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Open Power Template

Open Power Template is a web template engine written in PHP 5. A common strategy in designing web application is separation of the application logic (i.e. data processing) from the presentation (displaying the data). OPT is a tool for implementing such separation. The presentation layer is represented by templates, text files with HTML code and extra instructions controlling the data substitution.

OPT uses a dedicated XML template language for writing templates. It is not a general-purpose, but a domain-specific language. It was primarily designed to support and simplify template-specific problems with a set of declarative instructions. Instead of implementing the rendering algorithms and statements, like in imperative programming, the template designer specifies the expected result and features. This aims to ease the costs and efforts associated with the software development and further maintenance.

The library provides an object-oriented API based on the solutions from popular frameworks. As it is the first member of a bigger project, Open Power Libs, it is built upon a small OPL core library which provides the basic features.

History
The project started in November 2004, as a template engine for a discussion board project inspired by Smarty. While it later failed, the library became independent. In July 2006, the version 1.0.0 was released. It offered a template language with Smarty-like syntax and a small set of declarative instructions.

In January 2007, the developers release the version 1.1.0 which brings some notable improvements, such as pagination support and tree rendering.

In January 2008, the developers form an open-source programming team, Invenzzia to develop OPT and other PHP projects. At the same time, the development of Open Power Template 2.0 began.

The last version of the 1.1 branch was released in May 2008 and the group focused on the OPT 2.0 development. The new library went into the beta-stage in December and the first stable version was released in July 2009.

Features
The OPT 2.0 template language is an XML application and allows to manipulate the XHTML document structure. The other features are:

 * 1) Template inheritance and other advanced template modularization mechanisms.
 * 2) Form rendering support (components)
 * 3) Abstract, declarative list generators (sections)
 * 4) Automated filtering against cross-site scripting attacks.
 * 5) Internationalization support.
 * 6) XML manipulation instructions.
 * 7) Imperative control structures: conditions and loops.
 * 8) Expression language optimized for XML and an abstraction layer making it independent from PHP data types and application-specific implementation details (data formats).

The built-in XML parser can be reconfigured to parse certain HTML documents or plain text content.

Sample application
Since the templates are separated from the application logic, you need at least two files. The first one contains the presentation code as an XML template:

The second one generates the data and configures the library:

Links and references

 * Open Power Template home page
 * Open Power Template user manual

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Sōda! We're Alive

"Sōda! We're Alive" (そうだ！We're Alive) is the fourteenth single of J-Pop idol group Morning Musume. It was released on February 21, 2002 and sold a total of 443,630 copies. The B-side is a re-recorded and re-arranged version of the band's their first single, "Morning Coffee", featuring the then-current lineup. The single peaked at number one on the Oricon Charts. The single was first single for the group of the year 2002

Track listing
All lyrics are composed by Tsunku. Released as a double-A single and a Single V DVD.

CD

 * 1) "Sōda! We're Alive" (そうだ！We're Alive)
 * 2) "Morning Coffee" (2002 Version) (モーニングコーヒー (2002version))
 * 3) "Sōda! We're Alive" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

 * 1) "Sōda! We're Alive" (そうだ！We're Alive)
 * 2) "Making of" (メイキング映像)

Members at the time of single

 * 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
 * 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi
 * 3rd generation: Maki Goto
 * 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago
 * 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Someday (The Strokes song)

"Someday" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, written by singer Julian Casablancas. It was released on August 5, 2002, as the third and final single from Is This It (2001). It peaked at number 17 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. It was ranked at number 53 on Pitchfork magazine's list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2000's. In 2020, Paste and The Independent ranked the song number eight and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Strokes songs.

Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Roman Coppola and features appearances by Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (variously the guitarist, bassist, and drummer from Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver) as well as the members of Guided by Voices. The video also features Richard Karn as himself, while the Strokes take on Guided by Voices in a fictional game of Family Feud.

Track listing

 * "Alone, Together" recorded 28.02.00 - 12 am to 4 am
 * "Is This It" recorded at J.P.'s House 16.02.01 - In the afternoon
 * "Soma" recorded 02.04.02 at the Broadway, Reykjavik, Iceland

Personnel

 * Julian Casablancas – vocals
 * Nick Valensi – rhythm guitar
 * Albert Hammond Jr. – lead and rhythm guitar
 * Nikolai Fraiture – bass
 * Fabrizio Moretti – drums

Appearances in other media
This song was featured in the 2006 movie Click, starring Adam Sandler, and on the Major League Baseball 2K8 soundtrack.

It was sampled on Rhymefest's song "Devil's Pie", produced by Mark Ronson from the album Blue Collar.

The Australian ISP iiNet frequently uses "Someday" in its advertisements. As of 2018, TUI also use the song.

On January 20, 2017, Julia Jacklin covered the song on Like a Version, a program hosted by Australian radio station Triple J.

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Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia

The FSPI or Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union or Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia was declared on 8 July 1998 in Kampong Dolok Maraja, Lobu Ropa Village, Bandar Pulau Sub district, Asahan District, North Sumatra by a number of Indonesian struggling peasants. The birth of FSPI is part of the long history of Indonesian peasants’ struggle to gain the freedom to speak, to assemble, and to be organized in order to struggle for their rights, which had been repressed and absorbed since the start of the new order when Suharto came to power in 1966-67.

Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union (Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia) is now based in Jakarta, with over 12 unions all across Indonesia.

Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia (Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia) is a member of La Via Campesina, The International Peasants Movement.

Address of FSPI : Jl. Mampang Prapatan XIV No. 5 Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia

Notes and references

 * Press Release (12 July 1998)
 * FSPI Website

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/屌

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The result of the debate was Delete Wikibofh 22:03, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

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Foreign language dictionary definition. --Peruvianllama 08:26, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, as per nom. --Peruvianllama 08:28, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. Qaz  ( talk ) 10:34, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete dicdef.--Isotope23 15:57, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   17:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * transwiki to wiktionary. Rich Farmbrough 19:21, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Not unless it's verified. Punkmorten 22:17, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. already in Wiktionary; no need to transwiki. —Cryptic (talk) 00:24, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this question mark.  Grue   17:34, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * REDIRECT to profanity 132.205.45.110 21:51, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Title is in a foreign language, and I do not believe anyone on the English Wikipedia would be likely to type that into his or her search box. Denelson83 18:42, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete. -- Egil 18:49, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:DD Free Dish

Channel lineups
I and others have removed the "Channel lineups" section from this page because it clearly violates WP:NOTDIR. There is broad consensus for removing channel lineups at recent AfDs Articles for deletion/List of AT&T U-verse channels, Articles for deletion/List of DirecTV channels (2nd nomination), Articles for deletion/List of channels on Sky, Articles for deletion/2nd bundle of channel lineups, and Articles for deletion/3rd bundle of channel lineups. User:Annu kumar21, a new user, has been reverting these edits without leaving an edit summary or comment on the talk page. I would ask that he stops and comments here to justify further reverts. Thank you. -- Wikipedical (talk) 07:56, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Removed channel list which was added by some by I.P's. --Neelkamala (talk) 08:20, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Change of satellite
This article needs to be re-written as INSAT 4B is ending it's operations on January 31. 2016 and DD free dish is switching over to G-SAT15. There are changes in the set up parameters. RAFiFan (talk) 08:22, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Channel add
I've confirm that Bangla regional category isn't exist in dd free dish. Manoj kumawat3 (talk) 18:24, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

 * Are you talking about DD Bangla? Shivkarandholiya12 (talk) 07:38, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Telecommunications in the Philippines

Help
Please help. I am trying to disambiguate the Leyte page. This page links to it, but I'm not sure if the intention was to link to  Leyte island, or the  municipality or the  province. If you know, please change the link to the intended destination.--DarbyAsh 08:28, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion
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The End Has No End

"The End Has No End" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album, Room on Fire (2003) on November 1, 2004. The song was written by Julian Casablancas and produced by Gordon Raphael. The B-side to the single is a cover of the Clash song "Clampdown", recorded from a live performance at London's Alexandra Palace. The Alexandra Palace performance was intended to be the Strokes' first live album, but was scrapped due to poor sound quality.

