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Airplane

2007-12-03T05:06:49Z

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'''Airplane''' ([[Spanish]]: avión, [[French]]: avion, [[German]]: Flugzeug,
[[Greek]]: αεροπλάνο) is a winged vehicle capable of flight or heavier-than-air aircraft, as a glider or [[helicopter]]. They are fake, get over it Tony.

== See also ==

*[[Stealth fighter ]]
*[[RADAR]]

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At the Drive-In

2007-04-25T00:18:16Z

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'''At the Drive-In''' was an [[emo]] band from Texas that was active from 1993 to 2001.

== Members==

* Cedric Bixler-Zavala - Lead Vocals (Currently in [[The Mars Volta]])
* Jim Ward - Guitar, Keyboards, and Vocals
* Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Guitar, and Vocals (Currently in [[The Mars Volta]])
* Paul Hinojos - Bass
* Tony Hajjar - Drums

==Discography==

* Acrobatic Tenement (1996)
* In/Casino/Out (1998)
* Relationship of Command (2000)
* This Station Is Non-Operational (2005)

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Sharp (music)

2007-04-15T22:44:11Z

Flax+: A double sharp is noted by x, not a double flat.

In music, '''sharp''' means that a given tone should be one [[semitone]] higher than usual. Thus, C-sharp is one semitone above C. On a piano keyboard, the sharp tones are the black keys.

In many cases, a sharp note will be the same tone as the [[Flat (music)|flat]] note of the note above. For example, C-sharp is the same tone as D-flat. It is important to distinguish between them, however, since they will have different positions in the [[harmonic structure]] of the music.

In some rare cases, one will see a '''double sharp'''. This means that the tone must be raised by two semitones, or one full tone.

In [[musical notation]], sharp is indicated by the symbol '♯', and double sharp by 'x'.

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Progressive rock

2007-04-12T02:21:32Z

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'''Progressive rock''', often shortened to '''prog rock''' or '''prog''', is a form of [[rock music]] characterized by lengthy and complicated forms (often based on classical or jazz, and frequently consisting of multiple contrasting sections), the use of instruments not typically found in rock, and complicated harmonies and rhythms. Other defining features include the "[[concept album]]" (such as ''Dark Side of the Moon'' or ''The Wall''), fantasy-based lyrics, and artistic album covers.

Progressive rock arose during the late 1960s and carried on through the 1970s before a decline corresponding to the rise of [[Punk rock|punk]]. [[King Crimson]], [[Yes]], [[Emerson, Lake, & Palmer]], and [[Genesis]] are considered the four "classic" exponents of this genre, although bands as diverse as [[Pink Floyd]], [[Jethro Tull]], and [[Rush]] have been given this label.

The genre has been criticized for some of its excesses and pretensions, which led to its downfall in the late 1970s (although bands like Pink Floyd and Rush continued to maintain a large following). This could be seen as a general turn in popular music towards more commercial and easily-accessible forms (such as disco and smooth jazz).

In the 1980s, many "neo-prog" artists such as [[Pallas]] and [[Marillion]] began a revival of the genre, combining the virtuosity and complexity of the '70s bands with a more mainstream sound reflecting the [[New Wave]] movement. Stalwarts of the genre (including [[Yes]] and [[Genesis]]) also modified their sound to head in a more mainstream direction. One example of this is the formation of the supergroup [[Asia]], featuring former members of [[Yes]], [[King Crimson]], and [[ELP]]. Asia's pop-oriented debut established a sales record for 1982, but surprised disappointed many fans of progressive rock who were expecting something less mainstream.

In the 1990s a new wave of "progressive metal" bands arose who combined the sound of traditional prog bands with metal bands such as Black Sabbath and Metallica. The most prominent of these is Dream Theater, while other such bands include Symphony X, Queensryche, and [[Tool]].

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The Mars Volta

2007-04-12T02:15:04Z

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The Mars Volta is a progressive rock band formed aafter the break-up of [[At the Drive-In]]. They formed in 2001. Their first release was the Tremulant EP. Currently they have three studio albums. They are [[De-loused in the Comatorium]], [[Francis the Mute]], and [[Amputecture]]. The Mars Volta has two main members, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.

