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The Times of London

2008-04-29T19:28:52Z

NormanTebbitt:

'''The Times''' is a leading British daily newspaper founded in 1785 as ''The Daily Universal Register'', changing its name to ''The Times'' in 1788. Nicknamed 'The Thunderer', it is regarded as the newspaper of the British Establishment and [[Tories]] and has traditionally followed a right-of-centre political line, sometimes embarrassingly so, as with its editorial support of [[appeasement]] in the 1930s. The paper was closed down by an industrial dispute between December 1978 and November 1979. Since 1981, ''The Times'' and associated titles have been owned by [[News Corp]], a giant global mainstream media conglomerate owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]] who owns newspapers and television stations around the world such as The Sun (UK), Sky TV(UK), Fox TV(USA), Fox News(USA) and Fox Movie Studios(USA). In 1986 the newspaper editorial and production facilities were moved from central London (near [[Fleet Street]]) to a new site at [[Wapping]], east London, where modernised plant and working methods were to be employed. This prompted a year-long strike by printworkers, accompanied by picket-line violence, but production of the newspaper was never completely interrupted.

[[Category:United Kingdom Newspapers]]

The Times of London

2008-04-29T19:25:40Z

NormanTebbitt: News Corp, not News Group

'''The Times''' is a leading British daily newspaper founded in 1785 as ''The Daily Universal Register'', changing its name to ''The Times'' in 1788. Nicknamed 'The Thunderer', it is regarded as the newspaper of the British Establishment and has traditionally followed a right-of-centre political line, sometimes embarrassingly so, as with its editorial support of [[appeasement]] in the 1930s. The paper was closed down by an industrial dispute between December 1978 and November 1979. Since 1981, ''The Times'' and associated titles have been owned by [[News Corp]], a giant global media conglomerate headed by [[Rupert Murdoch]] who owns newspapers and television stations around the world such as The Sun (UK), Sky TV(UK), Fox TV(USA), and Fox Movie Studios(USA). In 1986 the newspaper editorial and production facilities were moved from central London (near [[Fleet Street]]) to a new site at [[Wapping]], east London, where modernised plant and working methods were to be employed. This prompted a year-long strike by printworkers, accompanied by picket-line violence, but production of the newspaper was never completely interrupted.

[[Category:United Kingdom Newspapers]]

Cockney

2008-04-29T19:20:48Z

NormanTebbitt: /* Examples of Cockney rhyming slang */

A '''cockney''' is a person from the East End region of [[London]]. The word also applies to the distinctive accent and slang (Cockney rhymng slang) associated with the region.
A website which is under construction says (in hidden text):

:To be a true Londoner - A Cockney, you have to be born within hearing distance of the bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London 'Cockney' or 'cock's egg' was a 14th Century term applied contemptuously by rural people to native Londoners who lived rather by their wits than their muscle. Today's natives of London, especially its East End use the term with pride - 'Cockney Pride'. <ref>http://www.cockney.co.uk/</ref>

==Examples of Cockney rhyming slang==
Normally only the first part (not in parethesis) is said - the rest of the phrase is "understood" and so the rhyme works, like this:
*apples (apples and pears) = stairs
*butchers (butcher's hook) = look
*titfer (tit-for-tat) = hat
*septic (septic tank) = yank (American)
*plates (of meat) = feet

==References==
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[[Category:England]]

Cricket ball

2008-04-29T19:01:23Z

NormanTebbitt:

A '''cricket ball''' is a ball used in [[cricket (game)|cricket]], made of a cork core and wrapped with a seamed leather covering. It is what the [[batsman]] must hit and make sure does not hit the [[Cricket stumps|wickets]]. In informal versions of cricket (such as [[backyard cricket]] and [[beach cricket]]) it is often replaced by a [[tennis ball]] especially due to the fact a cricket ball is extremely hard and can damage most objects easily.

