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Where are you now Hajor? I need to reach you

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So you quit wikipedia
Farewell Hajor! You made great contributions.

Abögarp

Why did u quit?
Was it something I said? Just kidding. Good job... while it lasted. --Vizcarra 20:43, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Sad to hear you're leaving. You'll be missed. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza  02:36, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Indeed, SqueakBox 18:51, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Not another top class contributor leaving? What is going on? Sorry to lose you. FearÉIREANN \(caint) 19:12, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Take care, Hajor. Hope you would come back soon. -- PFHLai 03:14, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

You will be missed. - BanyanTree 03:55, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh no
Don't know why you quit, but if it's because of the wikimaffia: people who erase your articles and do horrible things liek that, don't worry, you can find nice people too... or that's what i thought :)

Gaudio 12:51, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Pic of the Day
Hi Hajor,

Sorry to see that you have left the building. Lets hope its more like a wikibreak - it was certainly nice to know that there was someone else around who didn't believe that pylons had to carry electricity. In any case, at the risk of whistling in the wind...

Just to let you know that your photo Image:USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg is due to make a reappearance as Pic of the Day on the 19th December. I've reused the same caption as last time, but you can make any changes at Picture of the day/December 19, 2005. -- Solipsist 19:56, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Felix Navidad

''' O.K. Hajor, so you don't believe in Santa, but I still want to wish you and your loved ones all the happiness in the world and the best new year ever. Your friend, Tony the Marine 04:26, 18 December 2005 (UTC)'''

(P.S. It saddens me that you left the project but, I understand)

 * See you, man. It was fun while it lasted! I hope you have great success in all that you do!!!!! I love the phrase, best epitaph for your userpage.  ε  γκυκλο  παίδεια  *  05:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Best wishes
I can't believe how long it took me to find out about your departure, and it really saddens me since you were, hands down, the best wikipedian I ever worked with in the Mexican cats. I would definitely enjoy working with you once again, but I can't ask you to reconsider it; I am flirting with the idea as well. In any case, happy holidays and the best of lucks. Your friend, Ruiz 01:19, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Ancient Near East warfare taskforce
I see you’re a member of WikiProject Ancient Egypt. Might you be interested in WikiProject Military history/Ancient Near East warfare task force, which will include wars of Ancient Egypt such as Battle of Megiddo? See the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history Neddyseagoon 15:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Proposed Georgia Move
As a past participant in the discussion on how to handle the Georgia pages, I thought you might be interested to know that there's a new attempt to reach consensus on the matter being addressed at Talk:Georgia (country). Please come by and share your thoughts to help form a consensus. --Vengeful Cynic 03:23, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Mexico
jsut wondering, is there a reason for Mexico not being at México (the proper title). Currently the properly accented name redirects to the unaccented one (and that's contrary to all MExican cities and states articles, which are located at the spanish (accented) name. -- Drini 00:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Hajor hasnt been here in over 8 months but I believe the reason is that the common usage for Mexico and Mexico City in English is without the accent but that common English usage doesnt really exist for other Mexican places in the same way, Panama is the same. I have a memory of having this conversation with Hajor and him saying something like this though I couldn't swear to it, SqueakBox 01:43, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikiproject name commentary
Can you comment on this Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Mexican-Americans/Chicanos? Thanks --evrik 18:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Dual license Image:USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg
Hi Hajor. I'm a member of the Freeciv community. We would like to use your Image:USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg to represent one of the Wonders of the World in the game. Would you mind dual-license it as GPL as well, since that is the license of Freeciv? Best, Himasaram 05:54, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Hajor left the project in 2005, SqueakBox 23:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Demographics
Because of India's rich diversity, no one image can represent all of India's one billion people. That is why I propose selecting a new demographics image every three months. This would allow for a regional balance and would show India as a whole. Many people have agreed that this is the only way to represent India's rich and varied diversity. Since you have voted for a change in the sections, I wanted to update you on this proposal. I would love to hear your comments on talk:India. Thanks so much. Have a great day!

-Coollemonade 23:58, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

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hajor
I am guillermo 7777, how are youGuillermo7777 (talk) 00:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

I need to reach Hajor urgently. How do I contact him? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.48.175.111 (talk) 00:29, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

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Unreferenced BLPs
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Odor?
Can European polecats spray an odor, like skunks?
 * Given that domestic ferrets can, I'd be surprised if their European ancestors couldn't. Note, though, that ferrets cannot spray their musk very far, and unlike that of the skunk, the odour dissipates within a few minutes. Psychonaut 17:07, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I have 6 pet ferrets, and they don't stink at all!!

 * It's definitely noticable though, if you've been on the smelly end, and indoors.

 * Domestic ferrets often have their musk glands removed, so that could account for the lack of a smell.2600:1015:B111:BCFC:FDDE:CD6B:51BB:283C (talk) 22:39, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

 * In Europe it is prohibited to remove the musk glands unless medical indication - and even then vets are reluctant and will try a differend approach first. My personal experience with having ferrets since about a decade inclines in long-haired and brighter colored specimen barely "bomb", while roans do it on a regular basis - usually while using the litter-box. If your ferret does not empty the musk glands it's highly recommended to check every now and then whether they are tangible and swollen - if yes they NEED to be emptied, otherwise severe infections can occur. Mostly it is enough if the owner massages the glands gently and the next time the ferret reliefs itself the scat is going to be very stinky - if the odour gets a "fishy"-component, though, there might be already an infection, and the ferret should see a vet. 2.201.255.33 (talk) 11:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, all mustelids can, though the effectiveness on a predator varies. Some don't use their musk in defense, only for communication.61.230.79.242 04:19, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Their name in French is putois, which more or less means "the one who stinks". I cartoons, skunk is generally translated as putois. I think it is pretty self explenatory. --Arskoul 07:03, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Ancestry
I am going to take out the line referring to the Berber polecat (M.p. berberii) as being a debated ancestor of M.p. furo. While I acknowledge this information can be obscure, there is no reference provided and when I conducted a search through Google, Google Scholar, Ebsco, ScienceDirect and Web of Science I could find no reference to the Berber polecat being an identified species, let alone a debated ancestor of the ferret. The only place I could find reference to the Berber polecat was on web pages that were citing this wiki article. If someone has a reference proving the existence of the Berber polecat and it's relation to the ferret, that would be great and we can add the Berber back in. wagors 16:54, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

