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Francis Bedford (photographer)

Francis Bedford (1815 in London – 15 May 1894) was one of England's most prominent landscape photographers and the first to accompany a royal tour.

Early life
Bedford was the eldest son of the successful church architect Francis Octavius Bedford. He was christened at St Giles in Camberwell on 11 September 1815. He began his career as an architectural draughtsman and lithographer, before taking up photography in the early 1850s.

Career
He helped to found the Royal Photographic Society in 1853. In 1854, at Marlborough House Queen Victoria commissioned him to photograph objects in the royal collection and in 1857 she commissioned him to photograph her husband Prince Albert's hometown of Coburg, Germany. There followed several more royal commissions, and his series of stereographs of England and Wales have come to be regarded as some of the finest landscape works of their time. Following the death of Prince Albert in 1861 his eldest son, Prince Albert (later King Edward VII), invited Bedford to photograph his extensive tour of Greece and the Middle East, the first royal tour to be photographically documented.

For much of his career Bedford tended towards photography as an art form, painting in clouds, enhancing fine detail with pencil or brushes, and using tissue paper to darken negatives to improve lighting, but by the late 1870s, he was an advocate of simplicity. Between 1851 and 1894 he produced nearly 9,000 wet collodion negatives and albumen prints, making him one of the most prolific landscape photographers of his time.

Personal life
On 1 November 1843 he married Mary Graham at St Andrew's in Holborn, London. The couple appear on the 1851 census living at 23 Rochester Road, Kentish Town, London, with their two young sons, Arthur and William. Francis gave 'Lithographic Artist' as his profession. When the 1861 census was taken, Francis, now an 'Artist', was staying at a hotel in Peterborough. Ten years later he and Mary were living at 326 Camden Road, London. Francis now gave 'Photographic Artist' as his profession. He was still at the same address in 1881. Also present that night were his wife Mary, his son William, his daughter-in-law Wilhelmina, and his six-year-old grandson Francis.

He died on 15 May 1894 and is buried on the west side of Highgate Cemetery, close to the grave of another celebrated Victorian photographer, Henry White.

Photography records
On 19 February 2009 Swann Galleries set an auction record for Bedford's work Photographic Pictures Made by Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East, a suite of three albums from 1862. The albums sold for $132,000.

The National Gallery of Art Library in Washington, D.C. holds a two-volume index of Bedford's photographs that is organized by print type.

Collections

 * Duke University Libraries
 * National Gallery of Art, Department of Image Collections
 * The Royal Collection
 * Museum of Modern Art
 * National Galleries of Scotland
 * J. Paul Getty Museum
 * Ryerson Image Centre

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William Campbell
You are the victim of bad IMDB information. There is no actor William Campbell who became Paul McCartney. And if there had been one, it wouldn't be someone born in 1926 replacing someone born in 1942. If you think there should be an article on a William Campbell who was an actor, William Campbell (film actor) would be fine. But I would suggest you not use this IMDB entry as a source, since it contains obviously bogus information. You'll have to find the information in a more dependable place! - Nunh-huh 18:07, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * As it works out, William Campbell is an exceedingly common name, with several actors and several politicians, a scattered composer and a few others all sharing it or a close form of it. So I've made William Campbell into a disambiguation page pointing at the others. - Nunh-huh 20:47, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

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Autismus in Latin Wikipedia?
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If a "sphere" is a two-dimensional plane wrapped around a three dimensional "ball", is a "circle" a one-dimensional line wrapped around a two-dimensional _________?

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Mizzou Botanic Garden

The Mizzou Botanic Garden contains thousands of plants within the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, United States. The Garden includes famous icons, such as Thomas Jefferson's original grave marker and the Columns of Academic Hall, and is open year-round, only asking for a small donation to visit.

Notable collections within the Garden include:

 * Arboretum in McAlester Park 4 acres (1.6 ha), with more than 100 trees of 43 species.
 * Asiatic & Oriental Lily Garden.
 * Beetle Bailey Statue and Garden: Cartoon character Beetle Bailey and the surrounding gardens pay tribute to Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey and MU distinguished alum.
 * Bulb Display Garden.
 * Butterfly Garden.
 * Daylily Garden: Features more than 50 cultivars of daylily hybrids donated by the Central Missouri Hemerocallis Society.
 * Ellis Perennial Garden.
 * Hydrangea: 10 varieties of the genus Hydrangea.
 * Jefferson Garden: Includes cardinal flower, columbine, Virginia bluebells, sweetshrub, and Rose of Sharon. A bronze sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, as well as the original tombstone, a simple obelisk, which once sat next to Jefferson's grave, are also located in the garden.
 * Life Sciences Discovery Garden.
 * Mel Carnahan Quadrangle.
 * Memorial Union Gardens.
 * Native Missouri Tree Collection.
 * Peony Garden: Features peonies, lilacs and other "old-fashioned" plants.
 * Perennial Phlox Garden: Features 11 varieties of perennial phlox and English roses.
 * Rothwell Family Garden.
 * The Gardens on David R. Francis Quadrangle: More than 100 hardy, herbaceous perennials, with ornamental shrubs, trees and annual flowers woven throughout the garden.
 * Tiger Plaza.
 * Tree Trails: There are three self-guided walks designed to highlight the trees on campus.
 * Wildlife Pond: In the 1920s, a spring north of Stephens Hall was transformed into a pond surrounded by a Japanese garden with an arched bridge and Pagoda gate. Recently several water plants native to Missouri, including Water Lilies, Pickerel Weed, Copper Iris and Thalia have been added.

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Please do not link the same year twice in the same section on day articles. --mav 18:26, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Society of Construction Arbitrators
Thanks for your interest and contribution, and for adding in the web-site. But I'm not so sure that this article has much to do with the stub you mention (not that I know what a stub is in any case!). So I've torn that bit out and hope that's ok. Better stubs, if there are such things, would be construction law, building industry and professional services. If you can fix that - perfect. Salisian 15:53, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

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You are definitely welcome to join our discussions about issues concerning day articles. go to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Days of the year. cheers! Kingturtle 17:07, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Platelets & stuff
Hey Wsloand, welcome to Wikipedia. You seem to have some good knowledge about coagulation & things. What is your background? Could you fact-check all those coagulation articles for glaring mistakes? Being a lowly clinician my knowledge of biochemistry is strictly utilitarian. JFW | T@lk  08:18, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * You are of course correct that prothrombin is II, but I'm concerned about the stylistic consequences. I'll make a change - see what you think.
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Why are you removing parent categories?
I am curious as to why you are removing the "parent categories" from a number of articles. Regardless of the Wikipedia Manual of Style, I thought one of the prime purposes of Wikipedia was to help unkowledgeable readers and/or newcomers to Wikipedia find what they are looking for as easily as possible. I would point out that the Wikipedia Manual of Style is not written in stone and is not meant to be completely inflexible. It is meant to be guidance. Please explain your thinking on this subject. Thanks, - mbeychok 00:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

As an addendum to my above posting here is a quote from the Manual of style:

"This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making the encyclopedia easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. The following rules do not claim to be the last word on Wikipedia style. One way is often as good as any other, but if everyone does it the same way, Wikipedia will be easier to read and use, not to mention easier to write and edit. In this regard, the following quotation from The Chicago Manual of Style deserves notice:

 * Rules and regulations such as these, in the nature of the case, cannot be endowed with the fixity of rock-ribbed law. They are meant for the average case, and must be applied with a certain degree of elasticity." - mbeychok 00:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I didn't mean to offend. I generally agree that rules need flexibility, and if the distillation articles fell into the parent categories as well as they fell into distillation, then I would have left them, but all of the articles that I moved were specific to distillation and none of them that I saw were also specific to the other categories.  To me, following the style guide is a better because a user would go to the distillation category and see other options and where distillation generally fits into the scheme of operations instead of possibly going to a less related category.  Again, sorry if I offended you.  Wsloand 03:12, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

 * No offense taken. Just wanted to straghten this out. From what you have just said above, it is clear to me that you have no understanding of the Chemical Engineering discipline at all. Distillation is more than just the chemist's glassware distillation in a laboratory. Distillation is one of the most important unit operations in chemical engineering. 95% or more of the hundreds of distillation towers in a petroleum refinery, or petrochemical plant or raw natural gas processing plant or many other industrial facilities are designed by chemical engineers. You must understand that not all Wikipedia readers interested in distillation are chemists. Many are engineers and other technical or industrial people. Probably just as many them as chemists, if not more. In their opinion, distillation falls into the chemical engineering category just as well it does in the chemistry or other categories.

