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Wiktionary:Votes/pl-2014-04/Unified Chinese
Unified ChineseEdit
- Voting on: Treating the various Chinese varieties (Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, Min Nan, Min Dong, etc.) under a single header, "==Chinese==". Re-introducing the language code "zh". (See Wyang/歷史 for an example of how Unified Chinese entries may look.) Changing the way translations are formatted to:
* Chinese: {{t+|zh|北京}} *: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|北京|tr=Běijīng}} *: Cantonese: {{t|yue|北京|tr=bak1 ging1}} *: Min Nan: {{t+|nan|北京|tr=Pak-kiaⁿ}}
- Rationale:
- There has been an overrepresentation of Mandarin at Wiktionary (20467 Mandarin nouns, 317 Cantonese nouns, 10 Wu nouns), but 99% of the Mandarin content here is actually cross-topolectal, not restricted to Mandarin. The reason for the marginalisation of other varieties is that it is practically troublesome and unnecessary to have to duplicate everything (templates, simp-trad tables, etymologies, definitions) except the pronunciation for all 17 ISO-coded Chinese topolects. The proposed format will produce a more succinct format and allow editors to add more regional Chinese content (i.e. coverage of Chinese topolects) by providing pronunciation to a written word shared across Chinese topolects, which accounts for about 99% of the Chinese-language corpus.
- The remaining 1% of words, which are never used in Standard Chinese (Mandarin), can still be handled by common templates and modules (the pronunciation and other information will only be given for that word in a given dialect). See User:Atitarev/佢哋 for a Cantonese-only example entry (an example of a word which is not used in formal writing even in Cantonese speaking areas).
- Difference in senses/usage will be achieved by using context tags, usage notes, etc. E.g. the word User:Wyang/告白, which has different senses in different topolects:
# [[announcement]], [[public]] [[announcement]] # [[expression]] of one's thoughts; especially, [[declaration]] of love, [[confession]] of one's feelings towards someone # {{cx|Cantonese|regional Mandarin|Min Nan}} [[advertisement]], [[ad]]
- This vote only concerns words written in Han/Chinese characters (Hanzi). Words written in non-Han scripts devised specifically for particular topolects may keep their topolect headings. This applies to Cyrillic Dungan, Xiao'erjing Mandarin (in Arabic script) and POJ romanisation of Min Nan. The formats of templates in the examples above are not the subject of the vote; they can be discussed separately if needed. . The voters only vote on the proposed action, not on the rationale.
- Background: The topolects were separated mainly because differences in their pronunciation of the same words/characters are very large. This change will allow us to add multiple pronunciations in the same entry.
- Vote starts: 00:01, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Vote ends: 23:59, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Discussion:
- Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2014/March#A new format for Chinese entries (multisyllables)
- Wiktionary talk:Votes/pl-2014-04/Unified Chinese
- Wiktionary talk:About Sinitic languages
- Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2009/May#Recurring_problem_with_Chinese_vs._Mandarin
- Wiktionary:Beer parlour/2011/January#Renaming_.22Mandarin.22_headings_to_.22Chinese.22
- Support --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 10:49, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support Wyang (talk) 22:49, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support --kc_kennylau (talk) 09:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support Jamesjiao → T ◊ C 20:14, 31 March 2014 (UTC) Although I do not support the idea of continuing the practise of specifying the HSK level of a compound. We could probably deal with this in a later vote.
- Support DTLHS (talk) 23:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Support —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 23:38, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
- Support A step long overdue. -- Liliana • 22:36, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- but only weakly, because I personally don't have a lot to do with Chinese entries outside of pointing to them in etymologies, and thus I feel that my vote should have less weight. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 23:40, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- I'm not seeing any problems with the proposed implementation. Bumm13 (talk) 19:09, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- I support this proposal in theory (after all, "Mandarin" dictionaries don't really exist in the Chinese world), but I hope the technical side of this can be worked on, as though I am a prolific Mandarin editor, I would be unable to help with that as I have no relevant knowledge or skills. ---> Tooironic (talk) 22:45, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
- @Tooironic Thank you for the support. Prolific Mandarin editors will need to help to use the new way of using various Chinese topolects under one L2 header "Chinese". It's a big change. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 00:01, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
- Do you mean that you would never expect to see a Cantonese-Mandarin dictionary like this one? DAVilla 05:39, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Support —Stephen (Talk) 13:02, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose - strongly harms reusability of data; is probably not how readers use en.WT in practice. - Amgine/ t·e 02:03, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- @Amgine Could you please elaborate and give one or two examples where it harms reusability of data? In my opinion is quite contrary. Note that current Cantonese, Wu and other topolect speaking editors favour the change (as in the latest discussion topic linked above). On your second point, changing the existing practice is usually what the vote is for. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 02:14, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- The following sinitic wikipedias exist:
- zh
- zh-yue
- zh-min-nan
- gan
- wuu
- zh-classical
- hak
- cdo
- A current effort to create localized captchas for these languages faces challenges due to script issues. However, were these languages collapsed under a single heading the multi-script result would likely make the data too expensive to work with. We are facing this exact issue with en.Wiktionary's decision to collapse all SerboCroatian languages under the family L2. Bluntly, decisions like these, made for the convenience of editors but not for technical requirements, make the data less desirable or useful because of the increased costs and manipulation required.
- Changing the current practice of editors should not change the practice of readers. What we understand of en.Wiktionary readers is most are not native English speakers; many are looking for a specific word in a specific non-english language for the purpose of translation or learning. Our readers are not linguists, or logophiles: they are students. It is likely they do not care for or know how to interpret the highly-technical information we currently present. If I understand this proposal, the complexity will likely stay the same, or slightly increase. However, the ability to find a word in a known language will be more difficult, even impossible in some cases if the implementation is similar to SerboCroatian. - Amgine/ t·e 04:51, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- @Amgine and any others -- Amgine states, "What we understand of en.Wiktionary readers is most are not native English speakers..." Where is such usage information available? I ask not to dispute anything here, but out of a broader curiosity regarding our audience. Solid usage data would be invaluable in making many different decisions about what we do here. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 05:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- I think you have misunderstood the proposal. The 'Mandarin' is already multi-script (simplified and traditional) pre-merger as it currently stands. Merging them applies to Chinese character-scripted words only, as stated in the rationale. There will not be any increase in script complexity or diversity, and consequently the proposal does not incur a greater difficulty in data processing. Similarly, the proposal does not result in a greater difficulty in data retrieval, as all information (forms, pronunciation, definitions, etc.) is stored in the respective section, more visually accessible (succinct) and complete than if information is fragmented as is now. Wyang (talk) 04:57, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- @Amgine. Thanks for clarifying your position. I disagree with you completely, though. It seems to me that the complexity you describe is of type: "I can't find a Cantonese or Croatian word in this dictionary, since I refuse to accept to look for them under "Chinese" or "Serbo-Croatian" header, I refuse to accept these names", to put it sarcastically :). Your perspective is rather political, IMHO, not really related to real user requirements. I assure you that Cantonese, Wu and Min Nan users will be happy to find entries like 歷史, it has everything needed for a good entry. Since you mention Serbo-Croatian unification, all opposition to the unified approach was mainly nationalistic, not linguistic, there is no point in duplicating all info in Serbo-Croatian entries from 3 to 8 times. I agree that the complexity of our entries are not for everyone. We may not help to address your concern if my suspicions are correct. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 05:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- I'm quite sure that a Min Nan reader would be happier to find le̍k-sú than the equivalent in Chinese characters. That's the script in which the largest work in Min Nan is written, namely the Min Nan Wikipedia. I'm also a bit concerned that, in the example, you're treating romanizations as pronunciation. Have you conflated in your mind the idea of transliteration and oral production? Not everything works like pinyin: sometimes other scripts are actually used in writing. DAVilla 19:23, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- Just to settle your concerns, as far as I am aware (and I am an amateur genealogist) I have no ethnic connections to anyone in the regions where Serbo-Croation languages are natively spoken, nor fiscal, academic, or political connections either. C'mon, I'm a Merican; I probably can't find any such state on a map. However, I *do* have a programming problem creating separate dictionaries for sr, hr, sh, and bs captchas from en.WT dumps. If you have a simple solution to such a problem, I would very much appreciate knowing what it is. (Incidentally, a simple transclusion of a subpage would obviate any maintenance issues. I'd make a snarky, sarcastic, and probably wildly ignorant comment here to illustrate my point but I prefer to remain civil even when my peers are engaging in verbal attacks.) - Amgine/ t·e 06:27, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry, if I sounded as if I were attacking you, no, I thought your reasons for objections were different. In any case, where did I attack you. Perhaps you could consider gains for topolect learners/ achieved by the proposed change. I can't help you with your immediate query but many problems can be solved, when asked nicely:). We have quite a bunch of technically skilled people and achieving what you're trying to achieve may be possible. I'll wait for others to address the technical side. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 06:47, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- But, you see, it is now a problem to be fixed which was not a problem previously. Now we need to add back the language identification which was removed. It may be more convenient for the editors, but there are (and were) technical solutions which would have the same effect for the editors while not creating the problem for the future. - Amgine/ t·e 07:08, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Have you actually seen the count of current non-Mandarin entries at Wiktionary? The number is nowhere near a dictionary level. No serious analysis or study of a Chinese topolect can be done with the current level of non-Mandarin presence. My point is, you claim you're losing a lot of valuable information. You may want to save the bits and pieces we currently have but it's not much right now but there will be more.
