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Jim Vance

James Howard Vance III (January 10, 1942 – July 22, 2017) was an American television news presenter in Washington, D.C.

Early life
Born on January 10, 1942, Jim Vance grew up in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. His father, James Vance Jr., was a veteran of World War II. who died from cirrhosis of the liver when Vance was nine years old. "When my old man died, I was convinced that it was my fault. I was convinced I was such a piece of shit that he'd rather die than hang out with me," Jim Vance later said. His grandparents and family raised him while his mother, Eleanor, lived and worked in Philadelphia. Vance felt his mother had abandoned him, fueling decades of resentment, and in later years, forgiveness.

As a teenager, Vance wanted to be a plumber like his grandfather, but his family encouraged him to attend college. Vance earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Cheyney University, a historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. It was at Cheyney where Vance became a lifelong member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and built a life-long friendship with Ed Bradley.

Career
Vance began his news career as a reporter for the Philadelphia Independent newspaper and WHAT-AM radio station, while simultaneously teaching English at Overbrook High School. A friend mentioned that WKBS-TV was searching for someone for their newly started news operation. Vance auditioned and realized that perhaps he was working in the wrong profession. Vance worked as a reporter for WKBS-TV for one year and was later hired by NBC News to report for the network's affiliate  Washington, D.C. station, WRC-TV in 1969.

From 1972 to 1976 Vance was main co-anchor with Glenn Rinker, becoming one of the first African Americans in that position in the United States. His unapologetic presence reportedly elicited racist hate mail and threats. Between 1976 and 1980, Vance co-anchored with Sue Simmons, a pairing that resulted in one of the first, if not the first, African-American co-anchors of a major market newscast.

Beginning in 1989, Vance was part of the longest-running anchor team in Washington D.C. television, alongside co-anchor and health reporter Doreen Gentzler. Vance’s 11pm newscasts with Gentzler regularly drew more viewers than the prime-time shows of the three major cable news networks combined (CNN, Fox and MSNBC). Vance and sports anchor George Michael became internet sensations after laughing at a model who fell twice on a runway, resulting in millions of views. Vance appeared as himself in the 2009 movie State of Play and appeared as himself in a 2010 episode of the NBC series The Event and in a 2013 edition of NBC series The Blacklist. Vance earned 19 Emmy Awards, one of which was for his coverage of the 1977 Hanafi Siege of three buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. He also won an Emmy for his coverage of the January 1982 crash of Air Florida Flight 90 in the Potomac River that killed 78 people and a Metrorail train derailment the same day, which killed three people. Vance was also recognized as anchor and reporter for extended news coverage of Super Bowl XXII.

Vance also received multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding News Anchor in 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999, and 2011. He also received a 1999 award as producer and reporter for WRC-TV's News4 at 6 broadcast. In 2014, Jim Vance received the Board of Governor's Award for outstanding achievement and community service.

Vance was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame on August 10, 2007, and was named "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine in 1976 among many other awards for community service.

Personal life
Vance lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. When he was 19 years old he married Margo L. Vance and they had one daughter, Dawn. Margo died in 2014. He subsequently married Barbara Schmidt-Vance and raised his second daughter Amani (b. 1970). In 1987 he married his third wife, Kathy McCampbell Vance, a television producer and former WRC-TV executive. He had one stepson (Brendon b. 1976), two grandsons, and one granddaughter.

Vance battled a cocaine addiction in the late 1970s and early 1980s, later going public with the ordeal. Vance checked into the Betty Ford Center in 1984. One night in 1987, Vance sat on the ground by the Potomac River at Great Falls, stuck his bird-hunting shotgun in his mouth, and considered pulling the trigger. Vance stopped, lowered the shotgun, and cried. College friend Ed Bradley encouraged him to seek therapy and Vance went for help at a dingy downtown support group "full of old-school drunks" the next day. In 2014, Vance spoke about his mother's verbal abuse of him as a child and advocated against that form of discipline.

Death
In May 2017, Vance revealed he was battling lung cancer, but would continue working through treatment. Vance died in his sleep on July 22, 2017, at the age of 75. At the time of his death, Vance was the region's longest-serving television news anchor, with more than 45 years at WRC-TV.

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List of endemic birds of South Asia

Endemic birds of South Asia are those birds that belong to or are native to South Asia, on the Indian subcontinent and adjacent islands of the north-central Indian Ocean.

This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

Endemic Bird Areas
BirdLife International has defined two Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in the Indian subcontinent:

 * Western Ghats, India
 * Sri Lanka

Each area has its own set of endemic species, and there are further species shared between the two which are not found elsewhere.

In addition, the following are classified as secondary areas (areas with at least one restricted-range bird species, but not meeting the criteria to qualify as EBAs):

 * Eastern Andhra Pradesh - covering the range of the Jerdon's courser, India.
 * Southern Deccan Plateau - covering the range of the yellow-throated bulbul, yellow-billed babbler, Sykes's lark, Jerdon's bushlark, crested hawk-eagle, India.
 * Central Indian Forests - covering the range of the forest owlet, India.

Species endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills

 * Nilgiri woodpigeon
 * Malabar imperial pigeon
 * Malabar parakeet
 * Malabar grey hornbill
 * Malabar flameback
 * Malabar barbet
 * Nilgiri flowerpecker
 * Crimson-backed sunbird
 * Nilgiri pipit
 * Malabar lark
 * Grey-headed bulbul
 * Flame-throated bulbul
 * Rufous babbler
 * Banasura laughingthrush
 * Nilgiri laughingthrush
 * Palani laughingthrush
 * Ashambu laughingthrush
 * Vigors's sunbird
 * White-bellied blue flycatcher
 * Black-and-orange flycatcher
 * Nilgiri flycatcher
 * White-bellied blue robin
 * Nilgiri blue robin
 * Nilgiri thrush
 * Broad-tailed grassbird
 * Malabar white-headed starling
 * Malabar woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola)
 * Square-tailed black bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa)

Other localised species endemic to peninsular India

 * Grey junglefowl
 * Rock bush-quail
 * Jerdon's courser
 * Forest owlet
 * Mottled wood-owl
 * Malabar trogon (forests)
 * White-cheeked barbet
 * White-spotted fantail
 * Indian black-lored tit
 * Yellow-throated bulbul
 * Indian scimitar babbler (forests only)
 * Tickell's blue flycatcher
 * Malabar whistling-thrush (forests only)
 * Sykes's lark

Species endemic to Sri Lanka

 * Sri Lanka spurfowl
 * Sri Lanka junglefowl
 * Layard's parakeet
 * Sri Lanka wood-pigeon
 * Sri Lanka hanging parrot
 * Green-billed coucal
 * Red-faced malkoha
 * Sri Lanka grey hornbill
 * Black-crested bulbul
 * Yellow-eared bulbul
 * Yellow-fronted barbet
 * Crimson-fronted barbet
 * White-throated flowerpecker
 * Sri Lanka white-eye
 * Sri Lanka blue magpie
 * Sri Lanka whistling thrush
 * Spot-winged thrush
 * Sri Lanka scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma imbricata)
 * Ashy-headed laughingthrush
 * White-faced starling
 * Brown-capped babbler
 * Orange-billed babbler
 * Sri Lanka scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus)
 * Sri Lanka bush warbler
 * Dull-blue flycatcher
 * Sri Lanka myna
 * Serendib scops-owl
 * Chestnut-backed owlet

Other localised species endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka combined

 * Blue-faced malkoha
 * Sirkeer malkoha
 * Common hawk-cuckoo
 * Yellow-wattled lapwing
 * Indian scops-owl
 * Jungle owlet
 * Malabar pied hornbill
 * Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
 * Yellow-crowned woodpecker
 * Black-rumped flameback
 * Plum-headed parakeet
 * Jungle nightjar
 * Jerdon's nightjar
 * Malabar trogon
 * Malabar pied hornbill
 * Bay-backed shrike
 * White-bellied drongo
 * White-bellied treepie
 * Indian jungle crow

 * Legge's hawk-eagle
 * Yellow-billed babbler
 * Black-throated munia

Species endemic to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats combined

 * Sri Lanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis)
 * Sri Lanka frogmouth
 * Indian swiftlet

Other species endemic to the subcontinent

 * Painted francolin
 * Painted bush-quail
 * Red spurfowl
 * Painted spurfowl
 * Indian peafowl
 * Indian black ibis
 * Crested hawk-eagle
 * Indian vulture
 * Lesser florican
 * Indian bustard
 * Indian courser
 * Yellow-wattled lapwing
 * Painted sandgrouse
 * Plum-headed parakeet
 * Grey-bellied cuckoo
 * Common hawk-cuckoo
 * Sirkeer malkoha
 * Indian eagle-owl
 * Mottled wood-owl
 * Indian scops-owl
 * Indian jungle nightjar
 * Indian white-rumped spinetail
 * Indian grey hornbill
 * Brown-headed barbet
 * Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
 * Black-rumped flameback
 * White-naped flameback
 * Indian pitta
 * Indian bushlark
 * Jerdon's bushlark
 * Bengal bushlark
 * Ashy-crowned finch-lark
 * Rufous-tailed lark
 * Sykes's lark
 * Red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica hyperythra)
 * White-browed wagtail
 * Black-headed cuckoo-shrike
 * White-bellied minivet
 * Orange minivet
 * Malabar woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis sylvicola)
 * Sri Lanka woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus affinis)
 * White-spotted fantail (Rhipidura albicollis albogularis)
 * Purple-rumped sunbird