 * It is entirely appropriate that the various distillation articles be listed in the chemical engineering category as well as the other categories. We chemical engineers know what a chemist is and we know what laboratory distillations are because we also used them during our academic years, but sadly few chemists know anything about chemical engineering and have probably never even seen industrial distillation towers. But 'nough said. I am going to re-include the chemical engineering category in all those distillation articles. Regards and no hard feelings, - mbeychok 05:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Just to let you know, I'm currently getting my PhD in Chemical Engineering. You're welcome to include the category again-- like I said before, I disagree with that style.  But, you have contributed more than I have to wikipedia, so I won't try to re-modify it. Wsloand 00:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

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B Engineering Edonis

The B Engineering Edonis is a sports car developed in the year 2000 and manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer B Engineering with overall engineering by Nicola Materazzi (ex Lancia, Ferrari & Bugatti) and styling by Marc Deschamps (ex Gruppo Bertone).

Not many details of the intermediate design stages by Materazzi and Deschamps are documented but some of the sketches are documented in the promotional videos by B.Engineering. Until 2012 the 1:1 scale buck model (with some damage) of the Edonis was for some time stored at Heuliez and then listed for auction. It shows how the body shape was made before body panels were formed for the prototypes.

The Edonis is based on the Bugatti EB110 Super Sport, sharing its carbon-fibre chassis, but having a redesigned interior and exterior. The engine also originates from the EB110 and is enlarged from 3.5 to 3.76 litres in displacement.

Two prototypes were originally produced, one painted in metallic gold colour which was presented in Modena and at other shows, and one in "Rosso Pompeiano".

Although the design is not new, the model is still in production in very low volume for customers who contact B.Engineering directly and order a car to their individual taste.

Background
After Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. went bankrupt in 1995, a handful of ex-employees of the company formed a new company called B Engineering under the financing of Jean-Marc Borel, former Bugatti vice-Chairman and author of several Lamborghini books.

Key employees included Federico Trombi (formerly responsible for homologation) and Gianni Sighinolfi (formerly head of development workshops).

The meaning of the letter "B" is not particularly well documented: it can be a moniker for both Bugatti and Borel. The company workshops remained in the same building (Via Resistenza 12, Campogalliano) that had originally been used for development in 1988-89 while the main Bugatti factory was being designed and constructed by Benedini & Partners.

During the auctioning of Bugatti assets, B.Engineering purchased and thus retained in Campogalliano some of the left over stock of parts used in the production of the EB110 sports car including engines and 17 unfinished monocoques as a portion was already retained by Dauer Sportwagen GmBH and other companies such as Monaco Racing Team (of Gildo Pastor Pallanca).

Aside from manufacturing the Edonis, B Engineering also services the original EB110 sports cars and prepares other classic cars of historic relevance.

Development History
The new company started to develop a new sports car under its name using the chassis of the EB110 as a base. Nicola Materazzi gave guidelines to designer Deschamps to dress the car in a body with aerodynamic efficiency in mind in order to achieve a target top speed of 100 m/s, or 360 km/h.

Thanks to good relationships between Materazzi and Scaglietti (from the days of Ferrari), the latter recommended local artisans who could make the bodywork for the first two prototypes the bodywork in aluminium, a technique that Modenese artisans have practiced for decades and which is useful for low volume production to reduce early tooling costs. The interior was also new compared to that of the EB110 with an updated dashboard and seats, upholstered in leather.

Coming from a strong background in racing, during the development of the EB110, Materazzi was never convinced of the effectiveness of the four turbochargers and the four wheel drive system, often stating that it was a way to "render difficult what is easy by adopting the un-necessary". In his interviews Materazzi discusses that the body of the car was completed very quickly in 47 days, just in time for the presentation on New Year's Day of 2001. However the EB110's technical specification had already been established by 1990 and was not going to change in the mind of the President of Bugatti Automobili. For the Edonis the displacement of the engine was increased marginally from 3.5 to 3.76-litres and finally Materazzi was able to replace the four small IHI turbochargers with two larger IHI units: a reduction in marketing image but an increase in efficiency due to fluid mechanics laws that intrinsically link compressor and turbine wheel inertia and flow efficiency (a compromise between the two). The modified engine generates a power output of 500 kW at 8,000 rpm and 542 lbft of torque at 3,200 rpm. The four-wheel-drive system used in the original EB110 was replaced in favour of a rear-wheel-drive system reducing the weight by 70 kg. The EB110 gearbox which is integrated with the engine was retained.

Design
The Edonis deviates from the angular design language of its donor car and instead has a curvaceous themed design. The fender-mounted headlights have ducts above them. An asymmetrical cooling duct between the headlights aids further in cooling of the brakes. The car has a wide rear end having large openings to cool the engine and has integrated tail lights in the two side-mounted rear grilles. A small fixed rear wing helps generate downforce.

Production
B Engineering planned to build 21 cars from the leftover EB110 chassis, originally built by Aérospatiale, with an expected price of around €760,000.

On January 24, 2018, it was announced that the Edonis project had been taken over by Las Vegas-based automotive company Casil motors, previously known as PSC Motors. The project will be completed in collaboration with B Engineering, with the promise of 15 examples being produced and sold to the public using original Bugatti EB110 chassis. The car, now renamed the Edonis SP-110 will use most of the upgrades that the original Edonis received in 2001, with the exception of a newly designed body kit offered by Casil Motors called the "Rinascita Aero Package".

Performance
The Edonis has a power-to-weight ratio of 480 hp/ton and an engine specific power output of 181 hp/litre. The car has a claimed top speed of 365 km/h and can accelerate to 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.9 seconds. In the summer of 2002 French magazine Sport-Auto organised a comparison amongst supercars at the Nardo' circuit in Puglia, southern Italy. The winner was the 715 horsepower Edonis, fitted with Michelin Pax System tyres, which clocked up a record speed for the circuit of 359.6 km/h. The Pax tyre sizes were (front): 245-650 ZR 480 A and (rear): 355-670 ZR 500 A.

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Porsche Panamera

The Porsche Panamera is a mid- to full-sized luxury car (E-segment or F-segment for LWB in Europe) manufactured and marketed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche. It currently spans across three generations, using a front-engine, rear or all-wheel drive configuration.

The Panamera debuted at the 13th Auto Shanghai International Automobile Show in April 2009, later launching hybrid and diesel versions in 2011. In April 2013, the company introduced a facelifted model, again at the Shanghai Auto Show, followed by the US introduction of a plug-in hybrid version, the Panamera S E-Hybrid, in November 2013. Porsche launched the second-generation Panamera in 2016, and in November 2023, the third-generation was introduced.

The Panamera name, as with the Carrera name, is derived from the Carrera Panamericana race.

Concept
As a front-engine, full-size, four-passenger, four-door luxury hatchback weighing nearly 4000 lb, the Panamera runs contrary to the company's historically  lightweight two-door, rear-engine sports cars, notably the 911. Though the Panamera's shape and profile recall the 911, where the 911 has a tight, performance-focused interior, the Panamera features commodious dimensions with technological, luxury-oriented amenities.

Production
Engines are first assembled in Stuttgart, and the car's body is built, painted and assembled in Leipzig, Germany, alongside the Cayenne (until 2017) and Macan. From 2009 to 2016, the bodies were built at the Volkswagen Group facility in Hannover.

Production began in April 2009, one month after its debut in the Shanghai Motor Show in China.

First generation (970 Chassis G1; 2009)
The V8-powered Panamera S, 4S, and Turbo models were the first versions that debuted in 2009. In addition to the 4.8L Twin Turbo 500 PS V8 powered models, Porsche launched two further models in 2010: the Panamera and Panamera 4 which are both powered by 3.6-litre V6 engines producing 300 PS.

Being derived from the V8 engine of the Panamera S and Panamera 4S, the V6 retains the V8's technologies like Direct Fuel Injection, infinitely variable intake camshaft adjustment with variable valve lift (VarioCam Plus), an on-demand oil pump, water cooling with thermal management, a variable intake manifold, as well as integrated dry sump lubrication with two-stage extraction of oil, and an Auto Start-Stop function (only with the PDK transmission). Turbo version uses active aerodynamics with a multi-stage, adjustable rear spoiler. Optional Sports Chrono Packages include a Sport Plus button, which has tighter damping and air springs, and lowers the car's body by 25 mm.

