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{{Cambridge College Infobox
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| full_name = The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge
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| latin_motto = Souvent me Souvient
| english_motto = I often remember
| motto_language = Old French
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| named_for = The Hospital of [[Saint John the Evangelist]]
| established = [[1511]]
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| head_label = Master
| head = Professor Chris Dobson
| undergraduates = 550
| graduates = 330
| sister_college = [[Balliol College, Oxford]]<br>[[Trinity College, Dublin]]
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'''St John's College''', an institution known formally as '''''The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge''''' <ref>'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press</ref> is a constituent college of the [[University of Cambridge]] founded by [[Lady Margaret Beaufort]] in 1511. It is geographically the largest college of the [[University of Cambridge]], and the third largest in terms of its membership. One of the richest of all the Oxbridge colleges, St John's has fixed assets of £504,109,000 and an annual income from endowments estimated at £7,000,000. Nine [[Nobel Prize]]s have been awarded to members of St John's<ref>[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/biographical/bioghistory/ College website -biographical history page]</ref>, and the college has educated six [[Prime Ministers]]. The college is also known for its famous [[Choir of St John's College, Cambridge|choir]].


==History==
'''Welcome!'''
The college was founded on the site of the 13th century Hospital of St John in Cambridge at the suggestion of [[Saint John Fisher]], [[Bishop of Rochester]] and [[chaplain]] to Lady Margaret. However, Lady Margaret died without having mentioned the foundation of St John's in her will, and it was largely the work of Fisher that ensured that the college was founded. He had to obtain the approval of King [[Henry VIII of England]], the [[Pope Julius II|Pope]] through the intermediary [[Polydore Vergil]], and the [[Bishop of Ely]] to suppress the religious hospital and convert it to a college. The college received its charter on [[April 9]] [[1511]]. Further complications arose in obtaining money from the estate of Lady Margaret to pay for the foundation and it was not until [[October 22]] [[1512]] that a [[codicil]] was obtained in the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In November 1512 the [[Court of Chancery]] allowed Lady Margaret's executors to pay for the foundation of the college from her estates.


==Buildings and Grounds==
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;'''First Court (1511-1520)''':The first three courts of St John's college are simply called first, second and third court in order of their construction. First Court was converted from the hospital on the foundation of the college, and constructed between 1511 and 1520. Though it has since been gradually changed, the front (east) range is still much as it appeared when first erected in the 16th-century.<ref>'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press</ref> The south range was refaced between 1772-6 in the Georgian style by the local architect James Essex, as part of an abortive attempt to modernise the entire court in the same fashion. The most dramatic alteration to the original, Tudor court however remains the Victorian ammendment of the north range, which involved the demolition of the original mediaeval chapel and the construction of a new, far larger set of buildings in the 1860s. These included the imposing Chapel, designed by Sir [[George Gilbert Scott]], which includes in its interior some pieces saved from the original chapel. It is the tallest building in Cambridge, standing six feet taller than the University Library. The alteration of the north range necessitated the restructuring of the connective sections of First Court; another bay window was added in order to enlarge the College's hall, and a new building constructed to the north of Great Gate. Parts of First Court was used as a prison in 1643 during the [[English Civil War]].
== Hubbert peak theory ==


;'''The Great Gate (1516)''':St John's Great Gate is one of the most famous in Cambridge, and follows the standard contemporary pattern employed previously by [[Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ's College]], and later imitated by the Great Gate of the neighbouring [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]]. With its extensive crenelations, the gate the arms of the foundress [[Lady Margaret Beaufort]], as well as her ensigns, the Red Rose of Lancaster and Portcullis. The College Arms are flanked by curious creatures known as [[yales]], mythical beasts with elephants' tails, antelopes' bodies, goats' heads, and swivelling horns. Above them is a [[tabernacle]] containing a [[socle]] figure of St John the Evangelist, an Eagle at his feet and symbolic, poisoned chalice in his hands. The doors date from 1665-6, and the fine fan vaulting above the [[tholobate]] was built by [[William Swayne]], the master mason of King's College Chapel.<ref>'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press</ref>
AT THE EIA SITE I COULD ONLY FIND PRODUCTION DATA FOR THE U.S., NOT THE WORLD. COULD U EXPLAIN WHERE U ARE GETTING YOUR INFO FOR WORLD PRODUCTION?


[[Image:StJohnsCambridge Gatehouse02.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The Main Gate of St John's College, decorated with the [[coat of arms|arms]] of the foundress.]]
Hey, I accidentally reverted something you did at [[Hubbert peak theory]] thinking it was someone else. Sorry about that. I see you put the information back. [[User:Novasource|Nova SS]] 17:34, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


;'''St John's Chapel (1866-9)''':The Chapel of St John's College is entered by the north west-corner of First Court, and was constructed between 1866-9 in order to replace the far smaller, mediaeval chapel which dated back to the 13th-century. When in 1861 the College's administration decided that a new building was needed, [[Sir George Gilbert Scott]] was selected as architect. He had recently finished work on a similar project at [[Exeter College, Oxford]], and went about constructing the Chapel of St John's College along similar lines, drawing inspiration from the Church of [[Saint Chapelle]] in Paris. The benefactor Henry Hoare offered a downpayment of £3000 to finance the chapel's construction, in addition to which he promised to pay £1000 a year if a tower were added to Scott's original plans, which had included only a diminuitive [[fleche]]. Work began, but Mr Hoare's unexpected death in a railway accident left the college without £3000 of his expected benefaction. The tower, based on [[Pershore Abbey]], was thus left without belld, its [[louvres]] purely decorative.<ref>'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press</ref> The Chapel's antechamber contains statues of Margaret Beaufort and John Fisher, the niches around the building commemorating other College benefactors. Inside the building is a stone-vaulted antechapel, at the end of which hangs a 'Deposition of the Cross' by [[Anton Rafael Mengs]], completed around 1777. Freestanding statues and plaques commemorate College benefactors such as James Wood, Master 1815-39, as well as alumni who include [[William Wilberforce]], [[Thomas Clarkson]] and [[William Gilbert]].
:Yeah I made a similar mistake with "Stirling engine." I apologise. [[User:Rama's Arrow|<font color="blue">'''Rama's arrow'''</font>]] 23:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC)


;'''Second Court (1598-1602)''':Second Court, built from 1598 to 1602, has been described as 'the finest [[Tudor period|Tudor]] court in England'. Reputedly under the [[Oriel window]] in the north range of the court the treaty between England and France was signed that established the marriage of King [[Charles I of England]] to Queen [[Henrietta Maria]]. Parts of the [[D-day]] landings are also said to have been planned here. Now the Senior Combination Room, but before the 19th century part of the Master's Lodge, the first-floor gallery along the north range has the largest unsupported ceiling in Cambridge. The college has blocked the installation of electrical power sockets and lighting (as well as smoke alarms) in the room, and all meals held after dark are lit by numerous candles.
:Dat's cool, man! Cheers! [[User:Rama's Arrow|<font color="blue">'''Rama's arrow'''</font>]] 00:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


The Old Library was built in 1624, largely with funds donated by [[John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln]]. It includes a very fine bay window overlooking the River Cam that has the letters ILCS on it, standing for Iohannes Lincolniensis Custos Sigilli, or John of Lincoln, Keeper of the Seal. The remaining parts of Third Court were added in 1669 - 1672.
Did you mean for Critiques to be a sub section of Other Hubbert peaks?[[User:12.162.10.2|12.162.10.2]] 01:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)


