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User talk:Swami Vimokshananda

Hi, Welcome aboard. I noticed your edits to Vivekananda College and wish you like it here and stay on. You can sign your name on talk pages by using " " for your username and " ~ " for your username and a timestamp. Some time when you're bored, you can read through our policies and guidelines. If you have any other questions about the project then check out Help or add a question to the Village pump. You can also drop me a question on my talk page. You might also like to have a look at:

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Sanatorium
Swami:

You may have noted that I made a minor rewrite to the article in question sometime last year in an attempt to upgrade it to a 'keeper'. While someone suggested moving it to Wikionary, no one has as of yet, apparently. The term is very much in declining usage in American English, quite likely in large part due to constant confusion with "sanitarium", which was in former usage as meaning "mental hospital". YOU would seemingly be most qualified to write both a Wikipedia and a Wiktionary article given your background and knowledge. I would be happy to help edit any Wikipedia article that you would submit. Rlquall 22:21, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * You can open the "edit this page" tab on the existing article, much in the way that you sent your message to me. Then you can reword or rewrite it in any way that you see fit.  Once it meets your satifsfaction, you may choose to click on the "show preview" button and see exactly how it will look as a Wikipedia article.  You can then either edit it further or select "save page" and then click on it.  At this point it will appear as the newly-revised Wikipedia article and will remain as such until you or someone else chooses to edit it again.

Thanks for your interest in this fasicnating project. Rlquall 01:28, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hinduism
Can you please also contribute to the article on Hinduism and the discussions going-on in Talk:Hinduism (with a neutral point of view, though)? -- 04:38, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your wishes at Talk:Tamil language. :-) -- 11:00, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks - Sure
Yes, Swamijee, I actually want to include other section also, like herbs used by tribal, and so many other points. Medical facilities, as suggested by you, will also find a mention. You are most welcome to contribute the materials, I will try to do my best. The article on Jharkhand shall continue to grow with assistance and edits from all corners. --Bhadani 04:41, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Request for photographs
Respected Swamijee, as suggested by you, I have added introductory materials on Health in the article Jharkhand. It will be very kind of you, in case, you can send one photograph of the Sanatorium - of course, as per your convenience. Photgraph will improve the quality of the article. The photograph may be sent through email. Today, I have sent one email at your official address. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks. In case, you find time, you may also have a look at Bihar Patna Mahabodhi Temple and kindly give your valuable  suggestions. As regards, Ranchi article, I am still trying to improve upon from earlier / present versions. Please also suggest topics on which wikipedia should have articles, I will try to do whatever I can do. --Bhadani 15:47, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ramakrishna Mission
namaste. Yes, the article at that chennai centre site can be used; but we need to produce the proof that it is not copyright violation (can be included in the talk page of the article on mission). That should not be a problem though. Please take the initiative and go ahead. Also there is lot of scope for improvement in the article at Chennai centre. Looking forward for more contribution from your side - especially on Sarada mission, all the direct disciples of Ramakrishna, major first/second generation monks, important centres and their work (like institute of Culture) etc. Ramashray 06:38, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

rev. Swamiji, namaste. The article on sri Ramakrishna on wikipedia is NPOV. Pls see the talk page. Could you re-write or suggest ang get some good material to be put there. Your contribution will be highly useful. It is really pain to see NPOV put on there. I am not that intelligent to handle the issue. pranams Ramashray 12:47, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

rev. Swamiji, namaste. I have put your draft article to be considered insted of present main article. Thanks for your write-up which includes many important points hithertho missing. The wikipedia has provided good forum for putting info and it is only possible due to contribution of all kinds of users, insiders/outsiders/neutral etc. I was also too much annoyed when article Survey of Hindu organisations was nominated for 'deletion' {subsequently people voted not to delete it} !! I had taken great trouble in putting the data. To avoid deletion, now i am in the process of splitting it into small articles. I watched for some days the article on RSS and Partition of India. The articles, specially on RSS were often subject to vandalism and biased data. But the people still reverted them back to netural versions. May we derive such inspiration from then :) Isn't it said "na dainyam, na palayanam" !! pranams Ramashray 07:05, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

maharaj, I have put a notice stating that the artilce on Ramakrishna be merged (rather replaced) with the draft copy written by you. If there are no objections being raised, i will replace that article. I think we have waited more than enough. Also could we start adding materials on other direct disciples, past presidents, older generation monks etc. If you can let me know the source books, i will also try to add them. pranams. Ramashray 16:01, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Ancient Indian science and technology
Namaskar swamijee, I have done the above article. As and when you find time, please send me your suggestions. Thank you. --Bhadani 18:07, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Namaskar Swamijee, thanks for your suggestions, I will try to give inputs as suggested by you. --Bhadani 02:49, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Guru
Hello Swami.

There is a long ongoing dispute at the article on Guru. I was wondering if you would like to give us your opinion of the article as it stands. --goethean 12:28, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Emblem issue
Maharaj, All images that we upload to the wikipedia need to have some kind of copyright designation. Otherwise they will be removed from the site in due course of time. I could not understand the copyright status (you may visit wikicommons site, goto file upload section which details different kinds of copyright status).Since i dont own the picutes and i just got them scanned from the books, i was not sure what copyright status i could put for them. I still have many picture of past presidents, senior monks of the order etc. which i wanted to put on the site - but could not as i could not follow the different copyright conditions. Would be happy if you can let me know what copyright i can put for such pictures, many of them are from the mission publications and archieves. Ramashray 06:43, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Nivedita
Swami Vimokshananda, I think biography articles should primarly focus on aspects like the works and writings of the writers themselves. Writers and authors are very often commenting, praising or critizising other authors and writers. In fact, there are many important writers who have written poems, essays and books about other important writers, whom they also often have known personally and usually such texts are not directly written in encyclopedic articles, but rather commented upon or mentionned under "references". Or also in Wikisource.

I think it would be more encyclopedic to write something about the relationship between Nivedita and Vivekananda and about the work they did together. We could also link to the "benediction" poem. The Sister Nivedita article is still very short, more should be written about her literary works and about her life and activities. At the moment, I'm not able to this however, since I haven't read any of her works yet.

However, I will put the benediction back for the moment, but I think it would be better if it could later be exchanged with some more encyclopedic information about the work of these two people. --Alcidebava 11:36, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Maharaj, Do you have picture of Flag of India designed by Sister Nivedita ? Also the modified one, which for the first time started depicting saffron colour, which has been retained since then ? Flag of India is a featured article, and this pictures will make it more complete. I had put the information regarding Nivedita changing the colour from original red to saffron, and provided link from a 'hindu' site regarding this. But for reasons best known, it was removed and reason was stated something like 'source cannot be confirmed' etc. Ramashray 04:15, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Wishes
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. --Bhadani 14:39, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: Jagaddhatri
Pranam Maharaj! I've added an image to this article, please take a look. Hope its ok. Its my upload and is from Chandannagar.--Victor.P.Das 20:12, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes
Swamijee, I saw your edit after a long time on Jharkhand page. How are you? I could not go to Ranchi for last two years. As an when I go, I shall meet you. Regards and Pranam. --Bhadani 15:03, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your blessings on Happy Rakshabandhan! --Bhadani 17:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Geo-locations with intra-wiki links of Shakti Peethas
Thanks a lot Swamiji for updating the locations. I tried to do some sometime back, but could not as I did not have any source. With this info, this article is the best web-source on Shakti Pithas now. Thanks.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:36, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Swamiji, I added a bit to Shakti Peethas to wikify and make the article better using Banglapedia.Bakaman Bakatalk 16:32, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Vishalakshi
You're quite welcome. And it's fairly simple. If you click on the link that says "recent changes" you can see all the newest edits. If you further click the "new" link, you can see all newly created articles. So if you feel like you can contribute in some way, it gives you the chance to get in "on the ground floor" as it were.Bjones 17:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

RIMS
With reference to your query on my talk page, I have created a disambiguiation page at RIMS rather than the page which redirected to the Kyoto Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences page. The RIMS disambiguation page now has a link to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences article, which is an article that does need some editing help.--Golden Wattle talk 21:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem :-)--Golden Wattle talk 02:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Minor edits
Please remember to mark your edits as minor when (and only when) they genuinely are minor edits (see Minor edit). Marking a major change as a minor one (and vice versa) is considered poor etiquette. The rule of thumb is that only an edit that consists solely of spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a 'minor edit'. That all your edits are marked as minor may be something to do with how you have set up your preferences; I think you need to turn off Mark all edits minor by default. which is an option on the Edit tab - see Help:Preferences Regards --Golden Wattle talk 02:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

I thought
Pranam Swamijee. I thought you may be interested to have a look at the pictures, etc.: Meetup/Bangalore1. Regards. --Bhadani 22:03, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Vishnupad Temple
Nmaste Swamiji,

Thanks for pointing out the error in summary of the picture of the Vishnupad Temple. I'm extremely sorry for my mistake and the trouble caused to you.

On a different note, it was really very gratifying to find a sanyasi from a noble organization like RKM, disseminating noble information on the net. We really need you. I mostly write stuffs related to Bihar on the net. I'm a great admirer of Swami Vivekananda and RKM. Two of my friends, who are presently studying with me are from RKMV Deoghar. I saw your website http://www.rkmtbs.org. You people are really doing a very eleemosynary thing and that too in that part of the country which has fallen prey to centuries of neglect and exploitation. I along with some of my friends immensely desire to work for the development Bihar (I do not consider Jharkhand as separate from Bihar). It is very unfortunate that we had to leave Bihar for studies. But, we are definite that we will return very soon.

At present, we are getting ourselves aware of the conditions prevailing in the state through discussions and readings. In the holidays we visit the villages in Bihar and talk to the people and discuss with them the real hurdles that are blocking there development. For, example this summer we went to the naxal afected areas of Bihar like Larsa (Jehanabad) and Paliganj (Patna). Till now we have done a lot of research on the Naxal Revolution and in the process we are also planning to make a documentary (we have already taken several interviews of the naxals and their leaders).