In 2011, the Panamera S Hybrid, Diesel, Turbo S, and GTS variants were added to the range. The GTS achieves a lateral acceleration of 0.96g.

The Panamera, S, Hybrid and Diesel models are rear-wheel drive, while the Panamera 4, 4S, and GTS have the same four-wheel drive system as the Turbo and Turbo S, called Porsche Traction Management (PTM).

The Panamera featured Adaptive air suspension, the Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC), active anti-roll bars and the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM).

Transmissions
The newly introduced 7-speed PDK dual clutch transmission was standard on the Panamera 4, 4S and Turbo models. The addition of the optional sport chrono package provided faster acceleration times. The Diesel and Hybrid models had a ZF 8-speed automatic transmission called the Tiptronic S which was shared with the Cayenne. In some markets between 2009 and 2013 Porsche offered a 6-speed manual transmission for the V6 N/A and V8 N/A, all with rear wheel drive. Global production with the 6-speed manual was only 50 with V6 and 96 with V8.

Panamera Turbo S
The engine of the Panamera Turbo S features larger turbochargers than the standard Panamera Turbo's 4.8-litre V8, as well as high-pressure fuel injection, and aluminium-alloy pistons. The piston rings are coated in a low-friction surface to help eke out even more performance. The Panamera Turbo S accelerates to 62 mph in 3.3 seconds with launch control engaged. Roll-on acceleration should be more impressive, changes to the PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) gearbox allow for faster gearshifts, and the alleged 27.7mpg fuel economy is no worse than the less powerful Panamera Turbo.
 * Drag Coefficient: 0.30
 * 0 - 60 mi/h: 3.3 seconds
 * 0 - 100 mi/h: 7.2 seconds
 * 1/4 mile: 11.5 seconds at 116 mi/h
 * Braking 70 mi/h to 0 mi/h: 135 ft

Panamera S Hybrid
In 2008, Porsche AG announced the development of a parallel hybrid system for the Panamera, and in February 2011, Porsche unveiled the Panamera S Hybrid. Using the same drivetrain seen in the Cayenne S Hybrid—an Audi-sourced supercharged 3.0-litre V6 engine producing 333 PS along with an electric motor rated at 47 PS, as well as the Cayenne's 8-speed Tiptronic S transmission—the 380 PS Panamera S Hybrid could accelerate from 0–62 mph in 6.0 seconds. The Panamera S Hybrid produced only 193 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre, rendering it the most environment friendly car in the then entire Porsche model range, while still maintaining a top speed of 270 km/h.

Deliveries began in the United States in 2011, and cumulative sales reached 684 units through March 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated the fuel economy for the 2013/2012 model year Panamera Hybrid at 22 mpgus for city driving, 30 mpgus for highway, and 25 mpgus combined.

Panamera Diesel
The Panamera Diesel was launched in May 2011. The vehicle utilized the same Audi 3.0L V6 engine used in the Cayenne Diesel, which was itself a tuned carryover of an existing engine. The engine had a power output of 250 PS. The car was capable of accelerating from 0–62 mph in 6.8 seconds and had a top speed of 242 km/h. It was also the most economical Porsche in the then entire Porsche vehicle lineage, consuming just 6.3 litres per 100 kilometres (37 US MPG/45 UK MPG).

Special editions
In October 2012, Porsche introduced the Panamera Platinum Edition. The exterior of the Panamera Platinum Edition was enveloped in one of five basic colours – black, white, basalt black, carbon grey metallic, and mahogany metallic. It included more standard equipment, larger wheels, and an exclusive interior leather combination of luxor beige and black. It was offered with rear and all wheel drive layouts, and had a 0 to 60 mph acceleration time of under 5.8 seconds or faster on all variants. Exclusive equipment included the special interior combination, platinum rear overhang and front lower grille, platinum door sills, and platinum mirrors. The finalizing touch to this special edition included an exclusive set of 19-inch Panamera Turbo alloy wheels with the red, black, and gold Porsche crest.

In March 2015, Porsche announced that they were releasing a new special edition Panamera called the "Panamera Edition". The car is based on the base Panamera and includes high-gloss black trim strips outline the windows, 19-inch Panamera Turbo wheels with coloured centre caps, the sills were inscribed with the word "Edition," and body-coloured door handles were an additional add on when the customer chose the Porsche Entry & Drive option. The Panamera Edition cost US$80,000.

2013 facelift (970.2)
Porsche announced its updated Panamera on 3 April 2013, with a scheduled formal launch at Auto Shanghai. The revised model can be identified by new front and rear bumpers. Technical changes included the addition of a new 3.0L twin-turbocharged Panamera S and a new E-Hybrid model. A long wheelbase version with an additional 150 mm was available for selected left-hand drive markets. The Turbo S version followed up in 2014. The long wheelbase versions were only available on 4S, Turbo, and Turbo S models.

Panamera S E-Hybrid
As part of the 2013 Panamera facelift, Porsche announced the introduction of a plug-in hybrid model, the Panamera S E-Hybrid. The plug-in version was unveiled at the April 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The S E-Hybrid is powered by a 71 kW electric motor, with a total system power of 310 kW. Top speed amounted to 84 mph in all-electric mode, and acceleration from 0–62 mph took 5.8 seconds. The plug-in electric hybrid had a 9.4 kWh lithium-ion battery pack capable of delivering a range of more than 20 mi under the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) standard. The battery could be fully charged in approximately 2$1/2$ hours from a 240 V power source. The Panamera plug-in hybrid reduce fuel consumption to 3.1 L/100km, down from 7.11 L/100km for the current Panamera hybrid, which translates to emissions of 71 g/km, down from 167 g/km for the current hybrid.

In November 2013, the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) approved the eligibility of the Panamera S E-Hybrid for the Plug-in Car Grant which entitles customers to a maximum purchase subsidy of GB£5,000 (~ US$8,000). The plug-in hybrid was rated with a fuel economy of 91 mpgimp and CO2 emissions of 71 g/km.

Markets and sales
The Panamera S E-Hybrid was released in the European market during the fourth quarter of 2013. Retail deliveries began in the U.S. in October 2013. , a total of 90 units were delivered in France, 86 units in the United States, 59 units in the Netherlands, 14 in Spain, and about 12 in Germany.

In the American market the 2014 model year price starts at US$99,000 before any applicable government incentives. Since its introduction, 698 Panamera S E-Hybrids have been sold in the United States through August 2014. Global sales between January and August 2014 totaled over 1,500 units, presenting 9% of all Panamera models sold worldwide and 1.3% of all Porsche vehicles sold during this period.

Second generation (971 Chassis G2; 2016)
The second generation Panamera was revealed on 28 June 2016 at a special event in Berlin, Germany. Codenamed 971, it is 35 mm longer, 5 mm wider and 5 mm taller than the first generation Panamera, with a 30 mm longer wheelbase. The interior features a redesigned dashboard layout, with touch-sensitive surfaces replacing the previous generation's array of buttons. A centrally mounted tachometer also harks back to the 1955 Porsche 356 A.

The second generation includes two seven-inch displays in place of the dials, as well as a 12.3-inch touchscreen featuring online sat-nav, Apple CarPlay integration and an updated voice control system. Under the bonnet is a new engine range, with only the Panamera 4S, 4S Diesel and flagship Turbo available from launch.

In March 2017, Porsche unveiled the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid for the 2018 model year. The Turbo S E-Hybrid received the 4.0 L V8 engine from the Panamera Turbo, but is also be paired with an electric motor. Total system power is be 680 PS, which makes it the third most powerful Porsche ever, after the 918 Spyder and 991 GT2RS.

In August 2017, Panamera 4S Diesel and Panamera Sport Turismo 4S Diesel were deleted from Porsche's German website and configurator. The automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport discovered the higher than permittable amount, which is one-and-half times more than legal limit, during the exhaust testing. The issue was with SCR catalysator and urea injection. In September 2018 Porsche announced that the company had decided to no longer offer diesel propulsion in future.

Exterior design
The second-gen Panamera no longer has its predecessor's oft-criticized hatchback wagon styling, with the tail of the new vehicle developing a clear link to the Porsche 911 through the full width rear LED light bar, and the sharply creased tail and upper bumper. This improvement in design has helped clarify the model's identity as a sports-oriented GT car.

