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Strong Memorial Hospital

Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH) is an 886-bed medical facility, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center complex (abbreviated URMC), in Rochester, New York, United States. Opened in 1926, it is a major provider of both in-patient and out-patient medical services. Attached to Strong is the 190-bed Golisano Children's Hospital, which serves infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21.

SMH is owned and operated by the University of Rochester and serves as its primary teaching hospital. It offers programs toward medical, dental, or graduate degrees through the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The hospital anchors the University's health care delivery network in the Rochester area. It serves as a primary community hospital and a regional trauma center for the Rochester area. Also part of the network are Golisano Children's Hospital, and URMC affiliate Highland Hospital.

SMH offers care in 40 different specialties and is ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, and has won the Consumer Choice Award for the best hospital in the area for 12 consecutive years. Strong has signature programs in cardiac care, cancer care, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics. As an affiliated academic research hospital, patients have access to the latest treatments. Strong also provides emergency medical services. SMH is a teaching hospital and patients may interact with faculty, residents, fellows, interns and/or medical students.

Human experimentation
From 1945 to 1947, Strong was the site of non-consensual human experimentation programs under supervision of the Manhattan Project and its successor, the United States Atomic Energy Commission. A building adjacent to the hospital and connected to it via tunnel, dubbed the "Manhattan Annex," was constructed in 1943 as a field office for the Manhattan Project. Over a period of two years starting in 1945, a total of seventeen patients admitted to Strong for unrelated ailments were injected with a plutonium or uranium solution without their knowledge. The Atomic Energy Commission tracked the patients for the rest of their lives; after their deaths, the Commission exhumed their remains for testing. Surviving patients were later informed of the true nature of the experiments in 1974.

In recent years, federal regulations for human subject protection and ethical codes for research have been rewritten, in light of this experiment and others around the nation. Strong Memorial Hospital now has a unified human research protection program, which has become a national leader in developing oversight programs to protect people who participate in research studies. In 2007, the University's program received the highest level of accreditation possible from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), an independent accrediting body. The accreditation was granted after demonstrating that safeguards, beyond those federally required, were built into every level of its research operation. The University's oversight program reviews all human research studies, even those that are exempt from regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration.

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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (also called the ACRWC or Children's Charter) was adopted by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1990 (in 2001, the OAU legally became the African Union) and was entered into force in 1999. Like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Children's Charter is a comprehensive instrument that sets out rights and defines universal principles and norms for the status of children. The ACRWC and the CRC are the only international and regional human rights treaties that cover the whole spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

It calls for the creation of an African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Committee of Experts). Its mission is to promote and protect the rights established by the ACRWC, to practice applying these rights, and to interpret the disposition of the ACRWC as required of party states, African Union (AU) institutions, or all other institutions recognized by AU or by a member state.

Focus on children's rights in Africa
Children in Africa are affected by many different types of abuse, including economic and sexual exploitation, gender discrimination in education and access to health, and their involvement in armed conflict. Other factors affecting African children include migration, early marriage, differences between urban and rural areas, child-headed households, street children and poverty. Furthermore, child workers in Sub-Saharan Africa account for about 80 million children or 4 out of every 10 children under 14 years old which is the highest child labour rate in the world.

The ACRWC defines a "child" as a human being below the age of 18 years. It recognises the child's unique and privileged place in African society and that African children need protection and special care. It also acknowledges that children are entitled to the enjoyment of freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly, thought, religion, and conscience. It aims to protect the private life of the child and safeguard the child against all forms of economic exploitation and against work that is hazardous, interferes with the child's education, or compromises his or her health or physical, social, mental, spiritual, and moral development. It calls for protection against abuse and bad treatment, negative social and cultural practices, all forms of exploitation or sexual abuse, including commercial sexual exploitation, and illegal drug use. It aims to prevent the sale and trafficking of children, kidnapping, and begging of children.

Children's Charter vs. Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Children's Charter originated because the member states of the AU believed that the CRC missed important socio-cultural and economic realities particular to Africa. It emphasises the need to include African cultural values and experiences when dealing with the rights of the child in such as:
 * Challenging traditional African views which often conflict with children's rights such as child marriage, parental rights and obligations towards their children, and children born out of wedlock
 * Expressly saying that the Children's Charter is higher than any custom, tradition, cultural or religious practice that doesn't fit with the rights, duties and obligations in the Charter
 * The Children's Charter has a clearer definition of the child as a person aged under 18 years old
 * Outright prohibition on the recruitment of children (i.e. under 18 years old) in armed conflict and deals with conscription of children into the armed forces
 * Prohibiting marriages or betrothals involving children
 * Prohibiting the use of children as beggars
 * Granting girls the right to return to school after pregnancy
 * Promoting affirmative action for girls' education
 * Tackling specific African issues that affect children. For example, it called for the confrontation and abolishment of apartheid and similar systems; and although, apartheid is now over, this provision is still applicable to children living under regimes practicing ethnic, religious or other forms of discrimination
 * Protecting internally displaced and refugee children
 * Protecting imprisoned expectant mothers and mothers of infants and young children
 * Providing a way for children themselves to petition the Children's Charter's Committee of Experts regarding infringements of their rights
 * Including special reference to care of the child by extended families
 * Encouraging the state to provide support for parents "in times of need"
 * Protecting handicapped children.

The fundamental principles guiding implementation of these rights include:
 * Non-discrimination
 * The best interests of the child
 * The life, survival and development of the child
 * Child participation
 * Providing for the responsibilities that every child has with regard to their and society, the state and the international community.

Ratification of the Children's Charter
As of 2016, the ACRWC has been ratified by 47 of the 54 states of the African Union, and signed but not ratified by the remaining seven states. Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tunisia have signed but not ratified the Charter. Morocco, a non-AU member state, has also not ratified.

Shortcoming and criticism

 * It doesn't protect children from life imprisonment without the possibility of release
 * When dealing with criminal activities, there is no provision for alternative measures such as community rehabilitation
 * No mention of the rights such as to remain silent, to be protected from retroactive legislation, to challenge detention, or to be compensated for miscarriages of justice
 * Article 20 can be construed as supporting physical punishment by parents as it is unclear regarding the meaning of "domestic discipline;"
 * There is some confusion regarding Article 31 that deals with children's responsibilities. Children are required to respect parents, superiors and elders at all times which could conflict with the child's right to participate in decisions that affect them
 * The omission of a provision which requires countries to fully commit and use their resources means that the Children's Charter has no way to ensure or force states to provide resources to ensure the realisation of children's rights
 * Although the Children's Charter makes provision for special protection measures for the disabled, it fails to expressly include disability as a prohibited ground of discrimination
 * Unlike the CRC, which specifically ascribes rights to children of minorities, there is no similar provision in the African Charter, despite many countries in the region having significant populations of minority and indigenous groups.

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Committee of Experts)
The committee was formed in July 2001, one and half years after the Children's Charter came into force. The members are elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The criteria for the selection of members are:
 * Members must be nationals of a state party to the Children's Charter.
 * They must be individuals of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child.
 * Members are nominated by signatory countries and elected by the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union.
 * Members are elected for a term of five years and serve voluntarily in their individual capacity. They may not be re-elected.

