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Randy Jones
Great call for deletion! D. J. Bracey (talk) 22:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Interesting comments on Amdahl's Law
Dear Sneftel, you have removed a sentence from Amdahl's Law page with the comment (rv controversial claim without a reliable source). The sentence was added based on a scientific study published in a paper by a recognized faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May you please describe your definition of "controversial claim" and "reliable source" in this context. Thank you, — Preceding unsigned comment added by AbeAlshareef (talk • contribs) 04:21, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure! I said "controversial" because the rest of both articles describes the two laws as distinct and even in competition. As for "reliable sources", you can read about the basics of that at WP:RS. A single non-peer-reviewed paper strikes me as falling short of that standard. It's possible, though, that there are better sources for the same claim which followed the initial publication. Sneftel (talk) 11:36, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting my edit on "Porphyria"
I didn't read as carefully as I usually do. Autodidact1 (talk) 10:30, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

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Ambrose (disambiguation)

Ambrose (c. 340 – 4 April 397) was an archbishop of Milan.

Ambrose may also refer to:

People

 * Ambrose (surname)
 * Ambrose (given name)

 * Ambrose (bandleader), or Bert Ambrose (1896–1971), English band-leader and violinist
 * Ambrose (Cantacuzène) (1947–2009), Russian-Swiss bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
 * Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212–c. 250), friend of the Christian theologian Origen
 * Ambrose of Siena (1220–1286), Italian Dominican teacher, missionary and diplomat

Communities

 * Mount Ambrose, a suburb of Redruth in Cornwall, England
 * Ambrose, Contra Costa County, California, US
 * Ambrose, Georgia, US
 * Ambrose, North Dakota, US
 * Ambrose, Queensland, a town in Australia

Natural formations

 * Ambrose Brook, New Jersey
 * Ambrose Lake (Algoma District), Ontario
 * Ambrose Lake (British Columbia)
 * Ambrose Lake (Thunder Bay District), Ontario
 * Ambrose Rocks, Antarctica

Educational institutions

 * Ambrose University, a private Christian liberal arts college in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 * Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
 * St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, a Catholic technology college in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
 * St Ambrose College, a Catholic boys' grammar school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
 * The Ambrose School, a grade K-12 classical Christian school in Meridian, Idaho, US
 * St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, US
 * St. Ambrose Academy, a Catholic middle school and high school in Madison, Wisconsin, US
 * Saint Ambrose Catholic School (disambiguation)

Religion

 * St. Ambrose Church (disambiguation)
 * St. Ambrose Cathedral (disambiguation)

Other

 * Lightship Ambrose, multiple lightships stationed on the Ambrose Channel
 * Ambrose Light or Ambrose Tower, a light station that replaced the lightships on the Ambrose Channel
 * Ambrose Medal, an award for service to the Canadian earth science community
 * Ambrose (golf), a team playing format
 * Ambrose, Louisiana, a fictional town in House of Wax
 * "Ambrose (Part 5)", a 1959 novelty song by Linda Laurie
 * Ambrose Monk, a character from the TV show Monk

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Talk:WSIU-TV

More on WSIU-area viewers watching other PBS stations
This article says that viewers in the WSIU/WUSI area able to watch KETC watch it instead. What about WEIU and WVUT? I live in Robinson, Illinois, where WEIU is available on cable alongside WUSI, and, on top of that, WVUT comes in quite well with a pair of rabbit ears at night. People with rooftop antennas are probably able to pull WVUT in better than with rabbit ears, I assume, but I haven't had the chance to experiment with this myself. I assume WEIU would also come in fairly well with a rooftop antenna, though I can't get it with rabbit ears. MSN's television guide says that WNIN and WILL could be viewable, but, again, I'm pretty sure that this is with a rooftop antenna. --User:Evice User talk:Evice Special:Contributions/Evice 22:55, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * I really can't comment too much on WEIU and WVUT, but there is a rather large area of overlap between KETC and WSIU. I used to live about 15 miles from the KETC tower, and WSIU would still come in with rabbit ears, though the signal was rather weak. The local cable company carried both stations. Richardsur

In-market / out-of-market ???
This station has way too many market templates. I just re-added the St Louis TV template that I accidentally removed last time I edited the article, with much reservation. Can someone who knows which market this station is in please trim some of these templates from the page, and edit the templates themselves? AlexDW 16:42, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Its a lot like KFVS, which has a signal that reaches easily into the St. Louis TV market, and almost into St. Louis itself. Kimmy78 16:31, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

split
Comment: I don't recommend the split at all. Although they're different channels, they broadcast the same TV station. Kimmy78 16:31, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

TV/FM Split
The WSIU article should be broken up. There should be an FM article & a TV article. 72.161.148.66 00:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This article really should be split. I just realized the name of this article is WSIU-TV . 207.119.203.11 00:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

The WSIU page is a disambiguation which points to WSIU-TV and WSIU (FM) - not sure why whomever created the disambig page didn't create the WSIU (FM) article? --66.102.80.212 (talk) 11:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randy Jones (artist)

 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 Delete. --Ryan Delaney talk 15:28, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Randy Jones (artist)
Non-notable, non-informative, non-capitalized. Probably just a vanity page. Sneftel 23:04, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete concur with nominator. D. J. Bracey (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 22:57, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per above. --Kurt Shaped Box 23:04, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete under A7. --Howcheng 23:51, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

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Connecticut panhandle

The Connecticut panhandle is the southwestern appendage of Connecticut, where it abuts New York State. It is contained entirely in Fairfield County and the Western Connecticut Planning Region, and includes all of Greenwich, Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien, as well as parts of Norwalk and Wilton. It has some of the most expensive residential real estate in the United States.

The irregularity in the boundary is the result of territorial disputes in the late 17th century between the British colonies of New York and Connecticut. In an agreement on November 28, 1683, that established the New York–Connecticut border as 20 mi east of the Hudson River, New York gave up its claim to this area of 61660 acre east of the Byram River, whose residents considered themselves part of Connecticut. In exchange, New York received an equivalent area consisting of a 1.81 mi strip of land known as the "Oblong" running northwards from Ridgefield, Connecticut to the Massachusetts border, alongside the New York counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess. New York was also given undisputed claim to Rye, New York.

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Whitebirk

Whitebirk is a suburb in the east of Blackburn, in Lancashire, England. Most of the suburb is in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, with the east of the suburb being in the borough of Hyndburn. Whitebirk is part of the Blackburn urban area. The area is largely industrial, and is the eastern terminus of the town's northern bypass, the A6119, where it meets Junction 6 of the M65.

To the west of the bypass, there is Burnley Road and the Greenbank Business Park, and to the east, across the boundary in Hyndburn, is the Peel Centre Blackburn, a retail park built in the 1980s on the site of Whitebirk Power Station, which was opened in 1921, and closed in 1976.

