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Whiston Rural District

Whiston Rural District was a rural district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1895 by renaming the Prescot Rural District when the parish of Prescot was removed from that rural district and created a separate urban district. Later the parish of Speke was incorporated into the City of Liverpool and Ditton into the Municipal Borough of Widnes. In 1922 the parish of Kirkby was added from the disbanded Sefton Rural District and removed again in 1958 when it was created a separate urban district. It was named after and administered from Whiston. In 1934 and 1954 parts of Windle and Eccleston were removed and placed in St Helens CB

The district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. Its ten civil parishes were split between the Merseyside metropolitan boroughs of Knowsley and St Helens and the Cheshire boroughs of Halton and Warrington as follows:

 * Cronton (Knowsley)
 * Halewood (Knowsley)
 * Knowsley (Knowsley)
 * Tarbock (Knowsley)
 * Whiston (Knowsley)
 * Eccleston (St Helens)
 * Rainhill (St Helens)
 * Windle (St Helens)
 * Bold (St Helens/Warrington)
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The Southeast Symphony Association is a non-profit, musical and cultural association located in Inglewood, California.

The association was founded in 1948 by music teacher Mabel Massengill Gunn. Gunn's goal was to create an orchestra that welcomed African-American musicians, music teachers and patrons of the arts in an era during which the classical music world was still predominantly segregated. As of 2010, the association's orchestra remains the longest continuously performing primarily African-American orchestra in the world. Alumni of the association's orchestra have gone on to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra and the El Paso Opera Company.

The group currently offers musical classes to students of various ages through the Los Angeles Unified School District. The association has a sponsorship relationship with the Nissan car company. The current Music Director and Conductor of the symphony is Anthony R. Parnther.

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I'm not sure what to do with this page. Right now, it only has information about Connecticut. Should we keep this page, delete it, or merge it into Light bar, which contains an overview of light colors for volunteers. Squidfryerchef 02:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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Greco Defence

The Greco Defence (or McConnell Defence), named after Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

 * 1. e4 e5
 * 2. Nf3 Qf6

The opening is categorised by Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings as code C40.

Discussion
Of the several plausible ways Black has to defend his e-pawn, 2...Qf6 is considered one of the weaker choices, since the queen is prematurely and can become a target for attack. Also, the black knight on g8 is deprived of its most natural square. There is, however, no obvious refutation of this opening; White's advantage consists mainly of smoother development.

Although it is a popular opening choice by novice players, it has also been used by players who, according to International Master Gary Lane, "should know better".

Greco line
Greco himself illustrated the following amusing line against this defence in 1620: '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6 4. 0-0 Qxe4 5. Bxf7+!! Ke7'''
 * 5...Kxf7 6.Ng5+! wins the black queen.

'''6. Re1 Qf4 7. Rxe5+ Kxf7'''
 * 7...Kd8 8.Re8

'''8. d4 Qf6 9. Ng5+ Kg6 10. Qd3+ Kh6 11. Nf7# '''

McConnell game
Morphy vs. McConnell, New Orleans 1849: '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Qg6 6. Bd3'''
 * 6.Qxd4 gives White a big lead in development.

'''6... Qxg2 7. Rg1 Qh3 8. Rg3 Qh5 9. Rg5 Qh3 10. Bf1 Qe6 11. Nxd4''' (diagram)
 * ... and Morphy was better.

Busch game
Paulsen vs. Busch, Düsseldorf 1863: '''1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Nh6'''
 * Making some sense, since Black is able to respond ...Qxh6 if White were to play d4 followed by Bxh6.

'''4. 0-0 Bc5 5. Nc3 c6 6. d4! Bxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. e5 Qg6 9. Qxd4'''
 * And again, White is ahead in development.

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

Some IP number wrote an article whose entire content was "This bill is about the governal [sic] general of India under the British Govenment [sic]." Fvw then slapped substub and clearup thingies on it. I contend that any "article" of this degree of uninformativeness and general sloth deserves to be speedied by any administrator; if not, then we'll have trolls writing articles like "bill griffith rites wierd stuff in my newspaper" just for the pleasure of watching others wasting time over it. -- Hoary 09:41, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * delete. I totaly agree with you. I mark such pages as.
 * Delete. A brief Google Search failed to come with anything of interest. Also, would be called an act not a bill if passed by the Parliament. Capitalistroadster 10:28, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Yeah ok, on second thought I suppose it is pretty weak. Delete --fvw *  15:43, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)
 * Delete: Seems pretty much category #4, but I'm vicious about that kind of thing. Unverifiable and, apparently, not notable. Geogre 19:22, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Speedy, no context, stub. Wyss 12:26, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Novato High School

Write this
If anyone learned anything from the votes below, it's that someone has to write this article or it will cease to exist. Right now it's just a discussion page pretending to be an article. Someone write about notable alumni, the actual size of the school and its piggyback school, and get write that football paragraph or delete it. --Mrcolj 14:23, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Just copy any high school's template. Should only take you an hour to get it going.  --Mrcolj 14:27, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Deletion Votes
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Not notable. Sander123 09:41, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Please have a new look at the page Novato High School, I added a lot of information today and made it into a real article. It could surely still need some TLC, but I believe it is a major improvement, and I hope that some of you will reconsider your votes based on this. Houshuang 18:31, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

* If they provided information to make it a sub instead of a substub, I would vote keep. AS it is, it is rather useless. Houshuang 18:32, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) Keep. Houshuang 20:20, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC) *Speedy delete. It's a useless, one-sentence placeholder for a half-dead weblink and absolutely nothing else in terms of content. Calling it a predicate nominative is paying it a compliment. - Lucky 6.9 22:43, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable and encyclopedic.  [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 16:52, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * DELETE How is it notable? It doesn't even have a proper website. (under construction???) 132.205.15.43 18:01, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) (anonymous vote)
 * Delete, just another high school. --fvw *  18:36, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)
 * Keep. Schools are inheritantly notable. --Andylkl 19:22, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: This vote contains more words than the "article" does. It is a predicate nominative and a link.  No notability or identity established. Geogre 19:24, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Removing everything not immediately obvious from the title, we are left with the fact that it is in California and an external link. [[User:Livajo|Ливай | ☺]] 20:48, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Weak keep . The listing on VfD was premature in this case, the article was just started TODAY.  It's a stub and marked as such.  —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 22:18, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Changing vote to an extreme keep in light of the new content added to this article. —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 03:16, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete unless notability demonstrated in a revised article. -- Jmabel | Talk 01:00, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Lots of towns have high schools. Gsd97jks 03:01, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Keep. School newspaper story helps demonstrate notability. --Goobergunch|? 21:35, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Dr Zen 03:13, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete - schools are not inherently notable, this article says almost nothing. -- Cyrius|✎ 06:52, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete; I might vote keep if it has a few thousand students—I'd say that would qualify as a notable institution—but this has no info on the number of students or the school's age. Everyking 09:59, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Irrelevant. -- GWO
 * Delete. --Improv 16:57, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Notability not established in article. Indrian 06:24, Dec 15, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. High schools are not a priori notable. --Calton 07:07, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep High schools are a priori notable The Steve  06:22, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * keep Yuckfoo 07:12, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Super-duper delete. Good to know : a school with students, teachers, and even math, technology AND physical education. I think I could do an article on my school then. Gtabary 10:36, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Get cracking. —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 10:37, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Radman's right. If there's someone who knows well enough about a school and writes a decent article, it should be kept. --Andylkl 12:17, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, schools are notable, informative articles about them are useful. Wyss 12:28, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. --G Rutter 14:55, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand new article. I originally voted "delete" not because it was a school, but a placeholder with a complete lack of content that was probably written by a bored student in the library.  IMO, we now have the start of a real encyclopedia article! - Lucky 6.9 20:41, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Abstain, due to story about immigration in school newspaper that turned into a minor case touching on freedom of speech . Would be willing to change to "keep" if the article expanded on the case and its repercussions.  BanyanTree 21:21, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep - SimonP 01:33, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

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Medlow Bath, New South Wales

Medlow Bath (postcode: 2780) is a village located near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Located between and, its altitude is about 1050 m. It is about 115 km west-north-west of the Sydney central business district and 5 km north-west of Katoomba. At the 2016 census, Medlow Bath had a population of 611 people.

