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Single-family detached home

A single-family detached home, also called a single-detached dwelling, single-family residence (SFR) or separate house is a free-standing residential building. It is defined in opposition to a multi-family residential dwelling.

Definitions

The definition of this type of house may vary between legal jurisdictions or statistical agencies. The definition, however, generally includes two elements:

 * Single-family (home, house, or dwelling) means that the building is usually occupied by just one household or family and consists of just one dwelling unit or suite. In some jurisdictions, allowances are made for basement suites or mother-in-law suites without changing the description from "single-family". It does exclude, however, any short-term accommodation (hotel, motels, inns), large-scale rental accommodation (rooming or boarding houses, apartments), or condominia.

 * Detached (house, home, or dwelling) means that the building does not share walls with other houses. This excludes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, or linked houses, as well as all terraced houses and most especially tower blocks which can hold hundreds of families in a single building.

Most single-family homes are built on lots larger than the structure itself, adding an area surrounding the house, which is commonly called a yard in North American English or a garden in British English. Garages can also be found on many lots. Houses with an attached front entry garage closer to the street than any other part of the house are often derisively called a snout house.

Regional terminologies
Terms corresponding to a single-family detached home in common use are single-family home (in the US and Canada), single-detached dwelling (in Canada), detached house (in the United Kingdom and Canada), and separate house (in New Zealand).

In the United Kingdom, the term single-family home is almost unknown, except through Internet exposure to US media. Whereas in the US, housing is commonly divided into "single-family homes", "multi-family dwellings", "condo/townhouse", etc., the primary division of residential property in British terminology is between "houses" (including "detached", "semi-detached", and "terraced" houses and bungalows) and "flats" (i.e., "apartments" or "condominiums" in American English).

History and distribution

In pre-industrial societies, most people lived in multi-family dwellings for most of their lives. A child lived with their parents from birth until marriage and then generally moved in with the parents of the man (patrilocal) or the woman (matrilocal) so that the grandparents could help raise the young children and so the middle generation could care for their aging parents. This type of arrangement also saved some of the effort and materials used for construction and, in colder climates, heating. If people had to move to a new place or were wealthy enough, they could build or buy a home for their own family, but this was not the norm.

The idea of a nuclear family living separately from their relatives as the norm is a relatively recent development related to rising living standards in North America and Europe during the early modern and modern eras. In the New World, where land was plentiful, settlement patterns were quite different from the close-knit villages of Europe, meaning many more people lived in large farms separated from their neighbors. This has produced a cultural preference in settler societies for privacy and space. A countervailing trend has been industrialization and urbanization, which has seen more people worldwide move into multi-story apartment blocks. In the New World, this type of densification was halted and reversed following the Second World War when increased automobile ownership and cheaper building and heating costs produced suburbanization instead.

Single-family homes are now common in rural and suburban and even some urban areas across the New World and Europe, as well as wealthier enclaves within the Third World. They are most common in low-density, high-income regions. For example, in Canada, according to the 2006 census, 55.3% of the population lived in single-detached houses, but this varied substantially by region. In the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada's second-most populous municipality, only 7.5% of the population lived in single-detached homes; in contrast, in the city of Calgary, the third-most populous, 57.8% did. Note that this includes the "city limits" populations only, not the wider region. Culturally, single-family houses are associated with suburbanization in many parts of the world. Owning a home with a yard and a "white picket fence" is seen as a key component of the "American dream" (which also exists with variations in other parts of the world).

In the 21st century, a lack of affordable housing, the climate change impacts of urban sprawl and car dependency, and concerns about racial inequality have increasingly led cities to abandon single-family housing and single-family zoning in favor of higher-density zones.

Separating types of homes
House types include: Mansions usually will have many more rooms and bedrooms than a typical single-family home, including specialty rooms, such as a library, study, conservatory, theater, greenhouse, infinity pool, bowling alley, or server room. Many mansions are too large to be maintained solely by the owner, and there will be maintenance staff. This staff may also live on-site in 'servant quarters'.
 * Cottage, a small house. In the US, a cottage typically has four main rooms, two on either side of a central corridor. It is common to find a lean-to added to the back of the cottage, which may accommodate the kitchen, laundry, and bathroom. In Australia, it is common for a cottage to have a verandah across its front. In the UK and Ireland, any small, old (especially pre-World War I) house in a rural or formerly rural location, whether with one, two, or (rarely) three stories, is a cottage.
 * Bungalow, in American English, this term describes a medium- to large-sized freestanding house on a generous block in the suburbs, with a generally less formal floor plan than a villa. Some rooms in a bungalow typically have doors that link them together. Bungalows may feature a flat roof. In British English, it refers to any single-storey house (much rarer in the UK than in the US).
 * Villa, a term originating from Roman times when it was used to refer to a large house which one might retreat to in the country. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, villa suggested a freestanding comfortable-sized house on a large block, generally found in the suburbs. In Victorian terraced housing, a villa was a house larger than the average byelaw terraced house, often having double street frontage.
 * Mansion, a very large, luxurious house, typically associated with exceptional wealth or aristocracy, usually of more than one story, on a large block of land or estate.
 * Palace, a particularly grand mansion, usually the home of a high ranking government official like a country's ruler.
 * Castle, a medieval European or feudal Japanese fortified dwelling formerly occupied by a lord and his family. The term castle can also refer to a house or mansion with some of the architectural characteristics of medieval castles.

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The Commissioner for Competition is the member of the European Commission responsible for competition. The current commissioner is Margrethe Vestager (ALDE).

Responsibilities
The portfolio has responsibility for such matters as commercial competition, company mergers, cartels, state aid, and antitrust law. The position became the sole merger authority for the European Economic Area in September 1990.