Sport Turismo
In Europe a 5-door, shooting-brake estate variant, called the Sport Turismo, was offered alongside the liftback/fastback saloon. It was also available in the United States. The Panamera Sport Turismo debuted in March 2017 at the Geneva Motor Show, and was available with the same engine range as the 4-door car. In September 2017 Porsche announced the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, the 5-door estate version of the flagship Turbo S E-Hybrid, which had previously only been available as a 4-door configuration. As of September 2017, the 680 PS Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is currently the world's most powerful stock estate car, besting the 612 PS Mercedes-AMG E 63 S and the 605 PS Audi RS6 Performance.

Third generation (972 Chassis G3; 2023)
The third generation of the Panamera was officially presented on 24 November 2023, with Porsche providing details for the mid-range Panamera 4 and Turbo E-Hybrid models; details on the Turbo S E-Hybrid and GTS models are expected to be available later. Eventually, Porsche will offer four different E-Hybrid powertrain options.

Exterior design
Compared to the second generation, the third generation has a small frontal air inlet above the license plate bracket; other styling changes were characterized as "incremental". The Sport Turismo shooting brake body has been dropped.

E-Hybrid
For the plug-in Turbo E-Hybrid model, the 370 V traction battery has a storage capacity of 25.9 kW-hr (gross; 21.8 kW-hr net), giving the vehicle a maximum all-electric range of 56 mi under the WLTP cycle. The electric motor is integrated into the transmission. It is equipped with an onboard charger that accepts AC power at a maximum rate of 11 kW; at that rate, it takes 138 minutes to recharge the battery fully.

Chassis and suspension
Base models are equipped with an air suspension that has two air chambers and twin-valve dampers, independently adjustable for rebound and compression. The E-Hybrid can be equipped with an active suspension as an option, called Porsche Active Ride, which uses a single air chamber and electrohydraulic actuators to control each wheel independently. The active suspension is designed to stabilize the body under dynamic conditions, such as resisting lean in corners and weight transfer during acceleration and deceleration. In addition, it lifts the car by 55 mm during entry and exit to ease access.

Centerlock wheels and rear-wheel steering also are available as options.

Reception
Despite the differences in dimensions and design, a reviewer noted that the Panamera's driving dynamics were close to that of the 911, and it "seems to occupy the no-man's-land between really good sports sedans and proper sports cars", and so far the Panamera has won some comparison tests against other four-door performance cars on the market such as the Maserati Quattroporte and Aston Martin Rapide. Function was also praised, with the 15.7 cuft hatchback trunk, and the four-corner adaptive air suspension that retained superior handling while also providing a comfortable ride for public roads.

Unlike most V8-engined contemporaries, all models of the Panamera avoid the US Gas Guzzler Tax. The V6-powered Panamera was also praised, as its smaller engine still retained respectable acceleration, and as it had improved handling over its V8 siblings, due to the engine being lighter by 100 lb which gave the car better weight distribution.

However, CAR magazine of the U.K. described the S model as lacking sportiness, which they attributed to their test car's being "about as oriented to comfort as it's possible to get" and called the Turbo model "a missed opportunity on behalf of Porsche" to be "the world's first lightweight four seater" as the top model weighs as much as an Audi S8.

The 30 November 2008 edition of BBC's Top Gear featured a look at the Panamera in its news section, with the three presenters being very critical of the look. In the June 2009 edition, Richard Hammond and James May were seen driving the Panamera along the A30 in Devon, Great Britain. They were racing against a letter sent via Royal Mail between the Isles of Scilly and the Orkney Islands.

Sales
As of 2011, the largest national market was the United States with 6188 sold. Sales by cities: Los Angeles (890), New York (760), Hong Kong (300), Dubai (285), Tokyo (223), Munich (206), Moscow (203), Shanghai (188), Hamburg (117) and Berlin (108). Sales internationally by model variant: Panamera 4S (9394), Turbo (6171), S (4563) and V6 (2390—introduced weeks earlier).

In 2012, U.S. sales of the Panamera totaled 7614 and Canadian sales of the Panamera totaled 422. In 2017, most of the Panameras sold in Northern Europe were hybrids.

Publicity
On 20 April 2007, a spy video of the Porsche Panamera became available on the Internet.

In September 2008, Porsche released the first teaser image for the Panamera. In early October 2008, an undisguised Panamera was captured on film in Busan, South Korea.

On 28 November 2008, Porsche sent a mailer containing two photos of the Panamera which were labeled as "the first official images of the Porsche Panamera" with an invitation to have online access to Porsche USA's website.

On 19 April 2009, Porsche finally unveiled the Porsche Panamera sedan to the public at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. One of the highlights of the Panamera's debut was fitting the car in the freight elevator of the Shanghai World Financial Center and sending it to the skyscraper's 94th floor.

An estate version concept of the Panamera was introduced at the 2012 Paris Motor Show called Sport Turismo. Powered by an advancement of Porsche's current hybrid system utilized in the Panamera S Hybrid, the Sport Turismo concept's new "e-Hybrid" system uses the 333-horsepower, supercharged 3.0-litre V6 and a 95-horsepower electric motor for 416 combined horses and a 30-kilometer electric range. As opposed to the current production system, this e-Hybrid setup prioritizes all-electric motivation unless the driver instructs the car otherwise. The Sport Turismo is technically a plug-in hybrid since the lithium-ion battery pack can be fully charged in as little as 2.5 hours when plugged into a wall outlet. Porsche declares that the combined powertrain is proficient for 0–62 mph acceleration in less than six seconds, and that the Sport Turismo can exceed 80 mph while running purely on electric power.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DOOM cheats

 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. — Xezbeth 06:38, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)

DOOM cheats
A list of cheat codes for the DOOM video game. Wikipedia is not a place to post cheat codes. Zzyzx11 | Talk 23:57, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article is semi-encyclopedic.  The phrase "Delta Q Delta" along with the predicate "in the college years" denotes origin of these cheat codes.  A similar article can be found on this net link.  Also, the SPISPOPD link can also describe encyclopedic value.  And this is worth keeping. --SuperDude 00:00, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. GameFAQs is the place for this, not Wikipedia. Shiri — Talk 00:11, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd normally vote Delete, but User:Zzyzx11 admitted on User talk:Lucky 6.9 that this was a spite nomination, driven by the belief that User:SuperDude115 is actually User:SamuraiClinton. Thus I will abstain from voting and recommend that others do the same. I prefer not to participate in a high-tech lynching. LevelCheck 00:13, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * That is your point of view LevelCheck. If you think the message I wrote, I want to let you know that I just put up one of SuperDude115's articles, DOOM cheats, on VFD because I saw that you suspect that he may be SamuraiClinton implies that it is a "spite nomination" then so be it. The only thing I was doing was notifying them as a favor. As for the nomination itself, I think many people will agree with my original reason: Wikipedia is not a place to post cheat codes. Zzyzx11 | Talk 00:20, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * LevelCheck, you also say that I am participating in a high-tech lynching. Isn't that what you did when you put SamuraiClinton on RFA? Zzyzx11 | Talk 00:28, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Nominating someone for a position constitutes high-tech lynching? Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense. LevelCheck 00:32, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * So you think exposing SamuraiClinton to (as of now 14) opposing comments (and growing) is not high-tech lynching? Zzyzx11 | Talk 01:17, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * As I've pointed out on your talk page, there's really no other way for other editors to interpret your nomination of SamuraiClinton as anything but malicious. android↔talk 02:12, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * I believe there is a fair case to be made that SuperDude = Samurai Clinton, or is at least associated with hir in some way. That totally notwithstanding, this article is worthy of deletion because a list of cheats is unencyclopedic.  Who wrote the article has nothing to do with it. Slac  speak up!  00:43, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. What Shiri said. Niteowlneils 01:27, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. There's nothing wrong with a cheat code list as such -- but a bare list, with no description of the game or gameplay, is unencyclopedic. And "high tech lynching" is a very subjective concept, as Anita Hill can certainly attest! ---Isaac R 01:48, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. There's no encyclopedia article here.  Rossami (talk) 01:46, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is appropriately covered in the specialized wiki that User:SuperDude115 was kind enough to mention above. FreplySpang (talk) 02:05, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not GameFAQs. It would be nice if SamuraiClinton, SuperDude, or whatever he chooses to call himself this week would respond to the items outlined in his RfC rather than continue to create these inane articles. android↔talk 02:12, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons stated. - Lucky 6.9 02:57, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons stated. --Bucephalus talk to me  13:59, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I was going to say "Put small relevant bits in main article" but SPISPOPD is already mentioned. Kill it. --Golbez 17:49, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Whatever the reasons behind the nomination, article is clearly unencyclopedic. Vlad M V  ٭ talk 18:13, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * delete this probabyl Yuckfoo 06:46, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not GameFAQs. --Carnildo 23:37, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Myles Long 20:05, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unencyclopedic, whatever is useful is already covered. -- 8^D gab 18:21, 2005 Apr 21 (UTC)
 * Keep the list of random game cheats is unencyclopedic, but this is DOOM for heaven's sake. Many of these have entered popular culture. As a bonus this article explains the etymology of these cheats, and I always wandered what IDDQD and IDKFA mean... Grue 18:31, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Just because a topic is encyclopedia-worthy, it doesn't follow that every related topic is. Unless it'spart of an encyclopedic topic, etymology belongs on Wiktionary. Trivial factoids belong in a reference for DOOM enthusiasts. ---Isaac R 19:45, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * IDDELETE. Cheatcruft. Nestea 17:01, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * IDDELETE!. Cheatcruft! Until such time as "WikiWalkthrus" is launched, this doesn't belong here. And, in fact, GameFAQs' system of bogus code reporting is much more reliable than a Wiki where anyone can edit and say "blabla doesn't work at all, it should read blabla2000". Master Thief Garrett 23:14, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Cheat codes aren't exactly encyclopedia-worthy. Linuxbeak 23:52, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. not encyclopedic as a stand-alone article. Tobycat 00:12, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment; saying IDDELETE is kinda funny, but I would rather keep this article since the sources of the acronyms in the cheats are notable. --SuperDude 03:07, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * But the problem is, if we do keep it, people could easily "correct" the "false" cheats and completely stuff up the data. And I don't really know that it couldn't be put into WikiBooks under Doom Guide or something... Master Thief Garrett 04:46, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Future Leaders of the World

