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The Bricker Amendment is the collective name of a series of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution considered by the United States Senate in the 1950s. These amendments would have placed restrictions on the scope and ratification of treaties and executive agreements entered into by the United States to prevent the United Nations and treaties proposed under it from infringing on Americans' freedom. The name is from the principal sponsor, Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio, a conservative Republican.
Bricker's proposal attracted broad bipartisan support across the ideological spectrum and was a focal point of intra-party conflict between the Eisenhower Administration and the Old Right faction of conservative Republican senators. Despite the initial support, the Bricker Amendment was blocked through the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and failed in the Senate by a single vote in 1954. Three years later the need for a constitutional amendment was undercut when the United States Supreme Court explicitly ruled in Reid v. Covert that the Bill of Rights cannot be abrogated by agreements with foreign powers. Nevertheless, Senator Bricker's ideas still have supporters, and new versions of his amendment have been reintroduced in Congress periodically.
Proposed by User:PedanticallySpeaking. An important subject on which there is little available on the web. An ideal candidate for showing what Wikipedia can do. (If chosen, I wonder if Raul would be so kind as to send me an e-mail in advance as other committments keep me from checking Wikipedia as often as I'd like. The last time one of my featureds made the front page, I missed it.) PedanticallySpeaking 20:44, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Although born in the Midwest and primarily raised in Texas, Smith spent the majority of his life in Portland, Oregon. After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his career as a solo artist in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. He signed a major label contract with DreamWorks Records in 1997, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery", written for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the best original song category in 1998. The singer battled with depression, alcohol addiction and drug use for many years, and the topics would often appear in his lyrics. (More...)
- Phorque 14:47, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, and the first in terms of internal chronology. Two Jedi Knights are assigned as ambassadors to a trade dispute that is threatening the planet Naboo. When the situation turns violent, the Jedi, along with Padmé Amidala, the planet's queen, flee Naboo in an attempt to reach the capital world Coruscant. Along the way, the Jedi encounter Anakin Skywalker, a young slave boy who is unusually strong in the Force. The release of the film on May 19, 1999 came almost 16 years after the previous film in the series, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The release was accompanied by extensive media coverage and great anticipation. Despite mixed reviews by critics, it was highly successful financially, becoming the highest grossing film of 1999, and the fourth highest grossing film of all-time. (More…)
nomination by The Filmaker 23:15, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League, the English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The Football League), making it England's primary football competition. The Premier League was founded in 1992, following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League is presently contested by twenty clubs each season, but in a total of fourteen seasons, the title has been won by only four teams: Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea and Manchester United. Of these, the most successful is Manchester United, who have won the title eight times. The current Premier League champions are Chelsea, who won their second consecutive title in the 2005-06 season. More...
Would be nice to have it up to correspond with the opening day of the season, as that would surely be the most relevant thing. Kingfisherswift 13:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) is a large predominantly terrestrial tree frog native to the east coast of Australia. Once one of the most common frogs in its range, it has undergone major population declines and it is estimated that they have disappeared from at least 90% of their historic range. Many populations, practically in the Sydney region, occur in areas of high disturbance. One such examples is a population in the dis-used clay quarry at Homebush Bay, the proposed site of the tennis courts in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Once the Green and Golden Bell Frog was discovered in the quarry the tennis courts were built elsewhere. Green and Golden Bell Frogs are amongst only a few native Australian amphibians that have been recorded laying more than 10000 eggs in one spawning.
- Featured only recently, any date is fine. -- Froggydarb croak 07:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Chrono TriggerKurono Torigā (クロノ・トリガー) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on March 11, 1995 and in North America on August 22 of the same year. The game's story follows a group of young adventurers who are accidentally transported through time and learn that the world will be destroyed in the distant future. Vowing to prevent this disaster, they travel throughout history to discover the means to save the planet.
Chrono Trigger was developed by a group called the "Dream Team", consisting of Hironobu Sakaguchi, producer and creator of the Final Fantasy series, Yuuji Horii, director of the Dragon Quest games, Akira Toriyama, character designer for Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball, producer Kazuhiko Aoki, and Nobuo Uematsu, the composer of several games in the Final Fantasy series. Assisting the team were music composer Yasunori Mitsuda, who completed most of the score, and scenarist Masato Kato, who would later helm the game's sequels.
At the time of its release, certain aspects of Chrono Trigger were seen as revolutionary — including its multiple endings, plot-related sidequests focused on character development, unique battle system, and detailed graphics. It is still regarded by fans as one of the greatest games of all time, and was rereleased in Japan for the Sony PlayStation during 1999. In 2001, it was released in North America as part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles package, that also included Final Fantasy IV. It has never been released in PAL territories.
This was promoted this morning, and just in time for its eleventh anniversary in North America. I'd like to see this featured August 22 if there's a remote chance of that happening. Sir Crazyswordsman 23:55, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Final Fantasy VIFainaru Fantajī Shikkusu (ファイナルファンタジーVI) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Co., Ltd.. Released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the game focuses on a group of rebels as they seek to overthrow an imperial dictatorship. It was the third game in the Final Fantasy series to be released in North America, following Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IV. As a result, it was marketed under the title "Final Fantasy III" in North America. Several other changes were made to the game, as well, due to various content guidelines imposed by Nintendo of America, including censorship of nudity and offensive language.
Final Fantasy VI was the first game in the series to be directed by someone other than producer and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, with that role being filled instead by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Itō. Originally released to near-universal critical acclaim, it is still regarded as a landmark of the series and of the role-playing genre. At 24 megabits, it was the largest role-playing video game to appear on a console at the time of its release, with a significantly greater number of battle customization options than its predecessors and the largest playable cast in the Final Fantasy series to date, excluding spin-off titles. It remains widely praised for its storyline, characters and non-linear style of play.
If possible, I'd like to see this featured on October 11, as that will mark the twelfth anniversary of the game's US release. It's actually been sitting at FA since the end of July. Sir Crazyswordsman 23:50, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Satyajit Ray (May 2 1921 – April 23 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Born in the city of Kolkata (then Calcutta) into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and letters, Ray studied at Presidency College and at the Visva-Bharati University, at the famed poet Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing the Italian neorealist film, Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London. A prolific and versatile filmmaker, Ray directed 37 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali won 11 international prizes, including Best Human Document at Cannes. Along with Aparajito and Apur Sansar, the film forms the Apu trilogy—widely regarded as Ray's magnum opus. Ray worked extensively on an array of tasks, including scripting, casting, scoring, cinematography, art direction, editing and designing his own credit titles and publicity material. Apart from making films, he was a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, graphic designer and film critic. Ray received many major awards in his illustrious career, including an Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1991.
Newly elevated to FA status, this is probably the only featured article on a major international filmmaker. No specific date requested. --ppm 16:57, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
An autostereogram is a single-image stereogram (SIS), designed to trick human eyes and brains into seeing a three-dimensional (3D) scene in a two-dimensional image. In order to "see" 3D shapes in these autostereograms, the brain must decouple focusing operations of the eyes from convergence. The simplest type of autostereogram consists of horizontally repeating patterns and is known as a wallpaper autostereogram. When viewed with proper convergence, the repeating patterns appear to float in the air above the background. The Magic Eye series of books features another type of autostereogram called a random dot autostereogram. In this type of autostereogram, every pixel in the image is computed from a pattern strip and a depth map. Usually, a hidden 3D scene emerges when the image is viewed with proper viewing technique. There are two ways an autostereogram can be viewed: wall-eyed and cross-eyed. Most autostereograms are designed to be viewed in only one way. Wall-eyed viewing requires that the two eyes adapt a relatively divergent angle, while cross-eyed viewing requires a relatively convergent angle.
This article is newly promoted to FA status. Are you one of those who can never seem to see hidden 3D objects in Magic Eye pictures? I was one, until a year ago. You can learn to see them, too, if you read this article. No specific date requested. Fred Hsu 02:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Shadow of the ColossusWanda to Kyozō (ワンダと巨像, lit. "Wander and the Colossus"), is a Japanese-developed action-adventure video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) for the PlayStation 2. Published internationally by Sony, it was released in North America and Japan in October 2005, and was subsequently released in PAL territories in February 2006. The game was created by SCEI's International Production Studio 1, the same development team responsible for the cult-hit Ico. Well received by critics, Shadow of the Colossus holds an average score of 91% from both Game Rankings and Metacritic. The game focuses on "Wander", a young man who must travel across a vast expanse on horseback and defeat sixteen giant beings called "colossi" to restore the life of a sacrificed girl. The game is unusual among the action-adventure genre in that there are no towns or dungeons to explore, no characters with which to interact, and no enemies to defeat other than the colossi. Shadow of the Colossus has been described as a puzzle game, as each colossus has a weakness which must be figured out and exploited to succeed. (More...)
18th October if possible. That's the 1 year anniversary of the game's North American release. -- Steel 17:03, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
- More than that, it's the first anniversary of the game's release anywhere, as Shadow actually got released in North America first (a rare occasion that). Anyway, as one of the people who worked with Steel to get it to FA, I totally agree with that date. Ryu Kaze 19:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Georg Forster (November 27, 1754 – January 10, 1794) was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father on James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific, and wrote one of the reports of that journey. Later, he taught at several universities until he accepted the position of head librarian at the University of Mainz in 1788. When the French took control of Mainz in 1792, Forster became one of the founders of the Jacobin club and became one of the leaders of the Mainz Republic. More...
Article has been featured since 31 May 2006 and has been quite stable. Any time would do, and it seems to have been quite some time since we had a scientist's biography on the main page. Kusma (討論) 14:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Mandy Moore (born Amanda Leigh Moore on April 10, 1984) is an American singer and actress. Moore grew up in Florida and came to fame as a teenager in 2000, after the release of her debut album So Real. Her subsequent albums, including the self-titled Mandy Moore and Coverage, established her as a well-known pop singer in the United States. Moore has branched out into a film career, starring in 2002's successful teen film A Walk to Remember and later appearing in the lead roles of less well-received movies also aimed at teenage audiences. Two of her latest films, American Dreamz and Saved!, were parodies in which Moore portrayed darker characters than in her previous roles.