We would be grateful to you if you could be in regular touch with us. As we want to make a network of people dedicated for the development of Bihar. Our next holiday will be in December this year. We would like to visit your centre during that period. Please mail me in this regard (by this i'll also get ur e-mail id).

my homepage: http://arya.gunjan.googlepages.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gunjanarya

mail me at: gunjan_arya@daiict.ac.in

--Gunjanarya talk 18:26, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Diwali greetings
Swamiji, a belated happy Diwali and Kalipuja!--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:28, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Cat for Ramakrishna Temple == ==

Hindu temples in West Bengal would be correct.--D-Boy 02:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Hinduism
--D-Boy 02:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

New Tools you can use
Namaste Swamiji. Just in case you want to know, Hindu-temple-stub (for mandirs, teerth yatra, etc), Hindu-bio-stub (gurus, pandits, Swamis, etc.), Hindu-theo-stub (for philosphy and stuff). Also if you write a new article (on something in India) please add it to WP:INBIN so the rest of the Indian users can help you. Just giving you the heads up on it.Bakaman Bakatalk 19:37, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello
Namaskar Swamiji! Your wish has been granted ! The image has been added to Jagaddhatri. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:12, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Image adding
Hello! Once you have uploaded an image in Commons, you can add the image to any article in Wikipedia/any other sister wikiprojects easily. Just treat the image as if you have uploaded it in wikipedia itself! The image you uploaded in Commons was named Image:2006-11-01 Jagaddhatripuja5 06 009.jpg. You just have to copy the name, and place it in the article. Then add necessary parameters. For example, in this case I placed the folleing thing in "Pauranik lore" section of the article:

That is, the name of the image, then "left" (direction of placement ), "thumb" (the style of image - thumbnail view), "250px" (size of the image - pixel), and a description of the image. Each parameter is seperated by a "|" (vertical dash). The whole thing is preceeded and followed by 2 third brackets on each side. Thats all you have to do. Please ask in case you could not understand something. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:03, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way, now I have placed the image in history, and resized it. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:04, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Image complements
Pronam Swamiji! Thanks for uploading such a nice image of Maa Jagaddhatri. I've added the image to the Hdeity template image in the article because it looks better (good pixels). The Chandannagar's image (Image:Maa Jagadhattri Chandannagar.jpg) has been added later in the article. Good luck. --Victor 05:11, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * By Hdeity template (infobox) I meant Hdeity infobox which is at the top right hand corner of the article. About adding Maa Jagaddharti to the template Hindu Deities and Texts, adding more names makes the template too large/cumbersome. The editor might have said this because he/she wanted only 1 line of Goddesses. We can always have multiple lines if necessary like French overseas empire. Maybe what we can do is that leave a request/consensus in the talk page of Hindu Deities and Texts for the line expansion to include all goddesses/gods. Anyway the "more..." in the template links to Category:Hindu goddesses where we've Jaggadhatri present. --Victor 23:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Ramakrishna Temple and Categorization
We are in the process of cleaning up some temples in the top level category, as Hindu temples in India is too big a category. There are thousands of temples and the category will blow up. That is why people have moved the temples to inner categories, like hindu temples by deity, hindu temples by location etc. I found this one lone in the top level category, and didnt think it fitted in. I feel Hindu temples in West Bengal is a much better category to be in. Kindly look at the top level category and tell me your thoughts on it. Balajiviswanathan 06:12, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Category:Ramakrishna Mission
Pranam Swamiji! I've created this category. Please view to see whether the included articles are related to Ramakrishna Mission. There's a lot of work to be done on the Mission related articles. Categorising them is the first job. Happy holidays!--Victor 03:22, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Panjika
I was going through the article Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika created by you. I have a request. Can you please create an article Panjika? This article may discuss in general what is a Panjika and what it contains etc.--Dwaipayan (talk) 07:10, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Kamarpukur and Jayrambati
You must have noticed that I have been working on the town pages for some time. Both Kamarpukur and Jayrambati are informative but they are unreferenced. Such material runs the risk of being deleted in future. I am sure you can add some references or sources from where you picked up the information. RKM has so many books and inserting references should be no problem. Regards. -- P.K.Niyogi 18:35, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Greetings
Holi hai!!--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:51, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Belur Math
Hello sir,

I m using a software named as 'Baraha Software', That follows the pattern of all the indian languages. So accordingly, typed the 'e-kar' after 'ba' and it will come before the consonant that precedes it. U can download that from the net. I forgot the link though. --Jayanta 08:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Request
Hello Swamiji! How are you? You are in South Africa, as far as I remember, right?

I have a request. Religion in India, which is the present Indian collaboration of the week needs your hrlp. You can of course help edit in general, However, I have some specific requests, as well. Could you please compile a list of (or can write in prose form) Hindu (and may be, other) pilgrimage sites in India? You can add that in "Pilgrimages" section in the article, or create a separate article Hindu pilgrimages in India, from which a summary can be added to the Religion in India. Also, you can easily helo on other sections of the article. Thanks a lot. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:47, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Better to name the new proposed article as Hindu pilgrimage sites in India. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Swamiji, Do you still edit WP. -Bharatveer (talk) 12:41, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

একটি আবেদন
আপনি নিশ্চয়ই জানেন যে কয়েক বছর হল উইকিপিডিয়া একটি সংস্করণ চালু করেছে। পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ও বাংলাদেশের অবদানকারীদের দ্বারা পরিচালিত এই সংস্করণে এই মুহুর্তে অন্তর্ভুক্ত হয়েছে উনিশ হাজারেরও বেশি নিবন্ধ। তবে উইকিপিডিয়ার অন্যান্য ভাষার সংস্করণের সঙ্গে তুলনা করলে বলতে হয় এই সংখ্যাটি কিছুই নয়। এখনও এই সংস্করণটিকে বিভিন্ন বিদেশি ভাষার উইকিসংস্করণের সঙ্গে সমকক্ষ করতে অনেক অনেক পথ বাকি। আর আপনি যদি আমাদের এই পথ চলায় সহায়তা করতে চান, যদি আপনার মাতৃভাষাকে সমস্ত বিশ্বের সম্মুখে মাথা তুলে দাঁড়াতে সাহায্য করতে চান, তবে আপনাকে স্বাগত জানাই।

কম্পিউটারে বাংলা লেখা থেকে শুরু করে, উইকিতে নিবন্ধ সম্পাদনা পর্যন্ত আমরা অবদানকারীদের সর্বতো সাহায্য দান করে থাকি। এই সংগঠনের কাজকর্ম সুষ্টুভাবে সম্পাদনা ও পারস্পরিক সহযোগিতার ব্যাপারটি সহজতর করার জন্য এবং বাংলায় ইন্টারনেট তথা উইকিপিডিয়ায় লেখালিখির প্রচার চালানোর জন্য আমরা, বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার অবদানকারীরা একটি ওয়েব কমিউনিটিও স্থাপন করেছি। আমাদের এই সদস্য হবার জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানাচ্ছি আপনাকে। এই কমিউনিটির মাধ্যমে আপনি উইকিপিডিয়ার অন্যান্য সদস্যদের সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ স্থাপন তথা উইকিপিডিয়ার বিভিন্ন সমন্বয় ও সাংগাঠনিক কাজের সঙ্গে অবগত হতে, এমনকি নিজেকে যুক্ত করতেও পারবেন।

আশা করি, বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়ার সার্বিক উন্নতির এই অভিযানে আপনিও আমাদের সহযাত্রী হবেন। ধন্যবাদ ও শুভেচ্ছান্তে Jonoikobangali (talk) 17:01, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

ব্যক্তিগত নোটঃ উইকিপিডিয়া বাংলায় আমি শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস ও বেলুড় মঠের উপর নিবন্ধদুটির মানোন্নয়ন ঘটিয়েছি। বেলুড় মঠ নিবন্ধটির কাজ শেষ হয়নি যদিও। তবে রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন সংক্রান্ত একাধিক নিবন্ধ সৃষ্টি করার মানসে আছি। Jonoikobangali (talk) 17:01, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

YGM
Tito ☸ Dutta 02:16, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Help needed
After a long time I looked up Wikipedia and made two edits today though minor only. I have almost forgotten how to make edits. For instance there was spellcheck in the page Chandannagar. It was Krishnanda. I changed it to Krishnananda under the para Rituals and the Idol. But the link goes to some Swami Krishnananda who is not connected with this Krishnananda. How do I disable the link? Will you please help me? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swami Vimokshananda (talk • contribs) 21:14, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

 * Pranam Swamiji!

 * The link "Krishnananda" is a redirect to Krishnananda Saraswati. To disable the link we have to create an article "Swami Krishnananda" and then make "Krishnananda" a disambiguation page. And please remember to sign the posts by the four tildes ~ at the end of every message. Solomon7968 09:31, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I am at present unable to make an article on Swami Krishnananda. But I don't want that to redirect to someone who is in no way connected to that scripture. Is there any solution? Yes I shall place the four tildes at the end. —VMO (talk) 09:50, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I just fixed the link. It is actually easy to do by removing the " " brackets. It was "Krishnananda's" and now it is "Krishnananda's". And reply here (I have watchlisted this page). Solomon7968 10:17, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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Failing home septic systems can allow coliforms in the effluent to flow into the water table, aquifers, drainage ditches and nearby surface waters. Sewage connections that are connected to storm drain pipes can also allow human sewage into surface waters. Some older industrial cities, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest of the United States, use a combined sewer system to handle waste. A combined sewer carries both domestic sewage and stormwater. During high rainfall periods, a combined sewer can become overloaded and overflow to a nearby stream or river, bypassing treatment.

