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Actually most of the stated facts are false in the quote.
- Japan did not have houses made out of rice-paper because they could not afford wood. That's a lie. Paper houses precede any Western version of "decent furniture". Rice paper actually for the environment is really good for where Japan is situated.
- No furniture is also a lie. Rice chests, lacquer, and most of the furniture that was made in Japan at that time was actually very high quality. Lacquer was not something that was invented in the West. The tables and sitting on the floor was a tradition because unlike the west Japan had heated floors, which is a few thousand years of technological advancement over the West's system which has consistently been fireplaces which is really a bad way to store and use heat in terms of physics.
- No metal for Forks and Spoons is a lie, because Korea was conquered at around the same time and Korea has a tradition of using not lacquer chopsticks, but metal ones. The eating implement does not tell how rich a nation is. In fact, many Emperors of China used silver Chopsticks. Chopsticks also predate the invention of the fork. Spoons were not used at Japanese dinner tables, but still used in basic cooking. So that is also a lie. Besides, it was not "slivers of wood" it was traditionally lacquer in Japan. Often people would carry their own pair.
- Japan was not short due to merely because the inability to produce food. It was because 1. Japan is an Island nation so some of the subjecting to dwarfing due to it being an Island is correct. 2. Because somewhere along the line Japan, while subsisting on mainly fish with a few other crops, has traditionally been dependent on rice. When I, believe (though I'm not sure) the Portuguese came to Japan they brought a "hulling" mill that turned the rice into white rice, which removed a lot of the nutrition from the rice, causing a lot of vitamin deficiencies. The change in the current times in the general height of Japan is not because they are "unable to support themselves" with their deficient land (Which really is bad to state), it's because knowledge about overall nutrition improved WORLDWIDE. Japan still, in large part is phobic of importing goods from other places and encourages domestic agriculture just like it did during WWII.
- Most of Japan is NOT as cold as Boston. Hokkaido is the closest in that regard, but it's still not as cold. (look at the latitudes).
That leaves the causes for Japan attacking the US. It was not because Japan was "poor and suffering" or that they were short or inferior, it was because Japan had a God complex (to put it mildly) at the time of WWII. (This is severely simplified)
So which part of that statement was accurate and completely correct? None of it. Besides, the guy who played Imoto was not Japanese, but Chinese descent and sadly for most of his life he had to play these stupid roles. I don't begrudge him--African American actors had to go through the same crap--however, I find it sad that one had to play clearly racist roles to appear in a film at all. (BTW, the actor did other films around this time playing "evil" Japanese henchmen too and also had to play under someone who yellow-faced. *shutter*). I think the film is honorable on all other accounts, but these lines and some of the questionable treatment make me raise an eyebrow and go huh? That's not even remotely historically correct, even given for the knowledge that was around back then.
So that's why I was wondering if some critic had commented.--Hitsuji Kinno (talk) 20:03, 5 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
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Hi sweetie! I haven't been here much, I don't know if you have, kinda looks like you're busy in RL too. I know I didn't always answer, but I really appreciated all your email updates on the family life, and hope you are safe. I had a friend here who worked at DSC, she just got done with her contract and moved back to Israel last year. I miss her very much, and like you, worry about her often. I don't like to read the news much. It is not happy, but she always says where she lives and her family is safe, and I guess growing up there, the types of things we hear about are just part of life, but still makes me worry. I hope you are okay, healing and happy again. I've never forgotten you, or what you've been through, or how very much I care and think about you. Big Ariel Hugs!!! Ariel♥Gold 08:07, 13 June 2013 (UTC)Reply
Want to add image to Ken Swofford, but only screen shots available. Wikicommons claims this material not legitimate - yet I find screenshots on some articles. What's the solution? Cheers! Shir-Eltoo 15:35, 14 December 2013 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia itself hosts some non-free images to be used under fair use. These images are governed by very strict rules, see WP:NFCC. If the image you want to upload satisfies these criteria, especially the "no free equivalent" requirement, you can upload it via the File Upload Wizard. Huon (talk) 17:52, 14 December 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Shir-El too,
Thank you for your greeting :)
Regarding SPNI: The rationale is actually explained in the edit summary: the article overall is written in a promotional tone, includes a lot of subjective praise (sometimes puffery) and no criticism. It also contains highly subjective language. Some examples: (note that they were really easy to find: I just took the first sentence of each paragraph and it was always a violation of NPOV)
"Best known to the public for sponsoring hikes (today, SPNI's hikes are guided in Hebrew - the only regular nature tours in English are through SPNI-Jerusalem branch), SPNI is also active in political and environmental improvement efforts."