The Competition Commissioner is one of the most powerful positions in the commission, and indeed the world, and is notable in affecting global regulatory practices in a phenomenon known as the Brussels effect. For example, preventing the merger of two US companies, General Electric and Honeywell, in 2001. In 2007, Neelie Kroes (then-Competition Commissioner) was the only Commissioner to make Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women; she held position 59.

Mario Monti (1999–2004)
Mario Monti is particularly notable for his ruling during the GE-Honeywell merger attempt in 2001. General Electric, a US company, sought to acquire another US company, Honeywell. This merger had been approved by US authorities, however Monti, with the backing of the rest of the commission, rejected the merger;

The merger between GE and Honeywell, as it was notified, would have severely reduced competition in the aerospace industry and resulted ultimately in higher prices for customers, particularly airlines. However, there were ways of eliminating these concerns and allowing the merger to proceed. I regret that the companies were not able to agree on a solution that would have met the Commission's competition concerns.

Rather than be blocked from the European market, the merger was abandoned. This was the first time that a merger between two US companies had been blocked solely by European authorities, only the second time it had blocked just two US companies and only the 15th merger it had blocked ever since it started work. On 1 May 2004 Monti oversaw a radical change in the Competition powers of the Commission concerning antitrust regulation, merger controls, licensing agreements and air transport.

Neelie Kroes (2004–10)
During Neelie Kroes' hearing at the European Parliament, MEPs expressed concern about whether Ms Kroes had a sufficiently detailed grasp of certain specific subjects, but was approved as part of the Commission in 2004.

Since then she states that she promotes a fair and free business environment, achieving sustainable economic growth and higher employment. The commission has been involved in a number of high-profile cases fighting anticompetitive behaviour; such as the case against the merger of Sony – BMG, against Apple Inc. regarding iTunes and the ongoing case against Microsoft.

The latter has been an ongoing dispute on a number of issues, in April 2007 Microsoft became the first company to refuse to comply with the Commissions rulings, in response Commissioner Kroes is looking at more harsher methods to gain the co-operation of companies; "We have never, ever before encountered a company that has refused to comply with commission decisions ... We learned we may have to look for a more effective remedy." In September 2007, the Court of First Instance (EU's second highest court) upheld the commission's decision to fine Microsoft 497 million euro and its order for to Microsoft for it to share its information setting what the Commission described as an "important precedent". Kroes stated that "Today's court ruling…shows that the Commission was right to take its decision, and right to take firm action to enforce that decision". Either party may appeal to the European Court of Justice. In response to the ruling the US Justice Departments top antitrust official, Thomas Barnett, criticised the ruling which sparked a response from Kroes stating that "It is totally unacceptable that a representative of the US administration criticises an independent court of law outside its jurisdiction ... It is absolutely not on. The European Commission does not pass judgement on rulings by US courts and we expect the same degree of respect from US authorities for rulings by EU courts."

Kroes holds a strong belief in free market principles and was tough with offenders. By the time her term as Competition Commissioner ended, she had completed most major cases.

Joaquín Almunia (2010–14)
Joaquín Almunia, previously the Finance Commissioner, took on the competition portfolio under the second Barroso Commission in 2010 and was expected to have a tenure similar to Kroes' stringent run. His appointment was welcomed by competition lawyers as someone well qualified and experienced. He also impressed Parliament at his hearing and early on in his work has had to deal with whether or not to pursue action against Google. He has also come out in favour of the idea of a European Monetary Fund to deal with defaulting member states.

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Stroke order
I'm sorry to don't have a perfect english, but I wrote this Stroke_order & Stroke_order which may answer to you Yug  (talk)  17:07, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You noticed there : Talk:Stroke_order, that stroke order may change.

Taiwanese Mandarin
Posted on User talk:LDHan 08:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks for pointing out the distinction between perfect and perfective. I just felt the translation of 你吃了吗? as "did you eat?" is not really idiomatic English. And if the two phrases are not interchangeable, then perhaps they are not a useful illustration of the 有 construction. Please correct if I've made any mistakes. LDHan 10:25, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

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Fix this template
Posted on User talk:Wikimachine 22:07, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * I'm very sorry for messing up the template. I tried to fix it according to a new proposal laid out in WikiProject Korea's discussion page. Thanks for your concern. (Wikimachine 22:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC))

Stroke order according to each country
hello, The article Stroke order now contain data to answer to a previous question : Talk:Stroke order
 * see : Stroke order
 * and : Which stroke order for each style

Other question : do you allow me to archive your question "Talk:Stroke order" in one week ? Yug (talk)  16:35, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

 * ........... I want archive it exactly for such cases : it's the 2nd time I inform you about this......... Sorry......
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you were actually wrong at this point, they do: g ɡ. Use some tools to reveal Unicode code points next time, before boldly editing data you are not familiar with. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 22:05, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Population update project
Hi. The 18th edition of Ethnologue just came out, and if we divide up our language articles among us, it won't take long to update them. I would appreciate it if you could help out, even if it's just a few articles (5,000 articles is a lot for just me), but I won't be insulted if you delete this request.

A largely complete list of articles to be updated is at Category:Language articles citing Ethnologue 17. The priority articles are in Category:Language articles with old Ethnologue 17 speaker data. These are the 10% that have population figures at least 25 years old.

Probably 90% of the time, Ethnologue has not changed their figures between the 17th and 18th editions, so all we need to do is change "e17" to "e18" in the reference (ref) field of the language info box. That will change the citation for the artcle to the current edition. Please put the data in the proper fields, or the info box will flag it as needing editorial review. The other relevant fields are "speakers" (the number of native speakers in all countries), "date" (the date of the reference or census that Ethnologue uses, not the date of Ethnologue!), and sometimes "speakers2". Our convention has been to enter e.g. "1990 census" when a census is used, as other data can be much older than the publication date. Sometimes a citation elsewhere in the article depends on the e17 entry, in which case you will need to change "name=e17" to "name=e18" in the reference tag (assuming the 18th edition still supports the cited claim).