Animals
Pets, especially dogs, can contribute to fecal contamination of surface waters. Runoff from roads, parking lots, and yards can carry animal wastes to streams through storm sewers. Birds can be a significant source of fecal coliform bacteria. Swans, geese, seagulls, and other waterfowl can all elevate bacterial counts, especially in wetlands, lakes, ponds, and rivers.

Agriculture
Agricultural practices such as allowing livestock to graze near water bodies, spreading manure as fertilizer on fields during wet periods, using sewage sludge biosolids and allowing livestock watering in streams can all contribute to fecal coliform contamination.

Human health hazards
Large quantities of fecal coliform bacteria in water are not harmful according to some authorities, but may indicate a higher risk of pathogens being present in the water. Some waterborne pathogenic diseases that may coincide with fecal coliform contamination include ear infections, dysentery, typhoid fever, viral and bacterial gastroenteritis, and hepatitis A.

Effects on the environment
Untreated organic matter that contains fecal coliform can be harmful to the environment. Aerobic decomposition of this material can reduce dissolved oxygen levels if discharged into rivers or waterways. This may reduce the oxygen level enough to kill fish and other aquatic life. Reduction of fecal coliform in wastewater may require the use of chlorine and other disinfectant chemicals, or UV disinfection treatment. Such materials may kill the fecal coliform and disease bacteria. They also kill bacteria essential to the proper balance of the aquatic environment, endangering the survival of species dependent on those bacteria. So higher levels of fecal coliform require higher levels of chlorine, threatening those aquatic organisms.

Removal and treatment
Fecal coliform, like other bacteria, can usually be inhibited in growth by boiling water, treating with chlorine, or UV disinfection. Washing thoroughly with soap after contact with contaminated water can also help prevent infections. Gloves should always be worn when testing for fecal coliform. Municipalities that maintain a public water supply will typically monitor and treat for fecal coliforms. It can also be removed by iodine.

Public health risk monitoring
In waters of the U.S., Canada and other countries, water quality is monitored to protect the health of the general public. Bacteria contamination is one monitored pollutant. In the U.S., fecal coliform testing is one of the nine tests of water quality that form the overall water-quality rating in a process used by U.S. EPA. The fecal coliform assay should only be used to assess the presence of fecal matter in situations where fecal coliforms of non-fecal origin are not commonly encountered. EPA has approved a number of different methods to analyze samples for bacteria.

Analysis
Bacteria reproduce rapidly if conditions are right for growth. Most bacteria grow best in dark, warm, moist environments with food. When grown on solid media, some bacteria form colonies as they multiply which may grow large enough to be seen. By growing and counting colonies of fecal coliform bacteria from a sample of water, the amount of bacteria originally present can be determined.

Membrane filtration is the method of choice for the analysis of fecal coliforms in water. Samples to be tested are passed through a filter of particular pore size (generally 0.45 micrometre). The microorganisms present in the water remain on the filter surface. The filter is placed in a sterile Petri dish with a selective medium, growth of the desired organisms is encouraged, while other non-target organisms is suppressed. Each cell develops into a separate colony, which can be counted directly, and the initial inoculum size can be determined. Typically sample volumes of 100 ml will be used for water testing and filtered, with the goal of achieving a final desirable colony density range of 20 to 60 colonies per filter. Contaminated sources may require dilution to achieve a "countable" membrane. The filter is placed on a Petri dish containing M-FC agar and incubated for 24 hours at 44.5 °C (112.1 degrees F). This elevated temperature heat shocks non-fecal bacteria and suppresses their growth. As the fecal coliform colonies grow they produce an acid (through fermenting lactose) that reacts with the aniline dye in the agar thus giving the colonies their blue color.

Newer methods for coliform detection are based on specific enzyme substrates as indicators of coliforms. These assays make use of a sugar linked to a dye which, when acted on by the enzyme beta-galactosidase, produces a characteristic color. The enzyme beta-galactosidase is a marker for coliforms generally and may be assayed by hydrolysis of enzyme specific glycosides such as o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactose. Assays typically include a second sugar linked to a different dye which, when acted on by the enzyme beta-glucuronidase, produces a fluorescent product. Because E. coli produces both beta-galactosidase and beta-glucuronidase, a combination of two dyes makes it possible to differentiate and quantify coliforms and E. coli in the same pot.

More recently, the chemistry behind enzymatic detection compounds has been updated so that the indicating component is redox active, as opposed to the more usual chromogenic format, allowing fecal indicator bacteria such as E. coli and E. faecalis to be detected electrochemically without any sample pre-treatment. Since the colour of the detection compound is of no consequence, this allows detection in deeply coloured matrices.

US EPA testing requirements
In 1989 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Total Coliform Rule (TCR) which imposed major monitoring changes for public water systems nationwide. The testing requirements under the 1989 TCR were more thorough than the previous requirements. The required number of routine coliform tests was increased, especially for smaller water utilities. The regulation also required automatic repeat testing from all sources that show a total coliform positive (known as triggered source water monitoring). In 2013 EPA revised the TCR, with minor corrections in 2014.

Additional resources

 * EPA. "Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality: Fecal Bacteria."

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Pictou Island (Nova Scotia)

Pictou Island is a Canadian island located in the Northumberland Strait approximately 4 nmi north of Nova Scotia and 10 nmi south of Prince Edward Island. The island has a length of 9.5 km, a width of 2.5 km and a total area of approximately 12.8 km2. The island is administratively part of Pictou County. The island's highest elevation is 24 m above sea level, and its current full-time resident population stands at 28, with the seasonal population rising and lowering.

The island is heavily wooded, with several clearings on the more sheltered south side. There is a small year-round population spread throughout the island, of which the majority make their living by fishing. The island has a public wharf located at the west end and a breakwater for mooring at the east end. There is also a community centre, church, a Pioneer Cemetery, fire department and several lighthouses located on the island.

Pictou Island receives no electrical power from the mainland. The residents supply their own energy with solar power, windmills and generators. There are no stores of any kind on the island, but residents can email or phone a grocery order into Sobeys (a national grocery chain), and the order will arrive by ferry or plane depending on the time of year.

A one-room public school operates at the Pictou Island Community Centre, with a single part-time teacher for students up to grade 6, after which students begin correspondence studies. Generally, island students enroll in schools on the mainland of Nova Scotia once they begin grade 11, as many post-secondary programs do not accept a correspondence studies diploma.

The Community Centre is also home to a provincially sponsored CAP Site (see http://cap.ic.gc.ca/index.htm ), which provides internet access to the public. Most island residents have access in their homes, through dial-up, and some are hoping for 'high-speed' soon.

A seasonal passenger-only ferry service begins operation in May and stops in November; Cessna airplanes operating out of an airport at nearby Trenton serve the island in the winter with mail and supplies. There is one main dirt road on the island that runs from one end of the island to the other that is maintained by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and also serves as a landing strip for the airplanes.

History
Pictou Island was claimed on October 17, 1809, by Charles Morris. That same year it was granted by the Crown to Admiral Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, likely as a reward for Royal Navy victories secured under his command in the Napoleonic Wars. Permanent European settlement of the island began in the 1810s.

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Bernhard Rensch

Bernhard Rensch (21 January 1900 – 4 April 1990) was a German evolutionary biologist and ornithologist who did field work in Indonesia and India. Starting his scientific career with pro-Lamarckian views, he shifted to selectionism and became one of the architects of the modern synthesis in evolutionary biology, which he popularised in Germany. Besides his work on how environmental factors influenced the evolution of geographically isolated populations and on evolution above the species level, which contributed to the modern synthesis, he also worked extensively in the area of animal behavior (ethology) and on philosophical aspects of biological science. His education and scientific work were interrupted by service in the German military during both World War I and World War II.

Biography
Rensch was born in Thale and as a young boy, he took an interest in observing the natural world and discovered a talent for drawing and painting. He served in the German army from 1917 to 1920 and began to observe natural phenomena while he was held prisoner in France. He returned to Germany and began his studies on feather structure under Valentin Haecker (1864–1927) who had himself studied under August Weismann. Until the 1930s Rensch held anti-Darwinian and Lamarckian views. Rensch also took an interest in the philosophy of science and was fascinated by Theodor Ziehen (1862–1950). Rensch also studied expressionist painting and in later life examined the biological roots of art. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Halle in 1922. He joined the zoological museum of the University of Berlin as an assistant in 1925. In 1927 he participated in a zoological expedition to the Sunda Islands. He studied the geographical distribution of subspecies of polytypic species and of complexes of closely related species with attention to how local environmental factors, especially climate, influenced their evolution. In 1929 he published the book Das Prinzip geographischer Rassenkreise und das Problem der Artbildung that discussed the relationship between geography and speciation. His work in this area would influence Ernst Mayr, who was also an assistant at the museum from 1927 to 1930, and would contribute to the development of the modern evolutionary synthesis. In 1937 he was forced to leave the museum because he refused to join the Nazi party, and took a position at a zoological garden in Münster. In 1940 he was recalled for military service, but was discharged for medical reasons in 1942.

In 1947 he published a book that would later be translated into English under the title Evolution above the species level. The book discussed how the evolutionary mechanisms that drove speciation could also explain the differences between higher taxa. He introduced the concept of Artenkreis (which Mayr translated as a "superspecies" and defined as "a monophyletic group of closely related and largely or entirely allopatric species”). It was considered a major document in the modern synthesis. That same year he became chairman of the zoology department and director of the zoological institute at the University of Münster. In 1953 he would take part in a zoological expedition to India. Later in his career he would work extensively in the areas of animal behavior (ethology), learning, and memory. Rensch also wrote on human behaviour and he suggested that the human evolutionary connection with organisms would lead to sympathy. He published an autobiography in 1979 and remained scientifically active until his death in 1990.