The suburb also includes a council estate, which is situated between the A679 Accrington Road, A678 Burnley Road, and A6119 Whitebirk Road. The areas of Whitebirk are in different wards for local government: the residential area is in Shadsworth and Whitebirk, the industrial estate is in Little Harwood, and the retail park is in Rishton Ward.

Retail
The Peel Centre includes Currys, PC World, ScS Sofas, Onit Furniture, Dreams, Smyths Toys Superstore, B&M Bargains, Sofaworks, Harveys Furniture and Bensons for Beds.

In January 2015, Smyths Toys Superstore announced plans to open in the park, and opened in October 2015. B&M Bargains also has presence in the centre. The Range has a store in Whitebirk, located where B&Q used to be in Blackburn, before it relocated in September 2004 to the Nova Scotia Retail Park, in the Grimshaw Park area. In December 2015, Aldi announced plans to open in the park. In April 2016, the plans were approved, although the application saw opposition. The store opened in May 2017.

Peel, the site's owner, has repeatedly have had planning permission denied for a controversial expansion of the park, first in May 2005, then June 2007, and most recently August 2014, by the High Court, after an appeal was lodged.

They wanted the use of the site to be changed, by adding ASDA Living, Boots, and Next, trying to make a "copy" of Preston's Deepdale, as well as relocating other stores. In June 2007, then Blackburn MP Jack Straw announced that it would be the "death knell" for Blackburn, as did then Hyndburn MP Greg Pope, saying that it would be the "death knell" for Accrington.

A motor park in Whitebirk includes: BMW/Mini (Bowker), Audi (Thompson), Toyota (Vantage), Volkswagen (Lookers), Hippo Motor Group. Other car dealers in Whitebirk are Mercedes-Benz (Blackburn), and Ford (Evans Halshaw).

Employers
EDC Blackburn was the largest manufacturer of CDs in the United Kingdom, and was located between Whitebirk and Little Harwood; the company, formerly Deluxe Global Media Services, was acquired by Entertainment Distribution Company in December 2006, and officially closed down in June 2009, when production was moved to Germany.

Bus manufacturer Darwen Group, formerly East Lancashire Coachbuilders, moved to the industrial estate in the 1990s, from its previous site in the Brookhouse area of Blackburn. It later became part of Optare and the site closed in 2012.

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Talk:Macintosh User Groups

Untitled
This needs to be something more than just a directory of external links - see What Wikipedia is not. Also, might List of Macintosh User Groups in the UK be a better title? Loganberry (Talk) 22:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out, I will (attempt) to add some relevant information to go with the links. I have also added a link to the UK Mac Users Group list of links so maybe the individual links here should be deleted as anyone who is interested can go through that link to obtain individual user group contact details. What are people thoughts on this? 23:43, 6 December 2005 (GMT)

 * Six years later, let's talk about the links again. Currently, the first link is the same as the second link but without the summary text. I'm replacing the first line with the Apple Advisory Board's "Apple User Group Resource" website, and leaving the User Group Finder as the second link. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 06:16, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

back in the old days
....MUGs used to be almost a cultural thing that geeks got together for. I remember BMUG, Berkeley Mac User Group of which I was a member off. Waaay back, we used to hold annual used software/code books sales, tournaments in Marathon, and have special speakers come to talk. Bungie, back before they were big, came and showed us the beta for Myth. i won a t-shirt in the raffle.

anyways, MUGs were the beginnings of macintosh fanaticism. JoeSmack Talk 23:29, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is fun to remember back. But the enthusiasm is gone from meeting in groups, I think.  Back in the day (around 1985) I attended the first MacWorld Conf.  I thought it was the world conference for Macintosh, but found out when I got to SF it was the MacWorld magazine conference, w/speakers.  It was good anyway and my son and I met Guy Kawasaki, the first software evangelist for Apple/Mac.  I was on the first board of directors for Los Angeles Mac Group (they avoided the word 'user' to be more professional.)  I also started the Northrop Macintosh Users Group (giving competitive advantage in an aerospace company) and was invited to Cupertino to be on a board of user group leaders for three days. John Sculley discussed our recommendations with us for an hour.  It was fantastic; many great memories.  Would love to hear from you  Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:15, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * PS: Once, LAMG had a kick-off mtg for MS Office for Mac, with dinner prior w/Bill Gates. Being a corp type on the board, I sent word around the table that I would like to have his business card.  Being Bill Gates, he didn't have one, but his PR person said he would send me one, which he did.  It is lost somewhere here in our So.CA house. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:15, 3 April 2010 (UTC)  We also sponsored an annual expo, some fun.

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Estrella Media

Estrella Media (formerly known as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. from 1987 to October 14, 2019 and LBI Media, Inc. from October 15, 2019 until February 2, 2020) is an American media company based in Burbank, California, owned by private equity firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC. Estrella Media primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community, owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets, and is the parent company of the Estrella TV network.

History
José Liberman, and his son Lenard founded the company in 1987, as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc.. Between them, they had more than 55 years of operating experience in the broadcasting industry. The father/son pair co-founded radio and television clusters in Los Angeles and Houston, and in the late 1990s to early 2000s, expanded their assets to include broadcast properties in Dallas and San Diego. Although their television stations were considered part of the Liberman Television Network, they were still classified as independent stations and by 2006, the company had adopted a consistent branding for its three television stations under the brand "Estrella TV" (or "Star TV"), mirroring the television system model in the Canadian television industry. Liberman expanded the Estrella TV format to other markets where it acquired television stations, featuring much of the same programs as those aired by the Los Angeles, Dallas and Houston outlets (some of which aired in different timeslots than they did on KRCA, KMPX and KZJL).

In 1999, Liberman formed a production division within its LBI Media unit to produce original programming content that would be distributed to the stations, focusing on a mix of variety series, sketch comedy, scripted drama and music programs, talk shows and game shows. One of its earliest programs, the reality game show Gana la Verde ("Win the Green"), caused controversy after several immigrant advocacy groups (including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Central American Resource Center, the Latina Lawyers Bar Association and the Mexican American Bar Association) and California U.S. House Reps. Xavier Becerra, Hilda Solis and Linda Sánchez complained that the format – which debuted in July 2004, and featured illegal immigrants competing in extreme Fear Factor-style competitions for the opportunity to win one year of legal assistance from an immigration attorney to help them obtain a green card – put its participants in danger of deportation by immigration authorities aware of the show.

On August 4, 2006, Liberman Broadcasting reached an agreement with Entravision Communications to buy the company's five Dallas-area radio stations. On May 30, 2007, Liberman Broadcasting announced that it would expand into Utah through its purchase of KPNZ (channel 24) in Salt Lake City from Utah Communications, LLC for $10 million (although it would continue to operate as an English language independent station from after the purchase was finalized that November until February 2008); then on July 19, 2007, Liberman bought KWIE (now KRQB and at the time maintaining a Rhythmic CHR format) in the Los Angeles suburb of Riverside, California from Magic Broadcasting for $25 million. On August 18, 2008, the company purchased low-power station KVPA-LP (channel 42) in Phoenix, Arizona from Latin America Broadcasting, Inc. for $1.25 million.