The Committee of Experts meets twice each year, usually in May and November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The exact dates depend on other items on the AU agenda around these times. They are empowered to receive and examine the country ("state") reports on the measures they have adopted to implement the provisions of the Children's Charter as well as the progress achieved regarding how the rights are being protected. The final protective function of the Committee of Experts is related to the investigations procedure. They are empowered to resort to any appropriate method of investigation in respect of any issue covered in the Children's Charter.

Members of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
The current members of the ACERWC are (name, country, position):
 * Mr. Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Ethiopia, Chairperson
 * Mrs.Fatima Delladj-Sebaa, Algeria, 1st Vice-President
 * Prof Julia Sloth-Nielsen, South Africa, 2nd Vice President
 * Mr. Clement Julius Mashamba, Tanzania, 3rd Vice-President
 * Mr. Alfas Muvavarigwa Chitakunye, Zimbabwe, Rapporteur
 * Mr. Cyprien Adébayo, Benin, Member; (former 1st Vice President 2010-2012)
 * Mrs. Agnès Kabore, Burkina Faso, Member;(former Chairperson 2010-2012)
 * Mr. Andrianirainy Rasamoely, Madagascar, Member
 * Mrs. Maryam Uwais, Nigeria, Member
 * Mrs. Amal Muhammad El Henqari, Libya, Member
 * Mrs. Félicité Muhimpundu, Rwanda, Member

As at October 2008, the elected Committee of Experts were (name, country, position):
 * Ms. Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate, Sénégal, Chairperson
 * Ms. Marie Chantal Koffi Appoh, Côte d'Ivoire, Vice-Chairperson
 * Ms Boipelo Lucia Seitlhamo, Botswana, Rapporteur
 * Hon. Justice Martha Koome, Kenya, Member
 * Mrs. Mamosebi T. Pholo, Lesotho, Member
 * Mr. Moussa Sissoko, Mali, Member
 * Mrs. Dawlat Ibrahim Hassan, Egypt, Member
 * Mr. Cyprien Adébayo, Benin, Member
 * Mrs. Agnès Kabore, Burkina Faso, Member
 * Mr. Andrianirainy Rasamoely, Madagascar, Member
 * Mrs. Maryam Uwais, Nigeria, Member

Challenges faced by the Committee of Experts

 * Functional secretariat: K.F. Malindi Jr, Founder of The Rights Club and a human and child rights activist notes that the Committee of Experts have yet to establish a fully functional secretariat which means that it cannot carry out its activities or deal with communications as well as country reports. It suffers from a serious lack of resources
 * Attitude of member states: Many member states are unenthusiastic about the Children's Charter and are often unwilling to nominate suitable people to sit on the Committee of Experts. Often, the committee members resign midway through their term
 * Non-state reporting: A look at states’ reporting history to the Committee of Experts also shows non-commitment by countries to fulfil their treaty obligations in respect of the Children's Charter. The responsibility for preparing and submitting country reports differ from country to country, which makes it difficult for the Committee of Experts to follow up with defaulting states
 * The rule of pendency & appropriate bodies: Cases cannot be tried or investigated at the same time in two or more human rights bodies. Thus once a case has been brought before the Committee of Experts, it has to remain there until the legal process has been exhausted. The problem is that it takes an average of two and a half years for cases to be decided by the Committee of Experts
 * Other problems: Other important setback identified are the constant lack of legal counsel present at sessions of the Committee to give legal guidance on decisions being taken by the Committee; lack of coordinated cooperation and communication between the African Commission and the Committee and the non- prioritising by the AU of the work of the Committee resulting in delays and cancellation of sessions.

State party reporting
Countries which have ratified the Children's Charter must submit initial reports within two years of ratification or the entry into force of the Charter and every three years thereafter. In 2008, the Committee of Experts started the process of reviewing the first four state reports that had been received from Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria and Rwanda in May 2008.

The state party report must contain specific information pertaining to children in their country. This includes political, legal, administrative issues that are linked to the requirements of the structure supplied by the Committee of Experts.

Ideally it should be a comprehensive report that includes input from the state, civil society and other recognised bodies at the regional, continental, international levels. But usually, the state report doesn't include much information from civil society. So civil society organisations can submit a second or "alternative" report that contains the information that they have gathered.

Until very recently, this "alternative" report could only be accepted after the state had submitted their report. But now a process has been put into place whereby the state is given 18 months to submit their report, failing that, the "alternative," civil society report will be accepted as that state's report.

Once received, the report then becomes available as a public document and it undergoes a process of:
 * Elaboration: The elaboration process is the first process that occurs. The Committee of Experts determines the report's completeness, representativeness, its conformity to the guidelines, etc. and specific information is extracted regarding the children's rights
 * Consideration: The consideration process examines the reports to determine if the information supplied reflects the true situation in the country as a kind "photocopy" or "clear picture" at that point in time. This includes determining if there are any gaps or inconsistencies in the information supplied in both the official and the alternative reports
 * Follow-up: The follow-up process is where the state and civil society are contacted again to explain and complete any discrepancies or missing information. Further information and interviews may be required before the Committee is satisfied
 * Submission to the AU.

Once the State Party and Alternative reports have been finalised, they are submitted to AU Secretariat for translation into the other working languages (English, French, Portuguese and Arabic). Then different Committee of Expert members review the report in a pre-sessional working group in order to identify issues for further discussion with the state and request for any other information that may help when considering the report. Other organisations, civil society organisations, UN groups, who have contributed alternative reports or who are considered relevant may be invited to attend the session on an informal basis. This is where civil society organisations can bring information to the process. A pre-sessional report is produced after this meeting.

After the pre-sessional report has been produced, the members who have been appointed to review the State Party / Alternative Report meet to discuss an in-depth review of the report. Their findings are submitted to the respective state concerned and discussed with high level government representatives. There is no non-governmental organisation or civil society input at this level.

As a result of the in depth discussion, the Committee of Experts will identify problems, progress and differences in implementation of the Children's Charter by the State Party. These recommendations are called "concluding observations" and may include the following:
 * The steps that need to be taken
 * Agree on recommendations
 * Suggest unique decisions suitable for each country
 * Changes in the country since the report was prepared
 * Follow-ups by the Committee of Experts to obtain more information or clarity.

After the initial State Party / Alternative report has been accepted, the state will then have to submit additional reports every 3 years. These reports are called "periodic reports." This will allow for comparison with the previous report to determine whether there has been progress or if the situation has worsened.

There may also be follow-ups and country visits. The State Party / Alternative Report and recommendations are sent to the Summit of the Heads of States and Government. Civil society is also able to intervene every 3 years to encourage the state to make improvements ahead of the preparation of additional reports.

Observer status for civil society organisations
Civil society organisations and international institutions have played a significant role in the work of the Committee of Experts and they have served as the backbone of the committee's work since inception. International non-governmental organizations have been particularly involved in the work of the committee, providing different kinds of expertise and financial support to most of the work.

