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Talk:Convolution theorem

In the style of pi
Where do these 2pi's come from? As far as I know, it's just F(f * g) = F(f)F(g), F(fg) = F(f) * F(g)

I believe the 2pi's are applicable depending on which school of thought you come from. Mathematicians use fourier transforms with a 'frequency' term k. Engineers prefer to use the symbol omega for natural frequency, but call it k anyways. I'm not entirerly sure about this (which is why it's in discussion and not on the page) and I don't feel like looking it up. But check out the wikipedia page on Fourier transforms.

The 2pis probably come from what definition of the Fourier transform you choose to use. Wikipedia likes to put a 1/sqrt(2pi) in front of both the transform and the inverse transform whereas others choose to put a 1/2pi in front of the inverse transform alone. This is probably the same thing as the person above mentioned but I'm not sure. I believe that the latter is the form that leads to a convolution theorem with no 2pis.

Is there any chance of getting a derivation of the theorem on here so that we can see what's happening?

--Zapateria 14:43, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Most authors try do be in how they choose their constants. So if the you chose to use a $$ 1/sqrt{2\pi} $$ in the definitions of Fourier transform and inverse transform then often people like also to put the same factor infront of the definition of convolution to avoid the constant croping up in this theorem. 128.135.197.2 18:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

 * One possible derivation starts from an exponential Fourier series of an arbitrary periodic function with period $$T$$, and then by a limiting process finds the formula for the coefficients as $$T \rightarrow \infty$$ and the function becomes aperiodic. The Fourier series expression then becomes the inverse transform, and the coefficients become the Fourier integral.  If you use $$t, \,\omega$$ as the "variables" then the coefficient in front of the inverse should  turn out as $$\frac{1}{2\pi}$$ and the coefficient in front of the direct transform should turn out as 1.  This makes the convolution theorem turn out to be
 * $$\mathcal{F}\lbrace (f*g)(t)\rbrace = F(\omega)G(\omega)$$ This heuristic derivation would be more suited for the main article on the Fourier transform than for the article on the Convolution theorm. DivisionByZer0 19:29, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Integration over $$\mathbb{R}^n$$?
Why are the integrations shown here as being carried out over $$\mathbb{R}^n$$? I see no indication of more than one dimension; so, shouldn't they just be over $$\mathbb{R}$$?

If I recall correctly the multidimensional FT should look something like $$F(k) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}f(\mathbf{x})e^{-i(\mathbf{x}\cdot\mathbf{k})}\,\mathbf{dx}$$ DivisionByZer0 20:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * My mistake: I now see the inner products in the argument of the exponentials.

"Diagonalization"?
Would it be accurate to say that, in a way the convolution theorem says that convolution is a diagonal operation in a Fourier basis? —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 22:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Whilst I know what you're getting at, I'm not sure that "diagonal operation" is a commonly-used term (at least in this sense). I could well be wrong though.  Oli Filth(talk) 22:24, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm glad you know what I'm getting at. I didn't think that was conventional lingo (hence the quotes). If there is a word for a generalization of the idea of a diagonal matrix, I would like to know it. —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 01:25, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Only 24k matches for "diagonal operator". This is too few to be called "commonly-used" indeed. I suggest saying that "the convolution operator is diagonal with respect to the trigonometric system". --Javalenok (talk) 15:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Late comment but it's a very relevant question (maybe the question from the operator theory point of view). Yes, that is exactly what is going on. Diagonalization can be be more generally interpreted as showing the operator at hand (in this case convolution with a given function, say g) is unitarily equivalent to a multiplication operator (multiplication by g^). The implementing unitary transform here is the Fourier transform, acting on the Hilbert space L2(R).

 * In fact, here we have simultaneous diagonalization of a commuting family of normal operators. This make the theorem a special instance of the spectral theorem. The Fourier transform does this by design. If you look at the family of operators given by convolution with some delta function δx. Convolution with δx takes f(y) to f(y-x). So this is a family of commuting unitary operators on L2(R). In the frequency domain, they become multiplication by e2πiξ•x. You can view e2πiξ•x as the "eigenvalues" (more precisely the spectrum) of convolution by δx. Now convolution with a general g(x) in L1(R) is simply the integral of these unitary operators. So the same result holds.

 * This is true for any locally compact group by the very definition of the Fourier transform. When you take that group to be the circle, since its Pontryagin dual is Z, we really have a case of "diagonalization"; the spectrum of all the operators under discussion are discrete. You would be looking at multiplication of sequences. Even simpler, take the cyclic group Zn (discrete Fourier transform), the whole discussion reduces to computing the eigenvalues of the cyclic shift on Cn, which are the n-th roots of unity.Mct mht (talk) 22:53, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

 * This should be pointed out in the article. The Katznelson reference probably contains a relevant discussion. Mct mht (talk) 23:03, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

I tried to add that point (see in the very end, before References). But, it was removed as "nonsense" after a while. It seems that we must not speak about diagonalization of the convolution (Toeplitz), its eigenvectros. The supreme powers want us to stay in the time domain. I have created a corresponding discussion in the math.stackexchange.org. --Javalenok (talk) 10:08, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Difficult for laymen

 * I think this is a tough read for a non-mathematician. Can someone sum it a way an educated programmer, but non-math major, can understand it easily?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.114.107.194 (talk) 21:10, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree that it should be made more readable for people without a math background. As a physicist, I'm stuck because I don't understand the symbolic notation in the proof sector. It would be nice if L1 and ||g1|| were explained. Femkemilene (talk) 14:34, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Deleted References to GNU C-Graph
The following is re-posted, here, on advice from Pam  D  noted at the end of this section.

