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Ok, concerning his date of birth. Most sites seem to say that he was born in 1877, but the Encyclopedia Britannica says August 17, 1876. Given that that is the most authoritative source I can find....

-Which "serie" of military defeats in the first two years of war is mentioned here?

On Serbian Wikipedia his date of birth is:August,10 1877.I think that the original(Serbian)sources are more attendable.

This text is inaccurate.What military defeats?He was arrested for allegedly preparing the assasination of Aleksandar Karadjordjevic

Immediate cause of World War I
The latter assassinations were the immediate cause of World War I.

This sentence needs to be modified: the causes for the outbreak of World War I are very complex issue. Check Causes of World War I

Room for improvement here
This article does not have page citations. Beyond that, here are some content suggestions: Werchovsky (talk) 12:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Add to his military career his stint as Chief of Serbian Military Intelligence and of course his role during WW1 before his arrest.
 * 2) Include the exact date of his arrest, indictment (March 15) conviction (May 23rd), and execution (June 26th), and of the posthumous overturning of the verdict.
 * 3) The "important victories" are probably referring to the Balkan Wars, of which Apis was a key strategist. The article ought to be specific.
 * 4) His next of kin was his nephew, who granted interviews about his uncle. You might want to have a quote.
 * 5) The three assassins that Tankosic sent from Belgrade to kill Franz-Ferdinand were not members of the Black Hand, but this is a common mistake and there are a number of bad sources that claim they were. Their names did not appear on the coded lists of members.  They were too young to be members of the Black Hand.  Ilic was a member.  Also, Mehmedbasic.
 * 6) Apis did not become leader of the Black Hand in 1911 (the date being implied by the article). Eventually, he did become the most influential member, but that was later, and he still was not officially at its head.  The President was of course dead and not replaced.  This made the Secretary the organization's ranking member.
 * 7) Most evidence points to Milan Ciganovic as being the police informant who ratted out the plot to assassinate Franz-Ferdinand to Pasic and Protic. If you want to claim Tankosic was the source, you need strong proof, after all, Tankosic's own statements (before his death in battle) seem to contradict this.
 * 8) Dimitrijevic was not fingered by the assassins! The Austro-Hungarians did not demand his arrest!  Austria-Hungary only demanded the arrests of Tankosic and Ciganovic.  The demands were made on July 23rd not July 25th!
 * 9) The following sentence is nonsense: "On July 25, 1914, Nikola Pašić, the prime minister of Serbia, told the Austro-Hungarian government that he was unable to hand over these three men as it 'would be a violation of Serbia's Constitution and criminal in law'."  It should be replace with Serbia arrested and immediately released Tankosic and told Ciganovic to get out of town.  Serbia went on to inform Austria-Hungary that Ciganvoic could not be found.
 * 10) You may wish to mention Apis' confession to ordering the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand.
 * 11) The decision to arrest members of the former Black Hand was quite complex, and mis-stated in the article. Regent Alexander and Pasic acted together against the Black Hand.
 * 12) It seems to me that Dimitrijevic put in equal or greater effort toward conquering lands where Serbs lived under Ottoman rule (Kosovo [old Serbia], Macedonia, and the Sanjak of Novibazar) than lands under Austro-Hungarian rule. The Kingdom of Serbia was of course, always independent of Austria-Hungary, so its hard to know what the article is saying when it talks of liberation of Serbia from Austria-Hungary.

Dragutins Pseudonym "Apis"...
Dragutin was a Freemason, and the Apis-Bull of ancient Egypt is a symbol that is well known there (fe. Friedrich Schiller`s "Hieroglyphen"). Also the term "Apis" is Hellenistic Greek (deriving from Old Egyptian and Coptic), while the Serbian noun for Bull is Bik (бик). So it's more likely that Apis either was his masonic pseudonym or even just an inside joke. Some sources also state that it was an abbrevation for his full code name (Apis and Bee, or figurative: Apis ie. Leader of the Bee-Hive) in the Black Hand.--212.95.5.154 (talk) 20:45, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

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Alireza Jafarzadeh

Alireza Jafarzadeh is an Iranian dissident, media commentator on the Middle East, and US representative of the People's Mujahedin of Iran. He is known for releasing information on Iran's secret nuclear program.

Career
Jafarzadeh has published columns and appeared on television interviews both in conservative and liberal media. He seems to have bi-partisan respect for his work. Jafarzadeh has a regular column on the Huffington Post.

In 2006, Jafarzadeh was introduced as the last representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in an interview with Claude Salhani in which he responded to comments by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made towards Israel.

In 2007, Jafarzadeh was a guest on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight news show (6:00 pm ET) discussing Iran's proxy war in Iraq.

Intelligence disclosures
In 2002, Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention by revealing that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in Natanz, and a dideuterium oxide facility in Arak. These revelations led to inspections of the sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). After their first inspection, IAEA, said in a report on Iran's nuclear activity that traces of uranium, greater than what is needed for a civilian power program, were found on Iranian nuclear equipment. However, Iran claimed that the source of the uranium was equipment imported to Iran from Pakistan. These revelations eventually led to United Nations Security Council's imposing sanctions on Iran on December 23, 2006, over its nuclear program.

In 2007, Jafarzadeh claimed that Iran's government had sharply increased its efforts to fan sectarian violence in Iraq, easily transferring money and arms across the Iraqi border.

In 2010, Jafarzadeh revealed satellite imagery and program details of a secret underground uranium enrichment facility under construction in Behjat-abad near Tehran, drawing international attention. In April 2011, Jafarzadeh then revealed a new nuclear site known as TABA, where Iran has secretly built centrifuge parts. In July, he further detailed the reorganization of Iran's nuclear program and the formation of a new organization run by the Defense Ministry, known by its Persian acronym, SPND, which oversees all nuclear weaponization work under the direct supervision of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi. The information was compiled by the network inside Iran of Iran's opposition group, the MEK. This information provided by Jafarzadeh was later reflected in the November 2011 report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In 2015, Jafarzadeh revealed that Iran has a hidden site, known as Lavizan-3, in a military complex in Tehran, where Iran has worked on research and development of advanced centrifuges, including IR-2m, and secretly enriched uranium in violation of the Joint Plan of Action. Members of Congress asked Secretary John Kerry about Lavizan-3, which he promised to follow up on. Still, there are no follow-up reports in the media suggesting that the United States or the IAEA has acted on this.

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 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was redirect all of them to Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36 since the content has already been merged. Sjakkalle (Check!)  07:00, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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These articles have identical contents, except for the name of the school trustee in question. The incident itself is notable, but I don't think individual trustees behind it are, especially with articles like these. Merge into an article about the incident. — J I P | Talk 07:37, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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 * Merge. The incident is notable, but the individuals involved are not. Please use the content to form an article on the incident itself. Harro5 08:24, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as above. Radiant_* 11:34, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Merge. -- BD2412 talk 13:27, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)
 * This info should go has been put on a page discussing the court case: Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36. -- BD2412 talk 13:36, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)
 * Since the notable information has already been merged, per BD2412, these three can be deleted. Jonathunder 05:38, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
 * Delete all. This information has been merged. JamesBurns 10:24, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, has been merged. Leanne 10:26, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Masashi Fujimoto

Masashi Fujimoto (藤本 政志) is a Japanese actor, singer, musician, and entertainer who lives in London, UK. He was born in Hiroshima in 1963, and graduated in music from Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo in 1985. He joined Nikikai Opera in 1988. He moved to Italy in 1992, then to the UK in 1995.

Fujimoto's most high-profile role was as the MC, Mr Banzai, in the Channel 4 and Fox show Banzai. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC Two comedy series Roman's Empire as Mr Hokkasawa.

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Giustino Russolillo

Giustino Russolillo, SDV (18 January 1891 – 2 August 1955) - in religious Giustino Maria della SS. Trinità - was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Vocationist Fathers, the Vocationist Sisters and of the Secular Institute of the Apostles of Universal Sanctification.

Russolillo was a pastor at St. George Parish in Pianura, where he was born, and dedicated his life to promoting, cultivating and educating young people about God's call in their life. In doing so, he help young people to fulfill their religious vocation to priesthood and consecrated life.

Russolillo was beatified under Pope Benedict XVI on 7 May 2011 and the ceremony of beatification was presided over by the Pope's delegate, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery of the Causes of Saints. On 27 October 2020, Pope Francis promulgated a decree approving a miracle attributed to Russolillo; this enabled for him to be canonized on 15 May 2022.

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Giustino Russolillo was born in Pianura in 1891 as the third of ten children to Luigi Russolillo and Giuseppina Simpatia. He was baptized the date after his birth, when an exceptional snowfall arrived in Pianura. While his name in the parish register was recorded as Giustino, his civic record had his name recorded as "Giustino Pietro Orazio". Giovanna, his sister, joined his female order and became the first Superior General, while his brother Ciro also entered the Vocationist and became a priest. His brother Michael became a doctor and helped him in his final month.

