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Blutfahne

The Blutfahne, or Blood Flag, is or was a Nazi Party swastika flag that was carried during the attempted coup d'état Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, Germany on 9 November 1923, during which it became soaked in the blood of one of the SA men who died. It subsequently became one of the most revered objects of the Nazi Party. It was used in ceremonies in which new flags for party organisations were consecrated by the Blood Flag when touched by it.

Beer Hall Putsch
The flag was that of the 5th SA Sturm, which was carried in the march towards the Feldherrnhalle. When the Munich police fired on the National Socialists (Nazis), the flagbearer Heinrich Trambauer was hit and dropped the flag. Andreas Bauriedl, an SA man marching alongside the flag, was killed and fell onto it, staining the flag with his blood. There were two stories about what happened to the flag in the aftermath of the Putsch: one was that the wounded Trambauer took the flag to a friend where he removed it from its staff before leaving with it hidden inside his jacket and later giving it to a man named Karl Eggers for safekeeping. The other story was that the flag was confiscated by the Munich authorities and was later returned to the Nazis via Eggers. In the mid-1930s, after a myth emerged that Bauriedl had been carrying the flag, an investigation by Nazi archivists concluded that Trambauer was the standard-bearer and that the flag had been concealed by an SA man, not taken by the police, though they had confiscated other flags which they later returned. Regardless of which story was the correct one, after Adolf Hitler was released from Landsberg Prison (having served nine months of a five-year prison sentence for his part in the putsch), Eggers gave the flag to him.

Sacred Nazi symbol
After Hitler received the flag, he had it fitted to a new staff and finial; just below the finial was a silver dedication sleeve which bore the names of the 16 dead participants of the putsch. Bauriedl was one of the 16 honorees. In addition, the flag was no longer attached to the staff by its original sewn-in sleeve, but by a red-white-black intertwined cord which ran through the sleeve instead. In 1926, at the second Nazi Party congress at Weimar, Hitler ceremonially bestowed the flag on Joseph Berchtold, then head of the SS. The flag was thereafter treated as a sacred object by the Nazi Party and carried by SS–Sturmbannführer Jakob Grimminger at various Nazi Party ceremonies. One of the most visible uses of the flag was when Hitler, at the Party's annual Nuremberg rallies, touched other Nazi banners with the Blutfahne, thereby "sanctifying" them. This was done in a special ceremony called the "flag consecration" (Fahnenweihe).

When not in use, the Blutfahne was kept at the headquarters of the Nazi Party, the Brown House in Munich with an SS guard of honour. The flag had a small tear in it, believed to have been caused during the Putsch, that went unrepaired for a number of years.

Disappearance
The Blutfahne was last seen in public at the Volkssturm induction ceremony on 18 October 1944 (not, as frequently reported, at Gauleiter Adolf Wagner's funeral six months previously). This ceremony was conducted by Heinrich Himmler and attended by Wilhelm Keitel, Heinz Guderian, Hans Lammers, Martin Bormann, Karl Fiehler, Wilhelm Schepmann, and Erwin Kraus.

After this last public display, the Blutfahne vanished. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but it is generally assumed to have been destroyed amidst the Allied bombing of Munich in 1945.

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Thi

Thi (Quốc ngữ: Thị; Hán-Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese name, usually given as a middle name to females (see: Vietnamese name). It may also refer to:

 * City of Thi, a city in The Wizard of Oz
 * thị, Vietnamese term for persimmons, specifically Diospyros decandra
 * thi, a form of Kayan rice wine

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Edward W. Carmack

Edward Ward Carmack (November 5, 1858 – November 9, 1908) was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907.

Following his political service, and after an unsuccessful run for Governor of Tennessee, he became editor of the one-year-old Nashville Tennessean. He was fatally shot on November 9, 1908, over a feud precipitated by Duncan Brown Cooper for his editorial comments in the paper.

Early life
Carmack was born in Sumner County, Tennessee. He attended The Webb School, then at Culleoka, Tennessee. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1878 and began practicing in Columbia, Tennessee. He served as Columbia city attorney in 1881, and was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1884.

Carmack joined the staff of the Nashville Democrat in 1889, later becoming editor-in-chief of the Nashville American when the two papers merged. He later (1892) served as editor of the Memphis Commercial, now The Commercial Appeal.

Relationship with Ida B. Wells
Throughout his career, Carmack was known to use his newspapers to attack rivals. During Carmack's tenure with the Appeal, his editorials began an interesting dialogue with another famous Tennessee journalist, Ida B. Wells. Wells, known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", was also not one to withhold her opinions and spoke out about the plight of African Americans in the post-Reconstruction era in the South. Memphis in the 1890s was a hotbed of racial tension, and lynching crimes were commonplace. Wells launched an anti-lynching campaign in her newspaper, Memphis Free Speech and Headlight.

The Free Speech and Headlight received national attention in 1892 for its coverage of the so-called Curve Riot in Memphis. The Curve Riot was not in fact a riot, it was an attack on the People's Grocery Store by a group of undercover white police serving a warrant on the black-owned business. Will Barret, the store's white competitor, had convinced a local court that the People's Grocery was a nuisance. The court ordered the owners arrested. Fearing an attack, supporters of the People's Grocery armed themselves to defend the store. In the ensuing melee, three deputies were wounded. Crying "race riot," other armed whites joined the police and captured over thirty African Americans, including three of the store's owners: Tom Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Will Stewart.

A mob later seized the three from the jail and lynched them. Wells wrote passionately of the atrocity and advised her readers to abandon Memphis and move to the western territories. Many followed her advice. Carmack demanded retaliation against "the black wench" for her denunciation of the lynchings. As a result, the offices of the Free Speech were demolished. Fortunately, Wells was out of town when the attack occurred. She did not return to the South for another thirty years.

Political career
Carmack was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1896, and served two terms in that body, March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate by the Tennessee General Assembly, serving one term in that body, March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907. Carmack served on the Lodge Committee investigating war crimes in the Philippine–American War.

Carmack failed to secure reelection to a second Senate term, being succeeded by former governor of Tennessee Robert Love Taylor, and returned to the practice of law. He then contended for the 1908 Democratic nomination for governor, running against the incumbent, Malcolm Patterson. Carmack ran as a Prohibitionist, while Patterson had the support of the "wet" lobby. Narrowly defeated by Patterson, Carmack returned to journalism, becoming the editor of the Nashville Tennessean, then a prohibitionist daily.

Death and legacy
On November 9, 1908, Carmack attempted to shoot his publishing and political rival, Duncan Brown Cooper, attempting to act preemptively after Cooper threatened him over the content of anti-Cooper editorials Carmack had published. Carmack missed Cooper but wounded Cooper's son Robin, who returned fire and killed Carmack.

Carmack's remains were returned to Columbia, and he was buried in its Rose Hill Cemetery.

Perhaps in large measure because of the spectacular and violent nature of his death, Carmack was memorialized by the Tennessee state legislature. They commissioned a large bronze statue of Carmack, which was erected on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol building and stood there until May 2020. The bronze statue was designed by Nancy Cox-McCormack in 1924 (dedicated in 1927), and engraved with several quotes from Carmack on its surroundings and pedestal.

Because of Carmack's support for lynching, the statue has long caused tension in Nashville. A commission suggested replacing Carmack's statue with one of Davy Crockett. The Carmack statue was torn down by George Floyd protesters on May 30, 2020.

For many years the public library on Hartsville Pike (Hwy 25E) in Gallatin, Tennessee, was named in his honor. When a new public library was opened in 2008 in downtown Gallatin, local authorities decided against naming it for him. There still remains a street in Columbia, Tennessee, named in his honor.

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You Can't Hurry Love

"You Can't Hurry Love" is a 1966 song originally recorded by the Supremes on the Motown label. It was released on July 25, 1966 as the second single from their studio album The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966).

Written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100, made the top five in the UK, and top 10 in Australia. It was released and peaked in late summer and early autumn in 1966. Sixteen years later, it became a number-one hit in the UK when Phil Collins re-recorded the song. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks beginning in January 1983 and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 a month later.

Billboard named the song number 19 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The BBC ranked "You Can't Hurry Love" at number 16 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which is based solely on all time UK downloads and streams of Motown releases.

Overview
The song, a memory of a mother's words of encouragement ("My mama said 'you can't hurry love/No you just have to wait' ") telling her daughter that with patience she will find that special someone one day, is an example of the strong influence of gospel music present in much of R&B and soul music. "You Can't Hurry Love" was inspired by and partially based upon "(You Can't Hurry God) He's Right on Time" ("You can't hurry God/you just have to wait/Trust and give him time/no matter how long it takes"), a 1950s gospel song written by Dorothy Love Coates of the Original Gospel Harmonettes.

The recorded version of "You Can't Hurry Love" showcases the developing sound of the Supremes, who were progressing from their earlier teen-pop into more mature themes and musical arrangements. This song and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" were finished together; when it came time to choose which single would be issued first, Motown's Quality Control department chose "You Can't Hurry Love."

Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, "You Can't Hurry Love" is one of the signature Supremes songs, and also one of Motown's signature releases. Billboard described the single as "the group's most exciting side to date" with "top vocal" and "exceptional instrumental backing." Cash Box said that it is a "pulsating pop-r&b rhythmic ode which contends that romance is a slow-developing game of give-and-take." Record World called it "a wonderful and happy sounding tune, chirped by the Supremes, with bells and banjos."

