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Ferreyres

Ferreyres is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

History
Ferreyres is first mentioned in 814 as Forrarias. In 1011 it was mentioned as Ferrieris.

Geography
Ferreyres has an area,, of 3.15 km2. Of this area, 1.66 km2 or 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.31 km2 or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.8% is used for growing crops and 21.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Ferreyres became part of the new district of Morges.

The municipality is located on the northern slope of the Venoge valley.

Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Horse-shoe Or.

Demographics
Ferreyres has a population of. , 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 30.3%. It has changed at a rate of 20.2% due to migration and at a rate of 10.1% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population speaks French (199 or 89.6%), with German being second most common (12 or 5.4%) and Italian being third (5 or 2.3%).

Of the population in the municipality 68 or about 30.6% were born in Ferreyres and lived there in 2000. There were 99 or 44.6% who were born in the same canton, while 30 or 13.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 23 or 10.4% were born outside of Switzerland.

In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 35 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 12.0%.

The age distribution,, in Ferreyres is; 36 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 51 teenagers or 17.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 22 people or 7.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 55 people or 18.5% are between 30 and 39, 53 people or 17.8% are between 40 and 49, and 43 people or 14.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 30 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 2.0% are between 70 and 79, there is 1 person who is 80 and 89.

, there were 87 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 116 married individuals, 8 widows or widowers and 11 individuals who are divorced.

, there were 85 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 23 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 87 households that answered this question, 26.4% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 26 married couples without children, 33 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.

there were 42 single family homes (or 62.7% of the total) out of a total of 67 inhabited buildings. There were 11 multi-family buildings (16.4%), along with 12 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (17.9%) and 2 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.0%). Of the single family homes 20 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (4) were built before 1919 and the next most (3) were built between 1981 and 1990. There were 2 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.

there were 91 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 27. There were 4 single room apartments and 33 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 82 apartments (90.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 7 apartments (7.7%) were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments (2.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality,, was 0%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Sights
The entire village of Ferreyres is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.95% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (23.22%), the SP (21.23%) and the FDP (9.29%). In the federal election, a total of 87 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.8%.

Economy
, Ferreyres had an unemployment rate of 3.2%. , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 13 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 19 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector. There were 119 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.0% of the workforce.

the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 35. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 9, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 11 of which 4 or (36.4%) were in manufacturing and 6 (54.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 15. In the tertiary sector; 8 or 53.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 4 or 26.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist,.

, there were 14 workers who commuted into the municipality and 87 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.2 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 6.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 73.9% used a private car.

Religion
From the, 36 or 16.2% were Roman Catholic, while 145 or 65.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 6 individuals (or about 2.70% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 34 (or about 15.32% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 4 individuals (or about 1.80% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education
In Ferreyres about 95 or (42.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 31 or (14.0%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 31 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.6% were Swiss men, 38.7% were Swiss women.

In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 41 students in the Ferreyres school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 20 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 21 students in those schools.

, there were 46 students from Ferreyres who attended schools outside the municipality.

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Macao Basic Law

The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法, Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China) is the organic law that establishes the Macau Special Administrative Region, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau. It was adopted on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress and promulgated by President Jiang Zemin; it came into effect on 20 December 1999, following the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China.

In accordance with Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Macau has special administrative region status, which provides constitutional guarantees for implementing the policy of "one country, two systems" and the constitutional basis for enacting the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region. The Macau Special Administrative Region is directly under the authority of the central government of China in Beijing, which controls the foreign policy and defense of Macau but otherwise grants the region a "high degree of autonomy."

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Command verb

In human–computer interaction, a command verb is a verb that appears in a user interface and is used for the user to tell the computer to do something (rather than vice versa). For instance, the words "edit" and "view" and "help" that appear in the Web browser menu are all clearly verbs. Other items such as "file" or "favorites" or "tools" are nouns, but the verb appears in the submenu, for instance, "save", "open", "send", "treat", "add to", or "organize".

A Web page typically includes a few such verbs also, typically including "search", "log in" and perhaps "edit this page".

A reflexive user interface is one in which commands and perhaps other controls are defined in the interface itself.

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Talk:Sotto voce

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Soto voce means very softly -- used as a direction in music —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.105.92 (talk) 19:24, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Juvenile humor Micallef program
A revert war seems to have started over the following anonymous edit ...

 * Sotto Voce is also a spanish law enforcer. His enemies all fear him and you can barely hear him. Invincible and inaudible ¡SOTTO VOCE! Micallef, Shaun. The Micallef Program http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96i5buM7vmM&NR=1< /ref>

It's been made twice. The reasons to remove it are obvious, it's tangential and the sort of joke edit that tends to reflect on the gravitas of Wikipedia.

However, it's not utterly irrelevant. The Zorro character in the piece does speak sotto voce.

So ... what should be done? Should it be left or reverted for the second time? __ JacquesDelaguerre (talk) 02:13, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * This is the very definition of WP:UNDUE, or are we supposed to include a reference to every character ever created that speaks sotto voce? Tim Song (talk) 02:21, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Tim, yours seems a reasonable take on the matter. It is quite true that the use of "Sotto Voce" as the name for a character in a single skit on a very minor British TV show is not "prominence". However, if the poster makes the argument that the video provides an illustration of sotto voce in which the character of the comedian achieves powerful effect (in this case humorous) by means of sotto voce delivery, what are we to answer? __ JacquesDelaguerre (talk) 03:01, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Has any reliable sources cited the show as an illustration? If not, the whole "powerful effect" thing is OR. Tim Song (talk) 11:09, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, we agree. Let's see if Anonymous tries to put it back. __ JacquesDelaguerre (talk) 20:54, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

 * The show is Australian, not British. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.28.54 (talk) 22:23, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello! Sorry, this is the very first time I write something on Wikipedia, I will learn the rules and gudelines ASAP! Sottovoce is commonly used in italian just to describe a soft, low but clearly audible voice level. "Per favore ragazzi, parlate sottovoce in chiesa" > "Please guys, speak in a low voice when in the church." "Se devi commentare il film, fallo almeno sottovoce!" > "If you have to comment the movie, do it at least in a low voice!" 95.237.24.101 (talk) 16:12, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

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User talk:Dan Guan

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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Gleadless

Gleadless is a suburb and parish within the City of Sheffield, it lies five km (three miles) south east of the city centre. It is bordered by the adjoining suburbs of Gleadless Valley (in whose ward the population falls) to the west, Frecheville to the east and Intake to the north. The land to the south is the rural area of North East Derbyshire district which is outside the city boundary. Gleadless was formerly a country hamlet, then village before becoming part of the expanding city of Sheffield in 1921. The word Gleadless comes from the Old English language and means either "forest clearings haunted by a kite" (gleoda) or "bright clearing" (glaed).

History
The first written mention of Gleadless dates from 1307 when it was referred to as "Gladeleys in the parish of Handesworth" in a land transaction between Jociamus le Scrop and Henry de Wodetorp. John Speed's map of 1610 calls the area "Gledles" and shows it on the edge of the fenced enclosure called "The Maner". The Maner also known as Sheffield Park was owned by the Duke of Norfolk and had abundant forests upon it. By the end of the 17th century much of the woodland in the park had been cut down with the land being turned over to farming and small scale coal mining. Because of the geology of the district, coal mining would become an important occupation for the area with much of the coal near the surface in shallow seams. A manorial licence shows that coal was dug in the Gleadless area as early as 1579. 18th century agriculture in the area was based on the open field system with common rights on what is today Gleadless Common.

The 1851 census gave Gleadless village a population of only 740, however by 1881 the population had increased to 2,306 with the increased demand for coal drawing many coal miners to the area, especially after the sinking of Birley East Colliery in 1887. The coming of free education in the 1890s saw the opening of, what is today, Gleadless Primary School on 18 April 1898. As with many outlying villages of Sheffield, the coming of the Sheffield Tramway in the early 20th century brought big changes to Gleadless. The south eastern arm of the network reached as far as Intake, just to the north of Gleadless and had a major impact on the end of village life. Employment demographics were changed radically in Gleadless when the last coal was mined at Birley East Colliery in 1943 and many miners moved from the village to work at the Rother Vale Collieries or found alternative employment.

In 1921 Gleadless became part of the City of Sheffield under the Sheffield Extension Order of that year. Changes were not immediate but it became obvious to the local population that something had to be done to try and preserve the rural landscape after the controversial demolition of Park House Farm and the building of the nearby Arbourthorne estate in the 1930s. The Council for the Protection of Rural England became involved in the fight to stop house building on the agricultural land around Gleadless and Norton villages. This had little effect as Gleadless became fully integrated into the city and became surrounded by housing estates. Birley Farm's land became the Frecheville estate, Charnock Hall Farm became the Charnock estate and St. Peter's church and the Base Green estate was built on the site of Base Green Farm.