Future Leaders of the World is a rock band formed in 2003 by singer and guitarist Phil Taylor, drummer Carl Messina, and bassist Toby Cole, in Buffalo, New York. Their debut album, LVL IV, was released in 2004. With a new lineup, the band was renamed Machina in 2005. They released another album under the Future Leaders of the World name, Reveal, in 2015.

History
Future Leaders of the World was formed in 2003 by guitarist and singer Phil Taylor in Buffalo, New York, with drummer Carl Messina and bassist Toby Cole. They drove to Los Angeles to record demo sessions, and Cole left due to creative tensions. In late 2003, bassist Bill Hershey and lead guitarist Jake Stutevoss joined the lineup, and the band signed a deal with Epic Records. Their debut album, LVL IV, was released in 2004, but while on tour, Epic terminated their contract with the band. In 2005, Taylor regrouped with a new lineup, including guitarist Jack Wiese, guitarist John LeCompt, bassist Thad Ables, and drummer Rocky Gray. The band was later renamed Machina.

Machina toured in the US in 2007, and released a self-titled EP. In 2009, they released a three-song EP,  Delirium. In 2012, Machina signed a deal with Rogue Records for the release of their album To Live And Die In The Garden Of Eden. They released their next album Reveal, in 2015, via Pavement Entertainment.

Discography
Studio albums
 * LVL IV (2004)
 * To Live And Die in the Garden of Eden (as Machina) (2012)
 * Reveal (2015)

EPs
 * Machina EP (2007)
 * Delirium EP (2009)

Compilations
 * Bootlegs & B-Sides (2009)

Members
Machina
 * Phil Taylor – vocals
 * John LeCompt – guitar, backing vocals
 * Thad Ables – bass
 * Rocky Gray – drums
 * Jack Wiese – guitar

Future Leaders of the world
 * Phil Taylor – vocals, guitar, bass

Former members
 * Toby Cole – bass
 * Jake Stutevoss – guitar, backing vocals
 * Bill Hershey – bass
 * Carl Messina – drums
 * Jeremy "13" – bass
 * Erik McGreevy– bass
 * Ian Severson – guitar
 * Jarred Mosely – bass
 * Russell Bullock – drums
 * Justin Carder  - drums

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Odili

 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. Joyous 17:40, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)

Odili
Notability not established, and odili naija -".net" jordan gets no relevant hits, and no other combinations seemed to find this individual. Or, if you'd rather, 'unverifiable'. Niteowlneils 23:58, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability not established. Vegaswikian 06:52, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, possible vanity. Megan1967 07:47, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as vanity. Pavel Vozenilek 09:25, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Could this be referring to Chuck Odili, the maintainer of Nigeriaworld.com? There seems to be some controversy on his actions. Still, I don't see the notability. Wipe 10:35, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as unencyclopedic and non-notable. Hermione1980 23:15, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Aris Velouchiotis

A Typical British View
Who is C.M. Woodhouse, what right does he have to remark about Aris ? Any quote can be matched be a counter quote. Please remove this one. My family was decimated be the fascists. Aris was a symbols of our hope for freedom. I still cry when I think of what they did to this man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.240.130.75 (talk) 03:59, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

 * "I don't like this cited historical view, expunge it!". Pretty typical response of your run of the mill communist bigot. Their "fight for freedom" was, in fact, a fight to fill Greece with gulags and concentration camps for the "reactionaries" (ie anyone who didn't tow the communist party line). Make no mistake, these red-fascists were no Spanish republicans nor leftist democrats ; nothing could be farther from that. In any case I can't be bothered giving more weight to the Aris-lover's tirade, as it is part and parcel Stalinist rhetoric. Cry all you like, but fanatical Stalin-worshippers' censorship will not take precedence over historians' views. 79.107.248.142 (talk) 17:09, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

 * How is Woodhouse's point of view at all impartial? The KKE fought the Nazis while the Brits enabled, empowered and armed the Nazi collaborators (after WW2). Of course Woodhouse would say such a thing!

I'm sorry, but any moron who looks at the evidence, such as British Foreign Office reports, or ELAS records, or German records, knows that ELAS fought and fought and fought the Germans. And anyone who claims that it was they who attacked EDES in October 1943, rather than the other way round is either very stupid or ... lying their heads off.

At Meligalas Ares was far too soft. The battalionists executed all their hostages - if this was in view of ELAS, Aris should have topped the lot of them. Instead he took them as prisoners to Kalamata, where no doubt they were released by the gendarmerie. (All described in F.O. docs.)

I know you far-right Greeks think we are really thick and will continue to swallow all your lies, but eventually even the stupidest West European will realise that there there is something odd about supporting collaborators and their descendents (maybe the further release of official papers will contribute to our I.Q. points ...). Bougatsa42 (talk) 06:46, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

It's very upsetting to read this article with it's obvious british bias. My family was decimated by the fascists durring WWII and then again by the british after the war- their crime ? They fought against the fascist. They were never political but for the love of our country we still pay the price today. Woodhouse et al had their own agenda and the truth was not included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.74.64.156 (talk) 13:44, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

I really feel for families like yours. It is an extraordinary story - what makes it even more so is the fact that it is so common. 1.5 to 2 million people were members of EAM-ELAS, many left-wing but also conservatives and royalists. For decades such people were not eligible for pensions or posistions in the government, police or armed forces. And let's not talk about the harassment, beatings, torture, murders and imprisonment.

Ares was the one who insisted that everyone should be encouraged to join the resistance. Haritopoulos describes Ares as a patridolatris, a lover of his native country. If you read the speech he made at Lamia, he talks constantly about the Greek people (and about himself hardly at all). He always knew about the danger that the British represented (this is well documented) and if he had had more support from others with influence the country might not have had years of terror and oppression Bougatsa42 (talk) 06:38, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Attention
This is a well written and neutral article, please do not change it and cause disputes. I made only one minor change: The circumstances of his death remain unclear. I have no evidence that he commited suicide. I hope you permit me to state that. Thanks

I agree with your sentiments. In its current form (24th May 2006), this a very balanced article, presenting both views on Velouchiotis's life and actions without degenerating into partisanship. Integrating the Greek Civil War at large into the article, would only serve to turn it into the POV edit war that the afformentioned entry has become. A strong keep for the article in its current form on my part. 85.196.4.183 22:09, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

What is this well written and neutral article means?! have any of you read the book of Haritopoulos or you just put it there, in all sources, as a decoration?! Every hero that has fought for a cause can't be persived as neutral!! than he can't be neither a hero nor a symbol!! is the article of Che Guevara neutral enough? their acts have judjed them in the people's consiousness, not you! p.s. oh, and the fact that he has been a symbol of the communist cause, that is neutral?? It's the people's cause! after all the same communists have tried to get rid of him, so come on! Beltenebros 18:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Comments on older version of the article
This article is clearly a product of the ever-bulging "cult of Aris" by the radical Greek left (similar to the cults of Che Guevara, father-Stalin and chairman-Mao in other regions) and does little to discern fawning hagiography from historical fact about the Greek civil war.