Species endemic to northern parts of the subcontinent

 * Swamp francolin
 * Chestnut-breasted hill-partridge
 * Himalayan quail
 * Manipur bush-quail
 * Jungle bush-quail
 * Rock bush-quail
 * Western tragopan
 * Cheer pheasant
 * Himalayan parakeet
 * Brown-fronted woodpecker
 * Himalayan woodpecker
 * Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)

Near-endemics and seasonal endemics
In addition, the following species are near-endemics i.e. only a small proportion of the population is found outside the subcontinent:
 * Pink-headed duck
 * Grey francolin
 * Satyr tragopan
 * Himalayan monal
 * White-bellied heron
 * Indian spotted eagle
 * Laggar falcon
 * Yellow-rumped honeyguide
 * Fulvous-breasted woodpecker
 * Sind woodpecker
 * Scaly-bellied woodpecker

The following species is endemic as a breeding species, but winters elsewhere:
 * Dark-rumped swift

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Talk:Jack Van Impe

Van Impe and Obama
Recently JVI has been comparing Obama to the antichrist. I added a line about this to the article with a specific reference to today's show.

Van Impe's Theology
I have a lot more information that could be added to this article, particularly in regard to Van Impe's peculiar version of apocalyptic theology. Unfortunately, my time will be limited for the next couple months. I would recommend someone add information about his theology, as that is truly the most interesting thing about Van Impe. If no one does, I will at a later date. - Jersyko    talk   17:48, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

 * I can't believe I just wasted a half hour of my life writing about this man. Anyway, a lot of the information for this section came from a book review (see the link) from a fundamentalist church that is highly critical of JVI, so there could be some neutrality issues... Also, you may want to change the end of the paragraph, I think I got a little carried away. I don't think JVI thinks all fundamentalists are heretics.- Pbasu 18:02, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I cleaned it up just slightly, but thanks for what you added.
 * Can anyone add something about his apocalyptic views? Those make him truly unique, and even more kooky. -  Jersyko   talk  21:13, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Well guys, all of this is would probably have to go unsourced, but here's basically what he believes from watching his show over the years...

 * Van Impe interprets the Bible very literally. He believes that pretty much all Biblical prophecy is unfulfilled and that all the prophecy will be fulfilled soon.
 * He believes adamantly that the antichrist will arise out of the European Union and that he will form a 7-year peace treaty with Israel which he will break 3 1/2 years into the treaty (he derives this opinion from Daniel 7-9). He also believes (from Ezekiel 38-39) that Russia will form an alliance with Arab states for a massive invasion of Israel sometime in the near future.  It's safe to say that these aren't exactly "mainstream" Christian views.
 * His predictions have changed over time. I remember before 2000 he believed that the Y2K situation would cause Armageddon.  He even made a video called "2000: Time Bomb."

Clinevol98 03:24, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm not a HUGE fan of JVI, but this article is totally biased against him. I didn't read one thing in it that gave any credit for anything, Not saying he needed any, but The article should be written by someone with no opinion of the Minister, instead this sounds like someone who "wanted" to write unbiased but still wrote it for the majority in a negative fashion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.68.224.6 (talk) 14:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Van Impe's Personal Views
rgowran 10:28p.m. EST 08/22/2009
 * I am trying to add recent information coming directly from a Jack Van Impe program. I am being tagged as being at edit war because my information continues to get deleted.  The information may not look positive to Van Impe's case, but it is what he is actually saying now.  The link to the video validates what is being submitted by me.  I feel the information is pertinent to those wishing to find information on this subject.  This is my submission:

On the August 5, 2009 program, Van Impe claimed that "they" are now building robots as army men to fight in wars. Van Impe continued by stating that they may turn on their creators, so they are deciding whether to put on/off switches on them. Van Impe also said that men will have sex with these robots. Van Impe claims some will be vegetarians and will eat grass as they travel down the road. Van Impe continues by claiming these robots will also eat your furniture and wood. The entire August 5, 2009 episode is available for viewing on Van Impe's website: http://www.thegospel.com/pages/jvim.asp

Since President Obama has taken office, Van Impe constantly berates the president. Van Impe has taken several of Obama's quotes and interviews, and by piecemeal he puts them together to make his own case. Van Impe has taken a January 2009 quote by Henry Kissinger to portray President Obama as being primed to become leader of the New World Order. Henry Kissinger's actual quote makes no such claim. Dr. Kissinger's actual quote states: "The president-elect is coming into office at a moment when there is upheaval in many parts of the world simultaneously," Kissinger responded. "You have India, Pakistan; you have the jihadist movement. So he can't really say there is one problem, that it's the most important one. But he can give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the reception of him is so extraordinary around the world. His task will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period when, really, a new world order can be created. It's a great opportunity, it isn't just a crisis." --Rgowran (talk) 03:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Read WP:Undue weight. -- œ ™ 18:50, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

 * But it specifically says the guideline does not apply when the article is about the tiny minority or fringe theory.Iulus Ascanius (talk) 13:07, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Jack Van Impe's views are just that, his views, and represent mostly hyperbolic notions that inflame and trample reality. Only the extremely gullible would accept his nonsense as believable; I for one think it is mostly "shock-garbage" to sell his videos and books! (Concerned American, 2009)

I added a new section entitled 'Other beliefs', and did so for two distinct reasons. Firstly, somebody added a line about his views on Islam which cannot honestly be considered Biblical prophecy views. Secondly, no article on him could be complete without pointing to his belief in the Prophecy of Saint-Malachy, to which he has been referring almost continuously for months now. I am by no means a regular editor on WP, and may have done this in an incorrect way, so feel free to edit and add links or quotes. I do however strongly believe that both the distinction between Bible-based and other views and the information regarding the Prophecy of the Popes should be maintained, because they are non-biased and critically important in understanding his world view.

Audio
Do we want any audio of this quack? I have a 1970s era album of him preaching about the evils of rock and roll. ALKIVAR ™ 10:31, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. - Jersyko   talk  13:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I see you noticed the added audio... hope you enjoy it :)  ALKIVAR ™[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 03:08, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I think maybe you could have found a worse audio clip to play (insert sarcasm here). I think you should get a clip that reflects his true feelings on salvation or church unity, something besides him railing against rock and roll. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jaguarjlr (talk • contribs).

He is talkin' like Hitler; but I am really enjoying his speach. Thank u for the audio! - Tothaa 13:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

History
A specific section on the history of the show itself would be helpful to readers. Any show thats been on as long as this must have some sort of story behind it beyond the basic facts of his life. How has it been funded all these years? Who is that wacky announcer guy? How has their message evolved over time? What are some examples of how the current week's news headlines have been "proof" that the world's end is imminent? Why does his 70 year old wife look like she is in her 40s? Is this asking too much? :)
 * Good suggestions. There is, as far as i can tell, a dearth of good information on Van Impe on the internet.  I contacted his organization a few months ago requesting information for this article, but I didn't receive a response.  I would be ecstatic, for reasons I truly don't understand, if Wikipedia becomes the world's best source of information for all things Van Impe. -  Jersyko   talk  04:09, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Van Impe has snubbed me as well. I sent him an e-mail slamming his idea of a "Russian/Iranian" invasion of Israel that occurs sometime around a pre-tribulation rapture.  All I used were a handful of Wikipedia articles showing him how Gog, Magog, Meshech, Tubal, and Rosh do not signify modern-day nations.  If he really believed in his theories, he would have responded.  I even went through their stupid e-mail spam filter due to the "large amount of spam JVIM receives."  I am a Christian, but I think this guy is gravely mistaken in his end times theology.  Clinevol98 23:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Famous quote
I hope that this could be added somewhere to this Wikipedia article: I don't know if this is already included in the sound sample. I think the words are from a 70's radio program, and at least one artist has made a song out of them. See: Pizzaman - Sex on the streets
 * Nineteen-hundred seventy-four is the year that they are planning for sex on the streets in every major city from coast to coast. And get ready for a shock!  The music that they are planning to use to crumble the morals of America is this rotten, filthy, dirty, lewd, lascivious junk called rock'n'roll.
 * Its in the sound sample :)  ALKIVAR ™[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 20:12, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Doctorate
I just saw the beginning of his show, and the intro calls him 'Dr. Jack Van Impe' - the wiki entry and anything I could find in a quint Internet search just mentions him 'graduating from bible college'. Anyone know where exactly he earned this supposed Doctorate degree???

