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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeffrey Crothers

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Jeffrey Crothers
Wikipedia is not an advertising service! Delete. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 03:58, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Next!...I mean, Delete. I don't think "one of histories  [sic]  greatest actors" would still be looking for "his big break." --Xcali 04:28, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Bubye... There's no room for ads in Wikipedia. --Bloghate 05:13, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Patent vanity; should be speediable, IMO. A и D я 01D  TALK  EMAIL  05:20, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Obvious ad and vanity. --ElfWord 07:52, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darth Kryptous

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Darth Kryptous and Tim Okah
Hoaxes. No google hits for "Darth Kryptous", "Len Antilles" or "Tim Okah"; the only hits for "Wes Antilles" are for forum handles. "Cooper Ide" gets some hits, but "Cooper Ide" (Star OR Wars) gets nothing relevant. Both articles contradict our Darth Bane as well. --Cryptic (talk) 03:59, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I have heard something about Darth Bane, and about Tim Okah, but nothing about Darth Kryptous, it shuld be deleted, but not the other two.
 * (Unsigned by 69.155.106.45, who also saw fit to deface my comments. --Cryptic (talk) 05:25, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC))
 * Delete - unverifiable. --FCYTravis 05:26, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Seems to be entirely made-up. I know from personal knowledge this character isn't present in any of the Star Wars expanded universe novels. Possibly a fan-fiction author trying to sneak characters from his works into Wikipedia. --ElfWord 07:56, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unverifiable. JamesBurns 10:53, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete: Very likely a private fiction, if not buddy jokes. Geogre 16:53, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this is fanon. --Imperialles 12:51, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unverifiable, and unlikely. --maru 04:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-canon character.--Kross 08:39, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
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Hello dear Sol
Its a plesure meeting another layer-in-the-making on Wikipedia. I am a student of Gujarat National Law University. I have made some edits on the National Law School of India University page. Please read the discussions on the talk page as well.

Thank you

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Eminent domain
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User talk:Arwesterdale

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Mark1 04:01, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. JeremyA 04:23, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This is your final warning. If you vandalize any pages or create any new nonsense articles, you will be blocked from editing. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 04:47, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Shanes 02:48, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:NFL 10,000 yard rushers
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Settlements in the Severn Estuary
One thing puzzles me. The estuary is deemed to start at the second crossing bridge and finishes at a line between Lavernock Point and Sand point. In the settlement templates both Chepstow and Avonmouth are included (both in the estuary) - but Newport and Cardiff are not. Both major settlements are also in the estuary and in fact Cardiff is furthest settlement down river. What is the rationale for this? 21st CENTURY  GREENSTUFF 01:34, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

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International League of Religious Socialists

The International League of Religious Socialists is an umbrella organization of religious socialist movements in political parties throughout the world. Founded in the 1920s, it has member groups in 20 countries totaling 200,000 members. For most of its history, it was mainly European and contained mainly Christian socialist groups, but has recently expanded to the Americas, Africa, and Australia to include more groups with connections to other religions. It is an associate organisation of Socialist International.

The member organisations are:

 * Ernest Burgmann Society (Australia)
 * Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christentum und Sozialdemokratie (Austria)
 * Christians on the Left (Britain)
 * Bulgarian Religious Social Democrats (Bulgaria)
 * Cristianos por la Liberacion (Costa Rica)
 * Frente Nacional de Cultos (Dominican Republic)
 * Kristillisten Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto (Finland)
 * Covenant of Religious Socialists of Germany
 * Religious Socialist Section of the MSZP (Hungary)
 * Social Christians (Italy)
 * Latvian Christian Social Democratic Organisation (Latvia)
 * Religious Social Democrats (Lithuania)
 * Trefpunt van Socialisme en Levensovertuiging (Netherlands)
 * Christian Socialists (Norway) (Norway)
 * Akbayan (Philippines)
 * ANC Commission on Religious Affairs (South Africa)
 * Norabideak/Cristianos en el PSOE (Spain - Basque Country)
 * Satyodaya (Sri Lanka)
 * Religious Social Democrats of Sweden (Sweden)
 * Religiös-Sozialistische Vereinigung der Deutschschweiz (Switzerland)

Background
The International League of Religious Socialists (ILRS) is the oldest continuing socialist organization in Europe. The first international conference of the ILRS was held in the Netherlands by Willem Banning and Carl Mennicke in 1926. Willem Banning served as a Dutch preacher and co-founded the Dutch Labor Party. Carl Mennicke was a German-born theologian. A second conference was held in 1928 in Switzerland, and the following year, in 1929, an international committee for religious socialists was founded in Cologne, Germany. Among its members were Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, England and France. This conference solidified the existence of an international organization and is considered to be the official origin of the ILRS. From this point until the 1970s, the activities and membership of the ILRS was limited to Northern Europe.

