, and I hope no one would accuse the German folks of being chauvinistic for knowing their audience and having a differential standard of fame.  Geogre 05:13, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you are unaware that Singapore is anglophone!Dr Zen 05:38, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * If this (en.wikiedia) is supposed to be an Anglophone-country-centric encyclopedia, we need a new one with equal coverage. English is the global language, many citizens of coutry A looking for information on country B will come here even if neither are English-speaking. Kappa 14:43, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I think you are being misled by the name Orchard Road. Voting delete on this, in our view, is akin to voting to delete Broadway or Oxford Street, as Dr Zen mentioned. --JuntungWu 13:45, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep it. —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 22:21, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, possibly move to less ambiguous title. -- Jmabel | Talk 01:03, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep—to go at least partway towards countering the strong US bias. Suggest disambiguating when the need arises. [[User:GeorgeStepanek|GeorgeStepanek\talk ]] 02:33, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. It beggars belief this was listed. I cannot imagine we would be asked to consider the inclusion of Oxford Street (a very common name in the UK at least), Broadway, Kurfürstendamm or Rue de Rivoli. Orchard Road is one of Asia's most famous streets. Dr Zen 03:21, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is Singapore's main shopping street. --JuntungWu 03:34, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * KeepOrchard Rd is pretty well known even in New Zealand. It had too many expensive clothes shops and no tool shops when I was there.  ping 07:00, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep Orchard Road is notable by any measure as Singapore's most famous street. It is well known in Australia.
 * In response, to Gtabary's concerns, perhaaps the best thing would be a Singapore and Malaysia Wikiproject to improve the articles relating to those countries if they are considered to be inadequate currently.
 * In response to Geogre's points about the special focus of the English encyclopedia, we should have an extra special emphasis on the countries where English is most widely spoken eg the Commonwealth and US. Singapore and Malaysia are both in the Commonwealth and were important parts of the British empire so our special focus, if we have one, should include them. In addition, as English is becoming the world language, we should have a comprehensive coverage of all topics of encyclopedic interest. Capitalistroadster 10:55, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * My main focus was and is granularity and ambiguity. "Broadway" is not just a street, but "7th Avenue" is.  7th Avenue is very important -- fashion district, etc. -- but it's probably not appropriate as a break out.  The question I had and have is whether it is appropriate to take one street in a city and make that an article, especially if this is part of a district.  Singapore is Anglophone and it isn't.  Yes, it was part of the Commonwealth.  Yes, English is one of its main languages.  It is still, however, more isolated, for reasons of geography or racism or colonialism, than Copenhagen or Dublin.  The question is granularity and granularity aggravated by this being an Anglophone encyclopedia.  Geogre 14:44, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * "It is still, however, more isolated, for reasons of geography or racism or colonialism, than Copenhagen or Dublin." Perhaps you are unaware that Asians outnumber Americans and Europeans combined. Orchard Road would be far better known in Asia than Oxford Street. Singapore is an Asian crossroads, an immensely important transhipment point for goods into and out of the continent and a centre for financial and other services. "Singapore is Anglophone and it isn't." Unless anglophone is a codeword for "white" or "has an anglo culture", I can't imagine what on earth this could mean. While it's true that most Singaporeans do not speak it as a first language, it's very much part of the English-speaking world (not least because English is an official language). If you want to tackle "granularity", why not begin with the masses of American villages that are of no interest even to Americans, let alone the rest of the world, that infest this encyclopaedia?Dr Zen 00:14, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I really disagree with the fact that Wikipedia should focus mainly on English speaking countries and cultures! I am a Norwegian, and I focus mainly on the English language Wikipedia, not the Norwegian one, because everyone in Norway speaks English (fact) and because the English one is so far ahead... For some of the bigger languages, like German, French etc, it is probable that they might slowly become very comprehensive as well, but if you think about smaller languages (Norwegian), African languages, etc - this is just not going to happen anytime soon (I myself am very sceptical to English being used everywhere, but I am also realistic - and so are many Norwegians - many significant articles about Norwegian people are longer in the English wikipedia than in the Norwegian one)... And finally; why should people in the anglophone countries be more interested in finding out about Oxford street than about Orchard road? I'd hope it would be the other way around. At least that is an ideal. Sorry for this rather long rant at perhaps the wrong location, but I really felt the need to express my belief that Wikipedia en., and hopefully all of the language versions, will be truly global and universal works of reference. THanks. Houshuang 18:05, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Apart from the fact that Singapore is definitely part of the area that I see as the target for the English encyclopedia, namely the US, UK, Eire and the Commonwealth countries, Singapore is much closer to me as an Australian than the localities of Copenhagen or Dublin that Geogre mentioned. Indeed, a resident of Darwin is within a three hour flight of Singapore and Singapore is as close to Perth as Sydney is. Houshang's point about the English encyclopedia being a reference book for people from all cultures not only the Anglophone one is also well made. Capitalistroadster 11:00, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Gtabary 12:52, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comments from the vfd notice author (me).
 * No bias against or toward Asian subjects . I happen to have browsed a good bit, recently, through some Malaysian / Singaporean subject recently. It's by chance. This was triggered by a contrib which looked very strange to me. I browsed through user contribs and realised many are of a too fine granularity : describing supermarkets, housing estates, giving no interesting informations, and so on. My point here is: I have nothing against Malaysian, Asian subjects, or any subject. It's by chance.
 * Common names . I do think that if some other commonish names exists in WP (be it in US, in France or wherever) well, I would vote delete.
 * Common sense . I don't accept the point that because some bad (IMO) articles exists in WP, some one should be "allowed" to create some more bad articles. There is a lack of common sense here. I take again my example about Central Region : there should be no disambuig page for that because this page would be of no use with hundreds of entries. There should not have been an article created at this entry: this is plain. And IMO, there should not be any talk about such a plain goof. ( But hey : I do talk ! ) Now, don't focus on "central Region", this is an example only. I spotted 10s of article of the same calibre.
 * You can != you should . Again, Geogre 19:38, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) said it: it is only a question of first-come-first-grab on names. Because a common name is not yet used, does not mean you can associate it to your little subject. "Common sense means prevention rather than cure."
 * WP scope . Now a bit of science fiction :-). I believe English WP is for all subjects, all countries. It goes far beyond US, UK, Commonwealth. I believe, other WP in other languages will disappear because it is a waist to duplicate efforts in so many languages ( Watch out : I am not a native English speaker. I have my own language: French. So no bias toward English. :-)  ) So, I don't see any problem to have some Asian subjects, or moon subjects, or...
 * Importance of a subject != good article . There is no question about how important Singapore is. (it is obviously) Why are those question coming up ? But is it the importance or the interest of a subject which lead to a WP article? If a shit article is written about Paris, with no interesting material at all, I'll vote delete not enhance. An article, IMO, should have at least one line of interesting material even as a sub-sub-sub...-stub. It's not enough to just exist. :-)
 * My position is delete or merge into Singapore.

 * It remains the case that "shit article" is not a criterion for deletion but a recommendation for improvement. I look forward to your listing Oxford Street or Broadway and voting for their deletion. Dr Zen 23:24, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep The Steve  06:36, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

end moved discussion

I'm just shocked at the ignorance there...:/ -- Natalinasmpf 17:30, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Suggestion:
 * Place list of shopping malls in order of location along Orchard Road. Perhaps augument this with a miniture map with the locations marked. I am thinking of a simplified 'train line' type map of the malls.

urban planning division
It seems that the vicinity of Orchard Road is also an urban planning division specified by the Urban Redevelopment Authority - should we create a separate article for such a division, or information on it (as it also contains several other roads) in the article itself? -- Natalinasmpf 04:13, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)and don't forget to visit it.