[[Image:StJohnsCambChapel02.jpg|thumb|right|220px|St John's College Chapel was designed by Sir [[George Gilbert Scott]]]]
Did you mean excluding biofuels? Still something unresolved with that picture.[[User:12.162.10.2|12.162.10.2]] 17:56, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


;'''The New Buildings (1831-1967)''':Connecting Third Court to New Court is New Bridge, commonly known as the [[Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge)|Bridge of Sighs]]. It is named after the [[Bridge of Sighs]] in Venice, which it resembles. The other bridge over the river, the Kitchen Bridge (named after the lane it followed the line of, Kitchen Lane), which is to the south of the Bridge of Sighs, was partly based on plans made by Sir [[Christopher Wren]], and is therefore also known as the Wren Bridge.
==DR article==


The 19th century neo-Gothic New Court, probably one of the most famous buildings in Cambridge, was the first College building on the west side of the river. It was designed by [[Thomas Rickman]] and [[Henry Hutchinson]] and built between 1826 and 1831. It was built mainly as a result of the need to accommodate the increased numbers of students. Its prominent location (especially when seen from the river) and flamboyant design have led it to be nicknamed the "wedding cake."
The 1832 convention is discussed in the following section.


New Court connects to the Fisher Building, named after [[John Fisher]]; the Cripps Building, named after its benefactor, the [[Cripps Foundation]] (see [http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/default.asp?MIS=864 Sir Humphrey Cripps]); the School of Pythagoras; and Merton Hall.
The graph showing global production by quarter is out-of-date. Can whoever made it update with the latest quarter? This is significant because there was a new high in output (discrediting the theory that we had peaked last quarter).


The Fisher Building was designed by [[Peter Boston]] and completed in [[1987]].
==Invitation to join WikiProject Environment==


The Cripps Building was built in [[1966]]-[[1967|67]] to meet a post-[[1945]] expansion in the numbers of students. It has two courts, and was designed by [[architect]]s [[Philip Powell]] and [[Hidalgo Moya]]. The building received many awards, and has become a famous example of later 20th-century architectural style.
Hi there, I notice your background and interests. I am seeking to expand the membership of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment]] to create a more informed vibrant environmental community on wikipedia. Would you be interested in joining? If so please put your name down on the project page --[[User:Vortexrealm|Alex]] 13:44, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


The School of Pythagoras was built around 1200, predating the foundation of the College ([[1511]]). Merton Hall is so called because from [[1266]]<ref>{{cite book | title=A History of Merton College | author = Martin, G.H | year = 1997 | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | isbn = 0-19-920183-8 | pages = pp.17 and 342 }}</ref> until [[1959]] both the School of Pythagoras and Merton Hall were property of [[Merton College, Oxford]].
:Welcome to WikiProject Environment, glad to have you on board!--[[User:Vortexrealm|Alex]] 13:50, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


==Choir==
::Thanks for the suggestion, I will invite him promptly.--[[User:Vortexrealm|Alex]] 15:17, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
{{main|Choir of St John's College, Cambridge}}
[[Image:StJohnsCambridge DiningHall.jpg|thumb|right|The 16th century dining hall has a [[hammerbeam roof]].]]
The choir has a tradition of religious music and since the 1670s has sung the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term. The services follow the cathedral tradition of the Church of England, [[Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer)|Evensong]] being sung during Term six days a week and Sung [[Eucharist]] on Sunday mornings. The boys of the choir are all educated at the St John's College School. During university vacations the choir carries out engagements elsewhere. Recent tours have taken it to places including Holland, the USA and France. The choir has made a large number of recordings.


The men of the choir, or choral scholars, also form their own close harmony group, The Gentlemen of St John's. Their repertoire spans the 15th century through to the modern day, and concert tours have taken them to Europe, the USA and Japan. They provide a mixture of classical a capella music and folksongs, as well as covers of recently chart hits and light-hearted entertainment.
== Related area ==


==College life==
I have a small farm with a hayfield and sheep pasture. I'd like to employ greater levels of sustainable farming practices by using treated sludge on my fields, though here in the US many industrial products are combined in wastewater, with resulting high levels of heavy metals, etc, which I do not want in my soil. Some farm families that have used such contaminated sludge have been diagnosed with dangerously high levels of said heavy metals.
[[Image:StJohnsCambNewCourt.jpg|thumb|left|220px|St John's College New Court (19th-century)]]


The College is on [[the Backs]], the area of College parkland on the banks of the river Cam, providing a particularly beautiful setting. This allows the college to maintain a significant fleet of [[punt (boat)|punt]]s in its purpose-built punt pool behind the Cripps Building.
How do you get around the problem in the UK? Any suggestions for us in the US? [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 14:24, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


The School of Pythagoras predates the College proper, and was originally a private house. It is said to be the oldest building continuously in use by a university in Britain. In addition to its Nobel prize winners, St John's is usually placed highly in the [[Tompkins Table]] of undergraduate degree results, but has not been in the top ten since 2001.
:Hi [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]], we have some problems here in the UK which they are looking to solve but here it is more legislational. At present some companies have the ability to landspread sewage sludge but a lot of it is peletised and incinerated. We have a strong composting lobby in the UK that has pushed for certain standards for composts and soil improvers. The [[BSI PAS 100]] is an example of this. It sets out strict rules on how waste can be converted into a high grade compost, when a material is no longer classified as a waste and when it can be used on agricultural land.


[[Image:St johns rear buildings.jpg|thumb|right|220px|View over the rear buildings of St John's from the Chapel.]]
:If something is classified as a waste here you have to have special licenses to move it around and apply it.


The 'Red Boys' is the nickname of the 1<sup>st</sup> XV Men's Rugby Team, and the Red Boy is the name of the red jumper they wear. The 'Red Girls' is the nickname of the 1<sup>st</sup> Women's Rugby Team. St John's College Men's Rugby Club has won the Division One League title for the last eight years in a row and the cuppers trophy for the last four making it one of the most successful collegiate rugby teams in Cambridge's history. The women's team has also experienced success this year with them securing the inter collegiate cup on the same day that the red boys won the double for the fourth year in a row.
:We had another problem here related to BSE and foot and mouth disease. The EU and UK governments responded with strict regulations on processing waste feedstocks to be used on land- see [[Animal By-Products Regulations]].


The college rowing club, the [[Lady Margaret Boat Club]] (LMBC), was founded in 1825. Despite many gruesome rumours concerning the name of the club, it was merely the most successful of the many boat clubs established in the College in the 19th century. In a similar fashion the traditional rival of the LMBC, the Boat Club of [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], is known as '[[First and Third]]' in a reference to its formation from two original clubs.
:For your specific use I suggest you need to look at the source of your soilimproving material. If there is a likelyhood it will be contaminated, or is derived from unusual sources, i would stay as far away from it as possible.


