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Talk:Piper Halliwell

"Weeks?"
The article reads, "Just weeks after Prue's death, Piper and Phoebe discover the existence of their baby half-sister, Paige Matthews."

Perhaps this would be better and more accurate if "weeks" were changed to "days." The existence of Paige and their relationship to her was discovered on the heels of Prue's funeral, where they first met. Does it normally take "weeks" to have a funeral after the death of someone? Not with anyone I know. Unless Wicca has some unusual customs, Prue's funeral should have been done within four days of her death. Also, why would Shax be biding his time for "weeks" to renew his attack on the Charmed ones, especially since the Source's blathering Oracle forsaw the reformation of the Charmed ones?

Asking for your thoughts on this... PatrickLMT (talk) 08:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I think it was about a week because at one point in the opening episode Daryl says "Prue and a doctor were killed here last week" or seomthing similar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.9.4.131 (talk) 23:31, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Piper Hallowell was born May 29th 1972

Middle Name
In the episode Show Ghouls, which I just watched on TNT, Piper asks Phoebe her middle name. I didn't catch it, and I think it would have been a good thing to add.--Dil 22:03, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, but Phoebe actually says Pipers middle name is "surly". Chimufu 08:07, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Oh, lol.--Dil 00:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Phoebe says it's "Sirley" or maybe Alyssa Milano didn't say it right and it was "Shirley".Yes,we shoudl add it,but some person out there might think it's a fake and remove it. Jake

No, Piper's middle name is not Shirely. Phoebe called her surly, an adjective used to describe someone who is ill-tempered, as a joke on Piper's nervous and on-edge mood. A similar joke was made in "Witchness Protection" in which Kira, the second Seer asked Leo "[is] that surly one is your wife?". It was a joke, nothing more. Olympic (talk) 16:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC) It is probably a sarcastic comment by Phoebe since Piper does not have a middle name and her suggesting that "Surly" would be a good middle name if she had one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.114.2.166 (talk) 02:09, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Powers
I added the specifics of Piper's powers, including her apparent limits. I also corrected a few minor mistakes, such as the idea that she needs both hands to use her powers (originally, she did, but has since demonstrated both talents using one hand) and the idea that she needs to see an object to freeze it (she generally freezes the entire area and every object in it, whether she can see it or not). I also corrected a minor error that stated that Piper gained the powers of a whitelighter "once." She not only switched powers with Leo during "Siren's Song" but also "Love Bites," when she used a spell to switch powers with Leo in order to heal him.PatrickLMT 15:17, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

The episode was called "Love Hurts",not "Love Bites".It was never "Love Bites". JakeTheBlake 21:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't the powers be named as they were on the show/comics. Freezing, Exploding and Heating? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.246.156 (talk) 17:10, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Problems with power description
There is something more involved with Piper's powers than simply inducing stasis within a certain area. Causing a balance of forces on a living thing should be barely noticeable, since all it would have to do is will itself to move again. Obviously, Piper must also be able to induce a freeze within the cognitive processes of living things, since they cannot simply will themselves to move again, and more importantly, they have no recollection of being frozen. PatrickLMT 09:19, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's the whole point with temporal stasis though. It freezes all molecules completely within the target area.  This would stop all brain function as well, given that neural impulses don't just "happen", but are the result of movement of neurotransmitters and electrical impulses.  Temporal stasis would affect these as well.  --  Huntster  T • @ • C 09:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I guess that's just one of the things we'll have to live with. Freezing the molecular motion of an object completely would lower its temperature to absolute zero, since heat is molecular motion. PatrickLMT 22:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, it appears to be kind of an inconsistency with the show. When Piper froze the truck, she apparently froze the driver, too, since he didn't just step out of the cab and wonder why his truck came to an immediate stop. On the other hand, she was unable to freeze a certain witch hunter inside a van, until she actually opened the door.  Maybe the truck driver had a window open. 72.91.42.26 10:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Firstly, after Piper's power advanced so that she could speed up molecules, causing them to explode, I began to think that her freezing power didn't actually stop molecules, but slowed them down to such an extent that to the observer they appeared frozen. Secondly, it's a TV show, so they don't need to follow real world physics.--NeilEvans 22:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Slowing down molecular motion rather than stopping it completely would still lower the temperature. Secondly, I understand that it's a TV show and not bound by real world physics.  That was the whole point of saying, "that's just one of the things we'll have to live with." PatrickLMT 13:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * What about the saying that her exploding power is "molecular combustion". Combustion is when something sets on fire, isn't it? When she explodes something, it just...explodes. It doesn't catch fire at all. Shouldn't this be changed to molecular explosion or something like that? jpagan09
 * Piper's powers were always referred to as freezing and exploding. Isn't it better to use the in-universe names given to abilities, rather than names constructed by the fans?
 * Molecular immoblization just seems wrong. and molecular combustion is just weird. because these names for her powers are up, people keep bringing the laws of science into it. shouldn't the names used in the show be used since those are what are most correct? (i.e. freezing time and exploding objects at will) Jpagan09 (talk) 19:58, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Why are you rehashing a 2 year old argument? The description is FINE. KellyAna (talk) 00:24, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Edit Wars?
I restored the "Portrayed By" listings of the two actresses who portrayed Young Piper. Emalee Thompson gets a credit on Prue's page, and of even greater relevance, Ellen Geer, who is a one timer who portrayed "Mature Piper" is mentioned. It is only consistent to include Megan Corletto and Hunter Ansley Wryn, who portrayed "Young Piper." Remove them again, and I will restore them, and I will call upon the adminstrators to arbitrate. PatrickLMT 10:23, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Whoever changed the asterisks to footnotes and referenced the appropriate episodes to footnotes, regarding the portrayals of Piper by Megan Corletto, Hunter Ansley Wryn and Ellen Geer, may I say that was a terrific idea? It's a much better solution than using asterisks to navigate the user to different pages regarding their respective episodes. I only offer this as a suggestion, though, and will leave it up to your discretion. One of the problems I had with listing the other actresses is that it doesn't make it clear that these three others portrayed Piper in other stages of her life that are not consistent with the continuity. Might it be appropriate, to clarify this in the footnotes? For example, Megan Corletto's entry might read, "Portrayed Piper at age 2 in "That '70s Episode." But like I implied earlier, I am so enamored by the brilliance of changing the asterisks to footnotes, that I wouldn't change a thing about them, unless the author thinks it would be a good idea. PatrickLMT 02:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Independent Research
There is a comment on Piper's page that reads, "Piper is the second eldest of the Charmed Ones and inherently the most powerful." Which authority on the show said she was the most powerful? The eldest were always the strongest, according to the series, so that would mean Prue is the most powerful. And what exactly is meant by "most powerful"? Were her spells the strongest? If this is to mean in terms of number of different abilites, that would mean Paige is the most powerful. Her witch and whitelighter heritage give her the most innate abilities to choose from. For that matter, even Phoebe, who with her empathic abilities, premonitions and levitation would be more powerful than Piper. Could she put more force of will behind her spells? What do the rest of you think? Should this comment stay as is, or does it belong under "independent research"? PatrickLMT 21:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing this out. It has been vanquished for the OR that it is.  Actually, that section needs a complete rewrite, and needs to be broken up into subsections, but I don't really feel qualified enough to perform the task. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 22:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ooh, you vanquished it? Did you use a potion or a spell?  If you ever need a power of three vanquish, I'm sure Neil Evans and I could join you.  All kidding aside, I see what you mean.  That section is a hodgepodge.  I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be. It seems to be a biography of sorts, but only within the confines of the actual series.  Also, I feel that much of it is simply too opinionated; OR, if you prefer.  For example, the writer opines that Piper is the "most unlucky in love." Really?  Cupid once gave a list of all the loves in their lives, and Phoebe's seemed the longest, by far. Piper was the first to be married (unless you count Prue's marriage to Zile), and the one with the longest successful relationship in the series. She never divorced, nor did she ever feel the need to vanquish her husband, unlike Prue and Phoebe. But I'm wondering, why is the writer even opining about such things?  This isn't objective fact. It's a matter of perspective.  Why not simply give a history of Piper's romantic involvements, and leave it at that. Actually, truth be told, I don't think I care for the whole article.  I like a lot of what's written. (I should, since I wrote some of it myself.)  But if it were up to me, I'd simply have a section of Piper's personal history, broken up into sections, like life prior to the series (as revealed throughout the series, like their powers being bound, their father leaving on her eighth birthday, etc.), life during the series (broken up into sections by time), and a decidedly short section of life after the series.  I'd also include a section dedicated to the specifics of Piper's powers.  There seems to be some good, reasonable information in the article there.  (Since I wrote a lot of it.) PatrickLMT 01:16, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hehe, I'm glad you think so highly of your own work :D One option is to look at the material at hand, create a logical outline based on it, and rewrite using that outline as a table of contents.  I have a feeling it could be greatly reduced in volume...it's not exactly readable as-is.  I do wish that HTML or wikicode had the ability to easily reproduce paragraph form indented text.  It might not be so bad then.  --  Huntster  T • @ • C 01:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It not only can be reduced in length. It should be.  It's not necessary to give a synopsis of every episode, which is what this boils down to, in order to define who Piper Halliwell is. A person not familiar with this series, hearing a reference to her, would be overwhelmed by the information given on this page.  I think an encyclopediac article should start with the basics, just to define who she is. (The first paragraph would simply say that she is a fictional character of WB Series "Charmed;" middle sister of three, later the eldest after the death of her older sister; innate ability to freeze molecular motion within a specific area, often inaccurately referred to as "freezing time"; later gained the ability to cause objects to explode).  This should satisfy the curiosity of the casual observer who might encounter the name Piper Halliwell as a cultural reference and wonder who she was, without needing to know every detail of her life. Then the subsequent sections could simply be an expansion of that, so the person ignorant of who she was can stop reading, while those more interested can keep going.  But all this information. Anyone who needs that much information can buy the DVDs for themselves, or watch the show in syndication. PatrickLMT 20:16, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

