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Taylor University

Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the United States.

The university is named after Bishop William Taylor (1821–1902). The university sits on an approximately 950 acre campus  on the south side of Upland. It also preserves a 680 acre arboretum and an additional 668 acre of undeveloped land northeast of campus which has 80 acre more of arboretum space.

As of 2022, Taylor University has 1,798 undergraduate students, 33 graduate students, and 395 distance learning students. The student body hails from 38 states and 26 foreign countries, with 44 percent from Indiana. Taylor is a member of NAIA with 16 men's and women's sports teams. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the Christian College Consortium.

In August 2021, D. Michael Lindsay was named as the current president.

Founding
In 1846, Taylor University was originally established as Fort Wayne Female College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the first full year of the school, about 100 women were enrolled, paying $22.50 per year. During this time, it was common for women to obtain an M.E.L. degree, the Mistress of English Literature. Fort Wayne Female College was founded by the Methodist Church as an all-female school.

In 1850, Fort Wayne Female College started admitting men coeducationally and changed its name to Fort Wayne College.

In 1890, Fort Wayne College acquired the former facilities of nearby Fort Wayne Medical College that were vacated after Fort Wayne Medical College's merger with Indiana Asbury College, another Methodist-affiliated college. Upon completing this acquisition, Fort Wayne College changed its name to Taylor University in honor of Bishop William Taylor. The original Taylor University campus was on College Street in Fort Wayne.

Move to Upland
In 1882, a guest-preaching engagement in the Upland Methodist Church afforded Fort Wayne College president Thaddeus Reade the chance to meet the minister of Upland Methodist Church, Rev. John C. White. Because the school was having financial difficulties at its location in Fort Wayne, White and Upland citizen J.W. Pittinger worked to bring the school to Upland.

In the spring of 1893, White negotiated an agreement between the trustees of the now-named Taylor University and the Upland Land Company. The university agreed to move to Upland, Indiana, and the company agreed to provide Taylor with $10,000 in cash and 10 acre of land. That summer, Taylor University relocated to Upland. White was able to find the resources to support Taylor University because of the recent discovery of large deposits of natural gas in the area.

In 1915, Taylor paid seven thousand dollars to purchase 70 acre more from Charles H. and Bertha Snyder.

Early in the 1920s, the university added another 80 acre to its present location when the Lewis Jones farm was purchased. After 1922, Taylor University was no longer formally affiliated with Methodism.

Summit Christian College and Fort Wayne
In 1992, ninety-nine years after moving to Upland, Taylor University acquired Summit Christian College located in the city of Fort Wayne. The college was subsequently renamed Taylor University Fort Wayne. Summit Christian College was founded in 1904 as the Bible Training School of Fort Wayne, later becoming Fort Wayne Bible Institute, and eventually, in 1950, Fort Wayne Bible College. In 1989 the school was renamed Summit Christian College. Prior to acquisition by Taylor University, Summit Christian College was affiliated with the Missionary Church.

With the urban setting of the campus in Fort Wayne, the academic programs tended to be more vocational and its student body more non-traditional. Reflecting this, of TUFW's 1,040 member student body, approximately 224 students lived on campus with the rest commuting or taking courses online. Popular majors included Professional Writing, Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Education, English, and Business.

The Taylor University Fort Wayne Falcons participated in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. The school offered basketball for men and women, soccer for men and women (2008–2009 was the first year for the women's program), and women's volleyball.

On October 13, 2008, the university announced plans to discontinue traditional undergraduate programs on the Fort Wayne Campus. Programs that remained after the closure or were transitioned to the Upland campus included the MBA program, the online program, and the radio station, WBCL.

2006 Van accident

On April 26, 2006, Taylor received national attention when a university van was involved in a fatal accident outside Marion, Indiana, while traveling between the Fort Wayne and Upland campuses. The accident happened when a northbound semi-trailer truck driver fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the median and struck the southbound passenger van on I-69. Four students and one staff member were killed, and three staff members and one student were injured. The accident occurred two days before former university president Eugene Habecker's inauguration ceremony. The truck driver was convicted of reckless, involuntary manslaughter and received a four-year prison sentence.

The Grant County coroner and Taylor officials failed to positively identify all the victims. The incident made international headlines when there was a case of mistaken identity between two of the victims. Senior Laura Van Ryn, who died on the scene, was mistaken for surviving freshman Whitney Cerak. A funeral was conducted with a closed casket for Whitney Cerak, and the mistake was not discovered until Cerak identified herself after waking up from a coma over a month later.

On May 23, 2009, Cerak graduated from Taylor, and the two families remain close.

On April 26, 2008, the second anniversary of the accident, the university dedicated the $2.4 million Memorial Prayer Chapel as a memorial to the victims: students Laurel Erb, Brad Larson, Betsy Smith and Laura Van Ryn, along with Taylor employee Monica Felver. As a result of this incident, Indiana changed its procedure for identifying victims involved in accidents.

Vision 2016
Upon inauguration President Eugene Habecker unveiled his Taylor University Vision 2016 plan for the university. The initiative involved the creation of several centers of excellence on campus. The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence was established and endowed. The center for Scripture engagement was partially endowed. And centers for Missions Computing, Ethics, C.S. Lewis and Faith, Film, and Media are in the process of being created. Programs were created in Ireland and Ecuador. The initiative involved the construction of several buildings around campus:

 * 2008: The Prayer Chapel, built in memorial of the 2006 van crash was completed;
 * 2008: Campbell Hall, an off campus university apartment complex completed;
 * 2012: The Euler Science Complex, an addition to the Nussbaum science complex completed;
 * 2012: Wolgemuth Hall an off campus university apartment complex completed;
 * 2013: Breuinger Hall a residence hall connected to Gerig hall completed; and
 * 2016: LaRita Boren Campus Center, a replacement for the old student union was completed.
 * 2016: As well, as upgrades to athletic facilities, landscaping, and other buildings were also undertaken.

Res Publica controversy
In 2018, several professors who believed their fundamentalist and conservative viewpoints were not well represented in the student newspaper published an anonymous underground newspaper called Excalibur. The student newspaper responded by asserting that they had not refused to publish any submitted articles and that when the associated professors published a piece in the newspaper the prior year they received pushback from the student body. The university president Lowell Haines criticized the publications, citing the targeted distribution of the paper in rooms of minorities and supporters of social justice, along with the unaccountability and inability to create and maintain dialogue with anonymous publications. At this point the authors of the newspaper, Jim Spiegel, Gary Ross, Richard Smith, and Ben Wehling, came forward, apologized for any perceived slights due to distribution, and stated that their goal was to create dialogue about viewpoints they felt were under-represented Several open letters were published, with one addressing the newspapers arguments directly, and another criticizing what it saw as the president's harsh response.

2019 Commencement controversy
On March 24, 2019, university president Paul Lowell Haines announced that Vice President Mike Pence would be delivering the commencement speech at the 2019 graduation ceremonies. Controversy was immediate, the faculty voting on a motion of dissent, with 61 against the Pence invitation, 41 in favor and 3 abstaining. Competing petitions were organized, calling for the invitation to be rescinded or supporting the invitation. Student and faculty organized protests to walk out before the commencement speech, or to sit silently during the speech. Students and faculty expressed several reasons for protesting: the lack of faculty and student input into the decision, concerns that Pence's invitation was an endorsement of specific political and religious views, Pence's affiliation with President Donald Trump, and the belief that Pence did not represent the same Christian values the university endorsed. On May 18, 2019, dozens of students and several faculty members walked out of commencement ceremonies shortly before Pence delivered the commencement address. The majority of students and faculty remained seated. At the end of his speech, Pence received a standing ovation, during which the majority of students and faculty that remained stayed silent and seated. Afterwards, students linked hands and sang the doxology in an attempt to show that even if they have different viewpoints, they can still respect and love each other. On June 24, university president Haines resigned, effective August 15, 2019.

Academics
There are 100 undergraduate programs, in 61 majors, with popular focuses including education, business, new media and exercise science.

In 2003, Taylor began offering graduate-level programs again after having dropped such degrees nearly 60 years earlier. Since then, the university has expanded its offerings to include a Master of Environmental Science, a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Development (MAHE), and a Master of Arts in Ministry.