Long before I wrote the proposed article "GNU C-Graph", I included references under the articles Convolution theorem and Convolution for the benefit of students and their professors teaching and learning about convolution. These references were removed by MrOllie and Hu12. Notwithstanding my belief that GNU C-Graph meets the WP:Notability criteria, Mark viking pointed out "external links aren't required to be WP notable, just relevant".

Most reasonable people would agree that removing the reference to the only software that easily demonstrates the convolution theorem would be a disservice to the public. The text of the references reads:

Under Convolution:
 * GNU C-Graph, a free software package for visualizing the convolution theorem, and displaying signals with their spectral plots.

Under Convolution_theorem:
 * GNU C-Graph, a free software package for demonstrating the convolution theorem, and displaying signals with their spectral plots.

No doubt some WP:AGF administrator will recognise the educational value and reinstate the references for the benefit of the public.Visionat (talk) 14:16, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

 * Visionat, the places for these discussions are Talk:Convolution theorem and Talk:Convolution, not your own talk page. Those pages are also where you should have suggested the addition of links to the software you have written, bearing in mind WP:COI: to avoid any interpretation that you are promoting your own software, you should suggest the addition of the links on the talk page and allow independent editors (not necessarily administrators) to decide whether the links are an asset to the articles. If you look at WP:COIU, you will see that an editor with a possible conflict of interest may "make edits where there is clear consensus on the talk page (though it is better to let someone else do it)". That's the way to go. It's nothing personal, so your talk page is not the place for the discussion. I hope that helps. Pam  D

 * I have no objection, in principle, but when I follow the external link, I expect to see examples of output and information about what it will take to get up and running. What are the O/S requirements?, do I need a compiler?, etc.  Instead it expects me to just start blindly downloading files into my PC.  Beggars can't be choosers, but nobody is begging for this software.  So it needs better advocacy, in my opinion, FWIW. --Bob K (talk) 15:51, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

 * Bob K, try it you might like it. I've been meaning to upload the user manual and additional material for sometime now to gnu.org/software/c-graph. I've simply had far too much to do. People do seem to be "begging" for the software, though. I hear the download statistics are pretty impressive!! Will post once I get hold of the recent figures. You can see examples of output in my sandbox. Great that you have no objections to the references!!!:)
 * -Visionat (talk) 20:27, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

 * First of all, downloading isn't the same as liking what they find and using it to improve their lives. They have to D/L it just to see what the heck it is.
 * Anyhow, I read what you are working on in your sandbox, and frankly I'm not convinced of its significance. In my own words what it says is that the IDFT(DFT*DFT) operation is an incomprehensible black box (for some), but if you see it work with a bunch of different input functions, you will at least trust it to work on your own data in the future.  And there is something to be said for that.  My pocket calculator is a black box (to me), but it seems to work, which is all I really need to know.  So I will concede that as a useful concept for some, who might appreciate the external link.  But other things still bother me.
 * One, as I said before, is the lack of up front information about what one is actually getting himself into if he starts downloading files. And I don't understand why such a simple application, with over 30 years of history, isn't just a done deal.  Why does it need a development team and mailing lists?  And if it's so important, why is it still in FORTRAN?  What I would actually expect these days is that one could run the experiments/demonstrations right on the website.
 * Frankly, the whole thing (website and sandbox) seems like a school project to me... using C-Graph as a convenient subject to practice the skills of online promotion and documentation (marketing?). It's the same idea as a science fair project, where the object is not new science but rather repeating some old science for the sake of learning how to explain it and present the results.  The student is graded on the process, not the science. Your packaging looks pretty good, but the product inside is a one-trick pony written in a primitive language.  I'm not trying to get in an argument or deflate any egos.  Just giving my honest impressions.  If I somehow missed the whole point, I apologize.
 * My bottom line regarding the inclusion of the external link is that a lot more people will find it useless and a waste of their time than the ones who will ultimately appreciate it.
 * --Bob K (talk) 12:40, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

 * 1) It would be really overdoing things to include convolutions with more input functions in the sandbox article, but I plan a gallery-like page in the info still to be uploaded to gnu.org.
 * 2) Development of the convolution theme includes other mathematical concepts. Far from being a "one-trick pony" you ought to know that the mathematics of the delta function, alone, lends itself to further visualization of subject matter routinely taught in dsp and related courses. Besides the ability to code, Development only needs imagination.
 * 3) As the article indicates, I too made the mistake that Fortran was a dinosaur. Fortran is under active development, surpassing the performance of C in certain areas. I also code in C, Lisp, Scheme, and will be writing some code for C-Graph in Python - but modern Fortran remains a good choice for the core code.
 * 4) There are websites that offer the demonstration of convolution, but none that encompass verification of the convolution theorem with ease, or that offer the range of features GNU C-Graph does. The download statistics verify C-Graph's growing popularity.
 * 5) The meritless claim of "online promotion and documentation (marketing?)" has been recited elsewhere and is transparent in its intent.
 * Yes, you did miss the point. I won't comment on the other "significant" additional resources and external links listed in the articles on Convolution and Convolution theorem, except that they hardly present "new science", which is not a requirement for a reference.
 * No, it's not possible to deflate my ego. I'm accustomed to these types of responses - and use them as building blocks.

Enough said. The reason more information on C-Graph is not already at GNU is because I find myself having to spend too much time dealing "blocks" in various forms. Wikipedians visiting this talk page have the text for the references should they choose to use them. Happy editing!