Contested split
I thought this was pretty clear cut. The shopping district is known as "Orchard Road" in multiple sources. Is the other article a Planning Area article? --Lemongirl942 (talk) 08:05, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

I will look for sources. From what I have looked up, the Orchard area is a loosely defined area around the Orchard Road - it includes areas such as Emerald Hill. The URA Orchard Planning area excludes Emerald Hill on the other hand. Also weirdly, the URA planning area contains a subzone called Tanglin. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 08:43, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

 * Its about time we stop this and get back to guideline writing. This is absolutely getting out of hand. -- MageLam (talk) 08:48, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

 * There is literally no viable way to actually improve content with you moving things all over the place. -- MageLam (talk) 08:50, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

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The Laser Standard or ILCA 7 is a popular one-design class of single-handed sailing dinghy, originally built by Performance Sailcraft Canada. The laser is cat rigged, with a single mainsail and is a simple, light and fast boat to sail. The Laser Standard is the original of the Laser family of dinghies, which also includes the Laser Radial and Laser 4.7, both of which use the same hull, but have smaller rigs.

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In retrospect, I can't help but wonder how this principle named after Tito and his application of it in Yugoslavia can be called "nationalistic". The whole point was to have state sovereignty, not national sovereignty, far from it. --Joy [shallot]   11:01, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

"Religious aspect"
A propo this paragraph: "The religious elements of Titoism are characterized by strong loyalty, admiration, and at an extreme, fanatical devotion to Tito, who by means of the cult of personality that surrounded him, was believed by some to be a deity or alternatively, to be more than a mortal human-being."

This paragraph seems terribly POV and very far-fetched. I don't think anyone saw Tito as a deity or "more than a mortal", despite the whole cult of his name. If nobody complains, I will remove the paragraph. --Dejan Čabrilo 2 July 2005 03:52 (UTC)

"or even those who respected Russian culture." - till someone gives a reference I ll remove it. Luka Jačov 18:58, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

It should resurrect and stay permanently, if it wasn't for Titoism, my people would not have received human rights. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.95.114.241 (talk) 01:52, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

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This is an important part of 20th century history but lacking in context and details. Is anyone interested in improving it? Obviously references would be from Đilas — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ted71 (talk • contribs) 06:46, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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Hello @ShanGuy37, I'm pinging you about this addition of yours. The specific problem is that http://www.rcmlibya.org/English/RCM%20(1).pdf is dead and all of its snapshots on Wayback Machine are too, as if it never were up. Were you able to access this source back in August 2020 when you added it, or did you carry it over from another article? Thanks in advance. –Vipz (talk) 15:33, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Turlejska
,, Turlejska was pulled from the Polish language article. Don't have access to the book in the libraries I have access to. I've reached out to Polish colleagues to see if they can find it. I'll see if I can pull and English language source from what I have access to, and if my Polish collegaues come up with nothing, I should be able to buy a copy of the book to be delivered. The timeline for this though is unlikely to be resolved until after the new year, apologies. -- Cdjp1 (talk) 11:41, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

 * ,, I now have Turlejska's book, and I'm working through it with some Polish colleagues to provide full citations. -- Cdjp1 (talk) 21:37, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
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Laser 4.7

The Laser 4.7 or ILCA 4 is a one-design dinghy class in the Laser series and is a one-design class of sailboat. All Lasers are built to the same specifications. The Laser is 4.06 m (13 ft 10 in) long, with a waterline length of 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in). The hull weight is 59 kg (130 lb). The boat is manufactured by ILCA and World Sailing approved builders.

Lasers are cat-rigged, meaning they have only one sail. The 4.7 uses the same hull and top mast section as the Laser, but has a different bottom mast section as well as a smaller sail. The bottom mast section is pre-bent which effectively reduces the power of the rig, and the sail is only 4.7 square meters, as opposed to 7 for the Laser Standard or 5.7 for the Laser Radial. The smaller sail means that the 4.7 can be easily sailed by sailors weighing only 50–65 kg (110–145 lb), though this boat can still be sailed competitively under and over the ideal weights.

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Rational Youth

Rational Youth was a Canadian new wave synth-pop band that was originally active between 1981 and 1986, and at various points up until the end of 2021.

History
Rational Youth was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by synthesizer players Tracy Howe and Bill Vorn, both of whom idolized the German synthpop pioneers Kraftwerk. The band is considered to be one of Canada's first synthpop groups.

Howe's music career began as a singer and drummer for Montreal punk band The Normals. Howe was later a drummer and singer in Montreal band Heaven Seventeen (not to be confused with England's Heaven 17), considered to be one of the first punk bands to use synthesizers. One of Heaven Seventeen's keyboard players was Ivan Doroschuk, who later formed Men Without Hats. Howe also later joined Men Without Hats, as a guitarist, prior to forming Rational Youth with Vorn.

The band was formed in the summer of 1981 by Howe and Vorn, joined by keyboardist Mario Spezza. The band's second professional engagement was opening for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, in Montreal.

The band recorded their first single "I Want To See The Light" in 1981 for YUL Records, an independent label established by Marc Demouy, a record importer and retailer, and Pat Deserio. Demouy also became the band's manager. Shortly after the single was issued, Spezza left and was replaced by Kevin Komoda (keyboards).

The Howe/Vorn/Komoda trio then recorded the album Cold War Night Life, which was issued in early 1982 and was the first all-synth pop release in Canada. It became one of the biggest-selling Canadian independent albums at the time.

Vorn left the band at the beginning of 1983 to resume communication studies at university. He earned a doctorate in communication studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and is a full professor in the Department of Studio Arts at Concordia University. He has been active in the field of robotic art since 1992.

Following Vorn's departure, the group — now consisting of Howe (vocals, keyboards, guitars), Komoda (keyboards), Denis Duran (bass) and Angel Calvo (drums) -- was signed to Capitol Records. That year, Rational Youth issued an eponymous EP. Following the release of the EP and immediately before a national promotional tour, Komoda, Duran and Calvo left the band, purportedly because of about the level of full-time commitment. Howe, left with the band name but no band, did not form another band to tour in support of the EP. Komoda later became a radio producer for CBC Radio's Brave New Waves.

A subsequent album, Heredity, was released in 1985 under the Rational Youth name, although Howe was now the only permanent group member. The album was recorded with the participation of over a dozen session musicians, including Dee Long of Klaatu (guitars, keyboards), Ken Sinnaeve of Tom Cochrane and Red Rider (bass), and Ben Mink of FM (violin, mandolin). Peter McGee (guitars, keyboards) and John Jones (keyboards) also made significant contributions to the record and participated in the songwriting. Amongst the eight keyboard players employed, ex-members Vorn and Komoda also appeared on Heredity, both credited with "additional keyboards". Howe and Long produced.

The decision to release the album under the Rational Youth name was that of the record company, Capitol Records, though Howe did not oppose the decision. The record, while successful, is viewed as having created a different audience for Rational Youth, confusing older fans. All three singles from the album ("No More And No Less", "Call Me" and "Bang On") scraped into the lower reaches of the Canadian charts, hitting chart peaks of #87, #89 and #91, respectively.

Howe put a band together and toured in support of Heredity during 1985 and 1986. The touring band consisted of Howe (vocals, keyboards), Rick Joudrey (bass), Owen Tennyson (drums), Kevin Breit (guitars) and Jim MacDonald (keyboards).

Shortly after filming a cameo in the film Crazy Moon (to which they contributed two songs), Howe placed the band on "indefinite hiatus" in February 1986. However, continued interest in the band, particularly in Europe, resulted in Cold War Night Life being reissued on compact disc in 1997. This in turn led to a 1997 reunion concert with Howe and Vorn in Lund, Sweden.

In 1999, Rational Youth, with a new lineup of original frontman Howe and new keyboard players Jean-Claude Cutz and Dave Rout, released its first album after fourteen years, To the Goddess Electricity. Cutz and Rout had been members of techno-industrial band Digital Poodle.

Rational Youth toured throughout Scandinavia over the next two years, playing its final concert on November 3, 2001, at the Tinitus Festival in Stockholm, Sweden.

