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The Samples

The Samples is an American rock band formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1987. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of food samples from the local grocery store. The music has been described as "reggae influenced rock/pop" and a cross between The Police and the Grateful Dead. The founding members were Sean Kelly (Guitar/Vocals), Charles Hambleton (Guitar), Andy Sheldon (Bass/Vocals), Jeep MacNichol (Drums/Vocals), and Al Laughlin (Keyboards/Vocals).

History
Singer/songwriter Sean Kelly and guitarist Charles Hambleton met in 1985 in Burlington, Vermont at an open mic called The Sheik, leading to the formation of the band Secret City in 1986. After playing together in Burlington for a year, the pair moved to Boulder, Colorado, and met up with Andy Sheldon, a friend and member of a prior band with Kelly. Jeep MacNichol joined the band as drummer after responding to an ad. After playing around the area, Al Laughlin saw the group perform at a fraternity party and asked if the group needed a keyboardist, an offer the band accepted. The band played their first Colorado show on April 19, 1987 at Tulagi's, a Boulder venue. Later that year, the band recorded a demo album on cassette that was never officially released. The recording of "Moonlit Treese" made it onto the Underwater People EP, while several other tracks can be found online.

The Samples embarked on their first national tour in the summer of 1988 and gradually gained attention. The band played mostly to college audiences and allowed their music to be spread through bootlegging and taping. Fans in college towns formed street teams to distribute the band's music and help them get shows by popular demand. Their debut album The Samples was independently recorded with producer Walt Beery and was released independently in early 1989. The album combined reggae, pop-rock, and bluegrass with a tight and polished sound that was often compared to The Police. Following the release, they signed with Arista Records and re-released the same album in May. However, the band found itself at odds with Arista's personnel, who neglected to market their debut album and wanted to change their sound. After an unproductive studio session with an outside producer hired by the label, band terminated their contract with Arista in the fall of 1991 and continued to tour unsigned. Also that year, Hambleton departed the band. He would later appear in Pirates of the Caribbean and was associate producer of the film The Cove.

The Samples continued to tour and released their own self-published EP, Underwater People, composed of both studio-recorded and live tracks. The band soon joined the newly formed independent label, W.A.R.? - What Are Records?, and released No Room in 1992. The album was produced by Jim Scott and showed the band's continuing growth as songwriters and musicians. Many of the songs on No Room became their most well-known, including "When it's Raining", "Did Ya Ever Look So Nice", and "Taking Us Home". The album's sound combined pop sensibility with a mix of folk, reggae, jazz, and rock that would become their signature. Sean Kelly, as the main songwriter, wrote songs about nature and the environment giving the band an "eco-friendly" reputation. Sheldon's thumping bass, MacNichol's Stewart Copeland-inspired beats and Laughlin's off-beat reggae chords supported Kelly's inspired songwriting and Sting-like vocals. They became a success throughout the early 1990s, selling over one million copies of their catalogue based on a genuine grassroots campaign. Their live shows helped them on the college circuit selling out venues in college towns across the country.

In 1993, The Samples released The Last Drag, produced by Marc DeSisto. At the time of its release, the band considered it to be a reinvention of itself. This album marked a shift in their sound to a more guitar-driven, pop-oriented approach. Though many tracks still had elements of reggae and world music, songs such as "Streets in the Rain" and "Everytime" featured more streamlined productions and opened the band to wider audiences. It featured more of Andy Sheldon's songs than on previous albums and included singing/songwriting contributions from Jeep MacNichol and Al Laughlin for the first time on a studio album. Sean Kelly has referred to their increasing contributions as "solo projects within the band". Around this time, the band headlined some of the H.O.R.D.E. tour shows in 1993 and 1996 and they shared the bill with big names such as The Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, and Phish. On their own tours, many up and coming bands opened up for them including Dave Matthews Band, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Lisa Loeb. The success included television performances on The Tonight Show and House of Blues. The band took the summer of 1994 off while Sean Kelly recorded his first and only solo album, Lighthouse Rocket. In the fall, The Samples returned with Autopilot, produced by Walt Beery who also became their manager around this time. They chose the album's name because the band had gone straight into the studio after a long tour and was able to perform on "autopilot" without much preparation, according to MacNichol. Autopilot was more concise than previous albums and focused on capturing the band's live sound.

In 1995, The Samples' contract with W.A.R. had expired, so they decided to approach major labels with their catalog to move forward. The band signed with MCA Records and released Outpost, their fifth studio album, in 1996. It featured a heavier, more stripped-down sound and included re-recordings of early songs "Did You Ever Look So Nice" and "Birth of Words". Although it was their most expensive album to record, costing over $300,000, the band was disappointed with the result due to inconsistent guidance from label personnel and high creative tensions within the band. Because of a buyout, MCA was experiencing financial difficulties and significant corporate reshuffling. As a result, many small or recently signed bands were dropped from the label around the same time. The personnel who had signed The Samples were no longer there, and MCA terminated The Samples' contract in 1997 after a short-lived tour with Jars of Clay and a few dates opening for Sting. Laughlin was absent for much of the Outpost sessions and tour and decided to leave the band for good that year. MacNichol also departed, due to disagreement over direction during the Outpost sessions and the desire to start a solo career. He would later release three grunge-influenced albums under the name "Jeep", as well as his current reggae/dub project "Mr. Anonymous". The original lineup did a short farewell tour and played its last show on May 14, 1997 at the Bluebird Theater, with Charles Hambleton joining them as a special guest.

The Samples' future was in limbo with Sean Kelly and Andy Sheldon facing the decision of whether or not to continue under the same name. However, they promptly reformed with new members Kenny James, Alex Matson, and Rob Somers, and rejoined What Are Records? to release Transmissions from the Sea of Tranquility in late 1997, a live album with some tracks recorded on tour and others recorded at an empty venue. The new lineup led to the band developing a mellower sound echoing Kelly's folk-rock influences from the 1970s. Here and Somewhere Else followed in 1998. Only two months later, the band released the semi-concept album The Tan Mule, an Internet-only collection of tracks described by Kelly as "kind of western" and a "cultish, fan thing". The project had been started prior to Here and Somewhere Else in order to fulfill a contract obligation to their management company. The band intended the album to be bad enough in order to get themselves released from their ill-conceived management contract, but still good enough to not be a total loss. Nevertheless, they were released from their contract, and The Tan Mule was well received by fans. The band began to release albums independently, beginning with 2001's "Return to Earth", which featured new drummer Sam Young. Return to Earth was, in some ways, a return to form for the band; it mostly relied on eclectic uptempo songs and received perhaps the warmest reception from fans since Autopilot. In 2003, Andy Sheldon left the band. Since then, there have been numerous member changes with the exception of Sean Kelly as frontman and only remaining original member. Sean Kelly and long-time Samples acoustic guitarist Tom Askin released the acoustic Seventeen album/DVD in 2003. The Samples returned in 2004 with the mostly fan-funded Black and White, and in 2005 with Rehearsing for Life. America was released in 2014, and in 2019 The Samples released Indian Summer. In 2008, an announcement appeared on The Samples's website indicating that the band was unlikely to continue. However, Kelly resumed playing shows under The Samples name with new members in 2009. The Colorado Rapids Soccer Club's Game Entertainment Dept. reunited the original five-piece lineup for an in-stadium concert on July 4, 2009 as part of the state's largest Independence Day celebration that year, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. This was followed by the reunited band again playing at the same stadium for the Mile High Music Festival in 2010. The newest lineup played the Denver Day of Rock in 2011 and have continued to tour with many more dates planned for the future.

The Best Band You've Never Heard, documentary about the band, was produced in 2012 by Besame films. It is currently only available on YouTube.

The song "Could It Be Another Change" from the band's debut album was used in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

In June 2013, The Samples returned to the studio to begin working on a new album. Their eleventh studio album, America, was released New Year's Day, 2014. The album features contributions from Richie Furay and SHEL.

On December 12, 2014, the original lineup of The Samples reunited for the second time at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. The band played their self-titled debut album in its entirety, along with a second set of fan favorites.

Studio albums

 * The Samples (May 1989)
 * No Room (April 22, 1992)
 * The Last Drag (September 24, 1993)
 * Autopilot (September 13, 1994)
 * Outpost (July 16, 1996)
 * Here and Somewhere Else (July 28, 1998)
 * The Tan Mule (September 15, 1998)
 * Return to Earth (April 10, 2001)
 * Black & White (March 9, 2004)
 * Rehearsing for Life (November 29, 2005)
 * America (January 1, 2014)
 * Indian Summer (Summer 2019)

Live albums

 * Live At Deerfield Academy [Official LIVE Bootleg] (1993)
 * Transmissions from the Sea of Tranquility [LIVE] (September 23, 1997)
 * Seventeen [LIVE] (October 7, 2003)
 * Instant Live: The Paradise – Boston, MA, 4/20/03 [LIVE] (October 14, 2003)
 * Live in Colorado [LIVE] (May 4, 2004)

Compilations/EPs/others

 * Underwater People (November 30, 1991)
 * Still Water EP (1993)
 * Sparta (November 7, 2000)
 * Landing on the Sidewalk (November 7, 2000)
 * Anthology in Motion, Vol. 1 (August 13, 2002)
 * Very Best of the Samples 1989–1994 (November 16, 2004)
 * Too Many Years assorted artists to benefit Clear Path International (August 2005)
 * B Sides and Outtakes (February 22, 2011)
 * Lullaby Pond (February 22, 2011)
 * The Perks of Being A Wallflower Original Soundtrack (September 18, 2012)

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Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Torbay is a town located on the eastern side of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The town is located 12 km north of the capital city of St. John's and is part of the St. John's metropolitan area. Due to Torbay's close proximity to St. John's, the town's population is quickly growing. According to the 2021 census the population was 7,852, up from 7,397 in 2011.