Music video
The music video for the song contains several allusions to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and features actresses Mila Kunis and Eva Mendes as well as The Strokes' manager Ryan Gentles in the lead role. It was directed by Sophie Muller. The Strokes can be seen in the video during the prom scene. The band performance in the mirrored room is a nod to the album cover for (No Pussyfooting) (1973) by Fripp & Eno and A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" music video. The final scene from the video is a clip from the band's first single "12:51" off the same album Room on Fire, and is a reference to the 1982 film Tron.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coreligionist

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The result of the debate was Delete and create a redirect to Wiktionary. DES (talk) 22:53, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Coreligionist
Substub that can never be more than a dictionary definition, and we all know it should therefore live at Wiktionary. Which it does. So this should be deleted. Proto t c 08:29, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete-ish, isn't there a page protect while linking to wiktionary that we can do? I think that would be best. gren グレン 08:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * wi is probably best here, since its the kind of page people would link to. Also appears to be one of the Articles requested for more than two years. Kappa 18:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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Scottish Environment Protection Agency

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA; Buidheann Dìon Àrainneachd na h-Alba) is Scotland's environmental regulator and national flood forecasting, flood warning and strategic flood risk management authority. Its main role is to protect and improve Scotland's environment. SEPA does this by helping business and industry to understand their environmental responsibilities, enabling customers to comply with legislation and good practice and to realise the economic benefits of good environmental practice. One of the ways SEPA does this is through the NetRegs environmental guidance service. It protects communities by regulating activities that can cause harmful pollution and by monitoring the quality of Scotland's air, land and water. The regulations it implements also cover the storage, transport and disposal of radioactive materials.

SEPA is an executive non-departmental public body (Executive NDPB, often known as a Quango) of the Scottish Government. SEPA was established in 1996 by the Environment Act 1995 and is responsible for the protection of the natural environment in Scotland. SEPA is a member of SEARS (Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services).

On 24 December 2020 SEPA was subject to a serious and complex cyber-attack that significantly impacted their contact center, internal systems, processes and communications. Hackers stole over 4,000 digital files. SEPA refused to pay the ransom, and on 21 January 2021 learned that the information stolen had been published online illegally; some of the information was already publicly available, while some was not.

Mission
SEPA's mission statement is to be an environmental regulator and an effective and influential authority on the environment.

Aims
SEPA provides a system of environmental protection for Scotland that aims to improve the environment and help deliver the Scottish Government's overall environmental objectives.

So that it can effectively achieve its mission and aims, SEPA has created a Corporate Plan which lists its priorities and goals.

Structure
SEPA employs around 1,300 staff who are involved in protecting Scotland's environment and human health. SEPA's staff are employed in a wide range of specialist areas which include: chemistry, ecology, environmental regulation, hydrology, engineering, quality control, planning, communications, business support and management functions.

The agency operates through three directorates:

Operations
The previously named Environmental Protection and Improvement (EPI) Directorate is now known as Operations after an internal reorganisation in April 2010. The directorate includes environmental policy, radioactive substances policy and regulation, SEPA's advisory work, river basin management planning, national planning, strategic environmental assessment and Organisational Development (encompassing Human Resources, Health and Safety and Learning and Development).

Science and strategy
The Environmental and Organisational Strategy Directorate and Environmental Science Directorate were merged in a reorganisation that took place in April 2010. The directorate is now known as Science and Strategy Directorate and includes Chemistry, Ecology, Marine, Hydrology, Environmental Quality, Radioactive Substances, Science, Organisational Planning and Improvement, Environmental Strategy. Communications is also part of this directorate, because of its strategic role within the organisation.

Finance and corporate services
The Finance and Corporate Services directorate undertakes the financial planning and reporting for the organisation as well as its procurement, facilities management, information systems and management and resilience activities.

Governance
The Agency Board legally constitutes SEPA and board members are appointed by Scottish Ministers. SEPA's Chairman and a Deputy Chairman are appointed by Scottish Ministers and the Agency Board appoints a Chief Executive.

SEPA used to have Regional Boards (North, South-west and South-east) that undertook local engagement with customers, partners and stakeholders. However, these were phased out by 2010 and SEPA now adopts a different approach to engage with its stakeholders at a local level.

Flooding
SEPA is Scotland's national flood forecasting, flood warning and strategic flood risk management authority.

SEPA operates Scotland's flood warning service. This is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, information service which includes direct warnings by phone and online flood warnings and flooding updates through its dedicated telephone number 0345 988 1188.

As the name suggests, the Floodline service is designed to give the public early warning of likely flooding in specific areas. The service also gives advice on what to do before, during and after a flood.

In Wales, Floodline is operated by Natural Resources Wales, and in England by the Environment Agency

In March 2011 SEPA enhanced its provision with a direct warnings extension to its Floodline service. This sends flood warning information for a chosen geographical area direct to customers who have registered a mobile or landline telephone number.

Also, that month the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) was formed, a partnership between SEPA and the Met Office with £750,000 of funding from the Scottish Government. Its role is to provide flooding forecasts to Category 1 & 2 responders.

Air Quality
In order to protect Scotland's air quality, SEPA regulates and monitors industrial activities and processes in Scotland that may lead to local airborne pollution. In order to do this effectively, SEPA works closely with local authorities and other partners to manage and improve air quality locally."

There are many things which can negatively affect good air quality such as, vehicle and transport emissions, energy production, some industrial processes, waste and agriculture. The emissions that are produced by these activities can significantly damage air quality which can lead to health problems, depletion of the ozone layer and changes to other natural habitats.

The overall picture in Scotland is one of good air quality which has been getting better over the last 30 years or so, particularly in urban areas. But the picture is not perfect. There are some localised problems in Scottish towns, mainly caused by traffic emissions. ... Scotland’s carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to global climate changes which are likely to have significant long term environmental impacts. Alasdair D. Paton, SEPA Chief Executive, 1999.

SEPA and the Scottish Government work in partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to ensure the objectives that are listed in the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are achieved.

The SAQ database and website were commissioned by the Scottish Government. Launched in April 2007, SAQD was set up to provide a single source of air quality information for Scotland that would improve research quality to support and evaluate Scotland's air quality policies whilst also providing the public with more easily understood and accessible local air quality information.

Climate Change
SEPA's position on climate change recognises that it is the greatest threat to our physical and socio-economic future. The organisation has produced a climate change plan which contains details about how SEPA will reduce its own carbon emissions. This five year climate change plan introduces SEPA's specific role in climate change mitigation and what they will do over the next five years to further integrate climate change across the organisation.

SEPA's Climate Change Plan was subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as part of its preparation. This was required under the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. The SEA helped SEPA to understand the environmental effects of the plan and allowed for improvements to be made throughout the preparation process. The environmental report explains, in detail, the findings of the SEA. As the plan has now been formally adopted, SEPA is required to explain how it has taken account of the SEA process in a "SEA Statement".

SEPA, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) and Historic Scotland are all government funded organisations with responsibilities for different aspects of Scotland's environment and heritage; in 2009 a joint statement on climate change was prepared as part of a joint approach in Scotland.

"The Scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks and it demands an urgent global response".

In Scotland, the effects of climate change can be seen in raised temperature changes, increased rainfall and less snow cover (than the last Ice Age). These changes have a significant impact on the growing, breeding and migration seasons, as well as species abundance and diversity.

Land Quality
SEPA aims to protect and enhance the quality of Scotland's land through provision of guidance on good land use practice and a variety of regulatory measures.

Planning
SEPA is identified as a key agency under the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 and help deliver the Scottish Government's commitment in providing a more effective and efficient planning system. SEPA also provide formal environmental advice in relation to development plans and on various development proposals across Scotland.

SEPA attempts to enable good development whilst also and protecting Scotland's environment through the planning system and takes a consultative approach where they can add most value. The agency tends to favour early engagement with planning authorities to ensure they can support development plan proposals and aid the implementation of a genuinely plan-led land use planning system.

There exists a guidance note "How and when to consult SEPA" that provides further information on planning consultation with SEPA.

Radioactive substances

Radioactive substances are used widely in industry, medicine and research in Scotland. Uses can range greatly from the diagnosis and treatment of diseases to its use in energy generation and nuclear weapons. However, if radioactive substances are not stored or used properly, they can potentially cause significant human health problems and damage to the environment.

As SEPA has a responsibility for protecting Scotland's environment and human health, it also has responsibility for regulating the storage, and use of, radioactive substances and the accumulation and disposal of radioactive wastes in Scotland, including functions under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. The State of Scotland's Environment 2006 Report showed a downward trend in levels of man-made radioactivity in the environment over the last decade.

Waste
One of the best ways to minimise the negative effects of waste are through waste minimisation and prevention. However, waste can also be put to good use through reuse, recycling, composting and thermal treatment.