Every year the college awards scholarships to a handful of graduate students under the Benefactors' Scholarships Scheme.<ref>[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate_admissions/finances/scholarships/ Benefactors' Scholarships Scheme]</ref> The scholarships include the Craik Scholarship, the J.C. Hall Scholarship, the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship Competition, the Paskin Scholarship and the Pelling Scholarship. Competition for these scholarships is very fierce as students from any country reading for any graduate degree&mdash;not only members of the college&mdash;can apply.
:Have you considered the use of [[anaerobic digester]]s on your farm? You will need to feed them with biodegradable waste streams. The resulting product you will get is good soil improver (that you know where it came from) and also the potential for heat and possibly electricity depending upon the size you have. You could also consider setting up a farmers group where a number of farms would join together to feed the plant, cover the expenditure for building it and reap the benefits. Note that on the anaerobic digestion plant article the facility in the picture is a major digestion plant out in Israel that I worked at. Smaller scale ones are available for farms and there are a few that have been set up here, albeit with some grant support from government--[[User:Vortexrealm|Alex]] 16:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


==St John's and the abolition of the British slave trade==
Thanks for the spot-on explanation and the suggestions! There has been discussion in the area for setting up a digester, though my sheep are on pasture continuously, and since their waste is in the form of little disperable pellets, that doesn't lend itself to collection. They are my current source of fertilization, though I know I will need supplement. I'll look further into local sources. Thanks again, [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 17:07, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Several of St John's graduates were deeply involved in the efforts to abolish the British Slave Trade which culminated in the Act of 1807. In particular, [[Thomas Clarkson]], [[William Wilberforce]], [[Thomas Gisborne]] and [[Thomas Babington]] were active in the [[Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade]] and other abolitionist efforts.<ref>[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/chapel_and_choir/bicentenary_2007/ St John's Bicentenary 2007]</ref>


As part of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the 1807 Act, and as a representative of one of the [[Ivy League]] universities offering American historical perspective on the [[Triangular Trade]], President [[Ruth J. Simmons]] of [[Brown University]] (herself a direct descendant of American slaves) gave a public lecture at St John's College entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Slavery and Justice in Rhode Island"<ref>[http://www.stjohnscollegecambridge.co.uk/index.php?id=48 St John's College Webcasts - Listen to webcasts from the College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> on [[February 16]] [[2007]]. St John's College hosted some of the key events relating to the commemoration,<ref>[http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/press/dpp/2007021501 University of Cambridge: 15 February 2007: Cambridge marks 200th anniversary of slavery's abolition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> including an academic conference and a Gospel Mass in the College Chapel with the London Adventist Chorale.
:Just another thought. If you are looking for organic sustainable fertilisers you might want to consider something like [http://www.mineralsolutions.co.uk/products.php this]. It is a fertiliser originating from quarrying wastes. As it is mineralised the nutrients stay in place rather than wash away with water. The directors of the company were my old academic advisors at university and not as commercially minded as they could have been, but from an organic point of view its sounds like good stuff, I havent a clue if you can get it in the US[[User:Vortexrealm|Alex]] 08:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


==May Ball==
St John's traditionally holds its annual [[may ball]] on the Tuesday of [[May Week]], and it is one of the most sought after balls in Cambridge. In recent years, tickets have only been available to Johnians and their guests. Highlights include an extravagant fireworks display and a variety of musical acts - in 2008 including [[Dizzee Rascal]] and [[Lesley Garrett]]. (More details on past acts can be seen on the [[May Ball]] page).


==Famous alumni==
''See also [[:Category:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge]]''<br>
''See also [[:Category:Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge]]''


== Information sources re: renewable energy ==


===Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom===
Hi... Skyemoor, can you recommend any Web sites or affordable magazine/journal subscriptions that you think are good as sources of developments in the renewable-enrgy field? I'm just as interested in application as in discovery and R&D. Thanks for your help. [[User:Joel Russ|Joel Russ]] 20:31, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, twice, Skyemoor - for the helpful messages you put on my User Page discussion.


* [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1765-1766, and 1782
:Hey, I too like biographies about humanitarians (and other interesting innovators). Any particular ones you would suggest? [[User:Joel Russ|Joel Russ]] 19:49, 17 November 2006 (UTC)


*[[Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827-1828
== Democratic peace==
Peace is always a good thing; and, yes, when I have spoken of partisanship, I am concerned with the modern nonsense that Jefferson somehow belongs to the Party now occupying the White House. You may also wish to consider Rjensen's edits to [[Democrat Party]]. [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] 03:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
:However, causing the [[list of United States Presidents]] to give Lincoln and Jefferson the same party is disruptive editing. I would prefer to be peaceful; please stop. [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] 04:04, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
:: See [[User talk:Pmanderson#Democratic Republican sensitivity |my response]]. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 12:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
:::The parties have exchanged positions on many issues; but the institutional continuity is clear. This is not new; Lincoln himself compared the parties of his own time to "two drunken men who have fought their way into each other's coats." To attempt to separate the party of Lincoln from the party of Bush is to claim that "that man at the class reunion is an impostor; he didn't have gray hair the last time I saw him"; it is also original research. (To accuse the Bushies of having ''commandeered'' the continuing Republican Party would be another question. Wikipedia should not assert it; there is no consensus.)


*[[George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852-1855
:::As for Lincoln and abolition: please read McPherson's ''Battle Cry of Freedom'' (or indeed any other Civil War history that discusses his policy on slavery) for Lincoln's actions in 1861. Much of it is in [[American Civil War]]; see also [[Corwin Amendment]], which Lincoln supported. [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] 14:30, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


*[[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1855-1858, and 1859-1865
== 3RR on [[Thomas Jefferson]] ==


===Politics===
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[[Image:SINGHUSA.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Famous former student of St John's College, the current [[Prime Minister of India]] Dr [[Manmohan Singh]] ''(See also: [[Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship]])'']]
== Block for vote stacking ==
[[Image:William-Cecil-1st-Baron-Burghley.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]], Elizabeth I's chief advisor, attended St John's College from 1535.]]
*[[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]], chief advisor to [[Queen Elizabeth I of England]]
*[[Thomas Clarkson]], [[abolitionist]] (1760&ndash;1846)
*[[Nigel Dodds]], [[Democratic Unionist Party]] MP, MLA
*[[Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron]], [[English Civil War]] General and Commander-in-Chief
*[[Richard Hill of Hawkstone]], diplomatist, statesman and public servant (1655&ndash;1727)
*[[Suematsu Kencho]], Japanese Minister of Communication and the Interior, [[statesman]], [[journalist]] and [[historian]]
*[[Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby]], [[politician]]
*Sir [[Francis Bell (New Zealand Prime Minister)]], [[Prime Minister]] of [[New Zealand]]
*Sir [[Michael Scholar]], former [[Permanent Secretary]] at the [[Department of Trade and Industry]], now President of [[St John's College, Oxford]]
*[[Manmohan Singh]], Current [[Prime Minister of India]] ''(2004&ndash;)'', [[Honorary Fellow]]. ''(See also: [[Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship]])''
*[[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh|Robert Stewart, 1st Viscount Castlereagh]], politician
*[[Malcolm Moss]], Conservative Member of Parliament for North East Cambridgeshire (1987-) (Parliamentary Under-Secretary Northern Ireland Office 1994-1997)
*[[Sarah Teather]], [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Brent East (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent East]], Liberal Democrat Education Spokesman
*[[George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon]], English diplomat and statesman
*[[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford]], notable English statesman during the reign of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]
*[[William Wilberforce]], [[Member of Parliament]], [[abolitionist]]
*Professor [[Walter Woon]], Attorney-General, [[Singapore]]
*[[John Williams (archbishop)|John Williams]], [[Bishop of Lincoln]] (1621&ndash;41), [[Lord Chancellor]] (1621&ndash;25), [[Archbishop of York]] (1641&ndash;50)


