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Bosnian War

2007-06-27T22:56:20Z

Guitarplayer: important qualification

The '''Bosnian War''' (1 April 1992- 14 November 1995) was an armed conflict fought between three parties: The newly-independent [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], Croatia, and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). The war was fought in in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ''Causus belli'' was the Bosnian-Herzegovinian declaration of independence from [[Yugoslavia]] ([[Serbia]] and [[Montenegro]]).

The war was characterized by unclear battle lines, ethnic tension, and the mass killing of civilians. The [[Srebrenica massacre]], the largest massacre in Europe since [[World War II]], resulted in the death of over 8,000 Bosnian [[Muslim]]s at the hands of the Army of [[Republika Srpska]], and has been identified as [[genocide]] by the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/bosnia.htm Srebrenica massacre]</ref> All parties in the conflict engaged in vicious human rights violations.

==References==
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[[Category:Wars]]

Viet Minh

2007-06-27T15:00:23Z

Guitarplayer:

The '''Việt Minh''' (from ''Việt Nam Ðộc Lập Ðồng Minh Hội'', "League for the Independence of Vietnam") were [[Comintern]]-affiliated forces in [[Vietnam]], fighting against both [[French]] colonial occupation and occupation by the [[Japanese]] during the [[Second World War]]. Their leader was [[Ho Chi Minh]], who went on to lead [[North Vietnam]] and the [[Viet Cong]] during the [[Vietnam War]] until his death.

[[Category:Communists]]

Toronto Star

2007-06-27T14:59:00Z

Guitarplayer: Removed passive voice - who's doing the alleging?

The Toronto Star is [[Canada|Canada's]] largest newspaper and like most of Canada's media, has a strong [[liberal]] bias.{{fact}}

==Toronto Star and Conservapedia==
On March 11, 2007, the Toronto Star published an article about [[Conservapedia]].<ref>Toronto Star: [http://www.thestar.com/article/190501 "Conservative wants to set Wikipedia right"]</ref> Among other things, the article compares Conservapedia with [[Fox News]], points out the Creationism/Evolutionism imbalance of the [[Kangaroo]] entry, and points out flaws in the by now infamous "Wikipedia is six times more liberal than the American public" claim found in [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia]].

==References==

Unificationism

2007-06-27T14:56:40Z

Guitarplayer:

The '''Unification Church''' was founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]], a [[Christian]] minister from northern [[Korea]] and the founder of the [[Washington Times]]. The church's adherents are known colloquially as "Moonies." It preaches a universalist doctrine of salvation based on a doctrine called the Unification Principle. <ref>The church's teachings are written in Korean, and were re-translated in 1996 as ''Exposition of the Divine Principle'' [http://www.unification.net/dp96/] </ref>

==Notes==
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Wildrose Party

2007-06-27T14:00:48Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Wildrose Party of Alberta'''

The Wildrose Party of Alberta is a new grassroots political movement.
The party's main emphasis will be:

~ Reducing by constitutional means the enormous net outflow of wealth from Albertans to the federal government
~ Ensuring that provincial decisions better reflect the mainstream values and priorities of most Albertans
~Ensuring that the party's Leader and MLAs honour their election promises and commitments

On Saturday, June 23, 2007 seventy-six Albertans gathered in Red Deer and launched a political party.

They chose the name Wildrose Party of Alberta, after the province's floral symbol of sovereignty within Confederation.

The Wildrose group must now register as a nonprofit society, and then collect 6004 Alberta signatures to gain party status. It will soon launch an aggressive sign-up campaign to complete party registration by September, in time for an October founding convention in Edmonton.

The Wildrose society/party also elected an executive on Saturday and adopted a constitution.

The initiative began with an earlier Red Deer meeting (May 26) where fifty people from diverse political backgrounds mostly agreed that existing political parties can't or won't challenge the federal system and restrain provincial spending.

The initiative was bolstered by two recent by-elections in which support for conservative parties plunged overall, while liberal support did not increase.

A province-wide poll conducted for the group by proCall Marketing of Calgary found widespread desire across all of Alberta for a political option of this sort.

Wildrose Party of Alberta
Suite 203, 10441 - 178 Street
Edmonton, AB T5S 1R5
Phone: 780-481-7184
Fax: 780-481-9983
info@wildroseparty.ca
www.wildroseparty.ca

Kazakhstan

2007-06-27T13:41:16Z

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[[Image:Kz-map.gif|right|thumb|300px|Map of Kazakhstan]]
'''Kazakhstan''' (Republic of Kazakhstan), is a country in Central [[Asia]]. Its capital is Astana. It is a former member of the [[USSR]]. With an area of approximately 2.7 million square kilometers, Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world. It is a landlocked nation, bordering [[China]], [[Russia]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], and the [[Caspian Sea]]. The [[Aral Sea]] is also partially contained within Kazakhstan's borders, and the country's government has made recent efforts to save the Aral Sea from environmental disaster [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6538073.stm].

[[Category:Asian Countries]]
[[Category:Former Soviet Countries]]

Nigeria

2007-06-27T13:40:21Z

Guitarplayer:

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'''Nigeria''' is a large [[oil]]-rich country in [[West Africa]]. It has land borders with [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Niger]] and [[Benin]].

Its capital is [[Abuja]] and the largest city is [[Lagos]].

==Colonial Nigeria==

Nigeria was the most populous [[colony]] in [[Africa]] and one of the most prosperous, and it won its independence from [[Great Britain]] in 1960. Tensions between ethnic groups - in part a legacy of the [[indirect rule]] model of [[imperialism]] - led to [[civil war]] between the [[Muslim]] [[Hausa-Fulani]] and the [[Christian]] (and [[animist]]) [[Ibo]] and [[Yoruba]]. There was tension even within the Christian groups, as Igbo preferred a [[democracy|democratic]] society while the Yoruba preferred a [[monarchy]].

==Modern Nigeria==

Nigeria is one of the strongest growing democracies in [[Africa]]. It is also the home to over 140 million people from different ethnicities and backgrounds. Having won its independence in 1960 Nigeria has continued to promote its sovereignty in the region, and assists its neighbors via the [[African Union]] or through supplying its neighbor’s power.

Nigeria is famous for internet [[fraud]] launched from the country, especially the [[419 scam|419 or Nigerian scam]], named for Article 419, an anti-fraud provision in the Nigerian Criminal Code.

Nigeria continues to suffer from internal tribal disunity, however, and this prompted one Nigerian nationalist to say, "Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression."

==References==
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[[Category:African Countries]]

Strike

2007-06-27T13:38:25Z

Guitarplayer: At least get that much right.

A strike is a workers' agreement to stop working until their demands are satisfied by their employer. The workers do not quit, however, and they usually form picket lines to prevent replacement workers and others from visiting the factory.

Strike

2007-06-27T13:32:01Z

Guitarplayer:

A strike is a [[workers]]' agreement to stop working until their demands are satisfied by their employer. As part of a strike, the workers will form picket lines in order to shut down the employer's business, in the hopes of forcing management to bargain.

[[Category:Labor]]

Electro

2007-06-27T13:27:55Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Electro''' is [[music]] made entirely of electronically-generated sounds. Typically, composers will use [[computers]] in the creation of this music, although other types of electronic equipment such as [[analog]] [[synthesizers]], which predate modern PCs are also used in electronic music.
[[Category:Music]]

Great Lakes

2007-06-27T13:23:02Z

Guitarplayer:

The '''Great Lakes''' are a series of five lakes located mostly in between the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. The Great Lakes include:

* [[Lake Superior]]
* [[Lake Michigan]] - the only Great Lake located entirely in the USA.
* [[Lake Huron]]
* [[Lake Ontario]]
* [[Lake Erie]]
[[category:United States]]
[[category:Canada]]

Great Lakes

2007-06-27T13:20:54Z

Guitarplayer:

The '''Great Lakes''' are a series of five lakes in between the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. The Great Lakes include:

* [[Lake Superior]]
* [[Lake Michigan]]
* [[Lake Huron]]
* [[Lake Ontario]]
* [[Lake Erie]]
[[category:United States]]
[[category:Canada]]

Menachem Begin

2007-06-27T13:06:47Z

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'''Menachem Begin''' (1913-1992) was an active member of [[Irgun]], a [[terrorist]] group that fought for the establishment of a Jewish state before [[Israel]]'s existence. Irgun was responsible for the death of 91 people when they blew up the King David Hotel in [[Jerusalem]]. Nevertheless, in time he rose to political prominence in Israel and became Israel's leader.

He was Prime Minister of Israel at the time of the [[Camp David Accords]]. He and the [[Egyptian]] leader, [[Sadat|Anwar el-Sadat]] along with [[United States]] President [[Jimmy Carter]], negotiated a peace treaty at Camp David. It was the first peace treaty between Israel and an [[Arab]] neighbor. The [[Sinai]] peninsula, occupied since the [[Six Day War]], was returned to Egypt. A future deal that was to include the [[West Bank]] never materialized.