Another one of SEPA's statutory duties is to protect the environment and human health in Scotland from the effects of waste management and disposal. SEPA reports on waste data and is also involved in enforcing European compliance schemes. They also support the Scottish Government and other organisations in delivering Scotland's National Waste Plan.

Water Quality
Scotland's water environments provide rich sources of drinking water, provide natural habitats, are a focus for leisure and recreation activities and are vital resources for many of Scotland's industries. SEPA helps protect and improve Scotland's water environment through regulation, monitoring and planning.

As mentioned above, SEPA is the flood warning authority for Scotland and they work with other organisations to manage flood risk. SEPA's hydrologists monitor these water levels so that they can warn the public and businesses of the likelihood of a flood.

SEPA provides annual reports on the quality of Scotland's bathing waters. Complying with the European Community (EC) Bathing Water Directive, they also work closely with other organisations to reduce the risk of urban and rural pollution in Scotland's coastal and inland bathing waters.

SEPA regulates other water activities such as discharges to groundwater, discharges to surface water, abstractions, removal of sediments and replacement of weirs.

Science and research
SEPA has a duty to monitor and report on the state of Scotland's environment. SEPA then uses that scientific understanding to better regulate the activities that may negatively affect environmental quality. SEPA publish a wide range of environmental information and advise Ministers, partner bodies, regulated industry and the public on environmental issues.

Sampling
SEPA employ experts in many fields of science, including hydrology, chemistry, ecology, algology, ecotoxicology, hydromorphology, hydrogeology, and oceanography. These scientists analyse samples collected from across Scotland's air, land and water environments for changes and degradation of the environment or threat to human health. SEPA tests individual chemical parameters and the levels of plants and animals in marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They also conduct analyses of solid waste arisings and audit check analyses of gaseous emissions to the atmosphere.

Monitoring
In 2009, SEPA was maintaining and operating a significant network of gauging stations and rain gauges to provide national flood warning and forecasting services for Scotland. SEPA holds over 30 years of hydrometric data for Scotland's rivers. These data are invaluable in characterising the long-term pressures on Scotland's environment, particularly in relation to the assessment and management of the consequences of climate change.

SEPA's testing, analysis and interpretation of samples covers a wide range of environments throughout Scotland, including contaminated land, fresh and saline waters, soils and sediments, sewage and industrial effluents, leachates, fauna and biota, and landfill gases.

SEPA operates a formal quality assurance system for its monitoring and assessment functions. Their quality assurance system is compliant with international standards ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001:2000, and ISO 14001, and is monitored and externally audited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and SGS.

Research
SEPA is an organisation which was established to protect and enhance Scotland's environment and protect human health. To do this, it is important that SEPA has a sound science and knowledge base. This information helps them to carry out their powers and duties and to inform the development of effective policy making.

SEPA's mandate for research and development activity is required by founding legislation.

On 11 December 2008, SEPA launched their Research strategy 2008–2012 which defines their aims, needs and interests in research and development.

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The CD cover of The Strokes' 2001 single "Someday", from the 2001 album Is This It.


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomasine Church

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The result of the debate was Delete Ryan Norton T 02:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Thomasine Church
Anyone can create a website regarding their own religious views, or those of a small group with whom they are associated. Does that mean they should have a Wikipedia article? Is there any evidence this "church" has any notability, and is not just a small group that no one has heard of? 137.111.11.69 08:31, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Anyone can nominate an article for deletion. Does that mean it should not be a Wikipedia article?  I also would like to see some evidence for notability, such as membership statistics, but I vote Keep and Clean Up.Logophile 10:16, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Will form base for good article. Qaz  ( talk ) 10:28, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Undecided at present but probably leaning towards delete unless some verified info is presented. "Thomasine Church" scores just over [100 Google hits] though a goodly number of even that modest sum are just WP and mirrors.  The current article seems to avoid mentioning things like congregation or membership statitics.  How many members are/were there?  Where are the churches located?  Has the church been referenced in any theological texts, or even mainstream publications?  We need more facts, and if no facts are forthcoming, this should be deleted as unverifiable. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  11:36, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Recently a denomination with only one Google result as proof that it evens exists was kept, and the result was a huge list. We need some church notability guidelines. -- Kjkolb 14:16, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * No assertion is made that this sect has any number of followers. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for the promulgation of religious dogma. Delete unless notability established. Pilatus 13:46, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, neutral, factual, verifiable. Trollderella 16:18, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, doesn't actually seem third-party verifiable from the google hits. Their "temples" are listed here but don't seem to get any hits at all. I'll change to keep if any decent evidence shows up. Kappa 18:21, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * An interesting find. Not only are the lack of Google hits suspicious, but I found an enormous list of Allentown churches here which makes no mention of this.  Also, I'm pretty sure that "photo" is actually a demo shot from a 3D program. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  19:03, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per this information. --Jacquelyn Marie 03:38, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as unverifiable. And yes, that "photo" is computer-generated. --Carnildo 22:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Kappa. Xoloz 15:31, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Pilatus, and that only source is church's own website indicates lack of neutrality and verifiability --TimPope 10:02, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * delete lack of verifiability Mozzerati 20:45, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep It's interesting to note that a church's reputation or relevance comes down to goggle hits. I also suggest that their needs to be a guidleline to what is to be recognized as to what is not beyond what the big three deem is to be recognized (Christianity/Judaism/Islam). If it were left up to them Wicca would never be listed here either. How about someone contacting this group instead of making assumptions from an artmchair point of view? Comment left by User:AnDruidh, who contributed only to two AfD discussions.
 * There is sufficient evidence that Wicca has a substantial number of followers. The burden of proof that the Thomasine Church has any is with the original editor, and WP:V is clear in that regard. Pilatus 13:31, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The Thomasine Church was listed on the "NACGB" (nacgb.org), "Order of the Grail" page (www.orderofthegrail.org/listing_of_gnostic_churches.htm )as well as some guys blog site (nascentgnosis.blogspot.com). Those are 3rd parties varifying that such an organization does exist. Did you write to them? BTW I am not lost on the "Pilate" and "Pope" names which call for deletion. As someone who follows Druidry I am not surprised that some are calling for this groups deletion. --AnDruidh 00:22, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as content unverifiable. Note: www.saintthomaschristianchurch.org redirects to www.nasranichurch.org ; one page refers to "Nasrani/Thomasine Churches" . Don't know what to make of that. Rd232 talk 23:38, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

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Bärenfang

Bärenfang or Meschkinnes is a German honey-flavoured liqueur based on vodka. It is usually available as Teucke & Koenig Bärenjäger a commercial brand of Bärenfang in English-speaking countries.

Bärenfang means 'bear trap'; Bärenjäger means 'bear hunter'. Meschkinnes, a term mostly used by people from East Prussia, comes from Lithuanian meškinas, meaning 'male bear'.

Bärenfang has an alcohol content of 30%–45% ABV (60–90 proof). In Germany, Bärenfang is often made at home since the basic recipe and many variations of it are readily available. Most homemade Bärenfang is based on vodka, but some recipes with a higher alcohol content are based on neutral spirit.

Bärenfang is always made with honey from nectar because honey from honeydew may have a bitter aftertaste.

History
Bärenfang was first developed in East Prussia in the 15th century. It was the first commercial brand of this liqueur that was produced in the capital city of Königsberg; it is now produced by the Teucke & Koenig company in the town of Steinhagen, Germany. A picture of a fur trapper trapping a bear is shown on bottles of Teucke & Koenig's Bärenjäger.

Today, Teucke & Koenig is owned by Schwarze & Schlichte, located in the town of Oelde in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schwarze & Schlichte also make another brand of Bärenfang that is bottled at 33% ABV (66 proof).

The Bärenfang produced by Teucke & Koenig is widely exported. It is usually sold under the brand name Bärenjäger outside of Germany. There are other producers of Bärenfang in Germany, but their products are less often available in other countries.

Awards
Bärenjäger has been reviewed by the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which gave it gold and silver medals in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Wine Enthusiast rated Bärenjäger in its "85–89" category.

Proof66's averaging of these scores produced an overall score that classified it as a "Tier 1" spirit.

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The CD cover of The Strokes' 2004 single "The End Has No End", from the 2003 album Room on Fire.


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Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station

Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station (弘前東高前駅) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kōnan Railway Company.

Lines
Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and lies 0.9 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Hirosaki,

Station layout
Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station has a one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is attended during normal working hours.