In several excerpts the author supresses historical fact as well as completely turn the truth on its head, in order to support the Greek communist insurgents or slander their opponents who extended from nationalist right-wingers all the way to liberal centrists in the Greek political spectrum.

"[...] the first time that he appeared under the name Aris Velouchiotis. From this time on, this name became legendary in Nazi occupied Greece with multiple victorious guerrilla actions such as the blasting of the Gorgopotamos rail bridge, the Krikelo battle, the Mikro Chorio battle and other lead by him."

Here, as in most other parts, the author of this article withholds the fact that nationalist Greek resistance forces were just as active as their communist opponents in fighting the German Nazi occupators of Greece. The blasting of the Gorgopotamus bridge was not an act singularly "lead by Aris Velouchiotis", as alleged, but a rare common effort in which Napoleon Zervas's Nationalist EDES resistance forces participated, just as well as Velouchiotis's communist forces. Unfortunately, this was to be the last occurence of cooperation between communist and nationalist resistance forces, as the communists proceeded to attack non-communist resistance fighters in several occasions, in order to secure post-war dominance in Greece..

"The post-war regime was exhibiting its brutality, not coincidentally upon the figure perceived as the personalization of the National Resistance."

I don't know where to start with all this. First of all, by the end of German occupation, Velouchiotis came to personify not National Resistance, but the communist powergrab for violent imposition of a Stalinist regime. This happened because the communists

a) Attacked all other non-communist resistance forces in the still-occupated country to ensure they were the only armed forces left in a post-war Greece.

b) Forcefully recruited rural populations or inflicted violence and murdered those who refused

b) Systematically terrorized and slaughtered Greek rural populations that were seen as "negative to the socialist cause". The events at Meligala was once such occurence, as the battle was not between Greek resistance fighters and German collaborators, as the author deceptively alleges, but between Greek communist elements and Nationalist forces, the latter of which had been amassing at the region to avoid an all-out attack by Velouchiotis's group, on account of their anticommunist leanings. After the nationalists lost the battle, the communists proceeded to perpetrate one of the worst slaughters of the civil war, completely decimating the population of the defiant Meligalas, including the non-combatant inhabitants and the families of their opponents.

The story about Velouchiotis's "hanging head" is one of many (diverging) myths, intended to lionize him as a communist hero (in the vain of his posterior Che and others), and villify his democratic opponents as "brutal". What we know for a fact is that Velouchiotis was, indeed, seriously wounded after clashing with Nationalist forces ; whether he was killed during battle (as some claim), or commited suicide after being incapacitated in battle (as others support) is still a matter of some debate. What is not for debate, however, is that, despite his fawning hagiographers, Velouchiotis died not as a loved folk hero, but as a hated perpetrator of communist atrocities, at the expense of all those who refused to comply with his plans for the imposition of stalinism in Greece.

In this article, Greek nationalists and centrists are characterised "fascists" in the vain that all political opponents are characterised and treated as "fascists" by hardline communist parties throughout the world - be they the American Democratic Party, the British Conservatives, or the German Social-Democrats; that is, in no meaningful sense of the word.

The article on Aris Velouchiotis clearly and blatantly violates Wikipedia's NPOV policy, so I respectfully request that either changes be made to reflect the historical truth, or at the very least a "disputed" disclaimer is added.

 * I can only agree with some of the anonymous remarks above. Velouchiotis is one of the most controversial Greeks. Some incidents of his life remain murky (and manny more of the Civil War) --[*]CubicStar 23:23, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

I think you realise that all that you 've been saying untill now is without any evidence whatsoever and in the typical line of the patriot greek boy! i think you should reconsider your attitude towards a hero by all means because he fought even for you, so that you can be here right now and write all these nonsense.. I am tired of people that would indulge in so an easy critisism of the blood that has been spilled, simply by exorsicing it as communist. Are you really stuck in that concept of right agains left? Aris Velouchiotis doesn't need your critics or your neutral and balanced point of view (so easily used by those that in reality didn't have to make any sacrifises!)and ofcourse he has earned his place for his fight, and a desperate one, against much more superior forces : and THAT is the fact! The political point of view is exactly political, it is not fight, struggle or blood shed for your freedom and mine... It is really sad that even now,in our so called Society of Knowledge that spitting upon those people continues, i don't even know if in the schools some kids will ever know who was he. I am not a communist, but sure enough an admirer of a fighter who gave his life. Would you give it whatever your political view? I hope I could, like him and all the others with him..Beltenebros 18:55, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

 * "Stuck in the concept of right against left"? The poster boy for that would your the false hero "Aris", who engaged in systematic slaughter of Greek partisans and resistance fighters, simply on account of them not being communists. If that is your definition of a "freedom fighter", I would hate to live in your parallel universe of left wing indoctrinated nonsense. Freedom fighters fought against the Nazis, not against Greeks who happened to disagree with their particular ideological dogma. 94.68.158.127 (talk) 02:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Although I agree with some thinks you pointed out, I can only say that at least the "antartes" (guerillas) fought against the Nazi occupiers and did not betray their country, like some right wing organisations did. People like Papadopoulos (yes, the Junta colonel) and Grivas and many more, collaborated with the Nazis against the mostly left wing RESISTANCE. After the war, those that fought for their country were persecuted and hunted whereas the traitors were placed in high government positions. And this is not communist propaganta (although they are really good at it), this is a historical fact.

Nationalism is one of the main ideas behind Fascism and Nazism (although one can argue that Stalins' USSR was ultra nationalist), so yes Greek Nationalists like the LAOS party are of fascist mentality.

As for communist attrocities, I can only say that there are less attrocities carried out by either Cuba, China, Venezuela etc. than by Bush, Blair and their allies.

I'm not a communist or a socialist but some things need to be made clear.unsigned

So then, you're kowtowing to the Stalinist line to the last "t", but want to claim neutrality for yourself. Whatever. I'm not even going to take the time to dispute this bs. It's only the typical stance of the usual communist greekling, after all (even when reconstructed). "Anyone who's not a communist, is a fascist", slander of the opponents, and distortion of historical facts come easy for the Fidel-worshipping nimrods.193.92.81.97 17:35, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

I will not try and say that the left wing was the only one that was resisting in Greece. What I would like to see in the article is the percentages of right and left wing. Also to be fair on why he went back in the mountains after Varkiza you should tell more of the circumstances of the treaty. That the left wing was the only one getting disarmed etc. The article as is seems one sided. Many historical facts are missing. The word "legitimate government" is, to say the list, disputed due to historical circumstances. The pact of Yalta should also be in this article showing that Greece was one of the grey areas in the division of the world. unsigned
 * I would think again of using the word "disputed" when later referencing the highly disputed and
 * overly simplistic Pact of Yalta

I've added a recent book (which I own but haven't read yet). Has anyone read it so as to contribute more? Are there more recent sources? (cubic[*]star | (Talk)) 20:32, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

On Suicide
First of all, the comment on Dionisis Charitopoulos's version about a "heroic" suicide is overly sentimental. Although it is portrayed dramatically, the word heroic is not used; it is depicted more as an act of despair rather than a heroic statement. I'm also pretty sure that Aris himself would not have commited suicide as a means of registering his legend, as Charitopoulos seems to suggest, since suicide was considered a demeaning act by high-ranked communists at the time.

On the actual fact of his death, although it cannot be proved as a suicide as no real evidence exists, there are some facts that contribute to the theory. First, none of the opposing soldiers claimed to have actually killed him; this was common during the following civil war, and even the gun that was used would be displayed next to religious icons. However, fear of vengeance could also attribute to this fact. From a psychological point of view, Aris was reported at the time to be in deep sorrow, feeling betrayed and disappointed. He was not talking at all to his comrades for hours, and the last journey that he was making had no apparent purpose, since his plans for a second resistance had already failed. Also, visual material of his decapitated severed head during the triumph that followed, depicted it on the side, and some witnesses claim that there was a hole on the back from the bullet that he fired in his mouth.