The single became the Supremes' seventh number-one hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from September 4 to September 17, 1966, and reaching number one on the soul chart for two weeks. The group performed the song on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, September 25, 1966.

"You Can't Hurry Love" was the second single from the Supremes' album The Supremes A' Go-Go. It reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the United States, and number three in the United Kingdom. The Supremes' version of the song is honored by inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent collection of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

The Supremes also released a version sung in Italian: "L'amore verrà" ("Love Will Come").

Personnel

 * Lead vocals by Diana Ross
 * Background vocals by Mary Wilson and Marlene Barrow
 * Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
 * Earl Van Dyke – piano
 * Robert White – guitar
 * James Jamerson – bass guitar
 * Benny Benjamin – drums
 * Jack Ashford – tambourine
 * Composed by Holland-Dozier-Holland

Phil Collins version
The most notable cover of the song was released in November 1982 as a single by Phil Collins from his second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! Collins's version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1983 (becoming his first number-one solo hit on the UK Singles Chart, and peaking two positions higher than the original song did in that country), and reached number 10 in the United States (his first top 10 single in the U.S.). The single was certified gold in the UK. The song spent a week at number 1 in Ireland in January 1983. The orchestral strings on this track were recorded in Studio 1 at CBS Recording Studios, London W1 by Recording Engineer Mike Ross-Trevor (assisted by Richard Hollywood) on the evening of Thursday, June 24, 1982. Collins's cover was both virtuoso, and at the same time, the most popular Collins performance effort to date, and thus considerably his breakthrough work as a solo artist.

Collins said that "The idea of doing 'Can't Hurry Love' was to see if Hugh Padgham and I could duplicate that Sixties sound. It's very difficult today because most recording facilities are so much more sophisticated than they were back then. It's therefore hard to make the drums sound as rough as they did on the original. That's what we were going after, a remake, not an interpretation, but a remake.

In 1983, the music video was released on the home video Phil Collins, available on Video Home System (VHS) and LaserDisc (LD), which received a Grammy nomination for Best Video, Short Form. The video itself was also the first track featured on the first VHS compilation of Now: That's What I Call Music.

Personnel

 * Phil Collins – vocals, drums and tambourine
 * Daryl Stuermer – guitars
 * John Giblin – bass guitar
 * J. Peter Robinson – piano, glockenspiel and vibraphone
 * Strings arranged and conducted by Martyn Ford
 * The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings

Other notable cover versions

 * Iggy Pop's 1977 song "Lust for Life" featured a drumbeat, performed by Hunt Sales, that is heavily inspired by this song. Jet used the beat for their 2003 song "Are You Gonna Be My Girl".
 * The song was covered by the Dixie Chicks on the soundtrack to the 1999 film Runaway Bride. Their version peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

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Eranhipalam

Eranhipalam is a suburb of Kozhikode City, in the Kozhikode district of the state of Kerala, South India. It is where the Civil Station and the Passport Office are located. A new bridge is being constructed as part of a major facelift to the area. It is located on Mini Bypass Road. Zonal Office of State Bank of Travancore is situated here. Central Government has sanctioned a Flyover from Calicut Beach and ending at Eranhipalam near Jayasree Group Property (MAX Fashions) under Bharathmala scheme. This Flyover will be passing through Panicker Road.

Etymology
The exact origin of the name Eranchipalam is uncertain. According to some sources the name Eranchipalam means ‘The Bridge near Ilanji tree’ (Mimusops elengi) as per this source there was a big tree of Ilanji standing near the present day bridge across Canoly canal. Another version is that the former bridge was made with Ilanji timber to connect both sides of Canoly canal.

Location
Eranchipalam lies in the northern part of Calicut Corporation, it is one of the gateway to Calicut city. The major road links to Eranchipalam are SH 54 (connecting Kozhikode –Balussery), National Highway no: 766 (connecting Kozhikode – Mysore Kollegal), Mini Bypass Road connecting Calicut city. West coast canal network of Kerala, Canoly canal connects Eranchipalam to major tourist spots of Sarovarum Bio park, Elathur, and Kallai.

Importance
Eranchipalam was famous for automobile workshops, spare parts shops and small scale industrial units. The place was the main source of automobile secondary markets of the region. KSRTC regional works shop of Kozhikode is situated in Eranchipalam. Erachipalam was not a primary place of residence in the Calicut city, it was an industrial area mainly for the automobile sector. However, since the arrival of new generation vehicles like Maruti, Tata, Hundai the customers moved to authorized/ dealer workshop and business of small workshops diminished. Still, the place is the major source of automobiles industrial needs of the city.

Now Erachipalam is a thriving residential area of the city. Mega residential projects like Erachipalam Housing colony, Hilite, Alhind Towers makes Eranchipalam a major residential hub of Calicut city.

Eranhipalam was farmland before 1990s. Paul Nagar is one of the oldest missionary establishment in the area. Towards the start of 1995, Calicut development authority started backfilling of water filled fields and constructed low-cost housing projects for the low-income category under a government scheme. The plots were issued to nominated eligible individuals to establish a colony in city limit. During the period 1998–2005 the area developed drastically in terms of infrastructure like Roads, electricity, water supply, co-operative hospital, ESI and slowly the city developed towards Eranhipalam area. City bus services extended to the locality. Currently, this is the hot spot of Calicut city with all governmental and commercial establishments including offices, college, hospital, clubs, hotels, restaurants, supermarts, bike and car showrooms and so on... which turns it as a city hub.

The area is located geographically in a hot spot linking main town and tourism spot dream city swapna nagari bio park. The area is still in the beginning stage of tourism development and has immense potential ahead.

Important Landmarks
State Bank of India Eranhipalam
 * Cherukandy Devi Temple, Madhuravanam, Parammel
 * Vagbhatananda Gurudevar smaraka vayanasala.
 * Kozhikode Dt. Co operative Hospital.
 * Malabar Hospital.
 * ESI Dispensary, Eranhipalam junction.
 * Regional Passport office, Kozhikode.
 * Calicut Civil station.
 * Employees Provident Fund Regional office.
 * Marad Special Court.
 * Thayat Devi Temple.
 * Pattarveettil Thrikovil Vishnu Temple.
 * Malabar eye care.
 * Neduppassery Vetaikorumakan Bhagavathy Temple.
 * Vadakkillath Sri Paradevatha kshethram.
 * MAX,Jayasree Group Property,Eranhipalam Junction

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Larry Regan

Lawrence Emmett Regan (August 9, 1930 – March 9, 2009), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and hockey executive. He played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long senior-hockey career, winning the Allan Cup in 1948. He later managed and coached the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and was president of the NHL Alumni Association.

Playing career
Regan moved to Ottawa as a youth. As a 16-year-old, he joined the Ottawa Jr. Senators organization in 1945–46. Regan then played for the Ottawa Senators in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. He moved to Toronto to play two seasons with the Toronto Marlboros organization, first as a junior, then at the senior level. He returned to the Senators in 1950, playing two seasons before joining the Shawinigan Cataracts. Regan then moved on to the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League.

In 1956-57, Larry finally got his chance in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins as a 27-year-old. He scored 14 goals that season, which would be his career high, and he won the Calder Memorial Trophy, the oldest player to win it at that time (Sergei Makarov won it when he was 31 years old in 1988-89 with the Calgary Flames). He played two and a half seasons with the Bruins before being claimed on waivers, for $15,000 on January 7, 1959, by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played two further seasons with the Leafs before being demoted to the Pittsburgh Hornets in the American Hockey League. In 1962, he moved to Innsbruck, Austria, coaching the Innsbrucker EV for two seasons before returning to the AHL with the Baltimore Clippers in 1965-66 for one final season.

Hockey executive career
While still playing, Regan became a playing-coach in 1961–62 with the Pittsburgh Hornets for part of the season. He was named to coach the Etobicoke Indians of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1966, but left the position to join Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the expansion Los Angeles Kings, as head scout, and later Regan was promoted to general manager. Regan was also the head coach for the 1970-71 and part of the 1971-72 seasons and he remained in the job until 1973.

"I knew Jack from the years I played in Toronto. We became pretty good friends along the way and stayed in touch. When I heard about the NHL expanding, I put my oar in the water with Jack before anybody else and I was fortunate enough to be chosen."

As coach, Regan was once fined US$1,000 by NHL president Clarence Campbell for punching referee Bruce Hood in the face following a game in Oakland, California, California in 1968. He was upset after a late penalty cost the Kings a victory against the California Seals. Regan was quoted as saying "Someone had to do something with officiating like that." More than 10,000 attended the next Kings' game.

After his time with the Los Angeles Kings, he moved to Montreal where he coached the Montreal Juniors in the 1974–75 season, quitting after the one season.

NHL Alumni Association and Alan Eagleson inquiry
After leaving the Montreal Juniors, Regan became involved in the National Hockey League Alumni Association (NHLAA), an association of retired NHL ice hockey players, eventually becoming the head of the organization. In the 1980s, former NHL stars such as Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr noticed that they were not being paid to the full amount that they should have been paid for their pensions. An investigation by a Boston-area reporter named Russ Conway led to Alan Eagleson being indicted and convicted on fraud and was sentenced to prison. Regan was head of the NHLAA at the time and he participated in the investigation, contacting any player involved with Eagleson.

