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User talk:Jimmyz

2007-07-02T20:08:58Z

Jimmyz: retired user

User:Jimmyz

2007-07-02T20:08:33Z

Jimmyz: retired user

Cabal

2007-07-01T04:38:17Z

Jimmyz:

A '''cabal''' is a "small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority." <ref>http://www.dictionary.com</ref> The formation of a cabal can be a rational response to repression.

The word originates from the Hebrew Kabala via the French cabale.

See [[Fifth Column]]

The term was also used on [[Usenet]] groups to satirise the paranoia that surrounded the early internet, and conspiracy theories in general. A mysterious 'cabal' of users who secretly ran the internet was referred to, but their existence was denied, usually with the phrase 'There Is No Cabal'.<ref>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/cabal-conspiracy-FAQ/</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Information technology]]

Joe Biden

2007-07-01T04:36:04Z

Jimmyz:

'''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the senior U.S. Senator from Delaware and a member of the [[Democratic]] Party.

[[Category:Political people]]

Bicameral

2007-07-01T04:35:35Z

Jimmyz:

The quality of having two branches, chambers, or houses, such as Congress which is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

[[Category:Government]]

Biblical Canon

2007-07-01T04:24:48Z

Jimmyz:

'''Biblical canon''' refers to the concept of an officially recognized list of books which are considered part of the Bible. The first Christians used the Hellenized Alexandrian translation known as the [[Septuagint]]. In the [[Council of Jamnia]] of 90 A.D. Jewish rabbis rejected the Septuagint in favor of the Hebrew scriptures, which omitted certain books such as [[Baruch]], [[Judith]], [[Maccabees]], [[Sirach]], and [[Tobit]]. The Eastern Christian churches continue to use the Greek Septuagint today, but the Western Church commissioned a Latin translation from [[Jerome]] in the early [[5th Century]] which came to be known as the [[Vulgate]]. It remains the official Roman Catholic bible. Beginning in 390 A.D. Christian councils began settling local disputes about the canon, but the issue was not settled definitively for Catholics until 1546 at the Council of Trent, in reaction to the Reformation's rejection of the deuterocanonical works as apocryphal. The 1611 [[King James Bible]] included these books but placed them in a separate section, and the Church of England continued to use the deuterocanonicals in the liturgy until forbidden by the [[Long Parliament]] in 1644. By the 1800's Protestant bibles began to omit the deuterocanonical books altogether, but Catholics today often face unfounded charges of having deleted books from the Old Testament.

== References ==

[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03267a.htm Canon of the Old Testament]

[[Category:Religion]]

Bible: Textual Criticism

2007-07-01T04:24:03Z

Jimmyz:

This page is for the future article about the historical textual criticism of the Bible (see talk page)

[[Category:Religion]]

Bias (book)

2007-07-01T04:23:15Z

Jimmyz:

'''''Bias''''' is a book by [[Bernard Goldberg]], a CBS feature reporter who published an example of [[liberal bias]] in ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' op-ed piece. He was then was taken off the air.

In his book, Goldberg says that U.S. Liberals are so biased that they don't even realize sometimes that other people might disagree. He gives the example of the lady journalist who couldn't understand how Reagan was elected. "Nobody I know voted for him."

[[Category:Literature]]

Bias

2007-07-01T04:22:50Z

Jimmyz:

'''Bias''' has numerous meanings. It literally means ''diagonal'' or ''slant.''

== Electronics ==

Bias is a [[DC]] voltage level added to an [[AC]] signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistor's linear operating area.

Bias is also a name for a high-frequency sine wave that is added to an audio signal as part of the process of magnetic tape recording; it has the effect of eliminating distortion that would otherwise be caused by magnetic hysteresis.

== Statistics ==

Bias means flaws in the collection, analysis or interpretation of research data that lead to incorrect conclusions.

== Social Context ==

- Bias is also the predisposition toward one belief before another.

Related:
*[[Media bias]]
*[[Bias-Original Work]]
*[[Liberal quotient]]

[[Category:Disambiguation]]

Bethel

2007-07-01T04:14:49Z

Jimmyz:

Bethel (lit. ''house of God'') now used as a general term for a place of worship, especially for sailors and non-conformists.