The concept of integration of faith and learning, the idea that knowledge and faith meet their highest potential when coupled together, is a central educational theme at Taylor. The two distinct columns of the Rice Bell Tower on campus and the spotlights that shine up from each of them symbolize this theme to the campus community.

Overseas campuses
Besides offering a number of off-campus programs, Taylor hosts two of its own study abroad programs – in Ecuador and Ireland. The Ecuador program is run through the university's Spencer Centre for Global Engagement and is based in Cuenca. The semester-long, immersion program involves a three-prong partnership with Taylor University, the Universidad del Azuay, and the Arco Church of Cuenca.

The Irish Studies Program is based at Coolnagreina in seaside Greystones. Courses are taught by the university's own professors.

Accreditation and memberships
Taylor University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Specific programs at the university are also accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Taylor's music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and programs in Computer Engineering and Engineering Physics are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Life Together Covenant
Students, faculty and staff are required to sign the "Life Together Covenant" (LTC) upon joining the university. Community members pledge to adhere to certain standards of conduct and refrain from certain behaviors, including social dancing (excepting marriages taking place off of school property and choreographed or folk dance), premarital sex, homosexuality, smoking, and the consumption of alcohol, with the intention of strengthening the community as a whole. Students cannot register for classes or housing unless they have signed the LTC pledge each year. The LTC is viewed as not only a covenant, but as a binding contract as well. Penalties for not adhering to the LTC range from "citizenship probation" to expulsion from the university. In 2013 the dancing rule was modified to allow officially sanctioned school dances.

The Life Together Covenant covers activities and behaviors not only on the Taylor campus, but off-campus as well. The purpose is to strengthen the Christian community and to maintain a sense of maturity and accountability.

Chapel services are held three times a week, from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Services generally follow a modern nontraditional Christian theme. Chapel attendance is encouraged but attendance is on the honor system. Chapel is always well attended.

Multicultural development
Multicultural students are supported by the Office of Intercultural Programs, and other faculty and staff through various student leadership groups, social clubs, and programs on campus. Programs include International Student Society, Multicultural Student Association, Mu Kappa International (founded at Taylor in 1985), Asian Society for Intercultural Awareness, Black Student Union, Middle Eastern Cultural Association, Voices of Praise Gospel Choir, and Latino Student Union. These groups and their subsequent events and programs play a role the university's goal of "...promoting diversity awareness, social justice, and globally minded Christianity throughout the campus".

Academic facilities
In 1902, Sickler Hall, the oldest of three remaining original buildings on the campus, was built with a gift from the estate of Christopher Sickler, an early Taylor trustee. Originally, the building was a residence hall that provided free housing for the children of ministers and missionaries. Later, it served as a science hall and educational department center; more recently, it was the location of the communication arts department. Remodeled in 1995, Sickler Hall currently houses the William Taylor Foundation, professional writing department, and alumni and parent relations. A campus prayer chapel is located on the main floor and is open 24 hours a day for personal worship, meditation, and prayer.

In 1911, Helena Memorial Hall was built and is the second oldest building on campus. It serves as the university welcome center. The building was drastically remodeled in 1987 and houses Admissions and the Offices of the President and Provost. First a music building and then art and theatre building, this building is named for Mrs. Helena Gehman, an early benefactress to the university.

In 1986, Zondervan Library was opened and is a sprawling 61,000 sqft complex at the center of campus. Named in honor of Peter J. "Pat" Zondervan and his wife, Mary, who contributed over $1 million to the project. Part of the complex is the Engstrom Galleria and Special Collections & University Archives which houses the British Author Collections. The collections consist of first editions, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials related to the lives and works of the five collected authors: C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield.

Sitting beside the library complex is the Rice Bell Tower. It is one of the distinctive architectural elements to the campus and stands at 71 feet, 10 inches in height. (The "bell" tower contains no bells, merely loudspeakers contained inside painted metal boxes.) It was dedicated in memory of Garnet I. Rice's husband, Raymond. The twin spires of the tower that meet at the apex of the structure symbolize the integration of faith and learning.

On the west side of campus is the Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium with a seating capacity of 4,000. It has been the home of Trojan football since its completion in 1980. It was built with funds donated by 1954 alumnus John Wheeler in memory of his son, Jim Wheeler, an aspiring Christian recording artist who died of cancer shortly after his graduation from the university in 1979.

In 1958, the Taylor University Dome was designed by Orus Eash and built. It originally was the campus cafeteria, and later served as the student union. In June 2022, the building was demolished to make way for a new film and entrepreneurship building.

In 2003, the Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center opened and includes 38,000 square feet of art studios, computer design labs, teaching auditoriums, and art galleries.

In 2004, the Kesler Student Activity Center (KSAC, named after president emeritus Jay Kesler), was completed and features 88,000 square feet of athletic activities space, including an indoor track, multi-purpose courts used for intramural sports, an exercise room, an aerobics room, and multiple locker rooms.

In January 2011, the Eichling Aquatics Wing was completed and includes a lap pool and several classrooms and offices.

In 2010, the university began a massive $41.1 million, 137,000 sqft addition to its Nussbuam science education complex on the south-east side of campus. The building was completed in time for the 2012 fall semester and dedicated during Homecoming weekend. Named the Euler Science Complex, the center featured two wind turbines; and still features a heliostat, green roofing, geothermal heating and cooling, and solar paneling. With an emphasis on sustainable energy, the university hopes not only to save energy and costs, but also to use these features as a teaching tool. The university has received a Gold LEED certification for the new complex.

Residence halls
Bergwall Hall, 1989, was occupied and named for Evan Bergwall Sr., president of Taylor University (1951–1959) during the fall semester of 1989 and currently houses 195 students—women on the third and fourth floors and men on the first and second floors. Each floor has a lounge and study facilities and communal bathrooms.

Breuninger Hall was opened to students in 2013 and is the newest residence hall. Located on the south side of campus, it houses 150 students across one floor of men and two floors of women. English Hall, 1975, opened on the far south end of campus, is a women's residence hall housing 224 students. It is named for Mary Tower English, the spouse of one of Taylor's most distinguished graduates. English Hall provides private living room areas as rooms are arranged around a suite that is shared by 8–12 women. It is of a unique compartmental brutalism architecture.

Olson Hall was constructed in the 1960s and named in honor of long-time and distinguished history professor Grace D. Olson. It is the largest residence hall (in terms of housing) on the campus with 300 beds. The hall underwent major renovations between 2006 and 2008. The hall is arranged along a typical corridor with a shared common bath.

Mirrored by Olson is Wengatz Hall, 1965, named for alumnus John C. Wengatz, a pioneer missionary to Africa. It houses 266 men.

Samuel Morris Hall, 1990, was completed, and colloquially referred to as “Sammy,” and named in honor of late 19th century African student Samuel Morris and is the university's most modern large-scale residence hall and its largest in terms of square feet. It sits on the northeast corner of campus and houses 286 men. It is the third building named after Morris, the second being demolished in the mid-1990s. The building has four floors, each with its own unique culture and traditions: Foundation, Sammy II, The Brotherhood, and Penthouse.

Swallow Robin Hall, 1917, is the oldest residence hall and third oldest building on campus by Samuel Plato. and then remodeled and restored in the fall of 1990. Silas C. Swallow and his wife (maiden name Robin) financed a major portion of the original construction cost for the building and asked that it be named in honor of their mothers. The hall was designed by Samuel Plato, a notable architect of the early 20th century.

Most recently, the university added two new off-campus housing apartment halls on the north side of campus:

 * Campell Hall, 2008, at 19,167 sqft was constructed in 2008 and opening that fall, is named in honor of Walt and Mary Campbell. It is located on the northwest edge of campus and consists of fifteen apartments housing 60 upper-level students in an apartment-style setting.
 * Wolgemuth Hall, 2011, the larger, opened in fall of 2011 and incorporates the architectural style of Samuel Plato. At 35,970 sqft it has room for 92 upper-level students and is named after Sam and Grace Wolgemuth.

