User: TDKR Chicago 101

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Greetings!

Hello fellow Simple English Wikipedian (SEW)! As my user name suggests I am a proud Wiki user from Chicago (arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world). I have been editing at SEW since 2012 and my journey here has been a memorable one. Hopefully as you begin your journey here, either if you'll be editing here briefly or in the long run, I hope you'll help expand this Wiki with great and simple articles and help run this Wiki with our great editors. Happy editing! - TDKR Chicago 101

Update

In late March 2020, I was tested positive for COVID-19. Luckily I got tested because I came into contact from an individual show assumed they had it. Luckily it is not severe that they sent me home where I currently stand in quarantine. I rather be at home as my condition is not severe so that those who MUST be in the hospital can stay in the hospital. I was discharged April 1 (not a joke). Luckily they let my laptop in!

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  WEAR A DAMN MASK

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“	Never look down. The only reason to look down is when you're thinking when to go up.	”
—TDKR Chicago 101

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Quotes

“	There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.	”
—40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan

“	It's better to show up than to give up.	”
—United States Senator Bernie Sanders

“	The greatest gift you can ever give is your honest self.	”
—American television personality Mr. Rogers

“	A winner is a dreamer who never gave up.	”
—1st President of South Africa Nelson Mandela

“	Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.	”
—American businessman Walt Disney

“	The most important thing in life is to dare. The most complicated thing in life is to be afraid. The smartest thing in the world is to try to be a moral person.	”
—9th President of Israel Shimon Peres

“	I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.	”
—41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush

“	Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.	”
—British actor Alan Rickman

“	Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.	”
—American actor Gene Wilder

“	A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.	”
—1st President of Cuba Fidel Castro

“	Whatever you do, there is always a better choice.	”
—British actor John Hurt

“	You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.	”
—American actor and comedian Robin Williams

“	United we stand, divided we fall is one of the oldest and truest slogans.	”
—Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn

“	Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.	”
—American actor Hal Holbrook

“	Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.	”
—American architect Frank Lloyd Wright

“	Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.	”
—American movie critic Roger Ebert