Avoiding more convoluted conversation.:) -Visionat (talk) 14:11, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

 * I wish you the best. And I'm actually happy to hear that I missed the point, because you seem to be working hard at it and doing a good job on some aspects.  But if I missed the point, others will too (apparently already have), so I expect that is something you will be analyzing and working on in the future.  Have fun. --Bob K (talk) 19:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Notations
It's my first time posting in the 'talk" section. Please forgive me if this is not the right place to ask or suggest something. Although I agree that notations don't matter much and depends on the writer but I think it'll be better if we use ξ instead of f. Generally, f,g,h denote functions but here f is real and g,h are functions. As far as I have seen, almost everyone uses ξ even the main wiki page of Fourier transform uses ξ. Paramakalia (talk) 16:21, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I would be for the change. Thenub314 (talk) 22:03, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

 * I would be happy to replace g,h with u,v or r,s. --Bob K (talk) 20:42, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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I removed the following line, not only because it was misplaced, but also because I would like to see sources cited before any changes are made.

"his wife is actually from Pakistan, not from India. She was the daughter of the Pakistani Ambassoder in London."

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Lucifer?
Perhaps there's something I don't understand about Prince Hassan bin Talal and Mario Rapisardi...or someone's vandalised this page with a picture of Lucifer, intended as an insult. I'm cautious about taking it down because I have nothing to replace it with, but I thought this should be brought to someone's attention. Sorry if it's a non-issue. ~Lexi (talk) 12:51, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
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POV/Editorializing regarding Geiger award
"The Prince's efforts to promote understanding between the Islamic and Western Worlds are crucial at a time when we seem to be drifting apart, with perceived differences appearing to overwhelm the many things we have in common, both culturally and religiously."

This statement is full of things that don't seem to be for wikipedia. First of all the use of the term "crucial," but overshadowed by the use of the word "we." The sentence is clearly written from the perspective of a monotheist who believes in cooperation between the three major monotheistic religions. While I'm not opposed to that ideology, I do not believe that this sort of POV belongs in a wikipedia article. My suggestion is that it be removed. OcciMoron (talk) 17:37, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Move
Please move this article to El Hassan bin Talal, where it was earlier in the year. Articles about royalty don't get the royal title at the start of the article name. Either they get simply the personal name, such as Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, or they get the name and then the title, such as Charles, Prince of Wales. The first choice seems to be better here, since it's an Arabic name and not a Western one. 2001:18E8:2:1020:30F4:F313:6D39:FA4 (talk) 19:46, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
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"Turkey justified the intervention on the grounds that it's actions were mandated under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, which stipulates that either Greece, Turkey, or the United Kingdom had to ensure the independence of the Republic of Cyprus."

In the end, Turkey does not even recognize the existence of the Republic of Cyprus, further negating its role as a "guarantor" of the Republic of Cyprus. (UNFanatic 05:04, 30 September 2005 (UTC))

_______________________________________ Turkey recongised the pre 1974 Republic of Cyprus, which included the Turkish minority in government. Since the Aktsis plan was intened to remove from government the Turkish minority, and ended in the coup which lead to the invasion, and the subsaquent division of the island. The Turkish side would argue that the present Greek Cypriot government is illegal under the terms of the previous treaty. It should be noted that the vice Presidents position is left empty because it is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot. ________________________________________

"The result of the intervention was that the island was partitioned into a Turkish-controlled north (which in 1983, did UDI), and the remaining two-thirds under control of the Greek Cypriots. Regardless of the legalities, the partition has prevented a resumption of the inter-communal violence. The demarcation line is known as 'The Atilla Line' after the code-name."

The "partition" also prevented the restoration of the 1960 Republic of Cyprus, which the Turks were supposed to do under the treaty. (UNFanatic 05:09, 30 September 2005 (UTC))

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I suppose your motto should be: "The law may upset reason, but reason must not upset the law". The problem with the 1960 Constitution was that it was too idealistic for the peoples of Cyprus to work. Without the will to make it work, a constitution is just a piece of paper, and there were too many hatreds between both sides. Given that situation, what other practical solution could there be but partition? But I suppose you would rather have killings resume in a unitary state than admit that. Expatkiwi 11:39 14 October 2005 (UTC)

The reason why the war started in 1963 was to abolish the 1960 agreement and annex (ENOSIS) Cyprus to Greece. In other words the "Republic of Cyprus" hasn't existed since then and still does not exist. If the Turkish Army moved out soon after the intervention as already mentioned above, the killing would have carried on and possibly cause a greater war between Turkey and Greece. Let us not forget that Greece was also a guarator but instead of protecting the independence of Cyprus it helped to destroy it by sending in it's troops in 1963 to take part in the killing of the Turkish Cypriots.

The death of the "Republic of Cyprus" is no different to the death of the "USSR" or "Yugoslavia". These were also a "united" country at one time but they also do not exist any more. Why have people accepted the braking up of these countries but cannot accept that the "Republic of Cyprus" doesn't exist any more according to the 1960 agreement? Guest

 * A country recognised by the entire international community with the exception of Turkey, and a member of the UN and recently the EU (and the non-alligned movement before that), hardly has any simmilarity with USSR or Yougoslavia. I don't see anything "dead" there... Maybe you are referring to the TRNC, that is closer to your description, but still it's different, in that it has never de jure existed.

'As this move forced the eviction of Greek Cypriots to the southern sector of Cyprus, this has been seen as ethnic cleansing by the Greek Cypriot government. Today, only a few enclaved Greek Cypriots remain in the north.'

Does that mean there are no Turks in the south of the border? If so, I am not so sure about your hearsay ethnic cleansing claim.DrKimble 14:16, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

81.21.45.44 09:28, 12 August 2006 (UTC) Soteris Stylianou, 12 Aug 2006
 * All Turkish Cypriots had to flee north because of the fighting. They always had the right to return to their properties. Some of them did, but most of them did not want to return. The propaganda did not create a feeling of security for them. In contrast, the greek Cypriots are not free to return to the north, not even today. They were not even allowed to cross to the north until the [[opening of the border in 2003]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2969089.stm] by the Turkish side.
 * The paramilitary organizations EOKA and TMT contributed to the hatred and non-trust climate at the time. They even went as far as killing people from their own ethnicity who did not support them. They would ofcourse always blame the killings on the other side to strengthen the hatred.
 * Today the hatred has subsided amongst ordinary people. The confrontation is still maintained in peoples minds by the media, and the policies of the goverments. A possible re-unification of the island can include all the benefits of any win-win situation (IMHO).