The doctorate degrees Jack Van Impe and his wife have received are from an unaccredited and correspondence only Pacific International University. http://www.jvim.org/pt/2004/2004SeptOct.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_International_University. Note that Rexella is also referred to as "Dr.". LCGillies 5 January 2006
 * I believe he has several honorary doctorates; but not an earned one. - Jersyko   talk  06:28, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

It really is amazing that you people don't see what he is trying to tell everyone. Satan has you strung like puppets and you don't even know it. Everything he has talked about is true, your minds are clouded with the culture that is around us today. So keep thinking the way you are now and I bet you will have a change of heart when the Good Lord comes. JSparks 2 March 2006

 * Perhaps you should reexamine who is a "puppet" in this case. - Jersyko · talk  03:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Perhaps you need to take a look at Prophecy as a whole and think as well? This article as I stated earlier is totally biased. I admit JVI may be a little kooky and eccentric at times, and I do not agree with date-setting and such, but the majority of his prophecy "sermons" are not that far off, if any, from what is biblically prophecied. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.68.224.6 (talk) 14:35, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

I removed the specific information about the University where he received his doctorate. Those who want info can use the link. The edit info said 'to prove he's a charlatan' - it doesn't prove that, and it's clear evidence of bias. We provide information, not opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.131.88.232 (talk) 19:28, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It's easy to cite vague prophecies and dates (like tonight with December 21, 2012, real original Jack) to scare people into converting/buying your videos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.53.16.91 (talk) 06:10, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Roman Catholicism
What precisely is meant by "his acceptance of Roman Catholicism and especially Pope John Paul II"? Has he converted to Roman Catholicism? Or does it just mean that he accepts Roman Catholicism as a legitimate form of Christianity, without being the one he himself adheres to? Angr/ talk 22:24, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Angr, the latter is correct. He is not a Catholic. He's a Protestant minister.Politician818 00:17, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I saw his show once where he mentioned Catholicism. He seemed to indicate that the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification means the RCC is now in line with Protestantism or is at least moving in that direction. I should mention that was not precisely how he said it. To people of his ilk "Protestantism" is simply "Christianity" or "Biblical Christianity" so he likely just said Catholicism is becoming more "Biblical." I don't think it's quite accurate to say he accepts Catholicism as Catholicism, he accepts it as a denomination that is evolving toward what he sees as acceptable for Christianity. I've seen other Fundamentalist or Evangelicals take this position, that Catholicism deserves sympathy as it's "on the road" to "becoming truly Christian", and although they mean well in saying it I personally find it highly offensive.--T. Anthony 07:25, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Do you have a source for that? I imagine you're probably right.  The problem with all things Van Impe, of course, is that his show is probably the best source of information on him, but I pity the person who would want to sit through it enough to find it. ·  j e r s y k o   talk  · 13:18, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * You're right I have no source. Oh well.--T. Anthony 01:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I have a hard time believing that he is a Protestant preacher because I just watched a show where he blasts all Protestant denominations saying that they are all teaching that the world will end and be destroyed. He also gives the Catholics praise for teaching everything right concerning the end times with the world not being destroyed but being recreated. I have never heard any Protestant preacher teach that the world will be destroyed but Revelation does say there will be a new heaven and new earth which is as he stated that it will be re-created. Van Impe may have started out as a Protestant preacher but I believe he has a Catholic leaning to his beliefs now. I have not found anything yet stating his actual affiliation with any denomination. It would be intersting to find out what denomination he is a member of if any at all. -David Paul 4-20-2010

Second Coming of Jesus
Dr. Van Impe has never given a specific date for Jesus' return. He has always stated that only the Father knows the specific time of Jesus' return. Dr. Van Impe has theorized that Jesus will return no later than 2018, but he has never given a specific date. Please cite a source saying that he has. Hunter, how are your personal feelings on Van Impe relevant to this discussion? His show is an infomercial, and stations that air him usually state beforehand that his views don't necessarily represent their views.Politician818 00:16, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

On this morning's show, Van Impe gave a specific date of December 21st 2012. This date is also mentioned on the homepage of his website, and is the title of a video that can be purchased. To be fair, the title of the video includes a question mark ("December 21st 2012: History's Final Day?"), but it's still a specific date, even if he's hedging his bets with the question mark. 75.219.153.143 (talk) 15:09, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

According to the local broadcaster of Dr. Van Impe's show in Indianapolis, WHMB-TV, they do not carry it as paid-programming. It is worth noting this channel is mostly Christian programming. Regardless, it appears that his show is not always broadcasted as an infomercial, but also as regular programming.--Patrick80639 17:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Not a Fundamentalist?
Can someone please give documentation showing that Dr. Van Impe is not a fundamentalist anymore? He certainly respects the Roman Catholic Church, but he unquestionably holds a literal interpretation of the Bible. Whoever wrote that he is no longer a fundamentalist doesn't really grasp what a fundamentalist is.Politician818 00:30, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Birthdate?
On the broadcast from tonight, Feb. 10, 2008, Rexella Van Impe announced that Jack Van Impe's birthday is in February, contradicting the date currently listed in the entry. What documentation is for the June 15, 1930 date? Mr. Van Impe announced on the broadcast that today is his birthday, though I do not know if this refers to today, Feb. 10, or whichever early February day the program was originally filmed or first scheduled to be broadcast. Also I have no proof of the correct year as neither stated his age during the program. 71.255.33.43 (talk) 04:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC) He's was ten in peral harbor but now he's is dead from smoking and drinking so it ain't got to matter anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.253.48.54 (talk) 06:32, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

No Weasel Words
I've read Jack Van Impe article two times over. There isn't one single weasel word in it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheEpicLevelHandbook (talk • contribs) 02:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Refs Needed
I have tagged the article as needing refs...there are claims in the BLP that need to be verified, especially the statement about Obama. Willking1979 (talk) 14:11, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

This article has a reference to the article of him saying everything regarding Obama. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.35.206.238 (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Informercial
How is this not an infomercial? He buys a block of 30 minutes during off-peak hours to peddle his "products" to the weak-minded. That's the definition of an infomercial. All of the "content" is simply them trying to convince you the world is ending so that you should buy their book about the world ending. They even use televangelists as an example of infomercials in the informercial article! Iulus Ascanius (talk) 04:23, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I hear ya but c'mon you can't tell me that's coming from a neutral point of view there.. I'm wondering if it wasn't a Christian evangelical show would you still be so adamant about it being an infomercial? OK so it's not stretching the definition all that much, I would even call it 'borderline' infomercial, but still there are so many obvious differences between this show and a 'genuine' infomercial. So what if he wants to promote his books on his show? The majority of the "content" is just evangelical preaching, even if it does serve a purpose it could still stand on its own even without the book offer. With infomercials it's ALL about the product, with a disclaimer before and after, and numerous "call now!" pitches in between. This program isn't 'officially' an infomercial by their own definition as well. -- OlEnglish (Talk) 14:18, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

 * Maybe the most encyclopedic way to respond is this: do any reliable sources call the show an infomercial? If yes, then we can include it. If no, then we can't. (No matter our personal opinions on the matter!) -Phoenixrod (talk) 17:19, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I can agree to that. -- OlEnglish (Talk) 04:15, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I agree too, but unfortunately as someone noted earlier, the guy is so far out there that no sources really exist except the show itself. Maybe we should say what was also discussed - that some stations program him without pay (I assume ex-PAX christian stations), while for others it is paid programming.Iulus Ascanius (talk) 13:12, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

content removed
This articles needs a lot more reliable sources, I removed the worse content which lacked reliable sources. Remember it's verification not truth we are interested in, if you can't provide verification it's not going in. --Cameron Scott (talk) 07:54, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Surgeon was a muslim
Will whoever keeps adding this please note that a) we can't add things like that without a reference to back it up b) The word 'incidentally' isn't appropriate to an encyclopedia. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:28, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Sourcing Obama comments through Youtube
An IP keeps readding comments made about Obama to the article, and using a Youtube video as a reference. While using a Youtube video might serve as proof that it happened, it doesn't establish the notability of the event. Unless it's reference in reliable secondary sources, the controversy is all original research. Dayewalker (talk) 01:23, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Y2K and other predictions
Jack Van Impe made a number of predictions regarding the end times; specifically, I know that I saw him claim nearly every week during 1998-99 that Y2K would trigger mass chaos and that the return of Christ would happen shortly thereafter. I added a section about this to the article and cited websites that highlight this. Why were my edits removed? They are relevant and cited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ThomistGuy (talk • contribs) 18:35, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Because the sources you use are not considered suitable according to our policies on reliable sources and articles on living people. Please read WP:RS before you edit further. --Cameron Scott (talk) 19:43, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

There are almost no citations in the article at all. I stated a plain fact entirely from memory and found a website that verified what I had said. Short of going to find the archives of his TV shows from the 90s (which may or may not be accessible) there is no way to cite this information. But it IS pertinent. ThomistGuy (talk) 22:05, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

If you can't cite it to reliable sources, we can't include it - wikipedia is about verification not truth. --Cameron Scott (talk) 06:40, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

In that case, most of the article should be deleted. ThomistGuy (talk) 17:29, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Get to it then. --Cameron Scott (talk) 20:16, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

