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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Homestyle

Homestyle was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE

I've never heard of this, and neither has google--two hits for "homestyle politics". Nominated for speedy deletion, but not appropriate. Nevertheless, delete. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 07:30, Oct 25, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: no relevant google hits, no internal links, not in my dictionary, no reason to think that this is notable in any way, if it even exists. -- Sietse 13:36, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Neologism of the worst sort: fabrication. Geogre 13:57, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. NeoJustin 16:18 Oct 25, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Jayjg 22:00, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * D or Replace Homestyle is (or at least, was) a chain store specialising in home decoration.  Paint, wallpaper, lighting, etc. Chris 01:10, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * PS - there we go Chris 01:11, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Article has now been replaced by a disambig for more established meanings of the word, but still has the VfD tag on it. Keep as revised. Bearcat 17:28, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway

Annandale (Gaelic: Srath Anann) is a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, named after the dale of the River Annan. It runs north–south through the Southern Uplands from Annanhead (north of Moffat) to Annan on the Solway Firth, and in its higher reaches it separates the Moffat hills on the east from the Lowther hills to the west. A 53 mi long-distance walking route called Annandale Way running through Annandale (from the source of the River Annan to the sea) was opened in September 2009.

History
Annandale was also an historic district of Scotland, bordering Liddesdale to the east, Nithsdale to the west, Clydesdale and Tweeddale to the north and the Solway Firth to the south. The district which was in the Sheriffdom of Dumfries and later became part of the County of Dumfries, one of the counties of Scotland. The main reorganisation took place during the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, which established a uniform system of county councils and town councils in Scotland and restructured many of Scotland's counties. (See: History of local government in the United Kingdom). It is one of three subdivisions of Dumfriesshire, along with Eskdale (previously part of Liddesdale) and Nithsdale.

It is famous for its connection with Ben Jonson and Robert the Bruce, as the de Brus family was given this land by David I in 1124, as one of the border lordships when David became Prince of the Cumbrians. Along with Carrick, these lands acted as a buffer between the quasi-independent Lordship or Kingdom of Galloway and David's lands of Strathclyde and Cumbria.

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Cazuza

Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Vermelho and at solo career, is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music. In his 9-year career, he sold more than 5 million albums and achieved 11 number one singles and 18 Top 10 singles in Brazil.

Early life and influences
Son of the record producer João Araújo and the amateur singer Maria Lúcia Araújo, Cazuza always had close contact with music. Influenced since early childhood by the strong values of Brazilian music, he had a special preference for the sad, dramatic overtones of Cartola, Lupicinio Rodrigues, Dolores Duran, and Maysa. He began to write lyrics and poems around 1965. In late 1974, a vacation in London, England, acquainted him with the music of Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones, and he soon became a great fan. Cazuza enrolled in college in 1978, but abandoned the course of journalism three weeks later to work with his father at Som Livre. He moved later to San Francisco, where he came in contact with Beat literature, becoming highly influenced by it.

Barão Vermelho
In 1980 he returned to Rio, where he worked with the theatrical group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone (Asdrúbal Brought the Trombone). There he was noticed by the novice singer/composer Léo Jaime, who introduced him to a beginning rock band that needed a vocalist, the Barão Vermelho (Red Baron). With this very successful eighties Brazilian rock band, who had their greatest success with "Bete Balanço", a song that was part of the soundtrack of a film, Cazuza began his career as a singer. In 1985, Cazuza took part in Rock in Rio with Barão Vermelho, and around this time, Caetano Veloso claimed he was the greatest Brazilian poet of his generation. It was also in this same year that Cazuza was infected with the AIDS virus, precipitating his desire to leave the band to obtain a greater freedom in composition and expression, both musically and lyrically.

Solo career
After he left the band, Cazuza's music began to diversify, incorporating elements of the blues in songs such as "Blues da Piedade" (Blues of Compassion), "Só as mães são felizes" (Only Mothers Are Happy) and "Balada da Esplanada" (Ballad of the Esplanade), which was based on a poem of the same name by Oswald de Andrade; showcasing increasingly intimate lyrics, like those in "Só se for a Dois" (Only If It Will Be as a Couple), as well as opening itself up to influences from Brazilian pop music with interpretations of Cartola's "O Mundo é um Moinho" (The World is a Windmill), Raul Seixas's "Cavalos Calados" (Silent Horses) and Caetano Veloso's "Esse Cara" (This Guy).

Cazuza's solo career proved to be more successful than that of his former group. "Exagerado" (Exaggerated), "O Tempo não Pára" (Time Doesn't Stop), and "Ideologia" (Ideology) were his greatest hits and proved to be a great influence on subsequent Brazilian musicians.

Cazuza co-wrote the song "Preciso Dizer que Te Amo" with Bebel Gilberto which was released in 1986 on her self-titled EP. The song was also featured posthumously in the 1996 AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization in a duet with Bebel Gilberto.

Final years
In 1989, he admitted publicly for the first time that he had AIDS and released his last album in life: Burguesia. Cazuza was openly bisexual but was not active in the LGBT movement. However, his openness about being a person with AIDS helped to change public perceptions and attitudes about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

Death
Cazuza died in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 1990, at the age of 32, due to a septic shock caused by AIDS. He was buried at the Cemitério São João Batista in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Cazuza's mother set up the Viva Cazuza Society (Sociedade Viva Cazuza), a charity which sponsors AIDS prevention and provides a home for HIV-positive children

Other media
A biopic starring Daniel de Oliveira and directed by Sandra Werneck called Cazuza: O Tempo não Para ("Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop") was released in 2004.

In 2014, the biographic musical Cazuza – Pro Dia Nascer Feliz opened in São Paulo. It featured songs from Cazuza's solo career as well as from his time as frontman of Barão Vermelho. The musical starring Emílio Dantas was directed by João Fonseca and toured Brazil for two years.

With Barão Vermelho

 * 1982: Barão Vermelho 120,000 – Gold
 * 1983: Barão Vermelho 2 180,000 – Gold
 * 1984: Bete Balanço (Original Soundtrack)
 * 1984: Maior Abandonado 800,000 – Platinum
 * 1992: Barão Vermelho Ao Vivo

Solo

 * 1985: Exagerado 750,000 – Platinum 2x
 * 1987: Só se for a dois 600,000 – Platinum
 * 1988: Ideologia 2,000,000 – Diamond
 * 1988: O tempo não pára 1,800,000 – Diamond
 * 1989: Burguesia 850,000 – Platinum 2x
 * 1991: Por aí 600,000 – Platinum
 * 2005: O Poeta Está Vivo – Ao Vivo no Teatro Ipanema 1987 250,000 – Platinum

Films

 * Bete Balanço, 1984
 * Um Trem para as Estrelas, 1988
 * Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, 2004 (biopic)

Tribute
On 4 April 2016, Google celebrated Cazuza’s 58th birthday with a doodle.

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PHB

PHB may refer to:

Science and technology

 * Per-hop behaviour, in the DiffServ world
 * Polyhydroxybutyrate, a biopolymer
 * Prohibitin, a human gene

Transportation

 * Pedestrian hybrid beacon, a type of traffic signal
 * Parnaíba-Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (IATA code), Brazil
 * Phoebus Apollo Aviation (ICAO code), a small airline in South Africa

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 * Peterhouse Boys' School, a private boys' high school in Zimbabwe
 * Platinum Habib Bank (Bank PHB), a commercial bank in Nigeria, a member of the Bank PHB Group

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 * Personal health budgets, a stated funded healthcare package
 * Bachelor of Philosophy (PhB), a degree
 * Pointy-haired boss, a character from the Dilbert cartoons
 * Player's Handbook, a rulebook for role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
 * PHB (bicycle), a hydrogen bicycle
 * Pig Heart Boy, a children's book by Malorie Blackman, made into a television show
 * Proton Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian automotive company

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Tracy Rowlett

Charles Tracy Rowlett (born June 16, 1942), known professionally as Tracy Rowlett, is an American journalist, formerly anchor and managing editor of the CBS owned and operated station in Dallas-Fort Worth, KTVT.

Rowlett's last broadcast with KTVT was at 5pm on July 11, 2008. He moved to a start-up web news site called Shale.TV, focusing on the development of natural gas plays across the U.S. The site was owned by Branded News of Oklahoma City, but sponsored by Chesapeake Energy. In October 2008, prior to start up, Chesapeake withdrew funding and the site folded.

Rowlett earned his bachelor's degree from Wichita State University in broadcasting and journalism, and received his master's degree from the University of Texas at Dallas.

He began his career as a sports reporter for the Wichita Beacon in Wichita, Kansas. He later served in the Air Force, where he was editor of the base newspaper. He was later transferred to Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, where he worked for Armed Forces Radio and Television.

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Rowlett was still serving at Tripoli, and broke the news of the assassination to that part of the middle east. Over the next three days and nights, he reported events surrounding the assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, and President Kennedy's funeral.

After Rowlett's military discharge, he worked at KFH radio, and as news director for KAKE radio and television in Wichita. He went on to become news director at KMNS in Sioux City, Iowa, and later as the State Capitol correspondent for KTOK Radio in Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma News Network.

In April 1974, he moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, working as an investigative reporter for WFAA. In August, 1975, he was teamed with Iola Johnson to anchor the 6 and 10 p.m. news. Tracy left WFAA in 1999 to become the main anchor at KTVT (CBS11), where he and Iola would team up again for the station's inaugural 4pm newscast from September 2000-September 2002.

Tracy Rowlett received more than 100 awards during his career, including two duPont-Columbia Awards, several Emmy Awards, as well as various Associated Press and United Press International awards.

