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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Preposterous words in the english language

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Preposterous words in the english language
This is rather, uh, preposterous - a "list" of 3 terms under an inherently POV article title -- Ferkelparade π 10:57, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Well bugger you you ********. I don't care what you think - George W Bush is a pillock!
 * Above comment by User:217.33.207.195, creator of the article.
 * Delete, there is no way, we can manage editing this article objectively. Mgm|(talk) 11:10, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I doubt that any of these words even exist.  -- R yan!  |  Talk  11:20, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Concur, Delete. Radiant! 11:26, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - DavidWBrooks 11:27, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The George W Bush comment ties this in with the past vandalism from this IP address. See WP:VIP.  This is more of the same.  Speedy Delete. Uncle G 12:04, 2005 Feb 23 (UTC)
 * GWB being a pillock has nothing to do with how deleteworthy the article is (very). DS 13:26, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Preposterous article in the english wikipedia. Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 13:51, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Neologisms not in real use. Bad organizing principle for a list. Not encyclopedic and no potential to become encyclopedic. Dpbsmith (talk) 15:16, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unencyclopedic and useless article. Carrp | Talk 15:18, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, It's all been said. Inter 15:54, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * 217.33.207.195 (talk • contribs) is a serial vandal. Probably worthy of permablock. Delete. jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 16:49, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. — Brim 18:27, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The only preposterous word in the English language is "preposterous". --TenOfAllTrades | Talk 19:24, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to inherently funny words (on the off chance someone ever looks up this specific term) - but scrap these made-up terms. --BD2412 22:40, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The article is completely useless. I think none of the words even exist. I don't think this is even worth redirecting. 193.167.132.66 12:46, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Subluxation of the article produces osteochondral crepitus of the margo acetabularis. -Ashley Pomeroy 22:28, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Serious candidate for BJAODN. vlad_mv 03:43, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nonsense. cesarb 04:14, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. POV that doesn't even include preposterous as a preposterous word. Tygar 07:40, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Dcfleck
 * DeleteLukeSurl 20:07, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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User:Dilvie

Eric Hamilton is an entrepreneur, photographer, and writer. He was the creator of Knobtweakers.net, a popular electronic music Mp3 blog which was interesting because it pioneered legal, permission-based Mp3 blogging and became one of the most trafficked Mp3 blogs, reaching a million monthly downloads prior to closing due to lack of funds.

Links

 * Dilvie.com
 * Dilvie on Twitter

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forming-storming-norming-performing

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Forming-storming-norming-performing
I'm not sure what to do with this (other than that it needs a different name). The article is a summary of a book that analyzes team processes. That means it may qualify as original research, or as a how-to guide and therefore Wikisource material (it doesn't seem to be copyvio). Nevertheless, the book and style are in use and can be googled. No vote as yet. Radiant! 10:58, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep - summaries of books are entirely appropriate for articles on a book. Is this a book article? It reads more like a description of a process, so not prescription - David Gerard 14:35, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Basically a how to. not encyclopedic. -R. fiend 19:54, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment:At the very least, a new name is needed. It does get a fair number of hits, so I don't think outright deletion is the best choice. The article needs a cleanup to make it read more like an encyclopedia entry. Carrp | Talk 20:03, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, Expand - fairly commonly used model for organizational success... I think there may be a less cumbersome name for it, tho. --BD2412 22:47, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * also, 26,000 google hits, incl. some pages w/extensive history and theory--BD2412 22:51, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This kind of management-speak nauseates me and I'd never heard this particular term before, but Googling convinces me that this a reasonable article and a reasonable title. It doesn't seem to be a copyvio, either. The cutesy-poo terminology seems to be in very wide use. It is not a book summary; the reference (which I've just added to the article) seems to be: Tuckman, Bruce. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological bulletin, 63, 384-399. This really seems to be the way people refer to the model. See also the not-great article Team; this article seems to have been written completely independently, and uses the same terminology. Perhaps Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing should be redirects or disambiguations to this article?  Dpbsmith (talk) 00:59, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Sadly, I've heard this term at least twice before, as a reference to a process, not a specific book or article or anything of the like. Android79 03:20, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. All too common management-speak for team dynamics. Jayjg (talk) 17:27, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Thinking outside the box, I'd have to call the VfD core process team methodology "nominating-ruminating-fulminating-terminating."
 * LOL! Jayjg (talk) 21:01, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and keep at this name (although I'm not so sure about the punctuation). This model for describing team dynamics has expanded past the original analysis and is in very wide use.  It is not the only model of team dynamics, however, so it can't neatly be shoe-horned back into that article.  By the way, to everyone getting all snotty about the "management-speak". please remember that what appears to be unnecessary jargon from outside the field may be necessary precision of language when inside the field.  This term has the same degree of precision to a person studying Organizational Dynamics as, say, Mazlow's Hierarchy of needs has to a person studying psychology or quantum chromodynamics has to a person studying physics.  Rossami (talk) 04:51, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Alvan Clark

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The date of death cannot be correct. Alvan's last refractor, the 40 inch telescope at Yerkes Observatory, was constructed in 1896 and he was involved in the grinding and polishing the lens, and its installation in May, 1897. He died shortly after that (June 9, 1897, according to Yerkes reference). I need to fact check a bit before I edit the article page. --Gosgood 11:00, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC) (Remark revised) --Gosgood 16:19, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Yes! Always,*Always* fact check before commiting to an article! I have discovered myself merging together Alvan Clark, subject of this article, and his son Alvan Graham Clark, who died shortly after completing the objective of the Yerkes instrument. --Gosgood 16:50, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Chamberlin Observatory
The 20" refractor at Chamberlin Observatory in Denver is also an Clark refractor. It should be included in the list of refractors that Clark is responsible for.

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My name is pillock type. What is yours?

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Form 10-K

A Form 10-K is an annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that gives a comprehensive summary of a company's financial performance. Although similarly named, the annual report on Form 10-K is distinct from the often glossy "annual report to shareholders," which a company must send to its shareholders when it holds an annual meeting to elect directors (though some companies combine the annual report and the 10-K into one document). The 10-K includes information such as company history, organizational structure, executive compensation, equity, subsidiaries, and audited financial statements, among other information.

Companies with more than $10 million in assets and a class of equity securities that is held by more than 2000 owners must file annual and other periodic reports, regardless of whether the securities are publicly or privately traded. Up until March 16, 2009, smaller companies could use Form 10-KSB. If a shareholder requests a company's Form 10-K, the company must provide a copy. In addition, most large companies must disclose on Form 10-K whether the company makes its periodic and current reports available, free of charge, on its website. Form 10-K, as well as other SEC filings may be searched at the EDGAR database on the SEC's website. Academic researchers make this report metadata available as structured datasets in the Harvard Dataverse.

In addition to the 10-K, which is filed annually, a company is also required to file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Information for the final quarter of a firm's fiscal year is included in the annual 10-K, so only three 10-Q filings are made each year. In the period between these filings, and in case of a significant event, such as a CEO departing, material cybersecurity incident or bankruptcy, a Form 8-K must be filed in order to provide up to date information.

The name of the Form 10-K comes from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) designation of the form pursuant to sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended.

Related forms
Unlike the 10-K filed annually, other forms serve related purposes, but have different schedules. Form 10-Q, much briefer, is filed after each of the three quarters that do not have a 10-K filing. Form 8-K covers special material events that occur between 10-K and 10-Q filings.

A substantial number of firms filed their 10-K as a Form 10-K405 during the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). A 10-K405 is a 10-K where the Regulation S-K Item 405 box on the cover page is checked. Due to confusion in its application, the 10-K405 was eliminated in 2002.

Filing deadlines
Historically, Form 10-K had to be filed with the SEC within 90 days after the end of the company's fiscal year. However, in 2004, the SEC approved a Final Rule that changed the deadlines to 60 days for Form 10-K for "accelerated filers"; meaning issuers that have a public float of at least $75 million, that have been subject to the Exchange Act's reporting requirements for at least 12 calendar months, that previously have filed at least one annual report, and that are not eligible to file their quarterly and annual reports on Forms 10-QSB and 10-KSB. These shortened deadlines were to be phased in over a three-year period, however, in 2004 the SEC postponed the three-year phase-in by one year. In December 2005, the SEC created a third category of "large accelerated filers," accelerated filers with a public float of over $700 million. As of December 27, 2005, the deadline for filing for large accelerated filers was still 75 days, however, beginning with the fiscal year ending on or after December 15, 2006, the deadline was changed to 60 days. For other accelerated filers the deadline remains at 75 days and for non-accelerated filers the deadline remains at 90 days. For further reading, see the Final Rules section of the SEC's website, referencing Rule 33–8644.

Parts
Every annual report contains 4 parts and 15 schedules. They are:

Item 1 – Business
This describes the business of the company: who and what the company does, what subsidiaries it owns, and what markets it operates in. It may also include recent events, competition, regulations, and labor issues. (Some industries are heavily regulated, have complex labor requirements, which have significant effects on the business.) Other topics in this section may include special operating costs, seasonal factors, or insurance matters.

Item 1A – Risk Factors
Here, the company lays anything that could go wrong, likely external effects, possible future failures to meet obligations, and other risks disclosed to adequately warn investors and potential investors.