The trigger for the invasion was the Coup, which saw the democratic government fall. A coup which was also backed by the military dictatorship in Athens. I am not sure if the coup was part of the Aktsis plan, but certainly this plan was aimed to bring about the removeal of the Turkish cypriots in the politics of the Island.

In response to the 1960 Constitution being too ideal is that it was a reach of consensus between Greece, Turkey, Greeks and Turks. When unilaterally changed, the changed nullified the Zurich and state creations. In returning to the positions prior 1958 where Turkey made claim to the island through 1878 lending to the United Kingdom.

The unilateral change of the 1960 constitution and the events in December 1963, have caused the unrest on the island. Ever since 1963, the consensus of unity between Greeks and Turks acting together has been lost, Cyprus was destined to cause unrest between the two motherlands with Greeks equipping EOKA and Turkish side creating Turk Mukavemet Teskilati a similar Gladio structure to fight a guerilla war when necessary.

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Is there any evidence for land claims of the Turkish Cypriots
The article states "37% of the island was liberated from the Greek Cyriots as compensation for the lands taken from Turkish Cypriots between 1963 - 1974"

Is there evidence (ie British land registery documents prior to 1960) to suggest that Turkish Cypriots held that amount of land?

 * Actually all of the island is belong to the Turkish Nation but we don't want to spent time on such unimportant issues. Be happy with the 2/3 of the island. Turkish Army can re-conquer the remaining part of the island and again no one can stop it. With respect, Deliogul 13:05, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Merhaba Deliogul,

Under the Lausanne treaty (1923) Turkey signed of all claim to the Island of Cyprus in favour of the British, and although you are probibly correct in stating that the strenght of the Turkish military is more than enough to take the rest of the island by force, I would question whether that is in anyones real interest.

One of Turkey's greatest strenghts is its democracy (it is this which is creating the economic growth and leading to EU entry). Invasion is not exactly a democratic act. --SolDrury 14:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

To be on the more accurate side, Turkey was not a multi-party democracy since after the WW2. I guess the The Peace Operation, as turks might like to recall, has delivered the long missed democracy back to Greece.

The exchange of populations issue is also a rather complicated one. However one must admit, unable to intervene in Cyprus, the Greek population left in Turkey was invited to leave the country. In fact, the violations of human rights of The Turks left in Greece today is due to this imbalance.

Non-contributary
I find the following article part lacks evidence, and therefore should be removed:

Greek View: The illegal regime in the occupied area is deliberately and methodically trying to eradicate every trace of the Greek cultural and historical heritage[citation needed]. All Greek place names have been replaced by Turkish ones. Churches, monuments, cemeteries and archaeological sites have been destroyed[citation needed], desecrated[citation needed] or looted[citation needed]. Priceless religious and archaeological treasures, part of the world's cultural heritage, are being stolen[citation needed] and smuggled abroad[citation needed], and illegal excavations[citation needed] and dealings in antiquities are taking place. [citation needed].

And i also think it has been written by an angry greek who is led by his hatred for turks.

''I may not have a source to cite but if a personal account counts for anything, I'd like to inform you that, having visited the occupied part of the island I have witnesses first-hand the descrated churches, with their crosses broken, desecrated graveyards, churches cinverted to stables, and the archaeological site of Salamina being exploited to milk Greek Cypriot visitors for money. They charge Greeks 5 pounds (10 USD) to see Greek monuments. And finally, living in the South, I can assure you, there's nothing of equivalent historical value on this side that can be attributed to Turkish civilisation, nothing that dates before 1500, and the sporadic recent monuments that do exist are in good shape.''

And as for this piece:

Greek View: According to Turkish Cypriot newspapers, over one third of Turkish Cypriots emigrated from the occupied area between 1974-1995 because of the economic and social deprivation which prevails there. As a result the Turkish Cypriots who remain are today outnumbered by the Turkish troops together with the settlers from Turkey.[citation needed]

Where are the citations? It lacks evidence, so it should be deleted.

'You will find no sources because the TRNC is not recognised by the UN and does not do or if it does, it doesn't submit its demographic studies and population counts to anyone. Though, once again, out of personal experience and interaction with Turkish Cypriots I can verify its validity, whatever that means to you.' --- Whenever I forget to sign my talk, a bot or robot or whatever it is called immediately invades, sorry intervenes :-) Why not with these edits? --E4024 (talk) 13:57, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Atilla or Attila
This article is quite disputed. Somebody is trying to mislead people by mixing Turkish Peace Operation's code name Atilla with a Nazi Operation of WWII (Attila). The spelling of the names are different. For this reason, i removed the link which is obviously irrelevent, without waiting for any answer here. For the other parts, lets first continue the discussion here.

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"Turkish Peace Operation" ... what a nice phrase you use to describe the invasion of another independent country.

The Turkish "peace" keeping army forced 200,000 Greek-Cypriots out of their homes, some people describe this as ethnic-cleansing.

I think its time that some Turkish people and the Turkish state should come to terms with what has actually happened in Cyprus and stop hidding behind their own thumbs.

--Sarissa 19:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

+++++++++++ First of all nobody forced the greeks to move out of northern cyprus. Infact there's a village of greek people in northern cyprus who stayed in northern cyprus after operation atilla. The greeks simply chose to leave because they did not want to be the minority in a country and did not want to be ruled by the turkish. Treat other people the way you'd like to be treated would be good advice for the greeks.

- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.120.87 (talk) 00:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

I think Sarissa's previous answer needs to be reminded here. The intervention was carried out following the overthrowing of the Cypriot government. It is understandable, that after all these many years the Greek Cypriot side is full of hatred for the operation.

The real paradigm problem however lies in the fact that the Greek Cypriot side views the Cyprus as their own, neglecting the 18-20% Turkish population. Coming back to the article, Cyprus was a Crete for them. needed to be Helenic. The phrase Sarissa uses "invading another independent country" is very interesting. The Republic of Cyprus *1958-1974* (that ceased to exist in Turkish eyes) was never an independent territory. The very founding agreements of that republic clearly stated that it was not independent and the UK, Greek and Turkish states to be its founding states. It was bound to these three states and one can read the Zurich agreements. Today, a United Cyprus is clearly dead. Annan's plan was an opportunity for that matter. However, one must face that Greek Cypriots have lived long enough without the north and will survive without it. The north still struggles under an un-just international embargo, but the burden is easily shouldered by Turkey. That just leaves the funeral back on our street to be buried. Mr. Papadopulos an ex-eoka convict will surely be able to carry the funeral and bury it with the rest of the results of Unification. Never to forget the Austrian, Dutch and French arms carrying the dead body, and the Russians for the last prayer in UN.

One must clearly read the Financial Times, December 19th "Partition starts to look permanent..." where this is all heading...

Views
Isn't there a way to get rid of "X views" and "Y views" section? It doesn't look too nice.. Baristarim 12:08, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

ive read this mans Baristarim comments on plenty of article discussions. I dont normally agree with him but i have to agree with him on this one, it looks horrible and doesnt seem to have any structure, it seems totally random. Ge0rg10

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I have had personal experience of the bitterness involving this operation - and the land claims levvied. The problem seems to be that either side making different claims means that there is not third source to make comparisions. Turkey states 31% of the land in Cyprus was Turkish-Cypriot owned, while Greece and RoCy claims 12.3%. When I quoted the former figure, I was pretty badly assailed and threatened over the internet.

Still, in the interests of presenting an accurate picture, I added counter-arguments and expanded things some on the land section. User:Expatkiwi —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 17:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
Wikipedia should not take sides. This article aims to "justify" and provide "rationale" of an invasion. Definetely not NPOV. It did not even have a Reference section before i created it. 3meandEr 16:52, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Sourcing is still a problem. All of your sources (Half of them which currently doesn't work), are from the ministry of foreign affairs of Cyprus, which definately does not qualify for NPOV. Plus we are not supposed to draw our conclusions, but should merely present the sourced material and let the reader decide himself/herself. You have probably seen the results of trying to push you POV on the TRNC page, it doesn't work. Kerem Özcan 17:07, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'll propose nuking the page and redirecting it to Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Operation Atilla was just the code name for it, and the stuff here belongs to there, rather than here. Then we can work on that one. Agreed? Kerem Özcan 17:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I really dont know. "Operation Attila" was the code name for the invasion. An article can exist with that title (i suppose). If you really want to redirect it in good faith i am willing to help, perhaps we could redirect it to Military operations during the Invasion of Cyprus (1974) and expand on the military aspect there is already this section? 3meandEr 17:50, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I'm taking action. Kerem Özcan 18:05, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Any proposals? Kerem Özcan 18:13, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Citations?
There are a few points I want to make about the article...:

a) The article does not mention by whom the operation was referred to as Atilla... b) It does not provide any citations as to the operation being referred to as Atilla... c) As far as I know, the operation started with the code "Let Ayşe go on a holiday", is it possible that "Ayşe", a common Turkish female name, be the codename for the operation? d) Without citations, the article runs the risk of creating a mental link between the operation and Attila the Hun...i.e. ambiguous

I failed to see these points addressed in prior discussions...would welcome clarifications in that regard..

81.214.19.152 (talk) 21:52, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Ayşe is the daughter of Turan Güneş. She is a professor at METU today: http://eas.metu.edu.tr/EASv2/ayata.html 68.48.179.143 (talk) 01:10, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Attila the Hun
Operation Atilla, this name came from Attila the Hun. The Turks are proud of Attila. Böri (talk) 10:57, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Why did Turkey make the "Cyprus Peace Operation"?
Maybe this opinion by British MP Michael Stephen could be useful in further developing the article. --E4024 (talk) 13:50, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * This page is a redirect, and contains no article content. Comments should be made on the talk page of Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the target of this page. SalopianJames (talk) 13:51, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis affecting humans. It is a skin infection caused by a single-celled parasite that is transmitted by the bite of a phlebotomine sand fly. There are about thirty species of Leishmania that may cause cutaneous leishmaniasis.

This disease is considered to be a zoonosis (an infectious disease that is naturally transmissible from animals to humans), with the exception of Leishmania tropica — which is often an anthroponotic disease (an infectious disease that is naturally transmissible from humans to vertebrate animals).

Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a recurrence of kala-azar that may appear on the skin of affected individuals months and up to 20 years after being partially treated, untreated or even in those considered adequately treated. In Sudan, they can be demonstrated in up to 60% of treated cases. They manifest as hypopigmented skin lesions (such as macules, papules, nodules), or facial redness. Though any organism causing kala-azar can lead to PKDL, it is commonly associated with Leishmania donovani which gives different disease patterns in India and Sudan. In the Indian variant, nodules enlarge with time and form plaques but rarely ulcerate, but nodules from the African variety often ulcerate as they progress. Nerve involvement is common in African variety but rare in Indian subcontinent. Histology demonstrates a mixture of chronic inflammatory cells; there can be macrophage or epitheloid granuloma. Parasite concentration is not consistent among studies, perhaps reflecting low sensitivity of diagnostic methods used in earlier entries.

