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Periodic table of the elements

2007-10-08T20:47:27Z

Kidrade: Invoking the three revert rule: please discuss on talk before reverting or threatening to ban. I would like to keep this civil, there is absolutely no reason beliefs should be stated as facts

:''This page is over '''elements'''. Elements are a key component of the [[atom|Atomic theory]]. Atoms are theory, '''not a fact'''. Information presented in this article should be critically interpreted and taken with an open mind. There are true challenges to this debated theory including the [[intelligent matter]] theory''.

The '''periodic table of the elements''' is a diagrammatic tool to illustrate the scientific [[theory]] of [[periodicity]] in [[chemistry]], in which the [[element]]s have similar properties based on their position on the table. For example, the elements on the left of the table are all [[metal]]s. The table has a lot of predictive power, although there are many exceptions to the periodic properities.

The periodic table was first developed by [[Russia|Russian]] [[chemistry|chemist]] [[Dimitri Mendeleev]]. Its layout accurately arranges elements by their [[electron]] configuration, atomic number, and chemical properties. Using the structure he created, Mendeleev predicted the existance and properties of several yet-undiscovered elements; when those elements were discovered, his estimates proved to be quite accurate.

[[Image:Periodic_table.jpg|thumb|center|750px|Periodic Table of the Elements]]
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[[Image:Aqw.jpg|center|thumb|750px|circular periodic table]]

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User talk:Kidrade

2007-10-08T20:44:28Z

Kidrade:

{{welcome|sig=[[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 16:27, 8 October 2007 (EDT)}}
Welcome to Conservapedia. While I'm sure you have valuble contributions to make, please do not add silliness to articles. Thanks. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 16:27, 8 October 2007 (EDT)
:This is your last warning. Stop putting silliness into articles or I will be forced to block you. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 16:37, 8 October 2007 (EDT)
::Warning people not take scientific lies without thinking is not silliness, it is serious business. Just look to evolution and our society to see what happens when people believe even one of these "theories".
:::It's not silly? Why is it that when I google your entries (with the exception of "lolcats" which is in itself a silly subject) I can't seem to verify them? [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu6ITlgpHiWUAP2FXNyoA?p=%22intelligent+matter+theory%22&fr=&rd=pref]. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 16:42, 8 October 2007 (EDT)
:::Do I really have to explain to you why the theory of evolution is a lie? No? Then why do you buy into the liberal theory of atoms and gravity? They are of the same thread and I intend on making that known. We have enough problems thanks to secular society, we don't need your help.

John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign

2007-10-08T20:42:43Z

Kidrade:

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[[Image:Casmier.jpg|right|thumb]] [[Arizona]] [[Senator]] [[John McCain]] formally announced his candidacy for the [[Republican]] nomination for [[President of the United States]] in Portsmouth, [[New Hampshire]] on April 25, 2007, although he had discussed running for months prior. If elected in 2008, McCain would become the oldest person elected President at 72 years old. He has dismissed concerns about his age and past health concerns ([[malignant melanoma]] in 2000), stating in 2005 that his health was "excellent." McCain would also become the first President of the United States to be born in a U.S. territory (the Panama Canal Zone) outside of the current 50 states. Although McCain was not born within a state of the United States, his US citizenship (and future eligibility to be elected to the presidency) was assured at birth both by jus sanguinis, since both of his parents were U.S. citizens, and jus soli, as the Canal Zone was at that time a United States possession. Once considered the Republican front runner, McCain has dropped in the polls and also has fallen behind in fund raising. McCain gained national prominence during his surprisingly strong presidential campaign in 2000. However, he eventually lost the Republican primaries to now-President [[George W. Bush]].