History
The name Torbay comes from Torbay, Devon, England and was first mapped in 1615 by John Mason. It comes from the old Anglo-Saxon "Tor" which means "a rocky hill". Both places are geographically similar with wide-open bays that face in a northeasterly direction. An extract from Bishop Feild's journal states, "indeed there seems to be a little colony of Devon folk in Torbay." John Nutt, the pirate, settled here with his family from Devon. The community of Torbay experienced three French campaigns, the first of which occurred in December 1696. These invasions contributed to the eventual construction of the Torbay Battery in 1781, which was manned by 25 troops from the 71st Regiment and Royal Artillery. The ordnance was eventually withdrawn in 1795.

The census of 1677 indicated the Cole and Corum families as residing in "Tarr-Bay" Newfoundland. The following year the Field Family joined them. By 1794 the population of Torbay included many of the surnames now associated with Torbay and totalled 108 English settlers and 99 Irish settlers. The Way Office, a mail handling facility used where there was not enough business to warrant a full post office, was established in 1891.

The early history of the community was further highlighted by the landing of Colonel William Amherst and his troops in 1762 on their way to re-capturing the capital city of St. John's from the French. This event was officially recognized in 1978 when the first mayor of Torbay, William Manning, unveiled a stone monument and plaque at the present day Veterans Memorial Park.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Torbay had a population of $7,852$ living in $2,985$ of its $3,182$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $7,899$. With a land area of 34.89 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate
Climate is from St. John's International Airport (approximately 4.5 km south southwest of Torbay).

Economy
The town of Torbay is a bedroom community, with most of the workforce commuting to the nearby cities of St. John's and Mount Pearl. No public transport links St. John's to its northern suburbs and exurbs, and all such commutes are done by car only. The town's economy is driven mostly by service industries that serve the residents such as a grocery store, convenience stores, doctors offices, hair salons, real-estate offices and restaurants among others.

With population growth in the town in recent years the housing market has become a significant part of the local economy. Torbay has become the most expensive housing market in the province with average home prices surpassing $375,000. Between 2009 and 2010 the town also saw the largest appreciation in housing prices in the St. John's CMA, with housing prices rising 32%.

Air
The town is serviced by St. John's International Airport, which was formally the Torbay Airport. Airlines include Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Labrador, Air Saint-Pierre, Air Transat, Porter Airlines, Provincial Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet and WestJet Encore. The airport offers services across Canada and the United Kingdom and Ireland, to the United States, Saint-Pierre and the Caribbean.

Torbay Bypass
Prior to 2011, the only major route into Torbay was Torbay Road (route 20). 2011 saw the opening of the Torbay Bypass, a $22.7 million project that required three years to complete. The south end of the bypass begins at a traffic light-controlled T-intersection with Torbay Road, North of the Stavanger Drive shopping area, and runs 7.7 km north with access via traffic lights to Indian Meal Line, and Bauline Line, before it meets Torbay Road at its northern terminus. This project also saw upgrades to portions of Torbay Road, and includes multiple grade-separated crossings.

Municipal
The town council of Torbay is composed of a mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors (at large). The mayor and councillors are elected during the municipal election, which is held every four years on the last Tuesday in September. Traditionally the councillor with the highest numbers of votes is selected and confirmed as deputy mayor during the first official meeting of the new council, the mayor is elected by separate ballot. In Newfoundland and Labrador, municipal elections are nonpartisan. Current Torbay Town Council of the 2021–2025 term is represented by acclaimed Mayor Craig Scott, Deputy Mayor Mary Thorne-Gosse and five Councillors Ralph Tapper, Rhonda Manning, Trina Appleby, Ward Gosse, Tony Pollard.

Provincial
Torbay is a part of the provincial electoral district of Cape St. Francis, the district is a tory stronghold and is currently represented by Progressive Conservative (PC) MHA Joedy Wall.

Federal
The town is represented in the House of Commons by the federal riding of St. John's East, formally St. John's North. The seat was another tory stronghold and was represented by Conservatives MPs for the majority of time since 1949. The federal riding is now represented by Liberal Party MP Joanne Thompson.

Hockey
The town is home to the Northeast Eagles, which offers novice, atom, peewee and bantam hockey for youths. The town also has a senior hockey team for adults, both teams play at the Jack Byrne Arena. The arena is Torbay's first hockey arena which opened in October 2008, under the name North East Avalon Arena. In March 2009 the arena was officially opened by Premier Danny Williams and was renamed the Jack Byrne Arena after the former MHA who had died in early 2008.

Soccer
The Torbay soccer association runs soccer games throughout the summer for youths.

Softball
The town offers three adult softball leagues along with a minor softball house league. There is a ladies recreational league, an over 18 men's league and the long running Avalon East Slo-Pitch over 35 gentlemen's league.

Education
The town is home to Holy Trinity Elementary which offers kindergarten to grade 4 education, Juniper Ridge Intermediate which offers grades 5 to 8 and Holy Trinity High which offers education from grades 9 to 12. English and French immersion education is offered at both schools. A new elementary school was constructed to replace the former Holy Trinity Elementary; the school opened in September 2010. The School is still called Holy Trinity Elementary School. Juniper Ridge Intermediate was opened in September 2018 with attending students from the surrounding area.

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McKinley Bridge

The McKinley Bridge is a steel truss bridge across the Mississippi River. It connects northern portions of the city of St. Louis, Missouri with Venice, Illinois. It opened in 1910 and was taken out of service on October 30, 2001. The bridge was reopened for pedestrian and bicyclists on November 17, 2007 with a grand re-opening celebration. Since December 2007, McKinley has been open to vehicular traffic as well. It is accessible from Illinois Route 3 in Illinois and from the intersection of Salisbury and North 9th Street in the city of St. Louis. The bridge carried both railroad and vehicular traffic across the Mississippi River for decades. By 1978, the railroad line over the span was closed, and an additional set of lanes was opened for vehicles in the inner roadway.

The McKinley Bridge was the first alignment of U.S. Route 66 across the Mississippi. It is commonly assumed that the bridge was named for President William McKinley; but in reality, it was named for the builder, William B. McKinley, chief executive of the Illinois Traction System interurban electric railway, which accessed St. Louis via the bridge.

Usage
The current alignment of the bridge carries two lanes of traffic on the inner lanes. The outer lane on the north side of the bridge will become an exclusive service lane, while the outer lane on the south side of the bridge will become a sidewalk and bike path. It is expected to carry 14,000 vehicles across the river daily, but total traffic across the river increased in 2014 by 7.4% over 2013 levels, and in April 2014, it was estimated that 17,000 vehicles use it daily.

History
Built by the Illinois Traction electric interurban railroad to cross the Mississippi River to St. Louis from E. St. Louis, Illinois in 1910, the designer of the bridge was Polish-American engineer Ralph Modjeski. It was constructed by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. and Pennsylvania Steel Co. When the US Highway System was instituted in 1926, the McKinley Bridge then carried auto traffic on the famous Route 66 across the Mississippi River for four years until a new alignment took the route over Chain of Rocks Bridge in order to avoid leading traffic directly into the downtown St. Louis area. The Chain of Rocks Bridge was famous for having a curve in the middle. It is now open to pedestrians.

The bridge was owned by the city of Venice, Illinois and operated as a toll bridge. After decades of disrepair due to the lack of toll revenues, the McKinley Bridge was closed in 2001.

The state of Illinois attempted to provide money to the city of Venice for repairing the bridge, but was unable to do so because of the outstanding taxes owed by the city. As a result, the City of St. Louis foreclosed on the bridge, delaying reconstruction efforts further. In an agreement reached in June 2003, the states of Illinois and Missouri agreed to take over ownership of the bridge from the city of Venice.

Rehabilitation began in 2004 and the original plans for the repairs anticipated a re-opening in late 2005. However, the date was pushed back due to the addition of The Great Rivers Greenway Bikeway tie-in. The rehabilitated McKinley Bridge consists of the three original river truss spans (Spans 26-29, 519 ft long each) and thirty-three steel plate girder spans, with a length totaling 4162.5 ft. The Bridge reopened to pedestrians and bicycles on November 17, 2007 and was fully reopened to traffic on December 17, 2007.

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Amarok (wolf)

An Amarok, or Amaroq, is a gigantic wolf in Inuit religion, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks hunt alone.

Writing in the 19th century, Danish geologist and Greenlandic scholar Hinrich Johannes Rink reported that the Greenlandic Inuit reserve the word Amarok exclusively for this legendary wolf, whereas other Arctic peoples use it to refer to any wolf.

Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo
In his book Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo, Rink recounts several folk legends that feature the Amarok.

In one tale, a persecuted and physically stunted boy seeks to increase his strength. When he calls out to the lord of strength, an Amarok appears and wrestles him to the ground with its tail. This causes a number of small bones to fall from the boy's body. The Amarok tells the boy that the bones had prevented his growth; he instructs the boy to return daily in order to develop his strength. After several days of wrestling with the amarok, the boy is strong enough to overcome three large bears, thus gaining him the esteem of his village.