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From the Danish description of this image, these are polecats at a zoo in Denmark (despite the English description "ferrets"). Here is a page from the zoo in question showing the polecat. --Cam 16:02, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

They aren't skunks

 * I thought a polecat was a slang word for a skunk, I remember one episode of Garfield and Friends where they went to a dude ranch called Polecat Ranch or something and Garfield or John or somebody didn't know what a polecat was and than a skunk showed up and everybody freaked out.
 * "Polecat" is sometimes used in America as a slang term for a skunk, but that's definitely not the same thing as this.72.104.210.70 (talk) 18:28, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

New Wikiproject
I wanted to make a wikiproject about ferrets and weasels but it became to small a range so i have made a bigger wikiprojects including all animals in the Musteloidea super family which include both ferrets and weasels and much similar animals. Support would be appreceated.

This new wikiproject includes the European Polecat

you can find it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Weasels

i also made a little template for the project,

I hope you like it.

This wikiproject is for the superfamily of Musteloidea which currently and surprisingly does not have an article yet. This superfamily includes ferrets and weasels and all of our other furry little weasel like friends. Please put your name on it so this article could have it's very own wikiproject outside of wikiproject animals.

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Mask
I have photographed these animals, and I have yet to come across one wearing a mask. Perhaps these are only worn by the ones that are outlaws? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.80.55 (talk) 15:26, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Missing reference to anal scent glands
How is this supposed to be a good article, when the only reference to its famous scent is in the section about ferrets, where it's stated that ferrets hardly make use of the scent glands (which ones, when they aren't mentioned earlier in the article)?

And the section about polecats in culture should mention it too, as they have a prominent role in many European cultures because of the smell.-2A00:1028:83CC:42D2:847D:BB43:6CAB:9D9 (talk) 01:49, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

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Information about behaviour from the 'Behaviour and ecology' section should be merged with the 'Behaviour' section
In my opinion, the information regarding behaviour from the 'Behaviour and ecology' section should be merged with the 'Behaviour' section then I think a separate tab should be created for ecology as in my opinion it looks strange seeing 2 tabs relating to behaviour. Xboxsponge15 (talk) 20:36, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

F1-hybrids
This comes from somebody who adopted (unknowingly) a Polecat-Ferret-Hybrid: F1 hybrids will have a love/hate-relationship with humans even when they are socialized during the critical age. With patience they will accept one human in their life, they may learn to tolerate one or two other humans, but they will stay distrustful, even fearful, of anyone else. They want social interaction with "their" human, but are deeply unsettled if regular visitors come by (which is why it's often recommended to build an outdoor-enclosure for the hybrid), and though they will go into hiding first, if not locked away they will start attacking the intruders and actually cause bleeding wounds if they can. It is possible to re-home a F1 hybrid, but the new caretaker will need a lot of time, blood and patience to bond with the animal. Also: if more than one person cares for the hybrid, the hybrid chooses the bond-mate. I know a F1 which chose a 7-year old girl (usually an age at which children are not able to handle even normal ferrets properly), and while her father could pick up the animal and was allowed to feed it, he still got bitten - the girl never was even nipped. Despite their aggressive nature towards (most) humans, F1 hybrids bond well with dogs and especially cats - though I would never recommend it, it IS possible to have only a F1 and cats instead of a business of ferrets without the F1 dispaying behavioural problems (as long as the human bond-mate also interacts a lot with the animal), and only if the F1 either already grew up with cats or was introduced e.g. to a litter of kittens and their mother at a very young age. Compared to a normal domestic ferret, F1 hybrids are highly cunning and intelligent - they sleep less than the average ferret, are bored easily, and if left "alone" (read: with other ferrets) in an outdoor-enclosure they will "reprimand" their "chosen human companion" with bites for feeling neglected. That usually leads to the viscious circle of the human not wanting to interact with the hybrid, the hybrid getting more "aggressive" and so on... Unfortunately, the hybrid tends to be nocturnal rather than dawn-and-dusk-active, which makes timing the "bonding hours" difficult for the average human. However - if you manage to bond with an F1 hybrid you will have more than a pet: you have a companion. It sounds un-scientific, but you will have more of a "Solo-Chewbacca"-relationship than a "human and pet"-thing. Granted: you will have to make even more concessions to a hybrid than to a normal ferret (ferrets already are demanding pets) - I miss 2 hours sleep each night because that is when my F1 is most active and wants to play WITH ME, not with its ferret-friends, not with the dog, not with the cats. 2.201.255.33 (talk) 12:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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Tourism in Macau

Tourism is a major industry in Macau. It is famous for the blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures and its gambling industry, which includes Casino Lisboa, Macau, Sands Macau, The Venetian Macao, and Wynn Macau.

Macau is known as the “Monte Carlo of the Orient” and the “Las Vegas of the East”, which is attributed to the large volume of casinos that are found within the city. In fact, Macau is the only location in China where gambling is legal, and as such, gambling tourism is the city’s greatest source of revenue, and, the greatest revenue from gambling generated in the world. Further to this, Macau also boasts a huge number of hotels, from budget to luxury, along with which comes a myriad of food options, activities and historical sights to explore. Given such a "densely populated small area, the flows of tourists to Macau have been impressive".

