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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter is intended to protect certain political and civil rights of people in Canada from the policies and actions of all levels of government. It is also supposed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights.
The Charter was preceded by the Canadian Bill of Rights, which was introduced by the government of John Diefenbaker in 1960. However, the Bill of Rights was only a federal statute, rather than a constitutional document. Therefore, it was limited in scope and was easily amendable. This motivated some within government to improve rights protections in Canada. The movement for human rights and freedoms that emerged after World War II also wanted to entrench the principles enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Hence, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's government enacted the Charter in 1982.
One of the most notable effects of the adoption of the Charter was to greatly expand the scope of judicial review, because the Charter is more explicit with respect to the guarantee of rights and the role of judges in enforcing them than was the Bill of Rights. As a result, the Charter has attracted both passionate support from liberals and criticisms by opponents of increased judicial power. (More...)
Nomination by CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 17:51, 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)
Deconstructivism in architecture, also called Deconstruction, is a development in Postmodern architecture beginning in the late 1980s. It is characterised by ideas of fragmentation, non-linear processes of design, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and apparent non-Euclidean geometry, which serve to distort and dislocate some of the elements of architecture, such as structure and envelope. The final visual appearance of buildings that exhibit the myriad deconstructivist "styles" are characterized by a stimulating unpredictability and a controlled chaos.
Some of the architects involved have been influenced by the writings of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida and his ideas on Deconstruction; others have been influenced by the idea of reiterating the geometric imbalances of the Russian Constructivist movement. In addition to constructivism there are also similarities in deconstructivism to other art and architectural movements such as modernism, postmodernism, cubism, expressionism, minimalism and contemporary art. The attempt of deconstructivism throughout, is to move architecture away from what they see as the constricting 'rules' of modernism such as "form follows function", purity of form, truth to materials, and expression of structure. Important events in the history of the deconstructivist movement include the many projects for the 1982 Parc de la Villette architectural design competition, such as the collaboration of Jacques Derrida and Peter Eisenman; and the selected final project by Bernard Tschumi. Other major events were the 1988 Museum of Modern Art Deconstructivist architecture exhibition organized by Philip Johnson and Mark Wigley in New York; and the 1989 opening of the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, designed by Peter Eisenman.
Recently promoted to featured article, posted any day would be fine. DVD+ R/W 01:12, 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. In 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, Colbert 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. Colbert followed his speech with a prepared video satire, featuring Helen Thomas, where he pretended to be Bush's new press secretary after the departure of Scott McClellan, trying desperately to avoid Thomas' questions in a parody of a horror film. While mocking 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.
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)
"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)
Self-nom: Recently elevated to FA status. No specific date requested. --Volcanopele 22:14, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
No specific date requested. -- Grafikm (AutoGRAF) 16:04, 1 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)
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 are seven autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established by the Government of India. They have been declared Institutes of National Importance and are renowned throughout the world for their degree programs. These institutes were created to train scientists and engineers to develop a national skilled work-force, with the aim of bolstering the economic and social development of India after it attained independence in 1947. The first IIT was established at Kharagpur in 1951, followed by similar establishments at Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee. The individual IITs are autonomous universities and are linked in the top of their organisational structure, having a common IIT Council to oversee their administration. They also have a common admission process, using the Joint Entrance Examination to gauge students' abilities. 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 IIT Brand, considered to be a benchmark of academic excellence in India and recognised all over the world. (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)
Global warming refers to the increases in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans that have been observed in recent decades. The scientific opinion on climate change is that much of the recent change may be attributed to human activities. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, agriculture, among other human activities, are the primary sources of the human-induced component of warming.
Observational sensitivity studies and climate models referenced by the IPCC predict that global temperatures may increase by between 1.4 and 5.8 °C between 1990 and 2100. An increase in global temperatures can in turn cause other changes, including rises in sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. These changes may increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones or floods.
There are a few scientists who contest the view about attribution of recent warming to human activity. Uncertainties exist regarding how much climate change should be expected in the future, and there is a hotly contested political and public debate over attempts to reduce or reverse future warming, and how to cope with the consequences.More...
Was made FA recently. Any time would be fine. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (Be eudaimonic!) 01:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Thrasybulus (Greek: Θρασύβουλος; d. 388 BC) was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the successful democratic resistance to that coup. As general, he was responsible for recalling the controversial nobleman Alcibiades from exile, and the two worked together extensively over the next several years. In 411 and 410, Thrasybulus commanded along with Alcibiades and others at several critical Athenian naval victories.
After Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Thrasybulus led the democratic resistance to the new oligarchic government, known as the Thirty Tyrants, that the victorious Spartans imposed on Athens. In 404 BC, he commanded a small force of exiles that invaded Attica and, in successive battles, defeated first a Spartan garrison and then the forces of the oligarchics. In the wake of these victories, democracy was reestablished at Athens. As a leader of this revived democracy in the 4th century BC, Thrasybulus advocated a policy of resistance to Sparta and sought to restore Athens' imperial power. He was killed in 388 BC while leading an Athenian naval force in the Corinthian War.
Made FA a few months ago. Whenever is convenient to put it on the front page works. Self nomination--RobthTalk 01:19, 28 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)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga, and the third in terms of chronology. Three years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights have been leading a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith, led by Darth Sidious, unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the fate of Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi order, and the entire galaxy is at stake. The film was released on May 19, 2005, and received generally positive reviews from critics. It broke several box office records in its opening week, and went on to earn over US$850 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005 in the U.S., the second highest grossing film of 2005 worldwide, and the 12th highest grossing worldwide film of all time. (More...)
nomination by The Filmaker 18:32, 23 May 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)
Cædmon is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the double monastery of Streonæshalch (Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of St. Hilda (657–681), he was originally ignorant of the art of song but learned to compose one night in the course of a dream. He later became a zealous monk and an accomplished and inspirational religious poet.
Cædmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval sources, and one of only three for whom both roughly contemporary biographical information and examples of literary output have survived.[1] His story is told to us in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ("History of the English church") by St. Bede who wrote, "There was in the Monastery of this Abbess a certain brother particularly remarkable for the Grace of God, who was wont to make religious verses, so that whatever was interpreted to him out of scripture, he soon after put the same into poetical expressions of much sweetness and humility in English, which was his native language. By his verse the minds of many were often excited to despise the world, and to aspire to heaven." (More...)
A historical subject recently promoted to FA status. Self nomination. dpod 05:04, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. There are two lines to the LRT: LRT-1, called the Yellow Line, and MRT-2, called the Purple Line. Although the system is referred to as a "light rail" system, arguably because the network is mostly elevated, the system is more akin to a rapid transit (metro) system. The Manila LRT is the first metro system in Southeast Asia, predating the Singapore MRT by three years. The system is not related to the Manila Metro Rail Transit System, or the Blue Line, which forms a completely different but linked system.
The LRT forms part of Metro Manila's rail transportation infrastructure, known as the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS),[1] and overall public transport system. Although one of the original purposes of the system was to reduce traffic congestion in the metropolis, many commuters who ride the LRT also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to reach the intended destination from an LRT station and vice-versa. While this forms a comprehensive transportation system serving many parts of Metro Manila, the system has only been partially successful in cutting traffic congestion and travel times, which is further aggravated by the rising number of motor vehicles in Metro Manila.[2] The network's expansion, which has been touted by successive administrations since the LRT's inception, is set upon tackling this problem.
The system is operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government-owned and controlled corporation under the authority of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) as an attached agency. (More...)Well, this is a self-nomination, as well as a recent FA. The lead is the same, although I'm thinking about shrinking it for the Main Page. If possible, the article should be posted on either June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) or October 29 (completion of the present LRT network). --Akira123323 Say what? | Track record 12:16, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
- With apologies to the nominator, I'm not sure how interesting an article on a city's light rail system would be to the average front page reader. I have to confess that I was not terribly gripped by the above extract. --kingboyk 12:12, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- If I may question that paradigm, how come the MTR in Hong Kong and the MRT in Singapore made it to the front page (of which the article is based on), yet both are rapid transit systems, of which the LRT counts as one. --Akira123323 Say what? | Track record 03:24, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race, held in 1968–1969. It was the first round-the-world yacht race in any format. The race was controversial due to the failure by most competitors to finish the race and because of the suicide of one entrant; however, the race ultimately led to the founding of the BOC Challenge and Vendée Globe round-the-world races, both of which continue to be successful and popular. The race was sponsored by the British Sunday Times newspaper; the Golden Globe trophy was offered to the first person to complete an unassisted, non-stop single-handed circumnavigation of the world via the great capes, and a separate £5,000 prize was offered for the fastest single-handed circumnavigation.