In the Bible, Bethel was the place that [[Jacob]] fled to from [[Esau]]'s wrath. He fell asleep using a stone for a pillow. In his dream Jacob saw a ladder leading up to heaven from that spot, and angels passing up and down it. When he awoke, he realized that God was in that place, and later built an altar to Him there.

<blockquote>
And he [Jacob] lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

(Genesis 28:11-19)
</blockquote>

[[Category:Religion]]

Imprimatur

2007-07-01T04:13:59Z

Jimmyz:

An imprimatur (Latin for "let it be printed") is a license to print granted by a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. When the Church held secular power, as in medieval Europe before the Reformation, the imprimatur was required by printers.

The heart of the controversy of [[Galileo]] and the Church was that he obtained an imprimatur from a bishop in Florence rather than from the higher authorities in Rome, who both disapproved and felt that [[Galileo]] knew or should have known to consult them.

[[Category:Religion]]

Beta

2007-07-01T04:13:37Z

Jimmyz:

'''Beta''' is the second letter of the [[Greek]] [[alphabet]].

[[Category:Languages]]

Berne Convention

2007-07-01T04:13:14Z

Jimmyz:

The Berne Convention is the international Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, signed at Berne, Switzerland, on September 9, 1886, and all acts, protocols, and revisions related to it.<ref>The [[Copyright Act]], [[17 U.S.C. § 101]].</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Law]]

Berkeley Standard Distribution

2007-07-01T04:12:52Z

Jimmyz:

Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a free operating system from the University of California at Berkeley.

[[Category:Information technology]]

Berkeley Standard Distribution

2007-07-01T04:12:34Z

Jimmyz:

Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a free operating system from the University of California at Berkeley.

[[Category:Information Technology]]

Beowulf the Dane

2007-07-01T04:12:01Z

Jimmyz:

Beowulf the Dane is a character in the epic [[Beowulf]] who shares a name with the hero of the poem. He is the son of [[Scyld Sceafing]] and becomes king of the Danes after many heroic exploits with the Geats. He is respected for his superhuman strength, wisdom, bravery, and generosity.

[[Category:Fiction]]

Benton MacKaye

2007-07-01T04:11:22Z

Jimmyz:

'''Benton MacKaye''' was a wilderness preservation advocate who first proposed what was to eventually become the [[Appalachian Trail]]. His idea was to have a network of work camps and communities in the [[Appalachian Mountains]], linked by a continuous hiking trail that ran through several U.S. States.

[[Category:Biography]]

Benny Goodman

2007-07-01T04:10:35Z

Jimmyz:

'''Benny Goodman''' was a prominent and highly successful [[clarinet]] player of the [[swing]] era.

Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ultimately world-wide, public.

Although famed in his day for his Big Band, his small-group recordings are still highly regarded - featuring the black pianist [[Teddy Wilson]] and vibraphone player [[Lionel Hampton]], with the white drummer [[Gene Krupa]], it was the first commercially successful mixed-race jazz group.

[[Category:Biography]]

User talk:Chippeterson

2007-07-01T04:10:07Z

Jimmyz:

{{welcome}}

You've been unblocked. Please feel free to contribute. Thank you. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:28, 29 June 2007 (EDT)

Warning: I consider some of your edits to [[Ted Kennedy]] to have been unsupported and unjustified. This is an encyclopedia and everything must be factual. This is not a political magazine. I had to clean up that entry. Please stick to the facts and avoid any defamation, or it will become necessary to block your account. Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:21, 29 June 2007 (EDT)

Benjamin Spock

2007-07-01T04:09:25Z

Jimmyz:

'''Benjamin Spock''' (1903-1998) was a pediatrician who wrote the 1946 book Baby and Child Care. It emphasized self-reliance in parents and encouraged mothers to act on their natural instincts to touch and cuddle infants. The opening sentence is "''Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do''". He is often referred to simply as Dr. Spock.

[[Category:People]]

Dictatorship

2007-07-01T04:08:38Z

Jimmyz:

A political system in which a single person (the dictator) has all the power and completely controls the lives of the people.

==Examples==
*Nazi Germany
*The former Soviet Union
*Communist Romania
*Chile (under Gen. Augusto Pinochet)

[[Category:Government]]

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

2007-07-01T04:08:10Z

Jimmyz:

[[Image:070207-F-9999W-001.jpg]]

Benjamin Davis, Jr. was born December 12, 1912.

