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Internet slang

2007-03-30T02:04:41Z

Spartan: /* List of Internet slang */

Internet slang is slang that Internet users have created and used, often in instant messaging and forum discussions. They are frequently acronyms, designed to save keystrokes in an attempt to speed up communication.

== List of Internet slang ==

'''ROTFL:''' Rolling On The Floor Laughing

'''ROFLcopter''': is an inflation of the internet colloquialism "ROFL," meaning, "rolling on the floor laughing." "ROFLcopter" is a term that is self-consciously sarcastic, and mocking of the proliferation of internet-isms, but as such is used to insult the entire forum in which it is used, in addition to expressing laughter.

'''LOL:''' Laugh Out Loud

'''LOLler-coaster''':

'''LOLlypop''':

'''ATM:''' At The Moment

'''ASL:''' A request for Age, Sex, and Location. Often used by internet predators.

'''BRB:''' Abbreviation for Be Right Back

'''WTF:''' An expletive expressing disbelief.

'''IM:''' Abbreviation for Instant Messaging.

[[Category:Information technology]]

Internet slang

2007-03-30T02:04:22Z

Spartan:

Internet slang is slang that Internet users have created and used, often in instant messaging and forum discussions. They are frequently acronyms, designed to save keystrokes in an attempt to speed up communication.

== List of Internet slang ==

'''ROTFL:''' Rolling On The Floor Laughing

'''ROFLcopter''': is an inflation of the internet colloquialism "ROFL," meaning, "rolling on the floor laughing." "ROFLcopter" is a term that is self-consciously sarcastic, and mocking of the proliferation of internet-isms, but as such is used to insult the entire forum in which it is used, in addition to expressing laughter.

'''LOLler-coaster''':

'''LOLlypop''':

'''ATM:''' At The Moment

'''ASL:''' A request for Age, Sex, and Location. Often used by internet predators.

'''BRB:''' Abbreviation for Be Right Back

'''WTF:''' An expletive expressing disbelief.

'''IM:''' Abbreviation for Instant Messaging.

[[Category:Information technology]]

Paleontology

2007-03-23T22:53:03Z

Spartan:

'''Paleontology''', '''palaeontology''' or '''palæontology''' is the study of [[prehistory|prehistoric]] life forms on [[Earth]] through the examination of plant and animal [[Fossil|fossils]]. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks ([[ichnite]]s), [[burrow]]s, cast-off parts, fossilised [[feces|faeces]] ([[coprolite]]s), [[palynomorph]]s and chemical residues. Paleontology provides much of the physical evidence for the fact of [[evolution]].

==Overview==
Modern paleontology sets [[Prehistoric life|ancient life]] in its contexts by studying how long-term physical changes of global geography [[Palaeogeography|paleogeography]] and climate [[paleoclimate]] have affected the [[evolution]] of life, how ecosystems have responded to these changes and have changed the planetary environment in turn and how these mutual responses have affected today's patterns of [[biodiversity]]. Hence, paleontology overlaps with [[geology]] (the study of rocks and rock formations) as well as with [[botany]], [[biology]], [[zoology]] and [[ecology]] – fields concerned with [[Organism|life forms]] and how they interact.

The major subdivisions of paleontology include [[paleozoology]] (animals), [[paleobotany]] (plants) and [[micropaleontology]] (microfossils). Paleozoologists may specialise in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones or in
[[vertebrate paleontology]], dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, including fossil hominids ([[paleoanthropology]]). Micropaleontologists study microscopic fossils, including organic-walled microfossils whose study is called [[palynology]].

There are many developing specialties such as [[paleobiology]], [[paleoecology]], [[ichnology]] (the study of tracks and burrows) and [[taphonomy]] (the study of what happens to organisms after they expire). Major areas of study include the correlation of [[rock strata]] with their [[geologic ages]] and the study of [[evolution]] of lifeforms.

Paleontology utilises the same classic [[binomial nomenclature]] scheme, devised for the biology of living things by the mid-[[18th century]] [[Swedish people|Swedish]] biologist [[Carolus Linnaeus]] and increasingly sets these species in a genealogical framework, showing their degrees of interrelatedness using the still somewhat controversial technique of '[[cladistics]]'.

The primary economic importance of paleontology lies in the use of fossils to determine the age and nature of the rocks that contain them or the layers above or below. This information is vital to the [[mining]] industry and especially the [[petroleum]] industry. Simply looking at the fossils contained in a rock remains one of the fastest and most accurate means of telling how old that rock is.

Fossils were known by primitive humans and were sometimes identified correctly as the remains of ancient lifeforms. The organised study of paleontology dates from the late 18th century. For a more complete historical overview see the article [[History of paleontology]].