Moore's private life, including her relationships with tennis player Andy Roddick and actors Wilmer Valderrama and Zach Braff, has been much-discussed in the media. She is scheduled to appear in several films during 2006 and 2007, and is completing work on another music album. (More…)
A celebrity FA promoted on August 10th. Haven't had one of these on the front page since Lindsay Lohan in early July. Any front page time available is good Mad Jack 05:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Excel Saga is a comedy manga series by Koushi Rikudou and an anime based on it, directed by Shinichi Watanabe. While the two media differ in many respects, they share the same principal storyline, witty and rapid dialogue, and gag-based, satirical comedy. Both are set in the city of Fukuoka and follow the attempts of the secret organization ACROSS to conquer that city as a first step towards world conquest. Excel, the hyperactive title character, is the senior officer of ACROSS and zealously serves its handsome but enigmatic leader, Ilpalazzo. She is aided in this by her coworkers, Hyatt and Elgala, and together they battle the masked forces of the Department of City Security, a shadowy government agency. Due to her own lack of foresight and her junior officers' constrained abilities, Excel often fails in her missions, and she is frequently consigned by Ilpalazzo to an oubliette as punishment.
Excel Saga parodies many genres and specific works of popular culture in Japan as well as many aspects of Japanese daily life. To that end, it employs a large cast featuring moé androids, vicious medical professionals, wandering ghosts, and insidiously cute aliens. Excel Saga, the manga, has been in publication since 1997, and the anime originally aired in Japan from October 1999 to March 2000. Both have been translated into several languages, and the anime was televised in parts of Europe and the Americas. (More…)
The article was promoted to FAC on July 14, and I've been on wikibreak for a while. If this should pass muster, I would especially appreciate October 7 (the anniversary of the anime's debut). There are other Excel Saga-specific article I could link to, but I think they're not of high enough quality to link from the main page. If the second paragraph reads a little like a DVD or book cover, I apologize: there's a lot to condense, and I wanted to strike the right balance between accuracy and brevity. Suggestions are welcome!--Monocrat 17:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, and has the largest metro area in the U.S. state of Ohio. The municipality is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River, approximately 60 miles (100 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the river, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location at the head of numerous canals and railroad lines. With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Cleveland's businesses have diversified into the service economy, including the financial services, insurance, and healthcare sectors. (More...)
One of the only 5 time winning All-american cities. It is one of the largest cities in the U.S.A, and was at one time the leading industrial city. Any date is really fine for it. 11kowrom 21:59, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little, CVO, FSA, FSG, FHS, FHG (Hon), FRHSC (Hon), FHSNZ, (6 April 1927–13 February 2006) was an influential and popular writer on heraldic subjects and a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, England. In 1947, while still a student, Brooke-Little founded the "Society of Heraldic Antiquaries." This organization is now known as The Heraldry Society and is recognized as one of the leading learned societies in its field. He served as the society's chairman for 50 years until 1997 and then as its President. In addition to the foundation of this group, Brooke-Little was involved in other heraldic groups and societies, and worked for many years as an officer of arms. Having started his career as Bluemantle Pursuivant, Brooke-Little worked his way up to the second highest heraldic office in England–Clarenceux King of Arms. (More...)
- Newly selected as a featured article. This would be a nice chance for an heraldic themed article to be featured on the main page. Any date is acceptable.--Dave Boven 04:05, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
- The sooner the better. --Forlornandshorn 21:48, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Selena Quintanilla Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican-American singer who has been called the "queen" of Tejano music. The youngest child of a Mexican immigrant couple, Selena released her first album at the age of 12. She took the award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987 at the Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her album Selena Live! won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American album at the 36th Grammy Awards and her 1994 album Amor Prohibido was nominated for another Grammy. Selena attained further notability in the United States and Mexico after Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club, murdered her at the age of 23. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, then the governor of Texas, declared her birthday "Selena Day" in Texas. Warner Brothers made a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez in 1997. (More...)
Just featured FA, perfect main page article :), date don't mind though, the earlier, the better. Jaranda wat's sup 18:35, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- Is there any evidence this photo was indeed a publicity photo, and not an image from a magazine or stock photo service? You link on the photo's page to a fan site and cell phone background site, neither of which have any details about the photo's origin. It's still possibly fair use, but can we not find something more definitively PR, Jaranda? -- Zanimum 14:39, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Able Archer 83 was a ten-day NATO exercise starting on November 2, 1983 that spanned the continent of Europe and simulated a coordinated nuclear release. It incorporated a new, unique format of coded communication, radio silences, participation by heads of state, and a simulated DEFCON 1 nuclear alert. The realistic nature of the exercise, coupled with deteriorating relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and the anticipated arrival of "super-stealth" Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, led some in the USSR to believe that Able Archer 83 was a genuine nuclear strike. In response, the Soviets readied their nuclear forces and placed air units in East Germany and Poland on alert. This relatively obscure incident is considered by many historians to be the closest the world has come to nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The immediate threat of nuclear war abruptly ended with the conclusion of the Able Archer 83 exercise on November 11. (More...)
This article got its FA star about a month ago, so I figure that the time has come to set it up for a shot on the main page. I have no particular date in mind for this request. TomStar81 01:35, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Stuyvesant High School is a public high school in New York City that specializes in math and science. It is one of several specialized schools run by the New York City Department of Education. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side, and for 65 years admitted boys only. Since 1969, Stuyvesant has been a coeducational environment, and after moving to its Battery Park City building the facilities for girls were put on a par with those for boys.
Admission to Stuyvesant is by competitive examination and is open to all residents of New York City with no tuition fee. The school is noted for its famous alumni, its academics, and the large number of graduates attending prestigious universities. There has been a friendly rivalry of long standing between Stuyvesant and the Bronx High School of Science over students' awards from the Intel Science Talent Search, with both schools claiming dominance at various times.
Stuyvesant served as a command post in the weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre. (More...)
It has been suggested that Stuy be featured on September 11, which will be the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the World Trade Center, which is located in very close proximity to Stuy. If this is impossible, the article can be featured on any other day due to the fact that the article is very well written and thorough, and is deserving of TFA. 162.83.249.246 07:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- This was me; the system logs me out sometimes without me noticing. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 19:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- This can hardly be called a notable subject, I would not put it on the main page. Piet 09:00, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- Notablity has never been part of the featured article process, besides which this could probably be counted among the most notable high schools in the world. With 4 Nobel Laurette alumni it has a better track record in that regard that many colleges. Dragons flight 09:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- This is not about being featured, the article is featured already. I have no problem with that. But the article shown on the main page should be interesting as well. Read the opening paragraph above, do you think anyone will click that link (or read the second paragraph)? Perhaps moving some of the facts from the second paragraph to the first would make it better - no change to the article required but at least rewrite what will appear on the main page, because you will not impress anyone with the fact that it is run by the NYC Dept of Education, was opened in 1904 and admitted girls from 1969. Please don't let this be the first thing a visitor reads. This aside, even with a killer of a first paragraph I still think there are much better choices for main page FA. Piet 12:26, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- First, Hopkins School has been main page featured, so suggesting schools aren't notable is silly. 4 FAs, a main page feature, a WP and a Portal bely that fact. Secondly, having an "interesting" lead is not a factor. Check out Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 10, 2006. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- This is not about being featured, the article is featured already. I have no problem with that. But the article shown on the main page should be interesting as well. Read the opening paragraph above, do you think anyone will click that link (or read the second paragraph)? Perhaps moving some of the facts from the second paragraph to the first would make it better - no change to the article required but at least rewrite what will appear on the main page, because you will not impress anyone with the fact that it is run by the NYC Dept of Education, was opened in 1904 and admitted girls from 1969. Please don't let this be the first thing a visitor reads. This aside, even with a killer of a first paragraph I still think there are much better choices for main page FA. Piet 12:26, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- And these terrible mistakes from the past show that this is a good choice? All you're showing is that a lot of (good) editors are working on these subjects. That's very good, but the main page FA should be selected for the readers, not the editors. Piet 19:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- i agree with piet; his is a very good point. the school in my opinion (i am a student there) is very notable given its prestigious nature. however, when considering piet's point, i have to agree that the first couple lines don't provide much information. they could easily be substituted with something more interesting and notable. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 08:55, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
- on this subject; what do you think of this opening? it is worth noting that, in constructing this, i did indeed slightly restructured the article's opening paragraphs by placing boring information at the back. i have still included the fact that the school is run by the board of education because it is necessary that that information remain in the first paragraph; i hope that readers forgive me for this redudant information. i believe, however, that the bulk of the information contained is more useful.
Stuyvesant High School (commonly Stuy) is a public high school in New York City that specializes in math and science. It is one of six specialized schools run by the New York City Department of Education. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side, and has since moved to a new building in Battery Park City. The school is noted for its famous alumni, (including four nobel laureates) its strong academic programs, and the large percentage of its graduates who attend prestigious universities.
Classes were in session at Stuyvesant when a terrorist attack destroyed the nearby World Trade Center towers, and the school building served as a command post for several weeks afterwards. The school was temporarily relocated and shared facilities with Brooklyn Technical High School until it could return to its own building. The special issue of the The Stuyvesant Spectator on the tragedy was reprinted in The New York Times.
Stuyvesant High School routinely engages well-known cultural, academic, and political figures to speak at its annual commencement ceremonies. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton addressed the Class of 2002; former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch addressed the Class of 2003; United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed the Class of 2004; and late night talk show host Conan O'Brien addressed the Class of 2006.
The Iranian peoples are a collection of ethnic groups defined by their usage of Iranian languages and discernable descent from ancient Iranian peoples. The Iranian peoples live chiefly in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and parts of South Asia, though speakers of Iranian languages were once found throughout Eurasia, from the Balkans to western China. As Iranian peoples are not confined to the borders of the current state of Iran, the term Iranic peoples is sometimes used as an alternative in order to avoid confusion with the citizens of modern Iran. The series of ethnic groups which comprise the Iranian peoples are traced to a branch of the ancient Indo-European Aryans known as the Iranians or Proto-Iranians. Some scant information about the way of life of these early people has been elucidated through archaeological finds in Russia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The Iranian peoples have played an important role throughout history: the Achaemenid Persians established the world's first multi-national state, and the Scythian-Sarmatian nomads dominated the vast expanses of Russia and western Siberia for centuries and gave birth to the infamous Amazons. In addition, the various religions of the Iranian peoples, including Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, were important early philosophical influences on Judeo-Christianity. Early Iranian tribes were the precursors to many diverse modern peoples, including the Persians, the Kurds, the Pashtuns, and many other, smaller groups. The southern Iranian peoples survived Alexander the Great's conquests, Muslim Arab attempts at cultural dominance, and devastating assaults by the Mongols, whereas the Iranians of the north were largely assimilated by the Slavs. (More ...)