The Bommersvik Congress
In 1983, the International League of Religious Socialists held a conference in Bommersvik, Sweden. This conference established the global reach of the ILRS, highlighting the commitment of the organization to provide a platform for Christian socialists around the world. The U.S. Religion and Socialism Commission formally joined the ILRS at this meeting. Under this conference's theme of "Peace and Employment", the ILRS addressed the relationship between the global north and south amidst the Cold War.

3 years later, the ILRS expanded its borders even further and met outside of Europe for the first time. This meeting took place in Managua, Nicaragua in October 1986 and featured 67 participants from 16 different countries. At the Bommersvik Conference, the Minister of Education for Nicaragua, Carlos Tunnerman, invited the ILRS to hold their next conference in Nicaragua, under the theme of "No Peace without Justice and Democracy".

Expanding to the Middle East, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) attended the 1989 Stockholm Congress of the ILRS. In 2002, the International League of Religious Socialists sat down with both the PLO and the Meretz party, an Israeli religious socialist party, in West Bank and Israel, respectively.

The Cold War
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ILRS was able to integrate the former Soviet bloc countries into their fold. In 1991, the organization's conference was under the theme of "A New Europe: Challenges for Central/Eastern Europe". This conference was attended by delegates from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania and Estonia to name a few. At the ILRS conference in 2000, both Latvia and Italy officially joined the organization.

Previous leadership
20th century presidents of the ILRS include Adiranus von Bieman, and his successor, Evert Svennson who led the organization from 1983 to 2003. More recently, previous President Cynthia Dalman Eek met with European Union Parliament members in 2017, noting the aim of the ILRS to be focused around discussing religion, social inclusion and integration.

Current leadership
Today, the ILRS is led by President Maria Angeles Sanz del Moral of Spain. Other executive board members include the Vice Presidents: Carlos García de Andoín, of Spain and Marìa Hevzy, of Norway. The current treasurer is Jochen Geraedts of the Netherlands, and the remaining executive board members are Tarja Kantola of Finland, as well as Ulf Carmesund of Switzerland.

Religious socialism in the ILRS
The socialist ideology of the ILRS asserts that participation in parliamentary politics is necessary, yet they support strong state intervention in areas of education, health and social welfare. Economically, they maintain that free-market capitalism needs to have moral limits.

Today, the efforts of the ILRS are focused on helping social democratic parties navigate between illiberal secularism and tolerant multiculturalism. The organization sees itself as a mediator between left-wing European political parties, religious communities, and state governments. Its most recent conference was held in Utretch in 2018, under the theme of "Europe as a community of values".

Recently, the ILRS has been expanding beyond its Protestant tradition. Islamic organizations, the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) and the Islamic Center of Milan, attended the 1997 ILRS conference in Helsinki.


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Helen Silvermaster

Helen P. Silvermaster (July 19, 1899 — December 22, 1991) was an accused Soviet spy.

Biography
Elena Witte was born in 1899 in the Russian Empire. Her father, Baron Peter Witte, was a counselor to Tsar Nikolai II and acted as an advisor to the Mongolian government. After the October Revolution he was arrested by Bolsheviks, but later released. After her father's arrest, she moved to China and married a Russian, becoming known as Elena Volkov, around 1923.

The couple emigrated to San Francisco, California, in 1924 where their son, Anatole Boris Volkov was born the same year. (There is no known link between Volkov and "Pop Folkoff" or Volkov or Isaac Folkoff, another communist based in San Francisco.) Shortly after their son's birth the couple separated. Helen began a relationship with Nathan Gregory Silvermaster; the couple wed in 1930 and remained married until Nathan's death in 1964.

The couple came to Washington, D.C., in 1939. In Washington, she was one of the leaders of the Washington Bookshop, the American League for Peace and Democracy, the Washington Committee for Aid to China, and the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties. All these organizations were Comintern and CPUSA sponsored organizations. Her code name with Soviet intelligence, identified in Venona decrypts, was "Dora".

At first, Jacob Golos was the main contact of the Silvermaster group but his failing health meant that he used Elizabeth Bentley to collect information from the house. Helen was highly suspicious of Bentley and she told Golos that she was convinced that she was an undercover agent for the FBI. Golos told her that she was being ridiculous and that she had no choice but to work with her. The Silvermasters reluctantly accepted Bentley as their new contact.

Kathryn S. Olmsted, the author of Red Spy Queen (2002), points out: "Every two weeks, Elizabeth would travel to Washington to pick up documents from the Silvermasters, collect their Party dues, and deliver Communist literature. Soon the flow of documents grew so large that Ullmann, an amateur photographer, set up a darkroom in their basement. Elizabeth usually collected at least two or three rolls of microfilmed secret documents, and one time received as many as forty. She would stuff all the film and documents into a knitting bag or other innocent feminine accessory, then take it back to New York on the train." Moscow complained that around half of the photographed documents received in the summer of 1944 were unreadable and suggested that Ullmann received more training. However, Pavel Fitin, who was responsible for analyzing the material, described it as very important data.

Death
She died on December 22, 1991, in Beach Haven, New Jersey, aged 92.

