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Advanced Crew Escape Suit

The Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES), or "pumpkin suit", is a full pressure suit that Space Shuttle crews began wearing after STS-65, for the ascent and entry portions of flight. The suit is a direct descendant of the U.S. Air Force high-altitude pressure suits worn by the two-man crews of the SR-71 Blackbird, pilots of the U-2 and X-15, and Gemini pilot-astronauts, and the Launch Entry Suits (LES) worn by NASA astronauts starting on the STS-26 flight, the first flight after the Challenger disaster. The suit is manufactured by the David Clark Company of Worcester, Massachusetts. Cosmetically the suit is very similar to the LES. ACES was first used in 1994.

History
In 1990, the LES was nearing the end of its service life, so a program to produce a successor was initiated. Favorable crew evaluations of a prototype led to full scale development and qualification that would run until 1992. Production of the completed design began in February 1993, and the first suit was delivered to NASA in May 1994.

After 1998, it became the only suit used during launch and re-entry on the Space Shuttle. The ACES incorporates gloves on disconnecting lock rings on the wrists, liquid cooling and improved ventilation, and an extra layer of insulation. The ACES suit is analogous to the Sokol suits used for Soyuz missions and its functions are virtually the same – the primary differences being the ACES suit having a detachable helmet and survival backpack, while the Russian suit has an integrated helmet and no backpack (due to the limitations in space aboard the Soyuz, and that the spacecraft is an entry capsule, not a winged spacecraft or lifting body).

Design

 * A one-piece pressure garment assembly with integrated pressure bladders and ventilation system. Oxygen is fed through a connector at the wearer's left thigh and is transmitted to the helmet, via a special connector at the base of the neckring. The helmet and gloves are connected to the suit, via locking rings, a metallic gray in color (Gemini suits featured a gray neck ring and red and blue anodized glove rings). The suit has a Nomex cover layer in international orange color, instead of silver or white as in previous David Clark suits.  The orange color allows rescue units to easily spot the astronauts in the case of an Orbiter bailout over the ocean.  Underneath the suits, astronauts wear Maximum Absorbency Garments (MAGs) urine-containment trunks (resembling incontinence shorts) and blue-colored thermal underwear, which has plastic tubing woven into the garments allowing for liquid cooling and ventilation, the latter being handled by a connector located on the astronaut's left waist. The pressure bladder uses a "breathable" material that, while maintaining pressure, allows perspiration to exit and prevents liquids from entering, this is an improvement over the non-breathable pressure bladder used for the LES.
 * A full pressure helmet with a locking clear visor and a black sunshade worn to reduce any glare from reflected sunlight, especially during the approach and landing phases of the mission. This is the same model used with the LES. It was chosen for its wide field of view, comfort and lack of headborne weight. A communications cap (originally white, but since changed to dark brown and identical to those worn by the Russian cosmonauts with the Sokol space suits worn aboard Soyuz missions), is worn underneath the helmet, and connected to a special plug inside the helmet, which is then connected to the intercom system in the Orbiter, via a white-colored plug similar in appearance to the communications "pigtail" on the old Mercury helmets.  An anti-suffocation valve at the back of the helmet allows for the passing of carbon dioxide from the helmet. The helmet's clear pressure faceplate is locked into place using a mechanical seal with a prominent "lockdown" bar that can be easily reached with gloved hands.
 * The gloves are also attached via a locking ring and are likewise in international orange color. These can be put on more easily and more quickly than was possible with the launch entry suit, and ball bearings allow the wrist to "swivel". When the suit is pressurized, the gloves are also pressurized. The palm of the gloves is textured to allow crews to throw switches, push buttons, turn knobs (especially the "ABORT MODE" knob on the commander's panel), and, for the commander and pilot, to operate the flight control stick during the final approach during landing.
 * Heavy black leather "paratrooper" boots with zippers instead of laces. These help prevent foot and ankle injuries and reduce swelling of the feet when the suit is pressurized.  No cloth is used on the boot, as a way to prevent injuries in the event of a flash fire.
 * Survival backpack, which includes a personal life raft.
 * Light sticks, which are tucked into the shoulder pockets on both upper arms. The light sticks are intended as an aid in case of an emergency, and are colored orange to identify the astronaut crew, while technicians in the close-out crew carry green ones.

Each suit is sized individually, although most suits can be worn by astronauts of different heights. No ACES has failed during normal flight operations. The Columbia investigation found that the crews' ACES all failed at some point, but also that none of the Columbia crew had sealed their helmets, and also that several were not wearing suit gloves. By comparison, in 1966 an SR-71 pilot in a similar suit, whose helmet and gloves were sealed, survived similar pressure conditions when his aircraft broke up while flying at approximately Mach 3. The "thermal and chemical environment of the Columbia accident (the temperature and oxygen concentration) was "much more severe" than in the SR-71 accident, however, and the report recommended that future crew survival suits be evaluated for thermal and chemical resistance as well as (as USAF suits had been evaluated previously) pressure and windblast.

Specifications

 * Name: Advanced Crew Escape Suit (S1035)
 * Derived from: USAF Model S1034
 * Manufacturer: David Clark Company
 * Missions: STS-64 to STS-135
 * Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA)
 * Pressure type: Full
 * Operating pressure: 3.5 psi
 * Total weight: 92 lb
 * Suit weight: 28 lb
 * Parachute and survival systems weight: 64 lb
 * Useful altitude: 30 km
 * Primary life support: Externally to suit, vehicle provided
 * Backup life support: 10 minutes

Future use
Initially, ACES was intended to be retired after the Space Shuttle program and be replaced by the Constellation Space Suit for Orion missions. The Artemis program instead planned to use a modified ACES called the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS). This suit will have increased mobility in comparison to its Space Shuttle counterpart and will use a closed-loop system to preserve resources. The OCSS is to be worn inside the Orion spacecraft during launch and re-entry, in case of a depressurization emergency.

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St Marys, New South Wales

St Marys is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 45 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith.

St Marys sits between South Creek which forms the western boundary and Ropes Creek, its eastern boundary. The Western train line splits the suburb into northern and southern halves. The northern portion of St Marys/Dunheved is abundant with trade (especially automotive), manufacturing, waste processing, and storage centres, yet also contains a leagues club. In contrast, the southern end of St Marys is a commercial and residential hub, with Queen Street functioning as the 'main street' retail district alongside separate shopping centres, a town square, a swimming pool, community centres, sports fields, and schools.

History
The township of St Marys was first known as South Creek. The Bennett coach and wagon works manufactured horse-drawn wagons to meet the growing demand for transport in Sydney. There are currently three such wagons on display, each in its own enclosure, at South Creek Park (on the northern side of the Great Western Hwy, east of South Creek).

The suburb is named after the parish church of St Mary Magdalene, which was built between 1837 and 1840 and modeled after the church of the same name in Cornwall. The church is situated on Magdalene Street between the Great Western Highway and King Street. The church foundation stone was laid on 22 November 1837 by Bishop Broughton, and the cathedral, along with being heritage-listed, is one of the oldest churches in New South Wales that still has regular services. Internees in the church cemetery include the wife of Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales, plus numerous members of the King family. The land was donated by King's son and the bricks were made on his estate. The nearby King, Gidley and Lethbridge streets were named after various members of the King family.

The site is believed to have been chosen by the mother of Phillip Parker King. The property had been acquired from John Oxley in 1828 by King, the original grant having been made in 1823. Other land grants in the area included those to Anna Josepha King in 1807 (Dunheved), Samuel Marsden (Mamre), and Mary Putland (Frogmore). The area was first called South Creek because European settlement was originally centred along the banks of the creek. The land grants became working holdings because of the permanent water supply. The rich alluvial soil along the banks of the creek ensured an expanding agricultural community and its location on what was then called the Great Western Road, later renamed to the Great Western Highway, meant that it became a convenient staging post.