Item 1B – Unresolved Staff Comments
Requires the company to explain certain comments it has received from the SEC staff on previously filed reports that have not been resolved after an extended period of time. Check here to see whether the SEC has raised any questions about the company's statements that have not been resolved.

Item 1C - Cybersecurity
Here the company must explain the risk management and strategy including any processes for assessing, identifying and managing the risks arising from cybersecurity threats. The company must describe if any previous cybersecurity incidents have had a material affect or are materially likely to have an affect and how, as well as the board's and management's role and oversight of cybersecurity risk and their relevant expertise.

Item 2 – Properties
This section lays out the significant properties, physical assets, of the company. This only includes physical types of property, not intellectual or intangible property.

Item 3 – Legal Proceedings
Here, the company discloses any significant pending lawsuit or other legal proceeding. References to these proceedings could also be disclosed in the Risks section or other parts of the report.

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures
This section requires some companies to provide information about mine safety violations or other regulatory matters.

Item 5 – Market
Gives highs and lows of stock, in a simple statement. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities.

Item 6 – Consolidated Financial Data
In this section Financial Data showing consolidated records for the legal entity as well as subsidiary companies.

Item 7 – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Here, management discusses the operations of the company in detail by usually comparing the current period versus prior period. These comparisons provide a reader an overview of the operational issues of what causes such increases or decreases in the business.

Forward Looking Statements
Forward-looking statement is the disclaimer that projections as to future performance are not guaranteed, and things could go otherwise.

Item 8 – Financial Statements

 * 1) Independent Auditor's Report
 * 2) Consolidated Statements of Operation
 * 3) Consolidated Balance Sheets
 * 4) Other accounting reports and notes

Here, also, is the going concern opinion. This is the opinion of the auditor as to the viability of the company. Look for "unqualified opinion" expressed by auditor. This means the auditor had no hesitations or reservations about the state of the company, and the opinion is without any qualifications (unconditional).

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Requires a company, if there has been a change in its accountants, to discuss any disagreements it had with those accountants.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Includes information about the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting.

Part 3
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Part 4
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules Signatures

Five percent ownership
Five percent ownership refers to companies or individuals who hold at least 5% of the total value of the stock of a public company. They usually are founders of the company or large mutual fund companies, and because of how much stock they own, they usually have access to the board of directors of the company and hold significant sway over the company.

Five percent owners must also file Schedule 13d with the SEC.

Links

 * sec.gov – 10-K
 * PDF of Form 10-K General Instructions
 * EDGAR Company Search (A portal to search for Companies' Forms 10-K and other filings with the SEC)

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Small fan-footed wave

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.

Distribution
The species is widespread from the British Isles across western Europe and east to the Urals. In northern Europe, the range extends about to central Fennoscandia. In the south the range extends up to central Portugal, Corsica, the northern Apennines and northern Greece. Isolated occurrences are known from Calabria and the Peloponnese. Outside of Europe it is found in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, in the north of Turkey, in Siberia, in northern Kazakhstan, as well as in the Russian Far East. The subspecies Idaea biselata extincta (Staudinger, 1897) is represented in Korea and the Ussuri region. It rises to about 1,700 metres above sea level in the Alps. South of the Alps, is found from 600 to 1,500 metres and is rarely found below this range.

Description
It is a small (wingspan 22–25 mm), easily missed species. The wings are creamy white with darker bands with a small black discal spot on each wing. The basic colouring and pattern vary relatively little. The ground colour is yellowish white to slightly brownish white, the pattern elements are brown to dark brown. On the forewings the interior crossline is the most clearly shown. However, the outer crossline is usually significantly developed. A pale wavy line that is lined with inner and outer darker colour is located in the marginal field. Forewings and hindwings have black discal spots. On the front wings, these are basal to the middle crossline, on the rear wings they are distal to the interior crossline. Marginal stains are dark brown in colour, but dimly developed. The larva is long and thin, with a few short setae, brownish grey with a white side stripe.

Biology
It sometimes flies short distances by day but mainly at night when it is attracted to light. The adults are on the wing from June to August.

The larva feeds on a variety of plants including asparagus, dandelion, knotgrass, oak, plantain and Rubus. The species overwinters as a larva.

 * 1) The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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Ahmed Omar Abu Ali

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali (احمد عمر أبو علي; born March 1981) is an American who was convicted of providing material support to the al-Qaeda terrorist network and conspiracy to assassinate United States President George W. Bush. His case has been the subject of criticism due to the federal government admitting evidence from alleged torture during Ali's extraordinary rendition.

Background
Born in Houston, Texas, in March 1981 and raised in Falls Church, Virginia, Abu Ali was valedictorian of his class at the Islamic Saudi Academy high school in nearby Alexandria. Abu Ali entered the University of Maryland in the fall of 1999 as an electrical engineering major, prayed at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque near Falls Church, but withdrew in the middle of the 2000 spring semester to study Islamic theology at the Islamic University of Medina in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Arrest and detention in Saudi Arabia
In June 2003, Abu Ali was arrested by Saudi authorities while taking exams at the Islamic University of Medina. He was held for approximately 20 months by the Saudi government without charges or access to an attorney, and given the paucity of information coming out of Saudi Arabia about the case, many human rights organizations speculated that Abu Ali's situation was actually a case of extraordinary rendition and that he might be subject to torture. In addition, comments allegedly made by Gordon Kromberg, a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, heightened the concerns that Abu Ali had faced torture during his detention and interrogation in Saudi Arabia. In 2003, Kromberg was asked by a defense lawyer whether Abu Ali would be brought to the United States to face charges. Kromberg responded: "He's no good for us here. He has no fingernails left," according to an affidavit filed in court by the lawyer, Salim Ali.

In response to the detention by the Saudi government, Abu Ali's family, represented by Morton Sklar and the World Organization for Human Rights, filed a civil action against the U.S. government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. In the suit, they asked the court to issue a writ of habeas corpus to force the United States government to take action to get Abu Ali returned to the US. The government challenged the case, claiming that the court did not have jurisdiction either to interfere with US foreign policy (an executive function), or to force the Saudi government to release Abu Ali. Judge John D. Bates issued an order requiring partial discovery to determine if the court did, in fact, have jurisdiction.

US criminal trial
The District Court in DC never got a chance to rule on the issue of jurisdiction. In February 2005, Abu Ali was transferred to US custody pursuant to a criminal indictment, returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on February 3, 2005. The indictment charged Abu Ali with two counts of providing material support to terrorists, two counts of providing material support to a terrorist organization (Al-Qaeda), one count of contributing goods and services to Al-Qaeda, and one count of receiving services from Al-Qaeda.

The indictment was later amended to add charges of conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States, conspiracy to hijack aircraft, and conspiracy to destroy aircraft. The indictment alleged that Abu Ali had joined a terrorist cell in Medina, led by senior al-Qaeda members Ali Al-Faqasi and Zubayr Al-Rimi, and that among the plots they were developing were a plan to assassinate the President of the United States, and a plan to mount 9/11-style attacks using planes transiting through the US. The criminal case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David H. Laufman and Stephen M. Campbell and U.S. Justice Department Trial Attorney Jerry R. DeMaio.

Pretrial hearings
Abu Ali went to trial in the fall of 2005. The government's evidence was focused on a detailed confession Abu Ali had made while in Saudi custody. Abu Ali challenged the admissibility of the confession, claiming: (1) the confession was involuntary due to alleged torture he had suffered at the hands of the Saudis; and (2) he should have been given certain constitutional protections (including Miranda warnings), because the interrogations were a joint venture between the FBI and Saudi authorities, rather than a purely Saudi interrogation, which would not have been subject to the same scrutiny under the U.S. Constitution.

After an extended pre-trial suppression hearing, in which Abu Ali himself testified, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, who presided over the case, ruled that Abu Ali's confession to Saudi agents was admissible.

Abu Ali’s testimony regarding his torture
Abu Ali testified that on the first day, his interrogators asked him whether he knew specific people and whether he knew about bombings in Riyadh. At one point, his blindfold was taken off. Abu Ali said he then saw the bruised face of a man through a window in the door to the room. The man was asked if he knew Abu Ali, and he shook his head no, then was taken away. Abu Ali was not fed this day. The Saudis hit him, slapped him, punched him in the stomach, and pulled his beard, ears, and hair. He was not allowed to use the bathroom, even when Abu Ali asked to wash up for prayers. The next day, the Saudis continued hitting him. At one point, he was taken from the chair in which he was sitting, and his handcuffs were handcuffed to a chain or other handcuffs in the floor, leaving him with his knees to his chest on the ground, hunched over with his head on his fists, and his feet shackled. Then someone began to strike him on the back and to yell, “confess!” He does not know what he was hit with, or how many times. Although he was blindfolded, Abu Ali said he could hear four different voices in the room, and that he thinks he was assaulted by only one person. Abu Ali said it was “very painful” and that it was the “first time I felt extreme pain.” While he was being hit on the back, people in the room kept telling him to “confess.” When the beating began, he was clad in an undershirt and long underpants. At one point, his undershirt was torn off and he was struck on his bare back. Eventually, Abu Ali told them he would cooperate. The beating stopped, and he was taken back to his cell.

