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User talk:Kazumaru

2007-08-17T11:59:46Z

Kazumaru: /* Feedback */

:I un-vandalized you. But its possible that it counts as another instance of vandalism, making your total now 3. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 00:44, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
:: Foiled again! :( [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:46, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

::: Your account is on the verge of being blocked for violating the spirit of the 90/10 talk [[rule]]. Improve the encyclopedia here while your account is still active. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:14, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::Doesn't sound threatening, but thanks for the notice. I shall stop debating issues on talk pages, then. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:16, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::: Pity, the debating is the fun! --[[User:Bilby|Bilby]] 18:54, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
== slowing down... ==

Did you mean to make a deceleration of intent, or is it supposed to be declaration? I kinda like it the way it is. It's punny... but the pun doesn't make any sense. :) [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 23:52, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

:*forehead smack* Oops... XD Thanks, Jazzman. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 23:53, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
::Regarding [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Anti-hero&diff=prev&oldid=266885 this]... have you finished the 7th book? I don't want to ruin it if you haven't, but I'm reverting your edit. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Ħøĵímαζĥŏήğ''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|θαλκ]] 02:29, 14 August 2007 (EDT)

== barnstable ==

Thanks for helping me out. I was real ambitious at first, but after going through the first stolen paragraphs, I just lost all interest. --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:13, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

No problem. I did that on one of the other ship articles, too. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:31, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

== Feedback ==

Kazumaru, I appreciate your effort, but two suggestions:

*please don't add a dozen links that don't go anywhere, as you just did to the ship entry
*please don't make so many sarcastic comments for your edits

This is a serious project. This is not an anti-intellectual exercise, this is not Wikipedia, and this is not a video arcade. We're here to learn and to teach. Our students get 5's on AP exams, and our adults sharpen their minds and their professional work. We welcome others who share those goals. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:16, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:I'm also guilty of putting in links that don't go anywhere, but I was operating under the assumption that other users will see the red links, and create the associated article. Am I wrong in this type of thought? --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:28, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:: They'll see the red links, and it'll appear on the most-wanted page. I don't see the problem with that...

::And Aschlafly, I don't think that anyone is going to be looking at my edit summaries for encyclopedic information... Nor do I think much of anybody is going to be looking at the summaries, unless they're A: Searching through my contributions for something to use as fodder for insulting me, B: reading through the histories, or C: Watching the Recent Changes list constantly. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:34, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:: In reply to the first point above, a few extra red links is OK, particularly if the term is so important that it will be created soon. A dozen extra red links is not desired. OK? Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:37, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:::I'm confused - what if they're a dozen important red links? --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:40, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:: In reply to your second point, you're wrong. People do watch the Recent Changes, and you wouldn't go to the trouble of making sarcastic comments unless you thought others would see them. I see them, for example, and they are tiresome to read. OK? Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:37, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

::: I... didn't claim they didn't watch the Recent Changes. I do that myself. It's really not much trouble, for me. It's not like I'm sitting here for minutes thinking of some sarcastic remark to make for the sole purpose of annoying you. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:42, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

*Enough. --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 00:59, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:Is that an order? [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 07:59, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Homo sapiens

2007-08-17T04:48:24Z

Kazumaru:

== Creationist View? ==

Can we add the creationist view on "Homo Sapiens?"
:Yes, but keep it neutral.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 19:48, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

== Antarctica ==

There are permanent bases on Antarctica. Wouldn't that mean we inhabit all seven continents? --[[User:Dave3172|Dave3172]] 10:53, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

Not really according to most geographers I have talked to. Usually inhabiting means having people living there all thi time in the form of family units, towns, cities and the like.
-Gasmonkey

:Well according to this site [http://www.antarctica.org/old/UK/Envirn/pag/antar_history/pag/science1.htm#science||Antarctica.org] at least one baby was conceived and born there. [[User:Sulgran|Sulgran]] 04:22, 23 March 2007 (EDT)

== Two Homo sapiens articles ==
There are two separate articles on this subject, [[Homo Sapiens]] and [[Homo sapiens]]. The lower case sapiens is the correct form, so we should merge the other one here.--[[User:Conservateur|Conservateur]] 01:45, 21 March 2007 (EDT)

== Not a mammal? ==

"(I personally dispute this classification - revert me if you must)"

Are humans not vertebrates that produce milk for their young with hair, specialized teeth, three bones in the ear, warm blooded, and have a placenta when developing? This is what defines a mammal. If any of those are wrong, then we are not mammals. Being a mammal is a scientific definition and classification - not an idealogical one. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 22:54, 29 March 2007 (EDT)

== Britinme's edits ==

I've changed Britinme's edits, and I'm here explaining why.
* I've removed the bit about the human brain being larger than the chimpanzee's, because it has what relevance? His text seemed to imply that's why it has extra capabilities, but elephant and whale brains are bigger, so it the point is lost. The text already said that humans had the capability of language, so even that bit wasn't needed.
* I've change the bit about the larynx, as it assumed evolution to be true. I've used the word "design", but even evolutionists such as Dawkins have used that word, so it doesn't necessarily imply a designer.
* Other bits I've deleted because they duplicated material already there, or I've explained in edit comments.
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:09, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

== CP's Manual of Style overrides correct scientific classification? ==

That's... eyebrow raising, to say the least. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:48, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Screen (Football)

2007-08-17T04:47:14Z

Kazumaru:

A screen is an [[offensive]] play in [[football]] where a [[quarterback]] throws the [[ball]] to a [[receiver]] situated near the [[line of scrimmage]]. Before the throw, several [[offensive]] [[players]] run in front of the receiver to block [[defenders]].