Biological rules
Rensche sought out universal patterns in biology. He was responsible for naming Allen's Rule and Gloger's Rule, and proposed what is now called Rensch's rule in 1950. It is an allometric law about the relationship between sexual size dimorphism and which sex is larger. It observes that across species size dimorphism increases with increasing body size when the male is the larger sex, and decreases with increasing average body size when the female is the larger sex.

Awards and recognition
He was awarded the Linnean Society of London's prestigious Darwin-Wallace Medal in 1958.

Since 2004, the Society for Biological Systematics (GfBS, Germany) has awarded the Bernhard Rensch prize for achievements of young scientists, writing in German or English, in the field of systematics and biodiversity research.

A species of Indonesian lizard, Cryptoblepharus renschi, is named in his honor.

Works
This is a select list of books alone and includes English translations.
 * (1930) Eine biologische Reise nach den kleinen Sunda-Inseln. Berlin: Bornträger
 * (1947)
 * (1947) Evolution above the Species Level. London: Methuen. (German original 1947; 3rd enlarged ed. 1972.)
 * (1971) Biophilosophy. New York: Columbia University Press. (German original 1968.)
 * (1972) Homo sapiens: From Man to Demigod. London: Methuen. (German original 1959.)
 * (1973) Gedächtnis, Begriffsbildung und Planhandlungen bei Tieren. Berlin: Parey.
 * (1979) Lebensweg eines Biologen in einem turbulenten Jahrhundert. Stuttgart: Fischer.
 * (1979) Gesetzlichkeit, psychophysischer Zusammenhang, Willensfreiheit und Ethik. Berlin: Duncker and Humblot.
 * (1984) Psychologische Grundlagen der Wertung bildender Kunst. Essen: Die blaue Eule.
 * (1985) Biophilosophical Implications of Inorganic and Organismic Evolution. Essen: Die blaue Eule.

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Piazza del Campo

Piazza del Campo is the main public space of the historic center of Siena, a city in Tuscany, Italy, and the campo regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia, as well as various palazzi signorili surround the shell-shaped piazza. At the northwest edge is the Fonte Gaia.

The twice-a-year horse-race, Palio di Siena, is held around the edges of the piazza. The piazza is also the finish location of the annual road cycling race Strade Bianche.

History
The open site was a marketplace established before the thirteenth century on a sloping site near the meeting point of the three hillside communities that coalesced to form Siena: the Castellare, the San Martino, and the Camollia. Siena may have had earlier Etruscan settlements, but it was not a considerable Roman settlement, and the campo does not lie on the site of a Roman forum, as is sometimes suggested. The plaza was paved in 1349 in fishbone-patterned red brick with eight lines of travertine, which divide the piazza into nine sections, radiating from the mouth of the gavinone (the central water drain) in front of the Palazzo Pubblico. The number of divisions is held to be symbolic of the rule of The Nine (Noveschi) who laid out the campo and governed Siena at the height of its mediaeval splendour between 1292-1355. The campo was and remains, the focal point of public life in the city. Eleven narrow, shaded streets radiate from the plazza into the city.

The palazzi signorili that line the square were housing of the families of those who dominated governance of the city at the time, such as the Sansedoni, the Piccolomini, and the Saracini. Their homes have unified rooflines, deliberately built to demonstrate a sense of decorum in contrast to earlier high tower houses — seen as emblems of communal strife — such as may still be seen not far from Siena at San Gimignano. In the statutes of Siena, civic and architectural decorum was ordered: "...it responds to the beauty of the city of Siena and to the satisfaction of almost all people of the same city that any edifices that are to be made anew anywhere along the public thoroughfares... proceed in line with the existent buildings and one building not stand out beyond another, but they shall be disposed and arranged equally so as to be of the greatest beauty for the city." The unity of these Late Gothic houses is effected in part by the uniformity of the bricks of which their walls are built: brick-making was a monopoly of the commune, which saw to it that standards were maintained.

At the foot of the Palazzo Pubblico's wall is the late Gothic Chapel of the Virgin built as an ex voto by the Sienese, after the terrible Black Death of 1348 had ended.

Fonte Gaia

The Fonte Gaia ("Joyous Fountain") was built in 1419 as an endpoint of the system of conduits bringing water to the city's centre. It replaced an earlier fountain that had been completed about 1342 when construction of the water conduits was completed. Under the direction of the Committee of Nine, many miles of tunnels were constructed to bring water in aqueducts to fountains and thence to drain to the surrounding fields.

A center of attraction for the many tourists, the present fountain is in the shape of a rectangular basin that is adorned on three sides with many bas-reliefs featuring the Madonna surrounded by the Classical and the Christian Virtues, emblematic of Good Government under the patronage of the Madonna. The white marble Fonte Gaia was originally designed and built by Jacopo della Quercia, whose bas-reliefs from the basin's sides are conserved in the Ospedale di St. Maria della Scala in Piazza Duomo. The original sculptures of goddesses featured on the 1419 fountain were replaced in 1866 by free copies by Tito Sarrocchi, who omitted Jacopo della Quercia's two nude statues of Rhea Silvia and Acca Larentia that the nineteenth-century city fathers found too pagan or too nude. When they had been set up in 1419, Jacopo della Quercia's nude figures were the first two female nudes, who were neither Eve nor a repentant saint, to stand in a public place since Antiquity.

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Ebbsfleet

Ebbsfleet may refer to:

 * Ebbsfleet Valley, a redevelopment zone of the Thames Gateway in north west Kent, England
 * Ebbsfleet River
 * Ebbsfleet International railway station
 * Ebbsfleet United F.C., formerly Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.
 * The Ebbsfleet Academy, actually located in nearby Swanscombe
 * Ebbsfleet, Thanet, a hamlet in north east Kent, England
 * Bishop of Ebbsfleet

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User:Rolandg

Ok, about time that I pen some words.

In a former life I worked as a Research Scientist with Orica.

I am currently a computer manager and Educator, teaching at a State Secondary School in Melbourne, Australia

I could not do this without the inspiration of my students and the collective talent of all my computer technicians.

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Talk:Terry Goodkind

Book standard link
I've looked through the two articles in reference to the miniseries, and the only bit of info I can find that is in the "Book standard" link and not the "Comingsoon.net" is the following info:

 * "Phantom, the latest in the ten-book series, was released last week, with the 11th set for release in early 2007. The ninth book, Chainfire, was released in January 2005 and has sold more than 235,000 in hardcover and mass-market editions, as tracked by Nielsen BookScan."

Aside from that, the information that I can see is essentially identical, and the comingsoon.net article actually has more detail than the Book standard. The only info in the above quote is about specific books, and though it could be on those pages I don't see a need for the info in this one. WP:EL nutshell is Adding external links can be a service to our readers, but they should be kept to a minimum of those that are meritable, accessible and appropriate to the article, which was why I removed it in the first place (i.e. if the info is already there, why a second link?). If there is any further info that I've missed in the link, it's better added to the page and the Book standard tacked on as a reference, as per If the site or page to which you want to link includes information that is not yet a part of the article, consider using it as a source first, also from WP:EL.

WLU 18:30, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I am not picking a fight by removing the link. As I said above - WP:EL recommends keeping external links to a minimum and including the information as a reference if possible. Since there is already a reference for this information on the page it is unnecessary duplication. Further, since the info is essentially identical, it probably came from the same press release. There's no point having it twice that I can see - what is the justification for including duplicate information on the page? WLU 12:06, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

 * And I quote "Adding external links can be a service to our readers, but they should be kept to a minimum of those that are merit able, accessible and appropriate to the article:

I see merit. You do not. It is another source and has more info. It is not a problem that it remains. It violates no policy; it is not anything that you read. Seeing as how in your own words you cannot stand Goodkind or his works...that leaves only one other possablity? So again I ask that you stop nit picking to start a fight. It is not the link itself (Seeing as how its been there for a good long time...), but rather me is the only reason you want to remove it. As you have said to others you'll agree with them, but not mystar.

 * I see many other precedence of similar information being provided on other pages as external links, so again, having the links is not a violation, and is in fact allowable. You have made countless statements since your starting here, you hate Goodkind and wish to smear his name (and mine), so it is more than abundantly clear that the only reason you do edit Goodkind's pages is to try and nit pick and start a fight. As much as you abhor Goodkind one can easily make that leap< As we can indeed see it is not a voilation at all Mystar 13:48, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

 * It is another source with the same information, coming from the same press release - it's even got the same quote. What is the extra info and merit that the link you keep reverting has?  I couldn't find it, nothing that relates to this page.  A short statement of this 'important information' rather than another accusation of bad faith would shut me up.  And if it is adding extra info, it should be a reference, not an external link.  And it is the 'minimum' of the EL policy that I'm pointing to - having an extra link that says the same thing as one of the references is not a minimum, it is superfluous.  It may be meritalbe, accessible and appropriate, but it is duplication.  This link adds nothing to the reader that is not already there.  The reason I removed it last week was because of this edit, which brought my attention to the external links section.  Notice that I did not try to remove the interview information because it adds to the page something that couldn't be in a reference but does provide something valuable.  It is an appropriate external link.
 * If you see precedents in other pages, perhaps those links should be removed. Which pages did you see it on, I'll have a look and let you know if I think it should be removed for the same reason, or explain why I think it's valuable to keep.  WLU 14:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

And let you terrorize those pages? I think not. As I said it does nto say it is forbiden or cannot stay.Mystar 18:49, 1 February 2007 (UTC) (moved from here Thats odd, I see where I clearly stated it was due to "content" and that it is allowable under the very policy that you listed. Again I ask you to stop trying to create drama where none exists. WP:EL clearly states that it is "ok" but to be careful not to add too much, as I addressed on the talk page. You seem to be under the impression that only your opinion has any validity. Please try not to engage in a witch hunt Mystar 02:17, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

