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Again, welcome! - UtherSRG 16:28, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the sources TDC, but could you post them (not in an edit summary) on the talk page or as "references" on that page? The best 1 or 2 will do. Thanks. :) Jwrosenzweig 23:50, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
 * Once again, you keep talking about "documentation"....why is it not possible for you just to mention one of these documents by name? It would be a great relief to me if we could document this, especially as experienced editors are expressing doubts that the articles you've focused on are NPOV.  Thanks Jwrosenzweig 23:55, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)

You were asking how you date stamp your posts: just sign with 4 tildes ( ~ ).

 * Mini-14

I am glad you found my points on the Marx talk page reasonable. Given that three different people have objected to the accusation of anti-semitism, this is clearly a contentious issue. Of course there is a place for such issues at Wikipedia -- my only point is that they must be handled carefully, and well. I thus have some advice: if you envision a very short discussion of Marx and anti-Semitism, propose it on the Talk page of the article first, and encourage some discussion -- this will preempt any reversions. But if you envision a longer discussion, with quotes not only from Marx but from various biographers, historians, and other scholars, and a discussion of the context in which Marx wrote these passages, you might want to consider a new, separate article on Marx and anti-Semitism -- then you can put a link to that article at the bottom of the Marx page. Slrubenstein

On sources regarding Communism in addition to the sources I mention in Talk:Communist Party USA I suggest The Black Book of Communism Harvard University Press, ISBN 0674076087 Of the sources I mention on the talk page I especially recommend The Sword and the Shield ISBN 0465003109 Fred Bauder 14:47, Mar 15, 2004 (UTC)

For what it's worth, a new series of articles History of Soviet espionage Fred Bauder 13:43, Mar 26, 2004 (UTC)

Fascism and Christianity
From a speech made by Hitler on April 12, 1922:

"My feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter.

"In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was his fight against the Jewish poison.

"Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before the fact that it was for this that He had to shed his blood upon the Cross.

"As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice.

"And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly, it is the distress that daily grows. For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people. And when I look on my people I see them work and work and toil and labor, and at the end of the week they have only for their wages wretchedness and misery.

"When I go out in the morning and see these men standing in their queues and look into their pinched faces, then I believe I would be no Christian, but a very devil, if I felt no pity for them, if I did not, as did our Lord two thousand years ago, turn against those by whom today this poor people are plundered and exploited."

The following is an excerpt of a speech by Mike Budak, Croatian Minister of Religion, made on July 22, 1941, three months after the Croats won their independence from Yugoslavia by joining the Axis cause during World War II. (From Spy in the Vatican):

"The Ustashi movement is based on the Catholic Religion. For the minorities, Serbs, Jews and Gypsies, we have three million bullets. A part of these minorities has already been eliminated and many are waiting to be killed. Some will be sent to Serbia and the rest will be forced to change their religion to Catholicism. Our new Croatia will therefore be free of all heretics, becoming purely Catholic for the future years."

At this point over 300,000 Serbs, Gypsies and Jews had been murdered by the Croatian fascists known as the Ustashi. A grand total of 700,000 human beings, mostly Serbian Orthodox Christians, were to fall victim to the Ustashi gangsters who did their killing in the name of Holy Mother Church.

Bokun quoted a Roman Catholic priest as having made the following remarks on June 13, 1941:

"Brethren, up to now we have worked for the Holy Roman Apostolic Church with the cross and the missal. Now the moment has come to work with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other. The more Serbs and Jews you succeed in eliminating, the more you will be raised in esteem in the heart of the Roman Catholic Church."

More on Fascism and Christianity
The cat sat on the mat

Italy

Italy gave the world both the word ‘fascist’ (after the Latin ‘fasces’: the bundle of sticks and projecting axe that was a symbol of the authority of the Roman consul) and the first fascist movement. Although Italian fascism was initially anti-clerical, Mussolini quickly appreciated the need to find an accommodation with the Church and the Church was happy to reciprocate. In the Lateran Pacts of 1929, the Church endorsed the Italian state in return for the state accepting the autonomy of the Vatican City, the right of the Church to teach Catholic doctrine in the state schools, and the Church’s moral authority. Many senior clergy actively supported Mussolini and played a prominent part in devising elaborate civic liturgies for the fascists. The Church also approved Mussolini’s conquest of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and his help for Franco in the Spanish civil war. And the views of ordinary Italian Catholics are clear from the popular support Mussolini enjoyed until the Axis powers began to lose the war.

Germany

The attitude of German Catholics to Nazism is less easy to discern. That Germany had had representative politics for longer than Italy meant that German Catholics were already well organized into parties and organizations with which the Nazi party competed. Catholics were initially more reluctant than Lutherans to support the Nazis but that probably has more to do with loyalty to existing right-wing Catholic organizations than to ideological distaste.

In many predominantly Protestant German states, Catholics initially opposed Hitler but in overwhelmingly Catholic Bavaria the Catholic BVP advocated cooperating with the Nazis. Franz Von Papen, who became Hitler’s vice-chancellor in January 1933, was a conservative Catholic and leader of the Catholic Centre party. He not only provided an acceptable civilian front for Hitler; he was also active in negotiating the 1933 concordat between Hitler and the Vatican that saw the Church drop its opposition to the Nazis and dissolve its Centre party in return for the protection of Church interests. Parts of the Catholic press encouraged their readers to support the Nazi revitalization of Germany. The Church officially supported Hitler’s first international challenge (the occupation of the Saarland in 1935) and his 1938 hostile take-over of Austria. Many German lay Catholics and clergy bravely opposed Nazism and suffered the consequences. But most supported Hitler because they shared his nationalism, anti-Semitism and his antipathy for socialism and liberalism.

Spain and Portugal

On 17 July 1936 the Spanish army in Morocco rebelled against the government of the Spanish republic, which it accused of dismembering the fatherland (because it was negotiating with Basque and Catalan separatists) and of Bolshevism. With considerable assistance from Germany and Italy, Francisco Franco won the three-year war and began a dictatorship that survived until his death in 1975. The Catholic Church did not hesitate to support the rebels.

Portugal avoided a civil war but it also abandoned democracy for clerical authoritarianism. For most of the nineteenth century Portugal had enjoyed a liberal constitutional monarchy but it was overthrown by a military coup in 1926. In 1932, António de Oliveira Salazar became prime minister. In 1933 he introduced an authoritarian corporatist regime that stayed in place until 1974.

In many rural areas of Austria the Catholic Christian Social party worked closely with the right-wing Heimwehr (or ‘home guard’) militia and this support brought Dollfuss to power in 1932. In February 1934, he crushed the social democratic militias in Vienna and four months later he produced his authoritarian constitution: ‘We shall establish a state on the basis of a Christian weltanschaung’. By Christian he meant Catholic and the Pope was impressed. He described Dolfuss as a ‘Christian, giant-hearted man ... who rules Austria so well, so resolutely and in such a Christian manner. His actions are witness to Catholic visions and convictions. The Austrian people, Our beloved Austria, now has the government it deserves’.

Catholic Poland’s liberal democracy was overthrown by a military coup in 1926.

After 1918 Hungary had a brief spell as a liberal democracy before an even briefer ‘ dictatorship of the proletariat’ led by the communist Béla Kun. Finally it became a fully independent kingdom effectively ruled by Admiral Miklós Horthy. With very strong support from the Catholic hierarchy, he sustained a mildly authoritarian democracy until 1944. When the Germans invaded in 1944 they imposed a dictatorship of the fascist Arrow Cross party.

In 1941 German and Italian forces occupying Yugoslavia allowed the Croats to fulfil their ambitions of an independent state and put in power the fascist Ustaše movement. As Conway notes: ‘The new state was eager to make much of its Catholic character, nominating members of the clergy to prominent posts and passing laws against freemasonry, contraception and even blasphemy’. In the Ustaše state and in the parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina that it controlled, Orthodox Serbs and Muslims were forcibly converted to Catholicism or expelled. Orthodox priests were particularly targeted and hundreds of Orthodox churches were destroyed. Archbishop Stepinac of Zagreb initially reacted enthusiastically to Croatian independence and in April 1941 issued a pastoral letter urging clergy to follow the Poglavnic in which he wrote: ‘It is easy here to discern the hand of God’. Croat Catholic clergy fought alongside the militias and took part in forcible conversions and atrocities’.

Czechoslovakia, another state formed from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1918, was dismembered at the start of the Second World War. Germany seized the Czech lands and established a fascist regime in Slovakia under Catholic priest Josef Tiso. As well as being head of state and head of the security forces, Tiso was the leader of the paramilitary Hlinka Guard, which wore the Catholic Episcopal cross on its armbands. ‘The new state took on … the air of a modern theocracy. The Catholic clergy and laity were prominent at all levels of the regime, which in its corporatist and educational policies explicitly based itself on the principles of papal encyclicals’.

And Lithuania. The small Baltic state had a few years of liberal democracy before the 1926 military coup brought in an authoritarian regime that lasted until the Soviet invasion of 1940.