[[Category:Israel]]

Mali

2007-06-27T13:00:13Z

Guitarplayer:

The Kingdom of '''Mali''' (A.D. 1235-1403) was located in West [[Africa]] and was mostly [[Muslim]]. The capital city of [[Timbuktu]] was a center of trade and education. [[Ibn Battuta]], a Muslim traveler who toured the Islamic regions of the world around 1352, wrote of his admiration of Mali. It thrived under strong rulers and the very active [[gold]]-[[salt]] trade across the [[Sahara]]. Trade was based on leopard skins, slaves, pepper, ivory, bronze, brass and copper.

The modern state of Mali - known as [[French Sudan]] until the country gained independence from [[France]] in 1960 - took its name from the former Kingdom. The capital city is Bamako.

[[Category:African Countries]]

Aristides

2007-06-27T02:25:40Z

Guitarplayer:

Aristides (also known as "Aristides the Athenian") lived in the mid-second century. He was converted philosopher from Athens who wrote an apology for the Christian faith to Emperor Antoninus Pius in AD 140.
[[Category:Christianity]][[Category:Ancient Rome]]

Crystal ball

2007-06-27T02:23:19Z

Guitarplayer:

A crystal ball is a large sphere of glass used in [[divination]]. The practitioner stares into the ball until images allegedly appear in it. It is the most popular form of [[scrying]], but other implements can be used instead such as a mirror.

[[Category: Paganism]]

Crystal ball

2007-06-27T02:22:10Z

Guitarplayer:

Stephen Schwartz

2007-06-27T02:20:25Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Stephen Schwartz''' is a [[neoconservative]] author and journalist. His father was a secular [[Jew]], his mother was a [[Protestant]] and a member of the [[Communist Party of the United States of America]]; he himself is a practicing [[Muslim]].

[[category:authors]]
[[category:journalists]]

User talk:TerryH

2007-06-27T02:09:33Z

Guitarplayer: Apartheid -Sharpeville

Talk to me! Am I right? Wrong? Any suggestions? --[[User:TerryH|TerryH]] 18:24, 5 March 2007 (EST)

*[[User_talk:TerryH/Archive_1|Archive 1]]
*[[User_talk:TerryH/Archive2|Archive 2]]

== Administrative Office ==
The door is always open. Please place questions, suggestions, complaints, ''et cetera'', here.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 13:50, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

:I think you're right and glad you ain't left. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 15:56, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

== Templates ==

Terry,

Instead of typing out <tt>'''<nowiki><nowiki>{{Essay}}</nowiki></nowiki>'''</tt>, you can instead type <tt>'''<nowiki>{{tl|Essay}}</nowiki>'''</tt>. This is less effort and produces a similar result, except that it includes a link to the template: {{tl|Essay}}.

[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:18, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

== Exterrestrial Life ==

[[Extraterrestrial life]] is an excellent article. If you are interested in pursuing this topic more, I recommend that you read ''[http://www.alienintrusion.com/ Alien Intrusion]''. I'm certain that you will enjoy it. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 05:45, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

== Provenance of [[Biblical criticism]] article ==

Due to the similarity of [[Biblical criticism]] and [http://creationwiki.org/Biblical_criticism CreationWiki's] article, I think you should add a note to the talk page detailing its provenance.

Something along the lines of "This is a dual submission of a work of sole authorship. I am the same person as User:Temlakos on CreationWiki and this article is based on [http://creationwiki.org/index.php?title=Biblical_criticism&oldid=80038 this version] of the CreationWiki article, which is entirely my work." [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 14:21, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

:OK, but instead of using the Talk page, I left it at the bottom of the article itself, in its own section.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 15:03, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

== Shuvuuia ==
Was this animal (listed [http://www.creationwiki.org/Feathered_dinosaur here]) a dinosaur or just a flightless bird? I can't tell...'''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Tell me what you think]] 10:34, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
:Nor can I, because someone has scrubbed the page completely.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 10:35, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
::Sorry, I put a capital "D" in "Dinosaur". That's what's so irritating; you capitalize one letter and it won't direct you to the page!!! I've changed the link; you can follow it again. It's a small "d". '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Tell me what you think]] 14:32, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
:::Found it. The abstract makes that animal just another flightless bird. BTW, I repaired the reference to make it look more professional.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 16:25, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
::Mike Riddle claims it was a dinosaur. '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Tell me what you think]] 17:37, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
Well, he ought to read the reference then.<blockquote>Alvarezsaurids (Shuvuuia and its allies) are either a lineage of birds or are a lineage phylogenetically close to them.</blockquote>
It couldn't be any clearer.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 17:41, 20 April 2007 (EDT)

::Why do all theropods have hollow bones then? That would almost certainly relate them to birds. '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Tell me what you think]] 14:46, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

==Thank you==
thank you for rewriting my pathetic article on sherlock holmes. But did holmes really "love" irene adler?[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]]
:Dr. Watson seemed to think he did. Holmes himself was far too reticent to declare this openly.
:Which is a tribute to Conan Doyle's iron point-of-view discipline: you ''never'' get inside the head of Sherlock Holmes.
:I especially wanted to set the copyright record straight, to show where matters currently stand. A ''lot'' of authors have tried to incorporate Sherlock Holmes into their stories, and those who do, need to know that somebody still owns ''some'' rights to that character. The "Copyright" reference tells whom to contact, and how.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 09:16, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

== Proposed Block Policy....your question ==

* It is as simple as the carrot and the stick.

:It is difficult, if not impossible, to impose administrative sanctions on others without at times seeming to be arbitrary or arrogant. A person will see such actions as they do, and "facts" will not change their mind. To be limited in one's response to undesirable actions, is to tie one hand behind your back from the start. I say this because as it is now worded, so much is totally subjective, and it doesn't preclude the type of Sysop reversals of another's actions we have been seeing. "Third Party" Sysop means what? The "YEC" Sysop faction? The "Liberal" faction? Conflict resolution is also subjective. When a Sysop's actions are reversed, that erodes their authority and leads users to "shop" for like-minded Sysops. This undermines the project as a whole. You can always reach me via IM or email here, if you would like to have a dialog. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 19:12, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

== Evo2 ==

Hey TerryH, I saw [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAschlafly&diff=124812&oldid=124801 this] a while back, and I want to assure that I wasn't actually being sarcastic. I sometimes forget that text doesn't carry the same inflections as spoken word. I do really think it is a bad idea, since the only thing worse for the community than having sub-par articles ([[Theory of evolution]]) is having ''two'' sub-pwar articles (what Evo2 would be, completely pro-evo, for a long time). Just wanted to clarify that. Thanks! --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 17:51, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
:You're welcome, and I accept your clarification.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 17:54, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

== RE Private ==

OK, Now what? --[[User:CPAdmin1|CPAdmin1]] 23:09, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

== An idea ==

== An idea to build more internet traffic to conservapedia ==

Wikipedia gives the top 1,000 articles for its website as can be seen here: http://hemlock.knams.wikimedia.org/%7Eleon/stats/wikicharts/index.php?lang=en&wiki=enwiki&ns=articles&limit=1000&month=04%2F2007&mode=view

I think we might be able to drive more http://www.google.com and other traffic to Conservapedia if we make the following articles at Conservapedia better based on the first 100 or so most popular articles at Wikipedia:

- [[United States]]

- [[Columbine High School massacre]]

- [[World War II]]

- [[Global warming]]

- [[World War I]]

- [[Adolf Hitler]]

- [[Battle of Thermopylae]]

- [[Canada]]

- [[William Shakespeare]]

- The [[Holocaust]]

- [[Abraham Lincoln]]

- [[Jesus]]

- [[Vietnam War]]

- [[China]]

'''What do you think about starting a Conservapedia improvement drive for these articles?''' Clearly this are serious subjects that people are interested in based on Wikipedia statistics. Therefore, I believe from a strategic point of view in regards to creating internet traffic to Conservapedia it makes a lot of sense to start a improvement drive in regards to these Conservapedia articles. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 22:56, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

== Link correction ==
Thanks for correcting the link. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Ed_Poor&diff=cur] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 17:17, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
:You're welcome.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 17:19, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

for blocking Alfa papa. Wow, those vandals sure work quickly! --Wikinterpreter'''[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Wikinterpreter talk?]
:You're welcome. Have you finished rolling back the messes he made?--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 17:23, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
:: Just about. That should be all, although Icewedge and co are going to be with us for a looong time, I imagine. Oh, and he's trying to take us hostage, along the lines of 'de-sysop conservative or else'. --Wikinterpreter'''[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Wikinterpreter talk?]