Marks on Abu Ali’s back
There were several marks on Abu Ali's back which the defense presented as physical evidence that Abu Ali had been tortured. The prosecution claimed that these marks were not the result of torture but merely “pigment discolorations.”

The defense expert was Dr. Allen Keller, the director of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. Dr. Keller physically examined Abu Ali and said that he observed about seven to ten scars on Abu Ali's back which evince scars from the whipping Mr. Abu Ali claims he suffered during interrogation in Medina.

The government expert was Dr. Robert Katz, a dermatologist. He did not physically examine Abu Ali but viewed photographs that the court had taken. Dr. Katz stated that, in his opinion, the marks depicted on Abu Ali's back in the photograph were not scars, but “pigment discolorations.”

The judge sided with the prosecution.

Jury trial and appeal
The jury trial took place in November 2005. On November 22, 2005, after deliberating for two and a half days, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on all counts. On March 29, 2006, Ali was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his crime. While prosecutors had pushed for a life sentence, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee explained that the (relatively) light sentence was handed down because Abu Ali's actions "did not result in one single actual victim. That fact must be taken into account."

On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the conviction but overturned the sentence on the grounds that the prior Court had deviated from federal sentencing guidelines which call for life in prison. Judge Lee resentenced Ali to life in prison.

Mr. Ali is held under highly restrictive conditions in ADX Florence supermax prison. In August 2008, he requested permission to receive two books by Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope. Permission was denied by prison authorities on the grounds that the books contained material "potentially detrimental to national security".

Criticism of trial by Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called Abu-Ali's trial unfair based on their observations in the period from November 7 to 10, 2005. They conclude that:

"Amnesty International is seriously concerned that the trial of Ahmed Abu Ali may set a precedent in US courts of according unqualified support to the declarations of a foreign government regarding its human rights record as a means of rendering evidence admissible, including statements obtained by torture and ill-treatment. In this case, the statements of officials from Saudi Arabia, a state with a clear record of widespread torture and ill-treatment, flatly denying that such practices existed appear to have been taken at face value with no serious attempts allowed to challenge the claims presented"

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S26 (Berlin)

The S26 is a service of the Berlin S-Bahn. It runs from Teltow in the district (Kreis) of Potsdam-Mittelmark via Südkreuz, through the Berlin Nord-Süd Tunnel with a stop at Friedrichstraße, and ends in Blankenburg in the borough of Pankow. On weekends the S26 runs from Teltow to Potsdamer Platz. The current service began operation in December 2017.

Trains on this line run every 20 minutes. This interval is in sections shortened to a 10-minute interval by the S25. There is no night service on this line.

Previous services
The S26 designation was previously used for several short-lived services:

 * May – October 1995: between and
 * September 2001 – June 2003: between Lichterfelde Süd and
 * February 2005 – May 2006: between and

Current service
The current S26 began operation on 10 December 2017 between Teltow Stadt and Waidmannslust; it replaced the S85 north of. The northern terminus shifted from Waidmannslust to Berlin-Blankenburg on 10 December 2023.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tomato

Tomato
A beautiful red tomato I grew myself.

 * Support. Self Nom. --Fir0002 11:12, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose: It's a nice tomato, but I don't feel I've learnt anything new from this picture.  — Zeimusu | Talk 15:08, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Um, it's just a nice-looking tomato.  Distracting background, odd perspective on the hand. - Jpo 03:36, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The hand looks out of place. I'd have preferred to see this tomato unpicked and photographed in its' natural state. -- Longhair 08:23, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I don't see how a hand holding a tomato could be a Featured Pic (but the pic quality is great) - Adrian Pingstone 10:33, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose solely due to shadows on the hand. I don't consider the background, perspective, or presence of the hand distracting; as a whole, the picture works better than, say, a tomato on a sterile, antiseptic, white background. —Korath (Talk) 04:29, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Not promoted: +1/-5 -- BRIAN 0918  04:26, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frederick S. Mates

