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1999 Odisha cyclone

The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, JTWC designation 05B ) was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region. The 1999 Odisha cyclone organized into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on 25 October, though its origins could be traced back to an area of convection in the Sulu Sea four days prior. The disturbance gradually strengthened as it took a west-northwesterly path, reaching cyclonic storm strength the next day. Aided by highly favorable conditions, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining super cyclonic storm intensity on 28 October, before peaking on the next day with winds of 260 km/h and a record-low pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 912 mbar). The storm maintained this intensity as it made landfall on Odisha on 29 October. The cyclone steadily weakened due to persistent land interaction and dry air, remaining quasi-stationary for two days before slowly drifting offshore as a much weaker system; the storm dissipated on 4 November over the Bay of Bengal.

Although its primary effects were felt in a localized area of India, the outer fringes of the super cyclone impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh. Ten people were killed in the former, while two were killed in the latter by the storm's rainbands. The storm was the most severe to strike Odisha in the 20th century, raking the state and adjacent areas with high storm surge, powerful winds, and torrential rainfall. The storm's impacts exacerbated the damage caused by a very severe cyclone that struck the same region less than two weeks earlier. The 5–6 m (16–20 ft) surge brought water up to 35 km (20 mi) inland, carrying along with it coastal debris and inundating towns and villages. The surge combined with heavy rains to produce widespread flooding, damaging around 1.6 million homes and causing rivers to breach 20,005 flood embankments. The storm's effects destroyed numerous crops, including sugar cane, rice, and other winter-time harvests. Although estimates of the death toll varied significantly—at times suggesting 30,000 fatalities—the Government of India enumerated 9,887 fatalities in the country, of which a majority were caused by storm surge; over 8,000 deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. The total damage cost of the destruction wrought by the super cyclone amounted to US$4.44 billion.

Recovery efforts were extensive following the storm's passage. The Government of India allocated ₹3 billion (US$69.3 million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing earlier contributions made towards relief from the earlier cyclone. Various branches of the Indian Armed Forces were dispatched to aid the recovery efforts. Contributions from foreign governments amounted to nearly US$13 million, with more than half allocated by the United States. Alongside foreign and domestic government contributions, between 12 and 14 international aid agencies concurrently participated in relief efforts in the storm's aftermath.

Meteorological history
Although the storm organized into a tropical cyclone in the Andaman Sea, the origins of the 1999 Odisha cyclone can be traced back to an area of convection that began developing in the Sulu Sea on 21 October. Despite some signs of development, wind shear suppressed outflow and prevented any significant organization. Tracking westward, the disturbance encountered a more favorable environment in the South China Sea; as a result, thunderstorm activity began to increase. Prompted by these changes, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) at 02:00 UTC on 23 October. However, the system failed to develop any further before wind shear reemerged in the Gulf of Thailand, causing convection to diminish and resulting in the cancellation of the TCFA. On 24 October, the storm crossed the Malay Peninsula and moved into the Andaman Sea by 03:00 UTC on the following day. Although the environment remained moderately unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis, the disturbance organized, developing fair outflow, a strong rainband, and additional convection. At 06:00 UTC on 25 October, the system became a tropical depression while centered 550 km (340 mi) east of Port Blair. As such, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) designated the system as BOB 06. With the storm now steadily organizing, the JTWC once again issued a TCFA at 19:30 UTC on 25 October; early the following day, the IMD assessed that the nascent depression had strengthened into a cyclonic storm. At the time, the storm was located 325 km (200 mi) south-southeast of Rangoon, Myanmar.

Under the steering influence of an upper-level ridge to its northeast, BOB 06 began to take a more northwesterly course. The ridge also provided a highly conducive environment for intensification and eventually became positioned atop the strengthening cyclonic storm, slowing the cyclone and allowing it to generate good outflow. With these conditions in place, BOB 06 entered a phase of rapid intensification, strengthening faster than climatological rates. BOB 06 strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm at 03:00 UTC on 27 October and attained very severe cyclonic storm intensity just nine hours later with the storm centered 650 km (405 mi) south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. An eye emerged on visible satellite imagery early on 28 October, and at 15:00 UTC that day, the IMD classified BOB 06 as a super cyclonic storm, the highest rating on the IMD's cyclone scale. Using the Dvorak technique, the IMD estimated that BOB 06 reached its peak intensity three hours later with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h and a minimum barometric pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 912 mbar); this made BOB 06 the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean by pressure with sustained winds at the time matched by only two other known cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. At the time, the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was the only storm in the region of comparable intensity. Although the storm's organization and appearance deteriorated as it neared land, BOB 06's intensity held steady up until it made landfall on the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara at 06:00 UTC on 29 October.

Rather than moving inland as forecast, the tropical cyclone became quasi-stationary over the coastal Jajpur area as it laid within a weak steering region between two upper-level anticyclones. Remaining situated over land, the storm steadily weakened as it began to advect dry air into its circulation, deteriorating into a cyclonic storm on 30 October. The entraining of dry air limited thunderstorm activity to a single rainband to the system's northeast. Soon, the weakening storm became caught in a mid-tropospheric wind flow, inducing a southward drift that brought BOB 06 back over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone continued to weaken over water, and the IMD stopped monitoring the storm on 31 October; the JTWC followed suit a day later. The remnant low-pressure system continued to meander around the area for a few more days before eventually dissipating.

Preparations
The India Meteorological Department periodically issued cyclone warning bulletins during the storm's lifetime, with the first being directed to the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 26 October; the first bulletin noted potential impacts and advised fishermen not to venture out to sea. Six warnings were issued for the islands, with the last being issued on 27 October once the storm passed to the north and west. Due to initial uncertainty in the storm's forecast track, the first warnings for the coast of mainland India on 27 October concerned northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Hourly dissemination of cyclone bulletins were carried out by Doordarshan and All India Radio beginning on 28 October. These warnings eventually narrowed in scope to the eventually affected areas, with the last warning being issued for Odisha on 31 October.