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Itzhak Stern

Itzhak Stern (25 January 1901 – 30 January 1969) was a Polish-Israeli Jewish Holocaust survivor who worked for Sudeten-German industrialist Oskar Schindler and assisted him in his rescue activities during the Holocaust.

Early life
Stern was born 25 January 1901, in Kraków. He was an important leader in the Jewish community, and was the vice president of the Jewish Agency for Western Poland and a member of the Zionist Central Committee. In 1938, he was engaged to Sophia Backenrot, although the marriage was postponed until after the war.

World War II
On 18 November 1939, during the early months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, Oskar Schindler was introduced to Stern, who was then working as an accountant for Schindler's fellow Abwehr agent Josef "Sepp" Aue, who had gained control of Stern's formerly Jewish-owned place of employment as a Treuhänder (trustee). Schindler showed Stern the balance sheet of a company he was thinking of acquiring, an enamelware manufacturer called Rekord Ltd owned by a consortium of Jewish businessmen (including Abraham Bankier) that had filed for bankruptcy earlier that year. Stern advised him that rather than running the company as a trusteeship under the auspices of the Haupttreuhandstelle Ost (Main Trustee Office for the East), he should buy or lease the business directly, as that would give him more freedom from the dictates of the Nazis, including the freedom to hire more Jews. Despite Stern being Jewish and Schindler being a member of the Nazi Party, Schindler was friendly to Stern. Later, Stern said of the meeting:

"I did not know what he wanted and I was frightened... [until] December 1st, we Polish Jews had been left more or less alone. They had Aryanized the factories, of course. And if a German asked you a question in the street it was compulsory for you to precede your answer with 'I am a Jew....' But it was only on December 1st that we had to begin wearing the Star of David. It was just as the situation had begun to grow worse for the Jews, when the Sword of Damocles was already over our heads, that I had this meeting with Oskar Schindler."

In a later meeting, Stern informed Schindler that he could use Jewish slave labour to staff his factory, Deutsche Emaillewarenfabrik (German Enamelware Factory) at a lower price than Polish laborers, which would also allow those laborers to be protected from deportations. Schindler followed his suggestion, which began his rescue activities of Jews during the Holocaust.

Kraków's Jews were imprisoned in the Kraków Ghetto six months after German troops invaded Kraków. The ghetto was fully liquidated in 1943. Those considered useful (to be used as slave labour) were sent to Płaszów, including Schindler's workers and Stern. The rest were sent to various death camps across Poland. In Płaszów, Stern and his brother Natan, along with Mietek Pemper and Joseph Bau, were forced to work in Płaszów's office, where they came into frequent contact with the camp's notorious commandant, Amon Göth. Stern helped Pemper in his efforts to prevent the closure and liquidation of Płaszów, knowing that while conditions there were terrible, liquidation likely meant the deaths of every prisoner. Stern kept in contact with Schindler throughout this time and worked to better conditions for the Jews, including transferring workers to Schindler's factory, distributing aid money, and attempting to inform the outside world of their plight.

In 1944, when the closure of Płaszów became inevitable, Schindler decided to open a new factory, the Brünnlitz labor camp, in Brněnec, occupied Czechoslovakia, for his Jewish workers in order to prevent them from being sent to death camps. Stern and the surviving members of his family were placed on the famous list to be transferred to Brünnlitz by Schindler, although Stern's mother died of illness when she, along with the other female Schindlerjuden, was transferred to Auschwitz before Schindler could arrange their transfer to Brünnlitz. The male Schindlerjuden, including Stern and Natan, were transported to Gross-Rosen before they were sent to the relative safety of Brünnlitz, where Stern worked directly with Schindler and became one of the leaders of the Jewish workers. Due to his membership in the Nazi Party and service in the Abwehr, Schindler was in danger of being arrested after the defeat of Nazi Germany. Stern and the other Jewish leaders wrote a letter attesting to Schindler's rescue of Jews, which they gave to Schindler before he fled to the Allied lines.

Later life
After the liberation of the Brünnlitz camp by the Red Army, Stern moved to Paris and eventually emigrated to Israel. He advocated for Schindler to be recognized more broadly, even writing a pamphlet about his rescue activity. Stern remained friends with Schindler for the rest of his life, corresponding with him until his death in 1969. It was reported that Schindler "cried inconsolably" at his funeral.

Personal life
In 1938, Stern was engaged to Sophia Backenrot, who survived the war due to her Aryan appearance in the Drohobycz ghetto. Their marriage was postponed until the end of the war in 1945. They remained married until Stern's death at the age of 68.

Legacy
He was portrayed in the 1993 film Schindler's List by English actor Ben Kingsley. At the end of the film, Stern's widow Sophia appears in a procession of Schindlerjuden and the actors who portrayed them, placing stones on Schindler's grave on Mount Zion, which is a Jewish tradition showing respect for the deceased. Stern's brother Natan was also one of the Schindlerjuden in the procession.

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I-War (1997 video game)

I-War (known as Independence War in North America) is a space combat simulator developed by Particle Systems and published by Infogrames. The game was first published in November 1997 in Europe, and in late August of 1998 in North America.