Post NHL life
Regan retired soon after the Eagleson inquiry and he lived in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife Pauline until his death in 2009. He had Parkinson's disease prior to his death.

Awards and achievements

 * Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 1957.

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HKBA
Inclusion questionable. Following advice on Deadend pages. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:43, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)

 * Very very very very very very very very weak keep and redirect to the organisation's full name. The HKBA initials should be a disambiguation page. --JuntungWu 11:46, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Local club. Geogre 15:06, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete - a local organization with no evidence that it's unusual or notable. Cdc 17:00, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Plug for a local club, only recently founded and of no evidence that it is notable. Average Earthman 18:13, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: no evidence of notability. Wile E. Heresiarch 20:51, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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IAPW
Advertising. Following advice on Deadend pages. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:45, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Very much advertising. (For those who don't know, this is not an altruistic site.)  Geogre 15:07, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete - Cdc 16:59, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Only hits are from the site itself and Wikipedia mirrors. Not notable.  Delete. -- Antaeus Feldspar 19:22, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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WBLK

WBLK (93.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Depew that serves Western New York, the Buffalo metropolitan area and the Niagara Region of Ontario. WBLK is owned by Townsquare Media and has an urban contemporary radio format, featuring hip hop, R&B and soul. The station carries the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show.

WBLK can be classified as a "heritage" station, holding the same format and call letters since its debut. It is the oldest urban FM radio station in the U.S. The station also regularly ranks in the top 5 radio stations in Buffalo's Nielsen ratings. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 47,000 watts. The transmitter is atop the Rand Building in Downtown Buffalo and the studios are on a lower floor of the building.

Early years
The station signed on the air on December 10, 1964. It has always been primarily aimed at Western New York's African American population. WBLK was founded by legendary Buffalo disc jockey George "Hound Dog" Lorenz, who had earlier championed Rhythm and Blues music on local AM stations. Lorenz's voice was heard on WBLK from its inception until his death in 1972. Some on air personalities include Ernie "Mr. Blues" Jones, Roosevelt Tucker, Bradley J. Cool, Chuckie T., James Burns, Mansfield Manns, Jerry Young, Gary Lanier, Ron Baskin, Don Allen Sr. and his son Don Allen Jr., David Stafford, Lee Pettigrew, Don Robinson, Freddie Patrick, Rodney "Rockin" Lee, with Doug Blakely, Jason Denis, and Debbie Sims.

WBLK went from a mono signal to FM stereo in 1974. With a playlist called the "Funky Forty", at 3 p.m. on a July Monday, DJ Don Robinson flipped the switch and the stereo light flickered on. The first song heard in stereo was "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye. WBLK went through several rebrandings over the years, including Rockin' BLK, FM Stereo 94, Soul Brother Radio, Soul Sister Radio, Soul Brother And Sister Radio, Rockin' Soul BLK, Rockin' Soul 'N' Stereo, Soul 'N' Stereo, Rockin' Soul 94 FM, WBLK Rockin' Soul, K94 FM, The BLK Style, Power 94, and simply 93.7 WBLK. In July 2017, it incorporated its digital dial position, calling itself Power 93.7 WBLK.

Contrary to popular belief, WBLK's call sign was not chosen to represent the words We're BLacK. It is a tribute to Benjamin L. Kulick, who was a major financial backer of the station when it first went on the air.

Ownership changes
In August 1995, D&R Radio, WBLK's original owners and founders, sold the station to Boston-based American Radio Systems. In September 1997, Infinity Broadcasting purchased WBLK and all of ARS' stations for $2.6 billion. Infinity was merged into CBS Radio in December 2005. WBLK began streaming its programming on the Internet on November 13, 2006, and was sold by CBS Radio to Regent Communications (now Townsquare Media) in December 2006.

For all of its existence, WBLK's playlist has not been very diverse, as the station follows a full-service musical approach and incorporates many genres of urban music. This was partially due to the lack of direct competitors in the market. In 2017, long-time daytime-only station WUFO (1080 AM) launched a 24-hour FM translator, tweaked its format to Urban AC/classic hip hop, and rebranded as "Power 96.5". This gave WBLK an FM competitor for the first time. Another station appealing to a similar audience is WWWS (1400 AM), which airs an Urban Oldies format and added an FM translator as well (the station is now branded as "Classic R&B 1400 & 107.3”). Since the early 2000s, WBLK has "day-parted" its playlist. As of 2021, current Urban AC content can be heard from 2 a.m. (including the Steve Harvey Morning Show) through late afternoon. Current hip hop programming is heard in the late afternoon and evening hours, followed by "The Quiet Storm" (Monday-Thursdays) with a softer urban playlist after 11 p.m..

Audience in Southern Ontario
From its founding until the early 2000s, WBLK had a significant listenership among fans of urban music in Toronto, which did not have an urban-formatted radio station. Some commercials heard on WBLK during this time were geared towards listeners in Southern Ontario. The Southern Ontario audience's reliance on an American station with no Canadian content requirements significantly impacted the commercial development of Canadian hip hop and R&B.

In 1997, the station even began broadcasting live remote Fridays from the Industry nightclub in Toronto. Promoted as 'Wreckshop Radio', the club night featuring R&B and hip-hop was heard on WBLK for several years.

With the February 2001 launch of Toronto-based rhythmic contemporary station CFXJ-FM on the adjacent 93.5 MHz frequency, WBLK became a bit harder to find on some radio receivers with weaker tuners, and thus lost much of its prominence in the Toronto market.

In popular culture
A clip of WBLK's "Quiet Storm" block was highlighted in the song "After Dark" on Drake's album Scorpion, released in 2018. Drake was born and grew up in Toronto and was likely a WBLK listener in his early years.

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Brook Mays

Brook Mays Music Company, known generally as Brook Mays, is a Dallas, Texas-based retailer of musical instruments, sheet music, and supplies for individuals, bands and orchestras.

History
Brook Mays was founded by its namesake investor, Brook Mays, who saw the opportunity to open a piano dealership in Dallas, and opened the chain's original store in August 1901. At the time, it dealt exclusively in pianos, and became the largest such dealership in its region. Brook Mays was the only major music company in the area to survive the Great Depression.

In the 1940s, the company expanded its wares to include organs, sheet music, and band instruments. Extensive remodeling following World War II until the early 1950s led to expansion in the downtown Dallas store, which fostered the development of its band instrument division. It became the largest supplier of band instruments to school groups in the southern United States. Brook Mays often had partnerships with school districts, and offered them bulk discounts.

The company grew rapidly with renewed interest in electrical instruments, and had over 50 stores, plus a mail-order and e-commerce division to serve international customers. Each store had access to extensive instrument repair facilities, as well as the largest instrument rental service in the southwest United States.

Brook Mays' slogan is "Brook Mays means music".

In 2003 First Act Inc., a competitor that sells its instruments at mass market retailers sued Brook Mays and was awarded $16.7 million. According to First Act, Brook Mays discouraged patrons from buying First Act's very inexpensive instruments. This claim was based on a flyer that Brook Mays sent out to band directors and consumers. In 2006, a judge awarded First Act the full amount of their claim. In July 2006, Brook Mays Music Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing poor back-to-school and holiday sales.

In August 2006, after 105 years of business, the liquidation of Brook Mays was ordered. Private investment company Oak Point Partners acquired the remnant assets, consisting of any known and unknown assets that weren't previously administered, from the Brook Mays Music Company Bankruptcy Estate on December 1, 2010.

Effective December 1, 2006, a new entity began operating at least one of the old Brook Mays music stores, using the name Brook Mays. The entity now operates five retail stores (two in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex plus the company office and showroom, and three in the Greater Houston area). The store continues to rent band instruments to schools.

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Summary of a seminar. Following advice on Deadend pages. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:48, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete. It has got to do something with User:Espen/emba/studemba. I had asked User:Lottagaa and User:Espen about this. No replies yet. utcursch 12:12, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
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If any user wishes to multi-license articles with me, he is permitted to do so after I approve the request.

User:Ram-Man has permission to multi-license using the following:

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A Finnish restaurant in Canada. "World famous" status should be confirmed. Following advice on Deadend pages. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk, automation script)]] 05:50, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * This restaurant is the subject of a travel article in the Washington Times by Harvey Hagman, June 28, 2003.  "The Hoito seats 110 and daily serves 500 to 800 meals. Often a line of locals dragging guests, curious tourists and homesick Finns makes the wait 30 minutes to get a stool at the counter or a seat at wooden tables."  It's a tourist attraction.  Keep. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 13:52, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. A reporter that ate there didn't make it notable. Mikkalai 21:35, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep Spinboy 00:48, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clean up and filter the hype. —[[en:RaD Man|RaD Man (talk)]] 06:50, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to wikitravel, then delete. --Improv 03:02, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 'Weak Keep. It's rather famous, but I don't really know what to compare it with. [[User:Rhymeless|Rhymeless | (Methyl Remiss)]] 20:29, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep this article on a world famous tourist attraction. [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 18:34, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Needs clean up. I think that the Washington Times called it "locally famous". "World famous" in Ontario. Big_Iron 10:50, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Is this advertising?
Particularly the 'where is it' section looks like advertising, right down to having the phone number so you can call for a reservation. Does this belong in an encyclopedia? I'd remove it but there wouldn't be (almost) any article left! Bold text
 * I agree, the phone number/ reservations info and maybe even the street adress should be removed, otherwise it is nothing but an advertisement. A brief article is better than an advertisement. Paradiso 00:55, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Cavalli Islands

The Cavalli Islands are a small group of islands near Whangaroa on Northland's East Coast in northern New Zealand. They lie 3 km to the east of Matauri Bay on the mainland.

