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User talk:NickBax

Boston Market
Hi. What's the rationale for this edit? For one thing, possessive "its" doesn't take an apostrophe. Thanks. —Fleminra 23:05, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

None actually.. Somehow I accidentally almost reverted it to my September 21, 2005 edit.. I've reverted myself — Cliffb 01:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Max & Erma's
It was an instant recognize for me, I was in one once but I have never done a merge before. Thanks.-- John Lake 01:47, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks much. I had the idea that it might be an admin move. Thanks again.-- John Lake 02:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

List of Boeing 737 orders
If you read the associated talk pages, you'll see that I would have no objection. I created this page to get a lot of the garbage off the main Boeing 737 page. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 05:12, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think I have any objections to that either, just to let you know that the article's probably split as the result of its ballooning size from the parent article. Airbus A400M made give you an idea where it's coming from. - Best regards, Mailer Diablo 08:36, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

storage
http://flickr.com/photos/the-gathering/11368485/

US Airways reverts
I saw those and did not see a problem with what you did. This will probably continue until the merger is completed. Editors need to understand how the various parts of a holding company fit together. Vegaswikian 05:28, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

About Southwest Airlines Vacations removal
I am removing this link as it was removed with a collection of links in this reversion,, in reference to WP:NOT regarding links. Also SWA Vacations is accessible from Southwest's homepage which is also linked to the article, making the link somewhat redundant. Michael Greiner 02:10, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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Anytime. Sorry to have taken so long to respond (I did not know I had a message). Working for JetBlue is a great job. I love it. --Neo16287 12:03 22 Spetember 2006 (UTC)

award

 * Your work concerning Airplane-related subjects was exceptional. Sharkface217 20:34, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the laugh
Nice edit summary :) Dylan Lake (t·c·e) 08:53, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Bot duplicate stubbing
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JetBlue Edit
My bad on that one! Someone called me telling me that STL had become a focus city, and in my excitement (I travel a lot) I edited it based on his call.

Sorry!

Georgestr 03:05, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

MD-90
What makes you say that the MD-90 was the RJ of its time? The similarly-sized Airbus A320 predates the MD-90.

The MD-90 was McDonnell Douglas's answer to the Airbus A320. McDonnell Douglas bragged about how little money they spent on developing the MD-90 as compared to the A320. Compared to the MD-80, the MD-90's wingspan was increased by only two inches, thus limiting its performance. The MD-90 initally had a large order from Delta Air Lines to replace their aging Boeing 727 fleet. In the end, the MD-90 simply wasn't able to deliver the performance of the competition, due to its lack of range and slow cruise speed. After Boeing bought out McDonnell Douglas, the MD-90 was doomed, as Boeing concentrated on selling the 737-800, which does feature transcontinental range and has a faster cruise speed. Many airlines (including Delta) began to cancel their remaining MD-90 orders in favor of the Airbus A320 or the Boeing 737-800. If McDonnell Douglas put more resources into the MD-90 (such as increasing wingspan even more), it might have seen the success of the A320 or the 737-800.

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Help with Eastbourne
I am trying to gather a small group of people to improve the Eastbourne article and writing to you as you have edited that page recently. I have set up a what needs to be done section on the talk page, and I am hoping that I will get a few people to start a discussion. It would be wonderful if you could spare a few minutes just to look at the current Eastbourne article and give your opinion. It would be even more wonderful if you could join in with this small project as well. Thank you MortimerCat 12:04, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

TRS Images
Thanks for your carification in Telecommunications Relay Service. I've added a fair use rationalle for each of the images in question. I also visited your site and sent you an e–mail, and I added my AIM screen name to my userpage. Taric25 07:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Adoption
Sure, I wouldn't mind adoption. I'm not exactly sure how it works, as far as the technical aspect goes. Is there some code that has to be added to our userpages? Taric25 20:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I took a look at that talk thread. I had a few laughs. I couldn't believe that Zubdub, or anyone for that matter, would take so much pride to have so much ownership over their edits. I also read Tools/Navigation_popups/About_fixing_redirects, and I found it very interesting. If I'm editing a page anyway, I go ahead and fix redirects if I so desire, but editing a page expressly for the purpose of fixing a redirect is unnecessary; unless it leads to a disambiguation page but that's a completely different situation. Anyway, why did you want me to read that? I feel like you've looked over my shoulder (like any good adopter should :) ) and tried to tell me something, but I can't tell what that something is. Can you fill me in? Thanks! Taric25 04:55, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, I see. I was thinking that you looked through my contributions and saw that I was doing that recently, and you were trying to show me a lesson, however, I do see now how that applies to me on a more general basis. Specifically, I see that I may have been a bit too ambitious with my TRS images, however, as per the disputed fair use tag, the correct procedure is to add the appropriate tag to the caption rather than delete it from the article, regardless of clutter. In either case, you're absolutely right, since it wastes time an energy to be so finicky. As far as a subpage goes, sure, I'd like to set one up. Do I have to add some code to my userpage to do it? Thanks! Taric25 06:53, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I created User_talk:Taric25/Mentoring, so we can talk more about it there. Taric25 07:07, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Remarks on Today in the Sky
Hey Cliffb- You made an interesting point regarding ATC on Today in the Sky. I agree with what you said. How many runway incursions has Canada had versus the US? My compliments. Neo16287 00:58, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Response to AMA Request
Hello Cliffb, I'm and I'll be your Advocate for your case: Association of Members' Advocates/Requests/March 2007/Cliffb. I will try to find a resolution to this and help you to achieve your outcomes, hoverer, you must be patient. You have done the right thing in requesting an Advocate.