An additional campaign was designed, packaged with the original game and released in September 1999 as Independence War Deluxe Edition in North America and Independence War Special Edition in Europe.

A sequel: Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos, was released in 2001.

Gameplay
As the captain of Dreadnaught, the player could assume the command of any of the four workstations on the command bridge. From the command station (CMD), the player received their mission briefings and could sometimes control other ships through a remote link. The station also had access to an accurate star map. The ship was normally flown from the navigation station (NAV). From the weapons station (WEP), the player had an outside view of Dreadnaught's wire frame model. Following a locked target, the angle of view could rotate 360 degrees on all axes. This workstation also had a ripple fire mode which allowed attacking quickly a large group of enemies. The fourth station engineering (ENG) was for controlling the repairs when the ship was damaged by weapons or a collision with another object. However, the automated repair functioned well and player supervision was rarely needed. The station also had a fuel gauge, which was nonfunctional because the game design was changed to give Dreadnaught limitless fuel.

In the game, the player takes the role of an unnamed 23rd century spaceship captain in the Earth Commonwealth Navy. The primary opponents were rebellious insurgents called the Indies, a group distinguished by their elaborately and colourfully painted ships.

I-War was notable for its use of Newtonian physics; unlike other popular space combat games such as Wing Commander and Descent: Freespace, the flight model is subject to inertia caused by a ship's mass and the absence of drag in outer space. In addition to common flight dynamics, vessels can move and accelerate in all directions: up, down, forward, backwards and sideways.

The game features two gameplay modes: campaign mode, and a mode for immediate space battle with endlessly spawning enemies. The campaign consists of a series of 40 linear missions, with one or more missions being available at a time. After completing a key mission, one or more new missions become available. Sometimes a different set of missions can be unlocked depending on the outcome of the previous mission, thus setting the campaign in different directions. Three different endings to the campaign were possible. The nature of missions varied greatly; there were many combinations of combat and problem solving. The puzzles often made use of the game's physics modeling.

Depending on the mission, Dreadnaught can be acting alone, supporting another vessel, or commanding a group of wingmen. During other missions, various special equipment is at the player's disposal, such as a reconnaissance drone.

The player ship is armed with Particle Beam cannons and various kinds of missiles. For protection, the ship is equipped with energy shields, that are capable of tracking and absorbing enemy fire from a single ship at a time. The bridge of the player ship is a small ship of its own, called the 'command section'. It is capable of detaching from the rest of the ship.

During LDS-travel, ships are not able to use any weapons except missiles designed to stop LDS-travel. Ships in LDS cannot be attacked, either.

The game began with a 14 minute long high quality CGI animation to introduce the game's setting and even some gameplay features through the story of Jefferson Clay and his last battle. Along the campaign, shorter pieces of CGI encoded in RAD Game Tools's Smacker video format would be shown within missions as cutscenes. These sometimes provided clues to solving some problematic aspect of the current mission. Simple CGI animations utilising wire frame models were used in mission briefings. Occasionally, external camera views were used for kind of real-time, game engine rendered cutscenes, such as when Dreadnaught docked or undocked with another ship or a space station.

Development
The development of I-War was led by Particle Systems co-founders Glyn Williams (whose previous games include Warhead for Amiga and Atari ST) and Michael Powell (whose previous games include Subwar 2050 for PC/DOS). With Williams and Powell included, Independence War had a development team of six men, which was the full personnel of Particle Systems at the time.

The games polygon models were created using BRender. The team wrote their own low-level routines for texturing.

The game had some naming troubles. I-War was originally signed to Philips Interactive Media, Inc., who were moving into PC games. At the time the game had merely a working title, "big ships". The first suggested name was "Dreadnaught", per the player ship, but it was considered to be meaningless to French and German audiences. The next name candidate was "Infinity War", which was found to be also a name of a Marvel Comics comic book miniseries, The Infinity War. Therefore, the name was shortened to I-War. At this time Philips Media was taken over by Infogrames, who became the publisher of the game.

I-War was first released in Europe in November 1997, under the label of Ocean Software. Ocean was acquired by Infogrames earlier that year. This version, having no 3D hardware support, had only software rendered graphics. The game was released in English, French and German. I-War was a critical success, but wasn't selling as well as expected.

In late August, 1998, the game was released in North America, but as Independence War. The reason for the name change was that 'I-War' was already trademarked in the US by Atari Corporation for an Atari Jaguar game of that name.

The American version was successful and won 'Space-Sim of the year' awards from many magazines and websites. Encouraged by this, an expanded edition was designed. I-War / Independence War sold around 250,000 copies worldwide. Including the special editions the total sales were about 300,000.

Defiance
Later, an additional campaign from the Indie side of the conflict, called Defiance, was developed. The campaign consisted of 18 missions and it mirrored the I-War campaign. This time the player assumed the role of Edison Hayes, a captain of the Indie fleet and the Dreadnaught-class corvette Spartacus. Defiance had three new features: in-mission savepoints, limited customisation of player ship's weapons and a zoom mode for longer range weapons fire.