In another story, a man mourning the death of a relative hears reports that an Amarok is nearby. He and a relative go in search of the Amarok. They find instead her pups, and the mourner kills them all. The mourner's relative becomes frightened. The two retreat to hide in a cave. Looking out, they see the adult Amarok returning to her pups, carrying a reindeer in her mouth. When the Amarok fails to find her offspring, she hastens to a nearby lake and drags a humanoid form from the water; at that moment, the mourner collapses. The Amarok, "from which nothing remains concealed", took the mourner's soul from his body.

In some tales, a person captures or kills an amarok. The myth of the Amarok most likely originated from the tale ancient Inuit (Eskimos) told about dire wolves.

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Kalika Purana

The Kalika Purana (कालिकापुराणम्, Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism. Various types of animal sacrifices for devi are detailed in the Purana.

Content
The text starts off with the legends of Devi trying to bring Shiva back from ascetic life into that of a householder's by making him fall in love again. According to Ludo Rocher, Markandeya describes how Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu are "one and the same" and that all goddesses (Sati, Parvati, Menaka, Kali and others) are manifestation of the same feminine energy. It glorifies goddess Kamakhya, or Kamakshi, and details the ritual procedures required for worshiping her. It also describes in detail the rivers and mountains at Kamarupa tirtha and mentions the Brahmaputra River and the Kamakhya Temple.

Rudhiradhyaya
Chapters 67 through 78 of the text constitute the Rudhiradhyaya which discusses bali (animal sacrifice) and of VamacaraTantrism. The Rudhiradhyaya section is notable for its uncommon discussion of human sacrifice. The text states that a human sacrifice may be performed to please the goddess, but only with the consent of prince before a war or cases of imminent danger. The text also states that anyone who is physically disabled, related to a Brahmin, or "is not willing to die" through the sacrifice is unfit for the ritual. The text describes the rituals associated with a bali, or a rice-paste substitute for enemies prior to a war, but does not describe how the sacrifice was actually done.

History
The work belongs to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism. Most probably it was composed in or near medieval Kamarupa (modern Assam). It is a late work, states Hazra, by Nibandha writers regarding Shakti worship. It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word "Hindu".

Date
According to Hazra, there existed a text that was older than the extant one, and that the origin of that text was Bengal. This is denied by Shastri, who claims that the evidence provided by Hazra for an earlier text can be explained by other means, without invoking an older text. According to Shastri, the local descriptions; the exposition of the myth of Naraka from who all the dynasties of Kamarupa drew their lineage; the description of the myth of Brahmaputra river; and the claim in the text that Kamarupa was holier than even Varanasi points to the text having been composed in Kamarupa.

References to Kālidāsa and Magha suggests that it is not one of the early Puranas. The mention of places and events associated with Ratna Pala (920-960) of Kamrupa region places the text to after the 10th-century. The explanation in the text for the Mlechchha population, and the indication of a parallel explanation in Harjaravarman's (815-832) Hyunthal copper plate inscription places the text closer to his reign. According to Rocher, the mention of king Dharmapala of Kamarupa has led to proposals of Kalika Purana being an 11th- or 12th-century text. However, estimates for different sections of the text range from 7th to the 12th-century.

Printed editions
The earliest printed edition of this text was published by the Venkateshvara Press, Bombay in 1829 Saka Era (1907 CE), followed by the Vangavasi Press, Calcutta in 1316 Bangabda (1909 CE).

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Wernham

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Speedy Delete. --Ryan Delaney talk 12:39, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Mike Wernham
Google gives 2 results for this under-18s rugby player. Possible vanity Cnwb 02:56, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * BJAODN: Why? Because he loves ham... Karmafist 02:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete nn bio. JDoorjam 03:52, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The dude loves ham. Ha! I kill me. Delete. Fernando Rizo T/C 03:57, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete even with the ham thing. --Apyule 05:14, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete under A7. While the article claims he is one of the country's greatest rugby players, no evidence is presented for this claim. Indeed, he doesn't even specify which country he is from. Certainly, as a keen rugby follower I have never heard of him. Capitalistroadster 06:30, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

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Pollock (disambiguation)

Pollock is an Atlantic fish of the genus Pollachius.

Pollock may also refer to:
 * Pollock (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name)
 * Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), an American painter

Places

 * Pollock, Idaho, U.S.
 * Pollock, Louisiana, U.S.
 * Pollock, Missouri, U.S.
 * Pollock, South Dakota, U.S.
 * Pollock Castle, a castle in Scotland
 * Pollock Halls of Residence, residence halls at University of Edinburgh, Scotland
 * Pollock Halls (Penn State)
 * Pollock Pines, California, U.S., a CDP

Other uses

 * Pollock (film), a 2000 biography of Jackson Pollock
 * Clan Pollock, a Scottish clan
 * Pollock baronets, created in Nova Scotia and in the UK
 * Pollock Medal, a British military award
 * Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop, in London, England
 * Pollock's Toy Museum

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Jessicah Schipper

Jessicah Lee Schipper (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200 metres butterfly. Specialising in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly, she won several gold medals at the Olympic Games and the World Championships between 2004 and 2009.

Early life
In 2003, Schipper finished high school at Pine Rivers State High School.

Swimming career
Schipper trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood, until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. She then trained under the guidance of Stephan Widmar with the Commercial Swimming Club.

Schipper made her debut for Australia at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, winning the bronze medal as part of the 4×100-metre medley relay team. In 2004, she competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, placing 4th in the 100-metre butterfly with the time of 58.22 seconds. She also collected the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, having swum the butterfly leg in the heats of the event. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in January 2005 for service to sport.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne she won the gold medal in both the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events, as well as the silver medal in 50-metre butterfly. She combined with Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones and Libby Lenton to set a new world record in the 4×100-metre medley relay, collecting her third gold medal of the meet.

On 17 August 2006, Schipper set a new world record in the women's 200m butterfly, on the opening night of the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Schipper won the final in 2:05.40, bettering the mark of 2:05.61 set by Otylia Jędrzejczak at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.

Schipper won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, as well as the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly, behind fellow Australian Libby Lenton.

2008 Summer Olympics
Schipper qualified for the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events in Beijing. Schipper won two bronze medals in her individual events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly. Schipper also won gold in the 4×100-metre medley relay team with teammates Leisel Jones, Libby Trickett and Emily Seebohm.

Following the Olympics, Schipper split with her coach Ken Wood. This came after Wood had sold Schipper's training program to Chinese swimmer Liu Zige, who broke Schipper's world record to take the 200-metre title. She then joined the Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane, under Stephan Widmar, who previously coached her Australian relay teammates Leisel Jones and Trickett.

Schipper maintained her consistency at the world championship level. On day two, she took silver in the 100-metre butterfly, clocking the second fastest time in history. On day five she retained her 200-metre butterfly title in world record time, defeating Liu Zige by 0.49 of a second.

2012 Summer Olympics
In 2012, Schipper again qualified for the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events. She was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m. She qualified for the semifinal of the 200-metre, but not for the final. Her 200-metre semifinal time of 2:08.21 was nearly 5 seconds slower than her best time in that event.

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Higashiyama culture

The Higashiyama culture (東山文化 Higashiyama bunka) is a segment of Japanese culture that includes innovations in architecture, the visual arts and theatre during the late Muromachi period. It originated and was promoted in the 15th century by the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, after he retired to his villa in the eastern hills (東山 Higashiyama) of capital city Kyoto.

History
The Ashikaga Shogunate of the 14th century renewed diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty China under Yoshinori, in an overtly vassal relationship. Through access to Chinese culture, the Shogunate imported the latest cultural trends through the Shogun Yoshimasa but with a distinctly Japanese aesthetic. This is what became known as the "Higashiyama Culture" due to the centrality of Yoshimasa's influence, and named after the district in Kyoto where he built his retreat. Yoshimasa did not single-handedly contribute to the aesthetic, but recruited artistic talents, sponsoring them, and provided valuable critique.

Based largely on the ideals and aesthetics of Zen Buddhism, especially those temples under the Five Mountain System, and the concept of wabi-sabi, Higashiyama culture centered on the development of chadō (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging), Noh drama, and sumi-e ink painting. Much of what is commonly seen today as Japanese Zen aesthetics originated in this period. Higashiyama culture is often contrasted with Kitayama bunka (北山文化), the "Kitayama Culture" came earlier in the Muromachi period. In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture.

Yoshimasa's retirement villa was turned into the temple Ginkaku-ji (the Temple of the Silver Pavilion) after his death. It is situated in Kyoto's Sakyō-ku, and was the center of the Higashiyama cultural outgrowth and known for its Zen and wabi-sabi aesthetics. The retired shogun invited many artists, poets, and court nobles to his villa, encouraging the development of their arts. A vast and priceless collection of artifacts came together, which was known as the Higashiyama Treasure.