Original members Tracy Howe and Bill Vorn came together again in 2009, at the initiative of Marc Demouy, recording a new version of their 1982 track "Dancing On The Berlin Wall" in honour of the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Wall. In 2010, the recording was issued by YUL Records as a CD EP. In 2011, another CD EP was released, City Of Night /Cite Phosphore, consisting of re-recordings of an early single, as well as remixed versions of the original recording.

Later that year, Kevin Komoda rejoined, thus reuniting the Cold War Night Life Rational Youth trio. This trio issued yet another re-recorded single, the CD EP Coboloid Race/I Want To See The Light 30th Anniversary Edition. The release included newly re-recorded songs and newly discovered alternative mixes from the original 1981 sessions.

In 2013, the band issued a number of archival recordings, including live material recorded in Ottawa and Winnipeg in 1983. A rarities compilation called Magic Box was also released, which consisted of early 1980s Rational Youth demos and remixes, and solo recordings from Howe, Vorn and Komoda.

In 2014 the band did a few shows as a six piece, featuring Tracy Howe on vocals and synth, Kevin Komoda on synths, Brian Arsenault on synths, Scott Cameron on bass, Paul Grainville on drums, backing vocals, Gaenor Howe on electronic percussion, theremin, backing vocals. This lineup played in Montreal on January 10, Ottawa on January 18 and four shows in Scandinavia in April and May 2014, billed together with the band Psyche. In November 2014, Rational Youth paired with Psyche to record and issue a cover of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck", a collaborative single that credited both bands.

In May 2016 Rational Youth (now a two-piece with Tracy and Gaenor Howe) released the EP "Future Past Tense" through Artoffact Records.

In September 2016, the band appeared on the compilation, Heresy, released by Cold War Night Life. A play on the title of Heredity, Heresy also featured covers of Rational Youth tracks by eighteen artists from Canada, Norway, Britain, Sweden and Germany. Contributions included recordings by former band members, Dave Rout and Kevin Komoda, as well as collaborators Psyche.

In 2019, Cold War Night Life was re-released in deluxe 2-LP and CD formats by Universal Music Canada.

In early 2020, Rational Youth undertook their final live performances, with Canadian shows alongside UK band China Crisis and a tour of Mexico, with a final performance in Mexico City on 7 March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, affecting many aspects of normal life, not the least of which were international travel and live music globally.

In 2021, to mark the 40th anniversary of Rational Youth's founding, the band released the EP Wavelength on their Donkeyland label.

Studio albums

 * Cold War Night Life (1982)
 * Rational Youth (EP) (1983)
 * Heredity (1985)
 * To the Goddess Electricity (1999)
 * Future Past Tense (EP) (2016)
 * Wavelength (EP) (2021)

Live albums

 * Live 1983 (2013)

Compilations

 * Total Rational! (unauthorised Dutch compilation, 1994)
 * All Our Saturdays (1981-1986) (compilation, 1999)
 * Early Singles (CD box, 2000)
 * The 20th Anniversary Collection (compilation, 2001)
 * Magic Box (rarities and demos compilation, 2013)
 * Recordings 1981-84  (5-LP vinyl box set, 2014)

Singles

 * "I Want to See the Light/Coboloid Race" (12", 1981)
 * "Cité Phosphore" (7", 1982)
 * "City of Night" (12", 1982)
 * "Saturdays in Silesia" (7"/12", 1982)
 * "In Your Eyes" (7"/12", 1983)
 * "Dancing on the Berlin Wall" (Dutch 12", 1984; unauthorised extended edit)
 * "No More and No Less" (7"/12", 1985) - No. 87 RPM
 * "Call Me" (7"/12", 1985) - No. 89 RPM
 * "Bang On" (7"/12", 1985) - No. 91 RPM
 * "Malade" (7", 1985)
 * 3 Remixes for the New Cold War (EP, 1998)
 * "Everything Is Vapour/Money and Blood" (CD single, 1999)
 * "Dancing on the Berlin Wall" (CD single, 2010)
 * "City of Night"/"Cite Phosphore" (CD single, 2011)
 * "Coboloid Race"/"I Want to See the Light" (30th Anniversary Edition) (CD single, 2011)
 * "Thunderstruck" - Rational Youth & Psyche (7" single, 2014)

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Shimokita Peninsula

Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島) is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshū, stretching out towards Hokkaidō.

Overview
It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Tsugaru Strait to the north and Mutsu Bay to the west and south. Shaped like an axe pointing west, the peninsula has a thin "axe handle" connecting the mountainous "axe blade" to the mainland of Honshū to the south. The peninsula contains the northernmost point on Honshū, Cape Ōma, and the largest sand dunes in Japan (the Sarugamori Sand Dunes).

The peninsula owes its name to its being the lower (shimo) portion of the former Kita District (North District) of Mutsu Province before the premodern province was divided in 1868.

Administratively the area is a part of Aomori Prefecture, and the bulk of the area falls within the jurisdiction of the city of Mutsu, with a number of small towns and villages along the periphery. Most of the inhabitants live in coastal areas rather than the mountainous interior.

Portions of the peninsula are within the borders of Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park, including Cape Ōma, the coastline of the village of Sai to the south, including seaside cliffs said to resemble Buddhas at Hotokegaura, Cape Shiriya to the northeast, and the volcanic interior of the peninsula, including Mount Osore and Lake Usori. Tourist attractions include Yagen Valley, known for its hot springs.

Economically, the mainstays of the local economy are commercial fishing, forestry, and seasonal tourism. The main commercial centre is the city of Mutsu. The village of Rokkasho, at the southern end of Shimokita Peninsula, home to a range of nuclear facilities.

In 2012, Japan set a new world record for ocean drilling depth, reaching 2,111 meters below the seafloor off Shimokita Peninsula.

Since the Eemian interglacial some 125,000 years ago the coast of the eastern tip of the peninsula has been uplifted on average 0.14–0.25 meters every thousand years (m/kyr). Slightly to the west the a north-facing sandy coast has uplift rates of 0.14–0.23 m/kyr for the same period. Further to the west, on top of the trace line of the volcanic front rates over the same period are in the order of 0.09–0.18 m/kyr. This uplift is related to the activity of offshore geological faults that has bended strata into an anticline.

This peninsula is also called "Axe Peninsula" from the shape.

title: Shimokita Peninsula


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Mount Osore

Mount Osore (恐山) is the name of a Buddhist temple and folk religion pilgrimage destination in the center of remote Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The temple is located in the caldera of an active volcano and is believed in Japanese mythology to be one of the gates to the underworld.

Etymology
The mountain was once called Usoriyama by the Ainu people, but was gradually changed by the Japanese to Osore, meaning "dread", which may be a statement to the sites of enshrined dead in the area.

Mount Osore volcano
The mountain is one peak of the Osore-zan Mountain Range (恐山山地), a series of eight somma volcanos ranging from east to west in the centre of Shimokita Peninsula. Mount Osore has a height of 879 m. Although Mount Osore last erupted over 10,000 years ago, the area has many fumaroles emitting steam and volcanic gases (especially sulfur dioxide), indicating that it is still an active volcano. Lake Usori is a caldera lake at the center of Mount Osore, with highly acidic waters.

During the Meiji period, sulphur deposits in the area were exploited, partly to meet the demand for gunpowder production by the growing Japanese military; however the deposits were not economical to mine due to the remoteness of the site and the increasing availability of sulphur as a byproduct of petroleum refining.

Bodai-ji temple and pilgrimage location
The mountain is the location of a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple, Bodai-ji (菩提寺), which claims to have been founded in 862 AD by the famed monk Ennin, with  Jizō Bosatsu as its main image. The temple was abandoned in 1457 and restored back to use in 1530. In popular folk religion, the otherworldly setting of Mount Osore, with its charred landscape of blasted rocks filled with bubbling pits noted for unearthly hues and noxious fumes came to be one of several places in Japan identified to be an entrance to the Underworld. A small brook running to the neighboring Lake Usori was equated to the Sanzu River, a river that deceased souls need to cross on their way to the afterlife.