The group consists of the island of Motukawanui (area 3.55 km2) and the smaller islets of Motutapere, Panaki, Nukutaunga, Haraweka, Motuharakeke, and Motukawaiti Islands. The main island is used as a nature reserve, and some of the smaller islands are privately owned.

The Cavallis were so named by Captain James Cook on 27 December 1769 during his first voyage of discovery. In his journal he recorded that some Māori "sold us some fish--Cavallys as they are called--which occasioned my giving the Islands the same name". Cook probably meant trevally which is abundant near the islands, known to the Māori as araara.

On 2 December 1987, the hull of the bombed Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was scuttled between Matauri Bay and the Cavalli Islands, to serve as a dive wreck and fish sanctuary.

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John Sparks (Nevada politician)

John Sparks (August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908), nicknamed Honest John, was an American politician who was the 10th Governor of Nevada. Like his predecessor, Reinhold Sadler, Sparks was a cattleman and his rise to political power was evidence of the decline of the mining industry and the rise of the ranching industry in Nevada. He was a member of the Silver – Democratic Party. In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Early life
Sparks was born on August 30, 1843, in Winston County, Mississippi. His family was one of those known as "new lands families", who specialized in developing land on the frontier and then selling out and moving on as settlement in the area increased. His family followed the frontier through Arkansas, moving on to Texas in 1857 by which point they were moderately wealthy. In Texas they began ranching cattle, and John became a proficient cowboy.

Cattleman career
In 1861, Sparks joined the Texas Rangers, probably to avoid being drafted into the Confederate Army. His unit was tasked with protecting settlers from the Comanche, and he did not fight in the Civil War. After the war, Sparks drove cattle in the huge Longhorn drives of the era, at first working for John Meyers, and later in partnership with his brothers. In 1872, Sparks married Rachel Knight and they had two daughters, Maude and Rachel.

In 1873, Sparks bought a large herd of cattle in Texas then drove them to Wyoming and established a ranch in the Chugwater River valley near Cheyenne. He sold that ranch and its 2,100 head of cattle the next year to the Swan Brothers. After that, Sparks established a series of ranches along the North Platte River, each of which he quickly sold and invested the money in the next ranch. Sparks also invested in a bank in Georgetown, Texas (his wife's hometown), where he also built a mansion. In 1879 his wife died, and in 1880 Sparks married her half-sister Nancy Elnora "Nora" Knight, they had three sons, Benton, Charles and Leland.

By that time there was no unclaimed rangeland left east of the Rockies, and Sparks cast his eye further west. Joining with fellow Texan John Tinnin, Sparks bought the H-D Ranch in the Thousand Springs Valley north of Elko, Nevada, in 1881. In 1883 Sparks-Tinnin purchased all of Jasper Harrell's ranches for $900,000. At that time, the Harrell ranches consisted of approximately 30,000 head of cattle ranging over a vast area of Nevada and Idaho. Very little of that land was owned outright. Sparks-Tinnin would obtain small portions of land surrounding a water source, and then deny other operations use of that water. This allowed it to control vast areas of public land that it did not own. Sparks-Tinnin would have an employee file for a homestead on the land that it wished to own, and then sell that land back to the company, as an individual could only file for one homestead in a lifetime. At its peak, Sparks-Tinnin was said to control 6% of the land in Nevada.

In 1885, Sparks moved to his 1,640 acre (6.64 km2) Alamo Ranch, located in the Steamboat Springs area just south of Reno, Nevada. There he built a "hobby" herd of pure-blood Hereford cattle. Sparks became famous at western livestock auctions by paying ridiculous sums for pedigreed Hereford cattle. By purchasing stock from other breeders rather than breeding his own, Sparks' herd was soon unbeatable at livestock shows. Sparks' sale of lesser cattle from his herd helped establish the Hereford as the dominant breed in Nevada. Sparks also raised "exotic" animals such as bison and deer at the Alamo Ranch.

The Sparks-Tinnin operation continued to grow throughout the 1880s until it, like all other western cattle operations, suffered a severe setback in the harsh winter of 1889–1890. During that winter the temperature reached −42 degrees Fahrenheit (−41 degrees Celsius) in Elko, and the range was covered in deep snow from January through March. At that time most large cattle operations in Nevada kept their cattle on the open range year round, with no supplemental feed in the winter. Losses of cattle on the range were catastrophic. In the spring of 1890 it was reported that one could walk for a hundred miles along the Humboldt River on cow carcasses, and floating carcasses jammed against bridges in Elko, causing flooding. Sparks later stated that of his herd of about 45,000 head, only 15,000 survived. He also claimed that of the survivors, 90% had the "white faces characteristic of Herefords". These were probably the descendants of Longhorn brood cows and Hereford bulls. As range cattle operations of the day typically ran one bull per twenty brood cows it was far cheaper to improve an existing herd by replacing the bulls then by creating a whole new herd. The survival rate of these Hereford/Longhorn crosses was ascribed to the superior qualities of the Hereford, however hybrid vigor may have played a role.

Following the winter of 1889–1890, Tinnin could no longer make his mortgage payments to Jasper Harrell, and Harrell took over his shares. Sparks-Tinnin was renamed Sparks-Harrell. Between his expenditures on the Alamo Ranch, and losses in mining speculation, Sparks also ran into financial trouble, and sold his half of Sparks-Harrell back to Jasper Harrell in 1901.

Political career
After an unsuccessful Senate run, Sparks was elected Governor of Nevada in 1902, and re-elected in 1906. During this administration a state railroad commission was formed; the Nevada State Police was organized; an eight-hour work day bill for miners was passed; and a state engineering office was created.

In 1904, the town of Harriman, Nevada in Washoe County was renamed Sparks after the governor.

Sparks died while still in his second term in office on May 22, 1908. At the time of his death he was reportedly broke, and the Alamo Ranch was immediately sold to settle his debts.

Memorium
The Alamo Ranchhouse, a portion of Sparks' Alamo Ranch, survives and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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People Are People (album)

People Are People is a compilation album by British electronic band Depeche Mode, released in North America by Sire Records on 2 July 1984. Sire sensed it needed a new approach in its release policy since the band's 1983 effort Construction Time Again had failed to chart in the US.

Two of the nine tracks were new to the American audience: the latest single "People Are People" and "Now, This Is Fun", the B-side of the non-American 7" "See You". It was also the first time that the 7" versions of "Leave in Silence" and "Get the Balance Right!" were released in the United States. The album version of "Love, in Itself" was selected for this compilation, but with a "clean" ending, since on Construction Time Again the track fades into "More Than a Party".

The album was released in July 1984 to relatively little notice. It re-entered the charts and sold better, when the title track became a summer hit in 1985. The album later was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies. Its success led to the release of yet another compilation album in late 1985: Catching Up with Depeche Mode.

The album, with photography by Brian Griffin, was originally released on LP and CD with the band name and album name missing from the album cover. These names were then added to the covers for later re-releases.

Critical reception
AllMusic were mixed in their reception to the album, rating the album two-and-a-half stars out of five.

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North Cape

North Cape, Northern Cape, or Nordkapp may refer to:

Norway

 * North Cape (Norway), a cape at the northernmost part of Magerøya island in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
 * Nordkapp Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
 * Nordkapp (Bjørnøya), the northernmost point of Bear island in Arctic Norway
 * Nordkapp (Jan Mayen), the northernmost point of Jan Mayen island, Norway
 * Nordkapp (Nordaustlandet), the northernmost point of Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway

Other places

 * North Cape (Prince Edward Island), a cape at the northwesternmost extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * North Cape (New Zealand), a cape at the northern end of the North Auckland Peninsula in the North Island, New Zealand
 * Noordkaap (Netherlands), the northernmost point of mainland Netherlands
 * North Cape, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
 * North Cape, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island in Australia
 * The North Cape, a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings associated with Middle-earth

Ships

 * HNoMS Nordcap, 1840 ship of the Royal Norwegian Navy
 * HNoMS Nordkapp, 1937 ship of the Royal Norwegian Navy
 * NoCGV Nordkapp (1964) of the Royal Norwegian Navy and later Coast Guard
 * Nordkapp-class offshore patrol vessel, 1980 class of the Norwegian Coast Guard
 * NoCGV Nordkapp (1980) lead vessel of said class
 * MS Nordkapp, 1996 cruiseferry of the Norwegian Coastal Express (Hurtigruten)
 * North Cape oil spill, a barge which ran aground in Rhode Island, United States, in 1996, causing a major environmental incident

Other

 * Battle of the North Cape, a Second World War naval battle
 * Capo Nord (album), a 1980 album by Alice

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Talk:John Roselli

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It's possible to get photos of both John Roselli and Joseph Aiuppa at www.thechicagooutfit.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.12.120  (talk • contribs)  05:54, 3 December 2004 (UTC)

What is his name's proper spelling? Roselli or Rosselli? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.224.3.155  (talk • contribs)  18:52, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Two articles
Why are there two John Roselli articles? There's John Roselli and Johnny Rosselli. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.174.30.26  (talk • contribs)  01:59, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