Present day
Today Gleadless is a suburban community with a population of over 4,000, it is an area of mostly white residents with only a small percentage of ethnic minorities (2.6%). It is an area of above average living standards and low unemployment according to NHS statistics. The suburb has excellent transport links being on the Sheffield Supertram blue and purple routes, there are three tram stops serving the Gleadless area, Hollinsend, Gleadless Townend and White Lane. The tram tracks divide at the Gleadless Townend stop with the main blue route continuing to Halfway while a short spur of the purple route goes to the Herdings Park terminus.

The suburb has four GP practices within half a mile of its centre, these being the White Lane Medical Centre, Stonecroft Medical Centre, Charnock Health Centre and the Jaunty Springs Health Centre. There are three primary schools in the immediate area, these are Gleadless Primary School, Charnock Hall Primary School and Valley Park Community School. Older children attend either Birley Community College or Sheffield Springs Academy. Recreation areas in the suburb include Hollinsend Park, which accommodates the Hollinsend Bowling Club (founded 1932) with two greens. The park was awarded £39,000 in 2012 for the conversion of two old tennis courts into a new multi sport games arena. Jaunty Park is a small recreation area while Gleadless Common has been enlarged in recent years when Myrtle Springs School was closed and some of its grounds were integrated into the common. Four pubs in the area are the Centre Spot on Jaunty Lane, the Hollin Bush and New Inn both on Hollinsend Road, and the Red Lion at Gleadless Townend, the Red Lion has the Shire Brook stream rising as a spring in its cellar.

Significant buildings
Commonside farmhouse is a grade two listed building situated just off Gleadless Common. The building dates from around 1800 and was originally a pair of cottages before being converted into a farmhouse. In recent years the building has undergone a complete renovation including new roof, windows and doors and has been integrated into a new small housing development known as Commonside Croft. Christ Church on Hollinsend Road is also grade II listed, it dates from 1839 and includes a three-stage tower, the interior features a chancel which is used as a meeting room. Christ Church has a daughter church in the area, St Peter's on White Lane serves the Basegreen district of the suburb. Other places of worship in the area are the Gleadless Methodist Church and Gleadless United Reformed Church. The war memorial and its enclosing wall on Hollinsend Road is grade II listed it features a life size sandstone figure of a soldier with a rifle.

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Andrew Jackson Donelson

Andrew Jackson Donelson (August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871) was an American diplomat and politician. He served in various positions as a Democrat and was the Know Nothing nominee for US vice president in 1856.

After the death of his father, Donelson lived with his aunt, Rachel Jackson, and her husband, Andrew Jackson. Donelson attended the U.S. Military Academy and served under his uncle in Florida. He resigned his commission, studied law, passed the bar and began his own practice in Nashville. He assisted Jackson's presidential campaigns and served as his private secretary after Jackson won the 1828 presidential election. He returned to Tennessee after the end of Jackson's presidency in 1837 and remained active in local politics.

After helping James K. Polk triumph at the 1844 Democratic National Convention, Donelson was appointed by U.S. President John Tyler to represent the United States in the Republic of Texas, where Donelson played an important role in the Texas annexation. In 1846, President Polk appointed Donelson as Minister to Prussia. Donelson left that position in 1849 and became the editor of a Democratic newspaper but alienated various factions in the party. In 1856, the Know Nothings chose Donelson as their vice presidential nominee, and he campaigned on a ticket with former Whig President Millard Fillmore. The ticket finished in third place in both the electoral and popular vote, behind the Democratic and the Republican tickets. Donelson also participated in the 1860 Constitutional Union Convention.

Early life
One of the three sons of Samuel and Mary Donelson, Andrew Jackson Donelson was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His younger brother, Daniel Smith Donelson, would become the Confederate brigadier general after whom Fort Donelson was later named. Donelson's father died when Donelson was about five. When his mother remarried, Donelson moved to The Hermitage, the home of his aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson, and her husband, Donelson's namesake, the future US President Andrew Jackson. Rachel and Andrew Jackson took care of all three Donelson sons, including Andrew.

Donelson attended Cumberland College, predecessor to the University of Nashville, in Nashville; joined the US Military Academy at West Point, New York; and graduated second in his class in 1820. His two years as an officer in the US Army were spent as aide-de-camp to Andrew Jackson, now a major general who was campaigning against the Seminoles in Florida. After the campaign, Donelson resigned his commission and studied law at Transylvania University, in Lexington, Kentucky. A year later, he started to practice law in Nashville.

Democratic politics
Donelson assisted his uncle during the 1824 and 1828 presidential campaigns. In 1829, he became the private secretary to his uncle, who had been inaugurated as President of the United States. Donelson's wife, Emily, served as White House hostess and unofficial First Lady of the United States because Rachel Jackson had died in December 1828. Donelson remained Jackson's private secretary throughout his administration. During Donelson's stay in Washington, Donelson had his new home, Poplar Grove (later renamed Tulip Grove), constructed on the land he had inherited from his father, which was adjacent to the Hermitage.

In 1836, Tulip Grove was completed. Donelson moved back to Nashville after Jackson's retirement the following year. Donelson helped Jackson sustain the Democratic Party in a variety of ways for the next seven years in services such as writing newspaper editorials defending Democratic principles and helping Democratic candidates campaign for state, local, and national offices.

In 1844, Donelson was instrumental in helping James K. Polk win the Democratic presidential nomination over Martin Van Buren and other more notable candidates. US President John Tyler appointed Donelson chargé d'affaires of the United States mission to the Republic of Texas, probably in the hope that Jackson's nephew would be able to persuade former Tennessee politician Sam Houston to endorse the US annexation of Texas. Donelson was successful in that endeavor, and Texas joined the United States on December 29, 1845. Donelson was then made minister to Prussia in 1846, a position that he would hold until President Polk's Democratic administration was replaced by the Whig administration of Zachary Taylor in 1849. Donelson's constant complaining about his personal finances and his desire for a higher salary probably had more to do with the change than partisan differences.

Between September 1848 and November 1849, during the time of the Frankfurt Parliament, he was the US envoy to the short-lived revolutionary government of Germany in Frankfurt.

In 1851, Donelson became the editor of the Washington Union, a Democratic newspaper. However, as sectionalism became the dominant issue of American politics, Donelson became unpopular with several factions within the Democratic Party, which forced him out in 1852. He then joined the Know Nothing (American) Party.

Vice-presidential nomination and retirement
In 1856, Donelson was nominated as the running mate of former President Millard Fillmore on the Know Nothing (American Party) ticket. Fillmore and Donelson managed to garner over 20% of the popular vote but won only the eight electoral votes of Maryland.

In 1858, Donelson sold Tulip Grove and moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He participated primarily in local politics there, although he was a delegate to the Constitutional Union party's national nominating convention, which selected his old Tennessee nemesis, John Bell, as its presidential candidate.

During the American Civil War, Donelson was harassed by both sides of the conflict and lost two of his sons, both serving the Confederacy, in the war. During Reconstruction, he split time between his Memphis home and his plantation in Bolivar County, Mississippi. In his correspondence with his wife, he groused about the need to pay wages to Black workers who had once been enslaved.

He died at the original Peabody Hotel, Memphis, in June 1871 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Personal life
Donelson married his first cousin, Emily Tennessee Donelson, in 1824. Emily became President Jackson's acting First Lady, but she died of tuberculosis in December 1836. They had four children: Andrew Jackson Donelson Jr. (1826–1859), Mary Emily Donelson (1829–1905), John Samuel Donelson (1832–1863), and Rachel Jackson Donelson (1834–1888).

In 1841, Donelson married his second cousin, Elizabeth (Martin) Randolph (1815–1871). Elizabeth was the widow of Meriwether Lewis Randolph (1810–1837), a son of Martha Jefferson Randolph, and a grandson of Thomas Jefferson. Donelson and his second wife had eight children: Daniel Smith Donelson (1842–1864), Martin Donelson (1847–1889), William Alexander Donelson (1849–1900), Catherine Donelson (1850–1868), Vinet Donelson (1854–1913), Lewis Randolph Donelson (1855–1927), Rosa Elizabeth Donelson (1858–1861), and Andrew Jackson "Budie" Donelson (1860–1915).

Two of Donelson's sons died in the Civil War. John Samuel died at the Battle of Chickamauga, and Daniel Smith was murdered by an unknown assailant.