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The Mars Volta

2007-04-12T02:14:49Z

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The Mars Volta is a progressive rock band formed aafter the break-up of [[At The Drive-In]]. They formed in 2001. Their first release was the Tremulant EP. Currently they have three studio albums. They are [[De-loused in the Comatorium]], [[Francis the Mute]], and [[Amputecture]]. The Mars Volta has two main members, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.

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At the Drive-In

2007-04-11T22:30:43Z

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Category talk:Music

2007-04-11T22:29:29Z

Flax+: New page: Everyone should try and add one page a day to this section. --~~~~

Everyone should try and add one page a day to this section. --[[User:Flax+|Flax+]] 18:29, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

At the Drive-In

2007-04-11T22:28:02Z

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'''At the Drive-In''' was an [[emo]] band from Texas that was active from 1993 to 2001.

== Members==

* Cedric Bixler-Zavala - Lead Vocals (Currently in [[The Mars Volta]])
* Jim Ward - Guitar, Keyboards, and Vocals
* Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Guitar, and Vocals (Currently in [[The Mars Volta]])
* Paul Hinojos - Bass
* Tony Hajjar - Drums

==Discography==

* Acrobatic Tenement]] (1996)
* In/Casino/Out]] (1998)
* Relationship of Command (2000)
* This Station Is Non-Operational (2005)

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Slow Motion Reign

2007-04-11T22:23:28Z

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'''Slow Motion Reign''' is a space rock band from California. They are currently signed with the [[System of a Down]] lead singer's record company, [[Serjical Strike]]. They released their first full length album on July 25, 2006.

== Discography ==
* Slow Motion Reign (2006)

==External Links==
* [http://www.slowmotionreign.com/ Slow Motion Reign's official site]

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System of a Down

2007-04-11T22:23:07Z

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'''System of a Down''' is a four-piece rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California.

==Discography==
* System of a Down (1998)
* Toxicity (2001)
* Steal This Album (2002)
* Mezmerise (2005)
* Hypnotize (2005)

==Band members==
* Serj Tankian - Lead singer, keyboard, guitar live
* Daron Malakian - Vocals, guitar
* Shavo Odadjian - Bass, backing vocals
* John Dolmayan - Drummer

==External Links==
* [http://www.systemofadown.com/ Official homepage]

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Slow Motion Reign

2007-04-11T22:14:26Z

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'''Slow Motion Reign''' is a space rock band from California. They are currently signed with the System of a Down lead singer's record company, [[Serjical Strike]]. They released their first full length album on July 25, 2006.

== Discography ==
* Slow Motion Reign (2006)

==External Links==
* [http://www.slowmotionreign.com/ Slow Motion Reign's official site]

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Slow Motion Reign

2007-04-11T22:14:12Z

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'''Slow Motion Reign''' is a space rock band from California. They are currently signed with the System of a Down lead singer's record company, [[Serjical Strike]]. They released their first full length album on [[July 25]], [[2006]].

== Discography ==
* Slow Motion Reign (2006)

==External Links==
* [http://www.slowmotionreign.com/ Slow Motion Reign's official site]

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Francisco Franco

2007-03-26T00:40:16Z

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{{stub}}Francisco Franco was the [[fascist]] Head of State of Spain from April 1, 1939 – November 20, 1975. He also held the position of Prime Minister of Spain from January 30, 1938 – June 8, 1973.

Franco gained power through an attempted military coup d'etat in 1936 that developed quickly into the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Franco's Falangists fought the elected republican government for three years before finally defeating the Republicans outside Madrid on April 1, 1939. With the fall of Madrid, Franco assumed control of Spain.

Franco ruled Spain as a dictator for many years, under his rule many thousands of political executions took place. Excluding combatants, the death toll under Franco's rule topped 100,000 and maybe approached 200,000 <ref> Beevor, A (2006). ''The Battle for Spain'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson. </ref>
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Last Roman Emperor

2007-03-26T00:39:07Z

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{{stub}}The last Emperor of Rome was nine year old Romulus Augustus. He was dethroned in AD 476. This marks the end of the Western Roman Empire.