Haakonsen Hall, 1975, was constructed as the student health center. The building is named after medical care provider Lily Haakonsen who was employed by the university. In 2006 it was renovated and re-purposed as housing. Since then, it has served a variety of purposes and is currently home to Taylor University Media Services.

Athletics
The Taylor athletic teams are called the Trojans. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Crossroads League (formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC) until after the 2011–12 school year) since the 1994–95 academic year. The Trojans previously competed in the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC; now currently known as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) since the 1998–99 school year) of the NCAA Division III ranks from 1987–88 to 1990–91.

Taylor competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer. Former sports included men's and women's tennis.

Football
The Taylor football program competes in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association. The Trojans football team ended the 2009 season ranked #19 in the NAIA coaches poll.

Volleyball
The Taylor women's volleyball 2009 season ended in a single elimination game as part of the top 12 teams in the NAIA playoffs with the team ranked #11 in the NAIA.

Cross Country
The Taylor men's cross country team has qualified for NAIA nationals 32 times. They ran to a runner-up finish in 2019 and went on to win nationals in 2020 giving Taylor its first NAIA national championship in any sport. The program has also won 22 Conference Championships.

The Taylor women's cross country team has qualified for NAIA nationals 15 times. They ran to a third-place finish in both 2018 and 2020. In 2022 the Trojans ran to an undefeated season and won NAIA nationals scoring only 50 points after being led by fourth-place finisher Abbey Brennan and having all five scoring runners finish in the top 20. The program also has 12 conference championships including ten in a row from 2013 to 2022.

Both teams are currently coached by Taylor alumni and Taylor professor of education Quinn White. Coach White won the USTFCCCA NAIA Men's National Coach of the year award in 2021 and proceeded to win the women's award in 2022. Coach White has also been named Crossroads League coach of the year ten times as well as being named the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region coach of the year multiple times.

Silent Night
Every year the Friday before final exams, Taylor University has the Silent Night Men's Basketball game. In it, students remain quiet until the tenth point is scored and then erupt in cheering. In the late moments of the game, "Silent Night" is sung. A former assistant coach came up with the idea in the late 80s and it was a packed event by the mid-to-late 1990s. Afterward, students can go to the President's campus-wide party involving live Christmas music, making and eating Christmas cookies, and making gingerbread houses. The 2010 game was more formally named the 27th Annual Ivanhoe Classic and resulted in a 112–67 win over Ohio State-Marion. This was the most scored by the Taylor men's basketball team since the 1993–94 squad scored 139 points in a victory over Robert Morris University (Illinois). This allowed Taylor students to quiet down and erupt in celebration again after the 100th point. Casey Coons scored the tenth point in the 2009 Silent Night, the 2010 Silent Night, and 2011 silent night on free throws. Casey Coons received the NAIA Mid-Central College Conference Division II Player of the Week award for the week of the 2010 game. Coach Paul Patterson coached without shoes for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 games to raise money for Samaritan's Feet (400 pairs of shoes were raised at the 2009 event for the Dominican Republic and 170 pairs of shoes were raised for Guatemala at the 2010 event). Sports Illustrated paid tribute to the Silent Night Event in its December 27, 2010, issue. The 2011 game received significant media attention as well. The 2014 Silent Night game was a 91–59 victory over Kentucky Christian and was covered by ESPN.

Media
Taylor university operates a radio station, WTUR, with student-led talk shows, student-selected music, and chapel services. Taylor University currently has entered into a partnership with and simulcasts WBCL on 87.9, the frequency WTUR used to broadcast on. Currently WTUR is solely broadcast online. Taylor also hosts a student newspaper, The Echo, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012–13. The paper is both print and online. The Ilium, Taylor's annual yearbook, is a 200+ page print publication put together by students

Notable alumni and faculty

 * Nelson Appleton Miles, General-in-Chief of the United States Army
 * Thomas Atcitty, third president of the Navajo Nation
 * Andrew Belle, singer/songwriter
 * Joseph Brain, physiologist and environmental health researcher at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
 * Jason Burkey, actor
 * Frank G. Carver, one of the translators of the New American Standard Bible
 * Charles W. Clark, baritone singer
 * Ralph Edward Dodge, Bishop of The Methodist Church
 * Ted Engstrom, former president of World Vision International
 * Stevimir Ercegovac, Olympic shot putter
 * Rick Florian, recording artist
 * Dan Gordon, president of Gordon Food Service
 * John Groce, head coach of the Akron Zips men's basketball team
 * Adolf Guttmacher, rabbi
 * Eugene Habecker, president emeritus of Taylor University, former president of the American Bible Society
 * Lowell Haines, lawyer, president emeritus of Taylor University
 * Chris Holtmann, head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
 * Julienne Johnson, artist
 * Stephen L. Johnson, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
 * Jay Kesler, president emeritus of Taylor University and former president of Youth for Christ
 * Derek Kolstad, screenwriter
 * D. Stephen Long, Methodist theologian and professor of ethics at Southern Methodist University
 * Phil Madeira, award-winning songwriter and recording artist, and member of Emmylou Harris' band
 * Rolland D. McCune, theologian and professor of Systematic Theology at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
 * Jeff Meyer, former college coach
 * Geoff Moore, contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter
 * Samuel Morris, Prince Kaboo of Western Africa
 * David Nixon, film director and producer
 * Harold Ockenga, pastor, educator, and founding president of the National Association of Evangelicals
 * Don Odle, coach
 * Paris Reidhead, a Christian missionary, teacher, writer, and advocate of economic development in impoverished nations
 * Charles Wesley Shilling, leader in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine, research and education
 * Joel Sonnenberg, Christian motivational speaker
 * John McKendree Springer  Founder of the African Missionary movement in Africa
 * William Vennard, vocal teacher and opera singer
 * Tim Walberg, US Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district
 * Jackie Walorski, US Representative for Indiana's 2nd district since 2013, former Republican Indiana State Representative for District 21
 * Robert Wolgemuth, author, former chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association

List of university presidents

 * Thaddeus Reade, 1891–1902
 * Charles W. Winchester, 1904–1907
 * Monroe Vayhinger, 1908–1921
 * James M. Taylor, 1921–1922
 * John H. Paul, 1922–1931
 * Robert L. Stewart, 1931–1945
 * Clyde W. Meredith, 1945–1951
 * Evan H. Bergwall, 1951–1959
 * B. Joseph Martin, 1960–1965
 * Milo A. Rediger, 1965–1975; 1979–1981
 * Robert C. Baptista, 1975–1979
 * Gregg O. Lehman, 1981–1985
 * Jay Kesler, 1985–2000
 * David Gyertson, 2000–2005
 * Eugene Habecker, 2005–2016
 * Lowell Haines, 2016–2019
 * Paige Comstock Cunningham, 2019–2021
 * D. Michael Lindsay, 2021–present

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La Petite Vie

La petite vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. In total, 59 episodes were created plus 3 specials, two for Christmas and one for New Year's 2000.

Widely considered a classic of the Quebec television, it was the first Canadian TV show (of either English or French language) to ever gather more than 4 million viewers, a performance it achieved twice in 1995 (since surpassed by Bye Bye 2018 with 4.41 million).

A new 6-episode series will be aired in early 2024 featuring nearly all the main actors except Serge Thériault, who made a cameo appearance at the end of the final episode.

Synopsis
The stories of La petite vie, sketch and television show, revolve around the strange couple simply known as Pôpa and Môman (Quebec Joual for pa and ma). The sketch was memorable for the pillow talk scenes with the beds comically placed straight up so the actors, seemingly laid on the bed but still standing (a pun with the French saying «histoire à dormir debout» "story to sleep standing-up", a story that doesn’t make sense), would be clearly visible to the theater public. This would be kept in the sitcom, where the context made it even more surreal.

While the sketch usually featured only the couple, the sitcom introduced a vast array of relatives, creating very bizarre but endearing caricature of a Québécois working class family.