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Frederick S. Mates
Stock markted trader from the 1960s who was charged with fraud. Notability not established. Radiant! 11:14, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep pending evidence of non-notability. I see from google that the investment fund he founded was mentioned in a Time article of 1969: "Mates Investment Fund, which gained 73% last year, has fallen to No. 367". Kappa 11:51, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * How does one provide "evidence of non-notability"? It's like proving a unicorn doesn't exist.  The responsibility for providing evidence should rest on those who assert this person is in fact notable. Gamaliel 19:59, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * You provide evidence of non-notability by looking for evidence of notability, and not finding any. Kappa 21:04, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable.--Centauri 12:09, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Additionally, this nomination does not appear to be in accordance with the bit of the VFD instructions that says "Describe why the page should be deleted, in accordance with our deletion policy" - you have not put in a reason listed on Deletion policy that points out why it should be deleted. As such, this is a bogus nomination - David Gerard 14:31, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The reasoning stems from the "What wikipedia is not" article. "Wikipedia is not a general knowledge base" - "Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of notoriety or achievement." Whether being a trader with fraud charges constitutes achievement or notoriety is up to discussion, here in VfD. As a side point, he has 6 google hits total. Radiant! 16:25, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia seems to be conflicted between its goal of becoming the "sum of all human knowledge" and a "real encyclopedia". Which one is the Pinocchio fairy tale?  No vote. GRider\talk 17:23, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Both are possible. It would only take deletionists a day or two to tag all the content they believe encyclopedia users want access to, and then users could have a choice between the notabilipedia and a full version attempting decent breadth and depth of coverage. Kappa 23:50, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah, but you seem stuck in the 'deletion = evil' state of mind. Since it has long been established that Wikipedia should not contain everything, we all agree that some degree of deletion must be enforced. We merely differ in opinion on where to draw the line. Hence, the VfD process is used. Radiant! 09:24, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Deletionism isn't evil, but it is destroying most of wikipedia's potential, which is depressing. Kappa 20:08, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Mates Investment Fund. The fund was a notable, if slightly shady, aspect of business history.  Mates himself was not really notable outside of managing the fund. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  18:30, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Sounds pretty non-notable to me. The fund might be notable, but if it is why doesn't it have an article? If someone wants to write one and redirect there that might be the best choice. if not delete. -R. fiend 19:50, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect. I agree with Starblind. The fund is notable, the person is not. Since no article exists for the fund, make a stub for or delete this article.Carrp | Talk 20:05, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable - 8 Google hits. Megan1967 00:29, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable.  Wikipedia has never claimed to be the sum of all human knowledge.  That would be ridiculous.  RickK 00:52, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * "It is our goal to put the sum of all human knowledge in the form of an encyclopedia in the hands of every single person on the planet for free" - Jimbo Wales Kappa 05:45, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * What Wikipedia is Not:A General Knowledge Base. Do you really expect that every single tidbit of information in the world should be included in Wikipedia?  RickK 06:03, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Nope Kappa 07:04, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep May well be notable. Shouldn't be deleted for being incomplete. Wincoote 23:38, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep because I dug up some links  which make me think this man or his firm was notable back in the late 60s/early 70s.  However, I will note that this was a perfectly legitimate nomination and the arguments put forth by others voting range from ludicrous to completely lacking in evidence.  Given the comments, I can only conclude that they are voting based on habit or anti-deletionist fervor, and not on the merits of the actual article since most of them are not actually discussing it. Perhaps tallying admins should toss out such votes as invalid. Gamaliel 00:38, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a legitimate nomination, but a lazy one. Instead of the nominator googling once, several other people have to do it in order to dig up links. Kappa 09:51, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Why not assume good faith? Perhaps the nominator saw the same evidence and came to a different conclusion than you.  Just because something gets a couple google hits doesn't automatically make it notable.  Gamaliel 17:56, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * If I don't see any evidence, it's easier to assume the original contribution was in good faith. Kappa 22:19, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Why is it not easy to assume good faith of the nominator? Gamaliel 00:39, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The contribution looks to have been researched, and the nomination doesn't. Kappa 16:40, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * You should assume good faith, not dole it out based on your impressions. Gamaliel 21:09, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * As I said, I did assume good faith. Kappa 06:47, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep69.107.96.61 because I am the author of the original note, and for these reasons: (1) I am a financial contributor to Wikipedia--it's the Golden Rule--they who have the gold, rule; (2) the source for Frederick S. Mates (which admittedly probably should be titled as the Mates Investment Fund) is the classic book "The Go-Go Years : The Drama and Crashing Finale of Wall Street's Bullish 60s" by John Brooks (not to be confused with Brooke Burke, who is impossibly hot); (3) what's the harm? storage is scalable; (4) I notice some of the editors on wikipedia are or could be librarians...but for the rest of us, Wikipedia makes a great vanity publishing site...it's probably not a viable concept however, since statistics tell us that for every population N>=30 people, you will inevitable get somebody who is an 'outlier' oddball who will disagree with everybody else--a weak link in the chain.
 * Since you're not a reigistered user your vote likely will not be counted. And you should be warned that your reasoning isn't going to pull much weight anyway, particularly reason #4. -R. fiend 14:13, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I kinda like the "golden rule" theory though, maybe financial contributors should be able to vote just as contributing editors can. Kappa 22:34, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, your reason boils down to, 0.because you say so; 1.because I've donated (then again so have most of us here); 2.because he's in a book; 3.because everything should be kept; and 4.because Wikipedia should be a vanity site. Need I point out that none of these are actually valid and relevant to the discussion at hand? Radiant! 22:22, Feb 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * I kinda like the "golden rule" theory though, maybe financial contributors should be able to vote just as contributing editors can. Kappa 22:34, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Still not notable, though Gamaliel made a near save. Jayjg (talk)  17:30, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Since the suggested redir target Mates Investment Fund doesn't exist, and this article mostly talks about the fund, maybe Move it there as the start of that article? Otherwise Delete. FWIW, I am more alarmed by the suggestion that "I am a financial contributor to Wikipedia" gives anyone extra article contribution privileges. Just because some Wikipedians don't contribute financially because they are unemployed, or whatever, doesn't make their edits less valuable. Niteowlneils 19:26, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * 69.107.96.61 I am alarmed that so-called registered users can delete stuff contributed by financial contributors. Who'se your sugar daddy?  Me.  Daddy Warbucks.  I'm paying for your tuition while you go off and ponder Kant.  Yes, it's the same thing.  The Chicago school of economics says your worth is directly related to your money.  Oprah Winfred is worth more than 50 IBM fellows, cause she gets paid more.  That's what society wants.  Give it to 'em good and hard, like Mencken says for democracy.  Sad but true?  Then start your own society; move to Canada.  Another pet peeve:  I spent a half hour gathering statistics for diamond production by value (rough cut to final gem) and some bozo deletes it from the DeBeers site cause he thought it was extraneous.  That's wrong folks.  This whole concept of wikipedia is doomed, and the Lexus/Nexus people are laughing all the way to the bank, which confirms BTW the Chicago School analysis.  I vote that financial contributors get as many votes as the dollars they contribute, and nothing they post can be deleted unless outvoted, or if it's clearly abuse.
 * This is not the forum to discuss policy changes. Please go to the Village Pump to discuss your ideas for such changes. Gamaliel 00:39, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, you seem to have confused wikipedia with a capitalist enterprise. Look at the top of your screen and you'll see this is wikipedia.org, not .com. You remind me of those people who give money to the Red Cross and then want to tell them exactly what to spend it on. You're not the first person to want to turn wikipedia into the yellow pages, and you won't be the last, but it still isn't going to happen. I appreciate that you donated $75,000 (I assume you did, you said that you are our sugar dady, not that you are one of many), but that doesn't allow you to vote yourself thousands of votes. Write to your congressman and ask him to introduce a bill that will grant every citizen 1 vote per tax dollar they pay, and use the Chicago School to back up your argument. See where it gets you. And to really endear yourself make sure you mention that 1 Columbian drug lord is better than 1000 Jesuses, 2000 Gandhis, 3000 Buddahs, and a Mother Teresa. That should seal the deal. Let me know when that succeeds and I may reconsider. -R. fiend 17:41, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * 69.107.96.61 Yellow pages? Nuts.  The article is about Frederick Mates, a notable financial person.  One vote = one dollar is actually the law in some juridictions vis-a-vis property taxes (a minority trend but Scalia and others are pushing for it on the Supremes).  Mother Teresa was a capitalist powerhouse--don't be put off by her modesty--her foundation got paid.  Drug Lords are indeed gods in Latin America--see Cidade de Deus/City of God (Brazil 2002). And, BTW, I have contributed US$30 so far, and will continue to do so as long as my stuff does not get deleted too often.  Like I said, my DeBeers post got trimmed but I'll consider that a rookie mistake by some stylist.  Take Care.
 * While this particular article isn't "Yellow Pages" material, your proposal to allow financial contributors to write whatever they want and block deletion would amount to as much. Walmart could donate a mere $20,000 (pennies to them, and a tax write off) and write articles for every store they have, product on sale this week, etc. As for $1 = 1 vote, I'm not convicned this is the case anywhere, nor do I see how Scalia would have any say about extending such a practice, as it would clearly be a case for the legislative branch, all he could do is rule it constitutional or not if it ever got that far, which I doubt it would. Mother Teresa's foundation may have had alot of money, but that doesn't mean she did; anyone who reads about financial topics should know the difference. -R. fiend 16:32, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I am not finding any other evidence of notability of this person. Delete the biography (though I could see this as a useful redirect to a more general article where the change in the practice of accounting for letter stocks is discussed).  Comment:  I do agree with Gamaliel's observation that many of the comments of voters on this page give the impression that they are voting solely on the basis of their philosophical positions and with no regard for the merits of this particular case.  Rossami (talk) 05:39, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete.  Seems to be basically a one-fact article: namely, that he managed an investment fund in the 60's and 70's which was involved in accounting improprieties.   There seems to be some precedent that being convicted of white-collar crimes is not inherently notable.  For example, we recently deleted Stevin Hoover (Votes for deletion/Stevin Hoover), even though Hoover was jailed. (The discussion in that case didn't inspire confidence that it was carefully considered, however.)     Was Mates convicted?    I don't think this hurdles the bar.  --BM 16:22, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Notable EdwinHJ | Talk 16:30, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. He was notable, or at least notorious, back in his day, even if he isn't any more. Wikipedia's got articles from the old Encyclopaedia Britannica about people who are no longer notable altough they were at the time.  This is just another example of that.  Miss Pippa 18:22, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Despite the destructive argument by 69.107.96.61, who I'm pretty sure has never given a dime I believe this article warrent a keep for the reasons directly above.LukeSurl 20:45, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Asia-related topics - A

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. 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 NO CONSENSUS. dbenbenn | talk 16:22, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

List of Asia-related topics - A
(also, B-Z) This attempts to be an alphabetical index of a very large partition of all Wikipedia topics. Its usefulness seems obsoleted by the category system ([Category:Asia] and its many subs). Should we keep this? No vote for now. Radiant! 11:16, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, made obsolete by categories -- Ferkelparade π 12:39, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - redundant with cats. Should be checked for actual redundancy with the cat - David Gerard 14:36, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete just way too broad for a useful list. I can't imagine anyone actually using this: "Ok, I've decided to write my term paper on Asia... but only Asian things that start with the letter C". Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  20:35, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Use categories instead. An alphabetical index isn't very useful for this subject. Carrp | Talk 20:40, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. You cannot use categories for the important function "Related changes". AFAIK this has been the major purpose of all List of xyzzy-related topics articles, such as List of mathematical topics, etc.. Mikkalai 20:51, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per above because categories cannot be annotated, or include alternate names. Kappa 22:34, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, duplicates category, not very useful. Megan1967 00:36, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Related changes has worked with categories since the last software upgrade. - SimonP 02:35, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * I realize the herculaneity of it, but that would mean a lot of lists would be better off as categories. Radiant! 09:45, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Currently, "Related changes" does not includes articles within subcategories.  Until Mediawiki provides a way to see all the related changes among subcategories, these indexes are useful.  Kusunose 09:08, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Interesting point. I suppose that feature request has been made somewhere? Because as I understand, one of the points of categories is that they're self-updating, whereas lists have to be kept manually. So in principle I would prefer categories. Unless they're buggy in some way. Radiant! 09:45, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Should only be deleted if it could not be of any use to anyone. Deletion on the basis that some people prefer another system is an attack on the flexibility of Wikipedia. Wincoote 23:40, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, having two separate and divergent indexing systems is Considered Harmful. Radiant! 16:16, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Paraphelion 02:03, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, until the bit about related changes for subcategories gets implemented. We have loads of "List of foo related topics", and I don't think nominating one is the right way to address these issues.  Isn't there somewhere else more appropriate to discuss it?  dbenbenn | talk 16:22, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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I'm Talking

I'm Talking are an Australian funk-pop rock band, which featured vocalists Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne. They formed in 1983 in Melbourne and provided top ten hit singles "Trust Me", "Do You Wanna Be?" and "Holy Word" and a top fifteen album, Bear Witness, before disbanding in 1987. The group reunited in October 2018, and went on a 2019 tour as well as a series of small venue shows.

1983–1987: Bear Witness
After the break-up of Melbourne-based experimental funk band Essendon Airport in 1983, members Robert Goodge on guitar, Ian Cox on saxophone and Barbara Hogarth on bass guitar set about forming a band to create inventive, commercial, funk-pop music. I'm Talking's original line-up was Kate Ceberano on vocals (ex-Expozay, Hoagy Cats), Stephen Charlesworth on keyboards, Cox, Goodge, Hogarth and Cameron Newman on drums. They introduced sophisticated dance beat music to the pub rock scene, performing for a year before recording their debut release. The EP Someday was released in May 1984 on the independent Randelli label. They also contributed to the soundtrack of the short film More Love Stories and songs "Here, There and Everywhere" and "Scratching" on the ABC compilation EP Cooking with George. They attracted the attention of manager Ken West and then signed to Regular Records. Zan Abeyratne (ex-Grand Wazoo, Bang) joined as a second lead vocalist.

I'm Talking released "Trust Me" in November 1984, which peaked at #10 on the Kent Music Report for the Australian singles charts. This was followed by "Lead the Way" in June 1985, then a cover of the Rose Royce song "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" in August, which both peaked into the top thirty. Although their songs were initially credited to the band as a whole (i.e. I'm Talking), in fact Goodge and Cox wrote virtually all the music and lyrics. The group won 'Best New Talent' and 'Best Debut Single' for "Trust Me" for 1984 at the Countdown Awards ceremony broadcast in 1985. On 13 July, I'm Talking performed "Lead the Way" in the 1985 Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program). It was broadcast in Australia (on both the Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US.