[[Category: Football]]

Screen (Football)

2007-08-17T04:47:03Z

Kazumaru:

User talk:Kazumaru

2007-08-17T04:42:04Z

Kazumaru: /* Feedback */ Another sarcastic comment, and deletion of some older Talk.

Talk:Liberal

2007-08-17T04:38:12Z

Kazumaru: /* taxpayer funded abortion */

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[[Talk:Liberal/Arch1]]
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== Wikipedia Citations ==

*'''It is never acceptable to use citations from Wikipedia here on the Conservapedia, per Aschlafly'''

== Some problems with Views ==

The following items from the list of views need some work:
* a "living Constitution" that is reinterpreted rather than an unchanging Constitution as written - This item is confusing. The Constitution is interpreted by the Supreme Court (per the Constitution), so presumably everyone who agrees that the Constitution is a fair and valid basis for the U.S. system of government accepts the constant reinterpretation of the Constitution. What's the point of this sentence? If this sentence exists purely to accent the gun control bullet point, then perhaps they should be merged into "gun control per a specific re-interpretation of the Constitution as defined by ''U.S. v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939).''"
* globalism - Globalism is awfully broad, and some aspects of globalism are clearly opposed by most liberals, and supported by most conservatives. If we're talking about international governmental bodies, then we should call that out specifically.
* opposition to a strong American foreign policy - This is clearly a subjective take, and has no place in an encyclopedia. I'd suggest re-wording this to refer to the generally anti-war stance of liberals to avoid using subjective language. There are many liberal foreign policy platforms that could be considered "strong" by many definitions of the word.
* support of obscenity and pornography as a First Amendment right - This is poorly worded from the legal standpoint. A better wording which does not rely on the word obscenity (which is specifically loosely defined at a federal level, and is left to "community standards") should be chosen. Overall, the statement is correct, just not precise enough.
Hope this helps. -[[User:Harmil|Harmil]] 16:47, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

== "Strong" foreign policy ==

I'm not trying to troll or anything, but when you say a "Strong" foreign policy, do you mean a militaristic one, that openly supports coups of legitimate government, like the one that America has used for the last 50 or so years?
If not, then what DO you mean by "strong"? [[user:Tanktunker]]

*I would say if America stands for anything, it should stand for freedom. As John F. Kennedy, that famous [[Liberal]] said: "We will go anywhere, pay any price, bear any burden, to further the spread of freedom", or something like that.... --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 23:22, 16 July 2007 (EDT)
**He said "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.", nothing was said or implied about invading foreign countries or replacing governments, be it through military might or more secretive operations, usually carried out by government agencies like the CIA. {{Unsigned|User:Tanktunker}}

The mainspace now actually has compromise language offered by Andy [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Liberal&diff=110419&oldid=104466]. We could always bring back "''opposition to American foreign policy <ref>Stefaan Walgrave and Joris Verhulst, [http://nicomedia.math.upatras.gr/conf/CAWM2003/Papers/Verhulst.pdf The February 15 Worldwide Protests against a War in Iraq: An Empirical Test of Transnational Opportunities. Outline of a Research Programme](PDF). </ref> which advocates human rights <ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/the-%E2%80%98answer%E2%80%99-question-poses-difficult-choices/ "The 'Answer' Question Poses Difficult Choices for Liberals"] by Gal Beckerman, ''The Forward'', September 30, 2005. </ref><ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0118-03.htm ''Looming War Isn't About Chemical Warheads or Human Rights: It's About Oil''], Robert Fisk, Independent/UK, 18 January 2003. </ref> and democracy" <ref>[http://www.un.int/usa/02_131.htm President Bush's address to the United Nations], United States Mission to the United Nations, Press Release #131(02), 12 September 2002.</ref>

with the references, of course. <references/>

P.S. that Kennedy quote is what got us involved in [[Vietnam]]. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 23:40, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

*Tanktunker, unsigned posts will be deleted.
:Rob, I meant by my comment that Liberals are full of [[deceit]] as they applaud such statements by their own Liberals, yet accuse Conservatives of Imperialism when they practice the same ethic. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 00:16, 17 July 2007 (EDT)
::Ironic, JKF said "we will go any where, fight any foe", he didn't say "we will go anywhere except Vietnam..." And when he said "Ask not what you country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" he was specifically talking about the peace time draft. Another irony, JFK was that draftdodger Bill Clinton's idol. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:55, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

*Not so ironic that user Tanktunker was exposed as a petty code vandal tonight. He will not be missed. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 04:21, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

== Someone explain to me... ==

How greenpeace is a "liberal organization?" -hoboace

:One of the [[liberal]] views is [[environmentalism]]. Certainly [[Greenpeace]] engages in ''environmentalism'' and therefore qualifies as a "liberal organization". --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 16:48, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

== Definition? ==

This article contains many examples of what liberals believe, but doesn't contain a definition. The introduction should contain a definition of what a liberal ''is''. The article is incomplete if it only lists views held by liberals. We need to define what makes those views liberal views. - [[User:Borofkin2|Borofkin2]] 23:50, 22 July 2007 (EDT)
:That's correct. The problem is with liberalism. It is whatever you want to be. A definition today will be outdated tomorrow. It all depends what is 'is'. Shades of grey. No black or white. Slippery than fish out water. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:17, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

*The do all believe in one thing, I find: [[Deceit]]. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 04:17, 23 July 2007 (EDT)
:Can we add that to the introduction as a definition? How about this: "A liberal is a person who calls themselves a liberal. All liberals practice [[deceit]]." - [[User:Borofkin2|Borofkin2]] 20:22, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

:TK, you spend way too much time with Aschlafly. Or was this meant to be ironic. [[User:Order]] 24 July