The name St Marys was first used when the St Mary's Post Office was opened on 1 October 1840. The township formed part of a grant to Mary Putland (later married Sir Maurice O'Connell), the daughter of Governor William Bligh (former master of HMS Bounty, during the famous mutiny in 1789). Closer settlement of the area was made possible when in 1842 part of the O’Connell Estate was subdivided.

St Marys has a long and rich industrial and agricultural history, including tanneries and munitions formerly operated by Australian Defence Industries.

Mamre, situated on Mamre Road, was built c.1830 for Samuel Marsden. It is a two-storey Georgian home that is heritage-listed.

Circa 1829–32, the Lethbridge family built Werrington House just north of St Marys. It was based on the family home in Cornwall. It is one of the most significant colonial homes in New South Wales and is heritage-listed.

St Marys is now the home of the South Creek/St Marys Outpost sub-branc of the Vietnam Veterans Association and the St Marys & District Historical Society Inc.

Municipality of St Marys
The Municipality of St Marys was proclaimed on 3 March 1890, and the election of the first council was held in May 1890. The council was amalgamated with the Municipality of Penrith on 1 January 1949. The first Mayor was William Garner, and the last mayor was J J Blair (1948). There is a branch office of the Penrith City Council on Queen Street along with a library. The St Marys & District Historical Society is open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm in the Community Centre complex located on Mamre Road on the southern side of the Great Western Highway.

Heritage listings
St Marys has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * Great Western Railway: St Marys railway station
 * St Marys Magdalene Church
 * Bronte House
 * Mimosa House

Demographics
According to the, there were 13,256 people in St Marys.
 * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.6% of the population.
 * The most common ancestries were Australian 23.5%, English 22.0%, Filipino 6.2%, Irish 5.5% and Scottish 4.6%
 * 56.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were the Philippines 4.6%, New Zealand 3.7%, India 3.7%, England 1.5% and Fiji 1.5%.
 * 59.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 2.9%, Tagalog 2.5%, Samoan 1.9%, Hindi 1.6% and Filipino 1.4%.
 * The most common responses for religion were Catholic 25.6%, No Religion 23.0%, Anglican 9.4% and Islam 5.5%, a further 10.8% of people elected not to disclose their religion.

Industrial area
The northern half of St Marys, demarcated by the train line, is the site of numerous industrial and trade businesses, along with smaller specialist enterprises, most of which are situated alongside or branch from Glossop and Forrester roads.

The automotive industry has a major presence with wreckers, multiple kinds of workshops (paint, body, tyre and auto, brake and clutch, electrical, etc.), and car dealerships operating in the area.

Waste treatment facilities also occupy north St Marys, with several major sites as follows:

 * Cleanaway St Marys Liquid Waste Services (provides waste disposal and treatment services for both households and businesses)
 * Penrith City Council's Community Recycling Centre (council drop-off point for hazardous household waste to be disposed of in a safe manner)
 * Sydney Water's 'St Marys Advanced Water Treatment Plant' (government water treatment facility that processes 60 Megalitres of water daily )

Commercial area
The commercial area in the southern half of St Marys is primarily on and around Queen Street, with a collection of both franchised and independently-owned establishments lining both sides of the thoroughfare. There are also some businesses along Railway Street adjacent to the southern side of train station, and a few along the Great Western Highway such as Aldi, Dominoes, a medical center, and the St Marys Band Club.

St Marys Village Shopping Centre
St Marys Village Shopping Centre is located on Charles Hackett Drive. This sub-regional centre includes Woolworths, Target and over 40 specialty stores. The centre provides convenient shopping over a single level with easily accessible ground level parking. Within the shopping centre is a community noticeboard, in the corridor opposite the centre management office.

Station Plaza
Station Plaza was a shopping centre which included a Coles Supermarket, around 16 specialty stores, and an undercover car park. It was located on Phillip Street opposite the St Marys train station and bus depot. The plaza and carpark were demolished in early 2023 to clear the land for the new Metro Station as part of the Aerotropolis and Metro line development plan.

Hotels
St Marys Hotel is located on Queen Street. The hotel opened in 1955 and was originally the St Marys Rex Hotel.

The Wagon Wheel Hotel is another local pub/accommodation and derives its name from 'Bennet's Coach & Waggon Works', the business that was operated by brothers George T and James Jr. Bennet and which was situated near Queen Street from 1875 until its closure in 1920 (or 1858-1954 depending on the source). Although initially named 'The Waggon Wheel' from its establishment in 1859 by James William Bennet (the father of George T and James Jr.), the hotel was renamed after the first world war to 'The Park View', but reverted back to 'The Waggon Wheel' in 1959. The name again changed back to 'Park View' in the late 90s', then to 'King of the Mountain' in 2006, and finally to 'The Wagon Wheel Hotel' which it is currently known as.

On the north side of St Marys is the Holiday Inn, which has a modern design and is adjacent to the St Marys leagues club.

Arts and culture
There is a small arts scene in St Marys, with sections of Queen Street being adorned in murals designed by independent artists, likely commissioned by the local council. Many of these can be viewed on a single walking route or 'street art trail'.

Open-air concerts, holiday events, and family-friendly activities are often held in Coachmans park, around the middle of Queen Street.

In addition, the St Marys Corner Community and Cultural Precinct ('The Corner') is situated on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Mamre Road, just beyond Queen Street. The Corner is the site of several facilities including an arts and crafts studio, community centre and hall, the Nepean Multicultural Access organization, and the former site of the local council chambers (now relocated to St Marys Library).

The former council chamber building at St Marys Corner now houses the St Marys & District Historical Society, which acts as the suburb's museum; it contains numerous photographs, displays, and artifacts that depict life in St Marys since the 19th century. The society itself is volunteer-run and open to the public on certain days or by appointment.

The Nepean Multicultural Access centre provides an assortment of community and social services, particularly for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse demographics. The centre also holds scheduled activities including English conversation classes, indoor boules, sewing & needlework, pottery, painting, and gentle exercise sessions.

Leisure and recreation
St Marys is home to several activity and leisure centres, including:

 * Don Bosco Youth Centre (multisport recreation centre that contains an indoor soccer court, basketball courts, table tennis, snooker, foosball tables, trampolines)
 * Ripples Leisure Centre (indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness centre, hydrotherapy)
 * Within the same vicinity as Ripples are outdoor tennis courts and a BMX pump racetrack
 * Go Bananas Family Entertainment Centre (indoor soft playground and early learning centre)
 * Skypeak Adventures (outdoor treetop-adventure style aerial obstacle course)
 * St Marys Indoor Shooting Centre (indoor firearms and archery shooting range)
 * National Indoor Sports/St Marys Indoor Sports and Recreation (indoor courts-for-hire that offer netball, soccer/futsal, football/oztag, etc.)

Additionally, the nearby Troy Adams Archery Field in the adjacent suburb of Werrington is used by the Penrith City Archers club, which caters to newcomers and archers of varying skill levels.

Transport
The M4 Motorway sits along the southern boundary with entrance and exit ramps to Mamre Road leading to St Marys Town Centre (North) and the St Clair estate (South). The Great Western Highway is the major East–west road in the suburb. Sydney Street and Marsden Road are on the northern and southern boundaries.

St Marys is also serviced by a regular passenger rail service along the main western railway line with St Marys station forming a major local public transport hub combining rail, bus and taxi services.

Dunheved is a major industrial, and commercial centre to the north. Between March 1942 and March 1986 Dunheved was served by a branch rail line that left the main western line approximately 200 metres west of St Marys station as part of the Ropes Creek branch line that was constructed to serve the munitions works formerly operated by Australian Defence Industries. While the rail infrastructure was left in place for many years after the closure, other than Dunheved Station platform and Ropes Creek Station (within the Ropes Crossing estate), nothing remains of this branch line beyond Christie Street.

Schools

 * St Marys Primary School
 * South St Marys Public School
 * Kurambee School (Special Ed.)
 * Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School
 * St Marys Senior High School

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St Johns Park, New South Wales

St Johns Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Fairfield. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History
St Johns Park was originally home to the Cabrogal people who inhabited the broad Liverpool-Fairfield area. When the First Fleet arrived in Australia, the colonial administration designated this area the parish of St John. Nineteenth century maps indicate a St Johns Farm in the area and it is through this connection that the suburb gained its name.

