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A '''tropical cyclone''' is a ] characterized by a large ] center and numerous ] that produce strong winds and ]ing ]. The term "tropical" refers to both the geographic origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively in ] regions of the globe, and their formation in ]. The term "cyclone" refers to such storms' ] nature, with ] rotation in the ] and clockwise rotation in the ]. While tropical cyclones can produce extremely powerful winds and torrential ], they are also able to produce high waves and damaging ] as well as spawning ]. They develop over large bodies of warm water, and lose their strength if they move over land. This is the reason coastal regions can receive significant damage from a tropical cyclone, while inland regions are relatively safe from receiving strong winds. Heavy rains, however, can produce significant flooding inland, and storm surges can produce extensive coastal ]ing up to {{convert|40|km|mi}} from the coastline. Although their effects on human populations can be devastating, tropical cyclones can also relieve ] conditions. They also carry heat and energy away from the tropics and transport it toward ] ], which makes them an important part of the global ] mechanism. As a result, tropical cyclones help to maintain equilibrium in the Earth's ], and to maintain a relatively stable and warm temperature worldwide. It is not possible to artificially induce the dissipation of these systems with current technology.''']'''</div></div>


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I would like to nominate Tropical cyclone for TFA on June 1 as surprisingly it has not had its TFA yet. Aside from that after disscussion on the talkpage last month i think we came to a general agreement that it was worth 5 points as it is a vital article, the date is relevent to the article as the hurricane season offically begins on June 1. This is my first nomination of a Article to which i have been a contributer, as well as this article having been an FA for over a year and thats it. Their were also concerns last month that if we put this up on June 1 it could be US Biased but IMO theirs no escaping that as whatever date you choose you would have an aspect of the USA affected. ] (]) 20:21, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support'''. Basic subjects are good. This topic should be brought forward even though we've been featuring various named meteorological disturbances at the rate of about one per month. ] (]) 21:22, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
* '''Support''' This article needs to be exposed to a great deal of wider attention. ] (]) 05:31, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' Four points only. No new contributor point. Jason, generally we have limited the contributor point to the top three or four editors in number of edits in the article. By this , you have 40 edits to the article, which places you in 12th place. Now, for sure quantity does not equal quality, but this is of course an arbitrary process. Please note that we have never bumped a four point article, and it should be safe, and I applaud your work on the article and in bringing it to our attention. Incidentally, it was listed as 4 points on the template.--] (]) 05:41, 20 May 2009 (UTC)


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*'''Support''' - It's not often we get such a broad article! –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 08:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)


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===June 2===
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''']''' (August 3, 1903 – January 7, 1983) was a ] architect and government official, known for his longtime association with fellow architect and ] official ]. In 1937, Speer hired him as a department head, and Wolters soon took major responsibility for ]'s scheme to reconstruct Berlin on a massive scale. When Speer became Minister of Armaments and War Production in 1942, Wolters moved to his department, remaining his close associate. After Speer's indictment and imprisonment for war crimes, Wolters stood by him loyally. In addition to receiving and organizing Speer's clandestine notes from Spandau, which later served as the basis of his best-selling books of memoirs, Wolters quietly raised money for Speer. These funds were used to support Speer's family and for other purposes, according to directions which Wolters received from his former superior. Following Speer's release in 1966, their friendship gradually deteriorated, until the two men became so embittered that Wolters allowed papers showing Speer's knowledge of the persecution of the Jews to become public.(].)</div></div>
One point first TFA Mattisse, two points no architects six months. Three points. I just think it would be a nice idea to run Mattisse's only FA that she has gotten a star for at this difficult time for her.--] (]) 05:51, 23 May 2009 (UTC)


