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{{Wikipedia:Signpost/Template:Signpost-article-start|{{{1|The best of the week}}}|By [[User:Tony1|Tony1]] and [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]]|28 February 2011}}

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<{{center>|''This week's "Features and admins" covers Saturday 19 – Friday 25 February''</center>}}

===New administrators===

''The Signpost'' welcomes {{goa[[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/The Bushranger|}}nom]]), from the US, as our

[[Wikipedia:Successful requests for adminship#2010|newest admin]]. He is an active member of the MilHist and Aircraft WikiProjects, participates in the battleships project [[WP:OMT]], and has many DYKs under his belt. He has expertise in templates and categories.

At the time of publication there are three live RfAs: [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Boing! said Zebedee|Boing! said Zebedee]], [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Kudpung|Kudpung]], and [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Neelix|Neelix]], due to finish on 1, 2 and 3 March, respectively.

===Featured articles===

[[File:Grand_Coulee_Dam.jpg|thumb|270px|alt=Arial photograph of an L-shaped concrete hydro-electric dam set against road swerving in a green landscape. The center of the damn is colored white as water rushes down the spillway.|Grand Coulee dam in Washington State, constructed between 1933 and 1942]][[ImageFile:Inauguration of railroad bridge brazil 1888.jpg|thumb|270px|right|alt=An old black and white photograph showingwith a crowd ofon peoplethe inend theof foregroundembankment withfor a steel bridge which recedes into the hilly background spanning athe river. in On one side the backgroundbridge are tracks with a steam locomotive. On the other side is occupied horse drawn wagons.|right|From the new featured article [[Empire of Brazil]], a multiracial gathering at the inauguration of a railway bridge near Rio de JanieroJaneiro, c.&nbsp;1888]][[File:McKinley Prosperity.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|thumbalt=A poster titled "Prosperity: At Home, Prestige Abroad". A man with top hat in hand and holds a man sized American flag stands atop gold coin "Sound Money", support held by men of many classes. In the background are ships "Commerce" and factories "Civilization".|New featured picture: a poster for William McKinley's 1900 presidential campaign, in which he symbolically stands on the gold standard, supported by soldiers, businessmen, farmers and professionals]][[File:Cobalt ray-tracing, high-end coffee tamper.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|alt=A computer generated image of a rubber bulb attached to a circular metallic mount|New featured picture: computer-aided design using the advanced program ''Cobalt'': here, the image of a coffee expressoespresso tamper was based on a 3D solid model.]]Eight articles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log|featured status]]:

FiveEight featured soundsarticles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured soundarticle candidates/Featured log|promotedfeatured status]].:

*{{foa|Mantra-Rock Dance}}, a musical countercultural event held in 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. (Nominated by {{u|Cinosaur}})

*{{foa|Morgan dollar}}, one in a long line of US dollar coins that proved unpopular with the general public. Today the coin is probably most famous for its widespread use in Westerns, but the true story of its origin and production is probably just as interesting. ({{u|RHM22}})

*{{foa|Leslie Groves}}, the man behind the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bombs. ({{u|Hawkeye7}})

*{{foa|Empire of Brazil}}, a 19th-century nation that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil. Its government was a representative parliamentary constitutional monarchy under the rule of Emperors Dom Pedro I and his son Dom Pedro II, both members of the House of Braganza—a branch of the thousand-year-old Capetian Dynasty. ({{u|Lecen}}, {{u|Astynax}}, {{u|Hchc2009}}, and {{u|Arthur Holland}}; ''picture at right'')

*{{foa|Johnstown Inclined Plane}}, the world's most steeply inclined railway, was built after the catastrophic 1889 flood,; it fulfilled its purpose as an escape route for future floods in 1936 and 1977. It is now primarily a tourist attraction. (Nominated by {{u|Niagara}})

*{{foa|Grand Coulee Dam}}, the largest power station in the US and one of the largest concrete structures in the world. ({{u|NortyNort}}; ''picture at right'')

*[[Pipe Dream (musical)|''Pipe Dream'' (musical)]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log/February_2011#Pipe Dream (musical)|nom]]), which nominator {{u|Wehwalt}} says "is a musical derived from a rather raunchy novel by Steinbeck, and even though Rodgers & Hammerstein toned it down considerably, it is probably the most sexualized plot of their joint works. There is just no getting around the fact that the female lead is a prostitute, and her madam is a major character."

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===Featured pictures===

SevenSix images were [[Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/January-2011|promoted]]. Medium-sized images can be viewed by clicking on "nom":

*[[:File:Batak Warriors 60011135 edit.jpg|Batak warriors (1870)]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#Batak|nom]]; [[Batak (Indonesia)|related article]]), created by early Danish photographer [[Kristen Feilberg]] (1839–1919), edited by [[User:Peter Weis]]. The Batak comprise a number of groups in North Sumatra.