By the 1890s there was a public school on Parkes Road (now Edensor Road), a post office (opened in 1888), and a growing community, with an unusual number of Italians, who had arrived in the 1880s after the failure of the Marquis de Rays's expedition to New Ireland. The Bellotti and Gava families established vineyards on Bulls Road.

Yugoslav migrants Theodore and Samuel Serovich arrived in 1885, also cultivating wine grapes.

Both the Italian and Yugoslav communities were renewed and expanded during the period of postwar migration in the 1940s, and St Johns Park is still a very multicultural area. Chicory and wild fennel growing along the banks of Clear Paddock Creek are relics of the early European farmers.

Demographics
According to the 2021 census, St Johns Park had a population of 6,302 people with a median age of 43, which was higher than the national median age of 38. Over a third of people were born in Australia (39.0%), with the other most common countries of birth being Vietnam (18.2%), Iraq (7.1%), Cambodia (6.0%), Croatia (3.4%) and Laos (2.0%).

The majority of people spoke a language other than English at home (85.2%), with Vietnamese (23.9%), Cantonese (5.5%), Croatian (5.0%), Arabic (4.9%) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (4.8%) forming the top responses for languages spoken at home. About a fifth of people (20.9%) spoke only English at home.

Housing
At the time of the 2016 census, St Johns Park had a total of 1,660 occupied private dwellings, of which 93.1% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached dwellings and 0.4% were flats or apartments. Of these occupied private dwellings, 50.1% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

Landmarks
St Johns Park sits beside Clear Paddock Creek which runs along 500m. The 'Restoring the Waters' project, which was the first of its kind in Australia, consisted of the restoration of the concrete channel into a living stream. It took seven years to plan and build and was funded with the assistance of a $1.33 million grant from the NSW State Government through its Stormwater Trust.

Schools

 * St Johns Park Public School
 * St Johns Park High School

Places of worship

 * St James Smithfield
 * St Johns Park Baptist Church
 * St Nikola Tavelić Croatian Catholic Church and Community Centre
 * St Hurmizd Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral
 * Vietnamese Buddhist Phap Bao Temple
 * Tinh Xa Thanh Luong, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple

Clubs

 * St Johns Park Bowling Club
 * St Johns Park Sports Club (also known as Jadran Hajduk Croatian Club).

Services

 * Cardinal Stepinac Village is a retirement hostel and nursing home

Notable people

 * Corey Payne, Australian rugby league footballer and administrator

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Hi and welcome, thank you for your edit of age of consent the opinion of the US courts is a interesting sidenote. However the phrase "but often inaccurately" may be leaning toward a point of view WP:NPOV. The term "Statutory rape" is used in many places in this way, no matter how harsh or unfair the lable may be in some cases. Perhaps you could reconsider this? Thanks :) Monotonehell 12:58, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
 * The text you left on my talk page helps me understand your edit. But as you stated "...it doesn't explain things..." as it stands. I think the best idea (since we're trying to both reduce the size of the AoC article and improve it) would be to add a side note that there's some contraversy over the term and link to the Statutory rape page since it goes into the matter in depth and duplicating text on WP is kinda redundant with this new fangled hypertext idea ;). What do you think? Monotonehell 18:33, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm having troubles putting the link in briefly without creating a POV. I guess the harsh fact is that it is considered rape because the minor is not able _under law_ to give consent. The key here is to introduce the debate while staying neutral on the topic. How about something like..?
 * Sexual relations with a person under a juristriction's age of consent is in general a criminal offense, with punishments ranging from token fines to life imprisonment. The legal term also varies with region. Terms include unlawful carnal knowledge, (possibly stick more terms here) and Statutory rape. A debate exists in some quarters over the use of the term Statutory rape in certain cases (see that page for more detail).
 * Monotonehell 08:12, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes in some regions the law gives different terminology for different situations. But I think the fact remains that there is a term Statutory rape and in some juristrictions that label is applied where the AoC is (in some people's opinion) quite high. I don't like the term myself at all. I'm of the opinion that consentual sexual contact between two persons should never be called rape as it dilutes the term rape which is a personal assult. BUT that's the point I guess - it's an opinion POV doesn't belong in academic writing, except where an opinion is being critiqued.
 * I think I've forgotten what it was we were trying to do. XD Maybe that would actualy help the process; actually setting out what it is we are trying to achieve with this edit. Are we trying to point out that there is debate over the use of the term? Monotonehell 00:04, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Pchst I put my reply to you on my talk page -- Monotonehell 16:29, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

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Actually, I didn't "remove" the Economist quote - but I did move it into the main text. The reason is that the lead should not contain material that is not in the main text. I liked the quote as well, I just felt it belonged in the main text instead. About the Native Americans, I felt that it should continue its place in the lead, both to reference the materials that do exist, and perhaps to encourage further development of the topic. You up for adding more there? Tidying_Up  t  04:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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Adak Airport

Adak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is the farthest western airfield with scheduled passenger air service in the entire United States at 176.64W.

Adak's airport is one of the largest airports in the Aleutian Islands. Built by the U.S. Navy for Naval air transport, the airport consists of a 7800 ft runway and a 7600 ft runway (perm closed fall 2015), equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings. Adak currently has scheduled jet service, every Wednesday and Saturday, provided by Alaska Airlines.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,989 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 1,907 in 2009, and 2,097 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).

History
The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II. Adak Army Airfield was used during the Aleutian Campaign by both USAAF and Naval Air units, particularly in defensive actions against Japanese forces occupying Attu and Kiska.

Following the war, the AAF turned Adak over to the United States Air Force until 1950, and then to the Navy who established anti-submarine warfare base there. Adak was most recently run by the U.S. Navy as a deployment base for P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, primarily to conduct antisubmarine warfare operations against submarines and surveillance of naval surface vessels of the former Soviet Union. As many as 5,000 US personnel lived at the base during the Cold War, many with families.

Adak was also used as a refueling stop for transpacific passenger flights. Pan Am first operated a Seattle-Adak-Tokyo flight in 1946 to demonstrate the viability of a transpacific great circle route to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

On 31 March 1997, the Navy closed Adak Naval Air Facility. A large portion of the former military facility's property was transferred to the Aleut Corporation in 2004 and became a National Wildlife Refuge.

Facilities and aircraft
Adak Airport resides at elevation of 18 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 5/23 is 7,790 by 200 feet (2,374 x 61 m) and 18/36 is 7,605 by 200 feet (2,318 x 61 m). Runway 18/36 is now permanently closed for all operations.

For the 12-month period ending January 2, 2011, the airport had 340 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per month: 62.4% scheduled commercial, 29.4% general aviation, and 8.2% military.

Airline and destination
Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. Alaska Airlines operates two flights weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, using Boeing 737-700 or Boeing 737-800 jet aircraft and previously with Boeing 737-400 jet aircraft.

Historical airline service
Reeve Aleutian Airways (RAA) served Adak from the late 1940s until 2000 when the airline ceased all flight operations and went out of business. In 1948, Reeve Aleutian was operating Douglas DC-3 service once a week between Anchorage and the airport. From the 1970s through the early 1980s, the airline was operating nonstop service several times a week from Adak to Anchorage (ANC) with Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop aircraft. Reeve Aleutian also operated nonstop Electra propjet service from the airport to Attu Island during the 1970s. Jet service arrived during the mid 1980s with Reeve Aleutian operating Boeing 727-100 jetliners from the airport nonstop to Anchorage twice a week. By 1989, the airline was operating nonstop 727 service three times a week from Adak to Anchorage. In 1994, Reeve Aleutian was operating four direct flights a week between the airport and Anchorage with Boeing 727-100 jets configured for combi aircraft passenger/freight operations with all of these flights making intermediate stop in each direction at the Cold Bay Airport in the Aleutian Islands. In 2020 and 2021, the flight to Adak would stop in Cold Bay to assist with the shutdown of commuter flights from Anchorage to Cold Bay and Unalaska. The stop was discontinued in Summer 2021.