The info on Eagle Lion is all wrong. It was backed by billionaire Robert R Young and run by Arthur Krim, later the head of United Artists. Rosselli didn't get hired until after he got out of prison for extorting the studios. You have it in reverse order. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.195.97 (talk) 07:43, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

The info on Columbia is all wrong too. Rosselli was friends with Cohn but did get Frank Sinatra a role in From Here to Eternity. Columbia was part owned by Longy Zwillman, the Jewish New Jersey Mob leader. The Jewish mob had the obvious influence in Hollywood. Rosselli was caught trying to extort from the studios because they didn't want Mafia influence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.195.97 (talk) 07:47, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

You're missing a lot of info too. Bioff was blown up when he tried to get a job in Las Vegas. Bioff was a friend of Barry Goldwater, the Senator, and that was a little scandal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.195.97 (talk) 07:50, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

JFK section
Roselli was hired on Nixon's orders with Trafficante and Giancanna to work with the CIA to kill Castro. They developed close personal relationships with their CIA contacts, and they are all connected through the Kennedy Coup. The three men were bosses with high positions in the mob. Though I don't doubt Roselli's involvement with the killing, I doubt he was a trigger man. James Files, who was also mentioned, said Charles Nicoletti was his fellow gunman on the ground in his confession interview. The events of the Mafia-CIA plots, the JFK killing, and Watergate all tie together. Check out Russ Baker's book on the Bush family and Lamar Waldron's book on Watergate. They connect the characters and the dots. From my research I strongly believe Nixon did not order the Watergate break-ins, and it was a set up to smear him relentlessly. Russ Baker comes to this conclusion, but Waldron believes he or his advisors ordered it because they believed the Democrats had the classified documents of CIA-Mafia plots and Castro assassination documents signed by Nixon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.111.53.242 (talk) 02:09, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * The conspiracy theories likely stem from what Roselli's attorney later said he said. -Location (talk) 01:26, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

"After Roselli's death, journalists Jack Anderson and Les Whitten published an editorial stating that Roselli had told associates that individuals he had recruited to kill Castro had been turned by the Cuban leader to assassinate President John F. Kennedy."

Thats a pretty bizarre and absurd thing to claim! Some guy said some guy was told by this guy a baseless thing many years ago? "Roselli fired at Kennedy from a storm drain on Elm Street" Which does not match the bullet trajectories! So is incorrect! HalloHelloHalloHello (talk) 00:05, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

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'Tony Accardo told Roselli to force powerful Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn into signing then-unknown actress Marilyn Monroe to a lucrative multi-year contract. The usually combative Cohn quickly complied without opposition, mainly because Cohn had obtained control of Columbia through mob funds and influence provided by both Accardo and Roselli.[citation needed]'

Okay, I think that 'citation needed' is one way to put it, but this is indeed a bunch of nonsense. I'm fairly deeply immersed in this Hollywood history, Marilyn Monroe and Cohn and such, but let's just restrict ourselves to the point that there was no 'lucrative multi-year contract', because Marilyn Monroe's contract was for six months. It wasn't 'lucrative' at all, and rather than saying how much it was for, I will just point out that saying it was 'lucrative' means nothing. And of course, we might simply reflect here on what possible written memorandum or personal testimony there could even be, to confirm these sorts of assertions about what Tony Accardo told Roselli and such. While we are at it, it's simply outrageous to pass along this notion that Cohn had obtained control of Columbia through mob funds and influence etc. Harry Cohn was the co-founder. Wiki will tell you this. Start over, here, this entire quote is bogus, and while I'm at it I do not vouch for the rest of the article.DanLanglois (talk) 10:07, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * So then why didn't you just remove it? Removed. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 00:01, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

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Early voting

Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as via postal voting, or in person, usually in designated early voting polling stations. The availability and time periods for early voting vary among jurisdictions and types of election. The goals of early voting are usually to increase voter participation, relieve congestion at polling stations on election day, and avoid possible discrimination against people with work and travel schedules that may effectively prohibit them from getting to the polls during the hours provided in a single election day.

In some countries, early in-person voting or postal voting (or both) are available to all voters. In other countries, only some voters (such as those who are expected to be out of the country or hospitalized on election day are eligible) are eligible to cast ballots via these methods.

Australia
In Australia, where voting is compulsory, early voting is usually known as "pre-poll voting". Voters are able to cast a pre-poll vote for a number of reasons, including being away from the electorate, travelling, impending maternity, being unable to leave one's workplace, having religious beliefs that prevent attendance at a polling place, or being more than 8 km from a polling place. There were over 600 early voting centres available in 2016.

At the 2019 Australian federal election, 6.1 million votes were cast early (including postal votes), equating to 40.7 percent of total votes cast. This represented an increase from 26.4 percent at the 2013 election and 13.7 percent at the 2007 election. Following the 2019 elections, members of the parliamentary standing committee on electoral matters expressed concern about the length of the pre-poll voting period, suggesting that it was imposing costs on both the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and political parties, and that electors voting too early may be unable to respond to developments in the final weeks of the election campaign.

New Zealand
Early voting, or advance voting, has been possible in New Zealand without a reason since 2008. Advance voting opens 12 days before the election day, with around 500 polling booths set up across the country. Voters attending an appropriate advance polling booth for their electorate (constituency) can cast an ordinary vote in the same way they would if voting on election day. If the voter is outside the electorate, enrolled after the cutoff date (31 days before election day), or is on the unpublished roll, they must cast a special vote.

In the 2011 election, 334,600 advance votes were cast, representing 14.7% of all votes cast. This grew to 48% in the 2017 election and to 66.7% in the 2020 election

Europe
A 2020 report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) surveyed the use of voting arrangements in Europe, reporting on the prevalence of in-country postal voting, early voting, mobile voting, and proxy voting in various European countries.

The IDEA report defined early voting, for purposes of the IDEA dataset was defined as "in-person opportunities for submitting one's vote at a polling station before election day", excluding "other early methods that are not in-person (such as postal or e-voting) or that do not take place in a polling station (such as mobile voting)". Applying this definition, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia offer early voting to all voters. Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia offer early voting to some voters.

The IDEA report defined in-country postal voting, for purposes of its dataset, as "those measures that allow a voter to submit their ballot by physical post to the election administration" and noted that "While postal voting is in principle early voting, it differs in that the vote can be physically submitted remotely by the voter themselves." Iceland, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg offer in-country postal voting to all voters. The Republic of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, and Lithuania offer in-country postal voting to some voters.

Finland

In Finland, eligible voters may cast ballots either on election day or by advance voting. Advancing voting begins on a Wednesday, eleven days before election day. The advance-voting period ends eight days before election day (for votes cast abroad at designated Finnish embassies) and five days before election day (for votes cast within Finland). Any qualified voter may cast a ballot at a "general advance polling station" (a Finland municipal office or certain post offices and Finnish embassies abroad). "Special advance polling stations" are set up at hospitals for patients and prisons for detainees. Additionally, Finnish voters who are unable to travel to advance polling stations due to mobility impairments or illness may cast advance ballots at home (election commissioners make house calls to receive votes from such person). Crews of traveling Finnish ships may also cast ballots via advance voting, beginning 18 days before election day.

Germany
Germany does not have in-person early voting, but allows all eligible voters to vote by mail. Voting by mail was adopted in West Germany beginning in 1957, but was originally a method mostly used for those with a particular reason preventing them from casting an in-person ballot. The proportion of German voters casting postal ballots has steadily increased since the 1990 reunification of Germany, and the excuse requirement was eliminated in 2008. In the 2005 German federal election, 19% of all voters voted early. In the 2017 German federal election, a then-record 28.6% of voters cast ballots by mail. In the 2021 German federal election, 47.3% of voters cast ballots by mail, setting a new record.

Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland, it is traditional for voters on the remote coastal islands to vote on the day prior to the official date of the election. This aims to avoid the possibility that bad weather might impede the delivery of ballot boxes to the count center on the mainland. However, the practice is not universally popular.

Norway
In Norway early voting is known as "forhåndsstemming". By law, election day is set to a Monday in September in the year of the end of the current term. Early voting is usually opened 1 month before election day, and closes the Friday before. Up to and including the Friday, everyone can vote anywhere in the country. On election day, voting has to occur within the municipality the voter is a resident of by the end of June.

At the general election of 2009, 707,489 Norwegians voted in advance, 200 000 more than the previous record, in 2001.

The share that do early voting has steadily increased and in the national elections in 2021, 57.9% of votes cast were early votes. With 1.7 million early voters.

Sweden
Sweden has traditionally had a high participation in elections and tries to make it as easy as possible to vote. No voter registration is needed, since everyone is generally registered with a home address, nor is there any requirement to tell the authorities that you intend to vote early. Normally, a voter is expected to vote on the election day at the specified voting station, but everyone can vote during the last week at any early voting station in the country, nowadays usually in municipality-owned places like libraries or schools. Although mainly intended for early voting, one early voting station in each municipality must also be open on the election day (always a Sunday in Sweden), to enable distance voting on that day as well. In hospitals and homes for the elderly, there are special voting opportunities. Swedes living abroad must register their address and can vote at embassies or through mail.