::We've come very far in the past several months; when I first started virtually every page read either "a lberal is a leftist," or a "leftist is a liberal." After much hard work, I think we actually have some substance now. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:26, 23 July 2007 (EDT)
:::There are plenty of examples of liberal thought, but there isn't even an attempt at a definition of "Liberalism in the US today". - [[User:Borofkin2|Borofkin2]] 21:44, 23 July 2007 (EDT)
:Look it up in the histroy of this article. It used to have a definition and a proper introduction, and IMHO it used to be better. Now it is merely a list of policies Conservapedia editors don't like, together with a list of organization they don't like either. Such lists can be useful as illustration, but without a proper definition it is somewhat meager. [[User:Order]] 24 July, 11:50
::How do we handle, for example, anti-Bush American liberals who have been carrying water for [[al-Qaeda]]? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 22:19, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

::: If anyone provides material support for terrorism, it a matter of law enforcement. That how you handle it. The definition of liberals, however, should be more general than the current political mud fight. This tries to be an encyclopedia, not a blog. And as an encyclopedia, it is customary to start an article with a definition. [[User:Order]] 24 July 14:00
::::Something needs to be said about leadership and the propaganda war. Al-Qaede certainly has gained a great victory with the loss of support behind the America leader. Yet all the liberals efforts will go unappreciated, and they've gained nothing. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:30, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
::: Obviously you are very angry at liberals, but what has this to do with a definition of liberalism. I think to define liberalism as the movement RobS (or Conservapedia) despises would make a poor definition. [[User:Order]] 24 July 14:45
::::I'm not expressing any personal sentiment, I am a witness and chronicler of events, nothing more. We can't deny what we've seen with our own two eyes now, can we? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:49, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
:::Sorry, but you are expressing a personal sentiment. However, if it is not just a sentiment and you have objective proof that a liberal or any other person is providing material support to al qaida you should inform the authorities. Just witnessing and chronicling it is serious neglect on your part. However, calling someone a "water carrier of al-qaida" sounds like a sentiment. And there is nothing wrong with that, but don't pretend that it isn't.

::: I get the impression that rather than think constructively about what an appropriate definition of liberalism would be (like the one in this version [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Liberal&oldid=93410]), you want to discuss the behavior of certain liberals (and you probably mean certain democrats) who in your eyes failed in the fight against al-qaida. If you want to discuss current political figures, feel free to do so; do it in the article about them, or go go to a blog. What this article is missing is a definition. [[User:Order]] 24 July 15:15

::::I am refering to the fact that the United States is at war. A war, as all wars do, requires leadership. President Bush enjoyed popular support in this war as the leader. Through a series of events, President Bush's popular supprt as leader in this war has been eroded. Liberals have famously taken to being his most vehement critic, at least in the English language. The net result has only served to further [[al Qaeda]]'s stated aims, which have not changed since the mid 1990's, and were fully exposited shortly after 9/11 in the English language.

::::For all the liberal critics efforts to destroy George W. Bush's effective leadership and popular support in the war, what ever the aims were, they will largely go unappreciated by al-Qeada, and will not buy them any special favors. But al-Qaeda certainly will make use of their hard work.

::::This was immensely foolish on the part of liberal critics of George W. Bush's leadership in the war effort, because under our system Bush's leadership was limited in time anyway. Attempting to jumpstart the war effort with a leader more acceptable to liberals will be extremely difficult, because once again, their sincerity and loyalty to the cause of preserving Western Civilization has been called into question.

::::So, I make no summary or conclusions, only offer some independent observations of the events of the past several years. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 10:16, 24 July 2007 (EDT)
:::You do offer conclusions. Surely Bush support eroded, but you suggest in the second paragraph that Bush leadership was effective, and that it was the liberal critics that destroyed it, and furthermore you conclude at the end that that to "jumpstart the war effort" will be difficult and you question their "loyalty to the cause of preserving Western civilization". I can appreciate your effort to describe you observation and position calmly in well formed sentences, but just because you are not using vernacular, doesn't mean that it is not expressing sentiments.

:::But despite you effort to calmly explain your remark about the water carriers of al-qaeda, we got not an inch closer to the actual problem, namely that this article has no proper definition. We just got sidetracked by your remarks concerning the current political situation. [[User:Order]] 25 July, 9:45 (AEST)
<--
OK. Good points.

This opening from the version you cite, "someone who favors personal freedom in all its forms," How does favoring "personal freedom in all its forms" square with "income redistribution, usually through progressive taxation"? Right now loss of these personal freedoms is being debated in Congress:
*A $500 per child tax increase.
* A 55% death tax.
* A 13% tax increase for many small businesses.
* A 33% tax increase on capital gains.
* A 164% tax increase on dividends.

Source [http://www.house.gov/hensarling/rsc/doc/CA_072307_walbergtaxhikes.pdf] [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:08, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

: The phrase "someone who favors personal freedom in all its forms," stems from the paragraph on "classical liberlism", and that paragraph is still there, now at the end, and still very much in the same form. And i think that the current paragraph on "classical liberalism" isn't that bad, and can remain as it is.

:What we are looking for is a definition that characterizes of post-war US liberalism. It used to say

:: '' Modern liberalism, based upon the inherent conjunctures of its fluid reasoning, can mean different things at different times, as can the term '' "conservative." ''The following views are generally, though not always, supported by American liberals today: In the postwar period, ''liberal'' Democrats fought for equal rights between races and sexes, and also for sexual freedom, which are all true liberal causes. At the same time, many Democrats supported government intervention in the economy and welfare state policies, which are not liberal policies in the sense of classical liberalism. This illustrates the pitfall of assuming that the term "Democrat" is a synonym for'' "liberal."

:This definition has some problems, first in that it uses wooly language ("inherent conjunctures of its fluid reasoning"), and is also judgmental ("pitfalls"). So if we could find something that is neutral, stays clear from euphemisms and derision, we'd be on a way to a proper definition.

