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Talk:Neoconservative

2008-01-04T22:56:29Z

Sandalphon:

What about William Buckley, et. al? [[User:DanH|DanH]] 23:32, 23 December 2007 (EST)

: Buckley started out as a [[conservative]] decades ago, but he allowed his publication [[National Review]] to become [[neoconservative]]. Buckley himself has not been a factor in the [[conservative]] movement for at least the last 20 years.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:41, 23 December 2007 (EST)

::Okay, I wanted to add National Review to the list of neoconservative publications, but thought I'd run it by you first. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 23:45, 23 December 2007 (EST)

::: That's fine with me!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:45, 23 December 2007 (EST)

== Hmm… ==

Isn't the standard definition of "neoconservative" something along the lines of "an individual with a political alignment that advocates strong foreign policy and capitalism"? I know because neo-Nazis aren't very fond of them, being xenophobes. --[[User:SimonA|SimonA]] 21:47, 26 December 2007 (EST)

Is this really the definition of neoconservatism? I always thought the neoconservative movement was a reaction to the radical liberalism of the 1960s etc., and emphasized a return to the traditional social values Americans had always held (hence, the "neo"). I'd never heard of liberals masquerading as conservatives counting as neocons.--[[User:Sandalphon|Sandalphon]] 22:43, 27 December 2007 (EST)

Talk:Neoconservative

2007-12-27T03:48:02Z

Sandalphon:

Work

2007-12-04T23:00:00Z

Sandalphon:

In [[physics]], work refers to the product of [[force]] and [[distance]] vectors
<ref>Serway and Beichner, ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Fifth Edition</ref>.

''W'' = F · d

Or:

''W'' = F d cos θ

Where θ is the angle that separates the vectors. The second form of the equation is the expanded form of the "dot product" in the first equation. In physics, the dot product "a · b" (read "a dot b") can be rewritten as "a b cos θ".

Work is a transfer of [[energy]]; if ''W'' is positive, there is a transfer of energy ''to'' the system, and if ''W'' is negative there is a transfer of energy ''from'' the system.

Its units are that of force multiplied by distance, in SI this is [[newton (unit)|Newton]] · [[Meter]], or [[Joule]]

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Work

2007-12-04T22:58:37Z

Sandalphon:

In [[physics]], work refers to the product of [[force]] and [[distance]] vectors
<ref>Serway and Beichner, ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Fifth Edition</ref>.

''W'' = F · d

Or:

''W'' = F d sin θ

Where θ is the angle that separates the vectors. The second form of the equation is the expanded form of the "dot product" in the first equation. In physics, the dot product "a · b" (read "a dot b") can be rewritten as "a b sin θ".

Work is a transfer of [[energy]]; if ''W'' is positive, there is a transfer of energy ''to'' the system, and if ''W'' is negative there is a transfer of energy ''from'' the system.

Its units are that of force multiplied by distance, in SI this is [[newton (unit)|Newton]] · [[Meter]], or [[Joule]]

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Mass (disambiguation)

2007-12-04T00:45:20Z

Sandalphon:

== In the Bible ==

The Mass is a reenactment of the [[Last Supper]]. The [[Bible]] describes the first Mass:
<blockquote>
And as they were eating, [[Jesus]] took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.<ref>[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 26:26-29</ref> 
</blockquote>

== In science ==
In common parlance, mass is [[weight]], but in science, mass is a measurement of an object's inertia, or resistance to acceleration. It can also be describes as the degree to which an object bends space-time around it, according to the [[Theory of Relativity]]. One of the unsolved mysteries of [[physics]] is the origin of the rest-masses of the various particles is believed to be related to the [[Higgs boson]], which is currently being sought in [[particle accelerator]]s.

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Gravitation

2007-12-04T00:43:05Z

Sandalphon:

'''Gravitation''' is a [[phenomenon]] which attracts all objects within the [[universe]] to each other <ref>New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition</ref>. In modern [[physics]], it is explained by the [[Theory of relativity|General Theory of relativity]]. Before general relativity, gravitation was described by [[Sir Isaac Newton|Isaac Newton's]] law of universal gravitation in his [[Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica|''Principia Mathematica'']], which is still useful in most situations.

