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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wave Structure of Matter Theory

 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 07:01, May 2, 2005 (UTC)

Wave Structure of Matter Theory

 * delete. This page is poorly formatted and not written as an encyclopedia style article (i.e. neutral pov, provide knowledge rather than claims). However, some of the comments below are also a little unfair, or without support. I think if someone writes for example; "complete nonsense" they must give reasons why it is complete nonsense. Again, why does it sound like a "failed university essay" or "This is neither fringe theory nor nonsense, it's just what happens when someone thinks they understand advanced physics from reading "pop" sources".

In particular, this last statement above displays an alarming ignorance of the work of Dr Milo Wolff, who has had a distinguished career as a professor of Physics. See; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_Wolff

It seems to me that the point of an encyclopedia is to present knowledge, not people's opinions, yet what i read below (see bottom of this page) seems to be opinions (they do not provide reasons for their criticisms). Having studied philosophy, physics and metaphysics for the past ten years, there is clearly a lot of historical knowledge that supports the Wave Structure of Matter, most particularly the foundations of philosophy and metaphysics (dating back to the Ancient Greeks and Indians) and their realisation of the dynamic unity of reality. The following quotes from Aristotle, Leibniz, Kant, Bradley, Brentano, Faraday, Maxwell, Nietzsche, Lorentz, Einstein, Schrodinger and Bohm are important in this debate;

"Metaphysics is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. And here we will have the science to study that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ... That among entities there must be some cause which moves and combines things. ... There must then be a principle of such a kind that its substance is activity." (Aristotle, Metaphysics, 340BC)

"Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I do not conceive of any reality at all as without genuine unity." (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)

"Natural science (physics) contains in itself synthetical judgments a priori, as principles. … Space then is a necessary representation a priori, which serves for the foundation of all external intuitions." (Kant, Critique of Pure reason, 1781)

"We may agree, perhaps, to understand by Metaphysics an attempt to know reality as against mere appearance, or the study of first principles or ultimate truths, or again the effort to comprehend the universe, not simply piecemeal or by fragments, but somehow as a whole." (Bradley, 1846-1924)

"A three-dimensional (spatial) world is infinitely more likely than any of its alternatives." (Brentano, 1838-1916)

"I cannot conceive curved lines of force without the conditions of a physical existence in that intermediate space." (Faraday, 1830)

"In speaking of the Energy of the field, however, I wish to be understood literally. All energy is the same as mechanical energy, whether it exists in the form of motion or in that of elasticity, or in any other form. The energy in electromagnetic phenomena is mechanical energy." (James Clerk Maxwell, 1876)

"Greek philosophy seems to begin with a preposterous fancy, with the proposition that water is the origin and mother-womb of all things. Is it really necessary to stop there and become serious? Yes, and for three reasons: firstly, because the preposition does enunciate something about the origin of things; secondly, because it does so without figure and fable; thirdly and lastly, because it contained, although only in the chrysalis state, the idea :everything is one. ..That which drove him (Thales) to this generalization was a metaphysical dogma, which had its origin in a mystic intuition and which together with the ever renewed endeavors to express it better, we find in all philosophies- the proposition: everything is one!" (The Greeks' by Friedrich Nietzsche, p159)

"I cannot but regard the ether, which can be the seat of an electromagnetic field with its energy and its vibrations, as endowed with a certain degree of substantiality, however different it may be from all ordinary matter." (Hendrik Lorentz, Theory of the Electron, 1900)

"According to the general theory of relativity space without ether is unthinkable; for in such space there not only would be no propagation of light, but also no possibility of existence for standards of space and time. But this ether may not be thought of as endowed with the quality characteristic of matter, as consisting of parts ('particles') which may be tracked through time." (Albert Einstein, 1928, Leiden Lecture)

"Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially extended (as fields). In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning. ... The field thus becomes an irreducible element of physical description, irreducible in the same sense as the concept of matter (particles) in the theory of Newton. ... The physical reality of space is represented by a field whose components are continuous functions of four independent variables - the co-ordinates of space and time. Since the theory of general relatively implies the representation of physical reality by a continuous field, the concept of particles or material points cannot play a fundamental part, nor can the concept of motion. The particle can only appear as a limited region in space in which the field strength or the energy density are particularly high. (Albert Einstein, Relativity, 1950)

"When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter." (Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions, 1954)

"What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space. Particles are just schaumkommen (appearances). ... The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one. The barrier between them cannot be said to have broken down as a result of recent experience in the physical sciences, for this barrier does not exist. ... Let me say at the outset, that in this discourse, I am opposing not a few special statements of quantum mechanics held today (1950s), I am opposing as it were the whole of it, I am opposing its basic views that have been shaped 25 years ago, when Max Born put forward his probability interpretation, which was accepted by almost everybody. ... I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it. ... The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists." (Erwin Schrodinger) (Some of these quotes are from 'What is Life, unsure of rest.)

"The notion that all these fragments is separately existent is evidently an illusion, and this illusion cannot do other than lead to endless conflict and confusion. Indeed, the attempt to live according to the notion that the fragments are really separate is, in essence, what has led to the growing series of extremely urgent crises that is confronting us today. Thus, as is now well known, this way of life has brought about pollution, destruction of the balance of nature, over-population, world-wide economic and political disorder and the creation of an overall environment that is neither physically nor mentally healthy for most of the people who live in it. Individually there has developed a widespread feeling of helplessness and despair, in the face of what seems to be an overwhelming mass of disparate social forces, going beyond the control and even the comprehension of the human beings who are caught up in it." (David Bohm, Wholeness and the Implicate Order, 1980)

These people are not crackpots, they are some of the finest minds in the history of human knowledge, and they all recognised that the 'particle' conception of matter cannot describe physical reality (the current paradigm). However, there are crackpots out there that write on both the particle and the wave structure of matter (WSM), and I believe there have been some bad examples of this at wikipedia in the past relating to WSM. I hope over the next year to present a more balanced and well supported voice to this discussion, and to present knowledge to Humanity that clearly does explain and solve a lot of the current problems of modern physics philosophy and metaphysics founded on 'particles' and 'fields' in 'space-time'. Thus I am suggesting that this article be deleted, not because I have any problems with the Wave Structure of Matter, but because i don't think the article is of a suitable encyclopedia standard.

You can read my work at;

http://www.spaceandmotion.com (home page)

http://open-site.org/profiles/haselhurst.html (I am editor of physics and philosophy sections)

and discuss this with me on my discussion page at;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Haselhurst

or the WSM forum at;

http://www.physics-philosophy-metaphysics.com/forum/index.php

In ending, as i see things, it is important to realise that truth is not democratic. As Tolstoy wrote; "Wrong does not cease to be wrong simply because the majority share in it". Likewise, I am pleased to see that wikipedia is also not democratic. For knowledge to advance it must be founded on the accepted methods of Science (deduction from principles in harmony with knoweldge from senses), and a careful understanding of the history and evolution of knowledge (particularly the subjects of physics philosophy and metaphysics). As a philosopher I take this responsibility of correcting errors in human knowledge very seriously, and believe that wikipedia / encyclopedias play an important role in this process (as the famous french Encyclopedists, Diderot et al, realised).

I also realise that some people may claim that the WSM should not be permitted on wikipedia because it is 'original research'. However this is not the case. As above, this dynamic unity of reality (which the WSM explains) is an ancient idea that is central to all Science and the evolution of western knowledge from the renaissance on (with the introduction from Persia of the works of Aristotle, Plato, etc.).

I actually think that the main source of criticism is based on the natural human tendency to cling to existing ideas, no matter how absurd they become. As Galileo, Darwin and Planck wrote;

"I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of the foremost philosophers of this University? In spite of my oft-repeated efforts and invitations, they have refused, with the obstinacy of a glutted adder, to look at the planets or Moon or my telescope." (Galileo Galilei, Dialogues Concerning Two World Systems, 1600)

"Although I am fully convinced of the truth of the views given in this volume I by no means expect to convince experienced naturalists whose minds are stocked with a multitude of facts all viewed, during a long course of years, from a point of view directly opposite to mine. But I look with confidence to the future to young and rising naturalists, who will be able to view both sides of the question with impartiality." (Charles Darwin, from 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions', Thomas Kuhn)

"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." (Max Planck, Scientific Autobiography)

Sorry for such a long polemic (hope people find it as interesting as I do though!). But I think this discussion is important, and often there are no glib easy answers, it takes careful consideration based on substantial knowledge to make wise / just decisions (as i see things).