France and Belgium

Although neither France nor Belgium was taken over by extreme right-wing movements, both countries had their fascists. One instance was Action Française (AF), founded by Charles Maurras, a poet, journalist and editor of a newspaper of the same name. The movement campaigned for the return of the monarchy and for aggressive action against Jews. Although its relationships with the Catholic Church were not always easy, it was supported by 11 out of 17 cardinals and bishops and a great many priests. In Belgium the extreme right-wing movement was called Christus Rex (or Christ the King).

Protestant Cases

The Protestant side of the equation is harder to construct, largely because there were so few Protestant states in Europe. Britain had Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts but beyond orchestrating anti-Semitic violence in London, they had no political success and absolutely no religious legitimation. The only predominantly Protestant country to acquire a fascist regime was Norway and that owed almost nothing to local popularity. Vidkun Quisling had a brilliant army career and was made a general staff officer at the age of 24. In 1931 he entered politics and two years later he founded the fascist Nasjonal Samling party. It was never popular and Quisling came to power entirely through the agency of the German army. Quisling helped Hitler prepare for the invasion of Norway and was rewarded by being appointed prime minister: an office from which he was forcibly removed in 1945.

Complications

In the 1930s Romania had its own fascist movement: the Legion of the Archangel Michael, better known by the name of its paramilitary wing: the Iron Guard. The Legion was anti-Western, anti-democracy, deeply anti-Semitic and, like the Slavophile movements in nineteenth century Russia, its proposed solution to economic crisis and obvious corruption was a return to the Church. The Church reciprocated. It is estimated that a fifth of the clergy joined the Iron Guard. But – and this is the interesting complication – Romania was not Catholic. Its Church was Orthodox: part of the same Eastern tradition as the Russian and Greek churches.

And although I put Lithuania in the list of Catholic authoritarian regimes, it is worth noting that the history of the other two Baltic states -- Latvia and Estonia – was very similar. All three were fragile new democracies with electoral systems that produced lots of small parties and thus prevented effective government. They were hit badly by the world depression and they were taken over by authoritarian right-ing politicians. But only Lithuania is Catholic. The other two are mostly Lutheran Protestants.

Formeruser-83 00:30, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Save your agitprop and tell it to someone who gives a rats ass. TDC 01:45, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

What agitprop? What is untrue in what I've posted? Are the quotations wrong? Were there no clergy involved in the Ustashe? Was the Belgian fascist group not called "Jesus the King" or Hungary's the "Arrow Cross"? What exactly is false?Formeruser-83 02:05, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

 * The Belgian fascist group may indeed have been called "Jesus the King" but the only thing the People's Liberation Army or the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam seemed was good at was liberating people from breathing. A name really means nothing first of all. Secondly, go mess up fellow apparatchiks talk pages. TDC 02:14, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

"A name really means nothing first of all. " Weren't you arguing that the nazis are socialist because they're name is "national socialist"? And anyway, it's not *just* the name, it's the active involvement of clergy in these movements and the support of the church.Formeruser-83 02:26, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No tool box, I was arguing that fascist ideology was an minor alteration of Marxist dogma. That and the fact that the national socialist party's platform could be ripped right from the CPUSA's handbook. TDC 02:44, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Actully, the fascist program could be ripped out of papal encyclicals written in the late 19th and early 20th century on class relations, condemning liberalism and democracy etc. The ideological roots of fascism in Catholicism are quite strong. Fascism rejects almost all Marxist theory ie class relations, expropriation of capital etc. What it's a minor alteration of is Catholic teachings on economics and society from the period mentioned above. Formeruser-83 03:05, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Actully do you ever fucking read before writing something? I said the "National Socialist" party's platform. TDC 03:09, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The topic is "the Marxist roots of fascism" and your statement "I was arguing that fascist ideology was an minor alteration of Marxist dogma." -- if you read the papal encyclicals you'll see if there are any roots, they are Catholic. As I said "What it's a minor alteration of is Catholic teachings on economics and society from the period mentioned above." It's only a minor alteration of Marxism if you consider expropriation of the means of production and class war "minor". It's a bit like saying Athiesm is a "minor alteration" of Christianity because all it does is do away with the concept of God:) User:Formeruser-83 03:47, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No, its not like comparing Atheism and Christianity. Its more like comparing Lutheranism to Catholicism. TDC 17:08, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

 * pg 12: "Fascism repudiates any universal embrace... (pg 13) Such a conception of life makes Fascism the complete opposite of that doctrine, the base of so-called scientific and Marxian Socialism, the materialist conception of history; according to which the history of human civilization can be explained siimply through the conflict of interests among the various social groups and by the change and development in the means and instruments of production."

 * "And above all Fascism denies that the class war can be the preponderant force in the transformation of society. These two fundamental concepts of Socialism being thus refuted, nothing is left of it but the sentimental aspiration - as old as (pg 14) humanity itself - towards a social convention in which the sorrows and sufferings of the humblest shall be alleviated. But here again Fascism repudiates the conception of "economic" happiness, to be realized by Socialism and, as it were, at a given moment in economic evolution to assure to everyone the maximum of well-being. Fascism denies the materialist conception of happiness as a possibility..."

SOURCE:"The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism" by Benito Mussolini. An authorized translation by Jane Soames published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, London, WC 1933. (from part 2)

For another transation see THE DOCTRINE OF FASCISM (COMPLETE TEXT) BENITO MUSSOLINI (1932)

"No individuals or groups (political parties, cultural associations, economic unions, social classes) outside the State. Fascism is therefore opposed to Socialism to which unity within the State (which amalgamates classes into a single economic and ethical reality) is unknown, and which sees in history nothing but the class struggle. Fascism is likewise opposed to trade unionism as a class weapon. But when brought within the orbit of the State, Fascism recognizes the real needs which gave rise to socialism and trade unionism, giving them due weight in the guild or corporative system in which divergent interests are coordinated and harmonized in the unity of the State" -- The Doctrine of Fascism, Benito Mussolini 1932

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 * "Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail." -- Benito Mussolini

"If we are socialists, then we must definitely be anti-Semites," Hitler

It works both ways. TDC 19:32, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

TDC, since we're obviously not going to be getting anywhere by talking, I've put up a vote on Talk:Fascism over the question of listing the Soviet Union as a fascist state. However the vote turns out, I will be willing to abide by it, in the interest of getting the article unprotected. Please come and express your opinion, so that we can move on. john 04:52, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)

TDC, could you please go to Talk:Fascism and say if you accept the results of the vote? ThanksAndyL 18:46, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)

A question for you:

Now, I know you Marxist types dont believe in an afterlife and the like, but if I were to hold a seance and channel Marx's spirit through you, do you think you would try and suck your own dick. TDC 04:15, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC) For your information, this sort of remark is unacceptable. Fred Bauder 19:51, Apr 1, 2004 (UTC)

I agree - a day or two ban is in order. -SV(talk) 21:35, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC) UPDATE!: Ban will last 24 hours. Please use this free time to meditate on your behaviour, and read up on your wikicivics. -SV(talk) 21:46, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Oil for Food Scandal

--- You're not a "soft-minded artsy moron." You didn't "choose a [profession], like sociology, that [has] no demand or real value in society." So why waste your potentially boundlessly productive time dealing with us parasitic, inferior academic types? If you left Wikipedia, and started writing on Wikinfo, a Wikipedia-like internet encyclopedia established by User:Fred Bauder, your work would be left alone, and you'd never have to deal with the likes of Slrubenstein, John Kenney, and me again. 172 03:09, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

172, if that is indeed your real name, believe you me that you have met in TDC the biggest most stubborn prick on the face of planet earth, and I will not stop until your stomach churns with bile at the site of [TDC]. I dont feel that this is a waste of time, I get a great deal of satisfaction out of this.TDC 06:02, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Bots are forbidden on Wikipedia
Don't write a script to revert pages automatically. This would contravene our policy on bots and would be grounds for an immediate block. Martin 13:12, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I know bots are banned, I was kidding. TDC 16:33, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Ahh good. Humour doesn't come across very well online. You might want to use some sort of emoticon to make these things explicit. Martin 16:47, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

quickpolls
Sam Spade 22:15, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Three revert rule
Please do not revert the same article more than three times within 24 hours, doing so can result in a temporary ban; see Revert.--Eloquence* 07:20, Apr 5, 2004 (UTC)

"I don't believe you have heard me or anyone else in our leadership talk about the presence of 1,000 bodies out there, or in fact how many have been recovered," Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of the Afghanistan operation, said Monday at Bagram Air Base. "You know we don't do body counts."