On January 27, 2009, at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Convention in Las Vegas, Liberman Broadcasting announced that it would turn the Estrella TV concept into a full-fledged national network that would launch at a then-yet-determined date later that year, which would be targeted at adults between the ages of 18 and 49 years old. Liberman had explored the possibility of developing a national network in 2007, when it raised $200 million in capital to acquire additional television stations and expand programming production. The network was originally scheduled to launch on July 1, though its debut was subsequently delayed to September 14, 2009.

On February 3, 2010, LeSea Broadcasting announced the sale of KWHD to Liberman for $5.75 million; the station became an Estrella TV owned-and-operated station following completion of the sale, under the callsign KETD, on June 1. On February 22, 2010, Liberman Broadcasting acquired W40BY (now WESV-LD) Chicago from Trinity Broadcasting Network, intending to convert it to serve as the Estrella TV O&O for the market. The sale was closed on December 6. On January 23, 2012, Liberman Broadcasting announced the sale of KNTE-FM (96.9, now KXBJ) in the Houston suburb of El Campo, Texas to the KSBJ Educational Foundation for $2.1 million; the sale was completed that April. Subsequently, on May 2, Liberman pared back its Houston-area radio cluster further with the sale of KJOJ (880, now KJOZ) in Conroe to Aleluya Christian Broadcasting (a subsidiary of DAIJ Media LLC) for $1 million. On February 11, 2013, Liberman Broadcasting announced the sale of Spanish CHR KTCY (101.7 FM, now KYDA) in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburb of Azle, Texas to the Educational Media Foundation for $6 million.

In September 2016, Liberman Broadcasting was involved in two sexual harassment lawsuits filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court involving two female newscasters. In the initial suit, former Estrella TV anchor/correspondent Adriana Ruggiero (who filed her suit anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane Doe") claimed sexual harassment, wrongful termination and breach of contract, accusing the network's Vice President of News at the time, Andres Angulo, informed her that Lenard Liberman was unconvinced about promoting Ruggiero—who was appointed as main anchor of the early-evening Noticiero Estrella TV newscast in 2015—to permanently replace the then-recently deceased Enrique Gratas as anchor of the prime time news program Cierre de Edicion because she did not look attractive enough, had asked her to showcase her cleavage more on-air (a claim Angulo allegedly stated he would deny asking her if she took the case to court), had repeatedly harassed another female employee, and threatened to replace her with fellow anchor Adriana Yañez (who was hired by the network in October 2015) if Ruggiero insisted on receiving a bonus stipulated in her contract. In retaliation for pursuing the bonus, Ruggiero claimed she was excluded from Cierre de Edicion editorial meetings and “intentionally caused members of the news team to lose respect” for her opinions and abilities. (Ruggiero was replaced as Cierre de Edicion anchor by Pedro Ferriz Hijar, previously with Mexico's Efekto TV network, and was replaced on Noticiero Estrella TV by Yañez in January 2016, resulting in her effective dismissal from the network.)

A separate suit filed on June 23 by Karla Amezola—then anchor at Los Angeles flagship KRCA-TV—cited a history of “shameless and disgusting acts” of harassment by Angulo that “continued to escalate in levels of depravity”, stating that he bragged about his sexual experiences and showed her nude photographs of female co-workers he had slept with to Amezola and other Estrella/KRCA colleagues, had propositioned her for sex numerous times (including telling her that he thought of her while masturbating in his office), had kissed her against her will and allegedly stroked his erect penis while asking her to "turn around" to peer at her buttocks while in Angulo's office. Amezola also claimed Angulo threatened her in 2015 against taking any legal action and warned her that human resources would not believe her allegations. After filing a complaint to Estrella/KRCA human resources, Angulo and Estrella TV management retaliated against employees who "contributed damaging information,” removing her as 5:00 p.m. anchor at KRCA (while retaining her as 11:00 p.m. anchor) without cause and undertaking measures against employees who came forward as witnesses to Amezola's claims.

On November 21, 2018, Liberman Broadcasting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company—which claimed assets worth between $100 million and $500 million and liabilities worth between $500 million and $1 billion—sought to reduce its overall debt by more than $350 million and secured $38 million in debtor-in-possession financing. On April 17, 2019, Liberman obtained approval of its reorganization plan from the Delaware bankruptcy court, with the expectation that it would be able to clear its balance sheet within the following several months. As a result, Estrella TV suspended production of the talk show Noches con Platanito and cancelled its two morning news programs Primera Edición and Buenos Dias Familia. (The latter two shows—following a four-month run of telenovelas and an encore of the previous weeknight's edition of flagship newscast Cierre de Edicion in the timeslot—would later be replaced by a new morning news program, En la Mañana, on October 21.) On October 15, 2019, Liberman Broadcasting completed its reorganization plan, turning over ownership of the company—which was formally renamed LBI Media, Inc.—to its first lien lender, private equity firm HPS Investment Partners, LLC, which sponsored the reorganization plan; the reorganization eliminated more than $350 million of debt from its balance sheet. As part of the corporate reorganization, co-founder/CEO Lenard Liberman divested his equity in LBI, and was replaced as the company's CEO by former Granite Broadcasting and Communications Corporation of America Chairman Peter Markham. On February 3, 2020, LBI Media rebranded as Estrella Media, borrowing its name from flagship Spanish-language network Estrella TV. On April 18, 2024, MediaCo Holding, announced that it had acquired all of the company's content assets. Estrella Media kept the stations as a result.

Estrella-owned stations
Stations are listed alphabetically by state and city of license.

Television stations
Note: All stations listed below are Estrella TV owned-and-operated stations.

Radio stations
Note: All stations listed below are owned by Estrella through its radio broadcasting division, Estrella Radio.

Radio stations
(a partial listing)

Television
The following television shows are produced by Estrella Media, TV Azteca and are distributed exclusively to Estrella owned & operated TV stations:
 * Venga la Alegría
 * Ventaneando
 * Al Extremo
 * Acércate a Rocio
 * Escape Perfecto
 * La Rueda de la Suerte
 * Noticias 24 Horas
 * ''Noticero Estrella TV"
 * Rica Famosa Latina
 * Venga la Alegría: Fin de Semana
 * Al Extremo: Fin de Semana
 * MasterChef Latinos
 * 100 Latinos Dijeron
 * Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento
 * MasterChef México: Celebrity
 * Tu-Night con Omar Chaparro
 * Boxeo Estrella TV
 * Marcaje Personal

Radio
La Ranchera, La Raza, Que Buena and El Norte features Regional Mexican music, whereas features Luna features Spanish Adult Contemporary music.