Other sources

 * Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-8556) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
 * Order 2004-6-24 (June 25, 2004): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,617,923, for the period May 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006.
 * Order 2006-5-21 (May 23, 2006): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,393,384, and Peninsula Airways for $449,605 at Atka and $314,694 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2008.
 * Order 2008-3-36 (March 31, 2008): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,483,122, and Peninsula Airways for $513,803 at Atka and $469,786 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2010.
 * Order 2010-7-9 (July 15, 2010): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,675,703, and Peninsula Airways, Inc., for $290,780 at Atka and $639,008 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2012.
 * Order 2012-9-10 (September 11, 2012): re-selecting Alaska Airlines, Inc. to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, consisting of two nonstop or one-stop round trips per week with Boeing 737 combi aircraft between Adak and Anchorage for an annual rate of $1,675,703, for only a one-year period.
 * Order 2013-7-14 (July 16, 2013): re-selecting Alaska Airlines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, for $2,057,114 annual subsidy from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015.
 * Order 2013-7-14 (July 16, 2013): re-selecting Alaska Airlines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, for $2,057,114 annual subsidy from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015.

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-- Kirill Lokshin 23:58, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Hey, sorry for reverting the anon edit you made to your user page. It looked like vandalism coming from an IP; glad you caught and fixed it. Welcome! Christopher Parham (talk) 03:46, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your good intentions. Canadianism 05:00, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

You?
You're the same dude who keeps leaving comments on my blog! Well, thank you for them, at least I'm offending someone!

Kinneyboy90 02:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Skepticism doesn't get rid of the truth, it just shields it.

haha
You're in 8th grade too?! Same here. You know, we should stop the rivalry, and put all differences behind. Do you use any Instant Messengers?

Kinneyboy90 02:24, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

Re:haha
I do not, as of now, have Instant Messengers, however, I will get this relatively soon.

PS: Scepticism is doubtfulness of something. So, to be Sceptical, you doubt something. Rational scepticism is the aplication of the Scientific method into parts of everyday life, when doubtful of them. Rational sceptics have challenged New Age Healers and Creation pseudoscience. Rational scepticism helps find the truth, not cover it up!

I use Canadianisms, not Americanisms. I spell Sceptic with a c, not k, you Americanist!

C NOT K Remark, etc.
Canadianism, It doesn't really matter how you spell skeptic, but I'm not from Canada either, are I? I want to thank you for creating the WikiConservatism article, but it, like you is very stereotypical, I think I will edit it to make it more factual and grammatically correct in the meantime. I appreciate all that you have done, it shows me someone is reading my policies.

Kinneyboy90 17:53, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Your Welcome and the sceptic part was a JOKE!

Canadianism 02:18, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Once Again, I'm Not Canadian
Blue Tory.....you calling me a Blue Tory? Well, if you are, once again, I'm not from Canada. Oh yea, learn the difference between they're, there, and their. They are all distinct nouns, which are not the same at all. Your Wikiconservative page contained errors such as those, but I tried my best to fix all of them. Analyze it again. I edited the page, but mind you, I kept it neutral, of course, the neutral in your sense.

Kinneyboy90 03:26, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

 * All the Canadianisms (words coined in canada) I am including for two reasons.

1)Stay true to my user name.

2)Semi-humourously illustrate to Americans what occurs when our neologism are spread across the web!

Canadianism 05:15, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

No Subject
What is Asperger's Syndrome?

Why are you so hostile to Americans? I know you may not like the policies of George Bush, but that is not justification for alienating and being hostile towards the rest of the nation!

You may be surprised to hear this, but I don't like George Bush any more than you do, ever since he made a remark implicating that my God and Allah are the same entity. He took it too far! I also believe, as a supposed Methodist, he is a hypocrite, because he lied about WMDs in Iraq. But you don't see me cursing other Americans because of one man. That's like me cursing the entire German nation because of the Holocaust Hitler committed. Now is that fair? I don't think so, wasn't the German's fault, more like that old hag Hindenburg's for appointing him Chancellor in '33.

Well, I've stated my case.

Kinneyboy90 03:17, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I am not hostile towards americans! What I'm hostile to is Americanisms! These are words or phrase coined in America or a phrase changed. American Liberal is a complete bastardization of the original term! Look it up on the Wikipedia!

Asperger Syndrome, is a syndrome characterized by specific or intense interests. When I was young, some physcologists diagnosed me with it. Check the article!

Canadianism 03:54, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

It bored me, so I left it. I'd rather have a concise definition than an elaborated analysis on it!

P.S., Tommy Douglas was a Baptist minister, did you know that?

Эро н Кинней

 * Yes, I did. Did you know Thomas Jefferson was a deist? Oh, and Asperger Syndrome is a mental condition defined by specific interests, logical thinking (generally), lesser socializing capabilities, average to above average intellect, average to above average language capabilities, and sometimes interests in numbers (though not in my case).

Canadianism 03:45, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

But that's okay for them. <--- Is a theist. What is this?:

 * For love of goodness, check your inclusionist link!!! It is above your more facts about me. It leads to RELIGIOUS INCLUSIONISM, which is the view all religions, irreligious philosophies, etc. are valid! You don't support that, you view Christianity as the only valid religion, so change the LINK!

I don't know what you were talking about. It doesn't exist anymore. That section anyway, it got aggravating.(hmmm. My social studies teacher was baptist .)

Эрон Кинней 07:38, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Canadianism 22:13, 16 November 2005 (UTC)-Here is the specific text I was reffering to:

Section 5: WikiPhilosopies and Associations I consider myself an Inclusionist, this is because I have never deleted any part of any article, unless, of course, if the info was not educational in nature, or did not meet the appropriate Wiki criteria (not truthful info). Even though I have been accused by many to be an Exclusionist and Deletionist, if you look at my credentials, you will notice I have deleted not one article anywhere. I recently joined an organization named the Association of Wikipedia Historians, not so much as I am a historian (a qualified one, anyway), but because it is one of my foremost interests, and because I enjoy writing about it. I support Wikiconservatism, and there has been widespread criticism of me because of it.

Davidson Black
I removed the reference to his wife because it had no purpose or context, and it was poorly written. Was his wife an important person in her own right? If so it should be mentioned, if not it's just taking a meaningless name onto the article. If there's something to be said about her, say it, if not, then why not mention every member of his family? It at least needs some context, otherwise it's an out of place factoid. -R. fiend 04:26, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

 * It is important to metition the wife of someone. If not in the main article, then in a triva section. It provides knowledge as to his personal life. Someone's partner, married partner, is a piece of knowledge worth keeping, as he has gone voyagues with her.