Paré family

 * Aimé "Ti-Mé" Paré (Claude Meunier)
 * Jacqueline "Moman" Paré (Serge Thériault)
 * Réjean Pinard (Marc Messier)
 * Thérèse Paré (Diane Lavallée)
 * Rénald "Pinson" Paré (Marc Labrèche)
 * Lison "Creton" Paré (Josée Deschênes)
 * Caro Paré (Guylaine Tremblay)
 * Rodrigue "Rod" Paré (Bernard Fortin)
 * Stimé (Stéphane Rousseau)

Friends

 * Paul "Pogo" Gauthier (Rémy Girard)
 * Linda Gaudette (Sylvie Potvin)
 * Jean-Lou (Michel Côté)
 * Bobby (Gilles Renaud)
 * Agathe "Bobonne" (Véronique Le Flaguais)
 * Momo (Benoît Brière)
 * Paul & Pogo Junior (François P. Forcier)

Noël Story

 * Animé Guy Jodoin
 * Mélodie Valérie Blais

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About a Boy (soundtrack)

About a Boy is the second album by English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough), released in 8 April 2002 under Twisted Nerve Records and XL Recordings, and in America under the short-lived ARTISTdirect Records, as the soundtrack to the film About a Boy. Gough was chosen to compose and perform the entire soundtrack.

In his book 31 Songs, About a Boy author Nick Hornby lists Gough's track "A Minor Incident" as one of the songs that has had an effect on his life.

Personnel

 * Damon Gough – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, celeste, Fender Rhodes, xylophone, harmonica, backing vocals, horns, strings, flute, percussion, triangle, co-producer

 * Additional musicians
 * Sasha Krivstsov – bass
 * Joey Waronker – drums
 * Pete Thomas – drums
 * Tom Rothrock – drum programming, synth sweeps, synth, bass, co-producer
 * Jon Brion – fuzz guitar, Chamberlin, bass, vibes, voices
 * Mike Brenner – lap steel, lap steel noises
 * Steve McLaughlin – keyboards, co-producer
 * Patrick Seymour – keyboards, conductor
 * Jonathan Reese – orchestra leader
 * Pete Beechill – trombone
 * Jeff Turmes – saxophone
 * Chuy Flores – backward noises
 * Suzie Katayyama – orchestra arranger & conductor
 * Sharon Celani – backing vocals
 * Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
 * Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
 * London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

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Have You Fed the Fish?

Have You Fed the Fish? is an album released by Badly Drawn Boy (born Damon Gough) in 2002. The album's title originates from the question which Gough asks his daughter each day "to the point where it got to sound like one of those words you say too many times and it sounds silly."

Also included with the album's release was a competition. Placed within certain copies of the album, the "5 Golden Fish" would win the owner a song writing session with Gough. However, the prizes remain unclaimed. The fish, it seems, have remained hidden.

In 2003 Damon presented the Manchester 24 photographic gallery with a picture of his children's goldfish after being asked to take photos of his life during a 24-hour period. "It's either me or my girlfriend or my daughter. I let her feed them but she tends to overfeed them which can kill them and if you don't feed them enough that can kill them, so it's real poignant subject. You've got to be careful with fish."

Have You Fed The Fish? contained Badly Drawn Boy's highest charting single "You Were Right", which received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2 and got to number 9 in the charts—his only top ten single. "You Were Right" also earned him a performance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.

Cover art
The album art and sleeves feature some famous names.
 * Lady on front cover: Jane Birkin; her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg sings on the album.
 * Man on reverse with mustache: a Groucho Marx puppet.
 * Inside pages: Damon's girlfriend Clare, and their children Eddie and Oscar.
 * On the boat in the inside pages: Damon Gough; Anna of Misty Dixon fame; DJ and artist Andy Votel; Jane Weaver, also from Misty Dixon; Dave Tyack.

The photo of Damon alongside the album credits was taken in his house.

Track listing
All tracks written by Damon Michael Gough
 * 1) "Coming in to Land" – 1:37
 * 2) *Synth, Piano, Guitars & Percussion – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 3) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 4) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 5) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
 * 6) "Have You Fed the Fish?" – 4:18
 * 7) *Synth, Piano, Guitars & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 8) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 9) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 10) *Additional Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
 * 11) "Born Again" – 4:40
 * 12) *Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 13) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 14) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 15) *Additional Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
 * 16) *Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti, Drew Arrison & Gemma Gough
 * 17) "40 Days, 40 Fights" – 3:55
 * 18) *Piano, Guitars, Tambourine & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 19) *Drums – Danny Heifetz
 * 20) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 21) *Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti
 * 22) *Shaker – Tom Rothrock
 * 23) "All Possibilities" – 3:54
 * 24) *Guitars, Piano, Tambourine & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 25) *Drums – Danny Heifetz
 * 26) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 27) *Horns – Probyn Gregory
 * 28) *Synth – Tom Rothrock
 * 29) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
 * 30) "I Was Wrong" – 1:10
 * 31) "You Were Right" – 4:52
 * 32) *Guitars, Piano, Synth & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 33) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 34) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 35) *Steel Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
 * 36) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
 * 37) "Centrepeace" – 1:49
 * 38) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
 * 39) "How?" – 5:17
 * 40) *Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 41) *Drums – Danny Heifetz
 * 42) *Bass, Chamberlain Strings, Fuzz Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jon Brion
 * 43) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley & Jon Brion
 * 44) *Horns – Probyn Gregory
 * 45) "The Further I Slide" – 3:47
 * 46) *Guitars, Clavier, Flute & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 47) *Drums, Percussion – Pete Thomas
 * 48) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 49) *Background Vocals – Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti
 * 50) *Horns – Probyn Gregory
 * 51) *Casio Solo, Chamberlin – Jon Brion
 * 52) "Imaginary Lines" – 0:45
 * 53) *Guitars & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 54) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 55) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 56) "Using Our Feet" – 4:10
 * 57) *Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 58) *Drums, Percussion – Joey Waronker
 * 59) *Drum Programming – Tom Rothrock
 * 60) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 61) *Background Vocals – Sharon Celani & Gia Ciambotti
 * 62) *Chorus Background Vocals – Charlotte Gainsbourg
 * 63) "Tickets to What You Need" – 2:48
 * 64) *Piano, Guitars, Synth, Chamberlain Strings & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 65) *Drums – Joey Waronker
 * 66) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 67) *Slide Guitar – John "Gumby" Goodwin
 * 68) "What Is It Now?" – 2:42
 * 69) *Guitars, Piano & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 70) *Drums, Percussion – Pete Thomas
 * 71) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 72) *Horns – Danny Heifetz
 * 73) *Background Vocals – Charlotte Gainsbourg
 * 74) "Bedside Story" – 4:53
 * 75) *Piano, Guitars, Synth & Vocals – Badly Drawn Boy
 * 76) *Drum Programming & Skateboard – Tom Rothrock
 * 77) *Drums – Danny Heifetz
 * 78) *Bass – Sasha Kristov
 * 79) *Strings Arranged & Conducted by Matt Dunkley
 * 80) *Background Vocals – Clare Hewitt

Personnel

 * Badly Drawn Boy – guitars, vocals, piano, synthesizer, tambourine, Clavier, percussion, flute, Chamberlain strings
 * Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
 * Sasha Kristov – bass
 * Matt Dunkley – string arrangement and conducting
 * John "Gumby" Goodwin – additional guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar
 * Sharon Celani – backing vocals
 * Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
 * Drew Arrison – backing vocals
 * Gemma Gough – backing vocals
 * Danny Heifetz – drums, horns
 * Tom Rothrock – drum programming, synthesizer, shaker, skateboard
 * Probyn Gregory – horns
 * Jon Brion – electric guitar, fuzz guitar, bass, Casio solo, Chamberlin, Chamberlain strings, string arrangement and conducting
 * Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
 * Charlotte Gainsbourg – backing vocals, chorus backing vocals
 * Clare Hewitt – backing vocals

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Ciel, mon Pinard!

Ciel, mon Pinard! was a very popular Quebec cooking show on Télé-Québec with Daniel Pinard as main chef and Josée Di Stasio as assistant. While many kitchen shows tend to be formulaic, the success of this programme was in its offbeat, poetic digressions of the knowledgeable Pinard. The show was a springboard for Di Stasio, who went off to star in her own cooking show, À la Di Stasio, after Pinard left the programme. The title is a pun on the legendary line "Ciel, mon mari!" (Heavens, my husband!) from the plays of French playwright Georges Feydeau.