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User talk:Nais

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Robert Marcelonis

Robert ("Bob") Marcelonis (June 2, 1953 to March 30, 1995) was an American musician and artist, based in Philadelphia.

Marcelonis was known in the Philadelphia arts community as a songwriter, playwright and founder of several improvisational comedy groups. Naturally gifted and raised in a religious family, Bob had composed Masses, Ave Maria's and commemorative pieces for the canonization of Saint John Neumann. He sang in the choir of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. As well as playing various instruments, composing and orchestrating, Bob had an incredible voice and a natural singing ability. He graduated from Temple University's School of Music in May 1975, as a music composition major.

He was interested in of all types of music and cultures, which would often influence his musical compositions. Though classically trained, he participated in the folk festival every year. And as well as masses, wrote inane lyrics and silly songs, always happy to make people laugh or to laugh himself.

As is often the case with artists, Marcelonis had to find work outside of the arts in order to make ends meet. He became an accomplished computer systems analyst in a matter of months through self-study and was able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle through this work.

During the late-1970s and early-1980s Marcelonis wrote scores of songs and played the local coffeehouse circuit both as a solo act and with his band, Melisma. He lived for several years during the late-1970s and early-1980s in Los Angeles where he worked with "The Groundlings" learning the craft of improvisational comedy.

His mother was diagnosed with cancer just as Bob was starting to break through in both his musical and comedic talents. He returned home to Germantown, in Philadelphia, to care for his mother until she died. He remained in the home where he grew up never returning to California.

Upon returning home to Philadelphia he soon started his own series of improv groups. Some of the descendants of these groups are still performing in Philadelphia and other areas, to this day. He was thought of by many as a "catalyst"; bringing creative people together and initiating the creative process in music, comedy and various artistic media. Bob wrote a lot of comedy and could find humor in all of life. Bob used to justify his wit with his famous phrase: "Didja laugh?? Well, then!!" Always, with a smile, a joke, a song — Bob was a man of many talents and a very simplistic, uncomplicated life view.

In the early-1990s, Bob's life would change drastically when he learned he was HIV positive. Bob fought hard for his life but came to accept his pending death as certain, as his illness would infiltrate his body and he would get AIDS, suffering greatly. At first he feared admitting his illness and losing his family and friends. But in the end, pure love overcame fear and as he told each of his family and friends, all embraced him and all were with him to the very end.

Bob used his illness as inspiration and motivation to complete his vision of two plays. One, Fables, based on Aesop's fables, was a continual work in progress from High School until he was forty. His artist friends came together and performed the play to standing room only audiences, sold out for its run.

Aids now had the upper hand on Bob but he had desire to complete one more play, Copernicus, an ironic twist since Nicolaus Copernicus the astronomer had leprosy, the AIDS of 15th century.

He wrote constantly, as he could feel himself getting weaker. It may be that his need to write the play, compose the music and the scores, is what got him through the ever darkening days of his health. His music's inspiration and aware of his time limitations, Bob made this not only a mission but his final work. Copernicus was a masterpiece of all his talents, music, composition, writing, comedy, love, life and death.

Bob paralleled the story to living with AIDS and used his play as a project for an AIDS fundraiser, "The Copernicus Project." Artists came from all over the world to mount this play. The hand sewn costumes were brilliant, a gift from Catherine Jansen, a well-respected mixed media artist shown in many galleries. Opera singers came from all over the globe to give Bob's play the best it could have. As he was writing the play his illness progressed. He lost vision in one eye and suffered terrible pain in his body. But love and passion kept his fire ever burning and he worked night and day on Copernicus, his gift to us, his love story.

He once said to a friend:
 * "I am sick with a deadly disease, I am weak and dying, this I know. But I also know that I am very blessed to be loved unconditionally, no matter what. And you know what? Right now, with my play being produced and all my friends and family here and to be so loved...even with AIDS, knowing I am dying, I wouldn't trade places with anyone at this moment!"

And he would not have. A man of great ability and the capacity to love and to be loved. He never had an agenda, just a passion for life, laughter and music.

Marcelonis died in his home in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in March 1995 after a prolonged struggle with AIDS.

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StarGazers
No I had not, actually. Cheers, SwisterTwister   talk  06:02, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Category:South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame inductees has been nominated for discussion
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Even though I don't care for the category, I do think the organization is notable enough for an article. I created Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame a couple years ago if you want an (imperfect) template. In case my nomination passes, I don't want you to lose any work so here are the current articles: Thanks, RevelationDirect (talk) 00:28, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
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 * RevelationDirect, I appreciate the fact that you took the time to write to me. Your suggestion is certainly worth considering.  I've never been particularly interested in sports; but, I do sometimes produce content to insure that my state of South Dakota is well represented on Wikipedia.  My free time is extremely limited these days; but at a future date, I may consider writing the article.

 * In my opinion, Wikipedia articles related to regions of the United States tend to have too much "coastal bias," focusing more on the more heavily populated east and west coasts of the United States while neglecting the less densely populated Midwest and Plains regions in between. South Dakota has its own heroes and celebrities.  The problem with Wikipedia is that the importance of these individuals seems to be determined by their overall notoriety. I am certainly in favor of a democratic process; but, the problem with voting on Wikipedia articles is that the differences in population density in different parts of the United States mean that most of the votes tend to come from people who live along the two coasts.  The flaw in this process is that it does not give weight to the opinions of people from within different U.S. regions for which the subjects of a Wikipedia articles are more relevant.

 * For example, Ken Hirsch was an extremely well known media personality in South Dakota. For decades, Ken Hirsch served as the weather man on three different Sioux Falls television stations and was well known for his travel agency.  Ken Hirsch was also well known for his interest in aviation (which he shared with viewers during his weather forecasts); and, he frequently served as the announcer at many local air shows.  However, Ken Hirsch was not known to people in densely populated places like New York or California; and for this reason, the Wikipedia article on Ken Hirsch was quickly deleted.  Ken Hirsch was very famous across most of South Dakota; but unfortunately, that apparently wasn't enough to justify a Wikipedia article about him.  It is certainly understandable that Ken Hirsch would not have been well known across most of the United States; but, he is certainly still one of the better recognized media personalities in South Dakota.

 * Once again, thank you for your time.Brianhass (talk) 07:19, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

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Simon Theodor Aufrecht (7 January 1822 – 3 April 1907) was a German Indologist and comparative linguist. He was the first Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently spent two decades as Professor of Indology at the University of Bonn.

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The abriviation VCS stands for Voltage Controlled Synthesiser, and the number 3 simply refers to the fact that this was EMS (Electronic Music Studio) third version of the design, wich eventually made it to production.