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The ''']''' traces the study of the ] from ancient to modern times. Although the concept of '']'' as a single coherent field arose in the 19th century, the biological sciences emerged from ] and ] reaching back to ] and the works of ] and ] in the ancient ], which were then further developed in the Middle Ages by ] and scholars such as ]. During the European ] and early modern period, biological thought was revolutionized in Europe by a renewed interest in ] and the discovery of many novel organisms. Prominent in this movement were ] and ], who used experimentation and careful observation in physiology, and naturalists such as ] and ] who began to ] and the ], as well as the development and behavior of organisms. ] revealed the previously unknown world of microorganisms, laying the groundwork for ]. The growing importance of ], partly a response to the rise of ].). Over the 18th and 19th centuries, biological sciences such as ] and ] became increasingly professional ]s. ] and other physical scientists began to connect the animate and inanimate worlds through physics and chemistry. Explorer-naturalists such as ] investigated the interaction between organisms and their environment, and the ways this relationship depends on geography&mdash;laying the foundations for ], ] and ]. Naturalists began to reject ] and reconsidere the importance of ] and the ]. ] provided a new perspective on the fundamental basis of life. These developments, as well as the results were synthesized in ]'s theory of ] by ].</div></div>


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3 points. 2 for having been promoted to FA more than two years ago, and 1 for basic subject matter.


===February 12===
Other editors, especially ], contributed more to this article than I did, but it remains one of my favorites as I believe it is one of the best history of science articles on Misplaced Pages. It has never been on the main page because it has no logical date tie-in. However, 2009 has been called the year of Darwin (by ] among others) because of the 200th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of '']'' and some of us have been trying to get appropriate articles that tie-in to that featured on the main page. We had ] in Jan., and ] on Darwin's birthday in Feb., but I thought it would be nice to get history of biology run this summer early enough that it wouldn't interfere with the effort to have ''Origin'' featured on Nov. 24th. ] (]) 05:52, 15 May 2009 (UTC)


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'''Comment''' Points seem OK.--] (]) 06:23, 15 May 2009 (UTC)


===February 19===
*'''Support''' - it's nice to see the basic subject matter point used properly. I don't think the "Cabinet" picture comes through very well here. Maybe the "Darwin's tree" image might work better. ] (]) 09:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
::Ok. ] (]) 18:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support'''.--] (]) 18:58, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' ] ''']''' 20:54, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' ] (]) 14:43, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per Smallbones. –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 13:19, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per Smallbones. ] (]) 13:40, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support'''; good article, appropriate. ] (]) 14:19, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


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''']''' is a {{convert|106|acre|adj=on}} ] in ], ], in the United States. The park was created from land within the ], and is on ] in ]. Cherry Springs, named for a large stand of ] trees in the park, is atop the ] ] at an elevation of {{convert|2300|ft|0}}. It is popular with astronomers and stargazers for having some of the "darkest night skies on the east coast" of the United States, and was chosen by the ] (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks". On June 11, 2007, the ] named it the second "International Dark Sky Park"; under optimum conditions the ] casts a discernible shadow. Cherry Springs has received national press coverage and hosts two ] a year, which attract hundreds of astronomers. There are regular stargazing and educational programs for the public at the park, and the Woodsmen's Show attracts thousands each summer. Cherry Springs also offers rustic camping, picnic facilities (including a pavilion built by the ] listed on the ]), and trails for ], ], and ]. The surrounding state forest and park are home to a variety of flora and fauna.</div></div>


===February 20===
I think this gets four points: one point for the two year anniversary of being named an International Dark Sky Park, two points for no similar article being on the main page in over six months (] on August 28, 2008), and one point for my never having had an article on the Main Page. There are six Pennsylvania state park FAs and none have never been TFA. The only state park that has been TFA is ] on May 17, 2008 (no article on just a state park has been TFA). Finally, since the most noteworthy aspect of the park is the clarity and darkness of its night skies, the lead image is the view of the Milky Way as photographed from within the park. ] (]) 19:42, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