Nine sailors started the race; five retired before entering the stormy Southern Ocean. Of the four remaining, Nigel Tetley sank as he approached the finishing line, Donald Crowhurst attempted to fake a round-the-world voyage, went insane and then committed suicide, and Bernard Moitessier, who rejected the philosophy behind a commercialised competition, abandoned the race while in a strong position to win, kept sailing non-stop, and stopped in Tahiti after circling the globe one and a half times. Robin Knox-Johnston was the only sailor who completed the race, and became the first person to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world. He was awarded both prizes, but later donated the £5,000 to a fund supporting Crowhurst's family.In my opinion, a fascinating and unusual topic. — Johan the Ghost seance 07:54, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) Fraternity is generally recognized as the first intercollegiate Greek letter fraternity established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, the fraternity has initiated over 125,000 men into the organization. Alpha has declared 2006 the beginning of its "Centennial Era" to celebrate its first 100 years. The student founders are collectively known as the Seven Jewels and they swiftly expanded the fraternity. Today there are over 700 Alpha chapters in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the West Indies.
The national organization has established a number of community programs and combined its resources with other organizations on philanthropic projects. Some fraternity initiatives include the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The memorial, which Congress authorized in 1996 with Public Law 104-333, has been beset by problems, including a request from the King Family in 2001 for licensing fees. Other Alpha sponsored programs are "Go To High School, Go To College" and "A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People" programs. Alpha members have included former Jamaican Prime Minister and Rhodes Scholar Norman Manley, Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr., former U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Olympian Jesse Owens, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Atlanta, Georgia Mayors Andrew Young and Maynard Jackson.Recently promoted to FA status. I believe an appropriate date would coincide with the 100th anniversary celebrations happening July 25-30, 2006. Jtmichcock 04:26, 13 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)
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)
Kolkata, formerly Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city has a population of almost 5 million, with an extended metropolitan population of over 13 million, thus making it the second-largest urban agglomeration and the fourth-largest city in India. To the south of the city is the Sundarbans delta, the world's largest mangrove forest. A vibrant city with a distinct socio-political culture, Kolkata is noted for its revolutionary history, ranging from the Indian struggle for independence to the leftist Naxalite and trade union movements. Labelled the "Cultural Capital of India", "The City of Processions", and the "City of Joy," Kolkata was the capital of British India till 1911, and the national centre of modern education, politics and culture. A modern economic rejuvenation has lead to a spurt in the city's growth, but it continues to struggle with urbanisation problems like poverty and pollution.(More...)
nominated by Rama's Arrow 20:10, 28 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.
self-nom, featured very recently. 69.116.150.174 21:00, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
found a better pic. 69.116.150.174 03:00, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
The Kargil War also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between April and June 1999 in Kashmir. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which serves as the de facto border between the two nations. Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents; however, documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and Army Chief showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces. The Indian Army, supported by the air force, attacked the Pakistani positions and, with international diplomatic support, eventually forced a Pakistani withdrawal across the Line of Control (LoC).
The war is one of the most recent examples of high altitude warfare, in mountainous terrain, and posed significant logistics problems for the combating sides. This was the first ground war between the two nuclear armed countries. (More...)
This article became FA 2 months ago and has been a selected article on the India Portal. It's a pretty informative article too. Anytime soon would be good, as the war begun early May. So it would be around this time of year. Nobleeagle (Talk) 05:26, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
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
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)
I just added a closeup photo of Gretzky that I took during summer 2001, and noticed this was a featured article. Also, noticed that all the other photos are fair-use. Now with a free-license photo, this article is suitable to be featured on the Main Page. -Kmf164 (talk | contribs) 04:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- I have uploaded another photo, of the Gretzky statue at the arena in Edmonton, that I think works well with the blurb. My original photo used here is at Image:Gretzky aug2001 closeup.jpg. It would be timely to feature this article June 10-12 (or possibly later that week), to coincide with the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. The Edmonton Oilers
are likely to advancehave advanced to the Stanley Cup finals(just one game away)for the first time since 1990. I have also made an attempt at shortening the blurb. [3] This article is not a self-nom (except for the few pictures). -Kmf164 (talk | contribs) 03:42, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the German army opened the Western Front by invading first Belgium and Luxembourg, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne. Both sides then dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. This line remained essentially unchanged for most of the war.
Between 1915 and 1917 a series of major offensives took place along this front. The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments and massed infantry advances. However, a combination of entrenchments, machine gun nests, barbed wire, and other defenses, repeatedly inflicted severe casualties on the attackers. As a result, no significant advances were made during these assaults.In an effort to break the deadlock, this front saw the introduction of new military technology, including poison gas and tanks. But it was only after the adoption of improved tactics that some degree of mobility was restored. (More ...)
Self-nom. I worked on it during the FA nom and thought it was a natural for the Main Page. Daniel Case 02:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
- I think this would be a good pick for either Memorial Day or Armistice Day. — RJH (talk) 18:21, 25 May 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)
Bulbasaur is one of the 395 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the $15 billion Pokémon franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. CNN refers to Bulbasaur and its later evolutions as “the Carmen Miranda of Pokémon figures” due to the “increasingly exotic foliage on its head” as it evolves and, according to Time magazine, Bulbasaur was considered one of the “lead critters” in the original series. Bulbasaur is one of the first Pokémon a player can obtain in the first of the series’s video games, Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue. Bulbasaur also appears often in the Pokémon anime.