Despising Segregation, Ben Davis, Jr. was determined to destroy it. Although he was shunned always, Ben Davis, Jr. studied at the Western Reserve and Chicago Universities. In 1936, Benjamin Davis, Jr. graduated thirty-fifth out of 276 in the Class of 1936 from West Point. After graduating, Ben Davis Jr. served as an infantry officer. In 1942, Ben Davis, Jr. entered the U.S air force and completed his flight training.

Leading Tuskegee Airmen, he was a combat pilot during World War II. Benjamin Davis, Jr. became the first African-American General in the U.S air force in 1954. From 1965 to 1970, Davis served as lieutenant general. He became assistant secretary for the department of transportation in 1971. In 1975, Davis left the department. Benjamin
O. Davis, Jr died July 4, 2002 from Alzheimer's disease. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. goes down in history as one of the most famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.

Benjamin Davis, Jr. was the first black to reach the rank of [[general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. He was born on December 12, 1912, in Washington DC to [[Benjamin Davis, Sr.]] and Elnora Davis. In 1932, he entered West Point, at the time, the 4th black person to have done so. When he graduated in 1936, he and his father were the only two black officers in the Army.

In July of 1942, Davis was assigned to command the 99th Pursuit Squadron. Because the Army was segregated at this time, it was an all black unit. It had gotten its training at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. Because of this, the pilots in the squadron were often known as the "Tuskegee Airmen". This squadron, which saw combat in North Africa and [[Italy]] in [[World War II]], was the first black air unit.

At that time, a number of military officers thought that blacks wouldn't be able to pilot fighters and were opposed to the idea of a black air squadron. But Davis fought for his unit's right to fly, and Davis and the Tuskegee Airmen proved them wrong. Over the course of the war, the units under Davis's command shot down 111 enemy planes and didn't lose any of the bombers they were escorting. Davis himself won a Silver Star and a Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery in combat. When President [[Truman]] desegregated the Armed Forces in 1948, Davis was one of the people behind the plan to desegregate the Air Force.

In 1953, he was sent to Korea, where he commanded the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing. That same year, he was promoted to Brigadier General, becoming the first black general in the Air Force.

Davis went on to serve in the Air Force until 1970, rising to the rank of Major General. He went on to serve in a variety of civil service positions, becoming, in 1971, an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Benjamin Davis died July 4, 2002.

[[Category:Biography]]

Benigno Aquino

2007-07-01T04:07:13Z

Jimmyz:

Benigno Aquino was a political opponent of the Philippines' President, Ferdinand E. Marcos. He was assassinated in 1983 after returning to the Philippines from the United States. Many in the United States blamed Marcos. This helped his widow, [[Corazon Aquino]], gain the Presidency of the Philippines in 1986.

[[Category:Political people]]

Benigno Aquino

2007-07-01T04:05:50Z

Jimmyz:

Benefice

2007-07-01T04:04:55Z

Jimmyz:

The equivalent of a fief in the [[Middle Ages]]. In other words, a benefice was a privilege granted to a vassal in return for farming or military service.

[[Category:History]]

Bender

2007-07-01T04:02:49Z

Jimmyz:

Bender is a robot from [[Futurama]]. He is silver, tall and sort of looks like [[Homer Simpson]], he is also a rude, amoral robot who likes to steal and is a bad role model for kids.

[[Category:Fiction]]

Bellarmine University

2007-07-01T04:01:58Z

Jimmyz:

'''Bellarmine University''' is a [[Catholic]] [[liberal arts]] university in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].

==Links==
*http://www.bellarmine.edu/

[[Category:Buildings]]

Bellarmine University

2007-07-01T04:01:45Z

Jimmyz:

'''Bellarmine University''' is a [[Catholic]] [[liberal arts]] university in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].

==Links==
*http://www.bellarmine.edu/

[[Category:Schools]]

Bedouins

2007-07-01T04:01:18Z

Jimmyz:

A generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to [[Arab]] nomadic groups.