If you have any questions, just ask me at my talk page. Regards, Dfrg.msc 05:13, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Great, I'm working on a response now. Dfrg.msc 05:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Response from Dfrg.msc
How bizarre. Firstly, let's clarify some things:

 * I have reviewed you edits, I was quite impressed, you have a good edit history and strong contributions. I see no evidence of expression of "homosexual opinions about other men".

 * Regrettably, there are certain risks you take when revealing personal information about your self on Wikipedia, and online. This is one of them. However, I would urge you to stay true to who you are, don't let this guy influence you.

 * Currently, there are conflicting view on Homosexuality. Whilst being heterosexual myself, I see no reason at all why homosexuals don't deserve the same respect as all other human beings. If you want to get married, you can hold the ceremony at my house. Gay is not a "too soft a word" it is a commonly accepted slang term for homosexual.

 * You are not genetically damaged, but it seems the person who wrote this letter is. Neither are you "a poor woman trapped inside of a man's body", these accusations are absolutely ludicrous and utterly false. Sexuality is a life decision and has little influence from genetic or outside conditions.

 * Your edits are welcome, your edits are welcome, your edits are welcome. And nothing could be further from the truth.

Actions you can take
I'm not an expert on this subject, but I'll try.

 * The mail you received is harassment. It is right to take action.

 * Harassment over the internet is becoming more and more common, mainly because it is difficult to trace effectively. A shame the email address isn't valid, but it appears Dough is that stupid.

 * Follow up your abuse reports and with the IP address in question's ISP AT&T Worldnet.

 * I can't give you much help at all with the user on Wikipedia. It seems apparent that this came from an editor, and possibly an established one. It is possible though to find a user on Wikipedia with their IP address. For example, my IP is: 220.236.205.132. I think check user ect. can link the user with the IP address. I can get someone to look at this option if you request.

I think thats all I can offer at this time. If you have any further questions or requests, the case is still open. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 06:25, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Resp
Check Requests for checkuser out. We can prepare a request on the AMA page. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 06:57, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it could be listed under a "Request to identify and block the IP addresses responsible for blatant vandalism and attack accounts". Dfrg.msc 08:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I will make a comment on the talk page, could you please provide the IP number? Cheers, Dfrg.msc 05:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks good, I'll make a few minor changes and place it on the Requests for checkuser talk page. Dfrg.msc 05:31, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Right, I'll take the the request to UninvitedCompany directly, and you can make a HideandLeek Checkuser request, if you want. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 22:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Removed Personally identifiable information
To: and

From:

I've taken the liberty of removing the names and e-mail addresses from your AMA case. The following are the changes I made:
 * 08:34, 26 March 2007 (removed Personally identifiable information) (top)
 * 08:28, 26 March 2007 (→Summary: - removed Personally identifiable information)
 * 08:26, 26 March 2007 (→Checkuser Request for AMA case - remove Personally identifiable information.) (top)

You can see the information that was originally there by clicking on the (diff) links above.

--Kevinkor2 08:52, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Case closed
I think so too, but you never know, something might come up later. I'll keep an ear out. I've enjoyed working on the case, if you need anything, just ask. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 09:25, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

RE: ATC Remarks
Hey Cliff. I agree, the FAA is way off the mark. I think one of the reasons for issues such as requesting a terminal return while not losing their slot is a ploy from the FAA related to something lke pressure from the airlines about delays. For instance, the John Cusack film Pushing Tin is ATC focused, when Cusack's character complains to his supervisor about a fellow controller, he mentions that "keeping them (the passengers) alive is a very close second to keeping them on time." An organization that was customer orientated would be fine by me, as such organizations would lower stress levels among passengers and employees alike. And lower stress levels would lead to airlines setting examples, and before you know it, we could have, to take the quote from David Neeleman, brought humanity back to air travel. I would not be against a total review of the FAA. You mentioned Comair Flight 5191. I was working at BOS when it occurred, and it shook us all, because a plane had crashed, and though we did not know it at the time, it could have been prevented. I've had a dream to be a pilot all my life, and such incidents do not deter me, but they make me question whether or not I want to fly in the USA if such incidents continue. Another incident is the runway incursion at BOS, and other such airports - the FAA doesn't even know they're erring. A new organization centered on customer service and safety alike would be not only ok in my book, I'd stand up and support it. Sorry to have written a book here, but your message intrigued me. Neo16287 18:25, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

no problem
Tracked that one over multiple user pages doing the same thing; now blocked for a week by one of the WP:AIAV admins. Incidentally, you may be interested in joining WP:LGBT. Peace, — coe l acan — 21:28, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