Originally Defiance was supposed to be released as an expansion pack, but Infogrames decided they would prefer a special edition that would have both the new campaign and the original game in the same box. This special edition was released in the US as Independence War Deluxe Edition in 1999. The European version was released the same year, but was called Independence War Special Edition instead since it was reasoned that 'deluxe' doesn't mean much to the French or German audiences. The American version also included a $10 rebate for owners of Independence War, but no rebate was included with the European version. On May 25, 2010, GOG.com re-released Independence War Deluxe Edition digitally.

The development of Defiance was led by Stephen Robertson who also maintained a strong and long lasting on-line presence helping players of the Independence War series.

Reception
The game won Computer Games Strategy Plus's 1998 "Sci-Fi Simulation of the Year" award. The editors wrote, "With mission-driven play, good graphics, and detailed space combat action, this European import turned out to be quite a hit on this side of the Atlantic."

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated I-War for "PC Simulation Game of the Year" at the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, although it lost to Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.

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Redirects needed
I have no account so I wouldn't be able to do this myself. There should be a redirect to this article from PPCLI, P.P.C.L.I., and The Patricias.

Song?
No mention of the campfire song about the Princess Pat's Light Infantry? I think that's relatively unique and how I came to hear of them.

The princess pat, (the princess pat) Light Infantry (light infantry) She sailed across, (she sailed across) The seven Seas, (the seven seas) She sailed across, (she sailed across) The channel two, (the channel two) And she took with her, (and she took with her) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)

Now what is that? (now what is that?) Its something made, (its something made) By the princess pat, (by the princess pat) Its red and gold, (its red and gold) And purple too, (and purple too) Thats why its called, (thats why its called) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)

Now Captain Jack, (now captain Jack) Had a mighty fine crew (had a mighty fine crew) He sailed across, (he sailed across) The channel two, (the channel two) But his ship sank, (but his ship sank) And yours will too, (and yours will too) If you dont take, (if you dont take) A rick-a-bamboo (a rick-a-bamboo) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo)

Now what is that? (now what is that?) Its something made, (its something made) By the princess pat, (by the princess pat) Its red and gold, (its red and gold) And purple too, (and purple too) Thats why its called, (thats why its called) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo) A rick-a-bamboo, (a rick-a-bamboo) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.90.95.165 (talk) 12:26, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

McKenzie
McKenzie was a FORMER member of the PPCLI. He was a member of the 7th MG Coy when he was killed. In the same way that in the current Afghanistan conflict that former members of the North Saskatchewan Regiment who were members of the PPCLI when they were killed are not N Sask R casualties, they are PPCLI casualties. He is listed in the Book of Remembrance, the Canadian Virual War Memorial and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as a member of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was not seconded to the 7th MG Coy, or he would have been listed as 'PPCLI.' As such, he should be not included as a PPCLI VC. He can be mentioned as a former member of the regiment who went on to win the VC but not as a PPCLI VC. I've been in uniform since 1981 and have served in the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), the 3rd Field Engineer Squadron, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) and the CF Public Affairs Branch. By application of the same logic that makes McKenzie a PPCLI VC, if I were to win a VC, which of the units I have been a member of would be able to claim me as their VC? All of them? It doesn't matter what hat badge you used to wear, it mattters what hat badge you're wearing at the time of the deed. Otherwise, the three RCD VCs from Lelifontein could be claimed by the 4th Princess Louise's Dragoons Guards, the Queen's Own Canadian Hussars and the Governor General's Horse Guards. In the same way that the clothes make the man, the badge makes the man's regiment. The PPCLI has plenty of great history without having to appropriate the history of another unit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kprtqrf06 (talk • contribs) 14:51, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Name of unit
Why does it say 'name of unit' at the top?

It doesn't any more, apparently Mike 05:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Not for anything, but I've *NEVER* heard of the PPCLI referred to as "The Patricias". Rather, they are referred to most often as either PPCLI or as "Princess Pat's". 206.47.102.173 (talk) 22:32, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

 * My grampa was a Patricia through Sicily and Italy. They most definitely are/have been referred to as The Patricias. 47.4.228.122 (talk) 02:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Victoria Cross
Added George Mullin and Hugh McKenzie as VC recipients, and added location where VC was earned for each winner. This comes after fact checking the statement under History | Victoria Cross (which I consolidated into a previous heading for Victoria Cross recipients):
 * During the battles around Passchendaele on the 30th of October, 1917 two members of the Regiment won the Victoria Cross for gallantry. Another Victoria Cross was won at Parvillers in August, 1918.