This article was Wikipedia's 1000th featured article:
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However, it has not been nominated for the Main Page yet. Tājik 12:05, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) is a large, terrestrial true toad native to Central and South America. The Cane Toad is a prolific breeder — females lay single-clump spawns with large numbers of eggs. Its reproductive success is partly due to opportunistic feeding; it has a diet unusual among frogs, of both dead and living matter. Because of its voracious appetite, the Cane Toad has been introduced to many regions of the Pacific as a method of agricultural pest control, notably in the case of Australia in 1935, and derives its common name from its use against sugar cane pests. The Cane Toad has large poison glands, and adults and tadpoles are highly toxic to most animals if ingested. It is now a pest in many of its intorduced regions, as it is toxic to most native predators.
- This was a featured article a little while ago, but I forgot to add it here. No particualr date is neccesary. --liquidGhoul 14:08, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
- I second this one...cute picture, interesting topic. Peirigill 16:45, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
This is actually a request for these two articles not to be on the main page until further notice. I was the primary author on both, and I want to be sure I can monitor them when they're in the limelight. However, I'm making the move to Japan next week, and I don't know what my internet situation will be like for the first few weeks of August. So, please back-burner these two until further notice. Thanks, — BrianSmithson 02:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 black-and-white independent horror film directed by George A. Romero. The film stars Duane Jones as Ben and Judith O'Dea as Barbra. The plot revolves around the mysterious reanimation of the dead and the efforts of Ben, Barbra, and five others to survive the night while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Romero produced the film on the low budget of $114,000, but after a decade of theatrical re-releases it had grossed an estimated $12 million in the United States and $30 million internationally. Reviewers criticized the film's graphic contents, but three decades later the Library of Congress named it to the United States National Film Registry. The film contained several critiques of Vietnam-era America and influenced subsequent zombie films. Night of the Living Dead is the first in a tetralogy directed by Romero and spawned four unofficial sequels. It has been remade twice. (More...)
This is a recently featured article about an influential horror film. No particular date in mind, sometime in August is ok. Dmoon1 02:05, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
- Seems like this is a gimme for October 31, though... - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S. hurricane ever recorded. Katrina formed in late August during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and devastated much of the north-central Gulf Coast of the United States.
Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico and becoming one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Gulf. The storm weakened considerably before making its second and third landfalls as a Category 3 storm on the morning of August 29 in southeast Louisiana and at the Louisiana/Mississippi state line, respectively. Katrina's sheer size devastated the Gulf Coast over 100 miles (160 km) away from its center, but most notable in media coverage were the catastrophic effects on the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, which was ultimately flooded in 80% of its area. The storm surge caused severe or catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, totalling to more than $81.2 billion (2005 USD), making it the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. The storm killed at least 1,836 people, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. Criticism of the federal, state and local governments' reaction to the storm was widespread and resulted, among other things, in an investigation by the U.S. Congress and the resignation of FEMA head Michael Brown.
Quite a bit of work has gone into this one, and it also was one of the events that saw Wikipedia shine. Ideally, I'd like the article to be on the Main Page on August 29, to match the hurricane's second landfall near New Orleans, but feel free to schedule it as you see fit, Raul. Titoxd(?!?) 04:24, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
- I'd second the nomination for this article for August 29, 2006. The article, and many of its sub-articles, can serve as a model of how to write an article on current or recent events for wikipedia. Dr. Cash 21:33, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Tyrannosaurus (IPA pronunciation /taɪˌrænoʊ'sɔrəs/ or /tɪ-/; meaning 'tyrant lizard') is the most famous of dinosaur genera and one of the few that have become a fixture in popular culture. Known colloquially as T. rex (or simply "rex"), Tyrannosaurus rex hails from what is now western North America. Some scientists consider the Asian specimens otherwise known as Tarbosaurus to be a second species of Tyrannosaurus; others consider Tarbosaurus a separate genus.
Tyrannosaurus is the type genus of the tyrannosaurid family of theropod dinosaurs. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small and retained only two digits. Although other theropods have been identified which rival or exceed T. rex in size, it was the largest known tyrannosaurid and one of the largest known land predators, measuring over 12 meters (40 feet) in length and weighing as much as a modern-day elephant.
Fossils of Tyrannosaurus rex have been found in North American rock formations, dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period and it was among the last dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event. Over thirty specimens of T. rex are now known, some nearly complete, which has allowed significant research into many aspects of its biology, including its bite force and growth rate. The feeding habits and potential speed of Tyrannosaurus remain controversial. (More...)
Thanks soo much Raul for Featuring this article. As per my last two FA's, I have no issues about when you put the article on the main page. Just slot it in when you see fit. Thanks a bunch! Spawn Man 00:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC). P.S. I can't seem to get the picture above correctly in place with the template. Maybe you could substitute it for another or maybe you know how to fix it? Thanks anyway...
Aleksandr Mikhailovitch Vasilevsky was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Minister of Defense during World War II, as well as Minister of Defense from 1949 to 1953. He was responsible for the planning and coordination of almost all decisive Soviet offensives, from the Stalingrad counteroffensive to the assault on Eastern Prussia and Königsberg.
Vasilevsky started his military career during the First World War, earning the rank of captain by 1917, then joining the Red Army and taking part in the Civil War and the Polish-Soviet War. After the war, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a regimental commander by 1930. In 1937, following Stalin's Great Purge, he was promoted to General Staff officer. At the start of the 1943 Soviet counteroffensive of the Second World War, Vasilevsky coordinated and executed the Red Army's operations on the upper Don, in the Donbass, Crimea, Belarus and Baltic states, ending the war with the capture of Königsberg in April 1945. In July 1945, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Soviet forces in the Far East, executing Operation August Storm and subsequently accepting Japan's surrender. After the war, he became the Soviet Defense Minister, a position he held until Stalin's death in 1953. (More...)
An article about a great military commander. I request, if possible, the date of September 30, since it will be his 111th anniversary. -- Grafikm (AutoGRAF) 20:12, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
Celine Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ (born March 30 1968) is a French-Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer, and occasional songwriter[1] and actress.[2] Dion became an adolescent star in francophone Canada (Quebec) after her manager and future husband, René Angélil, mortgaged his home in order to finance her career, and she also gained recognition in parts of Europe and Asia after she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1990, she established a foothold in the anglophone music market with the release of Unison on Epic Records. During the 1980s and 1990s, Dion continued to release many chart-topping English and French records, of which her most successful was "My Heart Will Go On", the theme to the 1997 film Titanic. However, in 1999 she announced a temporary break from entertainment in order to put focus on her husband, who had contracted throat cancer.
Dion returned to the music scene in 2002 with the release of A New Day Has Come, and in 2004, she received the Chopard Diamond award from the World Music Awards show for becoming the Best-selling Female Artist of all time.[3] As of 2003, Dion has performed nightly in her show, A New Day, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, under a contract that extends through 2007. (More...)
A FA that I wrote last year. While I'm not too fussy on a date, I would really appreciate it if it could appear on August 22nd — my birthday. Orane (talk • cont.) 18:50, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
The Talbot Tagora is a large executive saloon car which was developed by Chrysler Europe and produced by Peugeot Société Anonyme (PSA). The Tagora was marketed under the Talbot marque after PSA took over Chrysler's European operations in 1979. PSA presented the first production vehicle in 1980 and launched it commercially in 1981. The Tagora fell far short of sales expectations, and PSA cancelled the model only two years later. Fewer than 20,000 Tagoras were ever built, all of them at the former Simca factory in the Poissy commune near Paris. (More…)
A new feature article. Maybe intro is a bit short. Car featured articles are not many Hektor 15:27, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. He first appeared on film in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) as an obese, slug-like alien. Jabba was originally portrayed by an immense latex puppet, but in other Star Wars films he is a computer-generated image (CGI). The character's role in Star Wars fiction is primarily antagonistic. He is a 600-year-old Hutt crime lord and gangster who employs bounty hunters, smugglers, assassins, and bodyguards to operate his criminal empire. Jabba has a grim sense of humor, a bellicose laugh, an insatiable appetite, and an affinity for gambling, slave girls, and torture. The character was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaign that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi. Jabba the Hutt's image has since played an influential role in popular culture, particularly in the United States. His name is used as a satirical literary device and a political caricature to underscore negative qualities such as morbid obesity and corruption. (More…)
This is a recent FA on a Star Wars character. Any date is fine, maybe sometime in August. Dmoon1 05:36, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. It was the world's best tank when the Soviet Union entered the Second World War, and is credited as the war's most effective, efficient and influential design. First produced in 1940, at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov (Kharkiv, Ukraine), it was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout World War II, and widely exported afterwards. It was the most-produced tank of the war, and the second most-produced tank of all time, after its successor, the T-54/55 series. The T-34 was still in service with twenty-seven countries as late as 1996.
The T-34 was developed from the BT series of Fast Tanks, and was intended to replace both the BT tank and the T-26 infantry tank in service. At its introduction, it was the tank with the best balance of firepower, mobility, and protection in existence, although initially its battlefield effectiveness suffered from the unsatisfactory ergonomic layout of its crew compartment, lack of radios and poor tactical employment.
In late 1943, the improved T-34-85 was introduced, with a more powerful gun. The design and construction of the tank were continuously refined during the war to improve effectiveness and decrease costs, allowing steadily greater numbers of tanks to be fielded. By 1945, the versatile and cost-effective T-34 had replaced many light and heavy tanks in service, and accounted for nearly all Soviet tank production. It was influential in the development of the late twentieth-century concept of the main battle tank. (More...)
Self-nomination. This article just made FA. The intro is a bit long for the front page; is it okay to copy-edit this version for size? —Michael Z. 2006-07-17 23:10 Z
Enta Da Stage is the debut album from East Coast hip hop group Black Moon, released October 19, 1993 on Nervous Records. The album was produced entirely by DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz. Enta Da Stage features the debut of popular underground duo Smif-N-Wessun, as well as appearances from Havoc of Mobb Deep and Dru-Ha, the co-founder of Duck Down Records. Though critically acclaimed, the album sold relatively few copies, despite having two Billboard Hot 100 hits ("Who Got Da Props?", "I Got Cha Opin"). Furthermore, the album is often overlooked in the midst of subsequent East Coast albums, such as Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Illmatic, Ready to Die, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and The Infamous. Nonetheless, Enta Da Stage preceded the aforementioned releases —serving as a precursor to the resurgence of the New York hip hop scene in the mid-1990s. (More…)
Same reasons for the Illmatic nomination, this was a very important album to East Coast Hip Hop, and I ain't gonna lie, I wrote it, so I want it on the front page! --PDTantisocial 06:33, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Alison Krauss (July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass/country singer and fiddle player. Krauss entered the music industry at a young age, winning local contests by the age of 10 and recording for the first time on her brother's album at 14. Krauss signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album at 16 in 1987. Krauss was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989. Since then Krauss' contract has dictated that she rotate between releasing albums solo and with Union Station. She has thus far released more than 10 albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and has been credited with helping to usher in a new interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Some of her soundtrack performances have led to further notability including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass; and on the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which ultimately led her to perform at the Academy Awards. Over the course of her career she has won 20 Grammy Awards—more than any other female artist and tied for seventh-most of all artists—along with numerous other awards. More...