Early voting has been possible in Sweden since 1942, and the post offices were used for this until the 1994 Swedish general election. But that year the Swedish postal service was changed from being a government agency to a state-owned limited company that wasn't directly government controlled, so the responsibility for providing early voting fell on the local municipalities, who have always been responsible for the regular voting stations.

The early votes are sent to the voter's regular local voting station in double envelopes, with the voter's name and personal identity number on the outer envelope. After the local voting station has closed on election day, officials first check if any of the voters in the stack of early voter envelopes are in the list of voters who have voted at the voting station that day. If that is the case, the early vote is destroyed, with the inner envelope unopened. Otherwise, the inner envelopes are added to a ballot box for counting. Early votes that do not reach the voting station in time are shipped to the County Administrative Board and counted if the voter has not already voted.

Switzerland
Swiss federal law allows postal voting in all federal elections and referendums, and all cantons allow it for cantonal ballot issues. All voters receive their personal ballot by mail a few weeks before the election or referendum. They may cast it at a polling station on election day or mail it back at any prior time.

Russia
In Russia, early voting, according to the decision of the election commission, can be organized in special poll stations formed in remote and hard-to-reach areas, on ships that will be sailing on election day and at polar stations. At the same time, early voting can be held no earlier than twenty days before the election day.

In 2020, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, a law was passed allowing early voting at all polling stations. For the first time, this system was used in the referendum on amendments to the constitution, which was held on 1 July 2020, but citizens had the opportunity to vote within a week before the main day. This was done for sanitary purposes, to reduce the number of people present at the same time at the polling stations. Later, the period of early voting was reduced to two days before the election day. Such a three-day voting was used for regional elections in September 2020. However, such a decision is not mandatory and can be made by the election commission within ten days after the election is scheduled. If the election Commission has not made such a decision, voting takes place only within one day.

Thailand
In Thailand, early voting is known as เลือกตั้งล่วงหน้า (advance voting). The Election Commission administers advancing voting. Early voting in the 2011 Thai general election was arranged on a Sunday (June 26, 2011) while prior elections were arranged on both Saturday and Sunday. Around 2.6 million people, including 1.07 million in Bangkok turned up to vote, however, many potential voters were unable to vote because of large crowds.

Canada
In Canada, elections are administered by Elections Canada. Early in-person voting is called advance polls, which are held on the 10th, 9th, 8th and 7th days before election day at designated advance-poll stations. Canadian voters may locate the date, hours, and address of their advance-poll station at the Elections Canada website, on their voter information card, or by telephoning Elections Canada. About 4.9 million Canadians cast advance votes in the 2019 election, and almost 5.8 million Canadians cast ballots during the four advance-poll dates of the 2021 election, setting a record.

Canadians may also vote, upon application, at Elections Canada local offices (established during election seasons in every riding in Canada), or by mail. Ballots cast via these methods are termed "special ballots." Historically, voting by mail has been fairly rare in Canada; of the 18.4 million total votes in the 2019 Canadian election, slightly under 50,000 voters cast ballots by mail, with most of these ballots coming from Canadians living abroad. Voting by mail in Canada increased during the 2021 election, with more than 1.1 million special ballots received (including from Canadian Forces servicemembers, Canadians living abroad, Canadians away from home on election day, and incarcerated Canadians); of this total, about 99,988 special ballots were not counted because they arrived after the receipt deadline (6 p.m. on election day), did not have a voter signature, or had some other problem.

United States

As of 2024, 47 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands offer in-person voting before Election Day. Of the 46 states that allow early in-person voting seven states have all-mail voting. In these states, each eligible, registered voter is sent a ballot, which can either be returned by mail, or dropped off at designated site during the early voting period.

The duration, start date, and end date of the early in-person voting period varies from state to state, from a low of 3 days to a high of 46 days; the average number of days of early in-person voting is 23. Some states give discretion to local election officials (sometimes county clerks) to add certain days of early voting.

Of states that permit early in-person voting (excluding the seven states that have "all-mail" elections), 23 states and D.C. allow some weekend early voting (on Saturdays, Sundays, or both). The National Conference of State Legislatures provides up-to-date information on each state's laws with links to relevant election statutes.

As of 2024, only three states do not currently offer in-person early voting: Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire.

In addition to (or in lieu of) in-person early voting, all states offer absentee ballots to some voters, with significant differences among states. As of 2022, 35 states and D.C. offer "no-excuse absentee voting" in which any qualified voter may cast an absentee ballot without an excuse; in the remaining states, an absentee ballot will only be provided to a voter with a valid excuse. Absentee ballots (also called mail-in ballots) are often returned to election offices by mail (see postal voting in the United States) but some states offer "in-person absentee voting" (in which the voter requests, completes, signs, and submits the absentee ballot at a polling place). The voting experience for in-person absentee balloting is similar to the early-voting experience.

States adopted early voting at different times. For example, Florida officially began early voting in 2004, and voters in Maryland approved a constitutional amendment in November 2008 to allow early voting, starting with the primary elections in 2010. Early voting was first used in Massachusetts for the general election of November 2016. New York began early voting in 2019, as a result of a state law requiring eight days of early voting throughout the state.

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States led many states both to reduce the number of polling stations for the 2020 United States elections and to relax requirements for both mail-in and early voting, including mailing applications to all active registered voters and providing drop-boxes for ballots. In the November 2020 elections, about 26% of votes nationwide were cast by early in-person voting, as compared to 46% of votes cast by mail/absentee ballot and 28% of votes cast in Election Day in-person voting.

After the attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, following false claims of widespread voter fraud in the election by Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers initiated a push to restrict early voting (see Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election).

In 2020, MTV founded the campaign for "Vote Early Day" as a civic holiday to celebrate the concept of early voting, directed primarily at young people. The MTV program partnered with businesses and nonprofits, and its advantage being that it isn’t ‘owned’ by any one entity.

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Johannes Lupi

Jean Leleu, most commonly known by the latinized version of his name, Johannes Lupi (c. 1506 – December 20, 1539), was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. A representative of the generation after Josquin, he was a minor but skilled composer of polyphony who was mainly active in Cambrai.

Life
His birthplace is unknown, but he served in Cambrai as a choirboy. He lived in Cambrai most of his life, only leaving to attend the university in Leuven, where he was present from 1522 until 1526. In 1527 he became master of the choirboys at the Cambrai Cathedral, a position which typically included housing and boarding them in addition to teaching them music. Several times he was fired from his job, but always re-hired again, usually for failing to discipline his charges but also for poor bookkeeping.

Lupi had an unnamed chronic illness which plagued him increasingly in the 1530s—he had to leave his position because of it in 1535—and which caused his early death.

Style and influence
All of his surviving music is a cappella vocal. Only two masses survive, but he wrote numerous motets and chansons; the motets were collected and printed in 1542 by Pierre Attaingnant. One noteworthy work is his setting of Ergone conticuit, the lament on the death of Johannes Ockeghem written by Erasmus.

Stylistically his music was related to that of Nicolas Gombert, and showed the typical tendencies of the generation after Josquin with its densely textured polyphony and rich imitation, but Lupi remained extraordinarily sensitive to text-setting, being able to present clearly understandable words even in eight-part counterpoint. His chansons are particularly notable for their wide range of subject matter, from the serious to the bawdy.

Lupi is sometimes confused with several other musicians of the 16th century. Johannes Lupi was the name of two other obscure figures, neither of whom was a composer. One was active at Nivelles, the other at Antwerp, both in the first half of the century. In addition, there was a composer named Lupus, often referred to by contemporary musicologists as the "Italian Lupus", whose works survive in the Medici Codex; another composer named Lupus Hellinck, who may be the same as the "Italian Lupus"; and an entire family of musicians named Lupo. Of this family, only Ambrose Lupo, of Milan, was active in the early 16th century. Yet another Lupi, Didier Lupi Second, worked in Lyons around the middle of the century.

References and further reading

 * "Johannes Lupi," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol.  London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980.  ISBN 1-56159-174-2
 * Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954.  ISBN 0-393-09530-4

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You Keep Me Hangin' On

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June the following year, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Wilson Pickett recorded it in 1969. English singer Kim Wilde covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1986, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became one of the six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts. In 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The BBC ranked the Supremes' original song at number 78 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams.

Background
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was originally recorded in 1966 by the Supremes for the Motown label. The single is rooted in proto-funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes' previous single, "You Can't Hurry Love", which uses the call and response elements akin to gospel. The song's signature guitar part is said to have originated from a Morse code-like radio sound effect, typically used before a news announcement, heard by Lamont Dozier. Dozier collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single.

Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross's vocals were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by Holland–Dozier–Holland (H–D–H) and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector (see Wall of Sound) and George Martin. H–D–H recorded the song in eight sessions with the Supremes and session band the Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release.

Reception
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the first single taken from the Supremes' 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland. The song became the group's eighth number-one single when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for two weeks in the United States from November 19 to 26, 1966. It peaked at number eight in the UK Singles Chart. The Supremes original version was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was voted number 43 on Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs, a Detroit Free Press poll in 2016. Billboard described the song as a "pulsating rocker with the trio in top form" with an "interesting, driving guitar figure throughout." Cash Box said that it is "another in [the Supremes'] long-line of strong 'Detroit' offerings" that "is bound to follow in footsteps of the group’s previous winners." Record World described it as "a driving nifty with distinctive sound."