 * You have not addressed what content within the link is useful to the article. From what I can see, there is nothing in the external link which adds to the article.  There is no added content and added benefit to having the link in the page, it is just taking up memory.  You say it adds content to the article, but I can't see what it is adding.  And if it is useful content, it should be integrated as a reference.  The reason I think it should be removed is because I can't see where it could go as a reference, barring a second reference for the SoT being turned into a series.  The policy says meritable links.  Because the information is already covered in the 'press release' reference, the external link has no merit, it's just duplication.  WLU 14:18, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

External link
Here is a breakdown of the verbatim material from the coming soon link and the book standard link:

http://www.bookstandard.com/bookstandard/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002878399
 * 1 Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, and his producing partner Joshua Donen, will develop a miniseries based on Terry Goodkind’s bestselling “Sword of Truth” series. Production will begin within a year, with Wizard’s First Rule, the first book in the series.
 * 2 Goodkind, who has previously turned down film offers, was struck by Raimi and Donen’s idea for a miniseries.
 * 3 “It’s a dream come true to work with someone of such remarkable vision, talent and ability,” Goodkind said in a statement released today. “Given Sam’s sincere love for these stories and his determination to only make great films, this mini series will be a watershed event.”
 * 4 Phantom, the latest in the ten-book series, was released last week, with the 11th set for release in early 2007. The ninth book, Chainfire, was released in January 2005 and has sold more than 235,000 in hardcover and mass-market editions, as tracked by Nielsen BookScan.
 * 5 Raimi is currently wrapping Spider-Man 3, with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

- http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=15750
 * A "Spider-Man" franchise director Sam Raimi and his producing partner Joshua Donen have optioned rights for Terry Goodkind's bestselling "Sword of Truth" adventure series, published by Tor Books.
 * B Having been approached by Hollywood a number of times over the past decade, Goodkind was never convinced that his 400,000 word novels could be successfully compressed into worthwhile feature films. In a meeting at the author's home, the renowned director and producer instead conceived of a groundbreaking mini-series. Within two hours Goodkind was sold on the concept and negotiations commenced. Ten months later the deal was finally concluded.
 * C "It's a dream come true to work with someone of such remarkable vision, talent, and ability," Goodkind said. "Given Sam's sincere love for these stories and his determination to only make great films, this mini-series will be a watershed event."
 * D All of Goodkind's novels have been international bestsellers. Translated into 20 foreign languages, there are over 10 million copies in print. The "Sword of Truth" series began with "Wizard's First Rule" in 1994. The 10th novel in the series, "Phantom," is on sale now. The 11th and final volume is under contract and will be published in 2008.
 * E Raimi and Donen hope to begin production of the opening mini-series, "Wizard's First Rule," within the next year, to be followed by ensuing volumes of the epic novels. The development process will begin while Raimi completes Spider-Man 3.

 * 1 and A are the same information.
 * 2 and B are the same information.
 * 3 and C are the same quote
 * 4 and D are different information about book publishing. Of the 2, the coming soon is the better info for the TG page as it's got information about the number of languages and copies in print.
 * 5 and E are the same information.

There is nothing in the book standard link that is not in the coming soon link in greater detail. There is no reason to have this link in the external links. Can anyone see any reason to include the book standard link, based on this comparison of information? WLU 16:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

How wonderful! You see, as there is differing information on each link there is no problem keeping them both. As I've stated in previous statements, there is not problem in any wikipedia policy in having these. I'm sure what with all your heavy lifting and exhastive brutual editing of so many pages in need of help, this is a minor and frivilous item. So again as I've stated while some material may well be ooverlaping, they do haev different material and that does not violate any policy. Mystar 17:32, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Read more closely, particularly the first sentence of the conclusion of my last reply, now in bold. Allow me to re-state.  There is nothing in the bookstandard link that is not in the comingsoon link in greater detail.  The information may be worded differently, but the content is the same.  Just because it does not directly violate a policy does not mean it should be on the page.  I am asking as plainly as I can:  you say "they do haev different material" - what material is different?  Please tell me what material you see covered in the bookstandard link that is not covered in the comingsoon link that is in any way germane to the article.  If you don't tell me, I'm going to remove the link again because it serves no purpose on the page.  Please show me the relevant information that means the bookstandard link should stay up.     WLU 19:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Let me try a different way - how does the link enhance the article? How does having the book standard link add value to the article beyond the coming soon link?  If the bookstandard link were removed, what would readers miss out on that is not captured in the coming soon link?  WLU 19:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Fantasy Author Category
GOODKIND CLAIMS NOT TO BE A FANTASY AUTHOR THEREFOR ETHE ATG SHOULD BE REMOVED!!!! Smith Jones 20:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

 * While Goodkind considers himself to be "more of a novelist" he also acknowledges that he writes fantasy. The issue is largely semantics but nothing is harmed by including him in the "fantasy author" category as he is both percived (and marketed) as a fantasy author and has said he is as much. I will be reinserting the category and would appreciate it if you would no longer unilateraly remove it. NeoFreak 20:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

 * okay fine. Smith Jones 21:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

While Goodkind's work is more than the general "fantasy" than is typically seen in those genera, it is nevertheless sole as a fantasy novel. Having the term "Epic Fantasy" is in no way demeaning nor detrimental to Goodkind or how he and his fans perceive his Novels. While it is true they are heralded as, philosophical works and having deep romantic themes, they are more than simple "Epic Fantasy", yet they are sold as such, and therefore should be listed in the category they are marketed. As Neofreak says Terry does state that he is not writing fantasy, he also states that he is using the term in a generalization, and goes further to state that he does acknowledge that his works are fantasy. That does not negate the fact that the deeper elements are there and remain. Mystar 03:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

 * OKAY i get it shut up!!! Smith Jones 04:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I think something needs to be added here, as the wiki is used as a review or explanation for the theme of the book. Perhaps editting may be performed. In any case, it is pretty significant that there has been a conflict between staple readers of the sword of truth series and Terry Goodkind, due to a misunderstanding of the entire theme of the series. Jasonred 03:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Any material about that conflict would need to be have reliable and significant sources, as one of Wikipedia's core policies prevents the addition of unpublished material, or original research. The material you have added to the article, while it may or may not be accurate, lacks such sources, and reads like an individual's commentary rather than an encyclopedic overview of existing opinion.  Unless someone can produce references to support your analysis (which, given how thoroughly such topics have been hashed over in the past, seems unlikely), it will have to be removed from the article.  If the conflict between Goodkind and some of his readers is in fact significant, it will have been mentioned by some reliable source. Brendan Moody 03:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with the reversion. I had previously removed a section that stood out as especially unfounded, but it does appear that the edits after that revision were original research. Sorry, Jasonred. Zenithan 20:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

FYI: Articles_for_deletion/Creatures_in_The_Sword_of_Truth
Ikip (talk) 06:56, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Politics / Influence
I'm not a regular contributor to Wikipedia, but imo there should be some mention - beyond simply noting his admiration for Rand and her perspective - of his hardline right-wing politics and it's appearance in his novels. There are very strong right-wing themes and perspectives woven into his major series. It's blatant, unrelenting, and i don't understand why, if there is to be a mention of his political perspective at all, that it is not more clearly noted. He is rabid in his support for the American right-wing, and it features strongly in his 'The Sword of Truth' series. Also, any 'Influences' section is dramatically lacking if it does not mention Goodkind's borderline plagiarism of Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series. I don't have the time or energy to provide examples or go into any greater detail, but perhaps if someone else shares my opinion / observation they could elaborate here. The guy is a rip-off artist, and an ideological hardliner that seeds his 'fantasy' novels with right-wing propaganda. Imo, the 'Influences' section, if nothing else, should note this more clearly. Thanks for reading, and regards to all. Mike —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.160.103 (talk) 00:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Being a person who reads many different authors and who occasionally ready wikipedia to learn a little about the authors I read, I notice that when an author writes fiction that is politically conservative, some person complains. Not so when a writer uses his pen/voice to espouse liberal views. Just an interesting point. Makes me wonder. Why? Is the perception that people are going to jump to a political view they didn't hold before, because they read a book? I couldn't care less what Mr. Goodkind's political views are. No more do I care how the writers of the other books on my reading list voted in the last election. I read to learn as well as be intertained and that means reading fiction and non-fiction from writers with political and philosophical views that span the gamut of viewpoints. Goodkind bothers me no more than does King, Jordan, Perry, Funke, Ross, Perry or Asimov. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.106.179.15 (talk) 20:29, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "right-wing". Terry Goodkind is a self-proclaimed objectivist, and these ideals come across quite clearly in his novels, but there's a big difference between Objectivism and Conservatism, which I assume is what you mean.  As far as comparisons to Robert Jordan's work, yes, there are many similarities, but to my knowledge there hasn't been any scholarly comparisons between the two series.  And that is the point I'm working towards:  You're perfectly entitled to your opinions, but without some references or reliable sources, then your opinions are just original research.
 * Feel free to add to the influences section, but be aware that any contributions that don't have objective, third party citations will be removed. - Runch (talk) 18:08, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * One problem is there is no indication in the article of the darker themes of the Goodkind's books, including repetitive themes about torture and rape. --Silentbob7843920 (talk) 14:44, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
 * All such analysis in an article must have already been published by a reliable source. If you are aware of such material, feel free to add it to the article, or else direct other editors to it on this talk page. But just because you or I notice it in the reading of his works, or it appears on someones blog or fansite, that is not suitable for inclusion in the article. -- The Red Pen of Doom  15:45, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
 * TheRedPenOfDoom, a warning about the explicit nature of Goodkind's Sword of Truth books is very appropriate. I thought I had a strong stomach until I stumbled across the vile imagery in Goodkind's books. With a mere pen, Goodkind's artful implications have succeeded in portraying vile savagery in a way that no movie or television program has ever achieved. This constitutes the exceptional character to Goodkind's work that distinguishes it from that of the other more-moderate fantasy authors. I doubt I would let a child of mine read the Goodkind books until s/he was in their late teens. BlueRobe (talk) 10:36, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Many of these include blogs and forums, however many if not most reviews (even if favourable) include a warning about the graphic nature of the novels. For example: http://www.sfreviews.net/wizardrule.html, "The violence gets a bit excessive after a certain point.", http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_533.asp?BSID=159891806 ""Sword of Truth is a poorly written, highly derivative story about a forest guide who is given the titular weapon. It has an excessive, prolonged section of torture. Redundant writing and a lack of originality plague this book." Rebecca Davis, Resident Scholar ", "Style Accounts of torture and death?   - very explicit references to deaths and torture", http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jul/10/british-fantasy-awards-michael-moorcock "even the progressively crazier, more polemic, frankly dreadful Terry Goodkind. I ploughed through 12-book series – I like to know the ending – and yes, I have read the bizarro chicken sequence from Soul of the Fire.".Silentbob7843920 (talk) 18:05, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