René Magritte

2007-03-26T00:38:57Z

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{{stub}}René Magritte, born in [[Belgium]] in November 1898, was one of the leading lights of the Surrealist art movement. He died in August 1967.<ref>http://www.magritte.com/2.cfm</ref>

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The Treachery Of Images (La trahison des images) (1928–1929) is probably his most famous painting. The picture is more commonly known as 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe' or 'This is not a pipe'.

The viewer is encouraged to consider the distinction between reality and the representation of reality.

Natural Numbers

2007-03-26T00:38:01Z

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{{stub}}Natural numbers are the nonnegative [[integers]], 0, 1, 2, 3, 17, 100, etc.

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Moise Tshombe

2007-03-26T00:37:52Z

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{{stub}}Moise Tshombe was born into the house of a successful Congolese businessman in Musumba, which is in the Congo. He was educated at an American missionary school where he trained as an accountant. After school in the 1950s he took over a chain of stores in Katanga province and started to be involved in politics. He founded the CONAKAT party, which ran with the banner of an independent federal Congo. In the general elections in 1960 the CONAKAT party won and gained control of Katanga. In that same year the Congo became an independent republic. But in a quick move Tshombe and the CONAKAT declared Katanga’s secession from the Congo, which turned into the Congo Crisis. Then Tshombe was elected president of Katanga in 1960. Eventually UN forces succeeded in capturing Katanga, which in turn drove Tshombe into exile.

Red Guards

2007-03-26T00:37:44Z

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{{stub}}Red Guards were groups of Russian armed factory workers, which Vladimir Ilyich Lenin organized to march on the Winter Palace in November 1917. The Red Guards arrested the leader of the Russian provisional government. The Red Guards had over 200,000 personnel and did perform as the regular army between the time of the new Soviet government. The Red Guard demobilized the old Russian military and then the Red Army was created.

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Bombardier beetle

2007-03-26T00:37:32Z

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{{stub}}Bombardier beetles are a family of ground beetles comprising over 500 individual species. When aggravated they have the ability to blast predators a noxious mix of chemicals from glands in their abdomen, hence the name 'Bombardier' beetle.

== Defense mechanism and intellegent design ==
So complex and exact is the defence mechanism of the bombardier, involving secretion of hydroquinones and hydrogen peroxide in a 'reaction chamber' inside the very bowels of the beetle, that many creationists have championed the bug as being proof that evolutionary theory is a fallacy.<ref>Bomby the Bombardier Beetle, by Hazel Rue, ISBN 0-932766-13-7</ref>

Mainstream biologists have postulated evolutionary accounts of these traits. <ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/bombardier.html Bombardier Beetles and the Argument of Design by Mark Isaak, 1997]</ref>

== References ==
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Seelowe

2007-03-26T00:37:01Z

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Seelowe in [[German Language|German]] means Sealion and was the code name for the German invasion of [[Britian]] in 1940-1941. The key to winning the Isle of Britian was a mass assult of bombings and other attacks by the [[Luftwaffe]]. The assult failed and the Luftwaffe was heavyly diminshed by the [[RAF]]. The RAF made a heroic stand that ultimately saved Britian and possibly the United States from German attack.

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Kyrgyzstan

2007-03-26T00:36:17Z

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Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central [[Asia]]. Its capital is Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan is a former member of the [[USSR]].

Ultimate frisbee

2007-03-26T00:36:02Z

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'''Ultimate Frisbee''' is a [[sport]], which is played primarily with a [[Frisbee]].

Mona Lisa

2007-03-26T00:35:40Z

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[[Image:Mona_Lisa.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Mona Lisa'']]
The "Mona Lisa" is generally considered to be one of the greatest paintings of all time. Painted by the Renaissance artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. The painting is so masterful that the brush strokes are impossible to see, and yet the detail in the background is perfect. Above all, there is the enigmatic smile of the woman. She knows something, but what is it?

Martin Scorsese

2007-03-26T00:35:20Z

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Martin Scorsese is an American film director noted for his compelling depictions of the US underworld, particularly with respect to his native [[New York]].

However, his most controversial film was [[The Last Temptation of Christ]], which attempted to imagine how [[Christ]] might have been tempted to leave the cross and lead a normal life, including having [[marital sex]].