Canadianism 04:31, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Canadian wikipedians' notice board
I would like to invite you, if you already have not, to review the Canadian wikipedians' notice board. It contains useful resources for editing Canadian-related pages and provides a forum for discussion of Canada-Wikipedia issues. I see from your user page that you are an inclusionist, so you may enjoy the Canada-related articles for deletion section. I, however, am a mergist (I take a more structured approach wherein I believe useful content should be grouped into comprehensive discussion of the topic, and not fragmented across many pages). Once you review a lot of the crap that is put up for deletion you may change. Also, if you like what you see, please sign the members list. --maclean25 01:05, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Featured article for December 25th
I noticed you have listed yourself in Category:Atheist Wikipedians. That said, you will probably be interested in my suggested featured article for December 25th: Omnipotence paradox. The other suggestion being supported by others for that date is Christmas, although Raul654 has historically been against featuring articles on the same day as their anniversary/holiday. — BRIAN 0918 • 2005-11-28 08:07

Featured article candidacy for an Hugo Chavez subarticle
I noticed you have listed yourself in Category:Leftist Wikipedians. That said, you will probably be interested in an Hugo Chávez Featured Article Candidacy (FAC). Chavez himself happens to be a socialist politician. As usual, please use your own higher judgment in deciding how to vote on this FAC, if you should decide to devote a few seconds to the matter. Regards, ← S ARAVASK —  01:52, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Winnipeg Folk Festival
If you are interested, this article noted above could use some TLC from a Manitoba based Wikipedian. Maybe you know someone interested in the subject. I was once associated with the festival and remember it to be much more than what is now written about it. If it fits - Great. Thanks! (Stormbay 04:28, 14 December 2005 (UTC))

Geo China
while it was not deleted, I feel that you could really add on to it as it is very short and not very informitive. If you do not have the time, you could send me links to your resources and I could help. Apologies for nominating it sir. American Patriot 1776 01:19, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll be able to add onto soon (within a few days, hopefully). I thimk I will have the time to expand on it them.Canadianism 01:21, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Canadianism
Hey there. They're trying to delete you. -- Perfecto 05:51, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

 * That's not surprising!Canadianism 05:53, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikimedia Canada
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Userbox Conspiracy
Hello, I regret you inform you that userboxes will most likely be nonexistent in a number of days, to weeks, or even months when considering the voluminous amount of the aforementioned. Rob McKay has informed me, and his user page details the erasing of userboxes by extreme admins, and it seems they are winning. This is also evidence of the rapid deleting of templates and userboxes. Please take a look at the Deletion log to see. Individual admins are also doing their share of damage to userboxes. | Kelly Martin deletes many (and a lot of the templates she deletes are often reviewed, and reinserted into the namespace), as well as Mushroom. Please inform others, show your support for userboxes, and take individual codes from any userboxes you may have and replace your template userboxes with them, so as to prevent any other admins from attempting to delete them. There may in fact be a cabal. Thanks. Эйрон Кинни 17:28, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

 * This user box purge is sickening. Canadianism 22:58, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid the purge will continue, and we can't halt it. I, from firsthand experience know, confronting someone, especially an administrator, will only result in a block or a majorital rebuttal by many, many other administrators. Therefore, I think we should tend to our own namespace and act as though this did not affect our bias whatsoever. Collectively, we can prevail, but cutting off the head of the snake only angers it. Эйрон Кинни  23:59, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Maybe when you attempt this, however you are impolite and "politically incorrect". My nicely worded, civil letter, shouldn't cause too much backlash. Canadianism 00:02, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Hate to say I told you so. Wait; are you saying I was impolite? Эйрон Кинни  00:09, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes. Canadianism 00:13, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Эйрон Кинни  00:15, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Your welcome! Canadianism 00:15, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Dylon, that's what I've been saying. Render the wikicode out of the templates (what I did 5 hours ago) and reinsert them. I know, great eh? Эйрон Кинни 00:54, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

thanks
I am glad you signed my manifesto. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, direct them to either my talk page or the manifesto's talk page. Thanks again! The Ungovernable Force 10:18, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I was unfairly blocked
I just read the disruption policy and don't see any matches too what I did. I didn't harass or alter talk posts, nor did I personally attack User:Kelly Martin. Furthermore, I wasn't warned. Canadianism 01:10, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Kelly Martin's entire reason for blocking was that I was distrubing Wikipedia, which isn't the case. I have not personally attacked her or modified any talk posts. Furthermore, when did I say that it was my intent to continue distrubtion? I never said that, the claim she made was a falsehood. All I did was present a civil and reasonable argument against userbox deletion upon the basis of the lack of a definition for "inflammatory ". This was a reasonable argument and should have been debunked. Rather, I was censored and blocked for twenty four hours. Canadianism 06:29, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I left a message supporting you on her talk page, this is ridiculous. The Ungovernable Force 07:07, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * see my userpage. If you need any support, just say the word. The Ungovernable Force 07:18, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Ridiculous indeed. She wants to block me, especially for what I posted on her talk page 5 months ago. Эйрон Кинни  09:31, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

 * That is absurd. One incivil action, quite a while ago, is worth letting go of. The Wikicommunity must move one. Oh, and the block has ceased! Canadianism 01:52, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * RFC on Kelly anyone? The Ungovernable Force 05:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Who were you talking to and what did you mean? I will say we should consider RfC as well, Ungov'nal Frc. Эйрон Кинни  (t) 05:01, 19 March 2006 (UTC) I know what you mean, now, sorry.  Эйрон Кинни  (t) 05:03, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * What is the status on all things wiki???? What are your opinions on the recent Canadian election???? --robz0r 01:30, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Category:Aspergian Wikipedians
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May userbox policy poll
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Secular ethics
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CfD UDUIW
You might be interested in the discussion at User_categories_for_discussion. --NThurston 20:47, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

"Goyim"
Goyim, as a contraction of "Goyey Haaretz" means "nations [of the world]" in Hebrew. He uses Goyim in a pejorative sense, as present in English, but which is absent in Hebrew. Now, anyone can profess whatever they want, but for the purposes of Judaism, you cannot convert out. If you were born Jewish, you are expected to behave in accordance with the Law of Moses, and you cannot opt-out. It's kind of like the Cosa Nostra: once you're a made man, you're in for life. - CrazyRussian talk/email 04:37, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * That appears to be a peculiar doctrine. In my opinion, one isn't religiously Jewish if they do not believe in the dogmas of Judaism. Furthermore, one isn't cultrally Jewish if one doesn't acceot Jewish cultures. To me, at least, the doctrine appears relatively absurd. Canadianism 04:55, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It is what it is. Torah law. - CrazyRussian talk/email 05:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

practical = empirical?
Why identify practical reason with empirical reason? "Empirical" means based on observation. "Practical" means leading to action. You can do lots of empirical science without ever applying it to decision and subsequent action. Michael Hardy 02:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I did so as empirical and practical reason seem to be used synomously often. If you think I was going a bit to far and was incorrect, please edit the article. Canadianism 02:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Regarding edits to Henry Morgentaler
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 * If that is the case than the other link, to a now dead site, should also be removed. Canadianism 21:42, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Desire utilitarianism
Hi Canadianism... I just wanted to let you know that I've started a Desire Utilitarianism mini wiki at the Wikia Scratchpad. You are welcome to come and contribute if it, um, fulfils your desires. - Borofkin 04:24, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Greetings!
...from another young Canadian Aspergian Wikipedian of minority sexual orientation! (Aren't user categories wonderful?) Carolynparrishfan 21:36, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * They are the greatest thing truth tables. Canadianism 02:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Volapük Wikipedia
Hallo Canadianism, I have seen your name on the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians and thbought that you might share the viewpoint of those who are against the proposal for closing the Volapük Wikipedia. In case you do believe, as we do, that the Volapük Wikipedia should remain open in order to have a good chance to grow (which is already beginning to happen), we'd be happy if you'd come to the proposal discussion page and cast a vote. Thanks in advance! --Smeira 05:51, 29 oct 2007
 * Hi Canadianism. There is now a new proposal against the Volapük Wikipedia: Proposals_for_closing_projects/Radical_cleanup_of_Volapük_Wikipedia. In case you agree this is not the best idea for the Volapük Wikipedia, would you perhaps help us fight this proposal with your vote? Thanks! --Smeira 01:28, 3 Jan 2007.

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Dalip Singh Saund

Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an Indian-American politician who served three terms (1957 to 1963) in the United States House of Representatives from California's 29th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party.

He was the first Sikh, Indian American, and Asian American elected to the United States Congress. Prior to his tenure in Congress he was active in local politics in Imperial County, California.

Early life
Dalip Singh Saund was born in Chhajulwadi, British India, on September 20, 1899, to Natha Singh and Jeoni Kaur. His father died when he was ten years old. He attended Prince of Wales College. Saund supported the Indian independence movement while studying at the University of the Punjab. In 1919, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Punjab.

In 1920, Saund immigrated to the United States using money from his brother to study food preservation at the University of California, Berkeley and arrived on September 27. He did not return to India until 1957. He graduated with a Master of Arts in 1922, and Ph.D. in 1924. He married Marian Z. Kosa, with whom he had three children, on July 21, 1928.