==Campaign development==
McCain began the race as the presumptive front runner and the most formidable of either party, based on his longevity in the Senate and his previous race in 2000. McCain informally stated he will be a candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]] on the Late Show with [[David Letterman]] on February 28, 2007. John McCain officially announced his 2008 run for President in Portsmouth, New Hampshire two months later. By a few weeks prior to making his announcement on Letterman, he was beginning to trail behind former Mayor of [[New York City]] [[Rudy Giuliani]] in the polls. McCain supported the 2007 proposal by President George W. Bush for a "surge", an increase in the number of U.S. troops deployed in the [[Iraq War]]. He has started a series of campaign events entitled the "No Surrender Tour."
==Missed votes in Senate==
In May 2007, it was reported that McCain had missed 42 consecutive votes (five straight weeks) in the Senate while he was conducting his presidential campaign. From March to May, McCain only attended three floor votes in the Senate. According to [[Washington Post]] statistics, he has missed fifty-one percent of votes in the Senate.
==Fund raising issues==
McCain's fund raising results and campaign financials have been poor. After first-quarter fundraising totals were released in early April, totals showed McCain's $13.6 million lagging behind rivals in the race. During the second quarter he did worse, raising $11.2 million. In early July, the McCain campaign let go fifty to a hundred staffers and forced others to accept pay cuts or switch to no pay.
==Endorsements==
===Congressional===
* Sen. [[Richard Burr]] (R-NC)
* Sen. [[Susan Collins]] (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee
* Sen. [[Lindsey Graham]] (R-SC)
* Sen. [[Jon Kyl]] (R-AZ), Chairman of Senate Republican Conference
* Sen. [[Trent Lott]] (R-MS), Former [[Senate Majority Leader]], Current Senate [[Minority Whip]]
* Sen. [[John Thune]] (R-SD)
* Sen. [[John Warner]] (R-VA), Former Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
* Sen. [[Gordon Smith]] (R-OR), Ranking Member of Senate Aging Committee
* Sen. [[Olympia Snowe]] (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
* Former Sen. [[Mike DeWine]] (R-OH)
* Rep. [[Spencer Bachus]] (R-AL)
* Rep. [[Mike Castle]] (R-DE)
* Rep. [[Mario Diaz-Balart]] (R-FL)
* Rep. [[Lincoln Diaz-Balart]] (R-FL)
* Rep. [[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ)
* Rep. [[Ric Keller]] (R-FL)
* Rep. [[Mark Kirk]] (R-IL)
* Rep. [[Ray LaHood]] (R-IL)
* Rep. [[Steve LaTourette]] (R-OH)
* Rep. [[Dan Lungren]] (R-CA)
* Rep. [[Chip Pickering]] (R-MS)
* Rep. [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] (R-FL), Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
* Rep. [[Rick Renzi]] (R-AZ)
* Rep. [[John Shadegg]] (R-AZ)
* Rep. [[Christopher Shays]] (R-CT)
* Rep. [[John Shimkus]] (R-IL)
* Rep. [[Fred Upton]] (R-MI)
===Governors===
* Former Gov. [[Bill Clements]] (R-TX)
* Gov. [[Mitch Daniels]] (R-IN)
* Gov. [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]] (R-UT)
* Former Gov. [[Frank Keating]] (R-OK)
* Former Gov. [[John McKernan]] (R-ME)
* Gov. [[Tim Pawlenty]] (R-MN), Vice-Chairman of [[National Governors Association]]
* Former Gov. [[Tom Ridge]] (R-PA), First Secretary of Homeland Security
* Former Acting Gov. [[Jane Swift]] (R-MA)
===Other well-known figures===
* [[Henry Kissinger]], Former [[National Security Adviser]] and [[Secretary of State]] under President [[Richard Nixon]] and President [[Gerald Ford]].
* [[Charles R. Schwab]], famous investor and founder of the brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corporation
* [[Lawrence Eagleburger]], Former Secretary of State under President [[George H.W. Bush]]
* [[Alexander Haig]], Former Secretary of State under President [[Ronald Reagan]]
* [[George Schultz]], Former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan
* [[John Thain]], CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
* [[James Woolsey]], former CIA Director under President Bill Clinton
* [[Curt Schilling]], [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher

==Criticisms==
John McCain has been frequently criticized by conservatives for his position on [[Campaign finance reform]], [[Immigration]], tax cuts and [[same-sex "marriage"]]. Former Senator [[Rick Santorum]] (R-[[Pennsylvania]]) claimed that McCain is not only erratic in his positions, but does not serve the best interests of conservatives. He has also been criticized by the [[fiscal conservative]] political action committee (PAC) [[Club for Growth]]. Saying that,

"While Senator McCain’s economic record contains a number of pro-growth positions, such as his support for school choice and free trade, and his steadfast opposition to wasteful government spending, his overall record is tainted by a marked antipathy towards the free market and individual freedom."