Notable people
Among the figures who influenced the Higashiyama culture are the following:
 * Sesshū Tōyō - a Zen-Buddhist monk and painter
 * Kanō Masanobu - founder of the Kan%C5%8D school of painting.
 * Sen no Rikyū - a master of the Japanese tea ceremony.
 * Zeami Motokiyo - a master playwright of Noh theater.
 * Sōgi - a master of renga poetry

Examples
The Tōgu-Dō building structure includes a shoin-style room called the Dōjinsai. It originally had a fireplace built into the floor, and due to this, the Dōjinsai is considered the earliest extant example of a room designed for use as a tea room. There were many architectural innovations in this period, exhibited in the Ginkaku-ji in particular, which would later become core elements in the shoin style of 17th century architecture. One of these elements was the tokonoma, a small alcove in which scrolls are hung, and flowers or other small articles are placed to enhance the aesthetic feel of the room. The great ink-painter Sesshū Tōyō spent much time at the Ginkaku-ji, and this period also saw the birth of the Kanō school of Japanese painting as well as an early version of the chanoyu tea ceremony. Tea ceremonies would be further formalized by Sen no Rikyū in the 16th century.

Important dates

Notable dates within this period include:
 * February 21, 1482 (Bummei 14, 4th day of the 2nd month): Construction of the Silver Pavilion commenced.
 * January 27, 1490 (Entoku 2, 7th day of the 1st month): The former-Shogun Yoshimasa died at age 56 in his Higashiyama-dono estate, which marked the beginning of the end of Higashiyama bunka.

Examples
Examples of Higashiyama culture include:

Architecture

 * Ginkaku and Garden of Jishō-ji
 * Karesansui of Ryōan-ji
 * Karesansui of Daisen-in

Calligraphy and painting

 * View of Ama-no-Hashidate by Sesshū (Kyoto National Museum)
 * Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses, a hanging scroll by Kanō Masanobu (Kyūshū National Museum)
 * Seikōji engi emaki by Tosa Mitsunobu (Tokyo National Museum)

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User:Kizzle/secret/vote suppression/thoughts

Racial Disparity in reported problems

 * The second largest community in Wayne County--Livonia, which has about 100,000 people is is about 96% white--reported only three, and they appear to all have been at the same polling site.

 * For instance, in Detroit, this crap happens every single time. Every time.  It's appalling, absolutely appalling, but it has NOTHING to do with Republican.  Detroit is in charge of it's own elections.  In fact, the Secretary of State has put them on notice that they better clean up their act, but that's just window dressing, and the Repub SoS won't do anything if she wants to be partisan, because in a lot of Democratic areas it's Democrats who are messing things up.  Why should the GOP have to mess up elections when in too many places Democrats already do a fine job of it for them?

 * For those who think they have "conclusive" evidence that Ohio was deliberately messed up, it's incumbent on you to compare the evidence to past elections in Ohio, and to contemporaneous elections in other states, including those where Democrats are in charge. Please reconcile claims that 96,000 undervotes for President this year is evidence of vote tampering when that figure is the lowest number of undervotes for President in terms of raw vote and percentage of ballots without a presidential vote since at least 1988, and possibly going back even further.  (In 2000, for instance, there were about 212,000 undervotes for President in Ohio.) Compare the Cuyahoga situation with similar situations in states and jurisdictions run by Democrats and in states that were contested and won by Kerry (like Wayne Co in Michigan) and in Dem states that weren't contested (like Cook Co in IL or any of the counties in NY or CA).  And see if the results in Ohio diverge from those elsewhere.

1)poor voter education resulting in voters casting bad ballots 1a) inexperienced voters casting bad ballots 2)partisan election officials looking more carefully at ballots in these precincts. while #2 may count for voter suppression, it doesn't reach the level of fraud. The truest thing you said is that all the things people have documented in Ohio happens in EVERY election; people just looked more closely for it this year.
 * The problem with these "statistical" proofs is that they don't follow statistical principles, including the identification of intervening variables that offer alternative explanations. Other than fraud, what could account for increased ballot spoilage in minority precincts?  Here are just a couple off the top of my head:

That's a good thing, since surely our election process needs MUCH improvement.

I'm still not buying fraud. There's no smoking gun. And, more to the point, very few conspiracies (and election fraud would have to be a conspiracy) stay hidden, especially in these days of high power communications. The biggest conspiracy we have truly experienced was 9/11... and we knew within hours who committed it (of course we actually knew BEFOREHAND who committed it).

If it was fraud, WHO DUN IT?

1a) inexperienced voters casting bad ballots - Why does it always seem to happen predominantly in black, Democratic-leaning areas? There are PLENTY of poorly educated white people yet, if they live in a Republican area, it doesn't seem to happen. Sorry, I'm just not buying that thousands of black people spoil ballots while equally poorly educated white people do not. -2)partisan election officials looking more carefully at ballots in these precincts. while #2 may count for voter suppression, it doesn't reach the level of fraud. - And why not? Officials apply the law differently to different groups to achieve a particular political aim. It's not just that they "look closer" at certain groups of ballots, its that they actively exclude them. And the other problem is that one county may say a ballot is acceptable, another will say its not. The second part is just a lack of standards but, to me, willfully excluding some ballots while not excluding others is a fraudulent act. -The truest thing you said is that all the things people have documented in Ohio happens in EVERY election; people just looked more closely for it this year. - But there seems to be an unparalleled level reached in this election. It was the aggregate and severity of these incidents that make Ohio a cast that should be singled out. -I'm still not buying fraud. There's no smoking gun. And, more to the point, very few conspiracies (and election fraud would have to be a conspiracy) stay hidden, especially in these days of high power communications. - I strongly disagree. The media will not cooperate. You have partisan officials having access to the votes. Codes are erased and ballots can be altered. There is no smoking gun that Pinochet personally ordered torture either - but a hell of a lot of evidence, including testimony by thousands that strongly suggest he was. And the high power communications do more to distort that elucidate real facts - somehow, it's "tin hat" until Peter Jennings et. al. accept it.  And we still know 1/50th of the facts there, including Bush's ties to the bin Laden family, why the Bush administration did nothing about the many clues it had. 9/11 is more of an argument on how information is SUPRESSED, not revealed -If it was fraud, WHO DUN IT?-
 * -1)poor voter education resulting in voters casting bad ballots

Well let's start with the GOP. As virtually every anomaly in Ohio worked in Bush's favor. Can someone show me 1 vote Kerry got because of some glitch or error. Or how about Blackwell, who knows full well he can be awarded the governorship for his efforts. More often than not, there is no smoking gun. Look at Abu Ghraib - most are sure the Bush admin condoned torture, but nothing will likely point directly at the key players.

 * ...this comment, because I have "done the math," and there were fewer undervotes in Ohio in both raw numbers and as a percentage of votes cast this election than any election going back at least to 1988. In 2000 there were about 212,000 undervotes for President, and each time Clinton won the state (with far lower turnout) there were well over 100,000 undervotes for President.  Arithmetic may be fine, but comparisons are more important.

Furthermore, as pointed out upthread, it's an error to assume that every one of those 96,000 undervotes--not 93,000--was an "error" or "mistake" or "spoiled." Some people just don't cast a vote for President.

Now, is the dispersal of those undervotes cause for concern, and possible evidence of problems with the voting process? Absolutely. However, mostly because it's consistent with historical trends, and in that context runs counter to a result that would suggest it was deliberate, it doesn't present as very strong proof of vote tampering.

 * Not true for franklin county (none / 0)

This little "stat" about Ohio undervote sounds like it is exciting, but fails to mention the changes in voting technology used in counties.

It turns out, oddly enough, that different technologies have different undervote rates. Many counties used different technologies in this election. So your statewide undervote count isn't too exciting.

In Franklin County, the undervote for DRE was 1.1% in 2004 (no vote per total votes in precinct), however in 2000 this undervote was 0.55%. The are the exact same machines. The same everything, but somehow the number of people who decided to not vote for anyone for president was TWICE as high this election.

For absentee ballots the undervote + overvote was 2.1% in Franklin Co in 2004, and provisional ballots (same punchcards and counting machines as absentee) the under + overvote is 5.3%. This number does not include disqualified provisional ballots, but only those undervotes & overvotes as they do not record these seperately. We cannot compare these numbers to 2000 election because Franklin County did not post them. The official abstract says -26699 votes cast. Hmm. Odd.

Two questions:

Why would the same DRE machines, same conditions, same tabulators, same looking ballot face, etc.. this election have more undervotes? (You cannot overvote the machines used) ie. why did the rate of choosing NO presidential candidate double this election?

Why are the punchcard ballots for provisional twice as likely as absentee to have no candidate chosen?

 * I re-read it after posting and it could be misconstrued, so I thought I'd add an addendum: if someone can prove to me that there is a similar experience in a poor white precinct, then I can take the argument that poor people may have less education as an aggregate and therefore this may not be based on systemic racism.

Otherwise...I gotta conclude that this is still left over from our rather poor track record of disenfranchising African American voters in this country.

 * Also there is space below the guide to catch the chads. If machines are in short supply, excessive numbers of voters use each one on election day. The space fills up with earlier chads that begin to push back against the ballots. This makes it harder for the punch to tear them all the way clear.

Despite my snarky comment yesterday, I really am a map-geek and the way these are constructed are amazing.

In our 1998 gubernatorial election, there was a recount done in a district which has a large native Hawaiian population and has lower income levels. The recount turned up a machine error (optical scanner), which was corrected. But, prior to that, a comment was made by the attorney general (a Dem), that the low education level of the district might account for the discrepancies. She later apologized.

I'm just waiting for the blame the victims drumbeat to start up on this.

Was there any meaningful change which resulted from the civil rights investigations of Florida 2000?

Are we making suppression and fraud interchangable? In my mind they are two very different things. Both are dispicable but different.