 * Ridiculous. The predictions content you added is undue weight, and not notable, Van Impe made a lot of dumb predictions, It does not have any business being in the article. The other content you removed is totally relevant, uncontroversial (and therefor not "likely to be challenged" as per WP:V) biographical material and was only removed to prove a WP:POINT, so I've restored it. It's obvious neither of you care about improving this article. What's wrong with you guys? We're here to build an encyclopedia remember?! Not squabble with each other because you just have to win, all the while the article suffers for it! -- œ ™ 16:08, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Van Impe getting crazier?
I realize that this would likely run afoul of the prohibitions regarding "original research", but I can't help but feel that Mr. Van Impe seems to have gotten progressively crazier the past few years, what with the "socialist America" stuff and casting President Obama as both a Muslim and, possibly, the anti-Christ. I say this because there was a time not too long ago where Jack actually seemed to be one of the more reasonable (to use the term very loosely) televangelists on my television, or at least a less incendiary individual than the Hagees, Robertsons, Parsleys, and Falwells of the world. If true, is there a way, providing someone has the right combination of free time and intellectual masochism, to somehow incorporate the evolution of Jack's unique world view into Wikipedia? Incidentally, Rexella is kind of cute.172.190.61.39 (talk) 08:47, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Van Impe looks at what's in the news or popular among conservative Christians and builds his "analyses" around said news or views. I reckon he is more theologically inclusive than most, but like most preachers he still has to remain "topical" and up to the minute, as it were. --Mrdie (talk) 04:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC) That dude dead. He dies from alcohol and smoking abuse in 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.253.48.54 (talk) 06:29, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Failed prophecy
He seems to skip around a lot in revelations and he has claimed numerous events that didn't happen. When events happen, he narrowly interprets the Bible and previous comments he's made ad hoc to fit the event. Why is this not a section? Where is the criticism section? Here's at least one failed prophecy concerning 2001 http://www.religioustolerance.org/end_wrl11.htm Aaronwayneodonahue (talk) 05:00, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Chrislam
his use of chrislam (a modern one-world religion clinton-blair-imams islam-christianity blend conspiracy) is different from the current wikipedia chrislam article (a decades-old african islam-christianity blend), so i'm de-wikilinking it. cheers. Cramyourspam (talk) 01:51, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Doctorates
I figured it was best to start a new thread, but this is partially raised above. In checking the source for Van Impe's doctorate,, it states that the Pacific International University one was his 15th PhD, and his wife had recieved her third. It seems pretty odd to get multiple PhDs - you only need one, and extra won't count for much at all. :) But my concern is with highlighting the Pacific International University one, as I have no idea if any other others would have better standing. The PIU doctorate is probably meaningless (although PIU were accredited for a time, and could award postgraduate degrees), but perhaps one or more of the others does have value. Similarly, I don't know the status of the two other PhDs his wife was awarded. By mentioning only one PhD, and presenting it as meaningless, (even though it probably is), but not covering the other 14, we create a problem with NPOV. - Bilby (talk) 03:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

 * I must admit I hadn't read the entire page in the pdf, I just found the section with the heading "Now it's Dr. and Dr. Van Impe" (which really implies it was his first degree, it's a very odd choice of words seeing as how he supposedly has 15 doctorates.) The previous conversation on this talk page about his education didn't find any evidence of his other supposed qualifications. I'm certainly getting the impression that if he does have 15 doctorates (am I the only one who thinks that might not be true, considering the amount of time it takes to earn a real doctorate is that even possible in one lifetime?), Pacific International may be the one he considers most impressive, which speaks volumes in itself. Anyway here's my issue: the info box currently refers to his title as "Dr." If this is to remain in the article the reader deserves some information as to why he holds/uses this title. How about we use the reference to state something along the lines of: 'Van Impe reportedly has 15 doctorates, the most recent of which was obtained in 2004 from Pacific International University, a non-accredited conservative Christian university.' Even if he does actually have 15 doctorates I don't necessarily think pointing out that PIU is unaccredited is necessarily POV due to the fact it is (as far as I can tell) his most recent qualification and it is the only one we have information on. If only his, say, 8th doctorate out of 15 was from an unaccredited college, and we had references that he had accredited qualifications, i think going out of our way to mention the unaccredited one that would be POV. But considering this is what we have information on and it is his most recent qualification I think this is fair to mention. Freikorp (talk) 03:57, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

 * ...So if there are no objections I will make my proposed change tomorrow. Freikorp (talk) 04:02, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm reasonably comfortable with your proposal. My problem is still our ignorance about his other Doctorates. The insinuation is that because one Doctorate is questionable, the reader is left to infer that all of the Doctorates are questionable, when we know nothing about the others. But I also agree that 15 Doctorates is questionable in the first place - we expect students to take three years to do one. :) And after the first, there is no value at all in a second - multiple honourary Doctrates mean something, but multiple non-honourary ones would be very strange, unless you really wanted to get one in a second, unrelated, field to your first.
 * In regard to PI's accreditation, they were for a period accredited to hand out Doctorates and Masters, but I think that was prior to when this one was given. I'll check that again - I think that was in '94 when they were still based in Australia. - Bilby (talk) 09:03, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Checking, tat was back in '93, so the 2004 Doctorate was well past that date. Presumably they were unaccredited in 2004. - Bilby (talk) 09:04, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 19:18, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Photo
I thought we could use a photo of Jack, so I got a screenshot from a CC 3.0 licensed Youtube video here:. But WM Commons wouldn't let me upload it. It said "This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed." Kendall-K1 (talk) 00:12, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

I've added the photo but it's being discussed for deletion, at. Kendall-K1 (talk) 19:01, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

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Francis Burton Harrison

Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and was appointed governor-general of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. Harrison was a prominent adviser to the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as well as the next four presidents of the Republic of the Philippines. He is the only former governor-general of the Philippines to be awarded Philippine citizenship.

Early life
Harrison was born in New York City, to Burton Harrison, a lawyer and private secretary to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Constance Cary Harrison, novelist and social arbiter. Through his mother, Harrison was great-grandson of Virginia-planter, Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Through Fairfax in birth and marriage, Harrison was also relative to United States founding fathers: Gouverneur Morris (his great-great-uncle), Thomas Jefferson, the Randolphs, the Ishams, the Carters, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Harrison graduated from Yale College in 1895, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity and the secret society Skull and Bones, and from the New York Law School in 1897. From 1897 to 1899, Harrison was an instructor in the Evening Division at New York Law School. He later left to serve in United States Army during the Spanish–American War, as an assistant adjutant general with the rank of captain.

U.S. Congress
A member of the Democratic Party, Harrison was elected to the 58th United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905. In 1904, Harrison ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of New York. Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law. He was again elected to the 60th, 61st, 62nd and 63rd United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1907, to September 3, 1913, when he resigned to become governor-general of the Philippines. His Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was eventually passed on December 17, 1914.

During his service in the Far East, Harrison was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1920 presidential election. He lost the nomination to Governor of Ohio James M. Cox at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, who eventually lost to the Republican candidate Warren G. Harding.

Governor-general
Harrison was governor-general of the Philippines from 1913 to 1921 and advocated for and oversaw the process of Filipinization, or the transfer of authority to Filipinos in the United States territory's Insular Government to better prepare for independence. He was governor-general during the passages of the Philippine Autonomy Act, otherwise known as the Jones Act, which converted the partially elected Philippine Legislature with the appointed Philippine Commission as the upper house and the elected Philippine Assembly as the lower house, to a fully elected Philippine Legislature with the Philippine Senate replacing the now-dissolved Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assembly renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Despite the length of his tenure as governor-general, he vetoed only five bills, the least number by any American governor-general in the Philippines. His pro-Filipino stance made him a popular figure in the Philippines but also the object of criticism of conservative Americans who viewed his liberal governance as not supportive enough of U.S. interests.

Under his administration, the governor-general's Spanish-era mansion called Malacañang Palace was expanded with the construction of an executive building. When he left the Philippines, Harrison lived in Scotland until being recalled to the Philippines in 1934, during a period of transition from an unincorporated territory of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

Political adviser
Manuel L. Quezon became the first president of the Commonwealth, and Harrison was asked to be Quezon's principal advisor in November 1935. He served in that capacity for ten months. In 1936, Harrison expressed interest in acquiring Filipino citizenship but did not fulfill the required years of residency under the Naturalization Law. Upon Quezon's initiative, the National Assembly passed Commonwealth Act No. 79, making him a naturalized Filipino citizen. Harrison returned to the position of advisor upon Quezon's request in May 1942, after Filipino and American troops had surrendered the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island during World War II and Quezon went into exile in the United States. Harrison would serve the government-in-exile.

From November 1946 to February 1947, Harrison served as commissioner of claims in the civil service of the United States Army in Manila. He later served as an advisor to the first four presidents of the new Philippine Republic after the country's independence in 1946, serving as special adviser of foreign affairs to Manuel Roxas.

After this latest service to the Philippines, Harrison retired to Spain for six years, then chose to move to Califon, New Jersey in August 1957.