A unique feature of Bodai-ji is the presence of mediums known as itako who claim to summon the souls of the dead and deliver messages in their voices. These mediums were traditionally blind and had to receive extensive spiritual training and purification rituals; however, in modern times, their number has dwindled and not all are blind. The temple has a twice-yearly Itako Taisai festival held in summer and autumn.

The temple also maintains a hot spring resort for use by pilgrims and tourists.

In modern culture
The work of contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo, who is a native of Aomori Prefecture, is believed to be influenced, at least subconsciously, by Mount Osore (Ivy, 2010). For instance, his piece entitled “Not Everything But/ Green House” depicts a small female child standing over a pile of discarded dolls of varying characteristics and eras much like those observed at Mount Osore.

As part of a collection of fictional fungi, artist Takeshi Yamada created the Oh-dokuro-dake (or “skull mushroom”) and the story surrounding their presence on Mount Osore for his "center for medical mycology" art project.

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Talk:Patras

Cleanup
OY!
 * Greeklish/Bad English- what is that, you say? all your smurf are belong to smurf! (It's ok you don't understand what i just said, i don't understand the main article, either...)
 * EMBEDDED HTML -- It must be Monday today... I never could get the hang of Mondays...
 * Urban Legends: The tidbit about the carnaval of Patras being the third best in the world is basically an um, urban legend/ propagated by the local authorities of Patra. It started off around 1990-1993, when long-standing announcer of the carnaval Alkis Steas (a Dick Clark figure), started rambling about how this carnival is one of the top three in the world, because representatives of the Rio and Venice carnavals were attending. Nobody ever politely asked him to "STFU, YOU OLD FOOL!"
 * PICTURES of the city! time to check the capabilities of my brand-spanking-new digital Nikon

(More to come) Project2501a 11:11, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I have marked this article for clenup. It is mainly the imgaes which are a complete mess at the moment. If they are altered I would say the clean up can be removed. Luke C 19:26, 18 March 2006 (UTC) I have now removed the cleanup as the main issue of the images being all over has been sorted. Luke C 17:34, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Structural Strategy
An abundance of information floods the article. Thus, it has a very high potential. Still, we have to restructure it in order to achieve elegance. There is a large pile of information to accommodate and new contributions arriving frequently. I think the best strategy to follow is this: Also:
 * We keep the total number of sections low.
 * We shouldn't add a new section just on its own shake when there are just two lines of information.
 * When some part of an old section becomes large, it gets its own section.
 * When a section gets really large it gets its own article and we keep a summary here.
 * Remove the extensive lists and replace them with text.
 * Remove duplicate information when it is excessive.

At least, I will follow this strategy. Hope you like it. I would like your additions and contributions. Energon 00:22, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Tentative List
Let's make this article great. What's missing from it, is prototype information. It has good articles, on every sector of the city life. Still, it is missing the extraordinary. So, I would suggest:

PHOTOS MAPS GRAPHS Please, add anything innovative to this list. Things that can alleviate the article over the common blah-blah-blah. To provide dense and new information. Energon 14:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * to accompany Research (preferably, the impressive ITY building)
 * of the new ultra-modern archaeological museum
 * of the city subdivisions and suburbs --> Done Energon (talk) 13:22, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * of the city infrastructure
 * density and land value
 * population increase Energon 14:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Name
Isn't the usual name in English "Patras"? In which case, Wikipedia policy says we should use that as the article title while of course mentioning the Greek name in the text. --Macrakis 21:50, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is, and that's what we should use. See my inexcusably inappropriate comments at Talk:Peloponnese (Warning: explicit language). --Jpbrenna 00:13, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * If this is correct, you should probably change the article to use Patras rather than Patra. Talrias (t | e | c) 01:56, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I have turned Patra into a disambig page, rather than a redirect, as there at least 2 other uses of the word that I know of. I'll try and fix any links to the original Patra page over the next couple of days. --Bwmodular 13:40, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Manufacturing
I don't know any important companies in metal processing located in Patras. Does anyone know something about that or we should remove it from the page? Energon 20:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Nafpaktos
I think it is far too streched to include this city in the Urban area of Patras.

I must admit that there are grounds for believing this, however a recent paper by professor Vassilis Pappas ERSA conference, concludes that : "Today, and according to the extents of built space and all natures of flows and networks in this, the wider urban complex tends to include and the Municipalities of Rion, Antirrion and Navpactos. The relation of interdependence Patras – Rion is undeniable. The other two Municipalities, Antirrion and Navpactos present to-day a relative lifting of pre-existed "withholding of" contacts, because the cost (time and eco-nomic) of passing the canal via ferries, but not in the expected rhythms. Resent unofficial meas-urements show that the increase of vehicles traffics, via the bridge, has been increased in a per-centage of 20–25%. Undeniably and in any case, Patras constitutes a first degree centre of ser-vices for the three other Municipalities, as well as for the entire region of Western Greece". Because the topic may seem debatable, I would like users to elaborate more on the arguments for or against this suggestion, so that we could amicably conclude about the appropriate reference. As I lack specialist knowledge on the subject of urban science, I can only infer through such kind of sources. --Conudrum 15:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

My antithesis lies in the use of the word Urban area. I cannot see a continuous urban space and facilities between the two cities, or the population density "required" in order to justify such an argument. It is obvious that Patras is the Metropolitan center of this area, and I would include Aigio and Kato Achaia in this term. But as far as it concerns urban - in the way of Athens or Thessaloniki urban complexes are conceived, I think Nafpaktos is far away to be included in "Patras Poleodomiko Sygkrotima". Aigio would be more suitable even though still not eligible.

To give an example: Loutraki, Megara, Oinofyta are part of the Metropolitan Area - (some of them in a transition phase probably). Elefsina, Mandra, Agios Stefanos, Kapandriti are part of the Urban Area.

Though those elements change constantly and it might come a day were Nafpaktos will be in a sense the Oakland of Patras (1), I think it is too early to jump in such a conclusion.

P.S> Thank you for your responsible answer. Energon 13:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I see your point. As a matter of literal interpretation of terms Naupactus is not a part of a continuous urban area mainly, I would add, because of the unbuilt space from there to Antirio. Besides, Naupactus is just 15 km from Patras (easy commuting distance), while Aigio is 40 km from Patras and the mountainous and uninhabited area between them is a significant natural obstacle. Moreover in the case of Naupactus, an expensive toll bridge may delay urban sprawl more than in the case more reasonable charges applied. Nevertheless, any empty space will be sooner or later covered by concrete. However, the town planning of the area seems to ignore that. Thus, without any anticipatory measures it is possible that a disordered expansion may duplicate the existing model of the concrete jungle. Therefore, from a regulatory point of view it would be wiser to plan for the foreseeable future. Finally, I would like to propose, because you seem familiar with the topic, if you have the time to include a reference to the position of Patras in the urban hierarchy of Greece, as a secondary urban center with supralocal importance for Western Greece, the Peloponnese and the Ionian islands. Thank you --Conudrum 23:59, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Requested move
Patra should be moved to Patras. While Patra is the correct modern, Demotic Greek name, it is not the correct name of the city in English. For comparison, note that Athens is not called Athen. --Jpbrenna 8 July 2005 22:03 (UTC)
 * Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one sentence explanation and sign your vote with ~

Support'. Although I would also like to be Patra I know that in English is Patras and In my opinion must be with the English way because we are in the English version of Wikipedia. Curunvir 14:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Athens is not Athen in English, nor is it called Athina.  Ditto for Patras.  In the Greek Wikipedia, feel free to call it η Πάτρα, οι Πάτρες, or ἁι Πάτραι or whatever you wish - no skin off my arhidia.  Here, however, it should be called Patras.   --Jpbrenna 8 July 2005 22:11 (UTC)
 * Support. See my comments above. --Macrakis 8 July 2005 23:05 (UTC)
 * Support. Philip Baird Shearer 10:26, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. English place names should be used. – AxSkov ( T ) 12:02, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It's done. The article needs updating to reflect the new title. Talrias (t | e | c) 20:07, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * See above - have turned Patra into a disambig page. --Bwmodular 13:42, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Add any additional comments

Athens is not Athen in English, nor is it called Athina. Ditto for Patras. In the Greek Wikipedia, feel free to call it η Πάτρα, οι Πάτρες, or ἁι Πάτραι or whatever you wish. Here, however, it should be called Patras.  --Jpbrenna 8 July 2005 22:11 (UTC)
 * Hey! malaka, no cursing! :) Project2501a 8 July 2005 22:45 (UTC)
 * Don't post that under Macrakis's vote when it's addresed to me. And don't be hypocritical!