== Here is something I put on the main page ==

[[Getting Web Traffic to Conservapedia - Article Creation/Improvement Drive]] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:25, 29 April 2007 (EDT)conservative

== Help Requested ==

I've been editing the article on [[Geocentric theory]] but my work is repeatedly being deleted and reverted, and I and my views have been insulted several times on the discussion page there. Please could you give me some advice and assistance. Thanks [[User:Mmeelliissssaa|Mmeelliissssaa]] 09:21, 2 May 2007 (EDT)

== [[Vietnam War]] ==

I disagree with [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Vietnam_War&curid=11367&diff=143755&oldid=143738 this]. The U.S. objectives were not met in the [[Korean War]], and we most certainly did not win the [[War of 1812]], both of which occurred before Vietnam. [[User:GodlessLiberal|GodlessLiberal]] 19:45, 4 May 2007 (EDT)
: In the War of 1812, we were playing defense, and defense only. We won because the British failed to take us back into their Empire.
: As to Korea, those were not US objectives; they were UN objectives. Make sure you know what those stated objectives were.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 19:52, 4 May 2007 (EDT)
::Yes, you're right on Korea. But in 1812 we attempted to take over Canada. Needless to say, we failed at that. And it was us who declared war, so I wouldn't call it defense. [[User:GodlessLiberal|GodlessLiberal]] 19:56, 4 May 2007 (EDT)

== Ann Coulter ==

Why do you object to including actual quotes by Ann Coulter in an article about her? --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 19:46, 4 May 2007 (EDT)
:Because they cannot fail to have been taken out of context. Besides, I happen to know that at least one of your quotes was from another book entirely. A book that I have read, by the way.
:If you're going to quote anyone, then give the full context. Strange as it might seem to you, Ann Coulter has a reason for everything she says. When, for example, four widows start publicly those who would inhibit all efforts to prevent the murderers of their husbands from murdering other women's husbands, then they deserve the heaping of a certain opprobrium on their heads. The way you did it, made it sound as though the objects of Ann Coulter's criticisms were absolutely and entirely innocent. Which they are absolutely, positively not.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 19:51, 4 May 2007 (EDT)

::By all means then, lets add the context and allow readers to decide whether the widows in question deserved to be called "harpies" and that Ann Coulter was appropriate when she implied they ENJOYED their husbands deaths and their husbands were trying to divorce them anyway. What the hey, let's make sure we've provided the context by putting in "context" like:

::"These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis... I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much ... how do we know their husbands weren't planning to divorce these harpies? Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy."

::any objections? --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 19:59, 4 May 2007 (EDT)

== notice ==

Please tell others about: [[Conservapedia:New Sysops Training Page]] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 22:05, 17 May 2007 (EDT)

== Monster ==

I've got another article written on a Frank Peretti book: [[Monster (novel)|Monster]]. I need some help with the analysis at the end, so any contributions you could make would be welcome. Tell me what you think (of course, if you haven't read the book, you should read it first before reading my summary) '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 23:00, 28 May 2007 (EDT)

== Bible ref2 template ==

Terry,

Your new template {{tl|Bible ref2}} doesn't work. You have copied {{tl|Bible ref}} and modified it to not display the "verses" parameter, but the code still expects the "verses" parameter and still tries incorporating it into the URL passed to BibleGateway, with the result that BibleGateway can't resolve it and doesn't display the requested chapter(s).

Also, instead of creating minor variations of templates, it is better if the one template covers several similar situations. That is, it would be better to modify {{tl|Bible ref}} to make the "verses" parameter optional (or even better, combine {{tl|Bible quote}} with {{tl|Bible ref}} and {{tl|Bible ref2}}, if that is practicable).

Do you know how to make "verses" optional, or would you like me to do that for you?

Either way, I suggest you change all your uses of {{tl|Bible ref2}} to {{tl|Bible ref}}, so that they will work once the latter is altered to accommodate that.

[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:12, 4 June 2007 (EDT)

:Philip:

:I will do that, as soon as someone activates the #if directive in template processing. Right now, that #if directive does not work. I had a version of Bible ref that made the verses and version parameters optional--and the processing of the #if directive assumed that the condition was always true, and it blew up every time. Which is why I have always had to specify a version, even though I wanted a default.

:Let me know, then, when the #if parameter is repaired.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 12:59, 5 June 2007 (EDT)
::It's been working ever since I first tried it, which was a while ago now, but it must have been some time since you tried it. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:51, 5 June 2007 (EDT)

::I've changed the documentation of the template to use our standard format.
::Did you actually need to use the #if: syntax? For example, instead of <tt><nowiki>{{#if:{{{language|}}}|{{{language}}}|english}}</nowiki></tt>, wouldn't <tt><nowiki>{{{language|english}}}</nowiki></tt> have done the job?
::Also, I think we can get around the "1 Corinthians" limitation, but I'd like to see the #if: bit cleaned up first, if they can be.
::[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:06, 6 June 2007 (EDT)

I've compacted the code a bit; I believe that it still works. I was going to use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ParserFunctions#.23switch: #switch:] parser function to convert the books with spaces into no-space versions, but the list would have to have been so long (especially if allowing for both Arabic and Roman numerals in the names) that I didn't feel that it was worth it. A better solution would be to use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/StringFunctions#.23replace: #replace:] string function, but that doesn't seem to be installed on Conservapedia (yet?). [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:01, 7 June 2007 (EDT)

== What is with these people?! ==
What is wrong with them?! I mean come on! Get a life!--[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 18:48, 14 June 2007 (EDT)
:If it's about what I think it is, then the less said about it--even on this talk page--the better.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 18:49, 14 June 2007 (EDT)
::Lol, I dont get you. I mean don't these vandals have something else to do, a job maybe? Just silliness.--[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 18:51, 14 June 2007 (EDT)
:::Maybe this ''is'' their job. But certain piles are best left unstirred, if you catch my drift.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 18:57, 14 June 2007 (EDT)
::::Silly job then, lets just drop it.--[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 18:58, 14 June 2007 (EDT)

*I sure am not catching any drift at all. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 19:24, 14 June 2007 (EDT)

== Idolatry? A Question. ==

"This user believes in the Lordship of Jesus Christ alone and that all other belief systems are forms of idolatry."

Does that include Judaism? Just curious. Best, [[User:EnFrancaisSVP|EnFrancaisSVP]] 15:33, 15 June 2007 (EDT)

:Judaism is an important exception, for two reasons:

:#Most of the founding documents of Judaism are part of the foundation of Christianity.
:#The making of idols has never been part of Hebrew worship.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 16:33, 15 June 2007 (EDT)

== sorry ==

I just checked my email now. looks like you handled it though. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 23:00, 19 June 2007 (EDT)

== Uncyclopedia ==
Why should we bother having a conservative encyclopedia if people are going to callously mock it [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia like this]? It's crap! I can't believe what idiots these people are. '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 19:26, 20 June 2007 (EDT)
:In their mocking, they only make themselves look stupid. That article is a case in point. I'm still laughing--yes, laughing--at their silliness.

:Pay them no heed, Scorpion. Eventually, no one will even remember them.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 20:53, 20 June 2007 (EDT)

::Of course, there's nothing to prevent me from writing a parody of my own...[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Gunservapedia] nobody listens though. That's they're way. Heck, on the talk page for the article I previously linked, they're even talking about vandalizing Conservapedia! That certainly doesn't do them credit! '''Scorpion'''[[User_Talk:Scorpion|Vote for Pedro]] 23:00, 20 June 2007 (EDT)

== [[Freedom]] ==

It was all crap, for a long time. I made a new start, but I wanted a part relating to the Bible. Would you take a quick look, and add/delete any parts not on firm Biblical footing? Of course any other additions would also be appreciated! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 08:43, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

*Thanks, Terry! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 14:23, 22 June 2007 (EDT)

== I just sent you a important email ==

I just sent you a important email. Due to the sensitivity of the important material I sent it to you privately. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:03, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

== small request ==

I sent the email I sent you to about 5 or so other key people that I know are actively involved in Conservapedia. I couldn't email some important users as their email is not active (for example, sharon) Can you email blast the other sysops regarding the info I sent you since you seem to know how to email blast using the system? [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:09, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

== email is not working so here is the reply ==

Dear Terry,

I think the main point is that we are very shallow on footnotes. If we are going to be a concise encyclopedia it is all the more important we have footnotes and external links so people can get more info. Right now, our encyclopedia is rather unusable except for certain hot button "culture war" issues like creationism vs. evolution, abortion, etc. Citing also forces people to put down more reliable info. Sooner of later the liberals are going to do a study on Conservapedia in terms of accuracy and it is important we fix the problem now.

Do you approve of the use of the template?

Sincerely,

[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 21:24, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

:Yes, I do. Especially since it puts the page into a category that everyone--particularly every [[Sysop]]--can see, in case they might be able to help out with citations.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]][[User talk:TerryH|Talk]] 22:03, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

*Conservative, as I told you via email, I forwarded on your complete email, which varies from the above a great deal. TerryH now has your email, and comments. Please stop running around making more confusion. I am not in favor of even more templates cluttering articles. I would support adding them to a category, that would still appear on a page that we can all see, however. One hopes you have finally learned the lesson of communication. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 22:17, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

== Apartheid -Sharpeville ==

Thanks. Appreciated. [[User:Guitarplayer|Guitarplayer]] 22:09, 26 June 2007 (EDT)

Immanuel Kant

2007-06-27T01:45:31Z

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'''Immanuel Kant''' (1724-1804) was a [[German]] [[philosopher]]. Kant was among the last of the major [[Enlightenment]] thinkers, and was one of the most influential intellectuals in Europe during his lifetime.