The Most Powerful
From the beginning of the series, it was said that the earliest born sister would have the strongest powers (which is Prue). This was true until the sisters got their second powers. I don't see how moving things with your mind is more powerful than making demons explode by the wave of a hand! My friend (also a hardcore Charmed fan) told me it was because when Prue died, Piper needed to have more fire power! Is that right? Bubble bunny
 * There is no right or wrong. Prue died and her powers stopped, piper had 5more years for them to grow, who's to say prue's wouldn't have been more powerfull after 5 years. And i doubt her powers increased just because prue died,as paige has powers to compensate for prue's. --Malevious  Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 13:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually,your comparison isn't right.Telekinesis was Prue's first power.Her second one was Astral Projection.Also,Piper doesn't "wave" her hand,she does it like she'd do when she's freezing. Astral projection is a strong power,which is sort of like orbing except the body stays and multiplys into two.If Prue was alive,she might get a new power,much like how Phoebe ended up with three powers in season six,"empathy" (previous powers : premonition,levitation).Also,when Prue died,Piper became the oldest sister and Piper began to gain more control over her molecular combustion power after Prue died. Piper didn't have to have more fire power,there was Paige to substitute when Prue was gone,especially since they share the power of Telekinesis. JakeTheBlake 21:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Removing this part
"The immunity to her freezing powers may not apply to her exploding power. Prue theorized that since good witches were immune to her freezing power, they would be immune to her exploding power. That theory has never been tested, however."

She can blow up witches. She blew up Bianca during Season 6. And she was a witch. 24.14.120.92 09:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

You seem to have missed the part that said good witches, not just witches. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 14:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Bianca proved immune to Piper's freezing power in that episode, however. -- Noneofyourbusiness 16:02, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Lots of things are immune to pipers freezing power. not just good witches. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 16:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * True, so that's an example of someone who is immune to freezing but not to exploding, which should be noted. The article currently says that the immunity may not extend to her exploding power, and Bianca is an actual example of it not doing so. -- Noneofyourbusiness 21:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The article refers to GOOD witches. There are many demons who were immune to her exploding power. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 23:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The first sentence doesn't refer specifically to good witches, only to immunity to freezing not extending to exploding. -- Noneofyourbusiness 05:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Um, actually it is saying that good witches immune to her freezing would also be immune to her explosion.

This is amusing. Someone announces they are removing a sentence, but no one actually does it. I actually wrote the sentence in question, so I will edit it to something more accurate. Just a question, first. Has Bianca been established as a "good witch"? PatrickLMT 00:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No. I watched the episode and i don't think shes even a witch. I believe it said shes a demon. so that nullifies his entire argument. The sentence is fine. There has not been a single time when she tried to blow up a good witch. --Malevious  Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 00:43, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

 * No she is in fact a witch, the Phoenix Coven is a family of witches —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.19.251 (talk) 05:17, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Immunity to her freezing power and combustion power are not related. Those immune to her freezing such as upper level demons, may still be vulnerable to explosion. Bianca is not a demon, she's a witch, but not a good one. They have a grimoire, the book of shadows for evil witches.

Main picture
I recently added a new picture to this page, which represented Piper Halliwell, however it again had been replaced with the picture that represents HOLLY MARIE COMBS and not PIPER HALLIWELL, please do not remove the picture I change just because it looks cool. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Generation talk123 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 15 May 2007   (UTC)
 * Just because your image "looks better" doesn't mean it is acceptable to use. The picture you replaced is a free image, whereas your image is classified as fair-use.  Per fair-use policies, if a free image is available, it must be used in the place of a fair-use image, and it has been clarified that if a free-use image of an actor/actress is available and it reasonably resembles the character they depict, then that should be used instead of a promo image.
 * Basically, do not add your image again, because it violates Wikipedia's Fair-Use policies. Thanks. -- Huntster  T • @ • C 23:27, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I won't bother arguing (even though the image that is being used represents the person herself and not the character at all which is what this article is about) because you will always try to find a little excuse to remove the image known as editing wars. Adding the picture which represents this character is fair use. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Generation talk123 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Hey, t'isn't my rule, I'm just doing what was told to me. -- Huntster  T • @ • C 23:43, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok but I would of preffered it if someone had left a message on my Talk page so I would actually be able to see what was wrong instead of it being automatically being deleted without a word.
 * Most other fictional character pages have pictures of the Character on the Character's page, as opposed to the unusual ruling listed here. Such as Evangeline Lillys character "Kate Austen" on LOST, and Martin Sheen's character of President Bartlett on The West Wing. So why would a picture of the actress out-of-character be used in this instance? - A.J. 02:17, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Just because another article does something doesn't make it right. Free imagery should be used whenever possible.  Remember, we're not going for "pretty", just a basic picture to identify the subject at hand. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 04:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

There are many good promo images of Piper on Google that better identify her than the image that is used. Can anyone tell me how to upload one of these images onto Wikipedia because the only thing I know how to upload is photo's that I have taken myselfKkbhe 06:46, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Except that those promo pictures are not free. Because this one is, and closely resembles the character of Piper, it is always preferred to use free images. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 09:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Please, nobody remove the screenshot of Piper as the Holly Marie pic is clearly of her not portraying Piper. Plus, if you remove pics and replace them with free pics, then you'd have to replace the image on Phoebe's page with the one on Alyssa Milano's page and the same with Prue's image and the Shannon Doherty image and that would just be pointless!Kkbhe 12:00, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Why does my screenshot keep getting romoved?! Well,okay, I always get the same reason and it doesn't really make sense because on Paige's article, a screenshot is used and Phoebe and Prue both have promo's on their's and no-one removes them and replaces them with the image on the actress who plays them's page and says it's because we need a free-use image.  So why does this keep happening on Piper's page?!Kkbhe 03:16, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I frankly don't care either way, but I do hold that if a free image that reasonably reflects the character's appearance is available, always use the free image. Fair-use should be avoided whenever possible.  Please, if you feel the need, replace the fair-use images in the other articles with free images.  Matters not to me.  I just want Wikipedia to be as free as possible, and using fair-use images when they are not required goes against that ideal. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 06:14, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If the actors have freely licensed pictures on their articles, and they resemble their character, then use those pics in the articles. The picture we have now resembles how she looked when she played Piper, so there is no reason not use the free image. It's always bad to replace a high quality, free, picture with a low quality fair-use one. --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 17:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I don't want images on the other character's page to be replaced with free images, I was just trying to make a point! I think that the images on Phoebe, Prue and Paige's articles are the best to use as the images of the actresses clearly are out of character and I just wonder why this happens on Piper's page and no-one else's.