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One Plus One Is One

One Plus One Is One is the fourth studio album by Badly Drawn Boy, released in 2004. It is his last album for XL Recordings.

Track listing

 * 1) "One Plus One Is One" – 4:18
 * 2) "Easy Love" – 3:02
 * 3) "Summertime in Wintertime" – 3:02
 * 4) "This Is That New Song" – 4:07
 * 5) "Another Devil Dies" – 5:01
 * 6) "The Blossoms" – 2:01
 * 7) "Year of the Rat" – 4:43
 * 8) "Four Leaf Clover" – 4:19
 * 9) "Fewer Words" – 1:13
 * 10) "Logic of a Friend" – 4:38
 * 11) "Stockport" – 2:37
 * 12) "Life Turned Upside Down" – 3:24
 * 13) "Take the Glory" – 5:02
 * 14) "Holy Grail" – 8:13
 * 15) "Don't Ask Me I'm Only the President" (U.S. version only) – 1:36
 * 16) "Plan-B" (U.S. version only) – 4:47

Personnel

 * Damon Gough - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, celeste, Clavinet, Wurlitzer Fun-Maker, Hammond organ, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, banjo
 * Alex Thomas AKA Earl Shilton - drums, timpani, gong, bells, orchestral crash cymbal
 * Sean McCann - bass
 * Andy Votel - tubular bells, cymbals, cowbell, chimes, samples and effects
 * Bob Marsh - trumpet on track 1&5
 * Roger Wickham - flute on track 2,3,5,6,14
 * Chris Worsey - cello on track 1,4,13; electric cello on track 14
 * Oliver Heath - violin on track 1,4,13
 * Charles Ashby - percussion on track 5
 * Norman Mcleod - slide guitar on track 14
 * Colin Mcleod - accordion on track 14
 * Stockport Music Project (STOMP) - vocals on track 7,14

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Video Game Director's Cut

Hi, i'm the guy who made this article.

If it is against the rules of this site, then delete it.

I have no idea why I made it in the first place, blame boredom.


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Level 9 Computing

Level 9 was a British developer of computer software, active between 1981 and 1991. Founded by Mike, Nicholas and Pete Austin, the company produced software for the BBC Micro, Nascom, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Oric, Atari 8-bit computers, Lynx 48k, RML 380Z, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Amiga, Apple II, Memotech MTX, and Enterprise platforms and is best known for its successful text adventure games until a general decline in the text adventure market forced their closure in June 1991.

Level 9's first release was an extension to Nascom BASIC called Extension Basic. The first game, also for the Nascom, was called Fantasy and was similar to Valhalla, but with no graphics. Other products from that era were Missile Defence, Bomber and Space Invasion — all for the Nascom. The tapes were duplicated and sent out by mail order by the brothers based on orders generated by the classified advertisements they ran in the Computing Today magazine. They were originally based in High Wycombe, Bucks before moving to the West Country.

A-code
Level 9 devised their own interpretation language, A-code, around 1979. It was very memory efficient, mainly due to the advanced text compression routines which could compress texts to about 50%. The game data, which was identical for all platforms, was incorporated into the executable file for specific machines, together with the interpreter part. A-code underwent a few revisions: there are three distinct versions in all, plus several extensions which form new A-code versions of their own.

(Level 9 A-code should not be confused with the A-code language developed by Dave Platt in 1979 for the purpose of writing the highly popular 550 points extension of the original Adventure game.)

In some ways A-code and the A-machine virtual machine were even more impressive than rival Infocom's ZIL and Z-machine; both companies initially designed games for computers with 32K RAM and ZIL was in many ways more sophisticated. But Infocom products of the era required a disk drive, alleviating the memory restrictions of the platforms of the time. Level 9 due to different dynamics in the British market had to deliver their text adventures on cassette tapes, which generally meant that programs had to be loaded in one go and that they had to completely fit into memory. Andrew Deeley, who worked for Level 9 on Software Development, recalls how the use of the A-Code interpreter enabled L9 to produce hundreds of cross platform versions of their entire catalogue in the space of 18 months, "with so many 8 bit computers on the markets and the introduction of Macs, Amigas and Atari STs, developing for cross platform versions of a game was becoming prohibitive in cost back in the late 1980s / early 1990s. Level 9 were able to hold their own as a small developer because they were able to optimise cross platform production of their games". The first game to use this system was Colossal Adventure in early 1982, a faithful conversion of Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods, but with 70 extra locations to the end game to fulfill Level 9's preexisting claim in advertisements of "over 200" locations; a remarkable achievement given that Gordon Letwin's port of Adventure to the TRS-80 required a disk drive. That year the company produced two sequels, Adventure Quest and Dungeon Adventure, both of which featured the Demon Lord Agaliarept. The three titles became known as the Middle-earth trilogy, with a reference in the instructions to Dungeon Adventure to the city of Minas Tirith, which features in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. When enhanced versions of the three games were published by Rainbird Software, the reference to Middle-earth was quietly deleted; the series became known as Jewels of Darkness; and Minas Tirith became Valaii. In 1985 Level 9 started to develop their games for disk based systems also.

Snowball was the first adventure in the Silicon Dreams trilogy, followed by Return to Eden and The Worm in Paradise. Red Moon and its sequel The Price of Magik were bundled together with Lords of Time by Mandarin Software to create yet another trilogy: Time and Magik.

"Lancelot" was published by Mandarin Software, a division of Europress Software in 1988. The first person to solve the puzzle in the game won a replica of the Holy Grail, made of solid silver, encrusted with semi-precious stones (amethysts, garnets and opals), with the inside plated in 22-carat gold.

List of software

 * Extension BASIC for the Nascom (198x)
 * rqFORTH for the BBC Micro (198x)
 * rqFORTH toolkit for the BBC Micro (198x)
 * Compass for the Lynx (198x)

List of arcade games

 * Fantasy (198x)
 * Space Invasion (198x)
 * Bomber (198x)
 * Missile Defence (198x)

List of text adventure games

 * Colossal Adventure (1982)
 * Adventure Quest (1982)
 * Dungeon Adventure (1982)
 * Snowball (1983)
 * Lords of Time (1983)
 * Return to Eden (1984)
 * Emerald Isle (1985)
 * Red Moon (1985)
 * The Worm in Paradise (1985)
 * The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (for Mosaic Publishing, 1985)
 * The Archers (for Mosaic, 1985)
 * The Saga of Erik the Viking (for Mosaic, 1985)
 * The Price of Magik (1986)
 * Jewels of Darkness trilogy (for Rainbird Software, 1986) (also known as the Middle-Earth Trilogy)
 * Colossal Adventure
 * Adventure Quest
 * Dungeon Adventure
 * Silicon Dreams trilogy (for Rainbird, 1986)
 * Snowball
 * Return to Eden
 * The Worm in Paradise
 * Knight Orc (for Rainbird Software, 1987)
 * The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (for Virgin Games, 1987)
 * Gnome Ranger (1987)
 * Time and Magik trilogy (for Mandarin Software, 1988)
 * Lords of Time
 * Red Moon
 * The Price of Magik
 * Lancelot (for Mandarin, 1988)
 * Ingrid's Back: Gnome Ranger 2 (for Mandarin, 1988)
 * Scapeghost (1989)
 * The Legend of Billy the Kid (for Ocean Software, 1990; never released)
 * Champion of the Raj (1991)
 * It Came from the Desert (PC port for Cinemaware, 1991)

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Baltic Institute

The Baltic Institute (Instytut Bałtycki) in Gdańsk is a scientific society researching the topics of the Baltic Sea countries, maritime economic issues, and Polish-German and Polish-Scandinavian relations.

History
The Baltic Institute was established in 1925 in Toruń, beginning real activities in 1927, with the main goal of documenting the Polish heritage in Pomerania after 100 years of German occupation and Germanization practices. In 1931 a branch was established in Gdynia. During the German occupation of Poland in World War II the institute was abolished by the Nazis.

The Baltic Institute was re-established in 1945 with its headquarters first in Bydgoszcz, Sopot and then in Gdańsk. New branches were opened in Gdynia, Sopot, Toruń, Bydgoszcz and Szczecin. During the big reorganization of the scientific societies in Pomerania, in 1950 the institute became a part of the Western Institute in Poznań, but was made independent again in 1958 with its headquarters in Gdańsk.