The Indian Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) served as the primary administrative body for coordinating preparatory and relief work during the 1999 Odisha cyclone. Upon the storm's formation, the DAC requested the chief secretaries and relief commissioners of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to begin storm preparations and initiate evacuations if necessary. Evacuations in Odisha involved nearly 150,000 people living within 10 km (6 mi) of the coastline in five districts. Six districts maintained 23 permanent cyclone shelters operated by the Indian Red Cross Society, eventually serving to house 30,000 evacuees. At Paradip Port, twelve docked ships were evacuated out to sea to avoid the cyclone. In neighboring West Bengal, 200,000 people were evacuated from the state's vulnerable low-lying islands. The Indian Army was placed on stand-by, and food supplies were stocked up in prone regions. Train service was cancelled for the areas expected to be impacted by the cyclone.

Myanmar and Bangladesh
In Myanmar, 10 people were killed and 20,000 families were displaced.

Passing south of Bangladesh, the 1999 Odisha super cyclone's northern fringes swept across the country, killing two people and initially causing 200 fishermen to go missing. Substantial damage to housing was reported.

India
The state of Odisha sustained the most catastrophic damage associated with Cyclone BOB 06, which was considered the state's severest cyclone of the 20th century. The damage was compounded by the earlier impact of a very severe cyclonic storm that struck nearby areas just 11 days earlier. Twelve districts of Odisha suffered severe damage, reporting complete breakdown of essential services: Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Mayurbhanj, and Nayagarh. Among these, the blocks of Erasma and Kujang in Jagatsinghpur were the worst affected. In total, 12.9 million people were affected by the storm; estimates for the storm's death toll vary significantly, though the India Meteorological Department indicated that around 9,887 were killed, with an additional 40 persons missing and 2,507 others injured. The majority of these deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. where 8,119 were killed. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT disaster database indicates that 10,915 people were killed. However, other estimates suggested that the death toll may have been as high as 30,000. The storm's effects damaged 1.6 million homes across 14,643 villages and 97 blocks. In turn, 2.5 million people were marooned. A total of 18,420 km2 (7,110 mi2) of crop land was impacted, and 444,000 livestock casualties were also reported. The sugar cane crop was destroyed alongside other kharif and rabi crops. About 2 million tonnes (2.2 million tons) of the winter rice crop was destroyed. Total damage caused by the destructive cyclone amounted to US$4.4444 billion.

Along the Odisha coast, the cyclone generated a 5–6 m (16–20 ft) storm surge that brought water up to 35 km (20 mi) inland, inundating a large swath of coastal areas. The Indian Ministry of Urban Development estimated a peak storm surge height of 6.7 m (22 ft). One visually estimated storm surge of 9 m (30 ft) was reported; however, this estimate was determined to have been too high. Regardless, no in-situ measurement of the peak storm surge exists as all potential instruments were destroyed by the storm. Storm surge was responsible for a majority of the fatalities linked to the 1999 Odisha cyclone, accounting for around 7,000 deaths. The intense wave action sank 9,085 fishing boats and caused the loss of 22,143 fishing nets. Some fishing trawlers were carried and deposited 1.5–2.0 km (0.9–1.2 mi) inland. A 4 km (2.5 mi) stretch of road leading out of Paradip was covered by sand dunes measuring 1 m (3.3 ft) in height and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) in width. Paradip Port sustained severe damage to several components including various warehouses and its power transmission system, though its core infrastructure remained intact. Damage at the port was estimated at ₹300 million (US$6.9 million). The storm surge destroyed nearly every house in Paradip near the point of landfall. In Gopalpur, 27 villages were submerged by the surge. To the south in southern Andhra Pradesh, 48 trawlers sank. To the north in West Bengal, Substantial damage to housing was reported, causing injuries to 30 people in Midnapore.

Stations in Paradip and Bhubaneswar each recorded sustained winds of 150 km/h before their instruments failed. Winds of 175 km/h were measured in Puri as the cyclone passed to the north. The strong winds damaged electric lines and uprooted trees over 50 years old in Puri and Kendrapada. Downed power lines across the state cut off communications between Odisha and the rest of the world for over 24 hours and caused widespread power outages. According to the Southern Electricity Supply Corporation, damage to the power grid caused by the cyclone totaled ₹330 million (US$4.4 million). Stalling over land, the Odisha cyclone dropped torrential rainfall, with 24-hour rainfall rates at times exceeding 20 cm (7.9 in); Paradip documented 53 cm (20.9 in) over one 24-hour period. Over the course of the storm's passage, total rainfall amounts over 60 cm (23.6 in) occurred over a large swath of Odisha. The highest recorded rainfall total was documented in Oupada, which measured 95.5 cm (37.60 in) of rain over a three-day period. Flooding caused by the storm was estimated to have killed approximately 2,000 people. The heavy rains flattened thatched huts and damaged roads and other infrastructure. Within the seven worst affected districts, over 70% of homes were destroyed; most of these were thatched homes, though 10–15% of non-thatch roofed homes were also destroyed. Approximately 11,000 schools were either significantly damaged or destroyed. All major district roads in the area were either washed out or blocked by felled trees. In Bhubaneswar, 60% of trees were flattened by the winds and rain; aerial surveys revealed that the entire city was submerged by floodwaters. Adjacent areas were nearly stripped of all tree cover. Until 8 November, the city remained without power. The inundation induced by the far-reaching storm surge and heavy rain kept Konark submerged in knee-deep water for six days after landfall. Over the course of four days, the excessive rainfall caused the flooding of the Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga, Kharasua, and Salandi rivers, resulting in 20,005 flood embankment breaches and the damaging of 6 headworks. Thousands of people suffered chemical burns after the flooding mixed industrial chemicals into bathing ponds. Oswal Chemicals and Fertilisers, which maintained the world's largest diammonium phosphate plant, reported severe damage to the facility. In the five districts most affected, all electric water pumps were disabled, though hand pumps remained operable.