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Talk:Scoreboard

NO!
Sportable scoreboards isn't the leader in scoreboarding technology! No big areans use them...they can't even make a custom scoreboard or video board! No BIG facilities use them, same with Varsity and All Star Scoreboards

 * I think S'portable is more of a manufacturer of products primarily used for youth sports, or on fields or in facilities where a permanent scoreboard does not exist. As far as technology is concerned, after looking at the ads and propaganda from the various major manufacturers (Daktronics, Trans-Lux/Fair-Play, Nevco, etc.), I would say that they're all probably at about the same position (mostly or exclusively LED displays, wireless control optional, various statistics and other information besides scores and time, etc.). 66.234.222.23 (talk) 07:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Updated with current information.
Some of the information wasn't accurate so I corrected that to show Nevco scoreboards at #3 as one of the biggest scoreboard companies. Also I added that many people claim to have originated with a wireless controll but no one knows what the true anwser is. tssfan 23:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Added some technical info, manufacturer names and links. 12 August 2006

Non-NPOV/Unsourced Statement?
There's a lot of good, objective content, but the statement, "S'portable Scoreboards is the innovator in wireless scoreboard technology" seems like a line out of a marketing flier. I suggest that the statement either be removed, reworded, or sourced.

Cricket
Someone familiar with cricket should expand and correct that section. Adam850 03:30, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

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John Part

John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Part is statistically North America's greatest darts player to date. He has the distinction of being the first non-UK player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship.

Part's first Championship was the second time a non-seeded player won the BDO World Darts Championship, and one of the few times where a player only lost one set in the entire tournament. His nine-year gap between his first and second World Championships is tied with Ted Hankey for the longest gap between World Championships, and his third victory in 2008 saw him become the first player in history to win a world title in three venues, and the first to win at the Alexandra Palace. His 2008 win saw him join Phil Taylor, Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld and John Lowe as the only players with three or more World Championships, and become only the second player (after Taylor) to win multiple PDC titles.

In 2017, he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame.

1987–1994: Beginnings and BDO World Championship
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Part was given a dartboard by his parents as a Christmas present in 1987. Though television coverage of darts in Canada is rare and live coverage is almost non-existent, Part was still able to view the World Professional Darts Championship and the World Masters, where he would learn his game from some of the most famous champions in the sport, particularly Bob Anderson. Little is known of Part's formative darts years, but he won his first significant title at the Syracuse Open in 1991 and became a professional in the same year. Soon, he was representing Canada in the WDF World Cup. Part has stated that he was 'produced as a darts player by the North American game', and that his experiences playing against some of the greatest North American players of the time gave him the capability of winning world championships.

By 1993, Part was Canada's highest ranked player and was competing in prestigious events sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation. A significant win soon came in the 1993 WDF World Cup, where he and Carl Mercer won the Pairs Championship for Canada. Nevertheless, when he qualified for the 1994 BDO World Championship, he was still a relative unknown. This was the first BDO World Championship since the acrimonious split in darts, and, as a result, the field included many newcomers and debutants, including Part himself. In the first round Part defeated second seed Ronnie Baxter in straight sets, and thereafter swept through to the final beating Paul Lim, Steve McCollum and Ronnie Sharp dropping only one set en route. He faced the charismatic veteran Bobby George in the final and won 6–0 in sets. Little over six years after receiving his first dartboard, Part had won a World Championship; he was the first non-British player to do so, and he is one of the few players to win the tournament on their debut. Part's achievement of dropping only one set in winning a World Championship is only matched by Eric Bristow from the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship, and later by Phil Taylor in the 2001 PDC World Darts Championship.

1995–2000: Lean years and move to the PDC
Part did not consolidate his early success during most of the 1990s. Despite more wins on the North American circuit, including the Canadian Open and Canadian National Championships in 1995, Part struggled to make an impact in the major tournaments in the United Kingdom after his 1994 BDO World Championship success at Lakeside. In the 1995 BDO World Championship, Part only won one match in defending his title; losing in the second round to Paul Williams. Part and Williams had another match in the first round of the 1996 BDO World Championship, this time with Part winning, but Part did not make it to the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championship again after 1994, nor did he reach the quarter-finals of the World Masters during his entire BDO career. Despite his initial whirlwind success, Part was struggling to reach the heady heights of his breakthrough win. In June 1997, Part left the British Darts Organisation and joined the rival Professional Darts Corporation, and has competed in PDC sanctioned events ever since then. In the 1997 World Matchplay, Part lost to Drew O'Neill 4–6.

Joining the PDC, however, did not initially provide the improvement Part hoped for. His performances in the major events continued to be indifferent, including early exits in the 1998 and 1999 PDC World Championships. The new millennium, however, brought small success for Part. Despite a quiet 2000 PDC World Championship, where he was eliminated in the round of sixteen, he had a smaller victory in the Eastbourne Open in 2000. Part then achieved his highest placing in a major PDC event by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2000 PDC World Grand Prix. These slightly improved results were only a harbinger, however, for what was to be the most storied and successful phase of Part's career.

2001–2003: PDC World Championship and World Number One
The 2001 PDC World Darts Championship was a turning point in Part's career, even though he would lose in the final. Part comfortably advanced through the tournament until the semi-final, where he defeated Essex veteran Rod Harrington 6–5 to reach his first major PDC final. There he met Phil Taylor, who had won the last six world championships and was considered as darts' greatest ever player. It was Part's first meeting with Taylor in an official PDC match. Taylor, who had been in stunning form throughout the tournament, averaged 107.46 and had a 72% checkout rate in the final, now considered one of darts' most dominant showings; Part only won three legs in the entire match as Taylor stormed to a 7–0 win. Taylor's performance, described as 'ludicrous' by The Guardian, while simply regarded by darts commentator Sid Waddell as a 'vicious example of near perfection' and an 'annihilation', could have seriously affected Part's confidence. But it would only provide the Canadian with further motivation to challenge the best. Over the next two years, Part won a string of minor titles, rose to number two in the world rankings and developed a rivalry with Taylor that would define this stage of his career.

In the quarter-finals of the 2001 World Matchplay, Taylor beat Part 16–4. In the quarter-finals of the 2002 PDC World Championship, Part was again beaten by Taylor in a world championship, this time 6–0; Taylor went on to win his eighth consecutive world championship and his tenth world championship in all. However, Part gave Taylor a serious test in the 2002 World Matchplay final. In a first to 18 legs contest, Part led 16–15. But Taylor stunned the Canadian by winning three legs in a row to emerge an 18–16 winner in what is now regarded as a classic final. Part's wait for a first PDC major went on while Taylor's dominance continued. In October 2002, Part again reached a major final at the 2002 World Grand Prix, but the result was similar. This time Taylor comfortably defeated Part 7–3 in sets, although Part recovered from a slow start and a 1–5 deficit to give Taylor a challenge in the last 4 sets. Taylor and Part were now considered the two best players in the world, but there were serious doubts over whether Part could beat 'The Power' having already suffered five televised defeats, including two whitewashes in the World Championship and the close loss in the 2002 World Matchplay. Going into the 2003 PDC World Championship, Taylor was the heavy favourite. However, Taylor showed more vulnerabilities during the tournament than at the previous few world championships, with both Wayne Mardle and Dennis Smith winning 3 sets off of Taylor. Taylor also comfortably won an anticlimactic grudge match in the semi-final against Alan Warriner by 6–1. Part, as the number two seed, reached the final as well, with a 5–3 win over Jamie Harvey in the second round, with Part hitting a vital 161 checkout when it was 3–3 in sets and 2–2 in legs with Harvey waiting on 40. Part then crushed Chris Mason 5–0 in the quarter-finals, though Part's semi-final was considerably more difficult. In a testing game, Part defeated Essex-born Kevin Painter 6–4 in a match similar to his 2001 semi-final with Rod Harrington.

Prior to the final, the odds seemed against Part. He had lost 13 straight world championship sets to Taylor in the two years prior; and had lost all five of his televised matches against Taylor. Part had just come through a tiring semi-final against Painter, while Taylor had cruised through against Warriner. Finally, Taylor had won eight consecutive world championships and was on a 44-match winning streak in the tournament. Against the odds, Part announced his intentions immediately in the final; he checked out 121 on the bullseye in the first leg. Thereafter he stunned Taylor by racing into set leads of 3–0 and 4–1, but this only stirred Taylor into taking the next four sets and leading 5–4. Part took the next two sets to lead 6–5 and was one set away from the world title. Taylor then took the next set to take the match into a deciding set. In the deciding set, Part broke Taylor's throw and held his nerve to win the title with his first match dart. He had become world champion for the second time and ended Taylor's eight-tournament winning streak, inflicting Taylor's first defeat at the PDC World Championship since 1994.