Sincerely,

Geoff Haselhurst Haselhurst 05:36, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

"And though the philosopher may live remote from business, the genius of philosophy, if carefully cultivated by several, must gradually diffuse itself throughout the whole society, and bestow a similar correctness on every art and calling." (David Hume, Treatise Concerning Morals and Human Understanding, 1737)

"It is the duty of philosophy to destroy the illusions which had their origin in misconceptions, whatever darling hopes and valued expectations may be ruined by its explanations. ... and thus to prevent the scandal which metaphysical controversies are sure, sooner or later, to cause even to the masses." (Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, 1781)

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It's back again. Complete nonsense but there might be an informative article about a fringe theory hidden in there.Cutler 09:02, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. "The Wave Structure of Matter by Milo Wolff, (M.I.T. retired)"? No offense to anyone, but it sounds like a failed university essay. And the point of Wikipedia is to release your info; this guy's branded it so it's his and any edits to it would be corrupting his creation. So, no, it has to go I guess. Again, apparently! Master Thief Garrett 09:27, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete because of so poor quality. If it gets better, label with the same category as Time Cube. Pavel Vozenilek 09:40, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If this is what was discussed at Votes for deletion/A Theory of Everything then Speedy delete under criterion G4. If it isn't, then Delete as original research. Uncle G 14:14, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is neither fringe theory nor nonsense, it's just what happens when someone thinks they understand advanced physics from reading "pop" sources. Gazpacho 20:14, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, original research/essay, misses references (but has numbers. Misformatted, self-referential and non-notable theory. Mgm|(talk) 21:36, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given above. Josh Cherry 03:18, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - As a recreate can't it be speedy deleted? - Tεx  τ  urε  20:46, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Ōfunato Station

Ōfunato Station (大船渡駅) was a JR East railway station located in Ōfunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The station was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and has now been replaced by a provisional bus rapid transit line.

Lines
Ōfunato Station was served by the Ōfunato Line, and was located 103.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ichinoseki Station.

Station layout
Ōfunato Station had a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

History
Ōfunato Station opened on 3 September 1934. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The station was destroyed by the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Surrounding area

 * Japanese National Route Sign 0045.svg National Route 45
 * Ōfunato Port

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Talk:Wildomar, California

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Hello from Kay Oakes in Wildomar, CA, This spring Wildomar is just beautiful. The sunsets are something I look forward to every day. We have a fine view of the mountains to the west where the Cleveland National Forest forms the far west wall of the valley. Interstate Route 15 runs north and south through Wildomar so you are close to everything. Lake Elsinore with its friendly parks, water sports and interesting historical sites is just to the north of us. While Murrieta, "The Gem of the Valley" is to the South. Clinton Keith Road runs east and west through Wildomar taking one west up into the mountain range to the historical Santa Rosa Plateau. To me Wildomar is a happy little town with families moving into some of the prettiest homes ever built. These are some of the nicest little communities on the map. I just think that Wildomar is a great place to call home. Happy Travels, Kay

Expansion needed
Obviously, with Wildomar's recent incorporation, more content will be needed soon to it is up to speed with the average Wikipedia city article. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 21:42, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

I have already established Wildomar's history(to a certain degree), but maybe it needs a minor to moderate "tweaking" to spruce it up, but otherwise, it's perfect...Baldwin91006 (talk) 02:28, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

In employers, there's simply no way that LEUSD employs several thousand Wildomar residents. That figure must be LEUSD's total employment. So all those figures are wildly inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.180.132.35 (talk) 21:41, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

The Collier-Graham "connection"
When I was young(in the Pasadena area), in school, under the subject "California History", we were taught(or rather, drilled into our heads!) that William Collier married his L.A.-area socialite wife Margaret just before he helped incorporate the City of South Pasadena in 1888(and became its first mayor)...a few years later, Margaret divorced William and moved down to the Lake Elsinore Valley to marry Riverside realtor Donald Graham, thus helping to establish the City of Elsinore("Lake" was added in 1979)...thus the correct story of how Wildomar was named...

You can also check the Wikipedia page for South Pasadena(CA) for the truth...

Margaret was William Collier's first wife, NOT his sister!...Baldwin91006 (talk) 02:56, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Never mind!...that resident from Wildomar was right!...I also had to check with a friend in South Pasadena to be sure of this...sorry!...Baldwin91006 (talk) 02:53, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Map in infobox needs update
The map of Riverside County that shows the city of Wildomar in red seems outdated by 2019 standards. It only seems to show Wildomar's boundaries as a CDP, shows Sedco Hills as an unincorporated community (even though it is now in Wildomar's city limits), and also shows the neighboring city of Menifee as an unincorporated community. Does someone have an updated map or know how to fix this? User:Pf1127

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Ulf the Quarrelsome

Ulf the Quarrelsome, or Ulf Hreda, is described in Njals Saga as a brother to Brian Boru,  High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He is primarily mentioned in the saga's account of the Battle of Clontarf of 1014, in the aftermath of which he gruesomely killed Brodir of the Isle of Man to avenge his brother's death at the hands of the invaders:

Ulf the Quarrelsome cut open his belly, and led him round and round the trunk of a tree, and so wound all his entrails out of him, and he did not die before they were all drawn out of him.

Some have identified Ulf as a brother of Brian named Cuiduligh.

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Yetta Dhinnakkal Centre

Yetta Dhinnakkal Centre, also known as the Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Centre, Brewarrina Correctional Centre and Brewarrina Prison, and referred to informally as Brewarrina jail, was an Australian minimum security prison for young Indigenous Australian men. It was located in Gongolgon, approximately 70 km south of Brewarrina, New South Wales. The centre was operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales, until its closure in mid-2020. Many of its inmates were first offenders, and the centre offered various types of educational opportunities, in particular farming skills.

Yetta dhinnakkal is a phrase in the Ngemba language meaning "the right pathway".

Facilities
In response to the rising number of Indigenous men being incarcerated in New South Wales prisons, Corrective Services NSW purchased a remote cattle station around 2000 and transformed it into an outdoor prison, without walls, bars, armed guards, or electric fences. Located on 10553 ha and opened in 2000, the centre was a working farming property, maintained by inmates under officer supervision and guided by elders. The centre's behavioural change programs targeted first-time young Aboriginal offenders aged from 18 to 25, through culturally relevant intensive case management. Vocational training courses werr offered in information technology, horticulture, construction, visual arts and contemporary craft. Other practical skills, including small motor maintenance, welding, road sealing, building skills, literacy and numeracy and first aid are also provided.

The reoffending rate in 2004 was assessed at 20 per cent, compared with 40 per cent across NSW. In 2005/2006, the centre was awarded the Gold Award at the NSW Premier's Public Sector Awards in the Social Justice Category.

In January 2011, the centre was isolated by flooding waters affecting northern NSW and Queensland. During April 2011, there were five separate escapes from the minimum security centre.

The closure of the centre was announced in mid-2019, planned for 2020. Ownership of the site was split between the local Aboriginal land council and the Brewarrina Shire Council. Orana Haven was planning to lease the Shire's land and facilities for use as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre from sometime during 2021.

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Compromise of Caspe

The 1412 Compromise of Caspe (Compromiso de Caspe in Spanish, Compromís de Casp in Catalan) was an act and resolution of parliamentary representatives of the constituent realms of the Crown of Aragon (the Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Valencia, and Principality of Catalonia), meeting in Caspe, to resolve the interregnum following the death of King Martin of Aragon in 1410 without a legitimate heir.

Background
The Aragonese succession laws at that time were based more on custom than any specific legislation, and even case law did not exist. All successions after the union of Catalonia with Aragon in 1137 had been to the eldest son, to the next younger brother, or to the only daughter. However, earlier successions indicated that agnates (males in the male line) of the Aragonese royal family had precedence over daughters and descendants of daughters; for example, Martin himself had succeeded over the daughters of his late elder brother, King John I.

However, very distant agnates had lost out to the daughter of the late king in the 11th century, when Petronilla succeeded over claims of the then agnates (second cousins or the like), the kings of Navarre.

J. N. Hillgarth writes: "Among the descendants by the male line, the closest relation to Martin was James II, Count of Urgell." T. N. Bisson writes that "the issue was (or became) political rather than simply legal, a utilitarian question of which candidate with some dynastic claim would make the best king."

Candidates
The major candidates for succession were:
 * James II, Count of Urgell, Martin's closest agnate as patrilineal great-grandson of Alfonso IV of Aragon. Incidentally, he was also Martin's brother-in-law. Appointed Lieutenant of the Kingdom by Martin, he was heir male of the line and claimed the throne according to agnatic primogeniture.
 * Louis of Anjou, matrilineal grandson of John I of Aragon and grandnephew of Martin. He was heir general to the line and claimed the throne according to cognatic primogeniture.
 * Alfonso I, Duke of Gandia, 80-year-old patrilineal grandson of James II of Aragon. He claimed the throne by both agnatic seniority and proximity of blood to the previous kings of Aragon. He died in March 1412.
 * John of Ribagorza, brother of Alfonso, who inherited his claim.
 * Ferdinand of Castile, matrilineal grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of Martin, claimed the throne by proximity of blood to the last king.
 * Frederic, Count of Luna, natural grandson of Martin of Aragon, being the bastard of Martin's predeceased son, Martin I of Sicily. Born illegitimate, he had been legitimized by Antipope Benedict XIII.

Interregnum 1410–12
The parties had agreed to a parliamentary process to resolve the issue, but coordinating deliberations between the cortes (parliaments) of Aragon, Valencia and Catalonia was made difficult by their diverging interests. Thus, a general cortes was demanded by the governor of Catalonia to meet in Montblanch, but the meeting was delayed and ended up in Barcelona, starting in October 1410 and only being Cortes of the Principality of Catalonia. As the Cortes dragged on, the situation became violent.