How was the VCS-3 *Semi*-Modular?
The claim is made on this page that the VCS-3 was "Semi-Modular". It's my understanding that Semi-Modular means that a synth has a default signal path which can be overridden. Did the VCS-3 have a default signal path? I don't think so, right? I think this should be changed to just "Modular". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.174.255.87 (talk • contribs)

 * The VCS-3 has a pegboard for signal routing. I *guess* you could call it modular, given it doesn't have a default signal path - you need to use the pinboard for routing. It's a monolithic device - no discrete hardware modules - but it's modular in its signal paths. It's going to come down to what the definition of "Semi-Modular" is, and it feels kinda weird classifying this as 'modular' given its physical nature - A l is o n  ❤ 19:25, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Still in production?
The links section points here and states that the machine is still in production. But the company's webpage was last updated in 1998. In theory I could telephone them and find out what they are doing (their number is 01726 883 265) but that would be original research. I would have to phone them up, write about them on a website, and then link to that article in order for the information to be valid under Wikipedia's rules. -Ashley Pomeroy 22:25, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Good idea.--Dr. Who 02:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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What the heck is this http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk/snaps/everynun.jpg ? --Dr. Who 02:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * It's an EMS Synthi A. Rodhull  andemu  23:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Merge of EMS Synthi A?
Both of these synths have a hugely overlapping history, for their design, development and use. Would the coverage of Sister Synthi A be improved by combining the to and presenting it all as one coherent article? Andy Dingley (talk) 17:19, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

This makes perfect sense to me - the Synthi A is essentially a repackaging of the VCS3 and the two should be considered together Jpmaytum (talk) 13:03, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

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Hello, I'm new to all this. I've signed up because I'm currently restoring the original prototype VCS3, and I feel that I should post some pictures of it.

It's the very first one built by David Cockerell and Tristram Cary, and is hand labelled with Indian ink in Tristram's wonderfully spidery writing. It was owned by Tristram until his death, and is now owned by his son, John. It's also the actual machine that was used on various Dr Who episodes from 1969 until the Radiophonic Workshop got their Delaware. So any advice on how to add these would be appreciated Davepegz (talk) 01:39, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

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Hans Zimmer's first synth
This source says that the VCS 3 was the first synth owned by Hans Zimmer. It came up for sale in 2021, and Zimmer confirmed that he had owned it at one stage. One of the photos shows that the case is engraved with the words "Hans Zimmer Hill House Studios, Brighton." I wondered if this was worth adding as it is sourced.  ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 19:36, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

 * We could add Hans Zimmer to the Notable users section but I'm concerned about using a for sale notice as a source for this. ~Kvng (talk) 14:12, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Definitely not a reliable source. Masato.harada (talk) 14:20, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The primary sourcing is why I held off on adding this. It may well be true, but it needs better sourcing. This dates from 2021 and the asking price for the synth and its keyboard were £13,990 GBP, approx $17,770 USD; the page says that the item has been sold as of July 2021. This gives some idea of the price for a second hand VCS 3.-- ♦Ian Ma c  M♦  (talk to me) 16:09, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm actually OK with adding an entry now that the sale is complete. My main concern was helping someone complete the sale or other COI. A primary source is better than no source which is the situation with a few other entries in this list. There's little chance of misinterpretation of a primary source for a bare entry in a list. ~Kvng (talk) 18:24, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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Hello NoNo, I'm anotherkaz. I saw your message to me about one punch that can kill buffalo. Maybe my sentence is not clear, sorry for my poor english. I intend to write it can take the buffalo down to the ground in one punch. You must think it is impossible. This technique was really exist in Muay Korat (one kind of Muay Thai), but I think only few who can use it effective as its name. Anyway I just know from others and books. How do I know? cause I'm Thai ;P. If you want to know more, you should search the details about Muay Boran and Muay Korat. --Anotherkaz

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 * Hey, NoNo. I'm still getting used to Wikipedia, so I have no idea how to message you normally, but I honestly can't remember the specific line I edited in the Muay Thai article, but it didn't sound like a NPOV to me. I didn't think it was worded in a neutral perspective and sounded more like it was written by a fan of the style. Also, I believe what I removed was under the "Conditioning" section which wasn't appropriate for those comments. -- KewDrew

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Could you help me write this article?
Hello,

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me write either Seikichi_Iha or Shorin-ryu_Shido-kan. Tkjazzer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Alien2

Hello from Alien2
Friends and gentle-wikipedians - Please excuse my profound newbie stand, this is my only article on adat, please try to [edit] or add-to-it, as it stands out as an unwikified article. My POV is un-important but the facts are! 165.21.154.113 01:51, 29 September 2005 (UTC)Alien2
 * some ppl are little some are smaller
 * don't tell U r taht Big
 * so only PPL silly brains, say so!

Your Mon gi>e U a brain Use it - 165.21.15 4.109 11:44, 4 Oct 2005 (SGT)

My loaded meat image for laughter!

My resume for promotion

 * Origin: wikipedia
 * Land of Interest:Island in the Sun (Singapore, Riau island and all in the archipelago)
 * Interests: blogging and reading
 * Race: homo sapiens
 * Language: secret languages and symbolisms
 * Focus: Spiritual Metaphysical realities
 * Purpose: destined to live forever
 * Gender: female or male, not a problem
 * level at wiki: newbie

Thanks for all_that_attention
send an email to norey_2@hotmail.com

Aids is a terrible afflictions
Lately aids has made news again : be a giver!

One of the most respected Owner of Les Vegas gambling corporations is stricken with aids. He was about to kick the bucket, so he said, Aids for A, Best leave it alone, C for cancer, D for me, I am looking forward to die!

So the good angelic nurse sister said to him, "You are not going to die today, maybe in a few more years later!".

Reply the rich man, "but this is killing Me I feel terrible!"

"Well," said the angel besides his bed, "It's just that you feel that way, aids is actually a blessing., why don't you give away by send some of that stuffs to the Katrina survivors? That, I can't! he exclaimed, I need it all...for myself!"

"But you going to die, why not give it away sooner before you go?"

"I can't I only want to die in peace with all that!"

However the richman did give away his wealth and recover He became a beggar..eventually

One day one of the high rollers came to play in the big building and see him there "Oh Mr. Rick I see you are begging for something, why you are the richest man doing beggging.. I can't believe! "

Then the man said to his old client "Me - I Kuput long time ago, now I am no longer able to afford all that money in the bank, U see I give it all away, and I have not a penny anymore!"

"Why do U do that?" asked the client

"Well I exchange for giving away my aids!"