History
The station opened on September 7, 1927, initially as a simple stop named Matsumori-chō Stop (松森町停留所). It became a full station from March 18, 1929, and renamed Minami-Hirosaki Station (南弘前駅) on June 17 of the same year. On April 1, 1988, the station was renamed Higashi-Kōgyōkōmae Station (東工業高前駅), and it was renamed Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station on April 1, 2005.

Surrounding area

 * Hirosaki-Higashi High School
 * Hirosaki Athletic Park and Sports Recreation Centre

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Simit

Simit is a circular bread, typically encrusted with sesame seeds or, less commonly, poppy, flax or sunflower seeds, found across the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and the Middle East, especially in Armenia, Turkey and the Balkans. Simit's size, crunch, chewiness, and other characteristics vary slightly by region.

In İzmir, simit is known as gevrek ("crisp"), although it is very similar to the Istanbul variety. Simit in Ankara are smaller and crisper than those of other cities.

Name
The word simit comes from Arabic samīd (سميد) "white bread" or "fine flour".

Other names are based on the Byzantine Greek kollikion (κολλίκιον), or Ancient Greek kollyra (κολλύρα), or Greek koulouri (κουλούρι). In Latin it is known as arculata. Aramaic: ܩܶܠܽܘܪܳܐ/ܩܸܠܘܿܪܵܐ (qeluro/qelora); Turkish: gevrek; South Slavic đevrek, ђеврек, gjevrek, ѓеврек, геврек. The Armenian name is բոկեղ (bokegh). In Judaeo-Spanish it is known as roskas turkas. In English it is known as rosca or coulouri.

Origins
Archival sources show that simit has been produced in Istanbul since 1525. Based on Üsküdar court records (Şer’iyye Sicili) dated 1593, the weight and price of simit was standardized for the first time. The 17th-century traveler Evliya Çelebi wrote that there were 70 simit bakeries in Istanbul during the 1630s. Jean Brindesi's early 19th-century oil paintings about Istanbul daily life show simit sellers on the streets. Warwick Goble, too, made an illustration of these simit sellers of Istanbul in 1906. Simit and its variants became popular across the Ottoman Empire.

Consumption
Simit is generally served plain, or for breakfast with tea, fruit preserves, or cheese or ayran. Drinking tea with simit is traditional. Simit ("Bokegh" in Armenian) is a traditional Christmas bread in Armenia.

Simit are sold by street vendors in Turkey, who either have a simit trolley or carry the simit in a tray on their head. Street merchants generally advertise simit as fresh ("Taze simit!"/"Taze gevrek!") since they are baked throughout the day; otherwise hot ("Sıcak, sıcak!") and extremely hot ("El yakıyor!" means "It burns the hand!") when they are not long out of the oven.

Simit is an important symbol for lower and middle-class people of Turkey. Sometimes it is called susam kebabı ("sesame kebab").

In other parts of the Middle East, in Egypt it is consumed with boiled eggs and/or duggah, which is a mixture of herbs used as condiments. It is commonly used to break the fast, with yoghurt or buttermilk, in mosques in Mecca and Medina.

Today, many municipalities in Turkey produce simit through their own subsidiaries.

Similar products
Certain varieties of Romanian covrigi are similar to simit, the places that sell them even being known as "Simigerii".

Another type of bread similar to simit is known as obwarzanek (in particular obwarzanek krakowski) in Poland and bublik in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The main difference is that the rings of dough are poached briefly in boiling water prior to baking (similarly to bagels), instead of being dipped in water and molasses syrup, as is the case with simit.

Girde (Uygur: Гирде), is a type of bread baked on the walls of tandoori oven, that is very similar to simit, and that the Uyghurs in China see as a characteristic item in their culture-specific kitchen.

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Daniel Schaffer

Dan Schaffer (born 3 February 1969) is a British writer/artist working primarily in comics and film. He is best known as the writer and illustrator of cult comic book series, Dogwitch. He is also the co-creator/artist of Indigo Vertigo, a collaboration with Queenadreena / Daisy Chainsaw singer Katiejane Garside, and writer/artist of the original graphic novel The Scribbler.

Dan is signed exclusively to Nightsky (LA) and 1First Comics (Chicago).

Comics
 * Dogwitch: Direct to Video – writer/artist (Sirius Entertainment)
 * Dogwitch: Twisted – writer/artist (Sirius Entertainment)
 * Dogwitch: Mood Swings – writer/artist (Image Comics)
 * Indigo Vertigo – artist (Image Comics)
 * The Scribbler – writer/artist (Image Comics/1First Comics)
 * Killdarlings – writer/artist (1First Comics)
 * White – writer/artist (1First Comics)
 * Malefic – writer (1First Comics)
 * Dogwitch: The Whole Shebang – writer/artist (1First Comics)
 * Peripheral – writer (1First Comics)

Films
 * Doghouse (2009) – screenwriter. Directed by Jake West, starring Stephen Graham.
 * The Scribbler (2014) – screenwriter. Directed by John Suits, starring Katie Cassidy, Garret Dillahunt, Eliza Dushku and Gina Gershon.
 * Peripheral (2019) – screenwriter. Directed by Paul Hyett, starring Hannah Arterton, Tom Conti.

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Talk:Rainbow (Noon Universe)

It is widely discussed (up to death?) what happened after the P-wave. The end written in the article is not present in the book. Gorbovsky was not piloting Tariel from Rainbow before the wave. Gorbovsky is present in other books of Noon Universe describing the events after Rainbow disaster. Possible variants: underground facilities were succesfully built, some people were able to survive; the P-wave diffused, as rumours about calculation by Lamondua, Pagawa and Patrick stated; ...; Strugatsky brothers simply decided to use the same heroes in other books. It is highly possible that this questions were discussed in online-interview with Boris Strugatsky. The end of the article is plainly wrong. --- Misha Stepanov

 * Well, from my point of view, only one statement may be regarded as "wrong" - Nearly all adults who happened to be on the planet (including all scientists) perished. I admit that this is a possibly wrong assumption, however, in the article about "Faraway Rainbow", I've tried to make it clear that the ending of the novel has been deliberately left open. :) EDITED: --Koveras 14:04, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * The statement that Tariel II was piloted by Gorbovky is confusing. He was piloting Tariel II in general, but was not piloting it during the evacuation of children. About "perished" --- it is not written, and nobody knows. --- Misha Stepanov

 * Is that better now? And if anyone wants to know what happened to Gorbosky, they are welcome to read the Faraway Rainbow article. --Koveras 11:52, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

 * It is better. The point that there is correct information somewhere else is strange. Why provide anything here? --- Misha Stepanov 07:04, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

 * The better term is "commanded", not "piloted". It is worth mentioning that during the evacuation the ship was piloted by Stanislav Pishta. --Michagal 16:25, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

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Dragon Society

The Dragon Society or Society of Dragons is a secret society of senior men at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The group's membership and organizational structure are unknown, with notable exceptions. Dragon has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1898.

History
The Dragon Society or Society of Dragons was established as a senior men's secret society at Dartmouth College. Because it is a secret society, little verifiable information is available about its activities, membership, and organizational structure.

Membership
Membership consists of a small number of senior men who are selected during their junior year in a school-wide selection process known as "tapping." Every winter and spring, juniors are tapped for the senior societies through a process semi-coordinated through the College. Members are thought to be leaders of Dartmouth's athletic teams and fraternities. Taps are voted on by the membership.

Members do not carry identifying canes at commencement, nor do they identify themselves in Dartmouth's yearbook, The Aegis. Members of Dartmouth's other secret societies identify themselves in either or both ways.

Notable members
Despite the secrecy that surrounds the society, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees website lists trustee Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric, as a member of the Dragon Society.

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Indigo Vertigo

Indigo Vertigo is a 48-page graphic novella, written by KatieJane Garside and illustrated by Dogwitch creator, Daniel Schaffer. It was published by Image Comics in 2005.

Indigo Vertigo is marketed as "the hallucinatory spectacle of one woman's experience at the brink of reality," and described by a Warren Ellis quotation on the back cover as, "Like Sylvia Plath fucking David Lynch."

According to Schaffer, who acknowledges a heavy influence from Lynch (and also Japanese auteur, Shinya Tsukamoto), the book is an experiment in subjective storytelling, and came about as the result of an unconventional, intuitive creative process developed by himself and KatieJane Garside (best known as the former vocalist of London noise punk band Daisy Chainsaw and Noise Rock band Queenadreena, and current vocalist of neo-folk duo Ruby Throat.)