- A recently featured article on a current musician (not too many of that type of article) on a bluegrass musician to boot (a very underrepresented genre). July 23rd would be great as her birthday (technically already filled, though I don't see any specific connection between the currently slated article and that day so I'll at least ask Raul). August 3rd is the release date of Forget About It, and August 14th for New Favorite. Any day would be great, these are just some easy suggestions. I've used a fair-use image as the only free image we currently have, Image:Alison Krauss in July 2005.jpg, is quite blurry for the Main Page. Just a suggested box, whatever works is great. Staxringold talkcontribs 19:42, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition in the world. The event is organised by the the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national rugby union teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by both Australia and New Zealand, and now held every four years. The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup which is named after the pupil of Rugby school credited with the game's invention. The tournament is one of the largest international national sporting competitions in the world, with the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics being the paramount events. The title of world champions is currently held by England, who won the 2003 tournament held in Australia. The next Rugby World Cup will be hosted in France during September and October of 2007. More...
Good rugby article and as a member of WP:RU, I wouldn't mind seeing a rugby union article up on the main page. This is recently featured and hasn't gone up on the main page yet. The image is from flikr, is this okay for main page?--HamedogTalk|@ 12:43, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
- A Creative Commons image is a Creative Commons image is a Creative Commons image, no matter where it came from. Might want to give the Flickr user a shout-out, they might be really happy to see it on our front page. -- Zanimum 18:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- How do I message a flickr user? I don't have an account.--HamedogTalk|@ 12:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Richard III is a 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Richard III. The film also contains elements of Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 3. It was directed by Laurence Olivier, who also played Richard. Many noted Shakespearean actors of the time star, including a quartet of acting knights. The film depicts Richard plotting and conspiring to grasp the throne from his brother the King. In the process, many are killed and betrayed, with Richard's evil leading to his own downfall. The prologue of the film states that history without its legends would be "a dry matter indeed", thus the film admits that it is not portraying the actual events of the time, but rather the legend. Of the three Shakespearean films directed by Olivier, Richard III received the least critical praise. It is also the only film of the three not to have been nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, though Olivier's acting performance was nominated. In later years, the film gained popularity and, through a re-release in 1966, broke box office records in many cities. As well, the British Film Institute has called Oliver's rendition of the play "definitive" and that it has done more to popularize Shakespeare than any other single piece of work. More...
Requesting that my pet page go up. The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought on the 22nd of August, if that's any help. ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 06:11, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975) was a Bengali politician in East Pakistan and the founding leader of Bangladesh, and served as its Prime Minister and later as its President. Rahman rose in politics as a charismatic and forceful leader of the Awami League. He intensely popular for his leadership in fighting institutional discrimination against Bengali citizens. At the height of sectional tensions, Rahman outlined a 6-point autonomy plan which was seen as separatism in West Pakistan. Despite leading his party to a major victory in the 1970 elections, Rahman was not invited to form the government. His subsequent arrest sparked a guerrilla war between the Pakistan Army and Bengali nationalists. Indian intervention in 1971 would lead to the creation of Bangladesh, and Rahman would take charge of the new state. Even as a constitution was adopted, Rahman struggled in addressing national challenges. Facing rising opposition, he banned other political parties and declared a state of emergency in 1975. Rahman was assassinated with his family by a group of army officers. More...
Request by This Fire Burns Always 02:21, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- I'd request the date August 15, the day of Mujib's assassination, for this article. Thanks. --Ragib 17:07, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
Sylvanus Griswold Morley (June 7 1883–September 2 1948) was an American archaeologist, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar who made significant contributions towards the study of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the early 20th century. He is particularly noted for his extensive excavations of the Maya site of Chichen Itza. He also published several large compilations and treatises on the Maya writing system, and wrote popular accounts on the Maya for a general audience. To his contemporaries he was one of the leading Mesoamerican archaeologists of his day; although more recent developments in the field have resulted in a re-evaluation of his theories and works, his publications (particularly on calendric inscriptions) are still cited. In his directorship of various projects sponsored by the Carnegie Institution he oversaw and encouraged a good many others who would go on to establish notable careers in their own right. Overall, his commitment and enthusiasm for Maya studies would generate the interest and win the necessary sponsorship and backing to finance projects which would ultimately reveal much about the Maya of former times. His involvement in clandestine espionage activities at the behest of the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence was another, surprising, aspect of his career, which came to light only well after his death. More...
This has been a Featured Article for more than six months now, and has remained stable during that time. No particular preference for any date appearance, although September 2 would be the anniversary of his death.--cjllw | TALK 05:49, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more popularly known as the MRT, is part of the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Only one line exists within this network, and that is MRT-3, called the Blue Line. It is also popularly known as the Metrostar Express or Metrostar for short. Although the network has characteristics of light rail, such as the type of rolling stock used, the system is more akin to a rapid transit system. The system is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, which forms a completely different but linked system.
The MRT forms part of Metro Manila's rail transport infrastructure, known as the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS), and overall public transport system. Although one of the original purposes of the system was to decongest Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares and home to the MRT, many commuters who ride the MRT also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to reach the intended destination from an MRT station. While this forms a comprehensive transportation system serving many parts of Metro Manila, the system has only been partially successful in decongesting the very busy thoroughfare, which is further aggravated by the rising number of motor vehicles in the metropolis. The expansion of the system to cover the entire stretch of EDSA is expected to contribute to current attempts to decongest the thoroughfare and to cut travel times on one of the Philippines' busiest roadways.
The system is operated by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation, a private company operating in partnership with the Department of Transportation and Communications under a Build-Operate-Transfer agreement. (More...)
Just a recently-promoted FA. This is the sister article of the Manila Light Rail Transit System, which was the June 30 front page feature. I was going to ask for July 20, the completion date of the MRT, but it seems that another article beat me to it. Since that date is unavailable, looks like I would have to aim for December 16, the opening day of the MRT. If not, any date would be fine with me. --Akira123323 Say what? | Track record 10:22, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than one and a half million Scouts. Requirements include earning a number of merit badges and demonstration of Scout Spirit, service and leadership. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Additional recognition can be earned through Eagle Palms, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership and merit badge requirements. A Scout earns Eagle Scout by serving as a Life Scout for six months, earning 21 merit badges, demonstrating Scout Spirit and serving as a leader in the troop, team, crew or ship. He must plan, develop and give leadership to a service project — the Eagle Project — that demonstrates both leadership and a commitment to duty. He must then take part in a Scoutmaster conference before his eighteenth birthday. After all of the requirements are met, he must complete an Eagle Scout Board of Review.
Request for:
- September 2,
August 212006 - The 96th anniversary of the first Eagle Scout award ceremony, which was for Arthur Rose Eldred- Heh, if Dog Day Afternoon gets my requested date of the 22nd that'd make a funny pairing. One of the highest awards for young citizenship followed by an article on a bank robbery (basically). :p Staxringold talkcontribs 01:35, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- Under AOTC, Raul says he likes funny pairings. :D CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 01:38, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- Heh, if Dog Day Afternoon gets my requested date of the 22nd that'd make a funny pairing. One of the highest awards for young citizenship followed by an article on a bank robbery (basically). :p Staxringold talkcontribs 01:35, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- Was not selected for 21 Aug.Rlevse 14:20, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Having Roman Vishniac (Jewish holocaust photogrpaher, scheduled for August 19) back-to-back with IG Farben Building (IG farben made the poison gas canisters used in holocaust gas chambers) didn't sit well with me. Raul654 14:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- What's that got to do with the Eagle Scout article?Rlevse 23:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- That was a reply to CanadianCaeser's observation about funny pairings. In regards to the Eagle Scout article, I'll get around to it in good order. Raul654 23:26, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, OK. fair enough, see new request date. Aug 21 was his approval date, Sep 2 ws his ceremony date.Rlevse 23:36, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Indian poet, philosopher and politician, whose poetry in Persian and Urdu is regarded as one of the greatest in modern times. Also famous for his work on religious and political philosophy in Islam, he is credited with first proposing the idea of an independent state for Indian Muslims, which would inspire the creation of Pakistan. After studying in England and Germany, Iqbal established a law practise, but he primarily concentrated on religious and philosophical subjects, writing scholarly works on politics, economics, history, philosophy and religion. He is best known for his poetic works, which include the Asrar-e-Khudi, in honour of which he was knighted by the British government. Scholars have hailed his poetry in Persian as some of the best in modern times. Iqbal was a strong proponent of the political and spiritual revival of Islamic civilisation across the world, but specifically in India. He is commemorated as the national poet of Pakistan. (more...)
Request for November 9 (Iqbal Day). This Fire Burns.....Always 08:22, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin), (Bande dessinée) drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi a.k.a. Hergé, is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. Over 200 million copies of the comic books have been sold to date, with translations into over 58 languages. The hero of the series is a young reporter and traveller named Tintin, aided by his faithful dog Snowy, Captain Haddock and a variety of colourful supporting characters. The comic book series has long been admired for its clean yet expressive drawings executed in Hergé's signature ligne claire style, their engaging plots and the painstaking research done while creating the later stories. They straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy; mysteries; political thrillers; and science fiction. All the titles in the Tintin series include plenty of slapstick humour, offset in later albums by dashes of sophisticated satire and political/cultural commentary. more...
Request by This Fire Burns.....Always 20:10, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
- Hey Wow... yes please!! --202.65.140.212 12:13, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
Cornell University is a private research university located in Ithaca, New York. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar.
The youngest member of the Ivy League, Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as a coeducational, nonsectarian institution where admission was offered irrespective of religion or race. Conceived shortly after the American Civil War in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, its founders intended that the new university would teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge — from the classics to the sciences and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, an 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." (More...)