Aftermath
The Government of India declared a national disaster in the aftermath of the cyclone, though international appeals were initially unanticipated. The destruction wrought by the cyclone was expected to cause a six-month-long total loss of normal livelihood. Damage sustained to various sanitation infrastructure led to a heightened risk of communicable disease outbreaks; indeed, diarrhea and cholera saw increased incidences following the storm's impact. Within a month of the cyclone's landfall, the Odisha state government reported 22,296 cases of diarrheal disorders. The area's vulnerability to disease was also compounded by a lack of pre-storm vaccinations, raising fears of a potential measles outbreak. The outbreak of diseases caused by the storm's effects stabilized by February 2000. For most locations, the initial loss of telecommunication and rail operation was restored within a few days.

Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the allocation of ₹3 billion (US$69.3 million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing an earlier allocation of US$59.5 million made towards relief from the cyclone that struck the region earlier that October. However, the Odisha state government demanded a larger commitment of ₹5 billion (US$73.3 million) for relief alongside ₹25 billion (US$366.7 million) for rehabilitation. The Central government also considered the establishment of a Department for Natural Disaster Management to handle the devastation caused by the cyclone. Ultimately, a "High Powered Task Force" was formed under the command of the Ministry of Defence to provide rehabilitation support. The Indian Army sent infantry, engineers, and signal detachments to assist with disaster relief, including a field medical unit containing 30 ambulances and 340 doctors. Indian Air Force helicopters dropped food packets in affected regions beginning on 30 October, while other government ground personnel distributed various relief supplies including vaccines and plastic sheeting. Due to severe damage to air traffic control infrastructure, the Biju Patnaik International Airport was closed until 2 November, curtailing relief operations. Schools that survived the cyclone were repurposed as temporary shelters for those displaced. Due to the high amount of animal carcasses, the Government of India offered US$3 for every carcass burned–higher than minimum wage. However, backlash led the government to fly in 200 Dalits from New Delhi and 500 from Odisha to carry out the carcass removal.

On 2 November, the Canadian International Development Agency contributed C$150,000 (US$203,964) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to aid the recovery effort; Canada eventually doubled their contributions through the Canadian Lutheran World Relief and CARE. The European Commission channeled €2 million (US$2.1 million) through the European Community Humanitarian Office for use by various relief organizations. Contributions to aid agencies were also made by the British Department for International Development (DFID), with initial contributions made to Christian Aid and CARE totaling £330,000 (US$540,837). DFID's initial emergency assistance was later increased to £3 million (US$4.9 million) and supplemented by a £25 million ($40.9 million) contribution over the course of six months. The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit allocated CHF 800,000 (US$779,666) to five Swiss relief organizations operating in India. Food aid worth A$300,000 (US$191,700) was sent by the Australian Government and delivered to approximately 1 million people through the World Food Program. Other countries sent aid through their respective International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies branch. Following an initial disaster declaration by United States Ambassador to India Dick Celeste, the United States Agency for International Development contributed US$7,482,000 through Food for Peace and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to complement recovery efforts. The United Nations Children's Fund allocated more than US$100,000 to help supply basic health and shelter needs, while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs made a similar allocation through an emergency grant and with reserves from an earlier grant from Norway.

Between 12 and 14 international aid agencies were concurrently active in Odisha in the storm's aftermath. The Odisha Government made appeals to various non-governmental organizations as the government's relief supplies only covered 40% of affected areas. In response to the storm's devastation, Oxfam prepared an initial aid package, including emergency water equipment worth £250,000 (US$306,665) and 50,000 instant meals. Several members of the Action by Churches Together Alliance made contributions to the post-cyclone relief efforts. Lutheran World Relief made initial grants of US$15,000 each to the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and Lutheran World Federation for emergency programs in northeastern India. The United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India sent US$700,000 worth of various relief supplies in concert with CASA. The Indian Red Cross Society distributed relief supplies from their zonal warehouse in Calcutta, with initial supplies valued at CHF 20,000 (US$19,491). In addition to the Indian society of the Red Cross, a joint Indian and International Federation assessment team was assembled to survey the damage. CARE carried over its preexisting relief operations from the early October cyclone, routing food supplies by train to hard-hit locations in Odisha. The Odisha state branch of the Red Cross extended the emergency relief phase to a three-month relief operation and a six-month rehabilitation program with the help of the Federation. The overall humanitarian response spanned well into late 2000. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha dispatched aid to 91 villages greatly affected by the storm in the Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts; medical camps were established in 32 villages. Three villages were "adopted" by BAPS Charities in January 2000 to rebuild in Jagatsinghpur: Chakulia, Banipat, and Potak. A total of 200 concrete homes were constructed, as well as two concrete schools and two village tube-wells. The project was finally completed in May 2002, two and a half years after the cyclone hit. Similarly, Oxfam facilitated various restoration projects in the Ganjam district, including in the communities of Denotified Tribes.

Runoff caused by the cyclone enhanced available nutrients in the Bay of Bengal, supplementing the already present equatorward ocean current and resulting in an increase in chlorophyll a and particulate organic carbon in the region.