 * It is undeniably true that Goodkind weaves his political beliefs into his Sword of Truth books. Indeed, Faith of the Fallen is little more than a fantasised version of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (along with a bit of The Fountainhead). However, would anyone be complaining if Goodkind was feeding us the usual left-wing rhetoric that most authors wantonly ram down our throats? BlueRobe (talk) 08:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Propaganda is incorrect wording. He is not advertising his political views. He is expressing them. He is not doing so to instigate violence or hatred or to sway a large population to his favor which is what propaganda is for. He has every right to say what ever he wants. It is his book. Keep in mind fiction writing is a work of art no different than a painting. If you don't like the color of the sky in a painting you don't tell the artist to redo it you simply don't buy it. If you don't like them then you can choose not to read them. As far as plagerizing goes I must laugh at this because I just went to the article for Paolini's Eragon. I only read the first book and had to stop because it was so irksome to read something from a kid who plagerized every single book he read. You can actually see the clear matches between things in his book and any other fantasy book. In fact I haven't read a fantasy book that he hasnt ripped off yet. To bad somebody couldn't write an article about children becoming authors before they actually know anything about life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Miafina (talk • contribs) 20:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Well, I think people complain about Goodkind's politics because, unlike Stephen King or any of the others mentioned he pretty much rubs his readers' nose in it, with his strawmen arguments, endless political speaches and less than fair criticism at the left wing. Shades of gray do not exist in Goodkind's world -if you take his bizarre morals into account that is.
 * Besides, and most importantly: wether you're a left winger or not the ideas he defends in his books are pretty questionable to say the least. Mr. Goodkind has stated in interviews that Richard Rahl is (obviously) his alter ego and responds to certain situations the same way he would respond. So in other words Goodkind advocates: killing people who preach left wing ideals (and keeping their ears as trophies), killing unarmed pacifists who object to war, attacking other nation's civilians and kicking nasty children in the jaw(!)
 * I really don't see why people ask why his political views are an issue. I personally think they're downright sickening.

 * Can somebody please tell me what's not downright fascist about all this?
 * His less than fantastic writing skills (subtility was never his strongest point), plot holes, numerous BDSM scenes (gratuitous torture and rape), arrogant statement that he "doesn't write fantasy" (yeah right!), and let's say the 'remarkable similiarities' in his books to Robert Jordan's makes it all even less bearable for me (as, fo the unfain compairsions to Eragon, keep in mind that unlike the boy who wrote Eragon, Goodkind is actually a grown man, ripping off another author for 11 books instead of just one).
 * - Joe Dharma. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.164.40.243 (talk) 09:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sort of at a loss here, the above comments are so mindbogglingly ironic...the words that spring to mind are "hamfisted propaganda" and "lies". "Subtility" (sic) obviously isn't their strong suit either. I'm only partway through the series, so I'm not sure which specific incidents the above poster twisted and misrepresented to fit their point, but the "nasty" girl kept a "playmate" (read:Officially Designated Physical, Mental and Verbal Abuse Victim) and was being groomed, and indeed aspired to be a mass murderer. And unless I'm mistaken the "pacifists" in question will turn out to be a violent bloodthirsty mob incited by the REAL Fascists, and resemble the angry villagers from Frankenstein, rather than something Gandhi would recognize as in line with pacifism. I'm sure there is room for a critique of his work, but based on facts, not on convenient exaggerations, lies, and what appears to be hatred of the man himself. PreciousRoi (talk) 11:15, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sort of at a loss here, the above comments are so mindbogglingly ironic...the words that spring to mind are "hamfisted propaganda" and "lies". "Subtility" (sic) obviously isn't their strong suit either. I'm only partway through the series, so I'm not sure which specific incidents the above poster twisted and misrepresented to fit their point, but the "nasty" girl kept a "playmate" (read:Officially Designated Physical, Mental and Verbal Abuse Victim) and was being groomed, and indeed aspired to be a mass murderer. And unless I'm mistaken the "pacifists" in question will turn out to be a violent bloodthirsty mob incited by the REAL Fascists, and resemble the angry villagers from Frankenstein, rather than something Gandhi would recognize as in line with pacifism. I'm sure there is room for a critique of his work, but based on facts, not on convenient exaggerations, lies, and what appears to be hatred of the man himself. PreciousRoi (talk) 11:15, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

 * I see the mention of his Randian views are in the lede but never in to main article. The lede should summarise the article. Also, is there any support for the fact that these views are so notable that they belong in the lede? It seems to be simply a piece of trivia about him. Ashmoo (talk) 07:13, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, I somehow missed the section in the main article about Rand. But my point about its notability for the lede still stands. Ashmoo (talk) 07:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

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POV section dispute
"Reception" section is in violation of Wikipedia Neutral point of view policy.

Section does not represent "proportionately"

Section does not "Indicate the relative prominence of opposing views."

From the NPOV article: "While each fact mentioned in the article might be presented fairly, the very selection (and omission) of facts can make an article biased." "Some viewpoints, although not presented as facts, can be given undue attention and space compared to others" "The text and manner of writing can insinuate that one viewpoint is more correct than another."

Explanation: The current postings in the reception section are appropriate in an isolated context, but presented as such give undue weight to the criticisms against the author and his works. There are no truly positive reviews posted, and the section gives an impression that the author and series is viewed negatively overall, despite the existence of positive reviews, its presence on many fantasy best-of lists, and best seller status. I would suggest that either: A. Additional positive review material be added to more accurately reflect the reception of the author and his works, or B. The section be removed in its entirety.

Apologies if this is written wrong, not a wiki editor, did my best though. cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.18.217.117 (talk) 05:34, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

 * I agree. Not even a single positive review is mentioned here. I came here after reading one of his books, which I considered to be topnotch fantasy and the article lead me to believe that he is widely considered a bad author. I've realized from other sources that there are actually many people who share my views.

 * Also a section titled "Reception" sounds weird to me in an article about an author. Naturally each of his works will have different reception. Also, no other authors which I looked up in Wikipedia has this section.

 * I will wait a month, and if no other comments are added here, I'll delete the section.
 * 88.80.249.131 (talk) 00:57, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Facebook as a source
Someone added his official Facebook as a source. Is it reliable enough, or no? MikaelaArsenault (talk) 01:13, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * At the time, it was the only available source and, as you pointed out, is his official account. TOR has since confirmed, and I'll be adding that shortly. FeralDruid (talk) 01:46, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Critisms
No one has acknowledged the critisms of Mr. GoodKind. Is it because everyone here is trying to make him seem positive? No offense, but a lot of people have critized him, and he steals his ideas from others. (this has been proven and stated by reputable sources.) This section is important. Danglerofhell (talk) 15:26, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

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ALUS

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 * Alu sequence
 * Arithmetic logic units (often abbreviated as "ALUs")
 * Alus, Iran, a village in Iran
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Beta2-adrenergic agonist

Beta2-adrenergic agonists, also known as adrenergic β2 receptor agonists, are a class of drugs that act on the β2 adrenergic receptor. Like other β adrenergic agonists, they cause smooth muscle relaxation. β2 adrenergic agonists' effects on smooth muscle cause dilation of bronchial passages, vasodilation in muscle and liver, relaxation of uterine muscle, and release of insulin. They are primarily used to treat asthma and other pulmonary disorders. Bronchodilators are considered an important treatment regime for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are usually used in combination with short acting medications and long acting medications in a combined inhaler.

Mechanism of action
Activation of β adrenergic receptors leads to relaxation of smooth muscle in the lung, and dilation and opening of the airways.

β adrenergic receptors are coupled to a stimulatory G protein of adenylyl cyclase. This enzyme produces the second messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). In the lung, cAMP decreases calcium concentrations within cells and activates protein kinase A. Both of these changes inactivate myosin light-chain kinase and activate myosin light-chain phosphatase. In addition, β2 agonists open large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels and thereby tend to hyperpolarize airway smooth muscle cells. The combination of decreased intracellular calcium, increased membrane potassium conductance, and decreased myosin light chain kinase activity leads to smooth muscle relaxation and bronchodilation.

Adverse effects
Findings indicate that β2 stimulants, especially in parenteral administration such as inhalation or injection, can induce adverse effects:
 * Tachycardia secondary to peripheral vasodilation and cardiac stimulation (Such tachycardia may be accompanied by palpitations.)
 * Tremor, excessive sweating, anxiety, insomnia, and agitation
 * More severe effects include paradoxical bronchospasm, hypokalemia, and in rare cases a myocardial infarction. (More severe effects, such as pulmonary edema, myocardial ischemia, and cardiac arrhythmia, are exceptional.)

Overuse of β2 agonists and asthma treatment without proper inhaled corticosteroid use has been associated with an increased risk of asthma exacerbations and asthma-related hospitalizations. The excipients, in particular sulfite, could contribute to the adverse effects.