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[[Category:Sports]][[category:Cricket]]

Cellular technology

2008-04-29T18:59:34Z

NormanTebbitt: differentiate

'''Cellular technology''' is a term used to describe the basic cell tower and radio cells technology behind all [[wireless]] phones regardless of the specific communications protocol they use, such as [[GSM]], [[CDMA]], or [[TDMA]].

This term derives from cellular base stations that receive and transmit calls. Both cellular and [[Personal communications system|PCS]] phones use cellular technology. [[Category:Telecommunications]]

The Independent On Sunday

2008-04-29T18:56:30Z

NormanTebbitt: originally a broadsheet

'''The Independent On Sunday''' is a British Sunday compact newspaper published by Independent News & Media, and is the sister publication to ''[[The Independent]]''. It was launched in 1990 as a broadsheet newspaper, but moved to tabloid or compact format in 2003, and follows the same editorial stance as ''The Independent'' along liberal and environmental lines. It is commonly known as the ''Sindie''.

[[Category:United Kingdom Newspapers]]

Talk:Public school culture

2008-04-29T18:31:39Z

NormanTebbitt: Reasonable information for students

Where are you getting this information from? I am in public school and do not fit into ANY of those categories... AndrasK: 22:26 April 27 (EDT)
:Same here. --[[Special:Contributions/AutoFire|trans]][[User:AutoFire|Resident Transfan]][[User Talk:Autofire|form!]] 22:27, 27 April 2008 (EDT)

I can usually recognize someone as being from public school by (i) his or her fashion, (ii) his or her demeanor, and (iii) his or her outlook as conveyed by body language. Sometimes I need them to say something, and that reveals the remainder. I'm not kidding. The culture is pronounced.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:35, 27 April 2008 (EDT)

Your experiences justify making enormous generalizations? AndrasK: 22:37 April 27 (EDT)

: It's a culture. Objective observations can be made about cultures. Are you trying to censor that?--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:38, 27 April 2008 (EDT)

::Ok first of all, stop accusing me of trying to censor anything just because I am pointing out flaws in your Modus Operandi. And that is one example of high school culture. There are other aspects of high school culture, and I will add them to the article. AndrasK: 22:41 April 27 (EDT)

I dont think what you describe is 'Public school culture' andy. It is just modern fashion, popular music taste expressed through fashion etc. jeez, 40 years ago you could say so called 'public school culture' was long hair and bell bottoms. What you describe is modern culture. It is apart from schooling. Unless you're homeschooled and dont associate with modern culture.
[[User:AdenJ|AdenJ]] 06:11, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

==Eye contact==
My excuse for not looking someone in the eye is the same as Japanese culture: a sign of respect.

The other reason might be because they are afraid of their true selves and being "figured out" by others. [[User:Kektklik|Kektk]] 18:39, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

==Non-Cultural?==
How are those points you removed uncultural, ASchlafly? It just looks like you removed all of the positive ones. '''[[user:FernoKlump | FernoKlump]]''' 10:26, 29 April 2008 (EDT)
:Hmm, good point. How is joining clubs/sports along with being pro-homosexual not part of public school culture? Aren't a lot of home schoolers barred from joining clubs even though they are "enrolled" in the school? -^_^- [[User:Kektklik|Kektk]] 10:30, 29 April 2008 (EDT)

==Another laughable page==

Please can you tell me something? This site is supposed to be an encyclopedia, isnt it? The function of an encyclopedia is, as I understand it, to act as a reference for facts. This is just another list of things that someone doesn't like and likes to imagine describes another group.

As I understand it, part of the function of this website is to act as a learning resource and as something young people can use to research projects or homework from school. Given that pages like this keep appearing, do we honestly believe that any teacher who follows a reference to conservapedia will think that this is a site that is worth referencing in a piece of work? I can tell you, if someone I teach gave me a quote or a reference from an "encyclopedia" that contained this sort of thing, I would mark them down quite heavily. More so even than I would if they used Wikipedia, and my classes know that wikipedia is NOT a good source for referencing, but at least they TRY to have some sort of support for the claims they make on the pages.