The Victoria Cross Reference site lists 9 men who won the VC at Passchendaele, but only one, George Mullin, was of PPCLI; McKenzie isn't listed. However, CanadianSoldiers.com does list him as PPCLI, but he was KIA, and Victoria Cross Reference says that the VC was not generally awarded to men who were killed during the action for which they might have won the medal, at least not until 1920, although some awards were made retroactively. So, is he an "official" VC winner, or not? He must have been, since in McKenzie's bio article (which pre-existed the change I've made here) his medal is written about as being on public display. But another anomaly is that in McKenzie's WP article he is not described as being with PPCLI (but was of Canadian Machine Gun Corps), aand that his bio was "migrated" from Victoria Cross Reference, which no longer lists him. Perhaps someone else can clear up the confusion. Mike 05:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Lt Hugh McKenzie as indeed a member of the PPCLI but he was seconded to the 7th Brigade Machine Gun Company that was supporting the Regiment. His VC was awarded for his action at Passchendaele at the same time as Mullin. When all the officers in one of the forward PPCLI companies had been killed, McKenzie assumed command to take the final position. Mullin, who was with the Battalion snipers was with him. Typically, the official sites list the unit the recipient was serving with rather than their parent Regiment. In the case of McKenzie I can provide a copy of the PPCLI unit record at the time he was killed to substantiate the fact that he was indeed a member of the PPCLI. (Currently MA student in military history at the University of Victoria and have just completed a thesis of PPCLI in WW1 see www.birthofaregiment.com

Jim Kempling/jimk@uvic.ca Jim Kempling (talk) 02:28, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Cold War
I have moved the following from the article, as comments belong on the talk page. I don't know who originally added it to the article, but it looks like it has been there for some time.

A section needs to be added here with regards to PPCLI operations through the Cold War, and in peacekeeping roles, especially in Yugoslavia. A note on the Battle of the Medak Pocket would be very useful, especially since the link Operation Medak pocket has been NPOV bullied by a Croatian contributor. (This can be found at Canadian version of OMBbattle)

Indefatigable 18:45, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Not any more - I've deleted that as a needless fork. I've also rewritten the main Operation Medak pocket to whip it into shape, including a more concise version of the PPCLI episode (which although important was really a sideshow in the course of the operation as a whole). -- ChrisO 19:15, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Regimental song in popular culture?
I wonder if it would be appropriate to expand upon the use of the regiment's song in other contexts? To explain how I came here, my young son returned recently from camping in Wales and brought back a version of this song. I was puzzled by the words and it seemed to me that there must be a story behind them. I found this page which discusses the song and its roots in the regiment and then found this Wikipedia entry. While I understand that people close to the regiment might feel aggrieved that their song has been appropriated by youngsters on camping trips, it is surely interesting that a Canadian infantry marching song should find its way to a campfire in Wales.

The lyrics my son came back with are rather different from those on the page here. I hesitate to submit them, but having come this far I will take the risk:

 * Oh the Princess Pat
 * Lived in a tree
 * She sailed across
 * The Seven Seas
 * She sailed across
 * The Channel too
 * And she took with her
 * A Rick-a-bam-boo

 * A Rick-a-bam-boo
 * Now what is that?
 * It's something made
 * By the Princess Pat
 * It's red and gold
 * And purple too
 * That's why it's called
 * A Rick-a-bam-boo

 * Now Captain Jack
 * Had a mighty fine crew
 * He sailed across
 * The Channel too
 * But his ship sank
 * And yours will too
 * If you don't take
 * A Rick-a-bam-boo

 * Now the Princess Pat
 * She dived right in
 * And pulled him back
 * And his crew too
 * She saved his life
 * And his crew too
 * Because she took with her
 * A Rick-a-bam-boo

There are various versions of this song on the web, but this is the one dictated to me by my ten-year-old.

Coconino 18:05, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * It may very well have been appropriated first by a Canadian who heard it or was familiar with it. A former girlfriend of mine I believe had it in her Girl Guides of Canada songbook, and given the international nature of the Scouting/Guiding movement, it is not surprising that certain songs (especially with simple tunes and nonsensical words) would make the rounds. That happens to a ,lot of songs: The abolitionist song "John Brown's Body Lies A-Moulderin' In The Grave" became "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" on the one hand and "John Brown's Body Had A Cold Upon His Chest" on the other. Many United States Army "jody calls" find their way into Canadian and other cadet corps, sometimes but not always bowdlerized. So no, I am not surprised to hear a bowlerized version of "Ric-A-Dam-Doo" sung in Wales.
 * As for including it here, it may be sufficient to state that parodies or whatnot do exist, as sung by guides/scouts/whatever, and one or two links to the pertinent sites. --SigPig 05:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

WWI history?
Ok so we have the story of raising the battalion, and then we're right into WWII? I think this needs some expansion! Maury 00:43, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

I have just completed an extensive web site at www.birthofaregiment.com that deals directly with the raising of the PPCLI and the changes to the unit during WW1. This site was produced as the Thesis for my MA at the University of Victoria so viewers should have some confidence that it will be thoroughly reviewed. I will put together a summary for inclusion on this page over the next couple of days.