Sloth

2007-03-26T00:35:02Z

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Very slow-moving tree-dwelling animal which lives in [[South American]] forests. It is unable to survive outside of tropical forests.

Secondary consumer

2007-03-26T00:34:50Z

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An [[organism]] that eats [[primary consumer]]s.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>

==References==

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Rig Veda

2007-03-26T00:34:33Z

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The Rig Veda is the most fundamental of the sacred Vedic [[Hindu]] texts.

German Shepard

2007-03-26T00:34:13Z

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A German Shepard is a breed of dogs also known as Alsatian.

Not to be confused with a German Shepherd, also a breed of dog used in search and rescue operations and police work, or Andy Sheppard, who is a [[saxophonist]] who has a masterly command of several post-Bebop idioms, but has a poor sense of smell and is generally reluctant to retrieve [[sticks]] on command.

Peasants

2007-03-26T00:34:01Z

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{{stub}}In [[feudalism]], the peasants, or serfs, were the lowest class who rented small tracts of land from [[vassals]]. They were heavily taxed and were bound to the land they worked on.

Theory of Natural Selection

2007-03-26T00:33:53Z

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[[Charles Darwin]] proposed that natural selection was the major mechanism responsible for [[The evolution of species|the evolution of species]].

Microorganisms

2007-03-26T00:33:41Z

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Microorganism are living [[organism]]s that are too small to see with the naked eye.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> They were first observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in the 17th century, but he did not make the connection to disease. That had to wait for Pasteur's [[germ theory of disease]] 200 years later.

==References==

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Black Shirts

2007-03-26T00:33:21Z

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The Black Shirts were Italian [[fascism|fascists]] during the period between [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. They were led by [[Benito Mussolini]], and demanded that King [[Victor Emmanuel]] abdicate in his favor. Due to their efforts, Mussolini did eventually become the leader of Italy. They wore black shirts.

Specie

2007-03-26T00:33:01Z

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Specie are gold or silver coins.

These coins were considered more valuable than paper money because of the inherent value of the gold and silver themselves. The coins would have a stated (nominal) value but their actual market value would be different due to fluctuations in supply and demand.

National Health Service

2007-03-26T00:32:49Z

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The National Health Service is a free, national healthcare service in the United Kingdom. This ensures that everyone is able to be treated, no matter their individual wealth or means. The NHS is funded by the government out of general taxation.

Commentaries on the Laws of England

2007-03-26T00:32:35Z

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The best-known description of the doctrines of English law by [[Sir William Blackstone]]. The work became the basis of legal education in England and North America.

Marginal revenue

2007-03-26T00:32:14Z

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Marginal Revenue is the additional revenue a company makes when it manufactures an extra item.

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Marginal revenue

2007-03-26T00:32:02Z

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Marginal Revenue is the additional revenue a company makes when it manufactures an extra item.

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Coase theorem

2007-03-26T00:30:51Z

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The Coase theorem states that if property rights are well-defined and [[transaction costs]] (costs of negotiating) are zero, then the most efficient or optimal economic activity will occur regardless of who owns the property rights. It does not matter who owns the property rights because negotiation will and market transactions will ensure optimal allocation of property.

This simple theorem, first announced in a 1960 paper <ref>Ronald H. Coase, “The Problem of Social Cost,” 3 J. Law & Econ. 1 (1960)</ref> by [[Ronald Coase]] that won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1991, has powerful implications for economics, law and even philosophy. It is a conservative theorem and thus most schools and professors downplay or distort it. Coase himself was vilified for years by liberals for it.

The implications in law are that the best a judge for the economy is to minimize transaction costs, such as bureaucracy. Court decisions that impose additional procedural obligations, such as ''Goldberg v. Kelly'' (1969), can only detract from overall wealth and efficient economic behavior. The Coase theorem implicitly holds that much of the legal attempts to improve the economy are illusory, because there is no way to improve over the combination of clear legal entitlements and no government interference.

The implications in economics are that virtually all government regulations create inefficiencies and decrease optimal economic activity. Socialism is a mistake, and communism is an even bigger mistake. The gap between rich and poor is a meaningless statistic.