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Today's Featured Article Tropical Storm Barry was a tropical cyclone that grew quickly. It made landfall on Florida in early June 2007. It was the second Atlantic named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico. It moved toward the northeast, and reached top wind speeds of 60 mph (95 km/h). It then weakened and made landfall near Tampa Bay, Florida. Barry quickly weakened after wind shear blew away most of the thunderstorms. Barry moved up the East Coast of the United States and by June 5, it was taken over by a bigger storm. Rain from Barry in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba, hurt three people and damaged 55 houses. In Florida, Barry caused heavy rain in an area that had been in drought. Flooding and wet roads killed two people in traffic accidents. Rough seas killed one surfer in Pinellas County, Florida. In Florida and Georgia, the rain helped firefighters fight bad wildfires. Damage from the storm was minor. more... Other very good articles – Proposals – Requirements Did You Know? From a collection of Wikipedia's articles: ... that Michael Bloomberg spent over USD $500 million on his 2020 presidential campaign (campaign logo pictured), making it the most expensive campaign in American history? ... that at first, bulldogs were bred to fight bulls during the 1600s? ... that the Republic of Cyprus is the only country other than England to host an English royal wedding? ... that Lori Lightfoot is the first female African-American mayor of Chicago and the first lesbian mayor of Chicago? ... that fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left money in his will to his cat Choupette? Accomplishments Bernie Sanders promoted to Good Article status on March 13, 2016. Ronald Reagan promoted to Good Article status on October 16, 2014. Later promoted to Featured Article status on June 3, 2018. Jeremy Corbyn promoted to Good Article status on October 11, 2017. Fred Rogers promoted to Good Article status on December 21, 2018. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promoted to Good Article status on April 11, 2021. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing promoted to Good Article status on June 7, 2021. Good/Featured Article targets Jimmy Carter (nominated for VGA) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (nominated for VGA) Jacinda Ardern (nominated for GA) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (future VGA nominee) Bob Dole (future GA nominee) Christopher Plummer 2021 storming of the United States Capitol Stan Lee All the Money in the World Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Leonard Cohen Frank Lloyd Wright Willis Tower Roger Ebert Nelson Mandela Leonard Cohen DYK ... that Leonard Cohen (pictured) wrote about eighty different drafts of the song "Hallelujah" before finalizing the original version in 1984? Barnstars, comments & cookies All the Barnstars, comments and cookies I have: Intforce has given you some cookies! Now enjoy them! Carry on! --intforce (talk) 21:19, 9 September 2012 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar For your tireless work here. You've created more than 100 articles within very few days! Keep on, we need more editors like you. @intforce 17:31, 10 September 2012 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar For your Tireless work.You create articles in every hour and fix them very fast.Receptie123 (talk) 17:40, 12 September 2012 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar You're doing a great job with your new articles and other contributions, so here's a barnstar for you. Lugia2453 (talk) 03:38, 3 March 2013 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar After all of the incessant nagging you had to endure from me when you first started here, you sure as hell deserve some recognition for the way your new articles are looking now. The quality has improved dramatically, and you haven't slowed down in the slightest! Amazing! Osiris (talk) 01:46, 16 March 2013 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Great job! You've created so many articles i can't even count the number of them.Your a great contributor here! --Reception123 / Receptie123 (talk) 14:41, 11 June 2013 (UTC) Somebody has given you some cookies! Now enjoy them! --Reception123 / Receptie123 (talk) 14:41, 11 June 2013 (UTC) Just 4 U, TDKR! Oregonian2012 (talk) 19:07, 20 June 2013 (UTC) Thank you for your contributions to this Wikipedia. Oregonian2012 (talk) 18:59, 20 June 2013 (UTC) The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar You are so kind to give so many user cookies.You deserve this Barnstar for many other reasons too. Reception123 / Receptie123 (talk) 05:35, 22 June 2013 (UTC) What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar You are a genius, along with TDKR! Aaqib Hola! 19:52, 23 June 2013 (UTC) Goblin 16:22, 23 June 2013 (UTC) I ♥ TDKR Chicago 101! The Current Events Barnstar Always in the present. Keep up the good work! Aaqib 22:23, 1 July 2013 (UTC) The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar I looked at your list of articles you created. Amazing! You have created so many articles on this Wiki, even more than I thought. I don't believe so many users can't notice how helpful you are. Keep up the good work! Reception123/Receptie123 (talk) 15:44, 2 July 2013 (UTC) Bluegoblin7 has given you some cookies! Now enjoy them! The Tireless Contributor Barnstar I know you already have four of these, but you deserve another one. You're one of the Simple English Wikipedia's most prolific editors to articlespace, and it's astounding the number of articles you've created. Keep up the great work! TCN7JM 02:19, 23 November 2013 (UTC) ———————————————————————————— To a truly outstanding editor that tries to help Wikipedia in every way. I believe that this award has been long overdue and is very well deserved. Thank you very much. Pending(tell me I screwed up and where) 16:52, 14 January 2014 (UTC) ———————————————————————————— The Barnstar of Good Humour Hello TDKR Chicago 101.Recently you have signed my guestbook! Thank you very much for signing my guestbook. Cheers.--Pratyya (Hello!) 13:05, 25 January 2014 (UTC) The Working Man's Barnstar For your tireless contributions on DYK, you really deserve it, I think there's no one more active in that area than you! Barras talk 10:04, 15 February 2014 (UTC) The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar I have to give you another barnstar because I was checking article count and for you I saw 3205! Excellent job! Keep it up and make even more! Reception123/Receptie123 (talk) 05:46, 27 April 2014 (UTC) Death Star For your work updating Deaths in 2014! --Auntof6 (talk) 02:06, 20 July 2014 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar A long overdue barnstar. This is for your work on Deaths in 2014, and your many contributions ;). You've earned it! George Edward C – Talk – Contributions 07:22, 29 November 2014 (UTC) You are great at expanding this place. Wikipedia is never complete, but with you were, it feels like it's pretty close :) Krett12 (talk) 00:47, 3 June 2016 (UTC) The Current Events Barnstar For your continuing coverage and update on the 2017 Manchester Arena incident, and for all the articles you keep up to date. -- Enfcer (talk) 01:38, 23 May 2017 (UTC) The Barnstar of Diligence For your regular updates on DYK. --Tbennert (talk) 22:58, 6 July 2017 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Your article contributions don't go unnoticed. Thanks for your endless amount of time and effort in keeping up with the current events! Zhangj1079 (Saluton!) Lest We Forget 01:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar Thank you for creating very good articles and wikifying them, and placing stub on short articles! Thank you! Psl631 TALK Contribs 07:39, 30 March 2018 (UTC) The Content Creativity Barnstar Its amazing that anyone can make so many articles! Your content creations here are the backbone of