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The plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is a bird in the family Pedionomidae, of which it is the only surviving species. Endemic to Australia, its historical range included Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory, but in recent years it has become endangered, with remaining known populations concentrated in the Riverina (a region in southwestern New South Wales) and western Queensland. The plains-wanderer is a quail-like ground bird, measuring 15 to 19 centimetres (5.9 to 7.5 in). The adult male is light brown above, with fawn-white underparts with black crescents. The adult female is substantially larger than the male and has a distinctive white-spotted black collar. This female plains-wanderer was photographed in the Riverina, north of the town of Deniliquin, New South Wales.Photograph credit: John Harrison

About me

Hi! Welcome to my userpage.

Since its inception I have avoided joining Wikipedia because I knew, once registered, I would get lost in the labyrinth of it's pages. With the responsibility of six children, a mother has little time to indulge in personal projects for pleasure. But, after discovering the wikibooks project, I could resist no longer!

Research is something I've always enjoyed, so an encyclopedia is just the place for me. Sourcing reputable references for uncited material in existing articles is something in which I will be eager to participate ... not to mention the nagging temptation of other wiki projects, especially wikibooks, wikiversity, and commons.

I was once a spelling and grammar nazi, however I admit that internet forums and chat have made me somewhat lazy. My excuse? Unless I'm writing a thesis, I see no need to make casual conversation so prim and proper. Well, that excuse isn't going to cut it here so I'll just have to make an extra special effort.

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For the most part my errors will likely be of a grammatical nature or simple typos, so feel free to help me out when I position that semicolon in the wrong place or forget to hyphenate, and don't hestitate in letting me know the error of my ways here. I am a staunch advocate of the Oxford comma.

I enjoy reading and writing, visual arts, web design, music, craft, astronomy and science, archaeology (including historical revisionism), anthropology, philosophy and theology, current affairs, conspiracy theories, television shows and movies, documentaries, stand-up comedy, and my favourite colour is purple. I am a pro-cannabis, human rights, anti-war, nonpartisan political activist, and a direct descendent of John Frith the martyr. I believe in spirituality, but not in institutionalised religion.

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Articles of Interest

Astronomy & Physics Universe Void Dark energy Dark matter Chemical element Plasma (physics) Nebula Interstellar (fluffy) cloud Hanny's Voorwerp Quintessence (physics) Solar System Sun Earth Axial precession (astronomy) Great Comet of 1556 Elenin 2005 YU55 List of meteor showers

Ancient Places Göbekli Tepe Mediterranean region Caucasus Pontic–Caspian steppe Mesopotamia Levant Anatolia Phrygia Cappadocia Phoenicia Germania Nazca Lines Teotihuacan Tiahuanaco Pumapunku Stonehenge Moai Yangshan Quarry

Cultural Philosophy & Theology Category:Philosophy of time Classical element Aether (classical element) Pantheism Magna Carta Social contract Corporatocracy Stoicism Transhumanism Discordianism Criticism of the Talmud Petroglyph

Anthropology Anthropology Archaeology Evolutionary anthropology Paleoanthropology Australopithecine Homo (genus) Prehistory Three-age system Stone Age Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic Japanese Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic Neolithic Europe Neolithic China Copper Age Urheimat (Proto-language homelands) Proto-Indo-Europeans Funnelbeaker culture Globular Amphora culture Corded Ware culture Bronze Age Ancient Near East Germanic peoples Ordos culture Iron Age Classical antiquity Iron Age Europe British Iron Age Celts Iron Age China

No Conspiracy WikiLeaks Stealing a Nation Stolen Generations Georgia Guidestones Bilderberg Group Weather control Geoengineering Cloud seeding Chemtrails Blood rain & Star Jelly Hail cannon Weather warfare Operation Popeye Project Cumulus Ionospheric heater Sura HAARP EISCAT Project Blue Book Majestic 12 New world order (politics) New World Order (conspiracy theory) Illuminati Illuminati (game) Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories Westall UFO

No Conspiracy Special Activities Division Project MKULTRA Project ARTICHOKE Project MKDELTA COINTELPRO The COINTELPRO Papers Firehose of falsehood Operation CHAOS Agent provocateur Operation Northwoods False flag Black project & Black operation Extraordinary Rendition Forced disappearance Ghost detainee Black site Rex 84 Unethical human experimentation in the United States Guatemala syphilis experiment Project MKNAOMI Contaminated haemophilia blood products Agenda 21 1953 Iranian coup d'état Iran–Contra affair Spycatcher Operation Fast and Furious Operation Cyclone Operation Earnest Voice