Lack of statistical data
Could anybody contribute accurate statistical data on population, area, economy, environment for this town? Donnerstag 01:02, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

History of Patras
First of all, I am not sure about how long the section "history" in this article should be and what is accepatable by wikipedia standards. Is it prudent to create a separate article under the title "History of Patras" or to continue the existing article? However, there are important facts that go unmentioned --for instance this article dedicates just a few words about the byzantine period. Just an example of what is probably in ommission: in the middle byzantine period (9th century) the rich widow Danielis from Patras owned half of the Peloponnese and 3,000 slaves (See also Steven Runciman, the historian of Patras Triantafullou, or even the byzantine Theophanes). When her protégé Basil I became an emperor of the Byzantine empire, she travelled by land to Constantinople in order to visit him. Even if the personal story seems insignificant, the flourishing carpet industry of Danielis is indicative of the wealth of Patras in that era and therefore worth mentioning. I must say that it is really useful that Arethas of Patras was recently included in the article. Please feel free to express your thoughts.--Conudrum 10:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I also think the section "history" is far too long and somehow makes you reluctant to read the rest of the article. Since there is a separate article for this matter, to help people that want specific information on the subject, we should summarize the whole thing into one or two paragraphs. Energon 09:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I come back to this issue. The history section is really long. I really don't find significant differences between the separate article and the section. We should merge subsections and use one paragraph for each era. Anyone interested to more details can read the main history article. The readers interested only in Patras need just a summary. Energon 22:30, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I dont want a revert war
But Im going to do my changes again. The wiki image standard size is 180px. Definately not 460px! Luke C 09:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Subpages
I'm watching the gradual improvement of the page. A suggestion to the editors: The article is getting bigger and bigger and, for me, unbalanced. Shouldn't you think of introducing certain sub-pages (in history section for instance- Question: Modern Patras is not a part of history? Why is it a seperate section?), which will improve the style and will reestablish a better balance between the sections, helping, at the same time, the reader?--Yannismarou 14:48, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Yannismarou is right. Few days ago I typed a new introduction, trying to follow the suggestions of WP:Lead. In this effort I experienced a problem with the lack of agreed structure.

Yes the previous intro was really miserable and boring to the reader but what should be included in it in view of the lack of standardized structure. I think I'll focus efforts on structure first. Yannismarou, could you please elaborate on what exactly would make the article more balanced? Many thanks. --Donnerstag 20:38, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I've already made my suggestions in the peer review page. In terms of content, I could add the following remarks: It's nice a subpage for the history of Patras is created, but the new page repeats the exact content of the existing history section in the Patras' article. The goal is the history section to be rewritten, in order to constitute a resumé of the subpage History of Patras. Otherwise, we achieve nothing and we do not transfer material to the new subpage. Since History of Patras contains all the details, why should we repeat them in Patras? I also think that the People section (with the subtitle statesmen) should be relocated within the article and somehow connected with the history section and History of Patras. My point is that a more rational organisation of the good material is necessary.
 * Sections like Press, Sport and Name are too small. They should either be expanded or merged with relevant sections. I cannot make more specific suggestions for these sections, because I lack the adequate bibliography and knowledge.
 * Something must be done with the notes in the history section. They are in Greek, they are not linked with the text above and they are not at the end of the article with the other reference. I cannot interfere, because I donot know the exact bibliographical sources.
 * Other sections like the economy section are not yet ready and, hence, I cannot yet specify how can the article become more balanced. Another remark I can make is that the culture section needs copy-edit and, maybe, reconsidering of its structure.
 * I hope I'll be able to be more specific in the future.--Yannismarou 17:11, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, the culture section needs a clean-up. Maybe, a new article about Patras - European Capital of Culture, should host all these things Energon 10:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Gaypatras link removal

 * I would like to ask why the link of gaypatras.gr was removed?It's a site of the LGBT community of Patras containing a forum, news concerning the local gay and lesbian community and a guide of Patras. What is the reason of removal can anyone please answer?thank you

Apantisi: file mou einai aplo, den to exeis katalavei oti merikoi theoroun ayti ti selida idiotiki? Dystyxos i pleiopsifia ton patrinon einai toso m@l@kes pou den mporoun na katalavoun oti yparxei alitheia pera apo tin ypokeimeniki tous apopsi, ki etsi efarmozoun logokrisia kata ripas ......

 * I have no idea who removed your links. Please consider WP:EL. I think that the links were way too many. So that we have to agree to include only few of them that are directly related to the city. Now if you have an opinion and wish to contribute to the article you are can do it. But please refrain from verbal attacks and get a username first. --Donnerstag 17:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

link removal
Tha ithela na ksero poio atomo svinei links pros sites sxetika me tin Patra.

Article too long and stretched
The Economy and Infrastructure sections give a worm like appearence to the article. This is a great and important city, I just wish the page looked better. Maybe someone needs to make some sub article pages on the Economy and Infrastructure? As it is the page looks very unattractive and confused. Reaper7 16:21, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I completely agree with you. There is too much information just in one page. Also we use a lot of lists that become boring and unattractive. There is a huge pile of data that need to be organized in separate pages or coded into fewer words. Even the Table of Contents is HUGE. I just copied the printed version into MS-word and it is 30 pages long... Energon 13:02, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Anglican Church Picture Added
Hey guys, I just added a pic of the Anglican Church, the one near KTEL. I placed it in the section of the article I found more appropriate so not to disturb the normal view. If you think it should be added somewhere else or you might have a better pic, you're free to change it. Iaberis 16:48, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello laberis, I moved it to the gallery section. The history section is already overly stretched. Energon 22:57, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Infrastructure
I am gonna try delistify the infrastructure section. Also remove irrelevant things (tavernas, cafes)... ήμαρτον δηλαδή. Energon 14:22, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Done, I hope you like it more now. Please mention any additional information I have omitted. Since the section is already large, lets keep it to the important stuff however. Energon 15:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Sports
We need something like that in the sports section:

Energon 20:01, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Done, I hope you like it. Energon (talk) 11:37, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Content
I am searching from some free content (maps, photo, graphs). Please comment on the possible status of the links I provide: http://hellas.teipir.gr/IMNPatron/Photos_html/oldmap.htm
 * Old master plan of patras:

^^I have done this already, the image belongs to the public domain, since Stamatis Voulgaris is dead long ago. Energon 16:16, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

http://www.ferries-greece-italy.gr/images/MAP.JPG http://library.certh.gr/mobility/large_map.html http://www.elke.gr/newsletter/cms/media/gget_map.pdf Energon 11:53, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Find or make a map with the connections of Patras to Ionian islands (Crete as well?) and Italy:
 * Research map of Greece (we could use it in several articles of the wikiproject:Greece -->

Agios Andreas
Is there any article about the church? If not I think there should be done one... Iaberis (talk) 15:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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History or Legend?
That St. Andrew was crucified in Patras is rather casually asserted. Is this a historical fact or a legend? It's rather difficult to believe that so many apostles traveled to so many distant lands and were martyred. Jim Lacey (talk) 00:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I have found references to St Andrew coming to Patras, and being crucified there, in the Legenda aurea by Jacques de Voragine. The book relates the lives of many saints, but has only the value of tradition or legend. I don't know whether there are more scientifically historical documents. I've read somewhere (outside this article) about his relics being kept in Agios Andreas, but is it a better reference? Apparently, St Jerome acknowledges the presence of the relics in Patras at some point, and several authors (among which Eusebius of Caesarea and Grégoire de Tours) also relate his martyrdom in Patras, with slight differences. I think we can call it tradition, at least. I'm not historian and don't know what we need to call it a probable fact. --Eusebius (talk)

Synora, Patras
The entry on Synora, Patras appears to be a bad machine translation of el:Σύνορα Πάτρας. A new translation (and sources) would be most welcomed. - Best, Ev (talk) 18:26, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Cities Assessment
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The name origin
The name origin of the town Patras Patra is and can be trusted and assumed originate from the Greek word for father patéras πατέρας.