Governance and regulation
Tourism in Macau is managed and regulated by a governmental body named the Macao Government Tourism Office, currently headed by Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes.

Geography
Due to land reclamation in Macau, the islands of Taipa, Cotai and Coloane are "more like one big island these days". Evident from its name, Cotai is located between Taipa and Coloane, created by infilling marsh in-between the two islands. Taipa is a popular destination, where tourists may choose to head to the narrow streets of old Taipa Village for dinner and shopping. Notable places to visit in Taipa are the Taipa Houses–Museum and the Museum of Taipa and Coloane History.

Cotai is extremely famous for gambling, as it contains some of the largest casinos in the world, including: Wynn Palace, The Parisian Macao, The Venetian Macao, MGM Macau, and Casino Lisboa (Macau). The largest casino in Macau is located inside The Venetian Macao, which boasts 376,000 square feet of gaming space, 640 gaming tables and 1,760 slot machines, which are specifically geared towards an Asian market.

Coloane, on the other hand, is popular for beach getaways and long Portuguese lunches. Coloane is also home to the popular Chapel of St. Francis Xavier, Macao Giant Panda Pavilion, and A-Ma Temple.

In Northern Macau is the Macau Peninsula, which houses many of the older, smaller casinos. This is the old city centre, home to a blend of old colonial ruins and bespoke new boutiques. Here, tourists can find budget guesthouses, such as San Va Hospedaria. Other popular places in Macau Peninsula include Ruins of Saint Paul's, Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, and Guia Fortress.

Currency
Tourists should note that the Macanese pataca (MOP$) is Macau's currency, however, the Hong Kong dollar (HK$) can also be withdrawn from ATMs in Macau and is accepted widely throughout the area.

Language
Tourists should note that the official languages of Macau are Cantonese and Portuguese, though Cantonese is the more widely spoken of the two. Additionally, English and Mandarin are relatively well understood in Macau.

Food and drink
There is a wide variety of distinct cuisine for tourists to try in Macau, including Macanese cuisine, Portuguese cuisine and Chinese cuisine. Macanese cuisine is a blend of Portuguese and Chinese cuisines. Listed below are popular dishes for visitors to try in Macau.

Popular Macanese & Portuguese dishes

 * Portuguese green vegetable soup
 * Grilled Portuguese sausage
 * Bacalhau cakes
 * African chicken
 * Roast suckling pig
 * Minchee
 * Portuguese egg tart
 * Serradura
 * Molotof

Popular Chinese Dim Sum & dishes

 * Pork siu mai
 * Xiao long bao
 * Turnip cake
 * Steamed beef balls
 * Cha siu bao
 * Rice noodle roll
 * Sea cucumber
 * Sweet and sour pork
 * Egg custard bun
 * Pumpkin cake

Climate
Ranging from around 20 °C (68 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F), the annual average temperature in Macau is approximately 23˚C (73˚F). Tourists should note that humidity levels are high in the city, averaging around 80% annually, but often rising much higher. Located in the subtropical climate zone, the rainy season in Macau falls between May and September each year. During this time of year Macau is hot and humid, and has been known to experience tropical storms (known as Typhoons).

According to the Macao Government Tourism Office, the most pleasant time of year to visit Macau is from October to December, at which time Macau experiences warm autumn days and lowered humidity levels. Macau's winter season is from January to March, with cold sunny days. In summer (June to August), it is recommended for visitors to wear light cotton clothes, whilst during the winter months (January to March) woollen clothes and a thick jacket are suggested. Further to this, cardigans and sweaters are recommended during spring (March to May) and autumn (September to December).

Accommodation
As a city, Macau caters to the various needs and budgets of visitors; offering 5-star luxury accommodation, affordable hostels, and guesthouses. Macau Peninsula has a myriad of accommodation options ranging from low priced guest houses to internationally known luxury hotel brands, such as the Mandarin Oriental, Macau. Cotai boasts a collection of large, brand-new casino hotels, many of which offer weekday deals for visitors. These hotels form the brightly-lit Cotai Strip, and include: Galaxy Macau, City of Dreams, Studio City, and Sheraton Grand Hotel. Coloane, on the other hand, is home to hostels and smaller inns, such as Grand Coloane Resort and Pousada de Juventude de Cheoc Van. In Taipa, there is a range of medium-sized hotels like Asia Boutique Inn. Overall, the greatest range of hotel options in terms of price and style can be found in Cotai, as this area experiences the greatest amount of tourism traffic in all of Macau.

Historical sites
There is a multitude of historical sites for tourists to see when visiting Macau, most of which are located in Macau Peninsula. These include churches, temples, gardens, fortresses, museums, galleries and more.

Considered by many as "the most treasured icon in Macau", the Ruins of Saint Paul's is located in Central Macau Peninsula. This tourism sight is the remains of an early-17th-century Jesuit church completed in 1602 by early Japanese Christian craftspeople and Chinese craftspeople, and originally designed by an Italian Jesuit. A fire erupted in the kitchen of the barracks in 1835, destroying everything except for what can still be seen today. Atop of remaining structure is a dove, which symbolises the Holy Spirit, encompassed by stone carvings of the moon, stars and sun.

Also located in Macau Peninsula is A-Ma Temple, which is thought to have already been standing when the Portuguese arrived in Macau in the 16th century. In fact, the name of Macau was derived from A-Ma, who is also known as 'Tin Hau', the goddess of the sea. It is said that when the Portuguese arrived and requested the name of where they were, they were told 'A-Ma Gau' (A-Ma Bay). Upon visiting A-Ma Temple, visitors will find the Gate Pavilion, Memorial Arch, Prayer Hall, Halls of Benevolence and Guanyin, and Zhengjiao Chanlin (a Buddhist pavilion). Inspired by a multitude of different belief systems, including Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, A-Ma Temple is a representation of Chinese culture; considered "unique" in its inclusion of various pavilions dedicated to the worship of a variety of deities within one complex.