- Like with Serbo-Croatian, any written Chinese term is also applicable to any Chinese topolect written in Chinese characters in one form or another (script and dialect differences are taken care of with Serbo-Croatian, which was unified YEARS AGO), even if some terms may be considered literary, formal, rare or regional, in short, a list of Chinese words is a list of e.g. Wu words as well. That's why I thought you were going to talk about the small number of topolect-specific terms or differences in senses. A future technical solution I referred to is for something yet to be created, such as Cantonese, Min Nan, Wu pronunciations and labels (regional, formal or specific to a topolect, which is rare) - listing dialects that have some contents, and creating structure for any other. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 07:43, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- As previously, we will have to agree to disagree. You wish to remove data from the set, which will create problems with the data reuse in the future. I have just demonstrated that the previous action has an ongoing negative impact. Yes, that data may be rebuildable from the existing templated metadata, but you have no idea how and you just wave your hands and hope someone, somehow, can do so. I have looked at the templates and I do not agree; I believe only those words which existed previous to unification could, by searching back through revisions (and therefore possibly including errors which were later corrected), be properly assigned. Until you can show me that this maneuver is technically required, I will assume it is not, and merely a personal preference which harms the existing data completeness. - Amgine/ t·e 13:23, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- But, you see, it is now a problem to be fixed which was not a problem previously. Now we need to add back the language identification which was removed. It may be more convenient for the editors, but there are (and were) technical solutions which would have the same effect for the editors while not creating the problem for the future. - Amgine/ t·e 07:08, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry, if I sounded as if I were attacking you, no, I thought your reasons for objections were different. In any case, where did I attack you. Perhaps you could consider gains for topolect learners/ achieved by the proposed change. I can't help you with your immediate query but many problems can be solved, when asked nicely:). We have quite a bunch of technically skilled people and achieving what you're trying to achieve may be possible. I'll wait for others to address the technical side. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 06:47, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- @Amgine. Thanks for clarifying your position. I disagree with you completely, though. It seems to me that the complexity you describe is of type: "I can't find a Cantonese or Croatian word in this dictionary, since I refuse to accept to look for them under "Chinese" or "Serbo-Croatian" header, I refuse to accept these names", to put it sarcastically :). Your perspective is rather political, IMHO, not really related to real user requirements. I assure you that Cantonese, Wu and Min Nan users will be happy to find entries like 歷史, it has everything needed for a good entry. Since you mention Serbo-Croatian unification, all opposition to the unified approach was mainly nationalistic, not linguistic, there is no point in duplicating all info in Serbo-Croatian entries from 3 to 8 times. I agree that the complexity of our entries are not for everyone. We may not help to address your concern if my suspicions are correct. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 05:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- The following sinitic wikipedias exist:
- @Amgine Could you please elaborate and give one or two examples where it harms reusability of data? In my opinion is quite contrary. Note that current Cantonese, Wu and other topolect speaking editors favour the change (as in the latest discussion topic linked above). On your second point, changing the existing practice is usually what the vote is for. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 02:14, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
- Strong oppose. Many of these languages are more closely related to Middle Chinese than they are to each other. The treatment of "Chinese" as a single language is a political maneuver by a heavyweight government, one that claims more territory than it even has administrative control over. Using a single header will be a clear indication to non-Mandarin Chinese editors that they are not welcome here. The only good thing I can say about this proposal is that it would be consistent with the grouping under translations, but on the other hand Chinese is the only language family where we use these groupings. It would be more consistent still to ungroup the translations so that they correspond to our current language headings. DAVilla 19:05, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose I am changing to oppose. I found this: "Statistics is a guess by educated Chinese speakers, talking about WRITTEN Chinese in Chinese characters only", written by Anatoli, now on the talk page of the vote. After this redefinition of what statistics means, this looks very suspect. There is no sourcing provided for any claims made by the supporters of the vote. --Dan Polansky (talk) 19:19, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- I'm sorry for the confusion I caused. There is a list of Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set -HKSCS, which is comparably small. Among the characters there are many colloquial particles and characters used to write names. Any discussion, article or post is actually struggling to highlight the difference between dialects, using the same known words. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 06:06, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- The differences can't be large simply because written Chinese is understood by all dialects speakers, not only because they know Mandarin as well but because each character has local pronunciation, so they just read words in their way. @Wyang could you help provide statistics on reused written vocabulary among Chinese topolects. It may not change the votes but it's useful to have, anyway. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 09:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- I'm sorry for the confusion I caused. There is a list of Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set -HKSCS, which is comparably small. Among the characters there are many colloquial particles and characters used to write names. Any discussion, article or post is actually struggling to highlight the difference between dialects, using the same known words. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 06:06, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose For simplicity and consistency with fundamental principles of the project: language headers for all languages should be accepted. I have nothing against using the zh code, in addition, for practical reasons, but sections with other codes should not be deleted, and people should be allowed to create new ones. The same applies to Arabic. If Mandarin, etc. sections are deleted, it's more than probable that they will be recreated in the future, when coming back to a sounder policy. Lmaltier (talk) 09:00, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mandarin, Cantonese, etc. apply, first of all, to pronunciations or readings of the characters. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 09:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- This is also the case for French and English for many, many words, such as most -tion words (e.g. interjection). And some written words are shared by many languages (e.g. Nepal). The only difference here is that this is more systematic for Chinese languages. Other possibly different data: homophones (?), paronyms (?), examples (when a regional word does not exist in all Chinese languages, examples including this word don't apply to all languages), quotations (if a writer is known to use a given language, his quotations should be considered as applying to this language only), etymology (of the pronunciation...), usage notes, definitions and translations (when there are slight differences in senses depending on the language)... In other words, all sections (or almost all sections) may be different in some cases. Please, let's keep sound, simple, neutral, principles. Again, I'm not against using zh, I'm against forbidding other Chinese language codes. This might be less of an issue for Wikipedia, but we are a linguistic site, don't forget it. Lmaltier (talk) 14:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- The fact that there are bad precedents does not make this decision better. And anyway, you cannot compare Serbo-Croatian, which may be considered as a single language by some people, with Chinese languages: nobody considers them as a single language. And nobody answered about concerns I mention, e.g. what about the etymology of the spoken word? Lmaltier (talk) 05:40, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure I understand what your concerns are. Several of the points you raised are clearly unsubstantiated, for example "with Chinese languages: nobody considers them as a single language". Although I do not share that view, the lede in Chinese language could easily disprove your argument. You used this claim to argue that the Serbo-Croatian precedent is not citable here. Wyang (talk) 05:54, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mandarin, Cantonese, etc. apply, first of all, to pronunciations or readings of the characters. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 09:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Abstain What does an abstain vote do? I wish there are YouTube videos that teach the Min Bei, Min Zhong, and Gan dialects of Chinese. --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 03:45, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
- An abstain vote does nothing. It's the same as not voting, but shows that you read and considered the vote. --WikiTiki89 22:52, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
- @Lo Ximiendo The current vote doesn't mean to destroy or ban any Chinese dialect. Quite on the contrary, it would be easier to add any Chinese topolect entry, which also uses Chinese characters - it doesn't matter if a term is only used in a dialect, not Mandarin. Please re-read the above and let us know if you have any questions/concerns. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 23:29, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
- It's not exactly the same as not voting, in that it contributes to quorum. (We don't have a specific definition of quorum, but I think a vote with one supporter and ten abstainers saying "I'm O.K. with this, whatever, who cares" is more likely to be closed as a pass than a vote with one supporter and the sound of crickets.) —RuakhTALK 02:21, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Abstain--Dan Polansky (talk) 16:59, 25 April 2014 (UTC) I worry a bit about this, especially in light of W:Chinese_language#cite_note-5. However, I do not have the time and enthusiasm to look into the issue. Google translate has "Chinese" and Bing Translator has Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, so let us hope this is workable, reasonably accurate and fair, and the supporters of this vote know what they are speaking of. Here is the note 5 of Wikipedia:
- Several authors note that Chinese varieties are as diverse as a family of languages:
- David Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987), p. 312. "The mutual unintelligibility of the varieties is the main ground for referring to them as separate languages."
- Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson. Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (1989), p. 2. "The Chinese language family is genetically classified as an independent branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family."
- Norman, 1988, p. 1. "[...] the modern Chinese dialects are really more like a family of languages [...]"
- DeFrancis, 1984, p. 56. "To call Chinese a single language composed of dialects with varying degrees of difference is to mislead by minimizing disparities that according to Chao are as great as those between English and Dutch. To call Chinese a family of languages is to suggest extralinguistic differences that in fact do not exist and to overlook the unique linguistic situation that exists in China."}}
- --Dan Polansky (talk) 16:59, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
- Your concerns are well founded. DAVilla 18:58, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- An abstain vote does nothing. It's the same as not voting, but shows that you read and considered the vote. --WikiTiki89 22:52, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
- Abstain. Mandarin is a fruit to me. This should be decided by knowledgeable editors. --Vahag (talk) 11:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Point of orderEdit
- It's not clear to me that this vote specifies which languages are to be reduced, of the many languages the Chinese government claim to fall under the umbrella of "Chinese". If one day the People's Republic decides to include Tibetan in that list, assuming it doesn't already, would this vote mean we'd have to follow suit? If the entry at the suggested term 歷史 is to be taken as an example, would Korean and Vietnamese be affected as well? DAVilla 19:39, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mate, that is seriously an absurd argument. You've been brainwashed by western media's demonising portrayal of the Chinese authority for too long. Wyang (talk) 22:20, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- To be honest, I don't think the Chinese government needs any help demonising itself. It does fine on its own by letting its actions speak for it. In any case, Chinese is definitely a language family rather than a language, but that only applies to the spoken form. In writing it's not so clear because of the nature of the script. I feel somewhat ambivalent about whether to merge the languages. On one side I understand that it's more practical, but on the other I have no idea what trouble we might run into in the future that would marginalise non-Mandarin varieties. I think this is DAVilla's concern as well; the last thing we want to do is continue to promote the idea that only Mandarin is True ChineseTM. —CodeCat 22:42, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- Wyang, I apologize for politicizing the argument myself. It's counter-productive to throw around allegations in a debate. I said that it's not clear which languages are to be reduced, and I should have left it at that, or asked if there's a already a known list of languages grouped under Chinese in translations, and if we could take this vote to mean that it applies to that group. My point of order still stands as such. DAVilla 04:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mate, that is seriously an absurd argument. You've been brainwashed by western media's demonising portrayal of the Chinese authority for too long. Wyang (talk) 22:20, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
- @DAVilla. Do you really think that shared written language between varieties of Chinese is the result of the actions of the Chinese government?
- The language situation in China and with Chinese topolects (even if one calls them languages) is unique. Nobody denies substantial pronunciation differences. Any other differences are exaggerated. The lists of terms, which are different across Chinese varieties are really small or there are some predictable changes.
- You should ask yourselves why there are no Mandarin-Cantonese or Mandarin-Wu, etc. dictionaries - only pronunciation guides and guides on some common phrases and points, which differ varieties of Chinese.
- The opponents should read the discussion linked above, where users of affected topolects took part.
- The official language of Hong Kong is "Chinese", even if it's pronounced the Cantonese way. Why? Because they write the same way. The same can be said about any Chinese topolect, which uses Han characters. It's not just the formal Chinese writing but any Chinese literature, song lyrics, TV speech transcripts, etc.
- In order to vote, no knowledge of Chinese is required but I'm afraid you have to use concrete examples where it seems to be a problem using common "L2" header. Otherwise, it all really seems as brainwashing. An example of a non-Mandarin entry is given above.
- @Dan Polansky please re-read your own last quote (DeFrancis).
- @CodeCat please provide an example of a future problem, which we haven't addressed yet. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 05:33, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- @Wyang I think it would be interesting to show some examples of both the huge commonalities between major Chinese topolects (an article in a Hong Kong or Taiwanese newspaper) and examples of differences. I've just found a recent Cantonese example phrase 租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。, which is in Cantonese vernacular, i.e. written NOT in a way used by Mandarin speakers. It's pure Cantonese. (Note, however, like with Serbo-Croatian case, we are dealing with separate vocabulary words here, not long sentences). --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 05:48, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Ultimately there is no technical barrier in placing all Chinese words under the same level 2 header. We could do this with other languages as well. For instance, hola means hello and amor means love in both Spanish and Catalan. Wouldn't it be logical enough to specially mark any words that only exist in one language or the other? I mean, we could go as far as to have a single Earthican language. On the flip side, we could split languages like English, too, if it was really in our interest. So no, I don't "have to use concrete examples of where it seems to be a problem", and you don't get to frame the question that way, because given the logistical possibility of what we can agree is much more absurd, it's not a question of technical feasibility. It's a question of what's in the best interest. You list simplification as a pro, I list oversimplification as a con.
- Now, you've got to be kidding yourself if you don't think government has any influence on language, whether it be in China or elsewhere. You must remember, that's why many member states gave up Russian as soon as the USSR fell apart. With Beijing as the seat of power, it's no accident that not just Mandarin but specifically the Beijing dialect became the standard. We can at least agree that the Communist Party simplified the writing system, correct? Speaking of which, since Hong Kong still uses traditional characters, it's a great generalization to say that "they write the same way" as in Beijing. Hey, that was your example, not mine.
- Standards bodies exist for many languages, for instance the French Académie, whose dictionary is regarded as official in France. Yes, there are many similarities in the Chinese family, and part of the reason is that the languages are highly standardized, at least when it comes to simple, common terms. What you won't find as often in dictionaries are the idioms and slang. Film and television is monitored for content in Hong Kong and the mainland alike. That doesn't happen in France, where the official standard doesn't have the weight of law. English Wiktionary made a decision a long time ago to be descriptive rather than prescriptive, so the censors can cry all they want about words like LP or its more vulgar form, and the editors can cry all they want about words like OK not being transcribed 好, that is, in a way they weren't said at all.
- I'm amazed at how many Asians seem to think I've been brainwashed by Western media when there's so much of that I don't trust either. Possibly you've confused me for the average American, or possibly you're just repeating what's been said of you. Regardless, you have me wrong. And while it's all well and good to discuss whether or not this step should be taken, no one has yet to address my point, which is to ask what exactly is being done. Is there a list of affected languages/dialects or not? DAVilla 07:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Perhaps you have an idea that the aim of this vote is to suppress any Chinese variety? It is quite the opposite. If you follow the BP discussion, then you will see that no-one intends to do so. I assure you, all Sinitic languages/dialects will benefit from the change. Cantonese, Wu and other entries will be encouraged. It will be much easier to add vernacular dialectal forms, whether they have a standardised form or not. The USSR analogy doesn't count here, as ex-USSR republics are non-Russian, accept for Russia proper. On the other hand, Han people never deny their origin, even if they highlight their topolect.