In an interview posted on comics news site The Pulse in 2005, Schaffer explains - "Indigo Vertigo is an attempt to connect to the reader by acknowledging the demons and empty spaces that are within everybody. If you're going to do something like that without pretension or agenda, you have to first expose the same thing from within yourself, and so this book is a glimpse of that truth, from the perspective of both Katie and myself, with a little bit of space for the reader. It's a book designed to reach out through example, and it will come alive if you bring something of yourself to it."

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Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio

Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio is a two-disc album recorded by Mexican rock band Jaguares and was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2000. The LP was released on September 7, 1999 under the label BMG Entertainment Mexico. The first disc is a live concert album (with some songs from Jaguares' first incarnation, Caifanes); the second disc is a studio album.

Two singles were released from this album, “Tu” and “Fin”, each with music videos.

Track listing
All songs written by Saul Hernández.

Disc 1 (live)
 * 1) Dime Jaguar (Tell me Jaguar) - 5:15
 * 2) Cuentame tu vida (Tell me your life) - 5:16
 * 3) Las ratas no tienen alas (Rats do not have wings) - 7:46
 * 4) Ayer me dijo un ave (Yesterday, a bird told me) - 4:53
 * 5) La celula que explota (The exploding cell) - 3:52
 * 6) No dejes que... (Don't let...) - 5:23
 * 7) Quisiera ser alcohol (I'd like to be alcohol) - 5:47
 * 8) De noche todos los gatos son pardos (All cats are grey at night) - 7:50
 * 9) El milagro (The miracle) - 4:10
 * 10) Nos vamos juntos (We're off together) - 5:30
 * 11) Amarrate a una escoba y vuela lejos (Tie yourself to a broom and fly far away) - 4:37

Disc 2 (studio)
 * 1) Hoy (Today) - 5:22
 * 2) Fin (End) - 4:27
 * 3) Tu (You) - 4:23
 * 4) Sangre (Blood) - 5:20
 * 5) Parpadea (Blink) - 3:56
 * 6) Derritete (Melt) - 4:46
 * 7) Mantarraya (Stingray) - 5:55
 * 8) Tu Reino (Your kingdom) - 4:48
 * 9) Adios (Goodbye) (feat. string arrangements by David Campbell) - 5:13
 * 10) No me culpes (Don't blame me) - 3:58

Personnel

 * Saul Hernández — vocals and rhythm guitar
 * Alfonso André — drums
 * Sabo Romo — bass
 * Cesar "El Vampiro" López Garcia — lead guitar
 * Jarris Margalli — lead guitar

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Daniell integral

In mathematics, the Daniell integral is a type of integration that generalizes the concept of more elementary versions such as the Riemann integral to which students are typically first introduced. One of the main difficulties with the traditional formulation of the Lebesgue integral is that it requires the initial development of a workable measure theory before any useful results for the integral can be obtained. However, an alternative approach is available, developed by that does not suffer from this deficiency, and has a few significant advantages over the traditional formulation, especially as the integral is generalized into higher-dimensional spaces and further generalizations such as the Stieltjes integral. The basic idea involves the axiomatization of the integral.

Axioms
We start by choosing a family $$H$$ of bounded real functions (called elementary functions) defined over some set $$X$$, that satisfies these two axioms:

 * $$H$$ is a linear space with the usual operations of addition and scalar multiplication.
 * If a function $$h$$ is in $$H$$, so is its absolute value $$|h|: x \mapsto |h(x)|$$.

In addition, every function h in H is assigned a real number $$Ih$$, which is called the elementary integral of h, satisfying these three axioms:

 * Linearity
 * If h and k are both in H, and $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are any two real numbers, then $$I(\alpha h + \beta k) = \alpha Ih + \beta Ik$$.

 * Nonnegativity
 * If $$h(x) \ge 0$$ for all $$x$$, then $$Ih \ge 0$$.

 * Continuity
 * If $$h_n$$ is a nonincreasing sequence (i.e. $$h_1 \ge \cdots \ge h_k \ge \cdots$$) of functions in $$H$$ that converges to 0 for all $$x$$ in $$X$$, then $$Ih_n \to 0$$.or (more commonly)If $$h_n$$ is an increasing sequence (i.e. $$h_1 \le \cdots \le h_k \le \cdots$$) of functions in $$H$$ that converges to h for all $$x$$ in $$X$$, then $$Ih_n \to Ih$$.

That is, we define a continuous non-negative linear functional $$I$$ over the space of elementary functions.

These elementary functions and their elementary integrals may be any set of functions and definitions of integrals over these functions which satisfy these axioms. The family of all step functions evidently satisfies the above axioms for elementary functions. Defining the elementary integral of the family of step functions as the (signed) area underneath a step function evidently satisfies the given axioms for an elementary integral. Applying the construction of the Daniell integral described further below using step functions as elementary functions produces a definition of an integral equivalent to the Lebesgue integral. Using the family of all continuous functions as the elementary functions and the traditional Riemann integral as the elementary integral is also possible, however, this will yield an integral that is also equivalent to Lebesgue's definition. Doing the same, but using the Riemann–Stieltjes integral, along with an appropriate function of bounded variation, gives a definition of integral equivalent to the Lebesgue–Stieltjes integral.

Sets of measure zero may be defined in terms of elementary functions as follows. A set $$Z$$ which is a subset of $$X$$ is a set of measure zero if for any $$\epsilon > 0$$, there exists a nondecreasing sequence of nonnegative elementary functions $$h_p(x)$$ in H such that $$Ih_p < \varepsilon$$ and $\sup_p h_p(x) \ge 1$ on $$Z$$.

A set is called a set of full measure if its complement, relative to $$X$$, is a set of measure zero. We say that if some property holds at every point of a set of full measure (or equivalently everywhere except on a set of measure zero), it holds almost everywhere.

Definition
Although the result is the same, different authors construct the integral differently. A common approach is to start with defining a larger class of functions, based on our chosen elementary functions, the class $$L^+$$, which is the family of all functions that are the limit of a nondecreasing sequence $$h_n$$ of elementary functions, such that the set of integrals $$Ih_n$$ is bounded. The integral of a function $$f$$ in $$L^+$$ is defined as:

 * $$If = \lim_{n \to \infty} Ih_n$$

It can be shown that this definition of the integral is well-defined, i.e. it does not depend on the choice of sequence $$h_n$$.

However, the class $$L^+$$ is in general not closed under subtraction and scalar multiplication by negative numbers; one needs to further extend it by defining a wider class of functions $$L$$ with these properties.

Daniell's (1918) method, described in the book by Royden, amounts to defining the upper integral of a general function $$\phi$$ by

 * $$I^+\phi = \inf_{f \ge \phi} If.$$

The lower integral is defined in a similar fashion or, in short, as $$ I^-\phi = -I^+(-\phi)$$. Finally $$L$$ consists of those functions whose upper and lower integrals are finite and coincide, and

 * $$\int_X \phi(x) dx = I^+\phi = I^-\phi.$$

An alternative route, based on a discovery by Frederic Riesz, is taken in the book by Shilov and Gurevich and in the article in Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Here $$L$$ consists of those functions $$\phi(x)$$ that can be represented on a set of full measure (defined in the previous section) as the difference $$\phi = f - g$$, for some functions $$f$$ and $$g$$ in the class $$L^+$$. Then the integral of a function $$\phi(x)$$ can be defined as:

 * $$\int_X \phi(x) dx = If - Ig\,$$

Again, it may be shown that this integral is well-defined, i.e. it does not depend on the decomposition of $$\phi$$ into $$f$$ and $$g$$. This turns out to be equivalent to the original Daniell integral.

Properties
Nearly all of the important theorems in the traditional theory of the Lebesgue integral, such as Lebesgue's dominated convergence theorem, the Riesz–Fischer theorem, Fatou's lemma, and Fubini's theorem may also readily be proved using this construction. Its properties are identical to the traditional Lebesgue integral.

Measurement
Because of the natural correspondence between sets and functions, it is also possible to use the Daniell integral to construct a measure theory. If we take the characteristic function $$\chi(x)$$ of some set, then its integral may be taken as the measure of the set. This definition of measure based on the Daniell integral can be shown to be equivalent to the traditional Lebesgue measure.

Advantages over the traditional formulation
This method of constructing the general integral has a few advantages over the traditional method of Lebesgue, particularly in the field of functional analysis. The Lebesgue and Daniell constructions are equivalent, as pointed out above, if ordinary finite-valued step functions are chosen as elementary functions. However, as one tries to extend the definition of the integral into more complex domains (e.g. attempting to define the integral of a linear functional), one runs into practical difficulties using Lebesgue's construction that are alleviated with the Daniell approach.