Although civil society organisation involvement was minimal in the beginning, over the intervening years they have since taken a pivotal role in ensuring that the committee fulfills its mandate and in providing the necessary support needed to facilitate its work. The adoption of the guidelines for granting observer status will now also ensure that more civil society organisations are able to formally participate and contribute in the process.

According to the proposed guidelines for observer status, some of the ways civil society organisations and associations will be allowed to participate will include:
 * Attending opening and closing ceremonies of the Committee of Experts sessions
 * Participating in the committee's meetings
 * Accessing documents that are not confidential and do not deal with issues concerning the observers
 * Being invited to participate in closed sessions dealing with issues that concern them
 * Making statements on issues that concern them, provided the statement has been sent to the committee in advance
 * Responding to questions they may be asked in meetings.

The guidelines encourage the formation of coalitions by civil society organisations with similar objectives. The following are the requirements for the participation of civil society organisations for observer status are:
 * They must be registered in a member state with the mandate to carry out regional and international activities
 * Must have been registered for a minimum of three years
 * Must have done work in the defence of children's rights
 * They must have a recognised headquarters, democratically adopted statutes and a representative structure
 * They must submit a list of documentation to aid their application at least three months before a session of the Committee of Experts.

Once the organisation has obtained observer status, it may request the Committee of Experts to include issues of interest on their agenda and to make oral statements at the sessions. They are entitled to receive information on the time, location and agenda of the sessions of the committee. The committee can invite a civil society organisation to participate in the deliberations of the meetings of the committee without a voting right.

The civil society organisations are also under an obligation to establish close relations with the committee and to hold regular consultations on all issues of common interest. Civil society organisations are required to submit reports on their activities every two years. When civil society organisations default on their obligations, the committee may suspend or withdraw the observer status.

Communications to the Committee of Experts
A communication is a complaint submitted to the Committee of Experts regarding a violation of the rights of children under the Children's Charter. The following are some guidelines for those wanting to submit a communication to the Committee of Experts:
 * A communication may be submitted by individuals, groups, associations, non-governmental organizations, etc.
 * These individuals or groups MUST be recognised by the state, AU or international body
 * The state is excluded from the complaints process
 * Any violation of child rights may be considered
 * The country where the violation has occurred must be a signatory of the Children's Charter.

Specific requirements of a communication
A communication must meet the following criteria:
 * It cannot not be anonymous
 * It must be written
 * It must be submitted within a reasonable deadline or timeframe, depending on the nature of the complaint
 * It must be written in a reasonable and non-defamatory tone
 * It must be compatible with the AU rules and laws or the Children's Charter
 * It must not be exclusively based on information in the media
 * Issues must not have been already decided by another investigation, procedure or international regulation
 * It must only be submitted when all local / domestic remedies have been exhausted or when the author of the communication is not satisfied with the solution provided at the local / domestic level
 * The Committee of Experts can also review its own decision in a communication where the complainant can provide additional information to support his/her case
 * The Committee of Experts can receive a communication from a non-State Party (e.g. civil society organisation, individual, group of people) if it is in the best interest of the child.

If the communication meets the above requirements, then it may be considered by the Committee of Experts. When a complaint reaches the committee, a group will be assigned to work on it to decide if it is acceptable. If it is acceptable then they will give feedback both to the country where the problem is located. If there are gaps, then the committee will ask the country to take measures to protect the complainant while it is being investigated further.

The work on the complaint is confidential and is held in closed session debates. Once a decision has been taken, a communication is sent to the country's state department. A member on the Committee of Experts is designated to follow up and coordinate the process. Once the process has been completed, a report is sent to the Committee of the Heads of State and Government.

Children who are the authors or who are the victims in the communication process now have an opportunity to express their opinions to the Committee of Experts. This provision guarantees the cardinal principle of child participation in issues concerning them.

Investigations
Investigations may be initiated because the Committee of Experts has received a communication indicating a serious violation. Investigation missions can be initiated either by a state referring a matter to the Committee of Experts, or the committee can undertake its own investigations, although the Committee may only visit a State Party if invited to do so by the government.

To ensure the investigative mission team has background knowledge of the situation, a preliminary report according to certain guidelines and based on available information is prepared before each investigation. The mission will meet with available state and non-state organisations and people in the country where they will be investigating.

Once the mission has finished its investigation, it has to release a preliminary result to the government and the media in the country of investigation. A final report is then prepared which incorporates the mission's recommendations. This mission report must be attached to the progress report of the Committee to the African Heads of State and Government.

The country that has been investigated has up to 6 months after the adoption of a decision by the Committee of Experts to submit a written reply on what they have done regarding the requirements or measures in the mission report.

The country's response should also include information on any measures in reaction to the recommendations made by the Committee after the mission. Civil society organisations and ‘specialised institutions’ like children's civil society organisations could also be requested to provide information on the situation of children in that state.

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Twilt-a-whirl suplex
I might have missed it if due to a different name. Scott Steiner used to perform this kove. Shawn Michaels used to do the back breaker version. Is it in here?(Halbared 13:43, 2 July 2006 (UTC))

Suplex slams
Do suplex slams really belong here? They start out like suplexes, but they aren't really suplexes. It seems odd for them to be here while the suplex powerslam (jackhammer), arguably just as suplex-like as these if not more so, remains in the general throws article. — Gwalla | Talk 05:56, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Suplex slam sounds like a Jackhammer to me, what's the diff?(Halbared 17:11, 5 June 2006 (UTC))

 * Jackhammer is a suplex powerslam. Basically the difference is that in a powerslam the wrestler lands on top of the opponent, and in a normal suplex slam just throws the opponent down, while remaining standing.
 * ↪Lakes (Talk) 18:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

A bit off topic, but can anyone tell me what the difference between a suplex slam and an inverted suplex slam is? The descriptions sound exactly the same. Donco 19:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Hrm. I suppose the "suplex slam" should refer to the variation where opponent is turned and slammed down on their back, and inverted where the opponent isn't turned. The descriptions need to be completely rewritten.
 * ↪Lakes (Talk) 20:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Crossface chickenwing suplex
Is this move actually in common use? I don't doubt that it's possible, but I've never seen it or heard of it being used. — Gwalla | Talk 29 June 2005 01:07 (UTC)
 * I was working on the new Tiger Mask IV article and added this move, forgetting to add the reference to him. See http://www.puroresufan.com/images/moves/tigermaskmillenium.jpg for a picture.
 * — Lakes 29 June 2005 01:15 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks!   — Gwalla | Talk 29 June 2005 02:26 (UTC)

Origin of the word
The word "suplex" is actually from the French word "souplesse", so the pronunciation soo-plex is closer to the original pronunciation (soo-pless). -Voievod 00:12, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The pronunciation by most people is sue-plex and not soo-plex like it says. I will make that change.  Mr. C.C. (talk) 23:25, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Huh? Sue and soo are pronounced identically. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.226.132.83 (talk) 02:44, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

And More About the Origin
Souplesse, kind of like the word supple, meaning flexible. Hmmm, if flexing something is twisting or turning it, then I guess you can have a class of moves that involve flipping an opponent over or swinging them around. Most forms of throws like the hip-toss,arm-drag throw, side-headlock-flipover and then moves like the powerbomb (which has a good deal of flipping of the opponent) the powerslam I guess.