He received his first communion in 1896 and received private instruction from his paternal aunts as well as the priest Orazio Guillaro instructing him in Latin. Once he completed his studies in Pozzuoli to become a priest - he was there since 1901 - he was ordained as priest on September 20, 1913. On his ordination he vowed to establish a religious congregation for promoting vocations to the priesthood and to religious life. On 30 April 1914 - with a group of men that had been in formation (as a seminarian he used to teach catechism in his town and he found in some of them some true signs of vocation and continued to give them formation even after becoming a priest) - he tried to set up a small group dedicated to this but this did not last too long.

He was appointed as the parish priest of San Giorgio's church in Pianura in 1920 and took possession of it on 20 September. On 18 October 1920 he started the Vocationist Fathers and on 2 October 1921 also founded the Vocationist Sisters. The Vocationist Fathers received diocesan approval on 26 May 1927. On 18 January 1931 he made his vows into the order to the Bishop of Capaccio Francesco Cammarota and assumed his new name. The Vocationist Sisters became an order of pontifical right on 24 May 1947 and the Vocationist Fathers became one as such on 3 January 1948. But before these two approvals could be given both orders needed an official apostolic visit: Raffaele Baldini of the Servants of Mary undertook one in 1941 and then the Franciscan Serafino Cuomo undertook the second in 1945 after the end of World War II. In 1950 he sent three priests to the missions in Brazil to open a branch of the order there.

In spring 1955 he collapsed several times due to ill health and - on the advice of Doctor De Simone - did not lead the procession for the Corpus Christi on 9 June and on 16 July was instructed by Doctor Cataldi to rest at the Monaldi Hospital in Naples; but from 20 to 27 July he visited novices from his orders with Raffaele Castiglione. A blood test taken a short time later confirmed that he was dying from leukemia and his mother Giuseppina and his sister rushed from Rome to be with him around this point; he was hospitalized on 1 August.

Russolillo died from leukemia on 2 August 1955 in Pianura at 9:10 pm after receiving the Last Rites. His remains were later reinterred on 14 April 1956 in the motherhouse of the Vocationist Fathers at Pianura. Russolillo's orders now serves in many nations: in Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia), in Africa (Nigeria, Madagascar, South Africa), in Europe (Italy, United Kingdom, France), North America (United States of America, Canada) and in Asia (India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam) as well as in Australia

Sainthood
The beatification process commenced on 15 December 1977 under Pope Paul VI after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" to the cause and titled the late Russolillo as a Servant of God while transferring the location of the beatification process from Pozzuoli to Naples on 7 July 1978.

Theologians approved the dossier on 7 February 1997 while the C.C.S. did likewise on 18 December 1997. Pope John Paul II named Russolillo as being Venerable on 18 December 1997 after he confirmed that the late priest lived a life of heroic virtue.

The process for a miracle spanned from 16 March 2005 to 14 November 2005 and was validated on 9 March 2007 before receiving the approval of a medical board on 18 June 2009 and that of theologians on 12 December 2009; the C.C.S. followed suit on 1 June 2010. Pope Benedict XVI approved it on 1 July 2010 and Cardinal Angelo Amato beatified Russolillo in Naples on 7 May 2011 on the pope's behalf.

Pope Francis in 2020 confirmed a second miracle attributed to him (the healing of the Vocationist religious brother Emile Rasolofo in Madagascar). It was announced on 9 November 2021 that Francis would canonize Russolillo and several others on 15 May 2022.

Works

 * The writing of Blessed Justin have been collected in 27 Volumes of the "Opera Omnia", in Italian. Many books of the Opera Omnia have been translated in English as well. Some more prominent books are:
 * Ascension
 * Spirit of Prayer
 * Let us make man part I
 * Let us make man, part II
 * For Mental Prayer
 * Consecrations
 * Costuitutions
 * Letters, I, II, III
 * Journey toward the Espousal Union
 * Longing for love
 * Among the prayer books that he wrote and are now used by his religious congregations are:
 * Offertories of the Most Precious Blood
 * Devotional
 * Devotional

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Shriek (character)

Shriek (Frances Louise Barrison) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man, and the lover of Cletus Kasady.

Naomie Harris portrayed the character in the live action Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).

Publication history
Shriek first appeared in Spider-Man Unlimited #1 (May 1993) and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Lim.

Fictional character biography
Shriek is a dangerous and criminally insane villainess with the ability to manipulate sound. During the events of Maximum Carnage, she allied herself with Carnage and several other supervillains who went about New York on a killing spree.

Shriek's origins and real name were, at first, uncertain. She was named Sandra Deel in her earliest appearances, but named Frances Louise Barrison in later appearances. According to the Spider-Man Encyclopedia, she was born Frances Louise Barrison, but used Sandra Deel as an alias.

During her childhood, Frances was abused by her mother for being overweight, driving her to drugs and leading to her later fixation on becoming a mother herself. She became a drug dealer, which exposed her to situations that ultimately damaged her sanity; namely, being shot in the head by a police officer, and being put in Cloak's Darkforce Dimension, which awakened Shriek's latent mutant abilities.

Shriek debuted at the start of the "Maximum Carnage" crossover. During Carnage's violent escape from the Ravencroft mental institution, he came across Shriek, who was also incarcerated and wished to join him. He freed her, and the pair embarked on a killing spree. They attracted the company of several other homicidal supervillains (Demogoblin, Doppelganger, and Carrion), and formed a "family," with Carnage and Shriek as the "parents" and the others as their "sons". Shriek also used her mental powers to increase the chaos by causing a number of New Yorkers to violently turn on one another, although the heroes were able to calm the people down before they did anything too serious, such as killing their own children. The killers fought a number of heroes, led by Spider-Man, but succumbed to in-fighting. Carnage slew the Doppelganger and left the others to their defeat and capture, although he was subsequently contained by the Avengers after a clash with Spider-Man, Venom and Black Cat.

In the aftermath, Shriek is returned to Ravencroft, but escapes her cell by short-circuiting her power dampening unit. Shriek frees fellow inmates Gale, Webber, Pyromania, and Mayhem, and together they try to break out of the facility, opposed by Spider-Man and John Jameson. While distracted by Spider-Man, Shriek is knocked out with a tranquilizer gun by Jameson.

When Dr. Ashley Kafka brings Malcolm McBride near Shriek's cell, Shriek recognizes Malcolm as her "son" Carrion, breaks out of her room, and escapes from Ravencroft with Malcolm. Agitated by Malcolm's refusal to acknowledge her as his mother, Shriek becomes violent towards him, and uses her powers to turn him back into Carrion after an encounter with Spider-Man, who Shriek plans on making her new "husband" after sensing a growing darkness within him. In an attempt to make Carrion fully embrace her as his mother, Shriek takes him to Beatrice McBride, the biological mother of Malcolm, with the intent of having Carrion murder the woman. The duo are tracked by Spider-Man, and in the ensuing brawl, Shriek abandons her plans to convert Spider-Man to her side, and forces Carrion to choose between her and Beatrice. The distraught Carrion instead begins to commit suicide with his own powers, which Beatrice tries to stop, stating, "Do you think my life matters? Do you think I wouldn't sacrifice myself a thousand times over to save my child?" when Shriek tells her that she will be killed by contact with Carrion. Touched, Shriek absorbs the Carrion virus, incapacitating herself, and turning Carrion back into Malcolm.

Shriek is readmitted to Ravencroft, where the dormant Carrion virus (which she had been treating like an unborn child) is extracted from her by the Jackal. Later, Shriek is brought on as a juror in Judas Traveller's mock trial of Spider-Man in the basement of Ravencroft. Shriek and the other members of the jury deem Spider-Man guilty of ruining lives and creating supervillains, but before they can execute their sentence of death they are returned to their cells and have their memories altered by Traveller.

She appears in Brand New Day as one of the villains in the Bar With No Name. After Carnage is returned to Earth by Hall Industries, the company purchases Ravencroft with the intention of using Shriek (who had been responding well to the treatment being administered to her by Doctor Tanis Nieves) as a power source for the Carnage symbiote, which had been separated from Cletus Kasady. Shriek is brought to Hall Industries, where exposure to the Carnage symbiote, coupled with her witnessing guards beating Doppelganger (who had been attempting to rescue her) causes her to snap, and return to homicidal mania. After Cletus reunites with his symbiote, Shriek and Doppelganger aid him in causing chaos throughout New York City, with Shriek gaining additional powers from another symbiote (which gives her a third arm, and covers half of her face) that Carnage's had spawned. Growing fearful of Shriek, the symbiote leaves her in favor of Nieves, its initial host, to create Scorn, who forces Shriek to use her powers to weaken Carnage, allowing Spider-Man and Iron Man to defeat him. In the aftermath, Shriek is shown to be in a coma, Scorn having done some unspecified damage to her brain.