Description and history
Medlow Bath is set in a semi-rural area which includes fire-prone eucalypt forest, and has been subject to bushfire threats many times during its history.

The Hydro Majestic Hotel was developed by Sydney businessman, Mark Foy in the early years of the twentieth century and was the main economic activity in the area, until bushfires nearly destroyed the hotel in the summer of 2003.

There is an elaborate network of walking tracks, which were developed in the bushland between the hotel and the escarpment of the Megalong Valley. The tracks offer scope for many fine bushwalks and views of the Megalong Valley, but in more recent years have deteriorated due to lack of maintenance. Other tracks in the area include Bruce's Walk, an old track that was upgraded by bushwalkers and other volunteers in the 1980s. Bruce's Walk is located a few kilometres east of Medlow Bath, on the fringes of the Blue Mountains National Park, a huge park that is now a World Heritage Site.

Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, died at the Hydro Majestic Hotel in 1920.

Medlow Bath was originally known as Brown's Siding when it gave its name to a railway siding in 1880 because Brown's Sawmill was the main business in the area. In 1883, the town was renamed Medlow because there was another Brown's Siding near Lithgow.

Heritage listings
Medlow Bath has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * Blue Mountains National Park: Blue Mountains walking tracks
 * Beauchamp Road: Medlow Dam
 * Great Western Highway: Medlow Bath railway station

Population
72.9% of people were born in Australia and 85.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 19.1% and Anglican 11.0%.

Transport
Medlow Bath was connected to the Main Western railway line in 1880, when the station was called Brown's Siding. Medlow Bath railway station is now served by the Blue Mountains Line.

The Great Western Highway is the main road access route.

Katoomba Airfield, now disused except in emergency situations, is also located a few kilometres east of Medlow Bath.

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes through the suburb of Medlow Bath:

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Talk:San Marin High School

2004 VfD
from VfD: Non notable. Sander123 09:46, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I added quite a bit of information to this page, so if you didn't think the article was good enough before, I urge you to review it, and possibly change your vote. However, if you are really convinced that High Schools must have former presidents as their alumni to consider inclusion, then sadly, there is probably little I can do to make you change your mind. Houshuang 18:30, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

* If they provided information to make it a sub instead of a substub, I would vote keep. AS it is, it is rather useless. Houshuang 18:32, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) Keep. Houshuang 20:21, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Both notable and encyclopedic. [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 17:00, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * DELETE, it's own website fails to toot its own horn on its notability; I only see a few articles on gaybashing attesting to any notability of this school. 132.205.15.43 18:04, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) (anonymous vote)
 * The school has received widespread media coverage as a result of bouts of hate crime targeted towards homosexual students. Keep and allow for organic development of the article.  (My actual vote is up top.) [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 19:06, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Schools are inheritantly notable. --Andylkl 19:23, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Much better, and much closer to a keep, for its having something about it other than walls and desks and teachers.  Again:  donut shops are very interesting to their patrons, but something has to set them apart before they're encyclopedic one-by-one.  If this article is rewritten to actually discuss the school's hate crime problem, economics, demographics, conclusions resulting from the hate crimes, measures taken, etc., then it's a keeper.  However, 2 lines of text and a link to Salon aren't going to do it. Geogre 19:28, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep it. The article appears to have been modified since it was suggested for deletion and holds potential.  It would be great, Geogre, if you would spend less time trying to wipe out valid articles from Wikipedia and rechannel that energy towards making it better by editing.  —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 22:17, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Gee, thanks! I'll keep that in mind.  I've only written one new article in the last 48 hours.  Is that enough, or do I need to write some about the things I find in the Yellow Pages?  Geogre 22:55, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep and expand current article. I agree with Geogre that there still isn't much here.  The original listing was IMO a sure-fire speedy candidate as it was little more than a placeholder for a weblink. - Lucky 6.9 22:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * My main concern here is that it was listed on VfD 8 minutes after it was created. This is only furthered by the fact that there is a noteworthy story dealing with this school.  My comments weren't meant to be interpreted as sarcastic and I hope Geogre can take to heart the point I was trying to get across.  —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 23:03, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, expand. -- Jmabel | Talk 01:01, Dec 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename to San Marin High School (Novato, CA), not that I think there are other San Marin High Schools, but because all school articles should be named in that fashion. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 01:50, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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 * Dr Zen 03:13, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep.--JuntungWu 03:34, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge into Novato, California and delete - Skysmith 08:37, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Everyking 09:56, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. --Improv 16:59, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: The above vote was left by User:Improv by way of template " ".  But I'm sure he read the article first to make sure it was keep-worthy.  —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 06:55, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Have added more information to the article about school's policies against racial/ethnic/sexual slurs. However, my general policy is that a schools article should advise us of what makes a school notable. These might include famous graduates or people who have taught at the school, notable events that occurred at the school and educational philosophy or specialties that make the school stand out. Capitalistroadster 10:51, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep The Steve  06:27, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * keep Yuckfoo 07:13, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. An other school, with surprisingly enough some teachers, some students... Gtabary 10:40, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, schools are notable. Wyss 12:29, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, agree with Wyss. --L33tminion | (talk) 21:23, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Hate-crime articles and policy demonstrate notability. --Goobergunch|? 21:37, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Needs improvements
The effort to delete this school in 2004 was, in part, a failure since the school was apparently notable for nothing but its documented hate crimes--nothing else was noted in the original stub. The racial and anti-gay history was subsequently deleted. It is now restored and better referenced. It makes the article very unbalanced, but the solution is to add other material about the school (history, campus, notable alumni, sports and other extracurricular activities), not to delete the embarrasing, but well-documented, news. Go to WikiProject Schools for information about what should go into a high school article and for advice. Personally, I liked the bit about how the original principal used his college sports mascot and colors for San Marin; I would have put that back, too, but I didn't have a reference for it. Good luck,--Hjal (talk) 22:11, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Discussion regarding content concerning racism and homophobia & additions to article
Looking the current information on the page, it is clearly a subquality page written by biased people. The information about the school itself is limited and outdated, and a whole paragraph about Hostility in San Marin ???? I have been there for the past four years and personally know a lot of students, parents, staff there, that paragraph is completely biased and full of prejudice.

The following is what I proposed. I would have deleted the whole 2nd paragraph, but thougth I'd just add updated 2008 and leave the paragraph intake but we can, of course, delete the whole second paragraph!