Personal life
Harrison's first wife was Mary Crocker, daughter of California railroad and mining magnate Charles Frederick Crocker. They were married on June 7, 1900, at St. Mary's Church in Tuxedo Park, New York. She died in 1905 in an automobile accident leaving Harrison to raise two small daughters, the elder Virginia Randolph Harrison and the younger Barbara Harrison Wescott. Harrison would marry and divorce four more times to: Mabel Judson Cox, Elizabeth Wrentmore (divorced by Wrentmore in 1927 due to abandonment), Margaret Wrentmore, and Doria Lee. His only son, Dr. Francis Burton "Kiko" Harrison, Jr., (1921–2014), was the subject of many photographs taken between 1939 and 1942 by the PaJaMa Collective and George Platt Lynes. Kiko was a product of his third marriage. His last wife, Maria Teresa Larrucea, a young Basque woman, was born in Amorebieta (Bizkaia, Spain) and outlived Harrison.

Death
Harrison died on November 21, 1957, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township near Flemington, New Jersey. He willed that he be buried in the Philippines, and he was interred in the Manila North Cemetery in La Loma, Manila.

Legacy
F.B. Harrison Avenue in the Metro Manila city of Pasay, starting in Baclaran, Parañaque and ends in Pablo Ocampo Street (formerly Vito Cruz) in the City of Manila, was named after him. Harrison Road in Baguio, a major thoroughfare beginning in the city center past Burnham Park and ending near the Baguio Convention Center, is also named for Harrison.

Published works

 * The Corner-Stone of Philippine Independence (1922)
 * Indo-China, A Sportsman's Opportunity (1933, with Archibald Cary Harrison)
 * Origins of the Philippine Republic: Extracts from the Diaries and Records of Francis Burton Harrison (1974, posthumous)

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Amkor Technology

Amkor Technology, Inc. is a semiconductor product packaging and test services provider. The company has been headquartered in Arizona, since 2005, when it was moved from West Chester, Pennsylvania, also in the United States. The company's Arizona headquarters was originally in Chandler, then later moved to Tempe. The company was founded in 1968 and,, has approximately 31,000 employees worldwide and a reported $7.1 billion in sales.

With factories in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Portugal, Taiwan and Vietnam, Amkor is a major player in the semiconductor industry. It designs, packages and tests integrated circuits (ICs) for chip manufacturers.

Etymology
Amkor self-publishes that the name "Amkor" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "Korea".

History
Amkor's origins can be traced back to ANAM Industries, a business in Seoul dealing with imported Japanese goods, including bicycles, and founded by Hyang-Soo Kim in 1935. In March 1968, ANAM Industries underwent a transformation into ANAM Industrial Co. Ltd., becoming South Korea's first semiconductor business. One month later, his son Joo-Jin (James) Kim founded Amkor Electronics, Inc. and inaugurated its sales office in Philadelphia. Its semiconductor production and export began in 1970. In 1998, Amkor began publicly trading on Nasdaq.

In 2000, Amkor acquired Integra Technologies, an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly And Test (OSAT) provider in United States. In 2005, Amkor spun off Integra Technologies.

In February 2016, Amkor fully acquired J-Devices Corp, the largest Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly And Test (OSAT) provider in Japan.

In June 2017, Amkor Technology was recognized as Supplier of the Year for 2016 by Qualcomm Technologies for a second consecutive year.

Amkor Technology has competitiveness for chip assembly by thermal compression as well as wafer level packaging. In September 2018, Amkor Technology opened a manufacturing and test plant at Longtan Science Park in Taiwan.

In 2019, Amkor Technology was ranked 2nd in overall revenue in the OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) market.
 * ASE Technology – $11.87 Billion
 * Amkor Technology – $7.1 Billion
 * JCET – $3.97 Billion
 * SPIL – $2.79 Billion
 * Powertech Technology – $2.17 Billion

A $2 billion factory for advanced packaging of chips from TSMC in Arizona was announced in November 2023.

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George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie

George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS (1630–1714), known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as The Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman.

Life
He was born at Innerteil, near Kinghorn, Fife, in 1630, was eldest son of Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat – grandson of Sir Roderick MacKenzie and great-grandson of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail, and nephew of the first Lord Mackenzie of Kintail, Ross-shire, the progenitor of the Mackenzies, earls of Seaforth. His mother was Margaret, daughter of Sir George Erskine of Innerteil, lord Innerteil, a lord of the court of session.

He was educated at the St Andrews University and King's College, Aberdeen, where he graduated in 1646. He became an accomplished classical scholar, and cultivated interests in literature and science, but politics was his chief interest. In 1653, he joined Glencairn's uprising on behalf of Charles II, and on the defeat of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton, on 26 July 1654, fled to the castle of Eilean Donan. He succeeded to the family estates on his father's death on 10 September 1654, but after escaping to the continent, remained in exile until the Restoration, occupying much of his leisure in the study of law. On the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Middleton, Mackenzie's old commander, had the management of Scottish affairs, and Mackenzie was his chief confidant.

His relative, Sir George Mackenzie, describes him as at this time "a passionate cavalier" but keen ambition influenced his political conduct as much as passion or prejudice.

On 14 February 1661, he was nominated a Lord of Session with the judicial title of Lord Tarbat, and was elected the same year a member of the estates for the shire of Ross.

He is credited by Sir George Mackenzie with being the chief originator of the act passed in 1661 rescinding all statutes passed in the Parliament of 1640 and subsequently, but the chief aim of the act was to prepare for the establishment of episcopacy. It was not likely suggested to Tarbat by Archbishop Sharp.

In their policy on behalf of episcopacy, Middleton and Tarbat found themselves at this time opposed by John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, the Minister for Scottish Affairs. They resolved therefore, to ruin him, the design being that Tarbat, who 'was then much considered at court, as one of the most extraordinary men that Scotland had produced', should succeed to Lauderdale's place as Secretary of State. To this end, in 1662, they devised the famous 'act of billeting,' the credit of which probably belongs to Tarbat. The proposal was by a secret vote of the estates to declare certain persons incapable of holding any office of public trust; but when the result of the vote – which disqualified Lauderdale among others – was sent up to the king he 'threw the act of billeting into his cabinet, declaring that he would not follow their advice nor would he disclose their secret'. Further inquiry, instigated by Lauderdale, led to the discovery that Middleton had been misleading both the king and the parliament, and he was dismissed from office, while Tarbat, for his connection with the intrigue, was on 16 February 1664 deprived of his seat on the bench.

He remained in disgrace till 1678, when, through the offices of Sharp with the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale, he was on 16 October appointed Lord Justice General of Scotland. On the following day he received a pension of £200 from Charles II, and on November was admitted a privy councillor of Scotland. The day after his admission he presented a letter from the king, to be recorded in the books of sederunt, intimating the king's pardon for his connection with the act of billeting. On 1 October 1681, he was appointed Lord Clerk Register, and on 11 November following was again admitted one of the ordinary lords of session. On the fall of Lauderdale in 1682, Tarbat succeeded to the position of chief minister of the king in Scotland, and retained this position till the Revolution. In 1683 he bought an estate north of Edinburgh belonging to Andrew Logan and built Royston House (later renamed Caroline Park), which in 1705 he unsuccessfully tried to sell to the government as an official residence for the Lord Chancellor. Shortly after the accession of James II, he was on 15 February 1685 created Viscount of Tarbat and Lord Macleod and Castlehaven in the peerage of Scotland to him and heirs male of his body. At the Revolution Tarbat, so soon as he discerned that the cause of James was lost, resolved if possible to secure his own safety and his continuance in power. By advising in council the disbanding of the militia, he greatly facilitated the peaceful establishment of the new government. In the 'Leven and Melville Papers' (p. 14) there is printed, under date 25 April 1689, an exoneration and discharge to him of his office of register, securing him – on account of his faithful service both in putting 'in order and method' the various documents under his charge and recovering many that were missing — 'from all danger in his person or estate, notwithstanding of any acts, writings, councils, speeches, or any crimes committed by him.' It would appear, however, that he was not finally exonerated until after 17 January 1690.

In 1689, he sent a memorial to the government, proposing a joint recognition of presbytery and episcopacy. After Killiecrankie he was employed by the government to treat with the Highland clans. He thoroughly understood Highland politics, and his prudent counsel was of considerable advantage in bringing about a settlement. If, says Macaulay, his plan (of distributing a few thousands sterling among the Highland chiefs) had been tried when he recommended it, instead of two years later, 'it would probably have prevented much bloodshed and confusion'. On 5 March 1692, he was restored to the office of clerk register, but resigned it towards the close of 1695. According to Secretary Johnstone, he had been caught 'grossly malversizing in his office of clerk both in public and in private business'.

On 3rd April 1696, Tarbat was elected to the court of directors of the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies. On the accession of Queen Anne, Tarbat was on 21 November 1702 appointed one of the Secretaries of State, and on 1 January 1703, was created Earl of Cromarty. Subsequently, he was chosen as a Scottish representative peer. In 1704, he resigned the office of secretary, and on 26 June 1705 was made lord justice general, retaining office till 1710.