The Polish mathematician Jan Mikusinski has made an alternative and more natural formulation of Daniell integration by using the notion of absolutely convergent series. His formulation works for the Bochner integral (the Lebesgue integral for mappings taking values in Banach spaces). Mikusinski's lemma allows one to define the integral without mentioning null sets. He also proved the change of variables theorem for multiple Bochner integrals and Fubini's theorem for Bochner integrals using Daniell integration. The book by Asplund and Bungart carries a lucid treatment of this approach for real valued functions. It also offers a proof of the abstract Radon–Nikodym theorem using the Daniell–Mikusinski approach.

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Cognitive labs
Seems very much like an advertisement and is the user's only edits. Pretty sure it has relatively no encyclopedic value and it struck me that things like this should be deleted pronto to send the message that we aren't an advertising service. gren グレン 08:38, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
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 * Advertising is not a WP:CSD!--Doc (?) 12:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, advertising, largely speculation as to what they may do in future. An NPOV article might be possible but this isn't it.  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  12:14, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
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Hiraka Station

Hiraka Station (平賀駅) is a railway station in Hirakawa, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kōnan Railway Company.

Lines
Hiraka Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line, and lies 7.5 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Hirosaki,

Station layout
Hiraka Station has a two opposed side platforms with an elevated station building; however, one of the platforms has not been in use since the discontinuation of the Kuroishi Line in 1998. The station is staffed and also serves as the operational headquarters for the Kōnan Line.

History
Hiraka Station was opened on September 7, 1927. Freight operations were discontinued in 1984. Wicket gate operation was turned over to a separate company (kan'i itaku) in October 1985. A new station building was completed in December 1986. On June 12, 2007, an accident occurred at Hiraka Station when a Kuroishi-bound train derailed.

Surrounding area

 * former Hiraka Town Hall
 * Hiraka Post Office

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SECR P class

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) P class is a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive designed by Harry Wainwright.

They were inspired by, and loosely based on, the more successful LB&SCR A1 class "Terriers" and eight were built in 1909 and 1910. They were originally intended for lightweight passenger trains, to replace underpowered steam railmotors. Certain cost-saving design compromises had been made, compared to the Terrier design, and the P class were found to be underpowered, having only 73% of the Terrier's tractive effort. The P class were later re-allocated to shunting and station pilot duties.

All eight locomotives passed into Southern Railway ownership at The Grouping in 1923, and into British Railways ownership at Nationalisation in 1948. Withdrawals took place between 1955 and 1961, but four examples have been preserved.

Numbering
The first two locomotives, built in 1909, were numbered 753 and 754. The 1910-built locomotives re-used numbers of withdrawn locomotives and were numbered 27, 178, 323, 325, 555 and 558. In 1915, Two locomotives (27 and 753, known by the ROD as numbers 5027 and 5753 ) were transferred to the Government and used by the Railway Operating Division, arriving in France in May 1915. They were initially used during the construction of exchange sidings, and later to shunt the sidings and docks at Boulogne, but they proved to have insufficient power, and were returned to England in October 1916, to be replaced with the LCDR T class locomotive.

All eight passed to the Southern Railway upon its formation in 1923, and were given an 'A' prefix to their SECR numbers. in 1925, A753 and A754 were renumbered A556 and A557. In 1923, the Southern abolished the number prefixes, and increased the P class numbers by 1000. Upon Nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 30000 to their SR number.

Withdrawal
The class survived intact until 1955, when 31555 became the first locomotive to be withdrawn; 31557 followed in 1957. In 1958, 31178 was sold to Bowaters; and three locomotives were withdrawn in 1960: 31323, 31325 and 31558. The last two, 31027 and 31556, were withdrawn the following year.

Preservation

Half of the class have been preserved:

 * No. 27, Known as "Primrose" for 18 months during early years in preservation, on the Bluebell Railway.
 * No. 178, Known in industrial service, with Bowaters of Sittingbourne, Kent, as 'Pioneer II', on the Bluebell Railway.
 * No. 323, Known as "Bluebell", on the Bluebell Railway.
 * No. 753, Known in industrial service as 'Pride of Sussex', on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.

No. 323, Bluebell
The youngest member of the class, No. 323 Bluebell is one of the first two engines which worked passenger trains during the first year of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It arrived at the Bluebell in 1960 and remained a stalwart in the Bluebell's locomotive fleet between 1960 and 1998 when it was withdrawn pending overhaul. During this time it also visited the East Somerset Railway for four years between 1980 and 1984.

Early attempts to overhaul the engine, which had gained the unofficial name of Bluebell at the railway, in 2005 proved to be abortive and 323, partially dismantled, was moved back to storage at Sheffield Park in a partially dismantled state. In September 2009 the decision was made to restore 323 to working order and it was moved into the workshops with the hope of having it operational in time for the Bluebell's fiftieth-anniversary celebrations in August 2010.

However, it was discovered the firebox backhead had cracked, requiring repairs that prevented the locomotive from attending the celebrations. 323 returned to service in Spring 2011, when it attended the 'Branch Line Weekend' celebrations. It remained operational until Spring 2019 when it was withdrawn requiring a further overhaul. It is currently painted in 'Bluebell Blue' with the BRPS emblem on the side tanks.

No. 27
No. 27 was the second P-class engine to be brought for preservation by the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. It arrived in 1961 and was used extensively until it was withdrawn for an overhaul in 1974. At the time the workshops were unable to overhaul it and so it was placed in storage. During its time in service on the Bluebell, it carried two liveries; the first being BR black with its SE&CR number 27 and its name Primrose between 1961 and 1963, after which in 1963 it was repainted in SE&CR lined green.

The locomotive was largely dismantled in the early 1980s as an exercise for apprentices from Stratford Works. However the overhaul did not take place as intended and the work was not commenced until 2011, by which time the loco had suffered greatly from corrosion. The restoration is being funded by the Fenchurch Fund and it is hoped that the loco will be working by 2019. This will dovetail with the withdrawal from traffic of sister loco 323 "Bluebell".

SE&CR No. 27 was last painted in SE&CR lined green. It is planned to restore it as Southern Railway No. A27 in SR Olive Green, as it would have looked after 1923 while based at Ashford.

The Fenchurch Fund Project 27 has obtained a new set of cylinders for the loco. These have now been cast using polystyrene patterns using technology pioneered for the LMS Patriot Project. They were delivered to Sheffield Park towards the end of 2017. A new set of frames, dragboxes & buffer beams were earlier delivered in October 2017.

No. 178
No. 178 was purchased from Bowaters by the Bluebell Railway in 1969, by this time the locomotive was non-operational due to the cylinder block having cracked earlier that year. It was purchased by members of the Port Line locomotive group, who started restoring it in 1992. Work continued on this engine including fitting it with a new boiler, originally fitted to 323 when it arrived in 1960.

This locomotive was transferred back to the Bluebell's ownership in November 2007 and work continued with the firebox requiring partial renewal of the foundation ring. It returned to steam on 22 February 2010 as Bowaters' Pioneer II in SE&CR green, entering regular service later that week on 27 February. The locomotive was finished as SE&CR No. 178 in May 2010. After completing 10 and a half years in traffic the locomotive was withdrawn from service in October 2020 pending its next overhaul

In fiction
In Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine, a book by the Rev. W. Awdry from The Railway Series, Nos. 323 and 27 were featured as engines that Stepney was talking about when he visited the Island of Sodor. No. 323 was named 'Bluebell', the name it currently carries, and No. 27 was named 'Primrose'. Both engines were seen without faces. Bluebell was also released as a die-cast model by ERTL, although, curiously, this used the same bodyshell as Thomas – a much larger tank locomotive.

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Torquay Girls' Grammar School

Torquay Girls' Grammar School is a selective grammar school for girls aged 11–18, in Torquay, Devon, UK. It is situated directly beside Torquay Boys' Grammar School, and became one of the first schools to achieve Humanities Specialist School status in September 2004, as well as one of the first to offer the AQA Baccalaureate. On 1 February 2011, the school officially gained academy status. It is a member of the South West Academic Trust – a collaboration of seven high-performing grammar schools and Exeter University. The examination results regularly place the school in the top twenty state girls' schools nationally.

History
The school, which was founded in 1915, settled at its current location in 1939. While the school continues to use its original building, the interiors have been updated and additional buildings have been added, including the Haystacks building (Art, English and Geography) in 1995 and the Roberts building (languages, history, new library/learning resource centre) in 2007. In July 2008, the Cross building was officially opened – the new music and drama block.