Saund became a farmer in the Imperial Valley in 1925. His book My Mother India, a response to Katherine Mayo's Mother India, was published by Stockton, California's Sikh temple in 1930. He organized the Indian Association of America and served as its first president in 1942. He and the organization lobbied for legislation to allow Indians to be eligible for naturalization. The Luce–Celler Act was passed in 1946, and Saund gained American citizenship on December 16, 1949.

Early politics
Saund supported Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1932 presidential election. He worked for Glen Killingsworth, the Justice of the Peace of Westmoreland. Saund was elected to the Imperial County Democratic Central Committee without opposition in 1950, with the aid of Killingsworth, who died shortly afterwards. He was later elected as head of the committee in 1954. He served as a delegate to the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Democratic National Conventions.

Saund ran for Justice of the Peace in the 1950 election, but was not allowed to take the position as he had not been a citizen for long enough. In 1951, Saund attempted to be appointed by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, but they selected Frank Lyall instead. Saund defeated Lyall in the 1952 election to become Justice of the Peace of Westmoreland. He claimed to be the only native Indian holding office in the United States at the time.

Elections
During the 1956 election Saund ran to replace John R. Phillips, who was retiring, as the United States representative from California's 29th congressional district. On April 16, a legal challenge was filed against Saund claiming that he had not been a United States citizen long enough to run in the election, but the challenge was dismissed by the 4th California Courts of Appeal. He won the Democratic nomination and later defeated Republican nominee Jacqueline Cochran in the general election despite Dwight D. Eisenhower winning the area in the presidential election. He became the first and only Sikh elected to the United States Congress as well as the first Indian and Asian American elected to Congress.

Saund defeated John Babbage, a former member of the California State Legislature, in the 1958 election and Charles H. Jameson in the 1960 election. He won renomination against Rya E. Hiller during the 1962 election, despite being hospitalized for a stroke he had on May 1, but was defeated by Republican nominee Patrick M. Martin after being hospitalized at the National Naval Medical Center for the entire campaign.

Tenure
Following his election to the United States House of Representatives, Saund stated that he wanted a seat on the House Interior Committee to make sure that his district received a fair share of the Colorado River's water. In 1957, he was appointed to serve on a sub-committee in the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Saund stated during the 1956 election that he would travel to Asia if elected. He conducted a tour of multiple eastern Asian countries which included visits to Japan, Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Philippines, South Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, India, and Pakistan in 1957. He also visited Israel, where he met with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, on his way returning to the United States. In Indonesia he met with President Sukarno and in India he met with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Death
Saund was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center in 1963 following a stroke he suffered while flying to Washington, D.C. He died on April 22, 1973, following a second stroke in Hollywood, California. Twenty-four members of the United States House of Representatives paid tribute to Saund on the House floor and a memorial service was held.

Political positions
In 1957, Saund criticized the United States for its policy of "buying kings and protecting oil" in the Middle East while ignoring the people. He stated that the British had done a similar policy in India and were "tossed out of India". He stated that the same thing would happen to the United States if it continued the policy. He praised President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his stand against the United Kingdom, France, and Israel during the Suez Crisis. He criticized the United States Department of State for giving a more elaborate welcome to Queen Elizabeth II than any Asian leader. He defended the United States during the Little Rock Crisis while on tour in Japan stating that in "thirty-five out of the forty-eight states of the Union there was no discrimination against Negroes in schools or public places".

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Vote for Deletion
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Template talk:Ludwig van Beethoven

Overhaul
I've been very bold and removed all the works by Beethoven from this template. I consider this to be in line with the ideas expressed by a majority in the TfD. Although there was no consensus to delete, there was, as I interpret it, a reasonably strong consensus that the inclusion of some "prominent" works (and, consequentially, the exclusion of others) was a problem. Keep in mind, incidentally, that templates for the piano sonatas and string quartets already exist, and I am considering making a template for the symphonies as well. In other words, we're not losing anything. EldKatt (Talk) 18:52, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

List of Works
I added back in a link to list of works by Beethoven because I think it belongs alongside the rest of the links in this template. As far as I can tell (the website's being slow right now), consensus only removed that link while the template also had links to "major" pieces by Beethoven. Starwiz 15:39, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

 * As far as I can tell, it was always there in a somewhat disguised form ("Other major works"). It only disappeared because of sloppy editing on my part. Thanks for putting it back in. EldKatt (Talk) 17:29, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Films (and other media)
Should the film Beethoven's Great Love be added to the template, or is that article too short? And should works like the album Beethoven's Last Night be considered for inclusion?

Also: the template currently reads: "In movies"; isn't Wikipedias preference to use "film"? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 03:33, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Mega template
In addition to the reasons against a mega template I raised at Template talk:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, I noticed that some similar and some even more convincing arguments have been made in 2005 at Templates for deletion/Log/Not deleted/August 2005. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 06:08, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the edit revert - and link to the earlier discussion - had I known this was discussed earlier I may not have posted my own efforts - nonetheless, I learned some new things about Beethoven and his compositions in the process - as far as I knew at the time, Fidelio was the only opera by Beethoven but the Leonore link in the list of works seemed to suggest to me that there might be some fragment or equivalent of some other opera effort - thanks for helping me understand that Fidelio seems to be the only Beethoven opera effort after all - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 21:17, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Brief Followup - If Interested, Preliminary "Beethoven Mega-Templates" Are Copied Below - Based On Our Earlier Comments, Of Course, Neither Effort May Be Useful - But The Short Version *May* Be (perhaps?) A Try In An OK Direction - In Any Case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 17:24, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

 * As has been pointed out by several editors at Template talk:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this template is simply too large to be of any navigational use; shortening the titles makes it only more confusing. Also – for both the Mozart and the Beethoven templates: consider the composer's list of works (Köchel catalogue, List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven) and note for how many compositions we don't have articles yet; writing them will make these template bigger and bigger and continually increase their problems. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
 * @Michael Bednarek - Thank You *very much* for your well considered comments - they are *all* greatly appreciated - I *entirely* agree with you - the large amount of works of Mozart and Beethoven seem too large for useful mega-templates - but at least we gave them a try - Thanks again - and - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 04:20, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

FWIW - A Newer "Beethoven Mega-Template" Effort Is Presented (suggested earlier by Gerda Arendt) - The "COLLAPSIBLE VERSION" Is Copied Below - Comments Welcome - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 14:42, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

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AMG (rapper)

Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970), better known by his stage name AMG, is an American rapper.

Career
AMG made his debut appearance in 1991 on the album Quik Is the Name by DJ Quik, on the songs "Deep", "Tear It Off" and "Skanless". His association with DJ Quik helped him secure a record deal with Select Records, who he signed to in 1991. That same year, he released his debut album, Bitch Betta Have My Money, which featured the singles "Bitch Betta Have My Money", "Jiggable Pie", "Vertical Joyride" and "I Wanna Be Yo Ho". AMG produced almost the entire album by himself, with DJ Quik serving as an additional producer on one song. The album was a moderate success commercially, reaching No. 63 on the US Billboard 200.

AMG is known for his sexually explicit lyrics, and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Jiggable Pie".

AMG appeared on porn star-turn-singer Midori's album Miss Judged in 2001. In 2007, AMG began recording an album with DJ Quik under the name "The Fixxers". They released a single through Interscope Records titled "Can U Werk Wit Dat". The album, Midnight Life, was scheduled to be released in mid-to-late 2007 but was shelved due to material being leaked prior to its release.