In his ''A Critique of Pure Reason'' Kant criticizes pure [[reason]] as a guide to life, establishing several categories through which reason is able to comprehend the ultimate reality. Though Kant may not have been a [[Christian]] himself, he considered Christian values to be the best, due to the antimony of practical reason. Kant also established a systematic basis for critical philosophy, establishing [[synthetic a priori]] considerations as a prior necessity to [[analytic a priori]] concepts, and suggested a material origin for the solar system (prior to Kant, the origin of the solar system was considered to be immaterial and possibly even a priori). Kant's own suggestion for a moral daily life was the [[categorical imperative]]: ''Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law''. Expressed another way, an act is moral only if it works as a rule for everyone. For example, littering would be wrong because if everyone did it, then there would be an ugly mess. On the other hand, if a murderer asks you where someone is hiding, you should always tell them because lying is wrong. The categorical imperative can be contrasted with the [[hypothetical imperative]], which says that you should act according to any maxim which might possibly be willed. He remained single throughout his life, though he said, toward the end of it, that he could not afford a wife in his youth and did not need one in his old age. Kant's aim was to make philosophy truly scientific.

==Writings==

Books

*Critique of Pure Reason (1781, 1787)
*Metaphysic of Morals
*Critique of Practical Reason (1788)
*Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
*General Intro to Metaphysic of Morals
*Science of Right
*Critique of Judgement (1790)

::''"Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."'' Critique of Practical Reason, 1799.

Articles (published in the 1780s and 1790s)

*An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?
*What Does It Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking?
*On the Miscarriage of All Philosophical Trials in Theodicy
*Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason

:::::''“What can I know? What ought I do? For what may I hope?”''

==External Links==
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-science/ Kant's Philosophy of Science]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-metaphysics/ Kant's Critique of Metaphysics]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-mind/ Kant's View of the Mind and Consciousness of Self]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-aesthetics/ Kant's Aesthetics and Teleology]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-religion/ Kant's Philosophy of Religion]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-development/ Kant's Philosophical Development]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/ Kant's Moral Philosophy]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-leibniz/ Kant and Leibniz]
*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-judgment/ Kant's Theory of Judgment]

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Direct Fitness

2007-06-27T01:44:00Z

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'''Direct Fitness''' or '''Darwinian Fitness''' is a central tenet of the [[Theory of Evolution]]. It is the measure of an individual [[organism|organism's]] ability to reproduce. Direct fitness is measured as the proportion of genes a given individual contributes to the next generation due to its direct reproductive efforts. This can be contrasted with [[inclusive fitness]], which also includes the indirect fitness measure of genes contributed to the next generation based on aid given to relatives that are not direct descendants.

==References==

Campbell, N., Reece, J., et al. 2002. Biology. 6th ed. San Francisco, California. pp. 1145-1148.

[[category:evolution]]

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

2007-06-27T01:43:04Z

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SALT I, or the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, was a treaty between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. The SALT I limited the U.S. and the Soviet Union to their 1972 levels of [[ballistic missiles]].

Sharpeville Massacre

2007-06-27T01:32:33Z

Guitarplayer: Apparently, I don't know how to make categories. :-(

On March 21, 1960 [[South Africa]]n police fired on a group of black anti-[[apartheid]] protesters, killing 69 people and wounding 180. The massacre occurred in the township of Sharpeville in what is now the Gauteng province.

Sharpeville Massacre

2007-06-27T01:30:53Z

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Sharpeville Massacre

2007-06-27T01:29:36Z

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Sharpeville Massacre

2007-06-27T01:29:12Z

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On March 21, 1960 [South Africa]]n police fired on a group of black anti-[[apartheid]] protesters, killing 69 people and wounding 180. The massacre occurred in the township of Sharpeville in what is now the Gauteng province.

James Joyce

2007-06-27T01:10:33Z

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'''James Joyce''' was born in 1882 in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Joyce was an author and a poet. He lived in poverty until the publishing of his controversial novel [[Ulysses]] in 1922. Joyce revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction and is best known for his use of the [[Stream of consciousness | stream of consciousness]] style. He died in [[Zurich]] in 1941. Other notable works include the novels [[Finnegan's Wake]] and [[Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man]] and [[Dubliners]], a collection of short stories, .

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James Joyce

2007-06-27T01:10:21Z

Guitarplayer: Somebody doesn't know their Joyce.

'''James Joyce''' was born in 1882 in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Joyce was an author and a poet. He lived in poverty until the publishing of his controversial novel [[Ulysses]] in 1922. Joyce revolutionized the treatment of plot and characterization in fiction and is best known for his use of the [[Stream of consciousness | stream of consciousness]] style. He died in [[Zurich]] in 1941. Other notable works include the novels [[Finnegan's Wake]] and [[Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man]]and [[Dubliners]], a collection of short stories, .

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George Orwell

2007-06-27T01:06:12Z

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[[Image:Hgdctuy6.jpg|right|thumb|George Orwell (Eric Blair)]]
'''George Orwell''' was the pen name for '''Eric Arthur Blair''' (June 25, 1903 - January 21, 1950), a leading English [[socialist|socialist]] writer, essayist and journalist who exposed the evils of [[totalitarianism]] in two novels published near the end of his life: [[Animal Farm]] and [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]. His first novel, based on his experiences on the Imperial Police Force in Burma, [[Burmese Days]], explored the evils of [[colonialism]].

The formative experience of Orwell's creative life was volunteering to fight the Spanish [[Fascist]] forces to keep them from overturning the [[democratically elected]] socialist government of Spain in the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939). He enlisted in the POUM (In English, Workers Party for Marxist Unity) Militia, and saw action on the Aragon front, where he fought side by side with [[Anarchist]]s and [[Communist]]s, as well as Republican regulars.

He became disillusioned with the Spanish government's policy of witholding arms from the POUM and the Anarchists, which he saw as an attempt by the Communists to water down the revolutionary nature of the Anti-Fascist resistance, and centralize power in the hands of the Moscow-backed Communist Party. Taking a bullet through his neck but surviving, Orwell was invalided to Barcelona, where he witnessed the Stalinist repression of Trotskyist and Anarchist parties. Orwell and his wife were forced to escape from Spain as fugitives, after the POUM was banned by the increasingly repressive regime.

Despite his persecution, Orwell continued to support the Republic upon his return to England, viewing a Communist dominated Spain as better than a Fascist Spain.{{fact-political}} He recounted his experiences in Spain in the book [[Homage to Catalonia]]. <ref>[http://www.george-orwell.org/Homage_to_Catalonia/index.html]</ref>

Orwell had only ten years left in his life when he returned. During that period he and his wife adopted a baby boy, but Orwell's wife died shortly thereafter.

In those ten years Orwell wrote his famous anti-communist described above, first spending three years on the short story [[Animal Farm]] (1944), and then perhaps five years on the longer novel [[1984]] (1949). Orwell continued championing [[Socialism]]<ref>[http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/As_I_Please/english/eaip_03]</ref> right up to his death, writing a regular column in the left-labor Tribune paper, but strongly criticized the USSR, unusually for a [[left-wing]]er of the period. He died of [[tuberculosis]] in 1950.

==Quotes==
*It cannot be said too often - at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough - that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamt of.

*One sometimes gets the impression that the mere words 'Socialism' and 'Communism' draw towards them with magnetic force every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, 'Nature Cure' quack, pacifist and feminist in England.

*If only the sandals and pistachio-colored shirts could be put in a pile and burnt, and every vegetarian, teetotaler and creeping Jesus sent home to Welwyn Garden City to do his yoga exercises quietly. As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

*The truth is that to many people calling themselves Socialists, revolution does not mean a movement of the masses with which they hope to associate themselves; it means a set of reforms which 'we,' the clever ones, are going to impose upon 'them,' the Lower Orders.

*War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.

*The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

*Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against [[totalitarianism]] and for [[democratic socialism]], as I know it.

*I have no particular love for the idealised 'worker' as he appears in the bourgeois Communist's mind, but when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on.