Antón de Luna, an Aragonese supporter of Count James II of Urgell, assassinated the Archbishop of Zaragoza, García Fernández de Heredía (supporter of Louis of Anjou). This event damaged the candidacy of James of Urgell and gave strength to the candidacy of Ferdinand of Castile (regent of Castile and therefore commanding a nearby army with which he protected his allies). There was fighting in the streets, especially between partisans of Aragon and Valencia. The conflict divided the Kingdom of Aragon, with two rival Cortes meeting: one favorable to Ferdinand of Castile in Alcañiz, and another favorable to James II, Count of Urgell in Mequinenza (but this one was not recognized by the Catalan parliament at Tortosa). The same occurred in Valencia, with Cortes in Traiguera and Vinaròs. Furthermore, in 1410-1412 Ferdinand's troops entered Aragon and Valencia to fight the Urgellists. The Trastamarist victory at the Battle of Morvedre on 27 February 1412 finally left Valencia in their hands.

Conflicts and deliberations
Pope Benedict XIII (Avignon) intervened and proposed a smaller group of nine compromisarios (negotiators). The Trastamarist parliament of Alcañiz agreed with the proposition, which was finally accepted by a Catalan-Aragonese board of fourteen Aragonese Trastamarists and five varied Catalan emissaries: the agreement known as the Alcañiz Concord of 15 February 1412. But a few days later, the Alcañiz parliament chose not only the three compromisarios from Aragon but also the three Catalan and the three Valencian compromisarios too. The angry complaints among the Catalan and Valencian parliamentarians for this abuse were ignored, targeting the peaceful discussions sought since 1410; and equally the complaints of James of Urgell and Louis of Anjou.

The appointed compromisarios met in Caspe to choose the next king. The majority of historians have agreed with the account of the election by historian Jerónimo Zurita. Zurita wrote his Anales de la Corona de Aragón from the original records, which he bequeathed to the house of the General Deputation of Aragon in 1576 (they were lost or burned during political disorders in the 19th century). According to Zurita, the compromisarios had conflicting views about the succession to the deceased King Martin, and they voted differently as well. The votes were cast on Friday, 24 June 1412, and recorded on 25 June. Vincent Ferrer was the first one to speak; in a long speech, he voted for Ferdinand, and then Ram, his brother Bonifaci, Gualbes, Bardaixí, and Aranda simply joined him. Sagarriga, Vallseca, and Bertran voted differently, giving their own reasons.

Kingdom of Aragon delegates: Kingdom of Valencia delegates: Principality of Catalonia delegates:
 * Domènec Ram (bishop of Huesca): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Francesc de Aranda (ancient royal councillor as well as envoy of Benedict XIII): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Berenguer de Bardaixí (jurist and official general of the Cortes of Aragon): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Vicent Ferrer (Dominican friar, later canonized): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Bonifaci Ferrer (brother of Vincent and prior of the monastery of Portaceli): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Pere Bertran (substitute for Gener Rabassa, citizen of Valencia and legal expert): abstained
 * Pere de Sagarriga i de Pau (archbishop of Tarragona): voted for James of Urgell and also for Alphonse of Gandia, but finally the vote have to be got by the most voted of both.
 * Bernat de Gualbes (syndicus and councillor of Barcelona): voted for Ferdinand of Castile
 * Guillem de Vallseca (officer general of the Corts Reials Catalanes): voted for James of Urgell

On 28 June 28, Ferdinand of Castile was proclaimed king by Vicent Ferrer in a public speech also recorded. The knights Guillem Ramon Alemany de Cervelló and Íñigo de Alfaro, who were present for the proclamation, brought the news of his election to Ferdinand.

Revisionism
In recent years, three Aragonese historians (José Ángel Sesma Muñoz, Carlos Laliena, and Cristina Monterde) rejected Zurita's account, arguing that no contemporary sources confirm the existence of any secret ballot. Sesma claimed in 2011 that all nine compromisarios, despite their different preferences, agreed unanimously to select Ferdinand. He repeated this view in 2012 with Laliena and Monterde. Their main argument is that the official notarized deed of proclamation, issued on 25 June 1412, does not mention any results of the supposed election. Furthermore, they quoted testimonies (but not the full statements) from those who were present at the ceremony of proclamation on 28 June, such as Melchor de Gualbes, saying that the three Catalan compromisarios had declared that "they had acted freely and had not been under any pressure" and that at the end "everybody would be of one opinion". As of 2013, there are no new published works that support this new theory.

Already in 2012, this point of view had been refuted by historian Ernest Belenguer, who called attention to the point that in this kind of election (as with papal conclaves), the results of the ballots are not published, therefore one cannot infer a unanimous election only from this kind of deed. He also mentioned that even Trastamara's official chronicler Lorenzo Valla said in the 15th century that there were very different opinions among the compromisarios. Furthermore, Belenguer cited other authors who in the 17th century had seen the same documents as Zurita, such as Uztarroz and Dormer, and reported the same account as Zurita of the preferences stated by every one of the nine compromisarios.

Aftermath
Initially James II of Urgell accepted the sentence and even swore allegiance to the new king, but he revolted in May 1413. However, he was unsuccessful to mobilize more nobles after two years of fights and battles. There were some uprisings in support of James in Valencia and Catalonia and James himself lead sorties out from his domain in Urgell. James's supporters were defeated in battle on 25 June 1413 outside of Lleida. Antón de Luna enlisted the support of Gascon and English troops who invaded at Jaca, but they were defeated on 10 July 1413 before he was able to join James's army.

In August, Ferdinand began the siege of Balaguer. Meanwhile, Antón de Luna had organized defenses in Huesca; however, the Castle of Montearagón was taken on 11 August, and he and his troops fled to Loarre Castle. Finally, in October 1413 James surrendered at his city: Balaguer. The following January, Loarre Castle fell, and the rebellion was over. The County of Urgell was dissolved in 1413 and the area came under the royal domain of the county of Barcelona, but was shared out among the Trastámara's supporters.

With the selection of a younger prince of the Castilian Royal House of Trastámara, the Aragonese Crown became increasingly drawn into the sphere of influence of the more powerful Castile. About 50 years after the Compromise, with the marriage of Ferdinand I's grandson Ferdinand II to Queen Isabella I of Castile, Aragon became the junior partner in a dynastic union that would become the modern Spanish state.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maravilla

 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 deleted already. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 14:15, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Maravilla
is this real? I'm just putting it here as a heads-up to see how real/relevant it is. Seems like someone's had fun with "-villa" and the Paste button to me... Master Thief Garrett 12:03, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) NOTE: Talks of a gang battle; possibly Urban Legend or other fiction/rumour? Master Thief Garrett 12:08, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd say expand if they are a real and noteworthy gang, redirect if real but non-notable, delete if fiction/Urban Legend. Master Thief Garrett 12:08, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) Delete, non-notable, accuracy debatable, and above all a copyvio. Master Thief Garrett 07:01, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * It's a copyvio. I've listed it on the Copyright problems page.  It seems real, but the http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ganglandexpress/page3.html page seems strange -- at first I thought it was advertising some movie or something.  But it seems to be a real page discussing LA gangs.  RickK 22:26, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * A search for "White Fence gang" does find results outside of the dodginess of a user homepage, so they do exist, but even so it could be a complicated fictional work or just plain inaccurate... also of note is that the guestbook signing is supposed to be "about your hood" and people have signed with fake gang details, reminding me of the Grand Theft Auto role-plays I saw on GameFAQs... so it could just be backup info for an RP setting... Master Thief Garrett 23:04, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, copyright violation. Megan1967 06:33, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Michael Ventris

Greek and Etruscan
Can anyone verify this passage added by an anon?

Interestingly enough, Ventris' initial hunch had been that if any language emerged from his endeavour, it would be Etruscan

I thought the initial theory was that LB was early Greek. adamsan 08:59, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC).