My other question is about lines. I live in a HEAVILY left leaning city. We just elected the newest Kennedy by a wide margin. Every election I have ever voted in here has been a straight walk in the door and to the booth. This time I waited about 45 minutes. This wasn't because of anything other than a much larger than usual turnout. So what is attributable to nefarious activities compared to just huge turnout?

...what was creating the lines

Was it that there were intentionally less machines then there had been beforue?

Were the lines caused because more eligible voters had to fill out provisional ballots?

Were there delays because of countless vote challenges which slowed the line?

And if there was a huge turnout, we should all demand that the number of voting machines be increased in proportion to new registrations for a county - no more of thi 4 hours to vote but 15 minutes 20 minutes away.

I think if you look at my comment here, you'll see what I think is a decent argument against overinterpreting the Ohio data in a vacumn, and looking at it in terms of comparisons with other places and other elections that show that the screwy results are screwy but not uncommon, and unfortunately have been tolerated way too long. The problems exist, and there was certainly a lot of legally permitted suppression, and probably more than a little dirty work (although the nasty stuff was probably less common in Ohio this time than in past years because of the incredibly attention paid by the media, the campaigns, local civil rights groups, the parties, etc, as well as heightened awareness by the voters themselves). But the results--the spoiled ballots and the undervotes and the people leaving polling sites--and the causes--the faulty machinery, the poorly trained workers, the human errors, the insufficient equipment and overcrowded polling sites, the shoddy lists--are much more often attributable to crappy election administration, and more often than we like to admit, those poorly administered elections are the responsiblity of Democrats.

Frankly, the problem over the last four years is pervasive, and goes way beyond John Kerry. I think Kerry's people did an OK job preparing for intimidation and illegal suppression, but the problems are much deeper than one presidential campaign were capable of fixing, and would have remained even if the Repubs didn't do anything underhanded and Kerry won by 15 points.

I guess the question is who is responsible for getting adequate numbers of voting machines at each precinct? Who is responsible for putting up adequate signage at each precinct? Who is responsible for ensuring adequate numbers of volunteers are present at each precinct? If the answer is local election officials then I don't see how we can be charging Republicans with voter suppression and fraud in heavy Democratic districts because they did not have enough machines, signs and volunteers. Maybe it's just incompetence and lack of organization at the local level. Is that not a possibility?

Studies of exit polls, on the other hand, are problematic. I've seen very little commenting about the New Hampshire recount which seemed to indicate that, at least in that state, the exit polls were indeed seriously off, and the actual vote totals were for the most part accurate. That seems to indicate that either (1) the exit polls in some states were indeed flawed, or (2) there was a conspiracy between local government, national government, the media, the voting machinery companies, the exit poll companies, and a goodly many Democrats in order to fix both the election and subsequent recount. That level of conspiracy requires a standard of evidence that, at least at the moment, has not been met.


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3RR
Boothy, just a friendly reminder that you need to be careful about violating WP:3RR. While doing RC patrol, I stumbled upon Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and noticed that you had reverted four times in less than 24 hours. In the future, please don't do this, unless it is a clear-cut case of simple vandalism. Thanks for all your hard work, and happy editing! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * This would go for all the Philadelphia sections. Please discuss those changes on the talk page and do not violate 3RR. If you continue to do so, I will have no choice but to temporarily block you. Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:36, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Um no, considering that the move was never discussed in the first place, i see no point in discussing an improper move. So i'll just move it back to where it was in the first place. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 21:40, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Boothy, please don't do that one more time. While I see your side, it really doesn't matter whether the redirect is "right" or "wrong"- WP:3RR clearly states that no revert is allowed after 3 reverts in a 24 hour time period, unless it is simple vandalism or self-reverts. I urge you to stop reverting and leave the editors who are reverting you a note in order to resolve your differences. If you continue to violate 3RR, I will block you. Thanks for your understanding. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk  21:57, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * NO, and you ovibously do not see my side, becaus if you did you you realise that the "enforcment" of this one sided policy is incorrect, but not as if i would expect anything different. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 22:03, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm glad to see that you have stopped reverting the pages. One sided policy? Can you clarify that? Why do you feel that WP:3RR is one-sided? Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:05, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

You are in danger of violating the three revert rule. Please cease further reverts or you may be blocked from further editing. --Ryan Delaney talk 22:24, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Boothy, bud, just make it easy on yourself and leave it for a while. I don't know anything about the subject, but why don't you all start discussing the naming controversy on the relevant talk page, rather than getting into another edit war? The JPS 22:39, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

templates
Hi - I've done a fair amount with templates. What are you trying to do? -- Rick Block (talk) 03:45, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * So, just to make sure I understand, you want the box where the flag and seal are to have only the seal (as in the current invocation), only the flag, both, or none - all depending on the presence of the "flag" and "seal" parameters? -- Rick Block (talk) 04:07, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll think about it. Do you know user:Rorro?  S/he seems to be the creator of Template:If defined call1.  Seems like you might need a variant.  I haven't figured out exactly how Template:If defined call1 works yet.  I'll think about and let you know if I figure out an answer. -- Rick Block (talk) 04:17, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * No answer yet - still thinking. Per below, Radiant seems to think it's not a good idea anyway.  I've asked what s/he'd suggest instead.  I'll keep thinking, but I probably won't have much time until the weekend.  Just letting you know current status. -- Rick Block (talk) 23:11, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * Per WP:AUM, please don't do this. Radiant_ >|< 15:09, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * per the unhelpful department, that was not helpful, if you read it says if you can help please contact. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 20:50, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

re:my RFA
I was wondering what was keeping you, I assumed you'd vote oppose as soon as my RFA was posted up, anyway, I just wanted to leave you a note to remind you to update your votecount when you vote. Jtkiefer T - 07:06, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

Trenton
Do you understand what ambiguity is? Having an article called "Trenton Rail Station" is a perfect example. Trenton is a disambiguation page because there are many places called Trenton. --SPUI (talk) 07:29, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

It's hella better than what you keep moving it to. --SPUI (talk) 07:46, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

I guess that works, though that station wasn't always the main one in Trenton. That could be disambigged though. --SPUI (talk) 07:48, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Until around 1865, the Northeast Corridor between Trenton and Monmouth Junction was not built - instead the main line went along the Delaware and Raritan Canal. shows the old station. There was also the Reading station at the end of the branch from West Trenton at Five Points, shown on - that existed until that branch was abandoned. --SPUI (talk) 07:59, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Rfa Voting
I know you have a tendency to oppose everyone, and I respect your right to vote the way you want. But, a lot of people are opposing Celestianpower's nomination. You could go with the flow and oppose, or you could make a statement and support her. Acetic Acid 08:13, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Scratch that. May I ask what your voting policy is? I see you support some people, while opposing others. Acetic Acid 08:16, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you for responding. Those sound reasonable. I wish others knew you weren't acting in bad faith. Acetic Acid 08:47, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... all right. Seems like a fair argument. I'm not sure if "Jimmy" is starting a cult, but whatever. By the way, it was hilarious that he clicked the gay porno link while at a conference. XD Good night Jason. Acetic Acid 08:57, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * I thought he said someone else sent him an e-mail. They were monitoring your behavior or something. Then, he came across it by accident. Acetic Acid 09:01, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that was bad timing on Jimbo's part. I think the only reason he removed the link was because it disables the computer temporarily (very difficult to close all the windows, may have to restart the computer). Anyway, I'll see you around, probably at the RfA. I do hope you don't oppose Asbestos' nom. But you have a right to vote however you want. Acetic Acid 08:50, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Philly WikiProject
I can help when I have time. --Luciuskwok 09:41, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Also, let me know if there are any articles about the western suburbs or the northwest part of Philadelphia that need work. --Luciuskwok 12:16, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Removed inappropriate link, blocked for 17 seconds
I removed a highly inappropriate link from your toolbox page and blocked you for 17 seconds as punishment. :-) Please don't do that again.  I got a complaint and I'm at a Major International Corporation today getting donations for us to buy more servers, and they let me do email from here.  And I got a complaint about your page.  And I clicked on the link.  And it was Not Work Safe.  So, please, that's not the sort of thing we ought to be doing here.--Jimbo Wales 19:39, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I further strongly recommend that you do not place any offensive links on that page or I will remove them again. And I also recommend that you discuss this with me like a mature adult rather than insulting me, and that if you don't, you may be cordially invited to permanently leave the project, ok?  We are trying to do something useful here; this is not your playground.--Jimbo Wales 15:05, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I am just curious if youplan on remove other "offencive" material from the user pages of others, i would have to say that is seriously doubtful, as for mature, i dont i didnt see you discussing it with me befor hand or asking me to remove it, how would you like it if i wnet to you page and started to remove things that i found offencive then tell you that, i am sure you would not, so no i dont consider your actions mature. So you keep on being a hippocrate and i'll keep on doing my thing. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 21:48, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

 * There's nothing to discuss about a link which causes dozens of popups and the computer to scream out 'Hey everybody, I'm looking at gay porn.' There is nothing hypocritical at all about my actions.  If you see me doing something that ridiculous then by all means remove it from the page and ask someone to block me for 17 seconds.  However, it's worth noting that I don't do such things in the first place, you see. :-)

 * Do I plan on removing such things from other people's user pages? Yes, I do, if I come across them.  I have never before seen anything so juvenile on a wikipedia user page, though.