Although, I suppose the images of the other actresses show them too clearly out of character and the Holly Marie one could easily be Piper as she is just posing and smiling so I guess I'll give this one a rest but don't do this on the other character's pages eg. The Rose McGowan image shows her at some awards thing, so this wouldn't be appropriate to ID PaigeKkbhe 01:38, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

 * My last comment was incorrect, the Rose McGowan pic shows her at a movie premiere, not an awards presentation. Still, don't use it on Paige's article as she looks a little different from when she played Paige.

P.S. A comment above says it is always bad to relace a high quality free image with a low quality fair-use image. How was my screenshot of Piper low quality?! Can somebody tell me what was wrong with it (apart from all the guidelines stuff, which I already know)?Kkbhe 03:06, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I replaced the picture of Piper in "Centennial Charmed" because although that is Piper, it was only one episode. I uploaded a promo instead. Jpagan09 (talk) 21:22, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You uploaded an illegal image which has been removed and replaced with the original picture. You must learn the difference between an actress and a character in order to upload images and post them in articles. KellyAna (talk) 14:53, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Young Piper in Forever Charmed
Who played young Piper in Forever Charmed? When Piper, Leo and Patty go to find Grams with Coop's ring they find Penny talking to a young Piper, who was the actress, she should be added to the infobox as portraying Piper.--NeilEvans 19:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey thanks I already found out.--NeilEvans 12:04, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Vanquished an error
This statement is incorrect: "In the episode Hulkus Pocus, Piper freezes Billie, but it was established before that Piper couldn't freeze witches." And it has been vanquished. (I used a potion.)

It was never claimed on the show that Piper couldn't freeze witches. It was established that Piper couldn't freeze GOOD witches. Those witches who are not good can still be frozen. PatrickLMT 22:14, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I hope you'll forgive me, but I'm going to remove that entire paragraph, as aside from the basic opening phrase, it is almost entirely speculation. -- Huntster  T • @ • C 01:49, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Not at all. I just didn't want to wipe out someone's efforts completely. Apparently, you have no such qualms. Piper did freeze Billie, true. The only explanation that would be consistent with the show? Billie simply isn't a good witch. If Piper had somehow learned to freeze good witches, she would have said so, particularly if this were her first time doing so.  But in the end, it's all speculation, as you say.  I did add some comments to that paragraph, since there's no reason to think that Piper somehow learned the freeze good witches.  I just wanted to give another possible explanation. When I saw it, I simply thought that Billie wasn't a good witch.  The idea that Piper's powers grew to the point where she could freeze good witches didn't occur to me. And I still don't think it makes sense anyway. PatrickLMT 01:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If she could freeze good witches, wouldn't her sisters freeze as well? --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 01:13, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

 * At the time I don't think Billie could be considered a witch anyway as she was being transformed due to the scratch. Missjessica254 14:57, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, at that moment she was no longer a good witch but a beast transformed bu the scratch :) Harmless 77 (talk) 18:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Piper could freeze any witches, who she couldn't freeze are blood relatives. When Paige had a new charge as a whitelighter, her charge was frozen, and she was obviously good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.198.75.39 (talk) 16:33, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

In the earlier seasons with Prue, when a warlock stole Piper's powers, he still couldn't freeze Phoebe, Phoebe saying good witches don't freeze, but it was really because they are sisters. The freezing power comes from Piper and it won't affect her sisters. The Stillman sister that stole Piper's power was able to freeze all three of them because the Stillman sisters used a spell to completely steal their identity and powers as a witch. It wasn't just powers that were stolen but identities as well, so they were affected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.198.75.39 (talk) 17:05, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

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Topic
Would it be possible that her "freezing" power stems from absolute zero? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.147.16.141 (talk) 16:35, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Piper's Exploding Power
If her freezing power is called molecular immobilization, shouldn't her exploding power be called molecular acceleration since she speeds up the molecules? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpagan09 (talk • contribs) 03:29, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

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Image
The image portrays Holly as Piper well, however this image is old, and portrays a Piper which is violent and unlike the one we saw in most other episodes. Could someone please replace this? If no one does then ill look for another picture. Dont Mean to be horrible to anyone by posting this :). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harmless 77 (talk • contribs) 21:31, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it doesn't represent Piper's character extremely well. Afterall, it is a picture of her from an alternate reality (from the 100th episode "Centennial Charmed") and naturally won't reflect the real timeline Piper as well as it reflects her "la femme nikita" alternate self. Olympic (talk) 20:01, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I have now replaced, tell me what you think please, as I think it is fairly suitable :). Harmless 77 (talk) 20:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

PIPER SURLY HALLIWELL
Her name is NOT PIPER SURLY. Phoebe was saying this jokingly to Piper because Piper was being paranoid as to whether it was really Phoebe.

Images at the Charmed Wiki
The external link at the bottom of the article that takes us to the Piper page at the Charmed Wiki reveals several awesome photos of Holly Marie Combs "in character". However, unlike here in the Wikipedia, when you click on a photo there is no copyright info. So I wonder if anybody here knows the story on those photos. Can they be used here? —  .`^) Paine Ellsworthdiss`cuss (^`.   10:11, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

New Screenshot
I HATED that picture that someone put up (what is with the horrible pictures of Piper and Prue?), a pixelated image of her from a smaller image. So I uploaded a really nice screenshot of her from 2x15, "Just Harried". I uploaded a new one to Prue Halliwell's page as well. Evil silence (talk) 07:13, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I was the one who isolated Piper and Prue from other screenshots. I wasn't that crazy about them either, but I felt they were better than what was there before.  In Prue's case there was no image at all, and in Piper's the image was a redundant image from later in the article.  Anyway, the previous section on this Talk page shows that I was interested in improvement, and I find your photos to be improvements.  They're a little dark though.  Can you lighten them a bit? or would you mind if I tried to lighten them just a bit?
 * —  .`^) Paine Ellsworthdiss`cuss (^`.   07:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Please do, I would really like them to look their best. I own the entire DVD collection and if there are any shots you want for either Paige or Phoebe from any specific episode, just let me know. For Prue and Piper I was trying to find a moment where they truly looked the most beautiful. Evil silence (talk) 07:36, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

✅ Thank you very much, ES! —  .`^) Paine Ellsworthdiss`cuss (^`.   20:50, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

number of deaths
Does the one in "All Hell Breaks Loose" being shot before the Source reverses time not count? 87.115.57.152 (talk) 01:41, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

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and all interested parties, Good luck with the GAN. I just wanted to draw your attention to a couple of points that need attention.
 * The last appearance part of the Infobox should be removed as the character continues to make appearances in the comics.
 * Fixed.

 * The "Literature" subsection needs to be expanded as the portions about the comic books does not provide a comprehensive overview of the character's role in them. The comics have two full seasons (Season 9 and Season 10), but the subsection currently only covers up until the fourth issue of Season 9.
 * There are several portions of text without citations/references. The last half of the "Magical powers" subsection and the first paragraph of the "Literature" subsection are two examples of this.
 * The "Television" subsection is rather long and the prose can be tightened and improved. Understandably, the subsection will be rather long as she was one of the main stars of the show for all eight seasons.
 * The length of the "Powers and abilities" subsection seems rather excessive. I agree there should be an overview of her powers, but noting every single time she uses her powers in a new way is not necessary and should be cut down.
 * References 53, 54, and 58 need to be corrected.
 * Fixed.

Again, good luck with the GAN; I think that this article requires more work before becoming a GA. Just trying to help out a little. I hope I do not come across as rude as it is awesome to meet another user that is interested in working on fictional characters and it would be cool to work together in the future. Aoba47 (talk) 20:21, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * References 51, 66, 13, 67, 52, 2, and 68 are dead and need to either be replaced or archived.
 * Rude? Are you kidding? Not at all. :D I'm like, in awe of your work. Especially of the Russell family, the Jenkins sisters and Kyra. And I know what you mean, it is great to find another user that wants to improve character articles. If there's an article we're both interested in I'd love to work together. PanagiotisZois (talk) 18:23, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! That is very sweet. And you have done a lot of great work too. When I have more time in the future, we can definitely talk more about something to work on together. Aoba47 (talk) 18:42, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I would still recommend making these changes prior to a GAN as these are only a few things that I feel like limit this article from being a GA. Aoba47 (talk) 17:34, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I should probably remove the GAN. Besides, right now I'm mostly focusing on Final Destination 3 anyway. --PanagiotisZois (talk) 18:45, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I think that would be the best idea. Good luck with your work for Final Destination 3! Aoba47 (talk) 20:42, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

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User:James2001

Maybe I should write a bit about myself, rather than just have a page full of infoboxes. Not much to say really, my main interests involve around computers, technology and television. I have done a lot of filming, and some video editing, although not anything major. Some people on the internet might already know me, either from my 8 years on the Digital Spy forums, my Chart Show related postings on YouTube or possibly one of the other places I frequent.