I'm Talking recorded their debut album Bear Witness in Melbourne, it was released in August 1986. Produced by Fred Maher (drummer for Scritti Politti) and Martyn Webster, it peaked at #14 in the albums charts, and spawned three more singles for their Australian label Regular Records. "Do You Wanna Be?", entered the charts in May and peaked at #8, becoming their highest charting single. "Holy Word", released in July 1986, featured solo vocals by Abeyratne and peaked at #9. "How Can It Be?" was released in October 1986, and although it failed to enter the top 100, it was listed among a list of singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100 in November 1986. They signed to London Records in the UK but disagreements between the band and that label led to "Do You Wanna Be?" being the only single released outside of Oceania. "Holy Word" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1987 horror film Howling III. At least three of their songs later appeared in the 1988 film For Queen & Country.

After returning from their 1986 UK tour supporting Five Star, there were line-up changes, Warren McLean (ex-Machinations) replaced Newman on drums and Kevin Wiltshire was 'imported' from the UK tour as a second keyboardist. That line-up appeared on the national Australian Made tour of January 1987. By March, Abeyratne, Charlesworth and McLean had left. New members were John McAll on keyboards, Philip Jackson on drum machine and electronics, Susie Ahern on backing vocals, and rapper Tricky J (Julien Lodge). New material was performed live by this line-up, but none was recorded. Ceberano won 'Most Popular Female Performer' for 1986 at the final Countdown Awards held in 1987. New material was performed live in 1987, but Ceberano departed to pursue her solo career and I'm Talking disbanded in July 1987. In 1988, a compilation, Dancing was released by Regular Records.

1988–2017: After I'm Talking
After the break-up of I'm Talking, Ceberano launched her solo career; Abeyratne released three solo singles. Goodge, Cox and David Chesworth collaborated again in 1990 in the group "Power Trip featuring Mr Larry Weems". Goodge also went into partnership with Gavin Campbell and Paul Main in the '90s to form Filthy Lucre, specialising in remixes. They were responsible for transforming Yothu Yindi's folk-rock song "Treaty" into a dance-groove hit single. Goodge has also written and performed with Stephen Cummings since the 1990s. I'm Talking's manager, West, handled Ceberano for a brief time before going into partnership with Vivian Lees and launching their national rock festival The Big Day Out. John McAll went on to play and record with Goodge's former collaborator David Chesworth, and other jazz and rock acts.

In 2003 Goodge revived a trio of Essendon Airport with David Chesworth and Graham Lee. In 2007 Kate Ceberano appeared in the Countdown Spectacular 2 performing versions of I'm Talking's "Trust Me" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore". As of 2008 Cox is a conservator at the State Library of Victoria. In October 2010, Bear Witness (1986) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

In 2014, Ceberano released her memoir, I'm Talking: My life, my words, my music, published by Hachette Australia. Ceberano co-wrote the book with Tom Gilling.

2018–present: Reunion and Dyin' to Be Dancin'
In March 2018 Bear Witness was re-released with additional tracks, and the band started an official YouTube channel. The album was re-mastered for vinyl, cd, and digital download.

On 16 October 2018, the members of I'm Talking announced their return to the stage in 2019 as the supporting act for Bryan Ferry's Australian tour, between February and April. The reformed lineup consists of five of the seven original members: Goodge, Hogarth, Charlesworth, Ceberano, and Abeyratne. Ian Cox and Cameron Newman did not return due to personal commitments. The group also have not ruled out about whether they'll record or perform any new material beyond that. About the reunited group, Ceberano stated that she was "very excited about performing with I'm Talking again after so many years," adding that "[t]he music still sounds so great – fans are gonna love it!" On 9 November 2018, the group performed an acoustic set of cover songs during a segment on Myf Warhurst's ABC Radio program. The group later performed a special concert for their fans in Melbourne on 11 February 2019, which received great reviews. On 15 February 2019, the group released a live album titled Dyin' to Be Dancin, which was recorded between 1984–1986. With the success of the reunion and renewed interest from its fan base, the members have already signaled intentions to do more shows and possibly work on new music in the future. In July 2019, the group released new remixes for the songs "It's Over" (an album track on Bear Witness) and "Cry Me a River" (originally a b-side on the single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore").

In February 2020, the group released a 6-track remix single of "Holy Word".

Members
Summarised from sources:
 * Kate Ceberano – vocals (1983–1987, 2019)
 * Stephen Charlesworth – keyboards (1983–1987, 2019)
 * Ian Cox – saxophone (1983–1987)
 * Robert Goodge – guitar (1983–1987, 2019)
 * Barbara Hogarth – bass guitar (1983–1987, 2019)
 * Cameron Newman – drums (1983–1986)
 * Zan Abeyratne – vocals (1984–1987, 2019)
 * Warren McLean – drums (1986–1987)
 * Kevin Wiltshire – keyboards (1986–1987 session musician)
 * John McAll – keyboards (1986-1987)
 * Philip Jackson – drum machine, electronics (1987)
 * Tricky J (Julien Lodge) – rapping (1987)
 * Susie Ahern – backing vocals (1987)
 * Miles Henry – drums (2019)
 * Brodie Everist – saxophone (2019)

ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.

 * 1987
 * Richard Alan for Bear Witness by I'm Talking
 * Best Cover Art
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

Countdown Music Awards
Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.

 * rowspan="3" |1984
 * "Trust Me"
 * Best Debut Single
 * Won
 * Kate Ceberarno in "Trust Me" (I'm Talking)
 * Best Female Performance in a Video
 * Nominated
 * I'm Talking
 * Most Promising Talent
 * Won
 * 1986
 * Bear Witness
 * Best Debut Album
 * Nominated
 * 1986
 * Bear Witness
 * Best Debut Album
 * Nominated

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Garrett J. Pendergrast

Commodore Garrett Jesse Pendergrast (December 5, 1802 – November 7, 1862) was an American naval officer who served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and as part of the Brazil Squadron and Home Squadron. He served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. He commanded the USS Cumberland during the loss of the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia to Confederate forces and captured 16 Confederate ships in the early stages of the Union blockade. He served as commander of the Philadelphia Navy Yard from October 1861 until his death in November 1862.

Career
Pendergrast was born on December 5, 1802, in Kentucky. He entered the United States Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1812, and served during the War of 1812. He was promoted to lieutenant on March 3, 1821.

In March, 1825, he participated in the capture of the sloop Anna. Pendergrast was one of twenty-six sailors ordered by John D. Sloat to pursue the pirate Roberto Cofresi and force his ship aground in Puerto Rico, which led to his capture.

He was promoted to commander on September 8, 1841. On October 27, 1843, he recommissioned the sloop USS Boston (1825) at Boston and sailed to the South Atlantic to join the Brazil Squadron. He returned to the New York Navy Yard in February 1846.

As part of the Home Squadron, he commanded the steam sloop USS Saranac in 1852 and the sailing frigate USS Columbia from 1853 to 1854.

Promoted to Captain on May 24, 1855, he commissioned the frigate USS Merrimack (1855) on February 20, 1856. He voyaged to the Caribbean and Western Europe in 1856 and 1857. He returned to Boston and the Merrimack was repaired and redeployed to the Pacific Squadron from 1857 to 1859.

On September 24, 1860, Pendergrast sailed from Philadelphia aboard the sloop USS Pawnee (1859) in order to assume command of the Home Squadron, then operating off the coast of Mexico.

Civil War
At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Pendergrast was in command of the frigate USS Cumberland (1842) at anchor near the Gosport Navy Yard awaiting repairs. The Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, ordered Pendergrast to remain in the Hampton Roads area to protect Gosport Navy Yard and Fort Monroe. Pendergrast positioned the Cumberland off the harbor to either defend it or protect the escape of Federal ships. Most of the blame for the loss of the Gosport Navy Yard fell to Charles Stewart McCauley although some of it was also placed on Pendergrast who controlled the Federal fleet on the Atlantic coast.

At the age of 58, Pendergrast was one of the oldest officers in service. On April 24, 1861, Pendergrast and the Cumberland, accompanied by a small flotilla of support ships, seized Confederate ships and privateers in the vicinity of Fort Monroe off the Virginia coastline. Within the next two weeks, Pendergrast had captured 16 enemy vessels, which showed that the Union blockade could be effective.

He was promoted to commodore on July 16, 1862. In October 1861, Pendergrast was assigned to command the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He suffered a stroke on November 3, 1862, and died on November 7, 1862. He was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Personal life
At the age of 24, he married Susan Virginia Barron, daughter of Commodore James Barron. Upon the Secession, she reportedly refused to accompany her husband in his allegiance to the United States and swore she would never live with him again.