- No, no language list has been done. Cantonese (Yue), Wu, Min (excluding romanised Min Nan) were used in examples, they are definitely affected. Only Sinitic languages are affected, which also use Han characters. (It's ridiculous to mention Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, which, apart from different writing systems, have different grammar). Missing from the list are Jin, Xiang, Kejia (Hakka), Gan, Hui (Huizhou) and some other major topolects and their dialect on mainland China (only those, which use Han characters). --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 08:13, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- One reason only a few varieties were mentioned is that some of them lack writing systems or standard transliteration. E.g if you want to add Xiang or Gan, etc. contents, you can only use IPA on existing Chinese entries, which is easily done and the current vote provide for that. No-one ever stopped dialectal contents but lack of templates, modules and enthusiasm made it difficult. I can show how any dialectal word of your term can be added but User:Atitarev/佢哋 is just one such example - a Cantonese-only term. (Cantonese HAS standard transliteration, so it's not just IPA). --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 08:23, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- It would affect languages listed in the table of Wiktionary:About Sinitic languages#The Chinese language group. Wyang (talk) 08:43, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- @DAVilla Re: "they write the same way". Yes, it's my example and I stand by what I said. Traditional/simplified are two sets used by all Chinese communities everywhere and Wiktionary provides both sets equally. I was talking about the actual words used, though. A newspaper in Hong Kong is basically written the same way as it is in Taiwan, if you wish to be specific about the set. There is a vernacular form of Cantonese, of course. It makes it more different from Mandarin (including the vocabulary used). The words that are written differently are very small in number, though, even if they are the most common words, like copulas, negation particles, pronouns and and sentence final particles.
- Let's look at the vernacular Cantonese phrase I gave above: 租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。 (zou1 gam1 hai6, dang2 ngo5 nam2 nam2 sin1, o1 hai6 laak3, zung2 gung6 maan6 jat1 man1) "The rent is, just let me get it right, oh yes, 11,000 dollars altogether.". It's written in traditional Chinese here. It is understandable to a Mandarin speaker. Copula 係 is different, the use of 諗 is slightly different from Mandarin (see BP discussion about handling of senses), sentence-final particle 嘞 is not used as often but it is, AFAICT, 文 for "dollar" must be highly colloquial and regional. I see no obstacles for Wiktionary, though. The majority of words are still the same, one has to search for such extreme examples. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 12:24, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- This vote has finished: 11-4-2 (support:73.3%). Could an admin or bureaucrat please check the results and close this vote? Thanks. Wyang (talk) 02:01, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, it passes - 11-4-2.
- Congratulations! No need to be a bureaucrat to close the vote, I think. Closing. (Now, we'll have to make sure the concerns of people who voted against and think non-Mandarin Chinese will be suppressed are unjustified).
- Opposer 1 based his arguments on the reusability of the data, and I have had discussions with him about this issue on my talkpage. My opinion is that the amalgamation does not result in a higher level of difficulty in data retrieval and analyses, at least for his Captcha work, and Wiktionary categories of multi-scripted languages are not the best way to generate Captcha, which he seemed to agree ("Yesterday a new dump of wiktionary was produced, and I'm working on automating a process to update the word lists generated from it. However, I will be recommending that we not use en.Wiktionary data in the future, and instead derive word lists from the wikipedia dumps.").
- Opposer 2 was concerned that this vote might be politically motivated, and that the result will decrease the level of participation by non-Mandarin editors. The former is unsubstantiated and is contradicted by the proposal. We have also argued in the proposal that this vote will have an effect opposite of that envisaged by Opposer 2.
- Opposer 3 was concerned about the dubiousness of the statistics cited in the proposal. I agree that the statistics is uncited, but it is easily supported by any dictionary in a non-Mandarin variety published in the missionary era (such as this one here), which covers a more comprehensive part of the vocabulary. Modern Cantonese or Hokkien dictionaries are heavily biased towards the variety-specific terms.
- Opposer 4's arguments were based on his objection to the disallowance of variety codes. I do not agree that merger and disallowing some codes are bad in terms of consistency. There are precedents, for example the Serbo-Croatian case.
I'd like to make a start on the merger work once this vote is settled. Wyang (talk) 03:26, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
Could an admin please add 'zh' to Module:languages/data2 now that the vote is closed? Thanks.
m["zh"] = { names = {"Chinese"}, type = "regular", scripts = {"Hani"}, family = "sit"}
Wyang (talk) 11:46, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
As "opposer 2" I want to make it clear that I never meant to imply any of you supported this change under political motivation. China and really any of the superpowers do push their positions through education and other means, not just military. That doesn't mean, however, that the Chinese citizenry is knowingly involved in a mass conspiracy. I would label this more as politically inept than politically motivated. Certainly our usage statistics must be tracked by country, and I look forward to being proven wrong. DAVilla 03:14, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
- You may be right (in a way) but the reality is there is very little written Chinese, which is NOT Mandarin. As much as we would like to support dialects, if there is no written material or even transliteration, audio recordings are missing in that dialect, we won't create here. Whose fault is that American Indian languages are not developed well? Even if we know the answer, what's next? There are researches into pronunciation of various Chinese topolects and dialects and subdialects but they mainly concern with SPOKEN, not written language.
- On the bright side, we now have ability to support languages/topolects/dialects, previously neglected, lacking templates. The merger already helped increase Cantonese contents from about 200 badly formatted entries to over a thousand - with IPA, usage examples, etc. Wu has grown from nothing to a few hundred entries. Didn't you notice? Four major topolects experience growth, which also generated interest in new editors - Cantonese, Min Nan, Wu and Hakka, all of them have some written form and are documented well. Your position IS politicised, even if you don't admit it! Now, how can you help support Chinese dialects and enhance contents? Please do, we don't suppress anything. All languages and dialects are welcome. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 03:28, 3 June 2014 (UTC)


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This Irma Starr conceptualized mug is modeled after the Tower at the National WWI Museum and Memorial featuring the four Guardian Spirits and incorporates the Assyrian Sphinxes "Memory" and "Future" into its handle.
Based in Kansas City, Irma Starr is a world-renowned potter who creates collectible works of art that is modeled after 17th-century style of pottery. Every piece of work is unique, and can be found at leading museums such as the National WWI Museum & Memorial, the Nelson Atkins-Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Plimoth Plantation. She is accomplished in all of the classic glazing techniques: combing, feathering, marbling, and slip-trailing. Starr has been commissioned by private connoisseurs, museums, companies, and the White House to create commemorative pieces.
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Dr. Rai was awarded the "TOP DOC" in Gastroenterology award by Baltimore Magazine for 2016.
Dr. Rai is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, with over 22 years of experience in this field. He is the Medical Director of Gastro Center of Maryland & Cascades Endoscopy Center and has served on the Medical Faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for many years, starting in 1997. He has been in many leadership positions in the Johns Hopkins Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, including as the Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation and Director, Clinical Effectiveness. He completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 1996 and completed an additional year of Advanced Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Transplant Hepatology and Biliary Disorders.
Dr. Rai is considered a national thought leader and expert in the field of Gastroenterology and Liver disease and presents regularly at national and regional meetings. He has received many awards including Excellence in Clinical Research Award from the American College of Gastroenterology, Passano Clinician Scientist Award from Johns Hopkins University, Industry Research Scholar Award & Astra-Merck Award from the American Digestive Health Foundation, among others. He has published dozens of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored many chapters for medical textbooks. He has performed over 50,000 procedures in this field and pioneered new and innovative medical techniques.
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Originally from Lima, Peru, Dr. Castillo received his medical degree from Lima's prestigious Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. He then traveled to Detroit, Michigan, for an internship, residency, and fellowship at the Henry Ford Hospital, where he served as chief medical resident of internal medicine and chief fellow for gastroenterology.
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Dr. Prakash studied medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington D.C. After graduating, she completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology, both at George Washington University. Dr. Prakash has also participated in a number of research studies, primarily focusing on colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), women's health, and the impacts of celiac disease.
Now at the Gastro Center of Maryland, Dr. Prakash treats a wide variety of conditions, including acid reflux, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), celiac disease, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, and constipation. She also frequently treats acute and chronic liver disease. Dr. Prakash specializes in the use of capsule endoscopy in diagnosis, also known as PillCam®.
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Dr. Rosenbloom received his medical degree from Des Moines University. After graduating, he continued his medical education at the St. John Providence health system through Michigan State University, completing a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology. He also participated in research on nutrition, weight loss, hepatitis C, and improving colonoscopy preparation. Dr. Rosenbloom specializes in offering colorectal cancer screenings, weight loss assistance, pain management, and nutrition.