Remember, we want the *total* number of native speakers, which is often not the first figure given by Ethnologue. Sometimes the data is too incompatible to add together (e.g. a figure from the 1950s for one country, and a figure from 2006 for another), in which case it should be presented that way. That's one use for the "speakers2" field. If you're not sure, just ask, or skip that article.

Data should not be displayed with more than two, or at most three, significant figures. Sometimes it should be rounded off to just one significant figure, e.g. when some of the component data used by Ethnologue has been approximated with one figure (200,000, 3 million, etc.) and the other data has greater precision. For example, a figure of 200,000 for one country and 4,230 for another is really just 200,000 in total, as the 4,230 is within the margin of rounding off in the 200,000. If you want to retain the spurious precision of the number in Ethnologue, you might want to use the sigfig template. (First parameter in this template is for the data, second is for the number of figures to round it off to.)

Dates will often need to be a range of all the country data in the Ethnologue article. When entering the date range, I often ignore dates from countries that have only a few percent of the population, as often 10% or so of the population isn't even separately listed by Ethnologue and so is undated anyway.

If Ethnologue does not provide a date for the bulk of the population, just enter "no date" in the date field. But if the population figure is undated, and hasn't changed between the 17th & 18th editions of Ethnologue, please leave the ref field set to "e17", and maybe add a comment to keep it so that other editors don't change it. In cases like this, the edition of Ethnologue that the data first appeared in may be our only indication of how old it is. We still cite the 14th edition in a couple dozen articles, so our readers can see that the data is getting old.

The articles in the categories linked above are over 90% of the job. There are probably also articles that do not currently cite Ethnologue, but which we might want to update with the 18th edition. I'll need to generate another category to capture those, probably after most of the Ethnologue 17 citations are taken care of.

Jump in at the WP:LANG talk page if you have any comments or concerns. Thanks for any help you can give!

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A Current Affair (American TV program)

A Current Affair is an American television newsmagazine program that aired in syndication from July 28, 1986, to August 30, 1996, before it was briefly rebroadcast from March to October 2005. The program was produced by Fox Television Stations, and based at Fox's New York City flagship station WNYW, starting as a local production in 1986. It was syndicated to Fox's other owned-and-operated stations the next year, and then went into full national syndication in September 1988. Its signature "ka-chung" sound effect was created using a combination of the sound of a construction paper cutter and the swing of a golf club put through a synthesizer.

Overview
The program was originally hosted by Maury Povich. In the fall of 1990, Maureen O'Boyle replaced Povich and continued to host until May 1994. Jim Ryan then became interim host for the summer of 1994. Penny Daniels became host for the 1994–95 season and for what ultimately became the show's final season, Jon Scott subsequently took her place. Its creator and producer was Peter Brennan. One of its lead personalities was Steve Dunleavy, a columnist for the New York Post; at the time of the show's launch the Post, WNYW, Fox Television Stations and syndicator 20th Television were units of the original iteration of News Corporation.

Initially, the program was broadcast as an irreverent, late-night broadcast on WNYW, but as it expanded, and under the direction of Brennan and producers Burt Kearns and Wayne Darwen, the program began to cover stories throughout America that were overlooked or ignored by the then-dominant network news organizations.

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I have always heard the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho referred to as the largest Recling Buddha in Thailand - not necessarily the largest Buddha. I can think of at least one grotesque outdoor concrete upright Buddha in Lopburi that may in fact be "larger."

Wat Pho may indeed have more than 1000 Buddha images. Whether or not this is more than in any other temple in Thailand is certainly questionable. Wat Mahathat in Nakhon Si Tammarat which has been accumulating gifts from pilgrims for decades may add 1000 amulet-sized Buddha images to its vaults on a busy Saturday. --AStanhope 04:18, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * It is also not the largest reclining Buddha in Thailand, in Ang Thong's Wat Khun Inthra Pramun is one which is 4 meters longer, but the longest is in Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang in Samut Prakan with a length of 53 meters, compared with the 46 of the one in Wat Pho. See Richard Barrow's Blog for more. andy 21:13, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * You know, I must confess that I have serious doubts that it is the "oldest" wat in Thailand, too. --AStanhope 02:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Date format
According to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers, both 21 Februari 2008 and Februari 21, 2008 are correct. Still the first form was corrected into the second form on 12:25, 12 November 2011. How to react, should such a change be made undone, or what? Notice that the dates in the Revision history of the Wikipedia articles are in the first format!

FredTC (talk) 10:57, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

 * There's only one date in the article so it's not a big deal. The editor who changed it may not have been aware of the MOS. WP:STRONGNAT is rather specific to English-speaking countries, but it should be okay to change it back in this case. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:52, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

What is the Buddha made of?
What is the reclining Buddha made of? Please include this in the description. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.50.134 (talk) 22:14, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

RTGS
I think the RTGS version of the name transcription is not correct. The part เช ตุ is che tu, not chet tu. I'm not shure about the pronunciation, but the IPA version could be wrong as well. --FredTC (talk) 11:53, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

 * /พระ-เชด-ตุ-พน/ is actually the correct pronunciation, according to the Royal Society. Such apparent discrepancies are common in proper names deriving from Pali/Sanskrit. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

 * Thank you for the link to the page at the Royal Institute. I knew there are situations where a consonant is written once but pronounced twice, but a rule was not given where this was mentioned. So the IPA version is correct.
 * The RTGS version however should not have the double t, or is there something in RTGS that I have overseen? --FredTC (talk) 09:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

 * The RTGS follows pronunciation, so the double t is correct: the first one ends the previous syllable, the second one opens the next. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

 * I don't believe you are right with that. RTGS follows (transcription) the Thai script, not the pronunciation. It is only an indication of the pronunciation. --FredTC (talk) 11:44, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