Compilation albums

 * Greatest Humps Volume One (2002)

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Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 August 31

Category:Cities in North America

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 14:16, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Seems like unnecessary duplication. We already have a full set of Cities in Canada and Category:Cities in the United States. - SimonP 23:51, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - I have to agree on this. The category is indeed unnecessary duplication. Pentawing 00:30, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and/or make as parent, if there is still a belief that this category can be salvaged. Pentawing 01:35, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * It's not needed as a parent; Category:Cities by country already exists. Bearcat 02:54, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * downMerge to most specific cat for any not already so cat'd. Is there any structural desire to retain this as a parent? -Splash 00:31, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but only as a parent category for the cities by country. Move any other contents into the appropriate subcategories.  -Sean Curtin 01:08, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * keep - This category created by 24.203.7.52 hap-hazardously. Also, parent categories for other continents will need to be created to match. Scott Dial 01:12, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - A category listing every city in north america is unnecessary and irrelevant. If there's already a separate listing of cities in canada and the US, that should suffice. Perhaps add a listing of every city in mexico, too. Plus, such a category would take a long time to completely fill up. Dr. Cash 01:35, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Duplication. --rob 01:42, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - redundant Vsmith 02:13, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete duplication. Category:Cities by country already exists as a parent for the national categories. Creator also added several problematic Canadian entries, such as Nepean, North York, Chicoutimi, Scarborough and Hull, all former cities which now exist only as neighbourhoods within larger amalgamated cities, and hence aren't even categorized as cities within the existing Category:Cities in Canada subtree. Bearcat 02:35, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - delete. I came across this category from Wikipedia's entry about my hometown. I find it kind of funny that next to "Cities in North America" is "Cities in Texas." It is redundant/duplicate. --J. Nguyen 03:54, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - what Bearcat said. - EurekaLott 04:12, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - it's all been said -- JamesTeterenko 04:33, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nominator. --Kbdank71 14:18, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nominator. --Flex 18:41, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree with above. Amren (talk) 20:16, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as supercat containing two named cats (and Category:Cities in Mexico?) but no individual articles. Septentrionalis 21:29, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Septentrionalis. --FuriousFreddy 21:35, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bearcat. siafu 21:46, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, unnecessary. older≠wiser 01:01, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. (I left comments yesterday, but they didn't get saved for some reason). What Bearcat said; note also that some towns are included in this cat, such as Newmarket, Ontario. Mindmatrix 01:47, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Redundant and overcategorization. RedWolf 03:08, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as harmless parent category. Christopher Parham (talk) 04:41, 2005 September 3 (UTC)

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Category:User la-N

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The result of the debate was no consensus --Kbdank71 14:05, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Empty category. The category itself practically admits that it's a joke, as there's no such thing today as a "Native Latin speaker". TexasAndroid 19:04, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: the WikiBabel template seems to refer to this cat automatically with the template siafu 22:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete impossible. Was it LA-3 we had through here a while back? That was kept because you could be nearly native. It is factually impossible to be a native speaker. -Splash 00:26, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Perhaps if an ex-priest married and ex-nun and their only common language were Latin... but such cases are too rare to admit categorization. --Flex 18:44, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Harmless and not impossible. Montaigne spoke Latin before he spoke French; and some home-schooling programs seem to be heading back there. Septentrionalis 21:32, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * What about Category:User ang-N? There have been claimed to be native speakers of Sanskrit in various indian censuses, but I have doubts about Latin and Old English.... AnonMoos 15:25, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * keep per Septentrionalis. Dread Lord C y b e r S k u l l ✎☠ 07:25, 2005 September 3 (UTC)
 * Keep: The Romans laboured with the concept of zero: Roman_numeral. "The lack of a zero digit prevented Roman numerals from developing into a positional notation, and led to their gradual replacement by Arabic numerals". Why should we worry about nothing/zero? ¢ NevilleDNZ 11:14, 5 September 2005 (UTC) ¢
 * Because an empty category is not zero. It's something.  It uses up system resources with, in this case, no hope of ever becoming useful.  TexasAndroid 11:09, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. siafu 23:06, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: Congrats, people. No way on earth to have a native latin speaker, and yet we couldn't get consensus.  I'm so disappointed in you.   (BTW, Montaigne doesn't count; he's dead, and not a wikipedian.)  --Kbdank71 14:05, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Sega Dreamcast games

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 13:54, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Duplicates Category:Dreamcast games. I've already moved the only two entries over to the much more populated category. TexasAndroid 18:42, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Could've sworn we already did this one a few weeks ago. - choster 21:08, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No argument. siafu 22:34, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, duplicate. "Dreamcast games" will suffice. K1Bond007 02:42, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Friends with laurent

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 13:54, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Appears to be a nonsense category. Delete. Hall Monitor 17:17, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. BJAODN. siafu 22:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete; speedyable sez I. Bearcat 04:50, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Business bio stubs to Category:Business biography stubs

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The result of the debate was moved to SFD --Kbdank71 13:54, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Proposed name is unabbreviated.

 * Aecis 16:30, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Moved to SFD --Sherool 17:04, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Biography

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 13:40, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

A category for articles about individuals that someone has decided have reached a certain standard. Artbitary, non-standard, and will never be complete. Superfluous and confusing as a subcategory of category:People. Delete CalJW 13:07, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, would be completely redundant with Category:People. siafu 17:46, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, also confusing with Category:Biographies. - SimonP 23:53, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but do not use for individuals, but for general topics or subcategories having to do with biography as a field of study, such as Category:Biographical dictionaries. Uppland 11:56, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. redundant Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 22:08, 2005 September 6 (UTC)

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Category:Ethnism

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 13:32, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Is "Ethnism" even a word of English?? (Google turns up only 333 hits, and a number are from this Wikipedia category and its mirrors.) The category only has three members and so does not seem to have been found useful. Rename it to a word or phrase actually moderately commonly used in the English language, or merge it with another appropriate category? (I'm having difficulty finding anything it could be merged with, other than "Ethnic Slurs", though...) Ideas? AnonMoos
 * Merge with Category:Ethnicity (if any) and delete. Radiant_ >|< 09:07, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge per Radiant. siafu 17:47, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Inappropriate neologism, but Category:Ethnicity isn't really the right merge for this; everything in the category is related to some form or another of discrimination against an ethnic or cultural group. Category:Racism or Category:Prejudices would be more appropriate merge destinations. Bearcat 04:55, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The merge with Category:Prejudices seems best -- I was having trouble finding it. Thanks.  AnonMoos 16:41, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Category:Ethnocentrism. A real word, and seems to be roughly what the category is aiming at. In fact, the entry for Ethnocentrism has a "List of" heading that would better be a category. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 18:06, 2005 September 1 (UTC)
 * A minor distinction, ethnocentrism is complacent smugness, but not necessarily active hatred or discrimination. Anyway, someone seems to have emptied category Ethnism into category Persecution. AnonMoos 23:44, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: Category is empty, there is nothing to merge. Hence, the deletion.  --Kbdank71 13:32, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Secular Jewish philosophers

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The result of the debate was delete --Kbdank71 13:28, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Subjective and contentious who is included.

 * Delete Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 04:52, 2005 August 31 (UTC)
 * The whole category of "Secular Jewish philosophers" seems foolish. At least half of those listed were only Jewish in some kind of racialist fantasy (whether anti-semitic or Zionist, I'm not certain, probably more of the first), not as anything really pertaining to their life or thought. I tried to temper the list criteria, but frankly I'd rather just get the category deleted. FWIW, this thought is spurred by Wittgenstein, who like many of the names sort of neither belongs on nor off the list.