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New Line Cinema has acquired worldwide distribution rights to "Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World," as well as the rights to adapt the documentary into a narrative film.
The narrative film has Oscar winner Julia Roberts attached to star and produce. She will produce the adaptation with partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films banner.
The film will be overseen by Michael Disco and Josh Mack at New Line, with Dana Nachman exec producing along with Josh Braun and Dan Braun through their Sub/Version documentary remake label.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the documentary and plans to release it in the coming year.
New Line exec VP Carolyn Blackwood said she first saw the documentary when it premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and was immediately taken by its uplifting message.
"It shows that humanity is essentially good and not bad," said Blackwood. "In this day and age, there's so much negativity on social media and there's so much cynicism in the way we communicate, but this was a case of using social media for good. That was what caused this modest wish to become a phenomenon."
The film chronicles the journey taken by the family of a young boy, Miles Scott, who captured the world's attention when the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted his request to be his favorite superhero for a day. Scott was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia when he was 18 months old.
As part of the wish fulfillment, San Francisco turned into Gotham City, and more than a billion people, including President Obama, took to social media to cheer on Batkid with the hashtags #SfBatKid and #BatKid. People took off work to hold up signs, and city leaders got involved in the fun by acting out parts of the story. "Batkid Begins" examines how the world's attention centered on the acts of civic altruism and how the story turned into a viral event.
Housing the documentary and the narrative film at New Line and Warner Bros. makes sense because the studio is the home of the Batman movies that inspired Scott, and DC Comics, the publisher of the Batman comics, is a sister company.
"Having it be part of the DC universe makes it feel very organic and part of the studio's history and our DNA," said Blackwood.
Dana Nachman directs the film. Her previous documentary "Witch Hunt," a look at child molestation accusations in a small town, earned the grand jury prize at the 2009 Washington D.C. International Film Festival. She produced "Batkid Begins" along with Liza Meak.
New Line Cinema's Craig Alexander and Camrin Agin negotiated the deal with CAA and Josh Braun and Dan Braun of Submarine.


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BINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) – A memorial service Tuesday night at the American Civic Association in Binghamton remembered the 13 victims of a shooting there nine years ago.
More than 50 people came to the service and joined in prayer with community faith leaders from various religions.
Valentina Bernard was six when both of her parents died in the attack. She said it's really nice to see everyone coming together.
"They still have the passion in their hearts to be here," Bernard explained. "They don't want to forget. Instead of forgetting, they honor this day and make it something special."
Bernard and her brother have lived with their aunt, uncle, and two kids. They were able to speak openly about their feelings, and visit their parents graves whenever.
She was in her own bubble when the shooting happened, but now she's engaged.
"I watch CNN almost every day. I see what's going on. I see the shootings. I see stuff that shouldn't be happening."
Bernard participated in the National School Walkout last month.
"It was eye opening to see how many kids actually cared about it. Many people don't think that kids have the same mentality as a grown up, and that might be true, but we still see stuff. Many things the way you might see it," she said.
Bernard, her brother, aunt and uncle were among the family members that lit candles. After the service, food was provide and people stayed to chat and laugh together.


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[headline_arial_small_centered color="#000000″]There Is No Bad Day[/headline_arial_small_centered]
(For clarity, in case you are just now seeing these posts…this is the middle of my story from 2012 that I'm writing. to start at the beginning, click on the link above and you can scroll through the posts in order with the links at the top and bottom of each page. Enjoy! (Or cringe, whichever feels more natural to you at the time;))
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I was in no position to be helping anyone in the state I was in. I could barely talk this morning, let alone relate properly with people. And I was certainly in no position to be effectively and lovingly parenting. But for some reason (the natural fathering instinct I suppose) I felt compelled to step in and help Nan discipline Abe that morning. Rather than helping though, my actions became the final straw to break the camel's back and initiated a tsunami of intense emotional suffering that assaulted me and most of my family, and felt like it would dash us all to pieces.
I was not my normal, capable self. I was a different person. The drugs, the pain, the starving, everything combined to change me dramatically. And despite the fact that it breaks my heart in half and brings tears to my eyes every time I think of this, I feel I need to share it.
Nan and Abe hadn't been there long at all when I asked Abe why he refused to go to school. A power struggling debate ensued. Abe defiantly stated that we can't force him to do anything and refused to go to school anymore. To which I responded that maybe we couldn't force him, but we certainly could take away all his privileges. With that threat, he made some threats of his own. If we took his things away he would purposefully make our life harder and do nothing we asked. My blood boiled as the tension rose and the struggle mounted. "How could he say such a cruel thing…seeing the condition his parents were both in?" I thought.
But he was obviously fighting for survival himself. This experience of watching his Dad wither away and nearly die, completely change personalities, and virtually vanish as a father figure had highly traumatized him. But in the heat of that moment, I lashed back with something like "if you don't want to live by the rules of our house, then we'll just put you up for adoption and you can go live with someone else!"
Immediately he shoved his face into his Mom's coat and started sobbing.
What did I just do?? Did I actually say that? Nan was visibly shocked and moving quickly toward rage that I had just been so cruel. Trying to help, I hurt the people I loved most. Nan nearly burst into tears and couldn't stay. She picked up Kelsie, gave me a deserved look of disgust and resentment, and shuffled Abe out the door.
I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.
Mortified, I couldn't believe I had said such a mean thing to my son in that commanding, cruel way. There was no love in my action, only pain, fear and an attempt to somehow force something to change. I had just dropped an atomic bomb on my family that would prove the cause of intense suffering and pain for us all. I sobbed in my bed uncontrollably, every ounce of remaining energy consumed by deep regret.
I had just broken my son's heart, who I supposedly loved so much, who was so scared and fragile. I had treated him with utter contempt and hatred. And I had broken my angel wife's heart and let her down in the very moment she needed more support than ever. Now my heart threatened to explode. Come on! I thought we were past the explosions?
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Within an hour after they left, my abdomen and remaining intestines launched into an intense cramp session. My bowels completely locked down like they were knotting up around themselves in a permanent contraction. Then intense nausea set in and tormented me for the next four to five hours. I begged the nurse for some relief…some drug…something to stop the intense pain. But the pain killers weren't stopping any of the pain. Sweating and moaning, my heart agonized and despaired over the pain I just caused my family.
Physical torture combined with emotional despair. I had no faith or positive thinking reserves left to pull me through this time. I felt like I was nothing. I thought it might consume me. I wished it would in fact. I wished I could not exist somehow that afternoon.
But I couldn't cease existing of course, so I suffered. Finally after hours of nauseous cramping pain I started puking. But every convulsion felt like a knife slicing open the eight inch incision in my stomach from surgery. Thankfully the stitches and glue held firm. I vaguely recall 5 or 6 people in my room trying to clean and help me. I was in a daze, moaning in pain, with puke everywhere.
Once the wretching and cleanup had passed they decided I needed a tube in my nose to pump out my stomach and intestines. They tried jamming it in my right nostril, thwarted by my screaming and thrashing. The left nostril brought even more screaming and thrashing and now blood running out my nose. Back to the right nostril demanding that I hold still. Someone please have mercy on me!!
Finally they forced the tube in my right nostril and the agony ended. Within 20 minutes the pain, bloating, and cramping went down dramatically. Thank you. Thank you. A reprieve. I can breathe. But oh wait…now I can think again. I don't want to think! No!!
That night nothing consoled me. I was not wondering how this might turn out to benefit me, far from it. I had cracked. Reason, logic, and hope had left the building. Enshrouded by a thick blackness of regret and self-loathing, and feeling run over by the physical torture, I hated myself. Something I had not felt for a long, long time. So disappointed in my action, I wished so badly I could take it back it was nearly unbearable.
I wished to be extinct. Being alive was just too painful to fathom anymore.