 * You're confusing transcription with transliteration. Transcription transcribes speech into words; transliteration represents written words in a different writing system. See the Royal Thai General System of Transcription article for details. --Paul_012 (talk) 02:57, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Consistent usage of terminology
The article must be checked for consistent usage of terminology. For instance, the building that contains the Reclining Buddha is referred to as: And there is more that needs to be checked. --FredTC (talk) 02:16, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * chapel of the reclining Buddha
 * temple housing the reclining Buddha
 * Viharn Phranorn
 * The Viharn containing the reclining Buddha

 * So do it, Fred! Seligne (talk) 06:32, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

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Claudette Rogers Robinson

Claudette Annette Rogers Robinson ( Rogers; born June 20, 1942) is an American singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Miracles from 1957 to 1972. Her brother Emerson "Sonny" Rogers was a founding member of the group, which before 1957 was named "The Matadors". Claudette replaced her brother in the group after he was drafted into the U.S. Army.

In 2012, Claudette was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the original Miracles, including her cousin Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronald White, and Marv Tarplin. She was inducted alongside her former husband, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson.

Biography
Claudette Rogers and Smokey Robinson were married on November 7, 1959. Smokey and Claudette had plans to raise a family, but the rough music touring life caused Claudette to have seven miscarriages.

Smokey Robinson co-wrote the number-one Motown single "My Girl" with Miracles member Ronald White in dedication to Claudette, a song performed most notably by The Temptations. The song was originally intended to be recorded by The Miracles.

The Robinsons have two children, and both have Motown-referenced names: Berry William Borope Robinson was named after label chief Berry Gordy with his first middle name, "William", in honor of his father (William "Smokey" Robinson), and his second middle name in honor of fellow Miracles group mates Bobby (Rogers), Ronnie (White) and Pete (Moore), and Tamla Claudette Robinson was named after Motown's original record label, Tamla Records. with her middle name "Claudette", after her mother.

Smokey Robinson and Claudette were divorced in 1986, after 27 years of marriage. Motown founder Berry Gordy gave Claudette the official title of the "First Lady of Motown", as noted in his autobiography, because, as a member of The Miracles, Motown's first group and first recording act, she was the first female artist ever signed to a Motown-affiliated record label (Tamla). Several years ago, Claudette began writing her autobiography, A Miraculous Life, a book of her memoirs, and of her life with The Miracles. Robinson is a board member of the national Rhythm & Blues Foundation and the HAL Awards. Her cousin and original Miracles member Bobby Rogers toured with the last incarnation of The Miracles throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, until his death in 2013. Claudette still performs and makes selected appearances with The Miracles. She can be seen on stage with The Miracles live at the Apollo Theatre in a rare 1962 film clip on the 2006 Motown/Universal DVD release, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: The Definitive Performances. She can also be seen onstage with original Miracles, Smokey Robinson, her cousin Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin (but not Ronnie White) on the DVD release of The "Motown 25" Television Special.

Rock Hall of Fame controversy and 2012 Miracles induction
In 1987, Smokey Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. However, in a controversial decision, the other original members of The Miracles—Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, and Claudette Robinson—were not.

In 2012, it was finally announced that, after a 26-year wait, Claudette Robinson would be automatically and retroactively inducted with the rest of The Miracles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson.

Awards

 * Claudette and the original members of The Miracles were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 20, 2009.
 * Worldwide more than 60 million records sold.
 * Doo-Wop Hall of Fame Inductees.
 * Vocal Group Hall of Fame Induction and Award.
 * Miracles Boulevard and Miracles Park, Detroit, Michigan (Woodbridge Estates), named in honor of Motown group The Miracles.
 * The Miracles received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 20, 2009.
 * Goldmine Magazine names The Miracles one of the "20 Greatest Doo-Wop Groups of All Time".
 * The Miracles were retroactively inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 alongside Smokey Robinson.

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Thanks
Hi Paul - hope you are well and all the best for 2022. Thanks for the kind words on my talkpage. Yes, things are changing on WP, and not for the good of the project. Your work on here has certainly been worthwhile and does not go un-noticed.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 18:35, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

 * Hi. Just updated Edward Shaske's bio with the new info with the new DOD. I assume his previous 1982 year of death was his father?  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 20:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

 * Judging by the obituaries, it looks like it was his son who died in 1982, at a fairly young age. Canadian   Paul  02:27, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

(or anyone else that is interested) I know you said earlier that you might be interested in taking a crack at the list of Wikipedia updates I have for Olympians. Since I'm losing motivation somewhat to do them, I transferred the entire list here. Feel free to edit/remove names as you like or, alternatively, to ignore completely. If you happen upon any with no difference from Wiki/Olympedia, let me know; I've definitely caught updates that have not been done and I can correct that. Canadian  Paul  02:49, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

 * Hi Paul - thanks for this. Yes, happy to help, but with you, lost a bit of motivation of late! Take care.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 09:04, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Jan Żurawski
Hi, Paul. Happy New Year! Jan Żurawski is alive, I hope. He was well-known wrestling activist, and is honorary president of the Warsaw-Mazovian Wrestling Organiztation http://www.zapasy.waw.pl/w-mozz/wladze-wmozz.html. An article from 2017 is here https://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl/wystawy/archiwum/2017/553-wyklad-zapasy-wczoraj-dzis-i-jutro, activity from 2016 (with photo) https://legionisci.com/news/67426_Gala_obchodow_90-lecia_sekcji_zapasniczej.html. Pbk (talk) 15:03, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Happy new year! Thanks for the update! Canadian   Paul  04:14, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Klara Post
Hi CP, Klara Post died 12 January 2022, aged 95 in Alkmaar according to an unsourced (and now reverted) edit here. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 23:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

 * We're looking into it with some members of the team... hopefully we'll find something soon to confirm or refute! Canadian   Paul  02:28, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