San Marin High School is a high school located in Novato, California, in the United States. Novato is in Marin County.

San Marin High School is located 30 miles north of San Francisco in Novato, California, a community of approximately 52,000 residents, with an estimated median household income of over $70,000. San Marin High School opened in 1968 in Novato. The school rests on 39.6 acres, with a total of 51 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a student center, library, college and career center, weight room, and science lab. Athletic facilities include tennis and basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer field and artificial turf football field and an all weather track. San Marin High School serves grades 9-12, and offers a comprehensive program of study to approximately 1040 students.

All the facilities have recently been upgraded thanks to the Facility Bond passed by Novato.

The current enrollment is 1039 wiht 76.6% White, 14.9% Hispanic, 6.4% Asian/Pacific Rim, 2.3% African American and 2.7% Others. Over the past seven years there has been an increase in the percentage of the Hispanic students corresponding to a decrease in the percentage of Caucasian students; a trend that mirrors the community changes of Novato.

The staff includes 62 certificated members including three counselors, one librarian and three administrators. The school employs 25 classified staff including six office staff, three custodians, two part-time and one full-time campus supervisor, eight instructional aides (two for ELL students, three for RSP students and three for Special Day Class students), a library clerk, a college and career center specialist and two food service employees.

San Marin has established educational objectives aimed at providing students with challenging learning experiences in academics, as well as providing assistance with choosing future educational and career choices. Students are given opportunities to take classes in performing arts, visual arts, athletics, Regional Occupational Program courses, Advanced Placement (see chart below) and Honors Courses, and Sheltered Courses. In particular, R.O.P. (Regional Occupational Program)(493 students), A.P. (453 students) and honors enrollment (140 students) has climbed dramatically. San Marin students are involved in a wide range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Our active student population allows for many opportunities for parent involvement. Parent organizations include PTSA, Sports Boosters, Music Boosters, Drama Boosters, Art Boosters, the English Language Advisory Committee; These groups are very active in supporting the school. The school has a 98.3% graduation rate. The school ranks in the 90th percentile of Californian high schools. It has 62 teachers, 25 classfied staff and a regional occupational program. The school newspaper is called The Pony Express.

In 2001 the San Marin Football had it's first and only undefeated football season going (12-0). They won the MCAL and North Coast Section 2A Championships. San Marin recently won the 2007 MCAL Girls Tennis Champions, the 2008 Varsity Baseball NCS Champions, and JV Baseball MCAL Champions.

Past Reputation for hostility

The following information is dated. San Marin High School and, for that matter, Novato, has made great progress in this area. The fact a sports Code of Conduct was drafted following the incident below and received school-wide support quickly is one of the evidences of the changes in place. Recent WASC review has 'Humanity' quoted as one of the strengths of e San Marin High School. - Updated 2008 Sylvia Barry (talk) 05:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

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FOR THE 2ND PARAGRAPH, yes, you took out the completely biased heading but the current heading of student and parental behavior does not describe me and my student nor does it describe the 99+% students and parents that are in San Marin.

It amazes me that you can just take the changes I put in there away and leave the biased opinion intake. San Marin is a school with 1000+ students and more parents, staff, alumni and community members. There were incidents dating back 10 years ago (before I moved into the area) and a couple very recently. The things that happened 10 years ago were brought back constantly, and the couple recent incidents were dealt with immediately and a Code of Conduct was implemented and accepted by school at large, and you insist on leaving that in there.

San Marin went through a few turbulent years of not having dedicated administrator but we now have a wonderful principal with fabulous track record, knowledge and experience as well as two great assistant principals implementing positive changes, rules and regulation for the school. Code of Conduct is one of the changes made and has been strictly followed - yes, overzealous parents were asked to leave and that set a great precedent in curbing further disruption.

My kids go / went to San Marin and the students I know personally are way more than the one or two you described, and those are wonderful caring students. And yes, there is currently a Gay and Straight Aliance Student Club and the founder of the club received the prestigious Martin Luther King full ride scholarship to NYU (he ended up going to Cal though). I do not mind your leaving that in there but to take away my comment about the real atmosphere of the school now and the changes that were implemented as well as the WASC comment after their intensive accreditation interview showed me that you are either ignorant or biased.

So, I would like you to put the following at the beginning of the 2nd paragraph to set the record straight and that is only fair.

"The following information is dated. San Marin High School and, for that matter, Novato, has made great progress in this area. There is currently a Gay and Straight Aliance Student Club. The founder of the club received prestigious Martin Luther King scholarship and a full ride scholarship to NYU (although he chose to go to Cal instead).  The fact a sports Code of Conduct was drafted following the incident below and received school-wide support quickly is one of the evidences of the changes in place. Recent WASC review has 'Humanity' quoted as one of the strengths of San Marin High School. "

If you won't, please explain your position. I did notice that Mr. Hjal (who commented in August,08 that this paragraph should not be deleted) is from Tam. A well document article but way outdated is not newsworthy anymore. If Mr. Hjal think people and cultual can not change and has to be kept to complete undermine the efforts put forth by the current school population, then it's a shame in human faith!

Also, the principal is Dr. Robert Vieth. instead of just Robert Vieth. Superintendent is also Dr. Jane La-Torre Derby instead of just Jane Derby.

Thanks! Sylvia Barry (talk) 02:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

 * Ms. Barry: I'm sorry that you find this troublesome. However, you are insisting on changes that are not really in keeping with Wikipedia's style or purpose.  Please check the links to Wikipedia policies and guidelines in the Welcome section that was just added to your talk page.  Here are a few problems with the changes that you are trying to make:

 * Your long addition is unsourced; content added to articles needs references to reliable, verifibale sources; the WASC accreditation review might be an interesting and valuable addition, but it does not appear to be available on WASC's site; even though it was mentioned on the school's site by a writer with the same name as you, by the superintendant, and by the principal, there is no mention of the word "Humanity" in the stories and the review does not yet appear to have been posted as the principal said it would be.
 * Your statements about the current mood of the school might be perfectly accurate, but they are not sourced and seem to be based on your personal opinion; this is contrary to WP:NPOV
 * Your edits do not conform to WP:MOS; specifically, WP:NAMES says that names used in articles should have neither academic titles, such as "Doctor," or post-nominal letters indicating degrees, such as "PhD."
 * Articles about schools and localities are not supposed to be limited to currrent conditions and events—to be encyclopedic, they must include background and history, and they include the good with the bad; if you check the article about my high school, you will see news of racial disturbances from 1967 and of fairly recent and embarassing news about anti-gay hate messages and suicides; articles are not supposed to read like advertising copy for suburban real estate.--Hjal (talk) 12:21, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

 * Thank you, Mr. Hjal. I thought it might have been you who edited that out.

 * I completely agree with you that the article can be good and bad both. However, from when I first noticed the article about San Marin High school, I was shocked that Wikipedia would have allowed to leave such a subqualty article with nothing but a very negative article in there to note about a whole high school - the title is 'San Marin High School' afterall - before I added updated contents in.  Not to mention the very hostile title which you finally took out after my note but replaced with another inadequate title.  As a reader, that's what I would think you implied that is a representation of how all San Marin students and parents would behave.