Dates of rank

 * Midshipman - 1 January 1812
 * Lieutenant - 3 March 1821
 * Commander - 8 September 1841
 * Captain - 24 May 1855
 * Commodore, Retired List - 16 July 1862

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Talk:Kuo Ping-Wen

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Guo Bingwen (or Ping-Wen Kuo) was the founder of Nanjing Highier Normal Institute and National Southeast University which was the Chinese cradle of modern science. The Chinese modern higher education start by foreign church, e.g., The Nanking University (南京彙文書院, not today's Nanjing University (南京大學) but the University of Nanking (金陵大學) and merged with NJU in 1952) and The Peking University (北京彙文書院, not today's Beijing University (北京大學) but the Yenching University (燕京大學) and merged with BJU or PKU in 1952) established by American Christian church in 1888 and 1889. But they were not actually universities as their core objective was for religion at the time. Later in 1897 there was the first Chinese school with the Chinese name university(大學) --Peiyang University(北洋大學堂, renamed Tianjin University(天津大學) in 1951). It’s generally accepted as the first Chinese semi-modern? University(中國第一所近代大學). It was actually an engineering/technology institute. The first comprehensive Chinese university was National Peking University(also known as Metropolitan University(京師大學堂) in its earlier days and renamed Peking University in 1912) and the second national comprehensive Chinese university was National Southeast University(國立東南大學, renamed National Central University in 1928 and Nanjing University in 1949, also known as Nanjing Higher Normal Institute in its earlier days(南京高等師範學校)). Given the name university(大學), such Chinese universities as Peiyang University, Peking University, Shanxi University were not real modern university in their earlier days. [The modern Chinese university came into been around 1920s. In many features, National Southeastern University is the first modern Chinese university(the article Nanjing University may provide some references). For instance, John Leighton Stuart(司徒雷登), the first president of Yenching University, later also American Ambassador to China, in his book Fifty years in China(在華五十年), describes National Southeast University as "the first modern national university in China"(中國第一所現代國立高等大學). -note: by dictioner] Ping-Wen Kuo was the man of the time. When He was the president of Nanjing Higher Normal Institute, He established the Southeast University based on the Nanjing Higher Normal Institute. Many of the notable Chinese university presidents were faculties or graduates of the university around the year 1920. He also enjoyed international fame. He was elected for three times as the vice Chairman of the World Education Congress/International Education Board?(世界教育會) and the Chairman of Asian division since 1923. Wang Jingwei, a Chinese political leader, wanted to replace Ping-Wen Kuo to become the president of National Southeast University in 1924 and there were conflict between them, and with other reasons together, R.O.C. government at Nanjing devalued him. The CCP government also dislikes him for many reasons. As one reason raise here, Ping-Wen Kuo advocated the scholars/professors should be independent and should not involved in politic actives or politic parties. But CCP insists the party and government controlling education/universes till now. Wikinu 10:34, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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This article was proposed for deletion Feb. 2005. Votes for deletion/Guo Bingwen Joyous 16:15, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC)

Great modern educator
Ping-Wen Kuo was a great modern educator who established the fundermental principle in China that education and academia should not be involved in politics. But the principle had been destroyed by KMT and later CCP, till now.

National Southeastern University was the earliest established Chinese university modeled itself after Amercan universities (and the Amercan ones after Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, leading by Johns Hopkins University) --Humanisting 14:25, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freeduc-cd

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Freeduc-cd
Educational software that googles a lot and may be notable. However, the article is a mere advertisement for a certain 'special' version thereof that you should download. Hence, a deletion and rewrite from scratch may be appropriate. Radiant! 11:27, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this ad. --nixie 01:07, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Advert. jni 16:36, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Future Technologies
Company vanity, notability not established. Radiant! 11:33, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Tough one to Google, as it's both a common term and a common company name. Going by the 4,802,966 Alexa rank of their URL though, they don't seem very notable. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  14:05, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, platform for an external link. —Korath (Talk) 04:58, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)
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Fort Fisher

Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point or Confederate Point and today is known as Pleasure Island. The strength of Fort Fisher led to its being called the Southern Gibraltar and the "Malakoff Tower of the South". The battle of Fort Fisher was the most decisive battle of the Civil War fought in North Carolina.

Wilmington

The city of Wilmington is located 21 miles upstream from the mouth of the Cape Fear River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

During the war, Wilmington was one of the most important points of entry for supplies for the Confederacy. Its port traded cotton and tobacco in exchange for foreign goods, like munitions, clothing and foodstuffs. This nourished both the southern states in general and General Robert E. Lee's forces in Virginia. Trade was based on the coming and going of steamer ships of British smugglers. These vessels were called "blockade runners" because they had to avoid the Union's imposed maritime barricade. Mostly, the blockade runners came indirectly from British colonies, such as Bermuda, Bahamas or Nova Scotia. Often, they were forced to fly the Confederate insignia since the Union had imposed the death penalty on British "pirates" captured in the region.

After the fall of Norfolk, Virginia in May 1862, the importance of Wilmington was further increased. It became the main Confederate port on the Atlantic Ocean. Because of Fort Fisher, Wilmington's defenses were the sturdiest in the Confederacy, and Wilmington was able to be defended for a considerable duration of the war.

Cape Fear River

South of Wilmington, along the Cape Fear River's last 20 mile, a handful of Confederate forts and batteries protected the daily flow of ships. Also, the channel had been purposely jammed with loads of wreckage and aquatic mines, which were called "torpedoes." The Confederate officers conducted each ship cautiously through this barrier.

Particularly at Cape Fear's outlet to the Atlantic, the area was enclosed by a half dozen Confederate positions. The river flowed to the sea through two relatively shallow inlets, which were partitioned by Smith Island now Bald Head Island. The existence of two inlets resulted in a crucial advantage: guided by the Confederates, the blockade runners were capable of avoiding the Union ships. They simply had to change course unexpectedly, alternatively between the two inlets.

Near the beginning of the war, the Confederacy occupied the Federal Point peninsula, which was located at an advantaged location upon Cape Fear's New Inlet.

Early structures
The first artillery batteries were placed in the spring of 1861, 1 mile from the New Inlet. Maj. Charles Pattison Bolles supervised the works. The regional command was conformed by Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes and Maj. William H. C. Whiting (Bolles' brother-in-law), as chief inspector of North Carolina's defenses.

Later, when Bolles was transferred to Oak Island, Capt. William Lord deRosset took his place. deRosset brought Wilmington's Light Infantry to the primitive artillery position, and he named the place "Bolles Battery." Bolles Battery had a succession of interim commanders. Additionally, a training site, Camp Wyatt, was built north of the battery.

In the summer of 1861, the commander was Colonel Seawell L. Fremont. He was from the 1st NC Volunteer Artillery and Engineers. He added the following batteries along the isthmus:
 * Meade Battery
 * Zeke's Island Battery
 * Anderson Battery
 * Gatlin Battery

Around September, the placement was formally christened "Fort Fisher", after Col. Charles F. Fisher who was from the 6th NC Infantry and fell at the First Battle of Manassas.

Along the peninsula, the civilian population was scarce and consisted of some small family farms. The region was surrounded by pine woods. Typically, Confederate pilots would climb the tall pine trees with large ladders, spot the nearest blockade runner and then depart, meeting the incoming ship to guide it past the several passive defenses to Wilmington.

Fort Fisher was further overhauled with more powerful artillery provided from Charleston. So armed, the fortress could force the Union blockade to remain well offshore, too far away to shell the shoreline.

Fortifications
In July 1862, Col. William Lamb assumed command of the fort. Soon after arriving, he expressed some displeasure at Fort Fisher's ongoing crude state. The fall of Norfolk increased the fort's prominence, since Wilmington's trading activity had to be secured. A line of soil-mounds was built which formed the Land Face, which extended along Shepherd Battery to the sea. The Sea Face was constructed later as a continuation of the previous mount line. It was extended down to a location which would constitute Mound Battery. At the intersection of both faces, the Northeast Bastion was erected, which was 30 feet high. Mound Battery was the most important structure of Fort Fisher, and it was built during spring of 1863. It demanded a workforce of many hundreds and the use of a small locomotive which discharged the soil over the pile. A lighting beacon was installed at its pinnacle and was used to signal the blockade runners.

Being built mostly of soil, Fort Fisher's structure was particularly efficient at absorbing salvos of heavy ordnance. This aspect of its design emulated the Tower of Malakoff which had been constructed at Sevastopol, Russia, during the Crimean War.

Over time, more than a thousand individuals including Confederate soldiers and slaves, had toiled at the location. The efforts had drawn more than 500 black slaves from nearby plantations. Some Native Americans, mostly Lumbee Indians, also had been impressed to assist with work on the fortifications.

After the improvements, Fort Fisher became the largest Confederate fort. In November 1863, President Jefferson Davis visited the facilities. In 1864, the complete regiment of the 36th North Carolina quartered inside Fort Fisher. In October 1864, Battery Buchanan was built.

Protecting Cape Fear's inlet
As a rule, the Union's warships could not sidestep Fort Fisher's massive presence, and they were forced to remain far from shoreline because of the coastal artillery.

Land defense
The land defense extended 1,800 feet, over fifteen mounds. It held twenty-five guns which were 32 feet (10 m) above sea level. The mounds were connected by an underground network which could not be penetrated by artillery. Below, the refuge was also used as an arsenal. In front of the walls, a 9 feet tall stake fence was used.

Sea defense
The sea defense extended 1 mile. It consisted of 22 guns at 12 feet) above sea level, with 2 large batteries at the extremes. Two ancillary pieces were built at two smaller mounds. They housed a telegraphic office and a bomb-resistant hospital.