Myths & Legends The Monkey King Medusa Demeter Maya Hero Twins Seshat

Interesting People John Frith (the martyr) Julian Assange Chelsea (Bradley) Manning Daniel Ellsberg John Pilger Glenn Greenwald Howard Zinn Milton William Cooper Susan Lindauer Carl Sagan Brian Cox (physicist) Neil Degrasse Tyson Robert M. Schoch Graham Hancock Lisa Randall Amy Mainzer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Michio Kaku Paul Hellyer Steven M. Greer Albert Einstein Nikola Tesla Cory Doctorow Mitch Hedberg Bill Hicks Lewis Black Heath Ledger Jack Herer Anonymous (group)

Cannabis Cannabis Cannabis (drug) Tetrahydrocannabinol Endocannabinoid system Cannabinoid receptor Cannabinoids Cannabaceae Cannabis sativa Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Medical cannabis Spiritual use of cannabis Effects of cannabis Cannabis in Australia Hunter Valley cannabis infestation It's 4:20 Somewhere Hemp Bhang The Emperor Wears No Clothes The Marijuana-Logues Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (L.E.A.P) National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) High Times Magazine Hemp for Victory War on Drugs Legality of cannabis Legal and medical status of cannabis Cannabis reform Annual cannabis use by country Marijuana (word)

World Around Us Diego Garcia Australia England Germany Balkans Coral Castle Amphicoelias Gropecunt Lane

Disaster & Tragedy 1556 Shaanxi earthquake Bhopal disaster September 11 attacks 2004 Indonesia Disaster 2010-2011 Aflockalypse 2010–2011 Queensland floods Feb 2011 Christchurch EQ 2011 Japan Disaster

Miscellaneous List of Australian inventions List of Australian politicians convicted of crimes Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder Xerox Fuji Xerox Multiple birth Twin study Chimera (genetics)

Favourite Portals Astronomy Portal:Astronomy Portal:Space Portal:Solar System Arts Portal:Arts Portal:Visual Arts Portal:Television Portal:Films Portal:Speculative fiction Cultural Philosophy & Theology Portal:Philosophy Portal:Religion Portal:Politics Cannabis Portal:Cannabis

Projects of Interest This user is a member of the Astronomy WikiProject. This user is a member of one of the Outer space WikiProjects. This user participates in the Solar System task force. This user participates in WikiProject Arts. This user is a participant in WikiProject Visual arts. This user participates in WikiProject Television. This user participates in WikiProject Film. This user is a member of WikiProject Science Fiction. This user is a participant in the Star Trek WikiProject. This user participates in WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers. This user is a participant in WikiProject Philosophy. This user is a participant in WikiProject Spirituality. This user is a participant in WikiProject Neopaganism.

Favourite Entertainment Music Nine Inch Nails Incubus (band) Foo Fighters Nirvana (band) Soundgarden Pearl Jam Silverchair INXS Big Day Out Grimes TV & Movies Star Trek Star Gate The Lexx Riddick (character) Games Fortnite Project Zomboid Planet Zoo Planet Coaster The Long Dark Steam (service) Epic Games Xbox (console)

Quotables

“ Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. ” — Albert Einstein

“ When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her. ” — Oscar Wilde

“ Which country is suffering from too much freedom of speech? Name it, is there one? ” — Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks

“ Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable ” — John F. Kennedy, United States President, 1961-1963

“ Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ To our leaders, hear us! We are your employers. Do what we say. ” — John Butler, Live Earth, Sydney, 7 July 2007

“ Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. ” — Janis Joplin

“ I don't have a God complex ... I am God. ” — Arj Barker, Marijuana Logues

“ It's a miracle curiosity survives formal education. ” — Albert Einstein

“ Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. ” — Albert Einstein

“ Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. ” — Albert Einstein

“ Hate, like acid, does more damage to the vessel in which it is stored than to the object on which it is poured. ” — Ann Landers

“ What in our society calls forth a Peace Pilgrim? Well dont forget the Korean War was on, the MacCarthy Era was at it's height. There was great fear at that time and therefore great apathy, because the safest thing to do is nothing. At any time, in any culture, where there is great apathy in the face of a crisis situation, a pilgrim is asked to step forth. And a pilgrim's job is to rouse people from their apathy and make them think. ” — Mildred Norman (Peace Pilgrim)

“ The worst thing to call somebody is "crazy". It's dismissive. I don't understand this person, so they're crazy. That's bullshit! People are not crazy. They are strong people...Maybe the enviroment is a little sick. ” — Dave Chappelle, Inside the Actor's Studio,12 February 2006

“ Guard your light and protect it. Move it forward into the world and be fully confident that if we connect light to light to light, and join the lights together of the one billion young people in our world today, we will be enough to set our whole planet aglow. ” — Hafsat Abiola

Motto of the Day, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Wikipedia, the gateway to knowledge.

My Contributions Wikipedia Contributions (All Edits) Brian Rooney (actor) (Created Article) Severe storms in Australia (Significant Contributer) SOPA Action Discussion 2012 Benghazi attack (Contributing Editor) Wikibooks Australian Esoterica (Created Book)

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