In every version of the Pokémon series, Bulbasaur is a vaguely reptilian-looking creature that moves on all fours. It is small and squat, and has a light blue-green body coloration with darker blue-green spots. The artwork design of Bulbasaur was created by Ken Sugimori for its 1996 debut in the Pokémon video games, and has since remained unchanged. (More...)- Submitted by --Celestianpower háblame 13:33, 12 March 2006 (UTC). This was recently promoted and I feel the only day it could be featured on the Main Page is April Fools (April 1st). A lot of work was put into it and I'd like to see it on the Main Page. What do others think? --Celestianpower háblame 13:33, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- It can be featured on any day, not just April 1st. Why should Bulbasaur have to be featured on April Fool's Day when Wario was fine on October 11th, Holy Prepuce on September 14th, Japanese toilet on November 10th, and Joshua A. Norton on April 3rd? Picking a deliberately unusual article for April 1st will do nothing but demonstrate and highlight one of Wikipedia's many systemic biases (that it considers certain topics "absurd" or "pranks" despite considering them some of Wikipedia's best work and worthy of in-depth articles) and confuse or annoy users who (rightly) don't understand why "Bulbasaur" necessitates an April Fool's Day appearance. It's "April Fool's Day", not "April Cruft's Day", and there's nothing about the creature itself or its contents that has anything whatsoever to do with jokes, humor, or pranks, so to qualify it as such is to violate Wikipedia's NPOV and NOR rules (in saying "this article is a funny joke" without citing sources to support this claim) in terms of mainpage-placement. -Silence 15:31, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. Johnleemk | Talk 15:55, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I just thought that that was the only day that it would be allowed to be Main Paged - I don't mind in the least it being another day. --Celestianpower háblame 17:13, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- Nah, any day of the year will be fine. If Mario characters can be main-paged anyday, why not Pokemon ones? However, putting Bulbasaur on the main page should certainly wait until after its FARCship is resolved. -Silence 21:21, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I just thought that that was the only day that it would be allowed to be Main Paged - I don't mind in the least it being another day. --Celestianpower háblame 17:13, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. Johnleemk | Talk 15:55, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- Tensions are running high over this article, so I'm going to let this one sit fallow for a while. Raul654 22:32, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- If you put it on April 1st, a lot of people will think this article is not FA, and it's indeed a fake. That's counterintuitive to your goals, isn't it. Same for spoo. Give me a break. Temporary account 21:15, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
..*laughs at cel* I just came here to ask about this : P. I see where you're coming from, Bulbasaur as an FA is incredibly controversial for some, and I believe someone actually used the line in the FA dispute "The day Bulbasaur is on the main page is the day I leave Wikipedia". I support Bulby being on the main page! Highway 19:57, 19 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).
- nominated by Rama's Arrow 16:48, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
Nominated by Off! 20:07, 3 March 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 [4]. 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)
Self-nom, just received featured status. No specific date in mind.--Fallout boy 08:23, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Object to mainpaging this until issue with wrong-way-round filmography is corrected. Zzzzz 14:31, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- This page is not a vote (or a poll) - it is just an organised way of bringing particular featured articles to Raul654's attention. It is a bit rich to "object" about such a simple thing (which seems to comes down to simply whether a list is chronological or reverse-chronological) when you are admittedly "too lazy" to do anything about it. -- ALoan (Talk) 16:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- for the effort it took to write the above and even add a wikilink you could have fixed it yourself by now. i'm not fixing it cos i'm too lazy. whats your excuse? ;-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zzzzz (talk • contribs) 17:00, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- Too busy doing other things. It is on The List.-- ALoan (Talk) 18:16, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- The "wrong way round filmography" is your personal preference User:Zzzzz and your personal preference is not supported by any policy or guideline (except for the inactive ones that you edited to support your viewpoint before you started making a big deal about this), and the topic is currently the subject of a discussion which you started, and then abandoned. The article is a featured article, it is eligible, and you've exerted far more energy protesting here, there and everywhere, than it would have taken to "fix" the article(s) if that's what you think is required. (so your excuse of being "too lazy" doesn't work). And, as previously stated, this is not subject to a vote. Rossrs 11:13, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a military fighter aircraft designed by the USA and the United Kingdom. It is intended to replace the current generation of strike fighters, particularly the vertical take off and landing Harrier jump jets : the AV-8 Harrier II (US), Harrier GR7/9 (UK), and the Sea Harrier (UK), along with the conventional A-10 Thunderbolt II, F/A-18 Hornet and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It is set to be a multi-role strike fighter (a plane with a strong emphasis on close air support and tactical bombing as well as being capable of air-to-air combat), currently in production with Lockheed Martin, along with partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.