17 years of editing!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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Happy First Edit Day!
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Ooh, there's a lot of them this year. Thanks everyone! Canadian  Paul  03:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Ilídio Silva
Hi. It looks, Ilídio Silva died according to this page http://www.caminha2000.com/jornal/n897/ultimasnoticias.html--Pbk (talk) 11:25, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

 * Seems to be the case, good find! Canadian   Paul  22:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Mirza Khan
It appears Mirza Khan may have died on 25 Jan 2022 according to edits I've now reverted. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 13:57, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ignore me. I see he has an obituary now. --Jkaharper (talk) 23:38, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Raymond Argentin
Hi CP, you may wish to chip in here. Articles for deletion/Raymond Argentin. I personally believe the page should stay, and I've expanded the article beyond its original single sentence. --Jkaharper (talk) 14:25, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Two people's DOBs
Hi Paul. I was wondering if you have any DOB info for Mark Nickens and/or Len Hatzenbeller? SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:35, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

 * I'll look into it soon and let you know! Canadian   Paul  06:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

 * Hatzenbeller is Leonard Phillip Hatzenbeller Jr., born October 1, 1959, according to public records. Unfortunately, I could not find a reliable source for that. I believe that Mark Nickens is Mark G. Nickens, born April 8, 1959, although I cannot prove it. Sorry that isn't much, but I hope that it is a little helpful! Canadian   Paul  03:00, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

 * Thank you Paul! SportsGuy789 (talk) 17:03, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Oldest living Olympians lists
Hi Paul, Do you have an off-Wiki equivalent for your Oldest Living/Possibly Living Olympians lists? Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 21:51, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

 * The off-Wiki equivalent for Oldest Living can be found here. There's no off-wiki for the possibly though (at least, not online). Canadian   Paul  06:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Olympedia
Hi Canadian Paul,

Do you have any connection or involvement with Olympedia? I've noticed that Olympedia has been updating the profiles of athletes with their full names in the middle of AFD's, and immediately after you've updated the name at the article, assumedly sourced to Olympedia as no new source is added. BilledMammal (talk) 08:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Caught! You better come clean 😎  Schwede 66  09:14, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You'll never take me alive copper! Canadian   Paul  17:22, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

 * BLAAMMM!! Hehe. I'm not sure if your French is up to much, but if it is, you may be able to help with this AfD. Keeping this all nice and neutal and above board.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 18:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Assuming you are involved, I would ask that in the future when your work on the site is relevant to your edits and !votes at AFD, I would ask that you disclose that - the way your comments are written, and your edit summaries, suggests that you are not WP:SELFCITING, and instead are adding information that others inexplicably missed, which is misleading. BilledMammal (talk) 02:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * To clarify, in this case, Jones and Lawrey were just coincidentally updated on the project during the debate (not by me). Canadian   Paul  03:01, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Otto Thiel
Hi Paul - hope you are well. Just noticed that Otto Thiel is showing as a WWI death on Olympedia, but his updated bio has a death date of 10 July 1913. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 18:21, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

 * And the German article has a reference for that death date.  Schwede 66  08:36, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

 * 1913 is definitely correct per a contemporary news report. Looks like the WWI mention on Olympedia has been removed (unless I am missing it?). Canadian   Paul  19:27, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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Devin Boyd DOB
Hey CP! Was wondering if you have a definitive source for Devin Boyd's DOB? I've seen September 1970 and October 1970, so I'm guessing it's somewhere in there, but haven't been able to find the smoking gun. SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look into this shortly! Canadian   Paul  02:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Public records have him born September 13, 1970. There is a Devin Deron Boyd born October 7, 1970, so that may be where the confusion comes from. Canadian   Paul  05:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Got it! I found a news article that had his middle name (Lemuel) which helped immensely clear this up. I'll add 9/13/70, thanks! SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

AfD
Hi Paul. Hope you are well. As a previous editor to the article, you might or might not be able to help with this AfD. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 08:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Thomas Arnold
Hello, regarding this page, I see that Olympedia changed the page title in "Terence Arnold" without changing the name inside the biography section. Meanwhile I've found this reference that seems to confirm the name Terence. Do you have any other reference that can help to solve the doubt? Thank you very much. GBG (talk) 08:58, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing this out - the bio has been corrected; the bobsledder's name is definitely Terence. The PDF you found is confirmed by contemporary newspaper and military records, as well as probate records. Canadian   Paul  02:07, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

OlympStats
Hello, regarding your feedback on my comment on OlympStats: I'm afraid I'm not able to find any mail address on that web page. There is no link behind "CONTACT US" either. So I'm not sure how I can send a mail with the evidence you had requested. Regards --RonaldH (talk) 20:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Same person or two different people
Hi Paul - hope you are well. Please could you take a look at this AfD regarding if the gymnast and zoologist are one and the same. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 10:25, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Current Events
Dear Canadian Paul, I know it may not be your area, but I was wondering if you could add your point of view to a little editing/content problem over at Current events. I've started a discussion here. If you have time and think it's important, please take a look and add your thoughts. Regards, MattSucci  (talk) 06:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know how I missed this message; sorry about that! I will try harder to help if I can in the future! Canadian   Paul  02:55, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