The following locations are the main areas in Macau with historical sites for tourists to visit.

Taipa

 * Rua do Cunha
 * Our Lady of Carmel Church, Macau

Coloane

 * Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
 * Tin Hau Temple
 * Kun Iam Temple
 * Tam Kung Temple

Retail
Retail in Macau's tourist areas is generally targeted towards tourists from elsewhere in China. Because Macau benefits from favorable taxation rules, it is a favored location for Chinese tourists to purchase luxury goods like cosmetics, jewelry, and designer fashion goods.

Activities (non-gambling)
There are various activities for tourists to do in Macau other than gambling. These include visiting museums, libraries, cultural centres, and more. Macau has also been home to large scale live productions, such as Cirque du Soleil's Zaia which closed in 2012, and City of Dreams' current The House of Dancing Water.

The House of Dancing Water is dubbed "Macau's most expensive show", consisting of "water stunts, acrobatics, aerial arts and theater". US$250 million was invested into the production of this show, which claims to appeal to the Chinese market as a "modern East-meets-West fable". The purpose-built theatre for this production is located within the City of Dreams. Tourists can expect to pay anywhere from HK$478 - HK$1,498 for tickets.

Another activity Macau offers for visitors is the Macau Tower Bungy Jump. This jump earned the Guinness World Record for the "Highest Commercial Bungy Jump in the world" at 233m (or 764 ft). Tourists can expect to pay HK$3,688 for their first jump, and a lower price of HK$1,675 for their second jump.

Listed below are further places to visit in Macau:

Gambling
Macau has been known as "Monte Carlo of the Orient" and "Las Vegas of the East", which is attributed to the vast number of Casinos throughout the location. It is understood that visitors to Macau greatly focus on gambling, with an average stay of 1.5 nights. Gaming tax contributes to a large portion of the Macau SAR's total fiscal revenue. In fact, the gaming industry "accounts for about half of Macau’s annual economy, and in 2007 Macau surpassed Las Vegas, Nevada, as the world leader in total annual gambling revenue". With over 30 major brick-and-mortar casinos, Macau includes both the "traditional gambling stalwarts from [its] glittery past and the new resorts that have appeared from western companies". As Macau relies heavily on the gaming industry for revenue, it "has been striving to diversify its economy" with business owners blaming "visitors lack of interest in anything apart from gambling". With the emergence of integrated casinos, a huge influx of tourists have been attracted to Macau. And so, there has been study into the "emerging but understudied phenomenon in tourism and hospitality: casino tourism".

The legal gambling age in Macau is 21, and a passport or Hong Kong identity card is accepted as a proof of age. In casinos, dress codes are variable and range from conservative-formal to casual. Tourists should take note that the local tender in Macau is the Hong Kong Dollar, not the Macanese Pataca.

As of at least 2015, 90% of tourist revenue in Macau is derived from gambling.

Statistics
Most visitors arriving to Macau in 2014–2019, came from:

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Completed in 2018, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau through "a series of bridges, sub-sea tunnels, viaducts and artificial islands". It is "the world's longest sea-crossing bridge" at 55 kilometres. The bridge was built with the intention of meeting increasing demands for passengers travelling between Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau via the establishment of a new transportation link between the East and West banks of the Pearl River Delta.

There are two bus lines that run on this bridge, Hong Kong-Zhuhai and Hong Kong-Macau. Busses run frequently throughout the day from Hong Kong to Macau, and visitors can expect to pay HK$65 - HK$70 for a one-way ticket. The other option for travellers from Hong Kong is the ferry, which is more expensive with tickets priced around HK$170 - HK$200.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wymondham learning

 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 DELETE.

The votes were 7 delete, 3 keep. dbenbenn | talk 22:14, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Wymondham learning
Insufficiently notable. -- Curps 20:30, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, adult learning centres are not inherently encyclopedic. Wyss 21:08, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I did some cleanup on it, the format is better but now it is a bit short because I removed extraneous material. I think it is notable enough, but now it needs expansion.  (I'll go back and mark it stub). RJFJR 21:56, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Kudos for a good cleanup, much improved. However, surely there thousands of adult learning centres? What makes this one in particular encyclopedic? --Lawlore 22:24, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, article needs expansion. Megan1967 03:19, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I've categorised it. Philip 04:00, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * " learning  is a local organization for learning in  ".  Despite RJFJR's worthy efforts, notability is simply not established. Delete. Uncle G 02:16, 2005 Feb 7 (UTC)
 * Keep. Plenty of room for expansion and organic growth to build Wikipedia as a truly great online encyclopedia.  GRider\talk 17:35, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Still reads like a promotional brochure.  Anyway, that isn't a reason for deleting it, since it could be cleaned up more.   A place that has computers and an Internet connection and offers some courses to adults (apart from language classes and woodworking, the subjects aren't mentioned, but gerbils and hamsters have something to do with them).   Belongs to some kind of association of the same, where they give each other awards.  Doesn't have notability written all over it to my eyes. --BM 01:37, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Completely lacking in notability/significance HowardB 09:17, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Advertising. delete.  RickK 07:45, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)

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Ancient Chinese

Ancient Chinese may refer to:

 * The people—particularly Han people—of ancient China
 * Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese, the ancient form of spoken Chinese
 * Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese, the form now known as "Ancient Chinese" in China
 * Middle Chinese, the form employed by the Tang poets and often known as "Ancient Chinese" in older English texts

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Karl Silberbauer

Karl Josef Silberbauer (21 June 1911 – 2 September 1972) was an Austrian police officer, Schutzstaffel (SS) member, and undercover investigator for the West German Bundesnachrichtendienst (federal intelligence service). He was stationed in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II, where he was promoted to the rank of Hauptscharführer (master sergeant). In 1963, Silberbauer, by then an inspector in the Vienna police, was exposed as the commander of the 1944 Gestapo raid on the Anne Frank House Secret Annex and the arrests of Anne Frank, her fellow fugitives, and two of their protectors, Victor Kugler and Johannes Kleiman.