Your message
Sorry I don't understand the message you left on my talk page. -- Curps 02:16, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

Sorry Curps! don't mean to confuse U, it's just when I used the wikipedia sad, very sad!)- You can fill and correct vadalism in wikipedia as your duty to clear|fill}correct up my article, then your name|admin came on, That's irrating to say the least so I did a bunch|whole lot and you fill up and clear stuffs to wikifying BUT THE THE POINT IS while|when we were doing it the bombs were being set off, I suspect & believe 'U are not the culprit nor me, I keep wondering, did those people|ppl use the wikpedia to communicate - if it did it I must hit our little jackof??? pot and start the Bang! I never know but want to make sure too, understand? Are you from Indonesia with the JL movement, is that your works? and so on? Goto our sgwiki site and see my works and my belief, U are wasting my time too, BYE! hehehe alien2 Alien2 22:02, 2 October 2005 (UTC) POV nor NPOV is a joke|nonsense wi me. so it irrates ppl like me, just saying straightAlien2 22:02, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Your article about your Hotmail address
Don't write articles about your e-mail address! It's not notable. Academic Challenger 21:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Thks! alien2Alien2 22:03, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

So edit within my nonedit
I try to un-edit withOut any wikipedian's priveleges. so here is a sample nonwiki

not bad for a newbie, eh?

goto see 'our website_Lor

**** [] cute? and paste!

alien2Alien2 22:04, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

N.B I think I do ==FINE== without edits anymore _Lor hehehehehehe Haha

Introduction to Covenantal theology
Presbyterian theology is similar with covenant theology. It has its roots in classical and historical attachments from theologians as far back as the early Church fathers. St. Augustine was one of the early church fathers who believed that God in his divine will and act decreed or covenanted with mankind as from the Garden of Eden when Man fall into sin. Within then, the promise of the ‘’seed of the woman’’ God decreed His own futuristic plan of redemption by the atonement of the promised seed who will bruised the head of the enemy that is the symbolic representation in the serpent in the Garden. That tradition goes down along with other luminous church theologians like John Calvin the author of the Institutes of Theology, a vast and clearly defined works of art and Christian writings in the definition of the classical covenant theology position as followed by many other theologians in the covenanted believing churches.

In history and following, it is possibly the earliest written and widely used form of creed after the Apostolic Creed and confession of Westminster Abbey for the Presbyterian churches and what it stands for by its covenant theological position, however there are claims by the earliest Anabaptists and other believers and followers of the teachings of Christ who are unrelated historically or any wise with that dogmatically thinking and believing system.

Of course theologically speaking there are too many systems as derived from the Bible and we acknowledge it as “Biblical Theology” by some or others who only regarded the Bible as a part and parcel of God given system within the scope of traditions and important church Fathers teachings whose succession and divine authority was instituted and originated from God through Jesus and the 12 apostles.

Modern Evangelicals and believers would like to disagree and debate too, that the Grace of God was fundamental to the understanding of faith in Jesus as revealed all through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation within all the 66 books of the Bible, and many different system of theological distinctions were emphasized in contrast with covenantal theology. Fundamental to the core of disagreement is the approach of Rationalism and Armenian thinking that contrasted with the dogmatic approach taken by covenantal theologians. For instance, theology is taken from the Bible without regard to a complete closed system from “knowing it all to blindly accepting all”. Rather it works from the inquirer to search and find for facts and reality in the Bible whether such things are so as recorded in the Bible.

Unblocked
I have removed the block on your account, since the original block was based on very weak evidence, and also because the block was technically affecting other Singapore Wikipedians as well. Please remember that the rules over here are stricter than in sgWiki. If you ever come back, do take a look at our policies and guidelines, and hope you enjoy editing again. Regards, Kimchi.sg 13:53, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

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Amur hedgehog

The Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis), also called the Manchurian hedgehog, is a hedgehog similar to the European hedgehog in appearance and behaviour, although it is more lightly coloured. It is native to Amur Oblast and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China, and the Korean Peninsula. Like other hedgehogs, it uses scent and hearing while looking for prey, and the name "hedgehog" refers to the pig-like grunts it makes as it forages.

Description
This hedgehog is closely related to and slightly larger and lighter in color than the European hedgehog, with a head-and-body length of between 160 and 290 mm and a very short tail. It weighs between 600 and 1000 g. The head, back and sides are covered with long, sharp spines. These are of two different colours; some are plain white; others have a white or yellowish-brown base and tip, and a central portion that is mid to dark brown, giving the animal an altogether pale, brownish-grey colour. The quills on the head are separated from each other by narrow strips of bare skin. The quills, covered in keratin, are strong so that they don't break or fall out. These spines are used as a defense mechanism when they are threatened. The hedgehog curls up into a ball, where their quills are facing out and their face/head are curled inwards. The face and underparts are covered in pale hair.

Distribution and habitat
The Amur hedgehog is found natively in the Amur Oblast and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China, and the Korean Peninsula. Its range extends from about 29°N, which is just south of the Yangtze River northwards to the Amur Basin and the Korean Peninsula. It occupies a wide range of habitats including grassland, forest edges, and areas with mixed coniferous and broadleaf woodland. The IUCN Red List states that it is found in valleys and lowlands but not in highland regions or cultivated fields. The Mammals of China disagrees, stating that suitable habitats include montane and sub-alpine terrain, steppe, shrublands, cultivated land, villages and city parks. It was introduced to Kanagawa and Shizuoka Prefectures in Japan.

Reproduction
The Amur hedgehog is an animal that can survive on its own without any partnership. These animals typically only come together when it is mating season. There is no information regarding this specific species reproduction to this date.

Ecology
Like other hedgehogs, this is a nocturnal species, emerging at night to forage for small arthropods, especially fly larvae, and earthworms, centipedes, snails, mice, frogs and occasionally fruit. Chinese sources state that this hedgehog is preyed on by sable (Martes zibellina), but Russian sources dispute this. There are one or two litters in the summer, each consisting of four to six young, and in about October, the hedgehog enters a state of torpor and hibernates until spring.

Status
E. amurensis is a common species and no specific threats have been identified, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". These hedgehogs, though common, have a lifespan of 8 years, while in captivity. It is unknown how long they live in native lands.

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Associated Country Women of the World

The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for rural women, with a membership of nine million in 82 countries (per 2023). ACWW holds a triennial conference and publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.

History
Late 19th Century – rural women's groups were set up independently. Communication between groups enabled more country women to come together in friendship and work towards similar goals.

London April 1929 – first International Conference of Rural Women – 46 women from 24 countries attended four-day conference.

Vienna 1930 – conference decision by the International Council of Women to form a 'Liaison Committee' of rural women's organizations.

Stockholm 1933 – the committee became the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).

In 1980, the Food and Agriculture Organization honored the Association with a commemorative medal calling it the 50th anniversary.

In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with an article by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. This followed her biography of founder, Mrs Alfred Watt.

Mission
ACWW funds projects in the following areas:
 * Literacy
 * Health education
 * Nutrition and home economics
 * Agricultural training and development
 * Income generation
 * Water and sanitation
 * Civic conscientiousness/community involvement

Aims and Objectives
OVERALL AIM

*Improved quality of life for women and communities world wide

*Empowerment of women, raising the standards of living for rural women and their families, and enabling their voices to be heard at the UN and global levels, including participation in the Sustainable Development Goals.