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Dreambox

Dreambox is a series of Linux-powered DVB satellite, terrestrial and cable digital television receivers (set-top boxes), produced by German multimedia vendor Dream Multimedia.

History and description
The Linux-based production software originally used by Dreambox was originally developed for DBox2, by the Tuxbox project. The Dbox2 was a proprietary design distributed by KirchMedia for their pay TV services. The bankruptcy of KirchMedia flooded the market with unsold boxes available for Linux enthusiasts. The Dreambox shares the basic design of the DBox2, including the Ethernet port and the PowerPC processor.

Its firmware is officially user-upgradable, since it is a Linux-based computer, as opposed to third-party "patching" of alternate receivers. All units support Dream's own DreamCrypt conditional access (CA) system, with software-emulated CA Modules (CAMs) available for many alternate CA systems. The built-in Ethernet interface allows networked computers to access the recordings on the internal hard disks on some Dreambox models. It also enables the receiver to store digital copies of DVB MPEG transport streams on distributed file systems or broadcast the streams as IPTV to VideoLAN and XBMC Media Center clients. Unlike many PC based PVR systems that use free-to-air type of DVB receiver cards, the built-in conditional access allows receiving and storing encrypted content.

In 2007, Dream Multimedia also introduced a non-Linux based Dreambox receiver, the DM100, their sole to date, still featuring an Ethernet port. It has a USB-B port for service instead of the RS-232 or mini-USB connectors found on other models. Unlike all other Dreamboxes, it features an STMicroelectronics CPU instead of PowerPC or MIPS.

Dreambox models
There are a number of different models of Dreambox available. The numbers are suffixed with -S for Satellite, -T for Terrestrial and -C for Cable:

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 * **HDMI via DVI to HDMI adapter.
 * Remark: The new 7020hd v2 has a new Flash with another structure, that is why you need a different Linux Image. All new v2 Modells have a new TPM module inside. The rest of the Hardware is identical with the older one.

DM 7000
The DM 7000 is based around the IBM STB04500 controller, featuring a PowerPC processor subsystem and hardware MPEG decoding, has 64 MiB of RAM, 8 MiB of NOR flash memory (directly executable), a Common Interface slot, a dual smart card reader, a CompactFlash card reader, a USB 1.1 port, and an IDE (also known as PATA) interface for attaching an internal 3.5 in hard disk drive to convert the unit into a digital video recorder. Accepts only 230 V AC power.

Because the boot loader resides in flash memory, this model may require the use of a JTAG in case of bad flashing which destroyed the boot loader. However, a bad flash will occur under rare scenarios, and rarely, almost never, will you need a JTAG.

DM 5600, DM 5620
There was a DM 5600 and also a DM 5620 model. The only difference being that the DM 5620 included an Ethernet port. Otherwise, the DM 56X0 models were a cut down version of the DM 7000 without an IDE interface. They did, however, include an RF modulator allowing them to be used with older TVs that lack a SCART connector.

DM 500, DM 500+, DM500HD
The DM500 is the successor to the DM5620 and is the smallest and cheapest Dreambox. It is based around an IBM STBx25xx Digital Set-Top Box Integrated Controller, featuring notably a 252 MHz PowerPC processor subsystem, hardware MPEG-2 video and audio decoding and smart card interfaces. The DM500 features 32 MB of RAM and 8 MB of NOR flash memory, of which 5 MB are used for read-only firmware (cramfs and squashfs filesystems), 256 kB by the boot loader and the rest by a writable jffs2 filesystem.

It has the standard features of a free-to-air (FTA) satellite receiver, plus extensive Fast Ethernet networking connectivity and a single smart card reader. It does not feature a 7-segment LED display, normally found in other FTA decoders.

Also has the ability to be used on Digital satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts (also known as DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T).

The DM500+ model has 96 MB of RAM instead of 32, and 32 MB of NAND flash instead of 8 MB of NOR flash. This makes it similar to the DM600 PVR model. It is only available in DVB-S versions.

The new DM500HD was announced in Cologne on May 26, 2009. The price will be between € 350 and € 400.

DM 7020
The DM 7020 is essentially an updated DM 7000 with 96 MiB of RAM, 32 MiB of NAND flash (disk-like) and an RF modulator. Changes were also made on the software side, utilizing Open Embedded for the base Linux operating system.

Because the flash memory of this model is not directly executable, the primary boot loader resides in ROM and can recover corrupted secondary boot loader in flash by loading from the serial port.

There are some Enigma 2 (beta) images already available for this model.

DM 7025, DM 7025+
The DM 7025 is similar to the DM7020 but with the ability to add a second "snap-in" tuner that makes it possible to watch one program while recording another. It is possible to change the tuner module, selecting between any two of Satellite, Terrestrial or Cable versions.

Internally, it features a Xilleon 226 system-on-a-chip from ATI, integrating a 300 MHz MIPS CPU core instead of the traditional PowerPC found in other models, and has 128 MiB of RAM. It uses Enigma 2, this is a complete rewrite of the original Enigma GUI, and is still going through growing pains as features that were present in Enigma are added to Enigma2. Enigma2 is Python-based instead of C code.

The DM 7025 has the ability to decode MPEG-2 HD as well. Unfortunately, it must downconvert this to 480i or 576i to display it. The DM 7025+ model features an Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display instead of an LCD one, an eject button on the Common Interface slot and improved power supply.

DM 600 PVR
The DM 600 PVR is the same small size as the DM 500 but includes an IDE interface allowing to add an internal 2.5 in laptop-type hard disk drive, the box will only recognise 5600rpm drives. On the outside it adds an S-Video output connector and an analog modem port. It is built around the same IBM STBx25xx integrated controller, but features 32 MiB of flash and 96 MiB of RAM, of which 64 MiB are user-accessible. It is possible to change the tuner module, selecting between Satellite, Terrestrial and Cable versions. There is still just one SCART connector and no 7-segment LED display, just 2 status LEDs. The provided remote control unit is the same one supplied with the 7000, 7020 and 7025 and allows one to control the TV set as well.

DM 800HD PVR / DM 800 HD se
This is essentially a high definition version of the DM 600 PVR, featuring a single pluggable DVB tuner (S/S2, C or T), a 300 MHz MIPS processor, 64 MiB of Flash memory, 256 MiB of RAM and room for an internal SATA 2.5 in disk. It also features one DVI to HDMi Cable, two USB 2.0, one eSATA and one 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet interfaces. It has an OLED display.

DM 800HD se was introduced in late 2010. The main differences of the DM800HD se compared to the DM 800HD are a 400 MHz MIPS processor, a HDMI connector and a color OLED display. Another difference is the improved system chip in DM800se providing native DIVX support among other improvements.

DM 8000 HD PVR
This is the high definition PVR. Like the DM-7025, it supports pluggable tuner modules. In addition to High Definition, it has an upgrade for a DVD drive (slot in). And it has USB 2.0. Physically on the box it has one DVI-port, but with the supplied DVI to HDMi Cable you get HDMI video.

Originally announced to become available in the beginning of 2007, its release date was pushed back. The product then began shipping on 12.12.2008. The planned features were revised as well. Originally, this model was supposed to have 128 MiB of RAM (now 256), 32 MiB of flash (now 256 MiB) and a 300 MHz processor (now 400 MHz Broadcom 7400). Other Linux-based HD receivers became available in the meantime.

In June 2012, Dream Multimedia announced the discontinuation of the DM 8000 HD PVR because several electronic components are no longer available. It was also announced, that no direct successor will be developed since Dream Multimedia is already working at "Project Goliath".

"Project Goliath"
"Project Goliath", announced in June 2012, is supposed to be a possible successor of several Dreambox models. According to Dream Multimedia, it is a "totally new hardware and software product, combining all the features of the successful Dreambox series, and indeed will go beyond that".

Alternative firmware and plug-ins
The factory-installed distribution on the Dreambox is mostly available under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and uses standard Linux API's, including Linux DVB API and Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC). Several models (7025, 800 and 8000) use GStreamer as a multimedia framework. This configuration encourages enthusiasts to modify its functions, particularly in the form of so-called images.