Research areas
The Baltic Institute conducts research in the following areas:
 * knowledge of Scandinavia, and Polish-Scandinavian relations.
 * Polish-German relation, especially related to Gdańsk Pomerania and the Baltic Sea area.
 * the newest history and economic cooperation in the Baltic Sea area after World War II.

Main publications

 * Komunikaty Instytutu Bałtyckiego (The Baltic Institute Messages)
 * Gdańskie Zeszyty Humanistyczne (Gdansk Humanistic Volumes)

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Talk:Charlie Sheen

Incorrect use of English word
The sentence in question is: "Sheen has been publicly scathing against former President Donald Trump." The word "scathing" is an adjective, not a verb, and a noun must accompany it for the sentence to be correct. The sentence should be rewritten in a way that still reflects the authors intent of meaning, BUT must either use a noun with the word "scathing" or select a different word. Using English incorrectly confuses readers and causes harm to subject. 184.155.184.186 (talk) 13:10, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2023
In the section "Substance abuse, legal issues and health", the sentence "On November 17, 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he was HIV positive, having been diagnosed roughly four years earlier.notttt[5]" contains "notttt" at the end and seems to be a typo/error. Bharber9752 (talk) 14:19, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cannolis (talk) 02:29, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

His neighbor allegedly assaulted him "with a deadly weapon"
Should this recent story be mentioned in the article? - EclecticEnnui (talk) 07:36, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

"the following"
Someone please change "which was settled the following September 26" to "which was settled on September 26." WikiEditingPerson (talk) 13:45, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2024
Filmography is missing the 1993 film Beyond The Law. 169.252.4.21 (talk) 16:16, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

✅ PianoDan (talk) 18:40, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Charles Borromeo

Tag I just placed
Having originally checked into this article to add a better picture I took of his coffin when I was in Milan last summer before Wikimania, I happened to notice that a fair amount of the article's text is not only uncited but somewhat ... hagiographic, as noted above, even given that it is the biography of a saint. For example: "Charged with implementing the reforms dictated by the Council of Trent, Charles had to be tough, and his toughness brought him into conflict with secular leaders, priests, and even the pope himself". Yes this is cited, but language like this cannot just be cited, it has to be quoted, attributed or in some way made clear that this is not Wikipedia speaking.

I suspected that a lot of this might have been copypasted from somewhere else, so I ran the article through Earwig's Copyvio Detector. Sure enough, I was right. A good deal of this source, itself taken from The Lives of the Saints but not attributed as such when it is cited here, as it should be, turns up in the text of this article.

So, in addition to saying whatever amount of Hail Marys and Our Fathers prescribed in the confessional, the penance needs to include taking care of this and rewriting in Wikipedia's voice, taking care to maintain NPOV. Daniel Case (talk) 03:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

 * I have made a start on toning down the hagiographical tone, which was certainly intrusive in places. I am practising RC by the way.  Tigerboy1966  11:17, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Ribera slander?
There seems to be no evidence for the Ribera incident, so this passage should probably be removed. The article claims:

 * He [Charles Borromeo] successfully attacked his Jesuit confessor, Giovanni Battista Ribera, who, with other members of the college of Milan, was found to be guilty of "unnatural offenses". This action increased the number of Borromeo's enemies within the church.

A historian tells me:

 * Ribera never was stationed in Milan.
 * Source of the calumny: perhaps Agnelli, apostate priest, 1762/3 published letter of Charles, supported by Portuguese envoy, Almada, tool of Pombal. Letters mutilated; falsified. [B N The Jesuits: their history and foundation. London. Burns and Oates. 1879 p. 139]

He cites from: John Peter Guissano, The Life of St Charles Borromeo. Aetna Press 2015:

 * The young archbishop  suddenly assumed a life of great rigidity….All this was attributed by the Jesuits to the unction of Father Ribera and the “Spiritual Exercises” of Loyola and the harassments consequent to the reforms set on foot by the zealous archbishop, suggested, according to the Jesuits, one of the foulest charges imaginable against the confessor Ribera.[Sacchinus. lib. viii, 13. Joly, i, 465.]…I need not say that the hostile histories of the Jesuits broadly and boldly assert the charges, as though they were facts, [Pasquier Quesnel, Moral Reflections on the New Testament] though Charles Borromeo himself is stated to have recognized Ribera’s innocence, and continued to honor him with his confidence. [Guissano, a contemporary, De Vita Sancti Caroli Borromei, and others]

Pernimius (talk) 14:30, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

"Latin" Archbishop of Milan
what other Archbishops of Milan were there? Why have "Latin" there?--2607:FEA8:D5DF:1AF0:3516:3674:C59F:4426 (talk) 12:51, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, silly. It says he was Catholic in the same sentence. Removed. Johnbod (talk) 17:22, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

The attack on the Catholic Church
"Subsequently, he devoted himself to the reformation of his diocese which had deteriorated in practice owing to the 80-year absence of previous archbishops. Milan was the largest archdiocese in Italy at the time, with more than 3,000 clergy and 800,000 people. Both its clergy and laity had drifted from church teaching. The selling of indulgences and ecclesiastical positions was prevalent; monasteries were "full of disorder"; many religious were "lazy, ignorant, and debauched". Borromeo made numerous pastoral visits and restored dignity to divine service."

This is the hideous attack on the Catholic Church in the form of slander. Szukający Prawdy (talk) 11:54, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Errors
"Queen Elizabeth I. He gave pastoral attention to English Catholics who fled to Italy to escape the new laws against the Catholic faith. Edmund Campion, a Jesuit, and Ralph Sherwin visited him at Milan in 1580 on their way to England. They stayed with him for eight days, talking with him every night after dinner."

Elizabeth I was never the Queen of England (there should be "alleged queen" everywhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regnans_in_Excelsis, so there was no England either (a heretic with no right to the throne and Anglicanism with persecution of Christians) and there was no Italy either (there was the Papal States, the Kingdom of Naples, probably the Duchies and the Republic).

The heading "Persecution of religious dissidents" is wrong. It is as if sorcerers, witches and heretics were innocent, and Saint Charles Borromeo was the bad guy because he illegally persecuted them. This is the slander. Szukający Prawdy (talk) 13:01, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

The one great hideous slander
"Charged with implementing the reforms dictated by the Council of Trent, Borromeo's uncompromising stance brought him into conflict with secular leaders, priests, and even the Pope. He met with much opposition to his reforms. The governor of the province and many of the senators addressed complaints to the courts of Rome and Madrid."

This is the one great hideous slander. Through this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Charles_Borromeo#Tag_I_just_placed you will reach this "Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould" (close the brackets in the page address because there is some glitch) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_the_Saints_(Baring-Gould) and to this, that this gentleman (author) was an "Anglican priest" (Pope Leon XIII announced the invalidity of "Anglican Holy Orders" in the Bull Apostolicae curae (13/09/1896)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Baring-Gould Please read about Saint Charles Borromeo, that he was the one of the Inquisitors General (so what was his attitude towards heretics (including Anglicans) ?), etc. Now we know where this snake, viper's tongue, this venom, comes from. Please note that neither in the so-called "Polish-language" Wikipedia there are no sources nor in the so-called "English-language" Wikipedia there was no source (as it follows from the link to the remark posted here). Why ? What do you think ? Szukający Prawdy (talk) 16:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Above the fold

Above the fold is the upper half of the front page of a newspaper or tabloid where an important news story or photograph is often located. Papers are often displayed to customers folded so that only the top half of the front page is visible. Thus, an item that is "above the fold" may be one that the editors feel will entice people to buy the paper. Alternatively, it reflects a decision, on the part of the editors, that the article is one of the day's most important. By extension, the space above the fold is also preferred by advertisers, since it is the most prominent and visible even when the newspaper is on stands.

The term can be used more generally to refer to anything that is prominently displayed or of highest priority. Above the fold is sometimes used in web development to refer the portions of a webpage that are visible without further scrolling or clicking. In contrast, portions available via clickthrough are sometimes described as "after the jump".