===Nobel Prize Winners===
You have been systematically contacting people who have previously opposed [[User:Pmanderson]] at RFA in an attempt to sink his [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pmanderson 2|current RFA]]. [[Wikipedia:Vote_stacking#Canvassing|Such efforts]] [[WP:POINT|disrupt]] the legitimate [[Wikipedia:consensus|consensus]] building activities at RFA and can not be tolerated. Consequently, I have blocked you for the expected duration of his RFA. If you are willing to refrain from further attempts to influence this RFA, I am willing to unblock you sooner. [[User:Dragons flight|Dragons flight]] 08:15, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
*Sir [[Edward Appleton]], winner of the Nobel prize for Physics, for discovering the [[F region|Appleton layer]]
*Sir [[John Cockcroft]] KCB, [[Nobel laureate|Nobel prize-winning]] physicist, who first split the atom
*[[Allan Cormack]], [[Nobel laureate]] in Medicine or Physiology for the invention of the CAT scan
*[[Paul Dirac]], [[Nobel laureate]] in Physics and one of the founders of [[Quantum Mechanics]]
*Sir [[Nevill Francis Mott]], [[Nobel laureate|awarded]] [[Nobel prize for Physics]] for work on the behaviour of electrons in magnetic solids
*[[Abdus Salam]], [[Nobel laureate]] in Physics, for unifying the electromagnetic force and the weak force
*[[Frederick Sanger]], molecular biologist and one of only four double Nobel Prize winners
*[[Maurice Wilkins]], awarded Nobel prize for Medicine or Physiology with Watson and Crick for discovering the structure of DNA


===Science, mathematics, and technology===
:In light of your email, I've reduced this down to what will be a total of 24 hours rather than a week. I would strongly urge you not to involve yourself further in Pmanderson's RFA. [[User:Dragons flight|Dragons flight]] 22:03, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Dirac.gif|left|140px|thumb|[[Paul Dirac]], the discoverer of [[antimatter]], attended St John's College from 1923, winning the Nobel prize for Physics in 1933.]]
[[Image:Sir John Douglas Cockcroft.jpg|left|140px|thumb|[[Sir John Douglas Cockcroft]], who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for splitting the atom, attended St John's College from 1924, and was elected a Fellow in 1929.]]


*[[John Couch Adams]], mathematician and discoverer of Neptune
== My RFA ==
*[[George Alfred Barnard|George Barnard]], statistician known for his work on the foundations of statistics.
*[[John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley]], FRS; former Chief Executive of BP
*Sir [[David Cox (statistician)|David Cox]], prominent statistician
*[[John Dee (mathematician)|John Dee]], [[mathematics|mathematician]], [[astronomy|astronomer]], [[astrology|astrologer]], [[geography|geographer]], and consultant to Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]
*[[Fearon Fallows]], astronomer
*[[Thomas Fink]], physicist and author
*[[William Gilbert]], physician and natural philosopher, discoverer of the earth's magnetic field and inventor of the word 'electricity'
*[[William Gregor]], discoverer of titanium.
*[[David Harvey]], Marxist geographer, social scientist
*[[William Heberden]], British physician, who gave the first clinical description (1768) of angina pectoris and demonstrated that chicken pox was different from smallpox
*[[John Herschel]], mathematician and astronomer
*[[Robert Hinde]], Professor of Zoology, and former master of St. Johns.
*Sir [[Fred Hoyle]], pioneering but controversial cosmologist who first used the term 'Big Bang'.
*Sir [[Harold Jeffreys]], applied mathematician and geophysicist
*[[Joseph Larmor]], mathematician and physicist
*[[Alfred Marshall]], economist
*Sir [[Charles Algernon Parsons]], inventor of the steam turbine
*Sir [[Roger Penrose]], mathematical physicist and philosopher
*[[Vikram Sarabhai]], father of the Indian space programme
*[[James Joseph Sylvester]], mathematician
*[[Brook Taylor]], mathematician
*Sir [[Maurice Wilkes]], one of the founding fathers of modern computer science, and inventor of the first stored program digital computer.


===Literature===
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[[Image:Benjamin_Robert_Haydon_002.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[William Wordsworth]] attended St John's College from 1787]]
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*[[Douglas Adams]], author
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*[[Samuel Butler (1835-1902)]], author
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*[[William Wordsworth]], poet
|style="vertical-align: middle; 1px solid gray;" | Hello Skyemoor! I want to thank you for taking time to comment in my [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TeckWiz|recent request for adminship.]] Though it didn't succeed, I value everyone's opinion, and hope to use the descriptions of the neutral and oppose votes to improve. [[User:TeckWiz|'''T''']][[User:TeckWiz/Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:TeckWiz|'''ckWiz''']]<sup>[[User_talk:TeckWiz|Talk]]</sup><small>[[Special:Contributions/TeckWiz|Contribs]]<sub>[[Special:Emailuser/TeckWiz|@]]</sub></small> 22:20, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
*[[Thomas Nashe]], pamphleteer, satirist & playwright
|}
*[[Robert Herrick (poet)|Robert Herrick]], poet.
*[[Jinyong|Louis Cha]], famous Chinese novelist and newspaper editor
*[[Frederic Raphael]], screenwriter, novelist and journalist


==Democrat==
===Other===
*[[Jamie Bamber]], actor
I am perfectly happy to see it amended to ''Democratic''. However, you claim to see a difference between the two. Madison was a Demcrat, as he was a member of the Church of England - although not at the same time. (Protestant Episcopalian would be better.) [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] <small>[[User talk:Pmanderson|PMAnderson]]</small> 22:42, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
*Sir [[Cecil Beaton]], photographer
*[[Chris Brasher]], Olympic gold medallist runner, founder of the London Marathon
*[[Mike Brearley]], cricketer, England Captain
*[[Logie Bruce Lockhart]], Scotland rugby footballer
*[[Damon Buffini]], head of private equity firm [[Permira]]
*[[William George Constable]], art historian
*[[Rob Andrew]], England rugby footballer
*[[D'Ewes Coke]], clergyman and colliery master
*[[Kikuchi Dairoku]], first Japanese graduate of Cambridge University
*[[Hugh Dennis]], Actor/ Comedian
* Dr [[Jonathan Shin]], Prince [[Shin de Pyeongsan]], member of the [[Pyeongsan Shin clan]]
*Dr [[Peter Carnley]], Archbishop of Perth 1981-2005, Primate of Australia 2000-2005
*Dr [[Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] 1974-1980
*[[Charles Sydney Gibbes]], English tutor of [[Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia]].
*[[Andrew Gilligan]], controversial journalist
*[[Saint Richard Gwyn]], martyr
* Sir [[Harry Hinsley]], historian and World War II codebreaker
* [[George Guest]], Welsh choral conductor, college organist 1951-1991
*[[Herbert Howells]], English composer, college organist during WWII.
* Dr [[John Scott (organist)|John Scott]], [[LVO]], English organist, organ scholar 1974-78, organist of [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]] 1990-2004
*Sir [[Derek Jacobi]], actor
*[[Donald MacAlister]], physician and academic
*Dr [[Jonathan Miller]], physician, theatre and opera director and television presenter
*Prof [[Stephen Sykes]], theologian, former Dean of St John's and [[Bishop of Ely]], and principal of [[St John's College, Durham]]
*[[Kenneth Thomson]], of Canada's wealthiest family and [[Thomson Corp.]] (information services)
*[[Sid Waddell]], darts commentator
*Sir [[Thomas Wyatt (poet)|Thomas Wyatt]] 1503-1542, courtier and poet
*[[Edward Latymer]]
*[[G. R. S. Mead]]
*[[Tshilidzi Marwala]], academic and businessman
*A more extensive list is located on the [http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/johnian/biographical/history/ St John's website]