The school purchased its own residential study centre in Tregourez, Brittany, in 1990. Pupils in years 7 and 9 stay there during May/June as a form to encourage social interaction and improve their French. This building has since been sold.

The most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2011, with the result being it was found to be 'outstanding in all categories'.

The school motto is 'Aude Sapere', meaning 'dare to be wise'.

Buildings and facilities
The grounds of the school include:
 * The Main building, commonly called "The Triangle" (Maths, RE, Business studies, Economics, Science, ICT, Food Technology, Textiles)
 * The Haystacks building (English, Geography, Art)
 * The Roberts building (Languages, specifically French and German, History and a study centre/'Learning Resource Centre')
 * The Cross building (Music and Drama)
 * The Dining Hall (also used for assemblies, performances, meetings etc.)
 * The Sixth form block (Psychology, Politics, Media studies, Careers, 6th form common room)
 * Burton Hall (a hall used for Dance and exams and hired out to the community)
 * A Gym building, consisting of a hall used for various purposes.
 * An astroturf area (sand based) used for sport. Can be hired out to the community ( shared with Torquay Boys Grammar School)
 * The Pavilions (changing rooms can be hired out to the community. currently belonging to Torquay Boys' Grammar)
 * Three Netball/Tennis courts
 * Fields, including a large green area between the Girls' school and Boys' school, referred to as 'The Paddock' (Year 10-13 may go there at lunchtime while other years can only go before and after school)

Forms and houses
Upon entering the school in year 7, each girl is put into one of five forms and in one of five houses. These forms contain all the girls of that house in that year. This means all girls in e.g. 7B are of Beal house, and in year 7. There are given five such houses and therefore five forms in a year group. Younger sisters are usually put in the same house as older sisters.

The girls stay in these houses. They are taught in these form groups for most subjects in years 7–8, but some other subjects are taught in ability groups (e.g. maths) or in the case of technology, alphabetically, as there is not enough room in the tech rooms for all the form to be taught at the same time.

Each house is named after a past headteacher.
 * Beal (blue)
 * Jackson (green)
 * Robertson (red)
 * Wilkinson (yellow)
 * Cross (white)

Sixth form
The two Lower Sixth forms used to share the Lower Sixth common room in Shiphay Manor, owned by the Boys' Grammar, while the two Upper Sixths share the Upper Sixth common room in the Sixth Form (formerly 'E') Block of the Boys' Grammar.

Now two new buildings, a new Sixth Form block, and a new music and drama suite, have been finished and the sixth form have lessons in their new block. There are still two common rooms, one in the Girls' school and one in the neighbouring Boys' school.

The Sixth Form have lessons in the purpose-built Sixth-Form block, in the main school (e.g. Chemistry in the science labs) and some lessons are shared with the neighbouring Torquay Boys' Grammar School allowing students to benefit from each school's specialities, when they have facilities that are not offered in the Girls' school (e.g. A-level music).

Notable former pupils
Sarah Hulme was a pupil here. When she was 16 she visited a school in Kenya that was started by Catherine Omanyo and she decided she wanted to help. When she returned to Britain she started to raise funds. A charity was founded a year after. A headteacher at this school became involved and the town raises £475 each week to support the International School for Champions in Busia near Uganda. The school has also received funding from the UK Government's Department for International Development to cover the costs of teachers and an exchange scheme for teachers which has included teachers from this school.

 * Georgina Butler, diplomat
 * Katherine Roberts, author
 * Georgia Toffolo: Made in Chelsea and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner 2017
 * Helen Sanderson-White, musician, artist, and writer

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Est Region (Burkina Faso)

Est (, "East") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Fada N'gourma. Five provinces make up the region—Gnagna, Gourma, Komondjari, Kompienga, and Tapoa.

, the population of the region was 1,941,505 with 51% females. The population in the region was 9.47% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 98, infant mortality rate was 98 and the mortality of children under five was 186. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.5%, compared with a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 108%.

Geography
Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 100 cm compared with northern regions that receive only 25 cm rainfall.

Demographics
, the population of the region was 1,941,505 with 51% females. The population in the region was 9.47% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 98, infant mortality rate was 98 and the mortality of children under five was 186. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 62.3% employees, 3.3% under employed, 32.6% inactive people, 34.4% not working and 1.8% unemployed people in the region.

Economy
As of 2007, there were 960.2 km of highways, 369.8 km of regional roads and 514 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 29, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 2,610 and the total classified road network was 1,844. The total corn produced during 2015 was 85,485 tonnes, cotton was 53,645 tonnes, cowpea was 44,098 tonnes, ground nut was 38,078 tonnes, millet was 87,588 tonnes, rice was 34,907 tonnes and sorghum was 193,161 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 108.00 per cent. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.5 per cent, compared with a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 50.4 per cent, pos-primary was 15.7 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 3.7. There were 424 boys and 137 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 43 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 489 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.

Administration
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a Governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected Mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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AFL Japan

AFL Japan is a league and governing body for Australian rules football in Japan. The Top League season runs from April to November, with a summer break during August. All teams including the University teams compete in the Top League. The most successful team has been the Tokyo Goannas, who have been premiers since the inaugural Top League season. In 2007, the Osaka Dingoes joined the Top League. Since then the league has expanded with the addition of 3 new teams with the Nagoya Redbacks joining in 2009, the R246 Lions joining in 2012 (formerly known as the Tokyo Leopards) and just recently the Tokyo Bay Suns in 2013.

The Japan national Australian rules football team, the Japan Samurais, competed in the triannual Australian Football International Cup in 2003, finishing 10th out of 11 competing countries, in 2005, finishing 7th out of 10 competing countries and 2008, finishing 8th out of 16 competing countries. In 2011, they finished 12th in division 1, beating Fiji and narrowing losing to Sweden along the way. In addition, a combined team of Japanese and Expat players compete in the annual Asian Australian Football Championships as the Japan Goannas. Also, every year, the University Samurais tour Australia in August.

Their best and fairest player (from the 2005 International Cup) was Michito Sakaki. Sakaki, along with teammate Tsuyoshi Kase was later invited to join the Australian Football League/Australian Institute of Sport academy camp in Canberra and Sakaki played for the Essendon Football Club annual 16-a-side match against the Sydney Swans at the North Sydney Oval on 3 March 2005 in front of 9,654 spectators. Both have since moved to Australia. Sakaki played in the semi-professional Ovens & Murray Football League and Kase in the amateur VAFA. At the recent International Cup 2011, Ken Sato of the Komazawa Magpies was named in the International XVIII team. Also, through the support of the Box Hill North Football Club, a Japanese player receives a scholarship to train and play in Australia annually.

Current Leagues & Clubs

 * Top League
 * Tokyo Goannas
 * University Samurais
 * Eastern Hawks
 * Osaka Dingoes
 * Nagoya Redbacks
 * Tokyo Bay Suns
 * Komazawa University Magpies
 * Senshu University Power
 * R246 Lions

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User talk:Shibidee

JFW | T@lk  08:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

SSRI
The stuff about the sexual side effects of SSRIs is the personal agenda of an anonymous editor (or was it you?) In any case, the assertions are not supported by the source quoted, and the way this has been done (pasting the same details on numerous pages) is not the way things are done here. For one thing, the CERHR source only pertains to fluoxetine (it makes no pronouncements on paroxetine, citalopram, venlafaxine etc etc). I'd like to discuss this on Talk:Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Please give your opinion there. JFW | T@lk  08:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * A PhD in cellular and molecular biology! Given your background, you may actually be interested in joining WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology. Sounds like your cup of tea anyway! JFW | T@lk  15:46, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, but I prefer to actually do the research. Shibidee

 * Hmm. Shame. We could always do with more people with your expertise. JFW | T@lk  09:04, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Psionics

"Considered pseudoscience"
99.229.246.140 has been making this change, modifying the description of parapsychology as a pseudoscience to "considered by the scientific community to be a pseudoscience". The problem is, our reliable sources clearly indicate that parapsychology is a pseudoscience, and we have no reliable sources indicating otherwise. WP:YESPOV indicates that we should not state facts as opinions (in other words, we should not attribute things which are not simply held by the one group we're attributing). We also need to abide by WP:WEIGHT, and not indicate that the scientific community holds one opinion on parapsychology, but other groups equally hold the contrary position. I'm happy to discuss further, but I'd appreciate if the edit warring stopped in the meantime. What we'd need to make any progress are reliable sources contesting the pseudoscience label. 99.229, do you know of any you could produce? Thanks. — Jess · Δ♥ 19:38, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