I read somewhere that in the judged, competative wrestling, a high score is given for moves that involve flipping the opponent over, or maybe swinging them sideways like the belly to back suplex.

I'm not sure how the word souplesse is pronounced in french. My guess is it would sound like 'suplays', pronoucing the 'e' with an 'a' sound. So I guess suplex and suplay are both close enough to the french word. but stuff it about which is more correct, I'll just say suplex which I prefer more. Hmmm I remember whatching some japanese wrestling commentated by Larry Lugo and Stately Wayne Manor I think, where Lugo was saying 'That was a good suplay..or suplex depending on whose school of thought..." and I think Stately Wayne said something like "Hey I just call it suplex".

Tazplex and Sleeper Plex
Arent those the same?

Do we really need this?
Do we really need such a lo-o-o-o-o-ong list of different types of suplexes, some of which border on OR or at least being unsourced? Let me rephrase that: Does it really belong in an encyclopedia? After all, Wikipedia is not a handbook of professional wrestling moves. For that matter, it's not the place for cateloguing every single professional wrestling move known to man. Hmm, now that I think of it, maybe I should have brought this up at WikiProject Professional Wrestling, it's so pervasive... Morgan Wick 09:28, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I use this page fairly frequently, as do several others I know. While wikipedia is not a catologue, it is a reference point, and a reference point can only be complete if it can be referenced for the various suplexes.

Can we get some more encyclopedic knowledge in the article? When did this move originate in wrestling? Is it limited to use in "Professional" (scripted exhibition) wrestling, or does it have valid application in "amateur" (olympic / legitimate style) wrestling? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.14.178.51 (talk) 16:50, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

His or Her
The first paragraph is just full of "his or her"'s, the text is so encumbered reading it is a pain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.122.75.168 (talk) 23:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Someone Was Playing Around......
There was some playing around in this article by someone, who wrote some sexually themed attacks against another individual in the middle of the article. I only found one instance of this, but the article may need to be policed for more of this type of thing.

I know I'm only a guest, but I figured this type of thing needed to be removed. Thanks.

Other variation name for the Half-Nelson Suplex
How about the Snake Suplex? I was about to name it as its alternate because of how the Half-Nelson Suplex is well-positioned and executed. jlog3000 (talk) 18:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Inverted Tiger Suplex???
I'm not sure of the name, but this is like a Tiger Suplex, but is back-to-back instead of belly-to-back, and involves the wrestler hooking his arms in his opponents and diving forward into a reverse bridge (the wrestler is on his head, with his belly to the ground) and can pin them here. I'm not sure if this is the real name, or if this is really a move.
 * Actually, an inverted Tiger Suplex is most like an underhook belly-to-belly suplex. jlog3000 (talk) 18:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Cradle Suplex/Fisherman Suplex differences
Is the Cradle Suplex much like a release variation or version of a normal Fisherman's Suplex? jlog3000 (talk) 18:17, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

They're the same move whether it's released or bridged. PCE 4:14 AM, 17 September 2008 (ET)

Olympic Slam/Teardrop Suplex
I've added a statement regarding this fact, but it has been removed, why, none of you have noticed the similarity before? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.53.218.61 (talk) 05:51, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Electric chair drop
I don't think that the electric chair drop is a suplex, it looks more like it is its own move rather than a suplex. In my opinion, it is almost executed in a similar matter to a Samoan drop, save for the electric chair part. If you think electric chair drop is a suplex, then would you call the Samoan drop a fireman's carry suplex or Samoan suplex?

Question
Is there a hammerlock suplex? B-Machine (talk) 16:23, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Belly-to-back suplex
Isn't a belly-to-back suplex the same as a belly-to-belly, except the opponent is facing the other way (the opponent lands face and chest-first)? AFAIK, what is described on this page is a back suplex (similar to a German suplex). Besides, the opponent isn't directly in front of the attacker in a back suplex as he/she would be in a belly-to-belly suplex. Neo Bahamut (talk) 17:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

What makes a suplex different from other throws?
The wrestling world is full of various moves, with many fancy names for each move. This article describes a long list of suplex moves. What it fails to describe, however, is what the defining element of a suplex is, what makes it different from, say, a powerslam. What's the element that makes all these moves part of the suplex family, and other moves not?

Now, this comment is posted under suplex, but, of course, goes equally for all wrestling moves.

What I'm looking for is something like (just an example, picked from another article): "Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although in some species the front pair may convert to a sensory function.". Such a description makes it easy to classify that this is an arachnid, but that ant isn't. See what I'm looking for? 88.131.91.2 (talk) 15:42, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

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To add to article
To add to this article: 1) the etymology of the word "suplex"; 2) the origin of the suplex. Not to include these two pieces of basic information means that this article is not properly encyclopedic. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 22:39, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Disputed
"In 2018, the Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan announced a campaign to introduce this variant of the suplex to international soccer.[4]"

Although this does have a print reference, out of any context it is not informative. It was quite possibly an-off-the cuff joke that does not add anything to the article in its current form.

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Halfbakery Screenshot
Thanks for putting that up. How do you create screenshots without the limitations of the browser window? Do you have to do two and stick them together? Daniel 02:19, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for that, I have installed it. Daniel 11:00, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

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Accommodation Article
Hi, I was just revisiting a page that I had some input on and I noticed a change that you made to Accommodation (eye): "Replaced unsourced, strong statement (100% of people over 60 have presbyopia) with weaker, more understandable statement" in Sept last year. OK I am a layman here, and I guess that you are too but what you have done here is to fundamentally change the meaning of a statement and this is really a no-no. Perhaps the original "100% of people over 60 have presbyopia" was unverifiably strong, but all the research shows that presbyopia is an inevitable aspect of aging. Your rewording "by 60 years of age, most of the population will have noticed a decrease in their ability to focus on close objects." is just far too weak. It's a bit like saying that most people die before their 110th birthday. :-P

PS. Sorry about putting this on your User page: find fart; I backed it out. TerryE (talk) 11:51, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Convention on Psychotropic Substances/Archive1

Convention on Psychotropic Substances
Self-nom. Gives a detailed history of the Convention, explains its role in the global drug control regime, and even includes a few cases describing how Scheduling decisions were made. Lots of references, too. Pravoka 05:59, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment. Looks good (only cursory read... sorry), can't support until I read more. However, could we convert those internal links to a form suggested in Footnotes? - Ta bu shi da yu 08:07, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Minor Object. Stimulants such as Crystal Meth and the like seem to have received only brief coverage in this. There is also no illustration for a stimulant in the article. Yes its primarily centered on hallucinogens such as LSD/Peyote but the stimulants are still covered under this convention and deserve equal pictorial coverage. Mostly minor stuff... rework this a bit and i'll support.  ALKIVAR ™[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 18:37, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Support. subject matter worthy of a place on the featured page. Tparker393 20:41, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * object there are many external links, however there is no meta information stored about them, so if one of the sources gets moved or changed it will be impossible to tell. Using footnotes for the links, as is done in many current featured articles, would enable storage of Author/title/date/summary information which would make this much easier in future.  Mozzerati 20:01, 2005 Jun 2 (UTC)
 * Object. The link to the list of schedules ( http://www.incb.org/e/conv/1971/cover.htm ) referenced at the ==Schedules of Controlled Substances== section is broken. This shows the vulnerability of linking to essential information as an external link.  Can a copy be posted to Wikisource so that a stable baseline exists for reference when the dynamic list is unavailable? --Theo  (Talk) 13:28, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, they moved the treaty text, which broke many links. I concur with the idea of posting it to wikisource. The treaty has never been amended, to my knowledge, and should be fairly stable. Remember me 13:58, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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Sword bayonet

