User:Cactus.man
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Cactus.man is taking a long wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia in the New Year, hopefully. Seasons greetings to all, have a great Christmas and Hogmanay (if you celebrate those of course :) |
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I first discovered this fantastic resource in May 2005. Amazing how one can navigate unexpectedly from Clinical depression to Hairy ball theorem in 2 hours, perhaps one causes the other ... :-) This is the quick way to do it, but it's not the route I used!!
I have now discovered the Symbolist painter Odilon Redon and his fantastic early charcoal works, including the incredibly appropriate Cactus Man. Also, check out the utterly brilliant Spirit of the Forest - this leaves Munch for dead. Not to mention Julio González, cubist sculptor, a contemporary of Picasso, and his enigmatic Monsieur Cactus.
- From the editor: New feature
- Board of Trustees expanded as three new members are appointed
- Wikimedia Foundation releases financial audit
- Arbitration Committee elections continue, extra seat available
- Female-only wiki mailing list draws fire
- Trolling organization's article deleted
- WikiWorld comic: "Redshirt"
- News and notes: Fundraiser plans, milestones
- Wikipedia in the News
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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[edit] Contributions and things to do
| My Contributions | ||
| Articles • Featured on DYK • Images |
| Articles to create | ||
| Empire Exhibition (Glasgow) • North Bridge (Edinburgh) • Pitreavie Castle • Ravenscraig Castle • Rainbow Theatre • Jack Coia • Alan Marcuson • Black Duncan Campbell • Cruck frame • Jankel Adler • National Trust for Scotland properties (missing articles) • Castles in Scotland (missing articles) • Historic houses in Scotland (missing articles) • Ian Beesley • Gered Mankowitz • Jim Marshall (photographer) • Henry Diltz • Bob Gruen • Grange Cemetery • Warriston Cemetery • Izzi Metstein • Andy MacMillan • Dana Stone • Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle • Castle Cary • Ardkinglas • Hill of Tarvit • Scottish National War Memorial • Earlshall • Oxcars Lighthouse • Arnold Bronckorst • Tommy Morgan • Johnny Rep • Robert Scott Lauder • Duddingston Tower • Adolphe Smith • James Mackay Bryson • Ken Potter • Keizaburo Shimamoto |
| Articles for re-write / expansion / cleanup | ||
| Floors Castle • John MacLean • Mary Barbour • Mellerstain House • Peter Howson • Ray Winstone • Drummond Castle • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham • Ben Nicholson • Trevor Bell • Sandra Blow • David Bomberg • Beryl Cook • Jessica Dismorr • Alfred East • Stanhope Forbes • Terry Frost • Patrick Heron • Howard Hodgkin • Bill Brandt • Kevin Carter • Alfred Eisenstaedt • Peter Lanyon • Bob Law • Tom Phillips • Annie Leibovitz • Niko Pirosmanashvili • Jane Bown • Robert Capa • Larry Burrows • 1943 Naples post office bombing • Foulis Castle • Balvaird Castle • Drummond Castle • Braemar • Duns Castle • Stirling Castle • Hammerbeam roof • Rannoch Moor • Dunbar Castle • Castle Campbell |
[edit] Useful Links
[edit] Interesting Stuff
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The assembled human DNA clamp, a trimer of the protein PCNA, is a processivity factor that increases the speed and efficiency of DNA replication. In the assembled replication complex, the clamp encircles the DNA, which passes through the central pore, and binds DNA polymerase to prevent the enzyme from dissociating from the template DNA strand. The DNA clamp protein's presence can increase the rate of DNA synthesis up to 1,000-fold versus a nonprocessive polymerase. Illustration credit: Opabinia regalis |
[edit] Did you know...
From Wikipedia's newest articles:
- ...that the Certosa di Pavia (pictured) was commissioned by Gian Galeazzo Visconti to be built halfway between his two courts in Milan and Pavia?