He is very involved in the Dallas/Fort Worth community, serving on various boards for local organizations, and has received many community awards for his charity works.

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I don't understand this: Acknowledged and accepted, he received the order of Léopold. What order, and by whom? Léopold II of Belgium or Léopold III of Belgium? Lupo 07:44, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Wunderfemme 07:16, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Order of Leopold
Named after King Léopold I of Belgium. It is a decoration awarded for extreme bravery in combat or for meritorious service of immense benefit to the Belgian nation. Recipients need not be Belgian nationals. Wunderfemme 07:19, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Should not be written in present tense
It is not customary or grammatical to write a description of past events in the present tense. It makes it irritating to read. I have corrected one section of it, including correcting some spelling and other grammatical and stylistic errors, perhaps others would like to share the work and do the other sections. 80.2.204.92 (talk) 13:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Swami Shambhavananda

Swami Shambhavananda (1894–1972) was an Indian Hindu monk who pioneered beekeeping in Kodagu and secondary education in Mysore.

Born in Halugunda village in the Thelapanda family of Kodagu as Chengappa, Shambhavananda joined the Ramakrishna Order at its Bangalore center in 1917. He was an initiated disciple of Swami Brahmananda and ordained into sannyas in 1924.

Shambhavananda was the first president of the Ramakrishna Saradashrama in Ponnampet, Kodagu. In 1941, he became president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, holding that position until he died. He was also a trustee of the Ramakrishna Math and a member of the governing body of the Ramakrishna Mission.

In Mysore Shambhavananda founded Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, a renowned residential school for boys. He also established the Vedanta College or the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE). His reputation was that of an efficient administrator, a strict disciplinarian, an enthusiastic colleague, and a visionary educator.

In Kodagu Shambhavananda is renowned for his effort to eradicate malaria. Singing solle paata ("song of the mosquito") in Kodava Takk in the 1930s and 1940s, he walked from village to village to educate illiterate citizens about the cause and eradication of malaria.

Shambhavananda pioneered modern beekeeping in Kodagu in 1928. Beekeeping was eminently suitable to Kodagu and would contribute to the economic strength of the local people. Aided by the Karnataka government, Shambhavaanda's effort resulted in Kodagu making rapid progress in modern beekeeping from 1931 to 1941. India's first beekeepers' co-operative society was formed in Virajpet in 1936.

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Tone Loc

Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Tone Lōc, is an American rapper. He is known for his raspy voice, his hit songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina", for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and for being featured in "We're All in the Same Gang", a collaborative single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars.

Early life
Anthony Terrell Smith was born March 3, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Margaret, who managed a retirement home, and James Smith who passed away in 1972. As a result, Smith and his three older brothers were raised by his mother. He was educated at the Hollywood Professional School. As a teenager, he performed with the rap group Triple A.

1989–1991: mainstream success
Tone Loc's debut album, Lōc-ed After Dark, was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, "Wild Thing," became a staple on MTV in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top twenty in Australia. The second single, "Funky Cold Medina," also became a hit. It reached the top 5 in the US, peaking at No. 3; the top ten in Australia; and the top twenty in the UK.

Lōc-ed After Dark reached No. 1 in the US. Since its release, it has been certified 2× platinum there.

Tone Loc's second album Cool Hand Lōc was released in November 1991. The album's first single was "All Through the Night", which found moderate success, reaching No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. It received frequent airplay on MTV and BET. He also contributed "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody" for 20th Century Fox's FernGully.

1994–2004: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective franchise, and other endeavors
Tone Loc played the part of police Sergeant Emilio in the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). Tone Loc's song "Ace Is in the House", which samples the Beastie Boys song "No Sleep till Brooklyn", is featured in the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (2009).

He provided vocals for Fefe Dobson for the track "Rock It Till You Drop It" on her self-titled debut album.

Tone Loc also voiced Fūd Wrapper, the host of the animatronic show Food Rocks. This was played at Epcot from 1994 to 2004. In this latter role, he sang the song "Always Read the Wrapper", a parody of his second hit single "Funky Cold Medina".

He appeared as Albert in episode 8 of season 2 of Touched by an Angel, which aired November 11, 1995.

1992–2016: television, film and voice acting
Tone Loc has performed in several feature films, including Poetic Justice, Blank Check, Heat and Posse. As a voice actor, Tone Loc has voiced characters in several animated television series such as King of the Hill and C Bear and Jamal, and was featured in the animated film Bebe's Kids, playing the wise-cracking baby Pee Wee. He voiced the character Lou the Goanna in the 1992 film FernGully: The Last Rainforest. He has also provided his signature voice for episodes of 'Chowder' and Uncle Grandpa, both airing on Cartoon Network. In 2022, Tone Loc was featured as the singing voice of Penny Proud in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder on Disney+.

2016–present: I Love the 90s Tour
He was among the list of performers on the I Love the 90s Tour, which has performed worldwide since April 2016, as well as having featured appearances on the I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Tour from July to September 2017.

Legal issues
In December 2010, Tone Loc was arrested for an alleged DUI. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition had caused a seizure.

On June 18, 2011, Tone Loc was arrested for felony domestic violence and felony possession of a Colt AR-15 Sporter rifle, heavily restricted by California law, but not involved in the domestic incident after an altercation with the mother of one of his children. He was released less than three hours later after posting $50,000 bail. On October 3, 2011, he entered a plea of no contest to both charges, and was sentenced to one day in county jail, three years of probation, 52 weeks of anger management counseling and 30 days of community service.

On March 23, 2019, Tone Loc was detained by the Midland Police Department in Midland, Texas. It was later revealed that the reason for the detention was a heated argument caused when Loc confronted someone who was wearing a Confederate battle flag baseball cap. After the two arguing parties agreed to separate, Loc was released and no charges were filed.

Health issues
Tone Lōc has collapsed onstage multiple times since 1995; some if not all of these collapses have been due to seizures, according to at least one report. On May 29, 2009, he was rushed to a hospital after collapsing during a concert in Pensacola, Florida. The rapper cut his elbow when he fell and was released the same day. On October 15, 2011, he was hospitalized for exhaustion after collapsing onstage during a concert in Atlanta, Georgia. He was taken to a local hospital where he was intravenously rehydrated. Another similar incident occurred in 2012. On March 16, 2013, he collapsed onstage, at a performance at the Bridge Bash in Des Moines, Iowa, but he refused hospital care. He collapsed onstage on December 6, 2013, during a performance in San Francisco, California, and collapsed again on November 26, 2016, during a performance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but he later returned to the stage. He wears his signature sunglasses at every performance to help reduce the likelihood of a seizure.

Singles
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University of East Africa

The University of East Africa was established on 29 June 1963 and served Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in the eastern African Great Lakes region. The University was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London. In 1970, it was split into three independent universities, which are now:
 * 🇰🇪: University of Nairobi
 * 🇺🇬: Makerere University
 * 🇹🇿: University of Dar es Salaam

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Iris ser. Californicae

Iris series Californicae are a series of the genus Iris, in Iris subg. Limniris. They are commonly known as Pacific Coast iris (PCI), or Pacific Coast natives (PCN).

The series was first classified by Diels in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930. It was further expanded by Lawrence in 'Gentes Herb' (written in Dutch) in 1953.

They all possess thin wiry, rhizomes and roots. They also have narrow, long evergreen leaves. Which are leathery and deep green.

The plants have unbranched flower stems that bear 2 or 3 flowers. The plants do clump quickly and produce many stems. They prefer acid soils. (all except 'Iris douglasiana', which prefers alkaline soils). In the wild, all the species are located on soils on slopes with good drainage. They grow at the edge of woods. They do not like root disturbance, so can be difficult to cultivate for the gardener. They can be grown in large clay pots in the UK, to be able to protect them in the winter. or they could be grown from seed, to stop root disturbance. Most flower between mid spring to early summer. April to June (in the UK). The leaves can turn red in the autumn. They have been used to create various hybrids, mostly in America.

They come from the west coast of USA, native to California, Oregon, and Washington. They are mostly dwarf in size and flower in early summer. They vary in colour depending on the species.

It includes;
 * Iris bracteata S.Watson – Siskiyou iris
 * Iris chrysophylla Howell – yellow-leaved iris
 * Iris douglasiana Herb. – Douglas iris
 * Iris fernaldii R.C.Foster – Fernald's iris
 * Iris hartwegii Baker – Hartweg's iris, rainbow iris, Sierra iris
 * Iris innominata L.F.Hend. – Del Norte iris
 * Iris macrosiphon Torr. – bowltube iris
 * Iris munzii R.C.Foster – Munz's iris, Tulare lavender iris
 * Iris purdyi Eastw. – Purdy's iris
 * Iris tenax Douglas ex Lindl. – tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris
 * Iris tenuissima Dykes – (long-tubed iris)

Other sources

 * Evolutionary Studies in Iris Series Californicae, Carol Anne Wilson, University of California, Berkeley, 1996

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Smyslov

Smyslov (masculine, Смыслов) or Smyslova (feminine, Смыслова) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 * Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (1881–1943), Russian chess master and the father of Vasily Vasilievich Smyslov
 * Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (1921–2010), Soviet Russian chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion (1957–1958)
 * Anton Smyslov (born 1979), Russian footballer

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Pink TV (France)

Pink TV is Europe's second gay satellite channel (after Italy's GAY.tv), started in France on 25 October 2004, on a subscription basis, mostly funded by TF1 and Canal Plus terrestrial channels in France. It is now possible to access Pink TV via satellite, cable and DSL providers. Highlights include Queer as Folk, as well as talkshows (including So Graham Norton). There is an X-rated film four times a week after midnight, and the channel broadcasts 24 hours per day, including productions from porn studios including French Twinks. Pink X launched in 2012 a pornographic reward, the PinkX Gay Video Awards.