No problem at all, dude. The problem kind of solved itself :)  MattSucci  (talk) 02:58, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Collaboration?
Hi there Paul, our interests overlap with Olympians (you) and rowers (me). I once started a stub for Lucien Brouha and some time later, I discovered that he then had a significant scientific career linked to his chosen sport. I've created a semi-decent bio based on scarce sources and drew a bit out of science papers. One of my stumbling blocks was that his native language was French and that's not a language that I have mastered (they've tried to teach me but they failed!) and therefore, I can't do any searches for sources in that language either. I wonder whether you'd be interested in teaming up. Whilst French doesn't show up as one of 'your' languages, you have a wide network around the world. And as a Canadian, I presume that half your mates speak French. If that sounds like a good idea, please say so. Absolutely no urgency; I did all my work a year ago. It doesn't need much more to pass GA but I've exhausted what I could find.  Schwede 66  05:54, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * A quick skim makes me think this article would probably pass GA as it is! But yes, I'm happy to help - French was my other dissertation language, so while I can't speak it all, I can read it enough at least to pass an exam, haha. It's a long weekend over here, but afterwards I can probably put some time into it, so let me know what you think is missing and I can try to help. Canadian   Paul  02:53, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I would have liked to write more about early life (e.g. which high school he attended). The biggest gap, though, is from 1944 onwards. I couldn't figure out which company he went to; the whole later life is a bit hazy (apart him working for DuPont at some point). I would expect that there would have been some obituaries but the one that I did get my hands on (ref #18) was rather brief (and some kind person translated it for me). The guy's work is really impressive – the work that made him famous was done 80 years ago and it's still sometimes used today. And the symposium that carries his name has been going since 1961. That is quite something.  Schwede 66  03:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Got it. I'll take a look when I can and let you know if I find anything! Canadian   Paul  02:42, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, I didn't find much in French, but I think I did answer your main question. In 1945 he was working for the Aluminum Company of Canada, so that's where he went after 1944. He was still working there in 1950, but was at DuPont by 1951, so that should fill the gaps in his employment. He also headed the Fitness Research Unit at the University of Montreal at some point. Hopefully that helps. Canadian   Paul  01:14, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks heaps. I've finally worked your finds into the bio. Much appreciated indeed.  Schwede 66  04:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello Paul, hope all's well for you. I've nominated this article for GA review and is in the process of reviewing it. I've had a look whether we have any photos online and I see that there's something attached to his olympedia entry. Would you be able to find out where the photo comes from? There's a high chance that it's out of copyright, but we'll probably have an easier time on Commons with a bit more background.  Schwede 66  02:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, been a busy few days. I'll take a look at this and your other message and get back to you soon. Canadian   Paul  04:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Update. Earlier today, we managed to track down a high-resolution photo of Brouha and Jules George. And it's in focus. That's heaps better than what's attached to the Olympedia entry and I'm sure that you'd want to change the photo when you see it.  Schwede 66  05:41, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Just sent the new photos to Olympedia; thanks! Regarding your ping about George, Olympedia has it correct, right? Or am I missing something? Canadian   Paul  20:51, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Olympedia has it correct. Indeed. I thought it used to say "Georges" but maybe I'm wrong.  Schwede 66  21:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It did until August 2021, so you're not wrong! Canadian   Paul  21:04, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Lex Franken
Hello Paul, I think I’ve found a date of Death: 6 November 1990. Cattivi (talk) 23:05, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Looks promising! I'll pass it on to our Dutch contact and see if I can confirm with a RS. Canadian   Paul  03:33, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Subsequent stating of birth name
Hey Paul, I'm referencing this edit. I think the reference to WP:NAMES is incorrect in this case, so I've reverted. It's very common for articles to restate the birth name at the start of the article (i.e., after the lead). I think most people find it improper to add a citation to the lead, so restating the birth name (after the lead) and/or citing the birth name in the "Early life" (or first section) can be a good approach. Some chief examples: Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther. MOS:SURNAME references using the surname after the full name is originally stated, but there doesn't appear to be a guideline in WP:NAMES that supports not being able to restate the birth name when citing the birth. Happy to discuss though, if you see something different. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 04:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... I haven't seen it much that way in the past, but your examples are solid and it's not a big concern overall, so I have no problems. Thanks for the message! Canadian   Paul  04:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! Wikipedia is always about learning something new and I thought I was doing something wrong for a sec there. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 04:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Reggie Smith (Northeastern Illinois basketball) DOB
Hey Paul! I was wondering if you might be able to help me out with tracking down Reggie Smith's date of birth? SportsGuy789 (talk) 15:32, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure. I'll give it a try when I have a little more time. Canadian   Paul  03:35, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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Shunpei Uto still alive!?
Hi Paul, information added to the Japan Wiki for Uto a few months ago suggest that he was still alive in 2019, although the sources don't pass WP:RS. Given the Japanese esteem for the elderly I would have thought an Olympic medalist reaching 100 would have caught the attention of their mainstream media. Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 00:06, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

 * Oops, sorry, missed this somehow the first time. Three years ago I was in contact with a Japanese journalist who was looking to get in touch with Uto and offered to pass along any updates. Eventually they spoke to Uto's son and were told that he died a "few years ago" (as of 2019). My communication with this journalist was in English, so it seemed pretty conclusive to me that Uto had died. Of course, this is the exact opposite of the story that was added to the Japanese Wikipedia (at least as far as I can tell with Google Translate). So this is very odd indeed. Canadian   Paul  04:18, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Karl Jordan at Olympedia
Are you able to identify the underlying sources for this entry? There are some questions about the reliability of the assessment that the zoologist and the gymnast was the same person. BilledMammal (talk) 16:02, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * What sources are those questions based on? I'd be happy to have some German-speaking experts take a look at it. Canadian   Paul  03:54, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you; primarily on this and this, which don't mention any participation in the Olympics despite covering less significant details of his life. I'm wondering if there is a source that connects the two together, or if Olympedia made the connection itself. BilledMammal (talk) 04:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Got it. I sent some emails out and will let you know if I hear anything one way or another. Canadian   Paul  04:07, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 04:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * There’s not a hint of gymnastics in those articles. Given that he worked as a teacher for some years and his subjects are listed, that’s surprising. Especially since gymnastics was a big thing in Germany. If I knew where to find contemporary German newspapers, I’d happily take a look how Jordan was described in 1912.  Schwede 66  07:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Right, I've had a look for contemporary newspapers and have documented how the German gymnastics team came about. The team was provided by Leipzig University. Jordan did study at "Jena and Leipzig", so it's well within the realm of possibility that our scientist was one of the 20 students who travelled to Stockholm.  Schwede 66  08:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