In web design
Above the fold is also used in website design (along with "above the scroll") to refer to the portion of the webpage that is visible without scrolling. As screen sizes vary drastically there is no set definition for the number of pixels that define the fold. This is because different screen resolutions will show different portions of the website without scrolling. Further complicating matters, many websites adjust their layout based on the size of the browser window, such that the fold is not a static feature of the page.

A 2006 study by Jakob Nielsen found that 77% of visitors to a website do not scroll, and therefore only see the portion of the website that is above the fold. In a more recent article by Amy Schade and NNgroup it is stated that there is an 84% average difference in how users treat the content above and below the fold, there is a big dropoff in attention below the fold. Most web design advice available today encourages designers to place important information at the top of the website, but also to prioritize usability and design.

Nevertheless, many web advertising companies require ads be placed above the fold. Marketing research done by Google shows that the viewability of adverts is affected by its position in relation to the fold as there is a significant drop-off below the fold. Each company tends to use their own definition of the fold. The BlogHer advertising network, for example, defines the fold as the top 768 pixels of the page. The FoodieBlogRoll advertising network defines the fold as the top 1000 pixels.

Other variants
Newspaper stories that appear below the fold are said to be located "under the fold."

Internet search query results appear much in the same way. Many web site optimization efforts may be exerted in an attempt to gain the highest "search indexing" or "ranking" placement (as close to first place as possible) for directed term(s) or phrase(s). Using natural or "organic" web site optimization practices has been the standard operating procedure for attaining higher indexing with the result being the web site appearing in the view area or "above the fold" of the search results pages and especially the first page.

The term is infrequently used in reference to resume and CV (curriculum vitae) layout, where the most crucial and relevant (to the job sought) information must be in the top third, alternately called the "hot zone", to catch the attention of the reader. Since most applicants file credentials electronically, and applications are no longer folded in thirds to fit in an envelope, the advice remains, even though the means of distribution has changed.

Below the fold
"Below the fold" refers to the parts of a newspaper or tabloid that are not on the first half of the first page, and are therefore less prominent. It can also refer to the part of a webpage that do not show until one scrolls down.

When Apple was ordered to display acknowledgements that Samsung did not infringe their designs, complaints surfaced because JavaScript code on its UK webpage kept the acknowledgement hidden "below the fold".

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User talk:Cyberactivist

 * Hello, there. I'm Cintia, 19 years old. My homeland is Brazil, my city Rio de Janeiro, one of the most beautiful cities around the globe. It sure has a lot of problems such as unequalities on the social field, the authorities worry with how they're going to embezzle our tax money, while the poor part of the city is a total chaos. well i may write something about it later.
 * I'm going to get into college next year but i'm not pretty sure of what i'm going to do. You guys can give me suggestions, what would be great.
 * I like to talk about politics when i get the chance to, i'm interested in environment, animal welfare, human behavior, world policy, different cultures such as eastern, tribal and ancient civilization, reading, surfing the net, yoga and music.
 * I like to practice my english by writing articles whenever i can, so if i write something wrong i'll be grateful if you correct me.
 * Guess that's all for now. i'm going to start writing my articles.

--Cyberactivist 21:28, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Hi Cintia. Given your statement above, it sounds like you'll make an excellent contributor. (BTW, it'll be more visible on the User:Cyberactivist page-- your user page-- as opposed to here on your talk page.) 172 22:06, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Also, as a new user, if you need any help maneuvering around the site, please feel free to leave a note on my talk page. 172 22:25, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Saionji Kinmochi

Old Discussion
... I merged 'Saionji Kinmochi' and 'Saionji Kimmochi' -- and I have a sudden horrible feeling that I've done it the wrong way around. (Google thinks so too.) Can anyone tell whether this person is better known in the English literature as 'Kinmochi' or 'Kimmochi'? By Wikipedia style standards we should use Kinmochi, but if enough people will be confused by this.... --Aponar Kestrel 20:46, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC) I added the title of Prince to Saionji's name. Which, he is. Several references to buttress this, if you need it. Tlaktan 01:38, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Minister of Education Dates
I'm wondering where these dates come from. I just read slightly different ones (i.e. 1894-96) in an article by Mark Lincicome in the Journal of Asian Studies, (May, 1999) vol.58, no. 2. p.343. --DonaldoKun 12:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to barge in here but I'm not really a Wikipedia editor, just an occasional fixer. I noticed that Saionji doesn't have anything about how he died. Perhaps he became immortal and no one wrote about it here?

Thanks—tonbo0422 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonbo0422 (talk • contribs) 21:34, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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Aydın Province

Aydın Province is a province and metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km2, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Aydın. Other towns in the province include the summer seaside resorts of Didim and Kuşadası.

Geography
Neighboring provinces are Manisa to the north east, İzmir to the north, Denizli to the east, Muğla to the south.

The central and western parts of the province are fertile plains watered by the largest river in the Aegean region the Büyük Menderes River, with the Aydın Mountains to the north and the Menteşe Mountains to the south. The western end of the province is the Aegean coast with Lake Bafa a major feature of the Menderes delta area. The climate is typical of the Aegean region, very hot in summer. The Germencik region contains a number of hot springs.

Districts
Aydın province is divided into 17 districts: • Bozdoğan

• Buharkent

• Çine

• Didim

• Efeler (central)

• Germencik

• Incirliova

• Karacasu

• Karpuzlu

• Koçarlı

• Köşk

• Kuşadası

• Kuyucak

• Nazilli

• Söke

• Sultanhisar

• Yenipazar

Flora
Much of the countryside is a mix of fig, olive and citrus trees, especially figs.

Economy
The major sources of income are agriculture and tourism.

Tourism
The coastal towns of Didim and Kuşadası in particular are tourist resorts. Kuşadası is near to the Dilek Peninsula - Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, while Didim has a temple of Apollo, beaches, and the ancient ruins of Miletos nearby. The province contains archeological sites, including the ancient Carian cities of Alinda and Alabanda.

Agriculture
Aydın is Turkey's leading producer of figs and exports dried figs worldwide. The very name by which the fruit was called in the world markets was "Smyrna figs" until recently, due to the preponderance of figs exported from İzmir over other species of the genus. But İzmir got the name by being the center for the wholesale trade and exports, while in fact the fruit was traditionally cultivated in Aydın. The term used within Turkey is "Aydın figs" (Aydın inciri). Turkey's yearly production of roughly 50,000 tons of dried figs, is almost all from Aydın, Within Aydın province, the best figs are reputed to be grown in Germencik. Aydın produces olives from the varieties of Memecik, Manzanilla, and Gemlik, as well as chestnuts, cotton, citrus fruits, water melons and other fruits.

Orange and tangerine cultivation has increased in Aydın in recent years.

Industry
Aydın has some light industry

Adnan Menderes University was built in the city of Aydın in 1990s and has branches throughout the province.

Places of interest
The city of Aydın has a number of antique ruins and Ottoman period mosques. The province's countryside and scenery include a stretch of the Aegean coast and a number of historic sites including:
 * Didim coastal resort with large temple of Apollo and nearby
 * Miletus ruins of an Ancient Greek city
 * Ilyas Bey Complex, a cultural heritage of Turkey built in 1403
 * Kuşadası coastal resort, near to the Dilek Peninsula - Büyük Menderes Delta National Park
 * Kirazli - a traditional Turkish village with old stone houses
 * Alinda - ancient ruins
 * Harpasa - ancient city in Nazilli and Arpaz Castle, also known as Arpaz Beyler Mansion.
 * Alabanda - ancient ruins
 * Magnesia ad Maeandrum - ancient ruins, on the Ortaklar-Söke road in Germencik
 * Nysa - another ruined Carian city, in Sultanhisar
 * Aphrodisias - more ancient ruins, including tombs, friezes and sculpture, in Karacasu
 * Priene - another ruin, near Söke
 * Mycale Mountains

Culture
Aydın is the home of the Zeybek folk art. This involves a special type of war dance which is performed in a ring to resemble birds. The Zeybek is performed to sounds of the Kiteli and other Turkish folk instruments.

The folk songs of Aydın are famously short, indeed a popular saying in the Aegean region to get someone to stop talking, is Keep it short, make it an Aydın tune.