The final is now regularly referred to as one of the greatest ever games of darts. Part has stated this win was the most special of all of his victories. Similar to his BDO World Championship achievement, Part was the first non-British player to win the PDC World Championship. He is also one of only four men to have won both versions of the darts world championship. With his victory, Part also ascended to world number one in the PDC world rankings.

2003–2005: Triumphs and regrets
The three years following Part's second world championship victory were marked by two distinct and contrasting outcomes. First, Part secured a number of televised victories over his rival Taylor. However, he did not consolidate these victories in the major events, and did not win any major title from February 2003 through 2005. There were minor successes; Part won the first event he entered – the UK Open Southwest Regional Final – after his world championship victory, beating Taylor along the way, and later in 2003 added the Windy City Open and two Vauxhall Opens to his silverware collection. But the major titles were not forthcoming. Part recorded another victory over Taylor in the 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic semi-final, but lost in the final 16–12 in legs as Peter Manley took the crown. There were exits in the last sixteen of the 2003 UK Open and the 2003 World Matchplay, though Part made a second consecutive appearance in the World Grand Prix final. However, Taylor again comfortably defeated Part in this event, winning the final 7–2. At this point, Taylor had also retaken the world number one ranking from Part.

2004 began with another defeat. The Canadian entered the 2004 PDC World Championship as the reigning champion, but did not win any match in the defence of his title. He was given a bye to the third round, where he came up against debutant Mark Dudbridge but lost 4–3. Phil Taylor would go on to retake the World Championship crown with a 7–6 win over Kevin Painter in the final. In 2004, Part had much success in North America, where he again won the Canadian Open and Canadian National Championships, as well as winning the Golden Harvest North American Cup. Despite Taylor regaining the PDC World Championship, Part once again defeated 'The Power' in the 2004 UK Open quarter-final, with an 8–6 win. Part would then go on to reach his only major final of 2004 at the same event, but was soundly beaten 11–6 in the final by Roland Scholten. At the 2004 World Matchplay, Part began with a 10–0 whitewash of Colin Monk in the first round, and then beat Bob Anderson in the second round, where Part survived four match darts against him and eventually won in a tiebreak by 17–15. In his quarter final match against Andy Jenkins, Part struggled for much of the match and trailed 7–11, but Part fought his way back to eventually win 16–14, setting up a highly anticipated semi final match against Taylor, with Part having won 3 of his previous 4 matches against Taylor on Sky Sports. Despite Part's recent wins over Taylor on TV, Part started the semi-final against Taylor poorly, averaging in the low 80s and seeing Taylor cruise to a 10–0 lead on a mid 90s average, as the 150/1 shot of a 17–0 whitewash looked a possibility. However, Part improved his game from the eleventh leg onwards, but losing the first 10 legs had left Part with far too much to do. Taylor won the match 17–8. After beating Part, Taylor went on to beat Mark Dudbridge 18–8 in the final, to win his fifth consecutive World Matchplay title and his seventh World Matchplay title in all.

In 2005, Part did not win a single tournament. In the 2005 PDC World Championship, Part reached the last sixteen but came up against Dudbridge again. The Bristolian had become something of a bête noire to Part's world championship attempts, and Dudbridge beat Part again, by a 4–2 scoreline (Taylor eventually defeated Dudbridge in the final). Following the world championship, Part was invited into the inaugural Premier League, but it was not a happy campaign. Despite being in a good position after 4–5 weeks, Part then lost six successive matches towards the latter end of the league and finished sixth out of the seven participants. For Part, the highlights of 2005 were two of his most renowned televised clashes against Taylor. While 'The Power' was dominating the televised events, Part was sliding down the rankings. Nevertheless, Part proved to be Taylor's only consistent challenger during this time. In June, Part outplayed Taylor to lead 4–0, 7–1 and 10–6 in legs during their match in the Last 16 of the 2005 UK Open, but Taylor came back to win 11–10 and went on to win the tournament. Part avenged this defeat in July in the quarter-final in the 2005 World Matchplay. Though Taylor led 4–1 in the early stages, Part hit back to lead 5–4 and 7–5. After Taylor drew level at 7–7, the two players traded legs thereafter until they were matched at 11–11. Part then started to pull away and won five straight legs to achieve a 16–11 victory over 'The Power', ending Taylor's 27-match winning streak in the World Matchplay, inflicting Taylor's first defeat at the World Matchplay since 1999. After defeating Taylor, Part faced Peter Manley in the semi-finals, a match that was hyped up as a rematch of the 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic final that Part had lost to Manley. Manley won his 2005 World Matchplay quarter final match against Wayne Mardle after coming back from 9–14 down to win 16–14. In the semi-final, Part also led Manley by 14–9, and Manley threatened a similar comeback against Part as what he had done against Mardle by getting it back to 14–14 and Manley even went in front at 16–15. Part eventually won the match in a tiebreak, 18–16, to get through to the final. Part, however, was yet again a runner-up in the tournament, as Colin Lloyd beat Part 18–12 in the final, with Lloyd hitting a 170 checkout in the final leg.

Overall, covering the years of 2003, 2004 and 2005, Part defeated Taylor four times on television, meaning that Part was responsible for all but one of Taylor's five losses on television during this period – but Part went on to lose in the final in three of the four televised events where he defeated Taylor. This statistic, combined with the unsuccessful Premier League campaign and the two world championship losses to Dudbridge, made this a less fruitful period for Part, reflected by his slide in the rankings.

2006–2008: Las Vegas Champion and third World Championship
The year 2006 was seminal to both the Professional Darts Corporation, and Part's career. 2006 heralded the arrival of four-times BDO World Champion Raymond van Barneveld to the PDC. With van Barneveld's arrival and his immediate impact in the 2006 Premier League, Part was no longer perceived as Taylor's main rival (indeed, Part has not beaten Taylor in a televised match since his 2005 World Matchplay victory). Part's shaken status was not helped by a defeat in the third round of the 2006 PDC World Championship to Wayne Mardle. Despite these setbacks, Part's career experienced something of a renewal in the three years that followed. In July, he won his first major title since the 2003 World Championship with victory in the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic. The Desert Classic had long been a fruitful tournament for Part; in its eight-year history he reached six semi-finals, but it was only in 2006 that he won the trophy. In 2003, he had lost out in the final to Peter Manley having beaten Phil Taylor in the semi-final; this time van Barneveld did the same. The Dutchman had beaten Taylor in the semi-final, and in a tense final initially matched Part 3–3. However, the Canadian won nine of the next eleven legs to secure a 6–3 victory and his second major title in the PDC.

Part's other major results in 2006 were indifferent however, including Phil Taylor defeating Part 13–2 in the second round of the 2006 World Matchplay. The match was heavily hyped up beforehand with Part and Taylor having played many classic matches before and Part having beaten Taylor four times on television. However, their match at the 2006 World Matchplay was anticlimactic throughout as Taylor played below average and Part played poorly throughout. Part also had another less successful World Championship in 2007. This time he was eliminated in the second round by Chris Mason. The defeat meant that Part had not reached the quarter-finals of the PDC World Championship since his world title victory in 2003, while van Barneveld went on to defeat Phil Taylor 7–6 in the final. But for the rest of 2007, Part returned to some of his best form. He reached three semi-finals of televised majors: US Open; the World Grand Prix, and the Las Vegas Desert Classic (though he could not defend his title in the latter). These consistent performances meant he entered the 2008 PDC World Championship as the 11th seed, though he was not considered one of the favourites for the event. Nevertheless, Part advanced steadily through the tournament, setting the tournament's highest average in the second round against Mensur Suljović. He then came through a tight quarter-final against the 2007 PDC Player of the Year and third seed James Wade, winning in a deciding set 5–4. In the semi-final he faced Kevin Painter, reminiscent of his 2003 triumph; Part once again emerged victorious, 6–2 this time, and found himself in his fourth world championship final.

