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Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:16:44Z

Vittu: I opened the talk page just for you, and instead you revert. Don't consider yourself a conservative!

'''"Dead white males"''' are figures considered significant in Western civilization but despised in modern times by those who are ideologically opposed to their contributions (see [[liberal prejudice]], [[liberal bias]], [[liberal thought]], [[liberal ideology]]).

Their contributions are certainly more valuable than those of some [[User:Ed Poor|Alive white males]].

Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:14:14Z

Vittu: See talk page

Talk:Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:13:55Z

Vittu: New page: The original author, who happens to be Ed Poor, acknowledges that these figures are giants, whose value is not fully understood or admitted by Liberals, who are prejudiced against these gr...

The original author, who happens to be Ed Poor, acknowledges that these figures are giants, whose value is not fully understood or admitted by Liberals, who are prejudiced against these great white males. I am sure that Ed doesn't consider himself at the level of these Giants of Mankind. Am I wrong, Ed? --[[User:Vittu|Vittu]] 08:13, 27 November 2008 (EST)

Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:08:15Z

Vittu: I'm sure Ed agrees too! It is all factual, isn't it?

Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:06:40Z

Vittu: Please discuss before reverting.

Dead white males

2008-11-27T13:03:55Z

Vittu:

Talk:Homosexuality obsession

2008-11-26T17:17:24Z

Vittu: /* Latest vandalisms */ new section

Oh goodness. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 19:15, 14 November 2008 (EST)
:Goodness it is indeed. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 19:58, 14 November 2008 (EST)
::What then, does that make [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&ns0=1&ns2=1&ns4=1&ns120=1&redirs=0&search=homosexual&limit=50&offset=0 this] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&ns0=1&ns2=1&ns4=1&ns120=1&redirs=0&search=gay&limit=20&offset=0 this]? {{unsigned|CPAdmin1}}

:::Depending on the article, more of the same, I'd say. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:16, 14 November 2008 (EST)
:::Seriously, though. This article has no citations and has a LOT of statements which need them. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:19, 14 November 2008 (EST)
::::Tim, we may have several articles on homosexuality, but that's because we're exposing the liberals and the gay agenda. It's hardly our fault that they've aided the infiltration of homosexuality into the mainstream, but it's our duty to point out how this infiltration is occuring and the dangers of letting it proceed unchecked.
:::: HelpJazz, many of these points are taken up in the other articles. As my edit summary said when I created this article, it's more of a place to collect the general observations. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 21:28, 14 November 2008 (EST)
:::::If that's true then we either don't need this article, or you can port over the references from those articles (assuming those articles have references...). [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 21:53, 14 November 2008 (EST)
::::::Cite, cite, cite. HelpJazz, again, it doesn't take much work to find these references. The subject is pretty pervasive. I've added some cites to give the article some grounding, I'm sure others can find a wealth of other citations. It's nothing to ''obsess'' over :-P -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 00:10, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:::::::It's a little better, but still a long ways to go. I'd explain what I mean, but the page is locked so it won't matter for a week.
:::::::The reason I let you do the work is 3-fold, but the most important reason is that if I teach a man to fish he can feed himself for a lifetime :) [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 13:29, 15 November 2008 (EST) <-- Dreams of a day when people cite things without having to be asked
I woke up and found the article locked. NO FUN! :( I was going to touch it up today. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 15:36, 15 November 2008 (EST)
:Too big a target for ironic vandalism, it seems. It should settle down when they get their kicks. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 17:50, 15 November 2008 (EST)
::Sigh. They don't give up, do they? -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 06:32, 16 November 2008 (EST)

== Latest vandalisms ==

I must say, they had a point. Maybe the section on Wikipedia should be removed? --[[User:Vittu|Vittu]] 12:17, 26 November 2008 (EST)

Mile

2008-11-26T12:11:35Z

Vittu: Instead of reverting and blocking, use some conservative decency, and ask on that user's talk page!

A '''mile''' is a unit of length or distance that has different values according to the system used.

The word mile comes from the [[Latin]] ''mille'' meaning one thousand. The original mile was 1000 paces (''mille passus'') as covered by marching Roman infantry, where 1 pace is equavelent to 2 steps. The Roman mile was 5000 Roman feet (approximately 1618 British Imperial/US yards or 1480 metres).

==Statute Mile==
In the reign of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of [[England]], the mile was decreed by a Statute of Parliament to be 5280 feet long or 320 rods and is therefore known as a '''statute mile'''.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/custom.html</ref> This measure is still used mainly in the USA and UK.

The '''international statute mile''' was defined in 1960 as being 1760 yards (or 1,609.344 metres<ref>http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Publications/appxc.cfm#4b</ref>) long with one inch (1/36 yard) being set at exactly 25.4 millimetres. This means that 1 metre is 39.3700787 inches.

The '''US survey mile''' is defined in reverse, with 1 metre being equal to 39.37 inches exactly<ref>http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Publications/appxc.cfm#footnote8</ref>. The US survey mile is therefore 3 mm longer than the international mile at 1,609.347 metres<ref>http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Publications/appxc.cfm#footnote11</ref>). This unit of measurement is used by US Public Land Survey System.

1759 yards are one yard short of one mile.

==Nautical Mile==
The '''nautical mile''' is a geodetic measurement originally defined as 1 minute of arc measured along a meridian or great circle, or 1 minute of latitude<ref>http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_07.htm</ref>. However, as we now know that the earth is not a perfect sphere the distance varies between 6067 and 6087 feet using the [[WGS84]] ellipsoid model, with an average of 6076 feet.

In Britain the '''Admiralty nautical mile''' was defined as 6,080 feet<ref>http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/ADMIRALTYMILE</ref> (1,853.184 m) which is approximately one minute of latitude in the southern latitudes of the UK. In the United States, the nautical mile was defined in the nineteenth century as 6,080.2 feet (1,853.249 m). Some other countries had their own definitions of the nautical mile, but it is now internationally agreed to be exactly 1,852 metres or approximately 6,076.12 feet. The international standard was adopted by the US in 1954<ref>http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Publications/appxc.cfm#footnote12</ref> and by the UK in 1970<ref>http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/nautical.htm</ref>.

The nautical mile is used mainly for maritime and aviation purposes because of its relation to the degrees of latitude. A '''knot''' is used to describe speed in nautical miles per hour. The term knot is sometimes erroneously used instead of nautical mile (knot being thought a diminutive of nautical). However, the name derives from the ancient practice of throwing a log overboard with a knotted rope attached. The knots were made at fixed intervals and as the rope was paid out the number of knots that passed through a sailor's hands in a fixed time were counted to give a measure of the speed. <ref>http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_07.htm</ref>

As ships and aircraft travel through a fluid medium their speed is relative to the speed of the water or air and may be referred to as "boatspeed" or "airspeed". Consequently there are several additional definitions of speed which are given in knots: '''speed of a vessel over the ground''' (SOG)<ref>http://www.lowrance.com/Support/Glossary/glossary.asp#Speed-Over-Ground</ref> describes the speed with reference to geographical location and '''velocity made good''' (VMG) describes its rate of progress toward a distant point<ref>http://www.lowrance.com/Support/Glossary/glossary.asp#Velocity%20Made%20Good</ref>.

==Metric Mile==
A '''metric mile''' is often used in international sports (athletics, swimming, speedskating) to denote a 1500 metre event<ref>http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/m/m0258850.html</ref>.

==Other Miles==
Other variations on the mile have been used by the Danish, Dutch, Finnish German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian Polish, Scottish and Swedish and could be from about 1 kilometre up to 12 kilometres in length<ref>http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long265.html</ref>.

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