Article just FA'd. No particular date comes to mind, but I think it would be a good Article of the Day. —mercuryboardtalk 01:04, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
- I request the 8th of September, when Cornell will be in session and more interested eyes can be drawn to the article, and thus to the 'pedia. JDoorjam Talk 06:48, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
- When school is in session sounds pretty good to me. —mercuryboardtalk 13:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Half-Life 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game and the sequel to Half-Life, developed by Valve Corporation. It was released on November 16, 2004 following a protracted five-year development cycle during which the game's source code was leaked to the Internet. The game garnered very positive reviews and received critical acclaim, earning over 35 Game of the Year (2005) awards.
Taking place in and around the fictional City 17 sometime in the near future, Half-Life 2 follows the scientist Gordon Freeman. Dr. Freeman is thrust into a dystopian environment in which the fallout of the Black Mesa Incident has fully come to bear upon human society. Freeman is forced to fight against increasingly unfavorable odds in order to survive. In his struggle, he is joined by various allies, including fellow Black Mesa colleagues, oppressed citizens of City 17, and the vortigaunts.
I'd like to see this get on the front page. It is a well-written article that is still worthy of FA status. Userpie 15:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, formed in 1968. Rush has been awarded the Juno Award several times and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994. They have also been nominated four times for Grammy Awards. Additionally, Lee, Lifeson, and Peart are all Officers of the Order of Canada, the first rock musicians so honored. Over the course of their careers, the individual members of Rush have been recognized as some of the most proficient players on their respective instruments. Each member has won several awards in magazine readers' polls. As a whole, the band boasts twenty-three gold, fourteen platinum, and three multi-platinum records, making them one of the best selling rock artists in history. Rush currently place fifth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, KISS, and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold and platinum albums by a rock band. (More...)
I also suggest that this article be featured on July 25, if only because it's my birthday. :) —BorgHunter (talk) 18:53, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
- Hell yes this should be a featured article. Rush is one of the greatest bands to come out of Canada in my opinion. Some people don't give them the credit they deserve. Mr. C.C. 05:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
- I would also like to see this featured in July. If this and FFX are both featured in July, it would make me quite happy. — Deckiller 01:03, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- I noticed the last two slots of July are still open. May I ask that this article be placed in one of those slots, if it is fine with everyone? Thanks. — Deckiller 17:33, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch is an American film released in 1990 and a sequel to the original Gremlins (1984). Gremlins 2 is directed by Joe Dante and written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker. It stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Haviland Morris, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Robert Picardo, and Christopher Lee. The story continues the adventures of the creature Gizmo, who spawns numerous small monsters when wet. In the first film Gizmo's offspring had rampaged through a fictional small town. In Gremlins 2, Gizmo multiples within a building in New York City. The new creatures thus pose a serious threat to the city should they be able to leave the building. Much of the story involves the human characters' efforts to prevent this disaster. Like the first film, Gremlins 2 is a live action comedy-horror film. However, Dante put effort into taking the sequel in new anarchic directions. In general, the film is meant to be more cartoon-like than the darker original. The violence is fairly slapstick. There are also a number of parodies of other films and stories, most notably Gremlins itself, as well as the Rambo films, The Wizard of Oz and Phantom of the Opera. (More...)
Nomination by CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 20:23, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 science fantasy film directed and co-written by George Lucas. It was the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, and the second in terms of chronology. Ten years after the Battle of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, nineteen-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan are drawn into the heart of the Separatist territories, and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy. Released on May 16, 2002, Attack of the Clones was generally received as an improvement over it's predecessor. It was the first motion picture to be shot completely on a high definition digital 24-frame system, and the first Star Wars film to be internationally out-grossed in the year of its original release. (More…)
nomination by The Filmaker 14:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Requesting that this article be featured directly behind the Revenge of the Sith article, in other words if Attack of the Clones is featured on August 5 than Revenge of the Sith would be featured on August 6 to present a flow of continuity. :) Also, there could be a presence of featuring on days that coincide with their numbers like Episode II is featured on August 2 and the same going for Episode III.
- I could be wrong, but I don't think Raul generally likes featuring articles on related articles close together. For example, while Phil Collins and Genesis (band) were both listed here at almost the exact same time and Phil Collins has been featured, Genesis (band) is still here. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Correct. I try to have the FA jump around by genre/topic and by region of the world (if applicable). Featuring two sci-fi movies back to back would run counter to this. Raul654 16:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War, taking place on August 2, 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in southeast Italy. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal destroyed a numerically superior Roman army under command of the consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Following the Battle of Cannae, Capua and several other Italian city-states defected from the Roman Republic. Although the battle failed to decide the outcome of the war in favour of Carthage, it is today regarded as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history.
Having recovered from their previous losses at Trebia (218 BC) and Trasimene (217 BC), the Romans decided to confront Hannibal at Cannae, with roughly 87,000 Roman and Allied troops. With their right wing positioned near the Aufidus river, the Romans placed their cavalry on their flanks and massed their heavy infantry in an exceptionally deep formation in the centre. To counter this, Hannibal utilized the double-envelopment tactic. He drew up his least reliable infantry in the centre, with the flanks composed of Carthaginian cavalry. Before engaging the Romans, however, his lines adopted a crescent shape —advancing his centre with his veteran troops placed at the wings in echelon formation. Upon the onset of the battle, the Carthaginian centre withdrew before the advance of the numerically superior Romans. While Hannibal's centre line yielded, the Romans had unknowingly driven themselves into a large arc —whereupon the Carthaginian infantry and cavalry (positioned on the flanks) encircled the main body of Roman infantry. Surrounded and attacked on all sides with no means of escape, the Roman army was subsequently cut to pieces. An estimated 60,000 —70,000 Romans were killed or captured at Cannae (including the consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus and eighty Roman senators). In terms of the number of lives lost within a single day, Cannae is among the costliest battles in all of recorded human history. (More…)This article is clear, comprehensive, and interesting. No specific date specified Chubdub 17:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- Sounds good, but a little on the long side. savidan(talk) (e@) 23:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- I agree it's a bit long. Also, the image is quite dull for the subject (it covers almost all of Europe for a single Battle). Maybe use other free images like this or this? Staxringold talkcontribs 00:06, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- I wholeheartedly believe this article should be TFA. However, the image that appears in the above template could be changed a little, it's too small of an image to be shown on the mainpage. What about an image of Hannibal or a dramatization of the battle? An image is only as good as the article it graces, and vice-versa. But one thing I don't believe is that the article is too small. No article is too small. Aaрон Кинни (t) 18:09, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Mariah Carey (born March 27 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. Carey made her debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording act to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of subsequent successful records consolidated her position as one of Columbia's highest-selling acts, and according to Billboard magazine she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States. Carey took full creative control over her image and music following her separation from Mottola in 1997, and introduced heavy elements of hip hop into her album material. Her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the poor reception of Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. Carey later signed with Island/Def Jam, and after an unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of popular music in 2005. (More…)
Submitted by --Musicpvm 21:05, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Random note, Glitter was released September 21. A decent ways away, but it's the only somewhat soon-coming date I can find with a relation to Carey. Staxringold talkcontribs 22:04, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Honey (Mariah Carey song) Sept 3, Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) Sept 20, Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song) Sept 21 are other possibles. -- Zanimum
- So the 21st hits both Heartbreaker and Glitter... Staxringold talkcontribs 02:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I guess that the 21st isn't so random then. -- Zanimum 18:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
The Defense of Sihang Warehouse took place from 26 October to 1 November 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The defenders of the warehouse, popularly known both as the Eight Hundred Heroes and the Lone Battalion, held out against numerous waves of Japanese forces and covered the movements of the Chinese forces retreating west during the Battle of Shanghai.
The warehouse's location just across the Suzhou River from the foreign concessions in Shanghai meant the battle took place in full view of the western powers. It was one of the tallest buildings in the area, and had been used as a division headquarters prior to the battle. It was Chiang Kai-Shek's hope that the battle would draw the international community's attention to his bid for worldwide support against Japanese aggression. (More…)
I know this is rather early, but I was wondering if this article could be booked for October 26? I asked Mib, and he concurs. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (Be eudaimonic!) 02:23, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Indeed I do! But really, October 26 is soooo far away... -- Миборовский 04:14, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967) was an English actress who achieved outstanding success in theatre and cinema. Although her film appearances were relatively few, she won two Academy Awards playing "Southern belles", Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played in London's West End. She was a prolific stage performer, frequently in collaboration with her husband, Laurence Olivier, who directed her in several of her roles. During her thirty-year stage career, she aimed to demonstrate her versatility as an actress, playing parts that ranged from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia, Cleopatra, Juliet and Lady Macbeth. (More…)
Famous actress, acreddited with one of the most famous performances of all time, dual oscar winning star of Highest Grossing and most popular film of all time. I think she's famous enough. ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 06:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
The New Radicals were an American rock band in the late 1990s, centered around front man Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member. They released only one album, 1998's Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, a pop rock album heavily influenced by the funk, rock and soul of the 1970s, containing—amongst radio-friendly modern rock tracks and love songs—strong criticism of Corporate America. The band is best known for their debut single "You Get What You Give", which became a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom and whose celebrity-dissing lyrics at the end of the song provided a minor media spectacle. Tired of touring and promotional interviews, Alexander disbanded the group in mid 1999 before the release of their second single, "Someday We'll Know", to focus on writing and producing songs for other artists. As a result, "Someday We'll Know" received little attention in most countries and the band is widely considered a one-hit wonder. (More…)
One of my favorite bands, a featured article, and an interesting story in the history of pop. Any day would be good for them to appear on the front page. R'son-W 23:25, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
V for Vendetta is a 2006 action-thriller film set in London in a not-too-distant future. The film follows V, a freedom fighter who uses terrorist tactics in pursuit of a personal vendetta and to force sociopolitical change in a dystopian Britain. The film is an adaptation of the graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. V for Vendetta was directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond, Hugo Weaving as V, Stephen Rea as Inspector Finch and John Hurt as Chancellor Sutler. The film's release was originally scheduled for November 5 2005, but was delayed; the film opened on March 17 2006, and has been generally well received by critics. Due to ongoing conflicts with the film industry, Alan Moore did not endorse the film. The filmmakers removed some of the anarchist themes that were present in the original story and added a current political context to the film. Due to the politically sensitive content of the film, V for Vendetta has been the target of both criticism and praise from different sociopolitical groups. (More...)