Where in some translation or in local use they forget to write é and from original patéras πατέρας which means father meaning fathers city they then named it Patras Patra.

That is what you get when you forget about é in pronunciation and writing and from original meaning father as fathers city it become meaningless name Patra Patras. Markoshiva (talk) 20:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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Trader Monthly

Trader Monthly was a lifestyle magazine for financial traders founded by Magnus Greaves and Randall Lane. The headquarters was in New York City. The target audience of Trader Monthly was the financial community with an average income at or exceeding US$450,000 or net worth greater than $2 million. This included traders who worked at banks, hedge funds, exchange floors, proprietary trading companies, independent firms, private offices, insurance companies, asset management firms, energy firms, and other trading locales.

The magazine had a BPA Worldwide-qualified circulation of 106,710 subscribers and launched in November 2004. The target audience of the magazine was almost exclusively male. The magazine also had a UK edition with a circulation of 50,000.

The magazine contained articles which profiled traders and their strategies. Also contained were articles on high end real estate, cars, fashion, liquor, and gadgets. The magazine's slogan was "See It, Make It, Spend It."

On February 3, 2009, the magazine's publisher ended Trader Monthly's operations.

On April 7, 2010, New York–based independent financial news provider DealFlow Media, Inc., announced the acquisition of select assets of DoubleDown Media including Trader Monthly, Dealmaker, and Corporate Leader magazines, amongst other Doubledown brands and products. Private Air was not included in this acquisition.

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Hello. Out in the physical world I'm Scott Sanford, living in Portland, Oregon. I feel pretty new to Wikipedia (my first edit was 13 Dec 2004), and I'm still getting the hang of this. Feedback is welcome! My contributions so far are few, but I've added to:

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River Misbourne

The River Misbourne rises in a field on the outskirts of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, passing through Little Missenden, Old Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and under the Chiltern railway line and the M25 motorway to its confluence with the River Colne just north of where the Colne is crossed by Western Avenue, the A40 road. It falls by around 310 ft in the course of its 17 mile length.

Etymology
The name Misbourne is first attested, in the form Misseburne, in 1407. The -bourne element is agreed to derive from Old English burna ('stream, river'), but the etymology of the first element is uncertain. It is thought to occur in the names of both Great and Little Missenden, and also in the Tring place-name Miswell. Frank Stenton and Allen Mawer guessed that it came from a hypothetical Anglo-Saxon personal name Myrsa, which they also supposed to be found in the name of Mursley. Eilert Ekwall suggested that it came from a lost Old English word related to English moss, and to Danish mysse and Swedish missne (which denote plants of the genus Calla, such as water arum). Recent researchers have tentatively preferred Ekwall's guess, in which case the name Misbourne would once have meant something like 'river where water-plants/marsh-plants grow'.

History
In 1906 the Great Western Railway (GWR) constructed the Chalfont Viaduct to carry trains between London and High Wycombe across the river. In the mid-1980s, when the M25 was being constructed, the Misbourne was diverted under the motorway via underground concrete culverts. The route of the motorway was then aligned to pass through the arches of the Chalfont Viaduct.

Flow
The river flows over a bed of impermeable material on top of a porous substrate. This state is only quasi-stable since in periods of low rainfall the water table drops below the level of the impermeable layer. If groundworks are then carried out which damage this layer, the river can sink into the porous substrate and disappear.

The Misbourne has had intermittently reduced or stopped-flow due to abstraction for domestic supply from the aquifers feeding it. This has caused its course to be neglected to lead to partial obstruction. When the water company undertook remedial measures to restore the flow, there were episodes of flooding in both Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles. Subsequent work has restored the integrity of the course. The upper part of the river was dry for over 3 years starting in November 2003 but re-appeared in February 2007 following several months of above-average rainfall which raised the water table.

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Le Mali

"Le Mali" ("The Mali") is the national anthem of Mali. Adopted in 1962, it was written by Seydou Badian Kouyaté, while the music is attributed to Banzumana Sissoko. It is popularly known as "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali" ("For Africa and for you, Mali") or "À ton appel Mali" ("At your call, Mali").

History
The anthem was written by Seydou Badian Kouyaté around the time of the dissolution of the Mali Federation with Senegal in 1960, which left Mali without a flag or anthem. In a 2010 interview, Kouyaté stated that President Modibo Keïta had been passing through his locality when he approached Kouyaté and asked him to create a song to help the youth remember Malian pre-independence politician Mamadou Konaté. Kouyaté created a song called "Ô jeunesse, c'est le jour de l'Afrique, belle espoir". Keïta then called Kouyaté and told him to try creating something for the national anthem. Kouyaté made a draft for a national anthem and sang it with Keïta, who was pleased with it. Kouyaté stated that Keïta had previously received a proposal for a national anthem by a European pianist residing in the Malian capital, Bamako, but he rejected it, because he wanted something that had an aura of Africa and Mali. Kouyaté reworked an air dating back to the 13th century and the Mali Empire. The musical arrangement is credited to jeli Banzumana Sissoko.

The anthem was officially adopted just under a year after independence, by law n° 62-72 of 9 August 1962. The Malian Young Pioneer movement of the 1960s translated it into Bambara for its rallies as "Afiriki ye ani e ye, Mali". The translation is credited to Abdulay Bari. It is traditionally played at state ceremonies by the band of the Garde Républicaine of the Armed Forces of Mali.

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Biñan

Biñan, officially the City of Biñan (Lungsod ng Biñan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 407,437 people.

Biñan has become both a suburban residential community of Metro Manila and a location for some of the Philippines' largest industrial estates and export processing zones. Prior to its cityhood in 2010, Biñan was the richest municipality in the Philippines with an annual gross income of ₱677 million (US$14.383 million) and net income of ₱250 million (US$5.308 million), as of 2007 by the Commission on Audit. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 407,437, making it the third largest in population in the province of Laguna, after Calamba and Santa Rosa.

By virtue of Republic Act No. 10658, signed on March 27, 2015, by President Benigno Aquino III, Biñan has been separated from the first congressional district of Laguna and formed the lone congressional district of Biñan. The first representative, the former mayor of the city, has been elected during the 2016 elections, unopposed.

Etymology
Where Biñan got its name is a mystery. Some deduced that before Captain Juan de Salcedo proceeded to Cainta and Taytay finally reaching Bay, he landed in Biñan. According to the story, Padres Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar planted a huge wooden cross on the spot where the present-day San Isidro Labrador parish stands and co-celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass. Curious natives gathered and the two Spanish missionaries took advantage of the situation. They baptized each one of them. From then on, old folks say they called the place “Binyagan,” which means a baptismal place in Tagalog. The place's root word binyag is originally a Brunei Malay word which means “to pour water from above,” according to the dictionary Vocabulario de la lengua tagala. The Spanish tongue's difficulty in pronouncing the local dialect acquired for the once town its name — "Biñan".