Early life
Born in Vienna, Silberbauer served in the Austrian military before following his father into the police force in 1935. Four years later, he joined the Gestapo, moved to the Netherlands, and in 1943 transferred to the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) in The Hague. He was then assigned to Amsterdam and attached to "Sektion IV B4", a unit recruited from Austrian and German police departments and which handled arrests of hidden Jews throughout the occupied Netherlands.

The raid on the Frank Secret Annex
On 4 August 1944, Silberbauer was ordered by his superior, SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant) Julius Dettmann, to investigate a tip-off that Jews were being hidden in the upstairs rooms at 263 Prinsengracht. He took a few Dutch policemen with him and interrogated Victor Kugler about the entrance to the hiding place. Miep Gies and Johannes Kleiman were also questioned, and while Kugler and Kleiman were arrested and the young secretary Bep Voskuijl managed to escape with documents that would have incriminated the black market of the Secret Annex protectors, Gies was allowed to stay on the premises. She later surmised this was because she recognized and connected with Silberbauer's Viennese accent. Both Otto Frank and Karl Silberbauer were interviewed after the war about the circumstances of the raid, with both describing Silberbauer's surprise that those in hiding had been there for more than two years. Frank recalled Silberbauer confiscating their valuables and money, taking these spoils away in Otto Frank's briefcase, which he had emptied onto the floor, scattering out the papers and notebooks which made up the diary of Anne Frank.

Soon after, Kugler and Johannes Kleiman, together with Otto Frank, Edith Frank-Holländer, Margot Frank, Anne Frank, Hermann van Pels, Auguste van Pels, Peter van Pels, and Fritz Pfeffer, were arrested and taken to Gestapo headquarters in Amsterdam. From there, the eight who had been in hiding were sent to the Westerbork transit camp and then to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Soon after, Margot and Anne Frank were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they died from typhus. Victor Kugler and Jo Kleiman were sent to work camps. Of the ten, only Otto Frank, Kugler, and Kleiman survived.

Undercover operations
Silberbauer returned to Vienna in April 1945. He served 14 months in prison for using excessive force against members of the Communist Party of Austria. After his release, Silberbauer was recruited by the West German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), and spent ten years as a mole, or undercover operative. According to Der Spiegel reporter Peter-Ferdinand Koch, who learned of his postwar activities while researching BND employment of former Nazis, Silberbauer infiltrated neo-Nazi and pro-Soviet organizations in West Germany and Austria. His BND handlers believed, correctly, that Silberbauer's past membership in the SS would blind neo-Nazis to his true loyalties.

Possibly due to BND pressure, Silberbauer was reinstated by the Viennese Kriminalpolizei (Kripo) in 1954, four years after the German publication of Anne Frank's diary, and promoted to the rank of Inspektor.

Wiesenthal Center investigation
Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal began searching for Silberbauer in 1958, upon being challenged by Austrian Holocaust deniers to prove that Anne Frank existed. One teenaged Holocaust denier stated that, if Anne Frank's arresting officer were found and admitted to it, he would change his mind.

During the 1948 Dutch police investigation into the raid on the Secret Annex, Silberbauer's name had been disclosed as "Silvernagel". The Dutch police detectives who had assisted with the raid were identified by Miep Gies, who recalled their commander as having a working-class Vienna accent. The Dutch policemen claimed to remember nothing except an erroneous form of their superior's surname.

Wiesenthal considered contacting Anne's father, Otto Frank but learned that he was speaking out in favor of forgiveness and reconciliation. Otto also believed that the person responsible for the denunciation of the Gestapo, not the arresting officers, bore the greatest responsibility. Wiesenthal, however, was determined to discredit the growing Holocaust denial movement and continued his search for "Silvernagel". In late spring 1963, after ruling out numerous Austrians with similar names, Wiesenthal was loaned a wartime Gestapo telephone book by Dutch investigators. During a two-hour flight from Amsterdam to Vienna, Wiesenthal found the name "Silberbauer" listed as attached to "Sektion IV B 4".

Upon his arrival in Vienna, Wiesenthal immediately telephoned Dr.Josef Wiesinger, who investigated Nazi crimes for the Austrian Ministry of the Interior. Upon being told that Silberbauer might still be a policeman, Wiesinger insisted that there were "at least six men on the Vienna police force" with the same surname and demanded a written request. On 2 June 1963, Wiesenthal submitted a detailed request but was told for months that the Vienna police were not yet ready to release their findings.

Exposure
In reality, the Vienna police identified Inspektor Silberbauer almost immediately. When he had admitted his role in arresting Anne Frank, the department had been terrified of the bad press that would result from disclosing his past. Therefore, the Vienna police suspended Silberbauer from the Kripo without pay, ordering him to "keep his mouth shut" about the reasons for his suspension. Instead, Silberbauer lamented his suspension and disclosed the reasons for it to a colleague. His fellow officer, a member of the Communist Party of Austria, immediately leaked the story to the party's official newspaper, who published it on 11 November 1963. After Izvestia praised "the detective work of the Austrian comrades", an infuriated Wiesenthal leaked Silberbauer's address to the Dutch media. When reporters descended upon Silberbauer's Vienna home, the policeman freely admitted that he had arrested Anne Frank.

Upon being asked about Anne Frank's diary, Silberbauer stated: "I bought the little book last week to see if I am in it. But I am not." Upon being told by a reporter that he "could have been the first to read it", Silberbauer chuckled and said, "Maybe I should have picked it up off the floor."