Set for November 5th 2006. The text may need some editing, and is being examined on the film's article talk. --P-Chan 07:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: The movie poster is used under "Fair-use", and I wonder if such images can be used in the main page. To the best of my knowledge, fair use images are not allowed in the main page. So, you might think of replacing the poster with a properly licensed one. --Ragib 07:46, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Some subjects, such as television shows and movies, may well have no free image for use on the Main page. As an example, Image:Cheers intro logo.jpg was used when Cheers was on the Main Page. Staxringold talkcontribs 13:58, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- The Star Wars prequel trilogy posters are FU, and they were on the Main Page. Morgan Wick 18:33, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- How's this look for a main page featured article. RENTASTRAWBERRY FOR LET? röck 01:45, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- May I suggest that this image may better illustrate invading forces, rather than just a battle? It's a personal opinion, but the current image just looks like guys fighting and doesn't portray the invasion part so much to me. Staxringold talkcontribs 22:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- Good suggestion. RENTASTRAWBERRY FOR LET? röck 01:35, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- Whenever it fits in is fine. August 22 was the day of the actual robbery, but that's a ways away. Staxringold talkcontribs 13:06, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
The Torchic (アチャモ, Achamo) is one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Torchic are famous for being one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Pokémon Ruby, Pokémon Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald versions of the Pokémon series.
In all games, Torchic are described as small, clumsy chickens, with yellowish feathers and orange bodies. They are often seen hopping randomly behind their trainers, characters in the Pokémon world who collect and battle Pokémon. Although their appearance gives an innocent and harmless impression, Torchic are noted to fight by spitting flames from the pits of their stomachs.Submitted by User:HighwayCello, August 1, if possible. Cheers, Highway Rainbow Sneakers 08:44, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
If possible, could Torchic feature on September 28, as it the day that Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the first Pokémon (RPG) games to be released on the DS? Cheers, Highway Return to Oz... 18:11, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Watchmen is set in 1985 in an alternative history United States where costumed adventurers are real and the country is edging closer to a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. It follows the story of the last remaining superheroes and the events surrounding the mysterious murder of one of their own. Superheroes are presented in Watchmen as real people who must confront ethical and personal issues, who have neuroses and failings, and who are largely lacking in superpowers. Watchmen's deconstruction of the conventional superhero archetype, combined with its innovative adaptation of cinematic techniques and heavy use of symbolism and multi-layered dialogue, have had a profound effect on later comics. (More...)
Nominated by DCAnderson 04:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Operation Ten-Go was the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest battleship in the world, along with nine other Japanese warships, sortied from Japan on an intentional one-way mission to attack the Allied forces that were invading Okinawa. The Japanese force was attacked, stopped, and almost completely destroyed before reaching Okinawa by U.S. carrier aircraft which sank Yamato and five other Japanese warships.
The battle emphasized the aerial control that the U.S. had attained in the Pacific theater as well as the vulnerability of surface ships to aerial attack. The battle also apparently exhibited Japan's willingness to sacrifice large numbers of its people in desperate and suicidal tactics in an attempt to slow or stop the Allied advance on the Japanese homeland.(More...)
Nomination by Cla68 18:14, 8 June 2006 (UTC). Since the anniversary of this battle is April 7, perhaps might consider putting this on the main page on that date, if the "queue" can extend that far.
- VJ Day is August 15th, maybe that day would be appropriate? Staxringold talkcontribs 22:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me. Cla68 22:03, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Especially since this is on Selected Anniversaries for April 7... I think Raul tries to keep from having the same page linked to twice on the Main Page... Morgan Wick 18:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO and Bar, OBE, MC, DL, OStJ (December 26, 1887 - January 31, 1966) was a British Army officer and a World War I hero. He built a successful military career between the wars but is most noted for his involvement in World War II, when he commanded the British and Commonwealth army during the Battle of Malaya and the subsequent Battle of Singapore. Percival's surrender to the smaller invading Japanese Army is the largest capitulation in British military history and fatally undermined Britain's prestige as an imperial power in the Far East. However, the years of under-funding of Malaya's defences combined with the inexperienced, under-equipped nature of the British and Commonwealth army makes it possible to hold a more sympathetic view of his command. (More...)
Nomination by Nickhk 23:42, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Gremlins is an American horror-comedy film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature named Gizmo as a pet. The creature then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive monsters. Experienced filmmaker Steven Spielberg was the film's executive producer. Gremlins stars Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo. The actors had to work alongside numerous puppets, as puppetry was the main form of special effects used to portray Gizmo and the gremlins. Gremlins was a commercial success and received some positive feedback from critics. It was also at the centre of a large merchandising campaign. However, the film has also been heavily criticized for some of its more violent sequences. (More...)
Too late for the anniversary (which is in two days). :( Any day after that is fine. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 17:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
On April 29, 2006, Stephen Colbert was the featured entertainer for the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, delivering a 20-minute speech and video presentation which was broadcast live on C-SPAN and MSNBC. Colbert spoke as the same character as the one he plays on The Colbert Report: an over-the-top send-up of a conservative pundit in the likes of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. The comments made by Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner satirized the Bush administration and the White House press corps. Colbert spoke directly to the president several times, chastising his foreign policy, energy policy, approval rating, lifestyle, and personality. While mocking President Bush has become common in various forms of political satire and has made an almost nightly appearance on American late-night talks shows, Colbert had the rare opportunity to deliver his mocking tribute while standing only a few yards from the president. Various reports give an impression that Bush did not take too kindly to the performance, as several of Bush's aides and supporters walked out during Colbert's speech, and one former aide said that the President had "that look that he's ready to blow." Reaction to the event caused it to become an Internet and media sensation, and ratings for The Colbert Report soared 37% in the week following the speech. (More...)
Don't know if that's too long, whenever you can fit it in the queue is fine with me :) --kizzle 23:35, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- It is a tad long, but it should definitely be on the front page. R'son-W 11:14, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
- Agree with above. De-thumb the image also. savidan(talk) (e@) 20:56, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- Not sure how to do what you ask, want to make the change? --kizzle 21:57, 28 June 2006 (UTC) (the one who nominated)
- Agree with above. De-thumb the image also. savidan(talk) (e@) 20:56, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Its length doesn't bother me for now, but the image used here is a fair use image, and to the best of my knowledge, only free licensed images are allowed in the front page. Perhaps the nominator can get a free licensed image for this? --Ragib 21:08, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- You are incorrect. As has been discussed above Image:Cheers intro logo.jpg was used when Cheers was on the Main Page. Free images should be used WHENEVER POSSIBLE, but things like television shows and movies (or in this case an almost exclusively televised appeareance) often have no free images. Staxringold talkcontribs 21:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- To reduce the length, I suggest that the "plot summary" be trimmed almost entirely, but I think the Time quote about Freedom fries and hybrid cars should be in there. savidan(talk) (e@) 23:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- Removed description of the Helen Thomas bit, looks like its about the same length as others now. --kizzle 17:12, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- BTW, we do have two free images of Colbert, if need be. -- Zanimum 16:37, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
- Comment from random passer-by: I think that featuring this article on the front page presents the same problems that led to the withdrawal of Memory Alpha, below. I am not questioning at all the article's quality, but I think having this article on the front page would not help certain perceptual biases: Internet/Wikipedia as predominantly anti-Bush, liberal haven. The extreme specificity of the event described by the article would lead a reasonable man to believe that there might be a "point" [of view] motivating its placement on the front page. Outriggr 00:04, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- Does your proposal mean that only conservative topics, such as the line that got Bush Sr. elected, can be featured on the front page and not any topics that are seen as positive towards liberals? --kizzle 04:25, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know what version of history you read, but that's the line that got CLINTON elected. Staxringold talkcontribs 07:24, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
- This line in the intro para: "The impact of the election promise was considerable, and many believe it helped Bush win the 1988 presidential election." I guess it got both of them elected. --kizzle 07:56, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
- The only problem is that the text doesn't include self-reference. For example, "The comments made by Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner…" would be a better opening line, as it allows users to click the self-reference to access the article. -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 12:48, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- In fact, I'll just add that in. -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 12:53, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
"Operation Auca" was an attempt by five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States to make contact with the Huaorani people of the rainforest of Ecuador. The Huaorani, also known as the Aucas (the Quechua word for "savage"), were an isolated tribe known for their violence, both against their own people and outsiders who entered their territory. The missionaries intended to be the first Protestants to evangelize the Huaorani, but on January 8, 1956, all five—Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian—were attacked and speared by a group of Huaorani warriors.
The deaths of the men galvanized the missionary effort in the United States, sparking an outpouring of funding for evangelization efforts around the world. Other missionaries continued their work with the Huaorani, eventually leading to the conversion of many, including some of the killers of the men. While largely eliminating tribal violence, their efforts exposed the tribe to exploitation and increased influence from the outside. This has caused Huaorani culture to begin to disappear, but anthropologists argue over the ultimate effect—some negatively view the missionary work as cultural imperialism, while others contend that the influence has been beneficial for the tribe.
(More...)Requesting January 8, 2007, the 51st anniversary of the attack. Selfnom. --Spangineer[es] (háblame) 13:16, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Detroit, Michigan is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat for Wayne County. The city is located on the Detroit River, north of Windsor, Ontario. Established in 1701 by French fur traders, it is the center of an industrial area in the American Rust Belt. Today it is known as the world's traditional automotive center and an important source of popular music—legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, Motor City and Motown. As of 2004, Detroit ranked as the United States' 11th most populous city with 900,198 residents; this is half of the peak population it boasted in the 1950s, and Detroit leads the nation in terms of declining urban population. Detroit's crime rate has created international notoriety and a tarnished reputation. The city continues to struggle with the burdens of racial disharmony between itself and its suburban neighbors, and an antiquated economy. In the 1990s and 2000s the city experienced a moderate revival with the construction of the Compuware headquarters and three gambling casinos, amid budget shortfalls and cuts in city services.
Recently elevated, no specific date requested. This is a product of Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan. Jtmichcock 11:47, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
- September 13 is the bicentennial of the city's incorporation, so I'd like to suggest that date or somewhere near it for TFA. Lovelac7 06:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England, named after the River Chew. Technically, the area of the valley is bounded by the water catchment area of the Chew and its tributaries; however, the name Chew Valley is often used less formally to cover other nearby areas, for example, Blagdon Lake and its environs, which by a stricter definition are part of the Yeo Valley. The valley is an area of rich arable and dairy farmland, interspersed with a number of villages.