==References==
== Book Recommendation ==
<references/>
:Ideas and Opinions [http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Opinions-Condor-Albert-Einstein/dp/0285647253/] - [[User:O^O|O^O]]
:I noticed you wrote "I also spend time reading about those who actively sought to improve the state of humankind" on your userpage, and thought you might enjoy this book. It has nothing to do with any ongoing edits. - [[User:O^O|O^O]]


==External links==
== Your reversion on [[John Boehner]] ==
{{Commonscat}}
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=52.208392,0.116258&spn=0.001538,0.004962 St Johns College on Google maps]
*[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk St John's College]
*[http://www.stjohnscollegecambridge.co.uk Choir of St John's College webcasts]
*[http://www.ofchoristers.net/Chapters/CambridgeStJohns.htm A history of St John's choir school and choristers]
*[http://www.sjcjcr.com St John's College JCR Website]


{{University of Cambridge}}
I added a quotation from him, cited to a mainstream media source. By [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Boehner&diff=99306326&oldid=99252564 this edit] you reverted without explanation. Was there some problem with the addition? I've restored the information but I'm happy to consider any reason it might be inappropriate. [[User:JamesMLane|JamesMLane]]<small>&nbsp;[[User_talk:JamesMLane|t]]&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/JamesMLane|c]]</small> 18:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)


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The 2% passage was removed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Boehner&diff=prev&oldid=98637257 this edit] by Eluchil404, not by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Boehner&diff=99252564&oldid=98755683 my edit]. Eluchil called the point "irrelevant". I don't consider it irrelevant but I think it's adequately covered by the link to [[estate tax]], which is the proper place to elaborate on arguments for and against repeal. Do you see that passage as adding much to the [[John Boehner]] article? [[User:JamesMLane|JamesMLane]]<small>&nbsp;[[User_talk:JamesMLane|t]]&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/JamesMLane|c]]</small> 21:08, 8 January 2007 (UTC)


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== WikiProject Environment barnstar ==
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I have created a barnstar for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment]]. Please visit the talk page to vote for the barnstar since there are no votes for 2 months.
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==Energy portal & future selected articles==
[[simple:St John's College, Cambridge]]
Hi! Over the past couple of months I've been spending much more time than I should developing the [[Portal:Energy|Energy portal]], and intend asking for a [[Wikipedia:Portal peer review|portal peer review]] within the next day or so.<br><br>
[[ur:سینٹ جانز]]
The portal provides a showcase for energy-related articles on Wikipedia. One of the most prominent ways is via a the [[Portal:Energy#Selected_article|selected article]] that is currently changed every 6 weeks or so. It would be good to increase this turnover, and with three Wikiprojects dedicated to energy-related topics and a good number of articles already written, I'd like to suggest that members of each Wikiproject might like to use the 'selected article' to feature some of their best work.<br><br>
[[zh:剑桥大学圣约翰学院]]
With this in mind, I'd like to suggest that your Wikiproject bypasses the normal [[Portal_talk:Energy/Selected_article#Nominations_for_.27selected_article.27|selected article nomination page]] and decides collectively which articles are worth featuring - or these may be self-evident from previous discussions - and add short 'introduction' to the selected article at the appropriate place on page [[Portal:Energy/Selected article/Drafts]], which includes further information. Your personal involvement would be welcome!<br><br>
Please make any comments on your Wikiproject talk page, [[User talk:Gralo|my talk page]], or on [[Portal talk:Energy/Selected article/Drafts]], as appropriate. [[User:Gralo|Gralo]] 15:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Thank you for the barnstar... ==

...Very kind. I appreciate your reasoned contributions!--[[User:Gregalton|Gregalton]] 11:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

== polemic / doc ==

Can we agree on the "polemical documentary" compromise? Otherwise it will be endless edit war [[User:William M. Connolley|William M. Connolley]] 17:18, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

:Hi, mind if I chime in? You wrote about ''the implied correctness given to the term "documentary"'' and I wonder why you think that ''documentary'' implies anything like impartiality, objectivity or truth. Gore's [[An Inconvenient Truth]] is a documentary, too, isn't it? (Even if some dispute its truth.) --[[User:Ed Poor|Uncle Ed]] 20:22, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

::This has been explained on the talk page. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 09:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

== Syn tags ==

There are two editors and an administrator who agree the syn tags are appropriate, and as best I can tell, none of the three of us disagree with the idea of anthropogenic global warming and all have been reasonably discussing this. You don't get to unilaterally decide that the problem with the article is resolved. Please self-revert, restore the tags, and stop edit-warring. -- [[User:TedFrank|TedFrank]] 13:57, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