 * Have checked and rewritten to clarify. adamsan 09:09, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * It may be worth mentioning that scholars were virtually unanimous that it was not Greek. (IIRC Ventris tried Greek for a fit almost as a lark, after noticing the structure of the words that could already be interpreted as 'boy' and 'girl'.)  FWIW, there were still scholars insisting that it couldn't possibly be Greek as recently as the 90s. — B.Bryant 13:44, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Linear B article
Shouldn't much of this be moved to the Linear B article? Apart from the first and last line, the rest is all about Linear B and doesn't concern the man Ventris. I think that other stuff should be written here (about Ventris, his life, family, education. etc.). On the other hand, this vital information presented here is missing from Linear B! I think it must be restructured. --Spryom 11:24, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * This is a common problem; for example does material on the discovery of Knossos belong under Knossos or under Arthur Evans? My inclination right now is to agree with you but I need to see what is where. Certainly, we need to make use of "main", "see also" and the like, which no one is currently doing. This is on my agenda to check, this pass.
 * I checked Linear B. It currently is a huge and rambling article, which is as much my fault as anyone's. Basically we all want to put the biographies of several people under Linear B. Can't reasonably be done. The article already has a full plate just presenting the language. So, I think we should go over the essential stages of the decipherment here without getting too detailed. Then we can cut down over there.Dave (talk) 11:46, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Asperger's Syndrome
Simon Baron Cohen, a specialist in autism, writing in his book 'The Essential Difference', diagnoses Ventris as having had Asperger's syndrome. Maybe this should be added? - A.C.
 * Seems to me you can't diagnose someone without examining him. What did Cohen actually say? Hm, I wikified his name before Showing Preview and he's notable. "In Baron-Cohen's book, The Essential Difference (2004), he argues there are innate differences between male and female brains. Female brains are predominantly wired for empathy, he reasons, whereas male brains are predominantly wired for 'understanding and building systems.' He describes autism as an extreme version of the male brain, which he postulates as an explanation for why autism is more common among males." But what did he say about Ventris? Evertype 16:20, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think think we should be playing neurologist, psychiatrist or any of the other things those idiots who like to write pot-boilers pretend to dabble in. Leave medicine to the medicos, hey? If it is well-known his father died of tuberculosis, fine, and ditto if his mother got depressed and ended it all. Further conjectures, personal or family diagnoses by ignoramuses are ignorant and arrogant, and I wouldn't give them a dime for it; in fact, they should be sued.Dave (talk) 15:21, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Education
I'm having trouble understanding the second sentence in the article: "Ventris was educated in Switzerland and at Stowe School. (Stowe is an 18th century country house; by contrast, his mother, Dorothea (Dora) Ventris, lived in Berthold Lubetkin's Highpoint modernist apartments in Highgate)." Where in Switzerland did Ventris study, what did he study? What is an 18th century country house, would it be a good or bad place to get an education? What are we supposed to learn by contrasting this with his mother's place of residence? These questions are significant because Ventris' contributions were important yet it has been said that he had no degrees or titles as a scholar - rather, he was an amateur who succeeded where the pros failed.Friendly Person (talk) 18:17, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Ramble
There is some rambling about Dorothea Ventris in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.168.208.123 (talk) 10:48, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Needs to be brought together
Well this certainly is an article of ends and rag-tags. Needs to be brought together. I notice the section on Linear B is venomous. We get the feeling that the awful Arthur Evans personally held back the decipherment of Linear B for Lord knows how long. Lordy, Lordy. Rambling on Dorothea? I almost missed it. Well, I don't think we should even say he had a mother. His mother is not him. His father, that needs to come out also. And his place of birth, well, I hardly see how that is relevant. Come to think of it, what good is his birth date? What does that have to do with him? I don't think we should admit he had a mother or father or was born of men. No, he created himself, he lived of by and for himself, and any of these ramblings about stuff that is non-self should go. We should start, Michael Ventris is MIchael and then he is Ventris. He is that. One day Linear B popped out of his head, but only because he was interested in it. Then there there three, Michael and Ventris and LInear B. The current approach is a kind of ring cycle, the perfect man, Michael Ventris, comes forth to keep the universe together by compensating for the evils of the cruel dwarf, Arthur Evans. Well, I took a little liberty with the plot. Can't we use some other theme than the persecution of evil sorcerers or are we stuck with Cottom Mather for eternity as punishment for our sins? Wanted: one objective article here that gives a legitimate biography, an objective statement of the decipherment, and is supported by notes and inline references. Arthur is not guilty, your honors.Dave (talk) 02:03, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

"Half-Polish"
I don't know what racist corner of the country this wierd appellation comes from but I don't like it. Now let's see, the Polish half, was that different from the non-Polish half? This term comes from the good old days of half-breeds when the states were a murderous slave republic and most people thought that was perfectly OK, as long as they were never in that category. As far as I am concerned the matter was settled [in] 1860-1865 and 1938-1945. We aren't calculating racial fractions here as far as I know so I insist all this "half" and "quarter" etc come out.Dave (talk) 12:43, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Well I certainly got carried away on that one, didn't I? I was pretty abashed to see that Chadwick uses "half-polish" in decipherment. The long trail leads to him, except that some wit introduced "half-English." Well, we can thank the British Empire and British society for the creation of slavery and racism of all sorts before they became revolted with their disgusting behavior and decided to junk the whole thing. Then they had to go around and suppress it in every place they had introduced it. "Half-Polish" isn't even human. We want to think, aha, so that is reason for his mother's inability to meet the challenges of history. She was a sub-human half-breed, not a normal person such as we English. Polish! Oh good Lord. It is strangely ironic that the most guilty culture had just been defeated by the second-most-guilty culture. I think it is much better not to perpetuate Chadwick's concession to conventional language and I think he would have wanted it that way. They were all Labor Party socialists, you know, especially Ventris.Dave (talk) 12:01, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

In England it's Labour Party, and I don't know that they were all socialists. IAC-62 (talk) 11:14, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Picture of Ventris
In contrast to Evans', the works of Ventris are all sewn up tighter than a shroud on the Internet. No free books, no previews. No even mentioning anything without someone's permission. If the public wants to work on Linear B, well, too bad for them. Somebody has to be paid off in grand style for that. We need to leave these matters to the experts who can pay for it, in contrast to Evans, who held a public lecture attended by a certain 14-year-old boy. Do you think Evans had a non-Platonic interest in the boy? If I had a website, I'd charge you to find out. What are we here for if not to extort money from each other? And, it does not matter how much money we already have. In keeping with the closed-door policy on Ventris and Linear B, there is not ONE picture of Ventris here. What do you say, how about donating a picture of Ventris? Do you think you can spare it?Dave (talk) 16:16, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Hatzinikolaou fiction
I'm removing the ref to Hatzinikolaou's total fantasy on the grounds that it is not in the right place and it is not on the topic. This is a biography. If we put this novel in additional reading it will be confused with real biography. It seems to me there might be a section "Fiction based on the life of Ventris." However all we have it this one work in a one-item list. My guess is, if you wrote up Hatzinikolaou's book, then it would go somewhere else, such as the biography or works of Hatzinikolaou. Sorry, it seems to me this is the wrong place to sell Hatzinikolaou. This is supposed to be fact about Ventris.Dave (talk) 11:24, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Tetlow

 * Tetlow, Simon; Harris, Ben; Roques, David; Meredith, A.G., (preface by John Chadwick), Michael Ventris Remembered, Buckingham : Stowe School, 1984

This additional biblio is not used in the text. That is because the editor never saw it, nor has anyone else for decades. Wherever it is, that is not for sale, in a lbrary, or on the Internet. It was only a pamphlet. I suspect it is in the papers somewhere, which no one is going to get without trouble and money. The editor no doubt copied the ref from the work of some scholar. So, I'm storing this item here for now. If I'm wrong, and if you find something that can actually be referenced, by all means format it correctly and put it back. Otherwise I think the sources who reference it can serve themselves as references in its place.Dave (talk) 14:22, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Influenced.....
according to the 'influenced' bit in the profile box of this article, he influenced 'Every person in any status interested in Aegean civilization'

it's unreferenced and really seems as though it should be written better. he may have been hugely influential but perhaps it could be presented in a different way?
 * I have improved the effort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.65.2.31 (talk) 11:43, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Intense v. intensive
As to whether Mr Ventris studied Russian intensely or intensively:

"[Intensive] is the kind of word that we ordinary mortals do well to leave alone; see POPULARIZED TECHNICALITIES. Unfortunately, a particular application of the philosophic use emerged into general notice, and was misinterpreted — intensive method especially of cultivation.  To increase the supply of wheat you may sow two acres instead of one — increase the extent — or you may use more fertilizers and care on your one acre — increase the intensity; the second plan is is intensive cultivation, the essence of it being concentration on a limited area.

Familiarized by the newspapers with with intensive cultivation, which most of us took to be a fine name for very hard work or intense work by the farmers, we all became eager to show off our new word, and took to saying intensive where intense used to be good enough for us.

The war gave this a great fillip by finding the correspondents another peg to hang intensive on — bombardment. There is a kind of bombardment that may be accurately called intensive; it is what in earlier wars we called concentrated fire, a phrase that has the advantage of being open to no misunderstanding; the fire converges upon a much narrower front than that from which it is discharged.

But as often as not the intensive bombardment of the newspapers was not concentrated, but was intense, as the context would sometimes prove; a bombardment may be intense without being intensive, or intensive without being intense, or it may be both.

Not that the confusion is confined to the newspapers; it seems to have affected even those whose duty it is to plan bombardments. ‘Why must you write “intensive” here?’ wrote Sir Winston Churchill to the Director of Military Intelligence on the 19th March 1944. ‘ “Intense” is the right word. You should read Fowler’s Modern English Usage on the use of the two words’ (The Second World War, v. 615)."

Fowler, Modern English Usage

Paul Magnussen (talk) 16:50, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure we should be beholden to century-old prescriptist style guides, especially since "intensive" is commonly used to describe language study of the type Ventris did (e.g. ), but I'm not going to press the point... – Joe (talk) 17:53, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

 * Thank you. This is actually from the 1983 edition, so it's not quite that old. Paul Magnussen (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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Jewish heritage
If his mother was of partly Jewish ancestry, shouldn't we add relevant Jewish categories to this article? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:00, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

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Adelaide Pre-Release Centre

The Adelaide Pre-Release Centre is a minimum security Australian prison in the Adelaide suburb of Northfield. It is the main pre-release facility in South Australia for both male and female prisoners.