History
On 25 October 2004, Pink TV was born on cable and satellite in the form of a pay-TV channel.

On 12 March 2007, when the channel's accounts were bad, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel accepted the Pink TV project, which consisted of splitting the antenna into two: the day, the usual programs (cultural, entertainment, information expressing homosexual culture and lifestyles) and from midnight onwards, a service that broadcasts pornographic programs. Since 4 September 2007, Pink TV has been broadcasting free-to-air two hours a day from 10 pm to midnight. Its grid is composed only of rebroadcasts. Then, starting at midnight, it transmits encrypted until 5 am with a paying offer consisting only of X-rated movies called Pink X.

As of October 2008, the channel's accounts have improved, it released new programs (films, documentaries, shows) alongside the rebroadcasts.

But, in 2012, fewer and fewer operators are broadcasting Pink TV in clear two hours a day. This time slot is no longer available free at Free since 2009 nor on the Bbox (home gateway) of Bouygues Telecom since 2012.

Also, since July 2013, Pink TV has stopped broadcasting real programs between 10 pm and midnight. Instead, it offered short-lived scenes without words played by two different couples.

At the moment, no program is offered from 22:00 to 00:00. Pink X programs start at 00:00. Launched as a chain of homosexual culture, but not having found its audience, it now only broadcasts pornographic films.

Shareholders

 * M. Pascal Houzelot : 29.92%
 * Canal+ : 17.52%
 * Groupe TF1 : 11.44%
 * Société M6 Thématique : 9.15%
 * Société Connection : 9.15%
 * Société Siges : 8.79%
 * Société Hélios (Groupe Lagardère) : 8.73%
 * Société Financière Pinault : 1.93%
 * M. Pierre Bergé : 1.93%
 * Société Sophia Asset Management Ltd : 0.48%
 * M. Henri Biard : 0.48%
 * Société Tilder : 0.48%

Notable programming
(presenters in parentheses)
 * L’Agenda clubbing (Anthony Aréal)
 * Bibliothèque Pink (Pascal Sevran)
 * Bonheur, bonheur, bonheur (Éric Guého)
 * Ça s’est passé comme ça (Frédéric Mitterrand)
 * Cours chez Pink (Mathieu Lecerf)
 * Le Débat (Laurent Drezner, Thomas Joubert, Alex Taylor)
 * Face à Pink (Claire Chazal, Frédéric Mitterrand)
 * Hétéro mais pas trop! (Laurent Artufel)
 * Le je/nous de Claire (Claire Chazal)
 * Les Pieds dans le plat mais pas trop! (Laurent Artufel, Éric Guého)
 * Le Set (Christophe Beaugrand, Marie Labory, Raphaël Pathé)
 * Pink Pong (Marie Labory)
 * Zap’Pink (Laurent Artufel, Christophe Renaud)

PinkX Gay Video Awards
The PinkX Gay Video Awards are annual gay pornographic awards in various categories. The Awards were launched by Pink TV in 2012 (later renamed Pink X) based on pornographic films included on the channel's programming.

Best Ethnic Film
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Doak Campbell Stadium

Doak S. Campbell Stadium (in full Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium), popularly known as "Doak", is a football stadium on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the home field of the Florida State Seminoles football team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Opened in 1950, it was originally named Doak Campbell Stadium in honor of Doak S. Campbell, the university's first president. On November 20, 2004, the Florida Legislature added longtime head football coach Bobby Bowden to the stadium name to become Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. A petition in June 2020 sought to remove Campbell's name, as he resisted racial integration while president of Florida State University. FSU President John E. Thrasher asked Athletics Director David Coburn "to immediately review this issue and make recommendations to me." As of June 2022, no recommendations have been made.

The stadium is part of the University Center complex, a mixed-use facility encompassing university office space, university classrooms, the university's Visitor's Center, souvenir store, The University Center Club, now known as the Dunlap Champions Club, and skyboxes and press boxes for use during football games.

With a capacity of 79,560, the 49th-largest stadium in the world, the second-largest stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the 15th largest stadium in the NCAA.

History
The stadium, named after FSU President Doak Campbell, hosted its first game against the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jackets on October 7, 1950, with the Seminoles winning the game 40–7. At that time the facility had a seating capacity of 15,000. Florida State began to play at Centennial Field during the team's 1947 season and would continue to play there for the following two years (1948 and 1949). Florida State College – FSU's predecessor institution – also fielded teams from 1902 to 1904 (precise location of where games were played is not documented). Doak Campbell Stadium, with its original capacity of 15,000 in 1950, was built at a cost of $250,000. In 1954, the stadium grew to a capacity of 19,000. Six thousand more seats were added in 1961. During the Bill Peterson era (1960–70), the stadium was expanded to 40,500 seats, and it remained at that capacity for the next 14 years.

Since that time, the stadium has expanded to 82,300, largely in part to the success of the football team under head coach Bobby Bowden coupled with the ever-growing student body. It now is the 2nd largest football stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Aesthetically, a brick facade surrounding the stadium matches the architectural design of most of the buildings on the university's campus. In addition to the obvious recreational uses, The University Center surrounds the stadium and houses many of the university's offices. The field was officially named Bobby Bowden field on November 20, 2004, as Florida State hosted intrastate rival Florida. The FSU War Chant began during the Auburn game in 1983 and has since spread to be used by fans of the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Chiefs.

Expansion and improvements
Following the latest expansion in 2003, the stadium has a seating capacity of 82,300. Prior to the start of the 2007 season, a new state-of-the-art sound and public address system was installed. Before the 2008 season, two new HD Scoreboards were installed; the main one in the north endzone measures over 100 ft, the south endzone has a 45 ft scoreboard. Six new LED ribbon boards were installed in each of the four corners of the stadium as well as underneath the north scoreboard, over the player entrance and above the entrance used by the Marching Chiefs. The new boards allow for more game stats and more information on other games in addition to improved replay viewing. An indoor practice facility, adjacent to the stadium, was constructed in 2013.

In 2023, financial recommendations saw approval by the Seminole Boosters, Inc. Board of Directors. With further approval from the FSU Board of Trustees, improvements will come by widening seats on the east and west sidelines to 18 inches. In addition to widening aisles, handrails will be added as well and legroom upped to 34 inches in select areas. The total capacity of Doak will decrease to 65–70,000 once the grand reopening begins in 2025. During the 2024 season, the total capacity will be around 50,000 people due to temporary seating.

The stadium was renovated in the first part of 2016 and opened in September, prior to the 2016 season.

Unconquered

A 19-foot (5.8 m) tall bronze sculpture by Fritz White depicting Osceola and Renegade. A tradition was immediately put in place whereby at sunset, on the night before home football games, as the Marching Chiefs play, Osceola's spear is set aflame as students, alumni, and fans gather around the statue to show their support. The flame is later extinguished at sunrise on the morning following the game. As of March, 2006, the university decided to light the spear for several reasons, including: selection into the NCAA basketball tournament, "National Player of the Year" awards for any sport, conference championships, graduations and convocations, etc. A small inscription near the base of the statue reads: "This statue does not depict any particular person or event. Rather, it symbolically portrays the unconquered spirit of the Seminole people of the 19th century and the timeless legacy of that spirit that continues to burn bright into the future." The statue was unveiled at the Williams Family Plaza on October 10, 2003, and "Unconquered" was engraved in its stone pedestal on September 2, 2005.

Sportsmanship
A bronze sculpture by Edward Jonas, is a 15-foot (4.6 m) tall statue depicting a standing football player extending his arm to help up a fallen rival on the field. In 2002 it was selected by the National Sculpture Society to be showcased in its special "Sports Sculpture" exhibit. A one-quarter scale model represented the sculpture in the New York City exhibition. The statue is at the Al D. Strum Plaza.

Bobby Bowden sculpture
A 9-foot (2.7 m) tall bronze statue of head football coach Bobby Bowden, created by W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor, was unveiled outside of the Coyle E. Moore Athletic Center on September 25, 2004, and was dedicated along with the Les and Ruth Akers Plaza.

Stained glass window
A three-story, stained-glass window commemorating the naming of the field was unveiled on November 20, 2004, the day of the annual Florida State/Florida game. The window depicts Bowden overlooking the field among a sea of fans in the stands. The 30 by window was installed over the entrance of the Moore Athletic Center. Created by Florida State artist Robert Bischoff, his wife, JoAnn, and 12 Florida State students in the Master Craftsman Program, the window is among the five largest stained glass windows in the United States.

Seminole Family in Bronze
This new addition to the outside of the stadium was unveiled on October 20, 2006. The statue was designed by Brad Cooley Sr. and Brad Cooley Jr. of Lamont. Known as "Seminole Family in Bronze", the statue shows what may have been a typical Seminole family around the time of the Seminole Wars in the 1800s.

University Center
Doak Campbell is a venue in collegiate football. It is contained within the brick façade walls of University Center, a complex built around the stadium, that houses the Registrar, the School of Hospitality, the College of Communications, and the College of Social Work, as well as numerous other offices and classrooms.

University Center A (East Wing) Building A has two "towers" and houses the offices of the Registrar, Financial Aid, Admissions and others in one tower, and International Programs, the Dean of Students and the College of Motion Picture Arts, known commonly as the Film School, in the other. The Career Center was also located here until it is moved to the new Student Success Center. The top two floors are home to privately owned skyboxes.

University Center B (South Wing) Building B holds the Seminole Sportshop as well as Visitor Services. UCB is also home to the Dunlap Champions Club and to the Kearny Osceola Grille. The Dedman School of Hospitality is located on the second floor of Building B.