Everything in the universe that has mass attracts every other thing that has mass. How much depends on the size of the masses and the distance between them. For normal objects, this pull is minute, but you can measure the pull between a very large object like the [[Earth]] and another object like you by standing on the scales. Your [[weight]] is the measure of the pull of gravity between you and the planet you are standing on. This [[force]] depends on your [[mass]] and the mass of that planet, but it also depends on your [[distance]] from the center of the planet. The further you are from the planet's center, the weaker the pull between it and your body. If you double your distance, the force is one quarter. At ten times the distance, the force is one hundredth. It drops off with the square of the distance. This is called the [[Inverse Square Law.]] <ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/forces/isq.html</ref>The force never becomes zero, no matter how far you travel.

The law itself states that each particle in the universe attracts another particle with a force directly [[proportion|proportional]] to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the [[exponentiation|square]] of the distance between them<ref>Serway and Beichner, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Fifth Edition</ref>, or:

:<math>F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}</math>

Where:

''F'' is the magnitude of the gravitational force.

''m''1 and ''m''2 are the object's masses.

''r'' is the distance that separates the objects' centers of mass.

''G'' is the [[gravitational constant]]: 6.67428x10-11 N m2 Kg -2

Gravitation is responsible for making objects accelerate towards each other as well as for the formation of the [[Earth]] and [[Sun]], the [[stars]] and the [[planets]].

An objects escape speed is the velocity required to escape the gravitational pull of a another object, usually a planet. It ca be expressed as:

:<math>v = \sqrt \frac{2 G M}{R}</math>

Where:

''v'' is necessary velocity

''M'' is the mass of the planet

''R'' is the radius of the planet

''G'' is the [[gravitational constant]]: 6.67428x10-11 N m2 Kg -2

==Gravity and Modern Physics==
Newton's [[Theory of Gravity]] was one of the earliest triumphs of modern [[physics]]. It now stands as both one of the most successful and most mysterious areas of that field. On one hand, the [[Theory_of_Relativity|General theory of Relativity]] is one of the most successful [[Scientific_Theory|scientific theories]] to date. On the other hand, how General Relativity might be reconciled with [[Quantum_mechanics|quantum physics]] during the first few milliseconds of the [[Big Bang]] remains an open question, and is one of the hotly contested areas among modern theoretical physicists. In the 1980s [[string theory]] was seen by many physicists as a more likely path towards a particular unification of gravity with the other fundamental forces (electromagnetism, the strong and weak nuclear forces), but the theory has been a failure.

==See also==
*[[gravitational gradient]]

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Work

2007-12-03T03:01:09Z

Sandalphon:

In [[physics]], work refers to the product of [[force]] and [[distance]] vectors
<ref>Serway and Beichner, ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Fifth Edition</ref>.

''W'' = F x d

Or:

''W'' = F d sin θ

Where θ is the angle that separates the vectors. The second form of the equation is the expanded form of the "cross product" in the first equation. In physics, the cross product "a x b" (read "a cross b") can be rewritten as "a b sin θ".

Work is a transfer of [[energy]]; if ''W'' is positive, there is a transfer of energy ''to'' the system, and if ''W'' is negative there is a transfer of energy ''from'' the system.

Its units are that of force multiplied by distance, in SI this is [[newton (unit)|Newton]] · [[Meter]], or [[Joule]]

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[[Category:Mechanics]]

Beirut

2007-12-03T02:55:22Z

Sandalphon:

'''Beirut''' is the capital of [[Lebanon]]. It is known as "the city that will not die" because it has been under near constant conflict for two decades.

Beirut stands on the site of a very ancient settlement dating back 5000 years. Its name appeared in cuneiform inscriptions as early as the 14th century B.C. In the first century B.C., Berytus, as it was then called, became a [[Roman]] colony and under Roman rule was the seat of a famous law school which remained active into the Byzantine era.