:How some something like:
:: ''Modern liberalism in the US is typically associated with the left of the political spectrum. The word "Liberal" can mean different things at different times, but is often used as synonym for "Democrat". In the postwar period, "Liberals" advocated equal rights between races and sexes, and also for sexual freedom. At the same time they supported government intervention in the economy and welfare state policies, as well as peaceful coexistence with the communist block, which are not liberal policies in the sense of classical liberalism.''

Feel free to start with your own definition. [[User:Order]] 25 July 11:50

:::If you're not in sales, you should be, cause you've come close to selling me. That language is good, but let me voice just two points. First, the post war era is over, and we're now in the second decade of the post-Soviet era (some debate on whether the Cold War is over or not, so let's use "post-Soviet"). Secondly, liberalism has changed noticeably in the post-Soviet era, why, I couldn't tell you, but it has changed. All we can do is observe it's basic tenets and principals and report on them. For one thing, some elements have embraced varying anti-Semitic and one world globalist conspiracy theories. Some make no pretense of discarding human rights and democracy. For many, liberal principals have no meaning other than being equated with specific homosexual acts (and we have enough evidence in CP to verify that). Clintonism gave us some valuable observations: while Clinton sold welfare queens & labor unions down the river with Welfare Reform & NAFTA, those two main pilars of liberalism were only to happy to re-elect him in 1996. Does this mean liberals are now such old stodgy conservative reactionaries, so unwilling to change, that they're grateful to be treated like dirt? or there isn't any intelligent basis for it anymore? I don't know.

:::I'd like to avoid using words like "tolerant," "open-minded" or "broadminded," because that will only necessitate the view of critics. And as you've probably seen by now I sometimes use a sledge hammar when doing criticism. In thinking about it, "some forms of personal freedom" is much more expressive of liberalism than "all forms of personal freedom." FWIW, let's go ahead with your idea. It's unlocked. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 23:15, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

== taxpayer funded abortion ==

I think the statement that liberals support "taxpayer funded abortion" is misleading in that it suggests that liberals specifically focus on funding for abortion, whereas this is just part of the way they think of it. This could be improved by splitting it into two parts:
#Abortion as legitimate medical procedure
#State funding of medical procedures (even controversial ones such as abortion).
[[User:Tester|Tester]] 18:48, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
:You're not serious, are you? [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 21:10, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

*Yes, [[Deceit|Liberals]] also focus on several types of abortion and racial genocide as well. I agree, those issues are only a small portion of their "thinking". --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 21:21, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

[[Image:Lol.gif‎ ]]

*Rob, feel free to "borrow" my LOL for all such posts. --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 21:18, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
:Great! Will do.
:"Taxpayer funded abortion" works fine. It's called "log rolling." There are Social Conservatives and there are Economic Conservaitves, and "taxpayer funded abortion" unites the two in common cuase. Liberals have "eco-racism" (I kid you not. See here [http://web.archive.org/web/20000819003459/http://www.alternatives.com/libs/poledge.htm] "Eco-Racism cberlet pra.reports") "Eco-racism" is where white racist suburbanites drive gas guzzlers through the inner-city on their way to work, however their ''real'' intention, according the highly regarded leftist think tank, Political Research Associates, is to [[exterminate]] minority popultations with carbon monoxide fumes blown out of thier tail pipes. This stroke of genius, of melding two separate constituancies, Blacks and Environmentalists, into common cause to combat the evil white Republicans, is an example of liberal "log rolling."

:So, while libs have "eco-racism," we have "taxpayer funded abortion." [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 21:24, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

*I didn't even want to mention Planned Parenthood...cause the truth upsets the Liberals sooooo much! ;-) --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 23:18, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

: How many Liberals believe in this "Eco-racism" trash, honestly? And will Conservapedia have an article about that? [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 23:23, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
::Eco-racism just didn't get the response intended, and now its auther has tried to hide copies of it, and expunge any reference to it from his website. But it does make for a starting point here [http://www.conservapedia.com/Chip_Berlet] in Conservapedia about one of Wikipedia's most treasured "expert" contributors (SlimVirgin refers to him as "highly regarded," and Fred Bauder calls him "a valuable editor"). [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 23:36, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

:::Ah. Seems like a fringe nutjob to me... [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 23:38, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
::::A fringe nutjob who wrote for the [[Yippies]] ''Overthrow'' publication, and the [[Guardian]] newspaper, which was founded by a few [[KGB]] operatives and hired a reporter who actually took part in torturing American [[POW]]s during the Korean War. Yes, this fringe nutjob not only has a record of writing for marginal, fringe & extremist publications, is the inventor of bizarre conspiracy theories, this same fringe nutjob is in fact Wikipedia's Gatekeeper of political content--the person assigned by Jimbo & the Foundation to judge acceptable politcal content and sourcing for the information your children get all the Google hits on. [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 00:12, 17 August 2007 (EDT)
:::::Source? I like sources. Can I get a source? [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:38, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Heresy

2007-08-17T04:37:07Z

Kazumaru: Sarcastic remark here.

'''Heresy''' is the act of speaking against the word of an organization, usually a [[Religion|religious]] one.

== See Also ==

[[Blasphemy]].

User talk:Kazumaru

2007-08-17T04:34:21Z

Kazumaru: /* Feedback */ Sarcastic remark here.