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The Miami Valley School
Sorry, I do sometimes get going too fast. Thanks for assuming good faith and cleaning up after me. Ntsimp 05:32, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Fleet Age update
Hey Cliffb- every 1st of the month I look at [www.airfleets.net] and check on the fleet age of various airlines that I contribute to on wikipedia. I make changes to the fleet age whenever the website (airfleets.net) updates the fleet age- I haven't been adding the .833 years to the age (since I haven't known the exact number it goes up) when the number doesn't change but the only thing I can think of that makes the fleet age remain somewhat constant is the addition of new aircraft to the airline's fleet? If you have any questions just leave me a message. Sox 23 14:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks for your response...I'll make sure to update the article once the site updates itself. Sox 23 20:41, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines
Hi Cliffb, I have been the one updating the IATA code for both of those airlines. The reason why is that EN is Air Dolomiti not Piedmont Airlines and JS is Air Koryo not PSA Airlines. So since they are operated by US Airways Express and their code is US, it would have to be US. Sorry if this has been driving you crazy. RokinRyan

 * As an employee of Piedmont Airlines, you are incorrect in "updating" the IATA codes for our airline. Apparently you have missed the details about IATA codes that "Controlled duplicates are issued to regional airlines whose destinations are not likely to overlap, such that some codes are shared by two different airlines."

 * Just as EN is the IATA code for Piedmont Airlines, my company ID also includes EN as a part of my employee number. We also have tail numbers on some of our aircraft that use our IATA code. Please view http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0639036/M/ and you'll see what I mean.

 * This chart might also lend some credibility to my statements. http://thehub.usairways.com/travel/2006/0428_BoardingPriorityChart.pdf Read what it says in the blue box in the upper right corner for "active employees". Also reference the row for S3 and S4 travel as it pertains to active employees and retirees of JS and EN.

 * In reference to your statement above, Piedmont and PSA are not "operated by US Airways Express". There is no corporation known as US Airways Express. Rather, US Airways Inc (US), Piedmont Airlines (EN), and PSA Airlines (JS) are all subsidiaries of the corporate entity known as US Airways Group. It is exactly the opposite of your statement. There is a general group of flights by nine regional carriers that comprise the marketing identity of "US Airways Express". Some of those flights are OPERATED by Piedmont Airlines, just as some US Aiways Express flights are OPERATED by PSA Airlines. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.200.121.62 (talk • contribs).

I am getting this info directly from Worldspan's reservation system EN DLA AIR DOLOMITI 101 and JS     AIR KORYO     --- and also from http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk   IATA Code:  EN  ICAO Code:  DLA IATA Accounting / Prefix Code: Known As: Air Dolomiti Full Name: Air Dolomiti S.p.A. Aeree Regionali Europee Country: Italy Callsign: Dolomiti Remarks: Name changed from Air Dolomiti S.p.A.  Notes: Web Site: www.airdolomiti.it/

and

IATA Code: JS  ICAO Code:  KOR IATA Accounting / Prefix Code: 120 Known As: Air Koryo Full Name: Air Koryo Country: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of  Callsign:  Air Koryo Remarks: Notes: Web Site: www.korea-dpr.com/airkoryo.htm

However for Piedmont I got this on the same site

IATA Code: US* ICAO Code: PDT IATA Accounting / Prefix Code: Known As: USAir Express Full Name: Piedmont Airlines, Inc. d/b/a USAir Express Country: United States of America Callsign: Piedmont Remarks: Notes: Web Site:

 * = Controlled duplicate

and

IATA Code: ICAO Code: JIA IATA Accounting / Prefix Code: Known As: PSA Airlines Full Name: PSA Airlines Country: United States of America Callsign: Blue Streak Remarks: Changed name from Jetstream International Airlines w.e.f. 01/11/1995 Notes: US Airways Express Carrier Web Site: www.psaairlines.com

So from two sites, it must be right. Alot of the times the N number doesn't really mean anything like N371CA, CA is China Airlines, not Comair. So with that I change both back to US. If you indeed find something that proves me wrong let me know and either I will change it or you can. RokinRyan

 * I'm not really a part of this discussion at the moment. Additionally, it would probably be better to discuss this over at Talk:Piedmont Airlines..  Cheers!

Thank you, I promise to let you know if I have any questions. And I think that is a good idea to let the editors know. -RokinRyan

US Airways gives the two letter designations JS for PSA and EN for Piedmont but those codes are NOT IATA codes - they are only used internally at US Airways to designate those two airlines. The two airlines don't officially have an IATA code and they fly using the US code. US Airways gives a two-letter code for all of their express airline affiliates and most of them are the actual IATA code. One notable exception is Trans States Airlines which IATA Code is AX but US Airways labels them TJ for internal reports and identification. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.47.205.126 (talk) 17:22, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

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I changed the disambig on the Denver International Airport page. Is that what you meant for? Sox 23 02:19, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * haha no prob- do you still want KDEN to redirect to Denver International Airport, or should I un-redirect it (if that's even a word) Sox 23 02:26, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

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Not vandalism, tyvm
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I made a minor edit to Cadbury which you marked as vandalism. My edit was correct; your assertion of vandalism was incorrect.

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Duck as food

In cooking and gastronomy, duck or duckling is the meat of several species of bird in the family Anatidae, found in both fresh and salt water. Duck is eaten in many cuisines around the world. It is a high-fat, high-protein meat rich in iron. Duckling nominally comes from a juvenile animal, but may be simply a menu name.