A sword bayonet is any long, knife-bladed bayonet designed for mounting on a musket or rifle. Its use is thought to have begun in the 18th century and to have reached its height of popularity throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. When unmounted from a musket or rifle, sword bayonets with their typical hilts and long blades also could be wielded as short swords. While modern military bayonets typically have knife blades, they are usually too short to be called sword bayonets and are more akin to fighting/utility knives.

History
Sword bayonets originated for use with muzzle-loading rifles. A typical example of an early sword bayonet is the 58 centimetre (23 inch) blade variety designed for the Infantry rifle, later called the Baker rifle of the Napoleonic era British Army. In the modern British "Rifles" regiment, all bayonets are referred to as swords.

Most infantry would routinely keep bayonets fixed to their inaccurate smooth bore muskets throughout a battle. Close order ranks and squares presented a hedge of bayonets to the enemy, which was especially useful for deterring cavalry. But a fixed bayonet - a pound (1 lb) or so of extra metal on the front of a firearm - seriously affects a firearm’s balance and hampers accurate shooting. However, Mosin-Nagant rifles using cruciform and dagger bayonets were arsenal zeroed with them affixed (or extended) as they affect point-of-impact via barrel harmonics, and in the case of Imperial Russian and Soviet battle doctrine dictated they were always affixed (with few exceptions). A rifleman usually fought without a fixed bayonet since accuracy was the whole purpose of their rifled weapon. He therefore required a side-arm that could be drawn and used instantly in an emergency so his bayonet had a cutting edge and a grippable hilt. That such bayonets were far heavier than standard socket bayonets was not a disadvantage since they were rarely fixed. Most riflemen found it worked better for cutting brush and roasting meat over a fire (See Rifleman Harris, Costello's, Simmons's diaries).

On occasion riflemen did form up in close order. Since rifles were shorter than muskets their bayonets needed to be longer to produce the same total length; the sword bayonet answered this need.

As well as rifle regiments, other soldiers whose battlefield role did not involve standing shoulder to shoulder in ranks, notably sergeants, also came to use sword bayonets. By the end of the nineteenth century all infantry had become riflemen and the sword bayonet had become the standard infantry bayonet.

Bayonets lost their popularity after World War I. While sword bayonets can be effective as short swords, they proved to be too unwieldy in cramped quarters in trench warfare, although spike bayonets continued to be used throughout most of the 20th century. A shorter version of the sword bayonet, the knife bayonet, was developed. Today, the majority of modern bayonets are knife bayonets.

Uses
With the appearance of the hiltless sword bayonet, such as the socket-mounted variety, their use on the end of the musket or rifle also became a hindrance during the reloading of the muzzle-loaded longarm, (a common problem to all muzzle-loading infantry weapons). A bayonet of similar style and dimension was used on the Lee–Enfield rifle of the early 20th century.

The advantages of sword bayonets over spike bayonets are evident. Where a spike bayonet turns the rifle into a spear, a sword bayonet turns it into a glaive. Unlike spike bayonets, which can be used only for thrusting, sword bayonets can also be used for slashing, except for the épée bayonets. Twisting a sword bayonet in the wound was especially lethal. Before the advent of modern medicine after World War I, a soldier struck by a sword bayonet was very unlikely to survive.

Variants
While most sword bayonets have straight blades, a popular variant in the 19th century featured sinuous, S-curved blades like those found on Ottoman sword called the yatagan. Today, sword bayonets of this style are said to have "yataghan" blades, or to be "yataghan-bladed".

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Sally Quinn

Sally Sterling Quinn (born July 1, 1941) is an American author and journalist. She writes about religion for a blog at The Washington Post.

Early life
Sally Quinn was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Lt. General William Wilson "Buffalo Bill" Quinn (November 1, 1907 – September 11, 2000) and Sara Bette Williams (January 27, 1918 – September 26, 2004). Both are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Quinn has two siblings—Donna of Oakland, California, and William Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona.

Her father was an infantry officer who also served as an intelligence officer and played a key role in the transition of the United States intelligence service from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As a US Army colonel in World War II, he helped coordinate the invasion of southern France in 1944 and captured Hermann Göring. Though he was not present, his regiment liberated Dachau concentration camp; he arrived the next day when he heard the news. From 1964 to 1966, he commanded the Seventh Army in Germany. Quinn wrote about his career in an autobiography, Buffalo Bill Remembers.

For many years, the Quinns lived on Connecticut Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C., where Bette Quinn was known for cooking and entertaining. Sally Quinn reported in CC Goldwater's HBO film Mr. Conservative that Senator Barry Goldwater spent much time with the Quinns, often staying at their home since his wife decided to remain in Arizona rather than D.C. while Congress was in session.

Quinn attended and graduated from Smith College in 1963.

Newspaper journalism
Quinn began at The Washington Post with minimal experience: reportedly called by Ben Bradlee after a report of her pajama party in celebration of the election to Congress of Barry Goldwater Jr. The job interview included the following exchange.

"'Can you show me something you've written?' asked Managing Editor Benjamin Bradlee. 'I've never written anything,' admitted Quinn. Pause. 'Well,' said Bradlee, 'nobody's perfect.' (A profile in Vanity Fair attributes the 'Nobody's perfect' line to editorial-page editor Philip L. Geyelin. )"

However, as a reporter for the paper's style section, Quinn soon demonstrated a talent for drawing out the subjects of her interviews and profiles. Henry Kissinger said, "[The Post reporter] Maxine Cheshire makes you want to commit murder. Sally Quinn makes you want to commit suicide." A notable incident of her career was her claim that Zbigniew Brzezinski, then the National Security Advisor, jokingly opened his fly in front of a reporter, a claim The Post retracted the following day.

Quinn was critical of President Bill Clinton during the impeachment trial, stating that he had "fouled the nest". Quinn had a long-standing animosity for the Clintons, possibly due to a perceived snub by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who declined a party invitation from Quinn. Regarding Whitewater Independent Counsel Ken Starr, Quinn wrote: "Similarly, independent counsel Ken Starr is not seen by many Washington insiders as an out-of-control prudish crusader. Starr is a Washington insider, too. He has lived and worked here for years. He had a reputation as a fair and honest judge. He has many friends in both parties. Their wives are friendly with one another and their children go to the same schools." Harry Jaffe wrote in Salon that Quinn's condemnation of Bill Clinton's adultery rang hollow coming from someone who broke up the marriage of her boss Ben Bradlee before going on to marry Bradlee herself.