*If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

==Bibliography==
===Books===
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London/english/ ''Down and Out in Paris and London''] (1933)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Burmese_Days/ ''Burmese Days''] (1934)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/A_Clergymans_Daughter/ ''A Clergyman's Daughter''] (1935)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Keep_the_Aspidistra_Flying/ ''Keep the Aspidistra Flying''] (1936)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/The_Road_to_Wigan_Pier/ ''The Road to Wigan Pier''] (1937)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Homage_to_Catalonia/ ''Homage to Catalonia''] (1938)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Coming_up_for_Air/ ''Coming Up for Air''] (1939)
*''[[Animal Farm]]'' (1945)
*''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' (1949)

===Essays===
*[http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/spike.htm ''The Spike''] (1931)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/articles/hanging/ '' A Hanging''] (1931)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/ ''Shooting An Elephant''] (1936)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/dickens/ ''Charles Dickens''] (1939)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/boys/ ''Boys' Weeklies''] (1940)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/whale/ ''Inside The Whale''] (1940)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/lion/english/ ''The Lion and The Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius''] (1941)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/wells/ ''Wells, Hitler and the World State''] (1941)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/McGill/ ''The art of donald McGill''] (1941)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/Spanish_War/ ''Looking back on the Spanish War''] (1943)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/yeats/ ''W. B. Yeats''] (1943)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/dali/ ''Benefit of Clergy: Some notes on Salvador Dali''] (1944)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/koestler/ ''Arthur Koestler''] (1944)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/nationalism/ ''Notes on Nationalism''] (1945)
*[http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/nicecupoftea.htm ''A Nice Cup of Tea''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/articles/Poor_Die/ ''How The Poor Die''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/swift/ ''Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/ ''Politics and the English Language''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/burnham/ ''Second Thoughts on James Burnham''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/articles/decline/ ''Decline of the English Murder''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/articles/Common_Toad/ ''Some Thoughts on the Common Toad''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/vicar/ ''A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/plum/ ''In Defence of P. G. Wodehouse''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/wiw/ ''Why I Write''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/prevention/ ''The Prevention of Literature''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/joys/english/ ''Such, Such Were the Joys''] (1946)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/lear/ ''Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool''] (1947)
*[http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/gandhi/ ''Reflections on Gandhi''] (1949)
*[http://www.george-orwell.org/Bookshop_Memories/0.html ''Bookshop Memories''] (1936)
*[http://www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/orwell ''The Moon Under Water''] (1946)

===Poetry===
*Romance
*A Little Poem
*Awake! Young Men of England
*Kitchener
*Our Minds are Married, But we are Too Young
*The Pagan
*The Lesser Evil
*Poem From Burma

[[Category:Authors|Orwell, George]]

==References==
<references/>
[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926380-6,00.html That Year Is Almost Here] by Paul Gray, Time Online.

Harry Whittington

2007-06-27T00:55:44Z

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'''Harry Whittington''' is a lawyer who was accidentally shot in the face by Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] during a hunting trip. Whittington suffered a minor heart attack due to the pellets that lodged near his heart. Cheney was officially cleared of any wrongdoing, and Whittington apologized to Cheney for what Cheney had to go through.

Rhinoceros

2007-06-27T00:53:54Z

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The [[rhinoceros]] is one of several kinds of large [[pachyderm]]atous [[herbivore|herbivorous]] mammals of Africa and Asia, equipped with one or two nasal horns, actually composed of compressed hair.

Rhinoceri have poor vision but good senses of smell.

Five sorts are in existence today, but all with greatly diminished ranges; all are threatened with [[extinction]] due to [[poaching]], as their horns command enormous prices, being believed to have [[aphrodisiac]] properties. The legend of the [[unicorn]] is believed by some to have been based on seeing some sort of rhinoceros.

*White or square-lipped rhinoceros (2-horned, Africa) is the largest variety.
*Black rhinoceros (2-horned, Africa), renowned for its pugnacity.
*Indian rhinoceros (1-horned, India and Nepal).
*Sumatran rhinoceros (2-horned, Sumatra, Indo-China and Indonesia) is the smallest variety, and unlike the others has a hairy pelt.
*Javan rhinoceros (1-horned, Java and Vietnam) is the rarest large land mammal in the world; less than sixty survive.

A number of extinct varieties are also known, notably the woolly rhinoceros of the [[Ice Age]], which cohabited with the Woolly [[Mammoth]]. Several frozen corpses of this animal have been discovered in the [[Siberia]]n [[permafrost]].

[[Category:Hoofed mammals]]

Doritos

2007-06-27T00:52:44Z

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Wembley

2007-06-27T00:51:52Z

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'''Wembley''' is a suburb of north-west [[London]], in the London Borough of [[Brent]]. It is the location of Wembley Stadium, England's national football stadium<ref>http://www.wembleystadium.com/</ref>.

The first Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923. It was then known as the Empire Stadium and was built as a centrepiece of the 1924-25 British Empire Exhibition. It also served as the main stadium during the 1948 London [[Olympic Games]] and was the venue for the 1966 World Cup final. The stadium was also the venue for the London half of the Live Aid concerts in 1985. The official capacity of the stadium on opening was 127,000

The new stadium opened in 2007 and, with 90,000 seats, is the second-largest stadium (by seating capacity)in Europe. It is topped by a steel arch with a 315m span, rising 140m.

==References==
<references/>

Same-sex marriage

2007-06-26T22:10:40Z

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'''Same-sex marriage''', also referred to as [[homosexuality|gay]] marriage or [[homosexuality|homosexual]] marriage, is the official certification in jurisdictions that allow a union between two people of the same sex. Social conservatives regard it as immoral, and argue that use of the word "[[marriage]]" is a misnomer, because the [[Form of Solemnization of Matrimony|marriage services]] of Christian denominations - and virtually all other established religions - define marriage as the union of a man and a woman,<ref>E.g. In Christian marriage ceremonies,the wedding will begin with a statement along the lines of: "Dearly beloved: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in Holy Matrimony." ''The Book of Common Prayer,'' Episcopal Church, The Church Hymnal Corporation and the Seabury Press, 1979: "The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage," p. 423</ref> a definition which was also written into United States federal law in 1996.

Dr. [[James Dobson]]'s [[Focus on the Family]] refers to the phrase ''same-sex 'marriage,''' with quotation marks around the word ''marriage,'' to call attention to the fact that marriage—civil as well as religious—is intrinsically a union between a man and a woman, and that therefore same-sex unions are "counterfeits."<ref>[http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000464.cfm Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Civil Unions], ''Focus on the Family's'' website</ref>

Abuse of the term was unheard of a few decades ago, however these unions are now among a number of issues advocated by [[gay rights]] activists. In the United States, marriage is primarily governed by each individual state and marriage laws differ from state to state. Several states allow "civil unions" between two people of the same sex, and one, Massachusetts, currently allows it under the name "marriage." These marriages are not recognized by the Federal government.

== Background ==
In 1996 Congress recognized the likelihood that gay rights advocates would soon seek changes in some states. It was concerned about the possibility of test cases reaching the Supreme Court, and of the court conceivably ruling that a state—even though it prohibits gay marriage itself—must honor gay marriages performed in another state. The Defense of Marriage act, which was passed and signed by President Clinton, prevents this possibility, and also prevents the Federal Government from recognizing marriage as anything other than a union between a man and a woman.

In 1999 a Vermont court ruled that under its constitution, it was not required to allow "same-sex marriage" but was required to make provisions to grant same-sex couples legal rights identical to those provided by marriage. Vermont responded by creating "civil unions," which are legally distinct from marriages but convey the same rights. As of 2007, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maine also provide civil unions or domestic partnerships. Beginning in 2008, the states of Washington, Oregon, and New Hampshire will also provide same-sex unions. Hawaii provides certain benefits to same sex couples. <ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--civilunions-optio0531may31,0,341613.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut Newsday]</ref> In 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that under Massachusetts' constitution, same-sex couples could not be denied Massachusetts marriage licenses, making Massachusetts the sole state to issue same-sex marriage licenses.<ref>Because of an established Massachusetts law, Massachusetts same-sex marriages are all-but-limited to Massachusetts residents. The law says that an out-of-state couple cannot be married if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state. The same-sex marriages are not recognized under federal law or in most other states.</ref>

The religious ceremony of marriage is governed by each denomination and is unaffected by laws passed by civil authority. Same-sex marriage is forbidden in Orthodox Judaism, Catholicism, and most mainstream Protestant denominations. Thus, even in Massachusetts, it would be close to impossible for a same-sex couple to find a Catholic priest willing to marry them in a church, or an Orthodox rabbi willing to marry them in a temple.

Public attitude toward same-sex marriage parallels attitude toward homosexuality. In general, it is opposed by social conservatives and outside of this group, support is split down the middle leaning to opposition.<ref>[http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Relationships/same_sex_marriage_poll_040121.html Same Sex Marriage Poll from ABC News]</ref>

== Issues ==
James Dobson of ''Focus on the Family'' suggests that the motivation of those advocating same-sex marriage is not to secure the benefits of marriage for gay couples, but to destroy the institution of marriage itself:
:...most gays and lesbians do not want to marry each other. That would entangle them in all sorts of legal constraints. Who needs a lifetime commitment to one person? The intention here is to destroy marriage altogether. With marriage as we know it gone, everyone would enjoy all the legal benefits of marriage (custody rights, tax-free inheritance, joint ownership of property, health care and spousal citizenship, etc.,) without limiting the number of partners or their gender. Nor would "couples" be bound to each other in the eyes of the law. This is clearly where the movement is headed.<ref>[http://www.focusonthefamily.com/docstudy/newsletters/A000000771.cfm Marriage on the Ropes], Dr. James Dobson, retrieved from ''Focus on the Family'', 15 May 2007. </ref>

The ''Defend Marriage'' organization states, as an issue, that legalizing same-sex "marriage" "would make it more difficult to prevent same-sex couples from adopting children" and says that "Studies show that the incidence of child abuse in same-sex 'families' is many times higher than in traditional families."<ref> [http://www.defendmarriage.org/defendmarriage/FAQshtml/faqshtml.cfm Defend Marriage]</ref> According to a March, 2007 report, there are 65,000 adopted children in the U.S. being raised by same-sex couples. The same report says 14,100 foster children were being raised by one or more gay or lesbian foster parents.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/25/gay.adoption/index.html Gay adoption: A new take on the American family]</ref>

In Great Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has expressed its full support to the stand taken by the Catholic Church oppossing regulations on gay adoption. The Catholic Church sought to be exempt from the new law. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams of the Church of England, supports the Catholic Church's efforts declaring that the rights of conscience cannot be subject to laws. Catholic leaders have already said that its teachings prevent its agencies placing children with homosexuals and they will have to close if bound by the rules. The MCB, the UK's leading Muslim umbrella group embracing over 400 affiliated organizations, said that while it supported anti-discrimination laws, homosexuality is forbidden in Islam. <ref>[http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-234/0701266670200554.htm UK Muslim group backs Christian opposition to gay adoption rules London], Islamic republic News Agency, Jan 26, 2007.</ref>

==Reference==
<references/>

[[Category:Law|Same-Sex marriage]]

Norway

2007-06-26T22:07:34Z

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[[Image:Norwayflag.gif|thumbnail|right|100px|The Norwegian flag.]]