[[Category:Ethnicity]]

Bauhaus school

2007-07-01T03:58:41Z

Jimmyz:

The Bauhaus school was founded by German architect [[Walter Gropius]] in 1919. This design school was located in [[Weimar]], [[Germany]]. The goal of the school was to create simple, unornamented designs in all fields, from architecture to household furniture and graphic design. The school’s influence is seen in many aspects of modern design. Interestingly enough, in the 1980's a progressive rock band formed and named itself Bauhaus. This music was later termed "Goth", even though Walter Gropius had nothing to do with the Gothic culture of the 3rd and 4th century A.D.

[[Category:Buildings]]

Talk:Bastard

2007-07-01T03:56:55Z

Jimmyz: sig

Might I request that an admin categorize this?--[[User:Jimmyz|Jimmyz]] 23:56, 30 June 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Bastard

2007-07-01T03:56:38Z

Jimmyz: New page: Might I request that an admin categorize this?

Might I request that an admin categorize this?

Maurists

2007-07-01T03:55:21Z

Jimmyz: Wikify

Maurists were the French [[Benedictine]] monks of the Congregation of [[St. Maur]]. Founded under [[Richelieu]] in 1621, the Marists later excelled at scholarly writing. Their leading authors included [[Aubert]], [[Massuet]] and [[Mabillon]].

This order was hurt when several of its monks associated with [[Jansenism]], and its numbers dwindled. [[Pope Pius VII]] dissolved this order in 1818.
[[category:religion]]

Heckelphone

2007-07-01T03:54:05Z

Jimmyz:

The '''heckelphone''' is an obscure musical instrument in the oboe family. It is similar to the [[Cor Anglais]], but with a rounder sound.

See also [[Bass Heckelphone]].

[[Category:Musical Instruments]]

Bass Heckelphone

2007-07-01T03:53:40Z

Jimmyz:

The '''Bass Heckelphone''' is an obscure musical instrument in the oboe family. It is keyed 1 octave lower than the [[Heckelphone]].

[[Category:Musical Instruments]]

Bass Heckelphone

2007-07-01T03:53:17Z

Jimmyz:

The '''Bass Heckelphone''' is an obscure musical instrument in the oboe family. It is keyed 1 octave lower than the [[Heckelphone]].

[[Category:Musical Intruments]]

Basic Law

2007-07-01T03:52:44Z

Jimmyz:

The term '''Basic Law''' refers to the [[constitution]]al documents of a number of countries and [[dependent territories]]:

[[Germany]]

[[Hong Kong]] [[Special Administrative Region]]

[[Israel]]

[[Macau]] [[Special Administrative Region]]

[[Category:Law]]

Base

2007-07-01T03:52:27Z

Jimmyz:

A base is a molecule which accepts <math>H^+</math> ions in a chemical reaction. Bases have a bitter taste and turn red litmus paper blue. Bases feel slippery when dissolved in water. Most bases contain a [[Hydroxide]] Ion.

[[Category:Chemistry]]

Bartholomew de Las Casas

2007-07-01T03:52:01Z

Jimmyz:

Bartholomew de Las Casas lived from 1474 to 1566. He was a Dominican monk and missionary. He was assigned to be the chaplain for the Spanish Armies during their invasion of Cuba and witnessed first-hand a horrible massacre of the native people. As a result, he sent sensational descriptions to the Spanish government of the supposed atrocities the Conquistadors were committing against the natives. Las Casas' reports were quite exaggerated, but they resulted in the new [[Repartamiento]]s, rules for the treatment of the natives.

[[Category:People]]

Barter

2007-07-01T03:51:28Z

Jimmyz:

Barter is paying for goods or services with other goods or services, instead of with money. It is often popular when the quality of money is low or uncertain, perhaps because of high inflation or counterfeiting, or when people are asset-rich but cash-poor, or when taxation or extortion by criminals is high.

[[Category:Economics]]

Mustard

2007-07-01T03:50:00Z

Jimmyz:

'''Mustard''' is a popular condiment created from the seeds of the Mustard plant.

[[Category:Food and drink]]

Honey

2007-07-01T03:49:36Z

Jimmyz:

Honey is a thick, sweet, mellifluous fluid made by bees.

[[Category:Food and drink]]

Garibaldi

2007-07-01T03:49:23Z

Jimmyz:

'''Garibaldi''' biscuits, a [[British]] delicacy, are popularly known as squashed fly biscuits from their appearance. They are flat, measure approximately 2ins by 1in, and contain currants. They are so named in honour of the [[Italian]] radical Garibaldi.