The cuisine features the typical Turkish pastries, köfte and kebab.

Roads
İzmir to Aydın motorway, Motorway O-31, was built in the 1990s and is the city's main thoroughfare. An extension of this motorway to Denizli is currently under construction, with longer-term plans to extend it to Antalya.

Railway
There is a passenger train service passing through Aydın, connecting the city to İzmir and Denizli. This passenger train runs five trains per day.

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I have added an alternate cover, which was sold in the UK (I have this copy with the cover I have included)...I have also seen in on Amazon.jp (Japan) so I have assumed that it was also sold with the same album cover...Not sure what cover was used in what countries worldwide Seth Whales 22:50, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

with regards to the alternate covers.. i can confirm the image used as the main cover for this article is the one used on the gift boxset sold in shops when the film came out on dvd which consisted of this book in paperback, the cd but the cd was in a jewel case but in a card sleeve which is the main image in this wiki article btw i am in uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.70.92 (talk) 23:30, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

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Donald Kagan (May 1, 1932 –August 6, 2021) was a Lithuanian-born American historian and classicist at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece. He formerly taught in the Department of History at Cornell University. Kagan was considered among the foremost American scholars of Greek history and is notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War.

Early life and education
Kagan was born in Kuršėnai, Lithuania, on May 1, 1932, to a Jewish family. His father, Shmuel, died before Kagan turned two years old, and his mother, Leah (Benjamin), subsequently emigrated to the United States with Kagan and his sister. He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School, where he played football, before becoming the first person in his family to go to college. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1954, received a master's degree in classics from Brown University in 1955, and a Ph.D. in history from the Ohio State University in 1958.

Academic career
Donald Kagan's political views underwent a significant shift around 1969, moving from liberalism towards neoconservatism. This change occurred following student protests at Cornell University, which led to the establishment of a Black Studies program following the student occupation of Willard Straight Hall. Kagan felt the university administration's response was inadequate, deeply impacting his political outlook. He became one of the original signatories of the 1997 Statement of Principles by the neoconservative think tank Project for the New American Century, co-founded by his son Robert. In the lead-up to the 2000 presidential elections, Kagan and his other son, Frederick, published While America Sleeps, advocating for increased defense spending.

Known for his prolific research on the Peloponnesian War; Kagan is also famous for his work On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace, a comparative history examining four major conflicts (the Peloponnesian War, World War I, the Second Punic War, and World War II) and one non-conflict (the Cuban Missile Crisis) with the purpose of identifying how and why wars do or do not begin. Remarking in 2015 on the work, Kagan summarized the causes of war by quoting Thucydides: "You know, Thucydides has this great insight. I wish I could get people to pay attention – he has one of his speakers at the beginning of the war say, 'Why do people go to war? Out of fear, honor, and interest.' Well, everybody knows interest, and fear is very credible. Nobody takes honor seriously." Kagan believes honor – better understood as "prestige" – was crucial in beginning World War I, for example.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Kagan the National Humanities Medal in 2002, and selected him to deliver the 2005 Jefferson Lecture. Kagan titled his lecture "In Defense of History"; he argued that history is of primary importance in the study of the humanities. In his The New Yorker review, George Steiner said of Kagan's four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War: "The temptation to acclaim Kagan's four volumes as the foremost work of history produced in North America in this century is vivid."

Until his retirement in 2013, Kagan was Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. His "The Origins of War" was one of Yale's most popular courses for twenty-five years, and was the basis of a book he published in 1995. Over an even longer timespan he taught "Introduction to Ancient Greek History", and upper level History and Classical Civilization seminars focusing on topics from Thucydides to the Lacedaimonian hegemony.

Personal life and family
Kagan married Myrna Dabrusky in 1954. They met while studying at Thomas Jefferson High School together, and remained married for 62 years until her death in 2017. Together, they had two children: Robert and Frederick.

Kagan died on August 6, 2021, at a retirement home in Washington, D.C. He was 89 years old.

Positions held

 * 1987–1988 Acting Director of Athletics, Yale University
 * 1989–1992 Dean, Yale College

Works

 * Kagan, Donald. (1965). The Great Dialogue: A History of Greek Political Thought from Homer to Polybius. New York: Free Press.
 * Kagan, Donald. (1969). The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-0501-7.
 * Kagan, Donald. (1974). The Archidamian War. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-0889-X.
 * Kagan, Donald. (1981). The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-1367-2.
 * Kagan, Donald. (1987). The Fall of the Athenian Empire. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-1935-2
 * Kagan, Donald. (1991). Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0-684-86395-2.
 * Kagan, Donald. (1995). On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-42374-8.
 * Kagan, Donald and Kagan, Frederick. (2000). While America Sleeps. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-20624-0.
 * Kagan, Donald, Craig, Albert M., Graham, William A., Ozment, Steven, and Turner, Frank M. (2000). The Heritage of World Civilizations. ISBN 978-0130160430
 * Kagan, Donald, Ozment, Steven, and Turner, Frank M. (2003). The Western Heritage. New York: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-182839-8.
 * Kagan, Donald. (2003). The Peloponnesian War. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-03211-5.
 * Kagan, Donald. (2009). Thucydides: The Reinvention of History. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-02129-6.
 * Kagan, Donald. (2013). Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400846306

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Antecedent basis & mechancical arm
"...using his mechanical arm to brace himself..." lacks antecedent basis (his mechanical arm is referred to as if it has been mentioned before). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.175.148 (talk) 03:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point. I added an origin for the arm. YLee (talk) 05:25, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

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This article states that the military was unable to counter the robot takeover as they were "rendered unresponsive by USR contracts." Damn lawyers. Seriously, I doubt they would have been stopped from acting by contracts... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.91.48.17 (talk) 09:58, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

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While many pieces of the stories in Dr. Asimov's, "I, Robot" book were used for the movie; the basic plot line was actually based on his, "The Caves of Steel" novel. Elijah “Lije” Baley became Detective Spooner. Sonny was based on a blending of R. Daneel Olivaw; and the murderer of Roj Nemmenuh Sarton (the character of Sarton being transformed into Dr. Alfred Lanning in the movie.)Dr Zinj (talk) 14:25, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

 * I have never read "The Caves of Steel", but it also has some resemblance to parts of the story-line in the ?2nd? Robot City Novel. But it is entirely possible that that is just because it deals with the same issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wisnoskij (talk • contribs) 16:51, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

 * Is there a source for this? I have called the plot of the film original in an edit because it in no way resembles the novel/stories published as "I, Robot." If the plot came from elsewhere, this should be edited.Pwoodfor (talk) 19:15, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The resemblance to Caves of Steel is superficial at best. Sonny is no humaniform robot, Roj Sarton was not a suicide, there was no robot uprising at all.--91.119.217.255 (talk) 09:16, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Susan Calvin
The characters of Dr. Susan Calvin, Dr. Alfred Lanning, and Lawrence Robertson all approximately resemble their counterparts in the source material. Asimov's Susan Calvin is an unattractive and sexually frustrated woman, which is hardly a description of Bridget Moynahan, even on a bad day. --Ef80 (talk) 21:09, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, that is only the beginning of the massive number of differences. Calvin in the books is willing to destroy dozens of robots on the suspicion that one of them could kill a human though a convoluted interpretation of it's modified first law. She's all about the dangers of fiddling with robots and the vagaries that arise when the laws are interpreted by the complex robot mind. The Calvin in the movie has faith in the laws and seems emotionally attached to the robots. Have changed the wording, etc. Pwoodfor (talk) 19:12, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Clarification on this point?
"However, the premise of a robot uprising and of robots acting collectively as a direct threat of humanity appears nowhere in Asimov's writings" Except in the film the robots never act collectively. They all possess an up-link to VIKI, who is the only robot in control. This is simply one mind with many bodies, not a collaboration between many separate minds, no? -- Welsh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.33.218.74 (talk) 18:10, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Binder's short story
It appears that the film contains some thematic similarities to Binder's I, Robot, at least, moreso than to Asimov's Little Lost Robot. I am however, not properly familiar with all the authors' relevant works. Perhaps, there is some information on this out there. Just soemthing to be aware of. Tomásdearg92 (talk) 09:03, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

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