The landscape consists of the valley of the River Chew and is generally low-lying and undulating. The valley's boundary generally follows the top of scarp slopes except at the southwestern and southeastern boundaries where flat upper areas of the Chew Valley grade gently into the Yeo Valley and eastern Mendip Hills respectively. The River Chew was dammed in the 1950s to create Chew Valley Lake, which provides drinking water for the nearby city of Bristol and surrounding areas. The lake is a prominent landscape feature of the valley, a focus for recreation, and is internationally recognised for its nature conservation interest, because of the bird species, plants and insects.
The area falls into the domains of several councils including: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and Mendip. Some of the area falls within the Mendip Hills AONB. Most of the undeveloped area is within the Bristol/Bath Green Belt. Many of the villages date back to the time of the Domesday Book and there is evidence of human occupation since the Stone age. There are hundreds of listed buildings with many of the churches being Grade I listed.More
nomination Rod 07:59, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The Indian Institutes of Technology or IITs, are a group of seven autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. These institutes were created to train scientists and engineers to develop a skilled workforce with the aim of bolstering India's economic and social development after independence in 1947. The students and alumni of IITs are colloquially referred to as IITians. The first IIT was established at Kharagpur in 1951, followed by similar establishments at Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee. Although each IIT is an autonomous university, they are linked through a common IIT Council to oversee their administration. They have a common admission process, using the Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE) to select around 4,000 candidates. About 15,500 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students study in the seven IITs in addition to research scholars. Many IITians have achieved success in a variety of professions, resulting in the establishment of the widely recognised IIT Brand. (more...)
nomination Rama's Arrow 04:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a political and social leader of India and its struggle for independence, and guided its political integration to a united, independent nation. Raised in the countryside of Gujarat, Patel was a self-educated and successful Gujarati lawyer when he was inspired by the work and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. Patel organized the peasants of Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against oppressive policies imposed by the British Raj, and organized the Quit India struggle in 1942 on an all-India scale. As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organized relief efforts for refugees in Punjab and Delhi, and took charge of the task to forge a united India from the 565 semi-autonomous princely states and colonial-era provinces and possessions. Using frank diplomacy backed with the option (and the use) of military action, Patel's leadership enabled the accession of almost every princely state. He is hailed for his strategic use of military force to bring Junagadh and Hyderabad into the union, and for swiftly organizing the Indian intervention in Jammu and Kashmir. Patel is widely revered in India, bearing the popular mantle of being the Iron Man of India. (more...)
self-nomination Dates like August 15, October 31 (Sardar Jayanti: Patel's B-Day) or January 26 are cool. Rama's Arrow 04:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War (395 BC–387 BC) was an ancient Greek military conflict between Sparta and four allied states, Thebes, Athens, Corinth, and Argos, which were initially backed by Persia. The immediate cause of the war was a local conflict in northwest Greece in which both Thebes and Sparta intervened. The deeper cause, however, was hostility towards Sparta provoked by that city's unilateral domination of Greek politics in the nine years after the end Peloponnesian War.
The war was fought on two fronts, on land near Corinth and Thebes and at sea in the Aegean. On land, the Spartans achieved several early successes in major battles, but were unable to capitalize on their advantage, and the fighting soon became stalemated. At sea, the Spartan fleet was decisively defeated by a Persian fleet early in the war, an event which effectively ended Sparta's attempts to become a naval power. Taking advantage of this fact, Athens launched several naval campaigns in the later years of the war, recapturing a number of islands that had been part of the original Athenian Empire during the 5th century.
Alarmed by these Athenian successes, the Persians stopped backing the allies and began supporting Sparta. This defection forced the allies to seek peace. The Peace of Antalcidas, commonly known as the King's Peace, was signed in 387 BC, ending the war. This treaty declared that Persia would control all of Ionia, and that all other Greek cities would be independent. Sparta was to be the guardian of the peace, with the power to enforce its clauses. The effects of the war, therefore, were to establish Persia's ability to interfere successfully in Greek politics and to affirm Sparta's hegemonic position in the Greek political system.
Another self nomination, from slightly more recently. Again, whenever it fits in is good (although it obviously needs separation from the one above to prevent people from getting sick and tired of Ancient Greece). --RobthTalk 01:19, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Hmm, a good article for the main page, namely for the dramatic picture. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (Be eudaimonic!) 20:24, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Ina Garten (born February 2, 1948) is a chef, former caterer, cookbook author, columnist, and hostess of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa. Known for demystifying fine cuisine with an emphasis on quality ingredients and timesaving tips, she has been championed by the likes of Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and Patricia Wells as a top authority on cooking and home entertaining.
Garten had no formal training, and instead taught herself culinary techniques with the aid of French and New England cookbooks. Later, she relied on intuition and feedback from customers and friends to refine her recipes. She was mentored chiefly by Eli Zabar, of Eli's Manhattan and Eli's Breads fame, and domestic maven Stewart. Among her hallmark dishes are cœur à la crème, celery root remoulade, pear clafouti, and a simplified version of bœuf bourguignon. Her culinary fame began with her gourmet food store, Barefoot Contessa; Garten parlayed this success into a string of bestselling cookbooks, magazine columns, self-branded convenience foods, and a popular Food Network television show. (More...)
Semi-recent FA, no specific date requested. Fun topic, don't think we've had a chef/cuisine personality FP'd before. Thanks for consideration. :) Air.dance 20:15, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Some older FAs...
...are still holding up reasonably well. Please can I request:
- Hereditary peer (interior image of the House of Lords should do)
- ASCII (the image of the 95 characters is quite striking)
- Olympic Games
- Igor Stravinsky (29 May would be great, as that is the anniversary of the first performance of the Rite of Spring, but I appreciate that it is very close and we would have to bumb Pakistan a few days - perhaps we should use it to replace Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 7 June?)
- I'm going to reject this request. Changing things once scheduled is a big pain in the ass so I avoid doing it unless there's a more substantive reason. Raul654 22:05, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Is there paperwork we don't know about? ; ) Highway Rainbow Sneakers 22:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Changing an article means that all three subsequent days have to be changed as well; swapping two that are already scheduled is harder (especially if they are within 4 days of each other). The whole thing is time consuming and *very* easy to screw up. Raul654 22:15, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Mmhm, I see your point. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 22:16, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Changing an article means that all three subsequent days have to be changed as well; swapping two that are already scheduled is harder (especially if they are within 4 days of each other). The whole thing is time consuming and *very* easy to screw up. Raul654 22:15, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Is there paperwork we don't know about? ; ) Highway Rainbow Sneakers 22:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- I'm going to reject this request. Changing things once scheduled is a big pain in the ass so I avoid doing it unless there's a more substantive reason. Raul654 22:05, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Quatermass and the Pit
I would request Privy Council of the United Kingdom too, but it has no images.
Some others have been languishing below for a few months, so can I request them too:
Other than Stravinsky, no specific dates. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
- The queue is backed up til June 9 (grumbles that Bulbasaur will languish forever), so Igor can't make it then. I do like Stravinsky (I like The Firebird I should say), he definitely deserves a spot in the limelight. Concerning Privy Council of the United Kingdom, could we use the Queen Victoria image or the coat of arms? If you want me to convert these into boxes, I'd be happy. (I also linked your second list to their respective requests). Cheers, Highway Rainbow Sneakers 17:21, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- And #Three Laws of Robotics is being red-flagged for referencing issues, and may be up for FARC, so it probably won't be on the front page soon. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 17:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- As per Talk:Three Laws of Robotics, these issues seem to be pretty well wrapped up. Anville 02:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
The Chola dynasty (Tamil: சோழர் குலம் was a Tamil dynasty that ruled primarily in southern India until the 13th century CE. The dynasty originated in the fertile valley of the Kaveri River. Territories under their domain stretched from the islands of Maldives in the south to as far north as the banks of the river Ganges in Bengal. The dynasty was at the height of its power during the tenth and the eleventh centuries. Under Rajaraja Chola I (Rajaraja the Great) and his son Rajendra Chola, the dynasty rose as a military, economic and cultural power in Asia. The legacy of Chola rule has lasted in the region through modern times. Their patronage of Tamil literature and their zeal in building temples have resulted in some great works of Tamil architecture and poetry. The Chola kings were avid builders and envisioned the temples in their kingdoms not only as places of worship, but also as centres of economic activity, benefiting their entire community. They pioneered a centralised form of government and established a disciplined bureaucracy. (More...)
nominated by Rama's Arrow 04:53, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Genesis is a Grammy Award winning English progressive rock band formed in 1967. The band's notable former members include Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, both of whom achieved additional success as solo artists and in other ventures. With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis is one of the top 30 highest selling recording artists of all time. Hallmarks of the band's music during this period included the 23-minute long "Supper's Ready" and the 1974 concept album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. In the 1980s and beyond, their music took a distinct turn towards pop, becoming considerably more hook-oriented and more accessible to the musical mainstream. This change of musical direction gave them their first UK #1 album, Duke, as well as their only US #1 single, "Invisible Touch".
Initially led by Peter Gabriel, Genesis has experienced several personnel changes over the years. Collins took over from Gabriel after the latter's departure from the group in 1975. After nearly two decades of being the band's frontman, Collins left the group in 1996 and was replaced by former Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson for the 1997 album Calling All Stations. Wilson was released from the group in 1998 following the disappointing sales of the new album. After three decades of activity, the band announced that it was on an indefinite hiatus.(More...)
This is a self nom for Genesis (FA as of 4/30). No specific date requested. Thanks AreJay 03:31, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- I second the nomination. The very idea of a band article reaching FA status is evidence of Wikipedia's notability guidelines and ethos of verifiability. Put less eloquently, it might make fancrufters think twice about posting stubs of non-notable garage bands if this article was given the prominence of being displayed on the frontpage. -Fsotrain09 19:04, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Japanese: ゼルダの伝説: ムジュラの仮面, Zeruda no Densetsu: Mujura [Mujula] no Kamen) is a video game for the Nintendo 64. It debuted in Japan on April 27 2000, in Canada and the United States on October 24 2000, and in Europe on November 17 2000. The game sold 314,000 copies during its first week of sales in Japan and went on to sell approximately three million copies worldwide.
Majora's Mask is the sixth release in The Legend of Zelda series and the second 3D release in the series. Although it failed to match the sales success of its predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask features a broader storyline. The protagonist Link is placed in the land of Termina, rather than the usual Hyrule. A mysterious mask-wearing imp, known as the Skull Kid, has been persuading the moon to abandon its orbit and crash into Termina. The player repeatedly lives three days through time travel in order to prevent this catastrophe. Majora's Mask has been cited as the darkest game in the Zelda series to date, largely due to its plot leading up to an impending apocalypse. (More...)