One species of freshwater duck, the mallard, has been domesticated; the domesticated duck is a common livestock bird in a variety cultures. The Pekin duck is another livestock breed of importance, particularly in North America. Magret refers specifically to the breast of a mulard or Muscovy (or Barbary) duck that has been force fed to produce foie gras.

Duck meat

Duck is particularly predominant in the Chinese cuisine—a popular dish is Peking duck. Duck meat is commonly eaten with scallions, cucumbers and hoisin sauce wrapped in a small spring pancake made of flour and water or a soft, risen bun known as gua bao. In Cantonese cuisine, the roasted duck or siu aap (燒鴨) is produced by Siu mei BBQ shops; siu app is offered whole or in halves, and commonly as part of take-out with steamed white rice and vegetables. Siu app can also be served as part of the barbecue platter appetizer (the first of a ten-course Chinese banquet meal) in combination with char siu (roasted pork), soy sauce chicken, yu chu (roasted suckling pig) or siu yuk (roasted pig belly), and jellyfish.

Duck meat is also a part of Indian cuisine, especially important in Northeast India, such as in the Assamese cuisine. The old Assamese text, Kamarupa Yatra discusses duck meat, squab and tortoise meat. Popular dishes include duck with white gourd, duck with laixak and duck with bamboo shoot. Duck meat and squab are also cooked with banana blossom. It is popular among both the tribal and non-tribal populations.

The Pekin duck is also the most common duck meat consumed in the United States, and according to the USDA, nearly 26 million ducks were eaten in the U.S. in 2004. Because most commercially raised Pekins come from Long Island, New York, Pekins are also sometimes called "Long Island" ducks, despite being of Chinese origin. Some specialty breeds have become more popular in recent years, notably the Muscovy duck, and the mulard duck (a sterile hybrid of Pekins and Muscovies). Unlike most other domesticated ducks, Muscovy ducks are not descended from mallards.

Nutrition
Duck meat is very high in cholesterol and fat, particularly saturated fat. It is also very high in protein and iron.

Duck dishes

Duck is used in a variety of dishes around the world, most of which involve roasting for at least part of the cooking process to aid in crisping the skin. Some dishes use parts of the duck as an ingredient along with other ingredients. Notable duck dishes include:

 * Almond pressed duck
 * Ballotine
 * Balut is a developing bird embryo boiled and eaten from the shell. It is sold as street-food in the Philippines and around Southeast Asia.
 * Bebek Betutu – a famous traditional dish from Bali, Indonesia. The duck is first seasoned with pungent roots and various herbs, wrapped with banana leaves, and roasted.
 * Chicken and duck blood soup
 * Duck blood and vermicelli soup
 * Duck confit – duck legs that have been cured (partly or fully) in salt, then marinated and poached in duck fat, typically with garlic and other herbs. The French word confit means "preserved", and the French name for duck confit is "confit de canard".
 * Czernina – a sweet and sour Polish soup made of duck blood and clear poultry broth. It was once considered a symbol of Polish culture until the 19th century, customarily served to young men and is even featured as a plot device in a famous epic poem called Pan Tadeusz.
 * Duck à l'orange – a classic French dish in which the duck is roasted and served with an orange sauce.
 * Duck rice – A traditional Singaporean dish made of braised or roast duck and white rice
 * Duck Bamboo Curry – a traditional dish of Sylhet region in Bangladesh
 * Duck Bhuna - a popular food in Bangladesh and have several variants. Some of them are cooked with coconut milk, and some use Chui Jhal to cook this item. It is served with rice or Roti.
 * Foie gras – a specially fattened and rich liver, or a pâté made from the liver, sometimes taken from a goose but usually from a duck.
 * Long Island roast duckling – this is a whole roasted bird, sometimes brined previously. When done properly, most of the fat melts off during the cooking process, leaving a crispy skin and well-done meat. Some restaurants on Long Island serve this dish with a cherry sauce.
 * Guyanese duck curry
 * Kamo Nanban – soba or udon with duck meat and leeks
 * Lemon duck
 * Nanjing Salted Duck
 * Oritang – a variety of guk, Korean soup made with duck and various vegetables.
 * Peking duck – a famous Chinese dish originating from Beijing, prepared since the Ming Dynasty era. It is prized for the thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, and eaten with pancakes, scallions, and hoisin sauce or sweet bean sauce.
 * Pressed duck – a complex dish originally from Rouen, France.
 * Rouennaise sauce – prepared using puréed duck liver as an ingredient
 * Tiết canh
 * Turducken: an American dish that comprises a turkey, stuffed with a duck, which is in turn stuffed with a chicken.
 * Wuhan duck
 * Yuhwang ori
 * Zhangcha duck – a quintessential dish of Sichuan cuisine. It is first prepared by smoking a marinated duck over tea leaves and twigs of the camphor plant, then steamed, and finally deep fried for a crisp finish. Also called tea-smoked duck.

Possibility of pollution contaminating wild duck
An article in The New York Times in 1981 reported that ducks caught in the wild may be contaminated from pollution of rivers and other bodies of water, because they eat fish and other aquatic life. In particular, PCBs may pose a health risk for those who eat wild duck frequently.

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Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Dru (née Mountbatten; born 16 April 1990) is an English equestrian.