Current approach to diagnosis involves
 * 1) demonstration of parasite by microscopy, in vitro culture or animal inoculation;
 * 2) immunodiagnosis of parasite antigen;
 * 3) detection of parasite DNA in tissue.

Newer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based tools have higher sensitivity and specificity. Emergence of PKDL has been reported in HIV affected individuals and may become a problem in the future.

Sodium stibogluconate alone or in combination with rifampicin is used for the treatment of PKDL for a long course of up to 4 months. Compliance can be an issue for such a long course.

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is an especially disturbing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, because it produces destructive and disfiguring lesions of the face. It is most often caused by Leishmania braziliensis, but cases caused by L. aethiopica have also been described.

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is very difficult to treat. Treatment involves the use of pentavalent antimonial compounds, which are highly toxic (common side effects include thrombophlebitis, pancreatitis, cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity) and not very effective. For example, in one study, despite treatment with high doses of sodium stibogluconate for 28 days, only 30% of patients remained disease-free at 12 months follow-up. Even in those patients who achieve an apparent cure, as many as 19% will relapse. Several drug combinations with immunomodulators have been tested, for example, a combination of pentoxifylline (inhibitor of TNF-α) and a pentavalent antimonial at a high dose for 30 days in a small-scale (23 patients) randomised placebo-controlled study from Brazil achieved cure rates of 90% and reduced time to cure, a result that should be interpreted cautiously in light of inherent limitations of small-scale studies. In an earlier small-scale (12 patients) study, addition of imiquimod showed promising results which need yet to be confirmed in larger trials.

Pathophysiology
Promastigotes of Leishmania are transmitted to human skin by the bite of a sandfly. Leishmania then invades human macrophages and replicates intracellularly. A raised, red lesion develops at the site of the bite (often weeks or sometimes years afterwards). The lesion then ulcerates and may become secondarily infected with bacteria. In many species (for example, L. major) the lesion often spontaneously heals with atrophic scarring. In some species (for example, L. braziliensis) the lesion may spontaneously heal with scarring, but then reappear elsewhere (especially as destructive mucocutaneous lesions). Lesions of other Leishmania species may spontaneously heal and then reappear as satellite lesions around the site of the original lesion, or along the route of lymphatic drainage.

Some species tend to cause cutaneous leishmaniasis (e.g., L. major and L.tropica), whereas some species tend to cause visceral leishmaniasis (e.g., L. infantum and L. donovani), though emerging research (due to high deployment rates of western countries to indigenous areas) is showing these species specific presentation lines are blurring.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on the characteristic appearance of non-healing raised, scaling lesions that may ulcerate and become secondarily infected with organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, in someone who has returned from an endemic area.

In resource limited settings, fine-needle aspiration of the lesion is confirmatory with identification of amastigote form of Leishmania. The gold standard for diagnosis is a PCR test.

American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
The best treatment for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (ACML) is not known. Pentavalent antimonial drugs (sodium stibogluconate (SSG) and meglumine antimonate (Glucantime, MA)) have been used since the 1940s, but they are expensive, toxic, and painful. Treatments that work for one species of Leishmania may not work for another; therefore, it is recommended that the exact species be identified prior to initiating treatment. Unfortunately, leishmaniasis is an orphan disease in developed nations, and almost all the current treatment options are toxic with significant side effects.

The best-studied treatments for ACML caused by two Leishmania species are listed below. However, one should note that most of the studies examining treatments of ACML were poorly designed. Therefore, no definitive treatment guidelines or recommendations are currently available, as large-scale and well-conducted studies are necessary to evaluate the long-term effects of current treatments.
 * Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania panamensis: There is good evidence that oral allopurinol plus intramuscular MA is superior to either medication alone. In addition, a 20-day course of intravenous MA was better than a 7-day course as well as a 3- or 7-day course of intravenous MA with paromomycin + 12% methylbenzethonium chloride.
 * For L. braziliensis, oral pentoxifylline plus intravenous SSG seems to be more efficacious than intravenous SSG alone, and intravenous MA was superior to intramuscular paromomycin sulfate and IV pentamidine. Likewise, intramuscular MA was shown to be better than the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine.
 * For L. panamensis, oral ketoconazole, oral miltefosine, and topical paromomycin + 12% methylbenzethonium chloride were shown to be superior to placebo.

There is no strong evidence for the efficacy of surgery, oral itraconazole and fluconazole, oral antibiotics (rifampicin, metronidazole, cotrimoxazole), intravenous or topical amphotericin B, oral dapsone, photodynamic therapy, promoting healing therapies, laser, or cryotherapy treatments.

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
Similar to ACML, the treatment recommendations for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) are uncertain due to the variability of and inconsistencies within the research.

Most studies done to assess treatments of OWCL included two species of parasites, Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. The most well-studied treatments for OWCL are oral itraconazole and topical paromomycin.

Patients treated with oral itraconazole for an average of 2.5 months had a higher cure rate compared to placebo, but they also had a higher rate of side effects, including gastrointestinal complaints, abnormal liver function, headaches, and dizziness.

Patients treated with topical paromomycin showed no difference in cure rate compared to placebo, but patients treated with paromomycin had a higher rate of adverse skin reactions.

The treatments for other Leishmania species responsible for OWCL, such as L. infantum, L. aethiopica, and L. donovani, have not been thoroughly studied. In addition, the effects of leishmaniasis treatment in children, women of childbearing age, patients with comorbidities, and immunocompromised patients have not been well established.