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:Note - this article was promoted on May 12. ] (]) 19:57, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' - in the interest of full disclosure I am a co-nominator of this at FAC. I also note that while this was promoted very recently, Dincher is the first or second author by number of edits on all 6 PA state park FAs and conominator at FAC of 5 of the 6 - none of these has been TFA. {{unsigned|Ruhrfisch|20:15, May 14, 2009}}
*'''Comment''' Points seem defensible, though I'd draw the community's attention to ], TFA May 1, and ], TFA April 13. In other words, I'm not 100 percent certain on the points, and draw people's attention to articles that may affect point calculation.--] (]) 21:21, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
**While all three are in Pennsylvania, Cherry Springs is in the Pennsylvania, National Register of Historic Places, and Protected Area Wikiprojects and listed in the Geography and places section of FA, White Deer Hole is in the Pennsylvania and Rivers Wikiprojects and the Geography and places section of FA, and Idlewild is in the Pittsburgh and Amusement Parks Wikiprojects and the Business, economics and finance section of FA. ] ''']''' 23:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''', {{worksforme}}. –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 02:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' - it might be a small topic, but it's an outstanding article. Awesome. ] (]) 12:01, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' - Actually I would say that the topic is somewhat local, but the scope of the article is not really small touching as it does on astronomy, fishing, hunting, reforrestation, Native American history etc. A textbook example of what it means to say a FA article should be comprhensive. Nice job. ] (]) 00:16, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per Rusty Cashman. ] (]) 14:48, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


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''']''' was an American ] man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the ] (BSA) and the short-lived ] (LSA). Born in ] and an astute businessman, Boyce successfully established several newspapers. He moved to Chicago to pursue his ]ial ambitions. There he established the Mutual Newspaper Publishing Company and the weekly ''Saturday Blade''. With his novel employment of newsboys to boost newspaper sales, Boyce's namesake publishing company maintained a circulation of 500,000&nbsp;copies per week by 1894. By the early years of the 20th century, Boyce had become a multi-millionaire and had taken a step back from his businesses to pursue his interests in civic affairs, devoting more time to traveling and participating in expeditions. In 1909, he embarked on a two-month trip to Europe and a large photographic expedition to Africa with photographer ] and ] ]. Boyce learned about ] while passing through London, England during his first expedition to Africa in 1909. From its start, Boyce focused the Scouting program on teaching self-reliance, citizenship, resourcefulness, patriotism, obedience, cheerfulness, courage, and courtesy in order "to make men". After clashing over the Scouting program with ] ], he split from the BSA and founded the LSA in January 1915, which catered to rural boys who had limited opportunities to form a troop or a patrol. In June 1924, a merger was completed between the BSA and the struggling LSA.</div></div>


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80th anniversary of his death. blurb forthcoming.--] <small>(]/]/]/]/]) </small> 19:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:Two points for his death anniversary.--] <small>(]/]/]/]/]) </small> 03:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
::There is competing candidate for the 11th. Boyce's 151st birthday is June 16th. He is a one-pointer on that day.--] <small>(]/]/]/]/]) </small> 07:25, 15 May 2009 (UTC)


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'''Comment''' Points look good.--] (]) 21:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


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*'''Support''' - interesting article and see no problems. —'''<font face="Script MT Bold">] <sup><small>] / ]</small></sup></font></font face>''' 06:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per Ed, but one potential problem (for others). As editor of "The White Boys Magazine", some may find Boyce controversial or even dispicable. My feeling is that even if he is controversial, we should have controversial TFAs, and besides, ultimately we have to forgive our ancestors for all their faults. ] (]) 06:41, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' everyone has faults and the race issues are there because they're well sourced and make the article accuurate and neutral. Boyce is a key leader from the early days of the largest youth movement in world history, despite his faults, and was also a very influential business man and explorer. <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — ] • ] • </span> 09:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''', though the blurb is a bit long. –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 15:24, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
:'''Comment''' I'd advise shortening the blurb by getting rid that list of scouting attributes, for one thing. As for the controversial publication, so be it. We've had ] main page, a Nazi. I think we'll survive a guy who exibited some of the attitudes of his times.--] (]) 15:31, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per ] <span style="font-family:Chalkboard">] </span>&nbsp;<sup>]</sup> 18:45, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' ] ''']''' 20:55, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' ] (]) 14:45, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' It is a strong article and the controversy over his racial views is handled with a very NPOV tone. Besides if we had a rule about not featuring articles on historical figures because they had expressed views on race and gender that were unacceptable by modern standards, where would it stop — ]? ]? The list would be almost endless. ] (]) 21:23, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
*'''Support''' No problems here. --<font style="background:gold">]]</font><sup><font style="background:yellow">]</font></sup> 14:30, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

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Currently accepting requests from February 8 to March 10.