In a tournament where the contemporary superpowers of the game had faltered – Taylor had lost 5–4 to Wayne Mardle in the quarter-finals and reigning champion van Barneveld had been eliminated by Painter in the third round – a 500–1 rank outsider would face Part in the final. Debutant Kirk Shepherd, a 21-year-old qualifier and the sport's youngest ever world-finalist, was Part's opponent. The matchup recalled his 1994 final, though Part had moved from novice to established veteran and Shepherd, this time, was the young debutant. But Part was not to suffer the same fate as Bobby George had. While Shepherd had shown remarkable guile, moxie and perhaps good fortune in defeating stalwarts of the PDC's top 10, including Mardle, Peter Manley, and Terry Jenkins, the experience of Part proved a step too far. The Canadian raced into a 4–0 lead and though Shepherd brought the match back to 5–2, Part closed out the match before the comeback could become troubling, winning the final two sets for a 7–2 victory and a third world championship. He thus joined Taylor, van Barneveld, Eric Bristow and John Lowe as the fifth player to have won more than two world championships. With this win he also became the second player to win the PDC World Championship more than once, after Taylor. Part also set a new record in becoming the first player to win the world championship in three venues – having won the 1994 BDO World Championship at the Lakeside, the 2003 PDC title at the Circus Tavern and in 2008 at Alexandra Palace.

However, the years after Part's championship wins in 1994 and 2003 were less successful, and 2008 followed the same trend. Initially, Part enjoyed some success; just as in 2003, he won the first tournament he entered as world champion with a victory in the Gibraltar Players Championship. But it was to be his only PDC victory for the next two years. Invited into the Premier League for the second time, Part was in poor form throughout the tournament and finished bottom of the league. The results hardly improved, as Part's year was marked by early defeats in most televised tournaments despite his high seeding, most pointedly in the first round of the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic, a tournament that Part had thrived in for many years. To round off a terrible year, Part's world championship defence ended as poorly as it had in 2004. In the 2009 PDC World Championship, he was drawn against American qualifier Bill Davis, but did not win a set as his third world championship reign ended with a 3–0 defeat in the first round.

2009–2016: Nine-dart finish and slide in rankings
Part was defeated in the first round of the 2009 World Championship, losing 3–0 to American Bill Davis – the second time in which Part has lost his first match in the World Championship, having won the title the previous year (he was knocked out by Mark Dudbridge in 2004 having won the title in 2003). Part was defeated by Kirk Shepherd in the second round of the 2010 World Championship in a repeat of the 2008 final, only recording a 76 average in a 4–1 loss. Part dropped down the rankings and did not appear in the 2010 Premier League.

In June 2010, Part came through a large field of players to win the PDC North American Darts Championship in Las Vegas. Part did not make the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts after Adrian Lewis surprisingly defeated Phil Taylor in the semi-finals of the 2010 World Grand Prix. Part was whitewashed 0–3 by Danish qualifier Per Laursen in the 2011 World Championship and almost went out of the top 32.

He won his first players championship since 2007 in February 2011 in Derby beating Mark Walsh 6–0 with 104.86 average. On the previous day he narrowly missed double 12 for a 9 dart finish. Part stated "he had nothing to lose" and that illness had stopped him reaching where he wanted to be at the World Championships. Part's form continued when he won another players championship in May 2011 in Austria by beating Denis Ovens 6–0 in the final, having earlier won against Phil Taylor 6–2. The win granted him qualification for all the major televised tournaments in 2011, which he did not do in 2010 except for the UK Open.

During the first round of the 2011 World Matchplay, Part hit a 9 Darter against Mark Webster and came from 7–1 down to within one leg at 9–8. He subsequently lost the match but hit a milestone in his darting career with his first ever televised perfect game.

He qualified for the World Grand Prix, in which he won his first round match against reigning World Champion Adrian Lewis. He lost in the last 16 against eventual finalist Brendan Dolan, 1–3.

At the 2012 World Championship he made it to the quarter-finals for the first time since his 2008 title. He dropped just three sets on his way to the last 8 by defeating John Henderson, Richie Burnett and Kevin Painter. He then competed in the World Championships against James Wade. Wade opened up a 3–1 set lead, before his form started to dip to coincide with Part scoring heavier and hitting more doubles to win 3 sets in a row. The players broke each other's throws twice in the deciding set to require a sudden-death leg, which Wade won. Part said afterwards that it was "the greatest game I've ever lost!".

Part represented Canada with Ken MacNeil in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 2–3 by England in the second round, having lost a sudden death leg.

Part won the first PDC North American pro tour event in July 2012, beating top American player Darin Young 6 legs to 1 in the final in Chicago.

Part nevertheless had one of the quietest seasons of his career, as he didn't qualify in any of the majors tournaments. However, he was invited to play at the Grand Slam of Darts in which he managed to win 2 out of 3 matches to qualify for the second round (despite a meagre average of 81 for his three-round robin matches). He eventually reached the quarter-finals stages. Defeating Brendan Dolan 10–6 in the last 16 before losing to Andy Hamilton 12–16.

Despite this season, he was ranked 26th at the World Championships and whitewashed Joe Cullen 3–0 in the first round, before being defeated by Terry Jenkins 1–4 in the second.

Part again represented Canada in the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts, this time with Jeff Smith. With a win over Sweden and a loss over Scotland, they progressed to the second round in which they were beaten 5–2 by Mark Webster and Richie Burnett. However, bigger success came soon, as Part won the first European Tour event of 2013, the UK Masters. Wins over Kim Huybrechts, Gary Anderson, Mensur Suljović, Simon Whitlock and Adrian Lewis saw Part progress to the final where opponent Stuart Kellett was waiting. With a 6–4 win Part claimed his first PDC ranking title since 2011.

At the European Darts Trophy in Sindelfingen (Germany) Part reached the quarter-finals after defeating Vincent van der Voort, Robert Thornton and Ronnie Baxter. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen ended his chance to win a second successive European Tour event. At the seventh UK Open Qualifier in April, Part won seven games to reach the final which he lost 2–6 to Kim Huybrechts. He was beaten 4–9 in the fourth round of the 2013 UK Open by Andy Hamilton, having led 3–0.

He qualified for the European Championship and lost in the first round 4–6 to Kevin Painter, despite hitting a 170 checkout and having a dart at the bullseye for a second one to lead 5–4. He then qualified for the World Matchplay for the first time in two years. He faced James Wade in his first round match and, despite establishing a lead in the early stages, he lost 8–10.

He qualified for the World Grand Prix, but did not win his first round match, as he was facing Michael van Gerwen who managed to win the match with a 104 average.

His next televised championship was the Players Championship Finals. He earned enough money to be in the top 32 on the PDC Tour and played his first round match against Andy Hamilton. This was the first match where Part wore glasses. It worked for his scoring as he hit seventeen 100+ and three 180s, and he established a 5–1 lead against Hamilton, who wasn't in his best form, averaging under 70 in the five first legs. But Part hit only 13% of his doubles in the five legs he won and missed a total of 18 darts for the match when his opponent found form again to win the match 6–5 with a 158 checkout in the deciding leg.

He entered the 2014 World Championship as the 25th seed and played Mareno Michels in the first round, he won the first two sets of the match and then started to struggle with scoring and finishing. His opponent won the two next sets to force Part playing a deciding set. He won it 3–1 in legs and won the match with an 82 average. He then lost 0–4 to Wes Newton in the last 32. At the end of the season, he finished ranked 28th.

In the 2014 season, Part only reached two quarter finals out of a strings of Pro Tour and European Tour championships. He did not qualify for any televised ranking tournament. He almost went out of the Top 32 in the Order of Merit, having lost 10 places in more than a year, slipping from 21st to 31st. He still qualified for the 2015 World championships where he was beaten 2–3 by 22 years old newcomer Keegan Brown, despite Part's fightback from 0–2 to 2–2. He was still in the top 32 after the tournament, but after the 2015 UK Open, he left the top 32.

Part did not qualify for the 2016 World Championship. This was the first time Part did not qualify for the event after 22 consecutive years in the tournament.

2017–2023: Hall of Fame, televised return, CDC and World Seniors Tour
In January 2017, Part was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame. He was the fourteenth inductee and the first from outside of the United Kingdom – fitting with his World Championship victories. The award acknowledged his achievements, his contributions as a commentator and pundit, and gentlemanly conduct throughout his career. In the same month, he entered the PDC Qualifying School to gain a tour card having fallen out of the world's top 64. Part won through on the third day; beating Kirk Shepherd at the final stage in a rematch of the 2008 World Championship final. In March 2017, Part returned to Unicorn darts after switching to Cosmo darts, joining fellow World Champions for the company Gary Anderson, John Lowe and Bob Anderson. His success in Qualifying School did not transfer to his 2017 season, where he did not progress beyond the last 32 stage of a singles event, taking just £2,250 in prize money in the calendar year. His best showing of the year was at the World Cup of Darts, where he lost in the second round to the Austrian team with his partner, John Norman Jr.