Molotov-Ribbentrop

 * "The Soviet Union tried to create an antifascist coalition against Italy and Nazi Germany while at the same time Molotov was in negotiations with Rippentrov?" Wrong. Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet's People's Comissar of Foreign Affairs, tried to negotiate an anti-fascist coalition with Britain and France. When the Munich Pact was announced, it was evident that this attempt had failed. Litvinov was dismissed as foreign minister and replaced by Molotov who then negotiated the non agression pact with von Ribbentrop. It's quite clear that one followed the other rather than both being persued simultaneously. TDC, I suggest you actually get a basic familiarity with the facts before trying to contribute to this article or deigning to remove anything.Indeed, perhaps you should actually *read* the article before removing things you don't fully grasp. AndyL 18:53, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Castro and HR
I've removed the paragraph since you've seen TALK but haven't responded to a request to provide a source for your numbers and since the numbers contradict what even David Horowitz has said. AndyL 18:23, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I don't have the page number. All I can say is that it is towards the end of the article that these statements are said. The copy from the Internet says a Fascist publication from l935 titled Fascism Doctrine and Institutions page 7-42. But this sounds like it is not the Enciclopedia Italiana. It is near the word "De Maistre" and to look for many mentions of the word "seculo" which means century. Maybe a librarian can help him.WHEELER 00:01, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Excessive reversions
Excuse me, but yesterday you reverted the same article 4 times.     This exceeds the daily limit of 3 reverts.

If you need help, please contact an admin (like me, for example) rather than taking matters into your own hands.

Thanks. --Uncle Ed 12:28, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

=OBL=

 * What's so surprising? The common element is hatred of America. --Uncle Ed 11:52, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

 * I think bin Laden's speeches, if you read them in full, are surprising if you are only used to the snippets the media relays (the "rivers of blood" bits basically). His horrible actions, however, set him apart from the names above much more distinctly. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 13:42, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I think it goes to show just how much these people have in common. Strip away all of the Islam ranting, and the two groups are, at least publicly, indistinguishable. And while although the one group does not personally use violence themselves as a way to advocate beliefs, they do endorse it when used towards a ends they approve of. TDC 13:51, Apr 23, 2004 (UTC)

I have a reference from an book saying that the founding fathers are reactionary. I bet if I was at a University library, I can find twenty more quotes just like that. Andy reverts with no quotes. I have another book that says the original party of monarchists in France was called the "Reactionary" Party. But Andy reverts that also. Why isn't this guy reigned in. See, if things don't pass Andy's POV and inspection he revert it out AND NEEDS NO QUOTES OR SOURCES TO DO SO. NO thanks. I see Andy had free reign here. If he reverts, He must provide quotes and sources. SITE YOUR SOURCES is WIKIPEDIAN POLICY but that is not happening. WHEELER 14:22, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

One of the issues here, is supect, are the admins. 172 proudly wears his Stalinist biases on his sleeve (if you need proof of this see his contributions to History of the Soviet Union (1927-1953). Now I know as a contributor, he is very POV and does not hold his contributions up to the same scrutiny that he holds others up to. I have never had any delaing with him on an admin basis, only on a fellow contributor basis, but I wonder just how fair an impartial an admin most of them are. TDC 14:38, Apr 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * You know what my problem is: I never spent any amount of time in the American colleges and Universities who are filled with socialist, liberal and communist professors intent on propagandizing.  I was never educated that way.  That is why I am different.  Mortimer Adler, Thomas Sowell, and Ayn Rand have all heavily critized American higher education as practically worthless.  Is this why I am having a hard time here?WHEELER 14:22, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

 * Partially, I would imagine. When I was at Purdue, I minored in history. One of my history professors was, and I shit you not, a member of the PLP, he would hand out PLP literature on a daily basis, and we were required to read its newspaper Challenge. Keith Windshuttle wrote an excelent book on the rise and causes of revisionism. Give it a read some time.

 * Higher education isn't all bad. Technical classes are completely devoid of anything not having to do with the coursework, (my experience at any rate). And I would rank the education and competency of any engineer coming out college in the US, equal to or better than any other higher education system in the world.TDC 14:38, Apr 23, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks TDC. I saw that you nominated me for adminship. I would respectfully decline. I just want to contribute and write and fight the bias here. I work from a library computer and so don't have much time. Besides my temper gets the best of me and I don't think so yet. Thanks.WHEELER 00:44, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Live Chat
This would be a nice feature to hash out disputes, or just to talk in real time. TDC 22:58, Apr 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * see IRC channels -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:12, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Please make feature requests via feature requests. But IRC works well for most of us. Martin 15:56, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Proposal for Oil for food
Hello -- I've made a proposal for trying to make some progress on Oil for food. The proposal is here: Talk:Oil_for_food.

Please read it over and indicate if you feel that you can accept it as a way of making some progress. Thanks, BCorr | Брайен 13:09, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

Hi there -- I think it would help if you could refrain from editing Talk:Oil for food while the mediation process is happening. This is just a suggestion and a request, though -- not a demand. Thanks BCorr | Брайен 15:26, Apr 30, 2004 (UTC)

 * NP TDC 15:33, Apr 30, 2004 (UTC)

WHEELER's encyclopedia reference
If your brother wants to find and scan the page in question and send it to WHEELER it can be found in the 1932 Enciclopedia Italiana, volume XIV, page 850.AndyL 23:32, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Wheeler, he will be able to do it sometime later this week. TDC 21:40, May 1, 2004 (UTC)

Admin removal
How do I nominate someone to have their admin status suspended or revoked?TDC 18:57, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

 * I suggest you work through the dispute resolution process first. You could start by discussing it with the admin concerned and if that doesn't help, seek other comments on requests for comment. If after this, you still feel their actions need to be reviewed, you can ask for that at Requests for review of admin actions. There is no such thing as "nominating someone to have their admin status suspended" though. All you can do is ask that others review the situation. Angela. 19:07, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

 * This is not so much about one incident, but a repeated history by a specific admin abusing admin privileges. Perhaps the Admin Nomination page might work? TDC 19:13, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

 * No, that wouldn't be a suitable place for it. The links at the end of that page will just direct you to Requests for review of admin actions. De-adminship is a very rare occurrence, so it would be best if you tried to work out your dispute with the admin concerned in an alternative way. Angela. 19:27, Apr 29, 2004 (UTC)

Soviet Union
Yes, I noticed the goings-on on this article. Good luck dealing with 172, and may you fare better than I have. I'll be impressed if he's not just having you waste time and energy on an alternate version he'll never let see the light of day. Most of the changes you make are simply obvious improvements and fixes, but if he feels he "owns" an article such are generally not tolerated. -- VV 15:06, 7 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Okay, well, I hope I'm wrong. All this to-do shouldn't be necessary for clear improvements, and 172 has never held himself to such standards, but congrats on willing to put the effort into it.  Hopefully it'll work out. -- VV 15:41, 7 May 2004 (UTC)

 * While I have your attention, I'd also like to say that while contributors such as yourself who have the diligence, patience, and knowledge to work towards improving some of the enormously lacking and biased writing, in particular the heavily leftist slant that permates the political articles here, and counter some of its most aggressive purveyors are a valuable asset to the project, your use of personal attacks (such as the recent "crybaby"), vulgar language, and other such impoliteness and antics are I think more damaging than they are useful or even satisfying. You are likely in the long run to simply earn disdain from a community which is already sick to death of problematic contributors and which, contrary to some appearance, does have something of a "professional" attitude.  This may in the end thwart your efforts.  From experience I can say the deck is stacked against you from the start anyway, but that by (usually) keeping my head and shunning inappropriate tactics I feel I have gradually caused awareness to grow about what is happening here.  IMHO, crazy antics are more likely to crowd your message than promote it.  Well, just my two cents.  And good work on a lot of the articles I've seen your edits on. -- VV 17:45, 7 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Listen, I completely understand where your going, and I realize some of my statements are very destructive to my credibility. I have worked over the past several weeks to tone down my more inflammatory rhetoric, and have found that it works with many users. But some, whose identities shall remain nameless, show no reciprocation.TDC 18:04, May 7, 2004 (UTC)

 * True, for better or for worse, Wikipedia's memory is infinite, so ForgiveAndForget need not apply; words you wrote a month ago will be used against you two years from now. Still, having them be two years old can't hurt.  And, I'd say don't worry too much about reciprocation; I have survived never returning insults against several users.  I have no idea what happened between you and Get-back-world-respect, but in my limited experience though agenda-oriented he is still more reasonable than many others, so a better rapport with him might not be impossible.  So, I would urge dropping the crybaby.  Just MHO.  Keep up the fight.  -- VV 21:41, 7 May 2004 (UTC)

four fingers point at you
Hi TDC, do you agree that when you try to insult someone it says more about you than about the person you want to offend? Do you think your user page shows you have understood how wikipedia should work, e.g. "do not get personal"? Get-back-world-respect 21:37, 7 May 2004 (UTC)

My user page? Listen chooch, I am not the one who is here to Get back world respect

Seriously now, shut up. Or you might be up for furhter nomination.