'''Norway''' is a country in [[Scandinavia]].

The capital is [[Oslo]], and the principal language in [[Norwegian]], though [[Sami]] languages are also spoken in the far north. Norway is one of the few Western European nations not in the [[European Union]] but is a member of the [[Schengen]] group of countries which permit cross-border travel without passport control.

Norway has had inhabitants since the last [[ice age]] (some 10,000 years ago). There may have been some groups of people living in the coastal regions even earlier. The most famous group of Norwegians is the Vikings (the origin of the name is not certain). They proliferated from the year 800 A.D. to 1100, approximately. Modern Norwegians, such as the mild-mannered [[King Harald V]], are a far cry from the common image of their ancestors, although this image is somewhat skewed by Anglo-Saxon and Irish accounts of raids. Norway has a high proportion of atheists and few explicitly religious citizens, although it has a state church (lutheran).{{fact}}. It also has the second highest [[per capita income]] GDP (PPP) in the world and, according to the UN, some of the best quality of life of any nation on the planet alongside other Scandinavian countries.

[[Category:European Countries]]
[[Category:NATO members]]
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Terri Schiavo

2007-06-26T22:02:37Z

Guitarplayer: "millions of Americans" had no legal standing in the case, their opinions were not relevant to the case, and the number is not backed up by any citation.

'''Terri Schiavo''' was a disabled woman forced to die by dehydration over the objections of her parents, her brother and sister, her church. Congress passed a special law to prevent her dehydration, but it was unsuccessful as interpreted by federal courts.

Schiavo was diagnosed by physicians as being brain-dead after her husband reported that she had collapsed in their home early in the morning. Her husband later started a new family with another woman whom he did not marry, instead retaining legal authority over Terri. An attorney prominent in the movement described by some as "pro-death" represented Mr. Schiavo and applied to a probate court for the right to deprive Terri of water until she died. The probate judge ordered that doctors remove the feeding tube, and that anyone attempting to bring her water be arrested.

Terri Schiavo was not terminally ill, she was not “end stage,” and she was likely not in a persistent vegetative state[citation needed]. The parents were denied the right to have a comprehensive medical examination of her by independent physicians. Many patients observed to be in a brain-damaged state like Terri's have surprisingly recovered, including several highly publicized cases shortly after Terri died from dehydration[who? This claim is highly disputed].

==Legal dispute==
The legal dispute over Schiavo's death lasted seven years, beginning with the filing of a petition in 1998 with the Pinellas County (Florida) Circuit Court for permission to remove her feeding tube, and ending with her death in 2005. Following her death, an autopsy showed her brain to have half the normal mass for a woman her age and confirmed the extensive damage shown on CAT scan.

In 2003, a court ordered the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube. This prompted the Florida legislature to pass 'Terri's Law' in under a week, authorizing the personal involvement of Governor Jeb Bush to overrule the finding of the court. The governor immediately ordered the reinsertion of the feeding tube. Terri's Law was lated ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court, finding that state and federal constitutions prohibit the interference of the governor or legislature within a specific judicial case.

Neither an Act of Congress nor any federal court overturned the probate judge's order that Terri be dehydrated to death.

== Autopsy ==

The State and Schiavo's estranged husband refused to allow an independent autopsy, and Schiavo was cremated after her death. The State did perform its own autopsy and reported these results:<ref>http://www.aapsonline.org/nod/newsofday186.htm</ref>

# “Neuropathologic examination alone of the decedent’s brain—or any brain, for that matter—cannot prove or disprove a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state.”
# The changes in the cortex were most severe in the occipital lobes, “with relative preservation of the frontal and temporal lobes.”
# Oral feedings, based on autopsy findings and past medical records, were “potentially harmful or, at least, extremely dangerous to Mrs. Schiavo’s health and welfare” because of the risk of aspiration. [Better to dehydrate and starve the patient and cause certain death than to risk an aspiration pneumonia?]
# The only evidence for an eating disorder was the initial low serum potassium, which could have resulted from the fluid load and epinephrine administered during her resuscitation.
# The autopsy showed no signs of remote trauma to neck structures, but with 15 years delay, “even bony anomalies would have likely resolved.” External signs of trauma should have been apparent on her hospital admission just after her collapse. “Subtle trauma related to commotio cordis or nontraumatic asphyxia is also possible,” as are “drugs/toxins not typically detected by hospital toxicologic screening.”

==Similar cases==
[links or supporting entries are required]
* Nancy Cruzan. An American woman left in allegedly vegetative state after a car accident.
* Sue Rodriguez. A Canadian woman with a terminal illness who desired an assisted suicide.
* Spiro Nikolouzos. An American whose life support the hospital wished to end. His family fought this, claiming that the hospital wished to end his life purely because his Medicare coverage was running out. Under the Texas Futile Care Law, signed into law by [[George W. Bush]], then governor, the Texas hospital could legally override the will of a family if given approval by an ethics committee.
*Haleigh Poutre. An American child beaten into a coma by a foster parent whom the Commonwealth of [[Massachusetts]] is attempting to remove from life support.[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/01/25/who_failed_haleigh_poutre/]

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Women|Schiavo, Terri]]

Same-sex marriage

2007-06-26T21:57:53Z

Guitarplayer: Not only Christians....

'''Same-sex marriage''', also referred to as [[homosexuality|gay]] marriage or [[homosexuality|homosexual]] marriage, is the official certification in jurisdictions that allow a union between two people of the same sex. Social conservatives regard it as immoral, and argue that use of the word "[[marriage]]" is a misnomer, because the [[Form of Solemnization of Matrimony|marriage services]] of many religions define marriage as the union of a man and a woman,<ref>E.g. in most Christian services, the ceremony will begin with a statement like: "Dearly beloved: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in Holy Matrimony." ''The Book of Common Prayer,'' Episcopal Church, The Church Hymnal Corporation and the Seabury Press, 1979: "The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage," p. 423</ref> a definition which was also written into United States federal law in 1996.

Dr. [[James Dobson]]'s [[Focus on the Family]] refers to the phrase ''same-sex 'marriage,''' with quotation marks around the word ''marriage,'' to call attention to the fact that marriage—civil as well as religious—is intrinsically a union between a man and a woman, and that therefore same-sex unions are "counterfeits."<ref>[http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000464.cfm Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Civil Unions], ''Focus on the Family's'' website</ref>

Abuse of the term was unheard of a few decades ago, however these unions are now among a number of issues advocated by [[gay rights]] activists. In the United States, marriage is primarily governed by each individual state and marriage laws differ from state to state. Several states allow "civil unions" between two people of the same sex, and one, Massachusetts, currently allows it under the name "marriage." These marriages are not recognized by the Federal government.

== Background ==
In 1996 Congress recognized the likelihood that gay rights advocates would soon seek changes in some states. It was concerned about the possibility of test cases reaching the Supreme Court, and of the court conceivably ruling that a state—even though it prohibits gay marriage itself—must honor gay marriages performed in another state. The Defense of Marriage act, which was passed and signed by President Clinton, prevents this possibility, and also prevents the Federal Government from recognizing marriage as anything other than a union between a man and a woman.

In 1999 a Vermont court ruled that under its constitution, it was not required to allow "same-sex marriage" but was required to make provisions to grant same-sex couples legal rights identical to those provided by marriage. Vermont responded by creating "civil unions," which are legally distinct from marriages but convey the same rights. As of 2007, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maine also provide civil unions or domestic partnerships. Beginning in 2008, the states of Washington, Oregon, and New Hampshire will also provide same-sex unions. Hawaii provides certain benefits to same sex couples. <ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--civilunions-optio0531may31,0,341613.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut Newsday]</ref> In 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that under Massachusetts' constitution, same-sex couples could not be denied Massachusetts marriage licenses, making Massachusetts the sole state to issue same-sex marriage licenses.<ref>Because of an established Massachusetts law, Massachusetts same-sex marriages are all-but-limited to Massachusetts residents. The law says that an out-of-state couple cannot be married if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state. The same-sex marriages are not recognized under federal law or in most other states.</ref>

The religious ceremony of marriage is governed by each denomination and is unaffected by laws passed by civil authority. Same-sex marriage is forbidden in Orthodox Judaism, Catholicism, and most mainstream Protestant denominations. Thus, even in Massachusetts, it would be close to impossible for a same-sex couple to find a Catholic priest willing to marry them in a church, or an Orthodox rabbi willing to marry them in a temple.