University Center C (West Wing) Building C like Building A, has two "towers" and is home to the College of Communication and Information, Florida State Testing Center as well as the College of Social Work. The Athletics Ticket Office is also located here as are many of the offices of the Seminole Boosters. Floor nine is home to the Press Boxes with two floors of Skyboxes below.

Moore Athletic Center (University Center D) Located on the North Side of Doak Campbell, the athletic center houses nearly all of the athletic offices as well as some classrooms and lecture halls.

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Jinja

Jinja may refer to:

 * Jinja, Uganda, a city in eastern Uganda close to the source of the Nile River
 * Jinja District, Uganda, named after the above city
 * Shinto shrine, also called a "jinja", a structure that houses one or more Shinto kami (spirits or phenomena)
 * Jinja (template engine), for the Python programming language

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Wouldn't it make more sense for this article to be renamed Josh Kirby, since that's the name by which he was universally known and thus the name people are going to look for him under? --Paul A 07:54, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

What is his relationship to Paul Kidby Bastie 16:20, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * None, other than Kidby took over as the Discworld cover artist following Kirby's death.  J Rawle  (Talk) 14:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Place of birth
Could anybody source his place of birth?--Svetovid 19:07, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Could do with more images
A request. Thanks. Manytexts (talk) 01:34, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Duelmasters reference
Under Career in the third paragraph there is a faulty 'reference link' for duelmasters. It directs to a video game when i doupt it should. I do not know how to fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:F3F:3500:D184:3900:7C4E:47F4 (talk) 17:05, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I took out the reference, now it's just plain text. Autarch (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Tags about sourcing and style
A tag about a lack of in-line citations was added in 2016; I have added in-line citations for facts. A tag about subjective style was added in 2018; with the in-line citations and some changes of wording, the style is more objective. I have therefore removed these tags since the multiple issues have been resolved substantially.--MerielGJones (talk) 20:07, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

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Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz

Princess Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise Reuss-Köstritz (Елеонора Българска; 22 August 1860 – 12 September 1917) was Tsaritsa (Queen) of Bulgaria, as the second wife of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and member of an ancient House of Reuss by birth.

Life
Born in Castle Trebschen, in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg (present-day Poland), the daughter of Prince Heinrich IV Reuss zu Köstritz (1821-1894) and Princess Luise Caroline Reuss zu Greiz (1822-1875), widowed Princess of Saxe-Altenburg. She was also a younger sister to Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss of Köstritz and a first cousin to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. Eleonore's father Heinrich IV and Marie's mother Auguste were brother and sister. She was described as "a plain but practical... capable and kind-hearted woman."

Following the death of his first wife, Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Tsar Ferdinand sought another wife to carry out the official duties required of the consort of a head of state. As a man who was no longer required to produce heirs, Ferdinand stipulated to his assistant that he wanted a bride who did not expect affection or attention.

A list of candidates was whittled down to Eleonore and she and Ferdinand subsequently married at a Catholic ceremony on 28 February 1908 at St. Augustine's Church in Coburg and a Protestant ceremony on 1 March 1908 at Osterstein Castle, Reuss family estate. Initially titled Princess of Bulgaria, Eleonore assumed the title Tsaritsa ("Queen") on 5 October 1908 following Bulgaria's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Eleonore remained neglected by Ferdinand throughout their marriage, leaving her to raise her stepchildren and devote herself to the welfare of the Bulgarian people. Eleonore came into her own during the Balkans and First World Wars when, working tirelessly as a nurse, she was a cause of great comfort for many injured and dying Bulgarian soldiers. It was said that she had "a special gift for relieving suffering".

Tsaritsa Eleonore became seriously ill during the final years of World War I, dying in Euxinograd, Bulgaria on 12 September 1917. Her last wish was to be buried in the cemetery of a 12th-century church at Boyana, near Sofia. During the Socialist period, however, the grave was broken into, her jewelry stolen and then the memorial stone bulldozed back in the grave, with no visible marks left over the ground. However, after the democratic changes in 1989, the original memorial stone was excavated and the site was restored back to the original state.

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Leopold I of Austria

Leopold I of Austria may refer to:

 * Leopold I of Austria (Babenberg), (d. 994), Margrave of Austria of the house of Babenberg
 * Leopold I of Austria (Habsburg), (1290–1326), Duke of Austria of the house of Habsburg

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Talk:Double action

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Should this be merged with Single action and DAO into single page eg Handgun action ? -- JohnyDog 08:06, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

contradiction with Double Action / Single Action
This article says that guns were the hammer could only be cocked by pulling the trigger were once called trigger-cocked. The Double Action / Single Action article implies that these were always called Double Action Only. Seano1 05:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. It's now called trigger (firearms).  This and all similar articles have been redirected.--Asams10 00:19, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The merge was reverted, so there's probably disagreement. I think merging is a good thing, personally- better context this way.  Friday (talk) 18:50, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Merge
This was suggested in October of 2005 and reverted after I merged... no complaints were made for 1.5 years? I think that's a good enough reason. I'm re-reverting it.--Asams10 23:51, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

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Wild

Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to:

Common meanings

 * Wilderness, a wild natural environment
 * Wildlife, an undemesticated organism
 * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed

Film and television

 * Wild (2014 film), a 2014 American film from the 2012 book
 * Wild (2016 film), a 2016 German film
 * The Wild, a 2006 Disney 3D animation film
 * Wild (TV series), a 2006 American documentary television series
 * The Wilds (TV series), a 2020 television series

Literature

 * Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail a 2012 non-fiction book by Cheryl Strayed
 * Wild, An elemental Journey, a 2006 autobiographical book by Jay Griffiths
 * The Wild (novel), a 1991 novel by Whitley Strieber
 * The Wild, a science fiction novel by David Zindell
 * The Wilds, a 1998 limited-edition horror novel by Richard Laymon

Music

 * Wild (band), a five-piece classical female group

Albums and EPs

 * Wild (EP), 2015
 * Wild, a 1999 album by Inkubus Sukkubus
 * Wild, a 2016 album by Joanne Shaw Taylor
 * Wild!, a 1989 album by Erasure
 * Wild!!, a 2004 album by Terry Silverlight

 * The Wild (Raekwon album), 2017
 * The Wild (The Rural Alberta Advantage album), 2017

Songs and singles

 * "Wild" (Jessie J song), 2013
 * "Wild" (Namie Amuro song), 2009
 * "Wild" (Troye Sivan song), 2015
 * "Wild", a 2012 song by Beach House from their album Bloom
 * "Wild", a 2000 song by Poe on her album Haunted
 * "Wild", a 2020 single by John Legend (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) from his album Bigger Love
 * "Wild", a 2018 song by Trevor Daniel from his EP Homesick
 * "The Wild", a song by Mumford & Sons from their 2018 album Delta

Concerts and tours

 * The Wild Tour, 1995–1997 Red Hot Chili Peppers concert tour
 * Walk In Lay Down (WILD), a biannual concert event at Washington University in St. Louis

Video games

 * Wild (video game), a cancelled video game
 * Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!, a video game expansion pack

Organizations

 * Wild (company), a German company which produces natural ingredients for food products
 * Wild Heerbrugg, a Swiss company that makes optical instruments
 * The Wilds Christian Association, a Protestant Christian organization in South Carolina

Places

 * Wild (river), a small stream in Germany and The Netherlands
 * Wild Center, a natural history center in Tupper Lake, New York
 * Wild Lake, a lake near Idrija in western Slovenia
 * The Wilds (Johannesburg), a municipal park in Johannesburg, South Africa
 * The Wilds (Ohio), a wildlife conservation center in Muskingum County, Ohio

Radio stations

 * WILD (AM), an AM station in the Boston radio market
 * WILD-FM, the former callsign of an FM station in the Boston radio market, now WKAF
 * WiLD 94.9 (KYLD), an FM station in San Francisco
 * WLLD, a station in Tampa–St. Petersburg branded WiLD 94.1
 * DXWT, popularly known as Wild FM, a radio station in the Philippines

Other uses

 * Wild (surname), various people with the name
 * Minnesota Wild, a National Hockey League team
 * Wake Induced Lucid Dream, the move from a normal waking state into a dream state with no apparent lapse in consciousness
 * Wheel Impact Load Detector, a type of railway defect detection device
 * Wenatchee Wild, a major junior ice hockey club in the Western Hockey League

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Chitty chatter & the occassional Pointyhats! ...Feel free... [Merthogy érdekelni nemnagyon tud (ezt egyes Mike "LoZer" Mattice részére üzenem tul.képpen)!] --Lufi2 09:10, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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A Great Day in Harlem

A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. The idea for the photo came from Esquire's art director, Robert Benton, rather than Kane. However, after being given the commission, it seems the latter was responsible for choosing the location for the shoot. The subjects are shown at 17 East 126th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenue, where police had temporarily blocked off traffic. Published as the centerfold of the January 1959 ("Golden Age of Jazz") issue of Esquire, the image was captured with a Hasselblad camera, and earned Kane his first Art Directors Club of New York gold medal for photography. It has been called "the most iconic photograph in jazz history".

The scene portrayed is something of an anachronism, as by 1957 Harlem was no longer the "hotbed" of jazz it had been in the 1940s, and had "forfeited its place in sun" to 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Many musicians who were formerly resident in the area had already moved to middle-class parts of New York, or did so shortly thereafter. Kane himself was not that certain who would turn up on the day, as Esquire staff had merely issued a general invitation through the local musicians' union, recording studios, music writers, and nightclub owners.

In 2018, a book was published to mark the 60th anniversary of the event, with forewords by Quincy Jones and Benny Golson, and an introduction by Kane's son, Jonathan.