TDC 23:05, May 7, 2004 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind way of apologizing with a threat. Get-back-world-respect 00:16, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

Please do me a favor and shut the fuck up. TDC 00:35, May 8, 2004 (UTC)

 * Please do me a favour and work on your language. Get-back-world-respect 00:47, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

 * You just dont know when to quit do you dildo?TDC 00:52, May 8, 2004 (UTC)
 * "Dildo" is as unacceptable as calling others Nazis as you do on your user page. Many Wikipedians remove personal attacks on sight. In extreme cases, users have been banned for repeatedly engaging in personal attacks. Specific types of slur covered by this include but are not limited to the following: * Political affiliation attacks (often, calling someone a Nazi) Get-back-world-respect 01:05, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

I owe you a belated complement. However aggressive you can be in edit wars, you consistently maintain your honor and dignity. You handled the aftermath of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fascism/_archive8#Poll:_Should_the_Soviet_Union_and_other_communist_states_be_listed_as_fascist_regimes_in_this_article? this poll] very well. Right now, I am dealing with a user who isn't doing the same with respect to a similar poll. Continue calling people "dildo" and "Marxists who laugh at their victims." That's better than going behind people's backs and manipulating them. 172 15:22, 20 May 2004 (UTC)
 * BTW, I'm serious- I swear. 172 15:23, 20 May 2004 (UTC)

The Plot Thickens
Mussolini recalled and destroyed all available copies of the Doctrine of Fascism in April l940 after he had second thoughts about certain phrases in it. This from in Fascsim by Noel O'Sullivan, l983 pg 138 who references, Mussolini's Roman Empire, by Mack Smith Penguin, ed., l979, first published in l976, pg 247.

Questions abound

What are <<>> in the text? Is this proper to the original text? Did Mussolini publish an edited version? Can we get some help from the people at Encyclopadia Italiana? Are the copies of the l932 Enciclopadia Italiana originals, reprints with the new revised doctrine in it. Are there TWO doctrines of Fascism out there and can theses documents be put side by side and a comparison made?WHEELER 18:43, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I have also added a number of pages to wikipedia that you will find most important. Nazi 25-point program (and read the discussion page of this) and Early National Socialism/draft. you will like them both. WHEELER 16:14, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Picture for your user page
Here's a picture that'll go well on your user page. I also added it to the Reagan article. 172 07:18, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm surprised that it's taken so long for someone to upload it on the Reagan page. 172 04:06, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Conduct
Please do not engage in reverts in violation of the reversion policy, or engage in personal attacks. Thank you. Snowspinner 23:56, Aug 2, 2004 (UTC)
 * I second this request, especially concerning personal attacks. While I have also had disagreements with User:Get-back-world-respect, I have never felt the need to call him a "monkey," nor does he deserve such treatment.  I strongly suggest you treat other Wikipedians as collaborators, not enemies. Isomorphic 04:33, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Good info for you
For the upcoming battles on the Fascism and especially the Nazism article, I plan to remove the word "reactionary" from the article. All my facts are placed here for your reading enjoyment--Talk:Nazism/Revolutionary not Reactionary WHEELER 16:35, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Spanish Civil War
I've edited that paragraph, based on your sources. Let me know if you have a problem with what I ended up with. Clearly, the flow of the article now requires that we also put numbers on the German and Italian contributions to the other side. -- Jmabel 20:52, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)

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Did you say "Nice try." because you though that IP was me? If so, let me assure you that IP was not me, and inform you that I resent that assumption. Kevin Baas | talk 21:42, 2004 Sep 23 (UTC)

No, it was an anon who has made several edits today. I was not insinuating that it was you. Toodles TDC 22:10, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * Aight. Thanks for the clarification. Cheers. :) Kevin Baas | talk 00:33, 2004 Sep 24 (UTC)

Help on PNAC
If you have the time, I could use assistance at PNAC. I am simply being overwhelmed responding to all these people who want the "POV" that RAD says something it in plain English does not say to be prominently covered (GBWR, but mostly some new guy CK). Now an admin with little knowledge of the subject is opposing me on the basis of the form rather than the content of the writing. I am fending them off in Talk best I can but another voice of sanity would help. (The article itself is protected.) V V 00:46, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

 * There isn't anything I can think of that needs to be private; just the same old, same old with a new user thrown in. (Only this time the pressure's heavier, with arbitration requests being thrown at me.)  But if you want to chat in E-mail, you can reach me at veryverily -at- gmail.com. V V  07:39, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Nice article. I'll put it on my watchlist. V V 07:01, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

They won't find the image
If someone wants to use the image of Hussein and Chavez, they probably won't find it because you have spelled Saddam's surname as Hussien. I'd change it, but am not quite sure how to. Cheers. Moriori 21:13, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC)

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Yes, he has indeed violated the three reversion limit; however, you have 4 reversions to his 3; it is suggested to use the version that more closely complies with that limit (see Wikipedia's protection policy). I am not involved in the conflict at hand, and hence my interference in the matter is justified. I agree his link does not address his points adequately, and there is certainly still room for debate on the matter. I haven't examined the case very thoroughly and hold no strong opinion over the matter as of now. I have merely chosen to restore the alternate version as Wikipedia's protection guidelines recommend. If you feel this was not a fair decision, please feel free to discuss it with another admin. Sarge Baldy 19:33, Oct 5, 2004 (UTC)

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Long Compton

Long Compton is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England near the extreme southern tip of Warwickshire, and close to the border with Oxfordshire. It is part of the district of Stratford-on-Avon; in the 2001 census had a population of 705, increasing to 764 at the 2011 Census.

The village is in the Cotswolds. It is served by the A3400 (formerly the A34) from Oxford to Stratford-upon-Avon. As the name implies, it is a long village. In the centre is the large church of St Peter and St Paul, which dates from the 13th century. The parish contains Weston Park, within which was the depopulated settlement of Weston-by-Cherington. About one mile south of Long Compton are the Rollright Stones, a neolithic monument.

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Albacete Provincial Museum

The Albacete Provincial Museum (Museo Provincial de Albacete) is a museum of archeology and fine art located in Albacete, Spain. The museum has existed in various incarnations since 1927, and settled in its present building in Abelardo Sánchez Park in 1978. Its exhibits emphasize the development of regional civilization and art, and the museum is divided into subsections for archeology, fine arts, and ethnology. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.

The Joaquín Sánchez Jiménez Archaeology Museum houses a notable collection of Roman and pre-Roman artifacts. Local Paleolithic and Neolithic items are shown, as well as Roman art and tools. Iberian sculpture is featured as well.

The Benjamín Palencia fine arts section emphasizes 20th century works, and includes many pieces by local contemporary artists.

Artifacts

 * Sphinx of Haches
 * Lion of Bienservida

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Chester Cheetah

Chester Cheetah is a fictional character and the official mascot for Frito-Lay's Cheetos brand snacks as well as Chester's Snacks which consists of flavored fries, popcorn and puffcorn.

1986–2003: Traditional animation
Cheetos' original mascot was the Cheetos Mouse, who debuted in 1971 and disappeared around 1979. In 1986 Chester Cheetah was created by Brad Morgan, who art directed the commercials and designed the character, and Stephen Kane who wrote the original scripts for television commercials. The original 24-frame animation was done by Richard Williams. After Chester's introduction, the sly, smooth voiced cheetah began starring in more commercials and eventually became Cheetos' official mascot. He used the slogans "It's not easy being cheesy" and "The cheese that goes crunch!" from 1986 to 1997, until it became "Dangerously cheesy!" from 1997 onward.

From the mid-1980s to early 2000s, television adverts often featured Chester's desperate attempts to eat other people's Cheetos. The self-described "hip kitty" would often speak in rhyme and sneak up on an unsuspecting stranger at a beach or public park. The result would always involve cartoon violence in the vein of Looney Tunes, such as Chester riding a motorcycle off a bridge, getting thrown to the top of a coliseum, or plunging miles through the air to unwittingly grab a hang-gliding bodacious babe, only to cast her aside in favor of Cheetos. These spots were first directed by Keith Van Allen and later by Cow and Chicken creator David Feiss.

In 1992, Chester's own television program called ''Yo! It's the Chester Cheetah Show!'' was under development for the Fox Kids Saturday morning fall lineup. However, an ethics debate erupted over Chester's status as an advertising character, and likely due to the protests of Action for Children's Television, the show was prevented from airing. Their petition marked the first time that the organization protested something before it actually became a program. In 2019 a petition appeared on change.org for someone to make the series happen sometime for Nickelodeon.

Chester's character underwent slight revamping in 1997. With the introduction of the "Dangerously cheesy!" slogan and Pete Stacker replacing Joel Murray as his voice actor. Chester began appearing in live-action/animated hybrid advertisements where he entered the real world. During this time, the ads began portraying him in a less antagonistic manner; he went from being bumbling to suave and cool, and he actually managed to eat Cheetos unlike in the older commercials.

2003–2009: Jump to CGI
In the United States in 2003, Chester was rendered as a computer generated character, but he continued to appear in his old animation style in other countries.

In one specific 2006 commercial series, Chester emerged victorious over competitor Chef Pierre in a baking competition to develop Baked Cheetos. This resulted in an advertising campaign called Chester Goes Undercover, wherein Pierre steals the Baked Cheetos formula while wearing a shadow, and Chester pursues him by tracking down hints that point him in the direction of Pierre's goons, Twisty McGee, Flamin' Hot Fiona, and The Cruncher. When Chester confronted Chef Pierre, he gave the order for his operatives to show up, capture Pierre and his henchmen, and retrieve the stolen formula. There was an interactive web campaign associated with these commercials.