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February 9 Japanese battleship Tosa Centenary of sinking 1
February 10 Siege of Baghdad 767th anniversary 2
February 12 Ragnar Garrett 125th birthday 1
February 19 Huaynaputina 425th anniversary of eruption 1
February 20 French colonization of Texas 340th anniversary. TFA rerun 2
February 22 Eddie Gerard 135th birthday 1
February 23 Donald Forrester Brown 135th birthday 1

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Benjamin F. McAdoo

McAdoo, 1946McAdoo, 1946

Benjamin F. McAdoo (1920 – 1981) was an American architect mainly active in the Seattle area. Born in Pasadena, California, he was inspired to study architecture by a mechanical drawing class and the work of Paul R. Williams. After working as a draftsman for local architectural firms and the Corps of Engineers, he pursued his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Washington. The first licensed Black architect in the state of Washington, his work featured a modernist aesthetic influenced by the Northwest Regional style. After designing a number of low-income houses and apartments throughout the 1950s, he was hired by the Agency for International Development to design modular houses in Jamaica. He returned to Seattle after a period of work in Washington, D.C., and pursued civic commissions. Outside of work, he participated in the NAACP, hosted a weekly radio show on racial issues for several years, and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): I cannot find a recent article on an architect at TFA, though correct me if I'm off base here.
  • Main editors: Generalissima
  • Promoted: 16 November 2024
  • Reasons for nomination: I think it would be nice to have an article on African-American history in February to mark Black History Month in the United States & Canada.

Coordinator note: The character limits for TFA blurbs are between 925 and 1,025 including spaces. The draft blurb above is 1,027 characters and needs a coupe trimming if the nomination is to be valid. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:32, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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February 9

Japanese battleship Tosa

Tosa at Nagasaki on 31 July 1922Tosa at Nagasaki on 31 July 1922

Tosa was a planned battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Designed by Yuzuru Hiraga, Tosa was to be the first of two Tosa class ships. Displacing 39,900-long-ton (40,540 t) and armed with ten 410 mm (16.1 in) guns, these warships would have brought Japan closer to its goal of an "Eight-four" fleet (eight battleships and four battlecruisers). All work on Tosa was halted after the Washington Naval Conference and the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty. As the vessel had to be destroyed in accordance with the terms of the treaty, it was subjected to various tests to gauge the effectiveness of Japanese weaponry before being scuttled exactly one hundred years ago (9 February 1925). (Full article...)

February 10

Siege of Baghdad

Siege of Baghdad

The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 when a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Hulegu had been sent by his brother, the Mongol khan Möngke, to conquer Persia. He expected Baghdad's ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, to reinforce his army, but this did not happen. Provoked by al-Musta'sim's arrogance, Hulegu decided to overthrow him. The Mongol army of over 138,000 men routed a sortie by flooding their camp, and besieged the city, which was left with around 30,000 troops. After Mongol siege engines breached Baghdad's walls, al-Musta'sim surrendered on 10 February, and was later executed. The Mongol army pillaged the city for a week; the number of deaths is unknown, but Hulegu estimated a total of 200,000. The siege, often seen as the end of the Islamic Golden Age, was in reality not era-defining: Baghdad later prospered under Hulegu's Ilkhanate. (Full article...)

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Ragnar Garrett

Ragnar Garrett

Ragnar Garrett (12 February 1900 – 4 November 1977) was Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army from 1958 to 1960. He completed staff training in England just as the Second World War broke out, joined the Second Australian Imperial Force, and commanded the 2/31st Battalion in England before seeing action with Australian brigades in Greece and Crete in 1941. Promoted to colonel the following year, he held senior positions with I Corps in New Guinea and II Corps on Bougainville in 1944–1945. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his staff work. After the war, he served two terms as commandant of the Staff College, Queenscliff, in 1946–1947 and 1949–1951. Between these appointments he was posted to Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. He took charge of Western Command in August 1951, became Deputy Chief of the General Staff in January 1953, and took over Southern Command as a lieutenant general in October 1954. He was knighted in 1959. (Full article...)