Musicians in the photograph

 * Red Allen
 * Buster Bailey
 * Count Basie
 * Emmett Berry
 * Art Blakey
 * Lawrence Brown
 * Scoville Browne
 * Buck Clayton
 * Bill Crump
 * Vic Dickenson
 * Roy Eldridge
 * Art Farmer
 * Bud Freeman
 * Dizzy Gillespie
 * Tyree Glenn
 * Benny Golson
 * Sonny Greer
 * Johnny Griffin
 * Gigi Gryce
 * Coleman Hawkins
 * J. C. Heard
 * Jay C. Higginbotham
 * Milt Hinton
 * Chubby Jackson
 * Hilton Jefferson
 * Osie Johnson
 * Hank Jones
 * Jo Jones
 * Jimmy Jones
 * Taft Jordan
 * Max Kaminsky
 * Gene Krupa
 * Eddie Locke
 * Marian McPartland
 * Charles Mingus
 * Miff Mole
 * Thelonious Monk
 * Gerry Mulligan
 * Oscar Pettiford
 * Rudy Powell
 * Luckey Roberts
 * Sonny Rollins
 * Jimmy Rushing
 * Pee Wee Russell
 * Sahib Shihab
 * Horace Silver
 * Zutty Singleton
 * Stuff Smith
 * Rex Stewart
 * Maxine Sullivan
 * Joe Thomas
 * Wilbur Ware
 * Dickie Wells
 * George Wettling
 * Ernie Wilkins
 * Mary Lou Williams
 * Lester Young

Children in the picture
Count Basie, having grown tired of standing, sat down on the curb, and gradually a dozen children followed. Most of the children were neighborhood residents, although the second child from the right, Taft Jordan Jr., had accompanied his father, Taft Jordan, to the photo session. The photography crew was already having trouble directing the adults, and the presence of the children added to the chaos: one of the children appearing in the window kept yelling at a sibling on the curb; another kept playing with Basie's hat; Taft Jordan Jr. had been scuffling with the older child seated to his left. Ultimately, Art Kane realized that any further attempt to organize the proceedings would be futile, and he decided to incorporate the subjects' actions.

Musicians not in the main photograph
Notable absentees were Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis (all touring), Duke Ellington (in Milwaukee), Benny Goodman (in Los Angeles), and Ella Fitzgerald (recording in Chicago). Ruby Braff, Billie Holiday, and Ben Webster were also not present.

Willie "The Lion" Smith had sat down to rest on a nearby stoop when the photo chosen for publication was taken, but appears in unused frames.

Ronnie Free, Mose Allison and Charlie Rouse arrived too late to participate in the Esquire shoot, but they were photographed by Dizzy Gillespie alongside Mary Lou Williams, Lester Young and Oscar Pettiford.

Film
Jean Bach, a radio producer of New York, recounted the story behind the photograph in her 1994 documentary film, A Great Day in Harlem. This incorporated 8 mm film footage taken by bassist Milt Hinton on the day of the shoot. The film was nominated in 1995 for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. Bach described how, upon the film's release, a number of similar photographs employed the "A Great Day in..." theme. Hugh Hefner assembled Hollywood-area musicians for "A Great Day in Hollywood" in conjunction with a sneak preview of A Great Day in Harlem. Soon afterwards, "A Great Day in Philadelphia" included musicians such as Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson and Ray Bryant. During the filming of Kansas City (1996), musicians including Jay McShann posed for "A Great Day in Kansas City". A multi-page supplement in The Star-Ledger featured "A Great Day in Jersey", while a Dutch photograph was titled "A Great Day in Haarlem". In 1998, "Great Day in St Paul" was taken by Byron Nelson.

The trend spread to other styles of music, with Houston blues musicians posing for "A Great Day in Houston". "A Great Day in Hip Hop" was followed by XXL's "The Greatest Day in Hip Hop". An Atlanta radio station gathered musicians for "A Great Day in Doo-Wop". A New York cellist, inspired by both the original photograph and the film, assembled chamber musicians for "A Great Day in New York". The New York Post ran "A Great Day in Spanish Harlem".

The photograph was a key plot point in Steven Spielberg's 2004 film The Terminal. The film starred Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski, a character who comes to the United States in search of Benny Golson's autograph, with which he can complete his deceased father's collection of autographs from the musicians pictured in the photo. Golson himself made a cameo appearance in the film.

Homages

 * 1998: A Great Day in Hip Hop — for this photograph by Gordon Parks, commissioned by XXL magazine, 177 hip-hop artists gathered on the stoop of number 17 as well as those of the buildings on either side.
 * 2004: A Great Day in London — in an initiative inspired by Art Kane's photograph, 50 writers of Caribbean, Asian and African descent making a significant contribution to contemporary British literature gathered to be photographed on the steps of the British Museum in London.
 * 2005: A Great Day in Atlanta — Taken by Amanda Marsalis and commissioned by MTV, more than 50 members of Atlanta's hip hop scene gathered at the Jeremiah S. Gilbert House to recreate Art Kane's photograph.
 * 2007: A Great Day on Eldridge St. — inspired by Kane's photograph, Yale Strom corralled a score of leading klezmer musicians who gathered on the steps of the Eldridge St. Synagogue to commemorate the 30 years of the klezmer revival.
 * 2008: A Great Day in Paris — more than 50 musicians from the US who were then residing in Paris, France, took part in a historic photo session. The project was initiated by Ricky Ford, who has said: "2008 was the 50th anniversary of the photo A Great Day in Harlem that Art Kane had taken in 1958 of all those jazz musicians in Harlem. I thought it would be a good idea to do the same thing with the American jazz musicians that lived in France. It took a year to prepare. Musicians from all over France came. Philippe Lévy-Stab took a group photo on the steps of Montmartre and Michka Saäl started to work on a documentary film of those musicians."
 * 2008: A Great Day in Hoxton — a photograph by Peter Williams, commissioned by Straight No Chaser magazine and featuring prominent music business faces such as Gilles Peterson and James Lavelle alongside designers, fashion professionals, writers, dancers and fellow photographers.
 * 2013: Een Grootse Dag in Kootwijk — in the spirit of XXL's picture A Great Day in Hip Hop, Ghamte Schmidt and Andreas van de Laar gathered the Dutch hip hop scene at the monumental Radio Kootwijk for a group portrait.
 * 2016: A Great Day in Hackney — in the spirit of Art Kane's photograph, British jazz musicians assembled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Premises Studios in Hackney.
 * 2018: A Great Day in Hollywood — 47 black writers, showrunners, actors, and producers from more than 20 Netflix original shows, films and documentaries came together to create "A Great Day in Hollywood". Taken to promote Netflix's Strong Black Lead initiative, Netflix also released a minute long video directed by Lacey Duke and narrated by Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things).
 * 2021: A Great Day in Roxbury's Highland Park — Organized by Mark Schafer, Paige Cook, and JD Garcia, with support from the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM), the Roxbury Historical Society, and Historic Boston, Inc., 77 elders of the historically Black neighborhood of Highland Park in Roxbury, Massachusetts gathered on the stairs of two local brownstone buildings on the morning of November 6, 2021, for a photo that was taken by Roxbury photographer Hakim Raquib. A half-hour documentary on the making of the "A Great Day in Roxbury's Highland Park" photograph, by Bithyah Israel and commissioned by the UUUM, was premiered at Paige Academy in Roxbury on November 13, 2022.

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Disney Transport

Disney Transport is the public transit system of the Walt Disney World resort near Orlando, Florida, United States. It offers guests a variety of fare-free options to navigate the resort, including buses, the Walt Disney World Monorail System, the Disney Skyliner gondola lift system, and watercraft. This network facilitates movement between the resort's four theme parks, its shopping district, and all Disney-owned lodging on the property. Additionally, Disney Transport operates trams, providing assistance navigating large parking lots, and the Minnie Van rideshare service (available for a fee), offering on-demand, point-to-point transportation.

Buses
Except where monorail, gondola or watercraft service exists or walking is practical, direct bus service is provided from every hotel to every theme park and to Disney Springs, as well as between theme parks. The buses are fare-free for all visitors to Walt Disney World. Bus service typically operates at headways of every 20 minutes or better. Service to each park starts 45 minutes before opening and ends an hour after closing. Buses between Disney Springs and the resorts is available during operating hours and ends an hour after closing. Bus stations are located near park entrances; near Disney Springs' Town Center entrance; and near the main lobby of each resort, with additional bus stops along the roadways of more expansive resorts.

Features
At each resorts, there are passenger information system screens that indicate when the next bus to a given park will be arriving. This technology tracks the buses through GPS technology to give projected wait times, though buses usually run at intervals of no more than twenty minutes. On board the buses, recorded announcements are played to indicate points of interest and bus stops. These announcements use GPS to determine which announcements should be played at which locations. All buses are air-conditioned and accessible and can carry two wheelchairs or mobility scooters per vehicle. Strollers must be folded before boarding the buses.

Along Buena Vista Drive between Epcot Center Drive and the Disney Springs, new bus lanes were installed between 2014 and May 2016. These lanes allow buses headed to/from Disney Springs and Typhoon Lagoon to use their own, exclusive right-of-way in the median of Buena Vista Drive.

Routes
The bus system operates using a hub-and-spoke paradigm, with the routes usually operating non-stop. The four theme parks and Disney Springs are the five hubs, and each has service to the resort hotels, the spokes of the system. Additionally, buses operate between the theme parks. One-way service operates from the theme parks to Disney Springs after 4 p.m. Buses are also used for internal resort guest transportation within several of the larger resorts.

Direct transportation between the spokes (the hotels) is not provided, unless they happen to be on the same bus route. Also, bus service is not provided on some routes served by monorail, Skyliner, or watercraft.

The Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon water parks and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex have much more limited service. Buses only operate between Blizzard Beach and the Animal Kingdom hub and between Typhoon Lagoon and the Disney Springs hub. Buses only operate between the sports complex and the Pop Century, Caribbean Beach, and All-Star resorts.

Fleet
Disney Transport operates a fleet of nearly 490 buses, primarily 40 ft Gillig Low Floor models. The fleet currently is the third largest fleet of any Florida transportation system, behind Miami's Metrobus and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.

In 2014, Disney experimented with adding 60 ft articulated buses as a pilot project to increase capacity on certain routes. However, no articulated buses have been purchased since that time. All Disney Transport buses run on R50 renewable diesel fuel.

Disney Transport has two depots, one near the Magic Kingdom Car Care Center, the other on Recycle Way near Animal Kingdom.

Gondola lift

Disney Skyliner is a gondola lift system offering a connection between select Disney resort hotels and theme parks, while offering guests aerial views of the resort. Opened in 2019, the Skyliner has three lines radiating from a central hub located at the Caribbean Beach Resort. These lines extend to:

 * Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
 * A combined station serving the Art of Animation and Pop Century resorts.
 * Epcot, with an intermediate stop at the Riviera Resort.

Each gondola cabin comfortably seats up to ten guests and are equipped to accommodate wheelchairs and other mobility devices.

Monorail
Complementing the bus network, is the Walt Disney World Monorail System, one of the iconic features of the resort. This fare-free service operates three lines departing from the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC).

 * Magic Kingdom Resort Line: This line circles between the TTC, the Polynesian Village Resort, the Grand Floridian Resort, the Magic Kingdom and the Contemporary Resort.
 * Magic Kingdom Express Line: This line provides a direct connection between the TTC and Magic Kingdom, bypassing the resort stops.
 * Epcot Line: This line directly connects the TTC and Epcot.

The system utilizes twelve Mark VI monorails. A portable ramp at each station bridges the vertical gap between the platform and the monorail, ensuring accessibility for wheelchair users.

The monorail system debuted in 1971 with the Magic Kingdom Resort and Express lines and expanded in 1982 with the addition of the Epcot line. As of 2013, it remains one of the world's busiest monorail systems, transporting over 150,000 guests daily.

Watercraft
The resort maintains a fleet of watercraft to move guests between various Disney resorts and parks. These ferries are also free to ride. While some routes duplicate bus or monorail routes, the watercraft provide a scenic, albeit slower, way to travel from one location to another.

Strollers can be transported aboard all of the vessels, ferries, motor cruisers, Friendship boats, and River Cruise Ferries are accessible when water conditions are favorable. Motor launches cannot accept motorized or unfolded wheelchairs.

Ferries
The boats with the highest capacities are the large ferryboats that cross the Seven Seas Lagoon between the Transportation and Ticket Center and the Magic Kingdom. The three ferries are clad in different trim colors and are named for past Disney executives. They are the two twin Magic Kingdom-class ferries, the Richard F. Irvine (red trim) and the Admiral Joe Fowler (blue trim) along with the Kingdom Queen-class General Joe Potter (green trim).

Each ferryboat can carry up to 600 guests and are staffed by three crew members. During park opening and closing, all three ferries operate, if available. During all other times, two ferries operate with wait times between 10 and 20 minutes in most cases. The crossing takes just six minutes, but each trip can take 10-12 minutes with departure and docking.

Motor launches/cruisers
Motor launches and motor cruisers link the resorts along Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon, using colored flags to indicate the route. The six motor launches are smaller vessels that are not accessible to people with mobility disabilities and are named Adventurer, Explorer, Mariner, Navigator, Seafarer and Voyager. The four motor cruisers are larger vessels that are accessible and are named Bon Voyage, Castaway's, Mermaid I, and Tradewinds.

The gold flag route connects the Magic Kingdom to the Grand Floridian and Polynesian using one launch and one cruiser. The green flag route links the Magic Kingdom to Fort Wilderness using two cruisers. The red flag route connects the Magic Kingdom to Wilderness Lodge using one launch and one cruiser. The blue flag route provides continuous circular service between the Contemporary, Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge resorts using two launches, and is therefore not accessible to people with mobility disabilities.

Sassagoula River Cruise Ferry
Sassagoula River Cruise Ferries, which also have colored flags as route indicators, transport passengers from Disney Springs to Disney Springs Resort Area hotels located along the Sassagoula River using a fleet of 15 vessels named Azalea Bloom, Bayou Princess, Blossom Queen, Buena Vista Queen, Crescent City Queen, Delta Lady, Florida Queen, Jazz Lady, Jazz Queen, Louisiana Lady, Magnolia Blossom, Memphis Miss, Saratoga Queen, Sassagoula Sunset, and Southern Breeze.

The green flag route connects Disney Springs with Old Key West, the blue flag route travels between Disney Springs and the Treehouse Villas via Saratoga Springs. The yellow flag route takes people between Disney Springs and Port Orleans–Riverside, while the purple flag route travels between Disney Springs and Port Orleans–French Quarter. At times of lower traffic, the yellow and purple flag routes combine to travel between Disney Springs and Riverside via French Quarter.

Friendship boats
Friendship boats connect the International Gateway entrance of Epcot to the Hollywood Studios via the Epcot Resort Area hotels: BoardWalk, Beach Club/Yacht Club and Swan/Dolphin. They also connect Epcot's World Celebration neighborhood to the Morocco and Germany pavilions in the World Showcase neighborhood. The eight vessels are named Friendship I through Friendship VIII.

Parking lot trams
Disney Transport operates a fleet of trams that shuttle guests between parking lots and the main entrances of theme parks (except Magic Kingdom, where trams drop guests off at the Transportation and Ticket Center. The trams provide an alternative to walking, especially for longer distances. The trams are not wheelchair accessible, instead guests with mobility disabilities are directed to park close to the main entrance.

There are six tram lines across the four theme parks:

 * Magic Kingdom: Two tram lines serve the parking lot, with trams designated for the "Heroes" and "Villains" sides.
 * Epcot: Two tram lines operate within the parking lot, with trams serving the "Earth" and "Space" sections.
 * Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom: These parks each have a single tram line for their respective parking lots.

The original tram tractors, purchased in 1969, were powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). However, these tractors encountered frequent technical issues, leading to a custom-designed replacement fleet in 1972. These initially ran on CNG as well, but were later converted to diesel fuel due to operational challenges. Over time, technology improved, allowing the trams to be converted back to CNG in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

For enhanced safety, outward-facing speakers and doors were installed on all tram cars in late 2010 and 2011. In the mid-2010s, Disney replaced the entire tractor fleet with a model based on JBT AeroTech's tractors used to move aircraft.

Minnie Van
Walt Disney World offers a ridesharing system called the Minnie Van. Launched in 2017, Minnie Vans operate on-demand and offer direct, door-to-door service within the resort and nearby areas. Guests can choose from standard Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon SUVs that seat up to six passengers and are equipped with child safety seats, or accessible Ford Transit vans that accommodate four passengers with additional space for two wheelchairs or other mobility devices.

Minnie Vans are booked on the Lyft mobile app, but are operated by Disney Transport employees. Minnie Van service operates with a distance-based fee structure. Unlike the complimentary Disney Transport options, Minnie Vans offer a more private and personalized travel experience. Additionally, Minnie Van riders enjoy the benefit of preferred access to theme park entrances.

Discontinued services
The resort previously hosted the small Walt Disney World Airport, also called the Lake Buena Vista STOLport. During the early 1970s, scheduled passenger service was operated by Shawnee Airlines with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops, which had STOL (short takeoff and landing) capabilities on flights to Tampa and Orlando. The airport is no longer in operation, but the landing strip still exists and is currently used as space for offices and storage.

From late 1973 to early 1980, the Fort Wilderness Railroad provided transportation within the Fort Wilderness Resort using steam locomotives. Ties from the narrow-gauge line remain in place along certain sections of the railroad's former right-of-way.

Watercraft provided service to the Discovery Island zoological attraction from its opening in 1974 to its closure in 1999.

Incidents
From September 25, 2013, to September 25, 2015, Disney Transport has been involved in 27 total accidents that have been reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including two fatal accidents and nineteen others involving injuries.

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Jody Dean

Jody Dean (born 1959) is an American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. During his career, Dean has worked with, interviewed, or performed with thousands of public figures, actors, musicians, authors, artists, and comics. Most recently, he hosted a weekly half-hour TV program for CBS-11 entitled "More Life with Jody Dean" - featuring uplifting and inspiring stories during the heart of the COVID pandemic and lockdowns. Since then, Dean has returned to acting and film work. A seasoned stage performer, he has most recently appeared in streaming series such as The Chosen and Lawmen: Bass Reeves, and has also taken an interest in behind-the-scenes work such as set design and construction. Dean stars as "Charles" in the upcoming independent short Chiquita, and has lead and featured roles in several other pending projects and shows.

Early life and education
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Dean's career in broadcasting began in junior high school in 1973 on WBAP-TV's Museum of Horrors. After graduating from Ft. Worth's Paschal High School, he took a shift at Abilene Christian University's campus radio station. Dean eventually left college for his first job, at KPAR in Granbury, Texas. A few months later he was hired at 1360 KXOL and has worked in Dallas-Ft. Worth ever since.

1980-1987
In 1981, Dean moved to 1190 KLIF. In 1982, he took on a three-hour Tuesday overnight shift at Dallas' legendary KVIL. Dean was eventually promoted to evenings, but his ratings were disastrous. In 1987, he was taken off the air and moved to a behind-the-scenes job as morning show producer, a move that resulted in seven years of tutelage under the direct oversight of National Broadcast Association Hall of Famer Ron Chapman, who remained Dean's close friend and mentor until Chapman's death in 2021.