Jim Kempling Jim Kempling (talk) 02:46, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Boer War
I thought that the Prince Pat's were the only Canadian Infantry Regiment that was serving before WWI. They were supposed to be in the Boer war with the British. If I am wrong, please tell me. :) (Mrjeremister (talk) 01:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC))

You are wrong. :-) However.... Lt. Col Agar Adamson, and a number of the senior officers of PPLCI at the beginning were Boer War veterans. I have just returned from the Vimy Ridge memorial where I purchased a book of the letters of this officer and he mentions much about the history of the PPLCI, some of which frankly contradicts this article (for instance he indicates that the PPLCI never used the Ross Rifle). I intend to beef this up when I get the chance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.253.1.138 (talk) 21:46, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

The comment about the Ross rifle is not quite true. WQhen the PPCLI was first formed in August 1914 they consisted largely of veterans who had returned to the colours. They were initially issued the Ross Rifle as were all other Canadian Units. Unlike the balance of the CEF, they did not train at Valcartier but rather at Ottawa and then at Levis Quebec. Under their CO, Lt Col Francis Farquhar, an officer of the Coldstream Guards, they thoroughly tested the Ross at Levis and found it wanting. As they were ready for immediate deployment when they arrived in England, they were assigned to the 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in the British Army. It was at that time that they converted to the Lee-Enfield. Ref Ralph Hodder Williams, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 1914-1919, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, Toronto, (1923) page 15

Jim Kempling Jim Kempling (talk) 02:40, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Question about this unit service in Croatia :
Copy directly from other Wikipedia article

>> The events that followed remain controversial, as Canadian authorities reported that the Croatian army intermittently fought against the advancing Canadian Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry before finally retreating after sustaining 27 fatalities.[220] The Croatian ministry of defense and UN officer's testimonies given during the Ademi-Norac trial deny that the battle occurred. >>

Can you check for more informations on this subject. The section i just copied is from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_War_of_Independence

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Linking to battles
I'm wondering if there is any reason why the Battle of Amiens, & the Battle of the Canal du Nord in the World War I section are not linked to their respective internal articles. (I don't find Jigsaw Wood anywhere but in the published PPCLI war diary and a mention on a Birth of a Regiment page. If I was militarily expert enough, I would write it up.) As a newbie here, I'm not sure if it would be appropriate for me to add the links in case the writer saw a reason not to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissusK (talk • contribs) 18:51, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

 * As long as you're sure they participated, go ahead an be WP:BOLD and link them. --A D Monroe III (talk) 21:10, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

 * It's seems I'm not good at waiting. I did a bit of checking the battles in WP for PPCLI or its parent orgs, and added the links just as suggested.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 16:56, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

 * Thank you. I thought I would get a notification if a reply was posted, (and I've been away). I'm learning...--MissusK (talk) 13:12, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

 * Getting notified isn't automatic (except for your own talk page), but the "" in my comment should have notified you (that's what it's for), as the "@A D Monroe III" in your comment notified me. If this comment doesn't get you a notification, then something's wrong.  Maybe check with the Teahouse.  --A D Monroe III (talk) 16:38, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

 * I got this one, so I must have somehow missed the previous one. Thank you. (So much to learn!)--MissusK (talk) 13:27, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Battle Honours for Operation Commando
The First Battle of Maryang-san, which included the capture of Kowang-san, where the Canadian 25th Brigade, including PPCLI, captured the eastern flanks of the hill, was awarded battle honours for the 3 RAR, but not for the PPCLI.

However, the commander of 2 PPCLI, Lt. Col. James Stone, was awarded the DSO for repelling a large Chinese counter-attack at night on 12 October, 1951. Tennisedu (talk) 04:41, 2 April 2024 (UTC)


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Talk:Carnor Jax

Disputed
Googling indicates there is indeed a Star Wars character named Carnor Jax, but this isn't him. No google hits for "John Smith" or "Darth Kryptous" (and I've vfd'd both those articles); no relevant ones for "Cooper Ide"; and our Darth Bane contradicts this article as well. --Cryptic (talk) 04:10, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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USS Case (DD-285)

USS Case (DD-285) was a Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1919 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931.

Description
The Clemson class was a repeat of the preceding Wickes-class destroyer although more fuel capacity was added. The ships displaced 1290 LT at standard load and 1389 LT at deep load. They had an overall length of 314 ft, a beam of 30 ft and a draught of 10 ft. They had a crew of 6 officers and 108 enlisted men.

Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. The Clemson class was powered by two steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 27000 shp intended to reach a speed of 35 kn. The ships carried a maximum of 371 LT of fuel oil which was intended gave them a range of 2500 nmi at 20 kn.

The ships were armed with four 4-inch (102 mm) guns in single mounts and were fitted with two 1-pounder guns for anti-aircraft defense. In many ships a shortage of 1-pounders caused them to be replaced by 3-inch (76 mm) guns. Their primary weapon, though, was their torpedo battery of a dozen 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. They also carried a pair of depth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.

Construction and career
Case, named for Augustus Case, was launched 21 September 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss A. R. Case; commissioned 8 December 1919 and reported to Destroyer Division 43, Atlantic Fleet.