An 1846 book in French also spelled the town as Viñan. It is also spelled in other references as Biniang, Binyang, Binang, or Biñang.

History
Captain Juan de Salcedo explored Laguna de Bay and founded Biñan at the end of June 1571, a month after Miguel López de Legazpi established Manila. In 1644, Dominican friars turned the area into a hacienda known as Hacienda de San Isidro Labrador de Biñán, in honor of Saint Isidore the Laborer. When the seat of the provincial government of the Provincia de la Laguna de Bay was transferred from Bay to Pagsanjan in 1688, Biñan separated from Tabuco (now the city of Cabuyao). In the 1600s Biñan had 256 Chinese-Filipino and 1,639 Native Filipino tributes.

In 1747, the Spaniards officially converted Biñan into a pueblo (town). Santa Rosa separated from Biñan in 1791 and was later established as an independent town on January 18, 1792.

Historically, Biñan has gained recognition nationwide for being part of the life of José Rizal, one of the country's national hero. In June 1869, when Rizal was a child, he traveled to Biñan with his brother Paciano. They moved into his aunt's home, which would serve as their lodging, near the town proper. Here, he received his first formal education through the tutelage of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz and, after a year and a half of instruction, recommended the young Rizal to pursue higher education in Manila. The home where José Rizal resided was given a plaque of appreciation in his honor. Biñan's town square now has a monument in the center honoring Biñan's connection to Rizal.

In 1903, the adjacent towns of Muntinlupa, then part of Rizal province, and San Pedro Tunasan were consolidated with Biñan. Both towns were later separated when Muntinlupa was returned to Rizal as part of Taguig in 1905 and San Pedro Tunasan regained its independent municipality status effective 1907.

Cityhood
On February 2, 2010, by the virtue of the Republic Act No. 9740, Biñan became a component city after its voters accepted the ratification in the plebiscite. It became the 4th city in the province and 139th in the Philippines.

Geography
Biñan is located 35 km south of Manila and 52 km from Santa Cruz. It is bounded on the north by San Pedro, on the west by General Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, and Silang, on the south by Santa Rosa, while on the east lies Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country.

The city covers a total land area of 43.50 sqkm that represents NaN% of the entire Laguna province. In 2020, Biñan had a total population of 407,437. It is the third most populated in the province (NaN% of the provincial population), next only to Calamba (NaN%) and Santa Rosa City (NaN%).

Topography
Biñan is generally plain with 85.33 percent of its total area having a slope of zero to 2.5 percent. This covers all the 24 barangays except for small portions of Barangay Biñan and San Francisco having a slope ranging from 2.6 to 25 percent, meaning it is gently sloping to strongly sloping. With more than three-fourths of its area generally level to nearly level, this makes Biñan suitable for agricultural and urban development.

Soil properties
Of the eleven-soil series that compose the land area of Laguna, Carmona and Gingua series covers about two types that can only be seen in Biñan. Carmona series covers about 2,577 ha or 59.24% seen in Biñan's land area. Agricultural land in these areas is primarily devoted to rice and sugar production. Gingua series, on other hand, specifically the fine sandy type covers 315 ha which is one of the most productive soils in Laguna where a variety of crops especially vegetables are grown profitably. The other two basic soil series comprising Biñan are Guadalupe series covering 660 ha and Lipa series with 798 ha.

Barangays

Biñan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, all classified as urban. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Barangay San Francisco occupies the largest area, which is about 16.83 percent of Biñan, while Barangay Casile has the smallest area with only 12 ha or 0.27 percent.

 * Biñan
 * Bungahan
 * Santo Tomas (Calabuso)
 * Canlalay
 * Casile
 * De La Paz
 * Ganado
 * San Francisco (Halang)
 * Langkiwa
 * Loma
 * Malaban
 * Malamig
 * Mampalasan (Mamplasan)
 * Platero
 * Poblacion
 * Santo Niño
 * San Antonio
 * San Jose
 * San Vicente
 * Soro-Soro
 * Santo Domingo
 * Timbao
 * Tubigan
 * Zapote

Climate
The climate of Biñan is characterized by two pronounced seasons: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. Maximum rainfall occurs from June to September with an annual average rainfall of 200 mm. Biñan is protected by mountains in the peripheral areas, and thus it is making the area cooler.

Religion
The majority of the people of Biñan are Roman Catholics. Other religious groups include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Members Church of God International, Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Evangelical Christians, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, the United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Churches, Baptist and Bible Fundamental churches.

Economy
Biñan has been popularly recognized as a trading center area immediately south of Metro Manila. The city has the largest public market in the province of Laguna and in the Calabarzon Region. Retailers from nearby towns often plow the city proper to purchase goods and merchandise intended to be sold elsewhere. Biñan has also been a center of commerce in the region because of the numerous banking institutions across the city, plus the ever-growing number of commercial establishments and emerging shopping centers.

A common sight is the preparations and setting up of the wholesalers and the arrival of jeepneys and trucks carrying various items such as fruits, vegetables, dry goods, dairy products, meat, fish, etc. The market activity would be 24 hours with peak reaching the early hours (3:00–7:00 am PHT) as Filipinos are known to work in the early hours of the day trying to prevent exposure to the heating sun.

The city is also known for a type of pancake made from rice flour, topped with cheese or butter, called Puto Biñan. There are also slices of savory salted egg on top to contrast the mildly sweet pancake base. The best-known makers of Puto in Biñan are located in barangay San Vicente, and the city is renowned as "The Home of the Famous Puto Biñan in Laguna".

Major industries
Manufacturing of footwear, headwear, puto and special pasalubong like pinipig and ampaw are some of the major industries of Biñan.

Shopping centers
Notable malls and shopping centers in the city include the Southwoods Mall (managed by Megaworld), Pavilion Mall (managed by Ayala Malls), Central Mall Biñan, C. Morales Mall, and Umbria Commercial Center.

Investment sites

Biñan has two industrial parks namely, the Laguna International Industrial Park (LIIP) and the Laguna Technopark Incorporated (LTI). The two industrial parks have created a good image in contributing favorably in Biñan as well as in the Philippine economy in terms of local employment and the generation of foreign exchange. To date, Biñan has benefited a large number of residents being employed in different companies there. To name a few, they are Honda Parts Manufacturing Corporation, Kito Corporation, Nissin Brake, Ryonan Electric, Cirtek Electronics, SunPower, Nidec Corporation, Isuzu Philippines, Atlas Copco, Diageo, Furukawa Electric, Takata, Toshiba Philippines, Optodev, Inc., Transitions Optical Philippines Inc., Hitachi Computer Products Asia, Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc., Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. (IMI), TDK, Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc., and several other multi-national companies.

As of 2008, Biñan, headed by its Historical, Tourism and Cultural Council has formed "Biñan Business Club", a non-government organization composed of all business establishments of the then-municipality. The Biñan Business Club works to anticipate trends and provide support to help local business enterprises and the community face them head on. The Club commits itself to the essential aspects of economic development and poverty alleviation. It knows that the Biñan community counts on the help of the organization to attract, retain and enhance business through traditional and non-traditional strategies.

One Asia Business Center is a 10 ha development located within the Jubilation New Biñan. This business park will be a major component of an integrated master planned development of Jubilation or what is called the New Biñan City which is composed of residential, commercial, recreational and institutional uses.

Inaugurated on July 25, 2012, Southwoods City, located in Barangay San Francisco, situated at Southwoods Exit along the South Luzon Expressway, has been proclaimed by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as of July 2010 as a Special Economic Zone. It is a 15 ha project which includes a strip mall, residential condominium towers, an outlet center, a lifestyle park and a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) center, the existing Splash Island water park, among other facilities.

Other upcoming developments in Biñan are Greenfield City Biñan, Meadowcrest (by Federal Land), and Broadfield (by Alveo), all in the southern portion of the city.