 * As I said below, I do not object you leaving that in, as they did happen. However, the refulsal of putting a disclaimer upfront to bring the readers to the current, continue to surprise me.  I would also be very interested in finding out who put that paragraph in originally.

 * I attended the final session when WASC made a presentation about their findings to the public. One thing they stressed was the 'HUMANITY' of San Marin High School. The panle stated that they came with a preconception from findings on the internet (probably the same source quoted by Wikipedia) and was pleasantly surprised to find out how wonderful San Marin community really is as a whole.  They decided to put that in as one of the strengths of San Marin!  The report was shared with Site Leadership Team (I am on that), but has not been published by WASC.

 * Website Articles are mostly submitted by staff, teachers, coaches, student organization and parent volunteer organizations. The name on the website is who put the articles in for security purposes (As PTSA Volunteer to work on Website update, I add those articles to the site after submission by various parties).  Being a volunteer for website updates and on the Site Leadership Team, I do have the priviledge to be in the position to learn a lot more first hand information about San Marin than others.

 * I am glad you checked my credential, but I would encourage you to check 'ALL' my credential to really learn about me, just like what the others should learn about San Marin not by a few newspaper articles.

 * As a matter of fact, being from Tamalpais, I invite you to come up and visit San Marin for a few days if you want to write articles about San Marin! That is only prudent for anybody who wants to contribute in a discussion about certain subject.

 * I would love to find out how to insert a picture.

 * I do hope you find my contribution brings this article's quality up from Subquality in Wikipedia's standard, which has been there for several yars :-)

 * Sylvia Barry (talk) 14:51, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Pleae advise why the following paragraph 'might need to be removed'? - Per Wikipedia's standard for high school, you would like to have Alumni Info.

Thanks! Sylvia To comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, this section may need to be removed from this article. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.

J.Nadine Gracia, M.D. MSC, White House Fellow, 2008-2009

Click for Novato Advance Article[10], August 13, 2008

White House Fellowship is considered the most prestigious program for leadership and public service. The Fellowships offers exceptional young men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.

Excerpt from the White House Press Release[11]

J. Nadine Gracia. Hometown: Novato, California. Nadine Gracia is a pediatrician and violence prevention researcher. She was a general pediatrics research fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and received a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research addresses community-level risk factors for violence and the evaluation of neighborhood interventions to reduce violence. She is an associate of the Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She then completed pediatrics residency and served as Chief Pediatrics Resident at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. An advocate for minority and disadvantaged populations, she lectures nationwide on health disparities, diversity in education, and cultural competence. She is a National President Emeritus of the Student National Medical Association and a past Postgraduate Physician Trustee of the National Medical Association. She is a motivational speaker and career coach for thousands of students and physicians. She also conducts workshops throughout the country on leadership development, diplomacy, and strategic planning. She serves the community on issues of political awareness, health, and educational achievement through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Fluent in French and Haitian Creole, she earned a B.A. with honors in French at Stanford University. --- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sylvia Barry (talk • contribs) 22:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

San Marin Casualties of the September 11 attacks
Two San Marin alumni, Paul Sloan (Class of 1993) and John Keohane (1978) were identified as Casualties of the September 11 attacks by the IJ. There is a memorial for them at the school, with a related Facebook page. See also, , , and. I'm thinking of adding them to the list of notable alumni, even though they may not have their own articles created. Any opinions?--Hjal (talk) 23:50, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Communication and Multimedia Academy
NOTE: I apologize in advance for not citing my sources here, I do not have any other than my own experience with the Academy program. I feel it would be relevant to include a section acknowledging the history, successes and controversies surrounding the Academy at San Marin. I do not expect this section to be readily publishable in its present form, my goal is to at least get the process started.

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In the late 1990s, a group of teachers (led by Mr. Harris and Mr. Fowler) applied for and secured a special technology grant to fund a new school-within-a-school, to be focused on group project-based learning.

Approximately one hundred students each year were to participate in this new program, which incorporated the use of modern technology well before most public schools had pushed to do the same. Web page development, digital video editing, and social networking were all required skills to complete the program, which was also responsible for covering English and American history curriculum.

The program was popular among its participants, but was not without detractors. Other departments within the school argued that grant funds should be shared outside the Academy. This began a long-running split between the program's proponents and opponents.

The Academy building burned down in June of 1999

In 2001, after having the third consecutive teacher fired without cause, all participating teachers resigned in protest, despite having completed plans for a new building. The next year, the building completed, the administration appointed five new teachers to the program, with minimal background in group project-based learning or multimedia applications. Not long after, the Academy was merged with San Marin's ESL (English as a second language) program. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nesabishii (talk • contribs) 20:09, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

CM academy, ten years later.
In regards to the previous apology in advance about the poorly compiled history of the Multimedia and Communications Academy, it is not accepted. As one of the teachers who joined the academy for the 01-02 school year, the portrayal of any of the teachers and unqualified in multimedia technology and PBL (project based learning) is unsubstantiated and wrong. On the contrary, the CM Academy teachers won the Golden Bell exemplary program award that school year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theaetetus (talk • contribs) 21:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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Fatah Hawks

The Fatah Hawks is the name of two Palestinian militant groups. One is a popular movement of Palestinian youth in the West Bank and Gaza in the 1980s. The other is an offshoot of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades which has links to the dominant Fatah movement. The group has carried out attacks against Israeli military personnel in the Gaza Strip and were regarded as Yasser Arafat's "own troops".

During the First Intifada that started in 1987, the Hawks were led by young Palestinians in the large cities of Nablus, Tulkarm, Ramallah and Bethlehem in the West Bank, and Gaza City and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Most of their attacks were carried out using improvised weapons; stone throwing, stabbing attacks, and use of stolen firearms. The amount of weaponry that they received from PLO sources outside of Israel was negligible, and most of their successes were in the use of stabbing attacks or roadside ambushes of Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian territories. This organisation was disbanded under the provisions of the Oslo Accords. However, they continued to operate until 1997 as Arafat's personal stormtroopers against rival factions.

The group reappeared during the Al-Aqsa Intifada by claiming joint responsibility with Hamas for an attack on the Rafah border crossing on the Israeli military-controlled Egyptian border crossing with Gaza near Rafah on December 12, 2004, which resulted in 5 Israeli soldiers being killed and ten others wounded. Hawk member Yasser Abu Samahdaneh was responsible for the death of "at least" 35 Arabs, many of whom were "personal enemies or political rivals he arbitrarily executed," and of an Killing of Yehoshua Weisbrod.

Following the death of Yasser Arafat in 2004, the Fatah hawks suffered like many other Fatah-based militant groups from increasing Palestinian apathy as the corrupt and old faced style Fatah lost public confidence in favour of Hamas.

The number of attacks have decreased. The Fatah Hawks' last activity was in 2005 when Fatah Hawk gunmen blockaded a Palestinian road and prevented Palestinian National Authority (PA) officials from passing in protest at not being assigned to the PA security system.