On February 19, 2010, The Washington Post published "Sally Quinn's The Party: No 'dueling' Bradlee weddings, just scheduling mistake", in print and online. The column alluded to Bradlee's family dysfunction and discussed her son's wedding, which Quinn scheduled on the same day as the wedding of her husband's granddaughter. The column was considered inappropriate, and reader backlash was immediate, criticizing Quinn for airing family laundry and Washington Post editors for printing it. By February 24, the Post canceled her column, which had been appearing in the religion section of the print edition. This was Quinn's last column for the printed newspaper. Quinn continued to write for the Post's OnFaith blog, at least through 2015. Quinn remains listed as a contributor.

Television journalism
In August 1973, Quinn joined CBS News reporter Hughes Rudd as co-anchor of the CBS Morning News. Ninety minutes before her television debut on August 6, 1973, Quinn collapsed while trying to fight the flu.

Quinn's ad-libs during the show's first week were deemed inappropriate—in one episode, following a report on the children of California migrant farm workers, she quipped that child labor "was how I felt when my mother and father made me clean up my room." Quinn left the CBS Morning News after the February 1, 1974, telecast. Quinn chronicled her short television career in the book We're Going to Make You a Star.

Personal life
Quinn was the third wife of Ben Bradlee, her former boss at The Washington Post until he died in 2014. They married on October 20, 1978. In 1979, Quinn and Bradlee purchased Grey Gardens in East Hampton, New York from Edith Bouvier Beale, known as "Little Edie," for $220,000 under the terms they were not to tear down the house. Little Edie told them "All it needs is a coat of paint!" The couple then spent several years remodeling the home and fully restoring it. In February 2017, Quinn put Grey Gardens on the market and sold it for $15.5 million on December 20, 2017.

Quinn and Bradlee had one child, Quinn Bradlee, born in 1982. Their son was born when Quinn was 41 and Bradlee was 61. In 2009, they appeared with Quinn on the Charlie Rose show on PBS and spoke of Quinn being born with velo-cardio-facial syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 deletion and Shprintzen syndrome (named after Dr. Robert Shprintzen who first identified the disorder in 1978 and who also diagnosed Bradlee). Quinn wrote of her son's learning disabilities and attendance at special schools in a 2006 blog article, "What My Son Taught Me About God." In 2017, Quinn published a book entitled Finding Magic in which she described herself as a Christian who also believes in the occult and the power of magic. Quinn recalled growing up in a family of Scottish origin which practiced voodoo. Quinn remembered her mother putting hexes on two people who later died. Quinn further described performing hex magic herself on three people, two of whom died shortly after.

Other
In addition to her newspaper and television journalism, Quinn served as social secretary for Cherif Guellal.

Quinn had a cameo role in Born Yesterday, the 1993 remake of the 1950 romantic comedy. Quinn was the subject of six portraits made by American artist Andy Warhol. She was known as a famous hostess in the 1970s and 1980s, which was commented on in the play The City of Conversation.

Books

 * The Party: A Guide to Adventurous Entertaining. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
 * We're Going to Make You a Star. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975.
 * Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir., HarperOne, 2017.

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Reptilia (song)

"Reptilia" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Room on Fire (2003) on February 9, 2004. The song was written by Julian Casablancas and produced by Gordon Raphael. In the US, it peaked at number 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It fared better in the UK, where it reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The single cover depicts an alien from the video game Centipede.

The single's B-side was "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men", a duet between the band's lead singer Casablancas and Regina Spektor. The release of the single was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as "the Strokes and Regina Spektor", claiming that it should read "Regina Spektor and The Strokes".

In October 2011, NME placed "Reptilia" at number 129 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". In 2020, The Independent and Paste ranked the song number seven and number six, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Strokes songs.

The song has appeared in the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero Live, and Rock Band.

Music video
The music video for the song was their first that was not directed by Roman Coppola. Instead they chose Jake Scott to shoot the video, which features close shots of the band members' faces, hands, and instruments while performing the song.

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Sacred (video game)

Sacred is a 2004 action role-playing game developed by the German company Ascaron and published by Take 2 Interactive. It is set on the magical continent of Ancaria, with characters of various races (dark elf, vampiress, dwarf, etc.) each with their own missions. Two expansion packs were released for the game in 2004 and 2005. In 2008, Linux Game Publishing announced that they would port the game to the Linux operating system.

Sacred was a commercial hit, with sales above 2 million units worldwide by 2009. It spawned the Sacred video game franchise, and was followed by the sequels Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Sacred Citadel, and Sacred 3.

Characters
Upon beginning the game, players are given a choice to start with one of six different character types: Gladiator, Dark Elf, Wood Elf, Vampiress, Battle-Mage and Seraphim. The Daemon and Dwarf were additional characters added in the expansion Sacred Underworld and included in Sacred Gold.

Each character begins in a different part of the area around a town in Ancaria (the continent that Sacred takes place within), and with a different starting quest. For example, the Gladiator starts in a colosseum, enslaved by his master, while the Seraphim starts in a church. The Dark Elf starts on a cliff with a Wood Elf companion. Throughout the game, the characters all receive different sub-quests.

Each character class is also restricted to a certain set of items, and has a different set of skills. To increase these skill levels, characters must find runes that correspond to those skills, a rather novel system in contrast to the more mainstream model of skill points. Some character classes have identical skills, but the runes from one class cannot be used to advance skills in another class. Runes may be traded and used for crafting.

Items
Sacred features a vast array of items that can be obtained from shops, various containers (chests, barrels, graves...), dead monsters or "magical hiding places" in many of the rocks and bushes throughout Ancaria, which are indicated by a yellow sparkle. Many of the items can be only equipped by one type of character, like wings, which can only be equipped by a Seraphim.

There are also several potion types, such as the typical health heal, but there are other types, like Potions of Undead death, which stops Undead from reviving once players kill them, and "Potions of Concentration", which regenerate players' combo attacks so they can be used faster. There are no mana-heal potions in Sacred, because mana is not a feature of the game. Also, monsters occasionally drop a rune that increases a certain skill for a certain character, if used.

If the player owns a horse several different types of saddles can be bought to be used on it. These saddles increase the speed, defense, and damage done by the horse. Only one horse may be owned at a time, and the horse can be damaged and killed.

The names of items are in five different colors, (white, blue, yellow, brown, green) which represent different quality classes of equipment:''

Sometimes, a monster drops a set item. Much like in Diablo II these set items will become much more powerful when gathered together and are very useful and sought-after in multiplayer games. However, this is not to say that unique items are inferior to set items. Unique items are usually individually better than set items.

Some items also can be imbued with better stats. If players take an item with a number of "slots," indicated by small boxes in the inventory screen, they will be able to imbue it by taking it to a blacksmith and then using either jewellery, a rune, skeleton skull or one of the blacksmith's techniques on it up to as many times as there are slots in it. Once imbued players can remove one rune or piece of jewelry from it, but all other items in the slots are lost when they do this. Though players cannot use a rune or jewelry which is not of their class, they can socket it in an item to gain the benefit of its magical and possible stat-raising properties.