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Electric City of Music Instructor

Electric City of Music Instructor is German group Music Instructor's second album, released in 1998. The album's style is electro/hip hop, unlike their first album The World of Music Instructor, which was mostly techno/happy hardcore. Four tracks from this album have been released as singles - Super Sonic, Rock Your Body, Get Freaky and Electric City and all sound the same - the each track resembles the other three. Earlier edition of Electric City of Music Instructor is titled Electro City and one song on it are different (Get Freaky). All original songs are written and produced by Mike Michaels, MM Dollar, Mark Tabak and Dean Burk aka. Superfly. The album features many guests, such as the Songwriter and Rapper Superfly (Dean Burk), Lunatics and Flying Steps, and some covers of notable classic electro and hip hop tracks.

Track listing

 * 1) "Electric City" [4:13]
 * 2) "Planet Earth" [5:06]
 * 3) "Let The Music Play" [3:56]
 * 4) "Super Sonic" [3:39]
 * 5) "Breakdance" [4:30]
 * 6) "Get Freaky (Single Edit)" [3:47]
 * 7) "Jam On It" [3:44]
 * 8) "Technical Lover" [4:38]
 * 9) "Rock Your Body" [3:33]
 * 10) "Don't Stop The Rock" [3:46]
 * 11) "Funky Nation" [5:18]
 * 12) "Galaxy Jam" [5:15]
 * 13) "Pack Jam" [3:39]
 * 14) "Rock Your Body (Brainbug remix)" [5:54]
 * 15) "We Are The Robots" [3:23]
 * 16) "Music Instructor Megamix" [12:51]

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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User talk:Mike Young

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Hi,

i noticed your fine maps on the Greek-Italian war. If you make any further maps, could you please upload them on commons?

From commons, the wikipedias in all languages can use these maps as if they are present in the wiki.

thanks in advance, Z.

Kashmir war maps
hi, the maps in First Kashmir War are good, but if possible can you change the colours used for the region of India and Pakistan to one of saffron and green respectively? The reason is to ensure NPOV. As it is it appears to show that the entire J&K region was an indian territory and that Pakistan intruded into Indian territory to take posession. This is objectionable from both parties since J&K region itself was disputed and still remains disputed. Thus if the countries India and Pakistan are shown in saffron and green - both colours regularly used by many maps to show their religious majorities, then I think the map will look more neutral.

On a similar note, don't you think that Aksai Chin should be given a different colour in the same maps created by you? after all it was and is disputed as to who actually inherited the land. Also labelling the countries as India and Pakistan will help those who have no knowledge on this subject matter. Idleguy 07:17, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

eclipse
we thought so too :p —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.215.45.73 (talk) 23:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC).
 * OK ignore that. 129.215.45.73 23:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Image:Montgolfier Balloon.JPG
The image seems to have been taken from here:. What is your contribution that you marked it with a PD-self tag? ~ trialsanderrors 03:54, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I took the Photo. Note the angle is slightly different Mike Young 15:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Minor question
May I please ask why one reference to a Pakistani writer on the 1947 arson and looting in Kashmir was (removed) in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947? Thanks. --Idleguy 15:14, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

The Pelican in its Piety
Is this image from Gillingham, Kent, or Gillingham, Dorset? Or even Norfolk? (personally I'm guessing Kent from your userbox)Totnesmartin 22:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Islam in Hungary
(rv West Bank boy, please explain any changes in the talk page, especially why you disagree with official government census figures)

I disagee with official government census figures cause these are unreliable sources written by commies or socialist or some extreme fundamentalist trying to hide the truth of muslims population in hungary. I just wanna notify u that im hungarian (my religion is islam) and i've seen muslims in great numbers in hungary, there's no such a thing as 3,000 or 6,000 or 300 or whatever, these are very extremely nationalist propaganda done by heartless hungarians from other part of the world like america who have never been to hungary nor know anything about hungary like i do as i grew up in there and experience things in there, yet the topic about islam in hungary seem to keep changing everyweek writing by some all sort of anti-Islam members of wiki who wants things to be on their way and not wiki's way, vandalising as much as they can to make a fun out these things, however this topic was to be disputed but again there's always some vandals who comes take these off without much point. It's pretty sad that there are many who has no mercy for this topic and they had to be taught a good lesson by someone moderate. anyway the reference i posted about muslim population in hungary is very much referenced as you can see it is over 606,000 not 3201 or all these extremist unreferenced sources which are damaging muslim's reputation in hungary and wikipedia itself. These are very important fundamental aspect for wiki and for muslims in hungary to keep the peace and not causing conflict for unreferenced source which provokes things into conflict and violence cause by some idiot who's writing things in wiki which can endangers other's lifes, afterall wiki is very popular in hungary. Can you imaging if Wikipedia is a fundamentalist website and not a pedia website???? geez i hardly come here cause it's getting fundamentally anti-islam and it's a shame. This has to stop. best regard West Bank Boy 04:24, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

MuslimWiki article up for speedy deletion
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Just to say that someone appreciates your work

Hi, hope you like the award. :-) --Idleguy 17:28, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Pretty simple actually to give an award. Just go to Awards and choose from the different categories of awards and select the one that feels best to be given to the recipient. --Idleguy 03:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Ah, yes. It's much better now. --Idleguy 15:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * It's upto the mark now. Thanks. --Idleguy 12:01, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

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Religion of Peace
Please don't edit my posts and stop posting empty threats. Thank you. --Raphael1 16:43, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Though we might agree, that this source is using the phrase in a sarcastic manner, we don't have any reliable reference for it, do we?--Raphael1 22:02, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

hi Mike Young, the word "give peace"(verb)(إسلام) is different from the word "peace"(noun)(سلام). & both are related to the word islam by root. see discussion page. <>