None of these have been confirmed, and very few evidence exist today. I wrote this comment as a suggestion to anyone willing to conduct further research. As of now, I could not yet find a reliable photo of the head; there seems to be a film, but I have yet to find it. It may exist in a private archive.

the photo of aris's and tzavelas's heads in trikala square and the one of his head on the ground can be found simply by searching for velouchiotis (in greek) on google. turn the tab on "pictures".

Lamia talk
Is there anything that could be mentioned on the talk he gave in Lamia? I have heard about it but have not found a transcript, or a video (in case any existed).Elikarag (talk) 17:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

What about his albanian origin ?
He was an arvanite (aka albanian). You mention his souliote (christian albanian) origin. Could this be the power behind his views that Greece's border should be in Lamia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.73.252.43 (talk) 17:07, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

I can understand why you haven't signed this claptrap. 20:46, 2 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bougatsa42 (talk • contribs)
 * Why Bougatsa42? Do you have something against the Arvanites and the Chams? They are ethnic Albanians and they are proud of it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.190.17.35 (talk) 22:23, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Sexuality
Below follows some of the worst crud I have ever seen on wikipedia:

If we consider Aris as a historic figure, we have to mention facts about his sexuality. Aris was homosexual and sadist (after been raped when was young) and there are also witness reporting him as a pedophile. Moreover, it would be wise to mention the dispute regarding his real motives about the war, which might be the gathering of wealth (through stealing from people living in the ELAS occupied areas) rather the resistance. Reference: ''- UK Army Military Report Document: HS9/1524/3-Job No 247314 ο Captain E. N. Barker M.C. 307 Coy, RASC - United Nations (Court of War Crimes) document: SECRET VELOUCHIOTIS, Ares, - 22666/A (revealed 2005) - Book: We fell among Greeks by Captain Denys Hamson, 1957 - S.O.E. Report by Captain Donald Hamilton Hill, 1944 - New Zealand Officer William Jordan in his book "The Truth about Greece" - Germanos Demakos (nom de guerre pater Anypomonos), communist co-fighter and comrade of Aris, in his memoirs book, p. 364-369 (2004 edition) - Special Operations Mediterranean (Force 133), Dec 1944. The VELOUCHIOTIS file''

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.176.22.178 (talk) 23:11, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Haritopoulos argues against him being homosexual, pointing to a youth in which he chased women, and the unlikelihood of a homosexual being accepted as an andarte leader. If you are talking about the Maratheas boy, at least one version of events suggest that he was molested by another ELAS member.

I note that 4 of your references are British, and another one UN. You might be interested in Ole L. Smith's article on the reliability of British agents as source material - Bill Jordan in particular is given short shrift, but others do not fare much better. Woodhouse was insisting for years after the war that Sarafis joined ELAS at the point of a gun (!). (Foreign Office reports are quite open about their strategy of propaganda against ELAS and Ares.) I haven't read the Demakos book, and it is hard to get hold of where I live.

Smith's article available here: http://thesis.haverford.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10066/5376/Smith_11_3.pdf;jsessionid=1753FBE666FE39D4388DDF02CC7091A9?sequence=1. Bougatsa42 (talk) 06:57, 3 October 2012 (UTC) Why we should consider one UN document and four Military reports of the Allies as propaganda and not an article by Smith? Even leftish history researchers such as Dionysis Charitopoulos reports that Aris was unable to have any form of active sexual act (ref: Oi neoi Fakeloi interview, Dec 2003), because his sex organs were partially amputated when he was in exile on Giaros. But, even we consider Smith's article as true, a person who is sexually interested in both men and women, could be considered as bisexual, not straight. Moreover, sadism is also a sexual and social expression which cannot be left off from this wiki article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.176.22.178 (talk) 11:53, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes but you don't have to rely on Smith, you can just follow back to his original sources, Woodhouse, Jordan etc. I have read Jordan, and it is truly not believable. He says for example that Ares himself was 'not averse to a bit of looting' - I would have thought that every one knew that he was totally against looting or stealing from villagers, and there was a death penalty for it, and this is why ELAS had such support. Jordan on the other hand recounts proudly how when the village near to where they were staying did not give them enough firewood, they started burning the paling fences that were a feature of the village.

What Charitopoulos says about Ares' sexuality seems quite plausible. I have, however never seen any convincing evidence that he was a sadist and a rapist. I was happy to believe an account in Fleischer about Ares being blind drunk and enraged beating suspects with a whip. But when I looked at Fleischer's references, the principal one was Lefterias, one of Ares' enemies. He told Richter in an unpublished inteview that an (unnamed) member of ELAS, related this event to him; hardly convincing. Other references are to Hamson, Jordan etc, whom Fleischer uses quite a lot in his book. I was, however, tempted to believe the story until I realised the relationship between Lefterias and Ares. I am also influenced by the great love that the andartes had for Ares. They were a mixed bag, but there were many ordinary decent Greeks among them. He was admittedly very, very tough, but I can't imagine them loving Ares as they did if he had been a brutal sadist. Bougatsa42 (talk) 17:59, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

My only information is from Charitopoulos, his points seem reasonable but not necessarily conclusive. I am not personally interested in his his sexual orientation, but the stuff I have read (on the web) about him actually hating women does seem to be a total fabrication. Bougatsa42 (talk) 20:20, 3 October 2012 (UTC) I keep trying to fix the paragraphing but unsuccessfully. Bougatsa42 (talk) 20:21, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Spelling Ares/Aris
I am finding it very difficult to keep misspelling the name Ares, so I have gone back and changed my usage to be always Ares. If I am still inconsistent I apologise.

The name of the Greek God of War in English usage has always, always been spelled Ares, look in any English book on mythology. (The second vowel is an eta, which has suffered from ioticism like many Greek vowels and diphthongs but was originally was close to an /e/ sound.) We know that Ares based his name on Ares the God, and both English and Greek sound the same, so why change the spelling in English? The title of Charitopoulos's book looks terrible to the native English eye. Like changing Aphrodite to Afrodite. Whenever someone does the much needed reedit to this page, they might like to consider changing the name back to the English norm. Bougatsa42 (talk) 19:53, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Name change
I have changed the spelling of Ares to 1) make it the same as Greek God of War as spelled in English, and 2) fit the norm in the native English-speaking world - examples to hand include Mary Stewart, Louis de Bernieres, David Close, Chris Woodhouse, but I am sure I can find more. Obviously there are people who spell it the other way, but this spellling is driven by native Greek speakers, who are simply ignorant of the correct English spelling.

I have already flagged this above and got no response. If the change upsets anyone, perhaps they should try editing Ares to Aris on the Classical pages (dominated by native English speakers) and see the reaction! Bougatsa42 (talk) 21:46, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Well, I wasn't banking on an intelligent response, but for a Greek to produce the names of four non-native English speakers as authorities on English spelling beggars belief.

How incidentally are we supposed to pronouce this word, given that there are no or virtually no parallels in English? Best I can do is alibis, pronounced by English speakers as /alibyze/. And should we be changing the spelling of Euripedes, Thucydides etc to satisfy the whims of Greeks who claim to know English? Bougatsa42 (talk) 02:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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Talk:Rompetrol

I'm almost certain this article is copyvio, but only the following excerpt turns up in a search:

 * Rompetrol is Romania’s best-established oil company, a trustworthy worldwide partner and a revered corporate citizen.

The site it's from seems to offer press releases for Romanian companies, but either the one that is the source of this article has been removed or it's only available for a fee or behind some link that I couldn't comprehend. Avocado 23:59, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)

Merge
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 * Rompetrol and Rompetrol Group N.V. are almost identical articles about the same company (group of companies). Suggest to merge.Beagel 16:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

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Rompetrol was established in 1974 as the international operator of the Romanian oil industry.
Rompetrol WAS NOT established in 1974.

In 1974 was established Petromidia Refinery.

In 01.november.2000 was born Rompetrol in Romania from Rompetrol Group BV Rotterdam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.79.12.137 (talk) 13:44, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

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The corporation's name was wrong. I googled it and only came up with 55 results. On the otherhand, I googled the right name and got over 15,000 results. --Kross 00:01, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)


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New Brunswick Training School

The New Brunswick Training School was a youth detention centre in Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Canada, about 10 km west of Fredericton.

Opened in the 1940s, it was the provincial male youth detention centre. It closed in 1998 following an inquiry into abuse there.

It was a wing of the Kingsclear Reformatory, a minimum security facility located nearby, which closed in 2000.