*[[:File:Serengeti Elefantenbulle.jpg|African bush elephant]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#Elephant|nom]]; [[African Bush Elephant|related article]]), a male African bush elephant in Serengeti; the image was promoted after much discussion about whether the animal had an erection at the time. (Created by [[User:Ikiwaner]].)

*[[:File:Cobalt ray-tracing, high-end coffee tamper.jpg|CG image of espresso tamper]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#CG image of espresso tamper|nom]]; [[Cobalt (CAD program)|related article]]), an image using the ''Cobalt'' computer-aided design program, of a high-end espresso tamper, based on a 3D solid model that allows objects to easily be easily viewed from different perspectives and yields realistic shadowing. (Created by [[User:Greg L]]; ''picture at right'')

*[[:File:McKinley Prosperity.jpg|McKinley "Prosperity" campaign poster]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#McKinley "Prosperity" campaign poster|nom]]; [[United_States_presidential_election,_1900|related article]]), used by William McKinley in the 19901900 US presidential election. He is depicted as campaigning on the gold standard as a policy, with support from soldiers, businessmen, farmers and professionals, claiming to restore prosperity at home and victory abroad. (Unknown creator, restored by [[User:NativeForeigner]]; ''picture at right''.)

*[[:File:Tawny-frogmouth.jpg|Frogmouth - Cryptic Pose]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#Frogmouth - Cryptic Pose|nom]]; [[Tawny Frogmouth|related article]]), an Australian variety of Frogmouth, which when threatened will stay perfectly still with eyes almost shut and bill pointed straight. (Created by [[User:Benjamint444]]; ''picture at bottom'')

*[[:File:Old Fort of Zanzibar.jpg|Old fort of Zanzibar and Stone Town]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/February-2011#Old fort and Stone Town|nom]]; [[Old Fort of Zanzibar|related article]]), a panorama of the Old Fort of Zanzibar and the Stone town as seen from the House of Wonders in Zanzibar, Tanzania. One reviewer [http://www.hungerfilm.de/GE_icons/zanzibar/oldfort.jpg pointed out] that the fort is nearly rectangular. (Created by [[User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim]]; ''picture at top''.)

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===Featured sounds===

Seven featured sounds were [[Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Featured log|promoted]].

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|title=Chopin's ''Scherzo No. 3'' for piano

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|description =Performed by [[User:La Pianista]]

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{{listen

|title=Beethoven's ''32 Variations in C Minor'' for piano

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|description =Performed by [[User:La Pianista]]

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{{listen

|title=Claude Debussy's ''La plus que lente'' for piano (1910)

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|description =Debussy's parody of the slow waltz, performed by [[User:La Pianista]]

|image=[[File:Claude Debussy ca 1908, foto av Félix Nadar.jpg|80px]]

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{{listen

|title=''Its a long way to Tipperary'' (1915 song of World War I)

|filename=Albert Farrington - It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary - 1915.oga

|filename=AlbertFarrington-ItsaLongLongWaytoTipperary1915a.ogg

|description =Replaces a previous featured sound file that was judged to be overprocessed; this one is the original.

|style=clear:none; float:none; width:30em;

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{{listen

|title=''Take me out to the ball game'' (1908)

|filename=MeekerBallGame.ogg

|description =An early-20th century waltz song composed by Albert Von Tilzer, which became the unofficial anthem of baseball. This version was sung by Edward Meeker on an Edison Records phonograph cylinder in 1908.

|style=clear:none; float:none; width:30em;

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{{listen

|title=Pietro Mascagni: "Symphonic intermezzo" from the one-act opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' (1910)

|filename=Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo Sinfonico.ogg

|description =Performed by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra in 2002, conducted by Simon Schindler

|style=clear:none; float:none; width:30em;

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{{listen

|title=James Scott's piano rag, ''Grace and Beauty''

|filename=James Scott, Grace and Beauty 2.ogg

|description =Performed by [[User:Adam Cuerden]], assistance from [[User:Jujutacular]]

|style=clear:none; float:none; width:30em;

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Five featured sounds were [[Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Featured log|promoted]].

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[[File:Tawny-frogmouth.jpg|thumb|center|570px|New featured picture: a piece of tree bark? No, a Tawny Frogmouth in "cryptic" pose—when threatened, it will stay perfectly still with eyes almost shut and bill pointed straight, relying on camouflage for protection.]]

[[File:Tawny-frogmouth.jpg|thumb|center|570px|alt=A photograph of a bird perched on a branch. Its ash colored features uncannily resembles tree bark.|New featured picture: a piece of tree bark? No, a [[Tawny Frogmouth]] in "cryptic" pose—when threatened, it will stay perfectly still with eyes almost shut and bill pointed straight, relying on camouflage for protection.]]

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