It has a capacity of 104 prisoners.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mormonite

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Mormonite
I've recently been informed that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints now consider the term "Mormon" to be a misnomer due to their beliefs, therefore Mormonite is similarly a no longer correct name; if anything, this should redirect. (nominated by Master Thief Garrett)
 * Redirect to Mormon, which see. Gazpacho 11:11, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yep, redirect. Samaritan 11:46, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Mormon, I might as well cast my own vote now. And yes I forgot to sign my nomination, ooops... Master Thief Garrett 12:05, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If the redirect is OK with the nominator, then I might as well boldly redirect it now. Gazpacho 13:14, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * oops! I only just finished just as boldly reverting it as breaking the rules of the Vfd! oops! Ah well, I've re-reverted it now. Yes a redirect is fine by me. Master Thief Garrett 01:03, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * See Naming conventions (Mormonism). Uncle G 14:18, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)
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Laotian rock rat

The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou (Laonastes aenigmamus, Lao: ຂະຍຸ), sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a species of rodent found in the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkins and coauthors, who considered the animal to be so distinct from all living rodents, they placed it in a new family, Laonastidae. It is in the monotypic genus Laonastes.

In 2006, the classification of the Laotian rock rat was disputed by Mary Dawson and coauthors. They suggested the rat belongs to the ancient fossil family Diatomyidae, which was thought to have been extinct for 11 million years, since the late Miocene. It would thereby represent a Lazarus species. The animals resemble large, dark rats with hairy, thick tails like those of a squirrel. Their skulls are very distinctive and have features that separate them from all other living mammals.

Classification
Upon their initial discovery, Jenkins and coauthors (2005) considered the Laotian rock rat to represent a completely new family. The discovery of a new species of an extant mammal genus, or a new genus, happens periodically, such as with the leaf muntjac or the saola. The discovery of a completely new family is, by comparison, much more unusual. The most recent comparable incident before this discovery by Western science was the discovery of the bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai; family Craseonycteridae) in 1974. The only other examples from the 20th century are species that are only considered distinct families by a few authorities. These discoveries are: the Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer; family Lipotidae) in 1918, the Zagros mouse-like hamster (Calomyscus bailwardi; family Calomyscidae) in 1905, and Goeldi's marmoset (Callimico goeldii; family Callimiconidae) in 1904. Representatives from all the remaining rodent families with living representatives (approximately 30) were discovered before 1900.

Jenkins et al. did not compare the specimens to known rodent fossils. After such a comparison, Dawson et al. believed the Laotian rock rat belongs to a previously described family, which had only been known from fossils, the Diatomyidae, so not a new family at all, but simply one that had been believed extinct. The Diatomyidae are known from a series of fossils from the early Oligocene (~32.5 mya) until the Miocene (~11 mya). The discovery of the Laotian rock rat means an 11 million-year gap exists in the fossil record where no diatomyids have been found. Dawson et al. described the Diatomyidae as a Lazarus taxon due to this gap. The only other mammal Lazarus taxon with a comparable time gap between it and its most recently known fossil relative is the monito del monte, which is part of a marsupial family (Microbiotheriidae) also most recently known from Miocene deposits. Mary Dawson described Laonastes as the "coelacanth of rodents".

The analysis of mtDNA 12S rRNA and cytochrome b sequence by Jenkins et al. allied Laonastes with African hystricognath rodents, namely the blesmols and the dassie rat. Support for such a placement was fair, but the exact position could not be resolved. Huchon et al. conducted a large-scale molecular phylogeny of rodents, including representatives of all major rodent taxonomic groups, based on 5.5 kb of sequence data from four nuclear and two mitochondrial genes, and a short, interspersed element, insertion analysis including 11 informative loci. Their molecular data place Laonastes robustly as a sister clade of Ctenodactylidae, and support an ancient divergence during the Lutetian (Early/Middle Eocene, ~44 mya). The earlier molecular study was in error due to long branch attraction and inadequate sampling.

Etymology
The genus name for this animal, Laonastes, means "inhabitant of stone" (from Greek λαας = laas = stone, gen: λαος = laos = of stone and Greek ναστης = nastes = inhabitant). This is in reference to its presence around limestone rocks and also to the country where it was recently discovered. The specific epithet aenigmamus means "enigma mouse" (from Greek αινιγμα = ænigma and μυς = mus, "mouse") referring to its unknown position among the rodents (Jenkins et al., 2004).

Discovery
The first specimens were found for sale as meat at a market in Thakhek, Khammouan, in 1996. Remains of three additional animals were obtained in 1998 from villagers and in an owl pellet. Return trips to Laos by the Wildlife Conservation Society researchers uncovered several other specimens. These new discoveries have prompted the suggestion that the animals may not be as rare as once thought. On June 13, 2006, David Redfield, a professor emeritus of Florida State University, and Thai wildlife biologist Uthai Treesucon announced they had captured, photographed, and videotaped a live specimen of the species in the village of Doy in Laos.

Description
The animals look generally like rats, with thick, furred tails similar to a squirrel's, but limp. The head is large, with round ears and a somewhat bulbous bridge of the nose, and very long whiskers. Their fur is dark slate grey, with a blackish tail. The belly is lighter, with a small, whitish area in the center. Their eyes are beady and black. They are about 26 cm long with a 14 cm tail and weigh about 400 g. Jenkins et al. (2004) described the jaw as hystricognathous, but Dawson et al. argued it is sciurognathous. The infraorbital foramen is enlarged, consistent with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system. The pterygoid fossae do not connect to the orbit, setting them apart from the hystricognathous rodents.

Distribution
The Laotian Rock rat is found in limestone karsts of Khammouan Province and southern Bolikhamxai Province, Laos, and also in a small area of Minh Hóa District, western Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam. In Vietnam, it is found in the 5 communes (xã) of Thượng Hoá, Hóa Sơn, Trung Hoá, Hóa Hợp, and Dân Hoá, and in Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park, near the villages of the Vietic-speaking Ruc, Sach, and Chut ethnic groups. It is also found directly across the border in Hin Namno National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Laos. In Laos, it is most common in the Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area. Nguyen et al. suggested that the Quảng Bình and Phou Hin Poun populations may be distinct and genetically isolated from each other.

Nicolas et al. found 8 major geographical clades and 8 to 16 evolutionary significant units among Laotian rock rat populations in Laos, and suggested that Laonastes may in fact consist of various undescribed cryptic species.

Natural history
Laotian rock rats are found in regions of karst limestone. They appear to be found only among limestone boulders on hillsides. Villagers in the area are familiar with the animal, calling it kha-nyou, and trapping it for food. The animals are presumed to be nocturnal.

These rock rats appear to be predominantly herbivores, eating leaves, grass, and seeds. They may eat insects, as well, but probably not in high abundance. Females may give birth to a single young.

Laotian rock rats appear to be quite docile and slow-moving over open ground. They walk with feet splayed outward in a gait described as duck-like. Although not ideal for mobility on open surfaces, this appears to be efficient when scrambling up and across large rocks. The sideways angle allows for greater surface area for their feet to find purchase on tilted or parallel surfaces.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kria vrissi

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Kria vrissi
Um, reads like an ad or fake or something, so I'm giving the heads-up here for clarification! Master Thief Garrett 09:01, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Doesn't seem to be a fake... --Edcolins 09:10, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh, that's OK then. Still reads like an ad, but that can be rectified; my main concern was whether it actually existed or not. Someone could quite easily create a semi-obscure false town and it could lie dormant for many years... Master Thief Garrett 09:23, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 250 Google hits. Go figure. Charles Matthews

 * Keep. The town is apparently real. Martg76 10:38, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, clean up, time-wasting listing here. Charles Matthews 14:27, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, real place, Charles, don't make attacks on well-meaning Users. RickK 22:19, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Is there a tag you can use if you're not sure if a place really exists? maybe? Kappa 01:31, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * there's a tag, lemme dig it up... ah!, that's the one. It reads "This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. Please [http://a.a edit it] according to the guidelines regarding fiction." so that's the closest tag I know of. Nope, actually the wording of disputed is better, so use that where applicable. Master Thief Garrett 01:46, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean-up.   — J I P | Talk 04:43, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename to correct capitalization. Radiant_* 10:53, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean up as Radiant suggests. Real place with community of interest. Capitalistroadster 04:07, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Adelaide Remand Centre

The Adelaide Remand Centre is a maximum-security prison facility located in Adelaide, South Australia, used to hold prisoners on remand pending trial. It is located in Currie Street in the Adelaide central business district. it has a capacity of 274 prisoners in a high-security facility, and is privately managed by Serco.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Biniak