Biography
Tatiana was born on 16 April 1990 to George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven and his wife, Sarah Georgina (née Walker). She is an older sister of Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina. Her paternal great-grandparents, Prince George of Battenberg and Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby, were morganatic descendants of German and Russian royal houses. Her great-grandparents gave up their German titles in exchange for titles within the British peerage, and Anglicised their family name from Battenberg to Mountbatten. Through her father, Tatiana is a descendant of Alexander Pushkin, Abram Gannibal and multiple monarchs including Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Nicholas I of Russia, and Queen Victoria. She is a paternal second cousin once removed of Charles III and the first cousin twice removed of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

She went to school at Millfield in Street, Somerset. Tatiana is an equestrian and competes at a high level in dressage. She formerly trained under Hasse Hoffamann, Klaus Balkenhol, and Kyra Kyrklund but now trains under Charlotte Dujardin.

In 2007, she was presented to society at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris. In October 2018, Crofton & Hall appointed Tatiana as their brand ambassador.

In November 2019, Tatiana published a personal website containing an equestrian and country style blog. In December 2019, Tatiana was banned from driving for six months by a Magistrates Court because of speeding-related offences. Tatiana has previously raced in The 2021 Magnolia Cup for a UK Charity.

Her engagement to entrepreneur Alexander 'Alick' Dru, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dru and great-great-grandson of Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, from Bickham, Somerset, was announced in January 2022; the proposal took place during a vacation in Verbier, in the Swiss Alps. The couple married at Winchester Cathedral on 23 July 2022. The news that they are expecting their first child was announced via Instagram on 16 June 2023; the couple's daughter, Elodie, was born on 20 September 2023.

Her website and Instagram account state that she is a psychotherapist in training; she wishes to combine her knowledge of horses and somehow incorporate them into her methods of therapy.

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 * Abar, the First Black Superman, a 1977 blaxploitation film
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Richard Alarcon

Richard Anthony Alarcon (born November 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998 and again from 2007 to 2013. A Democrat, he previously served in the California State Senate and, for approximately three months, in the California State Assembly.

Early life and education
Alarcon was born in Glendale, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the California State University, Northridge.

Career
Prior to entering politics, Alarcon worked as a student teacher at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, San Fernando Middle School, and Mary Immaculate School in Pacoima, Los Angeles.

Alarcon first served as an assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley before winning a seat on the city council to represent the 7th district in 1993. One year into his second term as a city councilman, in 1998, Alarcon resigned to become a member of the California State Senate, representing the 20th district. Term limits prevented him from seeking a third Senate term in December 2006. Among Alarcon's accomplishments while in the California Senate were workers' compensation reform and recovery funding for the community of Northridge following the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Alarcon served as majority whip during all of his eight years in the state Senate.

In 2005, Alarcon ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He finished in fifth place with less than 2% of the vote, behind Bernard Parks, Bob Hertzberg, incumbent James Hahn, and Antonio Villaraigosa. After serving as a state senator for eight years, in 2006 Alarcon ran unopposed in California's 39th State Assembly district representing the San Fernando Valley area.

Shortly after winning the Assembly seat, Alarcon announced his intention to try to return to the city council, replacing Alex Padilla, who was resigning after winning Alarcon's former state Senate seat. In the special election, held in March, Alarcon won easily (receiving 54% to 29% for his closest opponent). He resigned from the Assembly soon thereafter. His 102-day tenure in the Assembly was the shortest service in the California legislature since 1981, excluding one person elected but not sworn in as part of a legal settlement.

After serving out Padilla's city council term, Alarcon was elected to one more full term in 2009. He left the council in 2013.

Personal life
Alarcon had four children. In 1987, Alarcon's three-year-old son was killed in a car accident. He is Roman Catholic.

Residency scandal
In August 2010, Alarcon was indicted on perjury and voter fraud charges for not living in his district and lying in campaign disclosure documents about his official residence. Six members of his staff testified before a grand jury. Alarcon raised at least $9,000 from donors to cover legal fees.

The charges were dismissed by Judge Kathleen Kennedy in May 2012, but District Attorney Steve Cooley refiled them. Alarcon was charged with 18 counts involving false declaration of candidacy, fraudulent voting, and perjury. On July 23, 2014, Alarcon was convicted of three counts of voter fraud and one count of perjury. After serving his full sentence through 51 days of house arrest, his conviction was overturned by an appeals court. Charges were again refiled.

In 2019, prosecutors said they would not retry their perjury and voter fraud case against Alarcon and his wife, bringing an end to a nine-year legal battle.

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birthday
when did she see the light of the day and where? Fandorin 21:49, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Source
There's a quote: "Directly descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan" right at the start. But the source of this is not listed. What proof is there? I ask, because some years ago I was doing some research into John Bunyan, and found that he had no remaining descendants with the Bunyan surname. Unless Vashti's line regained the name, one of the two has to be wrong. So I'm seeking a source of proof Talismancer (talk) 23:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

There was an article about it in a British newspaper in the sixties - it's reprinted in the sleeve notes to Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967 and I imaine that's where the quote at the start of the article comes from. Cavie78 (talk) 00:20, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I believe that I added that back when I was (relatively) new to wikipedia and didn't know anything about citing. I've just searched and there's a couple of articles where it's mentioned I'll cite this one, from the The Washington Post, since it's got some sort of interview and is fairly recent.  I can't remember the original article I found it on but I reckon it was probably this piece from the Sunday Herald (via Wayback Machine) from 2005.  Still if you have actually done research into the descendants of John Bunyan you are probably more correct than some journalist who has possibly copied a mistake from the sixties. That being said I would've hoped that they would have checked these things out before reprinting the article mentioned by Cavie78 as liner notes.--Thetriangleguy (talk) 16:06, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

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There have been a number of attempts by Benny the wayfarer to remove referenced content to genres and/or add POV: "However, it is natural that only with some difficulty that such labels can be assigned to such an idiosyncratic creative artist" for example.