Shriek regains consciousness, and is recruited by Caroline le Fay to battle the Fearless Defenders as a member of the new Doom Maidens. After the Doom Maidens are disbanded, Shriek reunites with Carnage, and saves him from Deadpool in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two killers flee pursued by Deadpool, who crashes their car with a combine harvester, severely injuring Shriek, and enraging Carnage. Carnage flings Deadpool away, and escapes to the base of the Mercury Team (who he kills) with the unconscious Shriek. Carnage, troubled by Deadpool making him question his nihilistic beliefs, then has Shriek help him break into a psychiatric hospital, where they try to force the patients and staff to answer Carnage's questions about being controlled by higher powers, a concept which disgusts Carnage. Deadpool, who has bonded to the Mercury Team's symbiotes, uses his new shapeshifting abilities to disorient Shriek, causing her to run off. After a skirmish with Carnage, Deadpool captures Shriek, uses his symbiotes to disguise her as himself, and tricks the already distraught Carnage into nearly killing her, causing Carnage (who believes his attacking Shriek was "foreshadowed" by the higher powers) to suffer a mental breakdown. Shriek is hospitalized, and Carnage willingly allows himself to be arrested.

Shriek recovered, and was hired onto the Sinister Sixteen by Boomerang and the Owl. After being manipulated and abandoned by Boomerang, Shriek and three other members of the Sinister Sixteen sought revenge on him in the Bar With No Name, only to be defeated by him, Beetle, Overdrive, and Speed Demon.

Shriek subsequently attacks a police station with Gibbon, Griffin, and Ruby Thursday. The quartet is subdued by Spider-Woman's apprentice Porcupine.

Detroit-based supervillain Nain Rouge afterward hires Shriek and a new Firebrand to be his enforcers, bringing them into conflict with the Great Lakes Avengers.

Shriek later appeared as a secret ally to Kraven the Hunter at the time he was leading the NYPD's SWAT Team into hunting the Dinosaur People living beneath New York City ever since they were created by Stegron. She made herself known where she used her sonic attack on Venom and then collapsed the ceiling on him much to Kraven the Hunter's annoyance. Shriek stated to Kraven that he can have the head of Eddie Brock after their mission. Venom catches up to Kraven the Hunter and fights him and Shriek. With help from Tana, Venom stated that the Dinosaur People weren't killing anybody and that they are only surviving underground. Kraven the Hunter and Shriek are arrested by the NYPD.

Shriek eventually reunites with Carnage and Doppelganger again and together formed a cult dedicated in worshiping Knull. They eventually return to Doverton and got the codexes – the symbiote remnants left on the bodies of previous hosts – from the citizens who were infected by Carnage.

Powers and abilities
Being a mutant and following exposure to Cloak's Dimension, Shriek has the ability to manipulate sound in a number of elaborate ways. She can harness it for destructive concussive force or use it to disorient and agitate her enemies. She can apparently hypersonically induce intense emotion in those around her (generating fear, hate, or despair). She also has moderate powers of levitation that she can use to make herself fly and possibly some low level of psionic ability.

She is able to sense the darkest side to a person's psyche so that she can use her powers to specifically manipulate that person's emotions. Her scarred left eye is also prone to glow whenever she uses her powers. Why only that eye glows is uncertain.

Reception

 * In 2021, Screen Rant included Shriek in their "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains" list.
 * In 2022, CBR.com ranked Shriek and Carnage 6th in their "10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains" list.

Marvel Zombies
During the Secret Wars, in a world of zombified characters, a zombie Shriek worked with zombie Mystique deep in the Deadlands and was amongst the zombies who were attacked by Ulysses Bloodstone after Deadpool, who acted as a source of meat, was destroyed. Later, she attempted to recapture a child named "Shuttup" after she had been rescued and was with Mystique during the fight between Elsa Bloodstone and Ulysses. She is seemingly killed along with the rest of the zombie horde.

Spider-Man: Heroes & Villains
Shriek appears in Spider-Man: Heroes & Villains Collection.

Television
Shriek made minor appearances in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Ashley Eckstein. Throughout her appearances, she is consistently defeated by Spider-Man, with two occasions seeing her being prevented from joining Doctor Octopus' Hydra-backed Sinister Six and being infected by the Carnage symbiote before being neutralized by the Anti-Venom symbiote.

Film
Frances Barrison appears in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), portrayed by Naomie Harris. This version fell in love with Cletus Kasady in her youth while they were both at the St. Estes Home for Unwanted Children before she was taken to the Ravencroft Institute. On the way there, Barrison tried to use her sonic powers to escape but was shot by police officer Patrick Mulligan. While Mulligan believed that he had killed her, Barrison survived, but was left heavily scarred, blind in her left eye, and subsequently imprisoned within a reinforced glass cell. In the present, after Kasady becomes Carnage, he breaks Barrison out of Ravencroft, and together they go on a rampage through San Francisco before capturing Mulligan and Anne Weying to lure out Venom. As Kasady and Barrison attempt to get married in a cathedral, they are confronted by Venom, who tricks Barrison into attacking Kasady and Carnage with her powers. This demolishes the cathedral and kills Barrison, who is crushed by a falling bell.

Video games

 * Shriek appears as a boss in Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.
 * Shriek appears as a boss in the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable versions of Spider-Man 3, voiced by Courtenay Taylor. This version's powers come from a symbiote, leads a gang called the Waster Tribe, and is married to Michael Morbius, whom she unwittingly turned into a vampire. While looking for a way to cure Morbius, Shriek and the Waster Tribe attempt to control New York's citizens through a magic obelisk. However, Spider-Man destroys it and weakens a fleeing Shriek. Spider-Man later tracks her down and brings Morbius to her so she can cure him. However, she instead brainwashes Morbius and forces him to attack Spider-Man. After Morbius is defeated, Shriek fights Spider-Man herself, but the hero overwhelms her using his black suit, which is immune to her powers. Defeated, Shriek cures Morbius of his vampirism, but is left severely weakened and falls into a coma. Spider-Man leaves the unconscious Shriek in Morbius and Curt Connors' care so they can help her.

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Salts Mill

Salts Mill (sometimes spelled Salt's Mill) is a former textile mill, now an art gallery, shopping centre, and restaurant complex in Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Titus Salt in 1853, and the present-day 1853 Gallery takes its name from the date of the building which houses it. The mill has many paintings by the local artist David Hockney on display and also provides offices for Pace plc.

The Mill and surrounding village of Saltaire was financed and built by the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt after he observed other textile factories and was disappointed by the working conditions he saw there. At the time mill working conditions were commonly poor, with most workers suffering disease, low wages and labour exploitation. Dangerous machinery and long hours, sometimes exceeding 16 hour working days, resulted in frequent accidents. Titus Salt acknowledged this and built a factory and surrounding village with which he intended to improve the working conditions for his employees. When completed, the mill was the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area. It is a grade II* listed building. The mill closed in 1986 and the following year it was sold to Jonathan Silver, who began a long renovation scheme.

Spelling
The spellings Salts Mill and Salt's Mill (that is, with and without an apostrophe) are both commonly used. The former is used consistently by the Salts Mill website and the Saltaire Village website; the latter by Visit Bradford from the official Bradford Tourist Information service. Both versions are used in the UNESCO World Heritage documentation.

Peace Museum
It is planned that the Peace Museum, Bradford will complete a move to the third floor of the mill in August 2024. The move was paid for by the Bradford 2025 City of Culture fund and the national lottery.

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'Unique Features' Ideas
For the 'Unique Features' section, I think it would be interesting to add additional subsections with information on some of LightWave's more unusual features, such as the advanced camera tools and hypervoxels. Maybe even a little about FPrime. So if anyone considers themself knowledgable on any of those, please go for it! I think this section would be useful for people who may want to understand some of the differences between LightWave and the other 3D apps.

 * I don't think Fprime belongs under that heading since it is a 3rd party plugin. Maybe having a "notable plugins" or similar section would fit better, but currently fprime is as much a Unique feature to LW as my neighbors car.  There are many other plugs that are as notable as Fprime as well.

 * To me LW's unique features are its workflows and keyboard mappings. This thing is tight (read: special in a good way) in some places! Ideas on just how that's true can be added to the Overview for now IMO. Ncr100 (talk) 08:27, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Name Change
It would be better and more correct if the title of the page was LightWave (with a capital W). - Ben Vost, NewTek Europe...

Software Differences?
I think someone should make a section describing the difference between LightWave and 3DStudios. I feel it would be very useful. - Alex

 * Disagree, that makes it sound more like an ad comparing against another popular package. (72.64.241.153 (talk) 18:56, 24 January 2009 (UTC))

 * It was personal experience-based anyway. I personally hated the Softimage workflow but enjoyed Maya and 3D Studio Max.  The only thing worth existing in that section would be that the LightWave renderer was just bad enough until the late 90s that you could instantly spot any CG done in it if you knew what to look for.  Like I said, personal-experience  --EdityMcEditorson (talk) 06:26, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the change of name!
Hi, still working my way around editing the page, have updated a lot today and would like to get the infobox to match the size of the logo and Modeler screenshots, but I am unsure of how to do it (the template works in "ems" rather than pixels?). I'd also like to know how to edit my entries in the history pages so that I can see what I've done.

Version history key features?
What are/were the main features for each major version release?