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

Self-described neologism. SWAdair | Talk 09:47, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) Keep. Does it matter that it is a neologism ? Does it matter that it is not in common use-yet. It is a contribution to solving the problem of how to sensitively describe the British Isles. One person has suggested it (i.e. me) and it should be discussed on its merits, not on its newness. (Brihan )
 * delete - article does not establish notability, nor does it say where this was proposed or who it was proposed by - rernst 14:59, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * delete - self-described "late 2004 neologism" - SimonP 18:53, Dec 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Nanologism ("Nanologism": A late 2004 word invented to refer to a neologism of extremely narrow scope and microscopic usage"). Geogre 19:29, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete both this and "Bia", there is a place for such proposals but not here. Note that the VfD notice has been removed once, which is probably why it's now been listed twice. Andrewa 20:13, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Whoops, there's no VfD listing for "Bia" although there is a VfD subpage and notice. Can someone fix this? I'm already late for work...! Andrewa 20:16, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Done sort of, I didn't bother moving the other subpage, if it worries anyone do it. Andrewa 01:08, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, con brio. if the contributor says it's a neologism that's good enough for me. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 02:10, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * The above comment by the IP who wrote the article who seems to also be User:Brihan. I've sent a welcome. Andrewa 20:05, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete this spam wrapped in a dicdef, someone has an agenda. Wyss 12:30, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.

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Walford east
I put this up for VFD as this page adds nothing to the EastEnders page as currently written and I am not sure there's more to say on the subject. Merge anything useful into EastEnders page. Mtiedemann 09:49, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Silly, improperly named, fan trivia. (I simply cannot understand the appeal of "East Enders," nor the even worse "West Way" on BBC World Service.  A nation with 800 years of the best drama in the world, and they choose to create a knock-off soap opera for their international service!)  Redirect only to EastEnders. Geogre 19:32, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * FYI: it's also mentioned briefly at Closed London Underground stations. Why stations that are fictional but (within that context) open are listed on Closed London Underground stations is beyond me, but that's not a VFD issue. No vote. --rbrwr± 21:19, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge into EastEnders. chocolateboy 11:03, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge and Delete Wyss 12:33, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)


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Accounting information system

An accounting information system (AIS) is a system of collecting, storing and processing financial and accounting data that are used by decision makers. An accounting information system is generally a computer-based method for tracking accounting activity in conjunction with information technology resources. The resulting financial reports can be used internally by management or externally by other interested parties including investors, creditors and tax authorities. Accounting information systems are designed to support all accounting functions and activities including auditing, financial accounting porting, -managerial/ management accounting and tax. The most widely adopted accounting  information systems are auditing and financial reporting modules.

History
Traditionally, accounting is purely based on a manual approach. The experience and skillfulness of an individual accountant are critical in accounting processes. Even using the manual approach can be ineffective and inefficient. Accounting information systems resolve many of the above issues. AISs can support the automation of processing a large amounts of data and produce timely and accurate information.

Early accounting information systems were designed for payroll functions in 1970s. Initially, accounting information systems were developed "in-house" as no packaged solutions were available. Such solutions were expensive to develop and difficult to maintain. Therefore, many accounting practitioners preferred the manual approach rather than computer-based. Today, accounting information systems are more commonly sold as prebuilt software packages from large vendors such as Microsoft, Sage Group, SAP and Oracle where it is configured and customized to match the organization's business processes. Small businesses often use accounting lower costs software packages such as Tally.ERP 9, MYOB and Quickbooks. Large organisations would often choose ERP systems. As the need for connectivity and consolidation between other business systems increased, accounting information systems were merged with larger, more centralized systems enterprise resource planning (ERP). Before, with separate applications to manage different business functions, organizations had to develop complex interfaces for the systems to communicate with each other. In ERP, a system such as an accounting information system is built as a module integrated into a suite of applications that can include manufacturing, supply chain, human resources. These modules are integrated together and are able to access the same data and execute complex business processes. Today, Cloud-based accounting information systems are increasingly popular for both SMEs and large organisations for lower costs. With adoption of accounting information systems, many businesses have removed low skills, transactional, and operational accounting roles.

An example of architecture
An AIS typically follows a multitier architecture separating the presentation to the user, application processing and data management in distinct layers. The presentation layer manages how the information is displayed to and viewed by functional users of the system (through mobile devices, web browsers or client application). The entire system is backed by a centralized database that stores all of the data. This can include transactional data generated from the core business processes (purchasing, inventory, accounting) or static, master data that is referenced when processing data (employee and customer account records and configuration settings). As transactions occur, the data is collected from the business events and stored into the system's database where it can be retrieved and processed into information that is useful for making decisions. The application layer retrieves the raw data held in the log database layer, processes it based on the configured business logic and passes it onto the presentation layer to display to the users. For example, consider the accounts payable department when processing an invoice. With an accounting information system, an accounts payable clerk enters the invoice, provided by a vendor, into the system where it is then stored in the database. When goods from the vendor are received, a receipt is created and also entered into the AIS. Before the accounts payable department pays the vendor, the system's application processing tier performs a three-way matching where it automatically matches the amounts on the invoice against the amounts on the receipt and the initial purchase order. Once the match is complete, an email is sent to an accounts payable manager for approval. From here a voucher can be created and the vendor can ultimately be paid.

Advantages and implications
A big advantage of computer-based accounting information systems is that they automate and streamline reporting, develop advanced modelling and support data mining. Reporting is major tool for organizations to accurately see summarized, timely information used for decision-making and financial reporting. The accounting information system pulls data from the centralized database, processes and transforms it and ultimately generates a summary of that data as information that can now be easily consumed and analyzed by business analysts, managers or other decision makers. These systems must ensure that the reports are timely so that decision-makers are not acting on old, irrelevant information and, rather, able to act quickly and effectively based on report results. Consolidation is one of the hallmarks of reporting as people do not have to look through an enormous number of transactions. For instance, at the end of the month, a financial accountant consolidates all the paid vouchers by running a report on the system. The system's application layer provides a report with the total amount paid to its vendors for that particular month. With large corporations that generate large volumes of transactional data, running reports with even an AIS can take days or even weeks.

After the wave of corporate scandals from large companies such as Tyco International, Enron and WorldCom, major emphasis was put on enforcing public companies to implement strong internal controls into their transaction-based systems. This was made into law with the passage of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 which stipulated that companies must generate an internal control report stating who is responsible for an organization's internal control structure and outlines the overall effectiveness of these controls. Since most of these scandals were rooted in the companies' accounting practices, much of the emphasis of Sarbanes Oxley was put on computer-based accounting information systems. Today, AIS vendors tout their governance, risk management, and compliance features to ensure business processes are robust and protected and the organization's assets (including data) are secured.

Implementation
Many large and SMEs are now adopting cost effective cloud-based accounting information system in recent years. However the majority of existing automated accounting systems use typical databases (DBF, MS SQL, MS ACCESS etc.). In 2020 accounting software used 94% of pollees.

Looking back years ago, most organizations, even larger ones, hire outside consultants, either from the software publisher or consultants who understand the organization and who work to help select and implement the ideal configuration, taking all components into consideration.