The issue of genres can be controversial but Wikipedia is not the place for original research. If journalists label a band/artist as being part of one or more genres/scenes then it should be reported regardless of whether individual editors consider it appropriate. Cavie78 (talk) 14:06, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

 * It seems to me 1)that the opinions of journalists published only on the net should not be considered authoritative or reliable sources. 2) that these statements about genre are given a silly and out of proportion amount of weight by being in the lead paragraph.Benny the wayfarer (talk) 14:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

 * This does seem to be a very odd argument. I can appreciate what you mean about the over prominence of claims about Vashti being "the Godmother of psych folk" or whatever in the lead but her influence on the modern folk movement, specially Vetiver, Devandra Bahnhart, Adem, Joanna Newsom, Lavender diamond etc. is well documented and, if/when the article receives some attention and comes up to GA status this aspect deserves its own section which means it would have to appear in the lead (it only really looks out of place at the minute because the article is stubby so there's not much in the lead) I've put "folk" in the infobox under genre (having "none" there is just silly) I trust you don't find this controversial? It was not my intention to upset you by claiming you were trying to vandalise the article but may I recommend in future, and bearing in mind that three seperate editors reverted your changes, that you address your concerns on user or article talk pages? Cavie78 (talk) 14:40, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Note: Her genre as "Folk" has been removed a couple of times recently - I think we need an explanation/discussion here first -- Boing!   said Zebedee  09:45, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

 * And again - changing it to something like "Often misrepresented as folk", as someone just did, is personal opinion and shouldn't be done. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 05:55, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

 * Once more, it has been changed - to "60s pop/folk" this time. It should only be changed if support for the change can be found in reliable sources, and must not be changed to reflect the personal opinions of editors. (And that's not the way to do multiple genres anyway). Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:31, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

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I see the birth year and place are not sourced. The birth indexes for England and Wales do not show any birth registration under the name Vashti Bunyan in 1945 or 1946, so presumably her name at birth must have been different - or the date is wrong, or she wasn't born in London. --Pfold (talk) 19:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

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Your comment ''You have miscited, by turns WP:OR, WP:SYNTH, WP:OSE, WP:NOTINHERITED,WP:GNG. Please read them, rather that just choosing the most deletionist construction as absolute license is (1) quite irrelevant to the article in question (2) perilously close to being a personal attack (especially the word miscited''). Since you're so keen on telling people to read policies, let me in turn suggest that you direct your attention to the first two sentences of No personal attacks. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 21:14, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I note your reply. "Miscite" is a negative comment on my personal conduct - I reject it - you have not substantiated it.  We disagree about the application of policy.  The community will decide.  Sergeant Cribb (talk) 08:07, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

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Please read WP:NOTHOW. A section which simply lists unsourced Mnemonics is nothing more than a how-to study guide, and as it is unsourced there is no evidence that any mnemonic is "popular" as indicated by the lead text, nor that any Mnemonic is actually in use, or notable. This is also covered by WP:OR under publishing original thought. If there is any evidence that a reliable source talks about one of those mnemonics than there may be a case to keep that specific mnemonic in the article, but unless sources are provided the text is not inline with our current policies. As the person looking to restore the unsourced content, please see WP:BUREN as you're required to provide those sources.--Crossmr (talk) 23:07, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Have reviewed (again) WP:NOTHOW, do not find that it applies, thought quite arguably other points do. I suggest we err on the side of more information until we come to consensus.

 * The relevant point is this: if the assertion, "Popular mnemonic devices for use in memorizing the elements of adverse possession include..." is true, then although there may be a sourcing issue, that the mnemonics are germane to topic is no longer in doubt. Some of these I believe may be clever, me-too, WP:OR, but since I have not encoutered the topic of adverse possession in course work, I really don't know which ones to snip.  Do you?

 * You see, I think it is extremely unlikely that there is no such mnemonic, or that there is such a mnemonic and it didn't make the list (despite it's undoubted popularity). In such a case of uncertainty, I'd say let it ride until I do know, by asking at, say, Project:Law, or emailing a few friends who went to law school, just to see whether it's as much a common place as, say, DR & MRS VAN DER TRAMP, which is unsourced, but also a commonplace to literally hundreds of millions of past students of French.  Should that be deleted as well? How about Every good boy does fine?

 * I reverted you only because— strong odds are— at least one of these was from someone who attended law school and passed it on. That's what the encyclopedia is about. I have as much a horror of cruft as anyone, but I am not so keen as to go after the van der Tramps with an axe. I'd just ask for a source or inquire as to whether it too might be a commonplace.

 * Do you have greater reason to be certain they are all OR? How much legitimate information are willing to delete from view to spare users from what is, at worst, a bit of me-too OR-foolery?  You rightly point out that the WP:BURDEN is with me, for having restored the content you deleted.  I will leave the matter with you, feel free to revert if you think this will make the encyclopedia better.