: Please don't try to use an "admin" as extra weight - this is against wiki policy. But there are now three editors and an admin on the other side, if you really must view it that way - does that mean you're happy to leave them out? Thought not: votes only work when they're on your side, no? [[User:William M. Connolley|William M. Connolley]] 14:17, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
::William, Ed Poor as reminded you previously: You CANNOT remove valid tags because "you don't like them." There is an ongoing discussion that you refuse to take part in. Ergo, please refuse to part in editing the article. Your edits have become disruptive, and are blatant violations of Wikipedia policy. ~ [[User:UBeR|UBeR]] 17:46, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:::You'd have to give me some reason to take Ed Poor's word over WP policy, as the tags were unsupported; one can't simply put such tags there and not defend them. Every editor on the other side of the issue is as equally disruptive; have you stated the same thing to them? [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 18:19, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Because Ed used to be a respected administrator/bureaucrat on Wikipedia? William, on the other hand, has stated he is unfamiliar with Wikipedia polices. Surely you hang on William's every word for no other reason than the fact he's an administrator, which is sad indeed. But ignore the appeals to character for a moment, and review the actual policies. Deleting tags supported by policies, such as [[WP:SYN]], is a clear violation of policy in it of itself. ~ [[User:UBeR|UBeR]] 18:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::You ask me to prefer one administrator to another, and then question why someone would listen to an administrator? You application of logic is puzzling, to say the least. The tags need to be supported by rationale, simply saying 'supported by policy' is disingenuous deflection. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 18:46, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::I ask nothing of you other than to review the policies. You asked me to give you a reason to listen to Ed. It's apparent he's in concord with the policies; the other administrator is not. The tag is surported by the rationale provided by [[WP:SYN]]. It states clearly, "precise analysis must have been published by a reliable source in relation to the topic before it can be published in Wikipedia." What is being used in the article, as was previously marked with <nowiki>{{syn}}</nowiki> tags, was in violation of the policy. FURTHERMORE, even if you suspect spurious use of tags, the correct manner to address is through the talk page. That is the very purpose of those pages. ~ [[User:UBeR|UBeR]] 21:58, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::The policy is simple and I feel I understand it fully, However, since both the G8 academies and the IPCC agree on the prevailing scientific opinion, stating so does not incur a violation of synthesis. We asked for an explanation or rationale why Ted thought so, but only received "look at the example". This is OBE now, however, or so it seems. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 22:05, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::[[Wikipedia_talk:Attribution#An_inquiry_on_the_synthesis_policy_.28copied_from_here.29|You are wrong]]. ~ [[User:UBeR|UBeR]] 02:22, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::You link the opinion of one person, with considerable shaping and window dressing by yourself. You have proved nothing. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 11:48, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::I see four or five people agreeing with UBeR there. -- [[User:TedFrank|TedFrank]] 12:13, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::There are others having abstract discussions. No one was informed that there was actual ''precise analysis must have been published by a reliable source in relation to the topic''. Further discussion of this matter should take place on the article talk page. [[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 12:57, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
::I'm not counting heads to show that I win a vote; I'm counting heads to show that there is a lack of consensus for removing tags, and the default when there is a lack of consensus is to keep the tags. I'm also counting heads to prove that this isn't a question of a single obstinate crank with a misunderstanding of the purpose of tags, it's a good-faith issue that several editors have with the failure of the article to comply with Wikipedia policy. NB that I've taken the issue to [[WP:AN/I]], and I'm leaving the Swindle article, where I was only because I dared to respond to an RFC. -- [[User:TedFrank|TedFrank]] 20:17, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Tags are text; they come or go on the whim of editors. The assertion that the SYN tags are valid is only one sides POV; others including me disagree with that. Playing lawyerly games over whether the default is to keep or remove disputed tags is merely an attempt to move the dispute onto your territory. I'm glad you've taken this to ANI since you got the obvious response, hopefully you will learn something useful from it [[User:William M. Connolley|William M. Connolley]] 22:09, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:You also removed an NPOV tag. There is absolutely no excuse for that. I've learned that administrators are permitted to [[WP:OWN|own]] articles without repercussion. -- [[User:TedFrank|TedFrank]] 22:12, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:: You are being silly. Inappropriate NPOV tags can also go, though in this case I wouldn't have cared if they stayed - I too thought it was POV, but from a different direction. If I owned that page, it would look very different, as you're well aware, so pretending that I own it is bizarre. You, and I, and others, disagree on what should be in it. Thats all; except you're trying to bludgeon your way with tags. This is a fairly common tactic [[User:William M. Connolley|William M. Connolley]] 22:28, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm sorry you feel that way. I tagged things I, in good faith, felt violated [[WP:SYN]] that both supported and opposed the film. In the talk page, I gave extensive reasoning for the tags, removed a tag where my concern was addressed, and suggested alternatives for moving important information that belonged in Wikipedia but not in the particular article because of the [[WP:NOR]] requirement. You haven't indicated why it's appropriate under [[WP:SYN]] and [[WP:NOR]] to cite 2005 articles to explain why a 2007 film is wrong; you didn't participate in the talk page discussion at all, but simply unilaterally reverted. Perhaps [[WP:SYN]] needs modification, but it's not wikilawyering to note that it's being blatantly violated. -- [[User:TedFrank|TedFrank]] 22:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
::::[[WP:SYN]] doesn't need rewriting. The policy is there for a very good reason, and it's apparent that someone people wish to bypass it to ensure they can contribute their POV and OR. Unfortunately for them, the rule is there to disallow that. Unfortunately for us, they don't care to follow it. Don't believe me? [[Wikipedia_talk:Attribution#An_inquiry_on_the_synthesis_policy_.28copied_from_here.29|Join the discussion]]. ~ [[User:UBeR|UBeR]] 02:25, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


== Peak Theory ==
I think some work is needed on the overall HC picture but struggle to find the energy to tackle it. I haven't finished a first read through though. --[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 15:43, 5 April 2007 (UTC)



== [[The Great Global Warming Swindle]] ==

I don't think "A source at Channel 4" is an especially notable commentator worthy of mention in the article, much less the [[WP:Lead section|lede paragraph]], but I don't care heavily enough to edit war about it. But can we agree that that quote should only be in the article once, and not twice? Can you fix the problem your edit created? Many thanks. -- [[User:TedFrank|THF]] 02:32, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:Refer to the talk page about this article, where I discussed this edit. Your edit went against the consensus, so I returned the article to its prior agreed to state (noting that you were a party to the consensus discussion). In the future, don't place cryptic complaints on my talk page for items that belong on article talk pages. --[[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 02:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

::Note his "...fix the problem your edit created." Oh, the irony of it all. [[User:Raymond arritt|Raymond Arritt]] 03:02, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==ANI==
I seriously doubt the [[WP:ANI]] thing is going anywhere, except maybe to boomerang against Tjsynkral. Just some reassurance in case you're bothered about it. [[User:Raymond arritt|Raymond Arritt]] 18:47, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:Not at all, but thanks for asking. It seemed obvious that everyone recognized wikilawyering on steroids, I just wanted the highest level of visibility. --[[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 18:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Thank you for your kind words. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Plug-in_hybrid_electric_vehicle#PG.26E_endorses_plug-in_Prius Please check this out.] ''[[User:Nrcprm2026|James S.]]'' 02:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== Reference to our discussion on my talk page ==

I noticed your last comment on [[User:Durova|Durova]]'s talk page. By making a reference to our discussion in my own comment on her talk page, I did not want to infer that we both agreed on the matter. My purpose was to point her to a more complete exposition of my own view about the mixing of politics and science in the global warming debate, which I felt was more complete there. Perhaps I should have clarified that. --[[User:Childhoodsend|Childhood&#39;s End]] 15:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

:It seemed implied, though I just wanted to make sure that Durova understood. I find our discussion refreshing and stimulating; I note that the tone is courteous, and in keeping with gentlemanly exchange of viewpoints and perpectives. --[[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 16:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Agreed :-) That's how it should always be done. Cheers --[[User:Childhoodsend|Childhood&#39;s End]] 13:31, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

== Weasel words ==

I'm curious... why are you citing [[WP:AWW|Avoid weasel words]] in the summary of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_warming&diff=123379933&oldid=123377911 this edit] which seems to be introducing weasel words? I'm not sure if you are trying to make a [[WP:POINT|point]] or what. --[[User:Tjsynkral|Tjsynkral]] 23:25, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
:I was removing a weasel word ("other" in this context), though the reference should have been [[WP:NPOV]]; "Articles that compare views should not give minority views as much or as detailed a description as more popular views, and may not include tiny-minority views at all. " --[[User:Skyemoor|Skyemoor]] 00:04, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

== Blocked ==

You have been blocked for edit warring at [[global warming]] along with Nrcprm2026 in violation of the general warning publicized there. Please stop making hostile edits and instead restrict yourself to constructive talk page discussion when your block expires. Combative behavior like this is what is making that dispute so hot; please cool it down. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 02:38, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