 * LightRave was a piece of hardware/software that allowed LightWave to be run unbundled from the Video Toaster in 1993. I'm not sure if it was officially or unofficially supported because I did read about it in the press at the time, and pretty sure I read a review of LightWave that used LightRave (something like Amiga Format in the UK).
 * LightWave version 3.5 IIRC was the first package with integrated Lensflares available. Officially unbundled from Video Toaster.
 * LightWave version 4.0 IIRC introduced the package on the following platforms: Amiga, Apple Macintosh, PC/Windows, Silicon Graphics/Irix. (I also used this version in WindowsNT running on DEC Alpha's)
 * LightWave version 5.0 was the last version available for the Amiga. Across all versions it introduced full time Inverse Kinematics. (I fixed an error in the main article that said 4.0 was the last version)
 * LightWave version 5.5 introduced a new interface. MorphGizmo and SuperCelShader. SkyTracer and Steamer, allowing dynamic sky and cloud generation and volumetric lighting and rendering respectively. Support for Multiprocessors.
 * LightWave version 5.6 introduced Hypervoxels - subpixel volumetric rendering, great for clouds, pyroclastic effects, etc.
 * LightWave version 6.0 introduced an interface upgrade. Integrated Radiosity and Caustics Rendering Engine.
 * (This is off the top of my head..) Mingebinge (talk) 17:42, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Cleanup
This article has gone out of focus, and seems to be a glorification of LightWave's achievements. It is also advertising LightWave through the use of weasel words, which are inappropriate in an encyclopedia. This is an encyclopedia page, not an online advertisement site. Advertisements stating how good the program is without any backup of reliable sources are considered to be redundant will be removed.

I seriously hope that editors to this article will abide by the guidelines set out by Wikipedia. --219.74.177.182 12:17, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I want to second the complaint above, the article is written in a bombastic style and reads like an unabashed product promotion or enthusiastic eulogy, and doesn't read like a cool dispassionate enumeration of the facts. Example:

"On February 20, 2012, NewTek began shipping LightWave 11 Software, the latest version of its professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. LightWave 11 incorporates many new features, such as instancing, flocking and fracturing tools, flexible Bullet Dynamics, Pixologic Zbrush support, and more. LightWave 11 is used for all genres of 3D content creation-from film and broadcast visual effects production, to architectural visualization, and game design".

This is not an encyclopaedic entry, it's a commercial plaudit.

Vapourmile (talk) 12:24, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Why does this section, in the History section, reference LW 9 first then LW 8? "In its ninth version, the market for LightWave ranges from hobbyists to high-end deployment in video games, television and cinema. NewTek shipped a 64-bit version of LightWave 3D as part of the fifth free update of LightWave 3D 8, and was featured in a keynote speech by Bill Gates at WinHEC 2005." Ncr100 (talk) 06:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Logo meaning?
Just curious what the logo is? A seashell? A cinnamon roll? --72.202.150.92 04:47, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

9.3 Release Date?
Does anyone know the real release date of 9.3, I just put SIGGRAPH for now but I don't think that will do. added 08-16-2007 at least, this is the date when it was added to NewTek's downloads for those who purchased LightWave 8 with the free upgrade to 9. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crewman06 (talk • contribs) 13:18, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Too much promotion...
I'm finding that this page contains a lot of promotion for LightWave. And as I've been looking at other software pages, 3ds max for example, I'm seeing a much more professional feel to the page. This article requiers a lot of clean-up. ShawnStovall 14:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree that this page feels like a promotion, which I am beginning to remedy. Though I don't really agree that the pages of other software packages look all that much better... —Preceding unsigned comment added by White Boy (talk • contribs) 08:15, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree, this page is currently not neutral. (Ncr100 (talk) 00:00, 5 February 2009 (UTC))

Adding info about the Mac UB port and cleaning up the grammar
Hi, after a few thousand posts over at the Newtek forums I decided it was time to clean this baby up. I'm not changing anything major, just removing some irrelevant links and redundant history (the intro paragraph says stuff about the Amiga that is also said in the History section. Also I'm trying to give it a more neutral POV.

Does anybody have some updated screenshots? The ones on there are from 9.0 which was almost 3 releases ago... Inigo07 (talk) 21:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I took out the statement "Some critics in the industry noted that the feature set of Lightwave made it worth the price of the Video Toaster alone." That is utterly useless to anybody reading this article Inigo07 (talk) 21:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I can understand the reference to the Video Toaster though, as in at the time, the joke was that LightWave came with the most expensive hardware dongle of any package, called the Video Toaster... Mingebinge (talk) 17:49, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

 * I took out some more useless information, such as the original price of the Video Toaster (like anyone cares?) and a description of the TCP/IP protocol that the Hub uses (like anyone cares either?). Also cleaning up some grammar. Inigo07 (talk) 20:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

 * The linux screamernet hasn't been updated in so long that's it's pretty much meaningless to even mention it anymore. Should the reference in the first paragraph just be removed entirely?   (went ahead and removed it.  ) (72.64.241.153 (talk) 18:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC))

Which features aren't available without the dongle?
I think that should be added to the article. I'd do it myself, but I don't know. I'll do some research to try to find out, though, but it would be helpful if someone who already knew put it up there. --71.163.134.187 (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Basically without the dongle you have the demo version of Lightwave. It's not functional without it (watermarked renders and max 400 polygons savable). It's not like it's a "limited free version" without the dongle - it's just a demo. I think this part needs to be rewritten as well. Inigo07 (talk) 17:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Since I believe they used Rainbow Sentinel Lock whose protections were cracked 5 minutes after any product release using it, all features are available without the dongle. ;-) EdityMcEditorson (talk) 07:01, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Multithreaded? since when
I'm only here because I'm waiting for some hard body dynamics to calculate. On my q6600 precisely ONE of the CPUs is flat out, the rest are twiddling their thumbs. Apart from Rendering can anyone tell me what multithreading is in use? Particularly in Modeller. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stib (talk • contribs) 11:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Spinoff
I'm thinking that the list of movies etc. used by lightwave should be branched off, similar to what they have done in the 3ds Max Article. (see this for an example). Anyone else agree? 76.185.42.208 (talk) 21:26, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Actually, yeah, that is a good idea. I'm really interested in getting this article up to par. This exact page was what sold me on LW anyway, several years ago. Now it's my job. Inigo07 (talk) 15:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Vandalisim?
I think that this article has been slightly vandalized. For example, Dexter's Lab and the PowerPuff Girls weren't in 3-D. --Particleman24 (talk) 12:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

 * @particleman: as far as I know lightwave can render 2d anime like pictures.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.156.52.98 (talk) 18:01, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

 * There was a 3d Powerpuff Girl animation done by Savage Frog That may have been what that editor was talking about. Many other 2d cartoons are using rendered 3d animations for backgrounds like Family Guy, Futurama, etc... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.64.16.58 (talk) 19:14, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

 * LightWave certainly does render 2d anime cel shaded imagery, using its in built set of surfaces - I was doing exactly this in broadcast productions in 1998. I would certainly refer to this as LightWave being able to render 3D as 2D Cel Shading natively - ie. you open the package, create an object, apply the relevant surface/material to it and render it, simple as .. Mingebinge (talk) 17:27, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

LightWave has a "Cel Shader" that makes 3d graphics appear somewhat like traditional cel animation, but there is no strictly digital-2d animation component. But several shows do integrate 3d cel shaded with more traditional looking 2d, so it's not at all unreasonable that they would use lightwave for those parts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.64.241.153 (talk) 18:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Further to the above, the Japanese animated series Blue Submarine no.6 was one of the pioneering examples of using (LightWave, specifically) 3d generated 2d cel shading integrated with traditional painted backgrounds.Mingebinge (talk) 17:27, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

 * Also, read this archived article from 1998: "Lightwave 3D's Super Cel Shader is an Important Tool in DreamWorks TV" [] Mingebinge (talk) 13:49, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Remove lightwave-specific terms
I've made a number of edits to try to remove a lot of Lightwave-specific terminology and use more generalized (at least to the 3d animation industry) terms and include links to the relevant wikipedia pages that describe the feature. I've also tried to rewrite the edited sections to sound less like a piece of press release and more like a list of functionality.