Plug-ins
There are also many third party addons and plugins available that will extend the functionality of the Dreambox. Some plugins are model specific, while others run on all boxes. Plugins such as Jukebox and SHOUTcast playback, also external XMLTV guides, a web browser are available, and a VLC media player interface for on demand streaming media. Games are also abundant like Pac-Man and Tetris.

In addition, unofficial third-party conditional access software modules (CAMs or emulators) are widely circulated on the Internet that emulate the CA systems developed by NDS (VideoGuard), Irdeto, Conax, Nagravision, Viaccess and other proprietary vendors. Some Dreambox owners use these softcams in conjunction with card sharing software to access pay TV services without a subscription card inserted in every connected box. This practice may be illegal in some jurisdictions and third-party software for this purpose is neither officially endorsed nor supported by Dream Multimedia and voids the official warranty.

Clones
Clones of the DM500-S are wide spread. As a result, Dream Multimedia introduced the DM500+, with changes to try to prevent further counterfeiting.

Clones also exist of DM500, DM800, DM800se and DM800se V2 built around the same commodity IBM SoC chip and hence having identical or slightly superior features they are also sold without the Dreambox brand name (e.g., the Envision 500S, with 48 megabytes of RAM instead of 32, also available in a 500C cable version, the Eagle box or the Linbox 5558, or Sunray DM800se). They have a retail price approaching that of non-Linux receivers, generally a fraction of the Dreambox 500 price. Since they contain a copy of the copyrighted original DM500 bootloader program, the legality of these devices is questionable.

In April 2008, Dream Multimedia allegedly introduced a time bomb into their latest flash to disable the boot loader on counterfeit models. An unofficial firmware group called Gemini who used the latest flash drivers in their firmware, found that flash corruption would be caused on clone DM500-S receivers. Other developers of unofficial firmware groups would find boxes to be affected by this if they use the latest drivers, providing another time bomb is to be introduced.

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Diisopropyl tartrate

Diisopropyl tartrate (DIPT) is a diester of tartaric acid. It has a two chiral carbon atoms giving rise to three stereoisomeric variants. It is commonly used in asymmetric synthesis as a catalyst and as chiral building block for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its main application is in Sharpless epoxidation, where it serves as a chiral ligand to titanium after reaction with titanium isopropoxide.

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Paolo Orlandoni

Paolo Orlandoni (born 12 August 1972) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeper coach for Sassuolo.

Club career
He started his career at Internazionale, then playing on loan for a number of Serie B and Serie C1 teams (A.C. Mantova, AlbinoLeffe, Casarano, A.C. Pro Sesto, A.C. Ancona, U.S. Foggia, Acireale) until 1998. In July 1998 he was acquired by Reggina, where he was featured as a regular and became instrumental in the club's first promotion ever to the Serie A league in 1999. Orlandoni left Reggina in January 2000 to join Bologna on loan; he then returned to Reggina in September 2000, never playing again for his team, and was subsequently sold to Lazio where he was featured as a second-choice goalkeeper.

From 2001 to 2005 he played for Piacenza, first as backup keeper, then as a regular in his final season with the club. In July 2005 Orlandoni returned to Inter, signing a two-year contract as a third-choice goalkeeper behind Francesco Toldo and Júlio César, making his debut for the Nerazzurri on 14 May 2006 in a league game versus Cagliari. His contract was extended on 29 May 2007, on 26 May 2008, on 12 May 2009, and on 29 June 2010. On 7 December 2010 Orlandoni made his UEFA Champions League debut, at 38 years of age, in a 0–3 loss to SV Werder Bremen.

On 29 June 2011 he extended his contract again. Just before the last round of 2011–12 Serie A, Orlandoni announced his retirement after the season. However, he still travelled with Inter to Indonesia in May 2012 for a friendly tour.

Career statistics
Source:

Honours

 * Internazionale
 * Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
 * Coppa Italia: 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11
 * Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
 * Champions League: 2009–10
 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2010

 * Lazio
 * Supercoppa Italiana: 2000

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Wikipedia:IP Hash

A new policy proposal for a technical implementation to mask IP addresses from public view, while implementing an IP Hash Check feature on a user account.

Since this is a feature request, please put it on Bugzilla rather than here

Rational
To achieve the following:

 * Improved privacy
 * Counter sockpuppet
 * Counter voting fraud

Technical
IP hash of an IP address is an encrypted version of the IP address. The same IP address will have the same IP hash.

Current situation
There is an IP check available to certain developers for checking IPs, however this is only used in limited circumstances. The objection to making this more widely available have been on the grounds of privacy. An IP hash would help this situation by enabling any account to be matched to an IP hash without making the IP publicly available.

Suggestions/comments?
Kindly post comments or changes on talk page.  Erwin

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User talk:Mightymite

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Completed Top Knot 2.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:Completed Top Knot 2.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that your image can be used under a fair use license. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If your image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why your image was deleted. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Shyam ( T / C ) 11:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gw productions

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was userfy and delete. Dmcdevit·t 07:32, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Gw productions
Not notable movie production "company". No links to any homepages, nothing can be found with Google. Looks like they are making home-made movies etc. feydey 20:14, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy Very new user. Perhaps the article can be reposted when the production comany has some more success under its belt?   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  20:42, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --[[Image:Ottawa flag.png|20px]] Spinboy 02:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

Removal
I have removed this bit about this tv series:

"Notorious for bad acting, it has become one of the most popular programs on German television. In the tradition of many Australian soaps, this German counterpart has helped launch successful careers in the music business for some of its actors."

It seems POV. The reference to launching a recording career seems irrelevant to me. This sort of thing had happened long before this show started, so is not really notable. Also, few (none?) of the cast of The Restless Years (the Australian soap opera link of this program) went into recording careers: some went into unemployment, but several used it as a lauchpad for very successful acting careers. Asa01 20:16, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Goede tijden, slechte tijden
Anyone know what the relationship between Gute Zeiten and Goede tijden, slechte tijden is? Are they the same thing? Kappa 16:01, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm from germany. There is nothing together. They both base on the Australien show.
 * A few of the actors in the first season of both have the same names as the actors in Australia. And I think they was produced at beginning by the same company --84.160.61.86 17:36, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

wrong Article name
please move to Gute Zeiten – Schlechte Zeiten --80.129.57.252 18:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Remove character list?
I think the character list should be removed. It takes up over 70% of the article's length, and tells absolutely nothing about the characters. J I P | Talk 14:15, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

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User:Stefan506

My main account is de:User:Stefan506

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Boots on the Ground

Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq is a book written by journalist Karl Zinsmeister, who was embedded with the storied 82nd Airborne Division during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Derivation of the title
The expression "boots on the ground" has an extended military-jargon history. It certainly dates back at least to British officer Robert Grainger Ker Thompson, strategist of the British counter-insurgency efforts against the Malayan National Liberation Army during the Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 (see entry). The term is also associated with General William Westmoreland and the United States' intervention in Vietnam, particularly the large force increase from 1965–1968.

The term is used to convey the belief that military success can only be achieved through the direct physical presence of troops in a conflict area. As terminology, it was coined to concisely express a counter-view against the position that other means, such as aerial bombardment (as used both by Germany and the Allies in World War II, and massively by the United States in Vietnam), economic incentives, or satellite intelligence could achieve victory. The term is particularly applied currently (2010) to counter-insurgency operations.

About the book
Boots on the Ground... is an account of the war in Iraq with the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne as it convoys north from Kuwait to Iraq's Tallil Air Base en route to night-and-day battles within the major city of Samawah and its bridges across the Euphrates. Zinsmeister, a frontline reporter embedded with the 82nd Airborne, seeks to convey the detailed planning and technical execution that make up today's warfare. The book brings to life local firefights and the constant air-ground interactions that are one of the key innovations of modern precision combat.

About the author
Karl Zinsmeister wrote Boots while working as editor of The American Enterprise. In May 2006, he was appointed the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. He is a J. B. Fuqua Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his research has spanned demographic and social trends, economics, politics, and cultural topics. In addition to The American Enterprise, he has been published in journals ranging from The Atlantic Monthly to Reader's Digest.

Zinsmeister has written a number of books in addition to Boots on the Ground.