 * Remember what we are doing here. We are building a free encyclopedia for every single person on the planet.  We are trying to do it in an atmosphere of fun, love, and respect for others.  We try to be kind to others, thoughtful in our actions, and professional in our approach to our responsibilities.  I encourage you to join us in that attitude, and drop the immature posturing, ok?  It's more fun, believe me.--Jimbo Wales 16:49, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Must be nice in wearing blinders all the time. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 19:33, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Please explain.--Jimbo Wales 23:47, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Rl
I understand that you usually oppose RFA's, but I was wondering if you could perhaps take another look at Requests for adminship/Rl. RI is basically identifying policy flaws in VFD, and others are opposing him for doing so!! He doesn't seem afraid not to follow the crowd. What you might find ammusing is that he had a 100% support vote (12!) until Spalsh opposed, then everyone followed suit!! In this case, then, your support vote would be making the point your opposing normally does. I think that makes sense... The JPS 21:02, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you. :) The JPS 21:37, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Whatever you feel comfortable with. No hard feelings if you do. The JPS 21:47, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

NPA
Please remember NPA, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. --fvw *  22:09, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

Offensive links
Greetings. I'd like to ask you why you have links to shock sites on your toolbox. I know you know that they upset quite a few people, some of whom know what they are and some of whom don't. I don't know if you give any value to my opinion, but I'd like to ask you to take them off, for the same reason that I'd ask anyone who has content deliberately intended to shock, offend, or insult other users to remove it from their userpage. I believe it's detrimental to Wikipedia when someone has such things in their userspace, because it seems like a deliberate insult to everyone in the community who will come across it. I find it hard to work with someone who has stated the desire for me to "piss off", and by having that link it your user space it seems as if you're saying that to everyone. You make a lot of good contributions to Wikipedia, but things like this make it difficult for others to work with you despite that, and we are a community to build an encyclopedia, not just a bunch of people working alone who never come in contact with each other.

I'm not going to remove it from your page, but I'd really appreciate it if you would do so yourself. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:35, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Don't worry he'll probably remove this whole section. Wayne Brady style. Redwolf24 (talk) 09:13, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Nufy RFA
Hey- I noticed you voted against Nufy for Admin. Could I ask a small favor of you, since the negative position is very much a minority in this RFA, to go back and add a small bit on why, specifically? It would make things a lot clearer. --Maru

Wikimedia UK/Wikimania 2006
Hi, this is a circular to Wikipedians in Ireland to draw your attention to Wikimedia UK, where the establishment of a local Wikimedia chapter for the United Kingdom (and possibly for the Republic of Ireland) is being discussed. See the talk page, as well as the mailing list; a meetup will take place to discuss matters in London in September, for anyone who can get there. On another topic, plans are being drawn up for a UK bid for Wikimania 2006, which would be conveniently close to Ireland. On the other hand, Dublin's bid was one of the final three last year - might we bid again? --Kwekubo 03:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Question
I nominated you for an admin. Why didn't you respond? I think you would make a good admin. DyslexicEditor 15:56, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm very curious if you'd want to be one? DyslexicEditor 11:42, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Please don't take this as hounding. ..
. . . since I've asked the others who opposed my adminship nomination the same question: are there any specific areas that concern you about me becoming an administrator? If so, please let me know what they are so I can work on them and be aware of what to watch for. All the best. Scimitar parley 14:14, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Although I've been sysoped, I would still like to know if you have problems with my actions or edit history.--Scimitar parley 16:33, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I didn't view it as hounding, but I was worried you might. Luckily I'm not particularly worried about whether or not I impress anybody. If you have any problems with my admin actions, please let me know on my talk page.  All the best.--Scimitar parley 14:07, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Truce?
We edit on the same Maryland articles and I have never had a real disagreement with you before. I think the Template:Maryland issue is sort of minor and hope we can start over again, with me taking back some of my comments. --Noitall 13:17, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support
Hi Boothy, just a quick note to thank you for your support on my RfA. I was pleased to see so much support, especially from people such as you who I do not know very well, if at all. Now that I am an administrator I will do my best to please the community’s expectations. Best regards, Sam Hocevar 17:13, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Bureaucratship
Hi, Boothy443. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to vote on my bureaucratship. Do you have any specific criticisms or suggestions for me, for next time? If so, let me know. Thanks. Andre ( talk ) 05:42, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
I know it is a rare honour to get an RFA support vote from you. I am not quite sure what to make of it, since I have no clue why you supported me of all candidates. I have only ever come across you when checking out RFAs, and that gives a very incomplete picture. In fact, some of the comments in the current RFC on you suggest that your development as an editor was not entirely unlike mine (I don't know what to say there since you didn't provide your own perspective). I am impressed that you can continue doing good work while being the target of hostility from your fellow editors, and I hope you will find to a somewhat more communicative mode of operation in the future (except for the RFA, it worked for me). Anyhow, thanks for your vote, and good luck! Rl 10:35, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Images
Thunderbrand 15:44, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

B'cratship
Hi Boothy, I'm curious what are your standards for bureaucratship? Regards, =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:17, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Re: Philadelphia WikiProject???
Sorry for the delay. Yes, I think a Philly WikiProject would be a great idea. I confess, though, that I don't know much about how the process works, so I'll have to do some research on it. But generally speaking, the more info on Philly, and the more-organized, the better. Thanks --Pastricide 23:13, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you fo r welcoming me Boothy443.

I AM NOT PERFECT
but have been plagued with an admin who is harrassing me, and another editor who clearly has no NPOV on the subject he is writing about- he has links to the person he is editing about on his own website.They play music together, and the editor in question is a promoter for the subject in question. The subject is Biff Rose. Fcello has placed a block on the page. It needs it, but everytime the talk page temp page gets close to something resembling a compromise, invariably my edits are erased, as those of others who are disagree with the general tone of the article... and it all starts over again. I've also been contacted by two friends who have been banned because they're edits were in the same vein as my own. One is Bag of Donuts, and another is Mmmmmmbo. Both have opinions similar to mine. Am I talking with the right person? thanks even if I'm not. Venting sometimes does the trick.Jonah Ayers 08:03, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

My RFA
Hi, thanks for voting for me in my RFA. I was really touched at how many people voted for me! --Angr/undefined 22:49, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you! And while I've got your attention, I can ask you something I've been wondering about: is there any particular reason the link to your talk page says "comhrÚ" instead of "comhrá"? --Angr/undefined 23:39, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

discussion of bridge categories
I don't really know where to begin the discussion of the categorization of the bridges on the east coast. I have posted on individual category talk pages before, but I received no response. There are far too many toll bridge categories with one or two articles. These make it impossible to look at the list of bridges in a particular state. Even though it makes more categories for each particular article, I think it is cleaner to included each toll bridge article in Cat:Bridges in, Cat:Toll roads in. I also don't believe that "category:bascule bridges" should be broken down to basclue bridges by state. At some point all the divisions make the category meaningless. I have read Categorization thorougly before comming to these conlusions. Let me know what your opinion is. Thanks! Cacophony 03:57, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * A good example of this is Category:Toll roads in Illinois. There is a category for Toll Bridges in Illinois when there is only one article in that category.  Why not just add it to toll roads in Illinois, and bridges in Illinois, so that those categories aren't broken up? Cacophony 04:07, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Many bridges are beset with many different views on how they should be categorized. The issue of category duplications has been discussed for many months at Wikipedia_talk:Categorization. I am hoping that people can take a look at Wikipedia_talk:Categorization  Thanks. -- Samuel Wantman 09:06, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Ral315's RfA
Thank you for voting on my request for adminship. I was wondering what your objections to my particular case were; if there's a specific problem, I'd like to know, so that I can work on your objection(s). Ral 315  04:42, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

RfA
Thanks for your support on my RfA...I'll try to be good...and I hope they will stop hounding you Lectonar 11:29, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Copyrights
Can you tell me the basis for the status of your picture Image:Panoramic of annapolis.jpg at Annapolis, Maryland? Unfortunately, I am hit with a troll Hipocrite who is causing problems. Nevertheless, I have to address the issue. My picture is at Image:Hurricane Isabel 1- Sept. 27, 2005.jpg. I think we got our pictures at the same place, on the city web site Thanks. --Noitall 23:52, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Android79's RfA
Thank you for your support on my RfA. android 79  15:38, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar
Hey, why'd you revert my barnstar off your userpage? :( -- Phroziac (talk) 04:55, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I have a special place for barn stars. --Boothy443 | comhrá 04:58, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I was wondering why you didn't have any... And I'm honored to have kissed your arse. :) -- Phroziac (talk) 05:02, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Hey, when did you change your signature from comhrÚ to comhrá? (What does it mean, anyway?) — Knowledge Seeker দ 05:25, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Boothy, thanks for the explanation. I'm an internal medicine resident. And yes, I'm training at Mayo. I wasn't going to mention the institution I'm at for residency (I never mentioned my college or medical school, I don't believe), although it's pretty obvious if I'm in Rochester, huh. I even changed my user page to just say I was in Minnesota, but a couple days ago I decided I might as well contribute to the Rochester and Mayo articles and took a few photographs. In fact, your timing is pretty good—I'm just in the middle of uploading several images to Commons! — Knowledge Seeker দ 09:03, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Interstate-stub
Please stop removing the stub marker from all 200 Interstate articles. These stub templates are needed to let those on the WikiProject U.S. Interstate Highways WP know which articles need work (i.e. routeboxes, which none of the articles you declassified have). Thank you. If you have any further questions you may direct them at Rschen7754 02:39, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

I quote: "Another way to define a stub is that an article so incomplete that an editor who knows little or nothing about the topic could improve its content after a superficial internet search or a few minutes in a reference library is quite probably a stub. One that can only be improved by a rather knowledgeable editor, or after significant research, may not be a stub."