1991-1999
In 1991, Dean became executive producer for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. In 1994, he moved to KRLD to host a mid-day talk show. Again, his ratings as a solo host were disappointing, and in a last-ditch change, he was reassigned as co-anchor of the KRLD Morning News in 1999. That led to a collaboration with co-anchor Jack Hines that lasted for another six years and included coverage of pivotal events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Fort Worth Tornado, and 9/11.

In 1995, Dean was named co-host of KTVT's Positively Texas! – an afternoon talk and variety show. After initial success, the show began languishing in the ratings, and Dean was approached about possibly switching to news. He began hosting the noon and 5 p.m. news with Rene Syler on CBS 11 – followed by co-hosting duties with Maria Arita on CBS 11 News at 4.

2002-present
By 2005, Ron Chapman was at KLUV and seeking a successor. He turned to Dean, who became KLUV Morning Show host upon Chapman's retirement that year. For a period of time, Jody Dean and the Morning Team was also televised each weekday morning from 7 until 9 on KTXA-TV. Until January 2013, the KLUV Morning Show was co-hosted by news reporter Kathy Jones, traffic reporter Jonathan Hayes, Rebekah Black, and producer Bernie "Mac" Moreland.

Dean was the original deejay, emcee, and rodeo announcer at Billy Bob's Texas, allowing him the chance to work with legends such as Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry and many more. In 2009, he became the original public address announcer for Dallas Cowboys home games at Cowboys Stadium. He also served as public address announcer for the Cotton Bowl in 2010. Dean was followed as the Cowboys stadium announcer by his friend and former KRLD colleague Roger Emrich.

In 2011, Dean appeared as a peripheral cast member on a cable reality show entitled Most Eligible Dallas.

In August of 2018, the owners of 98.7 KLUV declined to renew Dean's contract. Radio veteran Jeff Miles was hired as his replacement, which Dean himself announced on the air. Both Miles and Black were also released by the station four years later. Dean's last show with KLUV was September 28, 2018. Dean ended his years at KLUV as the longest-serving and consistently highest-rated morning show host in station history. Within 5 years the station had dropped the historic "KLUV" call letters and rebranded itself under a different format.

Personal life
Dean's personal life has been tumultuous. Married four times, he has three grown children. An adoptee, Dean reunited with his birth-family in 2002 and maintains a close relationship with them. Raised in the Church of Christ, Dean is a published author (Finding God in the Evening News) and a frequent motivational and inspirational speaker. A professed Christian, Dean experienced a spiritual reawakening in 2002, but openly continues to wrestle with personal choices, as chronicled in a 2003 article authored by Elise Pierce for D Magazine.

Books

 * Jody Dean, (2004), Finding God in the Evening News: A Broadcast Journalist Looks Beyond The Headlines, Renell, ISBN 0-8007-5972-9

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The Wild

The Wild is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film directed by animator Steve "Spaz" Williams (in his director debut) and written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin. It features the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, William Shatner, and Greg Cipes. The film's plot centers around Samson, a male lion who loses his preteen son Ryan when he wanders off and accidentally gets shipped from the Central Park Zoo to Africa, he teams up with a group of animals as they embark on a journey to rescue his missing son and take risks to evade dangers along the way.

Produced by Hoytyboy Pictures, Sir Zip Studios and Contrafilm, it was animated by C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. It was released to theaters in North America on April 14, 2006, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and earned $102 million on an $80 million  budget. The film was a critical and commercial failure, with criticism for its animation and similarities to films such as Madagascar, Finding Nemo, and The Lion King.

Plot
At the Central Park Zoo, Samson the lion tells his preteen son Ryan stories of his adventures in the Wilds of Africa. Ryan wants to go to the wild too to learn how to roar like his father, but Samson disapproves of the idea.

When the zoo closes, all the animals are free to roam. Samson and his friends, Benny the squirrel, Bridget the giraffe whom Benny has a crush on, Larry the dim-witted anaconda, and Nigel the unlucky but popular koala compete in a turtle curling championship. Ryan and his own friends accidentally cause a stampede which heads to the game and endangers the animals.

Samson and Ryan have a falling-out and Ryan runs off before Samson can apologize. He later sneaks into a green Intermodal container which is rumored to be heading to the wild. Just as he regrets his decision, Ryan suddenly gets locked inside the container, which is then being loaded onto a freight truck, eventually shipping him away in the process.

With the help of a pigeon, Hamir, Samson, and his friends go after Ryan, hiding in a garbage disposal truck, but Benny falls overboard. After passing through Times Square and nearly being crushed in the truck, the group encounters a pack of rabid dogs, and instead of standing his ground, Samson escapes through the sewer rather than fighting as his friends expect for him to do. There, they take directions to the docks from two friendly streetwise sewer alligator brothers, Stan and Carmine.

The next morning, they steal a tugboat during a hectic escape from the harbor. After reuniting with Benny, who has followed them with a flock of geese, Samson manages to drive the boat with Larry's help and the geese lead them to the right direction toward Ryan's ship.

A few days later the boat runs aground in Africa, where all the animals in the area are being evacuated by the carriers, as a nearby volcano is about to erupt. They witness Ryan run into the jungle, but Samson is unable to find him. After failing to eat a rock hyrax named Colin, his friends question if he has ever been in the wild before, to which he forlornly confirms. The rest of the group heads back to the ship, but Samson continues to search for his son. While walking, he sees plants and rocks changing colors, which he attributes as his instincts working.

Nigel is abducted by a herd of wildebeest who reside in the volcano and their leader, Kazar, pronounces him "The Great Him," based on an "omen" he received when he was young: about to be devoured by lions, a toy koala fell from a plane and scared the lions away, saving his life. This experience made Kazar believe that "The Great Him" will help him and his kind create a change in the food chain that will allow prey to become predators and vice versa. In order to do that, he thinks the wildebeest have to eat a lion. Bridget and Larry are also captured and planned to be eaten as well.

Ryan hides up in an old tree, but a gang of vultures attacks him under Kazar's orders. The branch breaks and traps his paw. Samson hears Ryan's cries and runs to save him, scaring off the vultures. The two reunite but are interrupted by the wildebeest. Ryan is shocked when Samson tells him to run. They retreat to a tree where Samson reveals the truth about his past: he was actually born in a circus and was unable to roar just like Ryan. Because of this, Samson's callous father stated that he would've roared better if he was born in the wild and allowed him to be sent to the zoo, where he lied about his origins to avoid embarrassment. The wildebeest discover them and push the tree over the cliff, with Samson still hanging on. Ryan is captured and taken to the volcano.

After a run-in with a group of female German dung beetles, Benny finds Samson and gives him the confidence to be himself, even if he is not from the wild. They soon find out that Samson's "instincts" were actually two chameleons named Cloak and Camo who have been leading Samson to the volcano so he would help them defeat Kazar's army. Samson uses the chameleons' camouflage abilities to sneak into the volcano, but when his disguise blows off due to the intense heat of the mountain, Kazar orders his army to attack. Seeing Samson in danger, Ryan climbs onto a catapulting device and launches himself at Kazar, finally letting out a roar. With Kazar distracted, Samson easily overpowers him. Ryan tells Samson that he is happy to have him as a father. The other wildebeest are touched by this and refuse to serve Kazar any further, having grown fed up with his delusions. Samson then gains the courage and roars powerfully enough to push back a charging Kazar. The group and the wildebeest flee, leaving Kazar to die in the erupting volcano.

Everyone manages to escape on the boat and travel back to the Central Park Zoo in their New York home.

Release
In March 2006, for a month-long "spring break" engagement exclusive to the El Capitan Theater, theater patrons were treated to a live performance of exotic birds which were accompanied by their keepers from the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens before a screening of the film.

The film was released on DVD and VHS on September 12, 2006. The DVD was accompanied with a filmmakers' commentary, five deleted scenes, bloopers, and a music video of Everlife's "Real Wild Child". However, the VHS version was only an exclusive for the Disney Movie Club. On its first weekend, the film debuted at number one selling 787,779 DVD units. At the end of its initial home video release, the film earned $43.2 million. On November 21, 2006, the film was released on Blu-ray.

Box office
During its opening weekend, the film grossed $9.6 million at the box office, ranking fourth behind Scary Movie 4, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and The Benchwarmers. The Wild grossed $37.4 million in the United States and $64.9 million  in other countries for a worldwide total of $102.3 million.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 19% based on 112 reviews and an average rating of 4.50/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With a rehashed plot and unimpressive animation, there's nothing wild about The Wild." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 47 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote that "The CGI characters seem less like artwork than humans wearing animal suits, but despite the overall ugliness and sitcom timing, this has enough action, violence, and invention to keep kids amused." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four. He praised the film's animation, but acknowledged the film's realism ventured towards the uncanny valley. He remarked that the "framing of some of the characters is too close; they hog the foreground and obscure the background. And the fur, hair and feathers on the creatures look so detailed, thanks to the wonders of CGI, that once again we're wandering toward the Uncanny Valley."

Marc Savlov, reviewing for The Austin Chronicle, wrote "The animation is top-notch, and the film sports some of the most realistic and colorful fur, feathers, and hair this side of Fashion Week in Milan. However, The Wild feels as though much of its backstory, along with most of the good jokes, have been cut out along the circuitous path to your neighborhood cineplex, resulting in a finished film that will probably delight the under-10 set, while leaving everyone else marveling at how bored they are." Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film two stars out of four writing: "Though dull, there are three reasons one might want to see the film: The computer animators' ability to realistically represent animal fur is nothing short of dazzling. So detailed are the lion's mane and squirrel's tail that younger viewers could mistake it for a petting zoo."