There really should be more references/citations, probably to the newtek site with the features. (Although this probably would just make it look more like an ad page, which I really have tried to avoid and reduce with these edits.) (72.64.241.153 (talk) 19:23, 24 January 2009 (UTC))

Babylon 5
Babylon 5 was probably what brought LightWave into prominence along with some of the (at the time) more well-known animation systems like Max, Softimage and Alias|Wavefront, since it was one of (if not the) first prime time TV shows with all the 3d effects generated in lightwave. The other software packages were considered "professional" while lightwave was still mainly known for its inclusion in the video toaster. Is this worth mentioning in the article, given proper citations/references? (72.64.241.153 (talk) 19:23, 24 January 2009 (UTC))
 * Aside from the fact that Max did not exist at the time LightWave was introduced to audiences.Mingebinge (talk) 17:30, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * LightWave was probably much more well known than Max when Max 1.0 came out. 3D Studio for DOS ran under a memory extender and was awful to work with IMO.  Softimage and Alias|Wavefront were limited to MIPS IRIX machines until much later if my memory serves and weren't competing in nearly the same price range or sector as LightWave.  EdityMcEditorson (talk) 06:56, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Two different industries: 3ds4/Max was for games, Lightwave was for TV. That was it. I drifted across industries and aside from a PR boost when the film Lost in Space was released in 1998, Max was still not seriously considered for TV/film. When I was converting from 3ds4 to Max in games studios, 2 years prior, some people had still not even heard of Lightwave so it was never seriously considered in the games industry aside from cut-scenes/intros, so effectively Max and Lightwave were never really in the same sector either. Mingebinge2 (talk) 00:58, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Replaced link
Replaced the Splashlight link as I could not see any relevance. They are a Fashion Photography specialist and I could not find anything remotely related to 3D CG on their site, let alone anything to do with LightWave. I assume it was added in error or there was indeed a LW3D studio of that name in the past, whose rights to the address have lapsed. I put in the award-winning Zoic Studios instead, simply because they are well known for using LightWave and they are well known for work on such projects as Firefly, Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, V, and Zombieland amongst others. I have no affiliation with them. Mingebinge (talk) 00:21, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Grouping sections
Hi there, I would suggest grouping sections 3 Modeler and Layout, 4 Dynamics, 5 Hypervoxels, 6 Material shaders, 7 LScript, and 8 Lightwave SDK into one new section, say Software Details or Techniques Used or Technical Details or something. As it is, it seems to me that these sections are not on the same level as, say, History or Overview. In particular, I don't think top-level sections should feature technical words such as Hypervoxels. What do you think of this? Cheers, --Georgepauljohnringo (talk) 15:30, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

This section appears out of historical order inside the History section. It should be removed, broken apart, and then inserted into the TV and Movie sections.

"LightWave was used to create special effects for the Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager, Space: Above and Beyond and seaQuest DSV science fiction television series; the program was also utilized in the production of Titanic as well as the recent Battlestar Galactica TV series, Sin City, Star Trek, 300 and Star Wars movies. The short film 405 was produced by two artists from their homes using LightWave. In the Finnish Star Trek parody Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, most of the visual effects were done in LightWave by Finnish filmmaker Samuli Torssonen, who produced the VFX work for the feature film Iron Sky. The film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was made entirely in LightWave 6 and messiah:Studio."

Significant facts from this paragraph could also be used in the introductory paragraph.Ncr100 (talk) 05:58, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

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Famous user: Dick Van Dyke
Should a section be added to include notable actor Dick Van Dyke uses Lightwave 3D and frequently presented at conferences? Cyberbytli (talk) 02:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

History Section Lightwave new owner?
Should we mention in the history portion when Lightwave3D transferred from NewTek to Lightwave Digital? Doremon764 (talk) 05:53, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

 * Yes, it is significant, and it certainly is no longer under its previous owners. Mingebinge2 (talk) 00:42, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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Surface effect ship

A surface effect ship (SES) or sidewall hovercraft is a watercraft that has both an air cushion, like a hovercraft, and twin hulls, like a catamaran. When the air cushion is in use, a small portion of the twin hulls remains in the water. When the air cushion is turned off ("off-cushion" or "hull borne"), the full weight of the vessel is supported by the buoyancy of the twin hulls. The SES has two advantages over a hovercraft for open sea operation: it is more resistant to slipping sideways when acted on by air or sea, and it can use water jets for propulsion since the inlet nozzles are always covered by water.

United States Navy
The United States Navy initiated the SES model test program in 1960. By 1963, a 10-ton test craft called the XR-1 was designed and built to test the surface effect concept. The first version of the XR-1 used fixed plywood seals at the fore and aft ends of the captured air bubble section. A jet engine providing 1,700 lbf of thrust was used for main propulsion. A separate 110 hp gas engine was used to drive lift fans, and also to power out-drive units that were used for off-cushion slow-speed maneuvering. During the first year of testing, the XR-1 was fitted with more powerful main propulsion and flexible fore and aft seals were tested as well.

The XR-1 was also used to test the concept of water-jet propulsion. The ship was modified in 1964 and equipped with gas turbine engines driving the water jet propulsors. The ship's weight increased to 17 tons.

Rohr Industries 1970 to 1980
Rohr Industries became involved in SES history in 1970, taking over the XR-1 test program for the Navy. Rohr continued to use the XR-1 to test propulsion and seal concepts. Their eventual goal was to develop a 3000-ton (3,050 tonne) SES, the LSES (Large Surface Effect Ship), capable of utilizing vertical launch missile systems and anti-submarine helicopters & various VTOL aircraft. The proposed ship was to be capable of 80 knots in sea state 6 conditions. The proposed main power units were to be 4 × 40,000 hp gas turbine engines driving water jet propulsors. The 3000-ton ship development contract was canceled in 1980.

The SES-100
Two experimental SESs (the SES-100A and 100B), both of around 100 tons, with 80 ft length and 40 ft beams, were developed for the US Military in the 1960s and 70s. They both attained speeds in excess of the program goal of 80 knot. The SES 100B, was built by Bell Aerospace (Textron Corporation) at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. Driven by 2 semi-submerged, supercavitating controllable, reversible propellers, achieved speeds in excess of 96 knot in the Gulf of Mexico outside St. Andrews Bay in Panama City, Florida.

The speed was verified by the USAF ARIS radar. It also fired the Navy's first vertically launched missile (an SM-2) while doing 60 knot. It was also used to test automatic ride control and high speed collision avoidance and navigation systems. The 100A ship was used to test waterjet propulsion, variable geometry inlets and automatic ride control systems. The 100A and 100B were both capable of operating almost completely out of the water on an air cushion with only 18 in of sidewall, the propellers or the waterjet inlets entering the water. The 100-ton SES 100B was built for the US Navy as a 1/10 scale model to test the feasibility of using hovercraft and other Surface Effect Ships in combat situations. The top-secret specifications called for a ship capable of entering a combat zone at a speed of over 80 knot and disgorging a tank and 100 soldiers onto a beach, turning back out onto water and escaping at high speed.

Unlike the hard sidewall SES's, the full skirted AALCs, JEFF A&B were the prototype vehicles for the LCAC's used by the Navy with such success in the Persian Gulf War.

The 3000-ton SES concept was never designed to go up on the beach, like a landing craft. The AALC (Amphibious Assault Landing Craft) and the SES were very different concepts from the beginning. The AALC was a pure hovercraft that is capable of high-speed insertion of troops and vehicles onto a beach. As a hovercraft, the LCAC, derived from the AALC has no rigid hull parts that extend past the air cushion. It therefore can operate across the beach. The SES has rigid side hulls that enclose the air cushion, permitting water propulsion but allowing it to only go to the shore when conducting amphibious operations. Design concepts for a 6000-plus-ton cargo SES's that Rohr and Ingalls Shipbuilding proposed relied on the idea of the ship loading and unloading from beach, lighter, causeway or conventional dock facilities.

On 10 November 1972 contracts were let to four firms to conduct 2200-ton prototype preliminary design; these designs were to be completed in August 1973. The prime contractors were Bell, Aerojet, Litton, and Lockheed.

Hovermarine SES Ferries
The UK based company Hovermarine developed the HM.2 SES ferry at their factory in Woolston, Southampton in the 1960s. The first HM-2 craft was operated by Seaspeed in 1968 between Ryde Pier and Portsmouth Harbour. The early HM2 suffered from mechanical problems and during a financial crisis in 1969, Hovermarine went into voluntary liquidation and the major assets were acquired by a new company, Hovermarine Transport Ltd, this was subsequently taken over by the American company, Transportation Technology Inc. Production of HM.2s for North and Central America was undertaken by Hovermarine's factory at Titusville, Florida. A brief trial of 2 HM.2 took place in Toronto from July to late fall 1974 to Niagara-on-the-Lake to Youngstown, New York. The service managed by Can-Am Hover Express used two craft, Toryoung I and Toryoung II, but an accident with the latter craft led to the demise of the service.

Over 110 HM.2's were manufactured in the United Kingdom and United States.

Japan
In Japan, two type of SES were built: Kibou and Super Liner Ogasawara.

Kibou was operated as a car ferry between Shimizu port and Shimoda port in Shizuoka prefecture. It was 2780-ton, 74m long with 2×MFT8(JT8D) engines. Vessel was decommissioned in 2005. Superliner Ogasawara was planned to operate between Tokyo port and Ogasawara island in Tokyo prefecture, but it was cancelled because of high jet fuel cost in 2005. It stayed in Ishinomaki Port as a hotel ship for victims of the Tunami disaster in 2011. It was later scrapped in 2018. Vessel was 14500-ton, 140m long powered by 2×LM2500 engines

Russia
The Soviet Navy built two 1050-ton Bora-class surface effect corvettes in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The ships were passed on to the Russian Navy and remain in active service with the Black Sea Fleet.

Norway
Umoe Mandal built 9 Alta and Oksøy class surface effect vessels for mine warfare for the Royal Norwegian Navy.

The Norwegian Navy also operates six Skjold class surface effect patrol boats. These ships are the fastest warships in the world with service speeds of 60 kn. The prototype (KNM Skjold) was leased and tested for one year by the US Navy.