Lockhart states that though 'he pretended to favour the Royal Family [the family in exile] and the episcopal clergy, yet he never did one act in favour of any of them, excepting that when he was secretary to Queen Anne he procured an Act of Indemnity and a letter from her recommending the episcopal clergy to the Privy Council's protection; but whether this proceeded from a desire and design of serving them is easy to determine when we consider that no sooner did Queen Anne desert the Tory party and maxims, but his Lordship turned as great a Whig as the best of them, joined with Tweedale's party to advance the Hanoverian succession in the Parliament 1704, and was at last a zealous stickler and writer in favour of the Union'. Cromarty's able and judicious advocacy of the union with England is, however, his chief title to honour as a statesman, and atones for much that was foolish and inconsistent in his career.

He died at New Tarbat 17 August 1714, and was buried, not as he had directed beside his second wife at Wemyss, but beside his ancestors at Dingwall.

Family
By his first wife, Anna, daughter of Sir James Sinclair of Mey, baronet, he had four sons : Roderick, who died young; John, who succeeded his father; Kenneth, and James. James had a daughter who married to become the eccentric Lady Anne Dick. James later adopted the title Lord Royston.

By his second wife, Margaret, countess of Wemyss, he had no issue.

Works
Cromarty retained through life varied interests outside politics. He was consulted by Sir Robert Moray in regard to the formation of the Royal Society of London, and contributed to its 'Transactions' the following papers:
 * 'Remarks on the Transactions of April 1675' ('Transactions,' x. 305);
 * 'Account of Severe Wind and Frost' (ib. x. 307);
 * 'Observations on Natural History made in Scotland' (ib. x. 396);
 * 'Mosses in Scotland,' in a letter to Dr. Hans Sloane, 15 Nov. 1670 (ib; xxvii. 296)

An 'Account of Hirta and Rona' (islands of the Hebrides) was published in 'Miscellanea Scotica,' 1818, ii. 79. He published a large number of political pamphlets, some of which are now rare. They include:
 * 'Memorial for his Highness the Prince of Orange in relation to the Affairs of Scotland, together with the Address of the Presbyterian party in that Kingdom to his Highness, and some Observations on that Address by two Persons of Quality,' published anonymously, London, 1689. 2* 'Parainesis Pacinca. or a Persuasive to the Union of Britain,' Edinburgh, 1702, in which he exhaustively demonstrates that 'there remains but one mode of union, viz. that of being united in one body, under one and the same head, by a perpetual identifying oneness.'
 * 'A Few Brief and Modest Reflections persuading a Just Indulgence to be granted to the Episcopal Clergy and People of Scotland,' 1703.
 * 'Continuation of a Few Brief and Modest Reflections. Together with a Postscript vindicating the Episcopal Doctrine of Passive Obedience,' 1703.
 * 'Speech to the Parliament of Scotland, 11 July 1704' (on the reading of the queen's speech).
 * 'A Letter from E. C. [Earl of Cromarty] to E. W. [Earl of Wemyss] concerning the Union, and a Second Letter on the British Union,' 1706.
 * 'Letter to M. of P.' 8.'Trialogues: A Conference between Mr. Con, Mr. Pro, &c, concerning the Union,' 1706 (anonymous).
 * 'Friendly Response to a Letter concerning Sir George Mackenzie's and Sir John Nisbet's Observations and Response on the Matter of the Union,' 1706.
 * ' Several Proposals conducing to a Further Union of Britain,' 1711.

His other works are:
 * ' A Vindication of King Robert III from the Imputation of Bastardy, by the clear Proof of Elizabeth Mure (daughter to Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan), her being the First Lawful "Wife of Robert the II, then Steward of Scotland and Earl of Strathern,' Edinburgh, 1695.
 * 'Several Proposals conducing to a Further Union of Britain,' 1711.
 * ' Historical Account of the Conspiracy of the Earl of Gowrie and of Robert Logan of Restalrig against James VI,' 1713.
 * 'A Vindication of the Same from the Mistakes of Mr. John Anderson, preacher of Dumbarton, in his Defence of Presbytery,' 1714. He also published:
 * 'Synopsis Apocalyptica, or a Short and Plain Explication of Daniel's Prophecy and of St. John's Revelation in concert with it,' 1707 (an attempt to apply the prophecies to events and to calculate by years when the events predicted will happen).

His 'Vindication of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland, with some Account of the Records,' was printed in the Scots Magazine for 1802 from a manuscript in the possession of Constable, the publisher. A 'History of the Family of Mackenzie,' by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromarty, is printed in Fraser's Earls of Cromartie, ii. 462-573.

A letter he wrote to Robert Boyle is included in Robert Kirk's The Secret Commonwealth (1692).

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Babanloma

Babanloma is a town in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.

It is situated along Ilorin-Jebba old road and bounded in the North-east by Edu L.G.A, South-East by Ilorin-East L.G.A and North-West by Moro L.G.A.

The town is about 75 km from Ilorin, the state capital, and 45 km from Jebba, a border town between kwara and Niger State.

Babanloma is known as a stopover town, especially when the major road that linked Niger State and Kwara State passed through it. It is one of the first towns in the area with tremendous developments and social infrastructures such as electricity, pipe-borne water, good road networks, primary and secondary educational institutions, health care centres and more. The town is endowed with a major Osin River, which serves the town and the surrounding towns and villages.

The people of Babanloma belong to the Igbomina extract of Yoruba tribe with their roots historically in Oyo

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Bistort

Bistort is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

 * Bistorta, a genus recognized by some sources including the species:
 * Bistorta bistortoides, native to North America
 * Bistorta officinalis (Persicaria bistorta), native to Europe

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Poudre School District

The Poudre School District (R-1) is a K–12 public school district in Larimer County in northern Colorado. The district operates and manages the public schools in the city of Fort Collins, as well as in the towns of Wellington, Timnath, Loveland and Windsor, and unincorporated communities of Larimer County including Laporte and Livermore. The district is one of the fastest growing in Northern Colorado, adding 400-500 students — about the size of an elementary school — each year.

The district was formed in 1960 by the consolidation of several dozen existing districts in Larimer County, and is the ninth largest in the state. The district manages 31 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, and four alternative high schools. Additionally, the district manages community early childhood education programs and special transition facilities for students with disabilities. Five Fort Collins charter schools are chartered through PSD, including the Fort Collins Montessori School, Mountain Sage Community School, Ridgeview Classical School and Liberty Common Elementary and High School. The district is led by a seven-member Board of Education.

The school district is the second-largest employer in Fort Collins. The minimum teacher salary in PSD is $44,000, and the maximum $93,761. The average teacher salary of $53,383 is slightly higher than the state average. In the 2015–2016 school year, the district had a total PK-12 enrollment of 29,527.

History
The first school in Fort Collins was a one-room school house located in Auntie Stone's cabin from 1866 to 1887. In 1887, the Franklin building was completed at the corner of Mountain and Howes and the students all moved to the new facility. The Fort Collins High School occupied the top floor of the Franklin building, and the lower grades, 1st-8th, met together in the bottom of the building. In 1903, the high school and several of the grade level classes were moved to a new location on Meldrum street where the current Lincoln Center now stands. Through this period of time, the middle grades were grouped together with the lower grades and simply called the grade school. By 1920, Wellington and Waverly both had junior high schools. But it wasn't until 1922 that Fort Collins rearranged the grades in order to have a junior high. In the beginning, the junior high only consisted of eighth grade, with most of the students located within the Fort Collins High School building. In 1925, the high school moved to a new location, 1400 Remington Street (now used for the arts at CSU), and the junior high took over the building. A memorial to the old school building, written at the time of its demolition in the mid-1970s, states that the Fort Collins Junior High was departmentalized in 1928.

Elementary schools

 * Bacon
 * Bamford
 * Bauder
 * Beattie
 * Bennett
 * Bethke
 * Cache La Poudre
 * Dunn
 * Eyestone
 * Harris Bilingual
 * Irish
 * Johnson
 * Kruse
 * Laurel
 * Liberty Common
 * Linton
 * Livermore
 * Lopez
 * McGraw
 * O'Dea
 * Olander
 * Polaris Expeditionary Learning
 * PSD Global Academy (PGA)
 * Putnam
 * Red Feather
 * Rice
 * Ridgeview Classical
 * Riffenburgh
 * Shepardson
 * Stove Prairie
 * Tavelli
 * Timnath
 * Traut Core Knowledge
 * Werner
 * Zach

Middle schools

 * Blevins
 * Boltz
 * Cache La Poudre
 * Kinard Core Knowledge
 * Lesher
 * Liberty Common School
 * Lincoln
 * Polaris
 * Preston
 * PSD Global Academy
 * Ridgeview Classical
 * Timnath Middle High
 * Webber
 * Wellington

Middle-high schools

 * Timnath
 * Wellington

High schools
There are four comprehensive public senior high schools in Fort Collins Colorado operated by the Poudre School District. Each serves students in different neighborhood sections of the city. The district also operates four alternative high schools for students who thrive in smaller environments or require flexible educational options. Two public charter high schools are chartered through PSD: Ridgeview Classical Schools and Liberty Common High School. Together the schools serve roughly 8,000 students.