The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. The group performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on October 29, 1966.

In 1999, the 1966 original recording by the Supremes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Personnel

 * Diana Ross – lead vocals
 * Florence Ballard – backing vocals
 * Mary Wilson – backing vocals
 * The Funk Brothers – instrumental accompaniment

Sales

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Background
Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic rock remake entitled "You Keep Me Hanging On" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a year after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the edited version released on the 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was 7:26. The recording, done in one take, was Vanilla Fudge's first single.

Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice talked about the band's decision to cover the song in a 2014 interview:

"That was Mark and Timmy. We used to slow songs down and listen to the lyrics and try to emulate what the lyrics were dictating. That one was a hurtin' song; it had a lot of emotion in it. 'People Get Ready' was like a Gospel thing. 'Eleanor Rigby' was sort of eerie and church-like ... like a horror movie kind of thing. If you listen to 'Hangin' On' fast ... by the Supremes, it sounds very happy, but the lyrics aren't happy at all. If you lived through that situation, the lyrics are definitely not happy."

The Vanilla Fudge version appears in the series finale of the television show The Sopranos (2007), at the conclusion of episode 1 of season 7 of the television series Mad Men (2015), the film War Dogs (2016), the video game Mafia III (2016), the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and its soundtrack, and over the closing credits of the "Intervention" (2022) episode of That Damn Michael Che.

Personnel

 * Carmine Appice – drums, vocals
 * Tim Bogert – bass, vocals
 * Vince Martell – guitar, vocals
 * Mark Stein – lead vocals, keyboards

Background
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was covered by English singer Kim Wilde in 1986. Wilde's version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes' Motown Sound into a hi-NRG song.

Reception
It was released as the second single from Wilde's fifth studio album, Another Step (although "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the LP's first worldwide single, as the first single had been released only in selected countries). The song reached number two in Wilde's native United Kingdom, and number one in Australia. It also became Wilde's second and last top-40 entry in the United States following "Kids in America" (1981), as well as her most successful song in that country to date, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in June 1987. It later ranked as the 34th best-selling song of 1987 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart that year. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for UK sales in excess of 250,000 copies.

In 2006, Wilde performed a new version of the song with German singer Nena for her Never Say Never album.

Music video
Wilde filmed a music video to promote the song. Directed by Greg Masuak, the video shows Wilde in a dark room lying on a large bed. She then rises from the bed as she sings the song and finds herself being "threatened" by a strange man who is breaking down the walls around her.

Reba McEntire version
American country singer Reba McEntire covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1995 for her twenty-second studio album, Starting Over (1996). Released as the album's fourth single in 1996 on MCA Nashville Records, it was co-produced by Tony Brown and Michael Omartian. Although not released to country radio, McEntire's rendition was her only dance hit, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Reception
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "A Reba McEntire dance record? On paper, such an idea seems frighteningly incongruous. But in the hands of British production team Love To Infinity, the concept works like gangbusters. Playfully digging into the Supremes' pop classic, McEntire has a saucy style that is well-suited to the track's storm of bright pop/house percussion and sugary synths. Her country base may find this a tad hard to swallow, but it is so darn good that you'll be wishing for another romp in the disco round ASAP." Dan Glaister from The Guardian said songs like "You Keep Me Hanging On" are "safe, solid, and destined for a marketing megablitz. They're huge, but hardly country."

Track listing

 * 12" vinyl, 1996 (US)
 * A1. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Classic Paradise Mix) – 7:46
 * A2. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Classic Paradise Instrumental) – 7:47
 * B1. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Deep Love Mix) – 8:55
 * B2. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Aphrodisiac Mix) – 7:12

 * CD maxi-single, 1996 (US)
 * 1) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Classic Paradise Radio Mix) – 3:44
 * 2) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Classic Paradise Mix) – 7:46
 * 3) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Classic Paradise Instrumental) – 7:47
 * 4) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Deep Love Mix) – 8:55
 * 5) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Aphrodisiac Mix) – 7:12

Other versions
A version is included on the 1968 album Cry Like a Baby by the Box Tops. It used a psychedelic rock arrangement similar to the Vanilla Fudge version.

In 1969, Mary McCaslin released a cover version. According to The New York Times, it "transforms the tune from an urban teen-oriented lament into a mountain-flavored folk song of quiet, adult desperation."

R&B singer Wilson Pickett recorded a version of the Vanilla Fudge cover which was released as a single in 1969 and included on his 1970 album Right On. Pickett's version reached number 16 on the US R&B chart and 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was also covered by Colourbox, on the 4AD label in 1985 being released as a B-side on the single "The Moon Is Blue" (7"/12") and appearing on the self-titled Colourbox album.

Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray performed the song in the Glee episode "Throwdown". Raymund Flandez for The Wall Street Journal was critical of this cover, which he called "thin and jarring", while in 2015 The A.V. Club described it as "one of the best numbers in Glee history" and Mashable ranked it in the show's top 50 songs. The version peaked at number 166 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending February 27, 2010.

The song was used during a lip-sync battle in the fourth episode of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK between contestants Sister Sister and Ginny Lemon, in which the latter walked off the stage.

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The Aaron's Company

The Aaron's Company, Inc. is an American lease-to-own retailer. The company focuses on leases and retail sales of furniture, electronics, appliances, and computers. The company sells through the company-operated and franchised stores, e-commerce platform (Aarons.com)

Locations
, the Aaron's Company has 1,340 stores: 1,092 company-operated stores (in 43 states and Canada) and 248 independently owned and operated franchised stores in 35 states and Canada.

History
Aaron Rents, Inc. was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955.

In September 2008, Aaron's announced the sale of its Corporate Furnishings division to CORT Business Services, part of Berkshire Hathaway. Aaron's Corporate Furnishings division, which operated 47 stores, recorded revenues of approximately $99 million in 2007.

As of December 31, 2016, Aaron's had 1,864 stores located in 28 states and the District of Columbia and Canada. In addition, they had 699 independently owned franchised stores in 46 states and Canada.

On July 29, 2020, Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. announced plans to split into two companies: PROG Holdings, Inc. and The Aaron's Company, Inc. PROG Holdings, with the ticker symbol "PRG" (nyse: PRG), remained in the S&P Midcap 400 stock index but its Global Industry Classification Standard was changed to "Consumer Finance". The Aaron's Company continued to trade under the ticker symbol "AAN" (nyse: AAN) but was moved into the S&P Smallcap 600.

In April of 2022, Aaron's purchased Brandsmart USA, a regional appliance and consumer electronics retailer, for $230 Million.

Controversy
In February 2013, customers sued Aaron's for allegedly using spyware on rented computers to send over 185,000 emails to the rental company, including customers' Social Security numbers, passwords and captured keystrokes, as well as explicit images. The Aaron's Company officials had previously said that the company had not installed the spyware, and individual franchisees were responsible. In October 2013, Aaron's agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that limited how it used monitoring technology and ordered it to delete customer information that had been improperly collected.

Sponsorships

 * NASCAR racing: Aaron's entered NASCAR jumping in between multiple teams and drivers, sponsoring drivers such as Johnny Benson Jr., Kenny Wallace, and Hermie Sadler. In 2008, Aaron's then became the full-time sponsor for the team Michael Waltrip Racing in NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup Series for a couple of years, sponsoring drivers such as David Reutimann, Michael McDowell, Mark Martin, Brian Vickers, and David Ragan in a scheme that was named the "Aaron's Dream Machine". Aaron's was also the namesake of the spring race at Talladega Superspeedway, the Aaron's 499, along with the Xfinity Series spring race at the track, the Aaron's 312, from 2002 to 2014. Aaron's also sponsored Clint Bowyer for a single race in Atlanta during the 2016 season. The year after, Aaron's sponsored Michael Waltrip in his last race.
 * National Hot Rod Association racing: Aaron's sponsored Don Schumacher Racing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. They sponsored Funny Car driver Jack Beckman and Top Fuel driver Antron Brown.

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Jit

Jit (also known as jiti, jit-jive and the Harare beat) is a style of popular Zimbabwean dance music. It features a swift rhythm played on drums and accompanied by a guitar. Jit evolved out many diverse influences, including domestic chimurenga, Congolese rumba and Tanzanian guitar styles.

The genre was popularized in the 1980s by bands like Chazezesa Challengers, The Four Brothers, and Bhundu Boys. Jit is one of Zimbabwean fast beat, but there is a confusion between the more popular "sungura" which is said to be Jit which was popularised by Chazezesa Challengers and many others including Alick Macheso and Orchestra Mberikwazvo.

Gibbs calls his type of Jit "Urban Jit" due to its mellowness and soft tempo which comprises fused elements of calypso, country, and any other genre depending on the composition as a way to improve its appeal to the new generation as culture is always evolving.

Jit music is originally played by people singing in a circle and playing to or singing with one or two drums called "Mutumba" and these drums are played in rhythm with each other and in sync with the song" vocals". One will be leading with the vocals and the rest will answer to the call and sometimes sing altogether in harmony, the lead vocalist may chant and the people answering will give the vocalist room to do all the adlibing before they answer.