The power and the glory of Berytus were destroyed by a triple catastrophe of an [[earthquake]], a [[tidal wave]], and a fire in 515 A.D. In the following century [[Arab]] [[Muslim]] forces took the city and in 1011 it fell into the [[Crusaders]]. Beirut remained in Crusader hands until 1291 when it was conquered by the Mamlukes. Ottoman rule began in 1516, continuing for 400 years until the defeat of the Turks in [[World War I]].
In 1943 Lebanon gained its independence.

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Vladimir Putin

2007-11-26T00:00:48Z

Sandalphon:

[[Image:Vladtheimpaler.jpg|right|thumb|Vladimir Putin]]
'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' (''Russian'': Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) is the [[president]] of the [[Russian Federation]] since New Year's Eve of 1999, the day [[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency. Putin was later elected as president by approximately 52.94% of the Russian electorate on March 26, 2000. He is mainly backed by the '[[United Russia]]' (''Единая Россия'') party, which currently holds a majority in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, known as the ''Duma''. The Party usually reflects the political views of Putin, which are that of moderate conservatism and nationalism. The next major political party in Russia is the '[[Communist Party]]' (which Putin is antagonistic towards) which still holds influence but the '[[Bolshevik]]' Party (being the old Communist Party) is banned.

Putin was born in [[Leningrad]] on [[October]] 7, 1952. He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]]. After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999. He has been elected [[president]] for two terms, 2000 and 2004.

Putin is seen generally as an antagonist in the West; his presidency has become increasingly authoritarian and it is uncertain whether he will stand down when his term runs out for the last time in 2008. Putin has been described as a [[dictator]] by many critics. For example, on April 14, 2007, Russian riot police beat a number of protesters and journalists at an anti-Putin rally at Pushkin Square in [[Moscow]]. <ref>''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> Despite these political trends, Putin remains popular in Russia<ref>http://www.levada.ru/prezident.html Putin's Approval Ratings</ref>. Since coming to power, Putin has expanded Russia's economy and reduced inflation. <ref>''Time Magazine'', February 26, 2007</ref> The majority of Russians are relatively uninterested in politics outside of issues affecting their personal prosperity. <ref>''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]] argued that the Russian people, as a whole, have been willing to tolerate violence in the name of "comfort and peace and quiet". <ref>Politkovskaya, Anna. Putin's Russia. London: Harvill Press, 2004</ref> (Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of Putin, was assassinated in 2006 <ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1819666.ece</ref>, and it is widely believed that the Russian government had some involvement in this death.)

He is married to Lyudmila Putina since July 28, 1983 (former airline stewardess). They have two daughters.

== See also ==

*[[Communism]]
*[[New Economic Policy]]
*[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]

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==Links==
[http://www.kremlin.ru/articles/V_Putin.shtml Official Putin Biography]
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Patriotism

2007-11-25T15:54:37Z

Sandalphon:

'''Patriotism''' means love or devotion to one's country or homeland.

The word ''patriotism'' comes from the Latin word "patria"; the root is the same as ''pater,'' father, and literally means "fatherland."

The [[Roman]] poet [[Horace]] wrote "Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori", which means ""It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country."<ref>Horace, ''Odes'' (iii 2.13)</ref>.

Later, American satirist [[Ambrose Bierce]] would write "In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first."<ref>Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary</ref>

Later still, [[World War I]] [[British]] infantryman and poet [[Wilfred Owen]] would mock Horace's words by describing a soldier dying a particularly gory death on the battlefield, and saying "My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / To children ardent for some desperate glory, / The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est / Pro patria mori."<ref>Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est</ref>

Patriotism can be a source of conflict for Christians in wartime. While their nation may call on them to do their patriotic duty, many pacifists believe that [[New Testament]] advocates [[Pacifism#Biblical_references_about_Christian_nonviolence|nonviolence]]. Many western conservative Christians, however, feel that patriotism does not conflict with Christianity, as in their view their countries' political systems are based upon Christian principles.

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