[[Category:Food and drink]]

Fritter

2007-07-01T03:49:14Z

Jimmyz:

A '''Fritter''' is an fried, adible accompaniment to a meal, and comes in two distinct forms.

==Battered Fritters==

[[Image:Mars1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ultimate fritter - the deep fried Mars Bar! <br>A delicacy; but not one for the faint hearted, or those on calorie-controlled diets.]]

The first type of ''fritter'' is an edible object which has been coated in batter and deep fried.

In the [[UK]], such ''fritters'' may be purchased form a [[Chip shop]] along with [[Battered fish]], [[Chips]] and [[Mushy peas]]. Alternative names for ''fritters'' in different parts of the UK are:
* Scallops (Merseyside Region)
* Scones (North East of England)
* Batch Cakes (Northern Lancashire)

Other notable types of fritter are:
* [[Spam]] Fritters - proprietary brand of spiced ham
* [[Banana]] Fritters - Normally the whole banana is coated in batter and deep fried
* [[Pineapple]] Fritters - cored pineapple, cut into rings
* [[Apple]] Fritters - cored apple, cut into rings.
* [[Onion rings]] - sliced onion separated into individual rings.
In [[Glasgow]], it is possible to obtain almost any food, deep fried in this manner. Specialities there include the deep fried [[Mars Bar]] and deep fried [[Pizza]].

The batter-frying technique was introduced into Japan by the Portuguese and Spanish in the late 16th century and the [[tempura]] that developed involved a mixed fry of shrimps, herbs, and vegetables. Fritto misto is an Italian dish of bits of meat, seafood, and vegetables dipped in batter and fried in olive oil. A specialty dish of various local cuisines is the flower fritter, using daylilies, roses, violets, acacia, elder blow, and squash blossoms.

==Fritter Cakes==

A different type of fritter occurs in the cuisines of many countries: the French beignets, Italian bigne, and Greek loukoumades are small cakes made with batter mixed with and another (main) ingredient and fried. The Indian pakora is a savoury deep-fried cake containing bits of cauliflower, eggplant, or other vegetables. Beignets are common in Louisianna especially during Mardi Gras. In other parts of the [[United States]], "corn fritters" and "apple fritters" are favorites, and New England clam cakes, Maryland crab cakes, and Philadelphia scrapple are essentially varieties of this type of fritter.

'''Fritter''' is also the name for a type of doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popular.

==Origins of the name:==

The word ''fritter'' derives from the Latin ''frictura'' or ''frictus'' (past participle of ''frigere'', meaning ''to roast''). This has come down to us via the Anglo-French ''friture'' and the Middle English ''fritour''

[[Category:Food and drink]]

Garibaldi

2007-07-01T03:48:51Z

Jimmyz:

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

2007-07-01T03:47:41Z

Jimmyz:

The '''Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program''' was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. <ref>[http://www.act.org/goldwater/ Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program] </ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Government Organizations]]

Barrister

2007-07-01T03:47:00Z

Jimmyz:

A lawyer who is a specialist in court related work. In some [[Common law|common law]] jurisdictions, such as England, lawyers are divided into barristers and solicitors. Barristers concentrate on work either in court or on documentation for court. In other common law jurisdictions, such as the United States, the distinction between barristers and solicitors does not exist.

[[Category:Professions]]

Barrel

2007-07-01T03:46:22Z

Jimmyz:

Barrel is a unit of volume that equals 42 U.S. gallons.

[[Category:Measurements]]

Barracks Emperor

2007-07-01T03:45:40Z

Jimmyz:

A.D. 235-284, [[Roman]] emperors who seized power with an army, usually from a low-class family.

[[Category:History]]

Barney

2007-07-01T03:45:15Z

Jimmyz:

(''for Barney Rubble see [[The Flintstones]], for Microsoft's Barney the Dinosaur see [[Microsoft]].'')
[[Image:Sept2004.jpg|right|thumb|]]
'''Barney''' (2000 - ) is a Scottish Terrier owned by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] and his wife [[Laura Bush|Laura]]. He is known for his appearances in the Bushes' Christmas videos.
==External Links==

*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/barney/ Barney Home Page]. Accessed April 19, 2007.

[[Category:Animals]]