Three variants are envisioned: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the RAF; the Advanced Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) F-35B for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and the Royal Navy (RN); and the carrier-based (CV) F-35C for the U.S. Navy (USN). The USAF is considering the F-35B, and the Royal Navy is considering ordering the F-35C variant for its large CVF Future Carrier programme.
The F-35, expected to be ready for service in 2008, is scheduled to begin replacing Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and F/A-18s in 2009, and the USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 in 2010. (More...)Cheers! --PopUpPirate 23:51, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
The Michigan State Capitol is the building housing two branches of the government of the U.S. state of Michigan and is located in the state capital of Lansing in Ingham County. The present structure, at the intersection of Capitol and Michigan Avenues, is a National Historic Landmark that currently houses the chambers and offices of the Michigan Legislature as well as the offices of the governor of Michigan and lieutenant governor. Historically, this is the third building to house the Michigan state government. The first state capitol was located in Detroit, the original capital of Michigan, and was relocated to Lansing in 1849, due to the need to develop the western portions of the state and for easy defense from British troops stationed in Windsor, Ontario. The present capitol building, preceded by a temporary wood frame structure, was dedicated in January 1879 and is designed in a Neoclassical architectural style. The capitol was rededicated in 1992 after a three-year restoration project. (More...)
Recently elevated to Feature Article status, the first U.S. State Capitol from the Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. state capitols to reach this designation, with the assistance of Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan. No specific date requested. Jtmichcock 23:23, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
The written history of New Jersey began with the exploration of the Jersey Coast by Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524, though the region had been settled for millennia by Native Americans. At the time of European contact, the area was populated by tribes of Lenape. The New Jersey region soon came under the control of the Swedes and the Dutch resulting in a struggle in which the Dutch were victorious. However, the Dutch colony of New Netherland was seized by the British in 1664. New Jersey was one of the original 13 colonies that joined the American Revolutionary War in 1776. It signed the Articles of Confederation in 1779 with Princeton acting as the nation's capital for four months in 1783. New Jersey became independent after the American Revolutionary War, in which several crucial battles were fought in New Jersey resulting in American victories. In 1787, New Jersey was the third state to join the United States of America. (More...)
Nominated Feburary 10, 2005 by ZeWrestler Talk. Work of the New Jersey Project.--ZeWrestler Talk 03:04, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
- This would be good, but I'd suggest using a different image for the front-page blurb. Any of the historical illustrations/photographs would be good and more enticing than the map. — BrianSmithson 14:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
- Is this better? --ZeWrestler Talk 14:04, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
If one ever wants to up the geek appeal of the Main Page, this would do it. Besides, it's been stable for an awfully long time, and it could probably do with a bit of senseless vandalism to even out its karma. The relevant dates in the article (the day the Laws were set down and Asimov's birthday) have already passed, so it could run whenever.
Apropos the spoo discussion below, I wouldn't mind this running on April Fool's, and I've probably put more work into it than anybody else. Not to denigrate the nominator's viewpoint—it just doesn't bother me personally all that much! (If it hadn't already made the main page, Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius would be the perfect April Fool's choice, I think.) Anville 21:32, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
- I like the idea of having something factual but just a little too fun and geeky for any other day's main page. — Laura Scudder ☎ 05:49, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
- I just want to note that I've listed multiple issues with the referencing for this article which, if not fixed (and they are things I can't really fix or I would) I believe warrant a FARC, so holding off on this article a little longer would be appreciated. Staxringold 11:49, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
- As per Talk:Three Laws of Robotics, it looks like we've just about got these issues wrapped up. I certainly think the effort was worth it: we went from a slightly decayed May 2005 FA to a pristine June 2006 one. Anville 02:49, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- ^ The twelve named Anglo-Saxon poets are Æduwen, Aldhelm, Alfred, Anlaf, Baldulf, Bede, Cædmon, Cnut, Cynewulf, Dunstan, Hereward, and Wulfstan (or perhaps Wulfsige). The three for whom biographical information and documented texts survive are Alfred, Bede, and Cædmon. Cædmon is the only Anglo-Saxon poet known primarily for his ability to compose vernacular verse. (No study appears to exist of the "named" Anglo-Saxon poets—the list here has been compiled from Frank 1993, Opland 1980, Sisam 1953 and Robinson 1990).