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Bob Biniak
seems that this isn't the same as the actor Bob Biniak, and if anything he should have precedent over the core namespace, but this guy doesn't seem very notable. Master Thief Garrett 09:02, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or replace it with an article about that actor - this is just a vanity article. andy 10:10, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, vanity. Megan1967 06:32, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, just because you are not a skateboarder and do not know of him, does not mean that Bob Biniak is not notable. He was apart of an influential skateboarding team in the 1970's who redefined skateboarding as it is today. Even when you put the name Bob Biniak into IMDB, it comes up with the skateboarder over any supposed actor by the same name. As you can see: Bob Biniak IMDB profile whilst looking at the names list for Biniak doesn't even turn up this supposed actor either: IMDB names page for Biniak. I suggest if you submit something for deletion, you actually know what the article you're deleting is. And if the persons name is supposedly the same as someone elses, make sure you get the other persons name right before saying 'it takes precedent'. Or if this person exists, then you put Bob Biniak (actor). Lordhart 10:16, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * First off, the matter of precedence. It's always the most important person who takes the namespace on WP. Always. Look at George Clooney. There is no other, so it doesn't say "actor" beside, nor would it if there was another. It is always the less important same-name person who would be shoved aside, not the more important one just because they are an actor.
 * I may not be a skater, but I'm not a movie buff either. 59% of WP content I've never heard of but it doesn't mean I automatically deem it unworthy since it hasn't reached my ears. I'm not predjudicing, I'm just basing it on Google. The very first Google hit is for a musician(?), the rest of the first ten for an actor, and it's not until the second page that I see a skater. Upon closer inspection, the actor references are to the same man.
 * —BUT this does NOT change the course of this Vfd! Notable or not, this article is written as fluff, and doesn't tell the reader anything useful at all. Indeed it is very vague and even confusing. When I first read this article, it gave NO impression that it was about a skater at all, because it lists surfing, golf, etc. just as frequently as skating, rather than showing that skating was the more important career (and indeed got him a movie role). It talks just as much about golf as anything else. Nothing in this jumped out at me and said "hey, this guy's a skater!", merely that he took part in many varied sports. No focus at all, merely bits and pieces. Classic fluff content right there.
 * It is written in a very fluffy, very vain way. ANY and ALL fluff articles should be Vfd'd as soon as they are noticed, whether they're about John Campbell or Paul Holmes, it doesn't matter. Fluff must go, whether it's about a noteworthy person or not. Either the content is revised or it is deleted, ready for someone else to recreate properly at a later date.
 * But if you wish to rewrite this article yourself to be less fluffy and more skatey (boy that sounds silly), please feel free to do so, and I will change my vote to Keep.
 * Anyway, you sound very angry about this being up for Vfd... which is just ridiculous! Come on, I'm merely trying to help make WP a better place, and even though I'm wrong, so what? Does it matter? Are you that offended that your skating idol has been put up for Vfd just because he's got a crappy article? If so, do your duty as a fan and rewrite it! Do him proud! Oh, and have a nice day... :) Master Thief Garrett 11:58, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Just to clear up, i'm not a fan, and i'm not a skater, but I do know of certain skateboarders as my older brother was an avid skater in his youth. It seemed that your only reason for deletion was because the article didn't describe an actor (even though you've clearly stated now that you were wrong and that it is indeed this person). I'm not offended, but you should have labelled it to get extended or cleaned up if anything, not just deleted because you made a mistake with names or whatnot. I would edit it myself if I knew more about his life, but the most I know is that he was apart of the Dogtown Zephyr skate team of the 70's. Others who have more knowledge about him may have more to add though. Lordhart 15:13, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, It does need to be cleaned up, yes, and there's a label that can be applied for that. It's not worthy of a deletion.  jcomp489
 * is NOT why I brought it to Vfd. It's about the concept, not the content. Master Thief Garrett 00:39, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

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2002 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes. It was Detroit's twenty-second appearance in the Finals, their previous appearance being a win in. It was Carolina's first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Red Wings defeated the Hurricanes in five games to win their tenth Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The Red Wings became the third team in NHL history to win 10 or more Stanley Cup titles, joining the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens.

The Red Wings became the first team in NHL history to win the Cup after starting the playoffs with two losses at home. After losing the first two games in the Conference Quarterfinals to the Vancouver Canucks, the Red Wings won 16 of their next 21 games en route to win their third Cup since for coach Scotty Bowman. Bowman won his ninth Cup as a head coach (he had previously won it in that capacity with the Montreal Canadiens in, , , , and , with the Pittsburgh Penguins in , and with Detroit in 1997 and 1998), surpassing the mark he held jointly with Montreal coach Toe Blake. It was the last Detroit championship to feature members of the Russian Five, as Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov were still with the team.

Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes finished the regular season with 91 points, clinching the Southeast Division and the third seed in the Eastern Conference. In the first round, the Hurricanes defeated the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils in six games. In the second round, the Hurricanes dispatched the eighth seeded Montreal Canadiens in six games to reach their first Eastern Conference Final since moving from Hartford. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Hurricanes defeated the fourth seeded Toronto Maple Leafs in six games apiece to advance to the Finals for the first time in franchise history.

Detroit Red Wings
After a surprise upset at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs the previous season, the Red Wings bolstered their roster in the offseason by signing forwards Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull, goaltender Dominik Hasek (the defending Vezina Trophy winner), and Russian prospect Pavel Datsyuk.

Strengthened by their new signings, the Red Wings finished with the league’s best record at 116 points, clinching the Presidents' Trophy and the overall #1 seed in the playoffs.

In the first round, the Red Wings survived an early scare against the eighth-seeded Vancouver Canucks as they lost the first two games at home, but recovered to win four straight games and advance to the next round, where they defeated the fourth seed St. Louis Blues in five quick games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Red Wings faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. After dropping Game 5 at home in overtime, it was felt that the Red Wings would be eliminated headed to Denver for Game 6. However, Hasek posted two shutouts in Games 6 and 7, including a 7-0 blowout win in Game 7 at home, to return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the fourth time in eight years.

Game summaries
This was the first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Hurricanes (formerly the Hartford Whalers), who made an unlikely run to the Cup. While they were seeded third as a division winner, they actually had the second-lowest point total (91) for a playoff team not only in the Eastern Conference, but also the whole NHL (ahead of only Montreal). In their whole NHL history, they had only won one playoff series prior to this season (as the Whalers in 1986) and had streaks of five and six seasons in which they did not make the playoffs. As the Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy with 116 points, the 25-point differential was the largest between two teams in a Stanley Cup Finals since when there were 27 points between the New York Rangers (112) and the Canucks (85).

The Hurricanes stunned the Red Wings in the first game on the strength of Ron Francis's overtime goal. That would be Carolina's only win in the series as the Red Wings won four straight, including a triple overtime win in game three. The Cup win was the first for many veterans on the team, including goaltender Dominik Hasek, forward Luc Robitaille, and defencemen Steve Duchesne (who retired after this season) and Fredrik Olausson. It was the second Cup win for Chris Chelios, sixteen years after he first won the Cup as a member of the Montreal Canadiens in.

Game one

 * Game one summary
 * First period:
 * Scoring:
 * 1. DETROIT FEDOROV (YZERMAN) 15:21 (PPG)
 * Penalties:
 * Hedican (Car) (high-sticking) 8:03, Robitaille (Det) (tripping) 10:28, Hill (Car) (tripping) 11:15, Wesley (Car) (interference) 15:03.
 * Second period:
 * Scoring:
 * 2. CAROLINA HILL (KAPANEN, FRANCIS) 3:30 (PPG)
 * 3. DETROIT MALTBY (McCARTY) 10:39
 * 4. CAROLINA O'NEILL (WARD) 19:10
 * Penalties:
 * Carolina bench (too many men) 0:34, Larionov (Det) (high-sticking) 2:07, Draper (Det) (hooking) 2:44, Svoboda (Car) (high-sticking) 4:28, Wallin (Car) (roughing) 7:41, Dandenault (Det) (tripping) 12:12.
 * Third period:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Devereaux (Det) (holding the stick) 5:49, Larionov (Det) (high-sticking) 12:17, Cole (Car) (hooking) 18:19.
 * First overtime:
 * Scoring:
 * 5. CAROLINA FRANCIS (O'NEILL, KAPANEN) 0:58 (GWG)
 * Penalties:
 * None
 * Goalie statistics:
 * Carolina: Arturs Irbe — 23 saves / 25 shots
 * Detroit: Dominik Hasek — 23 saves / 26 shots
 * Shots by period:
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Game two

 * Game two summary
 * First period:
 * Scoring:
 * 1. DETROIT MALTBY (DRAPER, CHELIOS) 6:33 (SHG)
 * 2. CAROLINA BRIND'AMOUR (unassisted) 14:47 (SHG)
 * Penalties:
 * Draper (Det) (boarding) 1:25, Duchesne (Det) (holding) 5:21, Hill (Car) (slashing) 6:33, Svoboda (Car) (roughing) 14:03, Hill (Car) (holding) 16:23.
 * Second period:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Battaglia (Car) (holding) 1:05, Duchesne (Det) (tripping) 3:55, Detroit bench (too many men) 7:23, Gelinas (Car) (interference) 10:10, Ward (Car) (holding) 18:03.
 * Third period:
 * Scoring:
 * 3. DETROIT LIDSTROM (FEDOROV, YZERMAN) 14:52 (PPG, GWG)
 * 4. DETROIT DRAPER (LIDSTROM, OLAUSSON) 15:05
 * Penalties:
 * Fischer (Det) (high-sticking) 9:38, Gelinas (Car) (slashing) 14:00, Fischer (Det) (slashing) 17:15, Battaglia (Car) (charging) 17:45, Brind'Amour (Car), Cole (Car), McCarty (Det), Maltby (Det), Chelios (Det) (roughing) 19:33, Hull (Det) (tripping) 19:41.
 * Goalie statistics:
 * Carolina: Arturs Irbe — 27 saves / 30 shots
 * Detroit: Dominik Hasek — 16 saves / 17 shots
 * Shots by period:
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Game three