:I un-vandalized you. But its possible that it counts as another instance of vandalism, making your total now 3. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 00:44, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
:: Foiled again! :( [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:46, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

::: Your account is on the verge of being blocked for violating the spirit of the 90/10 talk [[rule]]. Improve the encyclopedia here while your account is still active. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:14, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::Doesn't sound threatening, but thanks for the notice. I shall stop debating issues on talk pages, then. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:16, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::: Pity, the debating is the fun! --[[User:Bilby|Bilby]] 18:54, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
== slowing down... ==

Did you mean to make a deceleration of intent, or is it supposed to be declaration? I kinda like it the way it is. It's punny... but the pun doesn't make any sense. :) [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 23:52, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

:*forehead smack* Oops... XD Thanks, Jazzman. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 23:53, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
::Regarding [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Anti-hero&diff=prev&oldid=266885 this]... have you finished the 7th book? I don't want to ruin it if you haven't, but I'm reverting your edit. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Ħøĵímαζĥŏήğ''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|θαλκ]] 02:29, 14 August 2007 (EDT)

== categorizing articles ==

Hi! :)

Thanks for adding a new article, in this case [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]]. Please, though, categorize your articles when you create them; while there are those of us who will go through and clean-up the uncategorized articles, you know your subject better than we do.

For a list of categories, go here: [[Special:Categories]]. To add a category to your article, type two open brackets, then "category:" followed by the category you want. Just add two closed brackets and you're done! You can add as many categories as you feel are appropriate. Thanks! [[User:Aziraphale|Aziraphale]] 02:17, 15 August 2007 (EDT)

== barnstable ==

Thanks for helping me out. I was real ambitious at first, but after going through the first stolen paragraphs, I just lost all interest. --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:13, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

No problem. I did that on one of the other ship articles, too. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:31, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

== Feedback ==

Kazumaru, I appreciate your effort, but two suggestions:

*please don't add a dozen links that don't go anywhere, as you just did to the ship entry
*please don't make so many sarcastic comments for your edits

This is a serious project. This is not an anti-intellectual exercise, this is not Wikipedia, and this is not a video arcade. We're here to learn and to teach. Our students get 5's on AP exams, and our adults sharpen their minds and their professional work. We welcome others who share those goals. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:16, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:I'm also guilty of putting in links that don't go anywhere, but I was operating under the assumption that other users will see the red links, and create the associated article. Am I wrong in this type of thought? --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:28, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:: They'll see the red links, and it'll appear on the most-wanted page. I don't see the problem with that...

::And Aschlafly, I don't think that anyone is going to be looking at my edit summaries for encyclopedic information... Nor do I think much of anybody is going to be looking at the summaries, unless they're A: Searching through my contributions for something to use as fodder for insulting me, B: reading through the histories, or C: Watching the Recent Changes list constantly. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:34, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

User talk:Kazumaru

2007-08-17T04:31:35Z

Kazumaru: /* barnstable */

:I un-vandalized you. But its possible that it counts as another instance of vandalism, making your total now 3. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 00:44, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
:: Foiled again! :( [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:46, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

::: Your account is on the verge of being blocked for violating the spirit of the 90/10 talk [[rule]]. Improve the encyclopedia here while your account is still active. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:14, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::Doesn't sound threatening, but thanks for the notice. I shall stop debating issues on talk pages, then. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:16, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

::::: Pity, the debating is the fun! --[[User:Bilby|Bilby]] 18:54, 16 August 2007 (EDT)
== slowing down... ==

Did you mean to make a deceleration of intent, or is it supposed to be declaration? I kinda like it the way it is. It's punny... but the pun doesn't make any sense. :) [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 23:52, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

:*forehead smack* Oops... XD Thanks, Jazzman. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 23:53, 13 August 2007 (EDT)
::Regarding [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Anti-hero&diff=prev&oldid=266885 this]... have you finished the 7th book? I don't want to ruin it if you haven't, but I'm reverting your edit. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Ħøĵímαζĥŏήğ''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|θαλκ]] 02:29, 14 August 2007 (EDT)

== categorizing articles ==

Hi! :)

Thanks for adding a new article, in this case [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]]. Please, though, categorize your articles when you create them; while there are those of us who will go through and clean-up the uncategorized articles, you know your subject better than we do.

For a list of categories, go here: [[Special:Categories]]. To add a category to your article, type two open brackets, then "category:" followed by the category you want. Just add two closed brackets and you're done! You can add as many categories as you feel are appropriate. Thanks! [[User:Aziraphale|Aziraphale]] 02:17, 15 August 2007 (EDT)

== barnstable ==

Thanks for helping me out. I was real ambitious at first, but after going through the first stolen paragraphs, I just lost all interest. --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:13, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

No problem. I did that on one of the other ship articles, too. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:31, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

== Feedback ==

Kazumaru, I appreciate your effort, but two suggestions:

*please don't add a dozen links that don't go anywhere, as you just did to the ship entry
*please don't make so many sarcastic comments for your edits

This is a serious project. This is not an anti-intellectual exercise, this is not Wikipedia, and this is not a video arcade. We're here to learn and to teach. Our students get 5's on AP exams, and our adults sharpen their minds and their professional work. We welcome others who share those goals. Thanks and Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:16, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

:I'm also guilty of putting in links that don't go anywhere, but I was operating under the assumption that other users will see the red links, and create the associated article. Am I wrong in this type of thought? --[[User:TimmyJdb|TimmyJdb]] 00:28, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Heresy

2007-08-17T04:09:15Z

Kazumaru: New page: '''Heresy''' is the act of speaking against the word of an organization, usually a religious one. == See Also == Blasphemy.

'''Heresy''' is the act of speaking against the word of an organization, usually a [[Religion|religious]] one.

== See Also ==

[[Blasphemy.]]