CHARITY OBJECTIVES

*The relief of poverty

*The relief of sickness and the protection and preservation of health

*The advancement of education

WHAT WE DO to achieve Charity Objectives

Carry out advocacy on behalf of rural women and their communities

Support education opportunities for rural women

Support the sharing of knowledge between rural women

Support partnership and local activities of rural women

Raise awareness of the needs and challenges in rural communities amongst non-rural women and others.

HOW ACWW WORKS

The greatest resource ACWW has is its Member Societies around the world. Through the Triennial World Conference they elect the Board of Trustees, who appoint Specified Committees. Every three years Member Societies have the opportunity to bring forward policy resolutions to be voted on by the membership. If adopted, all Societies have a mandate to work to achieve these policy resolutions in their own countries.

The Board of Trustees adopts a Strategic Plan in each Triennium, and works to achieve its goals, in line with the wider Aims and Charitable Objectives of ACWW. Board Members and Central Office work to ensure representation at the United Nations, and to amplify the voices of members at the international level. Area Presidents work to unite the voices of members in their regions, and to raise local, national, and regional issues to the attention of the wider organisation.

ACWW Central Office creates resources to support the Board of Trustees and Member Societies, collects and maintains information, showcases the best practice of Members, and coordinates international exchange of ideas, best practice, and processes.

ACWW maintains partnerships with other organisations, and the Projects Committee and Board oversee the funding of small-scale, women-led development projects. These projects are delivered by local partners to ensure that local needs are met, local challenges are understood, and local voices are heard.

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1996 United States presidential election in New York

The 1996 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New York, a reliable blue state that no Republican presidential candidate has won since 1984, was won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican ticket of Senator Bob Dole of Kansas and Representative Jack Kemp of New York. Clinton carried New York by a landslide 28.86% margin of victory, taking 59.47% of the vote to Dole’s 30.61%, even though Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp was from New York. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 7.97% of the popular vote.

Clinton improved dramatically on his 1992 showing in New York, when he had won the state with a 49.7% plurality. 1996 firmly entrenched New York’s status in the modern era as a Democratic stronghold, rather than the swing state it had been in the 20th century. Many historically powerfully Republican upstate counties were won by the Democratic ticket: As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time for a Democrat to carry Cattaraugus, Chenango, Delaware, Fulton, Jefferson, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Chemung, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida and Schoharie counties.

This is the first election since 1964 that Democrats swept all five boroughs of New York City, which also occurred in 2000 and 2012. In this process of sweeping traditionally Republican suburbs around New York City, Clinton increased his lead in Westchester County – where he later moved in 2000 – from an 8.5% win in 1992 to a 21-point sweep in 1996. Many of these gains would be preserved in future elections: since 1996, no Democratic presidential candidate has received less than 58% of the vote in New York State, and except for George W. Bush in 2004, no Republican has broken 40%. Clinton's 28.86% victory margin is the second widest ever for a Democrat, only behind Lyndon Johnson's 37.25% in 1964, although several subsequent Democrats have received a higher vote share.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Cattaraugus
 * Chemung
 * Chenango
 * Clinton
 * Delaware
 * Dutchess
 * Essex
 * Fulton
 * Herkimer
 * Jefferson
 * Lewis
 * Madison
 * Oneida
 * Ontario
 * Orange
 * Oswego
 * Richmond (coterminous with Staten Island, a borough of New York City)
 * Saratoga
 * Schoharie
 * Schuyler
 * Suffolk
 * Warren
 * Washington
 * Yates


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Ida Noddack

Ida Noddack (25 February 1896 – 24 September 1978), née Tacke, was a German chemist and physicist. In 1934 she was the first to mention the idea later named nuclear fission. With her husband Walter Noddack, and Otto Berg, she discovered element 75, rhenium. She was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Background
Ida Tacke was born in Lackhausen (nowadays a part of the city of Wesel) in the northern Rhine region in 1896. She described how she picked her path of study by stating, "since I did not want to be a teacher at all, and research and industry employed proportionally fewer physicists at that time, I decided to become a chemist– a decision that was welcomed by my father who owned a small varnish factory in the Lower Rhine region." She chose to attend the Technical University of Berlin because she was drawn to its long and demanding programs. She entered the school in 1915, six years after women were allowed to study in all of Berlin's universities. Nine out of the eighty-five members of her class studied chemistry. In 1918, she graduated from the University with a degree in chemical and metallurgical engineering, specifically on higher aliphatic fatty acid anhydrides. She was one of the first women in Germany to study chemistry, and she was a part of one of the first generations of female students in Germany. In addition, the percent of women studying chemistry increased from 3% before World War I to 35% during the war. After graduating, she worked in the chemistry laboratory of the Berlin turbine factory of AEG, which is a company that is affiliated with General Electric in the United States.

The building she worked in, designed by Peter Behrens, was world-famous and resembled a turbine. She met her husband, Walter Noddack, at the Technical University of Berlin while he was working as a researcher. They were married in 1926. Both before and after their marriage they worked as partners, an "Arbeitsgemeinschaft" or "work unit."

Nuclear fission
In 1934, Enrico Fermi bombarded uranium with neutrons in his laboratory in Rome, and identified a new type of radioactivity whose atomic chemistry differed greatly from uranium and similar elements. He published his findings claiming this to be evidence of a new transuranic element. Ida Noddack quickly published a paper questioning Fermi’s conclusion. Noddack correctly criticized Enrico Fermi's chemical proofs in his 1934 neutron bombardment experiments, from which he postulated that transuranic elements might have been produced. This theory was widely accepted for a few years. However, Noddack's paper "On Element 93" suggested a number of possibilities, but centered on Fermi's failure to chemically eliminate all lighter than uranium elements in his proofs, rather than only down to lead. The paper is considered historically significant today not simply because she correctly pointed out the flaw in Fermi's chemical proof but because she suggested the possibility that "it is conceivable that the nucleus breaks up into several large fragments, which would of course be isotopes of known elements but would not be neighbors of the irradiated element." In doing so she presaged what would become known a few years later as nuclear fission. However, Noddack's theory did not exhibit experimental proof or a theoretical basis for this possibility. Therefore, the paper was generally ignored and mocked by others, despite the fact that she was correct. Several German scientists, like Otto Hahn, saw Noddack's work as "ridiculous." A woman's position in the workplace had been dwindling for years due to the 1929 Wall Street crash. In 1932, a German law, replicating others in Europe, was put into place that obligated married women to leave their jobs and become housewives so that there would be more positions available for men. Noddack was able to escape this law due to her status as an "unpaid collaborator." This may have caused her to be looked down upon by men in the field as she was only able to work due to this loophole.