This is ridiculous. We need to get an admin on this. Do you know anyone? Alexwoods 17:42, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Saw your note for Sandbox2, Mike. Feel free to make any changes you'd like on ROP. --Matt57 (talk•contribs) 16:54, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

I took a look at the sandbox draft. I think it's really good - you've improved the flow and clarity of the writing, and the little columns at the bottom present the websites very fairly. I'd strongly support the change if you made it. Also we seem to be reaching some kind of consensus on mention of the websites, so the redraft's chances for success might be good. Thanks for your hard work, people like you are what makes this website so great. Alexwoods 21:32, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Royal Navy
May i ask why you have started adding links into the see also section that are duplicated elsewhere. The idea of the navbox in the top right corner of the page is to provide all these links. The peer review highlighted the large see also section as a problem. There are many links within the text to these. I agree that the notable sailors section should be removed, (one section paragraphs are frowned upon). That section was a remnant from when that list was in the article. I think we only need one link though. Woodym555 15:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I think most users look at the navbox at the top, then to the table of contents and then go to the bottom. If they go to the bottom they will see the list of active ships in the navbox at the bottom. That large navbox serves the same purpose as the link. I think one notable sailor link should be left in the see also section though. The WP:SEEALSO section has it in bold that links should not be repeated. (As a suggestion, you could use the show preview button to avoid clogging up the article history with minor edits). Woodym555 16:07, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, you become immune to spam after a while. I think the navbox serves its purpose!! Occasionally people just don't see it. No harm done. Woodym555 17:38, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Bangladesh Liberation War
This is my first post to you, and I really hope I am not bothering you bad. I am here to make a request. Can you, please, take a look at the Bangladesh Liberation War article. I have tried and improved it so some extent, but a lot more is needed. Can you give me some directions? I promise to work on them as much possible. One thing I should mention is that the article is currently heavily overlapping with with the interconnected articles linked as "see also" or "main article" on that page. If you respond to this, please, do so either on the talk page of the article or my talk page. My plan is to work on your feedback first, and then request a copyeditor to collaborate, and only then take it to peer review. Given the scope of the article and availability of material, this ought to become FA with a little help. Aditya (talk • contribs) 14:29, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks. As long as there are in-line citations (or the potential for it), wikification may not be a problem. I put myself up for a volunteer already. I also have put the article for peer review. You may want to post a few comments there. Aditya (talk • contribs) 21:22, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have asked toddy1 already. It has also been submitted to a peer review at Peer review/Bangladesh Liberation War/archive1. There's a few maps you can use. Check the commons category at right for the maps. And, oh, can you identify the particular information that really needs a citation, POV toning, or clarity? You're most welcome to make use of context needed, dubious or fact tags. Thanks and cheers. Aditya (talk • contribs) 03:56, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have posted to Toddy's talk page (awarding him and epic barnstar too). It seems some of his observations can be met by Indian or Pakistani editors. Can you name some who I can turn to? And, oh, did the maps on commons help you at all? Or do you need another map? I'll start working on the suggestions today or tomorrow (schedules have gone a bit hectic). Cheers. Aditya (talk • contribs) 03:40, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi there
Hi, I'm a "wiki" friend of Elias and me and him cooperate in edits on Wikipedia with regard to certain Assyrian articles. I also have an interest in Byzantine history.

I would just like to thank you so much for your efforts in supporting an Assyrian family. God smile upon your act of kindness for taking care of strangers.

I'm also a fellow Briton, but I don't live in England any more. Well, see ya later mate!Tourskin 08:11, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

re: missing photos
The photos were deleted because they were cited as copyvio by a Pakistani author. It appears that we may have to bide our time for a while. As per the official law, pictures taken in India have to be more than 60 years old, before they become public domain (PD) since they were first taken. Which means those 2 photos are not yet PD, but come 1st January, 2008, they'll automatically be under public domain, then I should be able to upload several images on the war. Just a matter of 3 months. --Idleguy 02:32, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

National colors of Bangladesh
Hi Mike. There is no designated national color for Bangladsh. But the two colors from its flag are, of course, green and dark red. Since green has already been used for Pakistan, dark red can be an option. However, during the liberation war, the flag used by Muktibahini used a third color -"Golden", which is somewhat equivalent to bright yellow in digital sense. Best regards, Arman (Talk) 01:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Restructure
Awesome. Just one question - are we cutting down the "war" part, especially the Bangladesh part, a bit more than ideal? May be a bit on the organization on the Mukti Bahini could remain. There may also be a bit on the legacy, including artistic depiction. I am checking the article from a Bangladesh perspective, but since are still working on it and you have better knowledge of war articles, I guess, you could tell me what is best. Aditya (talk • contribs) 14:34, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I can see your point. The long text on the war that was there previously actually had little meat, but the size fooled me fine. Well, after boiling down that stuff I guess we have only what is there now. Thanks for showing the light. Aditya (talk • contribs) 09:26, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Pl. give me some time and I'll get back to you. But I'm sure you must have done a great job. Idleguy 01:31, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Religion of Peace
Hey its the new user here who edited religon of peace, I accept if you want to revert now thinking over it, as the consensus is against me after I checked it and I am now versed in wikipedia's policies (i.e. consensus) however I still personally stand by what I wrote. I did what I did thinking (possibly wrong I accept) what I wrote was correct. Please revert, I just wanted a valid reason for reverting if someone did, and now I have cheked it out without going into it straightaway I see consensus is against me.Rob.G.P.A 23:09, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey by the way, although this is completly unrelated to anything can I use your kent userbox? I dont know the policy on using other peoples userboxes.Rob.G.P.A 21:51, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Kent
Im not quite sure how the email works, and its probably not the best place to awnser your question, but I live in Newington, near Sittingbourne in Kent(borough of Swale), I was born in Canterbury and raised in Rochester(Im a man of Kent) some time ago now.