Epidemiology
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in all tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The distribution of this disease is very tightly linked to geography, and villages even 15 miles apart can have very different rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Most species of Leishmania are capable of infecting humans and causing cutaneous leishmaniasis. In the New World, these organisms include L. amazonensis, L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, L. lainsoni, L. lindenbergi, L. mexicana, L. naiffi, L. panamensis, L. peruviana, L. shawi, and L. venezuelensis. Old World species that cause cutaneous leishmaniasis include L. aethiopica, L. infantum, L. major, and L. tropica. With the exception of L. tropica — which is commonly associated with human settlements and therefore considered to be an anthroponotic species — all of these organisms are zoonotic. As demographic changes occur in developing nations, some species that have traditionally been considered to be zoonotic (e.g., L. panamensis) are becoming primarily human pathogens.

Dogs and rodents serve as the primary animal reservoir hosts in the sylvatic cycle, but people with chronic PKDL can also serve as important reservoir hosts for cutaneous leishmaniasis. The most common vectors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old World are sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus, while Lutzomyia and those within the family Psychodidae (especially the genus Psychodopygus) are the most common vectors in the New World. There are more than 600 species of phlebotomine sandflies, and only 30 of these are known vectors. Cutaneous leishmaniasis has been seen in American and Canadian troops coming back from Afghanistan.

Means of Prevention
The sand fly stings mainly at night, and it usually occurs about half a meter above the ground (so sleeping on high beds can prevent infection). To avoid stinging, apply mosquito repellent, and cover the body.

Studies conducted in recent years show that the plant Bougainvillea glabra may protect against the sand fly. The plant was found to be toxic to sand flies and that the life span of flies that ate from this plant was significantly shortened and sometimes led to their premature death before they could spread the disease.

Hebrew University study found that some plants attract sand flies. These plants often attract sand flies up to 14 times more than Bougainvillea glabra, but unlike Bougainvillea glabra, are not toxic to the sand flies. Based on this information, the dispersion of sand flies can be controlled by limiting the growth of these plants near populated areas. Alternatively, these plants may serve to capture and control sand flies by using their odor compounds or the plants themselves alongside simple glue traps, or by spraying them with deadly pesticides for sand flies which are safe for humans and mammals (e.g., boric acid or spinosad) thereby stopping the spread of the disease. Of the dozens of plants examined, the three plants that attracted especially sand flies are the Ochradenus baccatus, Prosopis farcta, and Tamarix nilotica.

Outbreak in 2016
The Middle East, in 2016, seems to be experiencing an increase in the cutaneous leishmaniasis disease due to migrants fleeing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Reports of the increase in the disease have surfaced in Turkey, Lebanon, and elsewhere.

The huge increase in the spread of the disease is attributed to the refugee crises in the Middle East and North Africa over the past five years, particularly due to the displacement of millions of Syrian refugees. The outbreak among Syrian refugees was documented by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012 and recognized as ongoing.

Nepal
A recent study with large series of cases from Mid-western region of Nepal have demonstrated that cutaneous leishmaniasis is an under recognized medical condition posing health challenges mandating new guidelines for its elimination/ eradication.

Other animals
Besides humans, cutaneous leishmaniasis often affects other animals, notably in dogs as canine leishmaniasis.

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USS Massey

USS Massey (DD-778), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was a United States Navy ship that served between 1944 and 1973.

Construction
Massey (DD-778) was laid down on 14 January 1944 by Todd‑Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington; and launched on 12 September 1944 and sponsored by Mrs. Marjorie Drake Massey, widow of Lieutenant Commander Lance E. Massey. The destroyer was commissioned on 24 November 1944, Commander Charles W. Aldrich in command.

Namesake
Lance Edward "Lem" Massey was born on 20 September 1909 in Syracuse, New York, and was the only child of Walter Griffith Massey and Florence Lance Massey. Growing up in Watertown, New York, he attended two years of high school in Watertown, and then entered Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland, in 1925. After graduating from Severn in 1926, he was accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy when he was sixteen. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1930, he was commissioned as an ensign, and he was ordered to the battleship USS Texas (BB-35). After serving for a year aboard the Texas he entered flight training in Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1931 and earned his Naval Aviator wings in January 1932. He was assigned to Scouting Squadron 3 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) for the next three years. He subsequently served a two-year tour at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida as a flight instructor. While at Pensacola, he married Marjorie Drake Kelsey, the widow of Lieutenant (j.g.) James Kelsey, a 1931 graduate of the US Naval Academy. In June 1937, Lieutenant (jg) Massey reported to Observation Squadron 3 aboard the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40), whose home port was Long Beach, California. In August 1937, he was promoted to lieutenant. In January 1940, Observation Squadron Three was transferred to the USS Idaho (BB-42), where he stayed until July 1940, when he was sent to Naval Air Station, Pensacola. In October 1941, he was reassigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as the Executive Officer of Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6), the post he held at the time the United States was attacked by Japan in December 1941.

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1942. His sole combat mission from Enterprise occurred on February 1, 1942, during the Marshalls-Gilberts raids, when he led VT-6's Second Division in the first airborne torpedo attack in U.S. Naval history. His nine TBD torpedo bombers attacked Japanese shipping at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, with Massey personally sinking the 18,000-ton Japanese transport Bordeaux Maru. For this action, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

On 14 April 1942, he took command of Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3), a USS Saratoga (CV-3) squadron then based at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. On 27 May 1942, VT-3 was transferred to USS Yorktown following the Battle of the Coral Sea, replacing that ship's own Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5). Yorktown sailed with VT-3 for Midway Island and entered Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942. Massey was killed while leading his squadron in a low-level attack against the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. Despite being escorted by six F4F Wildcat fighters led by Lieutenant Commander John Thach, ten out of VT-3's twelve TBD's were lost. Massey was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

World War II
Massey departed Bremerton, Washington, 13 February 1945 en route to her first war assignment. Screening escort carriers, she steamed to Tulagi for exercises in preparation for the Okinawa campaign. By 21 March she was at the Ulithi staging area and on 1 April she stood off Okinawa, protecting the escort carriers giving aerial support to the assault troops. For the next month she continued to operate with the carriers, switching to radar picket duty in May. Before leaving Okinawan waters on 24 June, Massey's guns had splashed nine kamikazes.