Delivery
All β2 agonists are available in inhaler form, as either metered-dose inhalers which dispense an aerosolized drug and contains propellants, dry powder inhalers which dispense a powder to be inhaled, or soft mist inhalers which dispense a mist without use of propellants.

Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) and some other β2 agonists, such as formoterol, also are sold in a solution form for nebulization, which is more commonly used than inhalers in emergency rooms. Nebulizers continuously deliver aerosolized drug and salbutamol delivered through nebulizer was found to be more effective than IV administration.

Salbutamol and terbutaline are also both available in oral forms. In addition, several of these medications are available in intravenous forms, including both salbutamol and terbutaline. It can be used in this form in severe cases of asthma, but it is more commonly used to suppress premature labor because it also relaxes uterine muscle, thereby inhibiting contractions.

Risks
On 18 November 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted healthcare professionals and patients that several long-acting bronchodilator medicines have been associated with possible increased risk of worsening wheezing in some people, and requested that manufacturers update warnings in their existing product labeling.

A 2006 meta-analysis found that "regularly inhaled β agonists (orciprenaline/metaproterenol [Alupent], formoterol [Foradil], fluticasone+salmeterol [Serevent, Advair], and salbutamol/albuterol [Proventil, Ventolin, Volmax, and others]) increased the risk of respiratory death more than two-fold, compared with a placebo," while used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On 11 December 2008, a panel of experts convened by the FDA voted to ban drugs Serevent and Foradil from use in the treatment of asthma. When these two drugs are used without steroids, they increase the risks of more severe attacks. They said that two other, much more popular, asthma drugs containing long-acting β agonists—Advair and Symbicort—should continue to be used.

Types
They can be divided into short-acting, long-acting, and ultra-long-acting beta adrenoreceptor agonists:

Generic name—Trade name

Short-acting β2 agonists (SABAs)

 * bitolterol—Tornalate
 * fenoterol—Berotec
 * isoprenaline (INN) or isoproterenol (USAN) —Isuprel
 * levosalbutamol (INN) or levalbuterol (USAN) —Xopenex
 * orciprenaline (INN) or metaproterenol (USAN) —Alupent
 * pirbuterol—Maxair
 * procaterol
 * ritodrine—Yutopar
 * salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) —Ventolin
 * terbutaline—Bricanyl

Long-acting β2 agonists (LABAs)

 * arformoterol—Brovana (some consider it to be an ultra-LABA)
 * bambuterol—Bambec, Oxeol
 * clenbuterol—Dilaterol, Spiropent
 * formoterol—Foradil, Oxis, Perforomist
 * salmeterol—Serevent

Ultra-long-acting β2 agonists

 * abediterol
 * carmoterol
 * indacaterol—Arcapta Neohaler (U.S.), Onbrez Breezhaler (EU, RU)
 * olodaterol—Striverdi Respimat
 * vilanterol
 * with umeclidinium bromide—Anoro Ellipta
 * with fluticasone furoate—Breo Ellipta (U.S.), Relvar Ellipta (EU, RU)
 * with fluticasone furoate and umeclidinium bromide—Trelegy Ellipta

Unknown duration of action

 * isoxsuprine
 * mabuterol
 * zilpaterol—Zilmax

Research
New drugs in this class with more selective activity or that act simultaneously as muscarinic receptor antagonists are under development as of 2023.

Society and culture
β2 agonists are used by athletes and bodybuilders as anabolic performance-enhancing drugs and their use has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency except for certain drugs that people with asthma may use; they are also used illegally to try to promote the growth of livestock. A 2011 meta-analysis found no evidence that inhaled β₂-agonists improve performance in healthy athletes and found that the evidence was too weak to assess whether systemic administration of β₂-agonists improved performance in healthy people.

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David Murdoch

David Matthew Murdoch (born 17 April 1978) is a retired Scottish curler from Stirling. As the Scotland skip, he and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith are the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions. Representing Great Britain, he has been skip at three Winter Olympics, Torino 2006, finishing fourth, Vancouver 2010, finishing fifth and Sochi 2014, where he won an Olympic silver medal. He served as national and Olympic coach for British Curling since September 2018, before being named Curling Canada's high-performance director in early 2023.

Junior
Murdoch is a two time World Junior Curling Champion – in 1995, as an alternate for Tom Brewster, Jr., and in 1996 as a lead for James Dryburgh. In 1998 he won a silver medal at the World Juniors as a third for Garry MacKay. By 1999, Murdoch had moved up to the position of skip, and led Scotland to a 6–3 record and fifth place at that year's world juniors. Four years later, he led Scotland to the European Championship title, beating Peja Lindholm's formidable Sweden team in the final.

Men's
In 2005, Murdoch went to his first ever World Championships. At the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship his Scotland rink won the silver medal after losing to Canada's Randy Ferbey in the final. The team's fine run of form ensured all four members a place in the Great Britain men's squad for the 2006 Winter Olympics, with Murdoch in the position of skip. At the Olympics, Murdoch and his team lost in the bronze medal match to Pete Fenson of the United States. Two months later, Murdoch would avenge his defeat in 2005 by winning the gold medal at the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship. Murdoch defeated Canada (skipped by Jean-Michel Ménard) in the final. In December 2006 he won the silver medal in the European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and followed that up with gold in 2007. He successfully defended his title at the European Curling Championships 2008 against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud.

Murdoch and his team represented Scotland again at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship, where he lost to Canada in the final.

In 2009, Murdoch once again won a gold medal for Scotland at the World Men's Curling Championship, which was held in Moncton, New Brunswick.

On 17 January 2010, Murdoch's rink became the first non-Canadian team to win the TSN Skins Game. His team won $70,500 (£43,000) for the win.

After the 2009–10 season, Murdoch's Olympic team broke up.

In 2012, Murdoch teamed up with Tom Brewster's rink. The 2012–13 season saw them win the Edinburgh Invitational in late 2012 and the German Masters in Hamburg in January 2013. With Murdoch as skip, they won bronze at the 2013 World Championships. The team took bronze at the 2013 European Championships. In October 2013, he was selected to skip the Great Britain squad at the 2014 Winter Olympics. where he won a silver medal, losing to Canada's Brad Jacobs in the final. His 12 curling matches as skip of the Team GB men at the Sochi Olympics saw his last stones win crucial games including a vital play off against Norway in which his shot was dubbed by national press as ‘shot of the century’ to make the semi-finals and then a last shot against Sweden to secure a silver medal and Olympic final place. The silver medal was the first for Team GB men’s curling since the 1924 games. Curling coverage at Sochi was seen for 30 hours and was the most talked about sport on social media.

However, Murdoch's rink endured what he described as "a difficult year" following the 2014 Olympics: they lost in the final of the Scottish Championships in February 2015 to defending champion and former team-mate Ewan MacDonald's team, denying Team Murdoch a place at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, before finishing third in the Scottish qualifying tournament held in October of that year for the 2015 European Curling Championships behind Kyle Smith and former team-mate Tom Brewster's rinks, thus failing to secure selection. In 2016 Team Murdoch were runners-up to Team Brewster in both the Scottish championships in February and the European Playdowns in October. Murdoch's rink were selected to compete for Scotland at the 2017 World Curling Championship, where they secured qualification for Team GB to the 2018 Winter Olympics by finishing sixth: however in June 2017 it was announced that Kyle Smith's team had been chosen to compete at the 2018 Games over Team Murdoch and Team Brewster. On 13 July 2017 Murdoch announced his retirement from his playing career, and will begin coaching.

Murdoch has commentated and taken part in studio analysis on curling for Eurosport for many years and Channel 4 for the 2014 Winter Paralympics. He has appeared recently on many TV & Radio shows including: Sport Relief 2014, Daybreak, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Sky Sports, Sky 1’s Game Changers, BT Sport’s Panel with Tim Lovejoy and Matt Dawson, BBC Radio 2 with Anneka Rice, BBC Radio 5 Live with Danny Baker and Shelagh Fogarty, Talksport and recently being a winning panellist on A Question of Sport. As a lottery funded athlete, he has also officially released the National Lottery draw live on BBC alongside Kate Garraway to over 10 million viewers. He has also featured alongside the rest of the GB curling team on Eggheads for BBC2, as broadcast in February 2015. The team won the Daily Record ‘Team of the year’ award at the recent Our Heroes ceremony. David is a keen supporter of many charities and good causes, his charity work includes giving out Duke of Edinburgh awards regularly, most recently at Holyrood in the presence of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He and his King Charles spaniel also recently supported the PDSA at a charity campaign photo shoot. He has also taken part in a charity curling calendar featuring as one of the world’s elite curlers. Recently David and the team supported Sport Relief at a special night televised by the BBC in London with Sebastian Coe and many summer Olympic legends at the Olympic park and later flew up to Glasgow to launch the Sport Relief mile.

Personal
David Murdoch is from a talented curling family being the brother of Olympic coach Nancy Murdoch and former European Champion Neil Murdoch. The siblings' mother, Marion Murdoch, is a curling coach who was given a lifetime achievement award by Sportscotland in 2015 for her coaching work. She has been credited by David as "a big part of how (he) ended up being a competitive player", and she also helped develop fellow Olympic medallists Claire Hamilton and Anna Sloan.

As a ten-year-old boy, Murdoch was an eyewitness to the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, the town where he grew up.

Murdoch's father, former Scottish curling champion Matthew Murdoch, 70, died 12 days after watching his son win silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

He is married and has a daughter.

Murdoch was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to curling.

Awards

 * WJCC All-star lead:
 * WJCC All-star third:

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Adeliza

Adeliza or Adelida (died before 1113) was a daughter of William the Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. There is considerable uncertainty about her life, including her dates of birth and death. In a mortuary roll prepared at her sister's religious house, she was listed first among the daughters of William the Conqueror. She was usually the first daughter in lists of William's children, and thus probably the eldest. Her inclusion in the mortuary roll indicates that her death preceded the date of its 1113 compilation.