Historiography of early Islam
Hi, please be more careful when you edit the articles.

I put a comment for you here.-- Seyyed(t-c) 03:57, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

London Accord
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The London Accord
I have added two reasons for notability.

 * It is non-government funded

 * It is the largest investment research project to date on climate change. $7M to $15M

I hope that you will remove the speedly delete as soon as you can Mike Young (talk) 15:56, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Hello. Just stating those things do not make the article notable. Also, it is not me you have to convince, it is the whole, so you should find reliable sources that establish notability for the company, and then add those sources to the article. You can find more information about notability on wikipedia at WP:N. ~ | twsx | talkcont | 17:10, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

London Accord
Hello. I strongy recommend you seize re-creating the article in a state that infringes copyright. I have re-tagged the article for speedy deletion, and recommended the recreation of the article to be temporary prohibited. ~ | twsx | talkcont | 07:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I have deleted this again. Please note, asserting that the website the text has come from is open source is academic. Wikipedia requires a GFDL licence, and the source must explicitly release the text to us. There is no note on the source website that the text is released under GFDL. See Copyrights for more help. Please do not repost this material unless it is fully re-wrtiten. I appreciate you are doing this in good faith, but Wikipedia has to take copyright very seriously. Thanks. Pedro : Chat  08:33, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

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Deletion of article on the London Accord
I note that the article on the London Accord has been deleted three times now. Most administrators when seeing the rebirth of an article that has been deleted three times will (undertandably) automatically re-delete it without looking at it.

I am writing to request you not to do this, as I honestly believe that the reasons given have been addressed now.

I have recreated the article at User:Mike Young/LondonAccord. I have expanded it and added other stuff to make a useful article which cannot resonably claim to be copy vio (remember the London Accord website is open source). I see no reason why the article in its present form should be deleted. However you may. Please feel free to comment on the article on it's talk page, or even better to help me improve it by editing it into a form which you will find acceptable as an article. This is a much more sensible course of action than engaging in a deletion war. I would appreciate a "Yes this is OK" on the talk page if you think this is not an article that warrants a speedy delete.

Thank you very much in anticipation for your time. Mike Young (talk) 02:22, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Hello. The article still contains the very same text as the homepage does which is, according to the homepages legal disclaimer, a violation of copyright. It will most likely be deleted again if added to the mainspace in it's current form. ~ | twsx | talkcont | 08:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Note I have replied on User:Coren's talk page to keep things centralised. Discussion is here. Pedro : Chat  08:15, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Biodiesel
Your recent additions to Biodiesel - Environmental Benefits fails to mention a critical detail - the values are specific to the UK. Transportation costs, referred to as "fuel chain" (for fuel, not feedstock), were figured in, inflating the values for foreign imports. At very least, this needs to be addressed, though I am in favor of removal. It's common for individuals to overlook details when presented with graphical displays; since this display provides a distorted view of the situation, it should be removed or replaced with something unbiased. Also, other, more general sources and comments were removed in favor of this nation-specific source.--E8 (talk) 19:36, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Mike - I moved your contributions to the new Biodiesel in the United Kingdom page and also started adding internal references to this page. I need sleep. When I get a free moment, I'll work on this more.--E8 (talk) 07:25, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Nice work overall, Mike. Thanks for sticking with it and seeking out the obscured details.--E8 (talk) 19:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Mike - you'll note that Biodiesel will be different when review it next. Please take a look at the 100 or so recent edits and check them for technical accuracy; the fellow making the posts seems unwilling to work with me. Hopefully he'll respond to you better.--E8 (talk) 01:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Braveheart edits
When you say 'paper', do you mean a paper you wrote for an academic project? As well, if you wish to avoid edit-warring, you may find it helpful to leave an edit alone until the matter is discussed and resolved. Without hard citations, the information cannot be used in the article. i am removing it until the discussion on the strength of these citations is determined. Please direct your comments on the subject to the discussion page of the article. - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  15:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC) That came across as harsh when it wasn't at all meant to. I am sure you mean well, but we need some verifiable citations to include in the article, and the Slingshot bits do not seem to rise tot hat level. I would very much like to see them, but its become something of a nationalism issue at points, and I had enough of that when I was there at school (we both went to the OX, thought o different colleges). - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  16:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Biodiesel production
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Diesel CO2
Hey Mike. I briefly looked over your computations. Nothing was obviously wrong (I computed the same conversion factor). I'm buried in grading ATM. I'll scrutinize the numbers as soon as I can.--E8 (talk) 05:24, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Hi Mike, its a bit of a nightmare isn't it? I have had a quick look, and it is hard to figure out what is being measured.  My guess would be that the bhp-hr unit is a measure of power actually getting to the driveshaft of the bus, and therefore automatically incorporates the efficiency of the bus engine into the unit.  The kg/MJ is presumably measured from the energy content of the fuel itself (the thermodynamic energy)- i.e. this assumes 100% efficiency.  This would give us an efficiency of the bus engine of about 37%.  This seems reasonbable to me, but I couldn't swear it was the right answer.Stainless316 (talk) 14:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Further looking at different data, diesel produces 10.1 kg CO2 per gallon [], and has energy yield of 130000 Btu/gallon. 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ, threfore 1 gallon = approx 137MJ.  This gives us 0.077 kg CO2 / MJ, or approximately the same as the UK figure.  I am pretty sure therefore that the UK figure is based on the total yield, so I can only assume that the much higher figure in the bus trial is the useful energy, rather than the total energy.Stainless316 (talk) 15:25, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, a few more thoughts on the C02 problem.