"SPNI’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is the watchdog and advocate for the little remaining open space left in Israel."
"Land has become a precious commodity; the economic incentive for developers is highly enticing."
"With five hundred million birds migrating through Israel's skies twice a year, nature lovers have begun to take note of Israel's unique potential as an ornithology superpower."
"SPNI’s education programs reach Israelis of every age and sector - over 50% of Israeli children and teens are involved in SPNI education programs!"
"Spearheading environmental activities in Israel’s major metropolitan areas is integral to SPNI’s overall endeavors."
"SPNI is probably best known for its network of field schools"
Including some criticism would help, but it's not the central point. The central point is that the article is written as an advert instead of an encyclopedic article describing the subject. At the very least, it should describe positive aspects in a neutral language. A relevant guideline in this case is WP:WTA. Cheers, Ynhockey(Talk) 22:47, 27 December 2013 (UTC)Reply
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As per the discussion with my mentor, the review I posted here is flawed. I was awaiting the response of my mentor when you messaged me. I posted the rough draft from my sandbox in haste without consulting my mentor. I sincerely apologize for the mistake. I'm removing that review and will post my final draft after you finish copy-editing the article. I'll inform the nominator also. Please help me by informing the other users working on that article. And also ignore that review while copy-editing. Apologies --Seabuckthorn♥ 16:13, 29 December 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Hi there Shir-El too: Thank you so much for your very kind message and good wishes on my talk page at User talk:IZAK#Out with the old... and the same to you. Please stay in touch with me and let me know if I can be of any help on WP. Best wishes, IZAK (talk) 22:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)Reply
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I am in no way the author - merely the person who moved a chunk out of 44 Parachute Brigade (South Africa) to split that sprawling article. However, from the other clues in the article - the statement that one OC served 27 years in command - I believe you are right. I would respectfully ask you to keep a light hand on your copyedits, as this article is not going to be updated by anyone who knows the subject at all well. Buckshot06(talk) 20:28, 29 December 2014 (UTC)Reply
You have got just as much likelihood as I of getting hold of User:Smikect. But, should you wish another avenue to try, talk to User:BoonDock (English-speaking, but interested in SA Army). Buckshot06(talk) 20:42, 29 December 2014 (UTC)Reply
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Hello! I'm sorry it took so long to get back with you. Looking at the page itself, it looks like the revision you made was to the "Events" section, when it needed to go under the "Births" section. I think if you put Susan B in the correct section it will be fine. Thanks for being so active! Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 17:09, 30 March 2015 (UTC)Reply
Hi, again. Were you asking for a link to a births page or the section on February 15th births? Anyway, here it is: Feb 15 births
Each page on the days of the year has a section for births. That's where we can add the women we're adding. There are sections for deaths and events. Events would be significant achievements by the women: Nobel prizes awarded, discoveries announced, going into space, that sort of thing.
Hello, again! Are you still interested in the project? Is there something I can help you with? Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 17:47, 16 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
Awesome! Thanks for getting back with me! Mind if I copy your advice to the project page?Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 16:10, 23 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
Added your advice, thanks! WRT women not having as much time: I hadn't thought of that. There's no reason men couldn't edit, too. ;) Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 18:52, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
Wow, what finds! I guess I should get working on a barnstar. :)Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 03:00, 24 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
Hiya! Here's the link to the project, and the talk page. I'm doing a lot of editing on the project page itself, so don't panic if it changes on you.Natalie Bueno Vasquez (talk) 17:00, 24 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
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I wanted to add a "Happy 15th" message but couldn't...edit
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... because it has to be tweeted!