Silberbauer's recollections of the arrest
Silberbauer's memories of the arrest were notably vivid – he in particular recalled Otto and Anne Frank. When he asked Otto how long they had been in hiding, Otto replied, "Two years and one month." Silberbauer was understandably incredulous, until Otto stood Anne against the marks made on the wall to measure her height since they had arrived in the Annex, showing that she had grown even since the last mark had been made. Silberbauer said that Anne "looked like the pictures in the books, but a little older, and prettier. 'You have a lovely daughter', I said to Mr. Frank".

Although he disclosed what he knew, Silberbauer was unable to provide any information that could help further the Dutch police's investigation into the Dutch collaborator who provided the tip. He explained that the call was taken by his commanding officer, SS Lieutenant Julius Dettmann, who said only that the information came from "a reliable source". As Dettmann had committed suicide in prison (Huis van Bewaring, Havenstraat 6, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) on the 25 July 1945, the second investigation also hit a dead end.

Hearing and death
Although the Austrian government stated that the arrest of Anne Frank "did not warrant Silberbauer's arrest or prosecution as a war criminal", the Vienna Police convened a disciplinary hearing. Among the witnesses was Otto Frank, who testified that Silberbauer had "only done his duty and behaved correctly" during the arrest; however, Otto added: "The only thing I ask is not to have to see the man again."

As a result, the police review board exonerated Silberbauer of any official guilt. His unpaid suspension was lifted and the Vienna police assigned him to a desk job in the "Identification Office" (Erkennungsamt).

Silberbauer died in Vienna in 1972. He is interred in Mauer Friedensstrasse cemetery, where his wife Barbara is also interred.

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Romanian humour

Romanian humour, like many other Romanian cultural aspects, has many affinities with four other groups: the Latins (namely the French and Italians), the Balkan people (Greeks, the Slavs, and Turks), the Germans and the Hungarians.

Characters
The earliest Romanian character found in anecdotes is Păcală. His name is derived from a (se) păcăli ('to fool oneself/somebody') and, since this word cannot be found in any other related language, we can safely assume that his name is part of the pure Romanian humour.

The Ottoman influence brought the Balkan spirit and with it, other characters and situations. Anton Pann's character, Nastratin Hogea, is a classic example of an urban tradesman. As Jewish people settled in many Romanian regions, two other characters joined Romanian humour: Iţic and Ştrul, a pair of cunning Jews, mainly seen as ingenious, but avaricious shopkeepers.

With modernization and urbanization, especially during the Communist regime, Romanians needed a new character, different from the traditional Păcală, and he was found in Bulă, the tragicomic absolute idiot. In 2006 Bulă was voted the 59th greatest Romanian.

With the fall of communism and facing capitalism, a new kind of joke became popular: that of Alinuţa, a sadistic and stupid 10-year-old girl. Example: Alinuţa: "Mum, I don't like grandma." Mum: "Shut up, we eat what we have!"

Other popular characters are Ion and Maria, a pair of young married or engaged innocent peasants, sometimes depicted as gypsies. Almost all jokes including them are sexually oriented. Another well-known character is Badea Gheorghe, mainly depicted as an old shepherd with a very simplistic view of life, death and material possessions. The newest character is Dorel, the archetype of a careless construction worker, engineer or electrician. Originally the name of a clumsy and ill-experienced worker from a series of TV adverts, Dorel is often depicted as the sole author of weird construction works as door-less balconies or even stairs leading to nowhere or as the cause of blunders leading to comic incidents.

Politics
Especially during the communist regime, political jokes were very popular, although they were illegal and dangerous to tell. In the democratic Romania, these jokes are still popular, although the themes changed: now the politicians are seen either, as hopelessly corrupt, greedy, or as nationalist madmen.

As Ben Lewis put it in his essay, "Communism was a humor-producing machine. Its economic theories and system of repression created inherently funny situations. There were jokes under fascism and Nazism too, but those systems did not create an absurd, laugh-a-minute reality like communism."

 * In Ceaușescu's time, a line is forming around the street's corner. A man passing by sees it and asks the last one in line: "What do they sell here?" "I have no idea", he replies, "go ask someone ahead". The man goes to the middle of the line and asks another person: "What do they sell here?" "I have no idea", the answer comes and he is sent farther ahead to seek for an answer. The man goes straight to the first person in line and asks him: "What do they sell here?" The other one answers: "Nothing, I just felt sick and took support on this wall." "Well then, why are you still here?", the man asked. "Because I've never been the first in such a long line", the answer came.

 * Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin and Ion Iliescu are invited to see an airplane built entirely out of gold. They are told that they can enter it and look around for as long as they like, but they can't take anything. Clinton goes first, stays five minutes, upon his exit the metal detector blares; Clinton had taken a screw and a nail with him. Yeltsin goes second, stays five minutes, upon his exit the metal detector blares again; Yeltsin had stolen a fistful of screws. Finally, Iliescu enters the plane, and stays there five minutes. And another five minutes. And another... Suddenly, the plane takes off.

Radio Yerevan: just like in the most countries of the former Eastern bloc, Radio Yerevan jokes were popular during the communist times.

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Jamaica station

The Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic. It is the third-busiest rail hub in the New York area, behind Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. Over 1,000 trains pass through each day, the fourth-most in the New York area behind Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Secaucus Junction.

The Jamaica station is located on an embankment above street level and contains six platforms and ten tracks for LIRR trains. A concourse above the LIRR platforms connects to a station on the AirTrain JFK elevated people mover to John F. Kennedy International Airport, which contains two tracks and one platform. There are also connections to the Archer Avenue lines of the New York City Subway at a separate station directly below. The area just outside is served by several local bus routes, and others terminate within a few blocks of the station.

The station is located at the junction between the LIRR's three main trunk routes, its Main Line, Atlantic Branch, and Montauk Branch. Due to this, all LIRR passenger service barring the Port Washington Branch operates through here, with it being common for commuters to "Change at Jamaica" between trains to travel between points on Long Island and the four New York City terminals.