Massey then sailed to San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands, returning to Okinawa on 16 July. She soon departed Buckner Bay to begin an antishipping sweep in the East China Sea, concentrating her efforts near the mouth of the Yangtze River. With the cessation of hostilities in mid‑August, the destroyer returned to Okinawa and was assigned to air‑sea rescue work until 22 September. She then served as courier ship between Wakayama and Yokosuka.

Korea
In December 1945, Massey departed for the United States, arriving at San Diego on 21 December. Reassigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she proceeded to the east coast, arriving in New York City on 16 January 1946. Until the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, 25 June 1950, Massey operated primarily in the Atlantic. Her assignments included midshipmen summer training cruises, her 1946 summer cruise being followed by an official visit to Chile, and hunter-killer team exercises for the Operational Development Force. Twice during this period, 21 July to 19 November 1947 and 1 June to 3 October 1948, she deployed with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.

In September 1950, Massey was again ordered to the Pacific. She departed the east coast on 6 September and arrived in Yokosuka a month later. On 14 October she joined the Advance Force, United Nations Fleet, then engaged in minesweeping operations off the northeast coast of Korea. Massey patrolled the area in blockade and fire support activities, returning regularly to Wonsan, Hungnam, and Songjin, for most of her Korean tour. In December she bombarded enemy troop and transportation concentrations in the Hungnam area while U.N. forces were evacuating that port. She kept up her protective cover from 15 December through the completion of the operation on 24 December. She then turned her guns on the port facilities, thoroughly demolishing them.

In February 1951 the destroyer sailed to the west coast of Korea for blockade and bombardment in support of U.N. troops in the Inchon‑Seoul area. On 11 March she returned to the east coast and once again patrolled the North Korean coast, training her guns on enemy personnel and communications centers.

Massey returned to her home port, Norfolk, 2 July 1951 and resumed operations in the Atlantic. In April 1953 she departed for the Joint Antisubmarine School at Derry, Northern Ireland, and, following ASW operations with Royal Navy units, continued on to the Mediterranean for a 6‑month deployment with the 6th Fleet. During this deployment she joined the carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in providing medical and material aid to earthquake victims on Cephalonia, one of the Greek Ionian islands. She returned to the United States in October 1953 and was briefly assigned to Pensacola, Florida, for plane guard duties. She reentered Hampton Roads in time for Christmas and resumed antisubmarine activities.

Massey spent the next six years operating with the Atlantic Fleet. She conducted various exercises and type training off the east coast and in the Caribbean, and made annual deployments to the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet and NATO forces. In 1957 she sailed to northern Europe and the North Sea for operations with NATO, in lieu of a Mediterranean cruise.

In December 1959, after 15 years of destroyer service, she entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard where she underwent modernization (FRAM). Four years later, in April 1963, she put into Boston for further modernization, receiving this time a Drone Antisubmarine Helicopter deck. Following these yard periods she resumed her hunter-killer exercises in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Vietnam
Massey was ordered to the Pacific for the second time, in January 1966. Departing Newport, Rhode Island, on 19 January, she transited the Panama Canal and headed into the Pacific. On 28 February she arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, commencing operations in the South China Sea the following week. The destroyer cruised off the coast of Vietnam, providing gunfire support for ground forces and rescue service for carriers, as well as performing picket duty assignments, until departing Tonkin Gulf on 3 July 1966 for Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. From the Philippines, she steamed for home via the Suez Canal. She arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, on 17 August 1966, having circumnavigated the world. On 28 September she entered the Naval Shipyard at Boston for repairs.

Back in top shape early in 1967, Massey operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean, until departing Newport on 2 May for the Mediterranean. The destroyer reached Gibraltar on 11 May and operated with the 6th Fleet for the next four months. Steaming to the eastern Mediterranean she relieved destroyer USS Dyess (DD-880) in towing Atlantis to Rhodes after the sloop had been damaged in a collision with a merchant tanker.

USS Liberty incident
Arab-Israeli tensions had then become explosive. After fighting had erupted, word arrived 8 June that Israeli gunboats and aircraft had attacked and damaged technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5). Massey and USS Davis (DD-937) were ordered to steam toward the stricken ship at flank speed. En route doctors, corpsmen, and emergency medical supplies were transferred from the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66) to the two destroyers. Early the next morning they went alongside Liberty to render aid. That afternoon, as Davis accompanied Liberty to Malta, Massey screened America as TG 60.1 steamed through the troubled waters of the eastern Mediterranean.

As the situation in the Middle East eased, the destroyer steamed to Crete, arriving in Suda Bay on 15 June. Massey continued operations with the 6th Fleet until departing Rota, Spain, 12 September for home, arriving in Newport on 21 September 1967.

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The result of the debate was COPYVIO, so deal with at WP:CP. -Splash talk 22:17, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Xenosaga Script
Delete. A non-notable minor snippet of script from one episode of a video game. ♠DanMS 05:10, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or Transwiki to wikiquote if the Xenosaga fans really want it somewhere. Nateji77 05:24, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to wikiquote. It's... Thelb4! 06:49, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as borderline copyvio and noncontributory. - A Man In Black (Talk | Contribs) 08:28, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete as copyvio from GameFAQs (click "Game Script": GFaqs doesn't like direct links to its FAQs). Descriptions of actions are identical. Nifboy 05:24, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
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