 * Centennial High School
 * Fort Collins High School
 * Fossil Ridge High School
 * Liberty Common High School
 * Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
 * Poudre Community Academy (PCA)
 * Poudre High School
 * PSD Global Academy (PGA)
 * Ridgeview Classical Schools
 * Rocky Mountain High School

Growth and long-range facilities plan
Poudre School District is one of the fastest growing districts in northern Colorado, adding about 500 students (equivalent to the size of an elementary school) every year. To accommodate the rapid growth, the district plans to build three new schools. These will include one combined middle/high school in Wellington, another middle/high school east of I-25, and one elementary school in southeast Fort Collins. The school board approved the long-range facilities plan on April 26, 2016, opening the possibility of seeking an associated $375 million bond to fund the construction. Board members were scheduled to decide by August 9, 2016 whether to include the bond vote on the November 2016 ballot. Increasing property values within district boundaries, coupled with the retirement of a former bond debt, means the current property tax rate would not increase for residents, the Fort Collins Coloradoan reports.

If the bond is not approved by the board or passed by voters, the school district will implement an alternative growth plan to accommodate the booming student population, including managing school choice, adding modular classrooms outside crowded schools, changing school boundaries and creating larger class sizes.

Sustainability
PSD has received several national awards for its efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs and educate students on sustainability. PSD was one of the first school districts in the country to create a Sustainability Management System in 2006, which integrates all schools and departments into a plan to reduce environmental impact. Since then, the district has achieved over 300 Energy Star awards from the US Environmental Protection Agency for energy efficiency, and saved over $2 million in electrical and natural gas costs.

In 2016, the US Department of Education recognized Poudre School District as a Green Ribbon Schools District Sustainability Awardee, one of just 15 districts across the country to earn the award. The award recognizes the district's success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5,000 tons since 2006, diverting nearly 1,000 tons of waste (the environmental equivalent of planting more than 16,000 trees and letting them grow for a decade), and creating curriculum that teaches the principles of sustainability.

Additionally, the US Department of Energy recognized PSD as one of the top five Education Sector partners to reach and exceed both its water and energy savings goals in the 2016 Better Buildings Challenge. The district achieved 25 percent energy savings over the last five years, and a 29 percent reduction in water use.

21st-century learning
Funds from the 2010 bond/mill levy override were used to improve access to educational technology in all schools. The money provided for a team of ed tech trainers, who teach teachers how to integrate technology like laptops and SmartBoards into their classroom through hands-on collaboration and professional development classes. As a result, teachers have produced curriculum, such as Skyping national experts into the classroom to chat with students about hot topics, or integrating NPR podcasts into English classes to connect classic novels to modern day injustices. PSD's goal is to provide a learning environment for all students that closely resembles 21st-century workplaces.

Partnerships with local engineering companies like HP, Intel, Otterbox, Avago, and AMD have proved beneficial for students, exposing them to concepts like design thinking during the annual elementary Engineering Week and providing resources to create dynamic Maker Spaces in school media centers, areas open to any student that are outfitted with everything from 3D printers to sewing machines.

In 2016, a female undergrad student attending Colorado State University started an engineering club just for girls at Zach Elementary School, to provide the kind of hands-on engineering experiences she wished she'd had growing up.

French Field
French Field is a sporting arena in Fort Collins Colorado that is used primarily by the city's four public senior high schools for their sporting events such as football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field events. It was initially constructed in 1974, located on the Rocky Mountain High School campus. The stadium is capable of seating 6,000 spectators and is used for day and nighttime events, and is equipped with full field lighting.

Because French Field is immediately adjacent to Rocky Mountain High School, a common misconception is to assume that is used only by Rocky Mountain High School. However, it is also used by the other public senior high schools, including Poudre High School, Fort Collins High School and Fossil Ridge High School.

The stadium is equipped with a standard football field and goalposts but is also marked for use in soccer and lacrosse games. The stadium also has an all-weather track that circles the playing field, which is used by the Poudre School District for its track and field events, involving not only the city's high schools, but also many junior high schools and elementary schools. Other non-Poudre School District sports leagues do, occasionally, make use of the stadium for championship events, but in general the stadium is used only for school-related athletic events. Approximately thirty-five to forty athletic events take place at the stadium each fall and spring.

French Field is capable of seating 6,000 spectators, with the stadium divided into home and away bleachers. The home team stands are larger in width and height. Several press boxes also sit atop the home bleachers and are used by school coaches, stadium announcers, and radio sportscasters. French Field's away stands are smaller, since games are typically played against out-of-city teams; however, on occasion, in-town teams are pitted against each other, and the away school can easily fill French Field's away bleachers. Six floodlight towers are capable of fully illuminating the field for nighttime games. Both sets of spectator stands offer concessions stands and bathrooms, but away stands have only two ticket windows, while the home stands operate four. There are basic locker rooms for both home and away sports teams and officials, and Poudre Valley Hospital provides ambulance services to all varsity football games and many other sporting events.

New sound and lighting systems as well as a new scoreboard were installed in 2007, and the stadium's press boxes and ticket booths were updated with newer electrical and heating systems since its initial construction in 1974.

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Theodore Wirth Park

Theodore Wirth Park is the regional park managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The park land is shared by Minneapolis and the neighboring suburb of Golden Valley. Formally named Theodore Wirth Regional Park, it includes two golf courses (an 18-hole course and a 9-hole par 3 course), Wirth Lake, Birch Pond, cross-country ski trails, mountain biking trails, snow tubing hills, and other amenities. It forms a significant portion of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, linking the Chain of Lakes area with the Victory Memorial Parkway.

History
The park that became known as Theodore Wirth Park was established in 1889 with an initial acquisition of 66 acre. The park currently occupies 759 acre, which is 90% of the size of New York City's Central Park at 843 acre. It was eventually named for Theodore Wirth, who was superintendent of Minneapolis parks for 30 years from 1906 to 1936.

Events
The park was the venue for the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup international cross-country ski competition.

Features
A geographic marker at one corner of the park grounds, at Wirth Parkway and Golden Valley Road, marks the 45 degrees latitude line, exactly halfway between the equator and the North Pole. The badly weathered plaque was refurbished around 2006.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IT audit resources (0th nomination)

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was - kpet - SimonP 14:29, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

IT Audit Resources
Advert. Delete. -SocratesJedi | Talk 17:58, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Not an advert, part of a school project. See Votes for deletion/Information Technology Audit - Regulation and Votes for deletion/Backup Systems and Recovery. Tentative Keep, using the same reasoning I gave in the latter discussion. A и D я 01D  TALK  EMAIL  20:03, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for the same reasons. In the end, however, it still needs to be written in an encyclopedic style, clas project or not. DS1953 20:57, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and cleanup. Interesting project. JamesBurns 04:06, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I tried to read the article. It starts without any context.  It also reads as original research.  It also appears to present opinions as fact.  Given this, it would seem to be a Delete unless it gets a major overhaul.  Not deleting,  still leaves the question of this being an encylopedic topic.  I'm not sure. Vegaswikian 04:29, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Is this a copyvio? It looks like it's been cut and pasted from somewhere. Average Earthman 09:00, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-encyclopaedic. Comes off like a term paper and would need a lot of copy editing to make it encyclopedic. There are nuggets of useful information throughout, but more as notes for other articles than in some rehabilitated form of this one. I'd vote keep if "This article should be transwikied to Wikitermpapersource" were an option; anyone up for starting a new sister project ... :-) 66.167.141.93 04:17, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC) (contributor since May 2003).
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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Magic (rapper)

Awood Johnson Jr. (August 16, 1975 – March 1, 2013), better known by his stage name Magic (or Mr. Magic), was an American rapper from New Orleans, best known for his stint with No Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Early life
Born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, Awood Johnson first made his name in New Orleans' underground circuit performing in talent shows and in a local group. Magic first appeared on C-Murder's songs "Picture Me" and "Watch Yo Enemies" on his 1998 album Life or Death. He was signed to C-Murder's label Tru Records, a sublabel to No Limit Records.

Career
Magic's released his debut solo studio album, Sky's the Limit, in 1998, which reached #15 on the Billboard 200. In 1999, Magic released his second solo studio album Thuggin' which featured hit singles "That's Me" and "Ice on my Wrist" with Master P, which had minor success, peaking at #30. Following poor sales of his third studio album, White Eyes (#147), in 2003, along with the departure of many of No Limit's marquee artists and the label's overall decline, Magic severed his relationship with No Limit. He released his fourth and final solo album, the non-charting On My Own, on Koch Records, just five months after his split from No Limit.

Magic joined fellow New Orleans native Choppa and former boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. to form the group Body Head Bangerz, which released its only album in 2004, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, and had a minor hit with "I Smoke, I Drank".

Magic then secured a deal with TVT Records in 2006, but left without ever releasing any material. He formed his own label, Banx Entertainment, in 2011.