Public attitude toward same-sex marriage parallels attitude toward homosexuality. In general, it is opposed by social conservatives and outside of this group, support is split down the middle leaning to opposition.<ref>[http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Relationships/same_sex_marriage_poll_040121.html Same Sex Marriage Poll from ABC News]</ref>

== Issues ==
James Dobson of ''Focus on the Family'' suggests that the motivation of those advocating same-sex marriage is not to secure the benefits of marriage for gay couples, but to destroy the institution of marriage itself:
:...most gays and lesbians do not want to marry each other. That would entangle them in all sorts of legal constraints. Who needs a lifetime commitment to one person? The intention here is to destroy marriage altogether. With marriage as we know it gone, everyone would enjoy all the legal benefits of marriage (custody rights, tax-free inheritance, joint ownership of property, health care and spousal citizenship, etc.,) without limiting the number of partners or their gender. Nor would "couples" be bound to each other in the eyes of the law. This is clearly where the movement is headed.<ref>[http://www.focusonthefamily.com/docstudy/newsletters/A000000771.cfm Marriage on the Ropes], Dr. James Dobson, retrieved from ''Focus on the Family'', 15 May 2007. </ref>

The ''Defend Marriage'' organization states, as an issue, that legalizing same-sex "marriage" "would make it more difficult to prevent same-sex couples from adopting children" and says that "Studies show that the incidence of child abuse in same-sex 'families' is many times higher than in traditional families."<ref> [http://www.defendmarriage.org/defendmarriage/FAQshtml/faqshtml.cfm Defend Marriage]</ref> According to a March, 2007 report, there are 65,000 adopted children in the U.S. being raised by same-sex couples. The same report says 14,100 foster children were being raised by one or more gay or lesbian foster parents.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/25/gay.adoption/index.html Gay adoption: A new take on the American family]</ref>

In Great Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has expressed its full support to the stand taken by the Catholic Church oppossing regulations on gay adoption. The Catholic Church sought to be exempt from the new law. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams of the Church of England, supports the Catholic Church's efforts declaring that the rights of conscience cannot be subject to laws. Catholic leaders have already said that its teachings prevent its agencies placing children with homosexuals and they will have to close if bound by the rules. The MCB, the UK's leading Muslim umbrella group embracing over 400 affiliated organizations, said that while it supported anti-discrimination laws, homosexuality is forbidden in Islam. <ref>[http://www2.irna.com/en/news/view/menu-234/0701266670200554.htm UK Muslim group backs Christian opposition to gay adoption rules London], Islamic republic News Agency, Jan 26, 2007.</ref>

==Reference==
<references/>

[[Category:Law|Same-Sex marriage]]

John Barrasso

2007-06-26T03:31:49Z

Guitarplayer:

'''John Anthony Barrasso''', M.D. (b. 1952), is a 2007 [[Republican]] appointee to the [[United States Senate]] from Wyoming, filling the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Senator [[Craig Thomas]]. Barrasso, a divorced orthopedic surgeon, had served in the Wyoming State Senate since 2002. He is a graduate of Georgetown University in [[Washington, D.C.]]

He was a pro-choice candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1996, but was defeated in the primary by the more [[conservative]] [[Mike Enzi]]. He has since declared himself pro-life and made the following statement upon his appointment to the [[U.S. Senate]]:

:"In the state Senate, in addition to receiving an 'A' rating from the NRA, I have voted for prayer in schools, against gay marriage and have sponsored legislation to protect the sanctity of life."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201958.html</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

Conservapedia talk:Conservaproject Yugoslav Wars

2007-06-26T03:29:36Z

Guitarplayer:

I would argue that war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide and the ICTY are of high importance to this project. [[User:Guitarplayer|Guitarplayer]] 23:25, 25 June 2007 (EDT)
:We must be sure not to let biases get in the way. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 23:26, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

What biases? All those things happened, and were perpetuated in varying degrees by all sides. The ICTY exists, handed down the world's first conviction for the crime of genocide in the Krstic case, and set an important precedent for the creation of post-colflict tribunals, like the ICTR. [[User:Guitarplayer|Guitarplayer]] 23:29, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

Conservapedia talk:Conservaproject Yugoslav Wars

2007-06-26T03:25:16Z

Guitarplayer: New page: I would argue that war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide and the ICTY are of high importance to this project. ~~~~

I would argue that war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide and the ICTY are of high importance to this project. [[User:Guitarplayer|Guitarplayer]] 23:25, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

Conservapedia:Conservaproject Yugoslav Wars

2007-06-26T03:24:06Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Conservaproject Yugoslav Wars''' is a group of editors who want to see more content on Conservapedia about the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]], and the events that followed.

==List of Members==
''Feel free to add your name to the list!''

*[[User:Hojimachong|'''Ĥøĵĭmåçħôńğ''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]]
*[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 14:52, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

[[User:Guitarplayer|Guitarplayer]] 23:24, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

==Articles==
===Core Importance===
*[[Breakup of Yugoslavia]] (political events of the breakup)
*[[Yugoslav Wars]] (military events of the breakup)

===Top Importance===
*[[Bosnian War]]
*[[Croatian War of Independence]]
*[[Kosovo War]]
*[[War in Slovenia]]
*[[2001 Serbia conflict]]

===High Importance===
*[[2001 Macedonia conflict]]
*[[Yugoslavia]]
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
*[[Croatia]]
*[[Slovenia]]
*[[FYR Macedonia]]
*[[Serbia]]
*[[Montenegro]]
*[[Kosovo]]
*[[Slobodan Milošević]]

===Mid Importance===
*[[Belgrade]]
*[[Zagreb]]
*[[Albanian]] (ethnic group)
*[[Bosnian]] (ethnic group)
*[[Croat]] (ethnic group)
*[[Serb]] (ethnic group)
*[[Bosniak]] (ethnic group)
*[[Bosnia]]
*[[Herzegovina]]
*[[Army of Republika Srpska]]

Intifada

2007-06-26T03:01:45Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Intifada''' is an [[Arabic]] word which means shudder, awaken, or an uprising<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/intifada</ref>. In politics this word refers to the ongoing [[terrorist]] actions taken by Palestinians against [[Israel]]. The most recent Second Intifada began after [[Ariel Sharon]] visited the [[Temple Mount]]. During the conflict, the Palestinians have resorted to terrorist tactics of killing innocent Israelis. The international community, through the [[United Nations]], has typically rebuked Israel for its attempts to deal with the ongoing threat to its people posed by [[suicide bombing|suicide bombers]] who target civilians.

== References ==
<references/>

[[category:politics]]

Toronto

2007-06-26T02:47:47Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Toronto''' is the largest city in [[Canada]] and the capital of the Province of [[Ontario]]. The city is home to the [[CN Tower]].

==Toronto Sports Franchises ==

Toronto [[Maple Leafs]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])

Toronto [[Argonauts]] ([[CFL]] [[Football]])

Toronto [[Blue Jays]] ([[MLB]] [[Baseball]])

Toronto [[Raptors]] ([[NBA]] [[Basketball]])

[[Category:Canada]]

Toronto

2007-06-26T02:47:22Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Toronto''' is the largest city in [[Canada]] and the capital of the Province of [[Ontario]]. The city is home to the [[CN Tower]].

==Toronto Sports Franchises ==

Toronto [[Maple Leafs]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])

Toronto [[Argonauts]] ([[CFL]] [[Football]])

Toronto Blue Jays ([[MLB]] [[Baseball]])

Toronto Raptors ([[NBA]] [[Basketball]])

[[Category:Canada]]

Donkey

2007-06-26T02:42:01Z

Guitarplayer:

The '''donkey''' (also referred to as an ass, Equus asinus) is a domesticated animal in the horse family.

A donkey is an [[ungulate]] used for draying, or work purposes. The donkey is also the [[Democratic Party]] symbol, due to a political cartoon by [[Thomas Nast]].

[[Category:Hoofed mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]

Nicaragua

2007-06-26T01:39:09Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Nicaragua''' is the largest nation in [[Central America]], but it the least densely populated; thus being similar in population to its neighbours. The country is bordered to the north by the Honduras and to the south by [[Costa Rica]]. Its western coast is on the Pacific Ocean, while the east of the country borders on the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua is one of three countries in the world where abortion is illegal with no exceptions, along with [[El Salvador]] and [[Chile]].

In the 1980s and 1990s Nicaragua was ravaged by a civil war between American-supported Contra guerrillas and the socialist [[Sandinista]] government. As well as killing hundreds of thousands of people,the war left 20% of the country's population homeless <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1225218.stm</ref>.

The Reagan Administration facilitated funding to the [[Contras]] through arms sales by Israel to Iran in what became known as the [[Iran-Contra affair]]. <ref>"President Ronald Reagan told a packed White House news conference that funds derived from covert arms deals with the Islamic Republic of Iran had been diverted to buy weapons for the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua." http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/index.htm</ref> The post Vietnam-era [[Boland amendment]] denied direct appropriations to continue the policy of [[Containment]] as it pertained to Nicaragua during this period of the [[Cold War]].