Please, please please can we pull ourselves together and realise that lists like this are NOT encyclopedic in nature and should, at the very least, be labelled as some sort of talk or debate page. Otherwise we will drive away people looking for serious information.--[[User:KimSell|KimSell]] 13:53, 29 April 2008 (EDT)

::KimSell - you obviously know that access to opinion is often stifled in educational environments. I'm glad to see you have advised your students about referencing Wikipedia, but opinions on the actual schools they are attending - and the quality thereof - would be hard for them to find. It's important that your students understand the poor environment they are in, and so this is, indeed, an encyclopediac entry, and it should stay as is. There's enough liberal opinion out there, let's at least have some balance against it. [[User:NormanTebbitt|NormanTebbitt]] 14:31, 29 April 2008 (EDT)

Compulsive profanity

2008-04-28T02:17:53Z

NormanTebbitt: I agree

'''Compulsive profanity''' is a characteristic common to [[public school]] cultures, [[Hollywood values]], and [[liberal]] [[internet]] users. It consists of nonstop [[profanity]] and vulgarity. Dim-witted participants may find humor in it, and shows featured on the cult channel [[Comedy Central]] cater to this audience. It is particularly common throughout contemporary youth culture in the UK, who litter their speech with filthy language in the extreme. One often wonders what they would say if they were ''really'' in pain or had something to be really angry about - like their native culture being destroyed by immigrants, for example?

Profanity is virtually non-existent in [[homeschooling]] cultures.

Liberal gullibility

2008-04-26T03:21:52Z

NormanTebbitt: fix incorrect prepositions and poor grammar

'''Liberal gullibility''' is the tendency of some people to too easily believe false [[liberal]] claims. [[Michael Moore]] makes a fortune from '''liberal gullibility''' and [[Al Gore]] won a [[Nobel Prize]] on the back it.

Examples of '''liberal gullibility''' include:

* taking away [[gun]]s will prevent gun crime
* [[global warming]] must be caused by man
* providing government health care for all will reduce illness
* government programs can reduce poverty by giving more money away
* the Holy Bible is not true, but the writings of atheists are
* the [[Piltdown Man]] is the missing link, and so was the [[Nebraska Man]]!
* Liberals will believe anything that Obama tells them, yet accuse Christians of having "blind faith"
*Liberals believe that Obama has no connections to [[Islam]] whatsoever
*Liberals oppose the [[War]] on [[Terrorism]], but want us to intervene in [[Darfur]].

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[[category:psychology]]
[[category:politics]]

Talk:Gun

2008-04-22T17:29:24Z

NormanTebbitt: /* Offensive or defensive */

Most of the first section seemed rather patronizing

The first two sentances are VERY patronizing.

'Some guns fire small bullets. Some guns fire big bullets. Some guns fire very big bullets'

Is this aimed at 5 year olds?! This could be a very good article with a little work. [[User:Jennisuk|Jennisuk]] 22:08, 28 March 2007 (EDT)

:Cut from first section:

::... are tools generally designed for firing bullets in a controlled manner. They have traditionally been used for two purposes: firing bullets at people, and threatening to fire bullets at people. Thus, a gun is considered a [[weapon]], though technically, the bullet is the weapon, unless the gun itself is used as a club, or as a spear if it has a [[bayonet]] attached.

:Most of this is relevant to the [[gun control]] / [[gun ownership]] debate. I do hope we will present the conservative side of this and not only the liberal side. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 08:27, 29 March 2007 (EDT)

machineguns and 20mm+ heavy MGs are indirect fire weapons?! '''ROFLMAO''' i bet you don't even know what is indirect fire!{{unsigned| User:Schwarze}}

Jesus Christ is LORD!