 * -SM 05:28, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It fails WP:NOTHOW because it's a how-to guide to study this topic. That is not relevant to an encyclopedia article on a subject. The information does not lead to a greater understanding of the subject. This much is extremely obvious
 * In addition there is obviously a sourcing issue. Not a single piece of text in that section is sourced. It was challenged, and you've twice restored it without properly sourcing it. You admit that you know that you have to source it, and yet have restored it anyway. That is bordering on disruptive editing.
 * Whether a mnemonic exists or not is irrelevant, what would be relevant would be whether or not mnemonics are ever significantly discussed in relation to the topic of adverse possession outside of "how to study the subject". If you had law journals, magazines, etc that were constantly bringing up a specific mnemonic when talking about this, because it was notable, then you might have a case for including it in the article, but you haven't demonstrated that at all.
 * Which ones to snip are extremely clear. Any that are unsourced and that would be all of them. The section itself is created with a biased, unsourced lead.
 * There is no evidence, and you're required to provide as you've twice restored it, that any of that is legitimate, or even true information. The fact that some law student might have come along and added it is certainly not what this encyclopedia is about, because wikipedia is not a primary source or a publisher of original thought. It's a tertiary source which draws it's information from reliable primary and secondary sources.
 * This is all quite clear, and I'm not quite sure where your disconnect is here. We have a short section which is written with a biased unsourced lead, it contains a random list of information that is also unsourced, the information itself has no actual relevance to understanding the subject, the information is nothing more than a study guide, and even then the information is little more than WP:TRIVIA. So all told we have WP:V, WP:NOT, WP:OR, WP:WEASEL, WP:TRIVIA, WP:NPOV (in terms of weight given to the aspect).

 * As far as Every Good Boy Does Fine (which is an WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS argument), would imply that it's a rather notable mnemonic. On the other hand, ,  the rest are far too simply named to search like that. However, a cursory search does not turn up any results that would indicate these mnemonics have ever been significantly discussed or used, nor that they are "popular" not remotely relevant to an encyclopedic article on adverse possession. Heck even a normal google search tuns up this article as the first result for them, this is a clear indication they don't belong here.--Crossmr (talk) 06:30, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * As offered, I will leave it with you. A few points in response to your comments:
 * Your notion that, "it fails WP:NOTHOW because it's a how-to guide to study this topic.", is a bit aggressive: that it vaguely resembles a how-to does not inherently make it deletable. WP:NOTHOW is not intended as a CSD, but a guide as to the aims and forms an article should avoid, it cannot be "failed", and it is not a licence simply to delete broadly).  Your use of biased/weasel makes little sense here, given the trivial, innocent nature of the (quite probable) assertion, these are some common mnemonics....  Again, are you really making the encyclopedia better here?
 * (I should add here that much of Passé composé is actually contrary to WP:NOTHOW, hence the appropriate {Copied to Wikibooks} tag. When that process is completed, much of the content will be gone, but the illustration La Maison and a bit on the van der Tramps will remain, as the simple notability makes them germane to the topic itself.)
 * Your google test on Google Scholar isn't useful as a WP:Notability test, though googling more broadly (like, on Google, shows several hits on law boards, with law students discussing having learned some of these in law school. How the topic is commonly taught is germane to the topic. Your notion that it is, not remotely relevant to an encyclopedic article on adverse possession, uses an extremely narrow construction of topic. Again, think Dr & Mrs Vandertramp.
 * "Heck even a normal google search tuns up this article as the first result for them, this is a clear indication they don't belong here.". This only shows that Wikipedia has good google placement, not that they don't belong.  It does illustrate the danger of OR getting indexed broadly (hence WP:CIRCULAR), and I do know the annoyance of checking out a dubious assertion on Wikipedia, only to be google-flooded for pages with the echo of it in every service downstream that picked up the content.
 * You are correct that there are (at the moment) no sources, but how useful is it to aggressively (i.e. immediately) delete anything only because it is unsourced? Why even ever use {Needsource}? Simple deleting this content immediately on the criteria you've posed is far more disruptive than my reverting you. Which is the disruption: that you were reverted, or that the content remained while we discussed the edit.  The former shouldn't matter to any of us (though I would be annoyed too =)).
 * As to EGBDF, the argument I made used it as an example of something that is a commonplace of the topic, not mearly WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS.
 * To sum up, WP:V (so ask for sources), WP:NOT (you are misapplying WP:NOTHOW, this is most of the problem), WP:OR (you don't yet know which are OR, but are willing to cull the lot just in case), WP:WEASEL (you don't have reason to doubt it is a commonplace), WP:TRIVIA (is not intended as a CSD), WP:NPOV (this was just puzzling).
 * Finally, I think the conflict here (between us) is that you seem to argue immediately in terms of deprecating content and justifying deletion, rather than asking how it might in fact be sourceable and relevant. You misunderstand my comment on the contributions of passing law students:  often times the valuable info arrives before all the precise sourcing, or even before it finds its correct form and tenor. Overaggressive deletion (rather than just asking for sources, making it less HOWTO-ish, etc) undermines the coalescence that is a natural part of what Wikipedia is all about.  There ought to be a WP:LETITRIDE explaining how to avoid overaggressive pruning so as not to disrupt that coalescence where no harm is being done. -SM  08:23, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:NOTHOW is policy, not a guideline. See the top of the page. This isn't a CSD issue, because I'm not deleting an article, I'm removing content from an article. The assertion was not that they are commonplace mnemonics. It clearly stated they were "popular" mnemonics. Even if the assertion was that they were "commonplace" it still hasn't been sourced. This is editor opinion and original research. And yes, to improve an encyclopedia, and articles content must be both added and removed. Not all content is appropriate for the encyclopedia it's why we have several policies and guidelines covering that very aspect.
 * WP:NOTABILITY refers to article level notability, in this case when i used the word notability I was refer more to WP:NPOV under "Undue weight". With not scholarly sources, or any reliable sources discussing these mnemonics our devoting an entire section to them is undue weight. Not that there was any evidence a single one of them was true to begin with.
 * After years of experience you start to get a sense for the kind of things that can be sourced and the kind of things that can't. These kinds of sections can rarely be sourced well, and I'm under no obligation to tag them. If you feel they should be there, then you can go out and find the sources, if they exist, to support the inclusion. That is policy. You've twice questioned whether or not you thought I was being helpful or improving the encyclopedia, and yet you've twice violated our policy that requires you as the restoring editor to find those sources. Even after you acknowledged that that was indeed the case. These mnemonics appearing on law forums is irrelevant because using that as a source would violate WP:OR, WP:RS. Forums are never a reliable source for anything, and trying to use multiple postings to claim that it was a correct and reliable piece of text would be synthesis.
 * WP:V under no obligation to ask for sources
 * WP:NOT it's a policy, and this is clearly a study guide, they're presented in no other context, and not presented in anyway that could further one's understanding of Adverse possession
 * WP:OR none are sourced, so for the time being they're all OR.
 * WP:WEASEL the word used was "popular" and I have no reason to believe they are popular, it's why I removed them.
 * WP:TRIVIA this isn't about CSD, CSD talks about article level things, trivia refers to these kinds of "Fact" lists in articles. Even if they were sourced as true, they would still be inappropriate for the article. As for the french article, look at how the reference to that mnemonic is actually organized. It's highlighted while presenting the actual information and then a single short statement is made about it. It's not sitting alone in a section unreferenced with a biased statement describing it.
 * And yes, a google scholarly search is a general indication of notability, as most of the sources on google scholars, and google news are reliable sources and thus would show coverage in reliable sources. A general google search is NOT an indication of notability because those sources could be anything. The individual sources need to be investigated, but with 401 results for EGBDF, it's quite likely that at least a few meet the criteria, and with no results for the others it's quite clear that it's unlikely that any reliable scholarly sources of note discuss any of these mnemonics.
 * So in fact we have multiple problems here:
 * 1 - Are any of these mnemonics in actual use according to a reliable source?
 * 2 - is there any evidence that any of them are in fact "popular"? A conclusion that would have to be drawn by a reliable source
 * 3 - How do these mnemonics help the reader better understand the concept of Adverse possession? And "being able to remember it" certainly isn't a sufficient answer. The content fails all of those 3 things miserably, especially point 3. That is why I removed it.--Crossmr (talk) 12:25, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

