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===New administrators===
''The Signpost'' welcomes
[[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.
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===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]][[File:Inauguration of railroad bridge brazil 1888.jpg|thumb|270px|alt=An old black and white photograph with a crowd on the end of embankment for a steel bridge which recedes into the hilly background spanning the river. On one side the bridge 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 Janeiro, c. 1888]][[File:McKinley Prosperity.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|alt=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
Eight articles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log|featured status]]:
*{{foa|Mantra-Rock Dance}}, a musical countercultural event held in 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. (Nominated by {{u|Cinosaur}})
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|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
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[[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.]]
<small>''Information about new admins at the top is drawn from their user pages and RfA texts, and occasionally from what they tell us directly.''</
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