2008–present: OrangeUnderground redesign
By 2008, Cheetos took aim at an adult demographic with a series of ads featuring the mascot in promotion of OrangeUnderground.com. In this incarnation, Chester (originally a puppet) is computer generated, but now with photorealistic textures/detail; he speaks with a mid-Atlantic accent and encourages people to use their Cheetos in acts of revenge or to solve problems (e.g. plug the nostrils of a snoring man or dirty the cubicle of a neat freak), sometimes referring to himself as "Papa Chester". In this incarnation, Chester is voiced by Adam Leadbeater.

Merchandise
Chester starred in two video games produced by Kaneko for the Sega Genesis and Super NES: Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool in 1992 and Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest in 1993.

Chester Cheetah makes a cameo appearance in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog series.

The Angry Birds Cheetos and Angry Birds Cheetos 2 Facebook games were released in 2012 and 2013. With the exception of the addition of a new Cheetos bag power up in both games, the games are quite identical to past Angry Birds versions. A normal Cheetos bag that behaves like the Blue bird and splits into many Cheetos is added in the first game, and a flaming hot Cheetos bag that behaves like the Bomb bird and explodes on impact is added in the sequel.

A promotional plush doll was produced, featuring dark sunglasses and lace-up shoes. It was 18" tall. A 10" doll is still available today.

In 2023, the company Jada Toys released an action figure of Chester Cheetah.

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool is a 1992 video game that starred Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah, only released in North America.

The game is composed of simple side-scrolling platform levels. On each level there is a hidden "scooter" part. In game, Chester can dash and stun enemies by jumping on their heads.

The instruction manual contains a popular Engrish recognized by many gamers: "As is Chester Cheetah way, is one-person play." The Engrish spawned due to bad translations and an attempt to rhyme in anapestic tetrameter like Dr. Seuss. No actual mention of the Cheetos snack food is made in the game, but Chester's health points are represented as Cheetos Paws.

Time Extension listed Too Cool to Fool as one of the worst SNES games.

Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest is a 1993 video game by Kaneko for the Super NES and Sega Genesis. The game stars Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah and is the sequel to Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool.

The player dies in one hit unless they have a cheese puff on hand. Collecting 100 paws per level results in a new continue, and there are three difficulty levels. Some stages involve controlling vehicles, like a car or a motorcycle.

The game was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 1994.

After breaking out of a zoo, Chester Cheetah is going to Hip City when Mean Eugene tears up his map into 10 pieces and scatters it across the United States. Chester Cheetah must then travel across America to recover the map. Chester visits fictional cities in states such as Nebraska, California, Florida, Arkansas, and Alaska.

The game was released only in America.

Both the Genesis and SNES versions of the game received mixed reviews. Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewed both the versions. They gave the SNES version a score of 28 out of 50, and the Genesis version 24 out of 40. The reviewers praised the graphics and animations but cited poor control as a negative.

Sega Visions gave it a score of 12 out of 20, and gave it strong score for sound and music.

Nintendo Power reviewed the SNES version and stated it had stiff controls, low challenge, but had good audio and graphics. They gave it an average score of 3.3/5.

GamePro magazine called it "High on the list of unnecessary sequels" and said "like the cheese puffs themselves, Chester might sound like a tempting idea, but you'll get no nourishment and you'll soon be hungry again".

Just Dance 4
Chester Cheetah made a cameo appearance in the background of the redeemable version of the song "You Make Me Feel..." featured on the Just Dance 4 video game. The track could be unlocked with a code found in a Cheetos bag, having exclusive traits on its background like a throne, and Chester Cheetah appearing sometimes on the back pillars and dancing along with the coach. Since the offer expired, the map it became available as a downloadable track for all consoles in all regions, however, without the special characteristics, equivalent to following games said map is featured in, such as Just Dance Now and Just Dance Unlimited. Along with the redeemable version, a commercial was released to promote it.

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John Gibbons

John Michael Gibbons (born June 8, 1962 ) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. Gibbons played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher with the New York Mets in 1984 and 1986.

Gibbons became a coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 and then became manager in 2004. He was fired during the 2008 season. He coached for the Kansas City Royals from 2009 to 2011 and managed in the minor leagues in 2012 before managing the Blue Jays again from 2013 to 2018. He is currently the bench coach for the New York Mets.

Early life
Gibbons was born in Great Falls, Montana, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended Douglas MacArthur High School. The son of United States Air Force colonel William Gibbons, he had his first Little League Baseball at-bat while playing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada, where the family lived temporarily.

Playing career
Gibbons was selected by the New York Mets with the 24th overall pick of the 1980 amateur draft. He spent the next three years moving up through the Mets minor-league system. In 1984, he was considered to be the Mets' top catching prospect, and was set to start the season in the majors. However, a collision with the Phillies' Joe Lefebvre in late March landed him on the 15-day disabled list. He eventually started six games at catcher in April 1984, but batted only .040 in that stretch. He went back on the disabled list with a sore arm at the end of April, and was sent back to AAA Tidewater after that.

Gibbons was next called up to the majors in the 1986 Mets season. He appeared in 8 games and batted .474 (9 for 19), but the Mets already had the majors' best catcher in Gary Carter and an established backup in Ed Hearn. Gibbons served as the Mets' bullpen catcher during the 1986 postseason, and earned a World Series ring when the Mets won the World Series.

Gibbons spent the next four seasons on five different AAA teams. He retired as a player after the 1990 season.

Minor leagues
Gibbons began his coaching career with the Mets in 1990 as a minor league roving catching instructor. In 1994, he joined the Mets' South Atlantic League franchise, the Capital City Bombers, as a hitting coach.

Gibbons began his minor-league managing career in the Mets' organization with the Kingsport Mets, guiding them to the Appalachian League championship in 1995. He followed that by guiding the St. Lucie Mets to the Florida State League title the next season. In 1998, he led the Eastern League's Binghamton Mets to the playoffs, and then followed that with three seasons as manager of the Norfolk Tides. He led the Tides to the International League playoffs in 2001.

Toronto Blue Jays (2002–2008)
Hired by the Toronto Blue Jays' former general manager J. P. Ricciardi in 2002, as a bullpen catcher, Gibbons worked his way up to first base coach in June 2002. Ricciardi was his former roommate in the minor leagues.

After Ricciardi fired manager Carlos Tosca in 2004, Gibbons was promoted to the manager position. The Blue Jays went 20–30 with Gibbons at the helm.

At the end of the 2004 regular season, Gibbons signed a one-year contract as the manager for the 2005 season. He was later given a two-year contract extension just a week into the 2005 season. Gibbons went on to lead the Jays to an 80–82 record in his first full season as a big league manager.

Expectations were higher in 2006, after the Blue Jays acquired A. J. Burnett, Troy Glaus, Lyle Overbay, B. J. Ryan, and Bengie Molina. Toronto ended the season in second place in the American League East division with an 87–75 record, one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. Although they finished 10 games out of first, it was the first time the Jays had finished higher than third since 1993, when they won their second of two consecutive World Series titles.

With the Blue Jays mired in a slump that put them five games below .500, Gibbons was fired on June 20, 2008. He was replaced by former Jays manager Cito Gaston. He finished with a record of 305 wins and 305 losses.

Kansas City Royals and San Antonio Missions (2009–2012)
On October 10, 2008, Gibbons was hired as the bench coach by the Kansas City Royals, replacing Dave Owen, who became the third base coach.

Gibbons was hired at the end of the 2011 season to manage the San Diego Padres' Double-A affiliate, the San Antonio Missions.

Second stint with Toronto (2013–2018)
On November 20, 2012, the Blue Jays hired Gibbons as their manager on a two–year rolling contract. Gibbons was named to the 2013 American League All-Star coaching staff by Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. The Blue Jays finished the 2013 season with a 74–88 record, putting them last in the AL East.

The Blue Jays were six games up in the AL East title race on June 6, 2014, but posted a 45–54 record from that point on, including a 9–17 record in August. They would finish the season with a record of 83–79, good enough for third place in the AL East, and five games back of a wild card spot.

On June 22, 2015, the Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 8–5 for Gibbons' 500th managerial win. On August 2, Gibbons was ejected for the third time in the 2015 season, for arguing with umpire Jim Wolf. Gibbons returned to the field later in the game during a bench-clearing incident, and was subsequently suspended for one game. On September 25, Gibbons and the Blue Jays ended the team's 22-year playoff drought by clinching a playoff berth. Five days later, the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 15–2, and clinched the American League East. On October 14, 2015, the Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers to win the American League Division Series after losing the first two games of the series. The Blue Jays moved on to play in their first American League Championship Series since 1993. They were defeated by the eventual World Series champions, the Kansas City Royals, in six games.

On April 5, 2016, after a 3–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays ended on a questionable slide by José Bautista which was ruled as a double play, Gibbons stated, "Maybe we'll come out and wear dresses tomorrow. Maybe that's what everybody's looking for." A day later, after he received criticism for his initial comment, he said that "the world needs to lighten up a little bit". On May 17, Gibbons was suspended three games by Major League Baseball for his role in a benches-clearing incident between the Blue Jays and Texas Rangers on May 15 involving Rangers infielder Rougned Odor and Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista. On September 11, Gibbons was ejected for the eighth time in the 2016 season, tying the team's single-season record set by Bobby Cox; he led the major leagues in 2016. In 2016, he was successful on a lower percentage of replay challenges than any other MLB manager with 10 or more challenges, at 38.8%. The Blue Jays made the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and defeated Baltimore in the Wild Card Game to advance. In the Division Series, the Blue Jays swept the Texas Rangers in three games. Toronto was eliminated by the Cleveland Indians in the Championship Series, four games to one.