In the early 1970s there was a very popular group called "Dzumbunu Choir". This group used to play raw Jit with the basic instruments of drum or drums and "hosho" jingles. Dzumbunu Choir was resident at Goromonzi or Arcturus area about sixty kilometres out of Harare on the North eastern side. As people sing they may use jingles or "hosho" shakers as African music is generally percussive. Jit is in nowadays mostly used in its raw content by political parties as a campaign vehicle due to its flexibility in accommodating chants, singing,expressiveness and infectious tunes that are so catchy and easy to learn if a new song is introduced.

Jit is a highly danceable beat that commands the listener to dance and there are so many types of dances associated with it such as hwishu, tuwisti, kongonya, borodhero, honda, chipisi and many others. Bhorodhero is the most popular one due to it being popularised by Alick Macheso and System Tazvida's Chazezesa Challengers in their repertoires. The name bhorodhero is a derivative from a race course's name in Harare called Borrowdale Race Course as the dance resembles a galloping horse.

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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was - merge somewhere

Magical Trevor
"Magical Trevor is a flash cartoon by Jonti Picking." So? Er, I mean, nonnotable. —tregoweth 06:03, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * It's by the same guy who did Weebl and Bob, as a separate branch of his site known as Weebls Stuff, also known for bringing to the Internet the badger song. This movie in and of itself is not significant, but the output of quirky flashes in Weebls Stuff deserves a mention in the Weebl and Bob article.  I'm not recommending a simple merge and redirect; a general mention of Weebls Stuff, including something such as "The most famous of the flashes here are Magical Trevor, Badger, etc. etc..." would be the best idea, as I see it. [[User:Mo0|Mo0 [ talk ] ]] 06:23, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Jonti Picking is the name of the guy. His entry is tiny; I suggest this entry be merged there and redirected.  Incidentally didn't the same guy do those annoyingly catchy cartoon ads for butter ("incredible! edible!", etc) or something on British television this summer? --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway|Talk]] 06:43, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[maestro] 09:47, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge... with something. Doesn't deserve own article, but it is kind of notable. I mean, I've heard of it.
 * Delete: DCEdwards1966 14:43, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * Redirect, or merge and redirect. Geogre 15:12, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge and redir. [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 19:20, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Weebl is notable... and some Flash animations probably do deserve their own article... but does this one? Not sure... either keep or merge.  --L33tminion | (talk) 20:06, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, do not redirect: subtrivial. Wile E. Heresiarch 20:49, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not encyclopedic because it's not notable. --Improv 03:04, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Augusto Barcía Trelles

Augusto Barcia y Trelles (5 March 1881 – 19 June 1961) was a Spanish politician, several times member of the Congress of Deputies, who served as acting Prime Minister of Spain from 10 May 1936 to 13 May 1936 due to former PM Manuel Azaña being elected as President of the Republic. He was also a lawyer and a Freemason.

Youth and formation
Born in Vegadeo, province of Oviedo, on March 5, 1881. Doctor in Law and lawyer, he was the brother of Camilo Barcia Trelles, professor of International Law, who had Adolfo Miaja de la Muela as a disciple.

From an early age he stood out in the journalistic field. Founder of the magazine La Joven España, he would collaborate with newspapers such as El Correo, El Liberal or La Libertad and also served as correspondent of several foreign newspapers in Spain. Barcia, of firm Europeanist convictions and favorable to the Allies in the course of the World War I, would publish during the conflict a good number of articles and chronicles in El Liberal, newspaper of which he would also become director in 1914.

Beginnings in politics
In his youth Barcia was a member of the circle of friends of the politician Segismundo Moret, a prominent member of the Liberal Party. Under the influence of Moret and Gumersindo de Azcárate, he ended up militating in the Reformist Party of Melquíades Álvarez. As a member of the Spanish Cortes he was firmly against the Antiterrorist Act pushed in 1908 by then-PM Antonio Maura.

For the elections of 1914 he presented his candidacy for deputy in Cortes for the Almería district of Vera; he did so presenting himself under the initials of the Reformist Party and with the clear support of some notables of this formation in Almería However, he was not elected deputy. In the elections of 1916 he would obtain a deputy seat for the district of Vera, and later he would revalidate the seat in the elections of 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1923.

During his time in the Cortes he would stand out especially for his interventions on foreign policy. After the establishment of the Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera he retired from active politics, devoting himself to his profession as a lawyer. The refusal of Melquíades Álvarez to criticize the dictatorship would lead Augusto Barcia to distance himself from his former political godfather.

Second Republic
In 1931, with the advent of the Second Republic, he returned to politics. In the elections to the Constituent Courts of that year he ran as a deputy for the Almería circumscription, but was not elected. Despite this failure, he played an important role at the national level during these years. In 1931 the government appointed him president of the Consejo Superior Bancario ("Higher Banking Council") and a year later he was appointed representative of Spain to the League of Nations in Geneva.

After a period of approximation, in 1933 he joined Republican Action (AR), the party of Manuel Azaña. Thanks to Barcia's influence, the Diario de Almería became the provincial organ of the Republican Action party.

With a view to the November 1933 elections, he forged an alliance between Republican Action and Lerroux's Radical Party in the province of Almería, managing to obtain a seat. Barcia was one of the few deputies that Republican Action obtained, which suffered a general defeat in the elections. Faced with this situation, AR would join with the Galician Republicans and the independent radical-socialists to form a new party, Republican Left (IR), a formation in which Augusto Barcia would also join. Within the Almeria provincial organization of IR he became its main leader.

He would defend Lluís Companys and other members of the Generalitat of Catalonia for their participation in the proclamation of the Catalan State in October 1934.

In the elections of February 1936 he was part of the Popular Front candidates for Almería, being the most voted candidate -with 68,175 votes- and managing to revalidate his deputy's seat. After the victory obtained by the Popular Front coalition, on February 19 he was appointed Minister of State in the cabinet presided over by Manuel Azaña. Between May 11 and 13 he would assume the post of President of the Council of Ministers, after the resignation of Azaña -who had been elected President of the Republic-. He would be succeeded at the head of the government by Santiago Casares Quiroga, maintaining, however, the post of Minister of State.

After the Civil War, in July 1936, he assumed the post of Minister of the Interior in the very brief government headed by Diego Martínez Barrio. He would again hold the portfolio of State in the cabinet presided over by José Giral, leaving in September 1936. He was appointed Spanish ambassador to Uruguay, although he would not assume the post due to the rupture of relations between the two countries. Although he remained in the background, he attended the meetings that the Republican Cortes held in October 1937 and August 1938. As the war progressed, he would serve as advisor to the Spanish Embassy in Paris and as Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union.

Exile and last years
Seeing the war irretrievably lost, in 1939 he left Europe and moved to Latin America, settling in Buenos Aires.

His departure into exile was followed by repression on the part of Franco's dictatorship. The Special Tribunal for the Repression of Freemasonry and Communism sentenced him to thirty years imprisonment and absolute disqualification from practicing his profession, while the National Tribunal for Political Responsibilities imposed a fine of twenty-five million pesetas and the confiscation of all his assets. It was even proposed that he should lose his Spanish nationality.

Since 1941 he was president of the Patronato Hispano-Argentino de Cultura, developing a feverish activity as a writer and lecturer.21 In parallel, he would also collaborate actively with the Republican institutions in exile: he was part of the central board of Acción Republicana Española, at the same time he served as delegate in Argentina of the Junta Española de Liberación. After the Second World War, he attended in Mexico City the meeting of the Republican Courts in exile. In August 1945 he became Minister of Finance of the government of the Republic in exile presided over by José Giral, a position he would hold until August 1947.

He died in Buenos Aires on June 19, 1961.

Private life
Throughout his life he was the author of several works of a juridical-political and historical nature. In addition to Spanish, he was also fluent in Italian, French, English and German.

He was a member of the Ateneo de Madrid from 1908, an institution in which he was very active and held positions of responsibility, such as general secretary and president (a position he held between December 1932 and June 1933). Between 1925 and 1926 he was president of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. He was also a member of the Madrid Press Association (from 1916) and of the Association of Friends of the Soviet Union, the latter of which was formed in 1933.

Masonic activity
Augusto Barcia was a distinguished Mason. Having been initiated in the Madrilenian lodge Ibérica in 1910, he developed an important work in the Masonic institution to the point that he was elected Grand Master of the Gran Oriente Español in 1921. After the death of Enrique Gras Morillo, on December 9, 1928. he was elected Sovereign Grand Commendator of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for Spain of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, a position he held until 1933, year in which he resigned because he understood that Freemasonry should be separated from any political activity, arguing his resignation as follows:

""I'm returning to the active life of politics and I'm going to join a party. My significance in the Order, my history in the high position that you've honored me with and that for so many years I carried out, force me to resign it with irrevocable character. I want, above all, to be consequent with my conduct and my ideas, keeping at all times separated from the Institution any partisan influence, any suspicion of political interference"."

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Talk:Asian Holocaust

It is not clear sbout the definition of 'Asian Holocaust'. Does it mean All the people killed by Japanese Army during WW2? Poo-T 06:06, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This page was re-directing to Manila Massacre, which was not appropriate. I have also re-directed Chinese Holocaust here as it was re-directing to Nanjing massacre. There was a lot more to the story than either Nanjing or Manila — see (e.g.) list of Japanese War Atrocities. Grant65 (Talk) 05:08, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)

Disputed
Why is this article disputed? One person suggests the title have a clearer definition, and another believes that a greater breadth of japanese war crimes needs to be mentioned...don't see any "Asian Holocaust Deniers" here.

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