Book details

 * ISBN 0-312-99608-X
 * Formats: Hardback, mass-market paperback
 * Publication date: September 2003
 * Publisher: St. Martin's Press

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a United States federal law, codified at  et seq. The principal sponsor of the bill was Rep. John Brademas (D-IN-3). The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 replaces preexisting laws (collectively referred to as the Vocational Rehabilitation Act) to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities, to establish special responsibilities in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for coordination of all programs with respect to individuals with disabilities within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and for other purposes. It created the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

The Rehabilitation Act requires affirmative action in employment by the federal government and by government contractors and prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment, and in the employment practices of federal contractors. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those used in title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

President Richard Nixon signed into law on September 26, 1973 after he had vetoed two previous versions.

Section 501
Section 501 requires affirmative action and nondiscrimination in employment by Federal agencies of the executive branch. To obtain more information or to file a complaint, employees must contact their agency's Equal Employment Opportunity Office.

Section 503
Section 503 requires affirmative action and prohibits employment discrimination by Federal government contractors and subcontractors with contracts of more than $10,000.

Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act created and extended civil rights to people with disabilities. Section 504 has also provided opportunities for children and adults with disabilities in education, employment and various other settings. It even allows for reasonable accommodations such as special study area and assistance as necessary for each student.

"Each Federal agency has its own set of section 504 regulations that apply to its own programs. Agencies that provide Federal financial assistance also have section 504 regulations covering entities that receive Federal aid. Requirements common to these regulations include reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities; program accessibility; effective communication with people who have hearing or vision disabilities; and accessible new construction and alterations. Each agency is responsible for enforcing its own regulations. Section 504 may also be enforced through private lawsuits. It is not necessary to file a complaint with a Federal agency or to receive a 'right-to-sue' letter before going to court."

Section 505
Section 505 contains provisions governing remedies and attorney's fees under Section 501.

Section 508
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act establishes requirements for electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the Federal government. Section 508 requires Federal electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.

An accessible information technology system is one that can be operated in a variety of ways and does not rely on a single sense or ability of the user. For example, a system that provides output only in visual format may not be accessible to people with visual impairments, and a system that provides output only in audio format may not be accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some individuals with disabilities may need accessibility-related software or peripheral devices in order to use systems that comply with Section 508.

Operational administration of the disability civil rights laws
Court cases occur because operational administration of the laws may be faulty in individual or related to classes (e.g., restaurant industry, sensory impairments), or there is disagreement about the law itself (e.g., definition of reasonable accommodation), in addition to other reasons (e.g., disagreement that citizens are entitled to civil rights). Experts in civil rights laws are involved in education of governments, Americans with disabilities, citizens, special interest groups (e.g., disability classes), non-profit and for-profit agencies, and community groups on the "application of these federal laws" in daily lives, including workplaces.

In the area of employment law, Syracuse University's Peter Blanck, Executive of the Burton Blatt Institute since it was founded in 2005, has offered detailed advice on the implementation of central concepts of the employment-rehabilitation laws. While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is the current base law, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, amended in 1978 is also cited in these legal cases, including accommodations for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Hearings at the local levels often do not recognize experts in practice, and thus legal cases repeatedly must be appealed through the federal systems.

Personal assistance in the workplace has also been supported as a reasonable accommodation, a central concept in employment and disability law (Sections IV &4.8, 4.11; XI & 11.6, 11.8, 11.10; XVI & 16.7, 16.8). The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has indicated that supported employment is considered to be a workplace accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Sections IV & 4.7, 4.11; XI & 11.6, 11.8, 11.10: XVI & 16.7,16.8).

Significant amendments
Significant amendments were made to the Rehabilitation Act in 1974. The most important was the expansion of the definition of "handicapped individual." The original 1973 Act defined a "handicapped individual" as

"any individual who (A) has a physical or mental disability which for such individual constitutes or results in a substantial handicap to employment and (B) can reasonably be expected to benefit in terms of employability from vocational rehabilitation services provided pursuant to titles I and III of this Act."

The 1974 amendments substituted a much broader definition of "handicapped individual" applicable to employment by the federal government (Section 501), modification or elimination of architectural and transportation barriers (Section 502), employment by federal contractors (section 503) and to programs receiving federal financial assistance (Section 504) that was not related to employability through vocational rehabilitation services. The 1974 amendments provided a handicapped individual meant

"any person who (A) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities, (B) has a record of such an impairment, or (C) is regarded as having such an impairment."

Congress adopted that definition in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, substituting the term "disability" for "handicapped."

In 1986, Public Law 99-506 helped the Rehabilitation Act to refine and focus services offered to those with the most severe disabilities. Supported employment was also defined as a "legitimate rehabilitation outcome".

Title four of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 amended the Rehabilitation Act in order to work with the WIA to accomplish the goal of helping people return to the workforce. Title four created a national council on disability, appointed by the president, to link rehabilitation programs to state and local workforce development systems. However, the Workforce Investment Act was repealed and replaced by the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

List of court cases

 * Coleman v. Schwarzenegger
 * Plata v. Schwarzenegger
 * School Bd. of Nassau County v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987)

Related laws

 * Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, 1980
 * Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
 * ADA Amendments Act of 2008
 * Civil Rights Act of 1964
 * The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
 * Education for All Handicapped Children Act
 * Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
 * Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
 * Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
 * Family Support Law of New York,
 * Health and Human Services Policies for the Protection of Research Subjects, 2005
 * Maternal and Child Health Act of 1935, Amended 2013
 * Social Security Act of 1935
 * Title XIX of the Social Security Act
 * Technology-Related Assistance Act for Persons with Disabilities
 * Ticket to Work
 * Ticket-to-Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
 * Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1974

Related organizations

 * American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 * Beach Center on Families, University of Kansas
 * Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities-US
 * World Institute on Disability

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Lahcen Ikassrien

Lahcen Ikassrien is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. Ikassrien's Guantanamo ISN was 72. The Department of Defense reports that Ikassrien was born on October 2, 1972, in Targist, Morocco.

On June 16, 2014, he was arrested in Madrid accused of jihadism. He received a 10 year sentence, on September 30, 2016, after being convicted of recruiting individuals to go to war-torn Syria. Ikassrien alleged that he and other Guantanamo Bay detainees were tortured during their detention, and a Spanish magisterial investigation concluded that they had been subject to abusive interrogation techniques.

Background
When Ikassrien was first captured authorities thought his name was Reswan A. Abdesalam. His real identity was revealed through his fingerprints.

Ikassrien was believed to have ties to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, a mastermind of the Madrid bombing.

On July 18, 2005, Ikassrien was extradited to stand trial in Spain.

The International Herald Tribune reported that Ikassrien was acquitted on October 11, 2006.

Official status reviews
Originally the Bush Presidency asserted that captives apprehended in the "war on terror" were not covered by the Geneva Conventions, and could be held indefinitely, without charge, and without an open and transparent review of the justifications for their detention. In 2004 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Rasul v. Bush, that Guantanamo captives were entitled to being informed of the allegations justifying their detention, and were entitled to try to refute them.

Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants

Following the Supreme Court's ruling, the Department of Defense set up the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants.

Combatant status review
Initially, the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.

Subsequently, the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants—rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.

Allegations
The following allegations were presented to his Tribunal:

Transcript
There is no record that Lahcen Ikassrien chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Torture
On November 19, 2006, El País published an article in which Ikassrien alleges that he had been tortured repeatedly over the course of a month during his detention in Kandahar. He alleges that he was subjected to various forms of torture, including being trapped with aggressive dogs, being tied up, and that soldiers held him in a cage where they showered him with feces and urine while calling him "Animal No. 64".

Torture claims investigation
On April 29, 2009, that Spanish investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzon initiated a formal investigation into whether confessions from Ikassrien, and three other former Guantanamo captives were the result of the use of abusive interrogation techniques. Ikassrien, and the other three men: Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed, Jamiel Abdul Latif al Banna and Omar Deghayes, had previously faced charges in Spanish courts, based on confessions they made while in US custody. Their charges had been dropped based on their claims that their confessions were false and were the result of abusive interrogation techniques.

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Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist)

Waldemar Christofer Brøgger FRSE (10 November 1851 – 17 February 1940) was a Norwegian geologist  and mineralogist. His research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic theory on the formation of rocks.