The implications in politics or philosophy are that, in a free society, it is almost irrelevant who has wealth and who does not with respect to economic activity. Useful or desired economic activity will occur regardless of who owns property or wealth. A list of the wealthiest individuals (Forbes 500) is meaningless, as wealth will flow to efficient activity regardless of who controls the money.

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Golden Ratio

2007-03-26T00:29:02Z

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The golden ratio is a number, commonly known as phi, defined as 'phi * phi = phi - 1.' The value of phi is

:<math>\frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}</math>

Phi is an [[irrational number]]. In decimal form it is often written

:1.618...

It has been observed that the golden ratio is evident in the arrangement of branches along the stems of plants, and of veins in leaves.

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Pythagorean theorem

2007-03-26T00:28:26Z

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The '''Pythagorean theorem''' is possibly the most well known mathematical theorem. It states that by taking the square of each length of a right angled triangle and adding them together you will get the length of the [[hypotenuse]] squared. This is expressed mathematically as:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

The Pythagorean Theorem was developed by the [[Greece|Greek]] mathematician [[Pythagoras]]. Is is a mathematical relationship between the lengths of the sides of a right triangle which can be illustrated as follows:

[[Image:Pythagorean_Theorem.png|left|350px|Pythagorean Theorem]]

<math>\to a^2+b^2=c^2</math>

Many different proofs of the Pythagorean theorem have been devised. Euclid's proof is one of the most complicated and least intuitive.

One "proof," below, appeared in an ancient manuscript with no explanation other than the word "look!" Can you see just by looking that the square on the hypotenuse and the two squares on the other sides must take up equal amounts of area?

[[image:Pythagoras.gif]]

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Pluto

2007-03-26T00:27:27Z

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The minor planet Pluto, named for the Roman god of the Underworld, was discovered in 1930 by [[American]] astronomer Clive Tombaugh. In 2006, the International Astronomers Union demoted Pluto from the status of a planet to that of a minor planet, although this was controversial because the organization has no accountability to the American public. Recently there have been efforts to restore Pluto's status as a planet.[http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-pluto.artmar15,0,4959275.story?coll=hc-headlines-life] Pluto has at least three moons, the largest of which is Charon. It is believed by scientists that Pluto's second moon is hollow.

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Mars

2007-03-26T00:26:36Z

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'''Mars''' is the third planet from the [[Sun]], after [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]]. It is called "The Red Planet" because it looks red from Earth.

Mars was known to the antiquities; the Romans even named one of their gods — [[Ares|Mars, the god of war]] — after it. The Romans also knew about Jupiter and Saturn, but it was not until the 17th century that [[William Herschel]] discovered [[Uranus]], and [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] took even longer.

Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. Russian scientists in the 1950s posited that Phobos might be hollow, but these claims were discredited in the late 1960s.

Recent sattelite imagery has shown that Mars has a 3 kilometer deep ice cap around its southern polar region.

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Uranus

2007-03-26T00:26:23Z

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Uranus is the seventh planet in the Solar System. Uranus was discovered by the English astronomer William Herschel in 1781. It was originally named "Georgium Sidis," or "George's Planet," in honor of King George III of England. The name was later changed and named after the ancient Greek god of the heavens who was the father of Saturn (Chronos) and grandfather of Jupiter (Zeus). Uranus has twenty one moons, including Miranda, Circe, Puck, Baltar, Spungo, and Tybalt. Most of the moons of Uranus have names drawn from the works of [[Shakespeare]].
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Saturn

2007-03-26T00:26:07Z

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Saturn is the sixth planet in the [[Solar System]]. Its orbit lies between the orbits of [[Jupiter]] and [[Uranus]]. Saturn is a gas giant, and is famous for its large, complex system of rings. The rings are composed of thousands of rocks made of ices of various chemical compounds, including methane, hexane, and ammonia.

Saturn is named for the father of [[Jupiter]], the king of the gods. His father was [[Uranus]].

Saturn has approximately 60 moons, including [[Titan (Moon)|Titan]], which was long believed to be the largest moon in the Solar System. Its other moons include Tethys, Mimas, Dione, Baleet, Phoebe, Phah, and Iapetus.