 * And this source lists Jordan as being from Pfeffdorf (spelled "Pfaffdorf" in another source). I've had a look but cannot find a locality of that name.  Schwede 66  09:11, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. I see he was born in "Papstdorf". "Dorf" means village and "Pfaffe" is an old German name for a catholic priest or a pope (German: Papst). Pfaffdorf would thus be an old name for Papstdorf. My pleasure.  Schwede 66  09:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you; same name and born in the same small village strongly supports them being the same person. BilledMammal (talk) 21:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The response I got from my emails was that the Karl Jordan who was in the Olympics and the Karl Jordan who was the zoologist have the same birthday, according to the entry lists for the Games. Canadian   Paul  05:52, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

 * Thanks! What a nice reminder. Canadian   Paul  05:53, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Thanks! Canadian   Paul  04:53, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Eddie Bowey
Hi, with regards to Eddie Bowey, see the post here. Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 13:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

 * Thanks! And as you have seen, it has been updated on Olympedia! Canadian   Paul  01:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Věra Drazdíková
Hi, Paul. Věra Drazdíková born 1933, died 1983 was the Olympian, I believe. Here: https://web2.mlp.cz/koweb/00/04/54/27/84/vera_caslavska.pdf she's mentioned as Věra Drazdíková-Trmalová. Here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1974_9nov there is a news about a marriage of Milan Med and Vera Medova-Trmalova, here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1975_11nov we can find small report about Vera Medova's work for gymnastics work. And the photo of the grave on Billion Graves is for Věra Medová Drazdíková. Greetings Pbk (talk) 13:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC) PS. And on Czech Wikipedia someone wrote "Na Vinohradském hřbitově je hrob s pěti olympijskými kruhy, jménem Věra Medová Drazdíková, mistryně sportu, zasloužilá trenérka, s životními daty 1933 - 1983"! https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskuse%3AV%C4%9Bra_Van%C4%8Durov%C3%A1 --Pbk (talk) 14:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

 * Thank you for this! I have just updated Olympedia! Canadian   Paul  18:43, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thanks! My account is now old enough to drink, at least where I'm from. And it needs it. Canadian   Paul  02:34, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Ingeborg Schmitz
Hi Paul, Iris Cummings is noted as the last survivor of the 1936 Olympics (based on your list), but there is no DoD for Ingeborg Schmitz who is not on the living list. Do you have by further info on her? Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 00:14, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately not. I believe she is deceased, because there was a source some time back that said all German medalists from that edition were deceased, but I don't have any information other than that. Sorry. Canadian   Paul  03:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Radu Nicolae, a missing Olympian?
Hello Paul, I've come across the obituary of a Romanian rower. Radu Nicolae has won medals at the 1955 European Rowing Championships (men) (1 x gold) and 1957 European Rowing Championships (2 x bronze). So far so good. The obituary also mentions that he has won "12 national titles" and coached for 25 years, so he wasn't exactly a nobody. What is surprising is that the Google translation of the obituary says that his "best performance he achieved at the Olympic Games was qualifying in the semi-finals in 1960". It was the coxed four that made it to the semi-finals. But no sign of Nicolae. Looking at Romania's participation in at the 1960 Olympics, other boats didn't make it as far as the semi-finals. But in either case, no sign of Nicolae. I've looked through the rowing section of the relevant Olympic report but again no sign of Nicolae. Did he maybe travel as a reserve to the Olympics without getting a call up? Maybe your team has somebody in Romania who could have a look at this.  Schwede 66  03:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

 * I'll take a look into it; most likely the obituary is either exaggerating his participation (as in, he was selected but didn't make the trip) or mistaken, as this happens from time to time with individuals. It might be something genuinely missed, however, so I'll let you know what I find. Canadian   Paul  03:02, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, but I completely forgot about this! I'll get on it and let you know! Canadian   Paul  02:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

 * No one was able to find any evidence that he was a part of the Rome Olympics in any capacity, even as a reserve. Possibly he was involved in helping Romania qualify for the Olympics? Either way, unless there's any additional evidence, it does not seem that he was an Olympian of any kind. Canadian   Paul  02:43, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Excellent. Thanks to all involved for looking into it.  Schwede 66  05:53, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

De-archive my ANI
Hello. Coud you de-archive this ANI of mine that was archived today?

Other users support a sanction against A E Francis, but so far no admin has deigned to comment on this ANI report. If an admin could a least de-archive it, I would be thankful. Veverve (talk) 12:56, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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Birrell brothers
Hi, I was looking through the British athletes who competed at the 1948 Olympics and I noticed that two brothers seem to have the same full name.

Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1930 and competed in 1948 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68887 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Birrell

Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1938 and competed in 1960 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68888 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Birrell

Looking on FreeBMD, the older brother is Joseph R and the younger brother is just Robert -

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=162127847:8414&d=bmd_1682618632

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=176115550:4489&d=bmd_1682618632

I think Joseph has been added by mistake to Robert's name. Robert is likely Joseph's middle name as well (my middle name is Michael and I have a younger brother Michael. Michael is our dad's first name) and their dad was a Robert.