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India Opens New Floating Lake Palace To Visitors
You may recognize the famous Lake Palace of Jaipur, Rajasthan — the ornate, seemingly floating palace turned hotel located in the middle (you read that right) of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India — from such shows as No Reservations or the movie Octopussy. But Rajasthan has another notable "floating" palace opening up to visitors in the region about 250 miles to the northeast in Jaipur, where you can finally fulfill that dream of ditching that backpack and sleeping like a sultan for a night (okay, there's no hotel there yet, but this is India, I'm sure they'll let you catch a few zzz's while you're there).
Originally built "as a place for duck-shooting, kite-flying, picnics and fireworks, and a place [for one tosleep] off their noonday opiate," the grounds were recently opened up to the public to explore for the bargain price of USD$1. Inside you'll find stairways, arches, corridors and alcoves painstakingly restored using the traditional knowledge, materials, techniques and artistry of local artisans. While outside you'll find the Chameli Bagh, or jasmine garden, said to have been designed as a "replicate heaven on earth." Finally, here's your opportunity to enjoy a rare bit sereneness in India; opiates optional.
[Jaipur Lake Palace by Kuba/Flickr]


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This post is sponsored by Powerizer. As always, all opinions and ideas are entirely my own.
As someone who uses a lot of homemade cleaning products, I tend to have very high standards when it comes to store-bought cleaners. If I'm going to buy a cleaning product, it has to have at least one unique quality that sets it apart from something I could easily replicate at home. It also has to be affordable, because the steep price tag of store-bought cleaners was what drove me to make my own at home in the first place! And finally, any store-bought cleaner I buy needs to be versatile—no single-purpose cleaners allowed!
With all that being said, it shouldn't surprise you that I don't find a lot of store-bought cleaners that meet those criteria. But a few months ago I introduced you to Powerizer, a product that not only meets all of those requirements, but also exceeds my expectations regularly! The world's first 2-in-1 laundry and dishwasher detergent, Powerizer is a serious game-changer in my book. It's made with all-natural biodegradable ingredients, so it's safe to use while still being tough on stains, deposits, and other tough messes. You can learn more about Powerizer and how to buy it at this link.
But don't be fooled by the "laundry and dishwasher detergent" designation, because that's only the tip of the iceberg! To demonstrate just how versatile this product can be, today I'll show you how to use Powerizer to clean your bathroom from top to bottom! This stuff works like a charm on all kind of bathroom messes, like soap scum, limescale, water spots, and more. But first, let's talk about a couple of different ways to prepare a cleaning solution with Powerizer.
How To Use Powerizer For General Cleaning
In order to use Powerizer to clean your bathroom, you'll need to add water to create a cleaning solution. There are two different approaches, a spray bottle and a squeeze bottle, and both work equally well. I prefer the spray in most situations, but I find that the squeeze bottle is better for targeting specific areas. (See below for a helpful tip about using Powerizer in a spray bottle!) You may want to try both methods and see which approach suits your cleaning style best!
Method #1: Spray
To make a cleaning spray, add one scoop of Powerizer detergent to two cups of warm or hot water in a glass bowl. Stir until the powder dissolves. Let the mixture cool down a bit, then pour it into a spray bottle.
Note: One of the active ingredients in Powerizer is sodium percarbonate, an oxidizing cleaning agent. Once it's mixed with water, the oxidizing reaction will build up pressure in a sealed container like a spray bottle. So when using Powerizer in a spray bottle, just leave the spray top off for a few minutes before using it to avoid any pressure issues!
Method #2: Squeeze
To make a squeezable cleaning solution, add one to two scoops of Powerizer detergent and one cup of warm or hot water to a glass bowl. Stir until the powder dissolves, let cool, then pour into a small squeeze bottle.
Once you have your Powerizer cleaning solution mixed up and ready to go, here's how to use it around your bathroom!
6 Ways To Use Powerizer To Clean Your Bathroom
1. Clean Countertops, Sinks, And Other Hard Surfaces
Spray the cleaner onto hard surfaces and let it sit for a minute or two. Let it sit for longer on heavily soiled areas (up to 5 minutes or so). Scrub the area with a sponge or scrub brush to loosen up the gunk and grime, then "rinse" the area with a wet cloth.
We used this approach on our countertops at the studio, even though we thought they were pretty clean to begin with. The Powerizer cleaning solution lifted a shocking amount of dirt and grime off our supposedly clean counters!
2. Clean Tubs And Showers
Spray down the whole shower or tub with the cleaning spray. Use the squeeze bottle solution as well to target problem areas of rust, soap scum, or limescale. After applying the cleaner, let it sit for five minutes or so to let the Powerizer work its magic!
After waiting, use a rag, sponge, or broom to lightly scrub the whole area. (I recently posted about using a dollar store broom to clean your tub, and I still love this trick! For all the details, you can read that post here.) Then rinse your tub or shower clean with your showerhead, a mop, or a clean, wet cloth.
3. Clean Tile And Grout
To clean tile walls or countertops, use the spray cleaner. Apply the spray, let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse the surface with a clean, wet cloth.
To clean grout, apply the squeeze bottle solution and let it sit for up to 10 minutes. Scrub the area (using more Powerizer solution, if necessary) then rise with a clean, wet cloth.
4. Clean And Deodorize Toilets
Powerizer is great for cleaning toilets, because it will clean, deodorize, and dissolve tough mineral deposits with ease! Just pour a scoop of Powerizer detergent right into your toilet bowl, then use a toilet brush to scrub the solution up onto the sides and under the rim. Let it sit for three to five minutes or so, then scrub again and flush. Then stand back and admire the shine! 🙂
To clean the seat, lid, and exterior of your toilet, simply wipe it all down using the cleaning spray and a few paper towels.
5. Remove Hard Water Stains
Like I mentioned above, Powerizer works exceptionally well at removing mineral deposits and hard water stains. If you've been noticing limescale or other buildup around your bathroom, apply the squeeze bottle solution to them.
Let it do its thing for about five minutes, then rinse with a clean, wet cloth. Repeat if necessary on stubborn areas.
6. Clean Floors
To clean your bathroom floors, dissolve one scoop of Powerizer in one gallon of warm or hot water. Use this mixture with a mop to mop your floors. To rinse, mop the area again using a bucket of clean water.
The products you use to clean your bathroom should be simple, straightforward, and effective. So if you're looking for a simpler cleaning experience without compromising quality, I highly recommend giving Powerizer a try. I think you'll like it as much as I do! Click here to check it out!


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Day Treatment and IOP services each provide a measured level of structure which is more than
traditional outpatient, yet far less restrictive than residential. Both provide combinations of
group, didactic and individual therapy in the context of a daily milieu treatment setting while
utilizing the home environment as a support to the recovery plan. The scope, frequency, and
duration of Day Treatment and IOP services are dependent upon a variety of factors, including
insurance requirements and client need. Persons admitted to this level of care have a primary
diagnosis of chemical dependency. Clients may be referred to this level of care as part of a continuing care plan after leaving residential treatment. Clients may also be referred to this level of care when it is determined that outpatient counseling services are not intense enough to provide the support or structure necessary for the client. For either of these situations, the goal of this level of care is to provide the person served the necessary tools to develop a healthy, recovery oriented lifestyle. A long-term recovery plan is established for all clients, and may include additional counseling following completion of the Day Treatment/IOP episode. Appropriate psychiatric services referrals are made as necessary.


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Research Brief
Policies to Support a Better Treatment for Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse
Dec 17, 2015
This study examines the evolution of states' coverage and policies with respect to opioid agonist therapy and present an overview of the Medicaid policy environment from 2004 to 2013.
The Evolution of State Policies from 2004 to 2013
Published in: Substance Abuse, 2015
Posted on RAND.org on November 18, 2015
This article was published outside of RAND. The full text of the article can be found at the link above.