Biography
He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1820–1882) and Oline (“Lina”) Marie Bjerring (1826–1905). He attended Oslo Cathedral School and graduated in 1870. He studied science and zoology under Theodor Kjerulf at University of Christiania (now  University of Oslo). He was Cand. filos. (1870) and delivered his  dissertation in 1875. Brøgger was then immediately employed in the Norwegian Geological Survey as an assistant. In the winter of 1875–76, he made a study trip together with fellow student Hans Reusch (1852–1922) to Corsica and Elba. The two jointly published an illustrated work, Jættegryder ved Christiania (Copenhagen. 1874) which was also published in German and English.

He became an amanuensis at the Stockholm University mineral cabinet (1876) and research fellow (1878). From 1881 to 1890, he was professor of mineralogy and geology at Stockholm University. From 1890 to 1916 was Professor of Mineralogy and Palaeontology in the University of Christiania. He was Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (1899-1902) and became rector of the senate of University of Christiania (1907-1911).

His observations on the igneous rocks of South Tyrol compared with those of Christiania afford much information on the relations of the granitic and basic rocks. The subject of the differentiation of rock-types in the process of solidification as plutonic or volcanic rocks from a particular magma received much attention from him. He dealt also with the Palaeozoic rocks of Norway, and with the late glacial and post-glacial changes of sea level in the Christiania region.

He is credited for proposing that pegmatites form through the interaction of silicate melt and supercritical water. Credit for this discovery is often given to Richard H. Jahns.

Selected works

 * Jættegryder ved Christiania (with Hans Reusch. 1874)
 * Paradoxidesskifrene ved Krekling (1878)
 * Die Mineralien der Syenitpegmatitgänge der südnorwegischen Augit- und Nephelinsyenite  (1890)
 * Fridtjof Nansen 1861–1893 (with Nordahl Rolfsen, 1896)

Awards
In 1895 Brøgger was appointed a knight of the 1st class in the Order of St. Olav and was in 1902 promoted to commander with a star. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, was commander of the first class of the Swedish Order of the North Star and a knight of the Order of Dannebrog. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1890 and a fellow of the Royal Society.

The honorary degree of Ph.D. was conferred upon him by the University of Heidelberg and that of LL.D. by the University of Glasgow in 1901. He was awarded the Murchison Medal in 1891 and the Wollaston Medal in 1911, both by the Geological Society of London.

Personal life
He was married in 1878 to Antonie Sophie Wilhelmine Scheel Siewers (1854–1933). He died in Oslo in 1940 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. Brøgger's son, Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1851–1940), was a politician. Anton Wilhelm's son, writer Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (1911–1991), was named after his grandfather.

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VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (abbreviated VSB–TUO; Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava) is a university in Ostrava in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a polytechnic university with a long history of high-quality engineering education and research. The first Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials and Manufacturing in the Czech Republic was located at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.

As of 2018, VSB–TUO was one of the leading Czech and European universities offering education in technology, natural sciences, and economics, producing applied and basic research and providing the necessary professional advisory, consultancy, and expert services to industry, banking, and business sectors, including lifelong learning. The graduates of the University often find jobs during their studies, with an average of 3,117 students successfully graduating each year. The University supports student activities – running their own business, studying abroad or student organisations. VSB – Technical University of Ostrava cooperates with a number of Czech and foreign universities and companies.

Founding
The school was founded in the middle of the 19th century when long-standing efforts to establish a vocational school to train mining professionals culminated. The Mining Vocational School in Příbram (Montan-Lehranstalt in Příbram) was established by imperial decree on 23 January 1849, and the first year of study was inaugurated on 10 November of the same year. From the time of its foundation, the school offered two courses, one for mining and the other for metallurgy. In 1865, the school adopted the name of the Mining Academy in Příbram (Bergakademie in Příbram). Although private mining companies undervalued higher education in mining, its importance was emphasised by the increasing frequency of mining disasters. According to the statutes of 1895, the Rector, elected by the professorial staff members, was responsible for the management of the mining academy, as in other universities. The professors of the Mining Academy in Příbram were thus placed on an equal footing with the professors of the technical colleges. Still, it was not until 1904 that the Mining Academy in Leoben and Příbram was upgraded to a fully-fledged university under a new statute, which was common to the mining academies in Leoben and Příbram. The new legislation also changed the name of the Mining Academy in Příbram to the Mining University in Příbram (Montanistische Hochschule in Příbram).

The declaration of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 and the introduction of the Czech language of instruction a year later were important milestones for the further development of the University. Among the most important issues that all rectors dealt with in the interwar period was the demand for the transfer of VSB from Příbram as an independent university to Prague, which did not happen during the entire First Republic period. Nevertheless, during this period, VSB in Příbram gained an important position in the system of higher technical education and made a significant contribution to the development of scientific knowledge in the traditional mining disciplines and the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and natural sciences. The closure of the Czech universities in November 1939 marked the end of VSB's Příbram period, just as it was preparing to celebrate its 90th anniversary. After the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, VSB in Příbram resumed its activities in May, but based on the decree of the President of the Republic Edvard Beneš of 8 September 1945, it was transferred from Příbram to Ostrava. The teaching of the winter semester of the academic year 1945/1946 started in Ostrava in November 1945. The further development of VSB in Ostrava and the whole Czechoslovak higher education system was influenced by the issue of the new Higher Education Act in 1950. The new act represented a fundamental change in the existing structure of the higher education system. In effect, it subordinated higher education institutions to state supervision and effectively abolished academic freedoms. The new legal regulation of 1950 also fundamentally changed the internal structure of VSB in Ostrava. From the academic year 1951/1952, the Faculties of Mining and Metallurgy were established. The Faculty of Mining Engineering (since 1968, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) was established at VSB by incorporating the College of Engineering in Brušperk. In 1953, two more faculties were established, the Faculty of Economics and Engineering (abolished in 1959) and the Faculty of Geology (merged with the Faculty of Mining in 1959). From the 1950s onwards, new fields of study and specialisations were gradually established in response to the demands of industrial practice, triggered by significant developments in the traditional mining disciplines and mechanical and electrical engineering. An important moment in the development of the University was the start of its activities in the newly built premises in Ostrava-Poruba in 1973. VSB in Ostrava gradually transformed from a traditional mining university into a polytechnic university, which was facilitated by the development of disciplines and fields of study that increasingly used computer technology. The development of economic disciplines at VSB Ostrava resulted in the establishment of the Faculty of Economics in 1977. In the same year, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was renamed the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, which was the culmination of many years of development and gradual profiling of the faculty’s scientific and pedagogical activities in the field of electrical engineering.

The society-wide events of November 1989 and the subsequent political developments marked a return to autonomy and academic freedoms for Czechoslovak higher education. In the first half of the 1990s, VSB in Ostrava underwent an extensive transformation. The change in study fields was triggered by the restructuring of the metallurgical industries and the downsizing programme in the mining sector. While preserving the traditional fields of study in which VSB Ostrava had maintained an exclusive position for decades, it was necessary to focus on other fields using new technologies and materials. The faculties thus had to respond to the current needs of the labour market in the content of individual degree programmes. A positive consequence of the revolutionary events was the opening of the borders, which enabled the establishment of contacts and contracts with foreign universities and research institutes and the involvement of the University in international scientific research programmes. The transformation of VSB into a polytechnic university was completed with the establishment of the independent Faculty of Electrical Engineering in 1991 and its name extension to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1993. The change of the traditional name of the Faculty of Metallurgy to the Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering in 1991 was related to its new concept and the focus of its research and teaching activities in the field of materials science.

Modern period
In 1994, the traditional historical name of the university was changed to VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. The long tradition of teaching in civil engineering and geotechnics became the basis for establishing the independent Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1997. More than thirty years of development in the field of fire prevention technology and industrial safety, together with the demands of practice for the preparation of university-educated professionals in the field of safety engineering, led to the establishment of the Faculty of Safety Engineering in 2002. With the establishment of other specialised workplaces, quality facilities corresponding to their needs were built within the University campus in Ostrava-Poruba. The Energy Research Centre, the Nanotechnology Centre, the University institute ENET (Energy Units for Utilisation of Non-Traditional Energy Sources), and now the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies have been developing their successful research activities here. Based on long-standing research and development activities in the field of information technologies, the National Supercomputing Centre IT4Innovations was established in 2015. It currently operates two supercomputers: Barbora (commissioned in autumn 2019) and Karolina, as well as a dedicated system for artificial intelligence computing, NVIDIA DGX-2 (launched in spring 2019).