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=159265410:3300&d=bmd_1682618632 Skycloud86 (talk) 12:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the heads up; we'll look into this, but it looks like it should be updated. Canadian   Paul  03:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Skycloud86 (talk) 10:09, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

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Mahmoud Abdin
Can you find any coverage on this three-time Olympian that's been AFDed? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. There is plenty of coverage, and I've listed one for now, but can add more later if necessary. It's very clear from the Al-Ahram archives that he meets the notability guidelines. Canadian   Paul  03:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * By the way, since you seem good at digging up coverage for Olympians, do you think you could work on any of the articles listed here? They've all been moved to draftspace as a result of this discussion. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:38, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I tend to be a bit busy these days, but if I have some time, I can look into it. Canadian   Paul  00:49, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

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AfD
Hi Canadian Paul. You seem to be good at finding sources for Olympians. Can you find any for Vladimir Kryukov (currently at AFD)? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:26, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like I was too late on this, but I could not find sources in any case. If more are found later, it can always be recreated, so long as the original issue in the AfD is addressed. Canadian   Paul  05:01, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Doug Day birth date
Hi CP. Might you have any sources that could verify Doug Day's date of birth? SportsGuy789 (talk) 21:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I will take a look into it soon and let you know! Canadian   Paul  05:34, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi; according to public records he was born January 29, 1972. Unfortunately, I could not find anything good enough for Wikipedia, but hopefully that will help further searches. Canadian   Paul  07:27, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! SportsGuy789 (talk) 21:50, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Fred Strachan
Allow me to bring Fred Strachan to your attention. No, he never went to the Olympics. But he trained a stack of Kiwis for domestic and international competitions. After a career as a competitive rower, he racked up an impressive 64 years as a rowing coach. An absolute legend. He looked after the 1972 New Zealand eight. I couldn't find any mention of when he retired but I remember the incident that led to it (he fell over in his boat and ran over a rowing skiff, resulting in some injuries) and it feels like that was about 5 years ago. He turns 100 today. Happy birthday, Fred, and many happy returns.  Schwede 66  09:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Excellent. I'll add him to the list of Nonagenarians! Canadian   Paul  05:43, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

POV on Digamber Singh
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AfD
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Stu Griffing
Hi CP, I've submitted death information for Stu Griffing to Olympedia, but they don't seem to have updated his page annoyingly. I see you've now removed him from your oldest living Olympians list. I sent a screenshot of the death record on Accurint (with full date of death included). I thought that would suffice. There's also a less reliable source in the form of a family tree on Ancestry where they've added in the death details. Anyway, do you know why it wasn't approved? Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 21:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Usually with recent American deaths, there's a desire to dot the "i"s and cross the "t"s so to speak. Since the founder of the project has a lot of American ties, he likes not to rely on database information if possible. For example, for Gordy Giovanelli, he contacted the family before updating to confirm all of the details. Canadian   Paul  01:50, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

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Olympian PROD
If I remember correctly, you were good at finding sources on Olympians in Arabic countries. Do you think you could see if you can find anything on Charles El-Gressy, an Olympic fencer from Morocco that was PRODed? (I remembered this a little late, so it may be deleted by the time you notice this. I attached his Olympedia profile in case.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:41, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and removed the PROD because a) not meeting a subcriteria is not a deletion rationale and b) pages for postwar Olympians have not been uncontroversial at AfD, so a PROD does not seem appropriate. I will take a look for some sources, as it will likely end up at AfD anyways, but for Moroccans I usually have better luck searching in French than Arabic. Canadian   Paul  03:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Another one: Hussain Ali Nasayyif (Iraqi sprinter, AFD). If you have the time, do you think you could see if you can find anything? Thanks, BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look and see what I can find. Canadian   Paul  02:20, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

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Jeff Robinson DOB
Hi CP! Might any of your birth registry sources have Jeff Robinson (Siena basketball)'s? SportsGuy789 (talk) 20:59, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

 * Somehow I missed this, sorry. I'll take a look tomorrow and see if I can find anything. Canadian   Paul  05:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

 * I took a look and could not find anything definitive, other than that his middle initial is O.: https://www.siena.edu/alumni-and-friends/alumni-relations/awards-recognitions/athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees/. Might help future searches, but I couldn't get further than that; sorry. Canadian   Paul  05:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Kalima Amankulova
Hi Paul, I just had another look at Talk:Lists of centenarians/Potential candidates and found that there was a 2021 edit to Amankulova's Russian article giving a YoD as 2002. Her Swedish article was changed a year ago, giving DoD as 4 October 2002, with the edit summary saying the change was based on her Russian Wiki article. In neither case is there an actual source for her death. Hopefully this will help a little! Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ  (Talk Contribs) 05:04, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

 * Thanks! I'll take a look into it and see if I can find anything! Canadian   Paul  05:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

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Moira de Villiers
Two things about Moira de Villiers:  Schwede 66  06:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Lower case for "de" is the correct spelling.
 * She's also known as Moira Koster as she's married to Jason Koster.

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Federal University of Ceará

The Federal University of Ceará (Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Barbalha, Russas, Quixadá and Crateús, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.

In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with most of the programs in science and technology areas, "Campus do Benfica", which harbors the university's administration and the programs in humanities, business, and the law school, and the "Campus do Porangabussu", with the medical school. The campus of Sobral is new and has a Medical School, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Economy, Dentistry, Psychology and Teaching Music.

History
UFC was created by the Brazilian federal government in 1955 and is under the Ministry of Education. The University was created as the result of great public debate, which had begun in 1949. The main character of this movement was Antônio Martins Filho, an intellectual who became the first director of the recently created "Universidade do Ceará" ('University of Ceará'). The University itself was created by Law #2.373, ratified in December 1954 and began to function on June 25, 1955. Its implementation was owed to the union of the several higher education institutes then present in the city of Fortaleza: the School of Agronomy, the Law College of Ceara, the Medicine College and the Pharmacy & Odontology College. Today, the University consists of four centers of basic science and education and five professional colleges, and is one of the most respected universities of Brazil.

Notable alumni

 * Ciro Gomes
 * Hermes Carleial
 * Camilo Santana
 * Luizianne Lins
 * Socorro Acioli
 * Falcão

title: Federal University of Ceará