Let's check the UK calculation.

The UK says it's 0.086 kg CO2 produced per MJ

We also have an energy density of 43.1 MJ per Kg

so we get 0.086 * 43.1 = 3760g CO2 per Kg diesel = 3.706 kg CO2 per kg Diesel

Check the US calculation

The US says it's 633/2.68452 = 235.793 g Co2/MJ Multiply by the (uk) energy density and we get 236.2* 43.1 = 10162 g = 10.162 kg Co2 per Kg diesel

Calculation by simple chemistry

Assuming a formula of C12H23 for Diesel Fuel. Let's calculate what % weight of diesel fuel ends up as CO2.

12*12(atomic weight Carbon) = 144

23*1(Atomic weight Hydrogen) = 23

So diesel is 144/167 Carbon

144/167=0.862275449

so 86% of weight of diesel is Carbon that ends up as atmospheric C02

so for 1 kilo 860g of Carbon is changed into CO2

Atomic weight of Oxygen is 16 and Carbon is 12: So we get

862 g of carbon produces 862*(16+16+12)/12 = 3160.666667 g of CO2 or 3.16 kg CO2 per kg Diesel

Extending

3.16 kg Co2 per kg

But diesel has a density of 0.89 kg/litre

So Diesel produces 2.812993363 kg CO2 per litre

But there are 3.785 litres in a (US) gallon so 2.812 * 3.785 = 10.64 kg CO2 per (US) gallon Close to the 10.1 stated at the start!

This is closer to the UK value than the US Mike Young (talk) 21:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Brain spinning out of control! Now, I have looked again, and come up with pretty much the same figures as you.  When you say "close to the 10.1 stated at the start", which figure is that?  The US EPA quotes 10.1 kgCO2/ US gallon, so this should be close to your figure from the chemistry.

UK The UK figure is 0.086 KgCO2 / MJ. Multiply this by energy density 43.1 MJ/kgfuel (units kgCO2/MJ x MJ/Kgfuel = kgCO2/kgfuel) = 3.7kgCO2 / kg fuel. (same as above)

Quoted US study The US says 633gCO2 / bhp-h = 0.633kg / bhp-h. Now 1 horsepower-hr = 2.7 MJ, so CO2 produced is 0.633 /2.7 = 0.23 kgCO2 / MJ, = 0.23 x 43.1 = 9.9 kgCO2/kgfuel (similar to above 10.1)

Thermodynamic (chemical)  The thermodynamic yield (from US EPA [], which assumes 1% not burned), is 10.1 kg/US gallon, = 10.1 / 3.785 = 2.66 kgCO2 / L, = 2.38 kgCO2 / Kg fuel. (This calculates from 2778g carbon per US gallon, = 734 g / L, = 653g / kg. From Mikes assumed formula this was 860 g carbon / kg fuel, so this explains the difference between 2.38 and 3.16 kgCO2 / kgfuel.)

So, to sum up, we have UK fuel emission factor= 3.7 kgCO2 / kg fuel US EPA (thermodynamic) = 2.38 kg / kg fuel US bus study = 9.9 kgCO2 / kg fuel.

I shall have to go back to the UK document to see where they define emission factor, but this is not too far away from the figure from US EPA. The US bus study is still way higher, and I think that is probably due to the efficiency I mentioned before. From the wiki entry on horsepower
 * Nominal is derived from the size of the engine and the piston speed and is only accurate at a pressure of 7 lbf/in².

 * Indicated or gross horsepower (theoretical capability of the engine)
 * minus frictional losses within the engine (bearing drag, rod and crankshaft windage losses, oil film drag, etc.), equals
 * Brake / net / crankshaft horsepower (power delivered directly to and measured at the engine's crankshaft)

The fact that the authors are expressing their power as bhp suggest to me that this is useful energy delivered to the bus.Stainless316 (talk) 13:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Gif image at Indo Pak war 1947
Hi Mike, I had recently tried to compile all the maps that you created on the indo pak war of 1947, I have posted it here for preview, please comment on its suitability in the article discussion page. LegalEagle (talk) 13:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

carbon intensity
You wrote: "The U.S. Clear Skies Act, plans to cut carbon intensity by 18% by 2012. This has been criticised by enviromentalists as it can be achieved by increasing the GDP as well as by reducing Carbon output." Can you please clarify what that means and provide citation for the criticism? --Treekids (talk) 06:31, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

 * This sentance is the left overs from a pruning session I did on the article. It referes to carbon intensity as the ratio of Carbon to GDP.  As this is a single number this means that it can reduced by reducing the denominator (1/3 is less than 2/3) or increasing the numerator (2/4 is less than 2/3).  I think it makes sense ithin the context of the rest of the article (sepecially the sentance afterwards.  Feel free to correct it if you find it confusing. Mike Young (talk) 15:01, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't know how to correct it. Cut carbon intensity of what by 18%?  The entire US?  What's been criticized?  The act?  Without citations, it's others can't check your work.  --Treekids (talk) 04:45, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

You've addressed all my concerns! Thanks! --Treekids (talk) 00:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Human races
From the r/K selection theory page you inserted

+ In his controversial book Race, Evolution, and Behavior, the psychologist J. Philippe Rushton argued that East Asians have used the K strategy to a greater extent than Whites, who have used the K strategy to a greater extent than Blacks. He posed this hypothesis to explain his observation that East Asians, Whites, and Blacks frequently lie along a continuum of traits, with East Asians at one end, Blacks at the other end, and Whites in between them. (See also: Rushton's ordering of the human races, race and intelligence.) Rushton has also noted that criminals tend to display characteristics more commonly associated with an r-strategy, including low IQs, short lifespans, large families, etc.  + + Rushton's research has been widely criticized, however, and other studies have contradicted many of his claims.