I don't "do" social media, and doubt if I am alone in this. So the happy, postitive message I wanted to send has no 'place' on Wikipedia because I am, in effect, discriminated against. Cheers! Shir-Eltoo 09:09, 15 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
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Now I have a request. I am not program 'savvey' and often copy desired tags from other entries when adding or editing. This mostly works - but sometimes doesn't. May I ask for your help on this subject in future? Cheers! Shir-Eltoo 07:28, 4 December 2017 (UTC) [Copied from my talk page —Anomalocaris (talk)]Reply
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Thank you! Yes it's convenient to converse on the same page, but I like to be polite and contact the person directly. I also appreciate the tags but don't know how or where to place them. {BTW the letters 'tlx' were once short for 'telex' or teleprinter. TKS! :) } All the Best, Shir-Eltoo 12:50, 4 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
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Thank you for adding but please find a better source than the Italian Wikipedia. Wikipedia's don't trust each other ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:20, 14 January 2019 (UTC)Reply
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Non c'è di che! :-) You are welcome to expand and correct the article: I used myself as basis the article of italian wikipedia, which unfortunately lacks much information and above all all references. The reviewer then added many sources in English. Now I am going to reverse engineer :-) the Italian article translating the English one. Alex2006 (talk) 09:22, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
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> Only "when good sources are available" on the variables of gender, poverty, African-Asian-Latino descent, etc, etc, from the medical profession itself. Up till recently, they haven't.
This is not true. Core clinical journals have been publishing review articles on those subjects for many decades. To give just one example, PMID10577437 is older than Wikipedia. We do not omit all mention of racial disparities from most health articles for a lack of sources. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:43, 11 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
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Hello. You said: Since this is an emergent discovery, why cannot it be added to the article as such? It might help stimulate the additional research needed. Cheers! Shir-Eltoo 19:19, 16 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
WP:NOTNEWS. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a news site. Use of vitamin D to prevent or treat COVID-19 disease is not a clinical procedure or prescribed drug at this time and is not established by WP:MEDRS. See the vitamin D talk page. Good luck. Zefr (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello, Shir-El. On my talk page, you said:
I have chronic sinusitis which did not respond to conventional medical treatments. Over a span of ~25 years I observed that the onset was correlated to ingesting certain foods with a high preservative content [abatement often linked to vitamin C]. This observation was reinforced on reading an FDA page on E-220 series preservatives that included a phrase to the effect that these were "counter-indicated for persons with autoimmune diseases." I have one. Sadly, I haven't found the page again. Also, I have observed - by inference - that products such as grains, noodles and peanuts have been treated with something which is NOT mentioned on their labels (I'm not in the US). Is it possible that this is the source of the recent surge in peanut allergies?
I'm not a physician or allergy specialist, so don't want to attempt a diagnosis or provide advice on your condition. We have a well-edited article on peanut allergy where you could read for insights on prevention, treatment, and package labeling. For older allergic people, it seems avoidance is the best preventative, requiring that package labels be read carefully. Sorry I can't be of much help. Good luck. Zefr (talk) 21:23, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
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I think your article on Hoffmnan is interesting. Do you have any images that you can include of his work? An article on a designer needs a picture of something he's designed. And do you have a picture of him?
I would suggest that you go ahead and post the article, and once it's up I can suggest changes more easily.
There are several images on the internet, but I'm not good at knowing when they may be used and when 'fair use' applies. Items he designed are listed periodically on auctions, at galleries and an occasional museum collection - and there's a lot more now than when I began researching a couple of years ago. The least formal image I've seen so far is here:
Sadly, there seems to be no trace of his activities from 1942 until his death.
I'll post the article asap [and delete it from your talk page; it takes up A LOT of room!]. Again, THANK YOU! Cheers! Shir-Eltoo 15:13, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
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