Skills
Every character in Sacred has a different set of skills that are available to them. The only way to obtain them is to find a rune of that particular skill and use it to make it available to use for players. Each character has between 11 and 22 different skills that can be unlocked and used. To increase their level in a skill, players must find another rune for that skill and use it. There are also several "combo masters" spread throughout Ancaria, which can combine up to four separate skills into a combo, which players can use in the game. The combo masters can also trade runes they cannot use or do not need for a rune of their choice.

Setting
The whole of Sacred takes place on the continent of Ancaria, where there are several towns and villages to be visited. Even when players begin the game more than 70% of Ancaria is already available to be traveled on. To the south of Ancaria, there is a vast desert and lava-ridden plains. In the north, there is a wall of mountains and an icy backdrop. In both the east and the west there are large forests, blocking the way and stopping further travel. In the game there is an option to buy horses, which can be used for faster travel and to battle opponents, but will not affect players' ability to traverse difficult terrain in most situations.

Synopsis
A great Sakkara demon was conjured into existence by the necromancer Shaddar. The conjuring went wrong, and the Sakkara demon is now loose in the world of Ancaria. The heroes must find the five elements of Caesarian (wind, fire, earth, water, void), and use them to defeat the monster. They meet Prince Valor, and he thanks them for rescuing Wilbur and orders them to report to Baron DeMordre to bring reinforcements to stop the Orc invasion. The Baron betrays them and Wilbur is killed. With his dying breaths he warns the hero to report to the Prince that the Baron has betrayed them. The hero arrives at the orc invasion and finds most of Valor's troops have been slaughtered; only Sargent Treveille is left dying and tells the hero to find Baroness Vilyia - she knows where the prince is. They find Vilyia, and she leads them to Valor in the forest, where he and his surviving troops take refuge. Each hero has different objectives along the way, but eventually, they all lead up to this one final quest. After killing the traitor DeMordre and reclaiming the throne, the hero goes to the dungeon to summon the Sakkara demon and kills it. However, after claiming the heart of Ancaria, Shaddar reveals himself and captures Vilyia, and the hero pursues him into his castle to rescue Vilyia and defeat Shaddar.

Production
The game was originally started by developer Ikarion as an adaptation of the role-playing game The Dark Eye. After Ikarion went defunct, Ascaron bought it out and continued the project with an original story, renaming it Sacred.

Critical reviews
Sacred garnered average to good reviews from the media. 1up called it "Diablo for masochists", while IGN called it "A diamond in the rough".

The editors of PC Gamer US presented Sacred with their "Best Roleplaying Game 2004" award. Greg Vederman of the magazine wrote that it "provides the loot addict with a deliciously strong dose of the good stuff."

Sales
Sacred was an immediate hit in the German market, where it opened as the top-selling full-price computer game of February 2004, according to Media Control. It remained in fourth place on the charts by April. Early that month, the game received a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Ascaron attributed Sacred's early momentum to its February launch date, as it had avoided competing with the major releases of the Christmas season. The game continued to chart in Media Control's top 10 through May, and in the top 20 through August.

By August 2004, Sacred had sold over 100,000 units in the United States and 400,000 units in Europe, of which 150,000 were sold in the German market. This performance led MCV GamesMarkt to declare Sacred a "global hit". Ultimately, Sacred was the German market's most successful full-price domestic computer game of 2004. Foreign competitors included, it placed fourth behind The Sims 2, Half-Life 2 and Need for Speed: Underground 2. In January 2005, the VUD upgraded Sacred to "Platinum" status, indicating 200,000 domestic sales.

According to GameStar, Sacred was a rare crossover hit for Germany, with significant sales volume outside German-speaking countries. The game sold above 1 million units across all markets by June 2005. This number rose to 1.5 million units by July 2006, when counting the sales of Sacred's expansion pack. By 2006, players in the United States had purchased 300,000 units of Sacred, while those in Spain accounted for 250,000 units. Spanish sales had topped 80,000 copies in the game's first 12 months, earning a "Platinum" award from the aDeSe. Sacred's worldwide sales surpassed 1.8 million copies by 2007. They broke 2 million by 2009.

Plus
Sacred Plus is a free expansion pack released in October 2004. It adds 2 regions, monsters, quests, items.

Underworld
Sacred Underworld is an expansion pack developed by Studio II Software and Ascaron Entertainment, and released in August 2005. Two new characters were added next to the six existing ones: Daemon and Dwarf. The story picks up after the events in Sacred, taking your character to the Underworld of Ancaria to rescue baroness Vilya.

On the review aggregator GameRankings, Underworld had an average score of 74% based on 12 reviews. On Metacritic, the game had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 10 reviews — indicating mixed or average reviews. Underworld was a finalist for PC Gamer US's "Best Expansion Pack 2005" award, which ultimately went to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!.

Jason Ocampo of GameSpot gave Underworld a rating of 7.0 out of 10, saying the game is "an example of a Diablo-like action role-playing game taken to the extreme." Comparing the game to Sacred, Ocampo said it "offers more of the same, but at a ramped-up level." Ocampo said the game looks good but that "Hacking your way every 10 feet can be a chore." Ocampo also noted that it was nice that the game is set in a "predefined world, unlike the randomly generated levels of Diablo."

By May 2005, Underworld had sold 50,000 units in the German market, following its release in March.

Gold
Sacred Gold is a compilation released in August 2005. It contains the main game and the two expansions.

Spin-off novel series

 * Steve Whitton, Sacred: The Ancaria Chronicles I - Angel's Blood (Sacred: Die Chronik von Ancaria I – Engelsblut), October 2004, Panini, ISBN 3-8332-1149-0
 * Steve Whitton, Sacred: The Ancaria Chronicles II - Star Dale (Sacred: Die Chronik von Ancaria II – Sternental), July 2006, Panini, ISBN 3-8332-1276-4
 * Michael J. Parrish, Sacred: The Ancaria Chronicles III - The Elven Gate (Sacred: Die Chronik von Ancaria III – Das Elfentor), August 2006, Panini, ISBN 3-8332-1391-4

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User talk:Warshy

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:23, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

 * Thank you so much Gerda! Nine years is quite some time. warshy (¥¥) 15:11, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Congratulations on the anniversary! Gale Peterson (talk) 01:22, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Lee Harvey Oswald
I think I fixed the problems! I'm sorry that before I accidentally cut part off. I added a reference and link to The Harold Weisberg Archive at Hood College, so I think that should be official! Gale Peterson (talk) 01:21, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the note (and the congrats above also). I now finally understand what this is referring to. Sorry, I was busy learning how to archive everything that was above the first 2022 item above this morning, and it took me a while to figure it out.
 * Thank you for the note (and the congrats above also). I now finally understand what this is referring to. Sorry, I was busy learning how to archive everything that was above the first 2022 item above this morning, and it took me a while to figure it out.