Battery Buchanan
Battery Buchanan was a small but impressive fortification which was constructed in 1864 at the furthest tip of the peninsula (Confederate Point), overlooking Cape Fear's New Inlet. It was named for Admiral Franklin Buchanan of the Confederate Navy.

Weapons
Along the sea defense there were numerous columbiad 8 inch cannon, a few 10 inch columbiads and a mixture of rifled 32-pounders and Brooke Rifles. An 8 inch Blakeley Rifle was mounted in the Northeast Bastion and an innovative 150-pound Armstrong Gun was placed along the sea face. Barbettes were installed around each of the cannon, and the cannon were placed along both faces of Shepherd Battery and Mound Battery. The land defenses included 4.5 inch Parrott Rifles at the Shepherd Battery and two 24-pound Coehorn Mortars and one 10 inch seacoast mortar along the land face. 12-pound Napoleon-M1857 and a 3 inch Parrott Rifle were stationed near the entrance. The middle sally port along the fort's land face was protected by two 12-pounders.

Expedition to Fort Fisher
The Union planned to seize Wilmington after Mobile, Alabama fell in August 1864. By September 1864, a variety of sources—such as the Confederate intelligence and some Union newspapers—conjectured an imminent Union attack on either Charleston or Wilmington.

2,400 men were at Fort Fisher. They were insufficiently trained for defending against a land attack. Because of demands from other battlefronts—particularly Richmond—the defenders were being slowly replaced by local forces from North Carolina. For example, the Cape Fear River was further filled with "torpedoes", and a breastwork was built at the northern end of the fortification in order to contain any landing forces.

Because of his alleged alcoholism and other personal problems, Whiting was removed from command by Lee, and General Braxton Bragg was assigned as commander for the region. In November 1864, Bragg was ordered to join the battle against William T. Sherman in Georgia. For this, Bragg detached 2,000 troops from the already feeble Wilmington defensive lines. When Ulysses S. Grant was informed about this specific maneuver, he began formulating the definitive plan of invasion.

First battle
On December 15, 1864, Jefferson Davis supposed that Wilmington had not yet been attacked because it would have demanded "the withdrawal of too large a [Union] force from operations against points which they deem more important to us." Otherwise, "fleets and armies" would have already been "at the mouth of the Cape Fear."

In December 1864, Union Major General Benjamin Butler, together with the Expeditionary Corps of the Army of the James, was detached from the Virginia theater for an amphibious mission to capture Fort Fisher. He was joined by Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter, who commanded Union naval forces already in the region.

After being informed about the large Union army heading toward Wilmington, General Lee ordered Major General Robert Hoke's Division to Fort Fisher. Also, Hoke took command of all Confederate forces in the Wilmington area.

The Union attack started on December 24, 1864 with a naval bombardment. The firepower of Fort Fisher was temporarily silenced because some of its gun positions exploded. This allowed the Navy to land Union infantry. The landing force was intercepted by the arrival of Hoke's troops. The Union attack was effectively thwarted and, on December 27, Benjamin Butler ordered the withdrawal of his 1,000 soldiers who were still on the beach. This was in disobedience to Grant's orders, which were to besiege the fort if the assault failed. Because Butler disobeyed his orders, he was relieved of command by Grant.

Second battle
Butler was replaced by Major General Alfred Terry, and the operation was dubbed "Terry's expedition." Admiral Porter was again in charge of the naval attack. They waited until January 12, 1865, for the second attempt.

The new attack started with a heavy, continual bombardment from Porter's 56 ships. This initially targeted both of Fort Fisher's fronts. On January 13, Porter shifted fire to the fort itself, while Terry's infantry force of 8,000 soldiers commanded by Adelbert Ames landed north of the fort. By mid-afternoon, the fort was effectively isolated. Porter's ships fired throughout the night and the following day. On January 15, a second force of 1,600 sailors and 400 Marines commanded by LCdr. Kidder Breese was landed to the northeast of the fort.

At 3 p.m., Ames' infantry attacked at the northern, land face. At the same time, Breese's landing force attacked the fort's northeast bastion (the point where the land face met the sea face). Breese's attack was repulsed, but not before drawing the defenders' attention from the attack on the northern face. There the Union infantry entered the fortification through Shepherd Battery. The Confederate defenders found themselves battling inside their walls, and were forced to retreat.

Altogether, the land battle lasted six hours. At nighttime, General William Whiting, who had been wounded during the battle, surrendered as Commander of the District of Cape Fear. He was then imprisoned, and died in prison on March 10, 1865. The Confederates who had been captured and were not wounded were taken to the Elmira Prison located in New York, and assigned to Company E, 3rd Division of Prisoners. Those Confederates that were wounded were admitted to Hammond General Hospital and upon recovery were discharged and transferred to the main prison complex. Hammond General Hospital was outside the prison compound at Point Lookout, Maryland. Many of the guards in the prison at Point Lookout were former slaves that had joined the Union ranks.

Aftermath

With the fall of Fort Fisher, the trading route to Wilmington was cut, as was the supply line for General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Following the fall of Fort Anderson on the Cape Fear River the Union occupied Wilmington definitively on February 22, 1865.

The magazine explosion
Shortly after sunrise on January 16, 1865, Fort Fisher's main magazine exploded — a tremendous blast that killed at least 200 men of both sides. The tragedy sparked a heated debate, as the Union victors were eager to blame the Confederates for dastardly behavior. But the previous night's giddy celebration among the Federals had spawned many a drunken reveler; and the accident occurred despite the posting of guards at the fort's magazines.

An official Court of Inquiry determined the following:

"FINDINGS.

After mature deliberation upon the foregoing evidence the court finds that the following are the main facts, viz:

Immediately after the capture of the fort General Ames gave orders to Lieut. Samuel M. Zent, Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, through Capt. George W. Huckins, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers, acting assistant adjutant-general, Third Brigade, Second Division, to place guards on all the magazines and bombproofs. Lieutenant-Colonel Zent commenced on the northwest corner of the fort next [to] the river, following the traverses round, and placed guards on thirty-one entrances under the traverses. The main magazine which afterward exploded, being in the rear of the traverses, escaped his notice, and consequently had no guards from his regiment or any other. That soldiers, sailors and marines were running about with lights in the fort, entering bombproofs with these lights, intoxicated and discharging firearms. That personas were seen with lights searching for plunder in the main magazine some ten of fifteen minutes previous to the explosion. The court do not [sic] attach any importance to the report that a magnetic wire connected this work [fort] with some work on the opposite side of the Cape Fear River.

OPINION.

The opinion of the court, therefore, is that the explosion was the result of carelessness on the part of persons to them unknown. The court then adjourned sine die"

- JOSEPH C. ABBOTT, Brevet Brigadier-General, U.S. Volunteers, President of Court. — GEORGE F. TOWLE, Captain Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers, Acting Assistant Inspector-General and Recorder.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, the first in North Carolina. It is now part of Fort Fisher State Historic Site, belonging to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and includes the main fort complex, a museum and a visitor center. Undersea archaeology is also practiced around the site. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is adjacent to the State Historic Site, and the remnants of the once formidable Battery Buchanan is a part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve's Zeke's Island site.

The museum features a map of the 1865 battle with three-dimensional models of Fort Fisher and Battery Buchanan. The map features a narration of the battle and fiber-optic lights to show the troop activities and locations. Other exhibits highlight aspects of the battle, life at the fort, Union and Confederate soldiers' clothing and gear, weapons and armaments from the period, local cultural and natural history, Fort Fisher's history during World War II, and excavations and artifacts found at the fort.

Because of natural sea attrition, the construction of US 421 and a landing strip during World War II few of the original sand mounds have survived. Part of the original land face fence has been reconstructed.

Visitors can take a tour around the surviving earthworks of the fort with trail marker displays. A restored 32-pound seacoast cannon is located at the Sheperd's Battery, and is fired on special occasions. Scheduled guided tours are given daily, and special costumed tours are held occasionally. Fort Fisher's original innovative 150 pound Armstrong cannon is now located at West Point, NY, having been brought there for display at "Trophy Point."

Fort Fisher is the subject of an exhibit at the Cape Fear Museum in downtown Wilmington. Included are impressive dioramas of the fort and the Civil War waterfront of Wilmington originally created for the former acclaimed Blockade Runner Museum at Carolina Beach.

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Lauren Royal

Lauren Royal is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling historical romance author. She's a self-proclaimed Angels baseball fan and Ducks hockey fan who lives in Southern California with her family and their constantly shedding cat. Her books are set primarily in England and Scotland in the 17th and 19th centuries (the Restoration and Regency periods).

In third grade, she decided that she wanted to become a writer after winning a "Why My Mother is the Greatest" essay contest and seeing her entry published in a major regional newspaper.

Royal began buying books about history, and she became fascinated with that topic as she became a teenager. Among the non-history writers she preferred were Ira Levin and Robert A. Heinlein. When Royal was fourteen, she took a book from her uncle's collection: the book, "Forever Amber," would make a difference in Royal's life, as she became a fan of restoration era romances.