BACKGROUND: State Medicaid policies play an important role in Medicaid-enrollees' access to and use of opioid agonists, such as methadone and buprenorphine, in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Little information is available, however, regarding the evolution of state policies facilitating or hindering access to opioid agonists among Medicaid-enrollees. METHODS: During 2013–14, we surveyed state Medicaid officials and other designated state substance abuse treatment specialists about their state's recent history of Medicaid coverage and policies pertaining to methadone and buprenorphine. We describe the evolution of such coverage and policies and present an overview of the Medicaid policy environment with respect to opioid agonist therapy from 2004 to 2013. RESULTS: Among our sample of 45 states with information on buprenorphine and methadone coverage, we found a gradual trend toward adoption of coverage for opioid agonist therapies in state Medicaid agencies. In 2013, only 11% of states in our sample (n = 5) had Medicaid policies that excluded coverage for methadone and buprenorphine, while 71% (n = 32) had adopted or maintained policies to cover both buprenorphine and methadone among Medicaid-enrollees. We also noted an increase in policies over the time period that may have hindered access to buprenorphine and/or methadone. CONCLUSIONS: There appears to be a trend for states to enact policies increasing Medicaid coverage of opioid agonist therapies, while in recent years also enacting policies, such as prior authorization requirements, that potentially serve as barriers to opioid agonist therapy utilization. Greater empirical information about the potential benefits and potential unintended consequences of such policies can provide policymakers and others with a more informed understanding of their policy decisions.
This article was published outside of RAND. The full text of the article can be found at the link above.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation External publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.


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Technically, every skateboard is a 'lean skateboard' because it requires the rider to execute turns by leaning. However, the leaning action on regular skateboards is controlled by rubber truck bushings. The Lean Skateboard, however, replaces the standard truck with a multi-link truck that allows the wheels to tilt into the turn, providing adding power, control, and stability.
Many skateboarders like having big wheels because they allow for a fast, smooth ride. However, these wheels result in a higher center of gravity, making sharp turns difficult. To get around this problem, the Lean Skateboard has four-bar linkage trucks which cause the wheels to tilt while turning, making for a smoother turn with a reduced chance of wobbling and falling over.
By making turns easier, the Lean Skateboard offers a highly responsive and fluid skateboarding experience.
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Author: Rahul Kalvapalle
Source: TrendHunter.com
Title: The Lean Skateboard's Wheels Tilt While Turning for Improved Control
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Ambode presents N852.316billion for 2019 budget to House of Assembly
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has presented the year 2019 budget proposal of N852.316billion to the House of Assembly.
The Governor noted that the budget has been adequately made to cover all areas including ongoing projects in the state.
He said that N462.757billion covers capital expenditure, while N389.560billion is solely for recurrent expenditure.
He also assured them of a quick completion of key projects such as the Oshodi-Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road and Oshodi Interchange Terminal once the fund was available.
According to him, nine key areas were given priority after careful assessment of the needs of the citizens which has led to the massive investment in nine sectors of the state.
These sectors include security, transport / traffic management, economy -including tourism and agriculture, housing, education, health, infrastructure – social and physical, water, wealth creation – skill acquisition, enhanced capacity building, sustainable environment and smart cityprojects.
He stressed that while preparing the Year 2019 Budget, some factors were considered such as the out-going year performance, needs of people and the 2019 upcoming general elections.
He also said total budget size of 'N852,316,936,483,' including a deficit financing of N77.086billion is expected to be sourced from internal loans and other sources.
The Lagos State governorship election is scheduled to take place some months from now, but Mr Ambode won't be contesting after losing to Mr Sanwo-Olu in his party's primary election.


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Good morning, everyone! Today, I wanted to share a previously unpublished look I shot in NYC, which just happens to include yet another one of my favorite trends as of late—velvet! Velvet dresses, tops, boots, bags, I mean I love it all! I definitely loved wearing blush toned velvet pieces over the summer, but as we are transitioning to fall, I simply can't get enough of darker and richer shades of velvet.
I know that we're just half way through October, but I can't help and think about my wardrobe for the holiday season. I think velvet dresses with interesting details are going to be a hit! I'm absolutely obsessed with the one I'm wearing in today's post. It's a perfect cocktail dress for the evening, but also such a good Holiday piece; I can't wait to wear it again! The embellishments throughout the piece really dress it up and bring it to the next level.
Since I wanted to keep the focus on the dress, I decided to go with black accessories. Instead of going for the usual sandal or pump, I opted to wear a pair of thigh high boots. I love how the boots are just about meeting the dress and there's not much leg showing, I think that's key when wearing thigh high boots with a cocktail dress. For the bag, I decided to go with velvet to match the dress. I'm absolutely obsessed with this one! It's so versatile and works so well as an evening bag but also perfect with a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.


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In most of the country, state insurance authorities have little to no power to regulate insurance rates, reports the Los Angeles Times. "In many states, it is the insurance industry that largely controls the regulatory process, funneling money to key state lawmakers and squelching efforts to expand government oversight of premiums," writes business reporter Noam N. Levey. More alarming than that, some state lawmakers have themselves blocked legislation that would reform the insurance industry. See "Lawmakers in Most States Have Little Control Over Healthcare Premiums."
Part of the problem is that the insurance industry has a powerful, highly financed lobbying effort and has contributed more than $42 million to campaign contributions to lawmakers who sit on committees that regulate the industry. If that sounds to you like consumers are not getting the oversight from elected officials they've counted on, you are probably right.
In California, Assemblymember Dave Jones, who is running for California Insurance Commissioner, is trying for the third time to pass legislation that will give the commissioner prior-approval of rate increases. Last time, the bill was blocked by members of the Senate Health Committee, who according to Consumer Watchdog, received campaign donations from the state's largest health insurers and their trade associations. Jones won't accept campaign contributions from anyone in the insurance industry chain regulated by the California Department of Insurance.
It's clear consumers need someone at the state capital protecting their interests. That's why we endorse Dave Jones for California Insurance Commissioner.


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I spent Monday afternoon doing chores in Rotterdam. I visited the post office and then went to take my photo for the passport and finished the day with grocery shopping in China town. It was a treat to find a display of green papaya and I bought two and has been eating tum maak houng almost daily.
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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a letter order authorising Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP to export the volumes of LNG produced related to commissioning activities for the Cove Point Liquefaction Project in Lusby, Maryland.
It has been made clear by officials that commencement of service has not been authorised at this time.
Dominion filed their request for authorisation in early November and has committed to filing weekly reports on its ongoing commissioning activities until commencement of service authorisation is granted by the FERC.
Production is expected to start during November and commissioning exports are predicted in the region of 250 billion ft3, with a maximum delay of 6 months.
Upon completion, the liquefaction facility will have a 5.25 million tpy LNG production capacity.
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/15112017/cove-point-authorised-to-export-lng-commissioning-cargoes/


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Man Beaten by Cop in Viral Jaywalking Video, Beaten AGAIN, Stripped Naked, & Mocked by Cops
Del Paso Heights, CA — Dashcam video of an incident the Free Thought Project reported earlier this month shows just how far police are willing to go to extort people for jaywalking — or alleged jaywalking. It also shows how some cops react when their manhood is brought into question by those they are trying to extort. However, according to a recent lawsuit, the one abusive cop was only the tip of the iceberg for victim, Nandi Cain Jr.
As we reported previously, Nandi Cain Jr. was crossing the street when a Sacramento police officer approached him. As seen in the video, the pair exchanged some words just before the officer charged Cain and began choking and beating him. He was then arrested.
However, after he was arrested, according to a new federal lawsuit, the 24-year-old was also placed on psychiatric hold and taken to an isolation cell of a county jail, where the officer and other employees beat him repeatedly, stripped his clothes off and made obscene comments. Cain was then left in the cell, where he spent hours without food, medical attention or a chance to make a phone call, the lawsuit says.
According to Cain's attorney, John Burris, the officer arrested Cain for being black.
"He shouldn't have been in psychiatric watch," Burris told The Washington Post. "He shouldn't have been in the jail in the first place."
During the original stop, the entire time, Cain had done nothing wrong. It is not illegal to walk away from an officer unless you are accused of a crime. When the officer said he was accusing Cain of jaywalking, Cain stopped. However, this cop couldn't contain his rage and snapped.
"You were jaywalking," Officer Anthony Figueroa told Cain.
"I looked both ways," Cain replied. "You're harassing me. I just got off work. You're trying to pull me over for nothing."
In the video, we can hear Cain talking to the officer as he removed his jacket. As the video shows, however, Cain was just showing the officer he was unarmed, while questioning the validity of the stop — and questioning his manhood by saying, "if you were a real man, you'd put down that gun and fight me."
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That's when Figueroa launched his assault.
"The actions of the involved Sacramento police officer are disturbing and does not appear to be reasonable based upon the circumstances," the agency said in a statement this month.