On April 1, 2017, Gibbons signed a two-year extension with the Blue Jays, that also included an option for the 2020 season. In 2017, he was again successful on a lower percentage of replay challenges than any other MLB manager with 10 or more challenges, at 26.7%.

On September 26, 2018, it was confirmed by the Blue Jays that Gibbons would not return for the 2019 season. Toronto mayor John Tory proclaimed the 26th as "John Gibbons Day" in Toronto, noting Gibbons' "tremendous contributions to the Toronto Blue Jays franchise." His final game was a 9–4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Blue Jays finished the 2018 season with a 73–89 record. In 2018 he was ejected seven times, more than any other manager in the major leagues. During his second stint as Blue Jays manager, he finished with a record of 488 wins and 484 losses. Overall, Gibbons has a 793–789 record from both stints as Blue Jays manager.

New York Mets
On November 22, 2023, it was announced that Gibbons was expected to be hired as the bench coach of the New York Mets.

Controversy with players

 * On May 28, 2005, Gibbons chastised former Toronto starter Dave Bush in the dugout after the right-hander showed his displeasure on the mound about being removed from a game. The next day, Bush was sent to the minor leagues and after the season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers.
 * Gibbons was again involved in controversy in July 2006, after his feud with Shea Hillenbrand came to a head. After the Blue Jays infielder and designated hitter wrote negative comments about the team on a display board in the Blue Jays clubhouse, Gibbons confronted him in a closed team meeting and challenged him to a fight. Hillenbrand declined to fight. Hillenbrand was upset about his lack of playing time and that no one in the Blue Jays front office had made an attempt to congratulate him on recently adopting a child. Three days later the Blue Jays traded Hillenbrand, who was hitting .301 at the time, to the San Francisco Giants. In 2012, after Gibbons was re-hired as the Blue Jays manager, Hillenbrand endorsed the hiring and acknowledged that he, not Gibbons, was at fault for the controversy, saying "I think he handled the situation that we had very professionally and I didn't handle it professionally at all. I think John's going to be a great addition to that ball club and he's a great guy."
 * On August 21, 2006, Gibbons walked to the mound in the third inning to remove pitcher Ted Lilly from Toronto's game against the Oakland Athletics. Visibly frustrated at his own performance (having given up seven runs in that inning to erase an 8–0 lead), Lilly initially refused to surrender the ball to Gibbons. Words were exchanged and Lilly left the mound and headed for the clubhouse. When Gibbons returned to the dugout, he followed Lilly into the clubhouse tunnel where, according to eyewitnesses, he confronted his pitcher regarding his insubordination. Cameramen saw Gibbons push Lilly first. "Gibbons just went at him," photographer Aaron Harris said. The two exchanged shoves, and a number of players and Blue Jays staff rushed in from the dugout to break it up. During MLB's 2014 winter meetings, Lilly was working as a front-office member of the Chicago Cubs. Signalling that he harbored no hard feelings, Gibbons stuck his head into a Chicago hotel suite filled with media and laughingly called Lilly out.
 * At the beginning of the 2008 season, Gibbons benched future Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas, who had a batting average of .167 after the first 20 games of the season. Thomas, typically a slow starter, was livid over his lack of playing time. He claimed that the Blue Jays were giving him less playing time to prevent him from getting 364 at-bats in the season, which was the required amount for his $10 million 2009 option to become guaranteed. The Blue Jays responded the next day on April 20, 2008, by releasing Thomas. Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi met with Thomas and they agreed that the best thing for the team and for Thomas would be to let him go. Thomas returned to the Oakland Athletics and hit well  despite some struggle with injury.  It was his last season in the Major Leagues.
 * After striking out for the second time in three innings in a game against the New York Yankees on August 16, 2016, Blue Jays third baseman and reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson returned to the dugout and angrily threw his bat against a bat-rack very close to where Gibbons was standing. Gibbons quickly confronted Donaldson, and the pair got into a short argument in an incident that was caught on camera. Blue Jays' players Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Thole stepped in to restrain Donaldson. The incident, while creating "fabulous talk-show fodder", was ultimately quickly forgotten. Said Gibbons after the game, "I told him after the first at-bat, get a new bat, that one ain't working. He took the same one up the second time. That didn't work. He chose to break it. So I went down and told him, you should have listened to me. That was basically it." Donaldson downplayed the altercation as well, saying that Gibbons simply wanted a better smell of a new cologne Donaldson was wearing.

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Back to School

Back to School is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead, Robert Downey Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, and Adrienne Barbeau. It was directed by Alan Metter. The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son Jason (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness.

Kurt Vonnegut has a cameo as himself, as does the band Oingo Boingo, whose frontman Danny Elfman composed the score for the film. The University of Wisconsin–Madison was used as a backdrop for the movie, although it was called "Grand Lakes University". The diving scenes were filmed at the since-demolished Industry Hills Aquatic Club in the City of Industry, California.

Before the end credits, the message "For ESTELLE Thanks For So Much" is shown in dedication to Estelle Endler, one of the executive producers of the film, who died during production. She was Dangerfield's long-time manager, who helped him get into films such as Caddyshack.

Plot
Thornton Meloni, a child of Italian immigrants, returns from school one day to his father's tailor shop, bearing a report card with poor grades. His ambition is to go into his father's line of work, but his stern father warns Thornton "If a man has no education, he's got nothing."

As decades pass, Thornton Anglicizes his surname to "Melon" and becomes a self-made corporate giant, with a successful chain of plus-size clothing stores and numerous other business ventures. A series of photographs show him acquiring property and having a son named Jason. In the present, Jason is now a college student who has been avoiding his father despite their previous closeness. Thornton is now widowed from Jason's mother, and has remarried to a gold digger named Vanessa. Thornton has reached his breaking point when Vanessa splurges on an expensive party and decides he wishes to see Jason. He divorces Vanessa for adultery and instructs Lou, his bodyguard and chauffeur, to take him to Grand Lakes University.

On the campus, Thornton learns that Jason's distant attitude with his father was that he is a C-student, unhappy with college life, and intends to drop out. He is a towel boy for the diving team instead of a member, was rejected by the fraternities, is antagonized by diver and jock Chas Osborne, and has no friends except for his roommate Derek Lutz. Thornton motivates him to stay in college by deciding to enroll alongside him. Despite Thornton's lack of academic qualifications, the dean David Martin admits him when he bribes Martin with a donation for a new campus building.

Thornton's bribery earns him the wrath of Dr. Philip Barbay, dean of the business school. His displeasure is further exacerbated by Thornton's canny practical experience clashing with Barbay's hypothetical theorizing in class, and ivory tower ways. Thornton also develops a romantic interest in Barbay's girlfriend, the literature professor Dr. Diane Turner. Meanwhile, Jason begins to attract the interest of Valerie Desmond, a girl that Chas has been trying to impress. Thornton instantly becomes a popular man on campus, throwing huge parties and exhibiting generosity to the fellow students. Jason earns a spot on the diving team, after Thornton, a former diver himself, convinces the diving coach to reconsider his abilities. Despite all this, Jason still feels he is living in his father's shadow.

As a student, even though Diane is inspiring a deeper appreciation of literature, Thornton prefers partying to studying. He hires a team of professionals to complete his assignments, including Kurt Vonnegut to write a paper on Vonnegut for literature class. To Thornton's surprise, Diane gives the paper a failing grade for obviously not being his own work, and she becomes disillusioned by his frivolous behavior. Jason is also upset with Thornton for trivializing education, while mistakenly believing Thornton bribed the diving coach into accepting him on the team.

Dr. Barbay accuses Thornton, in the presence of Dean Martin, of academic fraud. He challenges Thornton to an oral examination conducted by all of his professors, facing expulsion if he fails any part of it. Believing he has no chance of passing, Thornton packs up and prepares to leave. Jason stops Thornton and successfully encourages him to stay and prepare for the challenge.

With limited time to prepare, Thornton crams for the examination with help from Jason, Derek, Lou, and even Diane. When the big day comes, Barbay begins by intimidating Thornton with a single, 27-part question. Nevertheless, Thornton answers every part, though the effort was so much that he wants to forfeit. Diane inspires him to finish by asking him to recite a Dylan Thomas poem, which he does.

At the championship dive meet later that day, Thornton and Jason reconcile, while Grand Lakes University takes the lead. To spite Jason for his performance and for winning over Valerie, Chas fakes a cramp in an attempt to make his team lose. The coach decides to recruit Thornton as a last-minute replacement. Thornton helps the team win by performing the extremely dangerous, but legendary "Triple Lindy" dive. Afterwards, Thornton learns from Diane that he has passed the examination with all D's, except for a single A from her. At the end of the school year, Thornton gives the commencement speech, advising the new graduates that the real world is vicious, and the best course of action is to "move back in with your parents; let them worry about it!"