Competing in the six qualifiers for the 2018 UK Open, Part reached the last 32 stage of the fourth event. The £750 prize money for this was enough for him to qualify as one of the 128 players to take part in the televised stages of the tournament, his first since the 2015 UK Open three years previously. He beat two amateur qualifiers in the first two rounds of the tournament, and followed those wins up with wins over David Evans, Ron Meulenkamp and Mervyn King to reach his first televised quarter final since the 2012 Grand Slam of Darts, and his first quarter-final in any PDC event since the 2014 Austrian Darts Open. He lost at the quarter-final stage to Robert Owen. The £11,500 prize money he collected for this result is his highest earnings from a single event since the 2013 PDC UK Masters, also held at Butlin's Minehead. Part lost his tour card in 2019 after failing to retain it in that year's Q - School.

Part currently competes on the Championship Darts Circuit that runs in North America scince its induction in 2015. He also was the champion of the very first event that was held on the circuit. He has stayed on the circuit ever since winning a further 2 events in 2017 and 2018 respectively. As of August 2023 he was ranked 24th on the Order of Merit.

In addition to competing on the CDC Tour, John has also competed on the World Seniors Darts Tour. He was invited to compete at the inaugural tournament the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship and was seeded into the second round due to his career's success. He played his first TV match since 2018 against the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship winner, John Walton in which he lost 3 - 1 in sets averaging 74.68. Despite this he competed in the next tournament, the 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters staged at Lakeside. In this Part picked up his first win on tour against wildcard Paul Lim averaging above 80 in a 4 - 0 whitewash. In the second round John fell to his old nemesis Phil Taylor in a 4 - 0 whitewash this time John averaging 78.04. John was then invited to compete at the 2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay losing to Peter Manley in the first round in extra legs. Part continued his run of competitions playing in both the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship,(in which he made it to the second round) and 2023 World Seniors Darts Masters. It was in the latter where he pulled off a surprise win over Kevin Painter before falling to Robert Thornton after pushing him all the way.

2024
In January 2024 Part returned to PDC Q-School, attempting to regain his PDC Tour Card. Part finished 79th on the UK Q-School Order of Merit, failing to regain his tour card.

Television commentary
In June 1994, BBC commentator Sid Waddell decided to leave the BBC to join Sky Sports. This left just Tony Green as the only darts commentator at the BBC. Part is considered to be one of the game's best "counters" or "spotters" (the ability to work out scoring shots or where the next dart may be thrown). This knowledge is essential to a darts commentator and contributed to Part being chosen by the BBC to join Green in the commentary box during the latter stages of the 1995 Embassy World Championship.

Part continued to commentate on the BDO World Championship even after he started playing in the rival PDC event shown on Sky Sports. He said: "The BDO weren't too thrilled but the BBC didn't care at all. They made sure I was back for them." Part commentated on the BDO World Championship for the BBC from 1995 to 2007. He also commentated on the BBC's coverage of the World Masters from 2001 to 2004, and again in 2006. He missed commentating on the 2005 World Masters because he was in Ireland preparing to play in the 2005 World Grand Prix, and missed commentating on the 2007 World Masters due to competing in the 2007 Grand Slam of Darts. Part then left the BBC commentary team.

In 2012, Part returned to commentary as he was employed by ESPN for the 2012 European Championship.

Part started commentating for Sky Sports at the 2013 World Matchplay, and has since become a regular member of Sky's commentary team.

BDO

 * 1994: Winner (beat Bobby George 6–0)
 * 1995: 2nd round (lost to Paul Williams 2–3)
 * 1996: 2nd round (lost to Steve Beaton 0–3)
 * 1997: 2nd round (lost to Roger Carter 1–3)

PDC
• 1998: Group Stage (beat Paul Lim 3–1, lost to Peter Evison 2–3)

• 1999: First round (lost to Alan Warriner-Little 0–3)

• 2000: Second round (lost to Dennis Smith 0–3)

• 2001: Runner-up (lost to Phil Taylor 0–7)

• 2002: Quarter-finals (lost to Phil Taylor 0–6)

• 2003: Winner (beat Phil Taylor 7–6)

• 2004: Third round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 3–4)

• 2005: Fourth round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 2–4)

• 2006: Third round (lost to Wayne Mardle 2–4)

• 2007: Second round (lost to Chris Mason 2–4)

• 2008: Winner (beat Kirk Shepherd 7–2)

• 2009: First round (lost to Bill Davis 0–3)

• 2010: Second round (lost to Kirk Shepherd 1–4)

• 2011: First round (lost to Per Laursen 0–3)

• 2012: Quarter-finals (lost to James Wade 4–5)

• 2013: Second round (lost to Terry Jenkins 1–4)

• 2014: Second round (lost to Wes Newton 0–4)

• 2015: First round (lost to Keegan Brown 2–3)

WSDT

 * 2022: Second round (lost to John Walton 1–3)
 * 2023: Second round (lost to Darryl Fitton 2–3)

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The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring prominent appearances from signees of Roc-A-Fella Records. It was released on October 31, 2000, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", produced by the Neptunes, became one of Jay-Z's most successful singles peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 557,789 copies sold in its first week. The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album received positive reviews from critics, and became the 20th highest-selling R&B/Hip-Hop album of the 2000–2010 decade according to Billboard.

Music
Though originally billed as a Roc-A-Fella Records compilation album—showcasing Roc-A-Fella artists such as Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Amil, and Freeway—The Dynasty was marketed as Jay-Z solo album. The production was handled primarily by Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink!, and the Neptunes.

Track listing
Notes
 * "Change the Game" features additional vocals by Static
 * "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" features additional vocals by Pharrell Williams and Omillio Sparks
 * "Get Your Mind Right Mami" features additional vocals by Rell
 * "Stick 2 the Script" features additional vocals by DJ Clue
 * "Parkin Lot Pimpin'" features additional vocals by Lil' Mo
 * "Where Have You Been" features additional vocals by L. Dionne

Sample credits
 * "Intro" contains a sample of "She Said She Loves Me" by Kleeer.
 * "Change the Game" and "Get Your Mind Right Mami" both contain a sample of "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD.
 * "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" contains elements of "Give It to Me Baby" performed by Rick James, an interpolation of "The World Is Filled..." by the Notorious B.I.G., and an interpolation of "I Wish" performed by Carl Thomas.
 * "This Can't Be Life" contains a sample of "I Miss You" performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
 * "Stick 2 the Script" contains a sample of "Under Pressure" by Nick Ingman.
 * "You, Me, Him, and Her" contains a sample of "What's Your Name" performed by the Moments.
 * "1-900-Hustler" contains a sample of "Ain't Gonna Happen" by Ten Wheel Drive.
 * "Soon You'll Understand" contains a sample of the Love Theme from The Landlord, by Al Kooper.
 * "Squeeze 1st" contains interpolations of "Hypnotize" and "Who Shot Ya?", both performed by the Notorious B.I.G.
 * "Where Have You Been" contains a sample of "Agua De Dos Ríos" performed by Camilo Sesto.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.

 * B-High – producer
 * Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
 * Shawn Carter – executive producer
 * Damon Dash – executive producer
 * L. Dionne – vocals
 * DJ Clue? – featured artist, vocals
 * Freeway – primary artist
 * Chad Hugo – producer
 * Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
 * Jay-Z – vocals
 * Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua – executive producer
 * Just Blaze – producer, scratching
 * R. Kelly – featured artist
 * Lil' Mo – featured artist
 * Jonathan Mannion – photography
 * Memphis Bleek – featured artist
 * Monica Morrow – stylist
 * Rell – vocals
 * Rick Rock – producer
 * Scarface – featured artist
 * Beanie Sigel – featured artist
 * Snoop Dogg – featured artist
 * Static – vocals
 * Dawud West – art direction, design
 * Kanye West – producer
 * Pharrell Williams – producer
 * Shane "Bermy" Woodley – assistant engineer
 * Amil – featured artist

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Talk:Shyster

Also slightly racist.
Jewishy sounding reference to 'scamming' or 'conniving' and generally not said in polite company.