Transportation

The city is accessible to all types of land transportation via South Luzon Expressway through Greenfield City/Unilab (Mamplasan), Southwoods, and Carmona exits. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway starts in the city, specifically at Mamplasan Rotonda, and has an interchange near Laguna Technopark Gate 3 and a toll plaza within the city limits. The Manila South Road (N1) also passes through the city. General Malvar Street, mostly part of N65, connects the city to the province of Cavite.

Public transportation within the city, like in most of the urban areas in the Philippines, is facilitated mostly by inexpensive jeepneys and tricycles especially for short distances. The Biñan and Golden City 1 railway stations of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) serve the city. The PNR is slated to be succeeded by the under construction North–South Commuter Railway with one station at Biñan. The old city proper hosts terminals for bus companies that operate routes to and from Metro Manila.

List of accredited transport cooperatives as of January 2021:
 * Biñan Driver Operator Transport Cooperative
 * Bringing the Lord Message UV Transport Service Cooperative
 * Heartlink Transport and Multipurpose Cooperative
 * Highway Stars Transport Service Cooperative
 * Pagasa ng Mamayanang Nagkakaisa Transport Service and Multipurpose Cooperative (PAMANA TSC-MPC)

Government

Biñan is classified as a component city. The mayor is the chief executive and is assisted by the vice mayor, who presides over a legislative council consisting of 14 members: 12 elected members at-large, the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Federation representing the youth sector, and the President of the Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) as barangay sectoral representative. The council is in charge of creating the city's policies in the form of Ordinances and Resolutions.

The incumbent mayor is Walfredo "Arman" Dimaguila Jr., who previously served as the city's vice mayor. Angelo Alonte is the incumbent vice mayor. It is represented in the Congress by Marlyn Alonte, a former mayor of the city.

The new Biñan City Hall in Barangay Zapote currently serves as the seat of city government. It was constructed to reflect its status as a component city. It succeeded the former municipal hall that is located in Barangay Poblacion (old town proper) and is still standing and has been repurposed as the Sentrong Pangkultura ng Biñan. This initiative aims to preserve and promote the city's rich cultural and artistic heritage.

City seal
The then-mayor of Biñan, Marlyn Alonte, envisioned the new seal of the city, as Biñan became a city of the province of Laguna. The seal symbolized the following:

 * The Rizal Monument is used to depict the heroism of the National Hero of the Philippines, Dr. José Rizal, who had his first formal education at Biñan under the tutelage of Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz who after a year and a half of tutelage advised the young Rizal to continue his education in Manila.
 * The large mortar and pestle signify subterranean and earth-related resources, thus emblematizing the agricultural activities of the city, the renowned “Puto Biñan” and the “family” represents solidarity and the result of human industry and initiative in the areas of manufacturing and intellectual production.
 * The “2010” represents the year that Republic Act No. 9740 was signed into law creating the City of Biñan and ratified by majority vote of its people during the plebiscite held on February 2, 2010.
 * The book signifies the city's continuous quest for knowledge and its commitment to providing quality free education to its constituents.
 * The industries represent the budding industries located at the Laguna Technopark and the Laguna International Industrial Park.
 * The Heroes Monument symbolizes the bravery, sacrifice and valor of Biñan's ancestors.
 * The pair of slippers had been adapted from the old Municipal Seal which, together with the cap represent the small businesses which originated from Biñan and entrepreneurial skills of its people.
 * The 24 barangays that constitute the demographic profile of the Municipality of Biñan.
 * Their golden color signifies their individual verdant and abundant indigenous resources readily available for conversion into productive and profitable uses.
 * The elements enumerated above are encircled at the outer edge by a golden circle, wherein the words “City of Biñan” are written within.
 * The two golden stars flanking the words “City of Biñan” represent Service and Integrity.

The Lone District of Biñan
On January 26, 2015, a 15–0 vote from senators approved the House Bill No. 3917 in the third and final reading, amending the charter city of Biñan to a congressional district in Laguna and will be separated from the first district. Republic Act No. 10658, which President Aquino signed into law on March 27, 2015, separated Biñan from the first legislative district of Laguna. Under the law, the incumbent representative of the first district of Laguna will continue to represent the new district until the expiration of his term. The Commission on Elections was tasked to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the measure within 30 days after its effectivity.

Education

Biñan is also considered the educational center of the first legislative district of Laguna, having the greatest number of secondary and tertiary schools in the area. Most barangays in the city also have their own respective public elementary schools.

Biñan has 3 universities: the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna, the first university in the city, located at Barangay Santo Niño via the National Highway; the Biñan campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, located at Barangay Zapote; and the Laguna Campus of De La Salle University at Barangays Malamig and Biñan.

Some other prominent schools and colleges in the city include:

 * Local educational institutions
 * AMA Biñan Campus
 * Caritas Don Bosco School
 * Colegio San Agustin – Biñan
 * La Consolacion College – Biñan
 * Saint Michael's College of Laguna
 * Alpha Angelicum Academy
 * Ann Arbor Montessori Learning Center – Biñan Campus
 * Biñan Integrated National High School
 * Biñan National High School (Dela Paz Annex)
 * Biñan Secondary School of Applied Academics
 * Biñan City Science and Technology High School
 * Casa Del Niño Montessori School – Biñan Branch
 * Catholic School of Pacita
 * Citi Global College (formerly Don Bosco Global College-Biñan)
 * Colegio San Antonio-Biñan (formerly Saint Anthony School of Biñan)
 * Escuela de Gracia of Binan Inc
 * HeadStarter Workshop
 * Holy Family of Nazareth School
 * Holy Infant Jesus Of Prague School
 * Holy Spirit School
 * Integrated Jubilation Montessori Center of Biñan (Formerly International Jubilation Montessori Center of Biñan)
 * International Electronics And Technical Institute (IETI)-Biñan
 * Jacob Alfred A. Young School – Biñan
 * Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial National High School
 * Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School Of Arts And Trades, a technical-vocational school
 * Kidsfirst Integrated School
 * KIDS HAUS-Child Development Center Integrated School
 * Lake Shore Educational Institution
 * Liceo De Santo Tomas De Aquinas
 * Biñan Elementary School
 * Malaban East Elementary School
 * Malaban Elementary School
 * Mamplasan Elementary School
 * Manila Montessori School
 * Montessori Children's Workshop
 * Nereo Joaquin National High School
 * Nereo R. Joaquin National High School
 * Panorama Montessori School
 * Saint-Sebastien Elementary school
 * San Francisco Elementary School
 * San Vicente Elementary School
 * South City Homes Academy
 * St. Francis of Assisi College
 * Santa Catalina College – Biñan
 * Trimex Colleges

 * International schools
 * The Beacon Academy
 * Brent International School Manila

Notable personalities

 * Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, lawyer and author of the Declaration of Philippine Independence
 * Fernando Canon, Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician
 * Encarnacion Alzona, National Scientist of the Philippines for Philippine History
 * Dioscoro L. Umali, National Scientist of the Philippines for Agriculture and Rural Development
 * Conrado M. Vasquez, first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
 * Ronnie Alonte, actor, singer, dancer,
 * Angeli Gonzales, doctor
 * Ken Chan, Filipino-Chinese actor
 * Zephanie Dimaranan, first grand winner of Idol Philippines
 * Barbie Forteza, actress
 * Rose Ann Gonzales, multi-awarded former child actress now works for Congresswoman Len Alonte-Naguiat's Congressional Office
 * Led Sobrepeña, singer (The Singing Bee (Philippine game show), actor
 * Precious Lara Quigaman, actress, Miss International 2005
 * Marco Sison, OPM icon, singer/actor, recording artist, served as former Board Member in the province of Laguna and also a former councilor from Biñan, Laguna
 * Chris Javier, basketball player
 * Maurice Shaw, basketball player

Sister cities

 * Local
 * Cabuyao, Laguna
 * Santa Rosa, Laguna

title: Biñan