The routeboxes cam mostly be coded with information that is available on most state DOT sites or exit list sites. Most of this information is already in the article itself. Also, it is the general consensus of those who are involved with road WPs that these articles that do not follow their respective WP standards are considered stubs.

Simply put, I also do not have the time to go through all 200 articles and remove the tag. The tags will be removed gradually- as routeboxes are added and as articles are brought up to standards. --Rschen7754 03:17, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

If you're going to remove the stub could you at least put the cleanupint tag on the article? --Rschen7754 06:33, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello
I just saw you on my RfA and have come to say a hello. --Bhadani 10:31, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

RfA
Thanks for contributing to the vote on my recent RfA. I'll endeavour to use these new powers wisely....dave souza 17:03, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

changed the link to JGDT
Hi. I deliberately changed Jane Gazzo's Dream Ticket article which I wrote originally, to a textual "Dream Ticket" in the BBC 6 Music page because Jane is leaving the show at the end of September and someone else will be coming in. I wanted to preserve her version of the show before the new host takes over. So I left the article "Jane Gazzo's Dream Ticket" hooked off her "Jane Gazzo" article for posterity as it was, and made a textual "Dream Ticket" line. I will be making a new "Dream Ticket" article based on any new format. So I will revert it back to the plain text and then add another article, or just leave it as plain text ("Dream Ticket") as is the style of the other show names. Wikiklrsc 22:14, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, thanks for your understanding. Jane's leaving in two weeks. Nemone Metaxas from BBC R1 will be presenting the Dream Ticket starting in October. Wikiklrsc 22:53, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

PA template
Thanks for your thoughts. You're right, I was trying to match the flag. I am not real satisfied with the "buff" either, so please do see what you can do to improve it. I'm just hoping it will stay on the vivid side and not the washed out colors I see in so many places.

stilltim 11:04, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

how's that? stilltim 03:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Television market templates
What do you mean where am I getting the information? I just add network (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, UPN, WB) stations shown throughout the markets. TitanTV and the USPS's ZIP code lookup site is good for checking this. --User:Evice User talk:Evice Special:Contributions/Evice 04:04, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I was just curious, i use TV-Radio World, i find it to be the closest to match the DMA's plus it list by DMA. --Boothy443 | comhrá 04:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

User:Who RFA vote
If you voted to support him, then you must have been logged out by mistake, because it credited the vote to an IP address. Ral 315  16:09, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Ah, seeing the conversation below, it appears that it was the impostor. My apologies.   Ral  315  01:11, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Doppelganger User:Boothy 443
I noticed this user on the new users log, and they have copied your user page and talk page, and are signing votes on WP:RFA with your signature. Is this you or an imposter? If it is you, please let me know and I will unblock the account. You may wish to check their edits to see what they have been doing in your name. -- Francs2000 17:41, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I took the liberty of removing the 4 support votes this user had made, as it seems clear they were impersonating you. Dragons flight 23:20, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Flag of Des Moines, Iowa
Hi, I've replaced the flag of Des Moines, Iowa you uploaded (Image:DesMoinesIA.jpg) with a PNG version (Image:Des Moines flag.png). It is cleaner, smaller in filesize (20,121 bytes vs. 2,977 bytes) and has a higher resolution (232 pixels vs. 1,021 pixels wide). I've listed the original for deletion. Hope this is OK. Mysid ( talk ) 12:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

re. Martin J. O'Malley
You reverted an edit of mine for the Martin J.O'Malley article. If you had bothered to examine the original, it would (or should) have been clear to you that it was just POV propaganda. I will contact the administrators to make sure the O'Malley article is cleared of all POV comments.

Border Trick
Did you get it to work, just curious, i have been trying to do something similar on another template but i cant quite get it to work. --Boothy443 | comhrá 06:17, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

 * It worked, but produced invalid CSS. Although it displayed fine, I decided it was morally wrong, so I reverted myself at Template:Infobox Country.  See Template talk:Infobox Country for a proposal to do it right, that requires editing every page that uses the template.  What template are you working on? dbenbenn | talk 06:26, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

RoyBoy RfA
Wanted to thank you for your consideration; hopefully I'll do better than you expect(ed). - RoyBoy 800 23:03, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

Counties surrounding Kildare
Hi dude

Where are you getting the information that South Dublin and Fingal are couties surrounding Kildare?

Dublin is a county. South Dublin and Fingal are not. They are merely administrative regions within the county of Dublin. Another example of this is the county of Tipperary. It has 2 administrative regions: Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding.

Do you understand this explaination?

Slán go fóill JimDaly

Flag
Good job, You did it! thanks....Scott 22:30, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the revert of that borked mess on my talk page. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 04:40, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

question
I see you opposed my RfA - any constructive criticism you could give me? I'm always looking to improve! Ryan Norton T 06:59, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks - I appreciate the response! I wasn't so much as asking why you opposed my RfA (I'm sure you have good reasons, as you appear to take some time to evaluate each candidate :)) - I was just wondering what I could improve upon (such as "use more edit summaries", "not around long enough - need more experience" or something similar) :). You don't have to respond of course, but I'd consider it helpful if you could give me something to work on! Thanks again! Ryan Norton T 08:01, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

RfA reasons for supporting/opposing?
I notice that you went through and voted on all the pending RfAs this morning, and you opposed the majority of them. However, none of your votes had any comment (not even the word "Support" or "Oppose"). The RfA guidelines say please include a short explanation of your reasoning, particularly when opposing a nomination. It would be very helpful if you'd give your reasoning in each case! - Brian Kendig 13:33, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Hey there Mr. 443
I don't really have much to say, but isn't it funny that people keep coming to you to ask for your reasons for voting the way you do on RfA? I may not totally agree with all of your oppose votes, but you are entitled to your opinion and your vote. Do they (the BCrats) really disregard your votes? Well, I guess that's all. See you around. -- Lord Vold e  mort  (Dark Mark)  16:15, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Counties in Dublin
Hi their,

You might want to read Wikipedia talk:Irish Wikipedians' notice board for recent talk on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin - I have to side with LocGov on this one as he is fundementally right even thought the titles are clumsy and long. I have updated Template:Ireland county infobox so that it can accomodate the longer titles.

Regards. Djegan 18:09, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

WikiProject Washington Metro
Started up WikiProject Washington Metro to help improve the articles on the Metro, and hope you'll join us. Schuminweb 01:10, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Phoenix city flag
Hi, I've replace the Phoenix, Arizona city flag you uploaded (Image:PhoenixAZ.jpg) with a smaller PNG file (Image:Flag of Phoenix, AZ.png). I've listed the JPG for deletion. Hope this is OK. Mysid ( talk ) 10:08, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Fox Chase Cancer Center
What we going to do about this page. That user keeps adding a POV rant, even though the two of us keep reverting it. Can we get an admin to freeze the page in these circumstances? --Sgkay 07:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the tip about page protection, admin responded in just a few seconds(!) and I've kicked off a discussion about the POV stuff. Doubtful whether the POV vandal will respond, but we'll see... --Sgkay 07:33, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for participating in my RfA!
You can always let me know of an issue you have with any of my actions by leaving a message on my talk page :) Ryan Norton T 04:24, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

WYPX
I moved the station article over the old redirect. Can you take a look at some of the double redirects? Thanks. Ëvilphoenix Burn! 06:15, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Re: - Thank you →Raul654 02:21, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

WVOG
 I found a fascinating redirect: WVOG redirected to itself! I changed it to redirect to WVOG (AM). -- GraemeMcRae 04:33, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Denver flag
It's me with flags again – Image:DenverCO.jpg has been replaced by Image:Flag of Denver, Colorado.svg. The original has been listed for deletion. Mysid ( talk ) 13:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Pages
Hey Boothy443, I just deleted a few of your subpages. Do you have other ones that you want to delete at the moment? --HappyCamper 05:05, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for helpin find a metro logo. Job e  6   18:46, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

My RFA
Hello, thanks for participating in my RfA. I am curious as to why you decided to vote Oppose. If you have criticisms of my edits, I'd like to learn about them so I can improve my participation here. Thanks! Johntex\talk 22:39, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

My RfA as well
Hi, I also have the same question as the Johntex above. If you have the time could you please tell me why, and I recommend giving reasons on the RfA page itself so that other users can take your critique into account when they. It would also help me better know what I have to do in order to improve. I think this is important especially since you're not a user I've dealt with too often before. Thanks. gren グレン 00:34, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, I figured it was something along those line, however what I was trying to get at is what you think I would have to change in order to become qualified. Whether I become admin or not having those qualities would no doubt be important and I would think if I do become admin you would want to help influence me to become a user you see fit to be an admin.  So, please send some constructive cirticism my way. gren グレン 04:49, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Hmm, let me put it another way. What do you think I should do in order for my nomination to be one that you would support.  I also feel that it is not polite to archive our conversation when we are in the middle of dialogue. gren グレン 05:13, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

title: User talk:Boothy443/Archive 5


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Expo Center station

Expo Center is a light rail station on the MAX Yellow Line in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the last stop northbound on the Interstate MAX extension.