 * I believe you are sincerely trying to make the encyclopedia better, but I don't think you are quite succeeding as well as you might do.

 * While I am not suggesting that we WP:ignore all rules, I am suggesting that their letter is getting in the way of your understanding their intent. For example, by reverting you, I did not violate WP:BURDEN, or anything else: I declined to meet the burden just then simply on the balance of rational probabilities that the mnemonics and their assertion (of popularity) was correct, useful and sourceable, leaving you with a judgement call on whether to rerevert rather than ask for sources.  Reverting you was all I had time to do just then, and in my judgement it made the encyclopedia better in the interim than letting your deletion stand until sourced.  This was in part informed by my understanding of the topic area and its cultural context.

 * Similarly, I did not think of you as somehow in violation of WP:BURDEN or good practice where, "Editors might object if you remove material without giving them time to provide references. It has always been good practice to try to find and cite supporting sources yourself." WP:TRIVIA has explicit language that speaks against simply deleting trivia sections, but it did not occur to me that you were somehow violating WP:Trivia, so much as simply not applying it as well as you might have.  This notion of in violation is far too aggressive to toss around here, and borders on a failure to WP:AGF.  I'm not bothered, but it is something to thing about.

 * Your understanding of WP:NOT (and especially WP:NOTHOW) as something which somehow obliges or permits deletion because it is policy and therefore non-optional is overbroad. Worse, it fails to consider the topic in its context.  When you say, WP:NOT: it's a policy, and this is clearly a study guide, they're presented in no other context, and not presented in anyway that could further one's understanding of Adverse possession, you are in fact bringing some very narrow, subjective assumptions under cover of sound policy. The section of mnemonics is in part a cultural note: because Wikipedia must contain articles that are notable, they do somehow already sit in a culture context, references to which are more likely than not to enhance understanding of them by tying us back to those contexts (this tying back is often why an article is consulted in the first place). In this sense, I believe you are grossly misapplying "undue weight".  This is also why your google scholar test is less appropriate here. Again, van der Tramps.

 * -SM 20:32, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

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