Focus on the Family chairman [[James Dobson]] criticized McCain's opposition to passing a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage and also cites McCain's moderate family positions as detracting factors.
==See also==
*[[John McCain]]
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]
==External links==
*[http://www.johnmccain.com/ John McCain for President]

[[Category: 2008 Presidential Candidates]]

User talk:Kidrade

2007-10-08T20:40:26Z

Kidrade:

Gravitation

2007-10-08T20:36:35Z

Kidrade:

:''This page is over '''gravity'''. Gravity is a theory, '''not a fact'''. Information presented in this article should be critically interpreted and taken with an open mind. There are true challenges to this debated theory including the [[intelligent falling]] theory''.
'''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, 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 is stated as

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

Where the force due to gravity equals the mass of the first object, ''m''1, is multiplied by the mass of the second object, ''m''2, which is then divided by the distace between the center of mass of both objects, r, squared. This is then multipled by 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]].

==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.

== Christianity and Gravity ==

Some Christians do not believe in gravity. This is because it does not line up with Biblical accounts of how the universe works. It is known that the Earth is flat, and sits upon foundations (set by God himself). Also that the sun and other planets revolve around the earth. However, if there were such a thing as gravity then the Sun and other planets would simply fall, they wouldn't float and revolve around the earth. Also, Jesus ascended into Heaven. Again, not possible if gravity is real. And so instead of gravity it is thought that God simply keeps everything in balance. He creates a force around most of us much like gravity, because its useful for us. However, he lifts that force when need be (ie for the planets to revolve, and for Jesus to get to heaven).

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Atom

2007-10-08T20:35:55Z

Kidrade:

:''This page is over '''atoms'''. Atoms are theory, '''not a fact'''. Information presented in this article should be critically interpreted and taken with an open mind. There are true challenges to this debated theory including the [[intelligent matter]] theory''.

[[Image:Atoms1.jpg|thumb|right|Subatomic resolution of atoms by AFM]]
An '''atom''' is the smallest unit of chemical element that still retains the element's properties. The word atom comes from the Greek term for indivisible, ''átomos''.

===Structure===
Atoms are comprised of three subatomic particles: positively charged [[proton]]s, electrically neutral [[neutron]]s and negatively charged [[electron]]s. Protons and neutrons are comprised of quarks and are contained in close proximity in the center of an atom, forming the [[nucleus]]. Electrons inhabit the space around the nucleus, and are arranged around it in a series of layers, known as [[electron shell|shells]] or energy levels.
Currently quarks and electrons are considered truly elementary particles, though neither are capable of being seen.

Those who understand electrical theory might notice that positively charged particles packed closely together would repel one another. The nucleus stays together because of what is known as the ''strong nuclear force''. The quantization of this force is a tiny particle called a "gluon".
===Atomic Number===

Chemical elements are made up of atoms with certain properties. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom (known as the [[atomic number]]) determine the properties of the atom, and the element it constitutes. For example, [[Hydrogen]] has one proton, and therefore an atomic number of 1. [[Oxygen]] has 8 protons in its nucleus and has an atomic number of 8. Under normal conditions, atoms contain an equal number of protons and electrons.

===Ions===

Atoms are normally electrically neutral; they have no charge. However, electrons in the [[valence shell]] can be gained or lost (depending on the element and the conditions) to form an [[ion]]. An atom that loses electrons becomes positively charged and is known as a cation. An atom that gains electrons electrons becomes negatively charged and is known as an anion.

Many common substances are made up of ions. For example, [[sodium chloride]] (NaCl), otherwise known as table salt, is made up of [[sodium cations]] (Na+) and [[chlorine]] anions (Cl-) in equal proportions. The negatively charged chlorine ions are attracted to the positively charged sodium ions, forming an [[ionic bond]]. This results in a lattice structure, which is responsible for sodium chloride being crystalline in its solid state.

===Isotopes===

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are known as isotopes. Some isotopes are more stable than others, and occur more often in nature, but there is no "standard" number of neutrons in a given element. The atomic weight of an element is a weighted average of the number of neutrons and protons (number of protons remains constant in a given element) in all naturally occurring isotopes.
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Periodic table of the elements

2007-10-08T20:35:33Z

Kidrade:

Periodic table of the elements

2007-10-08T20:23:27Z

Kidrade:

Glyph

2007-10-08T20:22:54Z

Kidrade:

A term for any character in a writing system.

See:
*[[alphabet]]
*[[Hieroglyphics]]
*[[Chinese character]]
*[[Unicode]]
*Also a [[Pokemon]]

[[Category:Linguistics]]

Cube

2007-10-08T20:19:14Z

Kidrade:

A [[timecube]] is a three-dimensional [[geometric]] [[object]] with 6 [[square]] [[faces]], 12 [[equal]] [[edges]] and 8 [[orthogonal]] [[vertices]] creating perfect 90 degree [[corners]].
[[category:geometry]]