Noddack's idea of nuclear fission was not confirmed until much later. Experiments along a similar line to Fermi's, by Irène Joliot-Curie, Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Pavle Savić in 1938 raised what they called "interpretational difficulties" when the supposed transuranics exhibited the properties of rare earths rather than those of adjacent elements. Ultimately on December 17, 1938, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann provided chemical proof that the previously presumed transuranic elements were isotopes of barium, and Hahn wrote these exciting results to his exiled colleague Lise Meitner, explaining the process as a 'bursting' of the uranium nucleus into lighter elements. Meitner and Otto Frisch utilized Fritz Kalckar and Niels Bohr's liquid drop hypothesis (first proposed by George Gamow in 1935) to provide a first theoretical model and mathematical proof of what Frisch coined nuclear fission. Frisch also experimentally verified the fission reaction by means of a cloud chamber, confirming the energy release. Therefore, Noddack's original hypothesis was finally accepted.

Element discovery
Noddack and her husband-to-be looked for the then still unknown elements 43 and 75 at the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt. In 1925, they published a paper (Zwei neue Elemente der Mangangruppe, Chemischer Teil) and called the new elements rhenium (75) and masurium (43). They named the elements rhenium in respect of Ida's birthplace, and masurium in honor of his. After scientists were sceptical of their results, the Noddack's began to perform more experiments to confirm their discoveries. Only rhenium's discovery was confirmed. They were unable to isolate element 43 and their results were not reproducible. These achievements led to Ida being awarded the German Chemical Society's prestigious Liebig Medal in 1931.

Element 43 was definitively isolated in 1937 by Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perrier from a discarded piece of molybdenum foil from a cyclotron which had undergone beta decay. It was eventually named technetium due to its artificial source. No isotope of technetium has a half-life longer than 4.2 million years and was presumed to have disappeared on Earth as a naturally occurring element. In 1961 minute amounts of technetium in pitchblende produced from spontaneous 238U fission were discovered by  B. T. Kenna and Paul K. Kuroda. Based on this discovery, Belgian physicist Pieter van Assche constructed an analysis of their data to show that the detection limit of Noddacks' analytical method could have been 1000 times lower than the 10−9 value reported in their paper, in order to show the Noddacks could have been the first to find measurable amounts of element 43, as the ores they had analyzed contained uranium. Using Van Assche's estimates of the Noddacks' residue compositions, NIST scientist John T. Armstrong, simulated the original X-ray spectrum with a computer, and claimed that the results were "surprisingly close to their published spectrum!" Gunter Herrmann from the University of Mainz examined van Assche's arguments, and concluded they were developed ad hoc, and forced to a predetermined result. According to Kenna and Kuroda 99technetium content expected in a typical pitchblende (50% uranium) is about 10 −10 g/kg of ore. F. Habashi pointed out that uranium was never more than about 5% in Noddacks' columbite samples, and the amount of element 43 could not exceed 3 × 10 −11 μg/kg of ore. Such a low quantity could not be weighed, nor give X-ray lines of element 43 clearly distinguishable from the background noise. The only way to detect its presence was to carry out radioactive measurements, a technique the Noddacks were not able to employ, but Segrè and Perrier did.

Following on the van Assche and Armstrong claims, an investigation was made into the works of Masataka Ogawa who had made a prior claim to the Noddacks. In 1908 he claimed to have isolated element 43, calling it Nipponium. Using an original plate (not a simulation), Kenji Yoshihara determined Ogawa had not found the Period 5 Group 7 element 43 (eka-manganese), but had successfully separated Period 6 Group 7 element 75 (dvi-manganese) (rhenium), preceding the Noddacks by 17 years. However this claim has been disputed by chemistry historian Eric Scerri in his book titled "A Tale of Seven Elements"

Notable nominations and awards
Ida Noddack was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry due to her discovery of rhenium and masurium. Noddack and her husband were repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1937 (once by Walther Nernst and K. L. Wagner for 1933; both Noddacks were nominated by W. J. Müller for 1935 and by A. Skrabal for 1937). The two of them were also awarded the German Chemical Society's prestigious Liebig Medal in 1931. In 1934, they received the Scheele Medal of the Swedish Chemical Society as well as the German patent for rhenium concentrate.

In 2020 a memorial medal of the discovery was issued by ISTR, designed by Igor Petrov.

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Wikipedia:Experimental Deletion/XD4

=XD4=

eXperimental Deletion method XD4 is only a corollary to the existing method XD2.

Technical background
In the user preferences under "Misc", a threshold for "stub display" can be set, which will give links to articles with a size in bytes that is under that threshold a different CSS class ("stub"). That CSS class is normally set to a dark red, but can be changed in the user CSS of course, so you can set it to redlink red (#CC2200) if you want.

Applying that to deletion
A problem with all the previous techniques is that they leave bluelinks for deleted articles. If we use a template with a really short name (e.g. <10 bytes, which is possible) to mark deletions, we can set our stub thresholds to 11 bytes and enjoy seeing our deletions create redlinks, at least for us.

Using it
Set your stub threshold as described above to 12 bytes. Replace articles that you wish to faux-delete with XD4 (and nothing else!) and state your reasons in the edit summary. Then proceed as described in XD2, but enjoy the redlinks you are creating. The category in which you can find pseudo-deleted articles is .

An example can be seen at Epica Magna. (This one has a copyvio on it, but the same principle applies).

Optional
To get true redlink-looking links from this trick, add the following to your monobook.css: /* set stubs to normal redlink color */ a.stub { color:#CC2200; } You can, of course, use any color you like, or leave the default dark red.

In addition to the pros&cons of XD2, the following applies:

Pros

 * Gives XD the ability to create redlinks
 * Works without software change
 * Could be easily set as default

Cons

 * Is a server strain (probably, need to check with devs)
 * I asked on #wikimedia-tech if the proposed use of stub thresholds would interfere with caching. Jamesday said that stub threshold could even be disabled because of load problems with it, but Midom said that page length is now in row aggregated, though this is untested. However, Tim Starling says that stub thresholds disable the parser cache, which Jamesday said wouldn't be good for logged in users. As an alternative, Tim said he would be happy to implement this feature properly and efficiently if there is consensus for it. Angela. 10:15, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Presently only works if set it manually, and not at all for non-logged in users (but that could be changed pretty easily)
 * Deletion resons probably have to go into the edit summary, because they would be too long (short stubs are sometimes no longer than 30 bytes)
 * Some users use the stub threshold as it was originally intended - if they set their stub threshold higher, they can no longer see the difference between a stub and a deleted page.
 * Does not seem to work outside of the normal article namespace (more testing needed)
 * That includes all Special: pages.
 * There is no guarantee that a redlink page will contain the XD4 template - it might simply have been blanked or replaced with short nonsense, like a word with four letters :)

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