keeping this wiki growing. Desertborn (talk) 10:28, 21 April 2020 (UTC) ———————————————————————————— This is for your valuable and precious efforts in contributing to wikipedia. I am appreciating your hardwork on creating new articles in Wikipedia. Creating such a number of articles is really appreciable. I am very proud to have seen a user like you. Keep it up this work. I would like to say you as a real asset of simple wiki. Thank you. Path slopu (Talk) 16:24, 25 April 2020 (UTC) ———————————————————————————— The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Thank you for creating so many new articles and keeping the Deaths in 2020 article up to date. You are this Wiki's greatest contributor by far! IWI (chat) 16:08, 8 June 2020 (UTC) The Feather Barnstar You've got your fingers on the pulse. The community can always count on you to create high quality and timely articles. From COVID-related articles to interesting individuals who helped shape our history. Hope this encapsulates my admiration for your dedication and stellar work! - Infogapp1 (talk) 23:50, 12 August 2020 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar For stellar work on Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on a tight schedule — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:16, 3 December 2020 (UTC) (English Wikipedia) Merry Christmas TDKR Chicago 101 Hi TDKR Chicago 101, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it)/holiday season and a very happy and healthy New Year, Thank you for all your contributions to the Simple English Wikipedia :),    --IWI (talk) 21:55, 23 December 2020 (UTC) Congratulations: You have been given a Super Iron Man Editor Barnstar! You have been a super editor this year, helping others and taking a bite out of vandalism. Merry Christmas! ScrapheapNinjaShuriken77 (talk) 16:06, 26 December 2020 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar You have been helping improve articles based on year deaths or events that occur in those years. Thank you for your work. Please keep going! George (Kirkburn) (talk) 05:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar Great job with the article creations! --Hellothere4 (talk) 00:26, 11 February 2021 (UTC) Ronald Reagan's DYK hold ... that Ronald Reagan was the first President of the United States to have been shot and survive? ... that Ronald Reagan was the first President of the United States to address the issues of AIDS and HIV? ... that after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down, Ronald Reagan announced that the American military's GPS would be allowed for civilian use? ... that Ronald Reagan ordered the largest peacetime military buildup in American history? ... that during the United States presidential election in 1976, Ronald Reagan received one electoral vote despite not being on the ballot? Hooks on hold ... that Carlos Menem was the first President of Argentina to visit Israel? ... that in 1943, George H. W. Bush was the youngest pilot in the United States Navy at the time? ... that James Buchanan was the only President of the United States to have never married? ... that William Henry Harrison has the shortest serving President of the United States when he served one month as President? ... that United States President James A. Garfield could write in Greek with his left hand and Latin with his right hand at the same time? ... that in 1984, President Ronald Reagan joked about bombing the Soviet Union in a radio speech and many took it seriously? ... that at aged 98, Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest active U.S. National Park Ranger? ... that at aged 99 in 2020, Captain Tom became the oldest person to have a #1 single after his cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone" topped music charts? ... that the 1898 massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina is seen as the only coup d'état in American history? ... that the 2019 Korean language movie Parasite was the first non-English movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? ... that the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida is twice the size of Manhattan? ... that for two months, Wonder Woman was an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls for the United Nations? ... that James Madison was the shortest President of the United States with the height of 5' 4" (1.63 m)? ... that James Monroe was the last President of the United States to be a Founding Father of the United States? ... that in August 2020, Jeff Bezos became the first person in history to have a net worth of USD $200 billion? ... that Franklin Pierce was the first President of the United States to say "affirm" instead of "swear" during his inauguration in 1853? ... that Maine is the only American state that shares its borders with only one other state since it only borders New Hampshire and Canada? ... that the 2020 presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel was run by a high school student? ... that with a net worth of USD $3.4 billion, Governor of Illinois J. B. Pritzker is the richest officeholder in the United States? ... that when his grandson was kidnapped, billionaire J. Paul Getty refused to pay the ransom until the price was lowered? ... that Theodore Roosevelt is the only President of the United States to be honored with the Medal of Honor? ... that a Harvard study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic could have started as early as August 2019 based on internet searches in China? ... that the 1978 horror movie Halloween was written and filmed in twenty days? ... that in March 2014, a Chicago subway train crashed at the O'Hare International Airport because the train conductor fell asleep while operating? ... that the Chicago Spire was a proposed skyscraper that would have been 2,000 feet (609.6 m) when completed in 2012? ... that Los Angeles was originally named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula? ... that U.S. President Jimmy Carter is the only president to have lived in public housing before becoming a politician? ... that Stan Lee was one of the nine men to be military classified as a "playwright" by the U.S. Army? ... that Andrew Jackson was almost assassinated when a man wanted to shoot him but his first and second gun did not work? ... that the 1898 massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina is seen as the only coup d'état in American history? ... that after his death, Pope Formosus was accused of perjury and his corpse was exhumed and put on trail where he was found guilty? ... that Hugh Downs held the world record for having been on the most hours on commercial network television? ... that after 65 years of his death, Elmer McCurdy's mummified corpse was used as a mannequin by a movie crew? ... that after his death, Pope Formosus was accused of perjury and his corpse was exhumed and put on trail where he was found guilty? ... that President of the United States Zachary Taylor was never a resident of the United States? ... that at age 42, Lyndon B. Johnson was the youngest leader of the United States Senate in American history? ... that President of the United States Millard Fillmore started the first library of the White House? ... that the initial S in Harry S. Truman's name was added with no actual meaning? ... that Herbert Hoover appeared on the first television broadcast in United States' history? ... that Calvin Coolidge was the only President of the United States to be born on 4th of July? ... that President of the United States Andrew Johnson was not impeached by the United States Congress by one vote? ... that historically Warren G. Harding is thought to be the worst President of the United States? ... that William McKinley's inauguration was the first presidential inauguration to be filmed? ... that Chester A. Arthur was inaugurated President of the United States at his own house? ... that Richard Grenell is the first openly gay politician to become a member of the United States Cabinet?