:That's wonderful, thank you for testifying. But what does that have to do with the article? Puzzled... [[User:Human|Human]] 22:42, 23 April 2007 (EDT)

In the article it says MGs and 20MMs use indirect fire, read the article

==Gun control, freedom, etc.==
2/3 of this article is about freedom and gun control and blah blah political stuff. Is there another article where this can go, so this can focus on the basic encyclopedia stuff of what a gun is, how it works, how it was invented, etc.? [[User:AManInBlack|AManInBlack]] 23:24, 6 July 2007 (EDT)

== Retitle suggestion ==
Maybe this should be retitled to "firearms" or "projectile weapons" given the first line: "A gun is a weapon which fires a bullet, dart or other projectile." I didn't know bows and trebuchets were guns! [[User:Barikada|Barikada]] 22:07, 15 January 2008 (EST)

==Offensive or defensive==

:a mostly defensive weapon

I don't think we can characterize the weapon itself. Being a material thing, it is neutral.

It has both offensive and defensive uses. Murdering someone for revenge or robbery ... showing it to an assailant to '''stop''' him from murdering or robbing you. It all depends on how you choose to use it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 07:54, 22 April 2008 (EDT)

Need ref: when do police go unarmed? When on traffic duty? When arresting men who are "armed and dangerous"? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 12:43, 22 April 2008 (EDT)

:I've provided cites and the conditions under which the various forces go unarmed - generally, all uniformed Police on regular patrol duty are unarmed, but there are obviously special armed squads in each country. [[User:NormanTebbitt|NormanTebbitt]] 13:29, 22 April 2008 (EDT)

Gun

2008-04-22T17:26:35Z

NormanTebbitt: Cites provided, and conditionals accepted.

[[Image:Glock30.jpg|right|200px]]
The gun is a weapon which fires a bullet, dart or other projectile.

The four main types of modern firearms today are bolt-operated, pump action, semi-automatic, and automatic weapons. In a bolt-action weapon, each new [[round (ordnance)|round]] must be loaded manually, by moving the [[breech]] to eject the empty casing. In pump action guns (usually shotguns) a new round must be manually loaded by pulling back on pump of the gun, located underneath the barrel.

In semi-automatic weapons, each pull of the trigger fires a bullet, each shot ejecting spent brass and loading new ammunition until the magazine is depleted. In fully automatic weapons, bullets will be fired as long as the trigger is depressed. Fully automatic fire will cause the gun to heat up very quickly, which can become dangerous as it can burn exposed flesh and because rounds may "cook off" or fire unexpectedly due to the chamber becoming hot enough to ignite the propellant.

==Gun control==

[[Gun control]] consists of limitations on the fundamental right of self-defense.

[[Conservative]]s emphasize the [[individualism|individual]] [[the right to self-defense]] through the use of guns. [[Liberal]]s oppose this individual right, and tend to dislike even guards or police carrying guns.

Guns are shown to be highly effective at deterring crime and protecting the gun owner. Police officers often use guns to enforce the law, except in some countries where the police are not armed. In the Republic of ireland, the Garda Síochána has since its foundation held that uniformed officers do not carry guns - "The Garda Síochána will succeed not not by force of arms or numbers, but on their moral authority as servants of the people", as the first Commissioner said<ref>http://www.garda.ie/faq.html#G4</ref>. The current Commissioner of the Gardaí has stated that "we do not live in a 'gun culture'", despite a recent rash of armed crime. In Iceland, there are no armed forces, including the Police, and all Police only carry a baton on duty.<ref>http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Iceland/Default.htm</ref> In addition, the regular Police forces of the UK<ref>http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=535071&in_page_id=1770</ref> and the Police Force of New Zealand do not carry firearms while on normal patrol, or in the latter case describe themselves as "generally unarmed"<ref>http://www.police.govt.nz/about/history.html</ref>. However, each of these Police forces also has highly trained specialist teams of armed Police, who are brought into play at time of need.

Studies have repeatedly shown that law-abiding citizens carrying guns are an effective deterrent against crime. Further comparison between different states by [[John Lott]] indicates that states that have more conservative gun laws have lower crime rates, violent crime rates, and firearms [[homicide]]s than states with more liberal gun laws.