Production
Harold Ramis suggested a rewrite to the script. The producers originally wanted Jim Carrey to play the role of Professor Terguson, but he was later rejected as he was deemed too young for the part.

Reception
Back to School was the 6th highest-grossing film of 1986, as well as the second highest grossing comedy film of the year, behind Crocodile Dundee (records state that in addition to the rental and theatrical gross it received, it went on to gross $108,634,920 globally).

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 87% rating based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10. The site's consensus reads, "Back to School gives Rodney Dangerfield plenty of room to riff -- and supports the freewheeling funnyman with enough of a story to keep things interesting between punchlines." On Metacritic it has a score of 68 out of 100 based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times noted that "Dangerfield seems to be setting the film's brisk pace and flawless timing himself." Nina Darnton wrote in The New York Times that "the film is a good-natured potpourri of gags, funny bits, populist sentiment and anti-intellectualism." Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times 3-star review described the film as "routine but pleasant", yet elevated by Dangerfield's persona: "This is exactly the sort of plot Marx or Fields could have appeared in. Dangerfield brings it something they might also have brought along: a certain pathos."

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on MCA, available in LP or Cassette (no CD), but cues from the score were released that year with selections from the score of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (both re-recordings made in London) on CD.

In popular culture
The competition scene was parodied in the music video for Canadian rock band Sum 41's 2001 single "In Too Deep".

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Bad Fischau-Brunn

The market town of Bad Fischau-Brunn is an Austrian municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria. It is situated some 50 km south of Vienna at the edge of Viennese Basin.

Bad Fischau-Brunn is divided into two Katastralgemeinden:
 * Bad Fischau
 * Brunn an der Schneebergbahn.

History
The oldest traces of settlement in the area of the municipality date back to the Hallstatt culture (8th-6th century BC). A Roman road passed through the area, and the sources of Fischau were already used in the Roman era. The name Fischau was first mentioned in the 9th century. It was mentioned as a market town in 1166, and was site of the mint, too. However, it lost its importance after Wiener Neustadt, founded at the end of the 12th century, became the site of the mint.

Exploitation of the mineral springs of Fischau took a rise in 1872, when the spa resort (Kristalltherme) was opened. It was rebuilt and expanded to its current state in 1900. The prefix "Bad" (spa town) has been added to the name in 1929. The current market town was formed in 1969 by merging the municipalities of Brunn an der Schneebergbahn and Bad-Fischau.

Culture and sites of interest

 * The thermal springs (19 °C), dating from 1900 in its present form.
 * The church, built in the 12th century, received its present classicist shape in 1796-1798.
 * The castle
 * The cave Eisensteinhöhle

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Mike Scioscia

Michael Lorri Scioscia (, ; born November 27, 1958), nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe", is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season, and was the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second-longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four" (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA), behind only Gregg Popovich at the time of his retirement. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely with the Dodgers; this made him the only person in MLB history to spend his entire playing career with one team and entire managing career with another team with 10+ years in both places. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career, but never appeared in a major league game for either team due to injury.

After his playing career ended, Scioscia spent several seasons as a minor league manager and major league coach in the Dodgers organization before being hired as the Angels manager after the 1999 season. As a manager, Scioscia led the Angels to their only-to-date World Series championship in. He is the Angels' all-time managerial leader in wins, games managed, and division titles. Scioscia was honored with the American League Manager of the Year Award in and. On May 8, 2011, Scioscia became the 56th manager to win 1,000 or more games, and the 23rd to have all 1,000 or more victories with a single team.

Draft and minor leagues
Scioscia was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round (19th overall pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.

Los Angeles Dodgers (1980–1992)
Scioscia debuted for the Dodgers in 1980 (replacing Steve Yeager) and went on to play 12 years for the team. Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda helped lobby Scioscia to sign with the Dodgers after the team drafted him out of Springfield (Delaware County) High School, a public school located in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1976.

Scioscia made himself invaluable to the Dodgers by making the effort to learn Spanish in order to better communicate with rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela in 1981. "When I made Mike the No. 1 catcher, the writers (referring to sportswriters in the 1980s) came to me and said, ' [Competing catcher] Steve Yeager said you made Scioscia the No. 1 catcher because he's Italian.' I said, 'That's a lie. I made him the No. 1 catcher because I'm Italian.'"

Scioscia went to the San Diego Padres in 1993, but suffered a torn rotator cuff injury during spring training that year and did not play in any regular season games for the team. He closed out his career with the Texas Rangers in 1994 after a failed attempt to come back from the injury, again without having played in any regular season games that year.

Exclusively a catcher, the 6-foot, 2-inch, 230 pound Scioscia was primarily known for his defense. Former Dodgers vice president Al Campanis once called Scioscia the best plate-blocking catcher he had seen in his 46-year baseball career. In one collision with St. Louis Cardinals' slugger Jack Clark in July 1985, Scioscia was knocked unconscious but still held onto the ball. Scioscia, however, has claimed he had an even harder plate collision the following season.

"The one collision that absolutely I got hit harder than anybody else was Chili Davis in 1986 when he was with the Giants. Chili plays hard; he's 6' 3', looks like Apollo Creed, got a nice lean. I saw stars. That was the hardest I've been hit, including my years of playing football. It was a heck of a collision…He was out that time. We were both out."

Scioscia's technique for blocking the plate and making a tag varied slightly from the traditional manner employed by most catchers. When applying the tag, most catchers hold the baseball in their bare hand, with that hand then being inside their catcher's mitt to apply the tag with both hands. Scioscia preferred to hold the ball in his catcher's mitt without making use of his bare hand. Also, Scioscia felt he was less prone to injury in a collision if he positioned his body so that he was kneeling on both knees and turned to the side, whereas most catchers make their tag either standing or on one knee.

Indeed, Scioscia was noted for his durability. After missing most of the 1983 season after tearing his rotator cuff, Scioscia played in more than 100 games each season for the remainder of his career with the Dodgers. Offensively, Scioscia was generally unspectacular, but he was known as a solid contact hitter, striking out fewer than once every 14 at-bats over the course of his career. Because of his ability to make contact, he was sometimes used as the second hitter in the batting order—an atypical slot for a player with Scioscia's large-set frame and overall batting average. He had a particularly strong season on offense in 1985, batting .296 and finishing second in the National League in on-base percentage.

Scioscia also hit a dramatic, ninth inning, game-tying home run off the New York Mets' Dwight Gooden in Game 4 of the 1988 National League Championship Series. With the Dodgers going on to win that game in extra innings, Scioscia's blast (which came after he had hit only three home runs that entire season) proved crucial to the Dodgers' ultimately prevailing in that series.

Scioscia was a key player on the Dodgers' 1981 and 1988 World Series champion teams, and is the Dodgers' all-time leader in games caught (1,395). In 1990, Scioscia became the first Dodger catcher to start in an All-Star Game since Hall of Famer Roy Campanella. Alfredo Griffin, Scioscia's teammate from the 1988 Dodger team, served on Scioscia's coaching staff with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2000 to 2018. Scioscia earned as much as $2,183,333/year in salary toward the end of his career, and earned the unofficial total sum of $10,109,999 over his career.

Scioscia was involved in three no-hitters in his career: he was on the losing end of Nolan Ryan's fifth no-hitter on September 26, 1981 vs. the Houston Astros, and on the winning side, he caught Fernando Valenzuela's on June 29, 1990 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals and Kevin Gross's on August 17, 1992 vs. the San Francisco Giants. He caught 136 shutouts during his career, ranking him fourth all-time among major league catchers. Scioscia used the same catcher's mitt for most of his playing career.

Career statistics

Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels (2000–2018)
After spending several years as a coach in the Dodgers' organization, Scioscia was hired by new Angels general manager Bill Stoneman to be the Angels' manager after the 1999 season, following the late-season resignation of Terry Collins and interim managerial tenure of Joe Maddon. Scioscia would retain Maddon as an assistant until Maddon received his own managerial position with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006.

Under the leadership of Stoneman and Scioscia, the Angels ended their 16-year playoff drought in 2002, winning the AL Wild Card and ultimately winning the franchise's first World Series, a series that pitted the Angels against a San Francisco Giants team managed by Scioscia's former Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker. In winning the series, Scioscia became the 17th person to win a World Series as both a player and a manager (not including those who won as a player-manager).

Scioscia was honored as 2002 American League Manager of Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (the official Manager of the Year award, as recognized by Major League Baseball). He was also named 2002 A.L. Manager of the Year by The Sporting News, USA Today Sports Weekly, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. He was further named the overall Major League 2002 Manager of the Year by Baseball America.

The Angels under Scioscia would go on to enjoy a period of on-field success never before seen in franchise history, winning five American League West division titles in six years (surpassing the number won by all previous Angels managers combined). Scioscia's Angels broke the franchise single-season win record with 99 wins in 2002, and again with 100 wins in 2008. However, they have yet to win another American League pennant or World Series since their memorable 2002 run.