 * Game three summary
 * First period:
 * Scoring:
 * 1. CAROLINA VASICEK (GELINAS, WESLEY) 14:49
 * Penalties:
 * Brind'Amour (Car) (holding the stick) 1:45, Hedican (Car) (boarding) 3:32, O'Neill (Car) (boarding) 11:34, Lidstrom (Det) (tripping) 12:30, Devereaux (Det) (slashing) 19:15.
 * Second period:
 * Scoring:
 * 2. DETROIT LARIONOV (HULL) 5:33
 * Penalties:
 * Maltby (Det), Ward (Car) (unsportsmanlike conduct) 5:13, Chelios (Det) (interference) 8:12, Fedorov (Det), Hill (Car) (holding) 19:44, Hill (Car) (tripping) 13:24.
 * Third period:
 * Scoring:
 * 3. CAROLINA O'NEILL (FRANCIS) 7:34
 * 4. DETROIT HULL (LIDSTROM, FEDOROV) 18:46
 * Penalties:
 * Shanahan (Det), Vasicek (Car) (roughing) 5:25, Duchesne (Det) (holding) 9:58, Shanahan (Det), Hill (Car) (roughing) 19:01.
 * First overtime:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Duchesne (Det), Svoboda (Car) (roughing) 18:23.
 * Second overtime:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Cole (Car) (holding the stick) 8:35, Olausson (Det) (holding) 13:25.
 * Third overtime:
 * Scoring:
 * 5. DETROIT LARIONOV (HOLMSTROM, DUCHESNE) 14:47 (GWG)
 * Penalties:
 * None.
 * Goalie statistics:
 * Detroit: Dominik Hasek — 41 saves / 43 shots
 * Carolina: Arturs Irbe — 50 saves / 53 shots
 * Shots by period:
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Game four

 * Game four summary
 * First period:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Wesley (Car) (hooking) 2:05, Fedorov (Det) (high-sticking), Cole (Car) (goaltender interference) 16:54.
 * Second period:
 * Scoring:
 * 1. DETROIT HULL (DEVEREAUX, OLAUSSON) 6:32 (GWG)
 * Penalties:
 * Robitaille (Det) (high-sticking) 9:06, Duchesne (Det) (holding the stick) 14:34.
 * Third period:
 * Scoring:
 * 2. DETROIT LARIONOV (FISCHER, ROBITAILLE) 3:43
 * 3. DETROIT SHANAHAN (FEDOROV, CHELIOS) 14:43
 * Penalties:
 * Hill (Car) (boarding) 8:34.
 * Goalie statistics:
 * Detroit: Dominik Hasek — 17 saves / 17 shots
 * Carolina: Arturs Irbe — 24 saves / 27 shots
 * Shots by period:
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Game five

 * Game five summary
 * First period:
 * Scoring: No goals.
 * Penalties:
 * Carolina bench (too many men) 12:09.
 * Second period:
 * Scoring:
 * 1. DETROIT HOLMSTROM (LARIONOV, CHELIOS) 4:07
 * 2. DETROIT SHANAHAN (FEDOROV, YZERMAN) 14:04 (PPG, GWG)
 * 3. CAROLINA O'NEILL (HILL, WESLEY) 18:50 (PPG)
 * Penalties:
 * Slegr (Det) (holding) 6:00, Svoboda (Car) (roughing) 13:34, Cole (Car) (roughing) 16:15, Shanahan (Det) (hooking) 16:53.
 * Third period:
 * Scoring:
 * 4. DETROIT SHANAHAN (YZERMAN) 19:15 (EN)
 * Penalties:
 * Fedorov (Det) (cross-checking) 5:23, Vasicek (Car) (interference) 8:12.
 * Goalie statistics:
 * Carolina: Arturs Irbe — 24 saves / 26 shots
 * Detroit: Dominik Hasek — 16 saves / 17 shots
 * Shots by period:
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Stanley Cup engraving
The 2002 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Red Wings 3–1 win over the Hurricanes in game five.

The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

2001–02 Detroit Red Wings

 * 10 Players (Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Shanahan, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Darren McCarty, Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, & Mathieu Dandenault) won their third Stanley Cup with Detroit.

Broadcasting
In Canada, the series was televised in English on CBC. This would end up being the last finals broadcast by SRC, as RDS would pick up the French-language broadcast for the next season.

In the United States, ESPN aired the first two games while ABC broadcast the rest of the series.

Aftermath
The following year, the Red Wings got swept in the first round by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. They would eventually return to the Finals six years later, where they defeated the Sidney Crosby-led Pittsburgh Penguins for their eleventh overall Stanley Cup championship.

As for the Hurricanes, they missed the playoffs the following season. The Hurricanes would not return to the Finals until four years later when they captured their first Stanley Cup championship over the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.

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Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile

Eleanor of Aragon (20 February 1358 – 13 August 1382) was a daughter of King Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Eleanor of Sicily. She was a member of the House of Barcelona and Queen of Castile by her marriage.

Family
Eleanor was the youngest child and only daughter of her father by his third marriage. Eleanor was a sister of John I of Aragon and Martin of Aragon. She was a half-sister of Constance, Queen of Sicily, Joanna, Countess of Ampurias and Isabella, Countess of Urgell.

Marriage
At Soria on the 18 June 1375, Eleanor married John I of Castile. Her marriage was arranged as part of the arrangements for peace between Aragon and Castile agreed at Almazán on the 12 April 1374 and at Lleida on the 10 May 1375.

Eleanor and John were married for seven years, in which time they had three children:
 * 1) Henry (4 October 1379 – 25 December 1406), succeeded his father as King of Castile
 * 2) Ferdinand (27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416), became King of Aragon in 1412
 * 3) Eleanor (b. 13 August 1382), died young

After seven years of marriage on 13 August 1382, Eleanor died giving birth to her daughter and namesake Eleanor, who died young. Eleanor's son Ferdinand later claimed his mother's rights on the Kingdom of Aragon when both of Eleanor's brothers died without surviving sons.

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1997 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1996–97 season, and the culmination of the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Red Wings made the Finals for the second time in three years, while the Flyers were making their first appearance in a decade. The Red Wings swept the Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and for the first time since, ending what was the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league at that time.

The Red Wings were the last team to win the Cup without home ice advantage in the Finals and with fewer than 100 points earned during the regular season until.

Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia rose to the top on the back of a 17-game unbeaten streak in December and January, and despite losing the Atlantic Division title to New Jersey, had a relatively easy time with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres in the first two rounds. The Flyers arrived into the Stanley Cup Finals having beaten their perennial rivals, the New York Rangers, in a memorable five-game Eastern Conference Final series. Eric Lindros and Wayne Gretzky each recorded a hat trick in the set, but the size, strength and discipline of Philadelphia (particularly the Legion of Doom line) trumped the veteran savvy of the Blueshirts.

Detroit Red Wings
For Detroit there was the departure of several players whom head coach Scotty Bowman blamed for their loss to Colorado a year prior, including trading away Paul Coffey to get star Brendan Shanahan. Detroit won 38 games in the regular season, in contrast to the record-setting 62 win season the previous year, making them the dark horse in the Western Conference as the third seed behind the Dallas Stars and the Presidents' Trophy winner Colorado Avalanche. In the playoffs, the Wings dispatched a fractured St. Louis Blues team in six games, and a surprising Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in a sweep to reach the Western Conference finals for the third straight season. In a rematch of last year's Western Finals, the Red Wings upset the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche in six brutal games to earn their second trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in three years.

This is the first time that these two teams met in the postseason.

Game 1
Game 1 in Philadelphia took place exactly ten years to the day after the Flyers' emotional seventh-game loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals. Detroit never trailed in the game: they led 2–1 after the first period, 3–2 after the second, and Steve Yzerman scored the fourth goal 56 seconds into the third period. Sergei Fedorov scored the winner and was named the game's first star.

Game 2
Brendan Shanahan scored an unassisted goal 1:37 into the game and Steve Yzerman scored a power-play goal at 9:22 of the first period to give the Red Wings a 2–0 lead before Rod Brind'Amour scored a pair of power-play goals late in the first period to tie the score. In the second, Kirk Maltby scored the game-winning goal at 2:39 and Shanahan scored his second goal of the game at 9:56 of the third and the Red Wings won a second consecutive 4–2 victory and a 2–0 series lead heading back to Joe Louis Arena.

Game 3
John LeClair scored at 7:03 of the first period to give the Flyers their first lead of the series. Two minutes later, Yzerman scored on the power-play to tie the score. Fedorov scored two minutes later to put Detroit ahead for good in the game. Martin Lapointe scored later in the first to give the Wings a 3–1 advantage. The Wings tacked on two more in the second and added one in the third for a decisive 6–1 win and a three-games-to-none series advantage. For his four-point night, Fedorov was named the game's first star.