February 19

Huaynaputina

Huaynaputina is a volcano in a volcanic plateau in southern Peru. Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca plate under the continental South American plate. Huaynaputina is a large volcanic crater, lacking an identifiable mountain profile, with an outer stratovolcano and three younger volcanic vents within an amphitheatre-shaped structure that is either a former caldera or a remnant of glacial erosion. The volcano has erupted dacitic magma. In the Holocene, Huaynaputina has erupted several times, including on 19 February 1600 – the largest eruption ever recorded in South America. Witnessed by people in the city of Arequipa, it killed at least 1,000 people in the region, wiped out vegetation, buried the surrounding area with 2 metres (7 ft) of volcanic rock and damaged infrastructure and economic resources. The eruption caused a volcanic winter and may have played a role in the onset of the Little Ice Age. Floods, famines, and social upheavals resulted, including a probable link with the Russian Time of Troubles. (Full article...)

February 20

French colonization of Texas

La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684

The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle established a colony in Texas. It faced difficulties such as Native American raids, epidemics, and harsh conditions. La Salle led unsuccessful expeditions to find the Mississippi River, and explored the Rio Grande and East Texas. The fort could not receive resources after their last ship was wrecked and most remaining members were killed during a Karankawa raid in 1688. The colony established France's claim to the region; after the Louisiana Purchase, the colony was the basis of the United States's unsuccessful claim to this region. The Spanish monarchy funded expeditions to eliminate the settlement; when discovered, the Spanish buried the cannons and burned its buildings. Years later, Spanish authorities built a presidio at the same location; the presidio was later abandoned, and the site's location was unknown. In 1995, researchers located La Belle in Matagorda Bay, and the fort was rediscovered and excavated in 1996. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Perhaps Donner Party on June 3
  • Main editors: Karanacs
  • Promoted: March 15, 2008
  • Reasons for nomination: Feb 20 is the 340th anniversary of La Salle's landing and the beginning of the colonization. This is a TFA re-run from 2009
Coordinator comment: I am unsure why this unassuming article's unimportant anniversary (340?) should allow it a second TFA. Is there some pressing reason why it should displace one of the many FAs which have not yet had their first TFA? Gog the Mild (talk) 16:07, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
  • I try only to nominate articles where the event is an interger of 5 and 10, so that the article can appear on a more special date (especially for re-runs.). While there are lots of articles yet to appear at TFA, the community has determined that TFA re-runs need to happen since FAC is producing less than 365 articles a year. I prefer that TFA re-runs happen on associated special dates, instead of randomly assigning articles or re-runs throughout the month with no date association I also try to avoid more than 2 article re-runs in a week per the instructions. Z1720 (talk) 19:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

February 22

Eddie Gerard

Eddie Gerard

Eddie Gerard (February 22, 1890 – August 7, 1937) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he played professionally for 10 seasons for the Ottawa Senators, as a left winger for three years before switching to defence. He was the first player to win the Stanley Cup four years in a row, from 1920 to 1923, three times with the Senators and once as an injury replacement player with the Toronto St. Patricks. After his playing career he served as a coach and manager, working with the Montreal Maroons from 1925 until 1929, and winning the Stanley Cup in 1926. He coached the New York Americans for two seasons before returning to the Maroons for two more seasons, then ended his career coaching the St. Louis Eagles in 1934. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his era, Gerard was one of the original nine players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945. He is also an inductee of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. (Full article...)

February 23

Donald Forrester Brown

Donald Forrester Brown

Donald Forrester Brown (23 February 1890 – 1 October 1916) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that could be awarded at that time to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Born in Dunedin, Brown was a farmer when the First World War began. In late 1915, he volunteered for service abroad with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, the Otago Infantry Regiment. Fighting on the Western Front, he performed the actions that led to the award of the Victoria Cross in September 1916 during the Battle of Flers–Courcelette, part of the Somme offensive. As he was killed several days later during the Battle of Le Transloy, the award was made posthumously. His Victoria Cross was the second to be awarded to a soldier serving with the NZEF during the war and was the first earned in an action on the Western Front. (Full article...)

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