Article was nominated by Cuivienen back on January 4. Been bothering me since I have seen FA's on the main page that were nominated in March (to me it seems it has been ages since I saw this on FAC) If possible, would like this to appear in mid-May. Thunderbrand 03:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
The Virtuti Militari (Latin: "For Military Virtue") is Poland's highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy. Foreign decorations equivalent to the Virtuti Militari include United Kindgdom's Victoria Cross and the United States' Medal of Honor. It is awarded either for personal heroisim or sometimes to commanders representing their units.
Awarded in five classes, the order was created in 1792 by Poland's King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Soon after its introduction, however, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was destroyed (1795) in the partitions of Poland, and the partitioning powers abolished the decoration and prohibited its wearing. Since then, it has been reintroduced, renamed and banned several times, with its fate closely reflecting the vicissitudes of the Polish people. Throughout the decoration's existence, thousands of soldiers and officers, Polish and foreign, several cities and one ship have been awarded the Virtuti Militari for valor or outstanding leadership in war. There have been no new awards since 1989. (More...)
The date of showcasing does not matter. Brisvegas 11:05, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Formed in 1880 as West Gorton (St. Marks), they went on to become Ardwick A.F.C. in 1887 before finally becoming Manchester City F.C. in 1894. The club have won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners Cup once. Manchester City's most successful period came in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when they acquired several trophies under the management team of Joe Mercer and assistant Malcolm Allison.
In more recent years, the club have fallen on harder times, and have not won a major honour since 1976. The club's decline culminated in getting relegated twice in three years in the 1990s, meaning City spent one year in the third tier of English football. However, they have since regained their FA Premier League status, putting them back in the top flight, the division in which they have spent most of their history. Despite being often overshadowed by the success of local rivals Manchester United, City enjoy a large fanbase, regularly attracting more than 40,000 fans to their home ground, the City of Manchester Stadium.
Eric Alfred Havelock (June 3, 1903 – April 4, 1988) was a British classicist. Most of his life was spent in Canada and the United States. He was a professor at the University of Toronto and was active in the academic wing of the Canadian socialist movement during the 1930s. In the 1960s and '70s, he served as chair of the classics departments at both Harvard and Yale. Although he was trained in the turn-of-the-century Oxbridge tradition of classical studies, which saw Greek intellectual history as an unbroken chain of related ideas, Havelock broke radically with his own teachers and proposed an entirely new model for understanding the classical world, based on a sharp division between literature of the 6th and 5th centuries BC on the one hand, and the 4th on the other.
Much of Havelock's work was devoted to a single thesis: that all of Western thought is informed by a profound shift in the kinds of ideas available to the human mind at the point that Greek philosophy converted from an oral to a literate form. He and Walter J. Ong essentially founded the amorphous field that studies transitions from orality to literacy, and Havelock has been one of the most frequently cited theorists in that field. His influence has spread beyond the study of the classical world to that of analogous transitions in other times and places. (More...)
This image is a detail of the one that leads the article, and seems better for this purpose. The book cover might be more expected but of course is fair use. For discussion of why there is no photograph of the subject, see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Eric A. Havelock. Chick Bowen 04:01, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Denis Law (seated, born February 24 1940, in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s.
After four years at Huddersfield Town, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer between an English and an Italian club. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000.
Law is best known for the eleven years that he spent at Manchester United, where he won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award and helped his club win the First Division in 1965 and 1967. Law left Manchester United in 1973 and returned to Manchester City for a season, then represented Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Law played for Scotland a total of 55 times and jointly holds the Scottish international record goal tally with 30 goals. (More...)
This was promoted months ago, but I've only just got around to listing it on here. Would love to see it on the front page and it's been a while since we had a football article there. CTOAGN (talk) 18:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
The history of Michigan State University (MSU) dates back to 1855, when the Michigan Legislature established the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. As the first agricultural college in the United States, the school served as a prototype for future Land Grant institutions under the Morrill Act enacted during Abraham Lincoln's presidential administration. The school's first class graduated in 1861 right after the onset of the American Civil War. In 1870, the College became co-educational with home economics for women students. The school admitted its first African American student in 1899. During this period, the school established "Farmers' Institutes" as a means of reaching out to the state's agricultural community and informing the membership of developments in agricultural science; the program gradually became the MSU Extension Services.
After World War II, the college gained admission to the Big Ten Conference, joining the rival University of Michigan, and grew to become one of the largest educational institutions in the United States. During the Vietnam War, the school was a hotbed of anti-war protests. In more recent years, MSU has worked on improving its academic reputation, though a series of student riots in the late 1990s has made this task more difficult. Nevertheless, MSU's current president has stated that a renewed focus on biotechnology research and residential college learning would make the university a new model for America's Land Grant institutions.
Recently promoted to Feature Article status, the article is a production of Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan. No specific date is requested. Jtmichcock 12:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
Submitted by Zzzzz 11:25, 12 March 2006 (UTC). The importance of the numbers '5' and '23' to the trilogy suggest 5 June or 23 June would be the best dates.
- Er, why June? Rich Farmbrough 10:56 26 May 2006 (UTC).
- 2x3=6, 6=June. Isn't numerology great ;) DCAnderson 04:29, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
- Why not August 23? 23=8, 8=August...plus it's coming up. --Muskrat Collective 03:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- 2x3=6, 6=June. Isn't numerology great ;) DCAnderson 04:29, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Memory Alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate and accessible encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe. Conceived by Harry Doddema and Dan Carlson in September 2003 and officially launched on December 5 of that year, it uses the wiki model and is hosted by Wikia on the MediaWiki software. As of 2006, Memory Alpha contains over 17,000 articles in its English edition alone, making it one of the largest wiki projects [1]. Other editions include Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Polish and Swedish. However, the project uses the Creative Commons non-commercial license, which forbids commercial reuse, making it incompatible with the most common wiki license, the GFDL. This distinction makes Memory Alpha a "sister project" of the GFDL-based Wikicities, the Wikia project which hosts the site. (More...)
No special requests for a date, but when/if this is slated for a future date, perhaps someone could notify me on my MA talk page. I neglect Wikipedia sometimes and would like to know ahead of time so I can 'rally the troops' in case of increased vandal attacks on that day. I also have a particularly comprehensive article in mind for the Article of the Week when that day comes around. --Vedek Dukat Talk 21:47, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
- Should this ever be on the front page? This sounds like Wikipedia endorsing another Wiki, and it seems like it would do nothing but lower Wikipedia's credibility for 24 hours. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 17:10, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
- I'd be lying if I said free publicity didn't affect my decision to make this request, but I don't think there's that much of a difference between an article about MA and one about another product or website. The fact that it's a wiki seems like a good thing since it shows the format can be used for a variety of purposes, and this submission certainly reads a lot less like an advertisement than this request did. However, I'm glad your objection was based on the fact that it's a wiki rather than the content of the article/lead-in or subject; if being a wiki disqualifies Memory Alpha, so be it (though I disagree), as long as we maintain that standard for other articles. --Vedek Dukat Talk 17:13, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
Being a Wiki is a reason we should put this on the main page, even though you might say it's not the most encyclopedic topic. Rondack 22:42, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
- No, being a Wiki is a reason we shouldn't put this on the main page (at least not for a very long time), because it demonstrates Wikipedia's deep and pervasive biases towards topics directly related to Wikipedia! It would be like the Encyclopedia Britannica article saying its "Encyclopedia Britannica" article is one of the best it has (or even worse, that a marginally-noteworthy derivative work of Britannica is one of its best, which is a better analogy for this situation): it would show that Britannica is deeply distorted by its editors' biases and that it's not reliable as a reference tool for all encyclopedic topics, just for topics that are already important to Britannica.
- I'm not disputing that it's a very good article, but Wikipedia shouldn't go out of its way to highlight its systemic biases, much less encourage them! This is exactly the reason that Wikipedia itself, despite having been a Featured Articlee for a very, very long time, has never appeared on the main page—and Wikipedia is hundreds of times more noteworthy than Memory Alpha! (For the same reason, we wouldn't put Jimmy Wales on the main page even if that article was featured.) There's absolutely no reason we shouldn't FA high-quality articles that are noteworthy enough to have distinct articles, but only barely so, but to put such a Featured Article on the main page is a very different matter. Featuring an article is a matter of recognizing exceptional content completely regardless of the subject matter, whereas main-page featuring is a matter of picking articles that will make Wikipedia look good, and subject matter is very important to consider (which, for example, is why we don't feature articles on a very similar subject matter in succession, like a whole week of mathematics articles). Consequently, I oppose having this featured on the main page. -Silence 06:12, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
- When you put it that way, you're absolutely right. I hadn't considered the "big picture" I suppose. You're also right about the cycling, which reminds me of the way Memory Alpha has been cycling the Article of the Week so as to avoid focusing on a particular series. In any case, at least our article does us justice (although we're not a derivative work - or at least try not to be :P). Request withdrawn. --Vedek Dukat Talk 03:22, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
- Well, that's extremely reasonable of you. You just brightened up my day; thanks! Usually I'm reluctant to go back and read responses after I disagree with someone, because often it leads to a fight. :) I'm very glad you agree, and I hope that someday this article is a good idea to put on the main page (preferably when Memory Alpha has appeared in more high-profile, reputable sources such as news organizations, so there's relatively little chance of Wikipedia being accused of bias or advertising by putting such an article on the main page) so that the hard work that went into it can be fully highlighted. And I apologize for the "derivative work" comment; no offense was meant! :) Good luck to you in your work on both Wikipedia and Memory Alpha! Ta. -Silence 05:43, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Naruto (ナルト, Naruto? romanized as NARUTO in Japan) is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime TV series adaptation. Its titular main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the best ninja in the village.
The manga was first published in Japan, by Shueisha, in the 43rd issue of the Shonen Jump magazine in 1999. VIZ Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump, and has translated roughly a third of the series. Naruto has become VIZ Media's best-selling manga series. [1]
Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. EST in the United States, and on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. EST (since changed to 8:00 p.m.) in Canada. Starting on July 22, 2006, Jetix is showing the first 26 episodes of Naruto in the UK at 8.00 p.m. Starting on June 12, 2006, Cartoon Network is showing Naruto at 10:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Thursday, starting with the first episode.
I heard that this anime show is one of the popular shows of all. I also like it as well. Wish to display this on September 15, 2006.
- ^ Britannica.com. Céline Dion. Retrieved January 13, 2006.
- ^ Celine Dion at IMDb
- ^ World Music Awards show Retrieved March 15, 2006