Bloodletting

2007-08-17T04:04:42Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bloodletting''', (literally the partial draining of the body's [[blood]]) was for many centuries considered a tried and true remedy for certain conditions. It was recommended for [[fevers]], inflammations, a variety of disease conditions and, ironically, for [[hemorrhage]]. Although it fell in and out of favor, it persisted into the 20th century and was even recommended by Sir William Osler in the 1923 edition his ''Principles and Practice of Medicine''.
[[category:medicine]]

Bone graft

2007-08-17T04:03:01Z

Kazumaru:

A '''bone graft''' transplants bone tissue. [[Surgery|Surgeons]] use bone grafts to repair and rebuild diseased [[bones]] in a person's hips, knees, spine, and sometimes other bones and joints. Grafts can also repair bone loss caused by some types of fractures or cancers. Once the patient's body accepts the bone graft, it provides a framework for growth of new, living bone.

If the transplanted bone comes from another person, it is called an [[allograft]]. Most allograft bone comes from donors who have died. [[Tissue banks]] screen these donors and disinfect and test the donated bone to make sure it is safe to use. If the transplanted bone comes from another part of the patient's own body, it is called an autograft. Autograft bone often comes from the ribs, hips or a leg.<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonegrafts.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Medicine]]

User talk:C

2007-08-17T04:01:19Z

Kazumaru: New page: Gb2Gaia. ~~~~

Gb2Gaia. [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:01, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Bel Air

2007-08-17T04:00:57Z

Kazumaru: New page: Yeah, I could see this one coming from a mile away... ~~~~

Yeah, I could see this one coming from a mile away... [[User:Kazumaru|Kazumaru]] 00:00, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

Bona fide

2007-08-17T04:00:18Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bona fide''' means “in good faith.” This term is often used to describe honest mistakes made with good intentions.

This term is also used to describe something as [[authentic]].
[[category:law]]
[[category:philosophy]]
[[category:religion]]

Bond Port

2007-08-17T03:59:26Z

Kazumaru: I like how you guys undeadend pages- Add one link and call it good...

A '''Bond Port''' is the [[port]] of initial [[Customs]] entry of a vessel to any country. Also known as '''First Port of Call'''.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Bohr atom

2007-08-17T03:58:06Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bohr's model of the atom''' attempts to explains emission and absorption of [[radiation]] as transitions between stationary [[electronic]] states in which the electron orbits the nucleus at a definite distance. The Bohr model violates the [[Heisenberg uncertainty principle]], since it postulates definite paths and momenta for electrons as they move around the nucleus. Modern theories usually use atomic orbitals to describe the behavior of electrons in atoms.<ref>http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/electrons/glossary.shtml</ref>

[[Category:Chemistry]]

Bohr atom

2007-08-17T03:57:32Z

Kazumaru: Should be moved to "Bohr's Model of the Atom" or something like that.

'''Bohr's model of the atom''' attempts to explains emission and absorption of radiation as transitions between stationary electronic states in which the electron orbits the nucleus at a definite distance. The Bohr model violates the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, since it postulates definite paths and momenta for electrons as they move around the nucleus. Modern theories usually use atomic orbitals to describe the behavior of electrons in atoms.<ref>http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/electrons/glossary.shtml</ref>

[[Category:Chemistry]]

Blue October

2007-08-17T03:55:57Z

Kazumaru: I love the list of meaningless labels.

'''Blue October''' is a popular [[indie]] [[rock]]/ [[alternative rock]]/[[post-grunge]] band. They are known for singles such as "Hate Me" and "Into The Ocean" on their breakthrough album Foiled.

[[Category:Alternative rock bands]]

Bot

2007-08-17T03:51:13Z

Kazumaru:

A '''bot''' (''web robot'') is a computer program which searches the [[Internet]] and copies information from web sites. It can also place information on to web sites.

==Bot policy for collaborative writing projects==

One of the earliest projects to use bot processing is Wikipedia. Their policy requires approval and oversight, and generally involves registration.

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots Wikipedia bot policy]

[[Category:Internet]]

Bloodhound Gang

2007-08-17T03:50:19Z

Kazumaru: OMG I FOUND EVIL ENGLISH ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'''The Bloodhound Gang''' is a popular alternative rock band. They are known for vulgar [[humor]] in singles such as "The Bad Touch" and "Ralph Wiggum."

[[Category:Alternative rock bands]]

Blocked trains

2007-08-17T03:49:26Z

Kazumaru:

'''Blocked Trains''' are [[railcars]] grouped in a [[train]] by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. This eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Bituminous coal

2007-08-17T03:40:44Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bituminous coal''' is a dense coal, usually black, sometimes dark brown, often having well-defined bands of bright and dull material. It is used primarily as fuel in steam-electric power generation, with substantial quantities also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make coke.

Bituminous coal is the most abundant coal in active U.S. mining regions. Its moisture content usually is less than 20 percent. The heat content of bituminous coal ranges from 21 to 30 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis.

The heat content of bituminous coal consumed in the United States averages 24 million Btu per ton, on the as-received basis (i.e., containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter).

Bituminous coal is found primarily in the Appalachian region of the country. Mining it was very hazardous, and killed many in the early years, and the dust from the coal gave many workers [[Black Lung disease]]. OSHA regulations have made the mines significantly safer.
[[category:energy]]

Binary system

2007-08-17T03:39:32Z

Kazumaru:

The '''binary system''' is a way of representing numbers in base 2, i.e. using only the digits 0 and 1. While it is impractical for [[human]] use, it is the mainstay of modern [[computing]].

To increment a binary number, follow this rule:

1. Current digit is the end digit
2. Change the current digit
3. If current digit = 1
4. Then:
4a.Shift current digit to away from the end digit
4b.Goto step 2
5: Else:
5a:You're done.