==See also==

*[[Iran-Contra affair]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Central American Countries]]

Nicaragua

2007-06-26T01:37:03Z

Guitarplayer:

'''Nicaragua''' is the largest nation in [[Central America]], but it the least densely populated; thus being similar in population to its neighbours. The country is bordered to the north by the Honduras and to the south by [[Costa Rica]]. Its western coast is on the Pacific Ocean, while the east of the country borders on the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua is one of three countries in the world where abortion is illegal with no exceptions, along with [[El Salvador]] and [[Chile]].

In the 1980s and 1990s, Nicaragua was ravaged by a civil war, which killed hundreds of thousands of people, and left 20% of the country's population homeless <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1225218.stm</ref>, between the Contra guerrillas and the socialist [[Sandinista]] government.

The Reagan Administration facilitated funding to the [[Contras]] through arms sales by Israel to Iran in what became known as the [[Iran-Contra affair]]. <ref>"President Ronald Reagan told a packed White House news conference that funds derived from covert arms deals with the Islamic Republic of Iran had been diverted to buy weapons for the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua." http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/index.htm</ref> The post Vietnam-era [[Boland amendment]] denied direct appropriations to continue the policy of [[Containment]] as it pertained to Nicaragua during this period of the [[Cold War]].

==See also==

*[[Iran-Contra affair]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Central American Countries]]

The Beatles (album)

2007-06-26T01:34:15Z

Guitarplayer:

'''''The Beatles''''', most popularly known as the ''White Album'', is a double album released by [[The Beatles]] in 1968. Most of the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Workers World Party

2007-06-26T01:31:36Z

Guitarplayer: "Militant resistance" =/= Terrorism - see, for example, the American Revolution.

According to its website, '''Workers World Party'' ('''WWP''') "promotes international working-class solidarity, the right of every nation to sovereignty and self-determination, and militant resistance at home to imperialist interventions and wars." <ref>[http://www.workers.org/wwp.php About Workers World], 22 July 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007. </ref> The ATTAC Terror Report <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=wwp ATTAC Terror Report]</ref> characterizes the WPP as follows:

Founding/Supervisory Organizations:

*Cuban General Directorate of Intelligence (DGI)
*Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

Supporting Organizations:
*Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
*Weather Underground Organization (WUO)

Type of Organization: Terrorist/revolutionary

Location: United States

Ideological cover: Openly Marxist-Leninist

Activities: Riots; prison organizing & riots; political & logistical support for terrorism

Target countries: United States

Status: Confirmed active

Assisted Organizations:
*[[Code Pink]]
*Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
*Republic of New Africa (RNA)
*Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
*Weather Underground Organization (WUO)
*Youth International Party (YIP)

Derivative/Controlled Organizations: (unknown)

==References==
<references/>
*Workers World, [http://www.workers.org/2005/us/lgbtseries-0428/ Harry Hay heard ‘siren song of revolution’], Leslie Feinberg, Apr 20, 2005.
*Workers World, [http://www.workers.org/2005/us/lgbtseries-0512/ Harry Hay tried to 'close chapter' on his gayness], Leslie Feinberg, May 4, 2005.

[[Category:Political Parties]]

Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

2007-06-26T01:27:33Z

Guitarplayer:

[[Image:050127 guantanamo hmed 12p hmedium.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
The '''Guantanamo Bay detention camp''' is a military [[prison]] of the [[United States of America]] on the southeastern tip of the island of [[Cuba]]. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of [[terrorism]]. The [[liberal]] organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file [[habeas corpus]] petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406]

On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied appeals by a group of detainees of this camp, with the majority stating that it would be inappropriate to rule until the group had exhausted other remedies.<ref>[[Withdraw of Jurisdiction Upheld - Original Work|Supreme Court rules against detainees]]</ref><ref>Congressional Research Service Report [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33180.pdf Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court], updated April 6, 2007.</ref>

== Guantanamo Bay ==

Guantanamo Bay is a coastal area on southeastern Cuba occupied and controlled by the United States government pursuant to a 1903 Lease Agreement with the newly independent Republic of Cuba subsequent to the Spanish-American War. The Agreement established that:<ref>''Rasul v. Bush'', 542 U.S. 466 (2004) (quoting lease).</ref>

:"the United States recognizes the continuance of the ultimate sovereignty of the Republic of Cuba over the [leased areas]," but "the Republic of Cuba consents that during the period of the occupation by the United States . . . the United States shall exercise complete jurisdiction and control over and within said areas."

In 1934 the United States and Cuba entered into another treaty that provided that, absent an agreement to modify or abrogate the lease, it would remain in effect "[s]o long as the United States of America shall not abandon the . . . naval station of Guantanamo."<ref>''Id.''</ref>

== Detention Camp ==

Due to security concerns the media has not been given access to the detention center, and the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] administration has said that interrogations are vital tools for winning the [[War on Terror]]<ref>"The president said the legislation must allow the [[CIA]]’s interrogation program to continue. "The information the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] has obtained by questioning men like [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]] has helped disrupt terrorist plots, including planned strikes inside the [[United States]] and on a U.S. Marine base in [[East Africa]], an American consulate in [[Pakistan]], and Britain's [[Heathrow Airport]]," Bush said "This CIA program has saved American lives, and the lives of people in other countries.”" [http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=September&x=20060916101245esnamfuak0.5314905] </ref> There have, however, been a number of accusations of the use of [[torture]], and some detainees are believed to have been brought in via [[extraordinary rendition]]. <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1981955,00.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=377623&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3706050.stm]</ref> Majid Khan, a native of Pakistan is suspected of providing material support for [[al Qaeda]] terrorism, transporting people across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and expressing a desire to assassinate Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by suicide attack. Khan submitted a “statement of torture" at a combatant status review tribunal hearing, claiming he was mentally tortured during his detainment. Among his complaints were that he and other detainees were given low-quality soap and other toiletries, noisy fans and deflated balls for recreation that hardly bounced. Khan testified he had refused to eat or drink, and complained that his captors responded by force-feeding intravenously. <ref> [http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom2/FrontPage%20Stories/Evidence%20Links%20‘High-Value’%20Detainee%20to%20Al%20Qaeda.aspx Evidence Links ‘High-Value’ Detainee to Al Qaeda], By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service, May 15, 2007. </ref>

In another case, some 22 Chinese Muslim detainees have been cleared of all wrong doing, but have been held in the prison camp for more than five years. The Bush administration fears they will face persecution if they are returned home, so they continue to stay in prison, having committed no crime. <ref>Taipei Times http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/05/30/2003157526</ref><ref>Jurist http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/04/us-asks-germany-to-take-chinese.php</ref>

*The Australian [[David Hicks]] has been held in the camp for over five years. He was originally charged with "conspiracy, attempted murder by an unprivileged belligerent and aiding the enemy." <ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2004/d20040610cs.pdf Hicks' original charge sheet</ref> but these charges were dropped "after the US Supreme Court ruled the original military commissions system established by President Bush unconstitutional without Congressional authorization." <ref>http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/02/us-re-charging-guantanamo-detainees.php Some background on the charge process</ref> He was later charged with "providing material support of terrorism" and "attempted murder in violation of the law of war" - the latter charge was also dropped. <ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20070301hicks.pdf The Hicks Charge Sheet</ref> <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hicks-knew-fight-was-wrong/2007/03/26/1174761313462.html</ref>. On March 26, 2007 David Hicks pleaded guilty to the charge. "A prisoner exchange agreement between Australia and the US means Hicks will be allowed to serve out any remaining prison time in Australia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today."<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hicks-pleads-guilty/2007/03/27/1174761414531.html</ref> News reports after the trial stated that "Hicks has pleaded guilty to only one of two counts under the charge. It says that, in Afghanistan during 2000 and 2001, he provided material support for al-Qaeda, which was engaged in terrorism against the US. He pleaded not guilty to a second count that said he provided material support or resources "to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, an act of terrorism". <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/short-jail-term-tipped-for-hicks/2007/03/28/1174761567951.html Short Jail Term Tipped For Hicks</ref> 
Hicks was sentenced to another seven years in prison by the Military Commision panel but a pre-trial plea bargain drastically cut that sentence. He will spend the last seven months of his sentence in an Australian prison, Yatala Labour Prison. Hicks arrived back in Australia on May 20, 2007. He is due for release from prison in Adelaide, South Australia, in late December, 2007.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/hicks-elated-after-long-journey-home/2007/05/20/1179601242787.html Elated to be in solitary confinement</ref> He is not permitted, under the terms of his plea bargain, to speak with any media for 12 months. <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/hicks-will-be-free-by-new-year/2007/03/30/1174761754698.html Hicks Will Be Free By New Year</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.nsgtmo.navy.mil/ Naval Station Website]
*[http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/ Joint Task Force Website]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf List of detainees at Guatanamo Bay]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Detainee_Affairs/ US Dept of Defence site]
*[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118217520339739055.html?mod=mm_main_promo_left The Prison Poets Of Guantanamo Find a Publisher]

*[http://www.fairgofordavid.org/ Another David Hicks site]

[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Military]]