 * Delete. Two reasons. First, I'm not sure what the taxonomic merits of having categories like this are. Second, it can, like all schemes to pigeon hole people by religious faith, be very difficult to use (and verify, per WP:V). This is made even more difficult in this case by the complex nature of what it means to be Jewish. See this thread, for example.— Encephalon | ζ   05:08:02, 2005-08-31 (UTC)
 * Delete per Encephalon's excellent summary. Nandesuka 15:26, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Depopulate and Destroy. (as though anyone doubted how I felt about it...) Tomer TALK  21:29, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this hopelessly fuzzy category. Who is a Jew is problematic enough. Add to that who is secular and the category could include potentially everyone or no one. In some cases it's difficult enough to decide who is a philosopher. --D Monack 20:14, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

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 * Since the category no longer exists, I guess it's ok to add I am not ok with deletion here. I am the perfect embodiment of the secular jewish philosopher, and what's more, perfectly unknown too, as this page proved until I write this: http://poetpiet.tripod.com

Category:Fictional emperors and empresses

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The result of the debate was keep --Kbdank71 13:22, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Split into Category:Fictional emperors and Category:Fictional empresses, parent each to Category:Fictional monarchs and Category:Emperors/Category:Empresses as appropriate, and delete this. The categories for fictional kings and fictional queens are already distinct. -Sean Curtin 03:03, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong objection. Do not subcategorize by gender. This is the precise example on Categorization of how not to categorize. Radiant_ >|< 09:07, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Split as proposed The policy is totally misguided and should be changed. But it won't happen through this page. You should just have gone ahead and done it Sean. CalJW 13:08, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. Misguided or not, it is policy, and should be followed.  --Kbdank71 14:24, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Policies are not rigid and can change. CalJW 01:26, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * True, but this is not the proper venue to change a policy. --Kbdank71 14:17, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Kdbdank71. Make a policy proposal if its warranted, but this violates WP:POINT. siafu 17:56, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose as above. 1)Do not subcat by gender; 2)No additional information is gained by so doing. -Splash 00:28, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Er, it tells you what gender the person was. CalJW 01:28, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, mais naturellment. James F. (talk) 00:54, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Category:Emperors, Category:Empresses, Category:Kings, Category:Queens, Category:Fictional kings and Category:Fictional queens are all currently subdivided by gender. Those should all be merged and deleted if this category isn't to be split.  After that, we should revisit the similar divide between Category:Gods and Category:Goddesses, a divide which had majority support when it was CfDed some months ago. -Sean Curtin 01:25, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Please see Categorization/Gender, race and sexuality. Radiant_ >|< 07:45, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Have seen it; policy is to discuss such issues. Keep Septentrionalis 21:27, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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St Helens Park, New South Wales

St Helens Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 56 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown. it is part of the Macarthur region.

History
St Helens Park draws its name from a Gothic mansion built in 1887 by George Charles Westgarth, a Sydney solicitor. The mansion still stands at the southern end of St Helens Park Drive but it's not the oldest building in the suburb. That honour goes to a farmhouse on Appin Road called Denfield and Curtilage which was built in the 1830s by John Farley of Fisher's Ghost fame. Both buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate.

By the 1940s, the St Helens Park property had become a fly spray testing laboratory and acquired the local nickname Blowfly Farm. It was later restored as a residence and grazing property. In 1975, Campbelltown Council designated the area for suburban development and in 1976, it was formally named St Helens Park. Although development was slow at first, it continued throughout the 80s, 90s and into the 21st century.

Heritage listings
St Helens Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * Appin Road: Denfield
 * St Helens Park Drive: St Helen's Park

Schools
There are two primary schools in the suburb. Woodland Road Public at the northern end of the suburb was opened in 1980. St Helens Park Public to the south was opened in 1995. The nearest secondary school is Ambarvale High.

Housing
St Helens Park is one of the more modern suburbs of Campbelltown, with new subdivisions taking place as of 2006. The vast majority of new development in the suburb is in the form of detached housing.

Notable people
Calgary Stampeders kicker/punter Gerard Laws, son of comedian Steve Laws, grew up in St Helens Park. Coincidentally he grew up on the same street as former professional footballer David Carney. Gerard and David spent afternoons after school practising at Lynwood Park.

Demographics
At the 2021 census, St Helens Park recorded a population of 6,647. The median family income was $1988 per week, which was slightly lower than the national average. The majority of residents were Australian born (73.3%) and spoke only English (73.1%) although there were substantial minorities speaking Arabic (3.2%), Spanish (1.9%), Samoan (1.7%) and Hindi and Vietnamese (both 1.2%).

St Helens Park is well connected by road to both Campbelltown and Wollongong via Appin Road. The suburb is also serviced by Campbelltown's local bus company, Busabout. It is serviced by two bus routes (887 and 888), one directly from St Helens Park to Campbelltown and one on the route from Campbelltown to Appin and Wollongong.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eating Jeffery

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 15:14, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Eating Jeffery
Nonsense meme. Three Google hits (even when using google.com.au). Zoe 00:01, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Jeffery as nonsense. Capitalistroadster 00:09, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nonsense; here's the 3 googles. Jaxl | talk 01:06, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nonsense. -- DS1953 01:33, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not humerous. Not funny either. Not appropriate for encyclopedia. --WCFrancis 01:47, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * DeleEating Jeffrey. Another mean-anything-you-like meme. Alf melmac 10:21, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
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García Sánchez III of Pamplona

García Sánchez III (Gartzea III.a Sanoitz; c. 1012 – 1 September 1054), nicknamed García from Nájera (Gartzea Naiarakoa, García el de Nájera) was King of Pamplona from 1034 until his death. He was also Count of Álava and had under his personal control part of the County of Castile. As the eldest son of Sancho III he inherited the dynastic rights over the crown of Pamplona, becoming feudal overlord over two of his brothers: Ramiro, who was given lands that would serve as the basis for the Kingdom of Aragón; and Gonzalo, who received the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. Likewise, he had some claim to suzerainty over his brother Ferdinand, who under their father had served as Count of Castile, nominally subject to the Kingdom of León but brought under the personal control of Sancho III.

Biography
García Sánchez inherited the crown of Pamplona after the death of his father Sancho III in 1035, bypassing the late king's eldest son Ramiro, who was illegitimate. In 1043, he defeated his half-brother in battle, setting the eastern border of the kingdom. García Sánchez III took advantage of the weakened state of the numerous Islamic taifa kingdoms that arose after the dissolution of the Caliphate of Córdoba to push the southern border over their territory, taking the city of Calahorra in 1045. He also inherited from his father the County of Álava and a great part of the County of Castile (La Bureba, Trasmiera, Montes de Oca, the Encartaciones and Las Merindades).

In 1037, he joined his brother Ferdinand, the nominal Count of Castile, in a battle against the Kingdom of León that took place near the river Pisuerga and that came to be known as Battle of Tamarón. Bermudo III, King of León, was defeated and killed in battle, ending a dynasty of monarchs that went back to Peter of Cantabria. Ferdinand would then be crowned King of León. The relationship between the two brothers would however turn sour by the conflictive distribution of the lands of Castile between León and Pamplona, leading to the Battle of Atapuerca, where García Sánchez would perish.

Marriage and family
García Sánchez III married Stephanie of Foix in Barcelona in 1038. Stephanie was the youngest daughter of either Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre or Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona. They had nine children:

 * Sancho Garcés, nicknamed Sancho the Noble, who became King of Pamplona and ruled as Sancho IV from 1054 until his death in 1076. He married Placencia of Normandy.
 * Urraca Garcés, married in 1074 to García Ordóñez, lord of Nájera and Grañón.
 * Ermesinda Garcés, married to Fortún Sánchez, lord of Yéqueda.
 * Ramiro Garcés, lord of Calahorra.
 * Fernando Garcés, lord of Bucesta, Jubera, Lagunilla and Oprela.
 * Ramón Garcés, lord of Murillo and Agoncillo. Ramón became known as the fratricidal, after he murdered his brother and King Sancho IV. Afterwards he escaped to the Taifa of Zaragoza. In an 1134 charter, Marquesa, wife of Aznar López, referred to her grandfather as "rex Raymundi" (literally 'king' Ramón).  However, in medieval Navarre there are examples of the term being used by infantes, so this need not signify he claimed the throne on his brother's death.
 * Jimena Garcés, lady of Corcuetos, Hornos de Moncalvillo and Daroca.
 * Mayor Garcés, lady of Yanguas.
 * Sancha Garcés

García Sánchez had two illegitimate children by unknown women:

 * Sancho Garcés, lord of Uncastillo, married to Constanza. His son, Ramiro Sánchez, would be the father of García Ramírez, who became King of Pamplona.
 * Mencía Garcés, married to Fortún Ochoiz, lord of Cameros.

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