A more concrete example can be found here:
http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/index.html

The first 16 binary digits:
{|style="text-align:center"
!Decimal!!Colspan=2 |Binary
|-
|width=50px|0
|width=50px align="right"|0
|width=10px|
|-
|1
|align="right"|1
|-
|2
|align="right"|10
|-
|3
|align="right"|11
|-
|4
|align="right"|100
|-
|5
|align="right"|101
|-
|6
|align="right"|110
|-
|7
|align="right"|111
|-
|8
|align="right"|1000
|-
|9
|align="right"|1001
|-
|10
|align="right"|1010
|-
|11
|align="right"|1011
|-
|12
|align="right"|1100
|-
|13
|align="right"|1101
|-
|14
|align="right"|1110
|-
|15
|align="right"|1111
|-
|16
|align="right"|10000
|}

[[Category:Mathematics]]

Binary system

2007-08-17T03:39:17Z

Kazumaru:

The '''binary system''' is a way of representing numbers in base 2, i.e. using only the digits 0 and 1. While it is impractical for [[human]] use, it is the mainstay of [[modern computing]].

To increment a binary number, follow this rule:

1. Current digit is the end digit
2. Change the current digit
3. If current digit = 1
4. Then:
4a.Shift current digit to away from the end digit
4b.Goto step 2
5: Else:
5a:You're done.

A more concrete example can be found here:
http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/index.html

The first 16 binary digits:
{|style="text-align:center"
!Decimal!!Colspan=2 |Binary
|-
|width=50px|0
|width=50px align="right"|0
|width=10px|
|-
|1
|align="right"|1
|-
|2
|align="right"|10
|-
|3
|align="right"|11
|-
|4
|align="right"|100
|-
|5
|align="right"|101
|-
|6
|align="right"|110
|-
|7
|align="right"|111
|-
|8
|align="right"|1000
|-
|9
|align="right"|1001
|-
|10
|align="right"|1010
|-
|11
|align="right"|1011
|-
|12
|align="right"|1100
|-
|13
|align="right"|1101
|-
|14
|align="right"|1110
|-
|15
|align="right"|1111
|-
|16
|align="right"|10000
|}

[[Category:Mathematics]]

Talk:Liberal

2007-08-17T03:38:09Z

Kazumaru: /* taxpayer funded abortion */

Dollar (U.S.)

2007-08-17T03:36:32Z

Kazumaru:

(Dollar redirects here; you may have been looking for [[Canadian Dollar]] or [[Australian Dollar]])

The United States Dollar is the official currency of the United States. It is also widely used as a reserve currency outside of the United States.

Until 1974, the value of the United States dollar was fixed to a value of a fixed amount of a precious metal. Between the late 18th century and the late 19th century, the [[United States]] dollar was fixed to the value of either gold or silver in a system known as bimetallism. In the early 1970's, the [[trade deficit]] and [[inflation]] in the United States, caused a run on the gold reserves used to back the United States dollar. This forced the United States to delink the value of the dollar from a specific amount of gold. Currently, the issuance of currency is controlled by the Federal Reserve Banking system.

==The Symbol==
One theory states that the dollar symbol $ is a corruption of the monogram of the initials U.S., and is often used in a derogatory fashion. Ayn Rand once said that "Do you know that the United States is the only country in history that has ever used its own monogram as a symbol of depravity? Ask yourself why. Ask yourself how long a country that did that could hope to exist, and whose moral standards have destroyed it." This statement would not be true if we took it to mean that some US citizens used the monogram in a derogatory fashion, since that is, and has been, a common form of protest.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the most widely accepted origin for the dollar sign is that it evolved from P's, being used to represent Spanish or Mexican pesos, piastres, or "pieces of eight", which were common in the English colonies in North America. Over time the S was superimposed upon the P and this created a close approximation to the modern $.<ref>http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/113</ref>

==The Design==
What differs the US from other nations to allow that kind of statement is our strong national heritage in which an act by one citizen is taken to be one of the whole nation. This is the reason that the Roman fasces often appears on our currency.

==The Dollar Bill==
The Dollar Bill currently features George Washington.

==Sacagawea Dollars==

In 2000, the US Mint began to issue Sacagawea Dollars.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Currency]]
[[Category:Economics]]

Bills of credit

2007-08-17T03:34:40Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bills of credit''' today are [[dollar]] bills.

More generally, bills of credit are non-interest-bearing promissory notes issued by the government. They are promises to pay the specific denomination indicated to the bearer upon demand.

[[Category:Economics]]

Bilateral monopoly

2007-08-17T03:33:35Z

Kazumaru:

A '''bilateral monopoly''' is where a [[monopoly]] and [[monopsony]] deal with each other.

[[Category:Economics]]

Bi-fuel vehicle

2007-08-17T03:31:19Z

Kazumaru: Am I still violatin' ur 90-10?

A '''bi-fuel vehicle''' is a [[motor]] [[vehicle]] that operates on two different fuels. These two fuels are each stored in a separate tank, and are not mixed together.
[[Category:Energy]]

Bi-fuel vehicle

2007-08-17T03:30:57Z

Kazumaru:

A '''bi-fuel vehicle'' is a [[motor]] [[vehicle]] that operates on two different fuels. These two fuels are each stored in a separate tank, and are not mixed together.
[[Category:Energy]]

Beyond a reasonable doubt

2007-08-17T03:29:56Z

Kazumaru:

'''Beyond a reasonable doubt''' is the standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a [[crime]] has been proven by the [[prosecution]]. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminating all doubt, but it does require that the evidence be so conclusive that all reasonable doubts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person. [[category:legal terms]]

Beyond (shipping)

2007-08-17T03:28:50Z

Kazumaru:

'''Beyond ''' is a [[shipping]] term used with reference to charges assessed for [[cargo]] movement past a line-haul terminating point.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Betweenness of Points Theorem

2007-08-17T03:28:16Z

Kazumaru:

The '''Betweenness of Points [[Theorem]]''' states that: If A-B-C, then AB + BC = AC.