Original stations
Two former stations existed in Jamaica prior to the current one, serving two different railroads. The first was the LIRR's original Jamaica Station ("Old Jamaica"), built c. 1836 as the terminus of the LIRR. It was remodeled in 1869 and again in 1872, only to be completely rebuilt between 1882–83 adjacent to and in use concurrently with the original depot. Covered platforms were later installed. "Old Jamaica" station at what is now 153rd Street (0.4 mile east of the present station) was razed in 1912 with the grade elimination project, the "Jamaica Improvements". The other station known as Jamaica–Beaver Street was built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on the Atlantic Branch. It opened on October 28, 1867. It was razed in 1871 and replaced on Christmas Day of the same year. When the LIRR acquired the SSRRLI in 1867, the depot was moved to the south side of Beaver Street crossing on a stub track. Low platforms for this station stop were located on the north side of Beaver Street crossing. Timetables of the period show station stop as "Jamaica" for Atlantic Branch trains bound for Locust Avenue,, and , as "Old Southern Road" station. Between 1908 and 1913, the station stop was listed as "Jamaica (Beaver Street)." Jamaica–Beaver Street station was razed with the grade elimination in 1913. No trace of the Jamaica–Beaver Street station exists today.

Construction of current station
The present Jamaica station was designed by Kenneth M. Murchison and built between 1912 and 1913 as a replacement for the two former stations in Jamaica. Both former stations were discontinued as station stops. The 1912–13 "Jamaica Improvement" was the final step in consolidating the branch lines of the LIRR. To the west of the station, Jay Interlocking was built, and to the east, Hall Interlocking was constructed. These interlockings allowed any line to reach any other line, allowing easy transfers between lines at Jamaica station.

When the new Jamaica station opened, residents of Jamaica were dissatisfied with its location; downtown Jamaica was centered around Union Hall Street, 0.6 mi east of the new station at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue. The LIRR thus decided to add a new Union Hall Street station in 1913. (The Union Hall Street station closed on May 20, 1977.)

After the merging of Beaver Street station with the new Jamaica Station, the LIRR built a replacement along the Atlantic/Far Rockaway Branch southeast of the former SSRRLI depot. It was named "South Street station" and was located on what is today South Road between 157th and 159th Streets. Originally the site of the "SJ Tower," which was used to keep trolleys and trains from colliding with one another until the grade crossing was eliminated in 1913, it was built on November 15, 1917. Due to the close proximity to Jamaica Station, the New York Public Service Commission granted them permission to close the station on March 28, 1922. It was finally closed in June of that year.

On August 15, 1955, LIRR officials announced that it would install a complicated arrangement of signals and switches to the east of the station within two weeks for nearly $100,000 to allow eastbound express trains in the evening rush hour to bypass the station via the station's westbound tracks. The LIRR was in the process of planning improvements to the station's west to allow westbound express trains in the morning rush hour to run via the station's eastbound tracks.

1994 renovation
In September 1983, the LIRR announced that De Leuw, Cather & Company would complete a conceptual design for the construction of express bypass tracks through the station. As part of the $2.1 million contract, De Leuw would complete a conceptional design by September 1984, with final design and engineering to be completed by September 1985. The project, which would also study the consolidation of towers into a master tower, was intended to increase capacity and reduce train congestion.

In 1986, the LIRR announced a $209 million renovation to the station complex to alleviate the bottleneck. As part of the plan, which would be funded in the proposed $8.3 billion 1987–1991 Capital Program, the station approaches would be modified to allow trains to use a greater number of tracks at increased speeds, platforms would be extended, an additional platform would be added. In addition, a new master tower would be constructed, replacing three older towers, and an express track would be installed through the middle of the station to allow trains bypassing the station to pass through at 45 miles per hour, instead of passing through at 15 miles per hour. In addition, a passenger overpass would be constructed. The project was expected to reduce travel times by two to seven minutes, increase capacity, allowing for increased rush hour service, and increase operating flexibility. The implementation of the plan was scheduled in eleven separate phases. The plan would have rebuilt six miles of tracks on the Main Line between the Van Wyck Expressway and Bellerose, and construct a new southern platform.

On July 13, 1987, LIRR officials announced that the station renovation would take two years longer than the initial plan, with completion now scheduled for 1993, and that the project's budget was increased from $213 million to $320 million. A third of the increased cost came from the addition of two years to the project, with some of the rest of the cost coming from underestimated labor and material costs. LIRR President Bruce McIver said that the initial timetable would have had too great of an impact on service performance. The project had been scheduled to start in 1988, but MTA President Robert Kiley said that he did not anticipate that the modified plans would be completed in time to start work then. On September 14, 1987, it was announced that the cost of the project was increased further to $342.5 million. The plan for the project was split in two sections, with one in the 1987–1991 Capital Program, and the other in the 1992–1996 Capital Program. The first phase, which was slated to begin in 1988 and be completed by 1994 and would cost $192.5 million, would construct a new master control tower and a rider overpass, and install new signals and switches. The second phase, which would cost $150 million, would move platforms to provide space for the construction of westbound and eastbound express tracks through the station and build some elevated trackage. Work would begin after 1991 and be completed by 1999.

In 1988, plans were announced for a $209 million station renovation that was expected to be completed in 1994. The project would add elevators, new staircases, overhauled platforms, new tracks, a second pedestrian overpass, and a second pedestrian bridge to be located at the eastern end of the station, connecting all the platforms. A lower-level concourse would be added to provide additional route for riders. Two connections were added to the new Archer Avenue Line.

In April 1988, construction began on an $11.3 million overpass, which would be between the east end concourse and the west end of the platforms. The project would add elevators to the five platforms to make the station accessible, and an elevator between street level near the waiting room to the overpass.