Comparisons to Madagascar
Critics considered The Wild to be heavily derivative of the 2005 DreamWorks film Madagascar. Claudia Puig, reviewing for USA Today, suggested that The Wild was "the most wildly derivative animated movie in ages. It borrows its theme from Finding Nemo and Cats & Dogs, copies elements of The Jungle Book, The Lion King and All Dogs Go To Heaven and has a shockingly similar plot to Madagascar." Similarly, Justin Chang of Variety felt "Samson's rescue mission directly channels the father-son Sturm und Drang of both The Lion King and Finding Nemo, though absent the former's powerhouse dramatics or the latter's eye-popping visual splendor." In summary, he wrote that "Uninspired character animation and obnoxious banter aside, The Wild is ultimately done in by the persistent stench of been-there-seen-that."

Similarities include its setting in New York's Central Park Zoo, similar animals as characters, and the primary plot of introducing zoo animals to the wild. The name of the film and the tag line, "Start spreading the newspaper", a play on the opening line from the "Theme from New York, New York", were both used as integral plot points in Madagascar.

A few critics defended The Wild as the superior film. Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune wrote "The Wild is better, mostly because it has some truly spectacular animation and because the cast is just as likable—even, in some cases, preferable." Mike Sage of the Peterborough This Week wrote "don't be mistaking this for a Madagascar rip off, when it was that sloppy DreamWorks turd that only managed to make it to theaters first because of corporate espionage". Without addressing which film was the original concept, Tim Cogshell of Boxoffice Magazine simply wrote "for the adult who may very well have to experience this film, and who may have experienced Madagascar, The Wild is better. The animation is better, the jokes intended for your children are better, the jokes intended for you and not your children are much better, the songs are better, and it's more fun."

Accolades
Jen Rudin and Corbin Bronson won the Artios Award for Best Animated Voice-Over Feature Casting. The film was nominated for the 2006 Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Animated Film.

Soundtrack
The musical score is composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri who also composed Lilo & Stitch.
 * "Real Wild Child" is performed by Everlife; a music video of the song is included on the DVD release of 2006. It was also included in the trailer of Wild Child.
 * "Good Enough" is performed by Lifehouse
 * "Clocks" is performed by Coldplay
 * "Really Nice Day" is performed by Eric Idle and John Du Prez
 * "Big Time Boppin' (Go Man Go)" is performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
 * "Lovin' You" is performed by Minnie Riperton.

The scores The scores "Tales from the Wild", "You Can't Roar", "Lost in the City", "To the Wild", "Alien Shores", "The Legend in Action", "The Mythology of Nigel", "The Ritual", and "Found Our Roar" are among the nine score tracks on the soundtrack. The soundtrack is available from Buena Vista Records. "Free Ride" by The Edgar Winter Group & "Come Sail Away" by Styx is featured in the trailers.

Video game
A video game for Game Boy Advance based on the film was released to coincide with the film, with Climax Studios developing the game and Buena Vista Games publishing. Players get to play as Benny the Squirrel and Samson the Lion as they go through New York, the sea, and Africa to find Ryan, while battling the wicked blue wildebeest Kazar. The video game is "E" rated (for "Everyone") by the ESRB, with a note for Mild Cartoon Violence.

Literature

 * 2006: Irene Trimble: Disney the Wild Novelisation, Parragon, ISBN 1-40546-612-X

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Voluntary sector

In relation to public services, the voluntary sector is the realm of social activity undertaken by non-governmental, not for profit organizations. This sector is also called the third sector (in contrast to the public sector and the private sector), community sector, and nonprofit sector. "Civic sector" or "social sector" are other terms used for the sector, emphasizing its relationship to civil society. Voluntary sector activities are important in many areas of life, including social care, child care, animal welfare, sport and environmental protection.

Terminology
A variety of terms is in use to describe the non-governmental, not-for-profit sector, including "voluntary sector", "third sector", "community sector", and "nonprofit sector". Richard Cornuelle coined the term "independent sector" and was one of the first scholars to point out the vast impact and unique mechanisms of this sector, but in some contexts, such as social care, this term includes businesses operating for profit.

Given the diversity of organizations that comprise the sector, Peter Frumkin prefers "non-profit and voluntary sector".

Rob Macmillan observes that the nature of this sector is "a hugely contested domain", with issues raised over "whether there is a coherent 'sector' at all, and if so what it should be called".

Significance to society and the economy
The presence of a large non-profit sector is sometimes seen as an indicator of a healthy economy in local and national financial measurements. With a growing number of non-profit organizations focused on social services, the environment, education, and other unmet needs throughout society, the nonprofit sector is increasingly central to the health and well-being of society. Peter Drucker suggests that the nonprofit sector provides an excellent outlet for a variety of society's labor and skills. In 1976, Daniel Bell predicted that the third sector would become the predominant sector in society, as the knowledge class overcame the effects of the private sector.

The first two decades of the 20th century were characterized by a public zeal for social reform and social justice known as the Progressive Era. The newly founded National Association of Societies for Organizing Charity had immediate influence during that era. Its extensive field work helped organize new societies and strengthen others. Smaller cities became well-organized, with the South and Northwest particular areas of focus. To permit membership of Canadian societies, the association changed its name in 1912 to the American Association of Societies for Organizing Charity. In 1917, it became the American Association for Organizing Charity. These agencies increasingly were providing direct service to individuals and families. Pauperism, child welfare, juvenile justice, sanitation, tuberculosis, and other health issues were emergent problems for new and existing agencies. The American Red Cross fueled a nationwide fervor for social service. Founded in the United States in 1881, it was reorganized in 1905 to focus on military personnel. With this pivotal decision, the business of organizing charities quickly evolved into the business of social work.

According to a recent study by Johns Hopkins University, the Netherlands has the largest third sector of 20 countries across Europe. Ireland's non-profit fundraised income formed 0.33% of Irish GDP, less than the UK and US, in 2016. In Sweden, the nonprofit sector is attributed with fostering a nationwide social change towards progressive economic, social and cultural policies, while in Italy the third sector is increasingly viewed as a primary employment source for the entire country.

In the United States, approximately 10% of GDP is attributable to the third sector. Donating to private religious organizations remains the most popular American cause, and all religious organizations are entirely privately funded because the government is limited from establishing or prohibiting a religion under the First Amendment.

Sub-sectors
Although the voluntary, community, and not-for-personal-profit sectors are frequently taken to compose the "Third Sector", each of these sectors or sub-sectors have quite different characteristics. The community sector is assumed to comprise volunteers (unpaid) while the voluntary sector is considered to employ staff working for a social or community purpose. In addition however, the not-for-personal-profit sector is also considered to include social firms (such as cooperatives and mutuals) and more recently governmental institutions (such as Housing Associations) that have been spun off from government, although still operating fundamentally as public service delivery organizations. These other types of institutions may be considered to be quasi-private or quasi-public sectors rather than stemming from direct community benefit motivations.

Concerns
There have been long-ranging arguments regarding the financial accountability of the nonprofit sector throughout Western society. There is also ongoing concern whether the nonprofit sector will unequally draw retiring workers from the private sector as the currently large baby boomers age. Development of the third sector, it is argued, is linked to the restructuring of the welfare state and further globalization of that process through neo-liberal strategies of the Washington consensus.

In a 2013 New York Times op-ed and radio podcast, The Charitable-Industrial Complex, Peter Buffett uses the terms "philanthropic colonialism" and "conscience laundering", and describes his insights into "searching for answers with their right hand to problems that others in the room have created with their left" rather than systemic change.

France
Discourse on the "third sector" began in the 1970s in France as a result of the crisis in the welfare state. Many associations rely at least partly on government subsidies or other payments, it has been criticized at times by association heads (among some), as a way to control charities, some charities do refuse all government payments, while others try to rely partly on gov's aid.

India
In India, this sector is commonly called the "joint sector", and includes the industries run in partnership by the state and private Sector. In a wider sense the initial investment is made by the state and later the handling is done by the private sector. But here the private sector is responsible to the state when it comes to handling.

Israel
In Israel, this sector is commonly called the "Third Sector", (המגזר השלישי) and generally refers to non-profit organizations (NPOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the line between the two quite fine. These organizations generally fill a gap in the existing government or municipal service provision. Examples include United Hatzalah for emergency medical first response, Yad Sarah for free loan of medical equipment, Yad Eliezer for poverty relief efforts, Akim for assistance for the mentally handicapped, and SHALVA for children with special needs.

United Kingdom
The Cabinet Office of the British government until 2010 had an Office of the Third Sector that defined the "third sector" as "the place between State and (the) private sector". The Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government renamed the department the Office for Civil Society. The term third sector has now been replaced in Government usage by the term Civil Society, or for a while under the Cameron government, the term Big Society, which was devised by political advisers and which featured prominently in the Conservative Party's 2010 election campaign.

Organisations leading and supporting the voluntary sector in the United Kingdom include the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (Acevo), the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

United States
The U.S. nonprofit sector consisted of approximately 1.56 million organizations registered with the Internal Revenue Service in 2015. These reporting nonprofits identified $2.54 trillion in revenues and $5.79 trillion in assets in 2015. Over $400 billion in revenue comes through private support and fundraising. The U.S. nonprofit sector contributed an estimated $985.4 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015, composing 5.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product and employed 11 percent of the U.S. workforce in 2015. Each year, seven out of ten Americans donate to at least one charitable cause. Contributions are from two to 20 times higher in the U.S. than in other countries of comparable wealth and modernity.

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