Sweden
HSwMS Smyge, which acted as a small-scale pre-prototype testbed for the Visby-class corvette is now used as a training platform for Swedish Amphibious Corps Clearance divers.

North Korea
The Korean People's Army Naval Force operated 6 Nongo-class warship.

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Keel-billed toucan

The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan, keel toucan, or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Ecuador. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.

Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:

Description
Including its bill, the keel-billed toucan ranges in length from around 42 to 55 cm. Their large and colorful bill averages around 12 - 15 cm, about one-third of its length. It typically weighs about 380 - 500 g. While the bill seems large and cumbersome, it is in fact a spongy, hollow bone covered in keratin, a very light and hard protein.

The plumage of the keel-billed toucan is mainly black with a yellow neck and chest. Molting occurs once per year. It has blue feet and red feathers at the tip of its tail. The bill is mainly green with a red tip and orange sides.

Keel-billed toucans have zygodactyl feet (or feet with toes 2 and 3 facing forwards, and toes 1 and 4 facing backwards) – two toes face forward and two face back. Because toucans spend a large portion of time in the trees, this helps the birds to stay on the branches of the trees and jump from one branch to another.

Distribution and habitat
The keel-billed toucan can be found from Southern Mexico to Venezuela and Colombia. It roosts in the canopies of tropical, subtropical, and lowland rainforests, up to altitudes of 1900 m. It roosts in holes in trees, often with several other toucans. This can be very cramped, so the birds tuck their tails and beaks under their bodies to keep their body temperature at a normal level while sleeping. Adding to the lack of space, the bottoms of the holes are often covered with pits from the fruit the toucans have eaten.

Behaviour and ecology
Like many toucans, keel-billed toucans are very social birds, rarely seen alone. They fly in small flocks of approximately six to twelve individuals through lowland rainforests. Their flight is slow and undulating, consisting of rapid wing beats (six to ten), then a glide with the bird's beak extending forward and dipping downward as though pulling the rest of the bird. Their feet are drawn up forward in flight. The flight distances are typically short. They live together in groups, often sharing cramped living quarters of holes in trees. There is a family structure within the group. Birds often "duel" with each other using their bills, and throw fruit into each other's mouths. They 'play ball', one throwing a fruit in the air and a second seizing it.

Breeding
The female keel-billed toucan will lay 1–4 white eggs in a natural or already-made tree cavity. The male and female share in the caring of the eggs, both taking turns incubating. The eggs hatch approximately 15–20 days after being laid. After hatching, the male and female again take turns feeding the chicks. When the chicks hatch, they have no feathers, and have their eyes closed for approximately 3 weeks. The chicks have adequately formed heel pads, which assist on the pit-covered bottom of the nest. The chicks stay in their nest for approximately eight to nine weeks while their bills develop fully and they are ready to fledge from the nest.

Food and feeding
The diet of keel-billed toucans consists mostly of a wide range of fruit, but may also include insects, eggs, nestlings and lizards. The bill, surprisingly dexterous, allows this toucan to utilize a large variety of fruit that might not otherwise be reached. When eating the fruit, it uses its bill to dissect the fruit, and then tosses its head back to swallow the fruit whole.

Aviculture
The keel-billed toucan is sometimes kept in captivity, but it requires a high-fruit diet and is sensitive to hemochromatosis (an iron storage disease).

Status
This species is threatened by habitat loss, which has been accelerating in recent years, and by hunting and trapping for the pet trade. The species is undergoing a moderately rapid population decline and is therefore evaluated as Near Threatened.

They are threatened by hunting for their meat and beaks, and toucan populations are on a decreasing trend.

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Harvey Bullock (character)

Harvey Bullock is a fictional detective appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #441 (June 1974) and was created by Archie Goodwin and Howard Chaykin. In animation, he appeared throughout the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Robert Costanzo. He debuted in live-action in 2014 on Fox's television series Gotham, portrayed by Donal Logue.

Publication history
There is some ambiguity concerning the character's origins. Writer Doug Moench and artist Don Newton introduced Harvey Bullock in Batman #361 (July 1983) as a device to resolve the ongoing plotline with Gotham City's corrupt mayor Hamilton Hill, and subsequent Who's Who in the DC Universe entries acknowledged this as the new Bullock's first appearance. However, in later years Batman fans began pointing out that a "Lt. Bullock" appeared in three panels of Detective Comics #441 (1974), written by Archie Goodwin, pencilled by Howard Chaykin, and published almost a decade before. Moench admitted that he must have read this comic because he is an Archie Goodwin fan, but denied that Harvey Bullock is the same character. He argued that it is unlikely that he drew on Goodwin's Lt. Bullock even unconsciously, since there are discrepancies of both personality and continuity between his character and Goodwin's, and he distinctly remembers taking the name "Bullock" from guitarist Hiram Bullock. Archie Goodwin is legally Harvey Bullock's sole creator; Moench said he decided not to contest this because he did not want to make a case against Goodwin's widow Anne Goodwin, whom he considers a friend.

Following the conclusion of the Hamilton Hill storyline, Moench decided he enjoyed writing Harvey Bullock enough to keep him on as a supporting character, which necessitated some softening of his original characterization as a corrupt cop. Bullock was one of several Batman supporting cast members swept out of the Batman family of titles when Denny O'Neil became the Batman editor in 1986, but in 1987 writer Paul Kupperberg brought him into the Vigilante cast. Kupperberg recalled, "Harvey Bullock was a character very much in my wheelhouse, a wise-cracking loudmouth with a Brooklyn accent and a problem with authority, although he wasn't originally intended to be a permanent member of the Vigilante cast. He was brought in for a guest-shot, as a character to help Vigilante's handler, Harry Stein, grease the wheels in Gotham City for them on whatever case they were on. I had fun writing him, and the interaction between Harvey and Harry Stein, another slob with his own way of doing things, clicked. I don't think they were using him much, if at all, in the Batman books by then, so we got permission from the Bat-office to have the character on semi-permanent loan for Vigilante and its successor title, Checkmate."

Fictional character biography
Prior to the 1985–1986 DC maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Bullock was a crooked police detective under instructions from Gotham City's Mayor Hamilton Hill to sabotage Commissioner Gordon's career when he is formally re-introduced in Batman #361 (July 1983), in the story entitled "The Most Successful Species", written by Doug Moench and penciled by Don Newton. His method of doing so was to pretend to be exceedingly clumsy, thereby spoiling whatever Gordon was trying to do, seemingly accidentally. After inadvertently giving Gordon a heart attack, however, Bullock turns over a new leaf. His character later develops into a well-meaning cop who (probably) was exceedingly clumsy, similar to the later animated version. He also forms a close bond with Robin, based initially on their mutual love of old movies. Subsequent to this, he is a Bishop in the spy organization Checkmate.

Post-Crisis
Following the continuity changes brought about in most of DC's comics by Crisis, Bullock is perhaps the most controversial police officer in the Gotham City Police Department. His colleagues in the Major Crimes Unit swear up and down that he is a good cop, despite his reputation for taking bribes, using excessive force, and having ties to organized crime. He is not without endearing qualities, however, including a fondness for doughnuts and a hidden sentimental streak. He also has a brief relationship with a widow he meets at work.

This new post-Crisis Bullock was retconned as having been loyal to Gordon from the start. Even before he is promoted to detective, he stays by Gordon during one of the Joker's rampages, saving his life. Eventually, without Batman's assistance, Bullock and Gordon stop the Joker from causing an explosion that would have leveled Gotham City. During the entire case, Bullock plays the part of the "bad cop," intimidating and threatening whoever gets in his way. At this point, Bullock still wears a regular police uniform.

Made detective
Several years later, Bullock is made detective. He again works closely with Gordon, as part of a small crew of people Gordon knows he can trust. This group includes Maggie Sawyer, Harvey Dent, and Detective Cohen as they try to bring down Sal Maroni. Though Gordon knows of and has recordings of Bullock's brutality against suspects, he brings him in because the man has never accepted bribes. The events surrounding this squad work around the events of Batman: The Long Halloween. Bullock and the group are then joined by Crispus Allen, and together they take down a gathering of Gotham's "freaks", such as the Joker, Clayface and Scarecrow. Later Bullock is partnered with Renee Montoya and they both become very loyal to each other. For a time Bullock works with the international spy agency Checkmate. They confront threats ranging from counterfeiters to cult-terrorists. He has a rocky relationship with those above him, such as defying intelligence expert Amanda Waller over the proposed murder of heroic vigilante Black Thorn.

Bullock also gained his own story arc, "A Bullet for Bullock" by Chuck Dixon. The story is about someone trying to kill him, which was also adapted into an episode for Batman: The Animated Series.

Bullock is on the front lines during the "Knightfall" storyline when Arkham empties and its inmates riot through the streets. Bullock takes control when Riddler takes an entire talk show hostage. He is almost obliterated by a bomb planted in the mayor's mansion; he is saved at the last second by Batman.

During the "Trioka" arc, Bullock is badly injured during a confrontation with the KGBeast, who has gained control of a small nuclear weapon. Robin and several members of the Gotham City Police Department brave a burning chemical plant, partly to save his life. Bullock almost dies during this incident, but is saved by CPR administered by Robin. Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock, a newcomer to the force, becomes involved, helping Robin carry Harvey out of harm's way. The nuclear bomb is then neutralized by Batman.