On September 11, 1989, the LIRR announced that it had dropped most of its planned reconstruction of Jamaica due to changes in commuting patterns and technology. $84 million would still be allocated for the construction of a pedestrian overpass and elevators, and for design and engineering work. Work on the elevators and overpass began in April 1988, and was expected to be completed in January 1990. The money saved from deferring most of the project would be used to offset overruns in the cost of improvements at Penn Station, and for other projects.

2001–2006 expansion
A $387 million renovation project began in 2001 and was completed in 2006. It was carried out in conjunction with the construction of AirTrain JFK's terminal (the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey contributed $100 million toward the project).

The project had two goals. Passenger-oriented renovations included new platforms and a pedestrian bridge, a central elevator bank linking the LIRR to the street and to the Sutphin Boulevard subway station, a new mezzanine connecting to AirTrain and a new steel and glass canopy over the elevated tracks. The focal point of the project was the Jamaica Control Center, built by Tishman Construction Corporation and Bechtel. The JCC houses the LIRR offices, railroad control center and MTA Police. Overall, the renovations enlarged the station and have made it more modern and efficient, providing easier access to all eight LIRR tracks. The entire station complex, including AirTrain and the subway, is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The project was named "2006 Project of the Year" by the Long Island branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

2015–2021 capacity improvements
As part of a series of LIRR readiness projects in preparation for the East Side Access extension to Grand Central Terminal, the MTA had adjusted track layouts at Jamaica station to straighten train paths and install high-speed switches. As part of the project, additional ladder tracks have been created, the E Yard track was extended over 150th Street, the East Layup Track was converted to be a through route. In addition, in February 2023, most Brooklyn service was converted into a shuttle service. This shuttle operates between Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and Jamaica via the Atlantic Branch. A new Platform F and dedicated tracks were constructed south of the existing LIRR platforms at Jamaica station to serve the shuttles; most passengers traveling between Brooklyn and Long Island are required to make a walking transfer between this new platform and the existing platforms.

This reconfiguration was designed to allow for increased service between Brooklyn and Jamaica and between Jamaica and Manhattan (up to a 40% increase in the latter case) and reduce switching maneuvers, while raising average train speeds around Jamaica station from 15 to 30 mph. Service frequency was also increased for trains on the Atlantic Branch; trains run about every 8–9 minutes during rush hours and every 20 minutes during off-peak hours. However, the project has been criticized (both during construction and following the implementation of service changes) because it eliminated most direct service from Long Island to Brooklyn, thereby increasing commute time between the two destinations.

Completion of Phase I, which includes the new platform, was originally projected for January 2018. The completion date was later pushed back to July 2019, but, is planned to be finished in 2021 at a cost of $380 million. The platform itself was to be completed at the end of 2019, while the track and surrounding infrastructure would be completed in late 2020, and track interlockings would be completed by late 2021. The platform ultimately opened in February 2020 after several delays. Additional improvements, to cost over $1 billion, were to be constructed starting as early as 2022; designs for these improvements started in June 2017 and were scheduled to be completed in 2021.

Station layout
Jamaica is the Long Island Rail Road's hub station. There are six high-level island platforms. Five of them, Platforms A–E, serve tracks 1–8 and are each 1000 ft long, fitting almost 12 cars. Tracks 1, 2, and 3 are primarily used by westbound trains; tracks 6, 7, and 8 are primarily used by eastbound trains; and tracks 4 and 5 generally provide additional capacity in the peak direction. Trains on tracks 2 and 7 utilize a Spanish solution boarding layout, as these trains can be entered from platforms on either side. The sixth platform, Platform F, serves tracks 11–12 and is shorter than the other platforms. It is located to the south of platforms A–E and is used by shuttles to and from Atlantic Terminal. Tracks 9–10 are not adjacent to any platforms and can be used by non-revenue passenger trains or by freight trains. There are two overpasses connecting the platforms.

Until the completion of East Side Access in 2023, multiple trains bound for different terminals were scheduled to arrive at Jamaica simultaneously (westbound on tracks 1, 2, and 3; eastbound on tracks 6, 7, and 8) and accommodate quick cross-platform transfers. Connections are no longer built into the schedule as of February 27, 2023, resulting in varying transfer times, and most Brooklyn trains require an up-and-over connection via one of the station's overpasses (having been guaranteed and cross-platform prior to the schedule change).

The main entrance to the station, where tickets may be purchased and where waiting areas are located, is a 100-year-old building that also serves as the offices and headquarters of the Long Island Rail Road Company.

AirTrain station
The Jamaica AirTrain JFK station, located in an enclosed glass structure to the south of the LIRR platforms, has 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It is accessed by escalator or elevator from street level as well as via an enclosed bridge connecting it to the LIRR station. Unlike the LIRR platforms, the AirTrain JFK platforms are entirely enclosed and feature platform screen doors, which help the station maintain a constant temperature and prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks. An array of sensors detect a train's position on the track, and only when it is properly aligned will the train's doors open. This enables the AirTrain to use automatic train operation.

The platform measures approximately 240 ft. The next stop to the south is Federal Circle, followed by the six JFK airline terminal stops. West of the station the track curves to the left and runs south, above the Van Wyck Expressway. Since it is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, it uses a separate fare control from the LIRR. Passengers must pay their fare when either entering or leaving the station, as this station and Howard Beach are the only stations where fares are collected. MetroCard vending machines are located on both sides of fare control.

History
The Jamaica AirTrain JFK station opened on December 17, 2003, along with the rest of the AirTrain JFK system. The station was designed by Voorsanger Architects, and was done in a manner which would make passengers feel as if they had already arrived at the airport, as one of two "gateway stations" (the other being Howard Beach).

During the system's planning process, the station was originally designated Station D.

Subway connections
New York City Subway:
 * Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station on the Archer Avenue Line ( trains)

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