Scioscia is the Angels' all-time leader in wins and games managed, surpassing original manager Bill Rigney's totals in both categories in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He was also the longest tenured manager in Major League Baseball. In January 2009, he received a multi-year extension on his contract; his former contract ran through the 2010 season. The number of additional years created through this contract was 10 years, through 2018. Scioscia was honored as 2009 American League Major League Manager of Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (the official Manager of the Year award, as recognized by Major League Baseball). Scioscia became the first manager to reach the playoffs in six of his first ten seasons. On May 8, 2011, the Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians, which marked Scioscia's 1,000th win as a major league manager.

A rift developed between Scioscia and Jerry Dipoto, the Angels' general manager, when Dipoto fired Mickey Hatcher from the role of the team's hitting coach in 2012. Despite rumors that the Angels might replace either Dipoto or Scioscia after the 2013 season, Moreno announced that both would return to the Angels for the 2014 season.

Tension between Dipoto and Scioscia continued during the 2015 season regarding the way Scioscia and his coaches delivered statistical reports developed by Dipoto and the front office to their players. Dipoto resigned his post on July 1, 2015, despite efforts from the Angels to convince him to stay. Former Angels general manager Bill Stoneman, who hired Scioscia before the 2000 season, was hired as the interim general manager.

After 19 seasons as manager, following the conclusion of the 2018 season, Scioscia announced that he would step down as manager of the Angels on September 30, 2018. He finished with a record of 1,650 wins and 1,428 losses.

United States national team
On April 6, 2021, USA Baseball announced that Scioscia would manage the United States national baseball team during qualifying for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021. The team subsequently qualified, with Scioscia serving as manager for the Olympics. The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.

Television appearances
In addition to his more orthodox work in baseball, Scioscia is also notable for a guest appearance as himself on The Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat" in 1992, while he was still a player. In the storyline, Scioscia is one of several Major League players recruited by Smithers to work a token job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant so that he could play on the plant's softball team against a rival power plant. Scioscia tells Smithers, who found him while deer hunting, that while he enjoyed playing baseball, he always wanted to be a blue collar power plant employee, and consequently is the only player who takes the power plant job seriously. His character is ultimately hospitalized with a life-threatening case of radiation poisoning that leaves him unable to play.

''They called and asked if I'd be interested in doing it, and it so happened that it was my favorite show. I was excited. . . Every year I get a (residual) check for like $4. . . I cash 'em. I don't want to mess up their accounting department.''
 * — Mike Scioscia, about his appearance on The Simpsons

Scioscia made a second appearance on The Simpsons with the episode "MoneyBart", which premiered on October 10, 2010. Having survived the radiation poisoning, he tells Marge and Bart that it gave him superhuman managing powers and that the best players listen to their managers.

Scioscia acted as a celebrity endorser of the Howard's Appliance & Big Screen Superstore chain in Southern California.

Personal life
Early in his career after signing with the Dodgers, Scioscia spent the off-seasons attending Penn State University, working toward a computer science degree. Scioscia and his wife Anne have two children and reside in Westlake Village, California.

Their son Matthew, who played baseball for Notre Dame, was selected in the 45th round by the Angels in the 2011 MLB Draft. He signed on June 20, and was assigned to the AZL Angels. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Trevor Gretzky, son of Wayne Gretzky, on March 20, 2014. He was released by the Windy City ThunderBolts on June 14.

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Annie Henrietta Yule

Annie Henrietta Yule, Lady Yule ( Yule; 1 August 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a British film financier and a breeder of Arabian horses. She co-founded the British National Films Company and Hanstead Stud, and commissioned the superyachts of her day.

Early life and marriage
Annie Henrietta Yule was the only daughter of entrepreneur Andrew Yule and his wife, Emma Porter. She had a brother. The family's money came largely from the jute trade.

She was born in Calcutta on 1 August 1874. By the time she was six years old, the family were living in Dulwich, then part of Surrey.

Her father founded the conglomerate bearing his name, now owned by the Indian government, and (indirectly) Yule Catto & Co, now known as Synthomer plc. She married her cousin, Sir David Yule, on 12 December 1900 at St George's, Hanover Square. He had come out from Britain to join the family business. They had one child, a daughter, Gladys Meryl Yule (1903-1957).

Soon after the wedding, the couple moved to England; she refused to live in India after an attack of malaria, although her husband's business interests remained there, and so he was unable to spend much time in the UK. They purchased Hanstead, a country house estate in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, five miles from St Albans and not far from London.

Lady Yule and her daughter lived there for the rest of their lives. In 1925, the Yules commissioned a new house for the site, designed to appear Georgian.

Widowhood and wealth
Sir David died in 1928, leaving his widow and daughter extremely wealthy women. Indeed, at one point, Lady Yule was known as the richest woman in the UK, even surpassing Lucy, Lady Houston, but, on her death, she left only $1.6 million. The New York Times reported that he left an estate of $100,000,000, equivalent to $1.6 billion in 2022 money.

Yachts and travel
Lady Yule and Gladys were world travellers who reportedly shared an interest in big game hunting: Hanstead House was said to have been adorned by a large stuffed bear which they had killed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. In the grounds they kept a seal, penguins, and wallabies.

To facilitate their travels, Lady Yule ordered the large steam yacht Nahlin, from John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Glasgow. The name is taken from a Native American word meaning "fleet of foot" and the yacht has a figurehead depicting a Native American wearing a feathered headdress beneath the bowsprit.

Mother and daughter enjoyed a world cruise on the Nahlin from 1931 to 1933. The archives of this voyage, including the guest book, are held by the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

In 1936 they chartered the Nahlin to King Edward VIII for a summer cruise on the Adriatic with Wallis Simpson, then still married to her American husband. He had succeeded to the throne only months before, and chose a private hire, rather than the royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert, to "enable the avoidance of formality accorded to Royalty". As Lady Yule was a strict teetotaler, the king took over the library on the shade deck where he replaced the books with bottles. The presence of Simpson on board the yacht first "alerted the world's media to the impending abdication crisis." Informal photographs of Edward and Simpson on board together during the cruise were not published in Britain but became front-page news in the United States. During the cruise, Nahlin was escorted by HMS Glowworm (H92), a Royal Navy destroyer.

The Yules sold the Nahlin to Carol II of Romania on the eve of World War II. The vessel, of a class now known colloquially as a superyacht, is as of 2022 owned by Sir James and Lady Dyson.

Film financing
Her biographer in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, historian Richard Davenport-Hines, describes her as "restless and easily bored" and suggests she joined the film industry "as a diversion" from her widowhood, as her "commitment to filming was spasmodic".

According to the 1986 autobiography of the director Michael Powell, A Life in Movies, "she was casual, patriotic, and somewhat eccentric and saw in films a possible way to promote the British way of life." (Davenport-Hines also said she had "strong religious opinions, a sharp tongue, and imperious habits.") She co-founded British National Films Company with J. Arthur Rank and producer John Corfield in 1934, and was one of the first investors in Pinewood Film Studios, although she left the management of these investments to others.

A 1952 biography of Rank devotes a chapter to "Lady Yule and Religion".

Horse breeding
Lady Yule was more hands-on in the breeding farm she set up with her daughter at their home. They bred prize-winning cattle, and in 1925 turned their attention to Arabian horses. The Hanstead Stud became of national and international significance, "second only in importance to" Crabbet Arabian Stud. She showed more kindness to animals than to people, equipping her stables with mechanical drinking-troughs but expecting her staff to abstain from alcohol, as she did herself (although she was a heavy smoker).

In 1927, she purchased Balaton Lodge, a racing stable in Newmarket, the centre of thoroughbred breeding. In 1947, she handed that property over to the Veterinary Educational Trust (later the Animal Health Trust), and, in 1956, Gladys made it an outright gift. Posthumously named after her, the Gladys Yule Surgical Wing, with cutting-edge facilities to anesthetise horses, was opened by the Queen in 1961. The Trust was based at Balaton until 1999. The lodge and stable courtyard have been renovated, and are now separate dwellings.

Death
Lady Yule died at her home on 14 July 1950, aged 75. She left £523,198 16s. 7d. to her daughter, an amount equivalent to £18,330,000.00 in 2022. Her only child, Gladys, survived her by seven years.

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How reliable is Samorini's article?
I'm talking about notes: [5] & [6] I cannot find him on Scopus and he has a really low score on ResearchGate Digressivo (talk) 00:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I removed the (unreliable) Samorini's article quote from the page for the reasons expressed in Talk:Psilocybin --Digressivo (talk) 23:30, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hey I had added Samorini 1992 article before I saw this thread. Although the source seems different. I also coulnd't find anything about Lajoux 1964. But it's seems pretty typical for literature of 60 years. Can somebody take a look? Mekatra (talk) 00:05, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Psilocybin mushroom
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Psilocybin mushroom's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "IBT": From List of cannabis rights leaders:  From Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms:  From Capital punishment:

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 20:49, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

"Showed controversy"?

 * This, and another experiment administering psilocybin to graduate divinity students, showed controversy.

I've never heard of controversy being "shown". Could the writer have meant "caused" or "created"? – AndyFielding (talk) 12:47, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

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