Earthquake
In the Batman: Cataclysm storyline, Bullock is confronting Anarky in a shopping mall when an earthquake hits Gotham City. Both save their own lives by diving into a hollow art structure. Despite this, Bullock's arm is impaled by a tube of metal. He does not let this stop him, and makes his way back to the badly damaged police headquarters.

As soon as he learns Gordon is missing, he slams his arm against a wall, knocking out the bar, and institutes a search. Bullock finds and saves a rattled Gordon from the debris of his own office.

A few weeks later, Gotham is shut down and closed off by the government in the incident known as No Man's Land. Bullock and several other officers, Renee included, willingly stay behind to assist Gordon. Bullock sticks by Gordon through the death of many fellow officers. When SWAT leader Billy Pettit revolts and takes even more officers with him, Bullock sticks with Gordon. Renee herself is even lost for a while due to Two-Face. In the end, efforts led by Lex Luthor re-open Gotham. Gordon, Bullock, Renee and the remaining officers (Pettit and the others had been killed) are given their jobs back. Bullock is then promoted to lieutenant and becomes the shift commander of the GCPD's Major Crimes Unit.

In the "Officer Down" storyline, disgruntled former officer Jordan Rich attempts to kill Gordon. Afterwards, a vengeful Bullock reveals Rich's location to the Mafia, thereby indirectly killing the shooter. When evidence of this comes out, he resigns from the force.

He then appears in the "Unresolved" story arc in Gotham Central, where he has descended into a life of alcoholism and is shown contemplating suicide.

Back on the force
As part of DC's "One Year Later" storyline, Bullock has returned to the GCPD, with the understanding that he is not allowed a single mistake. The circumstances behind this are unknown, the only clue so far being the line: "Six months since Harvey Bullock made his discoveries." Batman and Bullock have made their peace, agreeing to give each other a second chance after their past disagreements; Batman tells Bullock that he considers the ledger "erased".

Bullock is seen as one of the leads against the fight of a war between unauthorized Joker and Batman gangs.

Later it is established he keeps in regular communication with his mother and has two cats, one of which, Sprinkles, has cancer.

While little has ever been told of Harvey's past prior to him joining the Gotham City Police Department, he himself has stated that he was once a welterweight Golden Gloves competitor and was good enough to go pro, but chose not to because he disliked the "regimented lifestyle".

The New 52
Bullock is sent to meet and greet Jason Bard, whom Gordon has recruited for the police force. Bullock is shown to be on friendly terms with Maggie Sawyer. Hours later, Bard arrests James Gordon for manslaughter after a train crash.

During the investigation into a long-running series of police murders, Bullock is kidnapped and replaced by a female killer known as Jane Doe. Jane is obsessed with the figurative and literal taking of other people's lives. That it was only Batman who noticed Bullock had been replaced causes the detective great distress.

Harvey assists in citywide riots by helping James Gordon, now exonerated thanks to Batgirl, wire the entire city to display the Bat-signal. This raises the morale of the citizens and calms much of the panic.

DC Rebirth
In the DC Rebirth reboot universe, Bullock is partnered with Commissioner Gordon when he attempts to raid Wayne Manor. Bullock tries to convince Gordon not to go through with it, but is unable to. Bullock goes on to cameo several times, usually alongside Gordon In the alternate future where Tim Drake becomes the Batman, Bullock is seen as an aid to Commissioner Montoya in the old section of the city. In the aftermath of the city of Bane. Harvey Bullock is filling as commissioner of Gotham City Police department after Jim Gordon who disappeared after being infected by a virus from the Batman Who Laughs.

Other versions

 * An alternate universe version of Harvey Bullock appears in the Flashpoint storyline.
 * A younger, alternate universe version of Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: Earth One. This version is the former star of the reality show Hollywood Detectives.
 * The Earth-3 counterpart of Harvey Bullock is a servant of Owlman. In the "Infinite Frontier" reboot, Harvey Bullock was the one who killed Thomas, Martha and Bruce Wayne while Thomas Wayne Jr. survives and eventually becomes Owlman.

JLA: The Nail
In the Elseworlds series JLA: The Nail, Bullock is shown to be Gotham's Commissioner of Police. (Reference is made to Gordon having been murdered, but nothing specific is known about his death.) Bullock is even shown defending Batman against reporters in one panel, an opposite of mainstream Bullock.

Whom Gods Destroy
In this universe, Bullock and Montoya are two Secret Service agents assigned to Presidential detail.

Batman '89
Bullock is set to appear alongside Commissioner Gordon in the Batman '89 comic book series, a canonical comic continuation of Tim Burton's Batman films, with screenwriter Sam Hamm returning to write the script with Joe Quinones providing the comic's art. Bullock was initially included in Hamm's original script for Batman Returns, but the character was eventually discarded.

Live-action

 * Harvey Bullock appears in Gotham, portrayed by Donal Logue. This version is Jim Gordon's partner, who introduces him to Gotham's seedy underbelly. He is portrayed as willing to bend - and sometimes break - the law to get results. He has ties to organized crime bosses Carmine Falcone and Fish Mooney, with whom he trades police favors in exchange for information. It is revealed that the GCPD's corrupt commissioner, Gillian B. Loeb, is blackmailing him; years earlier, Bullock's sergeant had coerced him into killing a mobster as a favor for the Falcone Crime Family, and Loeb uses that information to bend Bullock to his will. Gordon eventually blackmails Loeb into giving him Bullock's file. In the second season, Bullock quits the police force after Loeb demotes him, stops drinking, and becomes a bartender. In the following episode, however, he returns to the force after the Maniax gang surfaces in Gotham. When Gordon is framed for murder by Edward Nygma, Bullock helps him escape from Blackgate Penitentiary with Carmine Falcone's help and clear his name. At the end of the second season, he is appointed as acting captain of the GCPD. In the third season, GCPD Captain Nathaniel Barnes is put in Arkham after exposure to Jervis Tetch's sister's blood turns him into a murderous vigilante; Bullock is made acting captain again in his absence. In the fourth season, Gordon discovers that Bullock is on Oswald Cobblepot's payroll due to his debts and relieves him of his duties after Gordon becomes the new Captain. In the fifth season, Bullock remains in Gotham despite the U.S. government declaring the city a No Man's Land after its bridges and power plant are destroyed. Bullock aids Gordon and the GCPD by reclaiming the city from super villains and gangs. After the city rejoins the United States, he attends Gordon's promotion ceremony to GCPD Commissioner.

Animation

 * Detective Harvey Bullock appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced by Robert Costanzo.
 * Bullock appears in Batman: The Animated Series. This version is not shown to drink or smoke, and has a penchant for doughnuts and coffee in line with police stereotypes. Additionally, he initially distrusts Batman before later developing a grudging respect for him, and often uses dubious means to ensure that justice is served.
 * Bullock appears in The New Batman Adventures.
 * Bullock makes guest appearances in the Superman: The Animated Series episodes "World's Finest" and "Knight Time".
 * Bullock appears in the Static Shock episode "Hard as Nails".
 * Harvey Bullock makes a non-speaking appearance in the Young Justice episode "Triptych".

Film

 * In Sam Hamm's original script for Batman Returns, Bullock was originally supposed to appear as the companion of Commissioner Gordon. However, he was removed from the script after Tim Burton agreed to return as director.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in the DCAU film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, voiced again by Robert Costanzo.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in the DCAU film Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, voiced again by Robert Costanzo.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in the DCAU film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, voiced again by Robert Costanzo.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: The Killing Joke, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
 * A Victorian era version of Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, voiced by John DiMaggio.

Video games

 * Harvey Bullock makes a non-speaking appearance in The Adventures of Batman & Robin.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: Chaos in Gotham.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: Dark Tomorrow, voiced by Danny Mastrogiorgio.
 * Harvey Bullock appears as a non-playable character in DC Universe Online, voiced by Edwin Neal.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: Arkham Origins, voiced again by Robert Costanzo. This version was assigned to be Gordon's partner by Gillian B. Loeb.
 * Harvey Bullock appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in Batman: The Enemy Within, voiced by Keith Szarabajka.
 * Harvey Bullock appears as a non-playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains.

Radio

 * Harvey Bullock appears in the radio adaptation of Batman: Knightfall, voiced by Eric Meyers.

Miscellaneous

 * Harvey Bullock appears in The Batman Adventures.
 * Harvey Bullock appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic. This version is a member of Batman's Insurgency before being killed by The Spectre.

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Ken Hargreaves

Joseph Kenneth Hargreaves, MBE, FCIS (1 March 1939 – 23 June 2012), served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hyndburn in Lancashire between 1983 and 1992.

A chartered secretary and company administrator by profession, Hargreaves served as a local councillor becoming Mayor of Hyndburn for 1979/80.

In 1990, Hargreaves, with Liberal Democrat MP David Alton (now Lord Alton of Liverpool), founded the Movement for Christian Democracy (now the Christian Peoples Alliance) serving as Vice-Chairman with the support of Monsignor Thomas Adamson.