In 2021, the construction of a new building of the Faculty of Economics and the construction of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies started within the VSB–TUO campus.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Mining and Geology (Hornicko-geologická fakulta – HGF): 1716
 * Faculty of Materials Science and Technology (Fakulta materiálově-technologická – FMT): 1849
 * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Fakulta strojní – FS): 1950
 * Faculty of Economics (Ekonomická fakulta – EKF): 1977
 * Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky – FEI): 1991
 * Faculty of Civil Engineering (Fakulta stavební – FAST): 1997
 * Faculty of Safety Engineering (Fakulta bezpečnostního inženýrství – FBI): 2002

Research, innovations and discoveries
Strategic research areas:
 * IT
 * Power engineering
 * Material sciences
 * Environmental Engineering

Partial research and development directions:
 * Engineering and technology: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, civil engineering, safety engineering, biomedical and biomechanical engineering, environmental protection and brownfield management, chemical engineering, geological engineering, geodesy and geoinformatics, automotive and transport engineering, acoustic engineering, nanotechnologies, additive technologies.
 * Computer science and cyber-physical systems: artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision and image processing, software and process engineering, high-performance computing, high-performance data analysis, computational and applied mathematics, Industry 4.0, robotics.
 * Power engineering and raw materials: renewable energy, energy storage, high-capacity energy storage systems, energy management using artificial intelligence methods, energy diagnostics, electromobility, processing of energy raw materials.
 * Economic and financial processes: economics, finance, management science, business administration.

Students from the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering presented the new formula model. The Formula team members have spent their time preparing for an international competition in the Czech Republic and abroad. Vector 07 is the name of the new student formula.

Notable alumni

 * Karel Heyrowský (1802–1863), Professor of mining, mining machinery and mining measurements 1849–1863
 * Josef Theurer (1862–1928), Professor of mathematics and physics 1895–1926, first chancellor of Vysoká škola báňská in Příbram (1904), and rector 1903–1927
 * František Mařík (1884–1966), Professor of winding equipment
 * František Čechura (1887–1974), Professor of mining measurements, rector 1945–1950
 * Alois Řiman (1896–1966), Founder of mine planning
 * Richard Doležal (1921–2005), Professor of process engineering at TU Ostrava, CTU Prag, Braunschweig University of Technology, University of Stuttgart
 * Petr Šnapka (born 1943), Professor of economics and management, Dean IDMS.
 * Tomáš Čermák (born 1943), engineer and rector 1990-1997 and 2003-2010
 * Petr Šnapka (born 1943), Professor of economy
 * Václav Roubíček (born 1944), Professor of fire engineering at TUO, rector 1997 to 2003; former member of the Senate of the Czech Republic

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Cancer (band)

Cancer are a British extreme metal band formed in Ironbridge, Shropshire, in 1988. Over the course of their career, they have released six full-length albums, including one for the major label East West, and broke up twice (in 1996 and 2006). The band reformed once again in 2013.

Early career and To the Gory End (1988–1990)
Cancer was formed one night in 1988 in the Tontine public house in Ironbridge, Shropshire, by drummer Carl Stokes, guitarist John Walker and bassist Ian Buchanan. The band quickly put together their first two-track demo, No Fuckin' Cover, at the Pits studio in Birmingham, owned by ex-Starfighters vocalist Steve Burton. The demo was produced by Stevie Young (nephew of AC/DC's Angus Young and Malcolm Young) and engineered by "Big" Mick Hughes (live sound engineer for Metallica). The band also began playing live, starting with their first gig in Birmingham opening for Bomb Disneyland, and including shows with the likes of Bolt Thrower, Cerebral Fix and GBH.

A second demo session was recorded in 1989, and was followed shortly by the bootleg live album Bloodbath in the Acid, recorded at Wrexham Memorial Hall and pressed on the Headache label. However, No Fuckin' Cover had secured Cancer a deal with Vinyl Solution and in Winter 1989 the band recorded their debut album, To the Gory End, over four days at Loco Studios in Usk. The record was then mixed by Scott Burns (record producer) at Morrisound Studios, with backing vocals from John Tardy (of Obituary) added to the track "Die, Die", and released in April 1990. The band followed it up with tours with Obituary and Deicide.

Death Shall Rise and The Sins of Mankind (1991–1993)
Cancer started preparing material for their second album at Reel to Reel Studios in Telford with engineer Tony Higley, and in February 1991 flew out to Florida to begin recording Death Shall Rise with Scott Burns at Morrisound. They enlisted the skills of James Murphy (of Agent Steel and Obituary) on lead guitar, and Deicide's Glen Benton to provide backing vocals for lead track "Hung, Drawn and Quartered". Released in April 1991, the album would go on to gain a certain amount of notoriety owing to being banned in Germany, whose state body for censorship of works likely to be dangerous to youth considered that the cover art would incite youngsters to incite violence upon each other. The album would also subsequently go on to be placed No. 27 in Terrorizer's Top 40 Death Metal Albums. Throughout May, Cancer toured throughout the UK supported by Unleashed and Desecrator, then returned to US for an appearance at the 1991 Milwaukee Metal Festival and further touring in support of Deicide and Obituary.

James Murphy left the band in December 1991 to form Disincarnate and was replaced by Barry Savage. This was followed by further touring throughout the US, Mexico, Israel and Europe. The band recorded their third album, The Sins of Mankind, with Simon Efemey at the Windings in Wrexham in December 1992. Following its release through Vinyl Solution in June 1993, Cancer embarked on a European tour with openers Cerebral Fix. Problems arose when drummer Stokes was involved in an accident when his motorbike collided with a British Telecom van, leading to the band enlisting Nicholas Barker (later of Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir) for further live shows.

Black Faith and split (1994–1996)
In 1994, Cancer left Vinyl Solution to sign to major label East West for worldwide distribution, one of the first death metal bands to do so. They entered Great Linford Studios in Milton Keynes, again with Simon Efemey at the helm, to record their fourth effort, Black Faith; the record was later mixed at Pink Floyd's Brittania Row Studios. Despite Stokes allegedly using a human thigh bone for percussion on "Temple Song", the record received decidedly mixed reviews; some compared the Black Faith material to mid-period Metallica, whilst others considered it a "poor man's Heartwork". Following a short European tour with support act Meshuggah, Cancer decided to call it a day, citing "a lack of faith from certain key individuals in the industry and Major Label Bullshit".

Reunion (2013–present)
On 12 September 2013, it was announced that the original lineup of Cancer was reuniting to promote their first three albums (To the Gory End, Death Shall Rise and The Sins of Mankind) which would be re-released by Cyclone Empire Records later that year. They were also planning to make a number of festival appearances, where they would only play songs from the aforementioned albums.

On 22 September 2015, Cancer revealed on their Facebook page that they have been working on new material. In July 2018, they signed to Peaceville Records and would release their new album, tentatively titled Shadow Gripped, late in the year. In August 2018, Shadow Gripped was confirmed as the title of the band's next album, which was released on 2 November 2018.

Members

 * Current lineup
 * John Walker – vocals, guitar (1987–1996, 2003–2006, 2013–present)
 * Daniel Maganto - bass (2022–present)
 * Gabriel Valcázar - drums (2022–present)

 * Past members
 * Ian Buchanan – bass (1987–1996, 2013–2022)
 * Carl Stokes – drums (1987–1996, 2003–2006, 2013–2022)
 * James Murphy – guitar (1991)
 * Barry Savage – guitar (1992–1996, 2013–2014)
 * Adam Richardson – bass (2003–2006)
 * Rob Engvikson – guitar (2003–2004)
 * Dave Leitch – guitar (2004–2006)

 * Migueloud - guitar (2022−2024)

 * Live members
 * Nicholas Barker – drums (1993)

Timeline

Studio albums

 * To the Gory End (Vinyl Solution, 1990)
 * Death Shall Rise (Vinyl Solution, 1991)
 * The Sins of Mankind (Vinyl Solution, 1993)
 * Black Faith (East West, 1995)
 * Spirit in Flames (Copro, 2005)
 * Shadow Gripped (Peaceville Records, 2018)

EPs

 * Corporation$ (Copro, 2004)
 * Ballcutter (Peaceville, 2019)

Demos

 * No Fuckin' Cover (1988)
 * Demo No. 2 (1989)

Split albums

 * Live Death – split LP with Suffocation, Malevolent Creation and Exhorder (Restless Records, 1993)

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