 * The edits have recently changed to removing the pseudoscience label, such as here. Ip, you really need to participate on the talk page. It's been more than a week now, and you're still edit warring.  — Jess · Δ♥ 15:07, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

 * I see no point in keeping this article, it is a constant source of edit warring and there's hardly any reliable sources. Random IPs just keep adding original research, I think it should be merged with the parapsychology main article. Goblin Face (talk) 22:31, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

 * Well, if IPs keep making controversial changes and edit warring, we should consider semi protection. I'll take a look at the history and make a request if there's enough history.  — Jess · Δ♥ 23:51, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
 * There doesn't really seem to be a lot of problems in the last few weeks. Just the changes from the same editor I've reverted. If he continues, I'll ask for a block, and if things pick up after that, then semi protection. It's really not too hard to manage right now.  — Jess · Δ♥ 23:54, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

 * Perhaps there needs to be a tag for some articles that are "controversial". Then people can add what they want, and let time decide.  The edit mentioned is perfect academic form:  instead of labeling something as pseudoscientific and biasing things toward empiricism, it simply and honestly shows the facts.  Neutral point-of-view means you don't promote science vs. religion, nor subjective experience (reported objectively) vs observations seen under the rubric and philosophy of science. --Dreamer  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.234.56 (talk) 21:08, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

 * In other words, wikipedia's Neutral point-of-view is COMPLETELY adequate so long as subjective ideas are reported as such and experiences reported objectively. Even psychology reports its experiences, even when they don't understand consciousness.  Are you going to call it pseudo-science?  If you want to slow down edit wars, then require more time between successive edits either from the same IP or to the same section, doubling the amount of wait required at each edit rather than cutting off legitimate knowledge and experience from the fringe of human experience -- not everything which is known as a fact is well-known and studyable under the rubric of empiricism.  ...The way ArbComPseudoscience complaint is written, it would reject any articles on religious history itself.  Science has not shown any more effectiveness than religion at fixing the problems of the world.  That means the sources of future fixes may come from sources unknown to both.  Please consider that facts transcend philosophies of Truth, of which science is one of them.  --Dreamer

First sentence
"Psionics is an umbrella term used by parapsychologists to describe psychic abilities such as telepathy, psychokinesis, pyrokinesis and others." This is technically true, but it could easily be misinterpreted. Other articles of unevidenced phenomena used qualifications in the lead sentence like "suggested", "claim", "purported", and "alleged": Pyrokinesis, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Psychic. Here, we don't make this clear until the last sentence in the lead: "There is no evidence that psionic abilities exist." That is good, but a bit late. Can we add "alleged", similar to those other artices?
 * Psionics is an umbrella term used by parapsychologists to describe alleged psychic abilities ..."

That would be accurate, less potentially misleading, and consistent with the other articles it references. The last sentence is still good, and it clarifies things nicely. Other articles do that as well: qualify the lead sentence, and follow up with a more unambiguous explanation of the current scientific consensus. Whikie (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Did John W. Campbell originate the term?
He certainly did more than most to promote it -- there were probably literally hundreds of stories (and editorials) in his magazine over the years pushing it. I think that a LOT of space should be given here to Campbell. Hayford Peirce (talk) 14:41, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

psionics
Can you tell me what it means. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.211.105.6 (talk) 14:55, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Psi Ball
This is energy ball 2402:3A80:11FB:6FD9:0:0:25DD:DD5A (talk) 09:07, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

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Hauts-Bassins Region

Hauts-Bassins (, "Upper Basins") is one of Burkina Faso's thirteen administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Bobo Dioulasso. Three provinces make up the region—Houet, Kénédougou, and Tuy.

As of 2019, the population of the region was 2,238,375 with 51.1% females. The population in the region was 10.92% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 80, infant mortality rate was 67 and the mortality of children under five was 141. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 160%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 33.4%, compared to a national average of 28.3%.

Geography
Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have Savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 100 cm compared to northern regions that receive only 25 cm rainfall.

Demographics
As of 2019, the population of the region was 2,238,375 with 51.1% females. The population in the region was 10.92% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 80, infant mortality rate was 67 and the mortality of children under five was 141. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 55% employees, 21.3% under employed, 20.8% inactive people, 23.7% not working and 2.9% unemployed people in the region.

Economy
As of 2007, there were 658.4 km of highways, 570.6 km of regional roads and 287.3 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 438, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 9,891 and the total classified road network was 1,516. The total corn produced during 2015 was 498,177 tonnes, cotton was 359,349 tonnes, cowpea was 24,769 tonnes, groundnut was 26,292 tonnes, millet was 26,475 tonnes, rice was 71,259 tonnes and sorghum was 126,222 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 160.00 per cent. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 33.4 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 80 per cent, post-primary was 35.1 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 16.2. There were 2289 boys and 2258 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 143 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 2170 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.

Administration
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups till 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years till 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a Governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected Mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry of Education (MOE; Kementerian Pendidikan; 教育部; கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore.

Organisational structure
The ministry currently oversees 10 statutory boards which includes 5 polytechnics and 2 institutes: SkillsFuture Singapore, Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and Science Centre, Singapore.

In 2016, a new statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), was formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. It took over some of the functions currently performed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and absorbed the Committee for Private Education (CPE).

Unions
Civil servants employed by the Ministry of Education are organised into several Unions, including the Singapore Teachers' Union, Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union, Singapore Malay Teachers' Union and Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union for Education Officers; and the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees for the non-Education Officers. All these unions are affiliates of the National Trades Union Congress.

Statutory boards

 * SkillsFuture Singapore
 * Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
 * ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
 * Institute of Technical Education
 * Singapore Polytechnic
 * Ngee Ann Polytechnic
 * Temasek Polytechnic
 * Nanyang Polytechnic
 * Republic Polytechnic
 * Science Centre, Singapore

Impact
The Government of Singapore invests heavily in education to equip citizens with the necessary knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace. Singapore currently spends around a fifth of its national budget on education. To boost its economic standing, the Government of Singapore created a mandate that most Singaporeans learn English. It is the language of governance and administration in Singapore and English is also the medium of instruction in most, if not all, schools in Singapore. As a result, the country rose from one of the most impoverished Asian countries to one with the strongest economies and highest standards of living.

SkillsFuture
The SkillsFuture initiative was introduced in 2015 to support Singapore's next stage of economic advancement by providing lifelong learning and skills development opportunities for Singaporeans. SkillsFuture aims at unlocking the full potential of all Singaporeans, regardless of background and industry. The program contains several key initiatives, such as SkillsFuture Credit and SkillsFuture Earn and Learn. SkillsFuture caters to many stakeholders, with initiatives centred on students, adult learners, employers, and training providers. In general, SkillsFuture involves a broad array of policy instruments targeting a wider range of beneficiaries over a longer-term horizon – schooling years, early career, mid-career or silver years – with a variety of resources available to help them attain mastery of skills.

Every Singapore citizen from the age of 25 is given S$500 (approximately $370) by the Singapore government for the SkillsFuture Credit to invest in their personal learning. This sum can be used for continuing education courses in local tertiary institutions, as well as short courses provided by MOOC providers such as Udemy, Coursera, and edX.

By the end of 2017, the SkillsFuture Credit has been utilised by over 285,000 Singaporeans. There were more than 18,000 SkillsFuture credit-approved courses available at that time. As of 2016, there were also a total of 40 Earn and Learn Programmes.

SkillsFuture has established a multi-level training system with dozens of initiatives and programs targeting the different skill-training needs of different social groups, such as students and employees in different career stages. Moreover, SkillsFuture also invests in forms of industry collaboration to uplift the broad base of private companies, and strengthen collaboration between training institutions, unions, trade associations, and employers to develop the skills of the Singaporean workforce. In terms of funding, according to the Singaporean government budget report, a provision of $220 million has been made for SSG in the fiscal year 2018 to implement plans, policies and strategies to support skills development programs under SkillsFuture.

Ministers
With the expanding scope of education in Singapore and the implementation of SkillsFuture in 2016, the Ministry was led by two ministers; Minister for Education (Schools), who oversees the pre-school, primary, secondary, and junior college education; and Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), who oversees the ITE, polytechnic, university and SkillsFuture education. In 2018, the Ministry returned to being headed by one minister.

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Education, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC Chan Chun Sing from the People's Action Party.

title: Ministry of Education (Singapore)