 * Yes, you fixed the broken link to a PDF file. But the first ref [39] is still to the private web site of the guy, and this second file I am still reviewing the contents of it, to see if it can stand as a verifiable ref on WP. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 18:41, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I just added another reference from the National Archives Catalog, Records of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection: Key Persons Files, kept at the U.S. Government site https://catalog.archives.gov. It says Thornley was questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the day after Oswald was killed and just a few days after Kennedy was shot. It says Oswald and Thornley served in the Marines together. In the interview, Thornley said he had written a novel based on Oswald, but doesn't say the name of the novel. But the others source I put say the novel's name. I hope this passes muster! Gale Peterson (talk) 21:33, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, you placed this additional ref at the end of the next sentence, not where it should be, which is at the end of the two sentences you added about Thornley. Why the mention about "Discordianism" (whatever that is) needs to be on Oswad's page beats me.
 * But beyond that, after reading all the material you added and reading more about the guy on his own page, my own opinion has not changed. In my view this guy is a completely non-important, a rather marginal character in the Oswald story, that only serves to add trivial facts and make the whole issue more full of sensationalism and of irrelevant facts. In my view, this rather marginal, non-important character just used the fact that he met Oswald once by chance to try and make a name and a career for himself. I myself would rather remove all mention of him completely from the Oswald page. But I don't want to make a big fuss about something that is little, trivial, and not really important. I would at least remove the mention of "Discordianism" (whatever that is) from the Oswald page, since it does not have anything that relates to Oswald. But I won't do anything for the time being. The whole matter is in my view, again, just a completely marginal and unimportant distraction from the real important matters regarding Oswald and the Kennedy assassination. But then again, at least half of that page consists just of this kind of sensationalist and distracting, marginal and non-important petty gossip about other unimportant characters such as this one. Just so people reading about the matter get distracted and confused by unimportant, marginal bullshit. Oh well, enough of this crap for me, I am just stating my own opinion here in my own page, and that's the end of this matter for me. Thank you, warshy (¥¥)  22:47, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

bar/ben yochai
Wonder if you'd care to weigh in here, which in my opinion is a question of whether to value academic sources over religious orthodoxy. GordonGlottal (talk) 04:10, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

DRN
Hi, I opened a DRN for Book of Daniel here

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Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you.

Hero of Alexander
In 1st century CE, Hellenistic engineer, [Hero of Alexandria] describes a matter as made up of particles with spaces between them.Even if his account denies the fundamental tenet of classical atomism, it does not change the fact of intrinsic properties like shapes.I have corrected it,can i now upload it Cuando de hyiopi (talk) 20:11, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * No, you can't. This is not sourced by any WP:RS, and it looks like WP:OR. The links and the language still has errors, and the connection between shapes and atomism makes no sense at all. As it is it just looks like garbage to me. Sorry. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 21:12, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok Cuando de hyiopi (talk) 06:45, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

why rollback my good faith edit to embellish the context of the page? thank you
curious as to wikipedia policy here 67.8.169.171 (talk) 03:24, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * What, the regime of Fulgencio Batista was not a dictatorship? You were removing stable and important information with a clear POV in mind. That is why I reverted it. In any case, you can always discuss your proposed edits at the article's talk page, not here. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 13:53, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Strauss and Aesopian Language
I wanted to make the argument that Strauss and Aesopian language does have some link.

To quote from the Strauss article

"In the late 1930s, Strauss called for the first time for a reconsideration of the "distinction between exoteric (or public) and esoteric (or secret) teaching". In 1952 he published Persecution and the Art of Writing, arguing that serious writers write esoterically, that is, with multiple or layered meanings, often disguised within irony or paradox, obscure references, even deliberate self-contradiction. Esoteric writing serves several purposes: protecting the philosopher from the retribution of the regime, and protecting the regime from the corrosion of philosophy; it attracts the right kind of reader and repels the wrong kind; and ferreting out the interior message is in itself an exercise of philosophic reasoning."

I'd like to highlight the section that says "Esoteric writing serves several purposes: protecting the philosopher from the retribution of the regime."

Also in the Strauss article: "Some critics of Strauss have accused him of being elitist, illiberal and anti-democratic. Journalists such as Seymour Hersh have opined that Strauss endorsed noble lies, "myths used by political leaders seeking to maintain a cohesive society"." Although noble lies can be seen as somewhat opposite of Aesopian language (as Aesopian language refers to an underground movement using language to deceive a regime and noble lies refer to a regime deceiving its people)

To me, these quotes relate to Aesopian language as seen with the first sentence in the relevant article:

"Aesopian language is a means of communication with the intent to convey a concealed meaning to informed members of a conspiracy or underground movement, whilst simultaneously maintaining the guise of an innocent meaning to outsiders."

If you think it's appropriate, you can revert the changes to the See Also section under Leo Strauss where I linked to the Aesopian Language Article. I'm willing to defer to you as an arbiter in this case, as you have more experience than I do.

Good luck in your endeavors! BigBulborb (talk) 12:14, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * OK,I think I understand you now. Do whatever you think is right. I don't have much interest or knowledge on the issue in any case at this point. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 16:30, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Popkin's book
As you suggested, I am looking at The History of Skepticism: From Erasmus to Spinoza by Richard H. Popkin. I also read a review of the book by Ezequiel de Olaso, one of his student. It is clearly religiously oriented. The word "God" occurs about 320 times and the book has about 380 pages. It is natural that it is religiously oriented, because it covers the late medieval and renaissance periods and Popkin was himself a scolar in religions. To get other view points, as required by Wikipedia neutrality principle, I am also looking at other books about the history of skepticism, including a book by Chatalian and a book by Floridi, which are less religiously oriented. I hope you do not fear that this might be philosophical forays into post-modern jargon-filled (and name-dropping of any idiot that has ever published anything as a "famous philospher") philosophical streams of consciousness and that I will only do my own synthesis of these post-modern, off-the-mainstream new trends in philosophy. It is not nice to make this kinds of assumptions about other wikipedians. I don't deserve that. Please instead discuss intelligently the sources with me, which is possible, because I provide references. Every thing I contribute is well sourced and can be verified. I appreciate that your inclination toward religiously oriented sources might give you the impression that other sources are off-the-mainstream new trends in philosophy from "famous philosophers" (in quotation marks), but actually I consider valid notorious sources and I think the article (and you personally) would benefit from a better consideration of these sources. It hurts me that you do not have a nicer attitude. Dominic Mayers (talk) 06:25, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
 * There is nothing religious about Popkin's book. The only reason he deals with the god question is because in the early modern period which he is dealing with, that was the main target of skepticism, to begin with. It was to be able to eliminate the hurdle that religion put up in the way of philosophy. I'd prefer you get off my page with your own musings, enough I have to suffer them on the Epistemology page. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 13:33, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The main point I needed to say in your talk page is please stop being rude. The rest of it was just the context. If you continue to be rude and I cannot take care of this in your talk page, I will go through some third party process. It's up to you. Dominic Mayers (talk) 20:33, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I am not being rude in any way. I am expressing precisely what I think about your long musings, which for me rarely say something I feel is worth wasting my time on. Thank you for not bothering me here again. warshy (¥¥) 21:34, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

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