The steps to implement an accounting information system are as follows:
 * Detailed Requirements Analysis: where all individuals involved in the system are interviewed. The current system is thoroughly understood, including problems, and complete documentation of the system—transactions, reports, and questions that need to be answered—are gathered. User needs that are not in the current system are outlined and documented. Users include everyone, from top management to data entry. The requirements analysis not only provides the developer with the specific needs, it also helps users accept the change. Users who have the opportunity to ask questions and provide input are much more confident and receptive of the change, than those who sit back and do not express their concerns.
 * Systems Design (synthesis): The analysis is thoroughly reviewed and a new system is created. The system that surrounds the system is often the most important. What data needs to go into the system and how is this going to be handled? What information needs to come out of the system how is it going to be formatted? If we know what needs to come out, we know what we need to put into the system. The program we select will need to appropriately handle the process. The system is built with control files, sample master records, and the ability to perform processes on a test basis. The system is designed to include appropriate internal controls and to provide management with the information needed to make decisions. It is a goal of an accounting information system to provide information that is relevant, meaningful, reliable, useful, and current.  To achieve this, the system is designed so that transactions are entered as they occur (either manually or electronically) and information is immediately available online for management.

 * Once the system is designed, an RFP is created detailing the requirements and fundamental design. Vendors are asked to respond to the proposal, to provide demonstrations of the product, and to specifically respond to the needs of the organization. Ideally, the vendor will input control files, sample master records, and be able to show how transactions are processed that result in the information that management needs to make decisions. An RFP for the information technology infrastructure follows the selection of the software product because the software product generally has specific requirements for infrastructure. Sometimes, the software and the infrastructure is selected from the same vendor. If not, the organization must ensure that vendors will work together without "pointing fingers" when there is an issue with either the software or the infrastructure.

 * Documentation:As the system is being designed, it is documented. The documentation includes vendor documentation of the system and, more importantly, the procedures or detailed instructions that help users handle each process specific to the organization. Most documentation and procedures are online and it is helpful if organizations can add to the help instructions provided by the software vendor. Documentation and procedures tend to be an afterthought but is the insurance policy and the tool used during testing and training—before launch. The documentation is tested during the training so that when the system is launched, there is no question that it works and that the users are confident with the change.
 * Testing: Before launch, all processes are tested from input through output, using the documentation as a tool to ensure that all processes are thoroughly documented and that users can easily follow the procedures: They know it works and that the procedures will be followed consistently. The reports are reviewed and verified, so that there's no garbage in-garbage out. This is done in a test system not yet fully populated with live data. Most organizations launch systems before thorough testing, adding to end-user frustration when processes do not work. The documentation and procedures may be modified during this process. All identified transactions must be tested during this step. All reports and online information must be verified and traced through the audit trail so that management is ensured that transactions will be handled consistently and that the information can be relied upon to make decisions.
 * Training: Before launch, all users need to be trained, with procedures. This means a trainer using the procedures to show each end user how to handle a procedures. The procedures often need to be updated during training as users describe their unique circumstances and the "design" is modified with this additional information. The end user then performs the procedure with the trainer and the documentation. The end user then performs the procedure with the documentation alone. The end user is then on his or her own with the support, either in person or by phone, of the trainer or other support person. This is before data conversion.
 * Data Conversion: Tools are developed to convert the data from the current system (which was documented in the requirements analysis) to the new system. The data is mapped from one system to the other and data files are created that will work with the tools that are developed. The conversion is thoroughly tested and verified before final conversion. There's a backup so it can be restarted, if necessary.
 * Launch: The system is implemented only after all of the above is completed. The entire organization is aware of the launch date. Ideally, the current system is retained and often run in "parallel" until the new system is in full operation and working properly. With the current mass-market software used by thousands of companies and fundamentally proven to work, the "parallel" run that is mandatory with software tailor-made to a company is generally not done. This is only true, however, when the above process is followed, the system is thoroughly documented and tested, and users are trained before launch.

 * Tools: Online resources are available to assist with strategic planning of accounting information systems. Information systems and financial forms aid in determining the specific needs of each organization, as well as assigning responsibility to principles involved.

 * Support: The end users and managers have ongoing support available at all times. System upgrades follow a similar process and all users are thoroughly apprised of changes, upgraded in an efficient manner, and trained.

 * Many organizations chose to limit the time and money spent on the analysis, design, documentation, and training, and move right into software selection and implementation. If a detailed requirements analysis is performed with adequate time being spent on the analysis, the implementation and ongoing support will be minimal. Organizations that skip the steps to ensure the system meets their needs are often left with frustrated end users, costly support, and information that is not current or correct. Worse yet, these organizations build the system three times instead of once.

Evolution
Accounting Information System is characterize by large amount of different approaches and methodologies Over the past 50 years. Due to the restrictions and weaknesses of previous models each new model evolved. Interestingly After the production of newest technique the newer or recent models of evolution does not eliminate or replace the older or previous technique instantly. However Several Generations and peers of systems exists among different institutions, organizations, groups at the same time and possibly exists with in a single or same institution. Similarly The up-to-date inspector needs to be aware with the functioning features of all AIS approaches that he or she is likely to encounter. currently there are four approaches can be identified which has been evolved during last 50 years.

 * Manual Process Model
 * Flat File Model
 * Database Model System
 * REA Model (Resource, Event and Agents)

Career
Many AIS professionals work for consulting firms, large corporations, insurance companies, financial firms, government agencies and public accounting firms, among other types of companies. With technological advancement, traditional accounting practice will shift to accounting information systems practice. Both accounting and information technology professional bodies are working on the new directions of accounting programs and industry practices. System Auditors is one of the top choices in the past two decades, they look at the controls, data processing, data integrity, general operation, maintenance, security and other aspects of all types of information systems used by businesses. Some job titles in this field of work include financial manager, financial examiner and chief financial officer. Other job titles include computer systems analyst, a computer information systems manager or a computer software engineer or programmer specializing in financial software.

There are industry associations offer certificates that related to AIS area include CISA, AIS, CISSP, CIA, AFE, CFE, and CITP.

Elements of accounting systems

 * Accounting software
 * Comparison of accounting software
 * List of ERP software packages
 * Final accounts

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Wunjo

Wunjo may refer to:

 * * wunjō, a rune of the Germanic alphabet
 * Vunjo language, a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania

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Category talk:World Heritage Sites in Russia

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Russia World Heritage Sites official site, resources:

A slightly different list is at List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

 * Architectural Ensemble of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra(Trinity Sergius Lavra) in Sergiev Posad
 * Central Sikhote-Alin
 * Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
 * Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
 * Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (Solovetsky Monastery)
 * Curonian Spit
 * Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
 * Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
 * Golden Mountains of Altai
 * Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
 * Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
 * Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
 * <S>Kizhi Pogost</S> (ideally, should be Kizhi Pogost)
 * <S>Lake Baikal</S>
 * <S>Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow</S>
 * <S>Natural System of "Wrangel Island" Reserve</S>
 * Uvs Nuur Basin (Cuenca del Uvs Nuur)
 * <S>Virgin Komi Forests</S>
 * Volcanoes of Kamchatka
 * Western Caucasus
 * <S>White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal</S>

<S>Striked out</S> those that have existing articles and are included in the category. I removed Pavlovsk, Peterhof and Strelna. They are nice places, but not in the list. Paranoid 10:28, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The World Heritage patrimony is not just a "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg" but "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments". These monuments include Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Gatchina, and Tsarskoe Selo. The original nomination was "Historic centre of Leningrad and surroundings". Its name was changed in 1992.

http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/540.pdf

In the criteria evoluation the Session noted that "the palaces of Petrodvorets (=Peterhof) and Pushkin (+Tsarskoe Selo), which were restored following destruction during the Second World War, are some of the most significant constructions". The Soviet Union was specially commended for restoration work undertaken at Leningrad, Petrodvorets, Pushkin, and Pavlovsk.