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LWS

The initials LWS may refer to:
 * Lethal white syndrome, a genetic disorder of horses
 * Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Idaho, US
 * LWS (aircraft manufacturer), Poland, 1936-1939
 * Living With a Star
 * Lewes railway station, a railway station in Sussex, England
 * Let Women Speak

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Talk:Tom Brady

After NFL Career Proposed Section
From the continuous involvement with Brady and the media, especially with Fox Sports, he looks to be staying within the NFL world for at least 5 more years.

That being said, is an after career section in order?(Support/Oppose) IEditPolitics (talk) 01:28, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2024
In the paragraph where it talks about his dynasty with the pats, you can actually say he's the only player in the NFL to win 3 super bowls in a 5 years period twice, making his team become a 2 time dynasty (being that a dynasty is described as winning 3 out of 5 championships in every sport) 212.178.231.231 (talk) 12:04, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 14:55, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Best Player?
Very simple topic, I see on the opening paragraph it says he is widely considered the greatest *quarterback*. While this is certainly true, I would argue that he is widely considered the greatest *player* period. Even the sources used to cite that sentence support that he is considered the greatest player, not just greatest quarterback. 2601:483:4B7E:BFD0:BC48:2787:F758:BE4E (talk) 04:40, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

 * You could argue that, but it's not a definitive fact that he's widely considered the greatest players. Some like to point to Jerry Rice or Lawrence Taylor as the greatest for example. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:55, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

 * It is difficult to compare players and present findings that can make opinions seem like facts. He is no doubt the most accomplished player in NFL history in terms of Super Bowl championships and numerous passing categories. How does that compare to other positions? We may never have a perfect answer. I'd like to think he is greatest player ever in my opinion just because of how important the quarterback position is, but some things are left to opinions and can never be concrete. Red Director (talk) 14:01, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Couldn't agree more, it makes it an impossible discussion to find a conclusion to. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:15, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

"Winningest"
Fyi, I tried to revert you @Conan The Librarian, but you. I wanted to note a few sources:
 * https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winningest
 * https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/winningest
 * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winningest
 * https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/winningest
 * https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/winningest

"Winningest" seems like an acceptable word to me. Pinging @Frank Anchor. It's just that it's typically used when discussing sports. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:45, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
 * As stated in my edit summary, “winningest” seems like a better option than “most successful.” The former literally means having the most wins, which is an indisputable, objective criterion. The latter is more ambiguous of a term since being successful is a lot more subjective in nature.  The sentence could also be changed to something along the lines of “Brady leads all NFL quarterbacks with 251 regular season wins and 35 postseason wins.”  Frank   Anchor  20:32, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It's a common American term. The arguments are usually for non-American readers and MOS:COMMONALITY. —Bagumba (talk) 05:19, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks all, it's a word I particularly remember from "winningest kittens" on kittenwars, and had assumed some jokey construction - perhaps by them - that had gained Internet parlance though googling led me to similar references. I'm a bit sceptical it belongs here for the reasons stated but unlike some words with a regional constraint this one is at least easily interpretable. I would also imagine it's used elsewhere in similar articles so I won't argue it further. Conan The Librarian (talk) 10:27, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HackCam

 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. — Xezbeth 19:38, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

HackCam

 * Seems to be advertising. Delete. Slac speak up!  00:05, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean up. ✏ Oven Fresh  ²  01:56, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with the article about the engine if we have it. 131.211.210.15 07:40, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, forgot to log in. Mgm|(talk) 07:42, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep. The article may be written as a promotion for the product, but it's factual enough to be useful. Nor is a merge called for -- HackCam is used with Counterstrike, not a feature of it. ---Isaac R 19:01, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I asked the creator of HackCam to write something about it in wikipedia to provide further detail to this relatively new tool. Added criticism to make the article a bit more balanced. Dabljuh 06:39, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete videogame trivia CDC   (talk)  20:58, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I disagree. The article talks about how the software detects cheats. Interesting even to a non-gamer like me. ---Isaac R 21:41, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * keep this please Yuckfoo 00:54, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean up. Despite User:Dabljuh's efforts, the article still needs a bit of NPOV-editing, but the article seems to be encyclopedic enough aside from that. Hermione1980 23:19, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Haboku

Haboku (破墨) and Hatsuboku (溌墨) are both painting techniques employed in suiboku (ink-wash painting) in China and Japan, as seen in landscape paintings, involving an abstract simplification of forms and freedom of brushwork. The two terms are often confused with each other in ordinary use. Generally, haboku relies on a layered contrast black, gray and white, whereas hatsuboku utilizes "splashes" of ink, without leaving clear contours or outlines. The style apparently started in the Tang Dynasty China with the painter Wang Qia (王洽, fl. 785-805, also known as Wang Mo), but unfortunately none of his paintings remains. According to Zhu Jingxuan:"Whenever he wanted to paint a picture, Wang Mo would first drink wine, and when he was sufficiently drunk, would splash the ink onto the painting surface. Then, laughing and singing all the while, he would stamp on it with his feet and smear it with his hands, besides swashing and sweeping it with the brush. The ink would be thin in some places, rich in others; he would follow the shapes which brush and ink had produced, making these into mountains, rocks, clouds and mists, wash in wind and rain, with the suddenness of Creation. It was exactly like the cunning of a deity; when one examined the painting after it was finished he could see no traces of the puddles of ink."During the Song Dynasty, some landscapes of Mu Qi's paintings on the Xiao and Xiang rivers exhibit many of its characteristics, and were highly praised in Japan. It was with Yu Jian (玉澗) in China when we have the first paintings in the style, for example Evening Market. In Japan, these styles of painting were spread by the Japanese painter Sesshū Tōyō. Later, the Kano school of painting also made many paintings in this style.

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Garda, Veneto

Garda is a town and comune on the shore of Lake Garda, in the province of Verona, Veneto, northeastern Italy.

Garda is 32 km from Verona, and is one of the smallest towns in the whole province.

Main sights
The historical centre of the town, with narrow streets, is still intact. Sights include:
 * Villa degli Albertini (16th century) with its magnolia trees,
 * Palazzo dei Capitani (Captain's Palace), a pale-yellow edifice built in Venetian Gothic style (14th century)
 * Palazzo Carlotti, built in Renaissance style
 * Santa Maria Assunta. This parish church dates from the 6th–7th century, but was rebuilt starting in 1530 by Giovanni Matteo Giberti. However, the construction was stopped due to lack of funds, and the church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was completed only in 1764. The door portals (1824) are made with white Veronese stone. The interior consists of a nave and two aisles. The eastern side is divided by on six heavy columns, while the southern side has four lighter ones. They are all connected by round arches. The statues of Saints Peter and Paul (1886) were made by the Veronese sculptor Righetti, while a large wooden crucifix dates from the 14th–15th centuries. Behind the crucifix is the printed edict of Pope Innocent II (November 1138) resolving the allocation of tithes. The side altar of St. Anthony of Padua dates from 1720. The altarpiece was painted by Simone Brentani, while the statues in Carrara marble represent San Fabiano and San Sebastiano. The two walnut confessionals (17th century) were carved by the workshop of Andrea Brustolon in Rococo style. The side altar (1648) in the "Capella dei Caduti" contains a wooden statue of "Madonna and Child" (in Veronese style, 15th century). In the right aisle is located the side altar with the paintings of Saints Luigi Gonzaga and Vincenzo Ferreri by Gaspare Diziani (1764). The baptismal font dates from the 17th century. The main altar dates from mid 16th century and stands in front of the organ (1958). Behind the altar on the wall is an Assumption of Mary (17th century). The two statues of angels in front of the altar were sculpted by Francesco Filippini (1600). The pulpit was made out of briar root and walnut.
 * Rocca of Garda, castle standing 300 m over the town, which offers views over the whole lake. Over the same site is located the 15th century Carmelite monastery.
 * San Vigilio, a village whose names comes from Saint Vigilius (San Vigilio), the Bishop of Trento from 385 to 402 AD. In 1540  Agostino Brenzoni built his villa here within a small park, with design by Michele Sammicheli. People who have stayed at the Brenzoni Villa include Tsar Alexander, the King of Naples, Winston Churchill, Laurence Olivier, King Juan Carlos and the British royal family.

Bounding communes

 * Bardolino
 * Costermano
 * Manerba del Garda
 * San Felice del Benaco
 * Torri del Benaco

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