Death
On March 1, 2013, Johnson and his wife Chastity were killed in a traffic collision in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Their 12-year-old daughter was the lone survivor.

Studio albums

 * Sky's the Limit (1998)
 * Thuggin' (1999)
 * White Eyes (2003)
 * On My Own (2003)

Collaboration albums

 * Body Head Bangerz: Volume One with Body Head Bangerz (2004)

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French dressing

French dressing is a creamy dressing in American cuisine that varies in color from pale orange to bright red.

Description
French dressing is made of oil, vinegar, sugar, and other flavorings, with the coloring derived from tomato and often paprika. It exists on a spectrum between Russian and Catalina dressing. French dressing is generally pale orange and creamy, while Catalina French dressing is bright red and less creamy. On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it is a common practice to dip pizza in Catalina French dressing.

Common brands of French dressing in the United States include Annie's, Bernstein's, Dorothy Lynch, Heinz, Ken's, Kraft, Newman's Own, Marzetti, and Wish-Bone.

History
In the nineteenth century, French dressing was synonymous with vinaigrette, which is still the definition used by the American professional culinary industry. Starting in the early twentieth century, American recipes for French dressing often added other flavorings to the vinaigrette, including Worcestershire sauce, onion juice, ketchup, sugar, and Tabasco sauce, but kept the name. By the 1920s, bottled French dressing was being sold as "Milani's 1890 French Dressing", but it is not clear whether it included ketchup at the time. The modern version is sweet and colored orange-to-red from the use of paprika and tomatoes.

Regulation
In the United States, French dressing was regulated by federal standards. Between 1950 and 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated French dressing to a standard with strict requirements of vegetable oil, vinegar, lemon or lime juice, salt, sugar, tomato paste or puree, and selected spices. On January 12, 2022, the FDA revoked the standard of identity and in the U.S. the ingredients can be at the choice of the manufacturer.

In Canada, the Food and Drug Regulations of the Foods and Drugs Act state that French dressing must be prepared using a combination of vegetable oil and vinegar or lemon juice and the final product must contain at least 35 percent vegetable oil.

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Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)

The Secretary of Scotland or Lord Secretary was a senior post in the government of the Kingdom of Scotland.

The office appeared in the 14th century (or earlier) when it was combined with that of Keeper of the Privy Seal. Called Clericus Regis (although some have applied that to the Lord Clerk Register), he was regarded as an Officer of State. The Secretary was constantly to attend the King's person, receive the petitions and memorials that were presented to him, and write the King's answers upon them. All Letters Patent passed through his hands, and were drawn up by him as with all the King's letters and dispatches, warrants, orders, &c. In the case of lengthy documents a short docket was also subscribed by the Secretary for the King's perusal, as a summary; and as all the writings signed by the King came through his hands, he was answerable for them if they contained anything derogatory to the laws or the dignity of The Crown.

From 1626 until their respective deaths, King Charles I divided the duties between two Secretaries, the Earl of Glencairn and Sir Archibald Achison of Glencairn.

The Secretary did not invariably sit in the Parliament of Scotland after 1603, because his duties normally involved his attendance upon the monarch who was thereafter resident in England. Between 1608 and 1640 there were often two Secretaries, which became normal practice after 1680, although only one could sit in Parliament.

The office was abolished as such in 1709, though from then until 1725 and again from 1742 to 1746 there was a third Secretary of State with particular responsibility for Scottish affairs, for those posts, see Secretary of State for Scotland.

Secretaries of State
For the equivalent position after the 1707 Treaty see Secretary of State for Scotland


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Chelsea Girl

Chelsea girl may refer to:

 * Chelsea Girl (album), a 1967 record by Nico
 * Chelsea Girls (song), the title track from the Nico album
 * Chelsea Girls, a 1966 film, by Andy Warhol featuring Nico
 * "Chelsea Girl", a song from the Simple Minds album Life in a Day
 * "Chelsea Girl", a song from the Ride EP Ride
 * Chelsea Girl, a young women's clothing shop; which in 1991 merged with its sister operation Concept Man, now known as River Island.

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Dump Johnson movement

The Dump Johnson movement was a movement within the United States Democratic Party to oppose the candidacy of President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson to become the party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election. Their opposition to Johnson stemmed mainly from their opposition to the Vietnam War, while the movement can be seen as part of an internal battle within the Democratic Party between antiwar liberals, unreconstructed Cold Warriors and moderates.

Within the left wing of the Democratic Party there had been rumbles all during 1967 of challenging Johnson's candidacy. The leading proponents of the Dump Johnson Movement were two opponents of the war, Allard K. Lowenstein and Curtis Gans. Their first choice to be a candidate was Robert F. Kennedy, but the New York Senator declined after a series of meetings in September and October 1967. When he declined, they next turned to California Congressman Don Edwards, Idaho Senator Frank Church, Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith, retired U.S. Army General James M. Gavin, and South Dakota Senator George S. McGovern, all of whom similarly declined. Finally, in mid-October Lowenstein approached Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy and found to his surprise that the Senator was willing. 'Somebody has to raise the flag,' McCarthy remarked. Six days later, in a meeting with Lowenstein and another liberal leader McCarthy made his decision definite. "You guys have been talking about three or four names. I think you can cut the list down to one now."

Johnson's thoughts of running received a fresh blow on March 12, when McCarthy shocked the country by winning 42 percent of the New Hampshire primary, at which point Kennedy belatedly entered the race, splitting the anti-war opposition between two candidates. Lowenstein and many other antiwar activists remained committed to McCarthy, seeing Kennedy's late entry as opportunistic and divisive.

On Sunday evening, March 31, at the close of his televised address to the nation on Vietnam, Johnson declared, "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President". Johnson had withdrawn from the 1968 Democratic candidate race.

Between them, McCarthy and Kennedy received more than 5.3 million votes in the Democratic primaries, far more than any other candidates. Kennedy's candidacy ended with his assassination following the California primary on June 5.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erica Hoesch

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was Keep Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:14, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Erica Hoesch
This appears to have been created for personal reasons, perhaps by an an editor who was personally involved with the subject. Not verifiable. Willmcw 18:05, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

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Note that I did not create the page in question, but merely added to it.

Willmcw appears to be involved with anti-racist groups (Public Eye, Chrip Berlet, anti-LaRouche groups) and has politically motivated reasons for recommending deletion, including a desire to protect one of their sources. It seems wrong to allow biased sources to dominate content on Wikipedia for personal political reasons.

Additional information on this page can be verified by multiple public sources, and I am curious as to what information Willmcw feels is "not verifiable". Specifics would help.

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A short list of sources, using only mainstream and/or anti-racist information:

 * Beyond A Dead Man's Deeds (pdf)
 * 2002 Anti-Racist Bulletin On Hardwick leaving National Alliance, joining Keystone State Skinheads
 * Bigots In Business
 * Roanoke City Trial Transcript
 * Landlord Denies Allegations Of A Sinister Agenda
 * Virginia Court Case Information System -- Pending case CR05000444-00 in Roanoke County
 * Virginia Court Case Information System -- Pending case GC05003293-00 in Bedford County

Here are a handful of media appearances:

Not on the web:

 * Marriage conducted by Matt Hale -- York Daily Record, January 13, 2002
 * Front page photo of Hardwick waving swastika flag at anti-Israeli demonstration -- Baltimore Sun, May 12, 2002
 * Hardwick as spokeswoman for White Revolution -- "Diversity festival outdraws hate rally", Indianapolis Star, August 25, 2003

I've now spent a good two hours doing this. If I wanted to write a research report on each of these people, I wouldn't have done biographical stubs.
 * Keep I've checked out the links and the info in the article seems to check out. Notability seems minor, at best, but we've included less notable people so this would seem to meet the threshold.Tobycat 23:57, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I think that, to have a complete understanding of modern white nationalist politics, and particularly my Bill White bio, this entry is necessary, despite the minor notability. -- Baxter2
 * Comment. The article has grown considerably since nominated. Some of the sources are odd, not all of the material is NPOV, and some non-GFDL photos have appeared, but there does appear to enough verifiable info to make an article worthwhile. For the purposes of voting, I assume that User:Baxter2 is the same as the unregistered user who posted some information (but no vote) above. -Willmcw 18:37, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment.  I am that user.  Specific criticisms would be appreciated.  Why don't you remove your delete from the article?
 * Specific criticisms are best dealt with in the talk page of the article. I don't feel comfortable simply removing the VfD nomination once voting has begun. However it appears that the result is likely to be "keep". Cheers, -Willmcw 21:48, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Willmcw has handled this properly. Once a vfd nomination has been made, even if the article is later improved or expanded to address the concerns of the nominator, the vfd process should be carried to its conclusion. -- BD2412 talk 21:54, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
 * Keep --Simon Cursitor 07:34, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Borderline notability. JamesBurns 07:00, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .


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User:Pindome

Brian Pinzon [Writer, Inventor, Scientest] Book Albetration 2394 AD - New Theory on Interstellar Travel using rotating rings and ground based lasers and nuclear energy. CEO of Pindome Corporation.home page

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