By the way, World Monuments Watch (www.worldmonuments.org) includes a section on Agate Pavilion of the catherine Palace and Alexander Palace (Tsarskoe Selo). The Strelna palace used to be featured in their list as well.

I returned Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Gatchina and Tsarskoe Selo in the category. Ghirlandajo 19:18, 14 Dec 2004


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is there a general discussion anywhere about the custom of 'inverting' symbols to signify their opposite? I looked on Tarot, but the concept is not mentioned. Afaik, there is no early attestation of this, either for Tarot, or for runes, but it would be interesting to know how the concept originated. dab (ᛏ) 09:53, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

you did clarify the opening, I suppose, but why slap the cleanup tag on it now it is clarified? I think the article is concise and well put as it is. dab (ᛏ) 20:54, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The "Debunking..." page leads to some bona-fide white-supremacist material...

 * yes, it does. Someone added it to the Swastika article and I just copied it here. Still, it gives a sense of the struggle over the meaning of the motif Paul B 11:54, 2 MAY, 2005

"seems" is a word to be avoided at all cost in encyclopedic articles. could someone fix that? -zf

unsourced claims
The claim that the two variants can represent "masculine vs. feminine energy" in modern Hinduism, and the claim that they represent "good vs. evil" in Neopaganism are unsourced, and I'll dump them here for now (feel free to add them back with sources). The claims may well be true, but the topic is too steeped in urban legend to keep them around unsourced. dab (𒁳) 12:36, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Nevertheless the notion of a distinction between the two orientations swastika can be found in modern Hinduism: various meanings have been ascribed to this difference in orientation, including the notion that the anti-clockwise symbol and represents masculine energy, whereas the clockwise one represents feminine energy.

 * The distinction has acquired significance in some forms of neo-paganism in which it is claimed that the right-facing swastika has a sunwise rotation whereas the left-facing sauwastika has a widdershins rotation. These rotations are said to have traditional opposite associations:
 * Sunwise - toward God, lucky, good
 * Widdershins - away from God, unlucky, evil

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Note: this article (and the one on the swastika) are malformed. While the sauwastika (suavastika) is the 'left facing' one, 'left-facing' should mean an apparent counter-clockwise (unlucky) rotation, not 'arms bent to the left'.

This picture, and the one on the swastika page, make it appear that the western misinterpretation of this symbol is the accurate one.

The western Nazi party symbol was actually the eastern sauwastika, and westerners (because the Germans misidentified it as the swastika) were none the wiser.

The good luck version is the one you see over Buddha's heart, the real swastika, the one that spins clockwise.

The bad luck version is the one the Nazi's used, the suavastika (sauwastika) that spins counter-clockwise (to the left).

I'm not sure how you fix something like this (two words with opposite meanings used for their opposite meanings in different places).

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.233.172 (talk • contribs) --Niels Ø (noe) 20:52, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Provide evidence. Paul B 21:07, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * First of all, Noe, the question over "bad" and "good" luck is cheap, let's keep that out of the question. Then, I don't get at all what you're saying: good luck version over Buddha--->real swastika>clockwise? Nazi the other way around? Please, take a look again at the Nazi flag and the Buddha statues and then start the conversation over again. Nazroon 15:09, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Swastika in Buddhism; Nazis and bad luck...
In the article Swastika, in the Buddhism section, it reads:
 * When facing left, it is the omote (front) manji, representing love and mercy. Facing right, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the ura (rear) manji. Balanced manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures (outside India).

Later on, we read:
 * Because of the association with the right facing swastika with Nazism, Buddhist manji (outside India only) after the mid-20th century are almost universally left-facing.

Compare with the beginning of this article:
 * The "left-facing" variant is current in Buddhism, while Hinduism uses both variants, with the "right-facing" one more common.

And later:
 * the symbol is used in both orientations for the sake of balance in Hinduism. Buddhists almost always use the left-facing swastika.

So, first, it should be noted that the "left only" swastika is not per se buddhist, but only arised as a consequence of historical issues. Then, and more importantly, in China the concept of "balance" is as prominent as in India, to say the least (see Yin Yang). So they have the swastika pointing the two directions.

Which takes me to the "bad" and "good" swastikas. I think it shouldn't have very much importance here, since in the vernacular cultures it is not seen like that. As it is said in the article, both are considered "good". To say that the left side swastika ("sawastika") is "bad" is like to say that "yin" is bad and "yang" is "good", which is not correct. So, I propose that the section here entitled "Claims concerning the Nazi swastika" be edited out. Its source is very questionable (it assumes thing not proved), personal, conflictive with evidence and ultimately wrong. I will delete it in a few days if nobody objects. Nazroon 15:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure that I understand your argument. The section states that there is a widepread view that the left-facing swastika is evil, or alternatively that the Nazi version is "evil". Such views certainly exist and are worth discussing. Paul B 15:45, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The only source of that section comes from one Servando González. Is he the mainspeaker of this view? Do you consider him representative of an academic scholar? In any other case, please tell me how much "widespread" is that view, in any form. Anyway, the problem with a "widespread" view is that it is usually admittedly wrong by the scientific community. Would you mention the vision that the world is flat just because it is widespread (if it were)? Possibly you'll be right to do so. But, would you mention it as if it were an option to the current theory? Nazroon 15:11, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The view that the world is flat is not widespread. If it were, we would discuss it in the relevant articles. The passage on the left/right issue is not just cited to Gonzales. It's traced to Burnouf and linked to several other writers. Here are some of many many websites discussing it.  . Paul B 13:08, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Reliable sources for the term dharmic religions?
Where are the reliable sources that use the term dharmic religions in the context of this article? Dharmic religions is a now deleted obscure neologism and should not be used throughout Wikipedia. Andries 15:55, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Very Confused Re Sauwastika Vs Swastika
Confused, is one the RIGHT facing Swastika or The LEFT facing Swastika Considered 'GOOD LUCK"?PMEVE.TUNOV30921STCENT.DECDPALMFLYFOT.rEF FOR MY RECORDS!NONDEPLUME (talk) 19:25, 3 November 2009 (UTC)DR.EDSON ANDRE' JOHNSON D.D.ULC.

read the article. There is no distinction in any tradition. The alleged distinction was an artefact of 19th century scholarship. --dab (𒁳) 10:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Suavastika
Sauvastika is a possible Sanskrit word, and it is in fact attested as a theoretical formation by Sanskrit lexicographers, although it does not exist in any classical Sanskrit text. By contrast, "Suavastika" is not a possible Sanskrit word. The article fails to establish that it is anything other than an accidential misprint of the correct sauvastika. We have references claiming that Max Müller usese the term "Suavastika", but we do not have any direct confirmation that this is Müller's spelling. My suspicion is that the references actually refer to Müller's use of "Sauvastika", and that there was a misprint (probably Wilson's, whose work I take it was rather influential in spite of its shortcomings) that somehow got perpetuated because people were copying from one another. --dab (𒁳) 11:01, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

merge
Same concept, variant spelling. Editor2020 (talk) 20:43, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

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Annual report

An annual report is a comprehensive report on a company's activities throughout the preceding year. Annual reports are intended to give shareholders and other interested people information about the company's activities and financial performance. They may be considered as grey literature. Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and disclose annual reports, and many require the annual report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies with issued shares publicly listed are also required to report at more frequent intervals (depending upon the rules of the stock exchange involved).