Biography
In the additions Orderic Vitalis made to the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes), he states that prior to his death at the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson was betrothed to "Adelidis", a daughter of William, and that she remained single after his death. Calling her "Adelida", Robert of Torigni follows Orderic in showing her as the affianced of Harold.

However, in the later books of his Historia Ecclesiastica, Orderic instead states that Adeliza was "a virgin under the protection of Roger de Beaumont" which, in the view of historian Elisabeth van Houts, probably means that she was a nun of St Léger at Préaux. Orderic makes a previously unknown sister Agatha the fiancée of Harold, and also of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.

She was almost certainly the Adeliza addressed by Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury in prayers and meditations as a "venerable lady of royal nobility".

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Macapagal Boulevard

Macapagal Boulevard, also known as President Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard and Macapagal Avenue, is an eight-lane road in Metro Manila, Philippines, running parallel to Roxas Boulevard from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay to Asia World City in Parañaque. It was named after former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal. This road has three major bridges, crossing the 'channels', of which the largest is the Libertad Channel, where the Libertad Water Pumping Station is situated. Thanks to intersection reconfiguring around EDSA to relieve traffic, Macapagal Boulevard is now often used to access the SM Mall of Asia to the north and Cavite to the south. It is also the main major road in Metro Manila's reclamation area called Bay City.

Route description
Macapagal Boulevard commences at the intersection with Gil Puyat Avenue Extension near the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay as the logical continuation of Magdalena Jalandoni Street. It heads south across Financial Center consisting of the World Trade Center Metro Manila at the intersection and Philippine National Bank headquarters. South of the Libertad channel, the boulevard enters Central Business Park 1-A, the location of Metropolitan Park and the SM Central Business Park, intersecting with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) before entering the Aseana City development. At Asean Avenue, Macapagal traverses the Entertainment City gaming complex with Solaire Resort & Casino and City of Dreams Manila (formerly Belle Grande Manila) dominating this stretch up to Seaside Drive, an extension of NAIA Road. Near the Seaside Boulevard junction at Central Business Park 2 are the NAIA Expressway ramps that provide access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and connect it to the Metro Manila Skyway. It crosses Pacific Avenue near Marina Baytown East village, where most traffic turns left towards the Manila–Cavite Expressway. Macapagal Boulevard ends at the southern coast of Asiaworld, with the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area as the terminating vista.

Landmarks

 * Ayala Malls Manila Bay
 * Blue Bay Walk
 * City of Dreams Manila
 * Dampa Seafood Market
 * Department of Foreign Affairs–Office of Consular Affairs Building
 * DoubleDragon Plaza
 * HK Sun Plaza
 * Hobbies of Asia
 * Icon Hotel
 * Manila Tytana Colleges
 * Marina Bay Village
 * Met Live Mall (built on the former site of Blue Wave Macapagal)
 * Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange
 * Philippine National Bank Financial Center
 * Sentosia Condominiums
 * W Mall
 * World Trade Center Metro Manila

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St. Paul Island (Nova Scotia)

St. Paul Island (Île Saint-Paul) is a small uninhabited island located approximately 24 km northeast of Cape North on Cape Breton Island and 71 km southwest of Cape Ray on Newfoundland; it is along the boundary between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Cabot Strait.

Overview
An extension of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cape Breton Highlands, the highest point on St. Paul Island is 147 m atop "Croggan Mountain". St. Paul Island is approximately 4.8 km long by 1.6 km wide at its widest point. It is formed of granite and is extremely rugged with its shores being completely encircled by rockface cliffs. It is split by a narrow channel that fills with sea water. The only land mammals inhabiting the island are originally domesticated rabbits, which were set loose after the lifesaving station was established in the late 1800s (the ramp and massive rowboat for 10 men were still there in 1950/51 as well as an enormous house including a dam forming a fresh water reservoir also used by the radio range station operators and families up to the 1950s). The remains of a WWII RCAF radar station were also still there facing the landing area in 1950/51. It is also inhabited by numerous seabirds. There are also two small lakes in the interior stocked with trout. Its ecosystem is considered fragile and due to the danger posed by visiting the island, visits must be cleared beforehand with the Canadian Coast Guard which administers the island on behalf of its owner, the Government of Canada.

During the Age of Sail the island earned the nickname the "Graveyard of the Gulf" (of St. Lawrence) as it is fog-bound throughout much of the navigation season and posed a significant hazard.

A lighthouse was first established on the island in 1839. This lighthouse burned down in 1916. It was replaced by a cast iron cylindrical lighthouse in 1917. This was in turn replaced by an automated system in 1962.

With the light station now automated using solar power, the island sees few visitors, aside from Canadian Coast Guard helicopters on maintenance trips. The island used to host a Marconi wireless station and it still sees occasional amateur radio operators who use the callsign prefix CY9. Other visitors include birdwatchers and SCUBA divers.

The island is an Important Bird Area.

Climate
St Paul Island experiences a marine influenced subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc), bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). On rare occasions, the temperature can rise rapidly and briefly when southwesterly winds blowing offshore from mainland Cape Breton reach the island. The highest temperature ever recorded on St Paul Island was 30.0 C on 14 August 1944. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -23.3 C on 29 December 1933, 10 February 1934, and 6 February 1950.

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Olive (band)

Olive were a British trip hop group from London, England. The founding membership consisted of producer, instrumentalist and songwriter Tim Kellett, producer and keyboard programmer Robin Taylor-Firth, and singer Ruth-Ann Boyle. The band has released two albums, the second without Taylor-Firth. Their 1996 single "You're Not Alone" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Pre formation
Two of Olive's founding members had been members of successful acts. Tim Kellett was a member of Simply Red from 1985 until 1991. Robin Taylor-Firth had decided to branch out although continuing with George Evelyn's project Nightmares on Wax. The two met through a mutual friend who had recently joined Simply Red as bassist and formed a musical collaboration.

Demos to success
By 1994, three demos (which would become "Miracle", "Falling" and "You're Not Alone") were recorded in Kellett's cellar studio, upon which the two began their search for a singer. At this time, Kellett went on tour as keyboardist with Vini Reilly's The Durutti Column, with whom he had played for a decade prior to joining Simply Red. While playing back pre-recorded keyboard samples on stage, Kellett heard a favourable vocal sample; the voice was that of Ruth-Ann Boyle, who had provided the samples for The Durutti Column's 1994 album Sex and Death.

Kellett contacted Boyle about singing for the collaboration; at the time working in a bar, and though disillusioned from past experiences singing in bands, Boyle accepted. After an audition with "Miracle", Boyle's membership in the band was set. The completion of the three initial demos attracted the interest of various UK record labels, and Olive signed with the top bidder, RCA, in September 1995.

The songwriting and recording process concluded with the completion of their first album in January 1996. The first single, "You're Not Alone," was released in 1996. It reached number one in 1997, after the release of a remixed version, selling over 500000 copies. Popularity in America and Australia was muted, with the track falling short of an American Top 40 position and being restricted to a small musical niche with Australians. "Outlaw" followed not long after, with similar responses, as well as their first album, Extra Virgin in 1997.

Riding the success of the remixed single, Extra Virgin was re-released in 1997 with a bonus disc of remixes by producers including Monkey Mafia, Roni Size, and duo Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne.

The band went on tour to promote the album with a seven-piece band, playing three episodes of Top of the Pops ("You're Not Alone" twice in May 1997, "Outlaw" in August), a ten-date UK tour, as well as legs in Germany and the US

In the time leading up to the release of the follow-up album, Taylor-Firth had left the group to concentrate on Nightmares on Wax, and begin other projects (Sub Machena, BudNubac, Piano Segundo ) bringing it down to a duo. He also founded BlancoMusic, a release platform for the aforementioned acts, plus others such as Mil i Maria. Meanwhile, Olive lost the support of RCA's UK branch, which dropped the band; however, they were then picked up by Madonna's Maverick Records, supposedly with Madonna's personal approval after she attended one of their concerts in Germany.

In 2000, their second album Trickle was released. The album was more dance-oriented, and a cover of the 10cc song "I'm Not in Love" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song also featured on the soundtrack to The Next Best Thing.

From that point on the band's profile became lower and the band entered an extended hiatus. Kellett focussed on songwriting for other artists so that he could spend more time with his family. Boyle joined Enigma as a vocalist and released her first solo album What About Us on 4 June 2007. It was released exclusively through iTunes.

In 2009, Tinchy Stryder released a version of 'You're Not Alone', sparking new interest in Olive. Around the same time, Digital Spy announced that Olive was working on its third album, due for release in early 2011. The album was to feature Ruth Ann on vocals once more, as well as featuring other special guest vocalists, but as of 2014, the album has not been released.

Reception
At the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards (28 May 1998), Kellett and Taylor-Firth received the Best Dance Music award for "You're Not Alone". The song was also covered as a 2002 single by German dance producer ATB.

During the American leg of the Trickle promotional tour, the band suggested that 60–70% of their audience demographic at the time was gay. This was recognised to the extent that the final show of the tour was played at the San Francisco Pride festival.

Today, Olive is generally placed alongside mid-1990s trip hop and electronica artists such as Moloko, Beth Orton, and the Sneaker Pimps.

Singles
1 – Released in the United States only.

title: Olive (band)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shizoaffective disorder

Shizoaffective disorder
I made this page before realizizing I simply mispelled "Schizoaffective." I added all of my information to the previously existing and correctly spelled entry.

Sorry about the inconvenience.

Smooth.kriminal 08:34, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect, then. FWIW, you don't need VfD for this. -- Smerdis of Tlön 11:48, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I've redirected it. Average Earthman 12:19, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)