Saturn was known to ancient astronomers, as it was visible to the naked eye. In [[Mesopotamia]], Saturn was known as Mulanna, or "The Goat."
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Jupiter

2007-03-26T00:25:46Z

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'''Jupiter''' is one of the [[planet]]s. It is named for the highest deity in the Roman pantheon.

Jupiter is conspicuous and easy to recognize when you know what to look for, and is the most interesting planet to view through binoculars. It is not so bright as to instantly draw attention, but it is a good deal brighter than the brightest star. It is in fact the fourth brightest object in the sky (the others being the Sun, the Moon, and the planet [[Venus]]). Jupiter is not only brighter than any star, it also shines more steadily. Jupiter is visible in the sky about half the time, and is often high up and clear of surrounding houses and trees.

As of February, 2007, Jupiter is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise, and even in the early stages of dawn.

Through any pair of "real" binoculars (any binoculars that an adult uses for birding or hunting will do; they should be at least 7 power; a "spotting scope" is even better), you can see that Jupiter is not a star, but shows as a tiny round circle; astronomers say it has a visible "disc." Jupiter through binoculars looks about 1/5 the size as the Moon looks ''without'' binoculars. You can't see any of the dramatic markings that you see in photographs made by astronomers, but you can see that it is a round dot.

The exciting thing about Jupiter is that usually you will see two, three, or four little "stars" near it that are all lined up in a straight line, with each other, and with Jupiter. If you watch it night after night, these "stars" will change their position relative to Jupiter, but you almost always will see several of them and they will always be lined up. These are four of the satellites of Jupiter.
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Neptune

2007-03-26T00:25:36Z

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{{stub}}Neptune is the eighth planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Roman god of the sea. It was discovered in 1846 Le Verrier. Neptune, like the other gas giants, [[Jupiter]], [[Saturn]], and [[Uranus]], has rings made of ice and rock. Neptune is bluish in color and has a number of satellites, including Triton.

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Talk:Pope Benedict XVI

2007-03-21T01:52:13Z

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== Hitler Youth ==

I'm not sure that his membership of the Hitler Youth is an appropriate inclusion in such a short article. Looks a bit like gossip. --[[User:Horace|Horace]] 22:39, 8 March 2007 (EST)

Still, he was a nazzie.--[[User:Flax+|Flax+]] 21:52, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Barack Hussein Obama

2007-03-21T01:32:33Z

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== Who here would mind Obama as president?==
I'll admit it, i am a moderate on the conservative slanted site. Be as my politcal views span both sides, i am hoping for Obama to win the election. I'm sure that some people here have criticisms of him, some of which may even be valid. So have at it people: Why not Obama, the man sent to lead America to greatness?--[[User:Fpresjh|Fpresjh]] 20:10, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

I must remind you, this is a conservative encyclopedia. most conservatives can't handle the idea of a black man as superior to them! [[User:GodlessLiberal|GodlessLiberal]] 21:09, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

I think it would be great if he won, I can't stand Hilary...--[[User:Flax+|Flax+]] 21:32, 20 March 2007 (EDT)

== puhlease ==
From this article: ''He is black, and no black person has ever held such responsibility. Also, his first name sounds like Osama, and his middle name is Hussein, calling to mind the two most evil terrorists of modern times'' someone's white hood is showing . . . [[User:Godman|Godman]] 17:47, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

Aiming to denouce a candidate on the basis of his name, and not his stances on issues or character seems like a pretty poor way to choose the next president. Do people really think the informed voter (aka people who actually end up voting) are going to say "well, i like the guy and what he stands for, but his name just isn't doing it for me. I'll go with Nader instead." I think not.--[[User:Fpresjh|Fpresjh]] 15:37, 18 March 2007 (EDT)
*This article needs to be cleaned up, and fast. We must practice more professionalism and objectiveness. [[User:Wikipedialol|Wikipedialol]] 20:59, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

From the Wikipedia entry, one could sculpt it into becoming more of a Conservative point-of-view. --[[User:Eiyuu Kou|Eiyuu Kou]] 14:15, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

Global warming

2007-03-21T01:28:33Z

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'''Global warming ''' centers on the fact that the earth's atmosphere is heating up at a dangerous rate, because of human activities such as [[greenhouse gas]] emissions from burning [[fossil fuels]] (see [[Anthropogenic global warming]]). Supporters usually feel that immediate (not to say drastic) action must be taken to reduce these omissions (see [[Kyoto Protocol]]).