Content
Typical annual reports may include:

 * General corporate information
 * Operating and financial review
 * Director's Report
 * Corporate governance information
 * Chairpersons statement
 * Auditor's report
 * Sustainability and ESG information
 * Green annual report
 * Contents: non-audited information
 * Financial statements, including
 * Balance sheet also known as Statement of Financial Position
 * Income statement also known as profit and loss statement.
 * Statement of changes in equity
 * Cash flow statement
 * Notes to the financial statements
 * Accounting policies
 * Independent assurance statements
 * Other features

Other information deemed relevant to stakeholders may be included, such as a report on operations for manufacturing firms or corporate social responsibility reports for companies with environmentally or socially sensitive operations. In the case of larger companies, it is usually a sleek, colorful, high-gloss publication.

The details provided in the report are of use to investors to understand the company's financial position and future direction. The financial statements are usually compiled in compliance with IFRS and/or the domestic GAAP, as well as domestic legislation (e.g. the SOX in the U.S.).

In the United States, a more-detailed version of the report, called a Form 10-K, is submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A publicly held company may also issue a much more limited version of an annual report, which is known as a "wrap report." A wrap report is a Form 10-K with an annual report cover wrapped around it.

Directors' Role
Statement of Directors' responsibilities for the shareholders' financial statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable Law of the Republic of Ireland, including the accounting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by The Institute of Chartered Accountants. Irish company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

 * Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
 * Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
 * Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements. The directors are responsible for keeping proper books of account that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in Ireland and with Irish statute comprising the Companies Acts 1963 to 2009...

History
In 1903, US Steel published an annual report whose financial accuracy was certified by Price, Waterhouse & Co in what is known as the earliest modern corporate annual report.

'Alternative' annual reports
Certain groups such as The True Cost Of Chevron Network have released 'alternative' annual reports as a way to highlight ongoing environmental destruction and/or human rights abuses committed by a particular company.

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Alaminos, Laguna

Alaminos, officially the Municipality of Alaminos, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,619 people.

The Municipality of Alaminos is an agro-industrial town that lies within the third congressional district of the Province of Laguna and is part of the Calabarzon. Based on the municipal zoning, the industrial sites are located along Maharlika Highway of Barangays San Andres, San Juan, San Agustin and San Benito. Here, lands are available for industrial and commercial purposes. Barangays San Andres and San Juan will also be developed as a techno park for farm housing, industrial and commercial purposes.

Etymology
Alaminos got its name from Capitan-General Juan de Alaminos Nivera, the chief executive of Batangas in which the area the present-day municipality covers was once part of.

History
Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo, which was then only a town of the Province of Batangas. Its initial name was Trenchera, denoting the presence of long and deep ravines. The early inhabitants of Trenchera were believed to be insurrectionists, and possibly fugitives, who took advantage of the numerous trenches for hiding as well as for defense against the Spanish authority.

Sometime in 1873 when a certain Don Andres Penaloza was the Gobernadorcillo (equivalent to Mayor) of the town of San Pablo, Trenchera was formally separated and became a pueblo or town but remained part of the Batangas. Don Cirilo Baylon, a wealthy resident of Trenchera and with good command of the Spanish language, invited Captain-General Juan de Alaminos Nivera, the Chief Executive of the Batangas. The Captain-General accepted the invitation and came in a colorful carriage drawn by two horses. With Don Cirilo Baylon leading, he was warmly received by the residents of Trenchera. Dona Gregoria Baylon, the younger sister of Don Cirilo Baylon presented bouquets of fresh flowers to the Captain-General.

During the program in honor of the Captain-General and his party, Don Cirilo Baylon presented the petition of the residents asking that Trenchera be made into a duly organized and recognized town. The petition was read in public and the Captain General gave assurance to consider their wish favorably. In less than two months, the official paper proclaiming Trenchera as a new pueblo or town arrived from Lipa.

At the same time, Don Cirilo Baylon was appointed the first Gobernadorcillo or town mayor in concurrent capacity as Capitan de los Constables de Pueblo or the equivalent of the local police chief. In appreciation of the Capitan-General, the new pueblo was named Alaminos in 1873 and remained part of Batangas until 1903, when it was returned to San Pablo by virtue of Act No. 939. It was later reconstituted as an independent municipality in 1916.

Geography
Alaminos has a land area of 5476 ha and is situated 46 km from Santa Cruz and 73 km southeast of Manila. The municipalities of Calauan and Bay are located north of Alaminos, the city of San Pablo on the south and east and the city of Santo Tomas in Batangas province on its west.

There are three main rivers in Alaminos, namely Kaquinkong, Onipa and Tigas.

The Maharlika Highway passes through the municipality and is connected directly to Manila through the South Luzon Expressway.

Barangays
Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 4 barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold).

 * Barangay I (Poblacion)
 * Barangay II (Poblacion)
 * Barangay III (Poblacion)
 * Barangay IV (Poblacion)
 * Del Carmen
 * Palma
 * San Agustin (Antipolo)
 * San Andres
 * San Benito (Palita)
 * San Gregorio
 * San Ildefonso
 * San Juan
 * San Miguel
 * San Roque
 * Santa Rosa

Brgy. San Gregorio is the biggest barangay measuring 840.6190 hectares followed by Brgy. Santa Rosa measuring 802.28 hectares.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Alaminos, Laguna, was 51,619 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

Economy

A 120-MW solar power plant with a 40MW/60MWh grid battery operates near the city.

List of local chief executives
The following is the list of mayors of Alaminos since 1944. Hernandez Sr. and Masa were appointed as Mayors. Donato died in office, with Vice Mayor Flores assuming the position of mayor following Donato's death.

 * Demetrio Hernandez Sr. (1944–1946)*
 * Felimon Masa (1947–1948)
 * Daniel Fandiño (1948–1951)
 * Lorenzo Dimayuga (1952–1955)
 * Pedro De Villa (1956–1963)
 * Casimiro Faylona (1968–1971)
 * Pedro De Villa (1968–1971)
 * Armando M. Bueser (1972–1979)
 * Francisco Donato (1980–1982)
 * Mariano Flores (1982–1987)
 * Samuel F. Bueser (1988–1998)
 * Demetrio P. Hernandez Jr. (1998–2001)
 * Samuel F. Bueser (May 14, 2001 – 2007)
 * Eladio M. Magampon (2007–2016)
 * Loreto M. Masa (2016–2019)
 * Eladio M. Magampon (2019–2021)
 * Ruben Alvarez (2021–2022)
 * Glenn Flores (2022–Present)

Culture
The religious patron of the town of Alaminos is the Nuestra Señora Del Pilar. On October 12 annually, the town fiesta of Alaminos is celebrated.

Special events/festivals

 * Town Fiesta, October 12

Notable personalities

 * Timoteo Ofrasio, S.J.. – Filipino Jesuit priest, liturgist and lyricist. He is known for liturgical catholic songs produced under Jesuit Music Ministry such as "Paghahandog ng Sarili", "Isang Bansa", and "Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukas-Palad". This also includes "Alay sa Diyos" used during the 2015 papal visit to the Philippines.
 * Ariella Arida – fashion model, television personality, Miss Universe-Philippines 2013, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-up

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