[[Second Amendment|Guns are also a defense against a tyrannical government.]] The 20th century has proved repeatedly that a well-armed and dedicated guerrilla army can defeat even the strongest occupying army using only small arms. Thus, guns potentially act as a deterrent against a tyrannical government.

== Science Fiction ==

[[Science fiction]], such as [[Star Trek]], has postulated many different types of directed energy weapons. These are guns that fire beams, waves, or packets of energy. Some energy guns can be set to stun, not to wound or kill. Most firearms legislation would not classify these as firearms, so their ownership would be unrestricted, as are many non-firearm weapons such as flame throwers.

==See also==
*[[Gun control]]
==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.nra.org The National Rifle Association] Everything firearm related. Includes information on Second Amendment rights, NRA Training and Education, Politics and Legislation pertaining to gun rights.
*[http://www.a-human-right.com/ A Human Right] Discussion of the human right to self defense with a firearm.
*[http://www.learnaboutguns.com/ Learn About Guns] Firearm information and politics from a pro-firearms perspective.
*[http://www.gunowners.org/ Gun Owners of America] A no-compromise pro-gun lobby in Washington, D.C.

[[Category:Guns]]

Gun

2008-04-22T16:10:42Z

NormanTebbitt: Unarmed Police Forces do exist, actually.

[[Image:Glock30.jpg|right|200px]]
The gun is a weapon which fires a bullet, dart or other projectile.

The four main types of modern firearms today are bolt-operated, pump action, semi-automatic, and automatic weapons. In a bolt-action weapon, each new [[round (ordnance)|round]] must be loaded manually, by moving the [[breech]] to eject the empty casing. In pump action guns (usually shotguns) a new round must be manually loaded by pulling back on pump of the gun, located underneath the barrel.

In semi-automatic weapons, each pull of the trigger fires a bullet, each shot ejecting spent brass and loading new ammunition until the magazine is depleted. In fully automatic weapons, bullets will be fired as long as the trigger is depressed. Fully automatic fire will cause the gun to heat up very quickly, which can become dangerous as it can burn exposed flesh and because rounds may "cook off" or fire unexpectedly due to the chamber becoming hot enough to ignite the propellant.

==Gun control==

[[Gun control]] consists of limitations on the fundamental right of self-defense.

[[Conservative]]s emphasize the [[individualism|individual]] [[the right to self-defense]] through the use of guns. [[Liberal]]s oppose this individual right, and tend to dislike even guards or police carrying guns.

Guns are shown to be highly effective at deterring crime and protecting the gun owner. Police officers often use guns to enforce the law, except in some countries where the police are not armed - for example the UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and New Zealand.

Studies have repeatedly shown that law-abiding citizens carrying guns are an effective deterrent against crime. Further comparison between different states by [[John Lott]] indicates that states that have more conservative gun laws have lower crime rates, violent crime rates, and firearms [[homicide]]s than states with more liberal gun laws.

[[Second Amendment|Guns are also a defense against a tyrannical government.]] The 20th century has proved repeatedly that a well-armed and dedicated guerrilla army can defeat even the strongest occupying army using only small arms. Thus, guns potentially act as a deterrent against a tyrannical government.

== Science Fiction ==

[[Science fiction]], such as [[Star Trek]], has postulated many different types of directed energy weapons. These are guns that fire beams, waves, or packets of energy. Some energy guns can be set to stun, not to wound or kill. Most firearms legislation would not classify these as firearms, so their ownership would be unrestricted, as are many non-firearm weapons such as flame throwers.

==See also==
*[[Gun control]]
==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.nra.org The National Rifle Association] Everything firearm related. Includes information on Second Amendment rights, NRA Training and Education, Politics and Legislation pertaining to gun rights.
*[http://www.a-human-right.com/ A Human Right] Discussion of the human right to self defense with a firearm.
*[http://www.learnaboutguns.com/ Learn About Guns] Firearm information and politics from a pro-firearms perspective.
*[http://www.gunowners.org/ Gun Owners of America] A no-compromise pro-gun lobby in Washington, D.C.

[[Category:Guns]]