In the discussion page I previously stated "Went looking at the reference to r/K selection theory in Race, Evolution and Behavior, J. Philippe Rushton's controversial application of this theory to different human races, and could find none, so have deleted it as marginal to the topic".

There has been much discussion on the topic and the general feeling is that it be removed.

Regards

John D. Croft (talk) 06:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Criticism of Islam
Peace be with you Mike

Hmm, yes I guess what you say does make sense. Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'd rather shorten it myself. :-)

Peace

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Image:TaranisModel.JPG
Great work! Mark83 (talk) 12:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Image:Kohima.jpg
I noticed that this map is quite important to, but I noticed the image does not use an actual and detailed map of Burma, as you did in this image. Would you be able to re-make the image with better quality? I wish to do so however at the moment I do not have the resources I need. Thanks. -- Hamster   X  08:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

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Empire of the Sun (film)
Hi Mike, I was intrigued by your latest edit in this article indicating that the character was singing a Latin hymn. Can you elucidate on that? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 12:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC).

Always thought it was Latin, but having listened again I don't think it was

r/K selection theory
Hi there. Just to say that I reversed your change to r/K selection theory. Rushton's ideas are analogous to those of the article's subject so do not need expansion here. Also, there's the small matter of them not being widely supported in the scientific community. Anyway, readers can easily follow the embedded links in the article to find out more about Rushton's ideas. Cheers, --P LUMBAGO 18:57, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

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I had an interesting time with that photo. I wanted to put the photo on Wikipedia so I contacted Mr Mainelli who sent me that photo and an email saying it was his and public domain and I had permission to put it on wiki. If I had pretended I had taken it and put it up as pd-self that would have been the end of it. But I tried to do things properly and found it was impossible because of the bureaucracy involved. He must have used the same photo at the place you found it. (You can tell I didn't copy it from that place as it is more tightly cropped on your "source"). I had no idea that photo existed in another place on the web. I give up. I can't be bothered to fight this any more. It's a pity I as the photo really is a copyright free photo. I don't think there is a mechanism for people to give permission to use stuff on wiki. It's just not believed. Mr Mainelli has given blanket permission to copy anything from the Z/yen site and the London Accord site onto wiki, but no body believes him. I'll take a photo of him myself next time I see him, then I can upload it as self taken photo. With experiences such as those I have had with this process I can understand why people have stopped adding stuff to wiki. [1]Mike Young (talk) 14:58, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

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Do you have an affiliation with LFDC? (Libyan Freedom & Democracy Campaign) I contribute(d) to the FB group for several months. --Smart (talk) 08:29, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

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Hyosung

Hyosung Corporation is a South Korean industrial chaebol, founded in 1966. It operates in various fields, including the chemical industry, industrial machinery, IT, trade, and construction. It is known in Korea mostly for high-end apartments and automatic teller machines. Its CEO and Chairman is Cho Hyun-joon (Korean: 조현준).

Recently, Hyosung has become known for its technologies related to hydrogen vehicles, such as carbon fiber for the fuel tank and hydrogen charging stations.

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Espen Moe

Espen moe has the right to be a matter just like any popstar, etc. If you've meet him you'll understand;-) He is the way strangest person you'll ever meet, and by some defined as a gueniuss. By the way, he is also one of the founders of the demogroup nazareth.creations =)


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Surinamese

Surinamese may refer to:

 * Something of, from, or related to the country of Suriname
 * Surinamese people, people from Suriname, or of Surinamese descent
 * Surinamese language (disambiguation)

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Diario (Aruba)

Diario is a daily, family-owned newspaper written in the Papiamento language and published in Aruba. The managing editor is Jossy Mansur.

title: Diario (Aruba)


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La Crosse (grape)

La Crosse is a modern hybrid cultivar of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the benefits of early ripening and when hardened properly in the fall it is winter hardy to at least -25°F. As such it best suited to growing in more northern climates and can be found grown in small regions of Ohio.

History
Lacrosse was produced and patented by Elmer Swenson around 1970. It is a hybrid of Seyval crossed to a cross of Minnesota 78 by Seibel 1000 (aka Rosette). To clarify the parentage of Lacrosse:

Minnesota 78 is recorded as a cross of Beta by Witt, however many have disputed this pedigree based its characteristics, and Elmer Swenson speculated that the pollen parent was likely Jessica, which was used in many crosses. Beta is a cross of a selection of the wild grape Vitis riparia, Carver, by Concord. Jessica is a cross of a selection of Vitis labrusca by Vitis aestivalis. Seyval is a cross of Seibel 5656 and Seibel S4986. Both these hybrids are a complex set of crosses of other Seibel hybrids.

Spelling variants in use by wineries and vendors of the hybrid include La Crosse, LaCrosse and Lacrosse. The Lacrosse spelling is preferred by viticulturists. The registry the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations registry for LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF WINE , however, lists only "LaCrosse."

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Talk:Mega Digimon

This article was on Votes for deletion. The result was keep. --cesarb 01:18, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Diario (Aruba)

Why delete.. This is a newspaper stub --DuKot 01:19, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"Diario" is a Spanish word for a daily newspaper, it seems to me like this could make a fairly large disambiguation page, as there are multiple papers with "Diario" in the title.

difficult reading
I removed ", making it difficult to comprehend for the island's Dutch speakers" in the introduction, as it has 0 information content, and may have some implicit semi-racists connotations. Also removed "creole language", the language's classification is of no importance, and "creole" may also have a negative sound. Jalwikip (talk) 08:07, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

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