== Please help improve [[Plug-in hybrid]] ==

You are listed as a participant in WikiProject Energy development, so I am asking you to please consider helping to improve the [[plug-in hybrid]] article. This is an ''ad hoc'' article improvement drive. [[User:BenB4|BenB4]] 08:14, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

== Algae as best replacement for oil ==

Hi Skymoor,

I saw your questions on the Peak Oil page and then read on your page that you are interested in renewable energy. I am wondering if you have any ideas on algae for biodiesel. I have recently become interested in Peak Oil and so far algae are the only renewable energy source I have found which seems promising. Crop based biofuels do not have high enough yields to make enough fuel with the limited agricultural land we have on this crowded planet. [[User:Seahorsy|Seahorsy]] 10:46, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

==New task force that could use your help and expertise!==

Hi Skyemoor, A few editors are getting together to create a task force with the goal of making sure environmental records of corporations and politicians are accurately and efficiently represented in relevant entries. Given your outstanding environmental edits (among others), I thought I'd bring your attention to this project. If you think it's a good idea, please consider chiming in on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Environment#Environmental_record_task_force_proposal discussion page]. We hope to have a task force page up soon and of course would love to have you involved in one way or another. [[User:Benzocane|Benzocane]] 23:12, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:This project is now up and running. Please come by and check us out! {{ertf invite}} <br>[[User:Cyrusc|Cyrusc]] 23:22, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
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==Oil shale==
Hi, Skyemoor. I listed [[Oil shale]] for the new peer review and and related spin-off articles ([[Oil shale extraction]], [[Oil shale geology]], [[Oil shale industry]], [[History of the oil shale industry]], [[Oil shale reserves]], [[Oil shale economics]], and [[Environmental effects of oil shale industry]]) for the peer review. Your comments and edits will be most welcome.[[User:Beagel|Beagel]] 17:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
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==Solar Power==

I would appreciate a comment on the [[Talk:Solar power#Requested move|Solar Power]] page in regards to this. I realize you have supported this change in the past. I have taken the name change to a formal process. I don't mind itsmejudith but the anonymous user seems irrational to me. I could use some support/reasoned critique of my proposition. [[User:Mrshaba|Mrshaba]] 13:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==Graphic correction==
Added a note to one of your graphs in Peak OIL... think its off by
thousand (basically math typo)... thanx for your work! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Mark515|Mark515]] ([[User talk:Mark515|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mark515|contribs]]) 03:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==New sections of the Energy Portal==
Hi and a Happy New Year! I created [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Energy/Todo new sections] of the [[Portal:Energy|Energy Portal]] for new articles (found by bot) and for announcements (nominations for good and featured articles, peer and expert reviews, deletion and merging discussions etc). You are welcome to add your announcements there and also share your thoughts how to improve and further update this portal. [[User:Beagel|Beagel]] ([[User talk:Beagel|talk]]) 19:00, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

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St John's College
St John's College heraldic shield
LocationSt. John's Street
Full nameThe College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge
MottoSouvent me Souvient (Latin)
Motto in EnglishI often remember
Established1511
Named forThe Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist
Colours                             
Sister collegeBalliol College, Oxford
Trinity College, Dublin
MasterProfessor Chris Dobson
Undergraduates550
Postgraduates330
Websitehttp://www.joh.cam.ac.uk
Boat clubhttp://www.lmbc.net

St John's College, an institution known formally as The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge [1] is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511. It is geographically the largest college of the University of Cambridge, and the third largest in terms of its membership. One of the richest of all the Oxbridge colleges, St John's has fixed assets of £504,109,000 and an annual income from endowments estimated at £7,000,000. Nine Nobel Prizes have been awarded to members of St John's[2], and the college has educated six Prime Ministers. The college is also known for its famous choir.

History

The college was founded on the site of the 13th century Hospital of St John in Cambridge at the suggestion of Saint John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and chaplain to Lady Margaret. However, Lady Margaret died without having mentioned the foundation of St John's in her will, and it was largely the work of Fisher that ensured that the college was founded. He had to obtain the approval of King Henry VIII of England, the Pope through the intermediary Polydore Vergil, and the Bishop of Ely to suppress the religious hospital and convert it to a college. The college received its charter on April 9 1511. Further complications arose in obtaining money from the estate of Lady Margaret to pay for the foundation and it was not until October 22 1512 that a codicil was obtained in the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In November 1512 the Court of Chancery allowed Lady Margaret's executors to pay for the foundation of the college from her estates.

Buildings and Grounds

First Court (1511-1520)
The first three courts of St John's college are simply called first, second and third court in order of their construction. First Court was converted from the hospital on the foundation of the college, and constructed between 1511 and 1520. Though it has since been gradually changed, the front (east) range is still much as it appeared when first erected in the 16th-century.[3] The south range was refaced between 1772-6 in the Georgian style by the local architect James Essex, as part of an abortive attempt to modernise the entire court in the same fashion. The most dramatic alteration to the original, Tudor court however remains the Victorian ammendment of the north range, which involved the demolition of the original mediaeval chapel and the construction of a new, far larger set of buildings in the 1860s. These included the imposing Chapel, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, which includes in its interior some pieces saved from the original chapel. It is the tallest building in Cambridge, standing six feet taller than the University Library. The alteration of the north range necessitated the restructuring of the connective sections of First Court; another bay window was added in order to enlarge the College's hall, and a new building constructed to the north of Great Gate. Parts of First Court was used as a prison in 1643 during the English Civil War.
The Great Gate (1516)
St John's Great Gate is one of the most famous in Cambridge, and follows the standard contemporary pattern employed previously by Christ's College, and later imitated by the Great Gate of the neighbouring Trinity College. With its extensive crenelations, the gate the arms of the foundress Lady Margaret Beaufort, as well as her ensigns, the Red Rose of Lancaster and Portcullis. The College Arms are flanked by curious creatures known as yales, mythical beasts with elephants' tails, antelopes' bodies, goats' heads, and swivelling horns. Above them is a tabernacle containing a socle figure of St John the Evangelist, an Eagle at his feet and symbolic, poisoned chalice in his hands. The doors date from 1665-6, and the fine fan vaulting above the tholobate was built by William Swayne, the master mason of King's College Chapel.[4]
The Main Gate of St John's College, decorated with the arms of the foundress.
St John's Chapel (1866-9)
The Chapel of St John's College is entered by the north west-corner of First Court, and was constructed between 1866-9 in order to replace the far smaller, mediaeval chapel which dated back to the 13th-century. When in 1861 the College's administration decided that a new building was needed, Sir George Gilbert Scott was selected as architect. He had recently finished work on a similar project at Exeter College, Oxford, and went about constructing the Chapel of St John's College along similar lines, drawing inspiration from the Church of Saint Chapelle in Paris. The benefactor Henry Hoare offered a downpayment of £3000 to finance the chapel's construction, in addition to which he promised to pay £1000 a year if a tower were added to Scott's original plans, which had included only a diminuitive fleche. Work began, but Mr Hoare's unexpected death in a railway accident left the college without £3000 of his expected benefaction. The tower, based on Pershore Abbey, was thus left without belld, its louvres purely decorative.[5] The Chapel's antechamber contains statues of Margaret Beaufort and John Fisher, the niches around the building commemorating other College benefactors. Inside the building is a stone-vaulted antechapel, at the end of which hangs a 'Deposition of the Cross' by Anton Rafael Mengs, completed around 1777. Freestanding statues and plaques commemorate College benefactors such as James Wood, Master 1815-39, as well as alumni who include William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson and William Gilbert.
Second Court (1598-1602)
Second Court, built from 1598 to 1602, has been described as 'the finest Tudor court in England'. Reputedly under the Oriel window in the north range of the court the treaty between England and France was signed that established the marriage of King Charles I of England to Queen Henrietta Maria. Parts of the D-day landings are also said to have been planned here. Now the Senior Combination Room, but before the 19th century part of the Master's Lodge, the first-floor gallery along the north range has the largest unsupported ceiling in Cambridge. The college has blocked the installation of electrical power sockets and lighting (as well as smoke alarms) in the room, and all meals held after dark are lit by numerous candles.