 * Ironically, saying a word is "Jewishy sounding" is actually racist, while the word "Shyster" is not; the etymology is derived from the German word excrement, and is used to describe scamming or conniving people, most often lawyers. stufff (talk) 18:53, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

 * Unironically, saying "calling out racism is the real racism" is a pretty suspicious thing to say, and the German relation sounds like a retcon--another thing fascists are fond of. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8802:704:6C00:64C6:483:312B:230C (talk) 02:04, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

 * Can we establish a consensus as to whether the term Shyster has been adopted as an antisemitic slur, as a recent uncited edit has re-raised this point? aricooperdavis (talk) 09:29, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

 * I have added commentary on the matter by the UK's ASA, an advertising self-regulatory agency, as well as the Jewish organisation Board of Deputies of British Jews. I wouldn't say there's a clear consensus towards it not being offensive, as there seem to be some holdouts, however etymologically ininformed, that claim it to be. 93 (talk) 10:33, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

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Hi there, Thanks for your further edits on the Video Genie article. One thing, though, it's not necessary to link multiple instances of a word (e.g. EACA), only the first occurrence. (There may be cases for linking more than once in a very long article where the reader will probably not read it all, but that doesn't apply here). All the best, Fourohfour 19:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the point about EACA reference. I wonder a little why you have changed the part about names back to the weaker “known as” when the name really was as described? Maybe the other names should be a list rather than a “story”. It is kind of stupid that there is no base name from EACA and these names seems to be decided by the importers. The German, UK and French importers agreed on the names though (we should mention the French name with all the appostrophes). We also know about a Hungarian version, but it came after EACA had gone bankrupt so who made them is not clear. So I didn't write about it. Knutrl 11:55, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I have written KB for what wikipedia calls kibibyte or KiB. To make it clear I have every time linked it to kibibyte so if anyone is in doubt they can look it up. Is that OK? KB has allways been 1024 bytes so why make a mess of it now, it is too late. Knutrl 11:55, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

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User:Rabadur

I like basketball, swimming and jogging. I read Tolkien, Grisham, Rowling, Forsyth, Wodehouse, Dawson, Carrol.

I studied in a university known for its radical political activism.

I have a big family. Many children. I work in a school: a beautiful place.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Staples

 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. - Mailer Diablo 02:49, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Michael Staples
Clear case of vanity, no encyclopedicity, delete.--Dmcdevit 01:51, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity. Zzyzx11 | Talk 01:55, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete NN. --Fuzzball! (talk) 04:26, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, vanity. Megan1967 06:24, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete obviously. jni 13:16, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn vanitycruft. ComCat 06:38, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Show business

Entertainment Industry
Why is "Entertainment Industry" redirecting to this? It seems like it would be broader than what I'd consider "showbiz" in the most basic sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.120.52.128 (talk) 06:52, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

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User:Jmj1000

I'm an infrequent editor to Wikipedia...as an amateur photographer and Baltimore resident, I feel an undeniable urge to add Public Domain images to local landmarks' pages. Look for my work around the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill,_Baltimore and at Memorial Stadium_(Baltimore).

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Talk:Shotgun type candles

Merge with Roman Candle
No independent notability. Google search found no references. JASpencer 20:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Prolation

Expansion
I've expanded the article so that it is more encyclopedic.

Incidentally, does anybody else see some weird characters ("ift" followed by two odd Unicode characters) at the bottom of the page? How did those get there? They don't seem to be there in the source. RSpeer 21:47, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

Redirect from Tempus
"Tempus" redirects to here, but this article only hints at what "tempus" might be. 192.4.0.12 (talk) 21:26, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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Polidoro Van Vlierberghe

Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe O.F.M.  (March 6, 1909 – May 9, 2006) was a Franciscan priest and former Bishop of Illapel and Titular Bishop of Municipa.

Van Vlierberghe was born 1909 in Waesmunster, Belgium. He became a Franciscan priest on August 19, 1934, ordained by Archbishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez, then Bishop of the Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile. On June 27, 1966, he became Bishop of Illapel, Chile. He retired on August 11, 1984 and died in Santiago on May 9, 2006.

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Talk:Self-tapping screw

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this article seems to contradict itself, second sentence "Self-tapping screws are commonly used with sheet metal and plastic components." last sentence "Self tapping screws are most useful when doing metal and wood work." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.0.144.113 (talk) 02:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Self-tappers aren't intended for use in wood. Those are woodscrews, and are different. This article confuses self tappers (originally for sheetmetal) with the broader abstract group of thread-forming screws (which includes woodscrews, self-tappers, and threads like pentalobe Taptite screws that self-form a thread in ductile metals, but need a pilot hole to do so).
 * This is also complicated by modern parallel-thread woodscrews, developed for use in man-made boards, as these strongly resemble self-tappers to the naked eye (the shape is identical but the thread profile is different). Andy Dingley (talk) 15:48, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Home Improvement StackExchange is criticising this article's choice of images
2A00:23C5:FE0B:700:21C2:3906:554E:213E (talk) 20:08, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia. Rule #1 of image use is that we have to either work with what we have, or photograph some new ones. We can't just magic up the perfect image. OK, it's only screws – we have screws to hand, we can do some new photos. But still, it's more work to do that than to use what's already there.

It's not a great photo - it would be better if it showed the tips. But these are self-tappers. As the article describes, they're self-tappers for ductile materials. They're not self-cutting (with flutes), Taptite (non-circular), or self-drilling (with drill points), but they are still the basic self-tapper.

They're not machine screws, or bolts (most of which can be used as screws). Nor are they the traditional (tapered thread) woodscrew (although modern woodscrews for man-made boards are parallel-threaded and almost indistinguishable).

This, "just regular sheet metal screws" is odd because that's exactly what they are: screws used in sheetmetal are self-tappers (sometimes sheetmetal work uses inserted nuts, but that's less common). But then clearly StackExchange doesn't have much of a clue on screws, and certainly doesn't rely on robust off-site sourcing.

If you want a better image, then fine (we could use one). But we'd have to start by finding one, not just removing the existing one. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:31, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

This file (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Self_tapping_screw.tif) which is already on the Wikimedia Commons seems like a better representation and is similar to what people were showing on the stackexchange thread, I went ahead and changed it for now. Is everyone happy with the new photo? O0factuallycorrect0o (talk) 20:03, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * No (and it's already reverted) because they're self-drilling self-tappers (which is a sub-group within self tappers) and it's untrue in the added text that self-tappers are all also self-drilling. Many of them, require existing holes. Most of them need holes in some materials (such as sheetmetal) but can pierce their own holes in something softer, such as plastics. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:16, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

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Hermann Bauer

Hermann Bauer (22 July 1875 – 11 February 1958) was a German naval officer who served as commander of the U-boat forces of the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. In addition to his World War I career, Bauer is well known as the author of the book Das Unterseeboot, a treatise on the design and operation of U-boats, which was later translated into English by Hyman G. Rickover. Rickover's translation became a basic text for the US submarine service.

Career
Bauer joined the Kaiserliche Marine as a cadet in April 1892, completing his basic training aboard the sailing frigate SMS Stosch, before attending the Naval Academy in 1892–1893. He continued his training on the ship SMS Moltke (1877) and the cruiser SMS Deutschland (1874). After a second period of study at the Naval Academy in 1894-1895 Bauer was promoted to Unterleutnant zur See on 15 September 1895 and subsequently served on the battleship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm.

In 1897 Bauer served on the frigate SMS Preussen (1873) before transferring to the light cruiser SMS Prinzess Wilhelm as a deck officer. On 12 April 1899 he was promoted to Leutnant zur See and then served as watch officer on the torpedo training ship SMS Blücher (1877). From October 1900 to September 1903, he served as a company officer, deck officer, first officer, and then the commander of the ''II. Torpedo-Abteilung'' ("2nd Torpedo Division"). Bauer served for more than a year as commander of the ''II. Torpedo-Abteilung, and was simultaneously commander of Torpedodivisionsbootes D9, Flag Lieutenant of II. Torpedobootsflottille, and Flag Lieutenant and commander of the torpedo boat S125''. On 1 April 1904 he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant.

Between October 1906 and September 1908 Bauer served in the shipbuilding department of the Reichsmarineamt, and subsequently served as a navigation officer aboard the cruiser SMS Gneisenau. He was promoted to Korvettenkapitän on 16 October 1909. He served as first officer of the battleship SMS Schlesien for a year, then spent two and a half years as adjutant of the Imperial Shipyard at Wilhelmshaven.

Between November 1913 and March 1914 Bauer commanded the light cruiser SMS Hamburg. He was then transferred to the U-boat arm, where he served as commander of I. Unterseebootsflottille, and during World War I served as Führer der Unterseeboote ("Commander of Submarines") until 4 June 1917, and as such was promoted to Fregattenkapitän on 16 April 1915. On 24 July 1917 he was appointed commander of the battleship SMS Westfalen and on 14 October 1917 was promoted to Kapitän zur See. Bauer took command of the battleship SMS Kaiser (1911) on 5 August 1918, and shortly before the war's end also commanded the battleships SMS Oldenburg and SMS Nassau.