==Notable paleontologists==
[[Image:427px-Paleontologist_chipping.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae.]]
History includes a number of prominent paleontologists. [[Charles Darwin]] collected fossils of South American mammals during his trip on the Beagle and examined petrified forests in Patagonia. [[Mary Anning]] was a notable early paleontologist. She found several landmark fossils, in her home town of [[Lyme Regis]]. Although self-taught, she collected and described them in a very systematic way. [[William Buckland]], [[Richard Owen]], [[Gideon Mantell]], [[Georges Cuvier]] and [[Thomas Huxley]] were important early pioneers, in the field of paleontology. [[Thomas Jefferson]] took a keen interest in mammoth bones. [[Edward Drinker Cope]] and [[Othniel Charles Marsh]] waged a famously fierce competition known as the [[Bone Wars]] in the late 19th century that involved some questionable practices, but which significantly advanced the understanding of the natural history of North America and vertebrate paleontology. Besides looking at mammal teeth and unearthing [[penguin]] skeletons, [[George Gaylord Simpson]] played a crucial role in bringing together ideas from biology, paleontology and genetics, to help create the 'Modern Synthesis' of evolutionary biology. His book "''Tempo and Mode''" is a classic in the field. Prominent names in invertebrate paleontology include [[Steven Stanley]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[David Raup]] and [[Jack Sepkoski]], who have done much to expand our understanding of long-term patterns in the [[evolution]] of life on earth. Large names in the field of [[paleoanthropology]] include [[Louis Leakey|Louis]], [[Mary Leakey|Mary]] and [[Richard Leakey]], [[Raymond Dart]], [[Robert Broom]], [[Charles Kimberlin Brain|C.K. 'Bob' Brain]], [[Kenneth Oakley]], [[Robert Ardrey]] and [[Donald Johanson]]. In recent times, [[Mongols|Mongolian]] paleontologist [[Rinchen Barsbold]] has done much to expand our understanding of [[dinosaur]] and [[bird]] evolution.

==See also==
* [[Timeline of geography, paleontology]], [[biology]]
* [[List of publications in biology#Paleontology|Important publications in paleontology]]
* [[Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy]]
* [[Fossil]]s
* [[Prehistoric life]]
* [[Fossil Parks]]
* [[List of Fossil Parks]]
* [[Geology]]
* [[Dinosaurs]]
* [[Rockhounding]]
* [[Mary Anning]]
* [[Fossil Hunters]]
* [[Fossils and the geological timescale]]
* [[Fossil collecting]]
* [[List of transitional fossils]]
* [[List of notable fossils]]
* [[List of fossil sites]] ''(with link directory)''
* [[Fossil fuel]]s
* [[Prehistoric life]]
* [[Lazarus taxon]]
* [[Elvis taxon]]
* [[Paleobiology]]
* [[History of paleontology]]

==External links==
*[http://www.dinosaurnews.org Dinosaurnews] the free dinosaur zine (very popular site, with the latest international news about dinosaurs).
*[http://fossilinsects.net/index.html International Palaeoentomological Society]
*[http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/geotime/ Smithsonian's Paleobiology website: a good introduction]
*[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/FAQ/faq.html University of California Museum of Paleontology FAQ About Paleontology]
*[http://www.discoverfossils.com The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, biggest collection of marine reptile fossils in Canada, field trips, museum tours]

[[Category:Science]]

File:427px-Paleontologist chipping.jpg

2007-03-23T22:52:33Z

Spartan: A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae.

A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae.

User talk:Spartan

2007-03-22T23:34:03Z

Spartan:

== Elephants ==

How was the reference to extinction of other elephant species an example of secular liberal bias? Or was that intended to be tongue in cheek? --[[User:Horace|Horace]] 18:43, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

---They talked about extinction.

Pizza

2007-03-22T23:32:42Z

Spartan:

[[Image:Pizza.jpg|thumb|A pizza with red onions, mushrooms, sausages, cheese, and pepperonis.]]

Pizza or pizza pie is the name of an oven-baked bread covered, usually covered with tomato sauce and cheese, occasionally with additional, optional toppings. While it is a typical dish of Neapolitan cuisine, it has become an extremely popular dish all over the world, particularly the United States of America.

Various toppings may be added, most typically:

* sauce, traditionally tomato based
* cheese, traditionally mozzarella but often Provolone or a blend of other cheeses
* herbs and seasonings, like basil, oregano, or garlic
* vegetables such as tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms red onions, or olives
* meat or seafood, such as sausage, (especially pepperoni or salami), ham, bacon, ground beef, anchovies, or chicken

The crust is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. In some pizza recipes the tomato sauce is omitted (termed "white pizza"), or replaced with another sauce (usually garlic butter but sauces can also be made with spinach or onions). Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but leftovers are often eaten cold for breakfast or as a snack.

Pissa is late Vulgar Latin (9th century) flat bread, and apparently came to mean a flat bread with a cheese topping by the 14th century in some Italian dialects. Many languages around the Mediterranean have similar words meaning flat bread or unleavened bread, like 'pita'.

The Italian word for a person with a talent for making pizza is pizzaiolo. A restaurant that serves pizza is called a pizzeria (from Italian); the phrase "pizza parlor" is also used in the United States and Canada. Pizza can also be purchased in grocery stores or supermarkets (usually, but not always, frozen); in many countries, pizza can also be ordered by telephone (or, increasingly, via the Web) to be delivered, hot and ready to eat, to almost any address within range of the restaurant.

Pizza

2007-03-22T23:32:15Z

Spartan: New page: A pizza with red onions, mushrooms, sausages, cheese, and pepperonis. Pizza or pizza pie is the name of an oven-baked bread covered, usually covered with tomato ...

File:Pizza.jpg

2007-03-22T23:31:36Z

Spartan: A pizza with red onions, mushrooms, sausages, cheese, and pepperonis.

A pizza with red onions, mushrooms, sausages, cheese, and pepperonis.

Elephant

2007-03-15T22:34:30Z

Spartan: edited out secular liberal bias that I accidentally included

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The elephant (Elephantidae) belongs to the family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant).

Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kg (265 lb). An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. It was male and weighed about 12,000 kg (26,400 lb), with a shoulder height of 4.2m, a meter taller than the average male African elephant.

Elephant

2007-03-15T22:33:58Z

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The elephant (Elephantidae) belongs to the family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). Other species have become extinct since the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago.

Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kg (265 lb). An elephant may live as long as 70 years, sometimes longer. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1956. It was male and weighed about 12,000 kg (26,400 lb), with a shoulder height of 4.2m, a meter taller than the average male African elephant.