The Old Library was built in 1624, largely with funds donated by John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln. It includes a very fine bay window overlooking the River Cam that has the letters ILCS on it, standing for Iohannes Lincolniensis Custos Sigilli, or John of Lincoln, Keeper of the Seal. The remaining parts of Third Court were added in 1669 - 1672.

St John's College Chapel was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott
The New Buildings (1831-1967)
Connecting Third Court to New Court is New Bridge, commonly known as the Bridge of Sighs. It is named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, which it resembles. The other bridge over the river, the Kitchen Bridge (named after the lane it followed the line of, Kitchen Lane), which is to the south of the Bridge of Sighs, was partly based on plans made by Sir Christopher Wren, and is therefore also known as the Wren Bridge.

The 19th century neo-Gothic New Court, probably one of the most famous buildings in Cambridge, was the first College building on the west side of the river. It was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson and built between 1826 and 1831. It was built mainly as a result of the need to accommodate the increased numbers of students. Its prominent location (especially when seen from the river) and flamboyant design have led it to be nicknamed the "wedding cake."

New Court connects to the Fisher Building, named after John Fisher; the Cripps Building, named after its benefactor, the Cripps Foundation (see Sir Humphrey Cripps); the School of Pythagoras; and Merton Hall.

The Fisher Building was designed by Peter Boston and completed in 1987.

The Cripps Building was built in 1966-67 to meet a post-1945 expansion in the numbers of students. It has two courts, and was designed by architects Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya. The building received many awards, and has become a famous example of later 20th-century architectural style.

The School of Pythagoras was built around 1200, predating the foundation of the College (1511). Merton Hall is so called because from 1266[6] until 1959 both the School of Pythagoras and Merton Hall were property of Merton College, Oxford.

Choir

Main article: Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
The 16th century dining hall has a hammerbeam roof.

The choir has a tradition of religious music and since the 1670s has sung the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term. The services follow the cathedral tradition of the Church of England, Evensong being sung during Term six days a week and Sung Eucharist on Sunday mornings. The boys of the choir are all educated at the St John's College School. During university vacations the choir carries out engagements elsewhere. Recent tours have taken it to places including Holland, the USA and France. The choir has made a large number of recordings.

The men of the choir, or choral scholars, also form their own close harmony group, The Gentlemen of St John's. Their repertoire spans the 15th century through to the modern day, and concert tours have taken them to Europe, the USA and Japan. They provide a mixture of classical a capella music and folksongs, as well as covers of recently chart hits and light-hearted entertainment.

College life

St John's College New Court (19th-century)

The College is on the Backs, the area of College parkland on the banks of the river Cam, providing a particularly beautiful setting. This allows the college to maintain a significant fleet of punts in its purpose-built punt pool behind the Cripps Building.

The School of Pythagoras predates the College proper, and was originally a private house. It is said to be the oldest building continuously in use by a university in Britain. In addition to its Nobel prize winners, St John's is usually placed highly in the Tompkins Table of undergraduate degree results, but has not been in the top ten since 2001.

View over the rear buildings of St John's from the Chapel.

The 'Red Boys' is the nickname of the 1st XV Men's Rugby Team, and the Red Boy is the name of the red jumper they wear. The 'Red Girls' is the nickname of the 1st Women's Rugby Team. St John's College Men's Rugby Club has won the Division One League title for the last eight years in a row and the cuppers trophy for the last four making it one of the most successful collegiate rugby teams in Cambridge's history. The women's team has also experienced success this year with them securing the inter collegiate cup on the same day that the red boys won the double for the fourth year in a row.

The college rowing club, the Lady Margaret Boat Club (LMBC), was founded in 1825. Despite many gruesome rumours concerning the name of the club, it was merely the most successful of the many boat clubs established in the College in the 19th century. In a similar fashion the traditional rival of the LMBC, the Boat Club of Trinity College, is known as 'First and Third' in a reference to its formation from two original clubs.

Every year the college awards scholarships to a handful of graduate students under the Benefactors' Scholarships Scheme.[7] The scholarships include the Craik Scholarship, the J.C. Hall Scholarship, the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship Competition, the Paskin Scholarship and the Pelling Scholarship. Competition for these scholarships is very fierce as students from any country reading for any graduate degree—not only members of the college—can apply.

St John's and the abolition of the British slave trade

Several of St John's graduates were deeply involved in the efforts to abolish the British Slave Trade which culminated in the Act of 1807. In particular, Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce, Thomas Gisborne and Thomas Babington were active in the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and other abolitionist efforts.[8]

As part of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the 1807 Act, and as a representative of one of the Ivy League universities offering American historical perspective on the Triangular Trade, President Ruth J. Simmons of Brown University (herself a direct descendant of American slaves) gave a public lecture at St John's College entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Slavery and Justice in Rhode Island"[9] on February 16 2007. St John's College hosted some of the key events relating to the commemoration,[10] including an academic conference and a Gospel Mass in the College Chapel with the London Adventist Chorale.

May Ball

St John's traditionally holds its annual may ball on the Tuesday of May Week, and it is one of the most sought after balls in Cambridge. In recent years, tickets have only been available to Johnians and their guests. Highlights include an extravagant fireworks display and a variety of musical acts - in 2008 including Dizzee Rascal and Lesley Garrett. (More details on past acts can be seen on the May Ball page).

Famous alumni

See also Category:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
See also Category:Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge


Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Politics

Famous former student of St John's College, the current Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh (See also: Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship)
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Elizabeth I's chief advisor, attended St John's College from 1535.

Nobel Prize Winners

Science, mathematics, and technology

Paul Dirac, the discoverer of antimatter, attended St John's College from 1923, winning the Nobel prize for Physics in 1933.
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Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for splitting the atom, attended St John's College from 1924, and was elected a Fellow in 1929.

Literature

William Wordsworth attended St John's College from 1787

Other

References

  1. ^ 'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press
  2. ^ College website -biographical history page
  3. ^ 'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press
  4. ^ 'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press
  5. ^ 'A History of St John's College', produced by Tim Rawle Associates, Cloister Press
  6. ^ Martin, G.H (1997). A History of Merton College. Oxford University Press. pp. pp.17 and 342. ISBN 0-19-920183-8. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  7. ^ Benefactors' Scholarships Scheme
  8. ^ St John's Bicentenary 2007
  9. ^ St John's College Webcasts - Listen to webcasts from the College
  10. ^ University of Cambridge: 15 February 2007: Cambridge marks 200th anniversary of slavery's abolition

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