After repeatedly bludgeoning the man in the face for doing nothing other than questioning his manhood, this officer arrested Cain and brought him downtown. Absent from the arrest report, however, was the charge of jaywalking. This officer only charged Cain with suspicion of resisting arrest.
As the SF Bay View reports, the abuse continued once he got to jail.
Despite having repeatedly indicated that he was not suicidal and despite having no history of mental illness, Officer Figueroa insisted that Mr. Cain be placed in isolation – a suicide watch cell to further penalize him for the crime of walking while Black.
Mr. Cain fully complied and got down on his knees, with one hand on his head, while Officer Figueroa maintained his tight grip on Mr. Cain's left arm. Then Officer Figueroa told Mr. Cain to lie down on the ground. Mr. Cain complied and lay with his face and body on the concrete floor. Despite Mr. Cain's full and total compliance, Officer Figueroa called several yet-to-be-identified Sacramento County Jail employees to the cell.
Once the jail employees arrived at the cell, they joined Officer Figueroa and attacked Mr. Cain. The men repeatedly kneed Mr. Cain in the ribs and used their knees to pin his body against the floor, while forcefully stripping his clothes off. At no point did any of the men permit Mr. Cain the dignity of removing his own clothes.
Mr. Cain attempted to maintain his composure and did not want to move, out of fear that he would be hurt even worse. Nevertheless, the men continued to forcefully pin Mr. Cain's body against the floor. Although his body was wracked with pain he initially did not cry out as he feared the sadistic group of men would intensify the abuse. When Mr. Cain could not withstand the agony any longer, he cried out.
The men maintained their grip on Mr. Cain, who was lying on the ground nude and frozen with fear. He was frightened that his sadistic attackers were preparing to sexually assault him. He clenched his buttocks muscles with all his might, in a feeble attempt to prevent an anticipated sexual assault.
Finally, after Mr. Cain was emasculated, naked and sobbing on the floor, the men released their grip. Apparently not satisfied by just stripping, abusing and humiliating Mr. Cain, the men began to call him a "bitch" and said that he was "crying like a bitch," in addition to telling Mr. Cain that his naked body 'stank.' After robbing Mr. Cain of his manhood and basic human dignity, the men left him alone in his cell, without medical attention, food or the opportunity to make a phone call.
"This is one of the most outrageous unprovoked assaults since Rodney King," Burris declared. "This is particularly infuriating because Sacramento has a history of disproportionately stopping African Americans for jaywalking, and every encounter is a potential disaster for African American men. This is a prime example of what happens with race-based policing."
Sgt. Tony Turnbull, spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, said the agency will investigate the alleged abuse, noting that they were only allegations.
"I would like to reiterate that these are only allegations," Turnbull said. "We feel the truth will come out at the conclusion of the investigation in regards to Mr. Cain's allegations against our department."
To clear up any allegations, however, Burris intends to "demand the immediate release of Sacramento County Jail surveillance videos depicting Mr. Cain's abuse inside the Sacramento County Jail and expedient and public termination of Officer Figueroa."


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UNTIL THE END (Sea Breeze #9)by AbbiGlines
Release date: October 28,2014
Publisher: Simon Pulse
The backstory that fans have been clamoring for—how Rock and Trisha fell in love—is the final installment in the Sea Breeze series from New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines. And don't miss the sizzling Epilogue, where Abbi wraps up all the Sea Breeze couples' stories!
Trisha Corbin always knew how to hide a bruise. With her momma's boyfriends unable to keep their hands off of her, she had no choice. And as long as it meant the guys wouldn't go near her little brother, Krit, it was worth it. But her days of dreaming that Prince Charming would ever come rescue her are far, far in the past.
Rock Taylor always had a plan. Through football, he would rise above the life he was born into. A full ride to play for a major college team was within his reach—assuming he didn't let anything get in his way. But scoring a date with the hottest girl in Sea Breeze was proving harder than expected. Trisha Corbin wasevery man's walking fantasy, and she wouldn't even glance his way.
When Rock finally does get Trisha in his truck, it isn't for a date. It's because he picks her up on the side of the road, beaten and bruised and walking to the local hospital. Before Rock knows it, football is no longer his life. Trisha Corbin is. And he'll do anything to save her. And keep her.
In addition to Rock and Trisha's love story, this special novel contains the wrap-up stories of all your
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Our History
Anne Stockton and Kurt Falk founded Tobias. It operated from Bank Cottage on the Ashdown Forest running as a 2 year course.
Tobias moved to Peredur Centre and evolved into a 3 year course in 1987. Anne's vision was to have 3 routes – Visual Art, Education and Therapy
Anne retired from Tobias – her son, Manning Goodwin, taking over as administrator.
Gillian David took over from Caroline Chanter as co-ordinator of the Art Therapy Training.
We achieved membership of the European Academy. The Medical Section of the Goetheanum/Free University of Spiritual Science (Dornach, Switzerland) recognises the European Academy as an instrument of regulation and quality assurance for Anthroposophic Art Therapy Trainings.
The first Modular training began. We also had satellite foundation courses such as Rudolf Steiner College Sacremento and Arscura in Toronto who fed our modular course.
We began constructing our research program and accreditation with City and Guilds.
In February Tobias attained City and Guilds accreditation at Graduateship Level (Level 6).
Tobias applied for and achieved Membership level 7 from City and Guilds for our Arts in Therapy training.
Our course titles changed from Transformative to Transpersonal. The latter term is more widely accepted and emphasises the paradoxical and mysterious, the creative and the spiritual dimension in the universal scheme of things.
We received our licence from UK Border Agency to accept non-European students. This is part of the points based visa system.
July 2009
Tobias celebrated our 30 Year Anniversary on the 10th of July!
July 2019
Tobias celebrated our 40th Anniversary.
The European Academy for Anthroposophical Art Therapy changed its name to The International Academy of Anthroposophic Arts Therapies Educations, iARTe. Our training applies the iARTe guidelines which are recognized by the Medical Section of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland.
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Looking back on Philadelphia City Council's work and accomplishments from May 2016:
Legislative Efforts
Philadelphia City Council's legislative efforts from May included:
- FY2017 Budget Hearings continued in City Council, including two additional days of testimony from the public, largely focused on the proposed sugary beverage tax. | Watch video of public testimony from May 4, May 18 | Watch a playlist of all FY2017 Budget Hearing videos
- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker (9th District) introduced a resolution, later approved by all members of Council, urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose legislation that would allow high-cost, long-term payday loans in the Commonwealth. | Read the resolution
- At a very crowded and festive Council session in May, Council presented special resolutions honoring three hard-working teams: the 2016 NCAA Champion Villanova University Mens Basketball team and Coach Jay Wright, the state champion Julia R. Masterman School Odyssey of the Mind team, and Opera Philadelphia, nominated for Best Opera Company in the 2016 International Opera Awards. | Watch videos: Villanova Basketball, Masterman Odyssey of the Mind, Opera Philadelphia
- Later in May, Council presented a special resolution to Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett for "undeniable bravery, resilience and dedication to service in the face of mortal danger." Hartnett was shot multiple times in an ambush attack in West Philadelphia in January 2016. | Watch video
In the Community
- Councilwoman Helen Gym (At Large), Councilman Allan Domb (At Large) and School Reform Commission Chair Majorie Neff led a round-table discussion with School District of Philadelphia students from all over the city at City Hall on May 11, 2016. The students listed the problems that years of budget cuts and under-staffing have wrought on city schools: out of date technology and textbooks, closed school libraries, cuts to art, music and extracurricular programs, fewer counselors and nurses, increases in violence and limited access safe drinking water. | More information in the Philadelphia Inquirer
- Also in May, Councilwoman Gym led students from Solomon Elementary School in a march around City Hall against gun violence. After the march, the students met with Gym and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) in the Caucus Room to share personal stories about how gun violence has touched their lives.
- Councilman Allan Domb began to make good on his campaign pledge to donate his entire council salary to Philadelphia schools. Domb held a conference at City Hall on May 18, 2016 during which he presented the first $2,500 checks to Harding Middle School, Webster Elementary School and Lewis Elkin Elementary School. Domb said that the donations to individual schools will continue through the year until he has donated his entire salary.
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