Between December 1918 and March 1919 Bauer returned to command of the ''II. Torpedo-Abteilung, before moving to the Naval Dockyard at Wilhelmshaven, at first serving as equipment manager, then from October 1919 as director, and as such was promoted to Konteradmiral'' (rear admiral) on 1 April 1922. From June to September 1923 Bauer was chief of the General Office of the Navy in the Naval High Command. On 1 October 1923 he was promoted to command of the Marinestation der Nordsee and in that capacity was promoted to Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) on 1 February 1925. On 5 October 1928 Bauer was appointed Chief of the Naval Command, but on 30 November 1928, on his promotion to Admiral, he retired.

Bauer declared himself available to the Navy on 25 July 1939, but was not called up for active military service.

Decorations and awards

 * Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
 * Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
 * Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class
 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
 * Friedrich August Cross, 1st and 2nd class
 * Cross of Honour of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg)

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Talk:Anthony Kiedis

the picture again !!
ok someone has wrongly put apicture of the red hot chili peppers. this is anthony kiedis not the chili peppers. someone change the pic please ( i would, but i cant do it myself)

Age
Wasn't he born in 1962? I believe this page says 1963.

Anthony Kiedis was born November 1st 1962.

Interview Source
[TheCelebrityCafe.com Interview] Should be added as a resource like the others.

Citation
"Anthony first experimented with music when he sang backing vocals for the Martial Arts related band the Kosh Fu Masters (from Scunthorpe), though due to complications with the bands record label, he could never fully join." where is this from. not necessarily saying its innacurate, just saying it needs to be cited. how do you add a citation needed thing?

Needs / deserves info environmental activisms / support
Where in ' other projects ', is what should be here , about his and others environmental activisms - links to group celebrity support pages , or similar, maybe a few links to pages devoted to what emmbers of th band have done themselves , just a suggestion.

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Category talk:Foreign advisors to the government in Meiji-period Japan

O-yatoi gaikokujin -- really?
I removed this category label from the article on Basil Hall Chamberlain, who arrived in Japan in a very twentieth century fashion (at the end of a long trip, aimless other than for the hope of recovery from a breakdown and other ailments), who was most certainly not summoned by the Japanese government or any other institution in Japan, and who I think would have been most amused to discover himself described as an o-yatoi gaikokujin. I wonder how many others here shouldn't be here; sorry, but I don't have time to investigate. -- Hoary 01:55, 2005 Apr 10 (UTC)

 * Perhaps you or somebody else would care to provide us with a definition of "o-yatoi gaikokujin". Chamberlain certainly worked for the Japanese government (at the Naval Academy and Tokyo Imperial University) for a long time. Indeed he was not summoned from England to do so, but is that the crux of the definition? In what other ways did his terms of employment differ from the o-yatoi? --Historian 00:28, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * Now that I look into it, I find to my surprise that oyatoi gaikokujin was indeed used to cover people who were already in Japan when hired. But they seem to be peripheral to the general concept of oyatoi gaikokujin as highly qualified, selected from afar, coming to Japan to do their (handsomely remunerated) thing, and then leaving. As I understand it, Chamberlain had no particular qualification (or indeed skills) when he arrived in Japan, and he was neither expected to leave after a short period nor paid highly. As it turned out, his mental/psychological make-up (if not his voice) equipped him to be a fine teacher. Thus I don't mean to criticize him when I say that he seems less a temporary human import of the oyato gaikokujin type than an outstandingly good example of the twentieth-century foreign employee, decades ahead of his time.

 * Here's Chamberlain on "Foreign employés in Japan" (from Things Japanese, 5th ed., 1905):

 * . . . There is nothing picturesque in the foreign employé. With his club, and his tennis-ground, and his brick house, and his wife's piano, and the rest of the European entourage which he strives to create around him in order sometimes to forget his exile, he strikes a false note. The esthetic and literary globetrotter would fain revel in a tea-tray existence for the nonce, because the very moment he tires of it, he can pack and be off. The foreign employé cannot treat life so jauntily, for he has to make his living; and when a man is forced to live in Lotus-land, it is Lotus-land no longer. . ..

 * Admittedly this was written (or at least judged still to be valid) thirty years after Chamberlain's own arrival, but it sounds very much like the engineers of Meiji (and the ludicrously paid westerners who live in "Roppongi Hills" and such places today); not at all like Chamberlain, with his energy in learning Japanese and exploring Japan. -- Hoary 03:58, 2005 Apr 18 (UTC)

Thank you for this long and interesting response. It certainly seems that Chamberlain held himself aloof and apart from the "foreign employé", to use his phrase. But whether foreign employé and o-yatoi gaikokujin are totally synonymous I am not sure. Technically Chamberlain could be regarded as an o-yatoi gaikokujin, much as he might have been amused or offended at the phrase. Though not as well paid (did he get a pension and was he paid as a Japanese professor?) as the short-term contract men, he was a "hired foreigner" and of course he eventually returned to Europe himself! So, can we return him to the category do you think? --Historian 11:48, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * The vast majority of readers of en.wikipedia can't understand Japanese, and I think one should only use longish and unfamiliar Japanese terms if they handily subsitute for even more laborious native terms. What do you take "O-yatoi gaikokujin" to mean? If it's just "western employee in late 19th-century Japan", I wonder if it's worth bothering with. It might be worthwhile if it denotes something more precise: "skilled western employee sought from overseas in late 19th-century Japan and intended as a short-term resident" (etc.). And Chamberlain did indeed return to Europe, but not out of homesickness or boredom with Japan. There may have been additional family- or health-related issues (I've read this but forgotten it); as for Japan, he was not bored by living here but instead increasingly queasy about its drift toward militarism. As for his pay, again I don't remember offhand. I'll check in Ota's book. And then, how about waiting for some third (and fairly knowledgable) voice to pronounce on Chamberlain's, er, oyatoigaikokujinsa? -- Hoary 12:03, 2005 Apr 18 (UTC)

As for a third voice, how's this? Professor Richard Bowring's biographical portrait in 'Britain and Japan 1859-1991 Themes and Personalities', edited by Sir Hugh Cortazzi and Gordon Daniels, Routledge 1991. Bowring says that Chamberlain was offered an appointment teaching English at the Naval Academy soon after he arrived in Japan in 1873 at the age of 23. 'As a foreign employee (oyatoi gaikokujin) he was extremely well paid...' --Historian 12:11, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

Removed self-reference on O-yatoi gaikokujin article
I removed the text "There has been some discussion as to the exact definition of 'o-yatoi gaikokujin' and whether Basil Hall Chamberlain was one. See Category talk:O-yatoi gaikokujin." from the O-yatoi gaikokujin article, as per No self-references. I was going to rewrite this in a non-self-referring fashion, then realized that doing such a thing would be original research: I can't rely on a Wikipedia talk page to make factual claims in the article itself. So if anyone has any references for or against including Chamberlain (or others) as "oyatoi gaikokujin", please feel free to add them to the O-yatoi gaikokujin article. Colin M. 04:30, 7 October 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Sabaton

Recommend keeping on Wikipedia
This stub has been categorized with other Wikipedia articles about Medieval defenses. It has been expanded slightly and now has an image. As part of Project Military History it should grow to adequate size over time. Durova 00:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Purpose
Should this article describe the purpose behind such long protuberances at the toe? I know I'm curious... FusionKnight 19:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, the obvious answer is so that it's easier to get their feet through the stirrups of their saddles, the same reason cowboy boots are pointed. Obviously, it's a practical feature that got blown out of proportion by the vagaries of fashion.  They had different sabatons that they'd use if they expected to fight dismounted.  Can't remember where I read this stuff, though, so for the time being, it'll have to stay off the article (officially, anyhow).Johnny Wishbone (talk) 17:25, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, they were just following the current fashion: see Crakow (shoe). That article says that the pointy toes of Maximillian's sabatons could be unclipped for foot combat. Alansplodge (talk) 21:22, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Sabaton the band
I would suggest Sabaton (band) losing the suffix "band" and this page being renamed to something along the lines of "Sabaton (footwear)" or "Sabaton (armor)". Surely the band would be considered the larger and more visite wiki entry these days? --Chrill (talk) 11:12, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

That would be a regional variation of popularity. I see from the Wikipedia page about the band that they've won awards, but only regionally. Also, I'd never heard of the band before today, but was well aware of the armour. --Rob Kelk 12:53, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

That may be true, the band is famous in large parts of Europe but not much so outside Europe. Are there ways to see the number of visits to a site? Perhaps a measure of how many click the link to Sabaton (the band) at the top of this page? --Chrill (talk) 23:20, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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