Between January and July 1920, Case operated along the east coast, and on winter maneuvers in the Caribbean, during which she obtained tactical data for Naval War College study. From July 1920 through December 1921, she operated in reduced commission with fifty per cent of complement. Beginning in December 1921, Case was permanently assigned to Destroyer Division 25 for a regular schedule of operations designed to keep her operational readiness at its maximum. Along with gunnery and engineering exercises and competitions, she joined the fleet annually in maneuvers and war problems.

From 1924 to 1925, Case was flagship of her division, and With it in April 1926 sailed to the European station, where the flag was shown and good-will created by visits to various British and Mediterranean ports. Returning to the United States a year later, the destroyer resumed operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean. Designated for scrapping in accordance with the London Naval Treaty in 1929, Case was decommissioned at Philadelphia 22 October 1930, and sold as a stripped hulk 17 January 1931.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shieldship

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page, if it exists; or after the end of this archived section. The result of the debate was merge/redirect. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:49, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Shieldship
Marked for speedy but isn't a candidate. A vehicle from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Nominator abstains from voting. — Gwalla | Talk 04:11, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge per WP:FICT. Radiant_ >|< 10:55, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge per WP:FICT. -- Jonel 16:23, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Delete.  Honestly, do we need another article for the Revvel model of it?  Sorry, but it's all so discouraging when people don't even look for the proper locations of their favorite things and just start plugging away, and then we have to do the merge to prevent deletion. Geogre 16:48, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - Yes, it is discouraging that they can't be bothered to put things in the proper place, but that doesn't mean we should obliterate their well-intentioned and good-faith attempt to improve the 'pedia. -- Jonel 17:46, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: If I believed the motives were improvement of our encyclopedia, I wouldn't get so cranky. I think the "slap it wherever, whenever, however" philosophy undermines such an assumption, though. Geogre 18:38, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * If you have doubts about people's motives, I prescribe a dose of assuming good faith. Kappa 21:30, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge per WP:FICT. carmeld1 01:45, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * ''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be placed on a related article talk page, if one exists; in an undeletion request, if it does not; or below this section.


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Bathurst Street Wharf

Bathurst Street Wharf was a series of shipyards located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue along Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Early years
The first facility appeared in 1890 and the last closed at the end of World War II. In total 160 ships were built in the shipyards in the site. Now filled inland, the area is now being developed into condos along the Gardiner Expressway.

The ship building area was located near Old Fort York (where smaller vessels were built for the garrison) and Queens Wharf.

Shipyards
It was not until the late 19th Century when a formal shipyard began emerging in the area. The first ship building company in the area was John Doty Company (John Doty and Sons) from 1890 to 1893. This company built 6 boats, paddle boat ferries and steamers.

Doty was acquired by Bertram Engineering Works Company in 1893 and built a large number of vessels of various sizes. Bertram sold the shipyard to Canadian Shipbuilding Company in 1905 and operated until 1908. From 1908 to 1913 shipbuilding proved to be financially challenging to the new owners Toronto Shipyards (1908–1910) and the yard was abandoned until 1913.

Thor Iron Works acquired the yards in 1913 and built only 9 ships, mainly warships and cargo ships, before being bought out in 1917 by Dominion Shipbuilding and Repair Company Limited. Prior to 1918, shipbuilding was done in wharfs and finally in a shipyard built by Dominion. However Dominion shared the same fate as Toronto Shipyards and closed in 1920 after a strike caused the shipbuilder to go bankrupt.

Decline and closing of shipyard
The yards lay empty for two decades before being re-activated by the Government of Canada in 1941 to build minesweepers for the Royal Canadian Navy under the contractor Dufferin Shipbuilding Company Limited and then by federally owned Toronto Shipbuilding Company Limited. From 1943, the new owner Redfern Construction Company Limited built minesweepers for the Royal Navy. The last ship was completed in 1945 with the remainder orders cancelled. The shipbuilding industry came to a close in the area for good.

Post-shipyard use
Following World War II, the area remained industrial and served as docking facilities the nearby silos. Berths were filled in and in the 1980s industry was replaced with condos, a City of Toronto park (Toronto Music Garden) and a public marina by Harbourfront Corporation. Numerous marine uses exist at Spadina Quay today (2020) including Marina Quay West, numerous passenger vessels, a few active commercial tugs, a water taxi and Boatel on board B&B accommodation.

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Talk:John Byrne (comics)

Transgender comments
Byrne's Superman was not the fist comic ever to feature a variant cover, so that statement needs to be amended. See the following: https://www.progressiveruin.com/2022/04/25/there-are-no-biopsies-of-jokes-only-autopsies/

Transgender comments
Since there's already a Controversies section, do people think that Byrne's comments about transgender people rate a mention? This would be the primary source, unless it gets coverage somewhere more notable: http://www.themarysue.com/john-byrne-is-asshat-about-trans-people/

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Category:New Brunswick government departments and agencies

The province of New Brunswick is a parliamentary democracy within the confederation of Canada. It has numerous departments and agencies through which it is administered.