The theory enjoys wide political support, but many climatologists and meteorologists disagree with it. The United Nations' climate panel ([[UNIPCC]]) has assessed the theory and found that there is a "scientific consensus" in favor of it. Scientists [[Richard Lindzen]] and John Christy, among others, deny that such a consensus exists.

== Scientific background ==

The theory of climate change concerns many varied factors, but one of the most commonly cited is that of 'the greenhouse effect.'

This is what occurs when high energy solar radiation loses energy upon entry to the Earth's atmosphere. It then is 'trapped' inside it, thus heating up the Earth, to the extent of approximately 25 degrees Fahrenheit. It cannot escape, however, as it has a lower frequency and thus cannot re-penetrate the atmosphere. This is essential for the survival on life on Earth, but proponents of the Climate Change theory argue that this system is being unbalanced by a human-caused (anthropogenic) increase in levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which trap more heat in, raising the overall temperature. They argue that this would have numerous adverse effects; it could cause polar ice to melt, thus raising sea levels, and could cause desertification to already vulnerable regions. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/evidence/greenhouse_effect_img.shtml</ref>

== History ==
The scientific theory is widely accepted within the scientific community<ref>http://www.ipcc.ch/</ref>. Conservatives who are opposed to the political proposals that flow from acceptance of the theory, are skeptical of the theorists, and challenge the scientific validity of portions of the theory.

:1) The theory that we are currently in a period of climate change consisting of increasing temperature, which, if it were to continue, would have important socio-economic consequences well within the next century.

:2) The theory that this change is caused by increasing CO<sub>2</sub> gasses and a resulting "greenhouse" effect.

:3) The theory that this change is caused by human activity, mostly industrial emissions of carbon-based "greenhouse gasses."
Much of the discussion of climate change concerns

:4) The proposal that global warming can and should be reversed by taking large-scale international action to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Point #1 has become very widely accepted in the past few decades, even by conservatives who were once skeptical, but argue that the rising temperature is due to other factors. <ref>http://www.nationalcenter.org/WCT012304.html</ref> <ref>http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/global-warming-an-ardent-liberal-opens-up/</ref>
<ref>http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/3/5/91239/48194</ref>

Point #1 is argued against by those showing record cold temperatures around the globe. These record cold spells tend to be in isolated locations, and the arctic and antarctic, telling indicators of global temperature trends, are both heating, and fast. <ref>http://www.physorg.com/news2860.html</ref> <ref>http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/productDisplay.php?product=BOSRERBOS</ref> <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/07/D8EBMGIO0.html</ref>

Points #2 and point #3 are more controversial, although widely accepted by many scientists. Point #3 is the one most attacked by global warming skeptics.

Point #4 is what the political and international debate are about. Both climate change itself, and the very large-scale actions that are proposed to combat it, would have enormous economic effects with identifiable winners and losers, resulting in an intense debate. For example, since the industrialized nations emit most of the CO<sub>2</sub>, if it were agreed that these emissions needed to be reduced sharply, the burden would fall much more heavily on these nations than on undeveloped nations. {{fact}}

== Al Gore and politics ==
Al Gore, Vice President under President Clinton from 1992 to 2000, is a high profile advocate of the full global warming theory. Promoters of this theory, including many prominent scientists, call for international treaties, like one proposed in Kyoto, Japan, to limit carbon emissions using a combination of conservation and technological innovation.<ref>http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/kyoto/kyotorpt.html</ref>

The theory is widely accepted within the scientific community because of the vast amount of conclusive evidence {{fact}}, though that is not to say there is unanimity.<ref>Myths of Global Warming[http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba230.html]</ref><ref>No Evidence for Global Warming[http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed012298b.cfm]</ref> On February 2, 2007, an international panel of hundreds of scientists and representatives of 113 governments issued a report concluding:

The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together with ice-mass loss, support the conclusion that it is extremely unlikely that global climate change of the past 50 years can be explained without external forcing, and very likely that is not due to known natural causes alone."<ref>Borenstein, Seth (2007), "Warming 'Likely' Man-Made, Unstoppable." Associated Press, as published by Forbes[http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/02/ap3388409.html]</ref>

Al Gore's film [http://imdb.com/title/tt0497116/usercomments?start=60 An Inconvenient Truth] (already available on DVD that was reviewed by experts {{fact}} and in [http://www.amazon.com/Inconvenient-Truth-Planetary-Emergency-Warming/dp/1594865671 book format]) has recently been challenged by an entertaining and informative documentary on Channel 4 in the UK entitled "The Great Global Warming Swindle".<ref> http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/G/great_global_warming_swindle/index.html</ref>. Despite the popularity of the Channel 4 documentary, experts claim it has flaws and scientists appearing in it complained that they have been misled<ref>http://ocean.mit.edu/~cwunsch/papersonline/responseto_channel4.htm</ref>, and are is considering legal action against the documentary makers for misrepresenting him.

Criticisms of Mr. Gore have come not only from conservative groups and prominent skeptics of catastrophic warming, but also from rank-and-file scientists like Dr. Easterbook, who told his peers that he had no political ax to grind. A few see natural variation as more central to global warming than heat-trapping gases. Many appear to occupy a middle ground in the climate debate, seeing human activity as a serious threat but challenging what they call the extremism of both skeptics and zealots.[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/science/13gore.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]

== The conservative view ==
Just as the pro-global warming scientists are benefiting from promoting global warming, the global warming skeptical scientists have had funding from energy companies. <ref>http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2004397,00.html</ref> It can be said that they profit from energy stock, just as well as the pro-global warming scientists. However, the skeptics are not selling carbon credits, but they are profiting from selling alternative energy products and services. {{fact}}

In the UK, Conservatives propose a bill that will tax flights to combat climate change.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6438685.stm</ref> Governor of California [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] signed the Global Warming Solutions Act to try and curb global warming.<ref>http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/4111/</ref> The Pentagon has told [[George W. Bush]] that global warming is a real threat.<ref>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html</ref> [[George W. Bush]] admits that global warming is a problem, but that there is still some debate about it.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1210402,00.html</ref>

== Evangelical view ==
In Febuary of 2006, eighty-six evangelical church leaders backed an initative to combat global warming.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/national/08warm.html</ref> This call to action acknowledges the growing body of evidence that global warming is happening and acknowledges the pledge in 2004 that humans have "a sacred responsibility to steward the Earth and not a license to abuse the [[creation]] of which we are a part." <ref>http://www.christiansandclimate.org/statement</ref> This stance is not held by all evangelical church leaders; some of whom claim that this is distracting from other social issues.
<ref>http://www.creationcare.org/files/global_warming_briefing.pdf</ref>

A sharp difference of opinion over which issues ought to top the political agenda of Christian conservatives spilled out into the open at a March 8th meeting of the National Association of Evangelicals. Rev. Richard Cizik has been outspoken on the global warming issue, saying in a recent documentary that "to harm this world by environmental degradation is an offense against God." Cizik warned that "if you put the politics first and make it primary, I believe that is a tragic and fateful choice." The NAE has issued a press release which continues to back Cizik. <ref>http://www.abpnews.com/1833.article</ref>

== Conflicting Opinions/Data ==

The global warming theory is a scientific theory, that has been supported by many peer-reviewed journal articles, published in highly respected international scientific journals.

== Global warming advocacy sites ==
Many web sites, forms, blogs, and other web sites exist for educating the public about global warming. Here is a list of these web sites:
* [http://www.climatecrisis.net/ Climate Crisis] Educational website that offers information about An inconvenient truth.
* [http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/ Stop Global Warming] Sells books on stopping global warming, has a list of companies selling global warming items.
* [http://www.climateark.org/blog/ Climate Change Blog] Links to other global warming blogs.
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/global+warming Huffington Post Global Warming Blog] Appears to promote news paper and advertising by promoting global warming.
* [http://www.updebate.org United Political Debate]
* [http://www.realclimate.org Real Climate] Scientific Blogs maintained by scientists in the field

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