Royal attended the University of California, Irvine, later on transferring to UCLA. She was able to get hands-on experience with professional writing there, as she majored in television and film production. After being told that it was too difficult for a novelist to get published, Royal opened a jewelry store, which she soon moved to a local mall.

For the next fourteen years, she was a dedicated businesswoman, helping her store expand into a chain of seven stores around Southern California. She married and had three children. However, as company owner, she spent many hours reading and writing, which allowed her to practice her writing skills. She wrote employee manuals, company newsletters, newspaper and radio ads, and pretty much anything else the company needed written.

Her small chain of stores was bought by a larger, national chain, and Royal decided to stay home and pursue her childhood dream of becoming a writer. In between watching her children and taking care of the house, she was able to finish her first book, "Amethyst" (in which the heroine was a jeweler—as Royal says, "write what you know!").

"Amethyst" was followed by "Emerald," "Amber," "Forevermore" (her contribution to the anthology published as "In Praise of Younger Men"), "Violet," "Lily," and "Rose," all of which are set in the Restoration era. Then she wrote "Lost in Temptation," "Tempting Juliana," and "The Art of Temptation," which are all set in the Regency era.

She is currently working on young-adult versions of her books with her daughter, Devon, as well as new YA books set in the Renaissance (Elizabethan) era (16th century).

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Friedrich Kratochwil

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was KEEP. —Korath (Talk) 05:03, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)

Friedrich Kratochwil
College professor. Notability not established. Radiant! 11:36, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, "marking a landslide in the study of International Relations" sounds plenty notable. Kappa 11:42, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems notable enough.--Centauri 12:06, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Almost all professors, particularly with publications, are more notable than Pokemon - David Gerard 14:32, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Huh? Ask an average guy in the street about "Kratochwil" and I bet some of them will say "a new kind of pokemon?" :-) Mikkalai 20:47, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * keep nevertheless. Mikkalai 20:47, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. A quick Google search shows he's written several books and 50+ scientific articles. Alarm 17:58, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep,all the info about editorial boards could probably be cut though --nixie 01:00, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems notable. We should give the benefit of the doubt for articles on serious subjects, so as not to discourage contribitions. Wincoote 23:35, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Much more noteable than the subjects of many Wikipedia pages. Martg76 19:24, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Reluctantly, I still have to go with delete. No evidence has yet been presented that he is more than an "average professor".  How that compares with Pokemon characters is, unfortunately, irrelevant.  Mere publications are insufficient to define notability for professors.  They all publish and most have no impact.  I'm willing to change my vote is someone can find evidence that his work has been influential on the works of others.  I could find no such evidence.  Rossami (talk) 05:47, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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X.121

X.121 is the ITU-T address format of the X.25 protocol suite used as part of call setup to establish a switched virtual circuit between Public Data Networks (PDNs), connecting two network user addresses (NUAs). It consists of a maximum of fourteen binary-coded decimal digits and is sent over the Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) after the packet type identifier (PTI).

Description
The address is made up of the international data number (IDN), which consists of two fields: the 4 digit data network identification code (DNIC) and the (up to) 10 digit national terminal number (NTN).

The DNIC has three digits to identify the country (one to identify a zone and two to identify the country within the zone) and one to identify the PDN (allowing only ten in each country). The NTN identifies the exact network device (DTE, data terminal equipment) in the packet-switched network (PSN) and is often provided as an NUA. There are no rules to the structure of the NTN.

IPv4 addresses can be mapped to X.121 as described in RFC 1236. The 14.0.0.0/8 block used to be reserved for X.121 use but was returned to IANA in 2008 to stave off IPv4 address exhaustion.

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Gisle Hannemyr

Gisle Hannemyr (born 3 July 1953) is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.

Professional background
In 1991, he was co-founder of the first commercial internet service provider in Norway, Oslonett, which later, being acquired by Schibsted, became Schibsted Nett (SN), and Scandinavia Online (Sol). He later co-founded other Internet-related businesses.

Through books, articles and regular columns in the press, Hannemyr has been active in describing and explaining not only the Internet, but also hacker culture to the public. In the public eye, he is regarded as Norway's foremost net guru and evangelist, and is the primary spokesperson for free software, free media formats and open net usage in Norwegian media.

In 2002, Hannemyr was awarded the Norwegian Computer Society's Rosing Honorary Prize, and in 2003, a vote among the Norwegian members of First Tuesday (an association of entrepreneurs and investors) declared him Internet personality of the decade.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank W. Baker

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Frank W. Baker
Educational consultant. Notability is hinted at but not established in the article, and it is written like vanity with (snipped) contact info at the end. Radiant! 11:37, Feb 23, 2005 (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 the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.
 * Keep - includes refs for verifiability, needs cleanup - David Gerard 14:33, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Pretty clear advertizing for his consulting business. Sorry, being a consultant isn't notable. This is an encyclopedia, not myspace.com. Things like this should be speedies. -R. fiend 19:44, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Advertising and resumecruft. Gamaliel 19:51, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This reads like a resume and is very likely an ad. He's a consultant, so what? Carrp | Talk 19:54, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, reads like self-promotion. Megan1967 00:33, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Strongest possible delete. Are you kidding me?  Vanity, advertisement.  Wikipedia is most certainly not a resume-listing site. —Korath (Talk) 04:55, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Trade paperback

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Too much stuff about comics here. The TPB was already in use many years before comic books hijacked the term with the wrong usage. --Pc13 11:39, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This whole conglomeration is suspect
re: Trade paperbacks were once used primarily for special editions, but for many literary titles trade paperbacks have now replaced regular paperbacks as the format for a book's subsequent release once its hardcover edition has been discontinued. Generally, regular pocket-sized paperbacks are now used only for popular and genre fiction titles.

For new writers publishing their first works, a trade paperback may even be the sole format of a book's release.
 * This looks more applicable to mass market paperbacks than TPB's.
 * 'New' authors are more likely to only appear in Mpb
 * TPB take over from hardcover almost never happens, unless is an extraordinary bestseller like the Harry Potter books. Even Tom Clancy hardly ever has a TPB printing (if ever).
 * TPB's are usually limited editions by specialty publishers. Or so 51-8 years as a bilophile tell me. Best regards, // Fra nkB 05:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

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FrankB, I think you are missing the point here. Yes, mass Market paperbacks *are* still in use for genre (or "pulp") fiction like Sci-fi, Mystery, and Military/Spy thrillers (as your Clancy example shows), but the point is that they simply are no longer in use for literary fiction, even if the publisher is large like Random House. Try getting Updike or Marquez in Mass Market Paperbacks these days. This wasn't always the case, of course: as late as the 1970s even literary authors were published in pocket paperbacks. And it *is* quite common for new "literary" authors to be published in (trade) paperback originals -- a recent example was Alice Greenway's "White Ghost Girls". // Jonathan

 * Even in genre, some books go from hardback to trade paperback and may not have a mass-market paperback edition for a long while if ever. Most of Gene Wolfe's recent novels and collections, for instance (arguably an overlap of sf with "literary" fiction).  The Tor Orb imprint consists of sf novels and collections in trade paperback which may or may not go to mass market paperback later on depending on sales, and Tor isn't the only publisher do do this kind of thing with sf titles. --Jim Henry 19:33, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Returns policies
If I'm not mistaken, another important difference between mass market paperbacks and trade paperbacks is the returns policy. MPBs can be stripped and the covers returned to the publisher for credit (as evidence that the book was unsold and destroyed). It used to be this saved the publisher money in shipping costs. But as printing costs have gone up, the number of copies a book has to sell to make MPB return policy cost-effective has also gone up, and more midlist titles are appearing only in TPB, which have to be returned whole by the bookseller if they remain unsold. Trade paperbacks are more likely to be remaindered like hardbacks, whereas MPBs are more likely to be stripped and destroyed. --Jim Henry 19:38, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup
OK, I've cleaned up the page and updated the image. I removed the cleanup tags because I'm satisfied that the article is now OK and not in need of cleanup. I hope this was OK? Any comments/suggestions warmly welcome, or just edit away! Cheers. -- HughL [ talk? ]/[ contribs ] • 10:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

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Connection-Oriented Network Service

Connection-Oriented Network Service (CONS) is one of the two Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) network-layer protocols, the other being Connectionless-mode Network Service (CLNS). It is basically X.25, with a few adjustments.

Protocols providing CONS
Some protocols that provide the CONS service:

 * X.25, as specified in ITU-T Recommendation X.223 is a Public Data Network protocol that provides the Connection Oriented Network Service as described in ITU-T Recommendation X.213.
 * Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP), as specified in ITU-T Recommendation Q.711 is a Signaling System 7 protocol that provides the Connection Oriented Network Service as described in ITU-T Recommendation X.213.
 * Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol (SSCOP), as specified in ITU-T Recommendation Q.2110 is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode protocol that provides the Connection Oriented Network Service as described in ITU-T Recommendation X.213.

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Talk:Timeline of Fionavar

Appears to be non-encyclopaedic nonsense, but please teach me if I am wrong. Apart from this it would require some major cleaning up Refdoc 11:41, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Closed deletion listing
This article was listed for deletion on 16 April, 2005. The result of the discussion was merge with Fionavar'. The discussion is now closed, but can still be viewed: Votes for deletion/Timeline of Fionavar. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 13:11, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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