This station is a large park-and-ride station located on the grounds of the Portland Expo Center. It is set up as a modified side platform station, with the two platforms serving three tracks. The extra track allows the storage of an overflow train for events at the Expo Center. The 300 park-and-ride spaces are free for commuters arriving before 10 am on weekdays for a maximum 24 hours. At all other times, drivers must pay the Expo Center's usual $7–8 parking fee.

Although tracks and electrification end directly inside the station, it is designed to allow a future northbound extension (to Vancouver, Washington) to be easily constructed.

Both the landscaping and the artwork at the station are themed in a Japanese style. This recalls the temporary Civilian Assembly Center that existed here during the early days of World War II, which processed Japanese-Americans upon the enforcement of Executive Order 9066.

Bus line connections
This station is at the Expo Center served by the following bus line:
 * 11 - Rivergate/Marine Dr

Unique station features
The station includes several unique decorative features relating to the internment camp theme:
 * Timber Gateway: Traditional Japanese Gates, with steel internment tags strung among them
 * Bronze Trunks: Provide additional seating.
 * Bamboo Glass Blocks
 * Plaque: A plaque showing the prohibited area as defined in Exclusion Order #26 for those of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien.

title: Expo Center station


text: Category:Torontonians

title: Category:Torontonians


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NNK

Nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone (NNK) is one of the key tobacco-specific nitrosamines derived from nicotine. It plays an important role in carcinogenesis. The conversion of nicotine to NNK entails opening of the pyrrolidine ring.

Synthesis and occurrence
NNK can be produced by standard methods of organic synthesis.

Tobacco
NNK is both found in cured tobacco and is produced during its burning (pyrolysis). The amount of NNK delivered in cigarette smoke ranged from 30 to 280 ng/cigarette in one study and 12 to 110 ng/cigarette in another.

Sun-cured tobaccos (a.k.a. "Oriental") contain very little NNK and other TSNAs due to low-nitrate soil, lack of nitrate fertilizer, and sun-curing. Flue-cured tobacco (a.k.a. "Virginia" tobacco ), especially when using an open flame, contains most of the NNK in American blended tobaccos although Marlboro's "virginia blend" had the lowest levels of NNK per nicotine out of many tested with the exception of Natural American Spirit.

e-Cigarettes
e-Cigarette do not convert nicotine to NNK due to their lower operating temperatures. The amount of NNK delivered by e-cigarettes reaches 2.8 ng per 15 puffs (approximately 1 cigarette). NNK was found in 89% of Korean e-cigarette liquids. Concentrations range from 0.22 to 9.84 μg/L. For the product that had the highest amount, if 1 ml is equivalent to 20 cigarettes, there would be 9.84/20 = 0.5 ng NNK per e-cig cigarette dose. Cigarettes with 1 gram of tobacco average about 350 ng.

Metabolism
NNK is initially a procarcinogen that needs activation to exert its effects. The activation of NNK is done by enzymes of the cytochrome pigment (CYP) multigene family. These enzymes catalyze hydroxylation reactions. Beside the CYP family NNK can also be activated by metabolic genes, like myeloperoxidase (MPO) and epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1). NNK can be activated by two different routes, the oxidative path and the reductive path. In the oxidative metabolism NNK undergoes an α-hydroxylation catalyzed by cytochrome P450. This reaction can be done by two pathways namely by α-methylhydroxylation or by α-methylenehydroxylation. Both pathways produce the carcinogenic metabolized isoform of NNK, NNAL.

In the reductive metabolism NNK undergoes either a carbonyl reduction or a pyridine N-oxidation, both producing NNAL.

NNAL can be detoxified by glucuronidation producing a non-carcinogenic compounds known as NNAL-Glucs. The glucuronidation can take place on the oxygen next to the ring (NNAL-O-Gluc), or it takes place on the nitrogen inside the ring(NNAL-N-Gluc). The NNAL-Glucs are then excreted by the kidneys into the urine.

Signaling pathways
Once NNK is activated, it initiates a cascade of signaling pathways (for example ERK1/2, NF-κB, PI3K/Akt, MAPK, FasL, K-Ras), resulting in uncontrolled cellular proliferation and tumorigenesis.

NNK activates μ en m-calpain kinase which induces lung metastasis via the ERK1/2 pathway. This pathway upregulates cellular myelocytomatosis (c-Myc) and B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) in which the two oncoproteins are involved in cellular proliferation, transformation and apoptosis. Also NNK promotes cell survival via phosphorylation with cooperation of c-Myc and Bcl-2 causing cellular migration, invasion and uncontrolled proliferation.

The ERK1/2 pathway also phosphorylates NF-κB causing an upregulation of cyclin D1, a G1 phase regulator protein. When NNK is present it directly involves cellular survival dependent on NF-κB. Further studies are needed to better understand NNK cellular pathways of NF-κB.

The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K/Akt) pathway is also an important contributor to NNK-induced cellular transformations and metastasis. This process ensures the proliferation and survival of tumorigenic cells. The ERK1/2 and Akt pathways show consequential changes in levels of protein expression as a result of NNK-activation in the cells, but further research is needed to fully understand the mechanism of NNK-activated pathways.

Toxicity
NNK is known as a mutagen, which means it causes polymorphisms in the human genome. Studies showed that NNK induced gene polymorphisms in cells that involve in cell growth, proliferation and differentiation. There are multiple NNK dependent routes that involve cell proliferation. One example is the cell route that coordinates the downregulation of retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR-β). Studies showed that with a 100 mg/kg dose of NNK, several point mutations were formed in the RAR-β gene, inducing tumorigenesis in the lungs.

Other genes affected by NNK include sulfotransferase 1A1 (SULT1A1), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and angiotensin II (AT2).

NNK plays a very important role in gene silencing, modification, and functional disruption which induce carcinogenesis.

Inhibition
Chemical compounds derived from cruciferous vegetables and EGCG inhibit lung tumorigenesis by NNK in animal models. Whether these effects have any relevance to human health is unknown and is a subject of ongoing research.

title: NNK


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Janardan Navle

Janardan Gyanoba Navle (pronounced Nuw-lay) (7 December 1902 – 7 September 1979) was an early Indian Test cricketer.

Career
Navle faced the historic first delivery of India's first Test innings in 1932. He opened in both innings at Lord's in 1932 and also kept wickets. A small man, Wisden called him "a first-rate wicket-keeper, very quick in all that he did". He played for Indians against Arthur Gilligan's MCC team in 1926–27 and Jack Ryder's Australians nine years later. For many years he kept wickets for Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular and Pentangular tournaments. He made his debut for Hindus at the age of 16.

Personal life
Navle hailed from a Marathi family. In his later life he worked as a security guard in a sugar mill and lived in a two-room flat in Pune. He had his schooling at the Bhave School in Poona. He died in Poona on 7 September 1979.

title: Janardan Navle


text: User talk:69.172.8.140

title: User talk:69.172.8.140


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Soleirolia

Soleirolia soleirolii (, syn. Helxine soleirolii) is a flowering plant in the nettle family. It has a number of common names, including baby's tears, angel's tears, peace in the home, bits and pieces, bread and cheese, Corsican creeper, Corsican curse, friendship plant, mind-your-own-business, pollyanna vine, Paddy's wig, and mother of thousands. It should not be confused with Kalanchoe daigremontiana, another plant known as mother of thousands.

Description
It is a delicate-looking creeping herb with juicy bright green or yellow leaves and multitudes of tiny white flowers. It grows close to the ground in mats and is sometimes used in ornamental gardens alongside ferns and other moisture-loving types of plant.

The leaves are usually slightly stalked, about 5 mm across. The minute flowers produce oval seeds.

Distribution
This species is native to the northern (European) side of the Mediterranean Sea, in and around Italy, the Adriatic and Aegean regions and offshore islands; it has also been observed in the Azores and Corsica. Baby's-tears has been introduced internationally through the plant trade, and is cultivated (more or less) worldwide as an ornamental garden plant. It has been noted as growing in the northeastern Irish counties of Antrim and Down.

Habitat
It can be grown indoors as a houseplant and used in habitats for diminutive reptiles, amphibians, and some invertebrates. It prefers shade and consistent to heavy moisture. It can also grow with the roots submerged (emersed), or in swampy or riparian environments. In colder regions, the plant dies back during winter, but the roots regenerate; it returns with lush growth as temperatures increase.

Baby's-tears is commonly seen in calm, shaded garden areas, as well as in bonsai gardens. It is popular as an accent for water features in the garden; as it is quite a thirsty species, some gardeners plant it on the edges of small waterfalls, fountains, or within rocky crevices surrounding ponds or other aquatic features.

If given adequate moisture and protected from direct sun, Baby's-tears may grow prolifically, and is a common weed in many places. It is capable of vegetative reproduction, so to eradicate a problematic or invasive patch, the entire root system of the plant must be dug out and removed, and not only the exposed leaves; roots or pieces of root which remain buried can (and will) sprout new growth, unless water is completely denied to the plant, causing it to dehydrate. Nurseries grow several varieties, including gold, yellow, and white breeds, but the mossy-green type is most popular with gardeners.

This species, the only member of the monotypic genus, Soleirolia, was named after the French army engineer and plant collector Henri-Augustin Soleirol by his fellow French naturalist Esprit Requien. Soleirol, an amateur botanist, originally collected the plant in Corsica.

title: Soleirolia