[[Image:BPT.jpg|300px]]

[[Category:Geometry]]

Best evidence

2007-08-17T03:26:58Z

Kazumaru:

'''Best evidence''' is [[primary]] [[evidence]]; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is "secondary." That is, an original letter is "best evidence," and a photocopy is "secondary evidence." [[category:legal terms]]

Berth Terms

2007-08-17T03:26:12Z

Kazumaru:

'''Berth Terms''' is used to describe [[cargo]] shipped under a rate that includes the cost from the end of ship's tackle at the load [[port]] to the end of ship's tackle at the discharge port.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Berlin wall

2007-08-17T03:25:19Z

Kazumaru: /* Timeline */ Minor wikification

The Berlin Wall was a wall dividing [[Berlin]] between the Capitalists and the Communists.

== Timeline ==
*May 8, 1945
[[World War II]] is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors:
the American, and British in the West and
the Soviet in the East
*June 30, 1946

At the instigation of the Soviet Military administration the demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded

*October 29, 1946

A 30 day valid Interzonenpass is required to travel between the sectors in Germany
*June 23, 1948

Currency reform in Berlin, Berlin is divided into two different currency zones

*June 24, 1948

Begin of the Berlin blockade
*June 25, 1948

Berlin Airlift begins
*May 12, 1949

End of Berlin blockade
*May 24, 1949

Federal Republic of Germany is founded
(West Germany)
*September 30, 1949

End of Berlin Airlift
*October 7, 1949

German Democratic Republic is founded
(East Germany)
*May 26, 1952

Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened
*June 17, 1953

Uprising of East Berlin building workers against the imposition of increased working norms, suppression by Red Army tanks
*November 14, 1953

The Western Powers waive the Interzonenpass, the Soviet Union follows but East German citizen need a permission to travel to the West
*December 11, 1957

Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with prison up to three years
*August 13, 1961

The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is closed, barriers are built
*August 14, 1961

Brandenburg Gate is closed
*August 26, 1961

All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens

*June 26, 1963

President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and says: "Ich bin ein Berliner." ("I am a Berliner.")

*December 17, 1963

West Berliner citizen may visit East Berlin the first time after more than two years

*September 3, 1971

Four Power's Agreement over Berlin
visiting becomes easier for West Berliners

*June 12, 1987

President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

*September 10, 1989

Hungarian government opens border for East German refugees
*November 9, 1989

Berlin Wall is opened
*December 22, 1989

Brandenburg Gate is opened

*October 3, 1990
Germany is reunited

[[Category:German History]]
[[Category:History]]
[[Category:European History]]

Talk:Liberal

2007-08-17T03:23:27Z

Kazumaru: /* taxpayer funded abortion */

Berkeley Standard Distribution

2007-08-17T03:21:10Z

Kazumaru:

'''Berkeley Standard Distribution''' (BSD) is a free [[operating system]] from the University of California at Berkeley, in the [[Unix]] family.

[[Category:Information technology]]

Bequest

2007-08-17T03:19:26Z

Kazumaru:

A '''bequest''' is a gift made in a [[will]].

[[category:legal terms]]

Benevolence

2007-08-17T03:18:04Z

Kazumaru:

'''Benevolence''' is the inclination to do [[good]].

==See Also==
[[Maleovolence]]

[[category:Christianity]]
[[category:Morality]]

Beneficial Cargo Owner

2007-08-17T03:17:05Z

Kazumaru: Request deletion of items 1-26 on the Dead-End Pages log under the condition of non-notability.

'''Beneficial Cargo Owner''' (B.C.O.) refers to the importer of record, who physically takes [[possession]] of a [[cargo]] at the destination and does not act as a third party in the movement of such goods.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Beauregard

2007-08-17T03:12:01Z

Kazumaru: DragonForce!

The [[Confederate]] [[privateer]] [[schooner]] Beauregard (ex-Priscilla C. Ferguson) was captured by William G. Anderson in the Bahama Channel 12 November 1861; purchased from the Key West Prize Court 24 February 1862; and commissioned 28 March 1862, Acting Master D. Stearns in command.

Beauregard captured ten [[blockade runners]] while serving with the East Gulf Blockading Squadron along the Florida coast (April 1862-June 1865). She also took part in attacks on Tampa (2 April 1863) and New Smyrna (28 July 1863), Fla. The schooner was sold at Key West, Fla., 28 June 1865.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b4-list.htm]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Ships]]

Beam (nautical)

2007-08-17T03:11:01Z

Kazumaru: Pop Quiz: What's the hardest metal known to man?

[[Image:Ship....jpg|right|]]
'''Beam''' is a nautical term describing the [[width]] of a [[ship]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Battleship

2007-08-17T03:09:40Z

Kazumaru:

'''Battleship''' refers to a type of heavily-armored [[warship]] bearing the largest caliber of [[firearm|guns]] afloat, specifically those warships built between the 1890s through the 1940s.

[[category:warships]]

Baseline

2007-08-17T03:08:55Z

Kazumaru:

A '''baseline''' is a projection of the receipts, outlays, and other [[budget]] amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent in which proposed [[legislation]], if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/baseline.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:US Senate Terms]]

Baseboard heater

2007-08-17T03:07:54Z

Kazumaru:

A '''baseboard heater''' is a type of [[heating]] system in which either electric [[resistance]] coils or finned tubes carrying steam or hot water are mounted behind shallow panels along baseboards.

Baseboards rely on passive convection to distribute heated air in the space.
[[Category:Energy]]

Base Rate (shipping)

2007-08-17T03:07:00Z

Kazumaru:

'''Base Rate''' is a [[tariff]] term referring to ocean rate less accessorial charges, or simply the base tariff rate.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Shipping terms]]

Barter

2007-08-17T03:05:17Z

Kazumaru:

'''Bartering''' is the act of 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]]

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

2007-08-17T03:03:35Z

Kazumaru:

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>

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