In his post-game comments, Flyers head coach Terry Murray was quoted as saying the team was "basically in a choking situation," which many observers interpreted as Murray having called out his own players as chokers. The manner in which they played compounded by the insurmountable series deficit along with the Wings' seeming dominance in stretches of the first two games as well as most of game three lent credence to the claim.

Game 4
The Red Wings controlled the game from the get-go, forging ahead 1–0 after one period and employing the left-wing lock to keep the Flyers' mix of big and speedy forwards at bay. Darren McCarty's second-period tally effectively sealed the deal. The burly checker faked out Flyers rookie defenceman Janne Niinimaa inside the blue line, swooped around him, then did a quick cutback in front of Hextall in his crease to slip the puck into the net. Eric Lindros would score his lone goal of the series with 15 seconds to play. The 2–1 win brought Detroit its eighth Stanley Cup, and its first in 42 seasons, ending what was the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league at that time.

Sergei Fedorov led the Wings in playoff scoring with 20 points. Detroit goaltender Mike Vernon, who had been in net for the whole of the Wings' failed 1995 playoff run, and relegated to the bench the year before, earned vindication and his first Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP by holding Philadelphia to six goals in four games.

Team rosters
Bolded years under Finals appearance indicates year won Stanley Cup.

Stanley Cup engraving
The 1997 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Red Wings 2–1 win over the Flyers in game four

The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1996–97 Detroit Red Wings

Included on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup
 * Hodson played only six games (dressed for 23 games), but name was included on the Stanley Cup, because he spent majority of the season with Detroit.
 * #22 Mike Knuble† – played nine regular season games, did not qualify to be engraved on the Stanley Cup. He was left off for playing 68 games in the minors for Adirondack.
 * Johnny Remejes† (Dressing Room Asst.), Mike Vella† (Dressing Room Asst). Each of the three members and many other members not listed were awarded Stanley Cup rings.

Broadcasting
In Canada, the series was televised on CBC. In the United States, Fox broadcast game one while ESPN televised games two through four. Had the series extended, games five and seven would have been broadcast on Fox, and ESPN would have aired game six.

Aftermath
On June 13, 1997, just six days after the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, a limousine carrying Vladimir Konstantinov, team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov and Viacheslav Fetisov crashed into a tree after returning from a private party. Konstantinov spent several weeks in a coma and suffered from serious head injuries and paralysis. Fetisov, on the other hand, sustained minor injuries and Mnatsakanov suffered heavy head injuries and a coma. Fetisov continued to play, but Konstantinov did not, as the crash ended his career. The Red Wings successfully returned to the Finals the following year, where they swept the Washington Capitals to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. During the celebration ceremonies after winning the Stanley Cup, Konstantinov was wheeled around the ice with his teammates in his wheelchair with the Cup on his lap.

The Red Wings would also win the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 over the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins respectively.

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Adelaide Women's Prison

The Adelaide Women's Prison is an Australian prison facility located in the Adelaide suburb of Northfield. It has a capacity of 156 prisoners, and accommodates both sentenced prisoners and those on remand together. The facility contains high, medium and low security prisoners and has video conferencing facilities to enable prisoners to appear in court without leaving the prison. A new visits centre was opened on 15 December 2014, with increased provision for professional visits, three interview rooms and two non-contact rooms.

The prison does not have facilities for babies to stay with their mothers. South Australia is the only state of Australia without such a facility.

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Talk:Colloquy of Poissy/OldVersion

Colloquy of Poissy was a conference held in 1561 with the object of effecting a reconciliation between the Catholics and Protestants of France.

It was initiated by Catherine de' Medici, regent during the minority of her son Charles IX. In the policy of which it was the outcome she enjoyed the support of the Chancellor Michel de l'Hôpital and the lieutenant-general of the kingdom, Anthony of Navarre; while on the other hand the heads of the Catholic party had attempted to frustrate any form of negotiation. Theodore Beza from Geneva and Peter Martyr Vermigli from Zürich appeared at the colloquy; the German theologians to whom invitations had been despatched only arrived in Paris after the discussion was broken off.

The conference was opened on September 9 in the refectory of the convent of Poissy, the king himself being present. The spokesman of the Reformed Church was Beza, who, in the first session, gave a lengthy exposition of its tenets, but excited such repugnance by his pronouncements on the Communion that he was interrupted by Cardinal François de Tournon. In the second session (September 16) he was answered by the cardinal of Lorraine, who discharged his task with skill and moderation.

On the motion, however, of Ippolito II d'Este, the papal legate, exception was taken to the further conduct of the negotiations in full conclave; and a committee of twenty-four representatives, twelve from each party, was appointed ostensibly to facilitate a satisfactory decision. On the Catholic side, as was speedily demonstrated, there existed no sort of tendency to conciliation. On the contrary, the cardinal of Lorraine, by his question whether the Calvinists were prepared to sign the Confession of Augsburg, attempted to sow dissension between them and the Lutheran Protestants of Germany, on whose continued support they calculated.

The Catholic delegates, moreover, discovered a powerful auxiliary when Lainez, the general of the Jesuit order, which had been admitted into France a short time previously, entered the debate; the acrimony with which he opposed the Protestants clarified the situation. Still a further reduction was made in the number of members, and a small residuum consisting of five Catholics and five Protestants undertook the task of devising a formula on which the two churches might unite with regard to the question of the Communion. Their difficult labours even seemed on the point of success when the assemblage of prelates refused assent, and the conference broke up on October 9--a result which barred the way to a pacific understanding with the Huguenots.

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Dillwynia Correctional Centre

Dillwynia Correctional Centre is a prison for women located on the grounds of the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex in Berkshire Park, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The centre is operated by the Corrective Services division of the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, and holds inmates sentenced under State or Australian criminal law.

The centre opened in 2003 and takes its name from Dillwynia, a genus of Australian flower, some species of which are native to Western Sydney.

Dillwynia accommodates both minimum- and medium-security inmates.

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Suseok

Suseok (수석), also called viewing stones or scholar's stones, is the Korean term for rocks resembling natural landscapes. The term also refers to the art of stone appreciation. The stone may be hand-carved or naturally occurring, with natural stones being of greater value. Such stones are similar to Chinese gongshi (供石) and Japanese suiseki (水石).

Suseok can be any color. They vary widely in size – suseok can weigh hundreds of kilograms or much less than one kilogram, the largest of which may be displayed in traditional Korean gardens.

History
Suseok began as votive art over 3000 years ago and became a fixture of Korean society during the Joseon Dynasty, when Confucian scholars displayed them on their writing desks. From here is where the English name "scholar's rock" originates. Suseok regained popularity amongst nouveau riche businessmen in the 1980s during Korea's economic boom.

The art usually works on three scales: large installations of monumental shaped stones as ornamental gates; medium-sized shaped stones for landscape decoration within Korean gardens; and the smaller shaped stones for scholar's tables, the most important of these scales.

Chinese gongshi influenced the development of suseok in Korea.

Evaluation
Early on, important sites within landscape were marked with shaped stones, similarly to distance markers on post roads. Burial sites were also given permanent marking by large scale tumuli or mounds, often surrounded by anthropomorphic shaped stones much akin to that of Inuit or First Nations' memory markers. The animistic belief of nature being alive, and large-scaled elements of nature having souls, has led to the continued use of massive sculpted stone in natural forms throughout Korean traditional entranceways, as the firstgrowth cedarwood traditionally used for gates is now rare.

As Confucian scholarship ascended into the golden age of the Joseon dynasty, scholar rocks became an essential fixture of the writing tables of the yangban class of scholars, and a brilliant example of Confucian art. Smaller ceramic versions of scholar's rocks have been seen cast in celadon and used as brush-holders, as well as water droppers for scholar's calligraphy – particularly in the shape of small mountains.

Genres of Korean stone art

 * mountain view (horizontal and vertical)
 * shaped jade mountains
 * shaped rock crystal mountains
 * abstract shape
 * overhanging shapes
 * organic mineral shapes (calcites, pyrites)
 * stalactite and stalagmite stelae
 * shamanistic shape
 * single stone buddhas
 * multiple stone buddhas
 * astrological year figures (dragon, snake, monkey etc.)
 * tree and house shapes
 * fossilized fish
 * fossilized insects
 * enhanced coloured stones

Popular culture
A large desk-sized suseok appears prominently in the 2019 Korean film Parasite where it is given as a gift from one of the characters in the film to another. The suseok first appears to bring great fortune to the main character's immediate family, but the family then loses all of this fortune and is destroyed by their own greed and class conflict. In one scene it is used as a weapon to attack one of the main characters. At the end of the film, it is placed in a river to be forgotten. The film won the award for Best Picture at the 2019 Academy Awards that year, the first non-US American film ever to do so.

Standard reference work

 * Soosuk, #72 in a series of books on Korean culture, Daewonsa Publishing Co, Ltd (Korea, 1989), ISBN 89-369-0072-2 (in Korean)

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