After losing his seat at the 1992 general election to Greg Pope of Labour, Hargreaves worked at Conservative Central Office as liaison with local Conservative Clubs. At the 2005 general election, he campaigned unsuccessfully in Hyndburn for Conservative candidate James Mawdsley.

A devout Roman Catholic, he was a parishioner of St Mary's RC Church, Oswaldtwistle, in his former constituency. Hargreaves died on 23 June 2012 at the East Lancashire Hospice at Blackburn.

Honours and awards
Appointed MBE for "services to the community in Lancashire" in the New Year Honours on 29 December 2006, Hargreaves received a Papal knighthood in 2012 becoming a Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great.

Fellowships and affiliations

 * Fellow, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
 * Pro-life lobby group: Right to Life
 * President: Accrington and District Blind Society
 * President: Hyndburn Arthritis Care
 * Chairman of the Trustees: Maundy Relief
 * Chairman: Disabled Association for Sport in Hyndburn

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Touch Me (Gary Glitter album)

Touch Me is the second studio album by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter. It was originally released in June 1973, on the label Bell, and was produced by Mike Leander. It is Glitter's bestselling album, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It features the top 5 hits "Do You Wanna Touch Me" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".

In 1995, the album was reissued in Australia on CD, with the track listing reversing sides one and two from the original album, and also containing four bonus tracks: "I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere", "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", "I Would If I Could but I Can't" and "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!".

In 1996, the album was reissued as a picture disc in the UK that was limited to 5,000 copies, which, along with containing the 12 tracks from the original album, contained the four bonus tracks in the order of "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", "I Would If I Could but I Can't", "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" and "I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere".

2009 reissue
The album was reissued in 2009 under Airmail Records. This time it contained the 12 tracks from the original album and four bonus tracks: "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", "I Would If I Could but I Can't", "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" and "Thank You Baby for Myself".

Critical reception
Donald A. Guarisco of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Touch Me lacks the strength or variety that would allow it to appeal to anyone beyond glam rock's cult audience but it contains enough solid songs to appeal to lovers of glam."

Track listing
The 1995 Australian CD release and the early copies of the 1996 UK Picture Disc CD switched sides one and two around.

Personnel
Technical
 * John Hudson – engineer, recording supervisor
 * Shepard Sherbell – photography

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Talk:Alireza Jafarzadeh

Removed paragraphs
I have removed the following two paragraphs on grounds that they are not relevant to the subject of the article. We can add this information to People's Mujahedin of Iran or National Council of Resistance of Iran if we want, but should try to stay on topic. Here they are:

"It is broadly believed that inclusion of NCRI and MEK in the list was a token offered to the theocratic regime of Iran rather than based the facts of the matter. According to the Wall Street Journal: 'Senior diplomats in the Clinton administration say the MEK figured prominently as a bargaining chip in a bridge-building effort with Tehran.' The Journal added that: In 1997, the State Department added the MEK to a list of global terrorist organizations as 'a signal' of the U.S.'s desire for rapprochement with Tehran's reformists, says Martin Indyk, who at the time was assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs. President Khatami's government 'considered it a pretty big deal,' Mr. Indyk says."

"Regardless of what may be 'claimed', legally, as recent at mid-2004, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the MKO & NCRI's designation as a 'foreign terrorist organization', thereby putting the NCRI and its controlling organization, the MKO, on par with foreign terrorist organizations such as al Qaeada (responsible for 9/11), the Tamil Tigers ( respondible for the deaths of 10's of 1000's of civilians), and Jemaah Islamiyah (responsible for the Bali bombings). Given that this court decision was made by an independent court ruling made by the US Appeals Court and during the Bush Administration's rule, it is difficult to understand how how it could or might be 'broadly believed that inclusion of NCRI and MEK in the [Foreign Terrorist Organization] list was a token offered to the theocratic regime of Iran rather than based the facts of the matter.' Indeed, in entirely rejecting the NCRI's challenge of its status as a terrorist organization, paragraph 25 of the judgement decisively states: 'The State Department acknowledged that 'NCRI has submitted numerous affidavits purporting to show that it is not controlled by the MEK and is not an MEK front,' and even credited some of NCRI's 'subsidiary points.' Action Mem., Tab 2 at 12, 9. The agency, however, concluded that 'the evidence developed by the FBI is convincingly to the contrary.' Id. Tab 2 at 12. It may be true that the State Department relied very heavily on the conclusions of the counterterrorism experts of the FBI. As noted above, though, under the narrow powers of judicial review Congress has accorded to us under AEDPA, it is emphatically not our province to second-guess the Secretary's judgment as to which affidavits to credit and upon whose conclusions to rely. We are to judge only whether the 'support' marshaled for the Secretary's designation was 'substantial.' 8 U.S.C. § 1189(b)(3)(D). We conclude that the support for the Secretary's conclusion that NCRI was dominated and controlled by, and thus was an alias of, MEK was indeed substantial, and we therefore reject NCRI's statutory challenge to its designation as an FTO.' One can only wonder what those classified FBI documents hold."

Khoikhoi 03:21, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I've also removed the following sentence: For more than two decades, Alireza Jafarzadeh has been an active consultant and authority on terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Iraq with numerous media presence (see media activities section below). It sounded like something ripped off of Jafarzadeh's official website, which also refers to him as "a well-known authority in issues relating to terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalism in Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East". Sentences such as these violate WP:NPOV, and should not be included in this article. Khoikhoi 06:22, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Intelligence Summit biography
Jafarzadeh's biography at The Intelligence Summit website appears to be copied from his official website  and the website of his company, Strategic Policy Consulting. I don't think this can be mentioned in the article, as it violates WP:NOR, but I do think that the quotes from the Intelligence Summit website should be replaced with links to his own biography from his website, since they appear to be the original source. Khoikhoi 04:42, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

"Iran's spies"
There are numerous problems with the section "Jafarzadeh, NCRI and the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of Iran (MOIS)." First off, the main article cited, "Iran's spies", does not even mention Jafarzadeh once. If someone wants to make the claim that he "has been particularly singled out and targeted by Iran's government", you're going to have to cite an article that directly points out Jafarzadeh being targeted by the government. The Sunday Hearld article just talks about dissidents in general. I can't even find a mention of NCRI either. Also, I forgot to mention that one of the paragraphs is almost an exact copy/paste job from the article, with the exception of 2-3 words. I'm going to have to delete it as it's most likely a copyright violation. Khoikhoi 06:39, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Saeed Emami
I've moved this paragraph to the "Controversy" section of the article:

"The conservative daily newspaper in Iran revealed in 1999 that Jafarzadeh's name has been in the hit list of Saeed Emami, the deputy minister of intelligence (under Ali Fallahian), and an intelligence officer under Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi, who was charged with self-organized assassinations of dissidents by the Islamic Republic."

However, I'm not 100% sure if this is the right place for it. If anyone has any suggestions as to what we should do with this paragraph, please feel free to bring them up here. It now seems out-of-lace since the three paragraphs from the Sunday Hearld article have been removed. However, as I've mentioned above, those paragraphs were inappropriate as the article did not mention Jafarzadeh at all. Khoikhoi 21:00, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately, since there is no link to the Ettela'at article, there is no way to verify the authenticity of this statement. I'm going to have to delete it until someone comes up with something more substantiative. Khoikhoi 00:39, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Article edits and some questions
I re-wrote the Controversy section and restored its previous name. (There is obviously controversy... the edit wars are evidence of that if nothing else.) All the material is sourced.

I looked for some sources to update the biographical material, but could not find them. Specifically, when was Jafarzadeh born? Google says 1957, but its not clear where this date is sourced from. When did he immigrate to the US? "before 1979" is referenced in the article and sourced apparently to Jafarzadeh himself, but how long before 1979? Why the vagueness? Per the University of Texas website he began work on his Master's degree in the Spring of 1979. Assuming he had to attend University of Michigan for at least a year to receive a degree from there, that puts the latest he could have left as Fall of 1977. I think the article would benefit from this information as it would give some context to the numerous assertions about Iran made by Jafarzadeh repeated in the article. For the most part, these assertions are unsourced except as statements he made. But given that he has not been (?) to Iran for 30 or more years (and before the current government came to power), where does he get this information? Is it appropriate to repeat all these statements in the article if they aren't sourced beyond something that Jafarzadeh said? Is he a reliable source himself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klaun (talk • contribs) 21:41, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Deleted from Controversy Section
Deleted the sentence "A very large campaign was staged in the United States to remove the designation, with celebrities and journalist being paid to participate." from the Controversy section as it doesn't reflect the info in the source. The source indicates former government officials were paid to speak at MEK events (in Paris, not the US), but doesn't mention journalist being paid. Two journalist are mentioned as speaking, but not as having been paid. No celebrities are mentioned at all. The original sentence seems misleading based on the source, but I couldn't think how best to capture the information in the source without being wordy. It kind of seems a bit off-topic. Why are we talking about MEK's terrorist organization status in this article? Klaun (talk) 00:00, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

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