- ...that Jason Bedrick, a New Hampshire state representative, is that state's first Orthodox Jewish elected official?
- ...that as a teenager, Chiri Yukie prepared the first Japanese translations of several of the yukar sagas of the Ainu people?
- ...that the Vedic Mathematics genre was revived after Hindu Shankaracharya Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja rediscovered it in the form of sixteen sutras?
- ...that the Department of State Lands is one of Oregon's oldest government agencies?
- ...that on October 5, 1914, a French Voisin III pilot scored the first air-to-air kill of World War I?
In the news
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected.
- The Chinese River Dolphin (illustrated) is declared functionally extinct, the first extinction of a large mammal in recent decades.
- Suffolk police launch an investigation on five dead bodies discovered near Ipswich in Suffolk, England.
- Astronauts on mission STS-116 attempt to retract a solar array on the International Space Station's Integrated Truss Structure.
- Former President of Ethiopia Mengistu Haile Mariam is convicted in absentia of genocide by an Ethiopian court for his part in the so-called "Red Terror".
[edit] Tasks we can all help with
Here are some tasks you can do:
- Wikify: Active safety, Barbara 'Baz' Wilder, Grayed out, Quarter Midget racing, Vaid, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Tape baking Backlog...
- Cleanup: Wild Jimmy Spruill, Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff, Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, Politics of Manchukuo, Backlog...
- Stubs: Sportscaster, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Continental Europe, City of license, Marche, Aube, Brig, More...
- Verify: Badr Bin Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Jalawi al-Saud, Nihilism, Chiminea, Endowment tax, Gerrus, Backlog...
- Update: Labour and Social Justice Party, First Battalion, Abdul Razzaq, Liberalisterne, 2005-2006 Thai political crisis, More...
- Neutral Point of View (NPOV): Katherine Albrecht, Production car racing, Axis of evil, Outcome-based education, Modern Taiwanese Language, Backlog...
- Copyedit: Workflow recovery, Paul Abbott, Vanda Miss Joaquim, Necessary and sufficient conditions, Kildare GAA, Samsun, More...
- Merge: Jang Keum-song, Mechagodzilla, Joseph Bismuth, Gain (detergent), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Backlog...
- Style: Royal Doulton, JS Clayden, WKT Sealant, Tannirubhavi Beach, Ash Comic Convention, ENKA Schools, BibliOZ, More...
- Expand: Craig Morgan (album), APXS, Dysentery, University of Calgary, Chandpur District, More...
- Requests: Magic Edge, Harrod-neutral, Interior solution, Charlse S. Wright, Pasillo, Merengue tipico cibaeno, SVAR, More...
- Mediation Cabal: Mitrokhin Archive, false attribution, LaRouche intro, Alan Oakley, Metropolis Magazine, Second Life, More...
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Cleanup backlogs - Review recent overhauls - Active fixup projects - Maintenance projects - Maintenance COTW: be merged
[edit] Vandal humour
A collection of amusing vandalism encountered while on RC Patrol. This is intended to grow over time into my own personal BJAODN
- The secrets behind Thierry Henry's success are finally revealed
- The medical cause which leads people to give The finger
- The importance of the humble doughnut as an economic indicator
- How to become an FA Premier League football player, courtesy of Wikipedia
- Is this feline origin of the Question mark really true?
- Strange goings on at a New Zealand high school
[edit] Words of wisdom
Benjamin Franklin: "Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in."
Voltaire: "We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation."
Saki: "We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other wedded couples, they sometimes live apart."
Sir James Dewar:"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open."
J. M. Barrie: "I am not young enough to know everything."
John Buchan: "An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support."
George Bernard Shaw: "God help England if she had no Scots to think for her."
[edit] Images of Scotland to make you smile
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hello —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.82.255.75 (talk • contribs) 10:39, 25 April 2006 (UTC).
Hello to you too, benign anonymous user --Cactus.man ✍ 11:02, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
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